When Xie Yang got up the next day, Qiu Xing had already gone to the conference room for a morning meeting. There was breakfast prepared on the table, and on the sofa was a simple and elegant dark blue suit.
There was a piece of paper on the suit, with a line of large, flamboyant characters written on it: Wear this to record the show, record it well, and don't do anything stupid.
Xie Yang smiled, ate his breakfast, wrote a note back to Qiu Xing, then put on his suit and went out to get dressed for today's recording.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the new episode of "Who is the King of Singers" officially started recording.
Xie Yang took his seat in the guest waiting room.
There is a large screen in the waiting room where you can see the recording of the stage in front, and the host is saying the opening words. A fresh-faced male singer who had previously ignored Jie Yang suddenly reached out and touched Jie Yang, saying, "I'm so nervous. You and I are the youngest among the singers, and we haven't been in the industry for long. Are you nervous? My hands are sweating."
Xie Yang looked at the young man who only looked at him with the corner of his eyes yesterday and said, "Don't panic."
The male singer's performance was interrupted. He pretended to take a deep breath to adjust his mood to cover up his speechlessness and said, "Are you really not panicking? The seniors over there are all nervous. The lottery will start soon. I'm so scared of being the first one to be drawn."
"Don't panic, don't be afraid." Xie Yang looked trusting, "I believe in Teacher Ji."
"..." The male singer finally realized that he had chosen the wrong person to add to the drama. After dealing with Jie Yang for a few words, he decisively changed the person he talked to.
The recording went smoothly according to the process.
After two small processes, the drawing of lots to determine the singing order of the guests finally arrived.
Before the lottery started, the host suddenly kept the audience in suspense and said, "In fact, this episode of "Who is the King of Singers" not only invited the singers you like, but also a special guest commentator. You can guess who it is, and the guest who guessed correctly will have priority in the lottery. I won't let you guess blindly, so I'll give you a hint. This special guest commentator is a boy..."
"Wow, so cunning, there is actually a new review teacher, who do you think it will be?" The young male singer continued to add drama.
Xie Yang glanced in the direction of Waiting Room No. 1 where Ji Zehui was, and waited patiently for the host to say Long Shuyou's name.
The big screen timely cut to the scene in waiting room No. 1. At this time, the guests had already started discussing. Some impatient guests even urged the host to reveal more clues.
The host said slowly, "He has won many awards, and has made albums for three singing kings and two singing queens. He is very handsome and young, and has collaborated with two of you—"
"Nagarjuna! It's Nagarjuna, right? He is handsome, young and talented, and he even made an album for me!" An old queen of songs excitedly called out Nagarjuna's name.
The host smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Zeng, you got the answer right!"
The old singing queen named Zeng Min didn't feel the slightest bit of joy at having guessed right when she heard this. She said with a headache, "You actually invited that brat Long Shuyou. It's over, it's over. I'm starting to get nervous. You don't know, he has a very poisonous tongue."
Xie Yang noticed that the moment Long Shuyou's name was called out, Ji Zehui's expression froze.
The host just passed the message to Ji Zehui and said, "I remember that Master Longshuyou and Teacher Ji also cooperated not long ago. I thought Teacher Ji would be the first to guess it."
Ji Zehui smiled awkwardly.
Xie Yang covered the corners of his mouth by drinking water.
Ji Zehui did collaborate with Long Shuyou on the album "Breaking the Cocoon", but Long Shuyou eventually withdrew from the project because he couldn't stand Ji Zehui's voice.
Long Shuyou did not mention this matter to him, and the media did not report it. It was only later that Hu Biao found out about it.
Veteran singer Zeng Min was given the priority to draw lots, but she was unlucky enough to be the first to perform. Afterwards, the guests drew lots one by one. It was hard to say whether Ji Zehui’s luck was good or bad, as he actually drew the last one.
"It will be very stressful to be the last one to sing, you——" The handsome male singer couldn't help but talk to Jie Yang again. When he saw Jie Yang's calm face, he swallowed his words silently and said, "You can do it, come on."
Xie Yang reciprocated: "Thank you, and you should do your best too."
On the other side of the stage, Nagarjuna had already appeared at the invitation of the host and sat in the commentary seat.
After a transition, the first guest began his performance.
The veteran singer Zeng Min is very talented, and the backing singer she invited is also a good match for her. The cooperation between the two is perfect, and the atmosphere immediately becomes heated as soon as the song ends.
When it came to the review session, the other reviewers were full of praise, but Long Shuyou played the score and frowned, saying, "No breakthrough."
After the old song, she showed a helpless expression that said "I knew it would be like this."
Long Shuyou mercilessly pointed out all the problems exposed by the old queen in song selection, adaptation and singing, then simply praised the old queen's singing skills and gave her some professional advice.
The old singer looked at the host and said, "Believe it or not, he was actually very satisfied with my performance just now."
The host responded, "I believe it. Master Long rarely praises others."
Afterwards, guests No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 took turns to go on stage to sing.
Nagarjuna's comments became more and more sharp, and he didn't give the singers any face at all. The young male singer who had talked to Jie Yang was even made to cry by Nagarjuna. Fortunately, after each review, Nagarjuna would give some useful suggestions based on the singers' problems, so the situation did not become too ugly.
Finally, it was Ji Zehui and Jie Yang's turn to go on stage.
While the host was speaking, Xie Yang left the waiting room and, under the guidance of the staff, went to the stage entrance to meet Ji Zehui.
Ji Zehui's expression was tense. After seeing Jie Yang, he rarely encouraged Jie Yang and asked Jie Yang to sing well. Xie Yang nodded, then suddenly moved closer to Ji Zehui and said in a low voice: "I invited Long Shuyou."
Ji Zehui was stunned, then looked at Jie Yang in disbelief.
The host had finished his words, the stage lights switched on, the audience cheered, and the staff came forward to say that Jie Yang and Ji Zehui could go on stage.
Xie Yang met Ji Zehui's gaze and said, "Teacher Ji, I will try my best to sing and try not to hold you back."
Ji Zehui stared at Jie Yang, cold sweat visibly breaking out on his forehead, and his hands unconsciously clenched the microphone.
"Teacher Ji, Teacher Jie, it's time to go on stage."
Ji Zehui took a deep breath to suppress his emotions, gripped the microphone tightly, and stepped onto the stage first. Xie Yang smiled at the staff and followed behind.
The two of them stood on the stage and the band teacher began to play.
The prelude of the adapted version of "Raging Waves" that can really liven up the atmosphere sounded. Jie Yang was responsible for singing all the lyrics in section A. He raised the microphone and interjected his singing into the accompaniment at the right time, performing as perfectly and steadily as ever.
The audience and guest commentators were quickly drawn into the mood and emotion created by the song, and their expressions began to change with the singing.
After singing section a, Xie Yang looked at Ji Zehui.
Ji Zehui's mind was in a mess. He raised the microphone and started singing completely based on instinct, while trying hard to digest Xie Yang's words.
Was Nagarjuna invited by Jie Yang? Did Xie Yang know Nagarjuna? Doesn’t Xie Yang have any background in the circle?
His eyes unconsciously swept towards Long Shuyou in the audience, and noticed that Long Shuyou's brows were frowned. He shuddered and suddenly came back to his senses.
wrong! How could Xie Yang, a complete newcomer, possibly invite Long Shuyou? Xie Yang must have lied on purpose just now to provoke him, so as to affect his performance and make him be criticized by Long Shuyou in front of all the audience and guests.
We can’t let Jie Yang succeed!
Just as the chorus came, Ji Zehui calmed himself and began to sing calmly.
After finishing the first chorus safely, Ji Zehui breathed a sigh of relief.
The accompaniment continued, and Xie Yang raised the microphone at the right time to start singing the second section A, and his performance was still perfect.
Ji Zehui was no longer panicked now. He listened to Jie Yang's singing and sneered in his heart. Young people like this who don't know their place should be taught a lesson.
When the second chorus came, Ji Zehui's momentum suddenly became strong. While singing, he even made a very showy transition and sang with a lingering high pitch, instantly breaking the atmosphere created by the song.
Xie Yang looked at Ji Zehui in surprise. He just provoked Ji Zehui just to disrupt Ji Zehui's emotions, and wanted to see if Ji Zehui would be unable to perform the emotions that needed to be expressed in the chorus under the emotional impact, but what's wrong with Ji Zehui now, is he crazy?
The audience was forcibly pulled out of the atmosphere created by the song, and they all showed confused expressions. The guest commentators were also sprained by Ji Zehui's sudden show of skill and looked at each other in bewilderment. Even the band teacher couldn't help but look at Ji Zehui who was still singing the high notes.
Ji Zehui was completely unaware and his face was filled with confidence and intoxication.
After the second chorus, there is a very tense interlude, which slightly restores the atmosphere of the song that was destroyed by Ji Zehui.
Finally, the last chorus came, which was sung by Jie Yang and Ji Zehui. Jie Yang performed normally, but Ji Zehui seemed to suppress Jie Yang by lowering and amplifying his voice. A section of the song expressing resistance was made to sound like a yell or a curse by Ji Zehui.
Long Shuyou in the audience frowned fiercely.
Xie Yang tried to make Ji Zehui's voice rounder, to prevent him from ruining the atmosphere of the song. However, Ji Zehui seemed unable to control his voice, and he kept singing in a high pitch, even almost breaking his voice on the last line of the lyrics.
Xie Yang: “…” It’s true that he wanted Ji Zehui to fail, but he didn’t expect Ji Zehui to fail so badly.
After the song was over, the audience's applause was not enthusiastic, nor was there any cheering, and the scene was mysteriously awkward.
The host came on stage and looked at Ji Zehui with some confusion, and said implicitly: "It's a very special performance. Teacher Ji, I heard that your performance today is a little different from the previous rehearsal. Did you have a new idea temporarily?"
Ji Zehui felt that his performance was okay, and said: "I did have some new ideas temporarily. I think this way of singing can express more full emotions."
The host had nothing to say, and after making a few rounds of comments, he passed the conversation to the guest commentator.
The guest commentators were concerned about the company behind Ji Zehui and did not dare to criticize too much, but they really didn't know how to praise him, so they simply just praised the adaptation.
Ji Zehui clenched the microphone tightly after hearing this.
Finally, all the other guest commentators had finished speaking, leaving only Nagarjuna as the last one to speak.
The host turned the conversation to Nagarjuna.
Ji Zehui straightened his back unconsciously.
Long Shuyou put down the adapted version of the music score of "Raging Waves" and said, "The song is adapted very well, but the singing is very bad. Ji Zehui, were you singing just now?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.
Long Shuyou spoke like a machine gun: "Dry and tight voice, emotionless singing, inexplicable showmanship, superfluous high-pitched chanting, and even almost breaking the voice? Jie Yang is your helper, he is helping you with the harmony, why are you suppressing his voice? The whole song seems to be split, Jie Yang is singing "Raging Waves", and you are singing what, roaring?"
Ji Zehui was so angry that he said, "Master Nagarjuna, there is no such song as "Roar". You are such a joke."
"I'm not kidding." Long Shuyou's tone became more serious. "You wasted Li Yang's voice and arrangement. Compared with the last time we met, your singing skills and emotional expression ability have regressed. I have seen your early works when you debuted. At that time, you were still very spiritual and your emotions were full when you sang. I don't understand how you could exhaust yourself to this extent. Ji Zehui, you should calm down and reflect on yourself."
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