Because the contestants for the next episode were so outrageous, the show's popularity reached its peak since its premiere—tens of thousands of fans flooded the show's official Weibo account, demanding that Ji Yan withdraw from the competition immediately.

#boycott"天声 singer"#

#JiYanGetOutOfTheEntertainmentIndustry#

#ClassicDestruction#

Fans of "Blue" feel dizzy at the thought of Ji Yan performing "The Traveler" in the next episode. Although the members of "Blue" don't mind other singers adapting their songs, as Ning Wei said, their songs are written for everyone to listen to, and anyone who wants to sing can sing them, the fans absolutely do not want that person to be Ji Yan.

Chi Yan's version of "The Traveler"?

Just thinking about this phrase sends chills down the spines of fans; it's the scariest story of the year.

Ji Yan himself saw the comments online, but he didn't take them to heart at all. His current focus was on the song "The Traveler." He had listened to the song many times, but this was the first time he had actually performed it on stage.

"The Voice of China" airs once a week. For the first three days of this week, he can practice at the company, and for the next three days, he will rehearse at Snow Mountain TV and receive guidance from professional musicians. During this process, Ji Yan and his opponent Ye Zhiyao rehearse completely separately, and they do not understand each other's performance styles.

On the morning Ji Yan arrived at Snow Mountain TV, staff led him to the rehearsal room. The stage there was larger and the facilities more complete than those at DW Entertainment. Ji Yan's appearance in front of the TV station was witnessed by many fans.

"It's confirmed now, Ji Yan really did come to 'The Voice of Heaven'..."

"...By the way, how come Ji Yan is so much more handsome than I remember?"

"I saw the photo Fang Yu posted. Ji Yan is so handsome! I was originally planning to rush up and yell at him, but when that handsome face smiled at me... no one could resist, okay?"

"I thought Ji Yan was handsome enough in the photos, but seeing him in person, he's ten times more handsome than in the photos, okay?"

"Honestly, he's over 180cm tall with long, straight legs and an amazing presence when he walks. With that face, he could totally be an actor or a model. Why does he have to come and ruin classic old songs?"

In photos taken by netizens, Ji Yan had just gotten out of the car. His black hair was neat and clean, and his smile as he nodded to the fans was gentle. His face was not sharp, but it had an impressive profile and a touch of classical style.

"It looks really good, but it also sounds really bad."

Not only netizens think this way, but the vast majority of staff members of "The Voice of China" also believe it.

In fact, Ji Yan's name was not on the list of invitees for "The Voice of China" at all during the program's preparation and even after its premiere. Even if the program team invited Ji Yan to participate in order to regain attention, many staff members believed that they had seriously prepared a program and invited such a strong lineup of mentors and music instructors—these people were not there to serve Ji Yan.

"Ji Yan, you should know the song 'The Traveler,' right?"

Before Ji Yan's performance, the show's assistant director, Pan Lei, asked him a question. He knew very well how disappointing the current young idols were. In the previous episodes, there was a young idol whose reputation was much better than Ji Yan's, but when he arrived, he couldn't even memorize the lyrics. The entire production team was extremely anxious, fearing that something might happen during the live broadcast on the last day. This is why "The Voice of China" had three days of rehearsal time—just to deal with such special circumstances.

"I can."

The assistant director waved his hand: "Okay, then you go up on stage and sing it once. The teachers will give you feedback based on your performance."

Ji Yan nodded: "I've recently hit a roadblock in my song performance, and I hope the teachers can give me some advice."

The instructors exchanged glances, all seeing surprise in each other's eyes. Rumor had it that Ji Yan had quite a temper, but looking at him, Ji Yan's attitude was quite good, and he seemed very polite.

It's much better than I expected—although it's a bit strange that he used the word "bottleneck."

However, the teachers also knew that while politeness was one thing, the ordeal of giving guidance later was another. Some people were simply not suited to singing, and guiding such singers was truly troublesome because they could never reach the standards the teachers wanted.

Besides, this song is called "The Traveler".

It can be said that "The Traveler" is the song that established the Blue Band's status in the music scene. In this song, the Blue Band fully expressed their emotions—the loneliness of wandering and the romantic yearning for freedom.

It's not that Ning Wei has many singing techniques, but it's generally acknowledged that only "Blue" can sing "Blue" songs well.

The accompaniment to "The Traveler" flowed slowly across the stage. Ji Yan took a deep breath and gripped the microphone tightly with his fingers.

Who lost their way in the desert?

"I."

"The souls returning home at night harmonize with the chants of vultures."

The moment Ji Yan began to sing, after only the first three lines, the teachers who were instructing him all looked up.

This description is not an exaggeration at all, because the assistant director saw it with his own eyes. Just now, the teachers were all taking notes with their heads down, but now, they all raised their heads in unison and looked at Ji Yan with surprise in their eyes.

Having heard too many rumors about Ji Yan, including that video of him that made people want to cut off their ears, they set their bottom line very low before coaching him. They would accept Ji Yan as long as he could sing the song completely.

But now... Ji Yan's interpretation of this song has greatly exceeded their expectations.

At this moment, perhaps they shouldn't judge Ji Yan by the standards of an idol; his performance on stage is that of a true singer.

Ji Yan has an outstanding voice, which is very suitable for performing the song "The Traveler". More importantly, he seems to have a good understanding of the artistic conception of the song "The Traveler" and is particularly outstanding in emotional expression.

Looking at the music scene as a whole, technically skilled singers may not necessarily become famous, but singers who excel in expressing emotions can always find their place.

"Did Ji Yan really sing this? I've seen his video, and..."

"I've seen it too, but now..."

Ji Yan, who was singing on stage, was completely immersed in his own world. A teacher looked at the stage, but couldn't help but recall the first time he heard Ning Wei sing. That person was also like that, not good at expressing himself, so music was his language and his weapon to conquer the world.

But after thinking about it, he dismissed the idea. Ning Wei and Ji Yan? These two names shouldn't be put together.

After finishing the performance, Ji Yan looked at the teachers with anticipation. As it turned out, the teachers invited by the "Singer" program were much better than the teachers from DW Entertainment. Ji Yan wrote down all their suggestions and used them on the song "The Traveler".

After watching Ji Yan sing this song, the assistant director couldn't wait to call the director: "Director, you'd better come over here when you have time and listen to Ji Yan sing this song."

He had a strong feeling that Ji Yan's appearance in this episode could become a major selling point for the show "The Voice of China"!

...

On Weibo, the production team of "The Voice of China" is still being criticized by fans, but the production team has not responded to the invitation of Ji Yan at all. The official Weibo account is enthusiastically posting behind-the-scenes footage of the next episode, but fans soon discovered that the rehearsal footage posted by the production team only features seven contestants.

—Ji Yan is the only one missing.

Fans spent the entire day scrolling through Weibo, from morning till night. The "Singer" program team released all the behind-the-scenes footage they could, but Ji Yan, whom fans wanted to see the most, was not promoted by "Singer" at all. He only appeared once on the list of performers.

"I want to know just how bad Ji Yan's performance was that the official Weibo account didn't even bother to post about him."

"My vision went black. Poor 'The Traveler,' poor Lan Tuan. Lan Tuan is just too easy to talk to, which is why such a good song was sung by someone like Ji Yan."

"well."

"well."

"I can't bear to watch the next episode of 'The Voice of China'."

“I was against it from the very beginning.”

Many fans expressed their rejection of "The Voice of China," but according to data provided by the Snow Mountain TV's live streaming platform, the viewership of this episode of "The Voice of China" increased by a full 120% compared to the previous episode. This increase was driven by both fans of the show itself and casual viewers who were curious to see how bad Ji Yan could be.

Another group of viewers are anti-fans who have been watching Ji Yan since "Idol Century". Ji Yan's debut not only ruined the other contestants of "Wings", but also destroyed the dreams of several idols who had aspired to debut. Although those idols are now doing just as well as "Wings", fans still remember the regrets of the "Idol Century" finale.

And so, on Saturday night of this week, the program "The Voice of China" aired its latest episode.

Before the show aired, the contestants had their final rehearsal and makeup test. Ji Yan was pressed down to have a thin layer of powder applied, but fortunately, his face was flawless, and the makeup was done quickly.

Regardless of the contestants' abilities for the time being, Ji Yan is definitely far ahead in terms of looks.

Ji Yan's outfit was also very simple: a white T-shirt paired with black pants. This was his first live performance, and Ji Yan didn't want to feel too restricted, so he tried to be as comfortable as possible.

The key point is how he expresses this song.

Each contestant on "The Voice of China" has their own dressing room. Ji Yan and Ye Zhiyao had just met backstage, and Ye Zhiyao's attitude towards him was somewhat cold, so Ji Yan only nodded to him.

He waited quietly in the lounge for the show to begin.

Ji Yan and Ye Zhiyao were scheduled to appear in the 5th and 6th positions, respectively. According to the results of the draw, Ji Yan would appear before Ye Zhiyao.

"Ji Yan is definitely going to get utterly crushed by Ye Zhiyao this time. It would actually be better if he appeared after Ye Zhiyao."

"There are downsides to appearing later in the story. Ye Zhiyao performed so well earlier, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing for him to appear later?"

In fact, Ye Zhiyao is not a powerhouse in the music scene, but he is more than capable of outperforming Ji Yan, which is the opinion of the audience of "The Voice of China".