The cheers from the audience rose from all directions.
The barrage instantly flooded the screen.
【Wild, He Zhou!】
【Ah ah ah ah ah, this Zhou Si Ye Xiang fan is instantly resurrected!!!】
【I thought that after the brother finished, he would just go back to being an ordinary person and there wouldn't be any more interactions, I didn't expect there to be a last supper, I'm so happy.】
【I was naively thinking that they would avoid each other in the finals, but I didn't expect this kind of openness. Is this the benefit of having an amateur?】
【Oh my god, he actually directly interacted with the top idol, even if I wasn't a shipper, I really like this attitude!】
The other members of 5tars all looked at Jiang Ye.
Cheng Zhen joked, "Why didn't He Zhou thank me? I helped him revise the song too."
Lin Zui nodded in agreement, "That's right, what he said was also partly thanks to me."
Tan Meng: "... What are you two doing?"
The camera quickly zoomed in on Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye had been clapping for He Zhou a second ago.
The next second, when she heard herself being mentioned, she clearly froze for a moment.
But after just half a second of hesitation, she didn't stop her cheering for He Zhou.
He Zhou thanked her openly.
So, she should respond to him openly.
"No."
Jiang Ye held the microphone handed to her by the staff, and she said with a smile, "You deserved to win this championship."
"If I have to say what I did, it's that at this moment, I'm very proud of you."
•••
The Zhou Si Ye Xiang CP fans were still relatively restrained in the barrage.
But they went crazy in their super topic.
After all, shipping a top idol x amateur CP was inherently risky, and the solo fans could always come in and delete the super topic, so they had been quietly shipping them.
But the big sugar they got that night directly pushed the super topic ranking into the top ten.
【OMG OMG OMG, I'm dead, I'm dead!】
【I'm timing it, thanks to everyone else for a total of thirty-five seconds, and then thanks to Jiang Mei for thirty-eight seconds, this double standard really shocked my whole family.】
【This is basically a confession, right?!!!】
【To thank you, I'm thanking everyone. I'm so happy!】
【BE aesthetics are the best! I want to confess my love to you in the spotlight, as a farewell.】
【He loves her, I'm so tired! They should get married after the show! If the solo fans collapse, I'll immediately build a villa on their ruins (bushi).】
【Although the brother said before that he has someone he's liked for a long time, I guess it's not Jiang Mei, who he met not long ago when he came to the show. I feel guilty for shipping them, but I also feel bad for both of them. 555】
【It's okay, sister, let's enjoy the moment, we're shipping this limited heart-fluttering feeling!】
The Zhou Si Ye Xiang CP fans knew from the beginning that the top idol x amateur configuration was unlikely to have any after-sales, even if they were in the same company.
So, they were shipping this fleeting summer romance like fireworks.
But just as the CP fans were all borrowing money to ship this couple that was clearly going to end in BE, and then quickly run away after shipping them.
At that moment, in the backstage preparation room.
"I came here to congratulate you before you record the post-championship interview!"
Jiang Ye said with a smile, "Congratulations on winning first place!"
Jiang Ye didn't feel embarrassed about "publicly confessing".
She knew that after He Zhou said those words, the CP fans and passersby would definitely ship them.
But she knew very well that, based on their years of friendship, and their usual interactions, it was very normal for him to say that on the finals stage.
He didn't understand the fan circle, so it was also normal for him not to know how much people would interpret those words.
So, Jiang Ye's heart was clear, and she wouldn't let other people's attitudes affect their relationship now.
She pointed at his championship trophy and asked, "Can I touch it?"
He Zhou readily handed it to her.
Jiang Ye examined it in her hand for a moment, "It's beautiful!"
She exclaimed, "The program team really put a lot of effort into this year."
He Zhou: "If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Jiang Ye: "?"
She was stunned, and immediately returned the trophy, "How could I? This is your championship trophy."
"This honor doesn't mean anything to me."
"And I just said it on stage."
He Zhou looked at her, his tone gentle and calm, "Without you, I wouldn't have won first place. So, this trophy is half yours."
For him, the value and meaning of the trophy were far less important than seeing Jiang Ye, collaborating with her, and getting her approval.
He fought for first place, because Jiang Ye wanted him to win first place.
And he did, and the first thing he thought of was to give this trophy to Jiang Ye.
"How can it be meaningless?"
"This is your first time winning the championship in such a big competition, it's very commemorative."
Jiang Ye said, "Even if you're right, I did help you along the way, so the trophy is at most half mine."
She pretended to think, "What to do, can you split the trophy in half?"
He Zhou laughed, "If you like, it's not impossible."
Jiang Ye chuckled, "A trophy with only half a side is too weird."
That would make the prize a piece of trash.
Jiang Ye's final solution was to find a label sticker.
Then, she carefully wrote their names on the label and stuck it below the golden words on the base of the trophy, 【Best Composer Annual Champion】.
--【He Zhou · Jiang Ye】.
Jiang Ye held the trophy up for him to see, "It's not very pretty, but this way, it's our trophy, right?"
He Zhou, of course, agreed with everything she said, nodding, "It's not ugly, I think it's very good."
"Then I'll keep it for you."
"Take good care of it, after all, it's our trophy."
Jiang Ye handed the trophy back to him, solemnly as if she was presenting him with the award again, "Maybe we'll collaborate and win more awards in the future."
He Zhou took the trophy from her hand, was silent for a moment, then finally nodded seriously, "Okay."
•••
The 《Best Composer》 show officially ended when summer vacation ended.
As He Zhou had said before, even though he won first place, he still went back to focusing on his studies.
This was something that netizens discussed for a long time, they all marveled at how he could resist the temptation of fame and fortune in the entertainment industry.
But in this fast-paced era of information overload, even though everyone admired his mindset, they forgot about him after a few days.
The next time He Zhou's name appeared was on Jiang Ye's solo EP.
Jiang Ye's solo EP was released by her original company, Shengrui Entertainment, so three of the songs on the EP were written by Jiang Ye herself, and the other two were written by He Zhou.
The Zhou Si Ye Xiang CP fans were instantly resurrected.
【Grandma! The CP you're shipping has after-sales!】
【Spread the word! Zhou Si Ye Xiang is getting remarried!!!】
【Remarried? Our Zhou Si Ye Xiang never got divorced, okay? 55555】
【Damn! I didn't expect that our Zhou Si Ye Xiang wasn't a limited CP!】
【Wuwuwu, I'm officially announcing that this is my CP's child, and this is probably their second child, right?!!!】
Jiang Ye's fans were also a little wary at first.
They thought that after He Zhou disappeared from their radar, he wouldn't appear again, but they didn't expect them to collaborate again.
But after buying the EP and listening to the songs, they had to admit.
He Zhou's songs were really good.
And after all, most of their fans were career fans, as long as the song quality was good, and it could help Jiang Ye become a hit with this song, that was enough.
On the day the EP was released, He Zhou also bought a copy.
One of the songs on it was the one he had promised to give to Jiang Ye, the song about his unrequited love.
Jiang Ye's version was obviously much better than his own.
More importantly, the emotions of longing and yearning he had poured into the song were sung by her, and He Zhou felt a little bit of indescribable happiness.
And what made him even happier was when he clicked on the song page and saw.
【Composer: He Zhou】
【Lyricist: He Zhou】
【Singer: Jiang Ye】
He had been waiting for this for so long.
Finally, at this moment, his name was listed next to hers, for all the world to see.
He Zhou quietly took a screenshot of the page, posted it to his Moments that only he could see, and wrote a caption.
【--Did your dreams come true?】
【--They did.】
Jiang Ye's EP was well-received after its release, so the company specially held a physical signing event for her.
At the signing event, Jiang Ye saw several old fans who had been following her since the survival show.
The station master who had been accompanying her since her past life was also there.
Almost two years later, she was still chasing Jiang Ye.
And while other stations would more or less sell photobooks to make money, she even gave away photobooks through a lottery, truly achieving the goal of chasing stars with her own money, without making a profit from Jiang Ye.
And the photos she produced were among the best quality of all the photo stations, sometimes Jiang Ye would even save them.
At the signing event, each person had about a minute to chat with Jiang Ye.
So, this station master cautiously asked Jiang Ye if she could sign a to-sign for her.
Jiang Ye looked up at her and smiled, "If it's you, I should have given you one a long time ago."
"Thank you for liking me."
In both lives.
After signing for dozens of people, Jiang Ye signed for a young fan who was a bit different.
"Jiang Ye! I'll say it first! The new song is amazing! I bought so many copies to give to people!!"
"And... I saw that the lyricist and composer is He Zhou."
"Can I ask, will you two be collaborating again?"
This young fan had a very strong survival instinct, and she quickly added, "If you don't want to answer, it's okay, no problem."
Jiang Ye looked up.
The young girl in front of her was very nervous, afraid that her words would offend Jiang Ye.
After all, although she was being very restrained, she was still a little bit like a CP fan who was dancing in front of the main characters.
Jiang Ye smiled brightly at her, "If there's a chance, of course."
The young girl's eyes instantly lit up, "Then, then, then I'll be looking forward to your next work!"
Before she left, Jiang Ye heard her muttering to herself, "My CP isn't just a limited story, that's so great."
Jiang Ye turned her pen and smiled softly.
As long as He Zhou was still writing.
As long as she was still singing.
Their story would not be limited.
They had many, many years ahead of them.
The wishes they had made on paper airplanes, they would definitely achieve them together.
And the harmonica and singing that had once sounded together in the orphanage.
One day, it would spread throughout the country, and the world would hear it.