"The Birth of Idols" started recording in June. Time flies, and we have entered the finals in a blink of an eye.

Unlike the previous nine episodes of recorded broadcasts, the tenth episode of the group competition was broadcast live very early to attract attention.

Recorded broadcasts also have the opportunity to edit and correct, which is relatively less stressful for the program team and the contestants. However, live broadcasts are different. So many viewers are watching the program in front of the TV. Whether singing or dancing, they are all synchronized. If there are any mistakes, they can be said to be obvious at a glance, and there is no chance to cover up.

"Our finals are divided into two parts..."

The remaining 22 trainees were gathered together, and the director Tang Yanqing announced the final process and rules.

According to what he said, the finals will be divided into two parts. The first half will test the contestants' vocals, and the performance will be mainly singing. As for the second half, the focus was on dancing, and the contestants were divided into two teams for presentation.

"I know that everyone has put in a lot of effort to debut as a group, and I also hope that you can fight well in the last battle. In this last competition, let's fight for our youth and dreams together!"

It has to be said that even though they knew that what they said was just for show, the trainees still couldn't help but feel excited.

They started to enter the group for closed training in June, and now it has been nearly three months. These three months are the closest month to their dreams, and also the most motivated month.

From the first 100 trainees who were evaluated and trained together, to the elimination of 22 trainees after competitions. It can be said that it is very difficult to stay, but this is not enough, only eleven people can form a group.

If you are not one of the 11, then in the end you still start from scratch.

Everyone has different thoughts, but the big goal is the same -

seize the last chance, debut is the final obsession.

The contestants are divided into groups according to the lottery, and they can discuss and choose the songs themselves.

Lu Xu and Song Zhe became the captains of the two teams respectively, and their strength is quite equal.

When the team selected the song, everyone expressed their opinions, always hoping to come up with the best song to show off. As the captain, Lu Xu has the most say. He said "wait a minute" to his teammates and got up to find Tang Yanqing.

When he pushed the door open and went in, he saw Song Zhe was also there.

"Lu Xu, you came at the right time. Song Zhe wants to discuss something here." Tang Yanqing waved when he saw Lu Xu, as if he was waiting for him.

"Huh?" Lu Xu looked at Song Zhe and asked with his eyes what the matter was.

Song Zhe didn't want to hide the fact from Lu Xu, as he was sure that he would know it sooner or later. He smiled and explained to him, "I came to Director Tang to ask if I can use the song written by my senior, which hasn't been released yet..."

The senior Song Zhe was talking about was actually the popular singer Xu Xiangye, who was specially invited by his agent Li Haichao to help.

As a singer-songwriter who has become famous in the entire Chinese music scene not long after his debut, Xu Xiangye's popularity and talent are first-class. Although Xu Xiangye is very popular now, he encountered many setbacks when he first submitted his songs. It was Li Haichao who

had a keen eye for talent. After watching a performance of his on the Internet, he felt that this young man had talent and signed him. Xu Xiangye, who was already very strong, became popular overnight with resources and exposure, and instantly became the representative of the new generation of singer-songwriters.

Although his contract with Li Haichao has expired, he is still his mentor. Li Haichao asked Xu Xiangye to write a song for Song Zhe and his team, and Xu Xiangye readily agreed.

In addition to the good songs, they also wanted to take advantage of their popularity.

For them, this is a resource and a connection, and there is no such thing as fairness or unfairness.

Song Zhe came to discuss with Tang Yanqing, and he also felt that it could bring some heat to the program team.

It is naturally good to have a popular singer write a song for them, and Tang Yanqing was not prepared to refuse, but he had to consider the feelings of Lu Xu's team.

They are both trainees, and it may be difficult for one to balance the mentality of having someone write songs for him and the other not. Tang Yanqing even thought about finding a capable friend in the circle to send a song to Lu Xu's team, but he didn't expect that Lu Xu was very happy.

"Sure." Lu Xu originally came for Tao Yingbo's song, and Song Zhe's mentioning it first saved him a lot of trouble. "Actually, I came here for the song..."

Lu Xu immediately mentioned that Teacher Tao had left a song for him, and said in a generous tone: "I think it's well written and meaningful, so I want to see if I can use it in the finals."

"Teacher Tao?"

Tang Yanqing and Song Zhe still have a deep impression of this talented composer who has not shown up since the beginning.

He had modified the songs of Lu Xu's group before, and they were better than the originals.

This kind of powerful creator who never shows up is a very curious existence. Not to mention the audience, even they want to know who this Teacher Tao is.

But after the last performance, Teacher Tao announced his withdrawal from the competition through Ji Xiunian, and there has been no news since then.

Now that Lu Xu said that Teacher Tao had written a song, Tang Yanqing naturally became interested.

Now both teams have original songs to sing, which is fairer in some ways.

"Then it's settled. You bring the song to the arranger. If none of your team members have any objections, we'll use the original song."

Lu Xu and Song Zhe exchanged glances, and then nodded at the same time: "Okay."

Coming out of the director's room, Song Zhe did not forget to encourage Lu Xu: "It's the last round, let's go all out."

Lu Xu nodded to Song Zhe: "Yeah, let's go all out!"

The two walked a few steps out, and Song Zhe's thoughts were still a little complicated.

At the beginning, almost everyone thought he would be the center. At that time, no matter in terms of strength or popularity, he was the best one.

Who would have thought that Lu Xu would appear in the middle, who was not only good-looking but also very strong.

Li Haichao and Bai Ze were at odds, and he always felt that he was always suppressed by Bai Ze and felt a little unbalanced.

It was not easy for the newcomers they introduced to participate in the talent show together, and Song Zhe's popularity was indeed higher than Lu Xu's at the beginning. Li Haichao said more than once that he would make Bai Ze admit defeat.

As a result, after several competitions, Lu Xu's popularity was like a rocket.

The more harsh the words were before, the more painful the slap in the face was now.

Li Haichao naturally couldn't accept it, and more than once encouraged Song Zhe to suppress Lu Xu.

Song Zhe himself had no conflicts with Lu Xu, although he did feel a little strange when he was suppressed at the beginning. But everyone was competing in strength, and he also admitted that Lu Xu was really strong.

Thinking of this, Song Zhe suddenly shook his head and smiled: "It's a pity to say that. I really want to try to be on the same team with you. But it's almost the finals and I still don't have the chance..."

Song Zhe said what was in his heart. If he could be a group with Lu Xu, their strengths would definitely complement each other, and he could imagine the scene of the stage exploding.

Seeing his somewhat disappointed look, Lu Xu smiled and replied slowly: "That's not necessarily true. If everything goes well, maybe we can cooperate in the form of a group in the future."

One is the most popular, and the other is the second.

No matter how you think about it, the chances of forming a group are very high.

As soon as Lu Xu said this, Song Zhe felt enlightened, so he smiled happily: "Brother Xu, you are right, then we will all work hard and look forward to future cooperation!" Song

Zhe is only in his early twenties after all. Although he is young and stable, he can also find his youthful side after getting familiar with him.

Lu Xu saw that this group of teammates had a mentality of looking after children, but they all thought that they were children, and always took out the posture of being brothers to take care of themselves.

Lu Xu couldn't explain that his 18 years old was fake, so he could only let them go.

When he returned to the practice room and saw his teammates, Lu Xu told them about Tao Yingbo's song writing.

Knowing that the song of Song Zhe's team came from Xu Xiangye, the teammates couldn't help but wail immediately -

"Oh my god, they asked the little king to write the song, this is too good."

"Wuwuwu, he is still original, can we really compete with him?"

"What should we do, is it too late to find someone to write a song now? Wait, I don't seem to know any big names who write songs, it's simply eating people and talking about dreams..."

Everyone didn't think about what song to choose in the first place, and now they are even more confused.

Someone also asked Lu Xu after sighing: "What about us, brother Xu?"

"We have it too, "Starfall" written by Teacher Tao, you can consider using this song..."

"Written by Teacher Tao?!" Xu Lele and the others were very excited when they heard the name, and they just felt that there is always a way out.

"Oh, is that Teacher Tao who edited the song for you guys before? I can do it!!!"

"Hurry up, play it and listen to it. I suddenly feel a lot more at ease."

Tao Yingbo gave him the music score at that time. Lu Xu recorded it in advance for the convenience of everyone and simply hummed it.

Even if it was sung a cappella, people felt that this song was too amazing.

There were no gorgeous words or traditional love stories, but the melody somehow touched the hearts of the audience.

"He said he had a dream, shining like the stars in the sky..."

"The accident was like a joke, taking him and his dream away..."

"He was as dazzling as a star, but then it became dim..."

"Those unfulfilled dreams fell into the dust along with the ashes..."

Lu Xu's voice was warm and powerful, and he told a story in a calm and unhurried tone.

There are many people in the world, and everyone has their own dreams. Some are worn down by life, and their dreams are also suppressed.

There is a saying that many people die at the age of 25, because every day after that is repeated.

They all want to be different people, but in the end there is no difference.

Some people die on the road to pursuing their dreams, and their dreams are drowned with their bodies.

Many times, after losing their dreams, death is the same as death.

The first half of the song was a bit sad, but the lyrics changed the context later.

Even if the body is buried with the dream, as long as you can find your original intention, everything will be meaningful and it will be in time.

No matter whether it is dullness or death that destroys the dream, there will always be traces of its existence.

"We will all grow old, but there will always be someone who is forever young. Maybe it is you who died at the age of 20, or the dream that died in your early twenties..."

The song ends with relief and remembrance, maybe it is the deceased who is commemorated, or maybe it is the once lively self.

No matter how you understand it, it depends on what the listener thinks in the end.

After Lu Xu finished singing the song, it took a long time for his teammates to come back to their senses.

After a moment, everyone raised their hands in unison to indicate that it would be the final.