Chapter 264 263. He is a big boss! (Please subscribe)

Adam performed very devotedly on the stage, with very deep emotions.

This is an emotional expression that he did not have before on the North American Voice stage, and it is a skill he has recently improved upon with Winston's advice.

However, his expression of emotions still seems a bit immature, not infectious enough, and lacks a sense of immersion.

Just as Green commented before.

He is essentially a loudmouth, and he has always relied on his talent to crush others, so naturally he has neglected some skills and emotions.

Just like NBA basketball players, those rough guys can rely on their bodies to crush others and get by, so why would they spend time to hone their skills? As they age and their physical fitness declines, they will gradually become marginalized and eventually have no ball to play.

Adam felt this way when he first started on stage, crushing others with his talent. Occasionally, he would change and improve after listening to the guidance of his mentor Ceci, but then he would quickly change back. After all, he was used to the pleasure of defeating others with his talent, and it was hard to change all of a sudden! It was not until the match with Green that Adam felt pressured, and then he changed and improved a little bit.

Afterwards, after feeling the pressure from the strong strength and musical talent of the Chinese contestant Wang Qian, Adam began to really calm down and learn many singing techniques from Winston and Ceci.

This is the first performance.

Adam showed everyone his progress, his stronger singing ability, and his improved stage presence.

even.

Adam also showed off a couple of dance moves on the stage to increase his stage appeal.

The whole scene became lively.

Many European and American celebrities who like to join in the fun also stretched out their hands and followed the rhythm of Adam's dance moves to interact with him, which also attracted a wave of cameras and increased his popularity.

However, apart from a few stars who came to steal the spotlight with this kind of interaction, everyone else seemed very calm. Although they all acted very seriously, it was obvious that none of them were overly surprised.

because!

Many people were still immersed in the world-class live performances of Wang Qian, Taylor, Sophie and others.

Compared to this!

Adam's performance was just too greasy.

Dressed in a flashy way.

Deliberate stage style.

And the band-like outfits of the accompaniment behind them are out of tune! Good or bad, high or low, can only be known by comparison.

If it weren't for Wang Qian's performance just now, everyone would have seen Adam's performance first. They would definitely be amazed by this live performance style that has long been established in Europe and the United States, and then they would have reacted.

But now...

They compared Adam's performance with the performances of Wang Qian, Sophie, and Taylor, which had only finished less than two minutes ago, and the difference was obvious! They were simply not on the same level.

Moreover, the audience at the scene are not ordinary people or crazy fans. This is Los Angeles, the Staples Center, and the opening performance of The Voice International Competition, so the audience are basically big stars, celebrities, wealthy people, etc., and ordinary people are in the minority.

These audiences have a very high level of appreciation, having seen many live performances at top galas and world-class concerts.

In their opinion, Wang Qian's performance just now was almost at the level of a world-class concert.

And now Adam...

That is to say, it is the above-average performance level of ordinary large-scale evening parties.

Kristen sat calmly in her seat, leaning back in her chair, listening to Adam's performance, and even took out her mobile phone with a little boredom to look at the messages her family had sent her.

Sharon noticed that Kristen was distracted and asked curiously, "Chris, what's wrong? Didn't Adam's performance surprise you?"

Kristen looked up at Adam on the stage. At this moment, Adam also looked at Kristen with expectation in his eyes, expecting Kristen to give him some positive interactive response.

However, Christine just looked at Adam calmly without any positive interaction and response. She said to Sharon beside her, "His performance was just average, with no surprises. If it was at an ordinary party, even an Oscar or Grammy, it would be a good performance. But it was just good, and didn't surprise me. Fortunately, there was Taylor's performance and Wang Qian's performance before, so I didn't fall asleep."

Sharon smiled bitterly. As Christine's agent, it was impossible for her to be as casual and indifferent as Christine. She came with a mission. The company hoped that she could persuade Christine to publicly express her support for Adam and give Adam some good comments in order to build momentum for Adam.

However, looking at Christine's attitude now, Sharon felt that this task would be difficult to accomplish.

It is impossible for the company to force Kristen to say anything in front of the media. Kristen is not like those young stars nowadays. It is impossible for her to do whatever the company says.

Even in the beginning, when Christine was not yet famous, she never obeyed the company's arrangements and just did her own thing.

There was some conflict with the company at that time. If Christine had not become popular later, she might have been hidden or terminated by the company.

If you become popular and bring benefits to the company, then the company will naturally spoil you, giving you whatever you want and letting you do whatever you want.

Even though Kristen doesn't cooperate with hype and doesn't like to take advertisements, she never accepts commercial performances except for the Oscars and Grammys, and she never makes guest appearances in movies or TV series. She just makes music and then goes to the farm in the countryside to rest. She spends very little time in the city.

Over the years, Kristen has only accepted less than ten advertising endorsements, all of which are from top international brands. Every year, they need to go to the countryside to find Kristen to shoot promotional photos and advertisements, otherwise Kristen will not go.

The brand and the company have no choice but to let her do whatever she wants.

Therefore, most of the promotional videos and pictures shot by Kristen are in country style, which is completely different from the cool advertising styles of other European and American superstars, thus attracting more people and the effect is surprisingly good.

As for...

To support others?

God have mercy on me!

In the entertainment industry, Kristen is notoriously not giving face.

She was at the Grammy Awards, and she was the one who fell asleep while watching other people's performances. This scene was extremely embarrassing for the big-name singer who was performing at the time.

Afterwards, the reporter chased Christine for an interview and asked about this matter. Christine just threw out one word: "Boring!"

However, if there is a truly wonderful and amazing performance, Kristen will not hesitate to praise it and will publicly praise it on her social media account. Three years ago, she brought a young singer to fame because of this.

Just because she saw the young singer's performance in a small shopping mall and thought it was very good, she praised her publicly. As a result, the young singer was immediately trained by her company and has now become a top singer in North America. However, this singer has not forgotten the help Kristen gave him and has always publicly called himself a fan of Kristen.

so.

Adam's company contacted Kristen's agency, hoping to do some public relations to see if they could get Kristen, the world's top singer, to publicly praise Adam's performance. That would definitely be of great help to Adam's initial momentum and accumulation.

When Sharon saw Kristen boredly checking messages on her phone while Adam was performing, she knew the deal was definitely over.

So Sharon didn't mention it right away, fearing that Christine would be upset, and said, "There are also performances by Elizabeth and Sophie later. Oh, and Wang Qian has another performance! It is said that his second performance will still stick to the rock style, and it will be a new rock song."

Christine's eyes lit up after hearing this, and her slightly bored expression finally showed some anticipation: "A new rock song? I can't imagine that Wang Qian, who just played the piano, would play rock music right away! This contrast is really amazing."

In North America, which advocates free development of individuality, Christine has never seen any musician who can achieve such world-class standards in both piano and rock.

Although, if Kristen doesn't publicly support Adam, the company won't intervene.

But if Kristen wants to support Wang Qian...

Sharon would intervene forcibly according to the company's instructions.

You can choose not to support Adam from North America, but you absolutely cannot support the Chinese players either. It would be best if you can keep Christine silent.

So, Sharon smiled and said, "Chris, I think his rock show might disappoint everyone."

Kristen looked at Sharon strangely: "Why?"

Sharon said softly, "It's simple, because he's focused! He's not focused enough. According to what I know, he spent the week in China writing a novel, which was very popular in China. Then he came to North America in a hurry, and the program team arranged a piano performance. He also found Taylor and Sophie to rehearse this Magic City Rhapsody, and the performance was pretty good. I think this must have consumed a lot of his time and energy."

"So, how much time does he have left to prepare for the second performance?"

Sharon said in a serious tone, "There was almost no time. He had almost no time and energy to prepare for the second performance. I think he may have made a choice. He focused all his energy on the piano performance that came out earlier, so that he could attract everyone's attention before Adam's performance and get more recognition. He did this."

"So, he might strategically give up the second performance and just do a very ordinary performance to deal with it. Anyway, his performance before Adam was very successful. From tonight's point of view, he may already be the biggest winner."

Christine was stunned for a moment, looked at Sharon's serious eyes, then looked at Adam who was still performing on the stage, thought for a while with a calm face, and felt that what Sharon said made sense! It takes her two years to prepare a new album, one year to relax and brew inspiration and emotions, and one year to create and produce. Every song is a work that she spends time and effort to polish, so it can be recognized by everyone.

With such persistence and seriousness, miraculous results were achieved.

All four albums were annual sales champions, and each album had an average of three Billboard No. 1 singles, which is an unprecedented achievement in the history of European and American pop music.

Therefore, Kristen is almost a living legend and the pinnacle in the field of pop music!

Her understanding of pop music is almost the best in the world.

She has listened to Wang Qian's two English rock songs and admitted that they are both top-notch songs. If they were released normally, they might have become champion singles.

But she also believed that it must have taken Wang Qian a long time of polishing to achieve such an effect.

But……

Since Wang Qian participated in the World Championship, he has hardly made any preparations for the World Championship performance! Without spending time and energy on it, there will naturally be no results.

This is Christine's inherent philosophy.

However, Wang Qian’s piano performance just now did indeed amaze her!

This means that even if Wang Qian really has such a plan and strategy as Sharon said, it is likely to be successful.

Even though the second performance was very ordinary, the amazing piano performance in the previous one was enough to leave a deep impression of Wang Qian to the audience at the scene and even the audience watching the live broadcast around the world.

Magic City Rhapsody! This piano piece may become popular all over the world in a short time. After all, this stage is watched by about one billion audiences around the world.

Christine herself wanted to download this piano piece and listen to it as soon as the performance tonight was over. Thinking of this, she fell silent and looked at Adam.

Adam was still performing hard, and he finally livened up the atmosphere on the scene.

More and more celebrities are interacting with him.

The camera at the scene was spinning wildly to capture the moment.

The audience watching the live broadcast also became more and more interested! Sharon said to Christine: "Adam has a good stage presence."

Christine remained silent. Having already evaluated Adam, she was too lazy to speak.

Stage presence?

It's just good, not world-class, and not worth paying attention to.

…

In the lounge.

Sophie, who was about to appear second, had a calm smile on her face, but her eyes were a little serious.

Even though she was not fond of Adam, Sophie had to admit that Adam's singing talent was truly world-class and even she could not compare to him.

but.

She and Green were similar in one thing, which was that they looked down on people like Adam who simply squandered their talents.

Even though Adam's singing skills have improved a lot now, in Sophie's opinion, he is still immature, but his talent is too strong to cover up these problems.

However, in the eyes of a professional like her, she could see the problem with Adam at a glance!

Too immature.

I have too little performance experience and haven’t accumulated enough.

The most important thing.

Adam doesn’t have his own understanding of music yet!

In other words, Adam has too few musical ideas of his own.

Adam previously said that he had participated in the adaptation and creation, but his opinions were basically rejected by producers such as Winston.

Therefore, when Adam sang, there was nothing from his soul, and he could not make the audience resonate deeply!

Sophie listened to Adam's singing and said softly: "His voice is really good, and his talent is also very good. It's a pity that he is Adam!"

Sophie feels that if she had this kind of talent, she would definitely be able to sweep the world music scene.

Agent Tess smiled and said, "Adam is very popular in North America. However, he certainly could not have imagined that you, Sophie, would be the second to appear, not only singing, but also playing a piano piece."

Sophie didn't laugh, and said calmly: "Taylor and Wang Qian have both played it, so it's nothing special that I play the piano."

Tice: "No. Compared with Taylor and Wang Qian, your piano playing will be very wonderful. You are already one step ahead of their other nine contestants. Most importantly, you are ahead of Adam. You have the best chance of surpassing Adam and winning the world championship."

Sophie glanced at Tess and said, "You're overthinking it. There's also Wang Qian!"

Tess said seriously: "Sophie, even if Adam is eliminated, it will not be Wang Qian's turn to win the championship. No one wants to see a Chinese win the championship, whether it is the program team, the mentors, or the audience, no one wants to see a Chinese win the championship. So, I believe you can do it, Sophie!"

Sophie ignored her agent Tess's prejudiced remarks. Seeing that Adam's performance was about to end, she stood up and looked at herself in the mirror. A middle-aged female stylist who had been silent came over and fixed Sophie's clothes and hair. Then she looked at Sophie and said admiringly, "If there is a perfect woman in this world, it must be you. I can't find anyone more perfect than you."

Sophie smiled calmly. She was extremely confident in her appearance and figure.

This stylist is one of the top stylist in Europe. Her appearance fee this time is one million US dollars, which is of course paid by the company.

Sophie asked softly, "Oh? Then who do you think is the most beautiful among the people who performed with Wang Qian just now?"

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The stylist looked into Sophie's eyes sincerely without any hesitation and immediately replied, "Of course it's you, my Sophie! Your brilliance completely overshadows Taylor and those Asian women. You are an angel, shining brightly on the entire stage."

Sophie was satisfied with her answer. She smiled, turned and walked outside.

After watching Sophie walk out, Tess said to the stylist, "Are you telling the truth?"

The stylist shrugged. "Of course, she is indeed the most beautiful on the stage, but she should be ranked first. To be honest, Taylor is so beautiful that it takes my breath away. Those Asian beauties are also very beautiful. Maybe in the eyes of Asian Wang Qian, they are more beautiful than Taylor and Sophie. But in my eyes, Taylor and Sophie are the two most beautiful angels."

"I dare say that Sophie is more attractive than Adam when she stands on the stage now!"

Tas smiled: "I hope so!"

Several people looked at the TV screen.

Adam's performance has ended and he is being interviewed by Jennifer. The high-intensity performance just now did not make him feel tired at all, and he didn't even take a breath. This shows that his lung capacity is strong, which is also his great talent.

Sophie didn't want to watch Adam's performance. She just went out and passed by Wang Qian's door. She paused for a moment and looked around, then continued walking forward and met Elizabeth who was standing at the door in front.

Elizabeth waved to Sophie: "Sophie, are you ready?"

Sophie nodded. "Yes, I'm ready. Issa, what are you doing here?"

Elizabeth smiled bitterly and said, "It's almost my turn. I'm a little nervous. Adam is very talented, and Wang Qian's piano playing amazed even me. You are also a famous musical genius. I am the only one who has always been a loser."

Elizabeth's forehead was covered with sweat, and she felt very stressed.

Sophie was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Elizabeth to be nervous due to excessive pressure. Elizabeth's stage performances have always been extremely stable and she is known for her big heart. After all, she had experienced ten years of failure as an independent singer and her psychological quality has been very strong.

"Isa, you've made it this far, you know that?"

Sophie said soothingly.

The two were competitors before. In the early voting, there was little difference between them, and one even led the other at one time. It was not until the last moment that Sophie narrowly surpassed Elizabeth and became the second place.

Because the company behind Sophie made great efforts and increased publicity, Sophie finally attracted more support with her beauty and talent.

This is a result that many people did not expect.

The organizers even announced that Elizabeth was the second, and the order of the performance list was determined. But unexpectedly, in the last minute, someone voted for Sophie, allowing Sophie to surpass Elizabeth in votes, with the difference between the two being less than a hundred votes.

However, the two have now become friends.

Both of them have their own musical ideas and persistence, and they always have topics to talk about when they meet.

Sophie doesn't care about grades, but she hopes Elizabeth can get better grades, because Elizabeth is developing in the pop music industry, and the better the grades, the more help it will be for her future development! However, Sophie also wants to get the best grades now, and she wants to prove herself in front of Wang Qian and Taylor!

Elizabeth said softly, "I know, I'm just a little nervous, I'll be fine. Sophie, go quickly, Adam is about to come out."

Both were not far from the exit passage and could hear the sound from the stage.

Jennifer's interview with Adam is almost over.

There was already a staff member waving to Sophie.

Sophie nodded to Elizabeth and walked out.

Elizabeth looked at Sophie's back and smiled bitterly.

If she still had some thoughts about winning the championship before she met the other contestants.

Now, she just hopes to be in the top four! She thinks she can't match Adam's performance ability, and Adam's popularity in North America is far higher than hers. But her advantage is that her skills and emotional expression are more full, and she has her own music creation ability, but these abilities are not at the world's top level. If she is strong in these aspects, she would have been famous in the UK long ago, instead of being famous now through the Voice of China stage! She knows that Sophie's ability is very strong, whether it is talent or talent, she is better than her.

She estimated that she couldn't even match Miyuki Nakamori's strength...

Wang Qian?

In Elizabeth's heart, she has already regarded Wang Qian as a big boss, who crushes her in all aspects. Whether it is singing ability or creative talent, he is her upgraded and enhanced version.

The Magic City Rhapsody just now amazed her, and she also thoroughly realized that her creative talent was nothing compared to Wang Qian's! It's just...

She felt a little uneasy when she thought about the fact that her performance was still ahead of Wang Qian's.

…

Sophie walked towards the aisle and met Adam who was leaving.

Adam was in a good mood. There were no mistakes in his performance just now. The response from the audience seemed to be good. The host Jennifer did not make things difficult for him, which made him feel very good about himself.

Even though Wang Qian's piano performance just now was amazing, he thought his performance would not be inferior to Wang Qian's.

So, when he saw Sophie, Adam took the initiative to greet her: "Hi, Sophie, keep going!"

Sophie ignored Adam and walked over with a blank expression.

Adam was still swinging his fist, and suddenly froze for a moment in embarrassment. Then he quickly adjusted himself and walked away quickly with an embarrassed look on his face.

Sophie really didn't want to pay attention to Adam.

She is extremely arrogant. Unless someone is a world-class musical genius like herself, she is too lazy to talk to them because she thinks they have nothing in common.

And Adam, in her eyes, is just an ordinary guy who relies on his natural singing talent of having a loud voice!

Musical talent?

He didn't.

Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, Adam has a good musical talent.

However, Adam's talent was ignored by Sophie and was almost useless.

The atmosphere was quite heated.

The applause for Adam continued.

So, Sophie stood at the exit and did not go out immediately. Instead, she waited until the applause had completely subsided before she went out.

Because she doesn't want to enjoy other people's applause.

but.

The moment Sophie appeared.

The applause that had just subsided rang out again!

Because Sophie, who changed her look again, amazed everyone at the scene again!

She wore a white long skirt, crystal high heels, and her hair was tied up in an exquisite bun on her head. She exuded an innate noble aura, as if she had walked out of a painting or calligraphy!

The camera gave a close-up of Sophie's result, which was extremely clear on the big screen on the scene.

All the viewers in front of the TV were also amazed and attracted by Sophie's appearance, beauty, and princess-like aristocratic temperament.

The applause was extremely enthusiastic! Many European celebrities who knew Sophie stood up and applauded.

Sharon, who was sitting in the front row, said to Christine, "You will look better than her if you dress up."

Kristen smiled and said, "I don't like wearing skirts."

Sharon was speechless.

This is a typical example of someone who can make a living with his looks but insists on relying on his talent.

Countless fans of Kristen have called for her to release a photo album, and her agency has also strongly suggested that doing so would attract more popularity and fans, but Kristen ignored them all.

She even publicly stated on social media that she would only release albums, not photo albums! Jennifer said to Sophie: "Are you an angel sent by God?"

Sophie smiled and said, "Thank you."

Jennifer's eyes were full of amazement: "You're welcome. I just said what everyone wants to say. Sophie, you are so beautiful."

Sophie smiled but said nothing.

Jennifer said softly, "What do you think of Adam's performance just now?"

Sophie said calmly: "Sorry, I was busy just now and didn't listen to Adam's singing, so I won't give any comments."

Many people at the scene were shocked. They didn’t expect Sophie to speak so bluntly!

After all, he is a public figure and a contestant performing on the same stage. Shouldn’t you give him some face?

If it were other stars, they might politely say something like "very good" or "great".

This will happen even if you don't like it or don't listen to it.

However, Sophie's public statement that she didn't listen clearly expressed something.

Because the contestants' backstage lounge and the stage were separated by only two walls, how was it possible not to hear Adam's singing on the stage?

Therefore, everyone heard the hidden meaning of Sophie's words! This French Rose might not like Adam...

Jennifer's smile froze for a moment, and then she quickly skipped over the topic. As a North American host, she would naturally help Adam as much as possible and said directly: "Next. What performance will you bring to us?"

Sophie said softly, "Because of the invitation from the program team, I will first play a piano piece, which is Wang Qian's famous piano piece Zhi Xuerong. Then, I will sing a classic song that I like very much, and I will add my own style to it!"

Although Sophie had previously covered old songs in The Voice of France, she made very comprehensive adaptations to each song, even changing the lyrics. The results were very good, and the covered old songs became popular again, showing her strong musical talent.

She also wanted to sing songs she had composed, but she participated in The Voice of China on a whim, so she did not have enough time to compose and could only reluctantly adapt songs she liked.

However, after all this time, she still created several works that she was relatively satisfied with, and saved them for performance in important competitions. She sang a new song in the Paris final and won by crushing her opponents.

All the audience were very surprised to hear Sophie's words! Jennifer also said in surprise: "Oh my God, Sophie, can you play the piano live? Is it the song "To Xuerong"?"

Jennifer had listened to Taylor's concert, so she was naturally very familiar with and liked the song "To Xuerong".

Moreover, Sophie is also a famous talented piano girl in Europe. Many media even call her the first piano genius in Europe. She may become a world-class master pianist in the future! The live performance of such a top piano genius who is not inferior to Taylor is definitely not to be missed by anyone who loves piano.

There was immediate and warm applause at the scene!

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