Chapter 149: Admiring foreigners and confronting the director (three in one)
The live camera captured his smile.
The audience in the live broadcast room who saw this detail started to post comments.
"Is this an evil smile?"
"What's the meaning?"
"An evil smile is a smile with malicious intent. It is a smile that is cunning, sinister, and sarcastic. It can make people around feel the malice and danger of the smiler!"
While netizens were discussing this popular term, the cameraman followed Lin Zhixing's gaze, turned the camera and focused on Zhao Fan's face.
It was obvious that beads of sweat were dripping down his temples, and his eyes were filled with fear.
The shock of the song "My Territory" just now has gradually broken down Zhao Fan's psychological defenses, and he has been beaten to a pulp in terms of ability.
This meaningful smile at the end became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The proud and complacent Zhao Fan finally lowered his head in shame. He felt his cheeks getting hot and he no longer had the courage to look Lin Zhixing in the eye.
"Just bow your head, I love you!"
"Of course, it's fatherly love."
Lin Zhixing nodded with satisfaction, and then bowed deeply to the audience who supported him.
The hatred that had been accumulating since "Above the Moon" had mostly dissipated as he bowed his head. It would only be completely dispelled if he apologized in person.
But given the personalities of these rappers, it's impossible.
That's all. After you defeat him, just respect yourself and don't be so arrogant.
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In the director's office.
“It’s broken!”
The female staff member pointed at the real-time data on the computer screen and screamed.
"Good fellow."
Director Hou Pingliang nodded with a smile, "This young man is amazing! He broke the previous record of the number of people online in the live broadcast room when he came to this stage for the first time!"
"It was the right decision to invite him. The ratings will be high in the future!"
…
"good!"
"It sounds so good, so great!"
The audience was very excited about what they heard and they applauded and cheered. The atmosphere was much more welcoming than any other singer who had ever performed on the stage.
This puts pressure on the last singer to perform, whether he will flop or turn the tide, which adds a big highlight to the show.
Zhou Dan, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at the arrogant Lin Zhixing on the stage, and his fighting spirit was ignited, "No wonder you are so arrogant, you must have some strength!"
The appearance of Lin Zhixing made his ordinary road to the championship interesting. When the camera was focused on him, his excitement was visibly evident.
Team Pan Shuai.
Having just lost the bet, Chaida, who was somewhat unwilling to accept it, bumped Wei Zhehao with his shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Do you still want to bet, Brother Hao?"
"What's the bet?"
"Let's bet on who will win first place tonight between Zhou Dan and Lin Zhixing, and then bet on a meal."
"Can."
Wei Zhehao didn't hesitate at all and directly said the answer in his mind, "I guess Lin Zhixing got the first place. This song is really hard to lose."
Li Chao and Chai Da looked at each other, curled their lips and said, "We have no other choice, so let's bet on Zhou Dan to be the first!"
…
Amid the applause from the audience, Lin Zhixing waved contentedly and returned behind the scenes.
Pan Shuai looked at Lin Zhixing's back, and the corners of his mouth gradually curled up, "Hey, hey, my man!"
The host Hua Shaoyang walked back to the center of the stage again and raised the microphone. The applause continued for a long time. I really admired this young man more and more.
The applause gradually died down, and he smiled and raised the microphone and said, "Please welcome the last singer of the night. Please listen to the song "Eighty Miles" sung by singer Zhou Dan!"
As the host finished his announcement, there was an uproar at the scene and the live broadcast room exploded with comments.
"Oh my god, it's Eminem's song!"
"This song is extremely difficult, it was written by Eminem specifically for battle!"
"Zhou Dan actually wants to challenge this song? Is he crazy? I have never seen a domestic rapper sing this song well. It's really a gamble!"
Netizens in the live broadcast room were very shocked by Zhou Dan's singing of this song, and generally believed that he could not sing this extremely difficult song well.
The Eminem mentioned in the barrage is a European and American rapper.
He is considered the best-selling rap artist of the 21st century, with album sales reaching a staggering 220 million copies.
This terrifying number of albums ranks first in sales history of rap and hip-hop circles, and he can be called the sales king of the century. He is also known as the number one in sales history of rap and hip-hop circles.
He is the most amazing rapper abroad, no doubt about it, a ceiling-level existence.
Regardless of which country, many singers who like rap regard him as their idol. If they can sing his songs well, they can show off in the circle.
Not only were the audience shocked, but the rap contestants present were also surprised, but they were not optimistic.
"My goodness, he actually dared to sing Eminem's song? Does he have the talent to do that?"
“I don’t think he’s that good.”
"If he can sing, then I can sing too!"
Among the eleven rappers, the only one I am optimistic about and support is...
Zhao Fan, who usually regarded Zhou Dan as his rival, now looked at this old rival with great favor. He prayed silently in his heart and cheered for Zhou Dan, hoping that he could beat Lin Zhixing and divert some of the heat and attention of the audience.
As the top star on this rap stage.
Zhou Dan was very popular, and when he was about to go on stage, the audience applauded and cheered enthusiastically.
Such popularity attracted Lin Zhixing, who was just about to sit down and take a break, to go back behind the scenes to see the level of the singer who was so popular with the audience.
Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans, Zhou Dan, with a bald head, earrings and a red plaid shirt, picked up the microphone and walked confidently to the center of the stage.
Soon, the rhythmic and dynamic prelude sounded, and the beat was exciting.
When it came to the main song, Zhou Dan, who had lowered his head to build up his emotions, raised the microphone and sang vigorously.
“Sometimes I just feel…”
“Why do I put…
…
The singing speed is very fast, and just like "My Territory", the lyrics are very hot to the mouth. Although the English is not very standard, the flavor and charm are very consistent with the original singer, and are about 70% similar.
"Awesome! He can actually sing Eminem's song! And he sings pretty well!"
"It sounds great. You are worthy of being the strongest rapper in this show. You are really talented. I support you!"
After all, he is Chinese, and being able to sing to this level has already surprised the audience, and fans think it is simply a surprise.
The rappers present were all astonished, staring at him in disbelief as he gradually gained acclaim on the stage. "Oh my god, I didn't expect he had a trick up his sleeve. He can sing English songs so well, too?"
Pan Shuai was also very surprised when he saw Zhou Dan's performance on the stage. He didn't expect that he could perform Eminem's song so well.
In terms of the completion of this song, I may be a bit worse than him.
Dong Chen, who had been listening to the song silently in the audience, frowned and felt a pang in his heart. He discovered a phenomenon.
Many of the one hundred public judges nodded frequently while listening to the song, as if they recognized Zhou Dan's level.
Just now, "My Territory" didn't nod so frequently. This is not a good sign.
Behind the scenes.
Lin Zhixing didn't pay attention to those things and left after listening to half of the song. He was familiar with the levels of these twelve singers, and Zhou Dan was currently the best among them.
But thinking of defeating myself is simply a dream.
If nothing unexpected happens, the first place ranking will change hands tonight.
…
Soon, Zhou Dan on the stage finished singing.
After singing this song, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and temples. In the live broadcast, under the superb performance of the previous singer, and under the extremely high difficulty of the song...
It was impossible to have no pressure. I just forced myself to finish singing the song. Fortunately, there were no mistakes and I finally felt relieved.
After Zhou Dan finished singing, he also glanced at the contestant seats and smiled, as if showing off, "This level is not good enough for you, right?"
“Awesome!”
“The absolute best live show!”
There was also thunderous applause from the audience, which was just as enthusiastic as Lin Zhixing's. Fans on both sides of the live broadcast room started to scold each other over who would win first place tonight.
…
The host, Hua Shaoyang, returned to the stage. "All singers have performed brilliantly. Now I declare the voting officially open!"
"While the votes are being counted, please tell us why you're adding more votes!"
Coincidentally, the three mentors used all their voting rights on Lin Zhixing, which inevitably made the members of their teams jealous.
Dong Zuanhua gave a thumbs up and said bluntly: "The arrangement of this song 'My Territory' is too extravagant and gorgeous, with campus style, ballet music, Peking opera... too many elements, it's scary for a professional composer like me!"
Pan Shuai smiled and praised: "He is the rapper who surprised me the most in recent years. This song is so cool and refreshing!"
Shen Fei nodded and agreed: "The two teachers said what I wanted to say. This song is very advanced and has its own personality. I like it!"
Very advanced? Lin Zhixing smiled and shook his head, thinking: "These are songs from 20 years ago. It seems that there is no one in this world who can beat them."
"Fuck, you got first place on your first visit. You're so proud of yourself!"
Zhao Fan felt extremely upset when he saw that Lin Zhixing had almost secured first place, even more upset than if he had been eliminated.
…
"good!"
Hua Shaoyang got the vote count, glanced at it, frowned slightly, and announced the result a few seconds late, "I announce that the contestant who won the first place tonight is Zhou Dan!"
"The second place is Lin Zhixing!"
"The third place is Zhao Fan!"
"The fourth place is Wei Zhehao!"
“Ouch!!!”
Upon hearing the result, many audience members booed and people in the live broadcast room started cursing.
"Oh yeah, all three mentors voted for him, but he lost even with the votes from the general public? Is this a conspiracy or are the judges too low-level?"
"Are you kidding me? Such a high-quality song actually lost to a crappy English cover song!"
"Are all the public judges foreign dogs? Why don't you give up your seats and tie a dog up to press the voting machine!"
The three mentors were also dumbfounded and looked towards the public judges in unison.
"Why is this happening? Can you lose even if this happens?"
The most surprised person was Lin Zhixing. He was completely dumbfounded.
How can "My Territory" lose to an English song? I participated in a foreign rap show? And I sang an original song! This is too outrageous!
Okay, okay, you don't want to develop this show in a good way, right?
Just wait for the scolding! Comfortable!
Zhao Fan burst out laughing, "Okay, okay, this second place is great!"
Zhou Dan, who won the first place, did not look very happy at the moment. If all the mentors voted for him, it would be glorious to win, but he would definitely be questioned.
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Director's office.
"The inside story!"
"Rubbish program, software uninstalled!"
Director Hou Pingliang and his female assistant were both stunned when they saw the screen full of comments like these and the sudden drop in popularity.
"This is terrible! This has caused strong dissatisfaction among the audience!"
"What's going on? With three mentors adding votes, how could Lin Zhixing lose?"
Hou Pingliang was so angry that he slammed the table and said, "Please tell them to show me the voting results for the next show after they are tallied up!"
…
On stage.
Hua Shaoyang introduced the process, "Congratulations to the challenge singer Lin Zhixing for his success. It's a pity that the last-ranked singer has to leave the stage!"
"Come on, Lin Zhixing, please tell me which team you want to join!"
Lin Zhixing looked gloomy, staring at the public judges, walked to the host, took the microphone and said, "I choose to join mentor Pan Shuai's team!"
Pan Shuai left his seat and hugged Lin Zhixing on the stage. Both of them smiled reluctantly. Then Lin Zhixing sat down in the team seat.
Wei Zhehao took the initiative to shake hands with Lin Zhixing, and he also felt indignant for Lin Zhixing in his heart.
The eliminated player happened to be from Pan Shuai's team, and the number of players in the three teams remained balanced.
After the host’s closing remarks, the live recording of “I Am a Rapper” ended amid the abuse from the audience in the live broadcast room.
…
…
Director's office.
"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!"
Lin Zhixing left the stage and walked towards the dressing room. He became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, so he went straight to the director's office and banged on the door.
"Come in!"
Lin Zhixing pushed the door open and walked in. He looked at Hou Pingliang, who had very few hairs on his head, and said with suppressed anger, "Director Hou, I need an explanation."
"If this show can't be fair, just and open, I will quit this stage!"
"Young man, don't be angry, let's sit down and talk slowly."
Hou Pingliang was reluctant to let this contestant who had boosted the show's ratings leave, so he stood up and went forward to comfort him, "This public judges' vote is indeed strange."
Lin Zhixing had no patience at this moment, and said bluntly: "Did they accept money from Zhou Dan's agency? This is equivalent to negating the mentors invited by the program!"
Too stunned.
Hou Pingliang winked and asked the female assistant to close the door. He assured her, "Don't worry, young man. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If I find any such phenomenon, I will replace all the people involved. I will absolutely ensure fairness, justice and openness!"
The female assistant also advised, "The candidate director and I were very surprised to learn of the voting result just now. It is definitely not directed against you."
After much persuasion, Lin Zhixing's anger finally subsided.
After all, he is the director of the program team. He has made promises and guarantees to you. What else do you want? Just do it well.
Observe for another period and give them a chance.
…
…
Out of the director's office.
When he arrived at the locker room door, Lin Zhixing ran into Pan Shuai and Shen Fei, who seemed to be waiting for him.
"Brother Pan, Sister Fei!"
"Why!"
Pan Shuai smiled and patted Lin Zhixing's arm, comforting him: "Xiao Lin, you are definitely number one in my heart tonight. Those people are too low-level and don't understand music!"
Shen Fei also advised, "Yes, don't let that group of people consume your good mood, it's not worth it."
Lin Zhixing was very grateful to them for coming to persuade him. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Got it. Next time I will use a work that convinces them and change their minds!"
Pan Shuai smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Man, you have guts!"
“I look forward to your next work!”
Shen Fei smiled and said, "Xiao Lin, if there is a good work that suits me, please think of me. I also want to be famous!"
"no problem!"
Lin Zhixing smiled and nodded.
…
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Ten thirty at night.
In the hotel room.
Both programs were recorded in Shanghai, and the distance was not far, so Lin Zhixing and Dong Chen went back to the hotel to have dinner.
I was very tired after a busy day and went to bed early.
Before going to bed, Lin Zhixing opened Weibo as usual, intending to check out the feedback from fans. Unexpectedly, the topic of the song "My Territory" directly topped the hot search list.
[“My Territory” is a masterpiece with a unique personality, and it has set off a new generation of rap! ]
The number of likes and comments on this Weibo post is simply outrageous, and the comment section is full of positive reviews.
"I look forward to seeing Brother Oh Ye on the Spring Festival Gala. He deserves to be famous!"
"His lyrics have substance and are full of positive energy. Even when he disses a certain circle, he doesn't use dirty words. Unlike other rappers, whose lyrics are full of dirty words and vulgar jokes, which are too low, and whose clothes are also inappropriate, Oh Ye Ge always wears clean clothes when he raps. He is really a breath of fresh air in this circle.
"This broken circle dominated by capital and fans needs a song like this to create an earthquake. Oh yeah brother is awesome!"
“Rap is still a relatively niche genre, but I think that these raps by Oh Ye Ge have at least shortened the time it takes for people to accept rap by five years!”
This comment pleased Lin Zhixing very much. As a disseminator of Earth culture, if he could achieve this, his journey through time would not be in vain.
There are also four high-quality works, "Can't Help Loving You", "Nunchucks", "Compendium of Materia Medica", and "In the Name of the Father", so let's set a small goal.
It will take people who like music ten years less to accept rap elements! …
It ranked second on Weibo’s hot search list, and even Lin Zhixing was amused by it.
The production team of "I Am the King of Rap" was scolded so much that the comments on Weibo were turned off. The original program rating of 8 points on Penguin Video dropped to 4.8 points in two hours, and they directly issued an apology statement.
[Oolong incident! A temporary staff member mixed up the votes of the public judges, causing the data to be wrong. Lin Zhixing should have won the first place. We solemnly apologize to Lin Zhixing and to the audience. 】
The comments are closed, and it’s unclear whether the audience will accept this reason.
Anyway, Lin Zhixing felt much more relieved. After this incident happened, the program crew would never dare to play tricks again, and netizens would be able to criticize the program as pornographic.
Temporary employment, this little word is used, and it definitely means that the person has worked in the system.
…
The fifth on the hot search list is still about the song "My Territory".
Internet celebrity singers collectively challenged this song, but they all failed during the singing.
One singer even sang it as, "In my territory der, you have to listen to me der", completely failing to grasp the essence of the erhua sound, which was very funny.
This song is indeed very difficult to sing. In Lin Zhixing's impression, no one except Jay Chou can cover this song well. Only he can do it right.
It's normal for them to overturn the car.
…
"Brother Lin, please take a look at Zhao Fan's Weibo. It makes me laugh to death!"
Dong Chen, who was sitting on the other bed, was so happy that he couldn't stop holding his phone.
"good."
Lin Zhixing clicked on the search, found Zhao Fan, and randomly clicked on the comment section of a Weibo post.
All of them are messages from his fans.
"Did you understand the lyrics of the diss? Next time, don't make random accusations on Weibo. Why are you called the emperor of rap? Are you a jerk? I'll punch you in the face!"
"Your song 'I Procrastinate' really made me laugh to death. I feel like I could write thirty paragraphs about it!"
Looking at the messages from fans, Lin Zhixing laughed out loud like Dong Chen.
【bite!】
[The system task has been completed on a simple difficulty level. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the song "General's Order"! ]
The system prompt sound suddenly rang in my mind, and all my memories of the song were brought back.
“What a classic rap song!”
Lin Zhixing's eyes lit up and he was pleasantly surprised.
The song "General's Order" was released in 2006 and is one of singer Kenji Wu's famous works.
Regarding the creation of this song, the rumors online are as follows in the song comment section and the short video comment section.
Leehom won the 2005 Golden Melody Awards. He was a little too excited when accepting the award and said to the audience that his real competitors were not the people in front of him, but those from abroad.
The winning song is said to be Chinese style, but most of the lyrics are in English.
Wu was one of the singers sitting in the audience, which made him feel uncomfortable, so he wrote this song to satirize the worship of foreign things.
Under the background of the times, there was indeed a serious problem of worshipping foreign things and fawning on foreigners. Korean wave was in vogue. Songs that showed national confidence, such as "Compendium of Materia Medica", "General's Order" and "Chinese Language", were truly a breath of fresh air.
The song "General's Order" was a hit at the time, becoming popular in the streets and alleys, and it directly ranked first on the QQ music charts.
Back then, Wu Kequn was promoted in comparison to Jay Chou. He is an all-round singer who is handsome and can write lyrics and compose music. He himself also said that he would surpass Jay Chou within 5 years.
Unfortunately, his mother fell ill and he took care of her for a long time, which resulted in the loss of hearing in one ear. As the music industry saw so many rising stars developing rapidly, he was gradually forgotten.
Lin Zhixing likes Wu Kequn very much, and he also likes the song "General's Order".
This kind of traditional Chinese style rap is quite rare in the music scene. Apart from "Compendium of Materia Medica", "General's Order" and "Map of Mountains and Rivers", I can't even think of a fourth song.
Good, good, good! You guys are a bunch of foreign worshippers. Foreign rappers are awesome, right? Foreign rap is awesome, right? In this world, a foreign rap song actually beat the extremely gorgeous arrangement of "My Territory"? Do you, the public judges, know how to appreciate it?
The moon is rounder abroad, right?
Lin Zhixing originally planned to sing the song "Nunchucks" in the next episode, but now he changed his plan and will sing "General's Order" for these people who worship foreign things and fawn on foreigners.
"Learn to say ABCD in your world"
"In my world, please speak Chinese"
——Hardly diss!!!
(End of this chapter)
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