On the evening of August 1st, the Oriental Dance Hall ceased its evening operations. The Oriental Harvest Cup Farmers' Singer Competition was to be held there that night, and Yahe TV would broadcast it live.
In the afternoon, Yahe TV station moved into the Oriental Song and Dance Hall, set up camera positions and equipment.
The final match officially began at 7:30 p.m.
Although the Oriental Dance Hall itself has ceased operations, tickets are still being sold. Tonight, the dance hall was packed with people, practically full.
Liang Liang sat in the audience listening to the host from Yahe TV introduce the rules of tonight's competition and the singers who would be performing.
The two hosts on Yahe TV are quite mediocre; their knowledge, on-the-spot reaction, and even their Mandarin are not very standard.
After they finally finished their introductions, the competition finally began.
The singers who made it into the top eight are the strongest singers in this year's Farmers' Singer Competition. Their strengths are evenly matched, so it wouldn't be surprising if any of them won in the end.
However, singers who appear earlier in the competition will be at a disadvantage in terms of scoring.
The first female singer to perform sang "An Unforgettable Song," the theme song from the 1980s TV series "Wasted Years."
Actually, this singer's performance was quite good; the voice was full and the emotional delivery was spot-on, but it only received a low score of 9.60.
With this score, there's virtually no chance of winning in the final round.
Liang Liang also felt sorry for her, as she should have been at a level that would put her in the top five.
The following singers performed songs of different styles, but their scores generally hovered between 9.60 and 9.65 until singer number six, Jiang Bo, took the stage.
More than an hour later, Jiang Bo, who was sixth in the draw, took to the stage.
The song he sang was "Fellow Villagers".
Although Jiang Bo's singing skills were still immature at this time, his natural talent was quite good. His voice was loud and clear, and his high notes were like an eagle soaring through the clouds.
After the song was finished, the judges gave him high praise, and his final score was 9.80.
Upon hearing this score, Liang Liang's heart was in her throat.
The Happy Band, who are about to perform, will be in a difficult position.
To win the top prize, you need to score significantly higher than this, which seems a bit too difficult.
"Next, please welcome our seventh contestant tonight, the Yinnahe Farmers' Band from Gushan Township. Their song is an original new song called 'People in Our Village.' Please enjoy."
Gao Xing felt that their band should have a more formal name, and after much discussion, they finally chose the name Yinna River.
Yinna River is the largest river flowing through the Yahe area. Dapu Village and Pingshan Village are located on both banks of a certain section of this river, so using this river as the band's name is quite fitting.
When the host announced the program, the Yinna River Band came on stage.
The lead singer of this song is Gao Xing, who stands in the center with a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument). To his left is Xu Mei, who is holding a guitar, and to his right is Gao He, who is holding a pipa (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument).
They received enthusiastic applause from the audience as soon as they appeared on stage.
The most popular contestant in this competition is undoubtedly the Yinna River Band.
This is mainly because the three girls in the band are incredibly popular.
Xu Mei, who played guitar, attracted the attention of all the young people the moment she stood on the stage with her guitar.
Liang Liang could sense that he was happy but also a little nervous, but he didn't show it. His gaze swept around the audience and finally landed on Liang Liang's face.
Liang Liang nodded.
Gao Xing took a deep breath and raised the suona in his hand to his lips.
Liang Liang was so happy to see this that he immediately started praising it, but he was a little confused.
This intro doesn't seem to be played like this. If he were to play this intro on a suona from beginning to end, would it still be able to connect with the singing?
After the intro ended, something unexpected happened to Liang Liang: Gao He, not Gao Xing, started singing.
My hometown is in this village.
I was born and raised in this village…
Gao He sang the first verse, and then happily continued singing the second verse.
Liang Liang chuckled.
I'm glad they're quite the troublemakers; they even pulled off this whole thing.
While it's quite interesting, doing it this way on stage is fine, but it's a bit risky in a competition.
The Yinna River Band was indeed a bit nervous at the start; Jiang Bo's performance put a lot of pressure on them.
But once the music started and the performance began, their pressure lessened considerably.
Upon hearing that it was an original song by the Yinna River band, Liu Wen's attention was immediately drawn to it.
As soon as the song started playing, Liu Wen's lips curled up slightly.
This song was very popular in my previous life. It was not only popular in mainland China, but also loved by singers in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Not only was a Cantonese version released, but even superstar Liu Dehua sang it.
The singer surnamed Fei from Green Island also performed there.
Liang Liang was a little confused. How could a folk song be liked by so many singers?
After the first long section of the song was finished, the transition began.
Judging from the performance of the Yinna River Band in the first segment, although the performance was quite successful, Liang Liang felt that it would be difficult to surpass Jiang Bo.
The transition will begin with Gao He's pipa solo, followed by a joyful suona solo.
Xu Mei accompanied Liang Liang with a silly grin as she played the accompaniment.
This woman is crazy! What were you staring at me for during the performance?
Liang Liang didn't think much of it and casually blew Xu Mei a kiss.
Xu Mei's eyes widened suddenly, and her hands hesitated for a moment.
At this point, Gao He's pipa solo had been replaced by Gao Xing's suona solo.
The suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) is actually very short; it's just a brief transition before the singing begins.
Following the order of the first verse, Gao He should be the lead singer.
But after the suona ended, Xu Mei's guitar suddenly played two arpeggios, followed by two slides.
Liang Liang was shocked. This woman has gone mad!
I just blew you a kiss and you went crazy. Can't you just drink yourself to death?
You can go crazy anytime, but why did you have to go crazy at this moment? Aren't you trying to ruin yourself?
Liang Liang's heart sank instantly. If she couldn't play a complete solo, the band would lose their rhythm and the Yinna River Band's chances of winning the championship would be gone.
Not only will they not be able to win, but they might also mess up the rhythm and not be able to sing the complete song, so they won't even make it into the top three.
Liang Liang sighed and covered her face with her hands, not daring to watch what would happen next.
Xu Mei's face was slightly flushed. Without looking up or opening her eyes, she fiddled with the guitar, strumming, bending, dynamic control, octave mixing, legato, vibrato, and long bends…
Applause began from the audience, gradually growing louder, and cheers started to appear.
Liang Liang's heart shifted from disappointment to surprise, and she slowly raised her head.
When did this woman learn so many weird and wonderful techniques?
And he even played his own impromptu solo, and the performance was so good.
This is going to the heavens!
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