The supporting members of the judging panel didn't think much of Santa Claus's appearance, but the main members, like Pang Anyou, all looked solemn.
As the light melody began, everyone stared intently at Santa Claus on the stage, seemingly anticipating his next performance.
"Foreigner?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, most people looked surprised.
Although Santa Claus sings authentic Chinese-style songs and his pronunciation is quite clear, the intonation is so distinctive that his pronunciation always differs significantly from that of native Chinese speakers.
"He didn't write this song."
"It should be Hao Min's work. I heard Hao Min play this song once during a private conversation."
Ke Changhuan smiled at first, but quickly shook his head: "Although we know he comes from overseas, the scope of our search has not decreased, but rather increased."
"Has Miss Emma already guessed his origins?"
Pang Anyou looked at Emma beside him.
It wasn't a sudden whim of his, but rather he caught a glimpse of the subtle curve of Emma's lips.
Christy became interested and looked at her best friend: "Emma, do you know who Santa Claus is?"
"It's not certain yet, but we've got a clue."
Emma smiled slightly, and the camera gave her a close-up shot.
Upon hearing this, Shi Yongzheng and Ke Changhuan instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hao Min's song is indeed very good."
Ke Changhuan did not comment on Santa Claus.
Imagine a Chinese-style song being sung by a foreigner with a non-standard accent; just imagining it makes it feel jarring, let alone listening to it.
Many people felt that the Santa Claus on stage disrespected the program and even more so, China.
Even some of the key members of the judging panel had similar thoughts, but considering that if they spoke their minds, the segment would either be cut or might cause controversy, they simply kept quiet.
Of course, some people hold different views.
For example, Pang Anyou.
"A very smart move."
"On the surface, Santa Claus chose the category he should never have chosen, but in reality, he not only completely obscured his true identity, but also drew our attention to his non-standard accent, causing us to overlook his singing skills."
Pang Anyou's statement immediately enlightened many people.
"It seems that the judges on the panel of internet celebrity teacher Xiong have some disagreements."
Wei Xiaoying naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to make a point: "Which statement do you agree with more?"
"Teacher Xiong, the internet celebrity, are you listening?"
Seeing that the internet celebrity bear was still looking up at the ceiling, Wei Xiaoying went up and waved her hand.
"Team leader, I think this part should be cut."
The team leader couldn't help but glare at the crew member who had spoken.
Isn't that obvious?
Even you understand this principle, do I need you to remind me?
As for the other private rooms, apart from Empress Changping expressing some opinions, the others chose to remain silent.
Especially Dark Night Cat Girl and Mechanical Master, as top performers in the industry, are well aware of Santa's strength.
Anyone who overlooks his own abilities because of Santa Claus's unusual tone is considered a complete fool by the two of them!
Silver List Strength!
"It's amazing enough that Emma and Christie are on the judging panel."
"I never expected that this Santa Claus, who was added in the third round, would also have the strength of a silver-ranked figure. Who could he be, some international giant?"
The Night Cat Girl and the Mechanical Master pondered silently.
At this point, Santa Claus also ended his singing.
Pang Anyou, Ke Changhuan and others expressed their personal thoughts, but their attention was focused on Emma.
Everyone secretly observed whether mentioning the artist's name would trigger an emotional response from Emma.
Unfortunately, Emma remained completely calm throughout.
"Miss Emma, could you please share your thoughts?"
Shi Yongzheng secretly passed the ball to Emma.
Emma didn't seem to mind and smiled, "Before coming here, I carefully read the rules of this show and also watched the first two episodes."
"What interests me most about this show is the guessing segment."
“I believe that Santa Claus on the stage knows better than I how to hide himself.”
At this point, Emma paused: "First of all, I'm pretty sure I know this Santa Claus, and we have a pretty good relationship, because from the moment he came on stage, he deliberately avoided my direction."
"Now that we've determined a direction, the scope has been narrowed down a bit."
"Although I have quite a few people I get along well with, there aren't many who are both male and have been to China."
Ke Changhuan was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect Miss Emma to have such meticulous logical thinking."
Not only Ke Changhuan, but also the main members of the judging panel present realized the key point.
China!
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and Emma, as an international silver-list artist, naturally has many wonderful friends around her.
Although the scope is still quite large, don't forget that Santa Claus is singing a traditional Chinese song!
Since Ke Changhuan has confirmed that the song was written by Hao Min and that the time interval between them was not long, it means that Santa Claus recently visited China.
A silver-level celebrity recently visited China, and everyone immediately began to recall and quickly came up with the answer.
"Alex, your biggest mistake was choosing the wrong song."
The Santa Claus on stage seemed to collapse, holding up the microphone and saying, "I never expected you to appear here."
An uproar erupted at the scene!
Alex!
At the host's invitation, Alex went backstage, and the audience immediately cast their votes for him.
The door to the truth opened, and Alex, who had already removed his mask, looked at Emma in the judging panel with a hint of resentment: "I just got here, and you've already eliminated me. That's really not fair."
"There's no way around it, your voice is just too distinctive."
Emma smiled and replied.
Everyone else stood up, and Alex was definitely the biggest name being revealed so far.
Although he has gradually faded out of the music scene, some of his past works still appear on the charts of many music platforms.
Just how popular was Alex during his peak?
Just look at the excited and enthusiastic eyes of the judges on the scene, and you can get a sense of it.
"It's unbelievable that Santa Claus is Alex!"
Wei Xiaoying stared blankly at Alex on the stage through the glass window, then her face lit up with excitement, as if she wanted to go down on stage and take a photo with Alex.
"I never expected it to be Alex!"
Both the Dark Night Cat Girl and the Mechanical Master were shocked, and even Empress Changping was somewhat surprised.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but look towards a certain room.
There was also a replacement singer standing there, and it would be his turn to take the stage next.
Will he bring the same surprise?
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