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For this Voice of China World Championship, Billboard and The Voice of China have officially cooperated to create a category specifically for the ten contestants, in order to take advantage of the popularity of The Voice of China World Championship and increase their own popularity and credibility.

At the same time, the works of The Voice contestants will also be ranked in the overall ranking after they are released.

This can intuitively reflect the ranking of the works released by the top ten contestants, and at the same time, it can also show the sales rankings of these contestants in the entire pop music scene after they enter the market, and they can compete with many veteran singers in the music scene who release songs at the same time.

To use the official slogan of The Voice of China, pop music should be chosen by the market and consumers.

This is also one of the reasons why everyone still believes the slogan of the World Championship that it is absolutely fair and has no shady dealings.

Because audience voting and consumer download choices can determine whether a contestant stays or leaves! The judges do not have the so-called veto power or super retention power.

There is no so-called resurrection match! Once eliminated, you will be completely removed from the stage, and there will be no so-called resurrection chance.

Every contestant must try his best to show his best in every performance and attract as many audiences as possible to support him/her, so as to increase the chances of staying.

Therefore, every one of the ten contestants gave their best tonight! Even though Sophie and Elizabeth had suggested to Wang Qian that they should hold back a little for the opening performance, they had actually already made their best preparations. They were just being polite, saying that they were just doing it casually, but they were 100% serious when they were on stage.

Many players, upon returning to the hotel, immediately logged into the website to check their own data and the public opinions on major European and American social networking platforms.

Adam is probably one of the most stressed out contestants!

Because he had been hyped too much in North America before, and was praised too highly by many North American media and fans. His treatment was somewhat similar to Wang Qian's in China, but not as high as Wang Qian's in China.

And now...

Wang Qian continues to be praised highly and has not fallen. Even the official media has publicly expressed its support for Wang Qian.

However, Adam felt as if he was unstable and was in danger of falling down at any time.

"Winston, you must help me, what should I do with my next performance!"

As soon as he entered the room, Adam spoke to Winston in a tone that was slightly pleading.

Agent Eric also fell silent, no longer having the confidence and arrogance that seemed to have won the championship at the beginning! The top performance team in North America, the top packaging team, the top agent team, etc...

It seems that they don’t have much effect on the stage! The only ones who can help on the stage are the accompaniment team, but the top accompaniment team in Los Angeles doesn’t seem to have any advantages compared to the accompaniment teams brought by others. It is even a level lower than the world-class formal classical orchestra brought by Sophie, and the accompaniment bands brought by Miyuki Nakamori and Elizabeth are not inferior to them at all!

Wang Qian's group was the simplest, because he wanted to play rock music, so he only brought a band with four people. Besides, except for Murong Yue's drum set which was up to par and considered world-class, the others were not world-class.

However, driven by the strong stage aura of Wang Qian, the backbone of the band, all members of the band can perform beyond their level, and the stage effect is no weaker than any world-class band. Even Murong Yue is called the drum goddess by many fans, and her strength is not inferior to any world-class drum master.

Now, Adam and his agent Eric can only hope that Winston, the world's top producer, can find a solution.

Winston also kept frowning. After entering the room, he quickly went to the living room and turned on the computer. He did not agree to anything immediately, but said seriously: "Adam, I can't help you improve your performance skills significantly in just one or two weeks."

Both Adam and Eric were a little disappointed, but the rational part of them already knew the answer.

Adam's singing talent is world-class, and his pure skills can barely be considered first-rate. He usually has no problem performing and can handle it with ease, but when he is compared with Sophie, Wang Qian, Elizabeth, and Miyuki Nakamori on stage, the gap is obvious! Therefore, Adam still has a lot of room for improvement.

But, time doesn't seem to be much...

Winston opened the computer page and went to the Billboard's Good Voice download rankings. He said softly, "Let's take a look at the specific rankings first, so we can see our position clearly! Now you know how important it is to have a clear positioning for yourself, right?"

"If you knew from the beginning that you were not the strongest, you would have made more preparations and it wouldn't be like this now."

Winston's words made Adam and Eric feel a little ashamed. Winston had repeatedly warned them before, but neither of them took it seriously. They were only wary of Wang Qian, and no one else cared.

Eric immediately said, "You mean, look at the sales data ranking?"

Adam stared at the computer screen.

Winston said affirmatively: "Yes, this is the data that best reflects the audience's choice. Although this is only the first performance and not a formal competition, this data can roughly show the strength of everyone and the direction of the subsequent competition."

"Unless someone is deliberately hiding their strength. But I don't think anyone would hide their weaknesses on this stage. That would just make things more difficult for themselves."

Adam said in a serious tone, "What about Wang Qian? He said that he would sing with a different voice in every performance! Do you think he can do it?"

Winston took a deep breath, and his reason told him that this was impossible. But because it was Wang Qian who said it, and the performance of this Chinese player, he was not sure whether his rational thinking was correct.

So, he thought about it, shook his head and said, "I don't know, but he is definitely the biggest obstacle on your way to winning the championship. His talent in music and singing is the strongest I have ever seen. Now that I say he is better than Kristen, you should not object, right?"

The two looked at each other, unable to refute Winston's words for a moment! Last time Winston said that Wang Qian's talent in music was better than Christine's, they all disagreed.

But now, they couldn't find any words to refute.

Facts speak louder than words!

Wang Qian’s talent and strength in music make people who understand music feel fear, a kind of bottomless terror.

Eric changed the subject and said, “Look at the data!”

Winston has opened the page dedicated to Good Voices on Billboard.

Because only the first opening performance was held, there are very few works, with only eleven works appearing on the list.

However, they no longer cared about how many people and works there were. They just looked at the top few people and works, and they only wanted to see Adam's name!

If Adam can come in first, then there won’t be any problem!

This shows that although they all think Wang Qian’s performance is amazing, the market does not agree. European and American audiences do not agree and still like Adam the most!

Then, Adam is still the biggest favorite to win the championship, and no one can shake it! Adam doesn't need to be so afraid and anxious.

pity……

When the three of them saw the first name, their faces all looked heavy.

There was no expression of surprise, because they all thought it might be him.

However, their mood was still extremely heavy! The name Wang Qian was so dazzling to them at this moment!

He came to North America from China alone and conquered European and American audiences with his first performance. This was definitely something that no one could have imagined or believed at the beginning.

No one in the world can do it!

Even when the legendary British band came to North America, it took more than two years and released two albums to conquer North American fans! And Wang Qian...

It only took a piano piece and a rock song to do it! Adam took a deep breath and looked at the second one. He felt that he should be the second one.

The gap between me and Wang Qian should not be that big, and there will still be a chance to surpass him in the future!

But……

Look at the second name.

Adam's eyes glazed over for a moment.

The three of them were silent again!

No one speaks!

My breathing became much weaker.

It seemed that even the sound of breathing became loud and harsh.

Second, it's still not Adam! Not only is it not Adam, it's also not Sophie and Elizabeth.

It’s still Wang Qian!

Still the same name.

The three of them then carefully looked at the ranking of the works and the specific data.

Only then did I realize that the first place was Wang Qian's rock song Its My Life, and the second place was Wang Qian's piano piece Magic City Rhapsody.

Eric immediately complained: "Why does he have two songs on the list? This is unfair to other contestants."

Winston stared at the two names and said in a deep voice, "It should be that the program team saw that the response was good, so they launched them together. As far as I know, Wang Qian's two performances boosted the ratings! In addition, these two works are his own original works, so there is no copyright dispute. As long as he agrees, the program team will agree."

Adam's breathing became heavy and his eyes widened.

Look at the long list of download numbers behind the top two.

It has only been on the shelves for about half an hour now.

The download data of the rock song "Its My Life" has exceeded three million, which is an incredible achievement for a newcomer. Even other well-known superstars in the European and American music scene may not be able to achieve such explosive data when releasing songs.

The piano piece "Magic City Rhapsody" has been downloaded more than 1.7 million times!

The three of them fell silent again and continued to watch silently! Third, Sophie, the download data also broke through 1.3 million, but was left behind by Magic City Rhapsody.

Adam felt that it was becoming difficult for him to breathe.

Because he is not in the top three.

It doesn’t matter if it’s not the first.

He is not even third, and his download data has just exceeded one million, which is only one-third of Wang Qian's "Its my life" which has reached three million downloads.

Eric said with some difficulty: "Is this data true?"

He couldn't believe it either. Adam was only ranked fourth. Although downloading over a million data points in half an hour was one of Adam's best results so far, it was still far behind Wang Qian's three million!

There is a big gap compared to Sophie's more than 1.3 million.

How come Wang Qian's piano music has over 1.7 million downloads? Has everyone's taste for beauty suddenly improved?

So many people like to listen to piano music instead of pop songs? Eric was reluctant to believe this data.

Winston also frowned slightly. This data was beyond his expectations.

Adam's ranking is too low.

The data of Wang Qian’s two works are both explosive.

Winston said softly, "It seems that we have all underestimated the publicity effect of the Voice of China stage. Wang Qian used this stage to attract audiences from all over the world! There is no need to question the authenticity of the data. Billboard will not falsify data in such a globally watched competition. Moreover, it is obviously not in the interests of the program team to help Wang Qian falsify data!"

Here Winston stopped talking.

The subconscious meaning is.

Even if the billboard and the organizer want to cheat, they will first help Adam to cheat instead of helping the Chinese player Wang Qian. After all, this is Adam's home court, not Wang Qian's home court!

Therefore! There is no need to question the authenticity of the data.

Adam and Eric looked at each other and fell silent again. They knew that what Winston said made sense, so they continued watching!

Following Adam is Elizabeth, who has over 900,000 downloads, which is very close to Adam, and she may overtake him at any time.

This caused a trace of fear to grow in Adam's heart.

If he was passed by Elizabeth, he would be fifth!

He couldn't imagine what would happen if he really fell to fifth place.

He couldn't even forgive himself.

Before the game, there were so many people praising him, such high support, he was ranked number one in the world, and he performed as fiercely as a tiger. But when he got on stage, he had a record of zero bars and five losses?

Those fans who support him may be even more disappointed with themselves...

Read on...

The fear in Adam's heart grew even greater.

because……

The download data of Miyuki Nakamori, who ranked sixth, has reached more than 800,000, which is not far from his download data of over a million. If she works hard later, she will have a chance to surpass him!

Adam's hands began to tremble.

He couldn't even imagine what would happen if he fell to sixth place...

I dare not think about it.

Adam hurriedly said: "Eric, we need to increase publicity now."

Agent Eric also came to his senses and quickly said, "Yes, I will contact our team and take action right away. We must increase our investment in publicity, and the company will definitely support us."

Winston did not interfere with this, but just watched the subsequent rankings silently. Although the players after Nakamori Miyuki were not worth observing, the data gap was getting bigger and bigger, and they were basically no threat to the players in front! From this, it can be seen that the last five players will most likely be eliminated in the first round, which also indirectly shows that the current ranking has a certain degree of authenticity.

The final champion should be selected from the top five contestants.

After thinking for a while, Winston said, "In the first match, Adam, you will definitely be able to easily defeat your opponent. In the second and third matches, we will not be able to perform well. Therefore, we have at least one month to prepare for the second round of opponents. Even if we draw Wang Qian in the second round, we still have one month, which is enough time for you to improve some of your shortcomings! Of course, the premise is that you can seriously improve yourself."

After hearing what Winston said, Adam felt at ease. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true.

He was not worried about his opponent in the first round.

He is afraid of meeting Wang Qian directly in the second round. He has no confidence at all now!

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In terms of hard power, he feels that he may not be Wang Qian's opponent, but judging from the strength of everyone's support, from the download data, Wang Qian has also conquered many people with his strength, and he has no advantage!

The opponents in the second round are not determined by ranking, but the official draws lots to decide each group of opponents.

A fire burned in Adam's eyes, and he looked at Winston intently, hoping that Winston could help him.

Winston looked at Adam and said, "Adam, do you believe me?"

Adam nodded: "Sir, of course I believe you."

Winston stared at Adam and said seriously, "Well, for the next month, you must obey my instructions every day. I will give you devilish training."

Adam took a deep breath and agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you, sir."

Winston's devilish training is well-known in the music circle. When many new singers work with him, they receive his devilish training, improve their singing skills, and quickly become famous! Winston clicked on the comments on the Internet and immediately discovered the reason why Magic City Rhapsody is so popular.

"God, this piano piece is so beautiful. But it's even better to watch the performance video. Taylor and Sophie are simply two angels! The other Asian beauties are so beautiful, and each of them is so talented and has such temperament. I have watched it more than a dozen times and I never get tired of it."

"This piano piece is more suitable for me. The so-called classical piano pieces before were too boring and I couldn't listen to them. But I listened to Wang Qian's Magic City Rhapsody several times and I still want to listen to it. As long as I heard the beginning, I wanted to listen to it more. It's so beautiful..."

"This piano piece is a model of popular piano music. Wang Qian is truly a master of piano composition. He is a genius."

"This piano piece made me realize Wang Qian's attainments in the field of piano. He is really at the master level. It is so amazing and so beautiful."

"I've downloaded it, it sounds really good..."

It's obvious.

This popular piano piece has also been widely recognized in Europe and the United States, especially by many ordinary people.

Generally speaking, piano music is considered highbrow in Europe and the United States. Ordinary people don’t like listening to piano music, especially the dull classical piano music.

Therefore, piano music is a type of music that is favored by a small circle of people in Europe and the United States. Most people still prefer to listen to pop music, especially today's electronic music.

But……

Wang Qian's piano piece has obviously broken out of the small circle and has attracted many ordinary people who usually don't like to listen to piano music to listen to this Magic City Rhapsody, and they all approve of it! This is absolutely precious.

In this regard, Winston also expressed his admiration for Wang Qian in his heart.

Over the past few hundred years, there have been only a handful of piano masters who have been able to achieve this in the field of piano.

And Wang Qian has done it now.

besides.

Winston also noticed that many ordinary audiences were attracted by the world's top beauties who performed with Wang Qian.

Don’t think that there are no otakus in Europe, America, and other countries in the world! In fact, otakus are a huge group in any country.

This group of people can hardly resist the sight of Sophie, Taylor, Miyuki Nakamori, Maou Chiba, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue and others performing together!

The performance brought together the world's top beauties from both the East and the West, naturally attracted many otakus from both the East and the West, as well as some people who value appearance! So! I won't talk about how the piano performance was.

Just this appearance can attract a large number of people to support it.

Winston took a deep breath and felt a huge pressure! Because...

Analyzed the reasons.

He couldn't find a way to crack it either.

It was impossible for him to make Adam reach Wang Qian's piano level, and it was also impossible for him to ask Sophie and Taylor to accompany Adam in performances!

So! He could only be thankful that such a performance only happened once.

It will be impossible for Wang Qian to invite such a lineup for his subsequent performances.

only……

He is now wondering whether what Wang Qian said was bragging?

Can Wang Qian change his voice and singing style in every performance? Winston is looking forward to it, but also afraid.

Eric hung up the phone and said seriously, "I have contacted the company, and they have agreed to increase the investment in publicity. But, Adam, in the next game, you must show your full strength to prove yourself."

Adam had also pulled himself together and said in a firm voice, "Don't worry, I won't collapse! This blow will only make me stronger."

He believed that he still had a chance to defeat Wang Qian.

But Winston frowned slightly.

…

At this moment! The other contestants are checking the results of the opening performance.

There are also many media outlets around the world that follow The Voice of China and are also checking the download rankings of the ten contestants’ first uploaded works!

When everyone saw the ranking data, they were all shocked.

Wang Qian from China...

Occupying the top two positions! Sophie frowned slightly as she looked at the rankings and said calmly, "Is his performance so attractive? His audience base in Europe and America is very small, far less than me, Adam, and Isha. However, his first published work can far surpass us. This shows that he has attracted audiences far more than us purely by relying on the powerful appeal of his works!"

"Even a piano piece can get such high download numbers, amazing!"

Sophie smiled faintly, with a hint of admiration and expectation in her eyes! She recognized Wang Qian's achievements. Although she was surprised, she felt that this was what Wang Qian deserved.

At the same time, she also looks forward to the opportunity to perform on the same stage with Wang Qian.

…

When Taylor drove away, he stopped by the hotel entrance, but did not call Wang Qian. He knew that Wang Qian must be unable to leave, so he drove home.

Back home! She remembered what her mentor, Professor Dawson, said, and called Wang Qian.

The phone rang twice and then was connected.

Wang Qian's steady voice came: "Taylor, are you home?"

Taylor's voice became much gentler than usual: "Well, I just got home and I couldn't wait to call you. Do you miss me?"

Wang Qian listened to Taylor's words, knowing that this was the emotion that every young girl who was in love for the first time would have, and said softly, "Well, I'm chatting with everyone, why don't you take a rest first and talk later?"

Taylor pouted, knowing that Wang Qian was afraid that Qin Xuerong would find out, so he got straight to business: "You will have half a month of rest. Professor Dawson said that he wants to invite you to Philadelphia, which will only take up two days of your time. He really wants to talk to you about music in class!"

Wang Qian replied: "Sorry, Taylor..."

Taylor knew Wang Qian was about to refuse, so he quickly said, "Wait a minute! Professor Dawson said that if you agree to go, he will help you get the professorship at Curtis, which will be good for you."

Wang Qian: “I don’t have time to go to class.”

Taylor: "The professor said that you don't need to go to class. Just go once a year, or don't go at all. I will give you the title of honorary professor, which will be recorded in the school and known to everyone in the world. I think the title of piano professor at Curtis Institute will help you gain recognition in Europe and the United States."

Wang Qian: "Thank you, but..."

Taylor said directly: "That's settled, I'm going to hang up first, and the professor and I will come find you later."

After saying.

Taylor just hung up the phone.

She wanted to help Wang Qian, so she hoped that Wang Qian could go to Curtis to accept the title of honorary professor, which would allow Wang Qian to be quickly recognized in Europe and the United States.

After all, even if many ordinary people are not interested in Curtis, it does not prevent everyone from thinking that the Curtis Institute of Music is high-end enough.

If you tell others that he is a piano professor at the Curtis Institute of Music, most people will look at him with higher regard.

certainly……

This title is also of high status in China.

…

only.

Wang Qian was still reluctant to go.

Because it's too far.

Los Angeles is at the westernmost part of North America, while Philadelphia is at the easternmost part, not far from New York. It takes a long time to fly across North America.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Qian explained to Qin Xuerong, Jiang Yu, and Murong Yue, "Taylor called and invited me to Curtis to talk about music. He also said that if I went, he would give me the title of honorary professor of Curtis Institute. I didn't want to go..."

Jiang Yu immediately said: "If you have time, why not go there? I really want to go."

Curtis is one of the top three classical music schools in the world, which is of great appeal to Jiang Yu, who studies piano.

A famous young pianist in China graduated from Curtis Institute.

Jiang Yu once dreamed of going to Curtis for further studies after graduating from CAFA, but unfortunately he never had the chance.

Murong Yue also said, "Our first match is still half a month away. It won't delay anything if we take two days to go to Philadelphia, right? Besides, we won't be tired just by going for a walk! It will be enough for us to prepare well a week before the match."

Murong Yue thought to herself, when she goes to Curtis College in Philadelphia...

Then, is Boston Berkeley College not far away? She was still thinking about the role her mentor had given her, so she invited Wang Qian to go to Berkeley! Wang Qian smiled and looked at Qin Xuerong.

Qin Xuerong also said softly: "Then go, it won't take long."

Considering Wang Qian's point of view, Qin Xuerong also hopes that Wang Qian can go to Curtis Institute. This will increase Wang Qian's aura and gain more recognition in North America, which will have a good impact on subsequent competitions!

Wang Qian said helplessly: "Okay, let's go for a walk. You have two days, so you all should prepare in advance!"

Jiang Yu and Murong Yue both immediately said that it was no problem and they were looking forward to it! Wang Qian took out his mobile phone and looked at it. Weibo was finally refreshed and the page could be browsed normally.

At this moment, Weibo has exploded again! It has just been restored and it is already lagging.

Wang Qian could only look at Qian Qian Jingting's backstage to see what the data of Magic City Rhapsody was!

(End of this chapter)