Because it was more fitting, Li Chenchuan quickly proposed the concept of "Chinese style" after mentioning the term, and it was soon accepted and adopted by everyone.
Many people use "Chinese style" to talk about things.
In this world, the world wars have been at peace for 70 years. In a world without major wars, the entertainment industry is highly developed, and the brilliant culture is like sweet rain nourishing billions of people. The empire, with a population of one billion, has seen countless brilliant songs and movies over several decades of relative peace.
However, in such a situation, Li Chenchuan, who had just graduated from high school, managed to create a genre called "Chinese style."
The Tang Dynasty poets wrote all the poems, forcing the Song Dynasty poets to write lyrics. The Song Dynasty poets wrote all the lyrics, forcing the Ming and Qing Dynasties to write novels... It is evident that many things, when prosperous to a certain extent, will exhaust most of what humans can think of. And now, Chinese songs have almost written everything that can be written. To create a new genre, the difficulty is daunting.
But Li Chenchuan really did it. At the age of 18, he accomplished this. Although it was just a slightly developed sub-genre of ancient-style songs, even a tiny bit of development was quite remarkable.
Soon, "Chinese style" became a trendy term on Weibo, and "Cold Fireworks" became a hot search term, with the popularity of the entry rising very quickly.
The news of Li Chenchuan entering the pending group on "China's Good Music" was overshadowed by other news.
More and more people were looking forward to Li Chenchuan's "Chinese style" song on Sunday night.
"I'm so looking forward to it! Will this song be as cool as 'Cold Fireworks'? Will it have that style of using modern music to interpret ancient times?"
"Li Chenchuan, don't disappoint us!"
"He can be considered the founder, I really look forward to him making 'Chinese style' songs more mature."
"Previously, Li Chenchuan said he would use his voice to contribute to the revival of ancient Han culture. At the time, I thought he was just boasting, but now I see that he has indeed fulfilled his promise, which is really impressive! At least, 'Cold Fireworks' has made me read 'The Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang' and want to learn about the history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Liu Song, and Northern Wei, as well as the history of Luoyang! His songs have such a subtle influence, right?"
... Amidst various voices, comments about "Cold Fireworks" also poured in. Deng Jiahui said he would give a music review of "Cold Fireworks" within three days. In fact, he posted a long Weibo review just an hour after the show on Saturday night:
"Listening to 'Cold Fireworks' gives me a feeling of 'no longer hearing the sound of strings and bamboo.' The melody is cold and elegant, the rhythm is clear and graceful, yet it conveys a thousand years of tremors and longing. The prelude is gentle and soothing, with hurried guitar and solemn piano. Western instruments are used to interpret Eastern culture, yet the style is so harmonious... After listening to this song, I understand why Li Chenchuan calls it 'Chinese style,' distinguishing it from previous ancient-style songs. 'Cold Fireworks' does not deliberately pursue the ancient Han songs in terms of melody and lyrics, but rather uses a subtle and gentle approach to express ancient style, and completes a song that is extremely cool and gentle. Li Chenchuan is truly talented; at such a young age, he has this kind of ability, which is admirable. Although he did not advance directly, he has given us the chance to hear his new song. I am looking forward to his 'Chinese style' song on Sunday night."
Deng Jiahui's review represented the attitude of many people. "Cold Fireworks" was indeed very impressive and praiseworthy, and everyone was even more excited about Li Chenchuan's "Chinese style" song on Sunday night.
Li Chenchuan had just returned when Zhou Anjing came over quite excitedly. Although Li Chenchuan did not advance tonight, Zhou Anjing could clearly see the impact of his song.
"Chenchuan! You did a great job!" Now, Zhou Anjing immediately greeted him with a smile. This time, he knew that having Li Chenchuan under him would definitely bring him significant benefits, not just in words but in real money.
Li Chenchuan exchanged a few words with him and then saw Meng Hao, who had been teaching him singing techniques. Meng Hao congratulated him and said, "You have become the founder of the 'Chinese style' you mentioned. You need to pay more attention to your next song, so they can't find any faults and will like it even more."
Li Chenchuan nodded, "Yeah... I'll try my best."
After checking online, Li Chenchuan found that "Cold Fireworks" was receiving almost all positive reviews. Seeing these positive reviews, he gradually felt relieved.
The next song, which was actually recorded before "Cold Fireworks," was very classic, and he believed it could also win the audience's favor.
Sunday night...
"Wow! The ratings are already at 4.8%!" As the live broadcast began, and the hosts were giving the audience some pre-show entertainment, several staff members of the Oriental Channel in the control room couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when they saw the real-time ratings.
"Let me see..."
Everyone gathered around the monitor, and indeed, the ratings had reached 4.83%, a number that almost made them gasp: "It's not even the final today, how did the ratings break 4.5%? That's terrifying! Is this year's 'Good Music' so good?"
"It's probably because of Li Chenchuan. His 'Cold Fireworks' last week was so good, but he didn't advance directly. He said he would bring a new 'Chinese style' song today, so everyone is waiting to see him!" A staff member who was more familiar with the outside situation explained.
"Right... But even so, 4.5% is still a bit excessive, right? If it could reach 4.3%, that would be more acceptable."
"You should look at some online news to see how popular Li Chenchuan is now!" the staff member said.
"Alright... I'll check it out when I have time..."
"If you don't, you'll be left behind, you know?"
... Indeed, Li Chenchuan's popularity had reached a very high level. Today, as soon as he appeared, the audience erupted in a loud cheer, and the enthusiasm he received was at least ten times greater than that of the other contestants, who could only watch enviously as Li Chenchuan's popularity soared.