On the day the "Demons" live video was released, more than half of the Spring Festival holiday has passed.
Jiang Yuan also ended the first round of road shows with He Jing and others, and returned to the Magic City after traveling to five cities.
With no plans for the second round of road shows, apart from rehearsing for the encore performance, it can be considered a belated vacation.
So before the video of "Demons" was officially launched, Jiang Yuan also conducted a home live broadcast through Yuan Universe for the first time in a long time.
Exactly an hour before the video went online, there would be similar live broadcasts when albums were released in the past.
But compared to the past, where the live broadcast background was specially arranged and the physical album was unpacked and displayed, this time the live broadcast at home seemed much more casual.
Jiang Yuan even appeared in front of the camera without makeup and wearing pajamas. Without a filter, the condition of her skin could be clearly seen.
Compared with some dazzling photoshoots or photos with makeup on, Jiang Yuan's bare-faced appearance also makes fans feel much more real and friendly.
"Hello everyone." Jiang Yuan carefully watched the scrolling messages and said hello in response from time to time.
Within a short period of time since the broadcast started, the number of people online for the live broadcast has exceeded 100,000.
Jiang Yuan just casually posted a text preview on Yuan Universe an hour before the broadcast. It is quite amazing to be able to display such data.
There was no special purpose, so Jiang Yuan chatted with the fans casually.
"You send messages too fast. I can only see some of them, so it's difficult to reply to them all." Jiang Yuan also added this before the chat started.
"Where am I now?" Jiang Yuan looked at the barrage and began to question and answer himself. "At this time, I didn't pay close attention to the message I sent before. It said it was live broadcast from home, so of course it is at home."
"This is a corner of the study. I have decorated it a little. I will watch some movies here recently, or sometimes write something here."
Jiang Yuan also picked up his mobile phone to take pictures as he spoke, showing his environment during the live broadcast.
In his rare free time, as a maximalist, Jiang Yuan bought a lot of things for his home.
Even if you are away from home all year round, home is home and there are many things on it.
Especially the study room, a place where Jiang Yuan spends a lot of time on weekdays, was carefully decorated during the Spring Festival.
First, a projector and a screen were installed for watching movies, and then a thick plush carpet was laid opposite the projector.
The quality is very good and warm. It was a gift from the brand.
Jiang Yuan also learned that the price of this carpet was as high as six figures after laying it for a while. After being slightly shocked, he also liked staying on this carpet even more.
Together with the scented candles and warm ambient lights lit in the room, the entire study looks warm and cozy.
Just like doing a roomtour (a video showing a house), Jiang Yuan took fans around his study room before Jiang Yuan sat down on the carpet again and leaned on the cushions placed in the corner.
"If I go home recently, except for sleeping, I spend most of my time in the study."
Jiang Yuan saw many fans expressing their love for his study room on the barrage, and gave a brief explanation.
"It's just right to relax and work at the same time." Jiang Yuan said and also used another mobile phone to play some background music.
The sound of music was played from a relatively expensive speaker, immediately creating a three-dimensional surround playback effect around Jiang Yuan.
The playlist played was from the last English album. Along with the music, Jiang Yuan continued to chat with the fans.
"The Spring Festival holiday is about to end, right? I saw many people saying that school will start in a few days."
"As for myself, today is actually a day off. I have been to many cities on road shows these days and ate a lot of delicious food."
Jiang Yuan looked back on his road show schedule and felt it was quite meaningful.
Because the roadshows in each city were separated by a certain period of time, Jiang Yuan, He Jing and others also took a good tour of each city in line with the idea of coming in and out.
While reminiscing, Jiang Yuan also shared some of his good delicacies with fans.
"I can't say any more. I told myself I was hungry before I even had time to eat." After listing a lot of delicacies with his fingers, Jiang Yuan also felt a little more hungry.
"What are you going to have for dinner? Can you recommend it to me?"
Jiang Yuan carefully watched the barrage and interacted with fans. It was a relatively casual live broadcast.
After chatting about some topics, we got back to the topic when a fan brought it up.
"The live video will be online soon." Jiang Yuan first recounted the content of the barrage, and then began to respond, "Yes, there is still about half an hour."
Jiang Yuan glanced at the time, then continued to mention the content related to the live video, and explained to everyone why he did not shoot the MV.
"Speaking of which, this live was actually only filmed not long ago. I rushed to shoot it when I returned to Shanghai some time ago."
"Will you sing this new song at the concert? I probably will." Jiang Yuan answered questions from fans attentively.
After cue arrived at the concert, Jiang Yuan could clearly feel that the message refreshing speed had become much faster again.
Jiang Yuan simply reported on the preparation progress of the concert.
"Rehearsals should start in the next few days."
"But where it will be held depends on how well the venue is booked. I can't tell you this yet." Jiang Yuan shook his head and said.
Regarding spoilers, Jiang Yuan also chose to stop there.
After a few brief chats, the topic quickly returned to the casual article.
"Yes, some of the themes and concepts of the new album will be answered in the magazine interview, so I won't tell you yet." Jiang Yuan replied to some messages.
"The live video should be online soon. I'll say goodbye to everyone soon."
Jiang Yuan glanced at the time and found that almost an hour had passed unknowingly during the chat.
I spent most of my time chatting with my fans and sharing my life, but I didn’t feel that time was passing by.
The live video of "Demons" will be online soon, and Jiang Yuan also explained to fans which platforms the video will be online on.
Basically, it will be treated according to the MV release specifications, and there will also be relevant warm-up push before the full platform goes online.
Some software also pushes relevant messages to users who have reservations or who follow Jiang Yuan's account a few minutes in advance.
As soon as the time for the live broadcast came, Jiang Yuan waved his hand and ended the live broadcast in order not to occupy the fans' mobile phone screens. After all, it was not the audio source that was online, otherwise Jiang Yuan could have listened with him for a while.
After the live broadcast, Jiang Yuan also opened the food ordering software and prepared to order dinner for himself. During the live broadcast, there was a lot of talk about dinner, which also made Jiang Yuan feel a little more appetite.
Unlike Jiang Yuan, fans immediately moved to watch the live video of "Demons" after Jiang Yuan went off the air.
Xue Xin is one of the fans who left the live broadcast and clicked on live to watch.
At this time, Xue Xin was in the hospital and had just finished her outpatient follow-up visit. Her recent condition was not good. Although she could not be said to be suffering from any serious illness, she was still depressed due to illness.
Coupled with a kind of fear and rejection of medical treatment, I felt depressed and had some internal friction.
For Xue Xin, chasing stars is a way to recharge her batteries. Although she only caught up with the last few minutes of Jiang Yuan's live broadcast, her mood has improved a lot.
At the same time, there are also a lot of expectations for the new single "Demons".
When the song trailer was released previously, Xue Xin also listened to it, but because she didn't hear the whole song, and what was released was not the climax of the song, her expectations for this new song can only be said to be okay.
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What really piqued Xue Xin's interest in this single was Jiang Yuan's brief introduction to the song before the live broadcast ended, saying that he hoped everyone could draw strength from the song after listening to it.
It was with this expectation that Xue Xin pressed the play button.
With earplugs plugged in, Xue Xin was immersed in the songs in the empty seats in the clinic.
Xue Xin heard the beginning part of the live again, it was the same part as in the preview.
Perhaps because he knew there was a follow-up to the song, he listened more carefully, or perhaps because he had listened to it once in advance, Xue Xin felt a lot more deeply.
"...I wanna hide the truth,I wanna shelter you,
But with the beast inside,There's nowhere we can hide.....
(I want to hide the truth in my heart so that I can build a kingdom of heaven to protect you,
It’s just that the beast inside is so fierce and tyrannical that we have nowhere to hide...)”
After the slightly cold trailer ended, the color of the sky began to clear up slightly.
More timbres were added to the accompaniment, and combined with Jiang Yuan's singing voice and trying to figure out the meaning of the lyrics, Xue Xin felt some warm feelings, and she became more focused on watching.
“No matter what we breed,we still are made of greed,
This is my kingdom e! This is my kingdom e!
(No matter what we feed on, we are all animals piled up by greed,
The kingdom of desire dominated by me has risen from the ground, my kingdom has arrived!)”
Although it is a recorded live video, the audience can feel some of the unique charm of live through the screen.
Jiang Yuan held the microphone stand and was completely immersed in the singing. There was a sense of calmness and soothing in the singing.
Although many songs can resonate with the listener to a certain extent, most of the songs remain sad after the resonance. After listening to them, they only become more sad, but there is less comfort.
But "Demons" is obviously not such a song. Just the change in the main song made Xue Xin feel a little more excited when she listened to it. Although it might only be for a moment, it was enough for the moment.
After the foreshadowing of the verse part, the singing of the song quickly entered the chorus part.
Although the audio source of the live video uses the best version recorded that afternoon, the picture is spliced together from several different time periods.
After entering the chorus, the background of the picture also adopts the most brilliant scene of the sky.
The blue sky and golden sunshine fell on Jiang Yuan and the musicians, and the drumbeats sounded just right, lifting the audience's spirits.
Jiang Yuan's singing also became more passionate at this time as the accompaniment changed.
"When you feel my heat, look into my eyes,
It's where my demons hide,It's where my demons hide.
(When you feel my heat, please look into my eyes,
The devil inside me is there, and it has made its home in my heart!)”
While Jiang Yuan was singing, he stared closely at the camera, and the video also gave a perfect close-up of Jiang Yuan's facial expression.
Across the screen, Xue Xin seemed to be looking at Jiang Yuan through the air.
As the chorus suddenly sang, a lot of courage welled up in my heart, as if I had been soothed, and my nose felt a little sore unconsciously.
"Don't get too lose,It's drak inside,
It's where my demons hide.....
(Don’t get close easily, it’s dark inside, the devil in my heart is there...)"
With her headphones plugged in, Xue Xin seemed to be just staring at the phone screen calmly.
But my heart was already surging with the drumbeat of the song, and I unconsciously started shaking my legs to keep up with the beat.
After a passionate chorus, there is no interlude, and the next second, the song directly transitions to the next part of the verse.
"At the curtain's call,It's the last of all,
when the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl.......
(When the curtain comes down, everything will end,
The light is fading, and all evil is ready...)"
Jiang Yuan tilted the microphone stand and sang seriously. This section was shot with a drone, which circled Jiang Yuan 360 degrees. The whole scene looked very pure.
But obviously, after the progression of the chorus, Jiang Yuan became more emotionally full when dealing with the second verse.
Therefore, a section of sunny sky was specially selected as the background.
When Xue Xin saw this aerial shot, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Looking at this kind of picture that was good for the eyes, her mood couldn't help but become brighter.
"so they dug your grave,and the masquerade
will e calling out,at the mess you made.......
(They dig your grave and tear off your disguise,
I screamed heartbreakingly, in this mess caused by you...)"
Xue Xin listened to Jiang Yuan's singing and understood the translation of the lyrics.
It's just that compared to the straightforward lyrics, the lyrics of "Demons" are obviously much more figurative.
But this kind of imagery expression allows the audience to intuitively feel the emotions that the song wants to convey.
A song lasts about three minutes, and Xue Xin quickly finished watching Jiang Yuan's performance.
After listening to this song, I really feel that my mood has improved a lot.
Although it is not so exaggerated that one song can heal me and eliminate all worries, but it is enough that one song can have such a recharging effect.
Life is like this, you always have to seek some small blessings of your own. Xue Xin set the video to play in the background, looped the song and stood up.