"Holy crap! Wen He is actually in the 'Son of Tomorrow' promo! He's already participated in the show's recording as a special guest!"
"Wuhu! We're in for a treat! God knows how long I've been waiting for this day!"
"Why haven't they served up this delicacy yet? Stop with the promos and hurry up with the actual episodes!"
"I hope this show has many seasons. I'm saving it up to watch during Chinese New Year like the Spring Festival Gala. I'll watch 'Son of Tomorrow' all night long while fireworks are going off outside. Just thinking about it makes me so happy!"
The moment the 'Son of Tomorrow' promo was released...
The entire internet was like a massive bomb had dropped.
The explosive traffic caused the show's popularity to surge on the trending charts.
In just two short hours, it had already climbed to the second spot on the trending list.
Of course, this was just the vanguard of the program.
What followed was an even more explosive event!
Wen He's opening solo performance appeared out of nowhere!
The entire internet went completely crazy and erupted!
Wen He's singing voice itself possesses an incredibly terrifying infectiousness.
Previously, the videos he released had no editing, and the visuals were almost nonexistent. Everyone was just there to listen to the song.
If he were to stand on a carefully arranged stage, with a series of post-production enhancements and editing...
Coupled with his own unparalleled singing skills...
It was destined that the effect presented by this solo performance would far exceed everyone's understanding.
"May you experience a thousand sails, yet remain untouched by the dust of time."
In the pitch-black screen, Wen He's voice and white text appeared simultaneously.
Subsequently, the image of Wen He sitting alone in the center of the stage slowly emerged.
Appearing with him were the three characters for 'The Wind Rises' on the screen, as well as the prelude.
"Yes! That's the right feeling! Even on a show, he still starts with the classic 0 frames, and this beautiful prelude. Wen He continues his consistent style."
"All I can say is that 'Son of Tomorrow' made the right choice by bringing Wen He on board. As a current traffic giant, this show is bound to be a hit as long as it's not complete garbage!"
"This exquisite production, coupled with Wen He's tear-jerking divine song, everyone should prepare themselves. I feel like something big is coming!"
"I haven't recovered from last night's 'Xiao Chou' yet, and today they're hitting us with this kind of heavy stuff again?"
"Seriously, 'Xiao Chou' is so good. Eight cups of wine to toast the world, brought tears to my eyes. I downed half a bottle of baijiu on the spot and just woke up."
As the prelude gradually calmed down and reached its turning point...
Wen He's singing voice arrived as promised in everyone's ears.
"Walking and stopping along the way."
"Following the traces of the drifting youth."
"The moment before stepping out of the station."
"I hesitated a little~"
"I couldn't help but laugh at this near-homeward timidity."
"Still unavoidable."
"And the sky of Nagano."
"Is still so warm."
"The wind blew up the past~"
From this song, they saw a man returning home with a bag on his back.
Perhaps because he had been wandering outside for too long, he couldn't help but feel a little timid at the moment of returning to his hometown.
At this time, a warm breeze slowly brushed across his cheeks.
Rustling the leaves of the trees.
Gently swaying the lush vegetation.
Blowing his thoughts back to the past.
"When I first knew this world~"
"So reluctant to leave~"
"Looking at the sky as if it were right in front of me~"
"I would willingly go through fire and water to walk it again~~"
Back then.
He set off from this small station to the big city he yearned for.
At that time, he was unwilling to just stay in this small village when the world was so big.
He wanted to personally walk through this vast world.
So, with hope and beauty for the future, he embarked on the journey of life.
"Now that I've walked through this world~"
"So reluctant to leave~"
"Turning over different faces of the years~"
"Caught off guard, I broke into your smiling face~~"
He has returned.
He has seen the world he once dreamed of.
He has seen the tall buildings that can only be seen on TV.
He has seen many different kinds of people in the world.
Although he misses the time he spent living in the big city.
But when he stepped into the land of his hometown...
The gentle breeze made him feel an unprecedented comfort.
It was as if he had never left this place.
Everything here was as familiar as he remembered.
"This song is so beautiful, so beautiful that it goes into my heart. The melody, the lyrics, the singing, everything is impeccable, it's like a work of art, so good that my ears are about to get pregnant."
"My hometown is in the mountains of Chongqing. There are so many mosquitoes in the summer and it's so stuffy, and it snows in the winter and there's no heating, so it's freezing, but that doesn't stop it from being my favorite place. Away from the hustle and bustle, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, it's breathtaking."
"As someone who has been drifting in Beijing for twenty years, I am so touched by this song. The feeling of returning home every time is really comfortable from the inside out. Even if I rarely come back, I know in my heart that only here is my real home."
"Southerners drifting are no exception. This is the warmth that every migrant worker away from home can feel. No matter how prosperous and beautiful the outside world is, it's still not as good as the little plot of land in my hometown."
"This song paired with this video is simply divine, making my originally very irritable heart a lot quieter. This feeling is so comfortable."
Watching the carefully crafted stick figures in the video, listening to Wen He singing under the lights.
Everyone has been immersed in it, carefully feeling the beauty described in the song.
It's as if they have returned to their hometown with the characters in the song.
"I once found it hard to break free from the vastness of the world~"
"And also indulged in the dreams within it~"
"Not knowing what's true or false, not struggling, not afraid of being laughed at."
"I once turned my youth into her~"
"And once plucked the midsummer from my fingertips~"
"Let the heart move, and let it go with the flow."
"Walking against the light, letting the wind and rain beat down."
As the background music entered the climax stage, Wen He's singing voice surged like a raging wave, directly impacting the depths of everyone's souls.
The various experiences in the lyrics appeared one by one in everyone's minds.
As ordinary people, we fantasize about one day being able to buy a house of our own in a big city and take root here.
So we ate countless empty promises made by bosses, shed countless sweat, and experienced all kinds of things.
In the end, what we bring back home may only be exhaustion and memories.
