Chapter 321 A formidable rival, a singer who traveled through time and space
The recording site was noisy and chaotic.
Guo Dalin, the young leader of Deyun Society, leaned back in his chair and stared at the stage.
She was considering how to communicate with Wang Yueheng and express her true thoughts later.
"Good morning, everyone in the studio and viewers!"
"Welcome to the first round of the preliminary competition for the third season of 'I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala'!"
"Now, I would like to introduce our distinguished judges for this season's competition..."
They are…
While pondering.
Li Sisi, a beautiful and elegant CCTV host, stepped onto the stage in a pristine white evening gown.
Holding the microphone, he began hosting today's competition.
From tone of voice to gestures, everything appeared extremely professional and skillful.
Immediately following, a holographic projection was displayed on the high-tech stage screen.
The presentation materials of the judges and guests began to flash by one by one.
"Whoosh~"
As the introductions of each distinguished professional judge appeared, the screen showed their introduction.
At the signal of the staff, a burst of enthusiastic applause and shouts would rang out.
The contestants sitting backstage preparing for the competition.
They all felt the intense and enthusiastic atmosphere of the competition through the screens in front of their respective rest areas.
Next to each contestant, there was a fixed camera capturing their every move.
The live footage of each contestant will be randomly switched in the live broadcast room.
Magician Liu Zhiqian…
Northern River Acrobatic Troupe…
Renowned grassroots tenor Yan Ming…
Xu Sheng, a rising star in stand-up comedy…
Goose Egg, a talented girl from a rural area in Northeast China…
...
As the figures of each actor preparing for the competition flashed across the live broadcast screen.
This would always attract a barrage of comments as devastating as waves crashing against the shore.
"Holy crap, what kind of contestants are these this season?! They're terrifying!"
"Even Liu Zhiqian, who just won the World Magic Championship, is on the show..."
"And there's Wang Yueheng, a singer who's been labeled a newcomer but hasn't released a single album yet, yet still has over 100 million fans across the internet!"
"Xu Sheng, with his ugly-handsome looks, is still standing there grinning like an idiot, isn't he afraid of being eliminated..."
"This round is absolutely a group of death!"
"I'm starting to get nervous for the contestants here..."
"It's okay, there's still the elimination round, although the revival round is even harder..."
As the camera panned across the contestants.
The audience was also worried for their idols.
They were even more nervous than the contestants themselves.
The camera then suddenly switched to the audience seats.
"Hey, isn't that the director of the Palace Museum? I've seen him on Kyoto TV!"
Several sharp-eyed netizens immediately recognized an elderly man with white hair sitting among them.
It was none other than Zhan Chongdao, the former director of the National Palace Museum in Kyoto!
She was beside him at that moment.
Several professional judges also came over one by one to greet them.
Their eyes revealed expressions of confusion.
Clearly, even the senior judges didn't understand.
On such a hot day, why would the director of a national museum come to watch the competition at the "I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala" live show?
I haven't heard of any of the contestants having any connection with the Palace Museum or Mr. Zhan.
Apart from Zhan Chongdao.
Two other Palace Museum staff members, Fan Junsheng and Qi Xingguo, were also present yesterday.
Cao Jianjia, busy setting up the exhibition, watched the live broadcast of the competition on her mobile phone at the exhibition hall.
"What's going on? The director of the Palace Museum actually came to watch the game in person?"
"Isn't it the peak tourist season during the summer vacation? Why would the Palace Museum send someone to participate in the show? Could it be that one of the contestants is from the palace?"
"I heard that Goose Egg went to the museum before, could it be her?"...
Many netizens shared their opinions in the comments section.
"Alright, now that the rules have been explained, let's welcome our first contestant to the stage!"
"They are the Dongqiao Acrobatic Troupe, a folk acrobatic troupe from Beihe Province!"
The program has ended.
Immediately, many silk ropes were lowered from the sky onto the stage.
Several visually striking Ferris wheels were also slowly hoisted up.
Then, the acrobatic troupe members, dressed in tight-fitting suits, took to the stage one after another.
They performed a series of highly difficult aerial acrobatic special effects.
While keeping the audience on the edge of their seats, the performance also drew cheers from time to time.
Several professional judges were also watching the performances of these young actors intently.
They were worried that something might happen to one of the contestants, causing the performance to fail.
At this moment, Wang Yueheng was sitting in his dressing room backstage.
He watched the live footage on the television screen with a serious expression.
It has to be said.
These grassroots acrobatic performers are at a level comparable to that of provincial or even national acrobatic troupes.
Many of the actions are extremely dangerous.
Fortunately, I had made some preparations on the spot.
Otherwise, it would just be singing live.
Wang Yueheng wasn't entirely confident that he could beat these professional acrobats.
The acrobatic troupe's performance has ended.
Unsurprisingly, it garnered praise and appreciation from several professional judges.
Even the notoriously sharp-tongued judge, Kim Min, spared no effort in giving him extremely high praise.
Ultimately, the final scores were determined by six professional judges and hundreds of audience members.
The first act, the Dongqiao Acrobatic Troupe, scored a high score of 9.2.
The preliminary rounds had just begun when scores of nine or higher were already being scored.
This put even more pressure on the contestants who were about to perform on stage.
Next up was E'dan'er, a talented girl from Northeast China.
This short girl had two pigtails sticking up in the air, and at first glance, she looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old underage girl.
The other party brought a very difficult folk song called "Mountain Flowers".
The song reaches the high notes of the chorus.
The amazing lung capacity that Goose Egg's small body unleashed once again stunned everyone present.
Although I've seen this girl perform on some local TV shows and short videos.
But it's clear that such high-pitched singing is more impactful live.
However, at the end of the song.
Because it was too flashy.
This girl from Northeast China had one note that was slightly off-key.
Unfortunately, it ultimately received a score of 8.9.
This also means that she will not be able to secure the only direct qualification spot in today's competition.
They can only participate in another elimination and revival round later, in order to compete for one of the few revival spots.
After listening to the comments from the six professional judges.
Goose Egg bowed to the judges with a big smile, as if nothing had happened.
However, as she stepped off the stage, she could no longer hold back and raised her arm to wipe away the tears that welled up in her eyes.
I feel remorseful and blame myself for the mistakes I made in the final stage of the performance.
Her family members, who accompanied her, embraced her and comforted her.
"Oh, what a pity! Goose Egg's singing skills are not bad at all, she must have been nervous this time."
"If we had known that this would have been worse than finishing with a lower pitch, we might have had a chance to overtake the acrobatic troupe."
"Wang Yueheng got a good deal; I doubt his songs can even reach such high pitches."
"I can't believe Goose Egg was eliminated like this. I was hoping to see her perform on the Spring Festival Gala..."
In the live stream room.
Goose Egg's fans expressed their regret for her.
The morning match ended quickly.
No single performer or team has yet been able to break the 9.2-point record set by the Dongqiao Acrobatic Troupe.
There were very few contestants who even scored nine points.
Each time a contestant's score was revealed, the acrobatic performers would show expressions of excitement and anticipation.
It seemed as if winning the championship was already a certainty.
According to the order of the draw.
Wang Yueheng was selected eighth in the draft.
The one who appeared before him was...
It was Liu Zhiqian, the young magician who had just won the world championship.
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