Chapter 58: Father’s Prose Poem
Inside the studio, nearly 200 of Zhang Liangying’s fans, upon hearing the three judges unanimously praise Zhang Liangying, found their excitement difficult to express.
They released their emotions through shouts.
“Liangying, Liangying, beautiful voice, beautiful Liangying.”
“Champion, champion, you are the champion.”
“Go Zhang Liangying, be brave and strong to reach the finals.”
“We’re voting for you!”
“…”
Some rejoiced while others worried.
The Liangfen fans were happy, while other fan groups, such as the Corn fans, Biqin fans, and Hefan fans, were very unhappy.
“Tch, what’s so great about it, she just sang one song correctly.”
“Hmph, I don’t believe Shen Qing can write new songs.”
“Without Shen Qing’s original songs, what are you, Zhang Liangying, but just a bit lucky!”
“Bibi, defeat Zhang Liangying in the next round!!!”
“Go Li Yuchun!”
…
Soon~
It was time to announce the contestants who would be in the first round of PK.
Wang Han: “We have to invite our notary again. I never like to see this moment, but we have to accept it.”
Li Xiang: “Yes, then please, our notary, bring up the name of the contestant with the lowest number of votes from outside the venue.”
The outside voting data was directly obtained from the three telecommunication providers, and the notary could get the first-hand data—at least until the finals.
The moment the card was opened and the name was seen, Li Xiang smiled helplessly, “The one who needs to PK is… Feng Jiamei.”
Feng Jiamei stood frozen as if electrocuted.
She was one of the few contestants praised by the judges just now, and now she had to be the first to step onto the PK stage. It was too ironic.
But thinking that this was the result of the audience votes from outside the venue, Feng Jiamei felt at ease…
What could be done when you have few fans?
At this moment, He Jiong, who admired Feng Jiamei greatly, felt his face flush. He covered his forehead with his hand and sighed deeply.
He was also helpless about this outcome.
The camera focused on his expression for a close-up.
“Alright, let’s invite Feng Jiamei to our waiting seat. Go, Feng Jiamei.”
“Go!”
“Next, please have the three judges choose another contestant. Teacher Hei, please announce the result.”
The camera turned to Hei Nan.
“The three of us judges unanimously felt that three contestants were slightly weaker in this round…”
“First is Huang Yali. Her control was a bit lacking today, especially the falsetto part in the high notes, which wasn’t stable enough.”
“Then there’s He Jie, who made a rather obvious mistake.”
“And then there’s Li Yuchun. I think your stage charisma is truly radiant, but your vocal performance was too bland, uh…”
Hei Nan paused.
He didn’t know how to phrase the criticism.
Li Yuchun’s performance just now was too terrible; her poor English was the least of her problems.
Just as Shen Qing thought, any music student casually found at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music could probably sing better than her.
After thinking for a moment, Hei Nan continued his critique: “I hope you continue to work hard in your future singing career, don’t swallow your words, and continue to emphasize the rhythm…”
Actually, at this point, Hei Nan wanted to continue.
But Wang Han felt that time was running out and began to remind him.
So Hei Nan had to stop there and instead said, “Then the three of us have unanimously decided that Huang Yali needs to go to the PK stage.”
An expected result.
He Jie’s skill was actually good, and her mistake just now was minor and harmless; she wouldn’t be on the PK stage.
Chun-ge’s popularity would ensure her advancement, so she wouldn’t be either.
It could only be Huang Yali~
…
Feng Jiamei and Huang Yali had very different styles.
Huang Yali leaned towards hip-hop, was more youthful, and had more young fans, thus her popularity was relatively higher.
Feng Jiamei had better looks, but on the Super Girl stage, good looks didn’t seem to be a significant advantage.
In the end, Huang Yali won with 19 votes to 16.
Feng Jiamei was eliminated, becoming the eighth-place finisher in the 2005 Super Girl competition.
Not long after, Feng Jiamei ended her journey in the Super Girl finals with the song “Sudden Self” by Wu Bai.
…
The competition continued.
The second round was even more intense.
Because according to the 2/2/3 grouping, each group had to undergo a PK.
These PK segments were the most popular with the audience.
First group: No. 10 Huang Yali and No. 08 Li Yuchun.
Second group: No. 07 Zhou Bichang and No. 06 Zhang Liangying.
Third group: No. 04 Ji Minjia, No. 02 He Jie, and No. 01 Ye Yiqian.
The live executive director: “Please welcome Huang Yali to perform the song ‘Breath’!”
This song is from the first album “Breath” released by Tanya Chua in 1999.
The original was very ordinary, sung as if she were suffocating, with poorly handled endings, a song that was extremely average.
The songs on this album were very different from Tanya Chua’s later album styles.
As for why her later albums suddenly improved?
Shen Qing felt it had something to do with her becoming a “super tailor,” sewing those tunes that were just so-so.
She was too good at sewing…
This point is very worth learning for ordinary musicians~
…
Since the original song wasn’t easy to sing, Huang Yali’s rendition was naturally even more bland, more suffocating than suffocation.
Sometimes I really don’t understand them, why choose such songs?
The next performer, Li Yuchun, brought a song titled “When I Started Secretly Missing You,” originally by Chang Yu-sheng and sung by A-Mei.
This time, Chun-ge learned from her previous English song experience and chose a rock-style song that better suited her style.
Therefore.
Although her singing was still average, there were no major mistakes, and her stage performance was decent, captivating many of the Corn fans, eliciting screams from the audience.
Ultimately, after the judges’ selection, the contestant who advanced to the top six early was Li Yuchun, while Huang Yali entered the waiting seat.
…
The next group was Zhou Bichang and Zhang Liangying.
Zhou Bichang performed “Love is Suspicion,” a title song from Eason Chan’s 2001 album “Baffling.”
The entire song had a strong retro rock feel, combined with some rap and hip-hop, making its style very avant-garde.
Zhou Bichang broke through herself this time.
Her style changed drastically.
Regardless of the outcome, Shen Qing admired her fighting spirit, not backing down from Zhang Liangying at all.
But unfortunately, her opponent was even stronger.
…
The live executive director: “Next, Zhang Liangying, please perform the song ‘Father’s Prose Poem’.”
Huh?
Another song title I haven’t heard!
Could it be another original?
Heavens!
The fans of other contestants in the studio glared angrily at Zhang Liangying.
They really wanted to curse!
Just sing existing songs; they wouldn’t stop you from advancing. If you insist on doing originals like this, it makes the other contestants look foolish!
As for the Liangfen fans, they were overjoyed.
They wished Zhang Liangying could release new songs every day.
“‘Father’s Prose Poem,’ what a literary song title!”
“Could this song be written for her father? Her dad passed away in ’98, right?”
“It must have been written by Shen Qing, right?”
“I heard Shen Qing’s parents are both alive and well. If he wrote the song, it might be for Zhang Liangying.”
“…”
Chengdu.
Zhang Guiying made a move in Mahjong, capturing her opponent’s piece and losing one yuan. She happened to see Zhang Liangying go on stage and said cheerfully, “Oh, let’s take a break, my daughter is going to sing, everyone listen.”
Her second aunt squinted at the TV: “Guiying, what’s that song Xiao Ying is singing called, ‘Prose Poem Written for Father,’ is it for Old Zhang?”
Zhang Guiying’s heart skipped a beat.
She knew Liangying always sang original songs, and this song seemed to be original too. Could it really be for Old Zhang?
Others chimed in.
“Xiao Ying is such a filial child.”
“She even wrote a song for Old Zhang during the competition.”
“Alas, it would be great if Old Zhang were still here to see Xiao Ying sing.”
“Hurry and listen to how it is…”
Zhang Guiying pretended to be nonchalant and said, “Cough, his father’s spirit in heaven knows the child’s intentions. He would like it no matter how she sings.”
Meanwhile.
Zhang Liangying opened her mouth.
“In nineteen eighty-eight, the crops weren’t harvested yet.”
“My daughter lay in my arms, sleeping so sweetly.”
“Tonight’s open-air movie, no time to watch.”
“My wife reminded me to fix the pedal of the sewing machine.”
“Tomorrow I’ll have to borrow more money from the neighbors.”
“The child cried all day, demanding biscuits.”
“…”
Zhang Liangying was born in 1984, so the lyrics were changed to 1988.
