Chapter 65: Sing a Children’s Song Next Round to Cheer Them Up?
If this were the Super Boy competition stage, Sister Xia Qing would have praised Brother Shen Qing to the skies.
But this is the Super Girl stage, and it’s not appropriate to overly praise a male contestant, so Xia Qing could only offer a brief comment.
To her, the two songs Liangying sang last week, and the one she sang tonight, were simply divine.
Three songs, three different emotions, made Xia Qing want to cry all over the place. Her skin tingled, and she had the urge to go on stage, kneel, and shout, “You are my god!”
As for Wang Peng’s words just now, Xia Qing didn’t care much. “I’m choosing Zhang Liangying, what are you going to do about it?”
…
He Jiong, as the host of Mango TV’s Happy Camp, didn’t have as much authority as Wang Peng, but they worked in different departments, so he wasn’t particularly intimidated by him.
His comments were very objective:
“Liangying, ‘When You Are Old’ touched my heart. In recent years, I’ve noticed my parents aging rapidly. You must understand that feeling… This song expressed my inner thoughts. As for your singing skills, I have nothing more to say; I need to learn from you.”
Finally.
It was Hei Nan’s turn.
Hei Nan was the most conflicted – should he choose Zhang Liangying based on his true feelings, or choose Li Yuchun out of fear?
It was too difficult.
He was just a judge paid to do a job, and offending Tianyu was not his intention. But if he spoke falsely, would he still have any dignity?
The two performances just now, one deserved a 99, the other barely passed. The difference was too obvious; any normal person could see it.
After three seconds of deliberation…
Hei Nan finally spoke: “This folk song is as beautiful as ‘Father’s Prose Poem.’ Both touch the softest part of everyone’s heart and express the true emotions of the human world. I like it very much…”
All three judges had finished their comments.
Li Yuchun’s heart sank.
The result seemed to be imminent.
Was the first person to advance to the Top 5 about to be decided?
The fans were too excited. Many people in the audience were waving glow sticks and photos, and the cheers of the Liangfen fans echoed throughout the hall.
Li Yuchun’s fans were not to be outdone. They also waved their glow sticks excitedly, unwilling to give up before the results were announced.
“Liangying, you’re amazing!”
“I’m in tears. Liangying, you’re so cruel, making me cry for two weeks in a row, but I still support you.”
“Liangying will win!”
“Yuchun, go! You’re the best!”
“…”
Li Xiang and Wang Han had already heard Wang Peng’s words. Now, facing a choice, they both felt a sense of helplessness.
However, the choice was in the judges’ hands.
They didn’t have to face it.
Li Xiang: “Now, please, the three judges, choose the contestant you believe can advance early!”
Wang Han: “Why don’t we ask Teacher Xia first?”
Xia Qing represented Mango TV’s stance.
Therefore, it was reasonable for Wang Han to ask Xia Qing to answer first.
Xia Qing raised her board: “Zhang Liangying!”
Suddenly…
The cheers, centered around the Liangfen fans behind Xia Qing, quickly spread outwards until all the Liangfen fans in the studio were shouting.
And the Corn fans fell silent…
Each of them held glow sticks, photos, and banners, staring intently at the stage with tense expressions.
At this moment, they no longer hoped for Li Yuchun to advance early.
Because advancing early required the unanimous agreement of all three judges.
Now, the Corn fans were just praying that Zhang Liangying would also not advance early.
Only in this way could Li Yuchun’s dignity be preserved.
Outside the screen, countless Zhang Liangying fans were cheering, “He Jiong, vote for Zhang Liangying, hurry up and vote for her. Zhang Liangying even supported you on Happy Camp.”
…
He Jiong looked at the radiant Zhang Liangying and was convinced that she would become a superstar in the music scene in the future.
Because she had Shen Qing’s support.
Shen Qing!!
Yes, behind Zhang Liangying was Shen Qing! A musical genius who was currently unknown but would surely dominate the music scene in the future!
He Jiong suddenly turned his head and looked at the calm and composed figure sitting in the first row.
The moment he saw Shen Qing, He Jiong made up his mind.
Years later, He Jiong might never forget this scene – on the chaotic and noisy 6-into-5 competition stage, Shen Qing’s gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, and nothing could stir him in the slightest.
“With these two people together, won’t they be an invincible force in the music scene in the future?”
“I want to make enemies with them?”
“No! Besides, Shen Qing wrote songs for me. It would be too shameless to be ungrateful. I’d rather offend Wang Peng than have a conflict with Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying.”
“I don’t know what will happen to Wang Peng years later; he might be in jail… But Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying will definitely reach heights I can’t attain.”
With this thought, He Jiong revealed his choice – Zhang Liangying!!
That’s two votes!!!
With one more vote, Zhang Liangying could directly advance to the Top 5.
Hei Nan, what will you choose?
The cheers in the venue stopped, and everyone looked at Hei Nan.
The pressure was immense.
“Damn it, why do I have to choose last!!”
Just then, Wang Peng’s angry roar came through the earpiece. The director quickly cut the camera away from Hei Nan, and a staff member ran behind Hei Nan to whisper a reminder.
Hei Nan was very angry after hearing this.
But with just a moment of anger, he ultimately succumbed to reality.
If he chose Zhang Liangying, he might be removed by Wang Peng in the next round. Hei Nan didn’t want to ruin his great opportunity to be on screen like this.
So,
He said, “Although your styles are different, you are both excellent contestants. Honestly, it’s hard for me to make a choice. I abstain from voting in this round.”
He abstained!
The result was 2-0, and no one advanced early.
The fans of the two contestants had different reactions.
There was disappointment and cheers.
Some Liangfen fans watching on TV were cursing furiously, cursing Hei Nan’s ancestors.
“Damn it, a fix!”
“How much money did Hei Nan take from Li Yuchun? He could actually abstain from voting?”
“I’m impressed. I feel like the final round won’t let the judges decide the champion, runner-up, and third place; it will definitely be text message voting, so Tianyu can manipulate things.”
“Right, if the judges decide, Li Yuchun will definitely lose.”
“It’s very likely. Li Yuchun is Tianyu’s favorite!”
“…”
Zhang Liangying was not angry.
Because Shen Qing had told her to maintain her composure no matter what happened.
Even if she couldn’t advance early in this round, Zhang Liangying was confident she would make it to the national finals. Moreover, in the next round, she would put even more pressure on Li Yuchun.
If one song can’t bring you down, then two, three, until even the judges can’t protect you!
…
Meanwhile, Li Yuchun breathed a sigh of relief.
She hadn’t lost too badly!
She had managed to save a little face, right?
But she still wanted to punch Wang Peng. “Damn it, I’ll go find Old Wang later. Make sure not to pair me with Zhang Liangying! Are you brainless?”
…
Next group.
Huang Yali performed “Aurora,” Zhou Bichang sang “Love Me or Him,” Hei Nan and He Jiong abstained from voting, and Xia Qing voted for Zhou Bichang.
This group also did not produce a direct qualifier, and both contestants were put on standby.
Currently, Zhang Liangying, Li Yuchun, Ji Minjia, Zhou Bichang, and Huang Yali remained on standby.
In the next round, two would be chosen from them to advance.
And this time, the judges could not abstain!
…
In the backstage corridor, Zhang Liangying stood in front of Shen Qing, tilting her head up, sounding a little wronged, “Qing, did I disappoint you just now?”
“No, you performed wonderfully!”
Shen Qing pinched her cheek and smiled faintly.
“Don’t think about those things. We just need to be responsible to our fans and the audience. They’ve cried enough these past few days. In the next round, why not not sing ‘Grandma Said’ and ‘Where Has Time Gone,’ and sing that children’s song instead, to make them a little happier!”
“Okay, I was really afraid that if I sang those sad songs again, they would scold me…” Zhang Liangying was amused by him and blinked, saying, “That song isn’t a children’s song; it just tells some fairy tales in the lyrics. Besides, as you said, if you analyze the lyrics deeply, many people can become depressed!”
Thanks to book friend 9062 for the 500-point reward.
