Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

When Ayato Kamisato returned, the male and female hosts also took to the stage.

If you look closely, you'll see that these two are the hosts of "Lyrics and Music Face to Face".

The two men, holding microphones and smiling, looked at the audience.

The male host, holding the microphone, announced in a loud voice: "Hello everyone! After a week of fierce competition, we have finally arrived at the grand finale of this year's Newcomer Singer Competition!"

The female host continued, "Yes! After a fierce competition, five singers have finally made it to the top, and the ultimate champion will be chosen from among them! I believe that viewers who have watched the previous competitions are very familiar with them, but there are some new viewers who do not know their names. Please allow me to introduce their names!"

"Kun Ge!"

"Zhao Benshui!"

"Boruto!"

"Tian Sir!"

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Whenever the female host loudly announced someone's name, the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

After the female host announced the names, the male host stepped forward and said, "Before the competition begins, please allow me to reintroduce our five special guests and our panel of one hundred judges! They are—"

After a series of names were announced, the audience's enthusiasm soared even higher.

This year's special guest judges are all S-level! And the entire judging panel is all A-level!

Moreover, these are all well-known figures, people we don't usually see even once every six months. How can the audience remain calm when they are all gathered here?

Even Ayato Kamisato was somewhat surprised and taken aback.

"Such a large-scale event shows that the organizers really value the new singer competition. In the past, we only saw so many artists at the year-end song selection event."

That's right. Once they reach Level A, they can no longer be viewed through the lens of the entertainment industry. They have a more vivid and specific title: artists.

Every artist is a gem, a rare and highly skilled cultural talent.

The male host continued, "I'm sure everyone is eager to begin enjoying this artistic feast. Before that, let's have our five special guests offer some comments on our singers and analyze their past performances—"

While the stage was warming up the atmosphere, the singers backstage were making their final preparations.

The five singers who made it to the finals are undoubtedly talented, but it's quite obvious that most of them have a company behind them.

For example, Ying, although she has not officially joined the company, is actually considered a member of Anti-Entropy. Before the competition, Anti-Entropy sent someone to guide Ying in singing practice, and Kong also benefited from it and learned a lot.

Ying even managed to get Bai Qianqu's "Keep Walking in the Rain" as her song for the finals, so she didn't have to worry about the song at all.

This is the power of capital; it's still very difficult for individual singers to compete with them.

It's cruel, but there's nothing we can do about it.

However, even if you have a company backing you up, you still need to have sufficient strength yourself, because if you're not strong enough, the company won't even bother with you.

Bai Qianqu was also giving Ying a final pep talk.

"You've performed very well in the previous few matches, just keep it up. You also practiced 'Keep Walking in the Rain' well in the recording studio. Do you remember what I told you back then?"

Ying nodded repeatedly: "Of course! No matter how well others sing, I just need to sing my own song well!"

Bai Qianqu nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, go ahead."

He wasn't too worried, since making it into the top five was already a pretty good result.

Just then, Bronya walked over, a slightly worried expression on her face.

"Qianqu, I just saw the people from Zhu Huo's side. The singer they sent this time is Kun Ge."

For Anti-Entropy, Fire Chaser is naturally the number one enemy, so both sides are actually quite concerned about each other.

Bai Qianqu couldn't help but retort, "Kun Ge? His song isn't 'You're Too Beautiful,' is it?"

"What's so beautiful?" Bronya asked, looking puzzled.

"No, nothing, I was just talking nonsense." Bai Qianqu quickly waved her hand. "By the way, what happened to Zhu Huo? You seemed to be in a hurry."

Bronya said somewhat seriously, "I just received news that the other singer suddenly changed the song on the spot and sang a new song instead."

"Let's change it then." Bai Qianqu seemed indifferent, as he was fearless anyway.

“Well, yeah, anyway, none of the new composers who debuted this year are as freakish as you.” Bronya stopped worrying about it after hearing this.

Bai Qianqu: (??ω?`)

"What I didn't expect was that the person leading the Fire Chaser this time was Sakura." Bronya continued, "We've known each other for a long time. After graduating from St. Freya, she joined Fire Chaser at the invitation of Ellie."

"Sakura? Or Yae Sakura?" Bai Qianqu asked subconsciously, unsure which Sakura this world referred to.

"How do you know her surname is Yae?" Bronya suddenly stared at Bai Qianqu. "I don't think I've ever told you that before. Did Ellie tell you?"

Bai Qianqu sensed something amiss and quickly laughed it off: "No, I saw it on Zhu Huo's official website. You know, they have those executive profiles, haha."

“I see.” Bronya relaxed her gaze. “Sakura’s surname is indeed Yae, and she’s from the Inazuma Yae family. She has a younger sister named Yae Rin and an older sister named Yae Miko. Her family holds a very high position in Inazuma; the famous Yae Publishing House is owned by her older sister.”

Bai Qianqu was stunned by Bronya's words.

Damn it? Yae family? Son of the Eightfold God? Eighth Hall?

These relationships are so complex and interconnected that it's hard to fully accept them all at once.

"Wait, isn't Minister Raiden also from the Inazuma Raiden family?" Bai Qianqu couldn't help but ask Bronya for confirmation.

“Oh, you just found out?” Bronya said in surprise. “But the Raiden family is different from the other Inazuma families. The Raiden family is the largest family in Inazuma. A thousand years ago, before the world was unified, the Raiden family was the ruler of Inazuma.”

"Even now, the Raiden sisters, Raiden Shin and Raiden Kyouka, are still the gods worshipped by Inazuma."

Bai Qianqu couldn't help but ask again, "Are gods human?"

“Of course!” Bronya couldn’t help but laugh. “A god is actually just a title, a unique belief culture in certain places. For example, the god worshipped in the Inazuma region is called the Raijin (Thunder God), and it is said that the first Raijin came from the Raiden family, so it has been passed down to this day. Each generation of Raijin chooses the most beautiful and pure girl from the Raiden family to serve as the god.”

P.S.: I'll update two chapters today, haha. Progress report: I'm already 7 chapters behind this month.

Chapter 120 Take a walk if you have nothing to do

"The reason there are two Thors in this generation is mainly because they received the same number of votes after running for the title, and they are also twins, so they were given the title of 'Thor' together. I once went to the Inazuma branch office on a business trip and had the opportunity to meet both of them; they are both very lovely girls."

"Raiden Mei didn't participate in the selection?" Bai Qianqu asked with a puzzled look.

"Uh, Mei was originally going to go back, but Kiana held her back tightly, saying strange things like, 'If Mei becomes Thor, I won't be able to be close to Mei anymore,' so Mei didn't go back."

Bai Qianqu:......

As expected of Kiana.

However, Bai Qianqu also had a mischievous thought: if Mei had gone back then, would Thor have been replaced?

Just as he was secretly chuckling to himself about his idea, the new singer competition finally officially began.

After a lengthy warm-up, the two hosts, microphones in hand, announced to the audience, "Alright, everyone, thank you for waiting! Now, please welcome our first singer to the stage! Please welcome Boruto!"

Amid cheers from the audience, the singer named Boruto walked onto the stage with a smile.

As the first singer to perform in the finals, he was a little nervous, but after taking two deep breaths, he regained his composure. After a brief self-introduction, the melody began to play, and the name of the song he was singing was displayed on the big screen behind him.

The judges and audience were surprised to see the song title; they hadn't expected the first singer to take the stage to choose a Japanese song for the finals.

Given that Chinese is the universal language, choosing a Japanese song for the finals is not a good choice.

Japanese is not widely spoken globally, mainly in the Inazuma region, and its reach is far less than that of Chinese, and even less than that of English.

In previous competitions, most singers chose Chinese or English songs, and very few chose Japanese songs.

After all, many audience members only understand the lyrics of Chinese songs, so it's important to focus on both melody and lyrics to move them.

If you sing a song whose lyrics the audience can't understand, then you can only focus on the melody. If the melody fails to grab the audience's attention, then you're basically doomed.

This song, "Baton Road," is a new song with a fast and tight rhythm; it's clearly a very energetic track.

It seems that the singer named Boruto is trying to win by surprise, using a high-energy song to ignite the audience's passion.

The song's melody is stirring and the singer's performance is quite good, at least technically, clearly showing professional guidance.

However, Bai Qianqu quickly discovered the other party's problem—a lack of emotion!

When singing, not only do you need technical skills, but you also need to express your emotions. If you don't express your emotions, no matter how good your skills are, it will only be a show of technique and it will be difficult to resonate with the listener.

There's no way to control matters of the heart; singers need to gradually come to understand them themselves.

After the song ended, the judges gave their scores, and the final total score was 85.

Not high, but not low either. For a new singer, the judges were quite satisfied, at least in terms of technique.

After Boruto bowed and thanked the audience, he stepped off the stage. The two hosts then came up and said a few more words to create a lively atmosphere before the second singer took the stage.

The second singer is Zhao Benshui. This singer is very different from other singers, and can even be described as unconventional.

His attire was very simple; at first glance, he looked like an old man from the countryside in Northeast China.

Standing on such a stage, I felt out of place.

Especially his long, narrow face, which is very distinctive.

Although this Mr. Zhao Benshui looks very unique, he has an astonishingly high number of fans, many of whom are attracted by his humorous way of speaking and his folk-style singing.

When Uncle Zhao Benshui came on stage, the audience erupted in cheers.

The male host then seized the opportunity to say, "Uncle Zhao Benshui was originally a Northeast Errenzhuan (a type of folk opera) performer. Later, by chance, he embarked on a singing career and unexpectedly became an overnight sensation, making it all the way to the finals! Uncle Zhao Benshui, is there anything you'd like to say to the audience?"

Grandpa Zhao held the microphone in both hands, looking a little nervous. He shrank his neck, and his long face turned a bit purple. After listening to the host's words, he didn't say anything for a long time.

The female host thought that Grandpa Zhao was nervous about going on stage, so she smiled and asked, "Grandpa Zhao, what's wrong?"

Grandpa Zhao waved his hand, pounded his chest twice, and then said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I just ate three boxes of chives before the game and choked."

As he spoke, he let out a loud burp, and a strong smell of chives filled the stage.

Male and female hosts Σ(っ°Д °)っ(￣口￣)

But professionals are indeed strong. The male host, smelling of chives, said with a wry smile, "You're choking, can you still sing?"

Grandpa Zhao waved his hand and recited a rhyme in a very decisive and straightforward manner.

"I made it to the semi-finals and then to the finals. I've been on the new singer popularity chart three times. Everyone really values ​​me, and I was about to become the champion. Just now, the company leaders kept talking to me, telling me to pay attention to my image and to promote myself. I immediately said that as singers, we have to think about the audience. If I don't perform, who will?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience and judges burst into laughter and applause.

The host also had a look of wanting to laugh but not being able to. He was starting to wonder if today's competition for new singers was actually a skit performance.

After the audience's laughter subsided, the host said, "Grandpa Zhao is as humorous as ever."