Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 392 "They are too despicable. I will also use any means necessary to win."

This is my first time venturing into the circle of big shots.

It would be a miracle if Jiang Youzhen could keep up.

Many aspects are even difficult to understand.

It is obvious that one's thinking can be limited by experience and related knowledge.

Kang Yoo-jin, who came from South Korea as a trainee, clearly has not been exposed to the real music field in depth, and her understanding of music performance is extremely superficial. She even has a cross-industry misunderstanding of stage performance with these big names.

When musicians of Li Can's caliber share the stage, is their only thought really "I want to perform well and create a god-level stage"?
That's what Jiang Youzhen thinks, which is obviously a bit naive.

Because true masters are never satisfied with conventional stages, much less with established ones.

challenge!

Let alone Li Can, whether it's Li Jianwei, Metal Storm, or Okali, for these people, doing a rounded stage effect in a conventional way is the most boring thing. They might even get sleepy after performing too many shows and desperately need some stimulation.

This is not.

That's when the excitement begins.

Friends are friends, and music is music. Everyone is holding their breath, wanting to put on a unique performance, trying to put the pressure on each other, and showcasing their stage skills in various ways.

In a roast duck restaurant in Beijing.

Patch, the lead singer of Metal Storm, and Sofia, the guitarist, were looking at each other with Li Can and Winnie. This made Okali, who was next to him, suddenly feel that maybe she was missing a man. Even if he wasn't a boyfriend, he should at least be a teammate.

"You thick-browed, big-eyed metal storm, huh?"

Li Can smiled.

Metal Storm had approached me a long time ago to request performance rights for their songs.

Despite obtaining licenses for several songs, Metal Storm never performed.

Now look what's happened, they just pulled it out directly.

Singing DP's songs at a DP band's venue is purely an attempt to turn DP's fans against them.

"whee."

Patch smiled ingratiatingly, but his smile was incredibly irritating.

"Our friend's 'Numb' is so useful, why don't we use it? For this performance, we plan to use some parts of 'Numb' and samples to create a new performance, to do something different, and maybe we can even gain some of your fans."

This isn't just the abacus beads clanging together; it's the abacus hitting your face—not even an act.

Patch and Sofia not only felt no guilt, but were also self-righteous.

Sofia snorted.

"Aren't you going too far? You've already elevated the Guitar Queen to the status of a Guitar God. You're the one who's leaving us no way out!"

"what?"

"Tsk tsk, don't you guys have your own songs? You insist on singing their band's songs."

Okali was extremely excited, as if afraid that the four of them wouldn't fight, and started fanning the flames from the sidelines.

"Shut up!" X2.

Li Can and Patch turned around at the same time, their eyes, one big and one small, staring at Okali.

"You're the most outrageous one, hiring a top international dance troupe, right?"

"whee."

Okali smiled shyly, revealing her white teeth, looking quite mischievous.

"There's no other way. When I'm on the same stage as you guys, I have to rely on some external help."

External force, God the hell external force.

Sophia rolled her eyes and started complaining.

"So this is why you spent a fortune to hire Jabbawockeez? And you even specially picked songs from the album that Brother Chan made for you?"

"whee."

Okali stuck out her tongue, looking pitiful and weak, and pretended to be wronged without saying a word.

"."

Masked Dancers, the best dance troupe in Lighthouse.

The classic look: baseball cap, white gloves, white mask, and impeccably synchronized, superb dance moves.

They have fans all over the world and are an epic dance group that has broken into the mainstream purely through their talent.

Just by looking at their per-second pricing, you can tell this dance troupe is anything but ordinary.

Geniuses are perhaps just the threshold to being seen.

Let alone teaming up with Okali, the Lighthouse diva, any one of them would make the audience scream until their throats explode. The combination of the two would be simply breathtaking.

"."

How could a performance-oriented singer like Okali not know any dance at all?

Singing is my job, and so is performing on stage. Collaborating with dancers is not unusual; in fact, it happens frequently.

Becoming a queen of pop in the music scene isn't just about singing skills and having a good voice.

The trainees are mainly South Korean singers and dancers, but in reality, they are the worst performing live singers in the world.

Li Can had personally witnessed Okali's grueling training.

Starting from half an hour.

But that guy is a monster who can jog on a treadmill at speeds ranging from 5 to 20 kilometers per hour while also singing; his cardiopulmonary function is unimaginably strong.

There are speed changes during this process.

The training focuses on maintaining stable breath control and finding suitable breathing points to replenish energy during strenuous activity, thus preventing microphone popping and other live singing and dancing abilities.

With long-term practice, when it's time to actually sing and dance, you only need to find the rhythm and breath control to adapt immediately.

"6."

Li Can clearly sensed that these people wanted to put him under pressure.

Not a human at all.

"I suddenly feel like we've been a bit conservative. You guys are all going to use your absolute best skills."

"How can I play with you if I don't use my best skills?"

"Go easy, everyone."

"You're joking, boss."

Everyone was relaxed, and the roast duck restaurant was peaceful. But if these explosive words were heard by the background crew members of the program, they would definitely make them faint and not want to wake up even if they pinched their philtrum.

You might know that the intensity is high, but no one could possibly imagine that it would be like this.

"Add flowers, we must add flowers."

"Holy crap, you're adding more?"

"Then I'll go back and upgrade myself."

"what?!"

A gathering of friends somehow turned into an arms race.

Although it was a weak match.

But at least there's a challenge element, and the challengers are evil forces.

Whether it's Metal Storm or Okali, it's impossible to say who this lunatic Li Can will kick.

What if you actually get kicked? Wouldn't it be really uncomfortable to be kicked?
The tension turned these players, who knew Li Can well, into top-notch fighters, willing to do anything to win.

That damned competitiveness made winning outweigh fate.

After a roast duck meal, the five people went their separate ways.

As everyone knows, this means we're going back to read.

After returning to their respective bases, teammates or agents began inquiring about the enemy's situation.

"How about it?"

"No, they're too despicable, using all sorts of underhanded tactics. We have to win. Let's think of some fancy tricks, some underhanded methods." X3.

It was under such preparation that...

Their respective performances also began to undergo a qualitative change.

The production team is under the most pressure.

The bigwig's connections and strength are on full display.

In comparison, Jiang Youzhen and Qian Hao were the least stressed.

The final round of promotion for the variety show "The Stage of Kings" has finally begun.

In the first season.

The performance will be performed by Zheng Jie, Qian Hao, Xi Qing, and Metal Storm.
Then came the DP band's challenge performance, which served as the intermission segment.

The second half of the show featured four performers: Okali, Jiang Youzhen, Li Jianwei, and Lin Xin.

Finally, the unlucky A-list female singer Huang Ya came to challenge the competition.

In the process of attacking and defending the title, there will also be follow-up scenes where challengers cooperate to kick the opponent, and the first and second groups of contestants cooperate to fight against each other.

They competed for the final spot to perform on stage.

They will not only compete on strength and ability, but also on inventory levels and adaptability under intense preparation.

The reason it is described as having a weak competitive nature is that, apart from the final stage, there is no real elimination in this variety show. The opportunities to be showcased, whether in terms of the methods, types, or number of shots, are all treated equally.

After the performance that night, behind-the-scenes footage will be edited into a variety show format, with three episodes released for each gala. While the variety show is fast-paced, the three-episode release time is also enough for everyone to prepare for the next live performance.

When the list was officially announced, netizens went wild.

Although there are backdrops, there are also areas with less popularity.

However, the presence of several top performers drew all the attention, suddenly elevating the intensity of the entire program to a level that transcends variety shows.

The huge disparity in popularity even made other unfortunate music variety shows from the same period seem almost invisible, disappearing without a trace, and no one even recognized them.

[Are you crazy?! What the hell is going on?!]

[What an outrageous lineup!]

As a fan of Zheng Jie, before seeing the lineup, I thought, "It's a sure thing!" After seeing the lineup, I exclaimed, "Wow!"

Poor Qianhao, I've never even heard of him. He's probably going to get kicked out.

[Not necessarily. With Li Can's brains, he'll definitely head straight for Metal Storm.]

I don't need to tell you who Huang Ya kicked, right?

Now that you mention it, I realize, how did a seasoned young man sneak into Group Two?

[Damn, do these two have some kind of incredible background?]

All of a sudden.

Discussions about the variety show "King's Stage" are skyrocketing.

Tencent's advertising machine has started to pick up speed, and you can occasionally see big data pushes or preview pop-ups while browsing your phone.

In addition, Li Can himself has attracted the attention of the world's three major music labels, and with the participation of Metal Storm and Okali, even foreign platforms have started to promote him and seek broadcasting rights from Tencent.

With the help of their overseas fans, the trio's popularity abroad has been steadily increasing.

[OMG! The wish has been fulfilled! Metal storm and evil forces are on the same stage!]

[Little princess! Little princess!]

[This variety show was so funny, it made me spin around excitedly.]

[The timing of the live stream is so weird, it's midnight here.]

Be content, it starts at 3:30 AM here.

Compared to the huge amount of discussion.

No matter what the players were doing, I had no interest in paying attention.

In the past, I might have been in the mood to market some of my performances.

but now?
With such a lineup, the company really wouldn't dare to send out any marketing materials recklessly, and the performers themselves have absolutely no messy thoughts, their eyes are clear and bright.

As for the pressure the production team faced for rejecting some promising new students, that pressure has long since disappeared.

I may be annoyed, but I'm not stupid either.

When you hear that there are both national team players and foreigners involved, the nature of many things changes.

The artists who were initially disappointed at not being able to participate were all smiles when they saw the list, and they laughed out loud from the bottom of their hearts.

"Hehe, that's great! I'm glad I didn't participate. Anyone who went would have gotten beaten up!"

"If you like it, beat them harder."

"Sometimes missing an opportunity may not be a bad thing."

"Forget it, let whoever wants this opportunity take it. I don't want to risk my life."

"I'm sorry, I always thought that speaking live and performing live was the biggest challenge, but actually facing the list of names is the biggest challenge."

"Who the hell is this Qian Hao? He's got some nerve. He should have said something, but he dared to participate. He's got some nerve!"

When the pressure exceeds a certain limit.

No one will care whether the participants are good or bad, or who is strong or weak.

There was no deliberate marketing.

However, idols like Kang Yoo-jin, who came from a trainee background and were not well-liked in the past, saw their reputation improve as the performance approached.

If it's just high pressure, fans will market their idol as amazing and talented, leading to attacks from netizens.

Now?

No one was considering whether Kang Yoo-jin would win; they couldn't even think about it. Even the fans felt that this was a disastrous ordeal that her brother had arranged for himself.

Win with your head, win with your head.

Often, fans really do influence an idol's reputation, and an idol's marketing methods also affect the composition of their fanbase.

With conservative marketing, fans won't be too mindless. If fans don't think they can win, they'll humbly cheer for their idol, which won't offend many netizens.

They might even make the opposite of what they're used to make jokes.

Jiang Youzhen is quite a character.

[I didn't realize you were so hard on yourself.]

As long as you don't mess things up, I'll admit you're a man.

[They're so pitiful, I can't bear to criticize them anymore.]

Just thinking about Kang Yoo-jin's expression right now makes me want to laugh.

Just as netizens predicted.

Some of the athletes were practicing hard, some were thinking, and some were full of fighting spirit.

But some looked utterly dejected, as if they had lost all will to live.

The most representative figure is Jiang Youzhen herself.

Perhaps because Li Can is mentally unstable, it's hard to predict who the challenger for DP Band will be.

But there's no suspense about who Huang Ya will kick in the second group!

Huang Ya is a top-tier singer with undeniable talent, but she can't compete with anyone else.

It's a 50/50 match with Lin Xin, but if Lin Xin suddenly unleashes her full potential, then they'll definitely lose. Okali, Li Jianwei?

Forget it.

One is an internationally renowned singer, and the other is a judge for the CCTV Young Singers Competition.

Which reputable singer would bother with these two? If they did, they'd both fall silent.

Only Jiang Youzhen is worth considering.

Jiang Youzhen, who was already anxious, became even more anxious after seeing the messages of support in the core fan group.

That was a heartfelt comfort from the leader of his own fan club.

[Go for it, brother! Even if you can't win, show your spirit! We believe in you!]

"God, you believe me? You believe I can't win, right?"

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

The fans were right; this only made Kang Yoo-jin more vulnerable.

But now that things have come to this, there is absolutely no way out.

If Li Can and his group were actively involved, then Jiang Youzhen was purely passively involved.

At least don't lose in a humiliating way; just try your best to survive in the loser's bracket.
Time flows slowly depending on one's mindset.

Before we know it, May will be here.

At the peak of its popularity, the first round of live performances of "The Stage of Kings" will finally begin!
(End of this chapter)