Why bother writing songs? Fast forward to the "Don't Laugh Challenge"

What happened in Chapter 122? Why are they all performing so poorly?
The most bewildered people were actually the producers of the two international singers. This topic was something they had never been involved in before, and it made them combine Chinese style with modern black music like R&B.

They were completely stunned.

Alex was in the worst condition.

He originally came to the show with the intention of eliminating his inner demons and clearing his mind, hoping to defeat his nemesis.

The result was that he won the first round but it had nothing to do with him; the second round, however, did matter, and he was completely crushed.

Having finally found a reason, I told myself that it was just because of the topic selection. The other party had an advantage, and I might not have lost to Xia Shen in terms of production ability!
Then they announced the topics, and that was great. In the first round, we were just not very good at it, but the topics in the third round directly involved our knowledge gaps.

That's not the worst part.

The most hurtful thing is when an opponent who was originally inferior to you suddenly rises to the top and becomes someone more powerful than you.

Especially when he saw Xia Shen again, Xia Shen still smiled at him in a very friendly manner.

This seemed to him as if it were being spoken to.

Damn it, when you see the esteemed 99th in the world's top 100, why aren't you kneeling down to greet him?

That smile broke his defenses.

In fact, if Xia Shen showed him even a little disrespect or anger, he would feel more comfortable, as it would at least make him feel respected.

Now, it's getting worse, making him feel more and more like that joke where a Chinese master beats you down and then reaches out to ask what you learned from the day.

He became increasingly confused.

Can he really do it? Is he truly Xia Shen's match? Perhaps he should think about this question carefully.

Because "rap god" is incredibly popular right now and has even made it onto the YouTube trending list, he naturally listened to it.

I have to admit, a producer who can create a song like this in just a few hours is really amazing; at least he couldn't do it.

Alex took a deep breath, stood up, walked to Xia Shen, and looked at her.

Xia Shen was a little confused. Looking at this person who should have been his senior in the world's top 100, he greeted him, "Hi, Professor Alex?"

"Xia Shen, I will not give up! I will work hard to improve myself. You may beat me for a while, but you can't beat me forever!"

Xia Shen was stunned for a moment.

Although he didn't know why Alex had taken the initiative to say these words to him, he still smiled and nodded: "Okay!"

Then, he extended his hand and shook hands with Alex.

At that time, no one knew what this handshake would represent in the future. This scene was simply recorded by the program crew's camera and turned into a photo.

Alex shook hands and left.

Xia Shencai continued to discuss the performance arrangements with Zhou Yumeng.

Since the two have already decided to treat this round as their last, they naturally need to take it seriously, especially since they don't have much time to prepare and there's so much to do.

This time, Zhou Yumeng will also return to the light functional singing style.

In fact, many people are in a similar state; everyone looks unwell.

However, faced with the organizer's antics, they are just celebrities and can't say much or resist. They can only silently endure it, since they rely on this to make a living. The show has given them popularity, exposure, and opportunities, which is a fact.

Until the show officially premiered.

"Okay, are all the teachers ready? Let's go over today's schedule and order."

As usual, the director came on stage to explain today's arrangements and precautions, and to give a brief handover.

Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng's group was in the middle of the order of appearance in this round, which was neither good nor bad, just average.

Two international singers were placed at the very front.

Zhang Yuge was the last to appear.

If the first two rounds didn't reveal anything, starting from the third round, we can see some different, deliberate arrangements.

The two international contestants are already quite powerful with stats that are above average, and then they are given unfavorable themes and the unfavorable order of appearing first.

If they don't perform well from the start, it's easy to compare them with those who come later.

Then place the card for temporarily changing songs in the middle position.

Finally, Pengwei was the last to appear, concluding with a work that had been prepared for a long time, meticulously polished, and whose polishing time far exceeded that of everyone else.

Actually, the order of appearance is quite deliberate.

At this moment, the host has already started the presentation, and the live broadcast has also begun simultaneously.

The audience poured in one after another.

"Wuhu!"

"I'm coming!"

"This round is quite interesting. The combination of R&B and Chinese style is really rare. There aren't many songs like this on the market now."

"The rise of traditional Chinese style in recent years is reflected in many aspects. I just don't know how far these singers and producers can go. Once our things are done well, I believe they will definitely not be worse than any foreign ones."

"Hua Liu, that's the most outstanding one!"

"Personally, I'm most looking forward to Xia Shen. As the only Chinese person in the world's top 100, this is his first show since he made it into the top 100, right? Although there are already two producers in the world's top 100 on the show, Alex is American, so he definitely doesn't understand Chinese culture. Since he started on the show, he hasn't shown his full potential; he's always been suppressed."

Xia Shen is different! He's Chinese!

"Indeed, the ones I'm most looking forward to are Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng, one with top-notch songwriting ability and the other with top-notch singing skills."

"Who says there aren't any amazing new talents in the music industry? Who says there's a lack of new talent in the music scene?"

As a fan, Xiao Zhongge naturally turned on the projector with his roommates right on time and started watching the program.

This time, their expectations were very high, all for the sake of seeing Xia Shen's first performance after the 100th anniversary of the World No. 100, hoping to give themselves a visual and auditory feast.

"It's starting!" And soon enough, the show began.

The first contestant to take the stage was international player Miles.

They brought a song called "Blues Lee".

It tells the story of Li Tianlong, a famous Chinese kung fu superstar in Hollywood in the last century.

It's a decent song, neither particularly good nor bad.

The aesthetic standards in China have been cultivated, and more and more people no longer blindly praise songs just because they hear an English song, as was the case before.

This is also true for Xiao Zhongge, who gradually realized through becoming a fan of Xia Shen that there are good works and top-notch singing skills in China.

Although their development is indeed not as good as others at present, they are indeed catching up. In addition, foreign countries are also declining. The fast pace of life has led to the expansion of the lower-tier market, which is a problem faced by every country and region, not just China.

For example, the song they're listening to now isn't good quality.

However, this is understandable. Foreigners don't really know much about China. Many foreigners' knowledge of China is either the cheongsam or Li Tianlong.

Next was Angelina.

Sure enough, she sang "Qipao".

It sounds a bit better than the previous song.

But actually, there aren't many good ones, especially singing Chinese folk songs in English, which is quite strange.

However, the viewers in the live chat didn't blame them for their mistakes.

“I tried my best.”

"There's really nothing we can do about it."

"Hey, keep going!"

"Things will probably get better from here. The next contestants are all local players and top-notch local producers. It'll be pure enjoyment, won't it?"

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However, just when they thought they could start enjoying the real Chinese style.

The next few local contestants took the stage, and even the two veteran and new divas, Liang Ziying and Bai Jing, made all the audience members frown.

How should I put it? In terms of sound quality, it's better than those two international competitors.

But it still sounds too chaotic.

Either the arrangement is messed up, or the band's performance is messed up, or the singer's performance is messed up.

Even veteran singers like Liang Ziying, known for their steady vocals, cracked their voices.

"what happened?"

"It feels like this episode is cursed. It's not just bad, it's terrible. The sound system, which is worth hundreds of millions, looks like a fake."

"No way... they even cracked their voices? And how come the band performed so poorly? There were so many instances of leaked sound."

"The scene is beyond description; it was a pure car accident."

"This is unacceptable! This is a Chinese style theme!"

Then, under these circumstances, Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng took the stage.

Many viewers noticed that both of them had serious expressions.

And the two of them went on stage together!
This has left many people puzzled.

"Wait a minute, there's no guest performer this round. Xia Shen is the producer, what's he doing up there?"

"I don't understand, but I hope I won't be disappointed."

"But I've lost all hope; I was really disappointed with what came before."

"What's going on this time?? What's going on?!"

Meanwhile, Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng were completely unaware that the audience was already in an uproar.

Xia Shen simply followed them onto the stage and then went to the back.

A series of devices had already been set up there.

His turntable, mixer, three keyboards, and four drum pads.

He was surrounded by a dense array of equipment on three sides.

He stood directly behind the equipment, nodded to the camera, took a deep breath, and eased his heavy mood.

Xia Shen will perform himself! No band needed!

Song information appeared during the live stream.

Hair as white as snow

Singer: Zhou Yumeng
Composer: Xia Shen

Lyrics by: Xia Shen

Arrangement: Xia Shen

Mixing: Xia Shen

Master tape: Xia Shen

Performer: Xia Shen

Released by: July Records / Visual Effects Culture / Xiangjiang TV Entertainment Culture
Xia Shen's fingers gently pressed down on the batting pad.
(End of this chapter)