My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Zhang Xinlan's assistant had been paying close attention to her condition. Upon seeing this scene, she quickly gestured to the production team, signaling the director to move the camera away from her, and then rushed over to give her tissues.

As soon as Zhang Xinlan's assistant came on stage, the other mentors noticed that Zhang Xinlan was not in a good mood, so they quickly surrounded her to comfort her and also helped to block the camera from her.

Zhang Xinlan took the tissues handed to her by her assistant, dabbed at the tear stains at the corners of her eyes, and gently shook her head at Luo Yu and the others who had gathered around, indicating that she was fine.

The commotion here was quite significant. Although the camera was moved away and not broadcast live, everyone at the scene noticed it.

"What's wrong with Teacher Zhang?"

"Why is Teacher Zhang crying? Was she also moved by Brother Fan's song?"

"Don't you know? It caused quite a stir back then. Teacher Zhang was at the height of her career when she had to go abroad for surgery due to health reasons. However, her family threw dirty water on her, which made it difficult for her to get over it for a long time."

"You mean that incident? I know, I know, it made me so angry! How could anyone have such a family member!"

"Exactly! Instead of wishing Teacher Zhang well, they wanted to kill her! That's outrageous! If Teacher Zhang hadn't stood up again, faced all the slander and rumors head-on, and proven herself again with her abilities, she probably would have already fallen into the mire and never recovered!"

"Sigh, now that you mention it, Brother Fan's song and Teacher Zhang are a perfect match!"

……

After Lin Fan finished singing, he was already feeling quite emotional, but when he suddenly saw Zhang Xinlan crying, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move!

I thought I'd been caught plagiarizing!

Upon hearing everyone's comments, Lin Fan's mind was flooded with the original owner's memories of Zhang Xinlan. The reports about Zhang Xinlan that the original owner had read, the online comments, the opinions of those around him—all of these appeared vividly in his mind, as if he had seen them with his own eyes, and had just finished reading them, remembering not a single word!

The skill "Photographic Memory" is activated.

Lin Fan quickly browsed through this part of his memories and couldn't help but sigh.

When Zhang Xinlan first debuted, she released two very high-quality albums. Her songs became some of the most popular songs in the music scene, earning her the reputation of a rising star in the music industry.

However, just as Zhang Xinlan was about to reach the pinnacle of her career, she suffered a huge setback. First, she contracted a serious illness and needed to go abroad for treatment, which might mean temporarily leaving the music scene. But this wasn't the most important thing, because a temporary farewell was okay, and as long as she recovered, her fans would not give up waiting for her return.

But at this time, her family, who should have been there for her through this difficult period, hurt her deeply, slandered her as morally corrupt, even falsely claimed that she had broken the law, and colluded with unscrupulous media outlets to expose her online.

Under these circumstances, Zhang Xinlan's company abandoned her, stripping her of all her endorsements and resources and handing them over to other artists in the company. Ironically, one of these artists was Zhang Xinlan's good friend!

Even her fans were confused about the ins and outs of these events, which led to a negative impression of Zhang Xinlan. All of this resulted in a slump in Zhang Xinlan's career for several years. For a long time, the public heard nothing about Zhang Xinlan; she seemed to have vanished from the media without a trace.

Until two years ago, Zhang Xinlan participated in a singing variety show. With the hard work she had accumulated over the years, she made a complete comeback and reappeared in front of the public. She finally had the opportunity to clarify the facts of being slandered by her relatives, company, friends and the media. She broke out of her cocoon and returned from the ashes, becoming a first-line singer!

Lin Fan thought to himself, "What a coincidence!" Zhang Xinlan's voice was not only very similar to the original singer's, but her life experiences were also strikingly similar! Being touched by this song, it was no surprise.

Although Zhang Xinlan couldn't help but resonate with the song, she quickly composed herself after being weathered by life's storms and turned back to face everyone.

The trainees couldn't help but feel sorry for her when they saw her reddened eyes.

"Teacher Zhang, don't cry!"

"Teacher Zhang, you're the best! I've always liked you, and I love your songs!"

"Teacher Zhang, I grew up listening to your songs!"

Zhang Xinlan chuckled: "What are you talking about! I'm not that old!"

Zhang Xinlan smiled, instantly breaking the somewhat somber atmosphere in the room. She looked at Lin Fan with a beaming smile: "Lin Fan, thank you for bringing such a wonderful song! Really, someone told me before that I would fall in love with this song as soon as I heard it. I didn't believe it at first, thinking she was exaggerating. But I couldn't help but have high expectations for your song. I didn't expect that I was the one who was wrong."

"I truly, truly fell in love with this song the moment I heard it! The spirit of courage, never giving in to any setbacks, and even being pushed off a cliff to rise again and learn to fly—it might sound a bit like self-praise, but it really resonates with me!"

"Yes," Ding Erxun couldn't help but interject, "Although your singing skills have improved significantly since your first stage performance, and the song itself is very good, you simply couldn't express the full range of emotions in the song's arrangement—turning strong will into melody and setbacks into the courage to move forward. Your experience is still too shallow to support the song's profound meaning."

Lin Fan: That really hurts, Teacher Ding!

Luo Yu chuckled and smoothed things over, "Lin Fan, you're something else! The show's been airing for so long, and this is the first time Teacher Ding has ever praised someone, and she's praised them repeatedly!"

Ding Erxun asked doubtfully, "Did I praise you?"

The students couldn't help but laugh and say, "You're praising me!"

Luo Yu pretended to listen: "Tell me loudly, what did Teacher Ding praise?"

"Kuafan's singing skills have improved!"

"Kwafan's songs are excellent!"

Ding Erxun denied it three times: "Impossible! You must have misheard! How could I possibly praise someone!"

"Hahaha, Teacher Ding is cheating!"

"Teacher Ding can't renege on her promise!"

"We all heard it, and the viewers watching the live stream all heard it!"

In the comments section.

[I love eating cakes: Teacher Ding is so cute!]

[Nothing is difficult without a beginning: No, no, no, Teacher Ding is only cute when she's being sarcastic!]

[Kindergarten's top food-grabbing champion: Yes, yes, yes! Like when Teacher Ding was angrily scolding Fanfan, that was the cutest moment! Hahaha!]

[Disney's runaway princess: Wait for me! I also absolutely love Lin Fan's utterly dejected look when she's being teased, it's hilarious!]

……

After everyone laughed and joked for a while, Zhang Xinlan spoke again: "Lin Fan, I really love this song. I have a favor to ask. I wonder if you could sing it for me?"

The entire room fell silent!

Lin Fan was stunned!