A Diva's Comeback Concert Reunites China's Most Beloved 'Sisters'
Na Ying's Beijing concert turned into a night of Chinese pop nostalgia as her longtime friend Faye Wong sent flower baskets with handwritten cards — and fans were set alight by the possibility that Xiao Zhan, 'the battle partner' from their 2019 reality show, might actually show up.
A friendship written by hand
Na Ying (那英) kicked off her Beijing tour stop this week, and the most talked-about thing at the venue wasn't a setlist — it was a pair of flower baskets from her closest friend in C-pop, Faye Wong (王菲).
The flowers came with cards handwritten by Faye herself. Fans were quick to praise the lettering, which launched the hotword 王菲字体 — "Faye Wong's handwriting." The script was described as elegant and unmistakably hers:
"王菲字好漂亮好有特点~落款先干为敬老王好可爱" — "Faye's handwriting is so pretty and so distinctive. Her sign-off 'cheers, Old Wang' is adorable."
For context, "老王 / 小王" — "Old Wang / Little Wang" — is a running bit between the two. They've long called each other by a family-name nickname, a small private joke now beamed across Weibo.
Na Ying's own studio got into the mood, posting a rehearsal live-stream with a cheeky disclaimer that everything was pre-recorded "so the performance prep goes smoothly." The first viral clip of the concert itself, from fan account @迷失东京清晨, celebrated the opening track:
"天哪怎么一开场就是爱上你等于爱上寂寞" — "Oh my god, the opening was 'Loving You Is Like Loving Loneliness'?? Total heartbreak classic."
Will Xiao Zhan appear?
The moment that really electrified the feed, however, was the hotword 那英演唱会 肖战. The rumor machine suggested a "huge surprise" involving Xiao Zhan (肖战) — the megastar who was paired with Na Ying on the 2019 reality competition Our Song, where the pair formed the team fans called "那战队" ("Team Na" / "Na & her battle partner").
"刘卓老师说那英演唱会有个超级大惊喜，肖战好像真的要去诶，要是那战队再同台真的会哭吧，2019年到2026年，好像一切都没有变" — "Liu Zhuo (the show's music director) says there's a huge surprise at Na Ying's concert — Xiao Zhan might actually come. If Team Na reunites on stage I'll genuinely cry. From 2019 to 2026, it's like nothing has changed."
The post drew 1,201 likes and 112 comments as fans spiraled over the possibility of a mentor-student reunion seven years in the making. The emotional hook runs deep: Our Song paired a veteran diva with a then-rising star, and their easy chemistry turned into one of the show's most memorable teams.
Why this matters
For Chinese viewers, Na Ying and Faye Wong are two of the most enduring voices of the 1990s — the "Zhiyin" generation of Mandopop divas who defined an era. Faye's handwritten card isn't just a nice gesture; it's a relic of pre-digital celebrity friendship, proof that these two have stayed close for decades in an industry where relationships routinely dissolve. The Xiao Zhan rumor, meanwhile, folds in a younger generation of fans and turns a concert into a generational crossover event.