Beijing Concert Hall.
Live venue of the professional division of the "Dragon Qin Cup" National Cello Competition.
As the host announced the name of the next contestant onstage, "Gan Yan Yu."
The air throughout the concert hall instantly grew restless.
"Finally, contestant Gan Yan Yu from Qingjiang is about to take the stage."
"Surely this is also one of the performances many audience members have been looking forward to most today."
Commentator Bamboo Leaf said with a grave expression,
"I wonder if everyone has been online lately. Regarding Teacher Mao Zi's Pop Music and Teacher Gan Yan Yu's classical music, some netizens have had quite an intense exchange online."
What an intense exchange indeed!
The netizens in the livestream chat could no longer hold it in either.
Who watching this stream didn't know?
Over this period, the discussions related to the Dragon Qin Cup on Weibo alone had seen the two sides argue themselves blue in the face.
On one side was a king-level producer from the Chinese Music Scene; on the other was an emerging new top star in the music world.
They had fought so fiercely it felt like the heavens and earth had been turned upside down.
Even when today's stream had just begun, the two sides had once again engaged in an "intense exchange" in the chat.
"Perhaps it was fate. In the draw for this competition, Gan Yan Yu happened to perform right after Teacher Mao Zi."
"Watching them back-to-back must satisfy many viewers who wanted to see a clash between powerhouses, right?"
Maple Leaf said.
In fact, the uproar online this time involved two spotlighted contestants and also touched upon a sensitive topic regarding the Dragon Qin Cup's format: the preservation of classical music.
Why had the Dragon Qin Cup officials shown no reaction