Chapter 84 The Two Dukes (Part 3)

The stage lights turned into a gentle, warm glow, enveloping everyone. Meng Fanxi sat motionless in the waiting room, intently watching their performance, feeling much more nervous than if he were going on stage himself.

The next few people smoothly continued each line. Lin Ruohe, as the last line before the chorus, used an emotionally charged crying tone to prolong the ending note. The trembling in the lingering sound of the ending note made the audience hold their breath and were completely drawn into the world of the song.

The chorus is not sung by all the members, but by four of them. Zhang Yang and the others provide harmonies for the four members in low voices. Meng Fanxi felt that this final version, with its vocal parts and lyrics, was the most scientific and reasonable. It was only the first verse, but it was already moving enough to listen to.

In the following performances, the nine people were combined in different groups again. Although their timbres and performance styles were unique, they all achieved a high degree of unity in terms of listening experience. Meng Fanxi also noticed a clever arrangement.

In the chorus, those with relatively deep voices are in one group, and those with clear voices are in another. The former sings heavy and tragic songs, while the latter sings passionate songs. The interplay of these two styles vividly showcases the three-dimensionality of the song.

The camera also gave a long shot of the original singer, Tan Yi, who was intently watching the performers on stage, nodding slightly when he heard something touching, clearly satisfied with their singing.

In the high-pitched section with a wide range, Zhang Yang stepped up without hesitation. With the experience from previous attempts and the guidance of his mentor, he improved his high-pitched listening skills and used powerful and penetrating high notes to push the emotions and feelings of the song to the highest point.

A gasp of amazement rippled through the waiting room. Meng Fanxi couldn't help but applaud. The high notes were easy and not harsh, it was so enjoyable to listen to, it truly lived up to the 'passion' in the song's title.

In the final chorus, the nine members' powerful resonance propelled the song's momentum to the heavens. The intense and dramatic emotions of pain left all listeners feeling overwhelmed by the overwhelming power, barely daring to exclaim in amazement until the very last line of the chorus ended.

But it didn't end there. In the final line, Zhang Yang and Lin Ruohe's voices intertwined, bringing the song to a close like heavenly music.

Applause and cheers then poured onto the stage.

Meng Fanxi and Gu Huailang clapped enthusiastically. Although the process was tortuous, the performance was excellent. The nine people's performance was harmonious and moving. Among them, Zhang Yang and Lin Ruohe were the backbone of the song, raising the upper limit and supporting the lower limit.

The performance of "Passionate Forgetting" set a good precedent for the second round of competition, but it also set a high standard and raised the audience's expectations.

The Platinum Era team had already gone backstage to prepare. Meng Fanxi felt a little regretful that he couldn't see their real-time reactions. He wondered if they were still full of confidence.

After the audience voted, the mentors gave their comments, which undoubtedly received a lot of praise. Meng Fanxi was very proud and couldn't stop smiling.

After Lin Ruo and the others finished their performance, they sat down in the seats prepared on the side of the stage to watch the performance of the "Platinum Age" group that was competing against them.

The Platinum Age group, which came on stage later, was clearly under a lot of pressure from the previous group's performance. They were all dressed in red leather jackets and black pants, and the song, which was supposed to be high-spirited and lively, seemed somewhat out of place with the solemn expressions they displayed on stage.

The music started with drumbeats. The song had a short intro, beginning with the performer's high note. Meng Fanxi frowned slightly. The first line was a bit tight. He didn't quite understand the arrangement. Why did they have to put a trainee with a relatively immature and fresh voice in the first line?

The rest of the performance was decent. Jin Ziran was responsible for the most exciting part and the easier singing section of the song. Her performance was the best among the members. The camera cut to the enthusiastic reaction of the audience, which shows that Jin Ziran is quite popular offstage.

The performance of "Platinum Age" also received a lot of applause, but Meng Fanxi believed that the outcome was obvious.

After a series of procedures, the winner was announced on the spot.

"Passionate Forgetting"

When Lin Ruohe and his team returned to the waiting room, they were warmly welcomed and cheered by Meng Fanxi and the others. Meng Fanxi, Gu Huailang, and Xu You even went up to greet each of their team members and gave them a high-five.

Ren Yuchen has already gone backstage to prepare for the next competition.

Perhaps it was some kind of destined tacit understanding, but all of them drew the first turn in the battle. Meng Fanxi and the others didn't have much time to be happy before they had to continue to be nervous for Ren Yuchen.

Ren Yuchen's group's rendition of "A Song That Must Be Sung Even If It's Late" didn't have many surprises. Ren Yuchen rarely talks about what happens within the group. When Meng Fanxi visited, he felt that the atmosphere within the group was very harmonious. Their advantage is that their harmonies are very beautiful. Although the individual timbres of each member in this group are not particularly outstanding, the harmony of their voices is very high.

The stage was set up with desks and tables like a classroom, exuding a youthful atmosphere. Ren Yuchen and his classmates, dressed in light-colored college uniforms, were all slumped over the desks, looking like students who were dozing off in class.

As the music started, everyone sat up straight.

It seems to be a small design at the beginning; as the song progresses, they all use the desks around them as props to perform the song.

Although it was a battle between vocal groups, their songs incorporated some light movements, such as tapping their fingertips on the desk and flexibly switching positions, which did not affect their singing but added a lively and dynamic feel to the songs.

All the listeners unconsciously put on smiles.

The group's performance was very balanced, with no one faltering and everyone doing their part very well. Meng Fanxi rarely saw Ren Yuchen perform such a lively and engaging song, and it was like watching a familiar face being cute. He and Gu Huailang next to him agreed to keep the video of this song as a treasure.

The other group, "Journey to Mountains and Seas," was relatively more subdued, but with the excellent performance of "Passionate Forgetting" preceding them, this group's performance appeared somewhat immature.

"The Song That Will Be Sung Even If It's Late" takes the victory.

While cheering for them backstage, Meng Fanxi also felt the pressure.

Their teammates are all so good, they can't fall behind.

On stage, Yun Mengtao controlled the pace of the performance, "The four songs from the Vocal group have finished their performances. Does everyone feel like they haven't had enough?"

"Next up is the Dance group's performance..."

The screams from the audience were uncontrollable from the moment the word "Dance" was mentioned, and Yun Mengtao even had to pause for a while to wait for everyone's emotions to calm down before she could continue speaking.

Before going on stage, Meng Fanxi gathered everyone together.

Before the six eternal stars usually take the stage, they gradually develop a tacit understanding. Lin Ruohe will call everyone together, and the six of them will put their arms around each other's shoulders and form a circle, head to head, so that they can feel each other's breath and emotions. Whenever this happens, Meng Fanxi feels a strong sense of security.

This time, he serves as the captain of the "Wings" team, and he has the responsibility to bring everyone together as a team.

But the six people of the Eternal Six Stars had experienced a lot and were unique. He didn't let his team members do the same way they cheered. Instead, the seven of them put their hands together one by one, with Meng Fanxi's dry palm being the last one to be placed on top.

He leaned down slightly, looked around solemnly, and said, "We are very lucky to be able to perform on such a high-profile stage before we even debut. Don't overthink it, just execute all our plans, and we will definitely win."

"Remember, what follows is a stage that belongs only to us."

A desire for victory shone in everyone's eyes, and their hearts raced as they felt the warmth of each other's hands.

Meng Fanxi's highly inspiring voice rang out: "For the stage—"

"Charge!" The seven voices burst forth in unison, their arms raised high, their passion bursting through the cramped backstage space and echoing in everyone's hearts.

After Yun Mengtao's background music, "Please welcome 'Wings'," faded away, accompanied by the audience's expectant screams, the stage lights went out, plunging the stage into darkness.

Five seconds later, the stage lights suddenly lit up.

Seven people appeared on the stage, surrounded by the audience on three sides, and the intense sound waves almost broke through their earpieces.

They formed a tight inverted triangle formation, their eyes fixed straight ahead. Fan Na stood at the very front, in the center position, expressionless yet exuding an imposing aura.

The Wings group's performance costumes were mainly black and white, with tailored suit jackets and white shirts underneath looking incredibly elegant on them.

Should we pursue an elegant dance style?

However, the different skull or studded metal accessories on each person seem somewhat out of place, suggesting that things are not so simple.

Meng Fanxi stood behind Fan Nazhi, surrounded by a triangular formation. He was wearing an earring today, along with ear clips on his ear cartilage, and the combination of his makeup and theatrical temperament made him appear exceptionally cool.

A sudden burst of intense drumbeats and electronic sound effects, with a rapid tempo, almost made the audience lose their rhythm under the world-class surround sound system.

At the same time, the background sound of "click-clack" like a clock appeared. The seven people raised their arms at the same time, and their arms shook rapidly in rhythm as if the machines had gone out of control. When a deep drumbeat sounded, they seemed to react from the poor contact and used the contact of their limbs to transmit the movement backward, creating a fierce and complex human wave effect.

The audience couldn't help but gasp in amazement, as if it were a precise instrument, with every movement calculated at the perfect angle, a truly dazzling display of skill.

As the verse begins, Fan Na places a finger on his forehead, his movement restrained, "He is struggling, his blood is roaring, stirring up a raging storm."

She controlled the central axis of the stage with a precise, mechanical dance move.

With the formation tightening and the shoulders and legs moving in unison, the crisp, knife-like dance moves strike like a sharp blade.

The formation changed instantly, and Han Jia leaped to the front. The moment his feet touched the ground, he lowered his center of gravity. "No one is speaking. They are all lying, picking up countless panics."

He slowed his pace, his eyes were cold, his gaze searching around with distrust, and he moved hesitantly to the left.

The other six were like his clones, moving in perfect unison behind Han Jia, their movements stiff and eerie like puppets.

Fu Hanfei leaned forward earnestly, and the meticulous control of his strength showed that they had put in a lot of effort.

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