"Anyway, there are no cameras around now, is it convenient to talk?"

Wang Bing paused for a moment, then used a bright smile to hide her embarrassment and asked.

"Yes, there's nothing inconvenient about it. This time, it's a promotional song created for the Palace Museum."

"It was written at the invitation of Director Zhan after the last competition."

Wang Yueheng answered frankly.

"Huh? The Forbidden City's promotional song?"

Upon hearing Wang Yueheng's answer, Wang Bing thought she had misheard, and her expression froze instantly.

"Um...didn't Professor Liu Huan just play his new piece of music for the Forbidden City on our station...?"

"I remember that song was called... 'Calling,' and it was composed by the senior composer Zhou Shaoying."

"Did the Palace Museum hire several people to write songs at the same time?"

Wang Bing looked completely puzzled.

"I'm not sure about that. I'll just do my job."

"As for whose song the museum chooses, that's not up to me."

Wang Yueheng smiled slightly and said.

She did not reveal the conflict between herself and Zheng Jianjia.

After all, this situation cannot be explained in just a few words.

Besides, I'm not as close to Wang Bing as I am to Mo Zixue.

If you carelessly say something negative about the Forbidden City and it gets out, you're more likely to be seen as a gossip.

Everything should be decided by merit.

"Alright then... Good luck with the competition..."

"I hope the Palace Museum will ultimately choose your song as its official theme song..."

As a journalist, Wang Bing immediately recognized the potential problems involved.

She didn't press further, and instead smiled encouragingly again.

Deep down, Wang Bing couldn't help but feel a little nervous for Wang Yueheng, who was about to go on stage.

Excellent works like "The Call" have been published.

When Wang Yueheng then sings the promotional song he wrote for the Forbidden City, there is obviously more comparison and pressure involved.

People will naturally compare his songs with Liu Huanxin's songs.

If Wang Yueheng wins, it will obviously put Liu Huan and senior Zhou Shaoying in a very awkward position.

The Palace Museum will certainly be struggling with whose song is more suitable, and conflicts will follow one after another.

If he loses, Wang Yueheng might be ridiculed by the audience for having lost his talent.

Regardless of winning or losing.

They all seemed very passive.

Wang Bing even considered advising Wang Yueheng to change the song he sang during the competition.

The song I wrote for the Forbidden City will be released privately later.

That would at least be safer.

But the match is scheduled to start in an hour.

This idea is clearly impractical.

"Sigh, Kyoto is a deep place, and the entertainment industry in Kyoto is even deeper."

"I hope you won't get stuck in this quagmire..."

Wang Bing, a journalist hailed as a national goddess, has also experienced a backlash from public opinion.

I deeply sympathize with Wang Yueheng's current situation.

She knew all too well that for a famous artist or star...

Regardless of how well or poorly you perform, there will always be someone who doesn't like you.

I'm thinking of secretly shooting arrows at you as you climb up.

They make fun of your downfall and failure.

...

There is less than an hour left before the start of this round of the playoffs.

Audience members began to go through security checks and take their seats.

A tall, thin man wearing a mask walked into the studio with the crowd of people entering.

This person was none other than composer Zhou Shaoying.

He learned that Wang Yueheng was coming to participate in the semi-finals of "I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala" while he was also in Kyoto.

Zhou Shaoying, who was not originally interested in this kind of variety show, simply asked his friends at CCTV for an inside ticket.

I'm getting ready to see Wang Yueheng perform his new song live.

Apart from him.

Zheng Jianjia, who was in his office at the time, and lyricist Cen Rongtao also turned on CCTV's live broadcast immediately.

We waited quietly for Wang Yueheng to make his appearance on stage.

Unlike the confident Zheng Jianjia.

As a member of the Writers Association, Cen Rongtao, who is well aware of the influence of Wang Yueheng's poetry, feels more worried and anxious.

They were worried that Zheng Jianjia's unauthorized publicity arrangements would cause them and Zhou Shaoying to embarrass themselves.

"That guy surnamed Zheng is really something, he didn't even bother to call ahead."

"Wang Yueheng also has the support of Director Feng Gong of the Chinese Opera Association. If things escalate, it won't look good for anyone..."

Remembering that Director Feng Gong had specifically praised Wang Yueheng at an internal meeting, Cen Rongtao broke out in a cold sweat again.

I even regret writing the lyrics for the song "Calling".

Right now, we can only unkindly hope that Wang Yueheng himself will have an off day.

If his songs are far inferior to "Calling," then no one can say anything.

However, Wang Yueheng himself may have to bear some criticism and ridicule from snobbish people.

"Hello everyone, I'm your host Bi Chunjian. Welcome to this episode of 'I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala'!"

"Now let's give a warm round of applause to our six judges as they take the stage!"

The host finally appeared in the live broadcast.

This round of the Spring Festival Gala competition has been replaced by another well-known male host from CCTV, Bi Chunjian.

The other person was of well-proportioned build, wearing a white shirt and gray jacket, with a square face and thick eyebrows, giving off a steady and reliable image.

His smile gives off a silly, honest, and approachable vibe, like a friendly, middle-aged man next door.

Ah~~

As Bi Chunjian introduced...

Amidst enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

Several judges took the stage one after another, waving to the audience around them.

"Wow, I'm starting to feel nervous..."

"Believe in yourself, you are the best!"...

Looking at the bustling scene in the studio.

The contestants waiting backstage to take the stage were also secretly getting nervous.

I kept encouraging myself in my mind.

Or they might close their eyes and review every step of their performance.

Wang Yueheng, who was already used to this tense atmosphere, sat calmly in his seat and listened quietly to the introduction by the host, Bi Chunjian.

"Today's round of matches is still a direct qualification mode."

"That means that only one player can advance to the final round of the entire competition."

"All eliminated contestants will have one chance to be revived during the post-match audience voting process."

"Only one revived contestant will advance to the final round to compete for the last spot on the Spring Festival Gala stage!"

On stage, Bi Chunjian first explained the rules of this round of the competition according to the procedure.

This also serves as a warm-up for the upcoming official competition.

At this time, the number of people watching the CCTV live broadcast had long since exceeded 50 million.

Before that.

The highest number of online viewers in a single preliminary round of "I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala" was only 60 million when Wang Yueheng sang "Blue and White Porcelain".

But this time is different.

Wang Yueheng, who recently helped Wang Jun of the Rice Group market and promote the new car, and is also a torchbearer, has attracted even more attention from netizens.

In addition, there's gossip about the theme song for the Forbidden City.

People are paying more attention.

Will Wang Yueheng actually perform the promotional song that was rumored to have been specially written for the Palace Museum on stage this time?

"Alright, let's invite our first contestant to come up on stage and showcase their talent!"

"His name is Zhao Bao, he comes from a rural area in Northwest China, and he is a farmer-singer with an amazing voice!"

"I was very impressed with his high notes; they were truly amazing!"

"Zhao Bao advanced to this round with a score of 9.5 in the previous round, second only to the highest score of 9.6!"

"This time, he's bringing us an original song called 'Red Wildflowers'! Let's give him a warm round of applause!"...

On stage, Bi Chunjian, with a simple and honest expression, introduced the game with a smile, thus opening the competition.

Hearing that the other team had advanced with a score only 0.1 points lower than Wang Yueheng, he was shocked.

The fans who came specifically for Wang Yueheng immediately perked up.

Attention quickly turned to the powerful farmer-singer who was about to take the stage.

Hengxue Entertainment Studio.

Liu Shishi, Li Yueqi, and others, who were watching the live broadcast in front of their screens, clenched their fists nervously as Zhao Bao took the stage.

This match started off with a real challenge!