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Chapter 106: Rankings Announced, Theme Determined by Lottery [55 Updates]

There was thunderous applause.

In fact, there were audience members present at the event.

Just now, the camera kept panning across the audience, capturing many moments of spectators being completely absorbed, and some even silently shedding tears.

In the lounge, the guests' video finally had sound.

Bai Jing said, "It's incredible. She has improved a lot. She didn't sing this kind of song before. Yes, this song is a big surprise. It shows her transformation. I didn't expect her to sing heavy machinery so well. The vocal pressure, wow, it shows the full potential of young people."

“He is indeed a very strong opponent.” Liang Ziying nodded in agreement.

She was referring to the opponent, not the 'child'!
“miraculous,” Miley nodded in agreement.

At this point, Zhang Yuge, the prince of love songs, also said: "But what cannot be ignored is the level of her producer, Xia Shen. The advantages of this song are also very obvious."

"Yes, it's technically skillful and also has a great artistic conception. It's hard to imagine that they haven't released this song before."

Liang Ziying's producer, the gold-medal producer Ke Qiao, also nodded and said: "That's terrifying. If this song wasn't prepared in advance, but was written close to the competition, or even recently, then everyone probably underestimates the level of this producer who is currently the most talked-about on the internet."

This is a piece of excellent quality.

"What I never expected was that Zhou Yumeng could sing with such emotion." Another guest said, "This puts a lot of pressure on me."

The live stream chat exploded.

"!!!!!!"

"Fuck!!!"

"What song is this? Is it 'Bubble'? Isn't that supposed to be a Buddhist martial art?"

"Screw you. You guys use your brains to know it's impossible. Xia Shen isn't stupid enough to act out on a stage like this. Even if he doesn't consider himself, he should at least consider his partner, right?"

"I've already said that someone is stirring up trouble."

"No matter what, this song is amazing. It's hard to say now. If Xia Shen can maintain this level, he might actually be able to compete with those top producers."

"It's unlikely. This song seems to be something that existed a long time ago, but it wasn't released. However, it still fully proves that Xia Shen's skills are indeed top-notch."

"Xia Shen! Zhou Yumeng! I'm sorry! I will never be used as a pawn again!"

"That's what I say, but I'll still be moved to tears next time, still think 'what if I'm the only one missing,' still get carried away with passion, and still believe whatever I see. Isn't that always the case?"

"Aren't those account-generating trolls the real culprits? They'll say and spread anything for traffic."

"I'm just a little curious. Didn't Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng say they were childhood sweethearts? Logically speaking, they were each other's first love. How did she sing out this kind of emotion, like a breakup, this sense of confusion and struggle?"

"Don't be curious anymore. Isn't there a post-match interview? There will be audience questions. Just pay to ask them then!"

Yes, there's also a post-match interview segment.

In the live broadcast, Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng sat together, sharing a microphone, facing the host.

They just discussed some issues based on the song and the performance in the competition, and the host also asked Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng about their satisfaction with the performance.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Yumeng said, "Personally, I am quite satisfied with my performance."

Xia Shen said, "They sang it to the desired effect, which was a great performance and met our expectations. This is a good sign and a good start for our 'Love in the Rain' duo."

"yeah!"

"yeah!"

Snapped!
As they were talking, the two of them gave each other a high five.

After asking some technical questions, the host said, "Next, we will move on to the audience Q&A session. Our audience has many questions they are looking forward to."

"Okay." Xia Shen nodded.

“Okay,” Zhou Yumeng agreed.

Next, the host began to select some questions from the audience's in-game purchase requests.

There are just too many comments, and it's unrealistic to select and ask each one individually. But spending money allows you to jump the queue, so naturally, you should prioritize those who have paid.

First, they asked about the songs, their thoughts on the possible rankings they might achieve, and their plans for the future.

Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng answered these questions very reasonably, without making any overly confident or absolute statements.

They kept asking several questions.

Then the host drew a number.

"Next up is a question from a viewer, Xiao Xiao: Aren't you two childhood sweethearts? You must be each other's first love, right? And based on what we hear, 'Bubble' is a song full of regrets."

The core message it conveys is bitterness. So, based on your experiences, how did Zhou Yumeng manage to portray the emotions in this song so effectively?

Zhou Yumeng was silent for a moment before saying, "Can I not answer this question?"

"Is there something you're having trouble saying?" the host asked.

"Not really, it's just... a little embarrassing." Zhou Yumeng scratched her head with her small hand, her pretty face showing a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Ahem, let me speak." Xia Shen coughed to clear his throat, took the microphone, and held it in his hand: "We were indeed each other's first love."

"Yes." The host nodded.

"But we weren't always together; we were separated for eleven years."

Xia Shen continued, "We had no contact for eleven years, and then we didn't meet again until after university, when we found out that we were attending the same university."

However, this is only one aspect of the emotion. If you only rely on this part of the emotion, you're still a little short of singing this song well.

Then"

Xia Shen paused for a moment before continuing, "I told her, 'Imagine what I'm doing.'"

host:"."

The comments section was filled with question marks.

audience:"?"

Xia Shen said, "I said, let me think. I was walking down the street as usual, and suddenly a dump truck came hurtling towards me." The host: "."

Audience: "Awesome!"

"Good grief, so this is the whole emotional empathy method they used?"

"Laughing to death."

"Xia Shen is indeed Xia Shen. He is different from others. He doesn't play by the rules and never tries to fool you."

"As expected of Xia Shen, so abstract yet so vivid."

How did he even come up with such a crazy idea?

However, no one knew that among the thousands of viewers at that moment, besides those watching the online live stream, there were also television viewers watching Xiangjiang TV.

At this moment, an ordinary viewer is at home.

A burly, strong man was sitting with his legs crossed, drinking a little wine and watching TV with his family, a rare treat for them.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw this.

The woman next to him nudged him lightly: "Hey, this young man looks familiar. Isn't he the one from the time you had your car accident?"

"It really seems to be him. That young man's surname is indeed Xia." The burly man murmured, "Wow, he's become a big star!"

No one will ever know about this scene.

After giving some abstract answers during the interview, Xia Shen quickly moved on to the next stage.

The other contestants and guests also came forward one after another to finish their performances.

Finally, it's time to officially announce the rankings.

"Next, we will announce the rankings. Based on the audience votes and the comprehensive evaluation of the professional music critics, we will first reveal the first place winner."
Angelina! Alex!

No suspense.

After all, placing this international diva in this program is far too much of a stretch; her scores are simply off the charts.

The subsequent rankings were announced in turn.

Zhou Yumeng's ranking was neither high nor low. Among the eight Chinese guests and two international guests, she and Xia Shen's pair ranked fourth.

Actually, this ranking is already quite good. You have to know that among so many people present, she and Xia Shen are the least experienced.

Aside from the two international singers, their fan base is enormous; in the fan rating segment, they directly dominated the top two spots.

The remaining one is Liang Ziying, who is 0.2 points ahead of Zhou Yumeng.

Even the person ranked right after her was Bai Jing, a mentor from a show she had participated in before!

All I can say is that Zhou Yumeng and Xia Shen's rankings far exceeded everyone's expectations!

Even the fans thought that their best result would be to stay in the bottom and not be eliminated.

But now, they are actually making a move forward, and even seem to be heading straight for those two international singers!

Liang Ziying and Ke Qiao, a veteran singer and gold-medal producer duo, almost couldn't hold on against the two new generation of singers, they were just a hair's breadth away!

Xiao Zhongge, who was watching the live stream, sighed.

Pity.

In his opinion, with the songs Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng presented this time, taking third place should be no problem. Even if they can't beat the previous number one singles of the two international singers, they should at least be able to beat Liang Ziying.

But they still lost to Liang Ziying by one point.

However, this ranking is acceptable.

As for the one who was eliminated last, he was a Chinese rock singer who had become seriously out of fashion in recent years.

They were eliminated in the first round.

It didn't attract much attention.

This first episode is also coming to an end.

Soon, the part everyone was looking forward to would arrive.

That is, before the show wraps up, the theme for the next episode will be drawn by lot!

The host reached his hand into the box.

It took me a while to figure it out before I finally took it out.

The exciting moment has arrived!

Everyone held their breath.

Because starting from the next episode, the core new competition format of this show, which was just updated this year, will begin to show its unique features!
Limited theme!

“Narrative theme, I declare.”

The host opened the letter in his hand and said, "Distance and homesickness."

Next is genre.

The host then reached into another box.

He took it out a moment later, opened it, and was stunned.

"rap!"

At this moment, not only Xiao Zhongge, who was watching the live broadcast, was stunned.

Everyone's eyes turned to Xia Shen.

Oh no! He actually drew it!

(End of this chapter)