Chapter 425: Violent Reactions
When the champion of this episode was announced, Han Bingbing, the CCTV host behind Gu Qingge, couldn't help but clench her fist and shout, her face full of excitement. After all, she is now the agent of this episode's champion singer.
Gu Qingge also breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't care too much about the ranking at first. After all, she was very confident in her master-level vocal skills. Anyway, there was no way she would be eliminated in the first round.
It's just that the chief director Gong Tao is very good at keeping people in suspense and creating an atmosphere. When he kept saying "The first place singer in this episode is...", it naturally made Gu Qingge nervous and expectant.
Now that the results were finally out, Gu Qingge was of course relieved, then he stood up and gave a very sincere speech.
It is generally acknowledged that Gu Qingge is good at speaking, which is naturally the fundamental reason why she is so popular among the public.
Gu Qingge did not become arrogant just because he won first place in this episode. The main reason was that no matter how high his ranking was in the previous rounds, it would not have much impact on the "Battle of the King of Singers".
There is really no need to take this ranking too seriously. What attracts singers most to "The Road to the King of Singers" is its ratings and exposure.
But for the audience in front of the TV, they are naturally particularly interested in this ranking, so Gong Tao said before that the ratings of this segment are very high.
In fact, after the first seven singers of this season's "Road to the King of Singers" were confirmed, music fans and netizens lamented that this season was a battle of the gods, and on major social platforms, everyone began to predict the rankings of the first round in advance.
There were even various debates over the ranking issue.
This is actually the norm in this era of fan circles. Everything must be compared and criticized, and the stars they support must be superior to other stars.
In the first round of rankings, even though Gu Qingge has a lot of fans and strong fighting power, netizens only ranked her third, which is still a high ranking.
At that time, the public opinion in major online communities and forums was as follows:
"There's really no need to overthink the top two in the first round. They'll definitely be Yang Xiaolian and Liu Nan. They're veterans in the music industry, so they'll definitely rank well in the first round."
"To be honest, it's true that in every previous season of 'The Road to Singing King', the top two are both those low-key but powerful senior singers."
"I admit that Gu Qingge is talented, but her strength actually lies in her songwriting. Have you forgotten her singing skills? Are they not worthy of Queen?"
"How long has it been since you last watched the talented Gu live? Her singing skills have been improving rapidly, and her performances on a massive stage like the Bird's Nest are flawless! If she weren't so inexperienced, I'd have predicted she'd take first place in the first round!"
"Gu Qingge will never get first place! If she does, it will embarrass those senior singers. Do they understand the value of CCTV's unspoken rules?"
"That's totally wrong! Although CCTV has its unspoken rules, it's also known for not being afraid of offending people. Seniors don't dare to act like big shots when they appear on CCTV's stage. If Gu Qingge is truly strong, then she does have a chance to take first place."
"For fans like me, it doesn't matter what place Gu Qingge gets. What matters most is that she can continue singing on 'The Road to King of Songs'!"
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Before this episode was aired, public opinion was almost overwhelmingly not optimistic about Gu Qingge taking first place.
The person that most music fans are more optimistic about is actually the former "No. 1 in the music scene" Liu Nan, because he is a real super-talented singer and a senior big shot. Based on their previous experience of watching "The Road to the King of Singers", it will not be a problem for Liu Nan to win the championship in the first episode.
Of course, Queen Yang Xiaolian also has a large number of fans. In terms of qualifications, she is no worse than Liu Nan. Her ex-husband You Woxing is a big shot in the music industry. This time, You Woxing is also one of the heavyweight experts in "The Road to the King of Singers". As long as she sings well, she doesn't have to worry about any unspoken rules.
All in all, everyone felt that there would be no problem for Yang Xiaolian to take second place in the first round and hope for first place.
In such a situation, An Mingxun's fans are also unwilling to be left out. They believe that An Mingxun has a great chance of defeating Gu Qingge.
Because they think that Gu Qingge is just a traffic, internet celebrity singer, and how could An Mingxun, who is good at competing with traffic singers, lose to Gu Qingge?
In the final analysis, Gu Qingge can only be regarded as a rising little queen in the music world at best, while their An Mingxun has been a little king who has been famous for a long time. There is nothing wrong with this little king surpassing the little queen!
An Mingxun's fans are also smart. They don't dare to challenge senior figures like Liu Nan and Yang Xiaolian, but they are very good at bringing out Gu Qingge to criticize him.
It just so happened that Gu Qingge also had a lot of fans, so this naturally triggered a classic fan circle war.
What makes An Mingxun's fans uncomfortable is that An Mingxun has a lot of negative information and naturally has many flaws. Once Douban Group 8 takes action, it is no joke.
Gu Qingge was different. It wasn't like she hadn't been the target of rumors from some of her competitors, but she was too clean. Besides, everyone knew that this talented woman was a homebody, staying at home all day. How could they prove the negative information...
Gu Qingge is indeed an outlier among celebrities. Her own fans complain about her, saying that she is more like a otaku game player than a celebrity, and she is afraid that she has no idea about love!
In other words, for Gu Qingge, love and the like are not more interesting than playing games, pursuing career, and achieving achievements.
The previous fan circle war naturally attracted a lot of attention to the ranking of the first episode of "The Road to the King of Singers"!
And the moment Gong Tao announced that Gu Qingge was the champion, the barrage of comments exploded!
"Ms. Gu, a talented lady, truly deserves the title!"
"Just kidding, there's no way Gu Qingge could win first place in the first round..."
"Where are those analysts who made such a promise before? Come out and get beaten."
"In the face of real strength, qualifications, unspoken rules, and the like are all rubbish!"
"This first place is such a surprise, but as a fan, I'm so happy!"
"Gu Qingge excels in innovation. Her new songs are truly eye-opening. Although Yang Xiaolian's old songs are also quite good, some young listeners clearly don't particularly enjoy them. I suspect they will give their three votes to Gu Qingge, An Mingxun, and Li Jie..."
"Actually, this result is quite reasonable. Gu Qingge's appeal among young music fans is unparalleled, and her high notes and coloratura singing style in 'Left Hand Pointing to the Moon' can also captivate older audiences. I watched this episode with my parents, and they both said this little girl sang exceptionally well!"
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