Chapter 63: Harmonica Interlude
Everything was ready, and the live broadcast was about to begin.
Due to the publicity given to Super Girl and Zhang Liangying by media outlets including Central Media and Mango TV in the past few days, the live broadcast ratings surged by 35% compared to last week.
This directly led to an increase in advertising fees.
Mango TV was very happy.
But Wang Peng of Tianyu was not truly happy…
Because he wouldn’t receive any of these advertising fees, and instead lost Tianyu’s most important asset: the talented Zhang Liangying.
He was unwilling to accept it!!!
To have her snatched away by the damned Taihe Rye Music.
And that guy Shen Qing!
If it weren’t for him meddling, how could Zhang Liangying have come up with so many clever ideas?
First, she played the victim to gain sympathy and establish a persona, then she delayed signing the contract, and then she sought help from her lawyer friend at Zhejiang University, and finally, she refused to sign the Supplementary Agreement, and even brought in the Central Media’s thunderous assistance…
With this series of brilliant moves, even if Tianyu could have dodged the first four, who could dodge the ‘Central Media’s thunder’?
If you go against the Central Media, and they get angry and send a three-person interview team to Changsha for follow-up reports, how would you respond then?
Mango TV would definitely shift the blame to Wang Peng.
He couldn’t bear it, he couldn’t bear it!
At this moment, as Wang Peng sat in the director’s room thinking about these things, the fly stuck in his throat couldn’t be swallowed. “Damn it, a poor kid who only graduated from high school dares to disrespect me like this, it’s infuriating.”
Suddenly.
Wang Peng had a flash of inspiration and made a decision.
He grabbed the director’s earpiece and shouted angrily, “This is Wang Peng, change the groupings. Put Zhang Liangying and Li Yuchun in the same group for a PK, and all judges, pick Li Yuchun!”
After his words fell, there was silence in the earpiece for a few seconds.
Then came the voice of the executive director: “Okay, President Wang.”
…
Tonight’s competition will adopt a three-round PK system.
The first two rounds will determine those who advance early, and then one person will be eliminated in the third round, thus determining the Top 5 nationwide.
The original groupings were Zhang Liangying and He Jie, Ji Minjia and Zhou Bichang, Li Yuchun and Huang Yali. Basically, each group was a strong-weak pairing, ensuring one person would advance.
But now the order was disrupted by Wang Peng, and it became: Zhang Liangying, Li Yuchun, He Jie, Huang Yali.
Will Zhang Liangying be eliminated?
That’s not likely.
It’s just that if Liangying doesn’t advance early in the first round, and Li Yuchun advances early instead, then she’s been purely disgusted.
After all, the gap in their strength is obvious. What would it look like if the judges advanced Chun-ge?
All Liangfen would feel offended!
This was Wang Peng’s spur-of-the-moment idea, it was like a child playing house, it had no use other than to disgust people.
If Zhang Liangying crushes Li Yuchun with absolute strength, what will the judges do?
Would the judges really risk being cursed by the audience to obey Wang Peng? They only earn a few hundred yuan a month, why risk their lives!
…
When Li Yuchun learned backstage that she would also be PK-ing with Zhang Liangying, she was stunned. She cursed in her heart, “Wang Peng, you scumbag, I really want to slap you…”
She was being used as a pawn.
Chun-ge also anxiously scratched his head.
She was very happy that she wouldn’t have to face Zhang Liangying originally, but now, having to go head-to-head with Zhang Liangying made her instantly uncomfortable.
As for Liangying, after learning about the group change, she remembered what Shen Qing had said before the competition: “No matter what tricks they play, you just sing the song I wrote for you, and don’t worry about anything else.”
The other contestants, upon hearing about this, cursed Tianyu in their hearts, “I’ve seen shameless people, but I’ve never seen such a shameless bunch. We’ll terminate our contracts after the finals, damn it…”
On the other side.
Shen Qing sat in the audience seats closest to the band, polishing the harmonica in his hand.
He was going to accompany Zhang Liangying shortly.
Because the song they were about to sing had a harmonica interlude, and the music wasn’t difficult. Shen Qing, who had learned harmonica as a child, could handle it easily now.
Shen Qing particularly liked that solo part.
It had a sense of peaceful years and flowing time, as well as a faint sadness, as if he could see himself walking slowly on a sycamore path full of maple leaves many years later…
Deep in his heart, he felt a natural sense of peace.
Yesterday, after Shen Qing played it in the hotel, Zhang Liangying suggested he do a solo. Shen Qing thought about it and felt it was okay, so he agreed.
…
On stage, the music began.
The live broadcast officially started, and the camera focused on the 35 Public Judges, all wearing the same red T-shirts. They would be singing “Youth Dance Song” together.
Afterward, the camera shifted to the six finalists, who would continue singing the song with dynamic choreography, thus kicking off the competition.
“My youthful little birds have flown away and won’t return.”
“The sun sets, but it will rise again tomorrow morning.”
“Flowers wither, but they will bloom again the same way tomorrow.”
“…”
After the song, all the contestants left the stage. The executive director on site announced: “Please welcome the Super Girl hosts, Li Xiang and Wang Han.”
Wang Han still wore the same few suits. Tonight, he was wearing a white pinstripe with a pink shirt, which he had also worn at the Hangzhou Division.
Li Xiang had a new outfit every week, never repeating.
And today, she had a fashionable hairstyle. A tight red dress hugged her voluptuous figure, with a shiny silver decoration around her waist. At first glance, she looked several years younger.
Wang Han: “The competitions now are more gripping than the last!”
Li Xiang: “That’s right. Our competition will end in two more episodes. We sincerely hope the audience can fully enjoy these matches, and we also hope our contestants can showcase themselves to their heart’s content.”
Wang Han: “I really don’t want to say the word ‘end’~”
Li Xiang: “Haha, me too… Now, let me introduce our Teacher Judges…”
The three judges were still Xia Qing, Hei Nan, and He Jiong.
Li Xiang: “Teacher He’s single ‘Peach Blossoms Blooming’ is very popular recently. Have you heard it? Is it good?”
Audience below: “It’s good!”
…
The warm-up activities concluded.
The competition officially began.
“Next, we will first invite our first group of contestants to perform.”
“Please welcome Zhang Liangying and Li Yuchun!”
“Please!”
At the same time, He Jiong and Hei Nan exchanged glances, both looking helpless.
Xia Qing also had a stern face.
Wang Peng had changed the groupings without consulting her earlier, and Xia Qing felt disrespected. “I’m one of the leaders of the Entertainment Channel, where does that put me?”
So the question is, who should they vote for later?
This was no longer a matter of professional skill, but a test of social etiquette, especially for Hei Nan. If he handled it poorly, he might not be able to be a judge for Super Girl in the future.
Downstairs.
Liangfen and Corn clashed again.
Both sides were in a frenzy, and the shouts echoing in the studio were so loud they almost shook the roof.
In front of the television.
Some families supported Li Yuchun, some supported Zhang Liangying, and some supported both. The atmosphere was tense.
However, the parents generally had the upper hand.
“You like tomboys? You’re asking for a beating, aren’t you?”
“Haven’t you seen Zhang Liangying’s story? Even C Station praised her. If you don’t learn from Zhang Liangying, then don’t watch TV anymore…”
