Chapter 55

Fan Binbin, who had been listening to the performance with great emotion and tears streaming down her face, was waiting at the stage entrance to welcome Ye Ming.

Music knows no age, no gender, and no boundaries. Beautiful music can touch a person's soul.

When she approached to celebrate with Ye Ming, she suddenly noticed that he seemed to have just emerged from water.

He was immediately on the verge of collapsing, about to fall to the ground.

Fan Binbin quickly supported Ye Ming and shouted, "Sister Weiwei, Sister Ru, come and help! He's so heavy."

The Mid-Autumn Gala continued to run like a precise instrument, without a single mistake, and no one noticed Ye Ming being helped back.

It wasn't until a staff member found Director Yuan Dewang and said, "Director Yuan, here are the ratings results. Within ten seconds of Ye Ming's appearance on stage, the ratings rose from 5 to 7. This is a miracle. Since the gala began, only top-tier singers like Teacher Liu Huan have had such a strong appeal. After Ye Ming left the stage, the ratings dropped to 6, showing that the audience has a high level of recognition for Ye Ming. Congratulations, Director Yuan, you made the right bet. The leadership was very satisfied with the ratings report."

The ratings for the Mid-Autumn Gala are naturally not comparable to those of ordinary variety shows or TV dramas. On average, the gala's ratings are above 5, and an average rating of 6 or 7 is not uncommon.

This is considered normal, but the ratings for the Spring Festival Gala are truly terrifying.

The Spring Festival Gala is rightly called the top battlefield of the entertainment industry.

As the staff member said, the appearance of a superstar can elevate a program to a higher level, which is the appeal of a superstar. For Ye Ming to boost the ratings by eight percentage points, that is indeed the influence of a superstar.

Is Ye Ming a superstar? Of course not. This only means that his work is highly appealing and deeply touching, and only a work that touches the heart can create such a miracle.

Data is king, and the facts prove that Ye Ming's singing is indeed touching.

Ye Ming was supported by Zhao Wei and Fan Binbin back to the dressing room.

On the way, Ye Ming was still questioning the system, "Why didn't you let me use the stamina potion? Using willpower is just torture."

System: "You were nervous, not truly exhausted, so it didn't meet the conditions for using the stamina potion. Now you do meet the conditions, but I don't know if the host wants to use the stamina potion."

Ye Ming gave the system a disdainful look, "Why don't you just die?"

Using the stamina potion now would be a huge loss.

After drinking two sips of water, Ye Ming calmed his nervous emotions.

At this point, Zhao Wei said, "Ye Ming, what happened? You were so lively on stage, it was great."

Ye Ming sighed, "I was nervous. I was just barely holding on. Otherwise, I really would have collapsed on stage. The pressure on the Mid-Autumn Gala stage is indeed immense."

Zhao Wei, standing backstage, could feel the overwhelming pressure through the curtain. It's easy to imagine the immense pressure Ye Ming must have felt on stage.

Lin Xinru, being considerate, brought a wet towel and said, "First time is always tough, but the second time will be easier. Now I understand why Manager He wanted us to come. It's to experience the atmosphere. Next time we encounter this, we'll know how to handle it."

Ye Ming wiped his face and sighed, but he still couldn't stand up. The system said it would take half an hour to recover, and it would be exactly half an hour, not a second less.

The moon was high in the sky, and the lights of ten thousand homes flickered warmly in the misty moonlight.

The Mid-Autumn Gala was coming to an end, and all the performers came on stage to thank the audience. This time, Director Sun was much more polite, "Teacher Ye, the director said, will you be able to support yourself when we go on stage to thank the audience?"

Director Sun had organized many galas and knew that Ye Ming was exhausted after his performance.

Actually, Ye Ming's ability to hold on after the performance was already a sign of his perseverance. Some performers had even fainted on stage, and Director Sun had seen that before.

At this moment, Director Sun's way of addressing Ye Ming had changed, which was a sign of respect for his art and talent, regardless of age.

Ye Ming's singing had won over all the staff, and no one thought he had gotten there through connections.

The next morning,

In the "Southern Sunday," Lao Bai published an article titled "Newcomer in the Music Scene Shows Promise, Will It Be a Flash in the Pan? " While the article acknowledged that Ye Ming sang well and that "The Moon's Fault" was a good song, most of it questioned Ye Ming's future prospects and criticized him for not focusing on one thing, using his own words, "the best actor in singing and the best singer in acting," as a reason.

In the "Entertainment Morning News," Yu Guo was lavish with praise, commending Ye Ming's singing, stage presence, and the quality of the song. The article, titled "The Moon's Fault: Ye Ming's Mid-Autumn Offering," directly stated that Ye Ming had presented a very moving song to everyone.

On university campuses, after the gala ended, a boy with a guitar began singing in front of the girls' dormitory.

"I admit it's all the moon's fault, such a beautiful moon, you are so gentle, that's why I suddenly wanted to grow old with you..."

Two girls hid behind the window. A young girl said, "Sister, should we pour water on him now? Every time he sings a few lines, you pour water on him."

The older sister firmly said, "Wait, let him finish the song first."

In fact, the next day, in the subway, by snack stands, in parks, and in every corner of the city, even in supermarkets and hair salons, the song "The Moon's Fault" was playing.

The song's influence spread rapidly among the young people in Taiwan and Hong Kong, like a computer virus.

Yesterday, a romantic love song, through the bright moonlight, entered the hearts and dreams of countless people, becoming popular across the strait.

Even kindergarten children were singing it, though off-key, "I admit it's all the moon's fault, such a beautiful moon, you are so charming."

Even though they didn't understand what "charming" or "growing old together" meant, it didn't stop them from singing a few lines to win applause from the little girls.

Zhou Jianhui, the vice president of Warner Records, called his assistant before work to investigate Ye Ming, as he realized a new superstar was about to rise.

Warner Records must sign Ye Ming at all costs, or it would face a severe blow.

Zhu Jianshen, the regional manager of Baidu Records, a long-time rival of Warner, also had a keen insight into music. Despite his rough appearance, he was very perceptive.

Recently, his biggest move was signing the postpartum comeback of the Empress, a top-tier singer in the Chinese music industry, for 60 million.

Zhu Jianshen even called his assistant that night to investigate Ye Ming.

Baidu Records had always lacked top male singers to compete with Warner, which was a constant pain for Zhu Jianshen. Even in the female singer category, Baidu had few singers to rival Cheng Xiaowen and Na Ying.

Therefore, when he heard about the Empress's comeback, he spared no expense to sign her for 60 million.

Huang Yonghua, who ran a film and television company, was essentially just playing around, proving that he could do what his brother could do, and do it better.

So, he wasn't really that invested in his company.

However, when he received calls from friends asking about the status of Ye Ming, an artist from his company, he suddenly remembered he had a film and television company.

Someone was even asking if Ye Ming's music rights were with Yonghua Film and Television.

Huang Yonghua, who didn't care much about his own company, certainly didn't care about an actor's music rights, so he just laughed it off.

After hanging up, Huang Yonghua immediately called Hong Fei to find out about Ye Ming's music rights.

Hong Fei laughed bitterly, "Young Master, when we signed the contract, it was only for film and television, not music. Who could have predicted that Ye Ming would have such talent in singing?"

Huang Yonghua immediately said, "Go find Ye Ming and see what conditions he wants to sign the music contract. My brother hasn't produced a singing star, so if I can produce one, let him see."

To be honest, Huang Yonghua was still just playing around.

However, what Huang Yonghua said was easier said than done.

If they had signed Ye Ming for both film and music from the beginning, it would have been easier, but now, after his performance at the Mid-Autumn Gala, Ye Ming had already shown great potential. Signing him for music would require a significant investment.

At this moment, Hong Fei quickly arrived in Chengde to find Ye Ming, who was still in his costume, bald, and wearing a fake braid.

Hong Fei couldn't help but take a serious look at this young man, who had achieved so much in less than a year, something most artists couldn't do in three to five years.

But Ye Ming had taken this step, and it was a remarkable achievement.