AFVSIBS Chapter 63: The Power of Music
Zhao An, upon seeing the backstage data, was immediately filled with incredulous shock.
Before Zhou Chen started singing, whether it was the live audience or online donations, they weren't significant. However, as Zhou Chen began singing, before even finishing one song, the donation amount had increased fivefold.
"Incredible, one person, one song, directly igniting everyone's kindness and compassion."
In the end, he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Zhao Director, good news, great news. Our ratings have broken 4.0."
Just then, assistant Qin Haishan walked in excitedly, reporting this surprise.
"What! A 4.0 rating? My goodness, this hasn't been seen in years."
Upon hearing this news, Zhao An was even more delighted.
It's noteworthy that breaking 3.0 in ratings is already impressive, and now Zhou Chen's performance has pushed the show's ratings to a new height.
"Yes, except for the Spring Festival Gala, no variety show has reached 4.0. And the last time the Spring Festival Gala reached a 4.0 rating was five years ago. In the past five years, people's attention to the Spring Festival Gala has diminished, making it difficult for them to reach a 4.0 rating."
"Incredible, truly incredible."
Zhao An couldn't help but admire Zhou Chen's influence once again.
Meanwhile, as the song continued, the atmosphere grew, and he continued to sing:
Sing out your passion,
Reach out your hands,
Let me embrace your dreams,
Let me have your sincere face,
Let our smiles,
Be filled with youthful pride,
Let's look forward to a better tomorrow...
"Not bad, it's really a good song."
The queen of the music industry couldn't help but comment when she heard Zhou Chen singing to this point. As a professional singer, she naturally recognized the excellence of this song. She knew very well that even if she were to write a song on this theme, she might not produce such an outstanding piece. Not to mention, even the top-notch composers in the industry might not have this ability. For Zhou Chen, a trainee who hadn't even debuted, to produce such an excellent song in just a few hours was truly astonishing.
Also impressed was Yang Xiaoying, the boss of Shenghua Entertainment. Although she wasn't a singer by profession, only an actress, she understood music, and she understood data even better. Since Zhou Chen appeared, the popularity of the entire program team and the amount of donations surged, demonstrating Zhou Chen's strength and influence. She once again affirmed her plan to recruit Zhou Chen to her company.
"Xiao Wang, how did the task I assigned you go?"
She called her assistant again.
"Yang Jie, rest assured, I've already made the arrangements. Tomorrow, we can go to the nursing home to find Zhou Chen."
"Good, prepare the contract tomorrow. Once Zhou Chen agrees to our terms, we'll sign the contract immediately, leaving him no chance to back out."
Yang Xiaoying knew that talents like Zhou Chen were extremely rare. So, once they could sign him, no price would be too high.
In the dressing room backstage, Li Yuan's face was very unpleasant, like the wind, rain, and fog. He knew very well that with Zhou Chen's current performance, his final score would definitely surpass his own. At least for now, the popularity and the amount of donations driven by Zhou Chen far exceeded his own efforts. So, he suddenly felt a sense of despair. He didn't know what to do to surpass Zhou Chen, because the gap in strength was too great. He had prepared meticulously for a whole day, while Zhou Chen had only prepared for two or three hours.
At this moment, Zhao An happened to pass by him. He remembered the confident statement he had made to him this morning: "With Zhou Chen out of the picture, I, Li Yuan, will maintain the ratings for the program team." Now, it was full of embarrassment.
In the end, he couldn't face Zhao An, so he could only lower his head and pretend to play with his phone.
On Zhou Chen's side, after finishing the entire song "Tomorrow Will Be Better," he bowed and thanked everyone, saying, "Thank you, everyone. My song is finished."
Instantly, everyone stood up and gave him the warmest applause.
"Just now, Zhou Chen's song deeply touched me. Since I turned 30, I rarely shed tears. But tonight, I shed tears. Thank you, Zhou Chen. I've decided to donate one million to our compatriots who are suffering from the flood."
The first to speak was a local entrepreneur who had been invited to the scene. He had originally intended to donate just one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand. But Zhou Chen's song "Tomorrow Will Be Better" completely amplified the atmosphere and moved him. So, he decided without hesitation to donate one million.
"Thank you to this boss, wishing you prosperity in your business and happiness for your family."
Although the money wasn't being donated to himself, Zhou Chen still bowed and thanked the other party.
"I also agree with what Mr. Liu just said. I'm a simple person, only good at doing business. I won't say anything extra. I'll donate 1.5 million to help our compatriots build a new home."
Following suit was another local entrepreneur.
"Thank you, and I wish you a happy life and forever smooth sailing."
Zhou Chen bowed and thanked them as well.
Then the third, the fourth, the fifth... more entrepreneurs stood up to express their love.
In just ten minutes, the donation amount on-site had reached ten million.
This was a remarkable number. It's worth noting that this didn't even include donations through online channels. If all were included, the total would be even more terrifying.
And all of this was related to Zhou Chen's performance of the song "Tomorrow Will Be Better."
"This is the power of music! Zhou Chen has interpreted the power of music so vividly."
After seeing the scene, the heavyweight figure in the music industry, Luo You, couldn't help but deeply sigh. Although he rarely sang these years, he had always cared about the music industry and hoped that the music industry could produce more talents and bring more excellent works. However, apart from Yang Hanhan, he hadn't seen many outstanding young singers. Especially after the rampant spread of songs like "Learn to Bark Like a Dog" and "Last-minute Kowtow to Buddha," he once sighed that the music industry was doomed.
Hearing Zhou Chen sing tonight reignited his hope for the music industry...
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