"Are all the contestants here?"
"Please inform everyone to assemble in the contestant area of the studio to prepare for the upcoming recording!"
"Where's Wang Yueheng? Has anyone seen him? Tell him to get ready to be the first one on stage later!"
Studio One of Hunan Satellite TV.
Each staff member heard urgent and tense reminders from the on-site director over their walkie-talkie.
The hosts, He Jiong and Hu Quan, were also dressed in formal attire, holding scripts and standing on one side of the stage, waiting to go on stage.
With the recording time for the new season of "Singer" drawing ever closer.
The audience seats gradually filled with guests and spectators who had entered with tickets.
There were noticeably more foreign faces among them.
In order to report news about Wang Yueheng as soon as possible.
These foreign journalists also followed local customs and secretly sought out scalpers around Malanpo to buy tickets for "Singer".
Some university students who originally planned to attend the event were lured in by the high ticket prices charged by these foreigners.
They all sold their tickets to earn a month or two's living expenses.
However, many die-hard fans chose to keep their tickets and go to the venue to watch the recording of this episode.
...
As is customary for the program.
The order in which contestants will appear on stage in this round will be determined by their rankings from the previous round.
In other words, Wang Yueheng replaced overseas rap superstar Eem to become number one in the previous round of the competition.
She will be the first to perform on stage in this episode's recording.
At this point, apart from the six players who advanced from the previous round...
Following Wednesday's qualifying rounds, four more challengers have arrived.
There are both newcomers who have just made their mark in the music scene and veterans like Han Hong.
Their arrival.
They might consider Wang Yueheng, who ranked first in the previous round, or Yehena, a veteran ranked last, as their challengers.
I hope to officially join the ranks of players based on my own strength and trump card, and make a name for myself.
Unlike the previous rounds, where each contestant stayed in their own lounge to watch the performance, this time the competition was different.
This time, in order to make it easier to capture each contestant's words and actions.
This also facilitates interaction and communication between each singer and the professional judging panel.
The production team specially set up a dedicated seating area for advancing contestants on one side of the stage.
The six contestants were seated according to their ranking from the previous round, from highest to lowest.
The other four challengers sat in the front row, waiting to replace the singers on stage.
On the other side of the stage, directly opposite them.
It is a professional judging panel composed of twenty professional singers.
Zhang Chengyou, Zheng Tianji, Wang Zhengjie, Lin Baixiang, Liu Huaxian...
And ten other international singers and artists, including Bryce Wright and Augustevich...
At this point, all the professional judging panel members were in place.
They might be whispering to each other or looking down at the contestants' information.
The contestants arrived at their respective seats one after another, waiting to take their turn to compete.
Wang Yueheng, the only one in the first seat, remained empty, having yet to take his seat.
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"What's going on? I've been wandering around for ages since I arrived, and I haven't seen Yue Heng anywhere."
"Has he forgotten that there's another game today?"
"Did you oversleep after attending the Asian Games opening ceremony?"
Yehena, sitting in contestant number six, turned her head to look at the empty seat number one and curiously discussed it with the people around her.
"Perhaps Teacher Yue Heng plans to come on stage directly from backstage for the performance later."
"Anyway, he was the first one to go on stage."
Song Wanlong, who ranked fifth in the previous round, whispered his guess.
“I messaged him before I came in, and he said he was touching up his makeup in the dressing room.”
"Xiaolong is right, Yue Heng should go on stage to perform later."
"Just wait and see, Yue Heng is sure to bring us another surprise in this match."
Having already obtained some inside information, Han Hong sat in his seat and said with a smile.
It wasn't just a few contestants challenging each other.
The guests sitting opposite the professional judging panel.
Their eyes frequently swept towards the players' seats, watching every move.
When Wang Yueheng failed to appear for a long time.
Zhang Chengyou, Zheng Tianji, and other members of the judging panel also showed expressions of doubt or worry.
There are suspicions that he may have withdrawn from the competition at the last minute or that other matters prevented him from participating in the recording.
If that's the case, this competition will lose more than half of its appeal...
Time passed second by second.
Soon it was time for the recording of this round of the "Singer" competition to begin.
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"With dazzling lights and a glittering stage, the highly anticipated Hunan TV music gala 'I Am a Singer' is back with a bang!"
"Tonight, we will once again appreciate the charm of music and feel the magic of melody!"
"On this stage, there are no constraints, only true self. Ten music giants will use their voices to interpret the colorfulness of music and life!"
"I am your host, He Jiong. Welcome to the 'I Am a Singer' competition, sponsored by Jingyang Construction!"
"I'm Hu Quan, the guest host. Welcome to everyone in the studio and live broadcast room!"
As a dazzling light show ended, the entire venue was illuminated in pure white light.
The hosts, He Jiong and Haiquan, stood on the stage in formal attire, holding microphones and speaking enthusiastically.
Wow~~~
As the two hosts began their enthusiastic opening remarks...
The audience erupted in cheers and applause once again.
"Front row seats reserved!!!"
"Teacher He is so handsome!"
"Sunflower seeds and peanuts are ready, just waiting for the exciting show!"
"Good luck to all the players!"
"Heng-ge will win!"...
The live stream chat was quickly flooded with enthusiastic comments.
"In addition, I see many more foreign faces in the audience today, and I guess many of them are my colleagues."
"No matter what your purpose is in coming to our 'Singer' competition, music knows no borders."
"I hope you can also set aside the constraints of identity and nationality, fully join this musical feast, and enjoy the joy that the songs bring."
"Let's once again welcome these international friends with applause, and let them feel the warmth and hospitality of our Chinese audience once again!"
"Please give these foreign friends a close-up shot!"
Then, the host, He Jiong, looked at the group of foreigners in the front row of the stage and emphasized this point.
These foreign viewers were mostly reporters from The New Zealand Times, NNC News, or Toyo Shimbun who had come after hearing the news.
Most people entered the recording venue by purchasing scalped tickets at the last minute.
Some people even wore hidden cameras to try to capture any possible accidents at the scene.
Especially the news related to Wang Yueheng, who just dominated overseas headlines, will be widely publicized and reported upon returning.
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