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Lin Yuan also applauded.

Actually, he has two versions of "Vast Sea and Sky", both with different melodies and ambiances, yet both are of excellent quality. But in the end, Lin Yuan chose the Xin Music Group's rendition.

There wasn't any particular reason.

They all have to be released eventually.

The System gave a background introduction to this song, explaining that it was a reflection by Xin Music Group after they became famous. They've let go of the hardships and misunderstanding they faced, only to strengthen their determination to move forward. They didn't forget to thank those who had helped them, revealing that they had also suffered a lot before achieving fame.

Take Xin, for example.

He started singing in bars in his teens, struggled through extreme poverty to the point where he couldn't afford food, prepared an album only to be rejected by the record company. Many singers have gone through similar struggles.

And it's not just singers...

Those who've struggled can resonate with this song. Lin Yuan knows that Senior Yao Huo is also someone who has struggled. Yao Huo once considered giving up. That was when Lin Yuan brought out the song "Ten Years" and Sun Yaohuo rejected him for the first time, for he didn't want to waste his own song. This is why Lin Yuan chose Sun Yaohuo to sing this song.

Lin Yuan knows this very clearly.

Sun Yaohuo loves music.

Lin Yuan could feel this love because he share the same passion. This is what they have in common. When he lost his voice, he was profoundly distressed. To have someone refusing a song like "Ten Years" was like a knife through the heart, a choice that was made in pain and helplessness…

On today's stage.

Sun Yaohuo sang out his own experiences, meeting Lin Yuan's ideal standards, and so Lin Yuan did not withhold his applause. Just like how an actor can excel when they find a role that suits them, a singer can do the same when they find their song. So, in today's competition, Sun Yaohuo matched up to Jiang Kui.

Of course.

Sun Yaohuo's interpretation was different from Xin's. However, Lin Yuan felt that this was just two different interpretations from two different worlds, presenting two different charms.

On stage.

Host Anhong laughed and said, "Thank you for Sun Yaohuo's performance, and thank you, Teacher Xian Yu for creating "Vast Sea and Sky". Actually, I'm quite curious about one part of the composition, the chorus, which seems like it's from the Yu Dynasty. Whose idea was that… "

"It was Zhiyu's idea."

Sun Yaohuo, now having exited the emotional immersion of the song, showed a warm smile on his face. "When there were some discussions about me on the internet, Jiang Kui and the rest came to comfort me. In the end, Zhiyu suggested that we simply record a segment of harmonies together for the accompaniment, which led to the chorus part. I'm grateful for everyone's support."

Everyone knows.

Chen Zhiyu has also been an outcast before, so naturally, he could understand the feelings of Sun Yaohuo when he was singled out.

Actually, at that time, Chen Zhiyu said a somewhat cliché line, which was, "There are no weaklings in the Yu Dynasty."

"Finally…"

Sun Yaohuo looked towards Lin Yuan, "I most want to thank Teacher Admirable Fish. He's my junior. I've always liked to call him 'junior', making it sound more friendly. But in my heart, Teacher Admirable Fish is my…"

Sun Yaohuo paused and then said, "Thank you, thank you..."

Everyone still didn't know what role Teacher Admiral Fish played in Sun Yaohuo's heart.

He simply kept repeating "Thank you", and then bowed out, leaving the audience to their imaginations.

...

Next, there were other performances.

But none of those songs left a deeper impression than "Vast Sea and Sky".

To put it this way:

In today's first half of the event, "Riding the Wind and Waves" stood out above the rest.

And in the latter half, "Vast Sea and Sky" was unmatched.

These two songs dominated today's stage!

However, the final standings of the stage were unknown.

These two songs were rivals, the first confrontation between Xian Yu and Yang Zhongming, who would prevail was still uncertain.

An Hong loudly declared, "Now audience, you can use your phones to vote for your favourite singers and composers. Your votes will decide the ranking of today's contest!"

With that said.

The combination of all today's composers and singers took the stage.

The giant screen behind them displayed a bar chart corresponding to different songs.

"Now, let's start today's vote count. Please look at the big screen…"

Brush, brush, brush!

Each song's bar chart began to grow longer, the corresponding numbers also crazily increased.

Fifty million...

Sixty million...

One by one, other songs began to stall.

When the seventy million point arrived, only two songs were still climbing.

One was "Riding the Wind and Waves".

The other was "Vast Sea and Sky".

Eighty million…

Ninety million…

One hundred million…

The audience widened their eyes!

The singers and composers also stared wide-eyed!

These two songs were amazing!

Suddenly, both songs froze at the same time!

Yang Zhongming's "Riding the Wind and Waves" won a total of one hundred and eight million two hundred and thirty thousand votes!

Xian Yu's "Vast Sea and Sky" obtained the same number of votes!

It's a tie!

This match ended in a draw!

This result made everyone laugh.

In amidst the laughter, An Hong said, "What an unexpected result. This is the second draw on our stage, which has a lot to do with our counting method…"

Indeed.

The counting method was the cause of the two draws on the stage.

Other shows would include differences calculated to the single digit.

But the voting method in "Our Song" is based on "ten-thousands".

This range is much bigger than a single digit.

You don't even need to count single digits!

Even if you only count the thousands, there would probably be a winner between these two songs.

But for a stage with such a huge audience, a draw within ten-thousands is considered a tie.

"I know you want to ask for the exact number of votes, but our program team has no intention of revealing that because there is no point contesting over such a small gap. What is evident to us is that today, both composer teachers and the two singers have given us their perfect performances!"

An Hong concluded.

There were claps from the audience.

Everyone actually didn't bother about the precise win or loss of these two songs because there was no necessity to calculate too clearly in such a close match.

"Just like Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen fighting..."

An Hong smirked, "They fought for a year and still couldn't decide a winner…"

This was undoubtedly a host who had read "Journey to the West".

Zheng Jing asked, "Didn't they only fight for a day?"

Um, Zheng Jing also read "Journey to the West".

"The setting in the novel was such that one day in heaven is one year on Earth, so, while the celestial beings watched for a day, Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen in fact, fought for a year…" An Hong showcased his interpretation of Journey to the West.

The audience who had read "Journey to the West" laughed.
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This interpretation was spot-on.

The audience who hadn't read "Journey to the West" felt...

Like they were being left behind.

They needed to catch up on their reading when they got home.