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Chapter 382 - 380. The Attitude of the Knight (First Update)_1

Chapter 382: 380. The Attitude of the Knight (First Update)_1

"Don’t.cry" had replaced "Rolling" as the chart-topper in just one day, a feat nobody saw coming and the fastest any song had ever climbed to the top spot. It practically shattered records.

Everyone understood that it wasn’t necessarily because the song was so good that it created a miracle, but because Knight’s debut English single was just too influential.

Fans of Knight played it over and over, just to hear Knight’s voice...

Then they would share their thoughts online with other fans, "Knight’s singing is just so damn good!"

Now whenever Knight released a new song, it could immediately steer public opinion, an impossible feat for today’s singers. Not all songs in an album can be hits, and some are bound to be just mediocre. No one could achieve what Knight had, where every single song became explosively popular.

It was just unbelievable.

And everyone also noticed the unbelievable chemistry in the duet between Yang Xi and Ren He. Their voices didn’t clash at all, and the transition of leads in the chorus was so seamless.

Yet, the ones who were most thrilled were actually the music critics...

Knight had once again proven their statements and speculations true with a new song. By the fourth and final track, he had gone all out, wrapping up a classic album with a classic song.

This meant that Knight’s last three remaining songs were all worth looking forward to, at least on the level of "Don’t.cry".

Sparing no praise, one critic said publicly in the media, "When I listened to ’Don’t.cry’, I cried, but that’s not the point. Or rather, it’s no longer fair to evaluate this album Knight produced for Yang Xi by singling out any one track. We must judge it from the perspective of the album as a whole. If in the last three songs, Knight continues to maintain this high standard, then I guess maybe no album will surpass this one for decades. Oh no, even if the last three songs he writes are all trash, I still insist that this album will be unparalleled, both in the past and in the future!"

Someone else said, "I really look forward to the day Knight reveals his identity. I think that day will come, perhaps after he completes all the Extreme Domain challenges, or when he himself feels the timing is perfect. As a music critic, I’ve always held the view that we must maintain an objective stance and not become fans of any singer to fairly evaluate a song from all angles. But now, I’m already a fan of Knight..."

"I want to evaluate ’Don’t.cry’ from another angle. I would say that the production level of this song is top-notch—genius guitar work, genius bass, genius mixing, genius singer. Normally, musicians of this caliber wouldn’t remain unknown, but right now we still can’t find any clues to prove who the geniuses playing accompaniment for Yang Xi are, even their style is different from any existing musician. If we consider that these musicians might be Yang Xi or Knight themselves, that would be absolutely terrifying..."

For other singers, Yang Xi is now the object of their envy. Normally, the biting tongues of music critics would be their biggest worry—the film critics and music critics in North America have always held a significant status, even having large followings of their own.

If a music critic wants to set the tempo, it’s all too easy, and they can easily shape the public mood.

This wasn’t just a concern for a few; however, Knight and Yang Xi had nothing to worry about, since most music critics were on their side...

Yang Xi’s rise in the American music scene was a foregone conclusion—a Chinese person fighting against the current and ultimately placing five songs in the top ten in the international music charts, solidifying her status as an international Queen.

She was already a queen before, but just a little queen, and only domestically. Now, it was international.

Ren He didn’t care about these titles, and neither did Yang Xi. To them, the process of creating good music was what mattered most—the quality of the song was paramount.

But even if they didn’t care, others did.

Domestic media had gone into a frenzy—China finally had someone who could dominate the international music charts!

Yes, it’s dominating the screens—whether in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, or the UK, Yang Xi always has more than 5 songs on the charts, and even all 7 songs charting in the UK!

What kind of influence is this? Such an achievement is unprecedented and unparalleled within the country, and nobody has ever achieved what Yang Xi has, not even on a global scale.

And let’s not even talk about this accomplishment, just the fact of bringing glory to the country is worth reporting.

Why is Knight’s value so high now? The total cost for domestic endorsement deals is 800 million RMB... A sports star, just from endorsements earns a billion a year, what the heck is that concept? It is simply that Knight has too many domains he can represent...

The astronomical endorsement value of Knight is due not only to the diverse fields he transcends but also because of the international status he holds, which comes with a halo of bringing glory to his country.

In everyone’s mind, the domain of Extreme Domain has always been the patent of foreigners, with very few Chinese people recognized on the international level, and what Knight has done is not just gain recognition, he’s completely outclassed foreigners, okay?

Every time they see a video of Knight, that feeling of blood burning has never stopped.

But the most exhilarating moment is when they see Chinese on the TK official website...

The first time was "I will rise to the top, and look down upon all the mountains beneath."

The second time was famous quotes from Lu Xun and Tagore.

Before this, TK’s official website only offered content in English, but now everything on TK’s website is bilingual in Chinese and English, and even many foreign extreme sports documentaries are produced in both languages!

National pride is not an issue, and while some say, what’s there to be excited about just adding Chinese alongside English, talk is talk, and nobody can deny Knight’s influence.

Insisting on having Chinese on TK’s official website also represents Knight’s attitude, just like the photo snapped by Xia Boyu, with the Chinese flag unfurled and fluttering proudly at the central summit of Mount Everest.

This is an attitude!

Even rumors say that after a domestic big shot heard about Knight, he laughed and remarked, "This young man is not bad."

With reliable channels of information, the smart ones know that after learning the source of the news, they have silently decided never to publish negative news about Knight in the future. This is already a young man on the list of the big bosses, so better not to invite trouble.

As for Ren He, he’s not particularly concerned about these things, whether he’s outclassing foreigners is not that important; he’s engaged in extreme sports for his own dream, not to outclass anyone else.

He writes songs to maintain Yang Xi’s popularity, to shut up those who say Yang Xi is past her prime, and more importantly, because singing is Yang Xi’s dream.

For Ren He, he’s not just outclassing foreigners, he’s outclassing the whole world...

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