Huayu: Starting with living with a girl from Taiwan

Chapter 94 It turns out the population decreased because the population increased (Please subscribe and vote!)

"Zero pay?"

"Is it because of Lin Mo?"

"Is the script good?"

Chai Zhiping was somewhat bewildered.

I'm very curious about how Lin Mo managed to persuade Jia Jingwen.

However, Sister Chai was in a pretty good mood.

The addition of Jia Jingwen will undoubtedly add a lot of buzz and weight to the film.

In the afternoon, at the CTV building.

The recording site of the final challenge match of "Super Star Avenue".

The atmosphere in the studio was more tense than ever before.

Host Tao Zi introduced the special competition format for this episode with a big smile: "Welcome back to 'Super Star Avenue'!"

Today marks the final chapter of our challenge! The theme is—

[Unplugged Challenge]!

Lin Mo and the other contestants had already been notified of this.

The term "unplugged" refers to abandoning electronic synthesized sound effects and using acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitars, pianos, and strings, to perform relatively pure and simple live music and singing.

It puts singers to a greater test of their voice, live performance skills, and song arrangement abilities.

Tao Zi continued to announce the rules: "The contestant who successfully challenges the current champion will receive a prize of NT$50,000!"

Members of the Starlight Gang who fail to defend their title will enter the waiting area and face elimination!

Then, a mysterious smile appeared on her face: "In addition, the player with the highest score in this competition will receive a special opportunity."

"To be the lead singer for the upcoming movie 'Sleeping Youth'!"

The lead singer of the movie!

This is undoubtedly a tempting opportunity for most contestants who are still in the selection process and crave more exposure and resources.

Many contestants' eyes gleamed with excitement.

Lin Mo sat calmly in the players' seat.

Because it was another movie he had never heard of.

Taozi then introduced tonight's judging panel:

Yuan Weiren, Zhang Yu, Zheng Jianguo, and the newly joined "Prince of Love Songs" Lin Zhixuan, as well as... Jia Jingwen.

When it was Jia Jingwen's turn to greet the camera and the audience, her voice was noticeably hoarse.

To Lin Mo, it probably sounded like... "Baojuan, my voice..."

"Jingwen, why does your voice sound a little hoarse? Have you been staying up late and getting a sore throat lately?" Taozi teased jokingly.

Jia Jingwen gave an awkward yet polite smile and cleared her throat lightly: "Maybe a little, thank you for your concern, Sister Taozi."

Once the camera was moved away, she subtly glanced at Lin Mo as he was selecting the chief of the Starlight Gang, her gaze lingering on him for a moment.

Lin Mo looked at the stage nonchalantly, as if he hadn't noticed the gaze.

A thought inexplicably popped into my mind:

It turns out that a hoarse voice isn't necessarily caused by internal heat.

The population decreased because the population increased.

The competition has officially begun.

The first challenger to appear was Hsiao Ching-teng.

The rules for this competition are that the challengers will draw lots to determine their opponents.

Hsiao Ching-teng drew Yang Chong-wei, who had advanced from the waiting area in the previous round!

The scene erupted in uproar! Even Tao Zi couldn't help but tease, "Wow! It's you guys again! This fate—it's truly a tangled mess! Yang Zongwei, do you have anything to say?"

Yang Zongwei's face was filled with helplessness and resignation as he shook his head with a wry smile.

A pair of star-crossed lovers!

I'm suffering so much!

You can't shake them off, huh?

Hsiao Ching-teng scratched his short blond hair, looking a little embarrassed.

Then Tao Zi asked, "Xiao Jingteng, what song are you going to perform today?"

Hsiao Ching-teng replied, "This is a new song called 'Onion'."

Tao Zi knew that Xiao Jingteng had signed with a company; this had been in the news last week.

However, she didn't know which company she had signed with, and she was too lazy to find out.

"Alright, the stage is now in Hsiao Ching-teng's hands."

A soft, slightly melancholic piano prelude began. Xiao Jingteng closed his eyes and spoke: "[If your gaze could grace me for even a moment, if you could hear the sound of a heart breaking...]"

His voice, in the "unplugged" setting, lacked some of the intense screams he used when performing on stage.

The added sense of restrained narrative and delicate vulnerability makes it all the more poignant.

In Lin Mo's opinion, Xiao's strong skills are an advantage. If he tones it down a bit and transforms it into a delicate voice, he won't be any worse than Yang Zongwei when singing these kinds of sad love songs.

The previous performance of "Betrayal" is the best proof of this.

The lyrics build up layer by layer, like peeling an onion, spicy and tear-jerking.

"Everyone was eating, chatting, and laughing. What a happy night! I was the one laughing so happily in the corner. The onions at the bottom of the plate are like me, always just a condiment, secretly watching you, secretly hiding myself—"

The song "Onion" was originally written by Ashin of Mayday for Yang Zongwei's debut album.

Yang Zongwei's nickname is "Onion," which is a homophone of "Yang Zongwei."

Ashin felt that onions could be used to express his views on relationships.

Because many people with an "onion personality" are not understood by others immediately in life, they may even be inexplicably kept at a distance.

Lin Mo felt that Xiao Jingteng's initial reticence also matched the characteristics of an onion.

The rest... is another story.

During the chorus, the piano accompaniment intensifies.

Hsiao Ching-teng's pent-up emotions erupted, his voice filled with suppressed protectiveness: "[If you're willing to peel back the layers of my heart, you'll be surprised to find that you are my deepest, most suppressed secret...]"

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The song went on repeat for the rest of the time. At this point, Xiao Jingteng's control over his breath was clearly not yet very good, and in Lin Mo's opinion, there were some minor flaws.

Fortunately, it was a new song, so the judges couldn't find anything wrong with it.

When the song ended, the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

The judges nodded in approval, and Lin Zhixuan's eyes showed admiration.

With a high-quality new song and an unplugged performance, Hsiao Ching-teng proved that he is more than just a "loud voice".

She is also a singer with a deep emotional expression.

Of the five judges, only Yuan Weiren saw something beyond the song "Onion".

He was a representative of HIM International Music and knew that Hsiao Ching-teng and Tseng Pei-tzu had both signed with Lin Mo Studio.

He doesn't even need to think about who wrote "Onion".

not only that.

Yuan Weiren also knew that Zeng Peici, the other challenger, was also bringing a new song!

Yuan Weiren could now understand the feelings of HIM International Music's senior management.

Okay, okay, you guys are really treating this hottest talent show in Taiwan as a stage for promoting your music, right?

Next up is Yang Zongwei.

Tao Zi handed him the microphone, jokingly asking with a smile, "Zongwei, what song are you going to sing today to compete against Xiao Jingteng?"

Yang Zongwei took the microphone: "I Heard Love Has Returned."

"Oh~ Sandy Lam's songs, do you have confidence?"

Yang Zongwei pursed his dry lips: "I'll do my best."

As the prelude begins, with only simple piano and strings, the unplugged arrangement makes the space feel even more empty and desolate.

"I heard from a friend that you, my dear friend, once came back —"

The moment the first sentence was uttered, the room fell silent.

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