Following Fei Yang's return, the production team of "Our Song" announced the news that very night, emphasizing that the Fei Yang and Admirable Fish duo will perform in the next episode. The internet community instantly erupted with excitement—
"I'm so looking forward to the performance of Admirable Fish and King Fei!"
"I thought King Fei was going to withdraw from the competition altogether to avoid performing with Admirable Fish."
"King Fei would never do such a thing."
"Hasn't anyone seen the news? Fei Yang's absence last time had nothing to do with Admirable Fish. It was mainly because his father suddenly got sick with high blood pressure and was hospitalized. The reporters even captured Fei Yang caring for his father in the hospital!"
"Will King Fei's condition be affected?"
"Hard to say, but it's understandable. Right after hearing of his father's ill-health, King Fei immediately took a leave from the show's production team. He spent a long time caregiving by the bedside, the stress must have been enormous."
Although the production team and Fei Yang himself did not explain the reason for his absence in the previous episode, his movements were still discovered and reported by journalists.
This dispelled the rumor for many that Fei Yang's absence was due to his reluctance to cooperate with Admirable Fish.
When it was first announced that Fei Yang would be missing an episode, many people speculated that Fei Yang was trying to avoid Admirable Fish, leading to some controversy.
"At this point in Fei Yang's return, isn't his rehearsal time a bit short?"
"From what we can tell, his preparation and rehearsal time is certainly not as sufficient as the other singers."
"I wonder what kind of song Teacher Admirable Fish will prepare for Fei Yang."
"Could it be another brainwashing kind of song?"
"Fish Papa seems to be going all out."
"I can't possibly imagine King Fei singing a song like 'Most Dazzling Ethnic Style!'"
Admirable Fish's recent songs in the competition have all been very catchy.
Completely different from his previous style of composition.
As a result, many viewers were wondering if Admirable Fish was going to continue his hypnotic style and potentially skew Fei Yang's performance...
In the subsequent days.
Various discussions about this matter were circulating online.
During this time, Fei Yang also made every effort to rehearse.
The time came to enter October!
The composers and singers welcomed the newest edition of the competition.
It was still broadcast live!
Just as the program began, countless viewers tossed out their comments—
"Looking forward to the performance of Admirable Fish and Fei Yang!"
"How is King Fei's condition?"
"Fei Yang is at a bit of a disadvantage as he didn't have as much preparation time as the other singers."
"That's not the point, the point is that Fei Yang has to sing a catchy song!"
"Given Fei Yang's current state, it's not appropriate, right?"
"Even if Fei Yang came second in this round, it would be understandable…"
"Fish Papa: in the end, I still lost to the will of the second place."
Fei Yang's father had just escaped a dangerous situation.
Most of the audience had heard about it.
Under such circumstances, if Admirable Fish were to have Fei Yang perform an upbeat and catchy song, it would feel somewhat inappropriate.
An Hong wore a smile:
"As everyone knows, due to the absence of Teacher Fei Yang in the last episode, Teacher Admirable Fish took the stage to perform a song himself. Teacher Fei Yang has returned for this episode, so our first performance today will be the collaboration that could not take place during the last episode. Please welcome our Teacher Admirable Fish and Singer Fei Yang with warm applause!"
Lin Yuan sat in the composer's seat.
Fei Yang appeared on stage.
Yet when they saw Fei Yang, the audience noticed that his energy didn't seem quite right.
"Fei Yang looks a little out of it."
"He must be worried about his father."
"Being a singer is a job, it's always very busy, constantly running around for promotions and such. This leaves no time to stay with parents."
"I'll support him even if he doesn't perform well for this round."
"It would feel somewhat enforced if Admirable Fish made Fei Yang sing a catchy song this round."
"A singer's state of mind really affects their performance."
Although everyone didn't mind Admirable Fish's catchy songs, this round, they all felt Fei Yang was not suited to sing that kind of song.
Even if Fei Yang was in a good condition, him performing a catchy song would still have a bit of a deviation.
Fei Yang nodded at the band.
The band began to play.
The soothing sound of the piano gently flowed forth.
Details of the song appeared on the big screen.
Lyrics: Admirable Fish
Music: Admirable Fish
The audience was stunned.
This song was indeed about "Father".
Based on the prelude, this song didn't seem to follow the catchy style of Admirable Fish's previous three episodes.
At this moment, everyone felt a surge of emotions.
This was Admirable Fish.
Everything that we could think of.
Of course, Admirable Fish thought of it too.
The issues people were worrying about did not occur.
Judging from the song title, Admirable Fish's creation this time was obviously prepared for Fei Yang.
When seriousness is called for, Admirable Fish would never make jokes about others' pain.
Many people believed that this song was composed by Admirable Fish specifically for Fei Yang.
At the center of the stage.
Fei Yang gently picked up the microphone, singing:
"I've always taken from you, yet never said thank you,
It wasn't until I grew up, that I came to understand your hardships."
Many from the audience were whispering, discussing whether this song was written by Admirable Fish in light of Fei Yang's experiences.