Chapter 268 267. I am the best voice in the world! (Please subscribe!)
Zhou Qinghua was talking on the phone excitedly, his eyes fixed on the TV screen as he said a few words. Then he hung up the phone.
After looking at Cui Wenfeng and Qin Xuerong, Zhou Qinghua said excitedly, "The program team said that the ratings around the world are rising rapidly. The ratings in China have exceeded 18 points and may exceed 20 points. The number of viewers nationwide has exceeded 300 million!"
"The ratings in North America and Europe have also increased significantly. The number of viewers in North America has exceeded 50 million, which is much higher than the ratings of the Oscars last year and only slightly lower than the annual Super Bowl."
The ratings of the Oscars have been declining in recent years. Last year, there were less than 30 million viewers in North America, which made the Oscar organizing committee and even Hollywood as a whole very anxious.
However, the ratings of the Super Bowl have been increasing over the years. At its peak last year, the ratings exceeded 30 percent, and the number of viewers in North America exceeded 100 million.
You have to know that the total population of North America is only about 300 to 400 million. The ratings are even more terrifying than China's Spring Festival Gala. In today's mobile Internet era, it is an unrepeatable miracle.
Every year, the Spring Festival Gala relies on the power of the system to force everyone to watch it, which is why it has such high ratings.
The Super Bowl relies on its own games and halftime star performances to attract viewership, that is to say, it almost relies on the quality of the program to attract hundreds of millions of viewers in North America! Of course, the Super Bowl is actually the annual Spring Festival Gala in North America, and North American audiences have long formed the custom of watching the Super Bowl every year, just like watching the Spring Festival Gala every year during the Chinese New Year. Therefore, the ratings of all other programs and TV dramas are much higher.
Now, a Chinese contestant can attract so much attention in North America and attract so many people to watch. It is absolutely unprecedented! Cui Wenfeng's eyes never left the TV screen, and he said excitedly: "This song will definitely be popular. This kid was indeed reserved in China before. This kind of talent and ability to change his voice at will is really unprecedented. No one in the world can do this! Moreover, his rock style is very retro, it is the rock style of the 1980s and 1990s, and it is not inferior to those rock classics of the 1980s and 1990s. It's wonderful!"
Cui Wenfeng has a say in the field of rock. When he debuted with rock, he was influenced by European and American rock bands, so he is very familiar with European and American rock of that era. He knows that Wang Qian is now playing retro rock from that period, and this performance is almost as good as several rock classics of that era.
This is something that the now declining rock music can never do!
Without enough participants and enough audiences, it is impossible to create a classic that can represent an era.
And Wang Qian is almost doing it now.
Chen Xiaowen also nodded and said in agreement: "Ru Ke has said more than once that Wang Qian has always been reserved in the competitions in China! Liu Shengnan also said that Wang Qian still has stronger strengths that have not been brought into play. They have all talked to Wang Qian about music and know that Wang Qian's performances on the domestic stage are far from showing his musical background. Maybe he will show his true strength in this world competition!"
Chen Xiaowen was slightly shocked.
She thought she already understood Wang Qian, but she didn't expect that she still didn't know enough.
I don’t understand as much or as deeply as Ru Ke and Liu Shengnan.
Frowning slightly, Chen Xiaowen looked at Qin Xuerong who was concentrating on watching the TV screen. Seeing that Qin Xuerong was watching the TV screen intently, she guessed that Qin Xuerong might have never seen a performance of Wang Qian's level! ...
At this time, who is the most nervous or even scared? Without a doubt!
It’s Jonathan, the champion of The Voice of Germany.
This is the opponent Wang Qian faced in the first round.
Jonathan now felt his hands and feet were cold. He looked at the arrogant Wang Qian on the TV screen and listened to the completely different singing voice that seemed not to be from Wang Qian. His whole body was a little stiff, and his heart was a little confused. His brain was a little blank! He wanted to ask...
Where am I?
Am I really listening to Wang Qian singing?
Why does he sound like this? Why can he do this? What should I do? Jonathan also has a hundred thousand questions in his mind at this moment.
However, no one could answer his question.
His agent was also a little nervous at this moment, and his expression was very unhappy!
Even the most layman could tell from the atmosphere that Wang Qian's performance on the stage at this moment was the world's top live rock performance, and it seemed to be more than one level higher than all the other contestants! How could Jonathan compete? The agent looked at Jonathan and saw that Jonathan was stunned. He sighed in his heart and just hoped that Jonathan's condition would not be too bad and he would not make mistakes when he went on stage.
Otherwise, Jonathan's future would be even more uncertain.
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on site!
Wang Qian's performance has come to an end! "My heart is like an open highway."
(My heart is like speeding on the highway.) “Like Frankie said.”
(As Frank would say.) “I did it my way.”
(I go my own way.) “I just want to live while I’m alive.”
(I just want to live my life while I am alive.) “It’s my life.”
(This is my life!) …
Wang Qian stood in the center of the stage, his hands raised high, facing all the audience, and shouted out the last line of the lyrics.
The band behind them also stopped the passionate music!
Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin were all so excited that their faces flushed, with beads of sweat on their foreheads. It was obvious that playing accompaniment was also a physical job, but they did not feel tired at all, only felt extremely excited!
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Wang Qian's domineering aura did not diminish in the slightest. He still stood in the center of the stage, slowly lowering his raised hands. Then he just looked at the more than 20,000 silent audience members in the hall, and met the gazes of the tens of thousands of people in front of him. His aura seemed to suppress the tens of thousands of audience members, just like a king inspecting his people.
Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin also slowly came behind Wang Qian. Each of them exuded a strong aura, which was formed under the influence of Wang Qian's stage aura just now. Standing behind Wang Qian, they formed a whole with Wang Qian, as if they were the guards behind Wang Qian, and they also looked at the tens of thousands of audiences in front of them.
on site……
It was eerily quiet for about ten seconds!
More than 20,000 people looked at Wang Qian and the other four. They all remained eerily silent and stared at Wang Qian.
Wang Qian, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin also stood quietly in the center of the stage looking at everyone.
but……
Finally someone woke up.
Christine was in the front row and had been relatively sober.
Although she was also shocked by Wang Qian's extremely strong stage aura, she, who was always calm and composed and never lost her composure in any performance, was infected by Wang Qian's aura, and her heart became restless. She almost couldn't help but scream along with the people around her.
She had never seen such an extremely powerful live rock performance before, and it was also a rock performance that had not appeared in the current pop music scene in the past two or three decades!
Christine finally understood why those people in their 50s and 60s missed the world-class bands they followed when they were young! Because now Christine knew.
She will probably never forget the rock performance by Wang Qian that she watched tonight.
So! Christine watched Wang Qian from the audience for about ten seconds. Seeing that everyone was still quiet, she was the first to reach out and gently applaud.
Snap, snap, snap…
Crisp and rhythmic applause came from Christine's hands.
Then, Sharon, who was beside Christine, quickly came to her senses, and she, whose face was flushed with excitement, immediately started to applaud.
then……
The applause instantly spread to the entire audience.
Everyone in the audience came to their senses and started clapping and clapping their hands vigorously.
In fact, most of the audience stood up spontaneously and gave their warmest applause to Wang Qian and the other four people on the stage.
Then, more than 20,000 people in the audience stood up immediately.
No one is unwilling to be swept up.
Everyone stood up and clapped vigorously, with excitement still surging in their hearts, and Wang Qian's inspiring singing and music still echoing in their ears!
Papapapapa…
Papapapapa…
Papapapapa…
The applause grew louder and louder, surpassing that of any previous performance.
Wang Qian smiled faintly and bowed gently to everyone in the audience.
Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei and He Fulin behind him also followed Wang Qian with a hint of excitement, bowed to everyone, thanked everyone for their applause, and then stood there and calmly accepted everyone's applause.
At this time, the host Jennifer came out from behind, her pretty face flushed with excitement. She walked in while clapping, quickly came to Wang Qian's side, and without saying a word, she took the initiative to open her arms and hug Wang Qian.
Wang Qian was very surprised, so he responded very stiffly. He just reached out and patted Jennifer's shoulder simply, without opening his arms to hug her.
Jennifer whispered in Wang Qian's ear: "You are the most handsome one on the stage tonight, and my room is right below yours."
Jennifer also lives in the hotel room arranged by the program team. She must be in the same hotel as Wang Qian, and their rooms are not far away! Jennifer just watched Wang Qian's performance up close in the backstage, and her heart is still restless. Her mind is full of the figure of this Chinese man and his invincible stage aura, which shocked her. She has hosted all the large-scale performances in North America, including the Super Bowl.
However, she had never seen such a powerful live performance! This man had an invincible aura and a strong inner strength.
As a successful figure in the North American entertainment industry, Jennifer is also a veteran and is naturally open-minded. When she sees a target of her affection, she will take action immediately and eat the other person up!
However, Wang Qian's performance made her feel unprecedented urgency, so she gave Wang Qian a hug directly on the stage and started to hint in Wang Qian's ear on the spot.
Unfortunately...
Wang Qian just sniffed Jennifer's scent lightly, and then without saying anything, he just patted her shoulder stiffly, took a step back, and distanced himself from her.
Although, Jennifer's appearance and figure are the ceiling in the North American entertainment industry.
However, Wang Qian was unwilling to get into trouble.
But he knew that the North American entertainment industry was much more chaotic than the Chinese entertainment industry.
If he wants to!
He would rather go find Taylor. From their hasty kiss just now, he knew Taylor must still be a girl, just about to blossom.
However, he didn't think about it for the time being.
So, he pretended not to hear Jennifer's hint, took a step back to create some distance, and continued to look at the more than 20,000 applauding audience members below the stage.
Jennifer glanced at Wang Qian, wondering whether Wang Qian would accept her hint.
Because, with so much experience, she knows that this kind of thing cannot be seen on the surface.
Some people appear to be disdainful on the surface, but they are the most anxious afterwards and will come to you immediately, extremely anxious.
Maybe Wang Qian is this kind of person?
After all, Chinese people are more reserved? However, Wang Qian's performance on the stage just now was really not reserved at all.
This is also the reason why Jennifer was conquered by Wang Qian's stage aura.
Jennifer put her thoughts aside, smiled, and joined everyone in applauding Wang Qian.
Many cameras at the scene quickly captured the excited applause of celebrities, famous people and wealthy people in the audience, in order to attract more people to watch the program. They can also use these people's performances to hype up hot topics during publicity, thereby driving up the attention and ratings of the program.
In short, many celebrities and famous people at the scene are here to take advantage of the popularity of the show, but at the same time, the program team will also use the popularity of many world superstars, celebrities and wealthy people at the scene to promote themselves.
Everyone uses each other, achieves each other, hypes each other, wins together, and harvests traffic together.
Therefore, both sides will cooperate with each other!
If celebrities and famous people want to take advantage of the popularity, then I will give you the camera and the opportunity to perform!
If the program crew wants to use them to hype things up, they will cooperate and perform on the spot to create hype topics!
So, when the camera rolls.
Those world-class superstars and celebrities all responded by screaming at the camera or clapping their hands in an effort to increase their attention.
Wang Qian just looked at everyone with an expressionless face.
The applause lasted for nearly a minute before gradually stopping.
Jennifer also stopped clapping and said loudly with the microphone in hand: "Guys? Was Wang Qian's performance just now wonderful?"
Many active celebrities at the scene answered loudly: "Absolutely wonderful!"
“It was wonderful…”
“It’s so wonderful…”
Loud answers came one after another.
Jennifer handed the microphone to Wang Qian and said, "Wang Qian, what do you want to say to everyone?"
Wang Qian said softly with a blank expression: "Thank you!"
Jennifer stared at Wang Qian with anticipation, thinking that Wang Qian would say something else. However, after waiting for two seconds, nothing happened and her hand holding the microphone trembled.
Many audience members at the scene also thought that Wang Qian would say something more. After all, they responded so enthusiastically, Wang Qian should also express something.
I didn't expect that there would be only two words: thank you.
While Jennifer was embarrassed, her impression of Wang Qian became even deeper.
This man simply exudes charm all over his body, and he has his own personality!
There are dozens of big-name stars from all over the world off the field, more than the number of superstars on both hands, and there are also many celebrities and wealthy people. Who dares not to give them face?
Wang Qian is just a person who doesn't give face.
Jennifer quickly took back the microphone and said loudly: "What a wonderful performance. This is also the most wonderful live performance I have seen in recent years. For the first time, I felt the charm of rock and roll."
Jennifer's words were recognized by many people at the scene!
Especially the many older audiences, who experienced the peak era of rock music thirty years ago, feel this most deeply!
Wang Qian's performance made them feel as if they were dreaming back to the live performances of the best band they had ever seen when they were young.
The younger audiences, who have not experienced the peak era of rock and roll, have always been skeptical about what the older generation says about how wonderful peak rock and roll was. Now, Wang Qian wants to prove to them how powerful the charm of rock and roll is, making them unstoppable.
Jennifer passed the microphone to Wang Qian again and asked, "Wang Qian, I want to ask you something. Why is your singing voice different from before? Moreover, you have also sung female voices, and you sang very well! Can you change your singing voice at will? I think this may be a question that everyone here is curious about. Can you satisfy our curiosity?"
More than 20,000 pairs of eyes in the audience were staring at Wang Qian, expecting him to answer Jennifer's question! Most of the audience had heard Wang Qian's two English rock songs and knew that Wang Qian's previous singing voice was completely different from the singing voice just now.
Before, changing to a female voice to sing was just a voice change, which was barely acceptable. There are singers in the world who can do this, but they just can't do it so well, so they are not so famous and successful!
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However, Wang Qian changed his voice this time and sang so successfully, so naturally and wonderfully! This made many knowledgeable audiences and other contestants unacceptable.
Everyone wants to know, how did Wang Qian do it? Is it his talent? Is it just these three sounds that can be changed, or can he change more sounds? Or can he change them randomly?
Many contestants who were watching the live interview in the lounge were staring at the TV screen.
Adam, Sophie, Elizabeth, Miyuki Nakamori, Jonathan and all the other contestants were extremely nervous! Every contestant regarded Wang Qian as the biggest stumbling block on their road to winning the championship! Therefore, everyone wanted to know more about Wang Qian's singing ability.
Feeling the attention and expectations of everyone present.
Wang Qian looked around the audience and saw Kristen, who was obviously the calmest and seemed out of place with the others in the front row. Kristen was also staring at Wang Qian. Their eyes met and Kristen smiled at Wang Qian. This smile almost made all the other big Hollywood stars around them pale in comparison. Wang Qian nodded slightly in response.
This scene was captured by the camera at the scene, and the audiences around the world and the more than 20,000 audiences at the scene saw it clearly on the screen! Did they see that the world's top singer, Christine, actually took the initiative to smile at Wang Qian and interact with him?
This has never happened before.
No matter what performance Kristen appeared on before, she was always like a stranger to other stars and was very out of tune. She was not active in the entertainment industry and went to the farm to rest and look for inspiration.
So, many people say that Kristen doesn’t look like someone from the entertainment industry at all, she is as clean as a blank sheet of paper.
And now...
Christine, who was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, actually took the initiative to interact and greet Wang Qian with a smile. That smile dazzled many people at the scene.
This shocked everyone who knew and was familiar with Christine's style of doing things.
There were immediately some exclamations and whistles at the scene.
Jennifer also said to Kristen, "Chris, do you want to talk to Wang Qian? I think you have something to say."
Only then did Kristen realize that she had been discovered by everyone. Her pretty face turned red and she hurriedly waved her hands at Jennifer: “No, no, no, I don’t need it!”
Then, Kristen waved at the cameras aimed at her, indicating that they should stop taking pictures of her.
The program crew also gave a lot of face to Kristen. Obviously, they didn't want to offend this incredibly popular queen of the European and American music scene. They moved the camera away and did not continue to take advantage of Kristen's popularity.
Jennifer also continued to bring the topic back to Wang Qian: "Wang Qian, have you thought of the answer?"
Facing all the eyes, Wang Qian replied, "Well, I can't give you an accurate answer right now. But I can tell you. In every performance from now on, I will sing with a different voice! This is the finals of The Voice of China, and I will prove that my voice is the best and most beautiful voice in the world."
Wow…
There were exclamations from the audience.
It's obvious.
Wang Qian's answer surprised everyone.
This kind of self-confidence and powerful aura made everyone feel as if Wang Qian was surrounded by a halo, making everyone else seem overshadowed.
Jennifer also showed a hint of surprise on her face, and asked, "So, are you sure? You will sing with a different voice in every performance? Do you know how many performances you will have?"
Wang Qian smiled faintly: "My performance will last until the end. You can record how many different voices I will use to sing the songs that you can't refuse!"
Sing a song you can't refuse! This kind of absolute confidence.
Everyone at the scene couldn't help but applaud Wang Qian.
Papapapapa…
Warm applause filled the audience again.
Jennifer looked at Wang Qian in surprise. She didn’t know whether Wang Qian was like this originally or he did it on purpose after coming to North America to compete, creating a different personality to attract European and American audiences?
However, she had to admit that she was attracted by Wang Qian's performance!
At the same time, she is also very much looking forward to and curious about what kind of voice Wang Qian will use and what kind of song he will sing in his next performance.
She even had an impatient thought.
Don’t perform any subsequent performances.
Let’s just start Wang Qian’s first match and let him go on stage to continue his performance…
This idea simultaneously arose in the minds of most of the audience watching The Voice of China at the scene and around the world.
Wang Qian...
He is definitely the contestant who has left the most profound, even indelible impression on them among the several contestants who have already appeared.
In every performance, they will use different voices to sing good songs that they can't refuse...
Just thinking about it makes me look forward to it so much, and I want to see and hear it so much.
At this moment, the program's ratings around the world once again soared.
It is obvious that the program team can see from the data that Wang Qian is now the one the audience wants to watch the most, and he is also the most guaranteed to attract ratings.
Jennifer heard the voice of the program crew in her headphones, asking her to ask Wang Qian more questions, interact more, and keep Wang Qian on the stage for a while longer, so as to attract more topic popularity and ratings.
Jennifer thought quickly and asked Wang Qian, "So, will you still sing in a female voice? Will you still sing in the same voice as last time when you sang I hate myself for loving you! To be honest, I love that kind of singing voice so much. I have listened to this song countless times and I really want to hear you sing it live once."
Wang Qian shook his head gently: "I guess I won't continue singing with that voice. Besides, I won't sing the same songs I've sung before on this stage. So, if you want to listen to it, I'm sorry, you'll have to wait until later. Maybe, I'll have a concert in North America later, and I'll sing this song then!"
A concert in North America? A world tour? Wow! This is his first time performing in Los Angeles, and he's already put a concert in North America on the agenda? All the audience, all the contestants backstage, and all the audiences around the world were shocked by Wang Qian's confidence.
This is thinking too far.
But……
Many people think about it carefully.
But I realized, why am I looking forward to it so much?
It seems like she really wants to go to his concert...
At least, that's what Jennifer thought.
If Wang Qian were to hold a concert in Los Angeles right now, she would definitely book a ticket immediately and go there on time so as not to miss Wang Qian's performance. Even if she only listened to Wang Qian's three English rock songs, it would be worth the money! It only took one performance.
Wang Qian created this strong sense of expectation and trust for her and others.
Jennifer smiled and said, "If you are going to hold a concert in North America, please let me know in advance. I will definitely go to see your performance."
Wang Qian also smiled and replied: "Of course, I will!"
Jennifer: "So, Wang Qian. Are you ready for your next performance? I'm really looking forward to it."
Wang Qian: "I have already prepared for every performance in the future. You will find that today's performance is not the best, at most it can only be regarded as one of the best."
Jennifer's eyes widened again in shock at Wang Qian's answer.
Today, Wang Qian’s confidence and strength surpass all the European and American superstars Jennifer has come into contact with!
The audience applauded Wang Qian again...
Wang Qian’s performance just now was the most exciting live performance that everyone present had seen in recent years.
But Wang Qian was able to confidently say that this was not the best and that he had even better performances? What confidence! Many TV viewers in Europe and America were deeply impressed by Wang Qian's absolute confidence and were extremely looking forward to him, even more than Adam, Sophie, and Elizabeth!
The hundreds of millions of viewers in China were stunned by Wang Qian's performance, which was completely different from his humble, low-key and gentle temperament in China. But at the same time, they were more looking forward to and liking Wang Qian more? At this moment! On major social platforms in Europe and the United States, the discussion about The Voice of China has skyrocketed to an unprecedented level, and most of the new topics are related to Wang Qian.
Jennifer asked Wang Qian several questions, and the interaction time was longer than that of the previous three contestants. She couldn't keep interacting with Wang Qian forever, because that would affect the performance rhythm of the show and the audience's expectations for the subsequent performances.
So, after Jennifer asked two more irrelevant questions, she ended the interactive interview with Wang Qian and watched Wang Qian, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin walk off the stage!
Warm applause rang out again at the scene, for Wang Qian who had just given the most wonderful performance, and for Wang Qian who had made them have unprecedented expectations for subsequent performances in the Voice of China competition!
Wang Qian and a few others walked off the stage amid applause.
Qin Xuerong, Cui Wenfeng, Zhou Qinghua, He Dongming, and Chen Xiaowen all came to the exit passage waiting for Wang Qian and his companions.
Seeing Wang Qian coming out, Qin Xuerong immediately rushed over to him, throwing herself into Wang Qian's arms like a young swallow, and said excitedly: "You were so handsome on the stage just now, so cool, so wonderful."
There was an intense and unbreakable tenderness in Qin Xuerong's eyes. She felt that having Wang Qian in her life was her greatest happiness and luck. She must have done countless good things in her previous lives to accumulate such great luck and become Wang Qian's close friend.
Wang Qian gently hugged Qin Xuerong's shoulders, rubbed Qin Xuerong's hair, smiled and nodded to Zhou Qinghua, Cui Wenfeng, He Dongming, Chen Xiaowen, and said softly: "Brother Feng, was my performance just now okay?"
Cui Wenfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Don't embarrass me. I am not qualified to judge you now. I don't think any judges in the world competition are qualified to judge you. However, you were too confident just now. Can you really sing at your best level with different voices in every performance?"
Cui Wenfeng finally asked his question with great worry and concern.
In the eyes of professionals, this is basically a fantasy and an impossible thing!
The timbre of each person's voice is determined by nature and is natural, so that the voice can be used to speak and sing naturally.
It is impossible to speak and sing naturally by forcibly changing the voice! How is it possible to sing on such a high-level performance stage with multiple different voices?
Do you want to sing at a very high level?
This is even more impossible! Several people looked at Wang Qian worriedly.
Including Qin Xuerong in Wang Qian's arms, and the four members of the band who had been rehearsing with Wang Qian for a long time, they were all very worried. They had never seen Wang Qian sing naturally and at a high level with multiple voices!
This was boasting in front of more than one billion viewers around the world.
Everyone's expectations were aroused.
If it doesn’t meet everyone’s expectations by then.
Then Wang Qian will definitely be rejected, reviled and abandoned by all the Voice of China audiences around the world, and he will be only one step away from elimination.
You have to know that in the competition system, audience voting and Billboard's sales data rankings are essentially decided by the audience. The judges only have one vote and cannot unilaterally play a decisive role.
The audience has the power and ability to decide the life and death of each contestant.
Therefore, if you are hated, despised and rejected by all the audience, you will definitely be eliminated immediately.
Even if the top ten judges wanted to protect you, they couldn’t.
Wang Qian's face no longer had the flamboyance and confidence that he had on the stage just now. Instead, he was calm. However, this calmness was a manifestation of even stronger self-confidence. He smiled and said, "I've said before that my talent in singing is unmatched. I will prove to everyone that I have the best voice in the world."
Seeing Wang Qian’s confident answer.
Everyone felt a little relieved.
Zhou Qinghua was the most excited, as he truly saw the hope of Wang Qian winning the championship representing the Chinese Division.
Not a slogan!
But they are truly strong and capable of competing for the championship.
Zhou Qinghua spoke more cautiously, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's not stay here any longer, let's go back and rest. Wang Qian must be tired from such a hard performance just now, let's go back and have a good rest!"
Everyone nodded and escorted Wang Qian and the others back to the lounge.
Miyuki Nakamori, who was about to perform next, came out of the lounge at this time. She saw Wang Qian and his group, stared at Wang Qian with a bright smile on her face: "Wang Qian, you are awesome!"
Everyone stopped and looked at Miyuki Nakamori curiously.
Wang Qian also smiled and nodded in response: "Thank you, keep going!"
Miyuki Nakamori felt full of energy, nodded heavily, and then quickly walked towards the stage.
(End of this chapter)