Entertainment: The microphones are here, why is everyone so silent?

"This hoarse, weathered voice, and it seems like... it might crack at any moment?" Yang Mi was completely bewildered.

"Yeah, Ye Chen's high notes are so powerful they make my heart tremble. Why do I always worry that he's going to crack the voice at any moment during this song?"

"Is it because you've trained to sing very difficult songs that your voice isn't at its peak anymore?"

"Do I think Ye Chen's expectations are too high?"

"It's not even the chorus yet. Even if the key is high, it shouldn't be enough to make Ye Chen's voice crack."

The three looked at each other, completely bewildered.

……

Xinghai Entertainment.

Ma Yuanbo was grinning from ear to ear.

"Brother Yu! See, Ye Chen really does have a problem!" He was gloating.

"Why is it that I can sing released songs so smoothly, but my voice cracks when I sing impromptu songs?!"

He pointed at Ye Chen and said, "Hmph! I bet he's definitely lip-syncing!"

"Lip-syncing isn't the norm in the industry, is it?" Hua Chengyu smiled dismissively.

"You scared me! I thought Ye Chen's singing skills were really amazing."

"Looking at it today, it's nothing special, just the same old studio sound effects."

"Splat!"

The projection flashed, indicating that the live stream had been closed.

"Bang!"

Hua Chengyu slammed his fist on the coffee table: "If you want to see, then look!"

After saying that, he left the meeting room, both angry and amused.

"Damn it! DouDou deserves to die!" Ma Yuanbo cursed on the spot.

Ye Chen's voice almost cracked!

Why the hell did you have to let us down at such a crucial moment!

Evidence that Ye Chen is lip-syncing! I must see it with my own eyes!

He was frantically searching for resources, almost to the point of desperation.

……

On the concert screen, in addition to the scrolling lyrics, there was also a rock band on stage.

On stage, the rock band is at the very front.

Ye Chen stood in front of the microphone stand.

His hoarse and deep voice was a tone his fans had never heard before.

While playing the guitar, Ye Chen sang in a hoarse rock voice.

Although the voice was hoarse, it was deeply moving.

"Live life to the fullest, love with all your might, even if it means sacrificing your life."

I don't seek anyone's approval, as long as I'm true to myself.

I have never chosen to give up on my ideals.

Even on the darkest days...

On stage, Ye Chen seemed to be telling a story to all the listeners through her singing.

The story of a running boy.

The finish line of the track represents flowers and victory.

But this journey was fraught with hardship!

Among the contestants, there are many formidable opponents.

But the boy was fearless.

He believed that with his pure heart, he could overcome any obstacle, whether it was a precipice or a den of wolves...

Eventually, we will all reach that victorious finish line covered with flowers!

The audience seemed to see that innocent young man in Ye Chen's singing!

We traversed cliffs and precipices, running through a bumpy road in search of a world of flowers.

That young man, upon careful consideration…

It feels familiar, or perhaps it's a reflection of my past self.

Ye Chen's slightly strained voice continued, building up to: "Maybe I don't have the talent."

"But I have the innocence to dream."

"I will prove it with my life."

"Maybe I'm just clumsy with my hands."

"But I am willing to keep exploring."

"Give your all to your youth, and leave no regrets—"

Upon hearing this, the audience clenched their fists.

It was as if I could hear my former, ordinary self.

The boy who once chased his dream lost the game...

He was ridiculed by those around him and criticized by his coach...

Scenes of the boy's setbacks flash by.

But he wants to prove himself again through the competition.

Prove to yourself and those around you your hard work and struggle!

Even though he lost last time, he will continue to work hard!

Only in this way can we live up to our youth and live up to ourselves!

Ye Chen, clutching his guitar, opened his mouth wide and continued to scream into the microphone!

Raise your key to your heart's content!

He didn't care whether the posture was elegant or not.

People who run forward never care about the posture they use!

The high-spirited rhythm and momentum rise higher and higher!

"Run forward—!!! Facing the cold stares and ridicule!"

"How can one feel the vastness of life without experiencing hardship?"

Fate cannot force us to kneel and beg for mercy.

Even if blood is spilled all over my arms!

Keep running—with the pride of a child.

"How can you see the brilliance of life if you don't persevere to the end?"

"Rather than linger on in misery, let's burn brightly!"

"It will sprout again someday!"

On stage, the large screen behind him was filled with close-ups of Ye Chen's face!

Seeing him sing so hard that his voice cracked, everyone was filled with excitement!

Ye Chen's screaming style of singing deeply moved everyone present!

……

now.

[Grandma Piano] Livestream Room.

"This...this is definitely a voice crack!"

Grandma Piano looked at the "car crash rock" scene in astonishment.

With a dazed look in her eyes, she murmured, "But I feel... Ye Chen did it on purpose."

Ye Chen's actions completely baffled her!

She's a national first-class performer! She actually had her brains scrambled by Ye Chen's singing style!

It wasn't just Ison who was bewildered.

Her viewers in the live stream were also stunned!

This was the first time they had ever seen Ye Chen sing in such a screaming style.

Even though he sang off-key, everyone who listened was excited and uplifted!

I may lack talent, but I have the naivety to dream! I will definitely make it happen!

I'm going to take the postgraduate entrance exam! I'm going to pass! No matter how difficult it is, I won't give up!

[College Entrance Exam! We will never give up so that we can get into the same university as him! We will do our best!]

[The brave are fearless! Tsinghua, here I come! My youth! No regrets!!!]

I don't seek anyone's approval; I just want to be true to myself!

……

After the interlude, it's time for the next part of the song.

A similar melody came again, but the lyrics sung by Ye Chen were completely different!

"The enchanting and dazzling future is always calling to me."

Even if only pain accompanies us, we must forge ahead.

"...

"Being depressed after a defeat is a sign of cowardice..."

In Ye Chen's singing.

The audience seemed to hear a world filled with flowers.

Enchanting splendor, sails unfurled on the bluest sea...

The concert venue is located underground, in the sewer system.

Guided by viewers in the live stream.

Hou Junchuan was live-streaming, watching the pirated broadcast on Yu Yang's phone.

At that moment, they both listened with tears in their eyes.

Hou Junchuan wiped his face with his sleeve, his voice hoarse: "Yu Yang... I put my guitar up for sale on Xianyu last week."

Yu Yang turned his head abruptly, shocked, and exclaimed, "Are you crazy?! That's your grandmother..."

"Yes, my grandma bought it for me after sweeping the streets for three months."

Hou Junchuan interrupted with a smile.

But his smile looked worse than his tears:

"I want to write a Chinese song that everyone can sing along to, like Ye Chen's previous songs."

"But the department said my original Chinese songs were tacky, and my advisor made me lip-sync as backup vocalists for international students..."

He clenched his fist: "My mom coughed all night yesterday, saying that the barbershop next door is hiring apprentices with a monthly salary of three thousand."

In the passageway, only Ye Chen's gradually increasing prelude to the song remained.

After a long silence, Yu Yang spoke softly:

"I got a special admission spot because I ranked first in the monthly exam, and the scholarship will cover my tuition."

"……Congratulations."

"But my dad tore up the acceptance letter. He said that music students would either starve to death or kneel down after graduation."

Yu Yang smirked: "He told me to take the civil service exam."

At that moment, Ye Chen's high-pitched voice suddenly exploded: [Run forward—facing the cold stares and ridicule!]

Hou Junchuan suddenly grabbed Yu Yang's arm: "Listen! Listen, Yu Yang!"

"He's speaking for us! He's speaking for all those who are about to kneel down!"

"Go to hell with the padding! Go to hell with the communist party members!"

"Ye Chen stands in the light, telling everyone in Chinese—the backbone of Chinese pop music is not broken!"

Hou Junchuan's eyes were bloodshot, as if they were burning with flames.