At 10 o'clock the next morning, Su Bai and Xu Qirou followed Director Fan to the face of New York City, Madison Square Garden, abbreviated as MSG.
MSG's status in the United States is somewhat similar to that of the Phoenix Nest, and it is also considered one of the best stadiums in New York City.
Many singers are proud to hold a concert at MSG. The world tour of the singing god Zhang Xueyou was also held here.
The competition venue for the "World Music and Culture Exchange Conference" is also here.
There are more than 100 participating countries, so the scale is quite large, and it is somewhat like the World Cup of Music.
Speaking of military strength, to be honest, China on the blue planet is very strong and more hawkish, so it can be said that it is on par with the United States. It is difficult to say who is number one unless a real fight breaks out.
But when it comes to music status, China's music status in the world is not as good as India's.
This is also one of the reasons why Su Bai is so valued by the official. Including the choice of Xu Qirou as the female contestant this time, it is also because Xu Qirou and Su Bai have the most cooperation and the best coordination.
In the last four-nation exchange competition, the general public just felt very happy and awesome, but they had no idea how much that wave of victories improved China's international musical status!
It can definitely be said that it is a source of pride!
So this time Fan Dezhi personally led the team, hoping that Su Bai could break into the top ten, which would be a big leap for the international status of Chinese music.
The rules of the competition are as follows:
It is divided into knockout rounds, qualifying rounds and the final.
The elimination round is conducted by machine drawing, with two singers competing against each other. The singer with the highest total votes from each country will win and advance.
The qualifying round will continue until 20 national teams are selected.
From the start of the qualifying round, old songs are not allowed to be sung. They must be new songs that have never been released. Each song must have its own stage presentation and must be in English.
In fact, many countries are not satisfied with the requirement of English songs, but because this is the first session, the United States also said that if the country of hosting will be rotated like the Olympics or the World Cup in the future, then this rule can be cancelled, but it will be like this for the first session.
To put it bluntly, this group of black-hearted people are just trying to be the first to win and are being petty.
The United States currently has the largest share of the international music market, so doing this will definitely be more beneficial to them.
As for the jury, 2,000 audiences from 20 music powerhouses were selected to vote on the spot, and there was also an inspection team composed of leaders of exchange groups from various countries to supervise.
This one is relatively fair.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or fate, but the first opponent the Chinese team encountered was the Italian team that had just defeated an old luxury brand.
When it comes to Italian singers, just one name will suffice - Pavarotti.
The name alone speaks volumes about the musical level of Italy.
However, it is impossible for the old man to participate in the competition. After all, although there is no age limit for this competition, his age is indeed not suitable for participation.
The male singer sent by Italy this time is a very strong singer of their middle-aged generation, Titiano Ferro, who is about 40 years old and is a national treasure-level pop singer with great fame in Europe and the United States.
The female singer is even more terrifying. Her name is Lola Pausini. She can be said to be one of the most popular Latin female singers in the world. She has won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Album three times.
Grammy!
Seriously speaking, although some Chinese have won Grammy awards, so far, they have all been minor awards. No purely Chinese singer has ever won a more prestigious award like Best Vocal Album.
So when he saw the match list, Fan Dezhi fell silent.
To be honest, this lineup is a sure-shot team and they can make it into the top ten without any unexpected problems.
Before coming here, Uncle Fan still had great expectations and hopes, because with Su Bai's talent and his performance in the last four-nation exchange, if he didn't encounter any very strong team, it would be a sure thing for him to make it into the top 20.
Who would have thought that in the first round of eliminations, he would run into a big shot who had won three Grammy Awards!
Domestic netizens also fell silent after learning about Lola's information.
Because music, like sports, is an area that can arouse the interest of ordinary people, the Chinese government also made this world competition very grand, and the central bank directly launched a special live broadcast on Kuaiyin.
On the one hand, we want to enhance national cohesion, and on the other hand, we want to give a shot in the arm to the Chinese music market, which has been somewhat sluggish in recent years.
Everything was originally going well. Everyone recognized the abilities of Su Bai and Xu Qirou, and wondered if Su Bai could once again defeat a small island nation to have fun.
result......
"Xiaobai, Qirou, it's okay. Just keep calm and don't feel pressured! You're both still young, so there's no shame in losing. All we have to do is show our spirit!"
Even though he was under tremendous pressure, Fan Dezhi still smiled and comforted Su Bai and the others, trying to adjust their mindsets.
"I don't feel any pressure! Qirou, do you?"
Su Bai looked at Uncle Fan in front of him with a puzzled look. He was trying hard to appear indifferent, and then asked Xu Qirou.
"No!"
In front of others, Xu Qirou no longer had the cute and whimpering look she had yesterday when she went out with Su Bai, and returned to her usual cool self.
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