"The Ethereal Voice" was pre-recorded.

The audience on the production team's side has changed. Previously, most of them came for the music king Jian Shizheng. After Jian Shizheng announced his withdrawal from "The Voice of Ethereal Souls", the production team tried to contact some of the audience again. Because the king left, these audience members, as Jian Shizheng's die-hard fans, directly started to accuse the production team of deliberately making things difficult for Jian Shizheng.

The production team also faced this pressure and replaced Jian Shizheng's fans with a different group.

The production team conducted a rigorous screening to ensure that the audience members were not simply fans of one side. These audience members were also very cautious before entering the venue, signing confidentiality agreements and handing over their mobile phones, given the significant drop in popularity of "The Voice of Ethereal Souls" and the rampant online slander.

Before the show even started, the director instructed the audience to clap and cheer for post-production editing. This included getting the audience to cooperate before the show was recorded.

Although everyone's feelings are rather complicated right now, after all, "The Voice of Ethereal Music" has become the least favored music program on the internet. The audience came to see popular celebrities, especially several fans of "The Perfect Criminal" who secretly snuck in. There were even some fans of the Ye Yingying and Wen Zhaolin CP who were mixed in. For these fans who ship the CP, the reunion of Ye Yingying and Wen Zhaolin this time was simply a sweet treat.

Staff members began to test the sound system to confirm its effectiveness.

The lights suddenly dimmed.

The director gestured for the audience to be quiet, and the audience spontaneously remained silent.

The curtain slowly rose, and white mist began to swirl around. A girl in a long white dress slowly emerged from the mist and some lamplight.

"The sky was just beginning to lighten, and the night was not yet over..."

There was almost no instrumental accompaniment on stage, and the chorus was almost entirely sung a cappella. This ethereal and clear voice represented the opening of "Ethereal Voice".

As the music gradually picked up, the girl finally revealed her pure and beautiful face through the thick fog. A far cry from her glamorous image in the later stages of "The Perfect Criminal," she wore a white dress with a black bow, her makeup was very light, and even her lipstick was a milk tea color, the overall tone was fresh and elegant.

Ye Yingying was immersed in the song "Dream Seeker" at the moment. When she sang the high-pitched part of "Dreams will bloom, go and pursue priceless treasures", the atmosphere of the whole scene was ignited.

Her voice can go from low to high, and she sang the high notes very well. Her voice was clear and she had a great grasp of the whole song. After the song ended, the whole audience burst into enthusiastic applause.

The audience's reaction thrilled the director, as the initial skepticism online led to an explosive response to Ye Yingying's opening show.

Ye Yingying sang a high-pitched song.

The judges began to score. The first two judges spoke in a more tactful way, while Chu Ci was extremely eager to survive. "I really find it hard to believe that someone who is an actress and a performance major can sing so well! At first, when the program team asked me to score Ye Yingying's opening performance, I really didn't dare. After all, Ye Yingying is so popular now, and most actors' singing is a disaster. If I were to praise her, it would really go against my true feelings. But if I were to open my heart, and Ye Yingying's fans thought I was bullying her, wouldn't I be more wronged than Dou E? But it was really unexpected. It was a very beautiful song, 'The Dream Seeker.' I really like the arrangement of this song."

Chu Ci paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "So, under the director's insistence, I'm giving it a high score."

The lights came on and shone on Chu Ci's face. Chu Ci then said, "Hi everyone, hello audience, I am Chu Ci, a judge for 'The Voice of the Ethereal'."

"It's good to see an old friend. I dare not give Ye a low score. When we were filming 'The Criminal' together, I didn't do anything to Ye. But as soon as her scenes were finished, I went from being a male god to a murderer. Every time the staff saw me, they would say that I drove Ye away. I dare not give a low score. She sang very well, her voice was great, a bit beyond my expectations. I thought she was only talented in acting, so I gave her a high score." Wen Zhaolin lowered his head and smiled, "Hello everyone, I am Wen Zhaolin, and I am honored to be one of the judges of 'Ethereal Voice'."

This sample scoring is meant to introduce the scoring styles of several judges.

Both judges were very encouraging, leading people to believe that this was just a music program that tried to smooth things over, or perhaps it was because Ye Yingying was also one of the judges and was just giving a high score as a courtesy after the opening show.

Du Jianhong spoke up.

"Your pronunciation is poor, and your singing is very rough. It seems you haven't received professional training. There's a big difference between an actor and a singer. You might get good reviews if you just sing casually at a karaoke bar or with friends, but for me, this last-minute cramming, treating a professional stage like a private karaoke session, is unacceptable." Du Jianhong said in a low voice, revealing a stern face. "I'm sorry, I'm not targeting Ye, I'm just giving an objective opinion."

The show's producer, Du Jianhong, made a grand entrance as the finale, saying, "I am Du Jianhong, and I will be serving as a judge for this program, 'The Voice of the Ethereal.'"

As soon as Du Jianhong spoke, the audience below the stage spontaneously fell silent, not daring to utter a single word.