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Chapter 245 Xu Kong is the disturbing variable
Obviously, what the other party said was completely true.

Whether it is the lyrics, composition or the idea, this song by Xu Kong is definitely of high quality and is at the level of a golden song.

In addition, compared to Su Yuwei who performed before him, Xu Kong's performance on the spot was almost without any mistakes, and was even not inferior to the two previous singing kings.

Strictly speaking, that state of relaxation and enjoying the performance is not too difficult. But you have to know that this is the stage of "Singer" after all. Compared with the nervousness and mistakes of other singers, Xu Kong's singing is even more rare.

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"No suspense, it's clear that Xu Kong definitely chose this song specially this time."

"Heizi, you don't really think Xu Kong didn't come forward because he was afraid of being eliminated, right?"

"This song will most likely become a hit. I think it's one of the best healing songs of its kind."

At this time, the comments in the live broadcast room began to express their opinions.

The song "Bridge of Tears" sung by Xu Kong in the previous issue was not particularly popular.

It was only because of the support of Su Zhi's album that she was able to barely make it out of the circle.

But this time, the song "Rice Fragrance" is not worth mentioning by Feiniao or some other professional film critics or colleagues.

Even ordinary audiences who hear it for the first time can feel that this song is likely to become popular in the future.

The very memorable melody, coupled with the vivid lyrics, is almost destined to be a hit.

……

Logically speaking, the new song that Guo Min wrote for Su Yuwei should have been able to become popular.

After all, the melody is indeed quite outstanding.

But one after the other, after listening to Xu Kong's new song "Rice Fragrance", almost most people didn't have much impression of the previous song.

There is no way, since they are new songs performed in the same episode, and the order is consecutive.

And "Rice Fragrance" is really too amazing.

Similar situations are bound to occur.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that there is no follow-up heat at all.

After all, the quality of the song is there, and it will become popular.

But it is destined that for a period of time after the live broadcast of "Singer" ends, I can only follow behind and drink soup.

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"The final number of votes for Xu Kong will be announced below..."

"95 votes!"

The result was not too surprising. Xu Kong's song "Rice Fragrance" received the highest number of votes so far this period.

Fei Niao naturally voted for Xu Kong.

But if someone had said before Xu Kong's performance that he would get such a high number of votes, Feiniao would probably have been skeptical.

But after Xu Kong's performance ended, no one seemed confused, and everyone looked as if it was a matter of course.

It's not just the quality of the song itself, but also Xu Kong's performance in this episode. If he didn't get first place, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Although there is another Lan Shu who has not performed yet.

But probably no one thinks Lan Shu can affect the final ranking.

……

Although Lan Shu's expression was still gloomy and he looked very stressed.

But compared to before, she was really starting to panic now.

She won’t be eliminated in this episode, right?
After all, Su Yuwei hadn't performed yet, so she was still confident in herself and didn't think her vote count would be lower than the other party.

As a result, Su Yuwei was somewhat unethical and sang a new song, which was even written by a well-known composer like Guo Min.

The final number of votes was just lower than that of Jian Junfang, who was ahead of him, so he came in second.

As for Xu Kong, Lan Shu didn't think that Xu Kong would be eliminated. The opponent's own strength is one aspect, and the other is that at present, with Xu Kong's popularity and traffic, "Song" can be without anyone except Xu Kong.

When listening to the song, I was completely immersed in it.

I even occasionally wondered if Xu Kong would write a song of such high quality if he agreed to write one for me.

If so, this song alone might be able to take her current career to the next level.

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It wasn't until Xu Kong's voting results came out that she realized something was wrong.

Why do other people get so many votes this time?

She didn't care too much about it at first, thinking that she shouldn't be eliminated, right?
After all, in so many previous episodes of the show, she herself had rarely appeared even at the bottom of the votes.

I even won first place in several issues.

But no one expected that the intensity of this round of competition would be so high.

The average number of votes was over 90.

Even the one with the lowest number of votes has reached 87, which would have been in the top three in previous periods.

In other words, if her votes failed to exceed 87, she would be eliminated directly in this episode.

Although Lan Shu does have some background.

But among the contestants participating in this episode of "Singer", her status is nothing at all.

It has not yet reached the level that the Mango TV program team would take seriously.

From the first episode of the show to now, the production team has not done anything with the votes.

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Despite such great pressure, Lan Shu still went on stage.

Xu Kong had just finished his performance and simply nodded to the other party before returning to the lounge.

However, since he specifically asked Jian Junfang to help make an appointment with him, Xu Kong could guess that Lan Shu was planning to invite him to sing a song.

So even though his singing was over, he still watched Lan Shu's performance patiently.

I have to say, Lan Shu’s voice does have some of Su Zhi’s feel.

However, in comparison, it is not as delicate as Su Zhi's, and lacks that most important sense of story.

Anyway, it is highly likely that in terms of vocal conditions, she is definitely not as good as Su Zhi, a talented girl who won the title of Queen of Singing in her early twenties.

But in comparison, it is definitely good enough to make a living.

Moreover, Lan Shu's basic skills are very solid. When it comes to handling various small details, her singing skills are quite impressive considering her age of only thirty-something.

The only problem is that although Lan Shu has had several popular songs since her debut, they all seem to be short-lived. She does not have any representative works whose melody can be heard in people's minds when they are mentioned.

This is also a problem faced by most of the top singers in the Chinese music scene.

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"Thanks……"

Lan Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief after the performance.

Even though I was very nervous, I managed to keep my composure in the end, and there weren't any major mistakes on the scene.

The rest is beyond her control.

"Singer Lan Shu, the final vote count is..."

"87 votes!"

After the host announced the result, many people were stunned for a moment.

This is the first time such a situation has happened.

The main thing is that the voting rules have been changed once.

There have been cases of tie for first place, but it did not affect the competition schedule. It was just that there was one more champion in each issue.

But in this elimination system, the last place has the same number of votes.

The foreign European and American singer and Lan Shu both scored 87 votes.

It was a bit troublesome for a while.

It's impossible for both of them to be eliminated at the same time, right?

……

As for the extra game, it would be quite simple if it was a recorded broadcast.

But after all, it is a live broadcast, and the final decision given by the program team is that neither of them will be eliminated for the time being.

However, in the next episode, the two singers with the lowest votes will be directly eliminated.

As expected, the result of this discussion has aroused heated discussions among netizens. "It makes sense. I feel that this episode is the most exciting one of this season. It would be a pity to eliminate anyone."

"I don't have any objection anyway. If subsequent shows can maintain this standard, they will only get more exciting."

"It's okay to give them one more chance, but I feel like the pressure on the singers who will be participating next time will be much greater."

……

The live broadcast of "Singer" has come to an end.

For Xu Kong, although he won the first place, he was also on the hot search list. Unsurprisingly, "Dawn" was extremely popular.

But he became calmer instead.

The main thing is that I'm used to it.

He originally hadn't planned to sing this song, mainly because he felt that he didn't care that much about the outcome and there was no need to put so much intensity into it.

Moreover, there is not much competition between Xu Kong and the other singers on the show.

During the live broadcast of the program, the atmosphere was generally friendly, and there was not even much tension.

Among them are people like Jian Junfang, with whom he has a very good relationship, and they are even a few singers he has collaborated with before.

But because of a rhythm problem in the middle.

Instead, it made Xu Kong feel that he needed to be a little more serious.

To prevent similar situations from happening again in the future.

Anyway, it's just the classic beating and the guy will behave himself.

Just like Jiying Media, although Xu Kong did not get the news, this time Su Yuwei, a singer under Jiying, was able to get a song specially written by a lyricist and composer of Guo Min's level.

If it wasn't directed at him, Xu Kong wouldn't believe it.

It's just that it wasn't so obvious.

But based on Xu Kong's understanding of this circle.

If I become out of fashion in the future, or if I no longer have the current reputation and traffic, Jiying Entertainment will definitely step on me without hesitation.

I just estimate that day will probably not come until Xu Kong himself plans to retire.

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"Alas, there is really no need..."

Xu Yaqin felt like she had a lot of grievances that she couldn't express.

As the manager of the artist department, she actually knows very well that what Jiying lacks at the moment is not talented new singers.

Rather, it is songwriters and composers with sufficient creative ability and some specialized personnel behind the scenes.

Every year, a few new people become popular, but it’s nothing more than marketing tactics and hype.

But a hit single is something that is hard to come by.

Not to mention songwriters who can consistently produce high-quality works.

If possible, Xu Kong is definitely the person Jiying wants most at the moment.

But even if I can't get it, it doesn't mean that the relationship will be so bad, right?

After all, who knows if there will really be an opportunity for cooperation in the future?
Not to mention the distant past, for a song of the quality of "Dawn", let alone spending money, even if the singer himself had to bear a huge price, there would still be many people rushing to collaborate with him.

But at the moment, it seems that the singers under Jiying will most likely not be able to get the songs written by Xu Kong.

This loss made her feel more distressed than the endorsements and performances that were taken away by Xu Kong.

"I should have found an opportunity to have the higher-ups remove You Jie a long time ago..."

There was no way. The only person Xu Yaqin could blame was You Jie, the culprit of the whole incident.

The PR manager of the other party not only did not solve the problem, but also caused trouble. It was really outrageous.

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"Young people nowadays are really hard to deal with."

Xu Kong probably didn't expect that Zhu Changyun, the vice president of Fengge, whom he had always been thinking about, was also in Xingcheng at this time.

"Boss Zhu, I feel like Xu Kong has noticed something."

The person next to Zhu Changyun is Lu Hanwen, one of Fengge’s film and television department managers.

However, because Xu Kong has always been in contact with Yan Rui, he probably doesn't know this person.

"I know."

Zhu Changyun replied indifferently.

Lu Hanwen hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke out his thoughts:
"Boss Zhu, actually at this stage, there is no need for you to compete with a small character like Xu Kong..."

In Lu Hanwen's opinion, no matter how popular Xu Kong is and how much potential he has, he is just a contracted artist under the company.

Even if the other party demonstrates considerable commercial value, due to their close relationship with Song Youyou, it is unlikely that they will choose their side.

On the contrary, Zhu Changyun's deliberate targeting these times might ruin the original plan if one is not careful.

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"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

There was a hint of warning in Zhu Changyun's eyes.

Lu Hanwen quickly spoke up to clarify.

"You know, I hate it when someone tells me what to do."

Although Zhu Changyun seems to be in charge of almost the entire Fengge over the years.

The outside world thinks that Song Fuquan is a complete hands-off boss.

But only he himself knew that every time the other party made a decision, they simply notified him to execute it without even giving him an explanation.

"I have always had a feeling that Xu Kong will become an uncertain variable..."

However, after Zhu Changyun calmed down a little, he still spoke.

"Variable, you mean Xu Kong?"

Zhu Changyun nodded.

It’s not because of the abilities or talents that Xu Kong has demonstrated.

But ever since he first met the other person, he began to feel uneasy.

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"My original plan was actually just to target him, and then I would help solve the problem..."

Zhu Changyun was indeed a little helpless.

His original plan was just to win Xu Kong's favor.

If possible, it is not impossible to pull it over to our side later.

He didn't think that compared to Song Youyou, Xu Kong would really take his career less seriously.

Even some subsequent solutions have been thought out.

But he didn't expect that Xu Kong either had no reaction or chose to handle the situation softly. Everything was completely different from what he had planned.

This guy doesn't seem like the other young men in their early twenties. He is too calm and composed.

But at the same time, he is not like some profit-seeking old foxes.

It's really hard to do.

What Zhu Changyun least expected was that Xu Kong's sense of smell would be so sensitive.

It actually locked onto me directly.

He thought that he had done these things without anyone noticing.

As a result, his plan to win the other party's favor not only failed, but he was also unexpectedly targeted.

"But it won't take much time."

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

Zhu Changyun had no choice but to give up at this point.

Although he still felt uneasy and felt that Xu Kong was a rather unstable factor.

But he had been planning this for so long, it was impossible for him to just give up because of a hunch.

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(End of this chapter)