Chapter 46: Top 8 Finals
“For the first song, we can conserve some strength and just sing 《Warmth》.”
“For this song, we won’t show off our skills; we’ll just make it sound good and touch the audience’s hearts.”
Liang Jingru’s 《Warmth》, like its name, sounds warm.
This song is probably a white moonlight for many people; some born after 1995 have practically grown up listening to it.
“Qing, thank you for writing such a heartwarming love song for me. I understand your feelings for me… just like the lyrics say, ‘Loving someone means wanting them to be better off.’ I will definitely work hard to make you proud!”
“Liangying, yes, yes, that’s exactly what I think… So, you have to do your best tonight, and sing with a smile, okay?”
“Hehe, I understand, I understand. Of course, happy songs should be sung happily.”
“Okay, you sing the verse part first…”
Shen Qing nodded after listening and said, “The emotion is quite on point. You need to sing like this on stage later!”
For the second song, Shen Qing chose a piece with a higher difficulty.
After all, this is the national Finals.
Every contestant has commendable strengths.
Moreover, Li Yuchun and Zhou Bichang have many fans, so we must show our true skills.
Let everyone see—
Zhang Liangying is not just about good songs!
Nor is she just pretty with beautiful makeup!
More importantly, her dolphin sound is superb!
Every time at the hotel, when Zhang Liangying reaches the peak, she easily hits a high C, her terrifying skill making the girls next door dare not make a sound.
This! is a talent monster!
Other singers struggle to reach the C6 high note even with a hoarse voice, but Zhang Liangying does it with ease, holding it for over ten seconds, and can still transition to B4…
Lin Junjie, who has always wanted to prove he can sing high notes, would probably cry upon hearing this.
…
Tonight.
If she achieves fame overnight and then leverages the upcoming recording of 《Happy Camp》, her popularity will definitely surge again.
Only then will the situation of Li Yuchun’s text message votes being cliff-like ahead not occur.
Many people might have forgotten the situation during the Finals of this year…
At that time, Li Yuchun was far ahead with 3.53 million votes, followed by Zhou Bichang with 3.27 million votes, and Zhang Liangying with 1.35 million votes.
The gap was too large.
Chun-ge’s fans are terrifyingly strong.
…
After practicing for about 15 minutes, Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying arrived at the studio, where many other contestants were still singing in the corner.
Shen Qing chatted with the band members for a while and finally confirmed the key for the accompaniment.
Then.
They sat down in the audience seats and quietly waited for the live broadcast to begin.
Not long after they were seated, a voice called from behind, “Hey, Shen Qing.”
Shen Qing turned around and saw Chen Liang, and not just him; over a dozen people from Zhejiang University’s Tianci Music Society had arrived.
Indeed, these music enthusiasts are rich~
Traveling everywhere.
Chen Liang laughed and said, “Surprised, right? We came specifically to give you a surprise. Oh, and we also got tickets for tomorrow afternoon’s Happy Camp.”
Shen Qing: “Thank you so much. I’ll treat you all after tonight’s show, let’s have a drink.”
With the addition of the Tianci Music Society, plus Zhang Liangying’s original fan club, their numbers were comparable to Li Yuchun’s fans.
Two evenly matched forces made the other contestants feel ashamed.
After all, they also wanted such popularity~
Because popularity is the biggest reliance for future debut.
Some might ask, isn’t a singer’s biggest reliance their singing skills?
No.
Poor singing skills can be fixed with auto-tune.
We will absolutely not go if the live performance is lip-synced.
There’s simply no chance of being exposed…
…
Around 8:20 PM.
Staff, band, and fans were all ready.
The ten Super Girls, wearing colorful shirts and shorts, looked like they were on vacation in Phuket, waiting backstage.
Zhang Liangying and Li Yuchun stood in the Center Position.
Zhou Bichang, He Jie, and others had to be in the back.
At this moment.
Li Xiang and Wang Han, along with over a dozen dancers, stood at the entrance of the passage.
They were going to perform a song together later.
This was the first time a host would sing on the Super Girl stage.
This is the Top 8~
Different from the inside out.
The atmosphere was getting hyped.
The opening was still a 2-minute short video, showing the ten Super Girls playing at a water park.
On this hot summer day, such an opening video was indeed refreshing.
After the video ended, Wang Han, wearing a flashy white suit and brown-yellow striped pants, was the first to sing 《I Love Summer》.
However, it sounded like lip-syncing.
Then Li Xiang also came up. The broadcast gave her a close-up shot, and many viewers who had watched the first two episodes were pleasantly surprised.
“Li Xiang looks a bit different today.”
“Much prettier.”
“Did they change the makeup artist?”
“…”
They sang for a while and then left.
The ten contestants successively ran out from the backstage passage.
Li Yuchun and Zhang Liangying appeared at the same time, and their fans erupted in excitement, as the other eight were still in the passage.
The contestants stepped forward in pairs and sang a line, and the opening song smoothly concluded.
Wang Han and Li Xiang took the stage.
“Thank you!”
“Thank you, everyone!”
“Hello everyone, I am host Li Xiang.”
“I am host Wang Han.”
“Welcome to the 2005 Mengniu Yogurt Drink Super Girl 10-to-8 live broadcast.”
“First, let’s give a warm round of applause to our fans and their family and friends present. Welcome, everyone.”
Chen Liang and others waved their cheering boards and banners, shouting enthusiastically, no less fervent than Chun-ge’s fans.
Wang Han: “Tonight, two more contestants will leave among our ten contestants, so at the beginning, we want to give them an opportunity to showcase themselves…”
Li Xiang: “Yes, let them campaign for votes. Shall we give them some applause and encouragement? Now, starting with No. 01 Ye Yiqian, everyone will sing a line to campaign for votes, okay!”
“Summer, summer, quietly passed”
“Leaving little secrets”
“Pressed in my heart, pressed in my heart”
“Can’t tell you”
“…”
Ye Yiqian sang 《Pink Memories》.
Next was No. 02 He Jie, who brought 《I Am a Girl》.
…
When it was Zhang Liangying’s turn, the cheers from the audience clearly rose a few degrees.
Liangying performed Westlife’s 《My Love》. Her ethereal voice, paired with the beautiful melody, made people unable to resist applauding.
Li Xiang remembered Shen Qing’s kindness and naturally paid some attention to Zhang Liangying. While other contestants were performing, she hadn’t commented, but now she said, “Wow, Liangying’s voice is so beautiful.”
Wang Han was startled, then understood and agreed, “Yes, Liangying is very good at this type of love song. Her vocal has a unique characteristic. Next, Zhou Bichang…”
When it was No. 08 Li Yuchun’s turn, the cheers from the audience changed again, even louder than Zhang Liangying’s fans’ shouts earlier.
These female fans are truly fervent.
Shen Qing turned her head to look…
Her fans were basically of a similar type to her.
Their looks were generally average.
They were the kind of people who would blend into a crowd and be unremarkable.
In contrast, Zhang Liangying’s fans, the main group sitting in the front holding fan boards, were mostly male, accounting for almost two-thirds. The female fans also had long hair and looked quite good.
Shen Qing even saw many beautiful women.
This was the answer to Zhang Liangying’s strategy of adopting a sexy and intellectual route 20 years ahead of her time—she not only captivated men but also attracted high-quality, tasteful women.
…
The opening vote-campaigning segment ended, and the official competition began. The live director said, “Please welcome contestant No. 01 Ye Yiqian to perform 《Love Title Song》.”
