54 Chapter 54
Angel
The camera returned to the stage, and the domestic contestants could not contain their curiosity and cast their eyes towards these "foreign" contestants.
Feng Ruo, Deng Xu and the others had long received instructions from Zhang Li and knew that this group of people were the "real opponents" she mentioned.
But when they noticed that everyone was looking at them, these people, perhaps because they had been trained or something, all smiled friendlyly.
Similar to the domestic players who are now mainly Feng Ruo and Deng Xu, there seem to be a few core members among them. Those people are obviously more arrogant, pretending to be kind, and there is a bit of arrogance in their eyes.
The domestic players have different thoughts.
Feng Ruo and Deng Xu looked at each other, and a raging fire of war was already burning in their hearts.
No matter what, this is China's stage, and we must not let a group of Koreans take away their reputation!
After Bi Yan introduced all the contestants, he announced, "Next, please ask our contestants to return to the backstage. The fourth and fifth place contestants from each round will stay to draw lots and prepare for our elimination round."
There are five rounds in total, which means there are ten contestants, and five need to be eliminated.
Because of Zhang Li's instructions, Deng Xu had concealed his strength and deliberately ranked fifth after advancing. This also meant that he had to go through one more level than Feng Ruo and the others.
But everyone knows that with his current strength, advancing is like overkill.
Excluding Deng Xu, who is sure to advance, there are only four spots left, which means the other nine contestants need to compete for four spots.
Although after being eliminated, players can still participate in the subsequent challenge and ranking, this rule is also used to give those players who perform poorly a chance to try again. For those who are already weak, it only serves as a psychological comfort.
Soon, Deng Xu and the others who stayed behind drew lots and got their respective order of appearance.
Bi Yan: "Okay, the draw results are out, and the first contestant to appear is... Deng Xu."
He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The audience in the audience cheered directly. Although the audience changed every episode, after almost a month, Deng Xu's fame was no longer the same. Many of the audience in the audience became his fans. It was a pity that light sticks were not allowed in this kind of competition program, otherwise there would definitely be fans in the audience holding light sticks and waving them.
This scene was cut into the live broadcast by the director and was also projected backstage at the contestants.
The group of players from the United States and the only player from the United States were also backstage at this time. After seeing Deng Xu's exaggerated popularity, they began to communicate with each other through eye contact, and some even started whispering.
Obviously, Deng Xu's difference had been discovered by them in advance.
Feng Ruo and the others were also observing the actions of these people out of the corner of their eyes. After discovering this, they did not get too upset, because after a while, these people would discover this problem sooner or later.
After Bi Yan finished speaking, the other contestants couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and walked directly off the stage to the waiting area.
Deng Xu no longer looks as immature as he did on the first stage. He has a smile on his face, wears clothes specially matched for him by the stylist, has makeup on his face, and his hairstyle suits his temperament very well. He actually looks a bit handsome.
After coming to the microphone, he bowed, which once again caused cheers from the fans in the audience.
"This time I'm bringing you a new song from Past Studios, called 'Where's the Happiness We Promised'."
When they heard that it was a new song by Wang Shi, the audience burst into thunderous applause.
Soon, a slightly sad rhythm sounded around the stage, gradually suppressing the audience's applause.
On the mentors' platform, Jia Jia, Cui Shan and Hu Minzhi all looked at Zhang Li and Chen Xiaodong in surprise.
After receiving their emotions, Zhang Li and Chen Xiaodong just smiled.
Yuan Minshan had known about Zhang Li's arrangement for a long time, so she didn't show any exaggerated expression. Only Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi had begun to realize something and had a bad premonition in their hearts.
But it’s no use thinking more now, after all, the arrow is on the string and has to be shot.
The audience in the audience didn't think too much about it, they just had infinite expectations for the new song.
Deng Xu did not disappoint them at all.
This is a song that has a simple melody but is filled with emotion.
From the faint melancholy at the beginning to the gradual sadness in the verse and chorus, Deng Xu's dedicated singing quickly moved the audience.
Everyone on the mentor stage and in the audience began to immerse themselves in the atmosphere created by Deng Xu.
Most people have already heard that this song does not require too high singing skills from the singer. Instead, the singer's emotions affect the completeness of the entire song.
And Deng Xu grasped this point perfectly.
During the previous training, Zhang Li had already helped him master the complete tricks.
He quickly got into the mood on stage and almost sang to the point of forgetting himself.
As soon as the sad lyrics of the climax came out, the audience in the audience immediately followed the song with all their heart, as if Deng Xu had mastered all their senses.
Many fans couldn't help but shed tears as they listened.
The director had already observed the reactions from all sides and quickly asked the cameraman to cut the fans' tearful reactions into the live broadcast.
On the mentors' podium, except for Zhang Li, who had heard it countless times, the other mentors were also immersed in the atmosphere and couldn't extricate themselves.
It was not until Deng Xu sang the last note and the melody gradually faded that everyone reacted.
After a pause, the applause from the audience gradually grew louder and louder, and then became as loud as thunder.
Some fans even shouted on the spot: "Xu Ge I love you!!!"
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Deng Xu, wearing a headset, also heard their voices and bowed again to the audience, "Thank you."
The applause, which had been gradually fading, picked up again and did not stop until it lasted for more than half a minute.
Bi Yan was also deeply moved. He sniffed and then picked up the microphone to start the mid-segment.
"Now please ask the mentors to canvass for votes and give comments."
But this time, Zhang Li looked at Chen Xiaodong with an expression of "proud of it" and actually gave the microphone to him.
Chen Xiaodong had previously been more involved with Feng Ruo, and this was the first time he heard Deng Xu perform live with the mic on, and he was shocked more than once.
He took the microphone handed to him by Zhang Li with one hand and couldn't help but give a thumbs up with the other hand.
After taking a deep breath, he said with emotion, "You know, your teacher Zhang Li and I have a clear division of labor. Although I was the one guiding you in the early stages of your basic skills, my focus has since shifted to Feng Ruo. I know you've made great progress, but this is the first time I've felt just how big this 'great' really is!"
"Deng Xu, you truly shocked me. Very, very...very shocked! Although this is just an early elimination round, if you didn't advance, I would doubt the fairness of our production team. Seriously!"
After saying that, he let go of the microphone and gave a thumbs-up with both hands.
After Chen Xiaodong finished speaking, it was the turn of other mentors to comment.
Before speaking, Jia Jia also gave a thumbs up and praised openly.
When it came to Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi, they exchanged a glance, and Yun Shang took the reins. With everyone witnessing and hearing, Yun Shang couldn't possibly say anything out of character, and he, too, praised Deng Xu.
Yuan Minshan was even more so. Although she had a sharp tongue, she would find faults when she could. This time, she was completely won over and even said directly: "You will definitely have a place among the kings of the Chinese music scene in the future!"
If Zhang Li or Chen Xiaodong said this, others might laugh at them, but what Yuan Minshan said was completely reasonable.
After canvassing for votes and commenting, Bi Yan announced that the second contestant would come on stage.
The live broadcast of the elimination round was also happening at the time when Deng Xu was performing.
As soon as the word "new song" came out, the barrage of comments was completely boiling.
This time, the live broadcast narration actually added a friendly reminder: [If you want to get a good listening experience, it is recommended to turn off the barrage~]
This was something the program crew had never done before, and many viewers quickly turned off the barrage according to the prompts.
The rhythm sounded, and as soon as Deng Xu's singing came out, it soon controlled countless people.
After the song was over, someone turned on the barrage and found that the whole screen was filled with praise.
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The domestic contestants backstage were completely impressed by Deng Xu's singing.
"So strong, so strong!"
"Oh my god, how can you improve so fast!"
"Ruoruo, why are all the people on your team so weird?! Deng Xu was only ranked fifth before?!"
Jin Quan and Cai Lihua even sighed directly: "If Deng Xu had sung like this before, one of us would be standing on the stage now."
Feng Ruo didn't say anything, but couldn't help but smile with pride.
Although the South Korean contestant next to them didn't understand the lyrics, they could still hear the melody, singing skills and feeling. In addition, when they heard the translator say that this was Deng Xu's new song, they looked at each other in confusion.
As soon as they appeared on the stage, they faced such a strong opponent, and their originally confident mentality began to collapse.
It was only when the second contestant came on stage and their level suddenly dropped that their confidence was rekindled.
But what the Korean players didn't know was that Pei Yuanzhi and his team were probably born to be incompatible with Zhang Li's team. In the first round, it was Deng Xu who squeezed out the only hope for Pei Yuanzhi and his team. In this elimination round, the one who appeared after Deng Xu was again from Pei Yuanzhi's team.
So the second player that made them feel mocking was from the team of some of their bosses.
It's a cause for celebration. Pei Yuanzhi only joined a team of four people, and one of them met Deng Xu at the very beginning.
After experiencing Deng Xu’s superb singing, one can imagine how dull the audience was during and after the singing of their team members.
Although some audience members habitually applauded after the other party finished, their reluctant expressions showed how boring this contestant looked compared to Deng Xu.
Pei Yuanzhi and Yun Shang obviously became indifferent to these members after they had the players from South Korea.
Yun Shang tried his best to find some advantages and praise them.
During non-grading sessions, other mentors will not deliberately belittle other members.
As usual, Zhang Li carefully compared the contestants before and after, and pointed out their progress.
As soon as she said this, it was clear that she was observing with intention.
The contestant, who was already feeling a little disappointed, looked much better after hearing Zhang Li's comments, because his efforts were noticed by others.
When this scene was broadcast live, although the audience already knew that Zhang Li was a warm-hearted mentor, they were still amazed by her meticulousness.
[Oh my god! I just realized that Zhang Li really treats all the members with his heart, and not just his own team!]
[I really don't mean to compare them, but it's too obvious, the professionalism of Zhang Li and some of the instructors]
[Among all the mentors, Jia Jia's group and Yuan Minshan's group are similar to the previous mentors. Only Zhang Li really surprised me. As for the other group, I won't comment on it. Those who understand will understand.]
Even if Zhang Li was just pretending, I still admire her acting skills. Not everyone can remember all the details about these contestants...
The next performance continues.
By the time all the contestants finished singing, two or three hours had passed.
The program has also reached the most critical moment, and the audience jury and online voting are in full swing.
According to the background data projected on the big screen, it can be seen that Deng Xu stood out from the ten contestants with a far-leading lead.
His votes simply crushed everyone else.
The results came out quickly, and Deng Xu and four other contestants successfully advanced.
The other five contestants can only be eliminated.
At this point in the live broadcast, Bi Yan also announced the start of the halftime break.
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As usual, Zhang Li followed the other instructors to the cafeteria for lunch.
But during the meal, Jia Jia asked a question that surprised everyone.
"Teacher Zhang Li, you didn't guess from the beginning what Teacher Pei and Teacher Yun were going to do, did you?"
This one sentence shocked everyone.
Zhang Li and Chen Xiaodong were surprised, but Yuan Minshan and others were enlightened. Thinking about what had happened before, they suddenly realized.
"So, A-Li, you've been on guard against Pei Yuanzhi and the others for a long time?"
"What Teacher Pei and Teacher Yun did is really hard to describe..." Even Jia Jia and Cui Shan were dissatisfied with them because of this incident.
You say that everyone is working hard, but the person who is obviously at the end suddenly shoots someone else. Who can be happy about this?
Although this is just a variety show, it is also a way for musicians like them to prove themselves, and it will be included in their resumes in the future.
If the South Korean singers introduced by Pei Yuanzhi and Yun Shang achieve good results, they can then clear themselves of the charges by saying that they fought back just because they were targeted on the show. Then the group of Jia Jia and the others, which originally performed well in comparison, will be at the bottom of the list.
This is actually the most unfair to Jiajia and his group.
That's why Jia Jia finally put aside her "peacemaker" style and brought it up clearly with Zhang Li.
After hearing what Jia Jia said, Zhang Li guessed what he was thinking.
Sure enough, Jiajia opened her mouth right away: "Teacher Zhang Li, Teacher Yuan, I wonder if I can have the honor of working with you?"
Now is the sixth episode, and there is only half a month left until the seventh episode of the finals.
Yes, although there was a month gap between each previous episode, there was only half a month gap between the sixth and seventh episodes, and the entire process from the elimination round, the challenge to the final ranking was almost completed within a month.
Zhang Li raised his eyebrows.
Yuan Minshan also smiled meaningfully.
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The break was over and everyone gathered again in the live broadcast venue.
Bi Yan's familiar face appeared in front of everyone again.
"Dear viewers, welcome back to the sixth episode of Season 2 of Sing Out Loud. We successfully completed the top ten elimination rounds this morning, and the teams that advanced have been initially formed. These twenty contestants now form the defending team and will soon face the challenges of the eliminated contestants and foreign contestants. In the next three and a half days, can they defend their place in the ring? Stay tuned!"
"Well, I will repeat the rules of our challenge ranking again:"
"Each eliminated contestant and foreign contestant will have one opportunity to challenge the defending contestant. If successful, they will inherit the opponent's promotion list. If unsuccessful, they will be eliminated. Of course, the challenging contestant can also voluntarily give up the opportunity."
"As for the defending contestant, when facing two teams, one consisting of an eliminated contestant and another consisting of a foreign contestant, they only need to fight twice: one for the eliminated contestant and one for the foreign contestant. If they successfully defend the ring, they will directly enter the finals. If they fail, they will have one final chance to challenge the opponent."
"The initial order of challengers will still be determined by drawing lots."
There have been a total of forty contestants participating in the show in the past, that is, twenty defending contestants against twenty challenging contestants, and more than ten foreign contestants.
This will be a feast for music lovers.
But for the contestants who are challenging the champion, it is a test of luck. For example, the contestants who are lucky enough to be ranked in the front will pick out the weakest defending contestants, and only the strong ones are left. It is obvious that the latter have no chance.
But this time, with the addition of foreign players, everything becomes a little unclear.
Following the director's instructions, Bi Yan announced that the knockout matches for eliminated contestants and foreign contestants would be held alternately.
Eliminated players and foreign players will first draw lots separately.
After the draw, the contestants will go on stage one by one in alternating order and choose one of the unchallenged contestants to challenge.
The first eliminated contestant soon stood on the stage. She was a relatively weak female contestant, and it was obvious that the probability of successfully challenging the opponent was small. She actually directly chose Deng Xu who had just successfully advanced.
The female contestant clearly wasn't prepared to win, and she even smiled at Deng Xu and said, "Brother Xu, I know I can't beat you, but I'm lucky enough to be able to stand on the same stage with my idol!"
Her words almost made it clear that she did not choose Deng Xu as a challenger, but as a fan who was attracted by Deng Xu.
Deng Xu, who was accurately captured by the camera, was obviously a little surprised, but he quickly reacted, smiled and nodded at the other party, and then walked up from the stage.
The rule is that the eliminated contestant and the defending contestant stand on the stage together, the defending contestant sings first, and then the eliminated contestant sings.
Zhang Li had already arranged for Deng Xu that his second piece of music was "Dong Feng Po".
The artistic conception of this song is very profound, but it is obviously not Deng Xu's highest level. However, it is different from the two songs he has sung. Such ancient style sounds particularly refreshing in the current entertainment circle of China.
The female singer who was challenging him was standing on the same stage with him and was immediately mesmerized by the performance.
After she finished singing and came to her senses, she took a deep breath and started her own challenge song.
It was obvious that Deng Xu only used part of his level, while she needed to use all her skills to deal with it in order to avoid being overshadowed.
Her progress is also obvious. Almost every contestant in "Sing Aloud" takes this variety show seriously, and she is no exception.
Because she cleverly expressed her attitude when she chose Deng Xu, after she finished singing, naturally no one treated her harshly, and everyone was even encouraging.
However, encouragement is enough, but it is still impossible for her to succeed in kicking the door.
The final result was naturally that Deng Xu won effortlessly.
Based on the principle of alternation, after the players are eliminated, the foreign player who is ranked first will be drawn.
This was also a female singer from South Korea who had a very beautiful plastic surgery. However, when she directly chose Feng Ruo from the twenty defending contestants and it was translated, everyone's faces changed slightly.
No one doubted that these Korean singers had not conducted in-depth research before coming to the show, but this Korean singer chose Feng Ruo right away. It was obvious that either she felt that she really had that high ability, or... she came here specifically to act as cannon fodder to test Feng Ruo's ability.
When the camera zoomed in, Feng Ruo smiled at her. The makeup on her face and the little dress produced by Xuanhuang made her look very cute and lovely today.
If she had not met Zhang Li, she would have felt inferior to such a beautiful female singer.
But now she is very graceful and elegant. After she stood on the stage, although she did not have the exquisite appearance of the other party, her demeanor alone made her completely outshine the other party.
The director must have deliberately distinguished between the original contestants of the show and those found by Pei Yuanzhi and others, so when the eliminated contestants came to challenge the host, the defending contestants sang first, but when it came to the foreign contestants, the challenging contestants sang first.
Although this setting is only slightly different, when foreign players challenge the opponent, the defending domestic players have absolute initiative and can choose the difficulty of their own singing songs based on the performance of their opponents.
Although Pei Yuanzhi and Yun Shang had communicated with the program team, they obviously had no control over such details and could only watch the program team give them special treatment.
This South Korean female singer has seen how local Chinese singers challenge the competition, but this is not their home ground after all. She feels that it is unfair, but there is nothing she can do.
So, she could only sing her challenge song first.
Korean music is still a niche genre in China at present, but the female singer does not think that the products of her country are inferior to those of China.
She chose a brainwash song that is very popular in South Korea.
Once the beat of this song starts, even if you don’t understand the lyrics, the rhythm can easily get everyone going.
Sure enough, when she finished singing the main song and came to the climax of the chorus, many audience members in the audience could not help but start swaying to the rhythm.
Seeing that it was indeed easy to swing with the audience, her confidence increased.
At this moment, she had completely forgotten the team's previous analysis - that her challenge to Feng Ruo would probably fail, so it was just a stepping stone. She now felt that challenging Feng Ruo should not be a difficult task.
The greater the audience's reaction, the more excited she sang. When she was singing impromptu, she even grabbed the microphone and started singing and dancing.
South Korea is very good at rendering in this regard. Soon the stage seemed to become the home court of the South Korean female singer, and Feng Ruo next to her seemed to have no presence.
After one song, many audience members were already brainwashed by this Korean song, completely forgetting that the female singer was just there to challenge the singer.
The contestants from their own country finally realized that these American singers were indeed not simple at all, and they couldn't help but start to worry about Feng Ruo.
Just when everyone thought that Feng Ruo was in danger, they didn't know that Feng Ruo had completely understood Zhang Li's arrangements through the performance of this female singer who challenged her.
These South Korean players do not speak the same language as Chinese, so they will definitely give priority to music with a strong sense of rhythm to motivate the audience.
Therefore, the way to deal with them is to completely cleanse and purify the soul.
The audience below was still immersed in the melody of Korean songs, while Feng Ruo on the stage was already holding the microphone.
As soon as she opened her mouth, her clear voice instantly invaded everyone's ears.
"I brought you a new song from Past Agency - 'Invisible Wings'."
She drew the attention of almost all the audience back.
As the rhythm sounded, Feng Ruo closed his eyes in immersion, found the right node, and began to chant.
Feng Ruo's voice came out of the microphone and echoed throughout the entire venue.
As she sang, all the audience's attention was completely drawn back to her.
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The live broadcast had reached the point where the South Korean female singer chose Feng Ruo.
Almost as soon as the translator announced her choice, the barrage of comments started to mock her.
[How dare you challenge the strongest right away? Are you here to be a stepping stone?]
[Haven't you done any strategy? Haven't you watched the previous Sing Out Loud videos?]
[Her face is full of traces of plastic surgery, but her singing talent can’t be changed]
[Are you here to test the forward position? ...]
But just when everyone was mocking them the most, the rhythm of a Korean song sounded and everyone began to realize that something was wrong.
Gradually, there were fewer mocking voices and more comments expressing astonishment at the South Korean female singer.
At this time, unknown people also began to muddy the waters in the barrage.
[Emmm, calling someone a stepping stone? Don't ask until you understand their true abilities.]
[I'm dying of laughter. Do you really think someone is a god? There are always people who are better than you, right?]
[I'm really not saying that the barrage praises certain people too highly. It's not anything else, I just can't stand it.]
[With Feng Ruo's looks, she's not even fit to carry someone's shoes...]
Faced with these provocative words, Feng Ruo's fans naturally did not take them for granted and directly responded with insults, but they also began to worry about Feng Ruo's situation.
As the most recognized contestant on "Sing Out Loud", if she was outshined by a South Korean singer right at the start, she might face not only ridicule but also countless scoldings.
Feng Ruo’s fans can all imagine what kind of bloody storm their idol will face.
Especially when the South Korean female singer finished singing and the direction of the barrage had completely changed, their hearts were lifted up.
But the moment Feng Ruo opened her mouth, they all regained their sanity.
【Products from the past are bound to be top quality! 】
【Ruo Ruo, charge at me!!】
【Come on, Ruoruo! …】
These encouraging comments were almost drowned out by the delayed sound praising the Korean female singer.
However, after Feng Ruo opened his mouth, they witnessed the extreme reversal of the barrage.
Feng Ruo's ethereal and clean voice almost instantly pushed the previous Korean song out of everyone's minds.
Before the song even reached its climax, the comments had already changed completely.
[Mom! I think I saw an angel! !]
Ahhhhh, this song!!! My ears! My heart!!!
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