The third performance 3
He Ting: "Please be ready, audience members at the venue and in front of the screen. The voting for the four songs "Heaven", "Lemon Hawthorn", "Delusion" and "Collapse" will start in 30 seconds."
"On-site audience please hold on to your voting devices, and live broadcast audience please pay attention to the options that will pop up later. The selection time is 30 seconds, and the countdown will end. Failure to vote or voting after the deadline will be regarded as abstention."
Behind the trainees is a huge screen, which not only magnifies the stage scene and zooms in during the performance so that the audience can see clearly, but also displays various voting results.
"From now until the voting is over, trainees are prohibited from turning around."
After He Ting finished speaking, the trainees closed their eyes with uneasy hearts.
At the same time, the audience was also caught up in a tense voting session. After all, according to the host's words, the audience was not given much time to think.
"It's over, it's over. Who are the teams in each group?"
"I only remember that the 'Heaven' group has the most bosses. I will be in the 'Lemon Hawthorn' group. I will defend my position to the death and lock down the 'Heaven' group and the other two groups!"
"Ahhh why did the thirty seconds pass so quickly? I haven't even figured it out yet!"
The voting started soon, and the only sounds left at the scene were low discussions and the pressing of buttons.
The four songs were combined together, and 30 seconds was too short. The audience just took a quick look and quickly pressed the select button before the 30-second countdown ended.
"Huh...my heart was beating really fast just now."
"The production team listed too many combinations, and I didn't have time to see them clearly. When I was voting, I only had one thought in my mind: keep the "Heaven" team away from me!"
"Same! When I saw that the Heaven group wasn't an option to share with me, I chose it directly."
[As a cultivator, in the Heaven group, with the most powerful players, when I was choosing, there was only one sentence in my mind: How lonely it is to be invincible~]
[As a little fangirl of Mr. Shang, I have the same feeling. It feels the same no matter which group I play against. 】
[In short, all members of the "Heaven" team drew their swords and looked around, feeling confused. 】
[The "Heaven" team at this moment: Let's see which little cutie is so unlucky! 】
Three, two, one!
The countdown with big numbers on the big screen ended, and at the moment it ended, the result of this group match appeared on the big screen.
Looking at the list of the third performance group showdown, some audience members breathed a sigh of relief, while others were so anxious that their hearts almost jumped out of their throats.
"Ah... I clearly remember that I locked the "Heaven" group and "Lemon Hawthorn"."
“I don’t know what to say. I pity the Honkai Impact 3rd team. The name is unlucky in the first place, and now they have really messed up.”
“The Honkai Impact 3rd team has endured too much!”
He Ting looked up at the voting results and said to the trainees, "Dear trainees, you can open your eyes and turn around to check the voting results of the third performance."
As He Ting finished speaking, the trainees, who were feeling like every second was an eternity, quickly opened their eyes and turned around, adhering to the principle that dying early or late is also death.
The "Lemon Hawthorn" group and the "Delusion" group shouted "Yeah" excitedly in unison. The two groups, who were supposed to be enemies, hugged each other without any grudges.
The two groups of members had only one central idea at this moment, which was: as long as it wasn't "Heaven", it didn't matter who they faced off against!
Let’s not talk about the ranking and strength of the bosses in each group, but just because the “Heaven” group has the big devil Xiu, they are afraid to avoid him as much as possible.
Looking at the results of the audience's vote, the "Honkai Impact 3rd" team fell silent.
As the person with the highest ranking in the Honkai group, Xiang Yueting said to the members of the Honkai group: "Everyone, I have good news to tell you. We have experts here, so we are not afraid at all!"
Xia Wenhao's eyes fell on the "Heaven" group. His mouth twitched slightly at Xiang Yueting's words and he said, "The bad news is that there are more masters on the other side..."
Zhao Mingwei: "No, there are not only experts on the other side, but also killers, the kind that kill people without being seen. It's very scary!"
Members of the Collapse team: "......"
Very good, more autistic, collapse? Oh, they are so devastated now!
Joking aside, most of the members of the "Honkai Impact 3rd" group... no, it should be said that almost all the trainees knew what this performance meant before the third performance began.
It is too difficult to change one's fate in a place full of lucky jackpots. No matter which group they face off against, the only thing they can do is to live up to themselves and the fans and audiences who support them.
Therefore, the "Honkai Impact 3rd" team was in isolation for a few seconds, and soon encouraged each other.
"Now that things have come to this, how can we still leave... ahem, how about starting over? Go for it."
"That's right, it's no big deal. Being able to get to this point is already a result of success. I am satisfied."
"Let the complete collapse come even more violently!"
“No matter who your opponent is or what the outcome is, just give it your all and it’ll be over!”
Xiang Yueting: “?”
I always feel like everyone is weird.
The members of the "Heaven" group who were "ostracized" by the other three groups were not angry at all.
To ensure that every trainee knew the group duel list, the staff brought a black box forward, and He Ting continued: "The group duel list has been determined. Next, each group will send one member forward to draw lots to determine the order of the third performance."
"The first draw has already determined the duel between the two teams. One of the teams will decide the order. The two teams in the second draw will draw lots against each other to decide the order of the third performance. In both draws, the number 1 represents first and the number 2 represents second."
"The consultation time is one minute."
The members of the "Heaven" group and the "Honkai Impact" group looked at each other.
Xia Wenhao spoke first: "Which group will draw the first lot?"
Xiang Yueting said: "Let's go with the Heaven team. Of course, our Honkai team is also fine. There are only two group matches anyway, so there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two."
Shang Yu agreed with Xiang Yueting: "It doesn't matter whether it comes first or last."
Shen Xiu nodded in response: "Yeah."
Just don't let him smoke!
Song Chengwang looked at Xia Wenhao and said, "Since it doesn't matter, you speak first and go ahead."
Xia Wenhao: ".......Okay."
In the first draw, Xia Wenhao was sent out by the "Heaven" group and the "Honkai Impact" group.
When the "Lemon Hawthorn" group and the "Delusion" group were discussing, Ning Sinian had the psychological trauma of being drawn into the Shen Xiu team last time, so he resisted the draw and finally sent Mu Zhenchu.
Xia Wenhao and Mu Zhenchu stood in front of the box, one after the other reaching their hands into the alley. In the end, Mu Zhenchu drew the number 1, and the "Lemon Hawthorn" group and the "Delusion" group became the first group to compete.
Xia Wenhao drew the number 2, and the "Heaven" group and the "Honkai Impact" group were the second group to compete.
In the second group match draw, Jiang Yanxi was sent from the "Lemon Hawthorn" group and Rong Cheng was sent from the "Delusion" group.
Jiang Yanxi drew the number 1 and will perform in the first group match; Rong Cheng drew the number 2 and will perform in the second group match.
The "Heaven" group sent Song Chengwang, who drew the number 2 and was the second group to perform in the second group match; the "Collapse" group sent Xiang Yueting, who drew the number 1 and was the first group to perform in the second group match.
After a brief drawing of lots, the order for the third performance in the afternoon was determined.
After the staff member came off the stage with the box, He Ting said to the trainees, "The third performance will officially begin at 2 pm. Please be ready, trainees."
"In the next period of time, trainees, please interact with your fans as much as you can."
"The interactive session includes but is not limited to wearing or dressing up the drawn blind box items, and cooperating with fans to pose in the actions they want for photos."
He Ting looked at the audience and said: "I hope you can turn off the flash when taking pictures. Thank you for your cooperation."
This was no less than a large-scale meeting. The audience was so excited that they burst into warm cheers.
The program team gives benefits to the audience, so the audience will naturally comply with the program team's requirements, turning off the flash mode and looking at their favorite trainees with anticipation.
In order to get the trainees' attention to their area, the audience had to shout.
"Xiu Bao, look here, can you make a heart shape with your thumb and index finger facing forward towards the camera?"
Hearing that fans would make their own requests, Shen Xiu felt relieved.
Doesn't he need to think of the moves himself? This is such a blessing from heaven!
Moreover, as long as he follows the poses and movements suggested by fans, he can blend in quietly with his friends and no longer has to worry about being embarrassed because no one pays attention to him and he doesn't know how to fit in.
Shen Xiu answered without hesitation: "Yes!"
After he finished speaking, fearing that there were too few movements and it would be too awkward for him to stand stiffly on the stage, Shen Xiu added with his own little tricks: "You can watch me pose in any way you want."
Although the voice coming from the headset was faint and no emotion could be heard, the words that Shen Xiu said were full of two-way communication with the cultivators.
"Ahhh Xiubao you are so nice!"
“I love you so much!”
Such straightforward words made Shen Xiu not know how to respond. After thinking for a few seconds, Shen Xiu responded unskillfully: "I like you too."
This answer caused another round of screams from the cultivators.
Strong and undisguised kindness and enthusiasm, this was an emotion that was unfamiliar to Shen Xiu.
Chen Xiu was really not good at dealing with this kind of situation, so he hurriedly followed the fans' request and stood in front of the stage, closer to the Xiu scholars.
Then, Shen Xiu stretched out his right hand forward, crossed the tips of his thumb and index finger slightly, and made a one-handed heart gesture learned from his friends to divert the fans' attention: "Is this okay?"
When the scholars heard Shen Xiu's slightly cold voice, they saw Shen Xiu on the stage with the most arrogant expression and the coldest eyes, wearing furry wolf ears and a cool choker, stretching out his slender fingers with distinct joints, and making a heart shape in front of the mirror.
This contrast is so cute that the cultivators are almost blushing.
【Demon King Xiu: Keep my heart! 】
[For the ten thousandth time I asked why I didn’t get a ticket, why I wasn’t there, damn it]
Seeing fans snapping photos, Shen Xiu remained in pose without moving.
He was handcuffed with the same pair of handcuffs as Shang Yu, wore Xiang Yueting's black wings on his back, and wore a husky mask on his head... As long as it was a request from fans, Chen Xiu would fulfill it.
The same goes for other trainees. As long as fans like it, they dare to borrow anything from each other and wear anything. They don't mind wearing two boiled egg eye masks and imitating Ultraman fighting monsters.
While the trainees were happily interacting with their fans, they were on several hot searches because of the various silly or bewitching blind box items.
Some people liked the program crew's behavior, while others naturally disdained it.
——This talent show is really full of outrageous operations one after another. In the past, talent shows would become extremely serious in the later stages, but "Young Boys Are Invincible" goes the other way. It is obviously helping these trainees to please their fans. I haven't seen artists please their fans in many years. I feel emotional.
——What the hell, a fanboy is a fanboy, do you still have any image as an idol? He's doing this before his debut, are you planning to be a comedian? Listen to me, a star should have the awareness of a star and have a bit of style, OK? I don't like this kind of tasteless artist.
[Who are you?] No matter whether you like it or not, it’s enough that we like it. Who do you think you are? 】
[You can remove the eyes if you don’t want them, how can that be unstylish? Take a look at the photo of me, the master of editing. Do you think it has no style? 】
[Some people are really used to flattering their fans, and they can't stand seeing our fans being nice to us. They don't understand the two-way love at all, and the sour taste is about to overflow the screen~]
[What are you showing off for? They were like this because they had few fans before their debut. Once they debut and have more fans, they will still be so arrogant. 】
[Wow, you also know that your brother is Piao? It's all because of you guys who spoiled him. As expected, no one knows what kind of person their brother is better than his fans. It's just that they have a filter and they just don't want to admit it. 】
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the third performance officially began.
This time the makeup time was shortened to twenty minutes. As the program team has never provided makeup services before, the trainees have already become proficient in makeup.
In addition, the songs in the third performance were more lyrical and could be sung while standing. Not many props needed to be prepared and everyone's makeup was also simple.
According to the order of the draw, "Lemon Hawthorn" opened first.
"Lemon Hawthorn" features Jiang Yanxi and Ning Sinian, the best-looking and equally capable members of the group, as the double C positions. All members wear headsets, do not jump around, and use sweet and quiet voices accompanied by simple body movements.
The song "Lemon Hawthorn", with its gentle singing voice and the sweet smiles of the trainees when they look at the audience, makes everyone dream back to the sweetness of first love.
Three minutes later, "Lemon Hawthorn" ended.
After listening to it, the audience always felt that something was missing.
[It doesn't feel so sad and regretful. This is a love song that recalls first love. In addition to the sweet feeling, there is also regretful sadness. 】
[That’s right, I finally know what’s wrong. It’s the emotions. Sour and sweet are the authentic ones. 】
[Ahem, from their singing, I can tell that they have never been in love before. First love is not only sweet, but also has the regret and sadness of going their separate ways in the end. 】
[Without the blessing of dance, relying solely on emotions, and the emotions of the song depend on personal understanding, the shortcomings of the "Lemon Hawthorn" group are really obvious. 】
"Lemon Hawthorn" ends and "Delusion" begins.
With Mu Zhenchu as the center, all members of "Delusion" took to the stage holding guitars.
The "Delusion" group held the guitar, which should have given people a quiet feeling, and sang out the chaotic emotions of "Delusion" that were wild and meaningless, and the bursting violent and intense emotions made the guitar no longer quiet.
The unclear dissatisfaction and irritation towards the world in "Delusion" are sung with hysterical roars.
"Delusion" has ended, and the audience who were brought into the world of "Delusion" seemed to have vented all their dissatisfaction and irritation towards this world that had emerged out of nowhere.
Everyone can see that "Delusion" is better than "Lemon Hawthorn" in terms of both singing expression and emotional interpretation.
Therefore, in the first round of voting in the first group showdown of the third performance, "Delusion" won, and all members of the "Delusion" group received extra votes.
The results of the second round of voting will be kept secret for the time being and will not be announced until the third ranking is released.
In the room belonging to the "Honkai Impact" group, nine people watched the performance of the "Delusion" group and were filled with emotion. Some members were even so excited that their hands and feet were shaking.
After the initial silence, a voice with suppressed emotions rang out in the "Honkai Impact 3rd" group room.
"What are you afraid of? Let's fight!"
This sentence made everyone's emotions explode in an instant.
"Yes, let's fight!"
"No matter how powerful the Heaven team is, it has nothing to do with us. Anyway... we can't escape, so we might as well fight to the death!"
"I've been practicing so hard until now, why would I be a coward?"
"That's right, isn't it that the Heaven team just has a few more top bosses? We also have top bosses, so who's afraid of who? Let them come!"
"It has come to this. If we keep holding it in, it will be really frustrating. We can't stand it any longer!"
Amid the passionate words of encouragement, it was unknown who stretched out the first hand, and the nine people's hands soon overlapped. Everyone looked at each other and saw the boiling enthusiasm in each other's eyes.
"come on!"
“We are the best!”
“Go, go, go!!!”
The cheers echoed throughout the "Honkai Impact 3rd" group room.
Xiang Yueting, who was usually lively, saw that everyone was more lively than him, the liveliest person. For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
The "Delusion" group left the stage and the "Honkai Impact" group took over.
Watching the "Honkai Impact 3rd" team walk out of the room in a proud and confident manner, the barrage of comments was filled with "......".
[Oh, so exciting. Those who know that this is a competition will think that the "Honkai Impact 3rd" team is going to fight. Those who don't will think that this is a competition. 】
[This made me take a special look at the name of the live broadcast room and confirm that this is just a competition, not a battlefield. 】
[Excited emotions are a good thing. Didn’t the “Delusion” team win the game by relying on their outwardly intense emotions? What if a miracle happens again in the “Honkai Impact 3rd” team? 】
However......
The 'what if' that the audience thought of did not happen.
Because the emotions of the "Honkai Impact" group members were too excited, with the determination of "fighting to the death or dying at worst", when they were singing, no matter what kind of emotions they were, in their singing, they were all sung as the emotion of "success or death".
The long fixed microphone placed in front of them was lifted off the ground several times by the members who were singing enthusiastically. What's worse, some of them even held the fixed microphone that should have been placed on the ground properly and sang passionately.
Although the emotions contained in "Honkai Impact 3" are also fierce and unwilling, it is a passion to abandon worldly views and bravely be oneself, it is a passion to not succumb to boring reality and to be full of hope for the future.
Rather than a fierce battle of life and death.
On the stage, Xiang Yueting, who had already noticed that his team members were in an abnormal mood, was unable to open his mouth to remind them. He tried to get everyone back on track by using the lyrics of the main chorus to calm them down and sing the way they practiced.
When Xia Wenhao heard Xiang Yueting's deliberately slowed-down rhythm, he came back to his senses from his intense emotions, tightly gripped the fixed microphone in front of him, and tried to ignore the team members around him who were restlessly grabbing the microphone and shaking their bodies before it was their turn.
When Xiang Yueting uttered the last word, Xia Wenhao had quickly calmed himself down, and when he sang the first chorus, his emotions returned to the level he had when he practiced.
After the song was over, Xia Wenhao prayed that the next friends would wake up in time.
However, the team members were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins. Xiang Yueting and Xia Wenhao could not pause the singing to remind them, so they could only helplessly listen as the team members ran more and more wildly, like a flood that could not be stopped.
Xia Wenhao and Xiang Yueting looked at each other, seeing helplessness in each other's eyes, and they were speechless.
Xiang Yueting: "......"
Xia Wenhao: “…”
Crazy, crazy, everyone is crazy! They can’t stop it, they can’t stop it at all!
[…Hahaha what the hell is this? Xia Wenhao and Xiang Yueting seem to be in a different style from them. 】
[Sure enough, the "Honkai Impact" group not only had bad luck during the draw, but also had an uncontrollable breakdown during the performance. 】
From the song title to the members, the "Honkai Impact" group exudes a sense of venting, "It's all ruined, so whatever." 】
[To be honest, their singing style is obviously more suitable for "Delusion". It is really not suitable for "Collapse" which is about the conflict between ideal and reality. 】
[From their singing, I just felt that they had been driven crazy by reality and were truly broken. 】
What happened to them? Is it true that he had a breakdown because of the confrontation with the "Heaven" team? But it doesn't look like an emotional breakdown, but rather a simple and straightforward release. 】
Three and a half minutes later, "Collapse" ended, and the "Heaven" group, who had been ready backstage, walked onto the dark stage.
The stage, with all lights turned off, suddenly opened after the "Heaven" group stood in place.
The moment the warm white lights illuminated the stage, the audience saw that the "Heaven" group, with Shen Xiu as the center, all wore identical black shirts with the first two buttons undone and collars casually spread out, revealing their slender necks, and the team lined up in the shape of an "umbrella".
good evening!
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