Among them was Eric, an AFP reporter who had just interviewed a pancake stall owner outside, attempting to smear China's image.

At this moment, his gaze was also fixed on the direction of the players' seats, waiting for Wang Yueheng to appear.

However, after looking for a long time, he still couldn't find the singer, leaving him completely baffled.

"Splash!"

He Jiong's additional opening remarks were met with another round of enthusiastic applause from the audience.

At the same time, the cameraman also gave each of the foreign reporters in the front row a close-up shot.

Faced with the sudden sweep of the camera.

These foreign journalists, each with their own agenda, quickly forced smiles and waved to the cameras.

"As expected of Teacher He, his words were truly subtle yet sharp!"

“I know you are all foreign journalists, and I know what your purpose is in coming here, but I will not say it out loud.”

"If you enjoy listening to the music, I welcome you."

"If you're planning to cause trouble or try to smear us, the cameras have already captured your faces. Let's make sure you can leave safely first..."

Sa Ning, who was watching the live broadcast from his office in the CCTV building during a break, clicked his tongue in admiration at the screen.

According to the interview, Wang Yueheng wrote a song specifically for the competition today based on his own gossip and scandals.

Sa Ning finished his work early and sat down at his desk to watch the live stream on his computer.

Two other well-known CCTV hosts were sitting next to him.

Nigti, a handsome and sunny male host from northern Xinjiang.

Liu Xinyue, a female host who first interned as an anchor at Jiangxi Provincial Satellite TV and later joined CCTV through the CCTV Host Competition.

Liu Xinyue, a young, beautiful, and elegant female host, was also one of the hosts of this year's CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala.

Wang Yueheng, who was going to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, will also appear at the recording of this competition.

Liu Xinyue also finished her work in advance and made a special trip to watch the live variety show on Hunan TV.

"This is the quality of a professional host."

"Always be aware of any unusual activity throughout the venue and use your position to control the overall situation and serve the program well."

The host, Nigti, nodded in agreement with Sanin's point of view.

"If Jiangxi TV could have an all-around host like Teacher He Jiong, the station director would probably be laughing in his sleep."

Liu Xinyue, who came from Jiangsu TV, remarked with emotion.

"Does my going mean they'll laugh themselves awake if they sleep?"

Sa Ning turned to look at the young host Liu Xinyue and asked.

"If you go, they'll lock up the TV station all night..."

Nigti immediately retorted with a laugh.

"Welcome, of course you're welcome, but I guess you wouldn't look down on the treatment offered by our provincial TV station."

Liu Xinyue, who is from the same province as Wang Yueheng, covered her mouth and laughed as she spoke.

“Talking about money is vulgar. We hosts are not here for money and benefits.”

"However, if the treatment is just so-so, I'll stay with CCTV."

After a few playful banter, Sa Ning turned back to watch the live stream on the screen.

At this point, the competition had already begun.

...

"I can see that everyone is eager to hear the music, so we won't take up any more of your time."

"Next, let's invite Wang Yueheng, the singer who made a comeback against rap superstar Eim in the last round, won glory for the Chinese music scene, and is currently ranked number one on the charts, to the stage!"

"The piece he's bringing to the performance this time is an English song called 'Billie Jean'!"

"Let's welcome this musical prodigy to the stage with warm applause!"

The host, He Jiong, held up the microphone and excitedly announced the program to the audience.

Ah~~~

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge wave of gasps erupted from the audience.

"English song?"

"What's simplified?"

"Billie Jean? What does that mean? Is it a person's name?"

"Is Wang Yueheng going to sing the praises of some foreign celebrity again, just like when he sang 'Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies'?"...

With the official announcement of Wang Yueheng's competition piece for this round.

The entire internet was instantly abuzz with discussion about the match.

The foreign journalists sitting in the audience also quickly searched their memories.

Thinking about any famous people associated with this name.

However, after much thought, I still couldn't recall any famous historical figure named Billie Jean, either domestically or internationally.

"Interesting, this should be the third English song Wang Yueheng has sung on stage, right?"

"I remember the first two songs were sung abroad. Is this the first time he has performed English songs in China?"

After witnessing the miracle of writing the song "Rogue" on the spot in the previous performance, Hong Kong superstar Zheng Tianji, who was full of interest in Wang Yueheng and had done his homework in advance, asked curiously.

"Why did you suddenly switch to singing an English song this time? Are you planning to have a one-on-one showdown with rap superstar Eminem?"

Chen Shuxian also speculated with great interest.

"English songs! I love listening to the contestants sing English songs!"

Liu Huaxian, a member of the judging panel who grew up in Canada, said with an excited expression.

Because my Chinese proficiency is only sufficient for the most basic daily communication needs.

Therefore, Liu Huaxian faced significant language barriers in appreciating Wang Yueheng's compositions with their Chinese style, in addition to the melodies.

But when it comes to English songs, that's his forte.

"Yue Heng is going to take another risky move this time."

"They just replaced Em to take the top spot in the leaderboard last time, and this time they're going to try something new."

"If things go wrong, we might have to give back the first place we finally got..."

Yehena frowned slightly in front of the camera, and said in a low voice with some concern.

She felt that given Wang Yueheng's current influence...

Thanks to the boost from her performance at the Asian Games, she can easily maintain her top spot on the charts with any Chinese song she sings.

But what if they suddenly switch to singing English songs?

By directly entering the creative fields of Aim and Xiangmo in their native languages, the risk of a winning streak has undoubtedly increased significantly.

"Since he chose to do this, he must have his reasons."

"All we need to do is applaud him."

Han Hong, in position two, remained calm and showed no surprise at Wang Yueheng's choice of song genre.

"Swish"

Just after a brief moment of cheers and discussion from the audience, judges, and contestants.

All the lights in the stadium suddenly went out.

Only a single circular spotlight remained, illuminating the center of the stage.

There was a microphone stand there, as tall as a person, seemingly waiting quietly for the singer to appear from behind the scenes.

As the spotlight shone on.

At the same time, a rhythmic drumbeat came from all directions.

The rhythmic drumbeats gradually calmed the cheers and chatter that filled the arena.

All eyes were fixed on the stage, and everyone held their breath involuntarily.

Meanwhile, some audience members couldn't help but tap their heads or wiggle their ankles under their seats to follow the rhythm of the drumbeats.

"It sounds like an R&B rock song?"

The equally musically gifted rapper Eam, upon listening to the intro, immediately deduced the genre of Wang Yueheng's new song.

However, the figure that appeared on stage next, accompanied by the music, surprised everyone in the audience.