As people age, they will inevitably experience memory decline.

This group of die-hards overlooked one crucial element: they forgot that they were the ones judging the Happy Farmer Band's preliminary round that day.

He swung his arm around the ball and slapped himself in the face.

Fang Yuan was speechless for a moment.

The audience members who were singing along with the singers were also dumbfounded. How could things have taken such a sharp turn for the worse?

The peasant band that was accused of getting into the finals through back channels was actually the ones who got into the finals! And those who accused them of back channels not only didn't help the band, but also gave them the lowest score.

The twist in this story is a bit too convoluted and hard to follow.

And as viewers themselves, they have, to exaggerate a bit, become accomplices.

What is all this?!

"When you come to cause trouble, you'd better have perfected every step before you show your face. I reserve the right to pursue legal action against you for spreading rumors and slander. Now you can shut up!"

Fang Yuan looked around and realized that sitting down was the best option, so he sat down dejectedly.

Liang Liang's gaze swept across the room: "Although their behavior was deliberately disruptive, there is one thing they did make right. I did indeed mentor the Farmers' Band, so I had to recuse myself from the matches they performed to ensure a fairer and more transparent competition. Therefore, I hereby announce that I will no longer serve as a judge for this year's Farmers' Singer Grand Prix. Other judges will continue to evaluate this singing competition. Thank you for your support!"

After expressing her gratitude to the audience and the judges on stage, Liang Liang walked off the stage. As she passed Gao Xing, she encouraged him, saying, "Keep it up! Don't let these external factors affect your mood. Just perform as you normally would."

Gao Xing nodded happily: "Don't worry! We won't be disturbed."

After Liang Liang stepped down, he saw Qin Wenju's apologetic eyes.

"Liang Liang! I'm so sorry! I never imagined that inviting a few judges would cause you so much trouble. I'm really sorry!"

"Sister Ju! Let's not talk like that between us. It's just a small matter."

"He wants to see you and express his gratitude."

Liang Liang naturally knew who Qin Wenju was referring to; it was her current boyfriend.

Liang Liang's influence brought in an investment project, which then triggered a chain reaction that led to several more investment projects, with the total investment exceeding ten million. This was good news for the man in charge of industry.

It would be right for him to express his gratitude to Liang Liang.

"It's a small matter, nothing to worry about. Let's just forget about it. We're not on the same path, so it's probably best if we don't cross paths." Liang Liang didn't want to see that man for any other reason than that he wasn't planning on dealing with government officials right now, except for industry officials like Liu Wen.

"If you're going to start a guitar factory, you'll inevitably have to deal with them in the future."

Qin Wenju seemed to really want them to sit down and have a couple of drinks together.

What's the meaning?

The singing competition resumed, and the Happy Band continued their performances.

The song they performed in this competition was "The Shadow of the Fence".

The stars are still the same stars.

The moon is still the same moon.

The mountain is still the same mountain.

The river is still the same river...

People in Hong Kong are not very fond of this type of song, which falls somewhere between folk and popular singing styles; Jin Hao, Yu Lingling, and others are indifferent to it.

But Liu Wen was different. After Gao Xing shouted "The stars are still the same stars" in his natural form, he unconsciously shifted his body to make his posture more dignified.

You could tell that although this middle-aged man's voice hadn't undergone any formal training, it possessed a deep, weathered quality that seemed to come from within, and its magnetic quality could instantly captivate you.

"The Shadow of the Fence" is a TV series depicting farmers, and it was filmed in southern Liaoning, in Paotai Dengtun, Wafangdian City, which is two or three hundred miles away from Yahe. The scenes in the TV series are not much different from those in rural Yahe.

As a genuine farmer from the North, Gao Xing had a personal understanding of the TV series and the song, and naturally brought his emotions into the performance.

In addition, there was the eye-catching performance of the three pretty girls in the band, or perhaps the compensatory applause that came from the audience's misunderstanding earlier.

So, as soon as his performance ended, applause erupted like a volcanic eruption.

After a brief moment of thought, Liu Wen wrote down a score of 9.68 on the scoreboard.

Chen Xiaoqi also scored 9.66.

Although people in Hong Kong weren't fond of this type of song, they still gave it a fair score.

The Happy Band's final score was 9.66.

Seeing this score, Liang Liang was also satisfied, as it was enough for Gao Xing and his team to break through from this group.

In other words, a score of 9.66 is enough for them to enter the top sixteen.

After the Gaoxing Band's competition ended, Liang Liang lost interest in staying any longer. He wanted to go out and relax. Now that he was no longer a judge, he naturally had the right to choose whether to stay or leave.

So he quietly left the dance hall.

"Liang Liang has gone out!" Xu Mei, who had sharp eyes, saw Liang Liang leave and whispered among herself to Xiao Qian and Xiao Yao, as if it were her wife.

"Ah! What's he going out for?"

"Could it be that she's upset and thinking about doing something reckless?" Xu Mei thought to herself, trying to be clever.

Surprisingly, her mindless words resonated with two other people who also lacked common sense.

"Is it possible? Jumping off a building? Electrocution? Drowning? Car accident?"

"Go out and take a look quickly."

If Liang Liang knew that these three gossipy women had such bizarre ideas, he would be furious.

They didn't even consider that, given his shamelessness, he wouldn't be tempted to do anything, no matter what benefits he received.

As soon as Liang Liang left the dance hall, she wandered aimlessly toward the park in the center of the street.

He felt that it would be very pleasant to enjoy the birdsong and fragrant flowers in the shade of the garden.

Unfortunately, before anything exciting could happen, something unpleasant happened first.

Three magpies chased after him from behind, chirping around him and saying things like, "Don't think too much about it."

After Liang Liang figured it out, he was both amused and exasperated.

"What kind of liquid is in the heads of you three? Tell me, is it pee or tofu dregs? You still have the nerve to laugh! Don't follow me! If you follow me again, I'll kick you."

Liang Liang naturally wouldn't kick them, and the three magpies wouldn't leave him behind, so the four of them entered the park in the center of the street.

In an octagonal pavilion in the park, several young people are playing guitar.

Liang Liang immediately recognized that the guitars they were playing were the same ones he had sold a couple of days ago.

There was no power source here, so the electric guitars they played sounded like a modern-day dombra.