Chapter 218: The Empire in My Heart

Amid the screams and shouts of countless people, the Times Square New Year's Eve concert officially began.

As U2 took the stage as the opening act, the entire Times Square erupted in deafening cheers.

Under such a loud voice, you can't even hear what is being said face-to-face. The enthusiasm of the audience is as wild as the tide. This time of year is the busiest time in all of New York. The island of Manhattan is like an erupting volcano!

Zhang Fan didn't play in the finale, but it didn't matter. He believes that his songs will shake all audiences.

When the concert came to the middle stage, Zhang Fan officially appeared. When the highly effective rhythm and blues music sounded, the audience's attention was instantly attracted.

'Yay~I started in Brooklyn~~'

'Now I'm in Tribeca~~'

'Next to Drooney~~'

'But I will always belong to the streets~~'

The rap music and rhythm and blues at the beginning received enthusiastic applause from the audience. After all, rap originated on the streets of New York, and Rhythm & Blues originated in New York bars. These are the pride of New Yorkers!

Compared with the serious xenophobia in other parts of the United States, New York, which is composed of many immigrants, is still relatively tolerant of Zhang Fan. When they heard Zhang Fan's lyrics, they instantly liked the song!

There are many rich and middle-class people in New York City, but in such a city, tens of millions of people account for the vast majority of the base, it is still ordinary people.

Brooklyn is famously a black neighborhood, and Tribeca and Droni are both places for ordinary people. These places are alien to the wealthy Upper East Side and Long Island's villa districts, but they are where most New Yorkers live.

At this moment, tens of millions of New Yorkers forgot Zhang Fan's appearance and skin color, and began to follow the rhythm of the music wholeheartedly to appreciate the empire in their hearts! This song sings the hearts of the vast majority of New Yorkers!

Modern New York is the world's largest city, and it looks bustling and bustling. But this was not the case in New York in the seventies and eighties of the last century. At that time, New York was almost reduced to a sin city, full of garbage and crime.

Zhang Fan's lyrics contain a lot of forbidden words, and they also mention a lot of things from that era. But the audience loved to hear it.

With rap music going high. In the tide part, a high-pitched New York instantly found an outlet for many emotions that were previously stimulated by lyrics and music. The audience shouted at the same time almost instantly, like a tide!

'Weaving the concrete world of dreams ~~~'

'Here you can make your wishes come true~~~'

'You're in New York ~~~'

'The streets here give you a new look~~~'

'Huge neon signs can inspire you~~~'

'Let's cheer together, New York~New York~~New York~~~'

When it came to the back, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers in the audience almost simultaneously let out a tsunami-like shout, chanting in unison for New York! It's a New York song made specifically for New York!

Most of the people who were able to wait here a day in advance in order to have a place close to the stage were ordinary people in the true sense of the word. They can deeply feel the surging emotions brought by this song, as if they have exploded all the voices they have accumulated over the years.

I met a song that could move me, and it wasn't those who needed face and dignity. The audience in the audience gave Zhang Fan and Tiffany the warmest cheers and shouts.

Even if it's only the middle of the concert, it's not yet at the top. Crystal ball landing ceremony of the tide. But at this time, the scene was already a tsunami, and the huge noise of hundreds of thousands of people was transmitted to the whole world through thousands of national media.

The New Year's Eve concert in Times Square is large-scale, and many TV stations around the world will come to broadcast it. Billions of viewers are sitting in front of their televisions watching this now.

They may not know much about the songs, because not everyone in every country speaks English. But they could feel the atmosphere!

Many TV viewers even thought it was 12 o'clock in the middle of the night after seeing the crazy aura of a volcanic eruption. But in fact, the concert was only halfway through at this time.

This song of empire in my heart ignited the enthusiasm of the audience, and the audience in the imperial state did not hesitate to send their cheers and screams to Zhang Fan and Tiffany. Fueled by this frenzy, countless TV viewers remembered the song and the two singers in their minds.

Until the end of the song, the cheers from the audience were endless, especially when the crowd chanted New York in unison, as if the whole Manhattan Island was boiling!

Zhang Fan raised his hands and waved at the audience under the stage, this is the effect he wants. And Tiffany was already in tears of excitement, this was definitely the most glorious moment of her career!

The next concert was like a sense of powerlessness after climbing to the top, and naturally began to decline in popularity. Most of the audience at the scene were discussing the empire in their hearts before the song, and in their opinion, this song is a perfect match for New York.

The enthusiasm of the audience decreased, and then the people who took the stage failed to come up with excellent works that surpassed the empire in their hearts. Failing to attract the enthusiasm of the audience directly led to a lack of passion on the stage later, and even the more big stars who took the stage backwards, there was no way to save them.

The enthusiasm of the audience at the scene is not enough, and the audience in front of the TV will be even more affected by this atmosphere.

The whole well-prepared and huge investment, the long-awaited Times Square concert finally broke out almost all the enthusiasm in the middle of the stage, and then even the crystal ball landing ceremony failed to arouse enough enthusiasm from the audience!

By the next day, almost all the major media were news about the Times Square concert. This is especially true of the local media in New York.

"It's a song that belongs to New Yorkers." The New York Times Review.

"The Imperial State in my heart! It's hard to imagine that such an excellent work is actually sung by a foreigner! The New York Daily commented.

"It's definitely one of the most popular songs among New Yorkers." Wall Street Journal.

"It was a big concert that satisfied everyone!" USA Today.

"This concert was very exciting, and when the song of the Imperial State in my heart sounded, the audience fell into endless jubilation." Washington post.

During the Christmas holidays, the New Year's Eve concert in Times Square is definitely the focus of everyone's attention. Zhang Fan's song The Empire in His Heart caused a violent reaction that was stronger than his previous performance in the American Idol Finals!

Zhang Fan himself became popular again, even more prosperous than before. If it was just a rise in the eye, now it is truly on its feet.

As a female voice, Tiffany quickly became popular with her American identity and high-pitched and magnetic voice. The fire was so big that she didn't even think about it!

Compared with Zhang Fan, Tiffany's American identity has played a very huge role. After all, xenophobia is common in every country and region.

Tiffany & Co. instantly became popular, and all kinds of invitations almost kept her busy to the point of 24 hours a day!

Zhang Fan, who had previously become popular for a song that won the monthly championship on Billboard, has gradually begun to decline in popularity after a period of silence. Although he invested in directing a good movie in Hollywood, he is only a director but not an actor in the spotlight, and his influence is not high.

Until this time, on a super platform like the Times Square New Year's Eve concert, a song that shook the audience once again pushed his fame, which had already begun to decline, to a higher peak!

Tiffany has no way to continue to accompany Zhang Fan, and there are many people who have become popular because of a song. Merchants don't know how long these fast-becoming celebrities will be popular, so they can only try their best to use their fame when they are popular. Countless offers drove Tiffany into a work frenzy.

Compared with Tiffany, there are more invitations to Zhang Fan. After all, in addition to being a singer, he is also a best-selling author and a well-known investor and director in Hollywood.

However, Zhang Fan didn't have much time to participate in those commercial performances that made extra money. With the exception of several collaborations with Tiffany & Co. on TV shows, all other invitations were declined.

Zhang Fan is not short of income from these performances. He had the time to do more important things. For example, preparing for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.

The nominations for the Golden Globes were officially announced before Christmas, and Zhang Fan's Slumdog Millionaire successfully won a number of nominations including Best Director, Best Score, and Best Screenplay. It is the favorite of this year's Golden Globe Awards.

In fact, before this, Zhang Fan's film had won the People's Choice Award, the highest award at the Toronto International Film Festival. The National Film Critics Association awards for Best Picture, Best New Artist, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director.

In addition, the film also won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director and Best Score. The American Guild of Photographers' Best Cinematography Award. The San Diego Film Critics Association awards six major awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film and Best Director.

Slumdog millionaires have won over 100 awards at film festivals big and small during the awards season!

Most of these awards were paid by Zhang Fan for public relations. These film festivals certainly can't compare to big awards like the Oscars or the Golden Globes. Even the Oscars can do PR, let alone these small film festivals.

Zhang Fan launched public relations with the help of Disney and Fox, and the quality of the film itself and the box office results are excellent. Those who accepted the PR could rightfully vote for Zhang Fan.

Winning many awards before is more like a warm-up for Zhang Fan. The real highlight starts with the Golden Globes!