"MusicFest Tonight" was broadcast live on television and on video streaming websites online. Netizens also live-commented as each of the performances were happening.
This Friday's episode was proving to be one of the most popular and most discussed. It was also on its way into obtaining the highest TV rating against other programs broadcast in the same time slot.
Part of the reason why this episode garnered this much attention was because of Iris Long's comeback performance. Both JJ's record label and Bright Summit did an excellent job in heavily promoting her upcoming comeback album.
The biggest reason, however, was Jin Chonglin. An A-list artist like him was akin to a god descending upon the mortal realm to display his might and magnificence, while at the same time showering everyone with blessings. His massive army of fans alone would already guarantee an excellent viewership rating for any show he guested in.
Factor in the rumours about the two of them circulating energetically online, even people who were not their fans felt interested and watched this Friday's episode hoping to witness some sort of confirmation about their relationship.
In short, "MusicFest Tonight" had these bored rumourmongers to thank for in obtaining such an impressive viewership rating.
Finally, the long awaited moment had come. Iris Long was about to perform. People glued their eyes to their screens, be it on TV or computer.
Live comments popped every second all throughout her entire performance and also during her short interview. The discussions blew up online.
"Holy shit! Wow! This is fucking amazing!"
"Iris looks so beautiful tonight."
"Her dress is gorgeous! Are those real crystals on the fabric? I wonder where I can buy the dress…."
"I finally found my new goddess. Ah, goddess Iris! Please marry this NEET! I offer my life to you…and share my precious instant cup noodles with you forever and ever."
"Damn! She can really play the piano. I thought that she was only faking it on her music video previews, but she's actually playing the piano for real and even singing at the same time on live TV."
"I'm a pianist myself. I can confidently say that she's at expert level. Maybe even higher. I have to see her perform other more difficult pieces to be certain. Great technique. No hesitation at all. And she rarely looks at her hands during her performance. The symphony orchestra isn't drowning her at all which is great. Iris Long has my respect as a fellow pianist."
"I now have a new favourite song: 'Black Star'!"
"Me too! I cried listening to the song."
"I now hereby solemnly swear that the song 'Black Star' by Iris Long is now my personal anthem."
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"I'm a black star with no light | But so what? I'll glow again | My dream glows bright in my heart | I'm a black star that'll light up, you'll see~ This is my new life motto. I feel so inspired."
"My favourite part is this: 'No matter how far a black star falls | It's still a star that can glow again'. It's a heartbreaking but very hopeful song. I feel uplifted after listening to it. Now it's stuck in my head."
"I can't wait until the 'Rebirth' album is released next week!"
"Me too! I never looked forward to any song or album by Iris Long before. This is the first time."
"Don't even compare her old music to 'Black Star'. Although her old songs are catchy and extremely popular during that time, I cringe whenever I hear them now."
"Ahaha! That's so true. I remember a few weeks ago, I was driving to work while stuck in traffic and the radio happened to play one of Iris' old songs. I almost bashed my head against the steering wheel. It was so annoying! I immediately changed to another radio station."
"Iris just said in the interview that she really composed all the songs in her album. If this is true, then she's really amazing."
"Poster above, don't be naïve. A lot of singers say that. They contribute one word or one note and they're already claiming that they composed the whole song. Ptui! I'll believe that Iris Long can play the piano since I've seen it with my own eyes in her live performance tonight, but composing songs? And all the songs in her upcoming album at that? Hah! I'll eat my slippers if she's really telling the truth."
"But thanks to singers like her, people like my boyfriend can earn a living. My boyfriend is a ghost composer. The pay is not too bad, especially if the song becomes a hit or is sung by a popular singer."
"What?! Iris Long used a ghost composer? Hmph. How dare she claim to compose all the songs herself? How shameless!"
"Yeah! There's nothing wrong with not composing your own songs. A majority of singers are like that. Even Jin Chonglin doesn't compose all of his songs. In fact, Iris was like that before as well. But claiming songs she didn't compose as songs that she composed is just too shameless!"
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Please give some of your power stones...it's Christmas yet Jin Liwei is still tormenting this poor author...
...
Jin Liwei: It's Christmas! Why aren't you writing a kissing scene for me and my wife underneath a mistletoe? Go write it now!
Arria: B-but...it's currently summer in the story...not even Christmas yet...
Jin Liwei: Huh? Like I care about that!
Arria: Sob sob sob. Tyrant.
The discussions online continued even after Iris Long left the stage. Many of the viewers were still thinking and talking about her performance that they didn't pay that much attention to the next few performers.
It could be said that the immediate performers after Iris Long had bad luck because the audience's response to their performances were lukewarm at best.
After some netizens started accusing Iris Long of using a ghost composer, someone stepped forward and cleared her name.
"Excuse me, everyone. But I just have to butt in reading all the comments about Iris Long using a ghost composer. I'm currently interning at JJ's record label. I can say for sure that JJ has extremely high standards when it comes to accepting artists. And when I say that he has extremely high standards, I mean that he has super-duper to the highest level extremely high standards! It's insane but that's why he's JJ. If an artist claims to compose his or her own songs, we make sure that this is 100% true. This is supposed to be a secret, but our record label conducts a strict security check before offering a contract to an artist. If we find out that the artist lied to us, our record label will automatically blacklist that person. Since our record label signed Iris Long and even worked personally with our boss JJ as her music producer, then it means that Iris really composed her own songs. Our boss JJ isn't stupid or gullible. He didn't reach his level at the top of the music industry just to taint his reputation by supporting artists who make false claims."
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"Oh. Is that true?"
"Hey, the commenter before who said that he's gonna eat his slippers! You can go eat your slippers now. Come on! Don't chicken out and go back on your own words."
"I trust JJ more than all these anonymous slanderers on the Internet."
"Yeah. JJ is a renowned and award-winning music producer. If someone like him signs Iris Long, then it must mean that he sees great potential in her."
"After watching Iris' amazing performance tonight, even someone like me can see her great potential."
"Ahaha! Very true. Her performance tonight is really shocking. I almost can't believe that it's Iris Long."
"Are you even sure that's Iris Long? I think she really died in the accident and the one we're seeing now is her hidden twin sister or something."
"So the rumour about her being comatose is really true. She said it herself."
"Poor girl. I can't imagine how it must feel to be in coma for one year."
"I still don't believe that she was really comatose. I believe more in the one that says that she got pregnant. It sounds more interesting."
"Ahahaha! That's true. And did you all notice that Jin Chonglin also performed tonight? I wonder if they met."
"I wish the hosts asked Iris and Jin Chonglin about their relationship during their interviews."
"Jin Chonglin already said before that he doesn't have any relationship with Iris Long. They only met each other casually which is normal in the small world of showbiz."
"Hah! Too naïve! Did you forget how Fan Luo referred to Iris Long as the 'other woman' on her blog?"
"Read Fan Luo's blog post again. She didn't name Iris Long."
"She didn't name Iris Long, but it's obvious that she was talking about Iris. Everyone was talking about Iris and Jin Chonglin when Fan Luo posted that on her blog. Who else was she referring to if it wasn't Iris Long?"
"I'm so angry that Iris Long is returning. She's just out to chase after Prince Lin Lin again. She must've felt desperate since Prince Lin Lin and Princess Luo Luo are marrying soon. That's why she changed her musical style and did all this shit just to catch Prince Lin Lin's attention. How can you explain her suddenly performing in the same episode as Prince Lin Lin? Of course it's deliberate!"
"Don't forget that Iris is now under Bright Summit too. Guess who's also under Bright Summit? Of course it's Jin Chonglin!"
"Oh my God. So true. I don't think these are just coincidences. Iris Long is really chasing after Jin Chonglin!"
"I already told you. Iris Long is a slut. What change in musical style? What image change? What finding her true self? She's just concealing her true aim which is Jin Chonglin. Shameless!"
"And the haters have all come out to play again. I honestly don't care about all the shit you're talking about. All I care about is that I like 'Black Star'. Such an excellent song shouldn't be tainted by all your shit-talking. You're just letting your envy do the talking. Blah blah blah! I have a good feeling about the other songs in her album 'Rebirth' based on the previews I watched of her music videos. No matter what kind of person Iris Long is, I don't care. As long as I like her music, that's what matters to me."
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"I have a scoop, folks! I filled in temporarily as a staff member for a sick friend for tonight's show. Something happened involving Iris Long backstage during the show. It caused quite a big commotion and it was even reported to the higher-ups. Guess what happened!"
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