Mid-June.
There were still more than ten days until the next issue of "Times Music King."
The rhythm between listening to rain and Sean hadn't stopped this month.
On the contrary, as the competition approached, the heat reached an unprecedented level.
During this period, he took Su Xiaoling to Hua Shi to participate in the assessment for the Spring Festival Gala.
Generally, ordinary children would be nervous and timid when appearing on a big stage, but Su Xiaoling was different. She seemed to have no idea what nervousness was. She called Liu Qingfeng "Uncle" and, coupled with her naturally cute appearance, was very likable.
She even performed her famous song "Let's Row the Boat" for Liu Qingfeng.
"This child has the makings of a singer!"
Xiao Ling'er's performance was highly praised by Liu Qingfeng.
It wasn't that Liu Qingfeng was comforting her, but her performance and singing had touched Liu Qingfeng, leading him to give his most genuine evaluation.
"Goodbye, Uncle Liu!"
As they left, Su Xiaoling bid farewell in a childish voice, making Liu Qingfeng laugh heartily again.
Su Yu also nodded in agreement with Liu Qingfeng's evaluation.
Su Xiaoling, this social butterfly, was born to be a singer. With his training, she would definitely become the ceiling for female singers in the Chinese music scene in the future.
Moreover, Su Xiaoling also enjoyed performing and being on stage. Since these were her hobbies, Su Yu would naturally do his best to help her excel.
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The preparations for the Spring Festival Gala were almost complete.
The pure instrumental music Su Yu had commissioned, "Jiu Zhou Tong."
This piece featured the highly distinctive Western Regions' Tatar, the Guqin reminiscent of apricot blossoms and spring rain in Jiangnan, the flute with chivalrous spirit reaching the heavens, and the Suona with a strong Northwestern atmosphere.
It could be said to perfectly fit the official theme.
This time, Su Yu would naturally perform the Suona part on stage, as his Suona skills were highly praised by industry insiders.
After finishing these matters, he thought he could finally have some leisure time.
But Lin Zhaoyang called him.
"Xiao Yu, I need to ask for your help with something." Lin Zhaoyang's tone carried a hint of solemnity.
"Dad, since when have you become so polite?" Su Yu's heart skipped a beat. Lin Zhaoyang's sudden politeness made him feel uncomfortable. Was he going to assign him another task?
No way.
After "Times Music King" ended, there shouldn't be any more programs inviting him, unless it was a reality show, but Su Yu wasn't interested in that.
After a few seconds of silence, the person on the other end coughed and switched to a more relaxed tone: "Our Dynasty Entertainment's US branch is currently promoting a rock band. Their performance has reached the finals this time, and I want you to write a song for them so they can achieve a better ranking..."
Dynasty Entertainment had branches in several overseas countries.
However, they didn't have the same scale as the domestic entertainment industry.
After all, Lin Zhaoyang's main battlefield was in the domestic entertainment industry, not in other countries.
But even though Dynasty Entertainment's US branch wasn't top-tier, it could still be considered a major company.
The rock band the company was wholeheartedly promoting this time could also be ranked among second-tier bands in the United States, a country with a developed entertainment industry.
The program was a resource given to help the band enter the first tier.
However, their opponents were equally strong.
There were even artists from Ins Entertainment, the largest entertainment company in the United States. They were also promoting newcomers, and their opponent in the finals was a newcomer from their company, also a rock band. Whoever won would be able to reach the ranks of first-tier bands by relying on the fame of the program's champion.
The United States was different from China. Ballads were mainstream in China, while the United States had a strong preference for rock. A first-tier rock band brought significant commercial value to a company.
"Of course, the premise is that it cannot affect your competition in 'Times Music King'," Lin Zhaoyang added.
"No problem, it's just one song." Su Yu chuckled after understanding the situation.
These were trivial matters to him, not even considered issues.
He had too many classic songs for a rock band's finals.
Furthermore, Lin Zhaoyang wouldn't approach him easily. If he truly had no other options, he probably wouldn't have opened his mouth.
His opening his mouth indicated that this band was very important to Dynasty Entertainment's US branch.
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He had originally planned to go to the United States after the competition began, but he didn't expect his father-in-law to suddenly assign him a task.
Su Yu had no choice but to book his flight to the United States.
Because the rhythm between him and Sean was still hotly debated online, and Lin Yanyu had canceled all subsequent announcements to go to the scene to support Su Yu, Su Yu wouldn't be bored this time going to the United States.
Just like in Cuba before, traveling together on the company's dime was quite nice.
Dynasty Entertainment's US branch was in Los Angeles, located in California. "Times Music King" was held in the US capital. Therefore, after resolving the matters with Dynasty Entertainment's branch, Su Yu and Lin Yanyu would have to travel to the US capital to participate in the program.
"Su Su, I heard Tina has a concert tomorrow. I've always liked her. Can you accompany me to see it?" As soon as they got off the plane, Lin Yanyu said to Su Yu, holding her phone.
The screen of her phone showed a poster of a sexy Western woman.
This woman was the world superstar Tina she mentioned.
Tina, who was almost forty this year, possessed the voluptuousness of a mature woman and the unique sexiness of Western women.
She was one of the few world superstars in the United States, a singer of world-class caliber.
Her global fan base even ranked among the top three among US superstars.
Although Su Yu now had considerable fame on Planet Blue, he was still slightly inferior to superstars of Tina's level.
After all, his debut time was too short, while Tina had been famous for over twenty years and was the youth and goddess of countless people.
"Okay, if you want to watch a concert, I'll accompany you." Su Yu gently stroked Lin Yanyu's head, saying indulgently.
"Hehe... I asked Dad to get us two tickets. I heard they will also select lucky audience members to sing with her. I hope I get picked." Lin Yanyu quickly opened WeChat to send a message to Lin Zhaoyang.
"You like her so much? Shouldn't your idol be me?" Su Yu pretended to be jealous.
"It's different." Lin Yanyu shook her head like a rattle drum. "She's my idol, and you are my faith and my everything."
"That's more like it."
Su Yu was very satisfied with Lin Yanyu's answer.
This was his wife.
He also knew a bit about Tina. Her influence was immense, especially among many female singers who were her fans before their debut and took her as a role model.
Culture was also a symbol of a country's prosperity and could be used as a weapon. The United States had always done a good job in cultural output. Their number of world superstars was the highest among all countries on Planet Blue, and their status in the entertainment industry was also very high.
There were a few people on Planet Blue who could truly influence the global entertainment industry, and Tina was one of them.
There was a saying in the music industry, "You may not be Tina's fan, but your idol is definitely her fan."
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