Singing "Uncommon Characters" stunned the audience.

After the applause, the atmosphere on the scene became incredibly awkward.

Chen Lin never expected things to turn out this way.

Logically, as the host, she should have tried to smooth things over, saying a few good words for the judges to ease the atmosphere.

But it depended on who was confronting the judges.

The fact that she didn't join Lin Yuan in confronting them already showed great professionalism on her part.

Of course, the show had to go on.

Seeing that the judges weren't speaking, Chen Lin smiled and said, "The first segment is over. Now, let's move on to the second segment, the talent show. Let's give them a round of applause!"

Clap, clap, clap~~~

With the previous build-up, the entire audience gave enthusiastic applause.

Even the judges had no choice but to clap reluctantly.

Lin Yuan looked at the crowd and smiled faintly. Originally, he had planned to just sing any song and be done with it.

However, after what just happened, he decided to sing “Uncommon Characters” to let these foreigners truly experience the linguistic charm of the great Eastern nation.

The only problem was that this song had no accompaniment, so he had to borrow a few sheets of paper from Chen Lin, write down the score, and hand it to the live musicians.

This series of actions left everyone bewildered; they had no idea what he was trying to do.

The moment the guzheng and flute of the intro began, the scene instantly fell silent, and a refreshing ancient-style melody captivated everyone.

The melodies of the large drum and erhu followed closely, their lively rhythm making people want to sway to the beat.

The moment the intro ended, Lin Yuan picked up the microphone and began to sing.

—Our Chinese characters.

—Each stroke forms a picture, leaving behind five thousand years of history.

—Let the world recognize.

—Our Chinese characters.

—Every stroke and dot is a story.

As soon as the first verse came out, the entire venue instantly erupted.

It wasn't because the singing was beautiful, but because the audience members were all Chinese, and they all had their own national pride.

Moreover, the song Lin Yuan was singing seemed to be related to Chinese characters.

Combined with what he said earlier when he confronted the judges, it directly brought the atmosphere to a climax.

However, those few judges were dumbfounded, their faces looking terrible.

Even if they were idiots, they could tell that Lin Yuan was using the song to retaliate against them.

But the most excited person was undoubtedly the director backstage.

From the moment Lin Yuan opened his mouth, the popularity of the live stream exploded!

50,000!

100,000!

200,000!!

And it was still increasing.

He was stunned!

He even thought he was seeing things, or that there was a bug in the live stream.

It wasn't until a staff member next to him reminded him that all this popularity was real.

The director's face trembled with excitement, and he roared inwardly.

In his opinion, the reason for the explosion in popularity was precisely because it didn't follow the script; the contestant and judges clashed, leading to an explosive show effect.

Coupled with the song Lin Yuan was currently singing, that's why it became so popular.

Thinking of this, the director quickly shouted to the subtitle team: “Quick! Subtitle team, the lyrics must keep up! This song sounds extraordinary.”

The subtitle team staff also confidently gave an OK gesture: “No problem, Director!”

Just then, the interlude ended.

Lin Yuan continued to sing the second verse.

—Kneeling and holding a torch, devout like a light.

—Four square fields, grains filling the granary.

—Ancient people distinguished good from evil through pictograms and ideograms.

—Ba, Xiao, Kui, Gui, Chi, Mei, Wang, Liang.

When Lin Yuan sang this part, the subtitle team was completely bewildered.

They looked at the director with a blank expression: “Director, did you hear what he just sang?”

The director's face twitched when he heard that: “You ask me, who am I supposed to ask?”

“Then how am I supposed to write the subtitles?”

“I don't care, you figure it out yourself!”

“I…”

Just as the subtitle editor was at a loss, even more despair-inducing lyrics appeared.

—Wu, you, shuang, ruo, chuo.

—Wu, huo, yan, yan, yi.

—Wu, shui, zhui, miao.

—Qiongqiong jieli, hangxie yiqi.

—Jujuju duxing, tihuguan ding.

—Mianmian guadie, fengwei guinie.

—Longxing dada, jijiao gala.

—Pinting niaona, tisi pangtuo.

—Naonao buxiu, bulangbuyou.

—Ang~~

—Duojie, diexie, maodie, taotie.

—Lingyu, yingyu, jiyu, zuyu.

—Youe wuxuan, hue buquan.

—Qi lei huibui, anza jijie.

—Zhi fa zangfou, zhenbian shibi.

—Lincizhibi, yizhang yixi.

The subtitle editor, wearing headphones, stared blankly at the screen, completely stunned.

Is this even considered lyrics?

How come I don't understand a single word?

In desperation, he could only turn on AI subtitle synthesis.

The director looked at the messy, incomprehensible lyrics on the screen, completely nonsensical.

But what could he say?

With the lyrics Lin Yuan was singing, even a normal person probably wouldn't understand them.

The netizens in the live stream were also confused.

[Popularity] +1+1+1+1

—[Listening to this song, it reminds me of my wife. My wife is really sensible; knowing I was under pressure, she ran off with someone else.]

—[Listening to this song, smoking a Zhonghua, driving a BMW, my girlfriend sitting barefoot in the passenger seat, touching her thigh at a red light. I saw this life clearly from the bus.]

—[Can anyone tell me what this is singing about? Why could I understand it at first, but from the second verse onwards, I completely can't understand it?]

—[I am a Chinese language researcher. If I'm not mistaken, Lin Yuan is singing about uncommon characters. It's incredible that he can string so many uncommon characters into a song and sing them!]

As the segment of uncommon characters ended, the climax of the song resonated again, creating a sense of beginning and end echoing each other.

—Our Chinese characters.

—Each stroke forms a picture, leaving behind five thousand years of history.

—Let the world recognize.

—Our Chinese characters.

—Every stroke and dot is a story.

—Now all over the world.

—Chinese characters are everywhere.

—People with yellow skin proudly raise their heads.

—Our Chinese characters.

—Every level tone and oblique tone compose a poem.

When the song ended, the entire venue completely erupted.

All the audience members stood up in unison, clapping vigorously, the applause surging like a tide, as if it would engulf the entire venue.

Every audience member was immersed in this excitement and emotion, looking at Lin Yuan as if he were a celestial being.

This was not just a song; it was a rebuttal to the judges' disrespectful remarks and, more importantly, a testament to the love and inheritance of Chinese character culture.

As Chinese people, most of them have patriotism in their bones.

Chinese is not only our mother tongue, but also a treasure left by our ancestors!

Under the gaze of the entire audience, finally, someone seemed to recognize Lin Yuan's true identity.

Someone immediately put their hands in front of their mouth, using them as a megaphone, and shouted, “Are you Lin Yuan?!”

As soon as these words came out.

The entire venue instantly erupted in an uproar.

Everyone was stunned.

They were too familiar with the name Lin Yuan; although they had never seen him, many had heard of him.

So at this moment, all eyes converged on him.

“What’s going on? Isn’t his name Zhao Ritian?”

“I knew it, he looks a bit like Lin Yuan. I thought I was seeing things.”

“No way, is it really Lin Yuan?”

Seeing the various discussions rising from the stage, Lin Yuan felt a headache coming on. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and admit his identity.

Well, now!

The whole place exploded, completely boiling over.

Countless screams and excited cheers were endless.

The scene was like a fan meeting for a big celebrity.

If it weren't for the security guards blocking them, some people would probably have rushed onto the stage.

This terrifying scene stunned the judges. They didn't know who Lin Yuan was, but for a mere name to make the audience so crazy, it was too exaggerated.

What kind of person did they provoke? A bad premonition vaguely rose in their hearts.

In the control room, the director was also full of shock at this moment, standing dumbfounded in place, staring intently at Lin Yuan on the big screen, his mind blank.

He finally understood!

It wasn't that his show was popular, but that a heavyweight guest had come today.

And he had accidentally sent him onto the stage.

Thinking of this, cold sweat incessantly poured down the director's forehead.

Damn it!!

If he had known this was Lin Yuan, he wouldn't have dared to put him on stage even with ten times the courage.

He looked at the 200,000+ popularity in the live stream, his face twitching uncontrollably.

He really didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing. He could only silently pray in his heart that Lin Yuan had a good temper and wouldn't come looking for trouble later.

However, what puzzled him was why Lin Yuan would appear backstage at his show?

Could it be that he teleported in?

He then looked at the other staff members and asked about the doubts in his heart.

As a result, everyone looked at each other, one by one, completely confused.

They had been in the control room all along and had never seen Lin Yuan before, so they had no idea why he appeared there.

In desperation, the director called the staff outside again.

When he learned that Lin Yuan had been brought in by Chen Lin, his face instantly lit up with ecstatic joy.

Chen Lin brought him in, could it be that they are...?

Even if they weren't a couple, their relationship certainly wasn't ordinary, at least friends.

Doesn't this mean!

Hiss~~

As he thought about it, the director's eyes gleamed with gold, his adrenaline surged wildly, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

He immediately ordered his secretary, “Quick! Call the boss and tell him that from today onwards, we will focus on cultivating Chen Lin, optimize her show, and by the way, get rid of those foreigners!”

Hearing this, the secretary paused: “Huh? Why?”

“Don't ask why!” The director urged anxiously, “Call him quickly. Oh, and increase Chen Lin's salary and benefits across the board. Also, give her 10% of the show's dry shares. Just tell the boss I said so. If he doesn't agree, I'll quit!”

If the previous words surprised the secretary, the latter words left her stunned.

Giving Chen Lin so many benefits for no reason was one thing, but also giving her dry shares? Is that something you can just give away? He even threatened to resign.

My goodness, what on earth happened? Just because the show exploded in popularity today? That's not enough to go this far.

The secretary dared not ask any more questions and quickly made a phone call.

However, as expected, the boss refused without even thinking, but still told the secretary to give the phone to the director, trying to persuade him kindly, hoping he wouldn't act impulsively.