CHAPTER 629: CHAPTER 405: THE OLD MAN LIVES!

Just as Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu were revealing their inner hearts to each other in the hospital room with a carefree manner.

At the same time,

outside, a storm was already raging full of blood and fury.

With the conclusion of the Dragon Violin Cup final, the news of Gan Yanyu’s withdrawal spread across the internet, swiftly sparking widespread discussion domestically and internationally.

First of all, the main hub of public opinion among domestic netizens, Weibo.

The hashtag [#Gan Yanyu Withdraws]topped the Weibo trending list in just two hours.

Both inside and outside the circle, there was a look of shock.

The vast majority of domestic netizens, after watching the entire live broadcast recording, showed extreme "incomprehension," even starting to attack!

[Why! Clearly, she could have continued playing, why give up?!]

[I watched the Dragon Violin Cup just for Moonlight and Cat... Honestly, utterly disappointed!]

[Ahhh, I can’t stand it! Feels like a novel ended abruptly!]

[F***, refund!!]

[Can you do this to us? Can you?]

....

Especially after seeing the scene where Gan Yanyu stood on the stage, put down her bow, and announced her withdrawal.

Everyone was stunned!

On overseas platforms.

Many music fans from Japan, Korea, and Western countries who had been following Tian Chao’s Dragon Violin Cup.

Upon learning of the incident, also expressed their sighs on Twitter.

[(What a pity, I really liked Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, I thought I could see them at this year’s Keller Cup.)]

[(To me, Miss Gan Yanyu is the top cellist in Tian Chao! This is simply unacceptable....)]

[(In fact, this can be considered a good thing, our country has one less strong competitor this year).]

[(I’m British, and I don’t recognize Christine’s championship, without defeating Gan Yanyu, she can’t be considered the true top cellist!)]

[(Sigh... It’s such a shame!)]

....

Music fans, both domestic and international, whether they expressed anger or incomprehension over this event... it all ultimately boiled down to deep regret for Gan Yanyu.

In this Dragon Violin Cup final, while Gan Yanyu as a contestant may not have been everyone’s favorite cellist, she was definitely recognized as the most popular contestant.

Moreover, in a domestic media poll before the competition, tens of thousands of netizens in an anonymous vote titled "Who do you most hope will win the championship" gave 42% of the votes to Gan Yanyu.

Gan Yanyu became the "audience’s most hoped-for champion" in a landslide.

Because,

everyone wanted to see an "underdog" story!

From the preliminaries with "Blue Danube" to the semifinals with a piece called "Moonlight".....

Regardless of whether people knew Gan Yanyu before the Dragon Violin Cup, they came to fully understand how pure and passionate both Gan Yanyu and Lin Tian are, musicians with an obsessive pursuit of classical music.

It was precisely because of this charm they exuded.

This charm which is considered a breath of fresh air in today’s music scene and on the internet.

Has led countless people to fall in love with classical music.

And in this brutal competition format, many saw themselves.

Those who in real life, are battling unfairness, bruised and battered by society, who have had to go with the flow, losing the courage to break "rules".

In their minds,

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu were the ones accomplishing what they themselves could never do!

Therefore,

people sincerely hoped to see an underdog story.

A story of someone who faced discrimination all along, overcoming great obstacles, finally winning the championship through their own effort and perseverance!

Only such a story is satisfying, able to genuinely make everyone feel that everything was worthwhile!

So——

When the news of Gan Yanyu’s withdrawal spread.

To many music fans, it was akin to a mountain collapsing!

Moon Cat’s number one fan across the internet, Bilibili celebrity with a million followers, Zhang Dong, lost his soul completely after the competition ended.

According to viewers in the live stream at the time.

When he heard Gan Yanyu say she was giving up the competition, he almost stopped thinking entirely.

Like an empty shell that lost its soul, he stared blankly at the big screen, murmuring "why" ... "how could this happen".....

...

Based on ongoing investigations by official media reporters, the impact of Moonlight and Cat’s withdrawal extended further.

On the 23rd, at a municipal violin competition in a certain area of Hanjiang Province.

A young violinist, upon learning of Gan Yanyu’s withdrawal from the Dragon Violin Cup, was originally ready to take the stage but collapsed on the ground. No matter how much the staff urged her, they couldn’t get her to stand up, and eventually, the violinist announced her own withdrawal.

On the same day, in Shanghai City’s Huangpu District.

A man stood by the river, throwing all his classical CDs and collection albums into the water, sobbing uncontrollably in an interview:

"In the lowest point of my life, it was Moonlight and Cat who saved me. All my pursuits were because of them... If even they give up, I don’t know what meaning my passions have..."

At the same time,

after Gan Yanyu announced her withdrawal, similar events occurred nationwide.

A large number of young people, classical music enthusiasts, art university music students... some wrote long emotional essays in their friend circles, QQ spaces, Little Red Book, etc., while others gathered offline, expressing their grief through street performances! Furthermore, causing