Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

As Meng Ziyi's best friend, Sun Jiayi has been having a very difficult time these days!

People at school are saying all sorts of things, and now there's even a version that Meng Ziyi is Wang Xiaozhou's mistress. Your best friend is being criticized like this, and you can't do anything about it. This feeling is so frustrating it's driving you crazy.

Thankfully, it's Friday, so Ziyi can have two more days of peace and quiet.

Sun Jiayi felt relieved for Meng Ziyi. She casually turned on the TV, switched to Linjiang Channel, and watched the trailer. Sun Jiayi's mood improved.

She is a huge fan of "The Voice of China". As an art student, she loves this kind of stage that gives anyone a chance to perform.

Let's ignore the background and just listen to the voice.

As long as you have singing skills, unique characteristics, and the ability to move people, then no matter how unremarkable you are, you can still get a chance to advance. How pure is that?

Ever since the first season of The Voice of China ended a few months ago, Sun Jiayi has felt like something is missing from her heart. Even the material for her dreams has become much less. The story of that art school girl who made a name for herself on The Voice of China has gradually become blurred in her mind.

Fortunately, the production team of "The Voice of China" was very sensible and actually knew to record the second season ahead of schedule, and the release date is today!

"whee."

Sun Jiayi smiled smugly, then checked the time. It was 7 p.m., half an hour before the show started. She decided to get ready.

She didn't wear slippers, but instead went to the refrigerator in ugly socks and took out half a watermelon. Of course, it was out of season, not sweet, and very expensive, but when watching a variety show, you have to hold a watermelon to feel the ritual.

Grab a couple of bags of potato chips along the way, and that's the ultimate treat for kids from Northeast China.

Sun Jiayi comes from a well-off family. The excellent central heating in her upscale residential community allows her to enjoy the ultimate luxury of eating ice cream at home in the dead of winter.

Sun Jiayi pulled out her favorite grape-flavored ice cream from the bottom of the refrigerator, ran all the way back to her bedroom, and then shouted "Yay!" as she caught the opening animation of the second season of The Voice of China!

Accompanied by a burst of intense drumbeats, a pair of huge gray hands slowly opened on the television screen, as if responding to Sun Jiayi's shout, and slowly made a V-sign.

Then the host's passionate voice rang out.

"The grand opening ceremony of the second season of 'The Voice of China' featuring herbal tea has officially begun!"

Next up are Yehenara Ying! Wang Feng! Amei! Harry!

As the host called out, one after another, the big-name mentors appeared in front of the camera and recited their scripts.

Sun Jiayi was eagerly anticipating what songs everyone would sing in the upcoming mentor show, but just as she got into the mood, she was interrupted by a text message notification. The message was from another friend at school.

[Jiayi, are you watching the premiere of The Voice of China? Turn off the TV and watch it on your computer using Xiuxiu Video. They just released a new bullet comment feature, and the netizens are having a blast!]

"Comments?"

Sun Jiayi scratched her head, unsure what it was, but quickly replied with "OK". She then turned on her computer, installed Xiuxiu Video, and opened the live stream of The Voice of China on the homepage.

Immediately, a barrage of comments appeared on the screen, so dense that it caused even a high-end quad-core processor computer to lag.

"Reporting in! The host's springy tongue is still as annoying as ever, summer feels back!"

"Secondly, enough talk, let's get to the mentors' performance!"

"Hopefully, the quality of this batch of trainees won't drop too much, and we can expect to hear a few more surprising voices."

"A good voice isn't just about yelling at the top of your lungs. Can't we all choose songs with some substance?"

......

As lines of white text scrolled past her eyes, Sun Jiayi felt a sense of novelty. So this is what bullet comments are like. It's quite fun.

As she spoke, Sun Jiayi's fingers itched as she typed on the keyboard, sending out her first-ever bullet comment.

"Can everyone see this?"

The clips of trainees getting turns around flashed by, and the host's rambling explanation of the program rules finally ended. Yingzi was the first to go on stage, singing her own rearranged version of "Let Me Love You Enough." The comments section was full of praise. Everyone dared to say that Yingzi was stupid, but no one dared to say that Yingzi was bad. Her sphenoid resonance was able to dominate no matter where she was.

Harry then went on stage and sang a song that became Yingzi's signature hit. The comments section was flooded with questions about his grudge against Yingzi...

Below is a rock version of a love song by Wang Feng, the performance of which is omitted.

Ah Mei's performance... (details omitted).

Anyway, they're all kings or queens in the music scene, and netizens grew up listening to their songs, so the comments section was full of positive feedback.

But soon, the atmosphere in the comments section was no longer as harmonious as before. After the mentors' performances, the director actually put Mushroom Head's vlog first, and everyone started discussing his self-funded concert at school.

"It's still the same old flavor, the kid from a rich family is the one opening."

"I saw a rumor online that spinning a chair in the first season cost quite a bit of money. I wonder if the price will go up this season? Will kids from poor families be able to afford it?"

"Can't kids from rich families sing well? Whether someone deserves to be the opening act depends on how well they sing, not on whether they're rich or not."

"Mushroom Head covered your mother's urn? You're so aggressive, so only poor kids can open The Voice of China?"

"Your mother..."

......

Sun Jiayi briefly muted the comments; their argument was indeed a bit vulgar.

That's just how the internet was in its early days. It's fortunate the platform did a good job with censoring words; otherwise, the comments would have been even more interesting, since everyone had already practiced those techniques while playing games...

After a self-introduction, the mushroom-headed singer on the screen finally took the stage. As soon as he opened his mouth, Sun Jiayi was so surprised that she opened her mouth wide. This opening singer sang so well!

If Wang Xiaozhou were here right now, he would definitely reply to Sun Jiayi with "Of course!"

You have to understand that he is the champion of this season's The Voice of China. He was originally supposed to be on the second stage to set the tone, but now he's being used to open the show. How are the singers who were cut into the second show supposed to respond?

The question was quickly answered.

After Mushroom Head finished singing a song, the mentors fought over him and he was recruited by A-mei. Immediately afterwards, Sun Jiayi covered her mouth, her eyes widened like saucers, and then she exclaimed in surprise!

"Ziyi!"

Yes, after the first performance by Mushroom Head Li Qi, the production team actually put Meng Ziyi's stage at the back to hold off the main event. They were going to play all their cards!

"How could it be Ziyi? Could it be that her trip to the provincial capital with Wang Xiaozhou was actually to participate in The Voice of China? And she even advanced and was included in the final cut?"

Sun Jiayi's eyes were filled with disbelief. How could this be? Ziyi... she's tone-deaf!

As best friends, the two must have gone to karaoke together. Sun Jiayi still doesn't dare to recall how Meng Ziyi sang.

The host on the screen had already started the interview. Sun Jiayi forced herself to calm down and watched Meng Ziyi's pre-show vlog intently. Then, what she saw was...

The host asked, "Could you tell us about your family background and why you came to this stage?"

Meng Ziyi twitched the corner of her mouth, as if responding to the host with a smile, then decisively got up and walked out, leaving only one sentence echoing in the lounge.

"I only have one original song. If I don't get four turns in the blind auditions, I'll withdraw from the competition!"

The production team used editing techniques to remove the scene of Meng Ziyi's bewilderment at the beginning of the interview, and instead connected the beginning and end, using the host's polite opening to highlight Meng Ziyi's decisiveness.

This elevates Meng Ziyi's image as a leading lady to its extreme, with her do-or-die spirit practically overflowing the screen.

At this moment, watching Meng Ziyi stride confidently toward the stage, Sun Jiayi had only one thought in her mind.

The leading lady has arrived!