You're about to retire from the entertainment industry, yet your concerts are still so popular?

Professor Zhang's lips trembled with excitement: "This song is so amazing! How can it not be on the Spring Festival Gala?!"

"Just look at the stage with this song's accompaniment! How many traditional instruments did Ye Chen use in the arrangement?!"

"And as I said earlier, Ye Chen is conveying stories through his songs! Who in the Chinese entertainment industry has ever used this technique before?! Isn't this novel approach worth learning?"

"The composition and lyrics of this song are both excellent, and it has a strong sense of history, yet it can't be on the Spring Festival Gala?! If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

The usually composed professor suddenly lost his temper over the comment, "Can't be on the Spring Festival Gala?"

This stark contrast left Zhang Yiming and his companions completely stunned!

Zhang Rui recalled those scenes and fully agreed:

"Ye Chen's song sings of the vastness of China, the mighty rivers, and fleeting glimpses, giving me the feeling of walking in a museum."

"Learn from history, build a prosperous and peaceful nation, and a light boat... will cross countless mountains! This song truly amazed me." Li Shuyuan's eyes shone even brighter.

Upon hearing this, Teng Ge'er slowly recalled the details of Ye Chen's performance in her mind.

The more he thought about it, the more astonished he became:

"Teacher Li, your specialty is bel canto. Look at Ye Chen's rendition of 'Floating Light'; the melody seems gentle and soothing, but it actually demands extremely high levels of breath control!"

Teng Ge'er's exclamation startled everyone.

"The requirements for breath control are extremely high?!" Wu Yifan sneered, showing disdain.

Ye Chen sings as softly as I do, so why am I being called "soft and flimsy" here?

So Ye Chen can be described as having an ethereal and otherworldly quality with a high level of artistic conception?!

He was incredibly resentful! Was it because the Panpans had poor taste and were easy to talk to?

"Ye Chen's song..." Li Shuyuan thought back with her eyes closed, tapping her fingers rhythmically from time to time. "This song definitely requires extremely high breath control."

"Ye Chen pronounces consonants very lightly, almost as if they are about to be released. But if I sing it, I am not careful and my breath is unstable, which causes my voice to fluctuate in strength."

"In that case, it would be impossible to produce a singing effect as ethereal and otherworldly as Ye Chen's."

Professor Zhang nodded. "A long, soothing melody is such a challenge for a singer! Yet Ye Chen handled it beautifully, ethereally, and with a grand and enduring quality. Truly remarkable!"

Kim Hae-gil listened in stunned silence.

Even these big shots highly praise Teacher Ye Chen?!

Teacher Ye Chen is so amazing! How come I only found out now?!

Li Shuyuan was filled with mixed emotions, her gaze fixed intently on Ye Chen, her eyes filled with longing for his youthful body.

"His voice... truly lives up to the rumors of perfect pitch."

"Perfect pitch?" Zhang Yiming cast an envious glance at Ye Chen.

……

A girl's bedroom in a residential building.

"Ahhh! Ye Chen, I'm so sorry!" Cheng Tangbao's eyes were red from crying.

She held her phone, watching the live stream in the group chat.

"Why did I burst into tears after hearing this?" Chen Tangbao's face was filled with shock and deep regret.

"Ye Chen! I shouldn't have prepared this old man's birthday present for my dad at home!!!"

"Such a beautiful voice, wouldn't it be amazing to hear it live?" She wiped away her tears and typed directly in the group chat.

[The lingering melody is unforgettable, leaving a lasting impression; it's simply amazing, flowing endlessly and with a long history!]

[Group owner, you're okay! I believe you'll overcome all obstacles! See you at the next concert!]

[Before the song even finished, I was already in tears! It was so powerfully evocative, brimming with a sense of destiny! Tears streamed down my face!]

[The group owner's song is just so-so, it feels like listening to music in a fairyland, a world of change!]

[Hey buddy upstairs, you didn't let the group admin off the hook either, hahaha...]

"Waaaaah~ You guys and Ye Chen are bullying me...!" Chen Tangbao burst into tears, feeling wronged.

……

Broadcast studio.

"Minister Chen, Professor Zhang said Ye Chen's song will be on the Spring Festival Gala! What... do you think?" Lin Xiaotang's eyes were full of disbelief!

But when she turned her head, she saw that Chen Ping's face was filled with endless shock!

"This song...it's so epic!" Chen Ping's eyes widened in astonishment. "Ye Chen definitely deserves to be on the Spring Festival Gala with this song."

"Really?!" Lin Xiaotang exclaimed happily!

Chen Ping nodded and said seriously:

"The song conveys a profound sense of history. The lyrics and music are already masterpieces, and when paired with Ye Chen's voice, it becomes even more ethereal and otherworldly, like a celestial melody."

"Scenes of China unfold in his songs, and many things become fleeting moments, becoming destiny."

"However... has Secretary Lin figured out how to write the report for such an epic song that brings celestial music to one's ears?"

Chen Ping's sudden question left Lin Xiaotang speechless.

"Well... well, never mind, I'll think about it when I get back." She was on the verge of tears.

Listening to Ye Chen's songs is great and very touching, but I'm working overtime!

The kind of overtime work that involves writing thousands of words of official documents!

"Then I suggest you quote Ye Chen's lyrics and then use 'the enduring vitality of China' as the theme..." Chen Ping, true to his old-timer nature, rattled off several "suggestions" to Lin Xiaotang.

……

"Teacher Ye Chen, we are ready."

On stage, Ye Chen received a prompt from the band's lead musician.

Because starting with "Floating Light", the subsequent pieces became more difficult to perform.

Ye Chen needs to give the team time to review the score before the performance.

After all, flaws in the accompaniment of a song can easily lead the singer astray.

"Okay, now let's move on to the next new song, 'Journey,' heading towards mountains and seas, a journey towards the future!" Ye Chen concluded his brief chat with the fans.

The moment he uttered the words "new song," the entire audience erupted in cheers.

"Oh my god?! A new song?! Oh my god, another new song?!"

"I can't even imagine how beautifully Ye Chen will sing this new song! Ahhh, I'm so excited!"

"Singing a new song?! Ye Chen, are you out of your mind?! Are you trying to destroy the music scene just because you're retiring?!"

"Ye Chen!!! It's you who's retiring from the entertainment industry, not us! Please, sing an old song for us!"

"Journey? This name doesn't sound like a love song! Oh no, I'm going to run out of toilet paper!"

On the stage, the sunlight gradually intensifies.

The lighting technician's ingenuity was almost entirely obscured by the sunlight.

The clear, crisp sound of a piano gradually filled the air.

On the stage screen, images of mountains, rivers, and traffic flowed slowly.

The intro has a similar friendly and warm feel to "Floating Light".

The violin follows closely behind, arriving slowly, but without the strained quality characteristic of a violin. Instead, the prelude, supported by the other instruments, lends it a sense of grandeur and timelessness.

At this moment, Ye Chen raised the microphone, his voice as gentle as a breeze:

"In the Milky Way, time flows and settles."

Yes, there are majestic mountains and rivers that have stood for thousands of years.

"Look, the mountain peaks are shrouded in night, dotted with starlight."

"A gentle ignition of faith..."