I’m Really a Superstar

At the concert venue.

One song!

Three songs!

Five songs!

…

“I’m ugly.

“but I am so tender.

“Cold on the outside, passionate inside.

“That’s who I am!”

…

“Tonight, I saw snow drift through the cold sky

“With a cooled off heart, I drifted far away.

“Chasing you in the storm.

“Can’t tell shadows apart in the fog.

“You and I in these vast horizons.

“Can we change?”

…

“I planted a seed in the earth.

“And it finally bore fruit.

“Today is a glorious day.”

…

The concert was already halfway through.

Zhang Ye had performed over a dozen songs. There was a mixture of new songs and old songs. As he was too focused and did not have any guest artists supporting him, Zhang Ye had stayed on the stage by himself so far. His voice was already starting to show strain and had turned hoarse under the continuous high-intensity singing.

He finished performing another song.

The elevator platform beneath Zhang Ye’s feet descended.

The costume designer and makeup artist immediately gathered around him.

Little Wang quickly twisted open a bottle of water. “Hurry up and have a sip!”

Zhang Ye took it from her and drank from it.

Ha Qiqi said worriedly, “Please rest for a while.”

Zhang Ye shook his head.

“It will be too tiring if you go on like this,” Zhang Zuo added.

Zhang Ye smiled. “I can still hold up.”

The costume crew suddenly said, “The hat? Where is the hat?”

Little Zhou said, “Ah? It was still here a moment ago.”

The makeup artist was holding the makeup kit and saying, “Touch up the makeup first!”

It wasn’t very coordinated, and the costume change still wasn’t finished after half a minute.

The continued shouting from the venue could be heard from below the stage.

“Zhang Ye!”

“Zhang Ye!”

“Zhang Ye!”

Zhang Ye looked at Ha Qiqi and the others. “I’m going back up.”

Ha Qiqi was taken aback. “Don’t, the costume change and makeup aren’t done yet!”

Zhang Ye smiled and said, “There’s no need for that, I’ll just go on like this.”

Zhang Zuo said anxiously, “But—”

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Ye had already cut him off by saying, “Bring me up!”

Everyone rushed to follow his orders.

Little Wang asked in a whisper, “Why is Director Zhang in such a hurry?”

Ha Qiqi said, “I don’t know.”

Zhang Zuo wondered for a moment and recalled something. “Have you all realized something? Director Zhang seems to be very anxious in everything that he does these days. It’s like there’s something chasing after him.”

Wu Yi said, “I’ve felt that too.”

The makeup artist was anxious but said helplessly, “He still shouldn’t just leave his makeup half-done like that. Teacher Zhang is an Asian superstar, and for a celebrity, their image should be of the utmost importance. Who does something like during their own concert?”

Makeup?

Outfit?

Zhang Ye did not need any of those anymore because he was out of time. The Internet Surveillance Bureau should have received the email he scheduled to be sent out. The people over there should have guessed the true identity of 2 by now. Zhang Ye knew that his concert could be interrupted at any moment and was something that he couldn’t stop. Whatever had to come would still come, so he wanted to sing. He wanted to use this last bit of time to sing as many songs as he could. He wanted to continue singing all the way until the last moment.

The elevator platform was raised.

Zhang Ye returned to center stage.

The fans in the venue immediately screamed. Then everyone realized that something was wrong. The viewers who were watching the livestream also realized this.

“Eh?”

“Why is he still wearing that same outfit?”

“He didn’t change it?”

“His makeup wasn’t touched up either?”

“What’s going on? Why did he come back in such a hurry?”

The music started.

Zhang Ye was smiling.

Come on!

Let’s sing!

As long as you all want to hear it, I will keep singing for you!

Suddenly, Zhang Ye behaved in a way that made everyone scream senselessly. In the midst of hard rock accompaniment, he took off his top and flung it aside!

He did not need any makeup!

He did not need any costumes either!

He only wanted to sing!

He wanted to run wild on this final stage of his!

Zhang Ye raised his microphone and sang hoarsely ¹ .

“Stripped to the waist, I greet the blustering snow!

“Running down the road from the hospital I escaped!

“Don’t try to stop me, I don’t want any clothes either!

“Because my sickness is that I have no emotions!”

At this moment, everyone’s blood surged and screams exploded!

Zhang Ye roared.

“Give me a bit of flesh! Give me a bit of blood!

“Replace my iron will and steely resolve!

“Please let me cry, please let me laugh!

“Please let me run wild on this staaaaage!”

The fans in the audience were howling like crazy.

“It’s rock ‘n’ roll!”

“Zhang Ye!”

“Zhang Ye!”

“This is so awesome!”

“This is exhilarating!”

“This is what a fucking concert should be like!”

“Ahhhh!”

“What a great feeling!”

Everyone stood up!

Everyone followed along and screamed as one!

Zhang Ye sang loudly.

“I’m not wearing any clothes or any shoes!

“Yet can’t feel the force and intensity of the nor’wester!

“I don’t know if I’m walking or running!

“Because my sickness is that I have no emotions!”

He pointed diagonally upward.

“Give me a little stimulation, my good doctor!”

The audience shouted, “Oh!”

“Give me a little love, my sexy nurse!”

The audience shouted, “Oh!”

“Please let me cry, please let me laugh!

“Please let me run wild on this stage!

“Yee, yeah! Yee, yeah!

“Because my sickness is that I have no emotions!

“Yee, yeah! Yee, yeah!

“Please let me run wild on this staaaaage!”

The people backstage were really enjoying this performance!

The audience at the venue was really enjoying this performance!

The viewers watching the livestream were also really enjoying this performance!

They had not seen Zhang Ye sing like this in a very long time. They had not seen Zhang Ye act so wildly in a very long time. But it was very satisfying. Their bodies were all surging with excitement!

Zhang Ye shouted to the audience, “Have you heard enough?”

Everyone shouted together, “Not! Yet!”

Zhang Ye laughed loudly, “Then let’s do it again!”

The audience shouted, “Alllllright!”

Zhang Ye said, “Everyone, sing it with me!”

“Yee, yeah! Yee, yeah!

“Because my sickness is that I have no emotions!

“Yee, yeah! Yee, yeah!

“Please let me run wild on this staaaaage!

“Yee, yeah! Yee, yeah!

“Because my sickness is that I have no emotions!

“Yee, yeah! Yee, yeah!

“Please let me run wild on this staaaaage!”

Once!

Five times!

Ten times!

Zhang Ye’s voice went hoarse!

The audience’s voice also went hoarse!

This was an Olympic venue that could hold a 100,000 people! The entire venue was singing with Zhang Ye and shouting with him. This was such a spectacular scene. The entire concert venue felt like it was about to explode with every voice thundering. This was a scene that no one had ever witnessed before!

This was one of Cui Jian’s songs.

“Wild in the Snow”!

The song had its lyrics changed by Zhang Ye and was performed in this world for the first time. He had also never sung a song in such a way before. Those regrets, that unwillingness to part, the negative emotions he had, all that seemed to have disappeared in an instant. He raised the microphone and said, “I prepared fifty songs for today. I will sing however many songs you all want to hear. I will sing whatever songs you want to listen to! Do you want to listen to ‘The Internationale’?”

The audience roared, “Yeeeeeeeeeees!”

Zhang Ye laughed loudly. “Let’s sing it together!”

“Arise! ye pris’ners of starvation!”

“Arise! ye wretched of the Earth!”

The concert was finally reaching a climax!