It takes an average of ten minutes for a pair of singers to sing two songs, and another ten minutes to vote and count the votes. So, only three pairs of six contestants can compete in one hour.
There are only three hours in the morning, four hours in the afternoon, and four hours in the evening.
The junior high school dance hall was also used for the competition that evening.
Since everyone who comes in buys a ticket and drinks a beverage, the karaoke bar doesn't suffer any losses in either of those aspects; the only losses are the money spent on song requests and tips.
However, if we don't utilize the night and rely solely on the daytime, it would really take five or six days to hold the event, and it might not even be completed.
After much deliberation, Zhou Anming decided to move the evening's schedule to the competition, planning to complete the event in three days.
Based on this calculation, sixty-six singers can compete on the first day.
If we linger a little longer tomorrow morning, the first round of matches will be over.
The second round of the race will be completed tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Even if the final match isn't held on the third night, it'll be close to the semi-finals. If all else fails, they might make up for it with half a day on the fourth night, and that'll be it.
Around 9:30, the first eight singers had finished their performances, and Zhang Liyuan, who drew number nine, took the stage.
"Don't be nervous. Once you're on stage, just treat it like a singing practice. We'll accompany you, so just sing and perform at your usual level."
Other singers use backing tracks, but Zhang Liyuan was accompanied by the Blue Shark Band. Whether this is an advantage or a disadvantage is hard to say at this point.
Zhang Liyuan's first song in the first round was "Crazy for Love".
No matter what, a competition is a competition. To say you weren't nervous at all would be a lie. But with the Blue Shark Band keeping the rhythm throughout, although Zhang Liyuan's performance was a bit unstable at the beginning, her performance became more and more stable and better as the song progressed.
After the song ended, the audience and judges below the stage gave it a warm round of applause.
Liang Liang initially thought Zhang Liyuan was a shoo-in for the first round, but when singer number ten came on stage, he couldn't help but worry again.
If the previous eight singers were of average level, then Zhang Liyuan and her opponent are the highest-level pair of singers so far.
Zhang Liyuan's opponent was also a female singer. Judging from her stage presence and stable performance, she was a singer who had been working in nightclubs for quite some time. At least in terms of improvisation, she was much more stable than Zhang Liyuan, and her performance of the song was also quite good.
She sang the famous song "Waiting for a Thousand Years" from the TV series "The Legend of the White Snake" which aired last year.
The singer performed the song exceptionally well and received enthusiastic applause.
It can be said that the two were evenly matched in their performance of the song. Zhang Liyuan had a slight advantage in timbre, but she was at a disadvantage due to her lack of stage experience, which made her appear somewhat inexperienced.
The other party, on the other hand, has extensive stage experience and is better able to control the structure.
"Will Liyuan pass the test?" Xiao Yu asked worriedly.
Liang Liang took a deep breath: "Yes!"
"reason?"
"Pure!"
The other person was a singer who spent many years in dance halls, and had a strong air of vulgarity and affectation about him, while Zhang Liyuan was like a white lotus that rose from the mud unsullied, and her purity was probably her only advantage.
However, Liang Liang also seemed unsure of himself. Who knew what the audience and judges in the audience liked?
That's something we can only leave to fate.
When the audience voted, Zhang Liyuan's opponent stood there, appearing poised and confident with a smile on her face.
Zhang Liyuan is still inexperienced and has little stage performance experience. She seemed a bit uneasy on stage, which gave people an awkward feeling.
The first step is audience voting.
The audience voting was similar to the voting method used in some variety shows more than a decade later, where audience members would go on stage with their ballots and cast their votes directly on a table for their favorite singer, and a vote counter would count the votes on the spot.
Five hundred audience members stood up from their seats, went up on stage, and cast their votes for the two singers.
Zhang Liyuan and the nightclub singer received almost the same number of votes.
You have one here and I have one here too. These people voted very quickly, and the voting ended in a few minutes.
Although Liang Liang's count wasn't very accurate, he estimated that the difference in votes between the two sides would not exceed four votes.
Liang Liang's estimation was quite reliable. After the 500 audience members finished voting, Zhang Liyuan trailed her opponent by two votes, with 249 votes to 251.
Next, it will be up to the judges to decide who gets the 100 votes and who gets the better one.
The first judge voted for that singer without hesitation, and the second judge followed suit, casting his vote for the nightclub singer as well.
Liang Liang was really worried this time, as Zhang Liyuan was now twenty-two votes behind her opponent.
Fortunately, judges number three and four cast their votes for Zhang Liyuan, which brought the difference between the two sides back to two votes.
The next four judges will each have two votes.
At this point, Zhang Liyuan was still trailing by two votes, with 289 votes to 291.
The ninth judge's vote is crucial. If he votes for the nightclub singer, Zhang Liyuan will be twelve votes behind her. Even if the last judge votes for her, it will only be a consolation vote.
Liang Liang's heart was truly in her throat this time.
The last two judges were the most prestigious among them, and were well-known figures in the entire Hainan music scene.
He seems to be the chairman of the Hainan Musicians Association or something.
These two people are qualified to make a summary.
"Both of these female singers performed admirably on stage. Chen Yu, who seems to be a professional nightclub singer, demonstrated a remarkable understanding of the nightclub environment and atmosphere. Her singing was also very powerful, and her technique was smooth and fluid. The other singer, Zhang Liyuan, clearly lacks stage experience and appeared rather green. However, it is precisely this greenness that gives her a pure and innocent beauty. Combined with her angelic voice, she provides an absolutely pure and unadulterated listening experience. Moreover, her voice is very distinctive; given time, she will undoubtedly become a superstar in the music industry. Therefore, my choice is…"
That's where I stopped talking.
Liang Liang's stomach hurts. The old man is still trying to whet his appetite at this time. Why doesn't he just say it all at once? It's so uncomfortable to be stuck in this limbo.
"...My choice is Jang Ri-won!"
Applause erupted from the audience.
The Blue Shark band also applauded enthusiastically; in any case, they hoped the hope had been saved.
Tonight, Zhang Liyuan surpassed her opponent for the first time, leading by eight votes.
However, this is not yet a victory. If the last judge casts their vote for the opponent, they will have gained nothing in the end.
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