Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

I knew she was messing with me. She must have had a hard time pretending to be off-key during rehearsal.

Standing beside the Queen like a nanny, Zhang Jie secretly pouted. Sure enough, there's no one good in the entertainment industry, they're all scheming bitches!

Meng Ziyi clasped his hands together and bowed repeatedly in response to the enthusiastic applause.

As the atmosphere gradually subsided, according to the program rules, the four mentors should have taken turns providing their comments.

But when the camera panned across the four mentors, their expressions were...

I'm not worthy—I'm not worthy—I'm so excited—I can't wait!

The one who's really awesome is Yingzi. She didn't write the song, but all the trainees are from her team. So what if she's awesome?

Wang Feng, on the other hand, looked expectant. From a creative perspective, he was the only one on set qualified to comment on the song. The other three mentors were good singers, but he was good at both singing and writing. How could he miss such a good opportunity to show off?

Director Jin urged him several times through the earpiece, but Harry, who was supposed to be the first to comment, didn't say anything. He didn't know what to say, so he could only cheat and let someone else go first, and then he would just follow suit.

Yingzi was the one who made the final decision, so she definitely couldn't speak up now. Director Jin had no choice but to ask Wang Feng in the earpiece if he could be the first to comment. Seeing that he nodded imperceptibly, he then let the camera follow.

"First of all, Meng Ziyi, your singing brought me a lot of surprises. Last time you used the chest-lower exclamation method, and the whole pronunciation was particularly story-like."

But this time you used a folk bel canto style of pronunciation, which was full of clear and accurate pronunciation, with a particularly consistent timbre, and the state of the vocal tract and vocal tract was also well maintained.

What surprised me most about the whole song was that you could actually sing high notes. In the second chorus, the high note must have reached F5, right?

As he spoke, Wang Feng exchanged glances with the other mentors to confirm:

"To master the high notes of F5 and create a strong blend, one can sing it with a folk bel canto style that feels like pop music—that's incredibly impressive."

But if I'm not mistaken, the specific way to sing this song was taught to you by that classmate named Wang Xiaozhou, right?

On stage, Meng Ziyi nodded happily: "It's her. I didn't even attend Sister Ying's class; I've been learning from Wang Xiaozhou all along."

Yingzi covered her face, speechless and looking embarrassed. This girl seemed quite shrewd, but how could she speak with such a lack of emotional intelligence? Saying things like that makes me look so useless and uninvolved.

Wang Feng laughed heartily, and then continued, "You're very capable, especially in your expression and your own abilities."

But in my opinion, the most amazing thing about this song being performed so perfectly on stage is your classmate.

This song is so well written. Almost the moment the verses start, a profound sense of history and a mixed sense of era washes over me. The melody is a small peak, and the lyrics are tailor-made for you.

Do you know what it felt like after I learned about your experiences, when you sang the line, "May you overcome a thousand waves and stay by your loved one's side," and the line, "Life is worth living,"?

Just like the songs I wrote before, they have a sense of power!

I'm even thinking of stopping the show right now and rushing home to write a new song using the inspiration I still have left in my head.

This show is a pleasant surprise for me, but of course, the biggest surprise is the creator behind you.

If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely have a long talk with him to exchange ideas.

And so, without a doubt, the final vote result was that I could only choose Meng Ziyi.

After he finished speaking, Meng Ziyi quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

A-mei and Harry exchanged a glance, their inner turmoil more intense than a barrage of online comments.

Cultured people speak differently. This guy explained everything from singing to songwriting clearly. But has he ever thought about what we should do next?

If I simply say that Teacher Wang is right, will people laugh at me for being uncultured?

"Teacher Wang is right! I'll cast my vote for Meng Ziyi too."

While A-mei was still hesitating, Harry had already finished speaking first, which made A-mei curse the old man in her heart for being disloyal.

There was no other way; the camera was already right in her face, so A-mei had to speak from a sentimental perspective.

"Teacher Wang has already analyzed the song very well. Now that I'm sitting here, all I want to say to Ziyi is, what a pity! Why didn't you choose me during the blind auditions? I wanted you!"

A-mei opened her arms as if to hug, and Meng Ziyi could only smile and respond with a hug on stage.

"The stage was perfect, nothing more needs to be said. I'm casting my vote for you. One last thing, if your classmate has any good songs, could you save one for me? I'd love to collaborate with him sometime."

Meng Ziyi smiled and agreed, and then the host went on stage to take charge of the situation.

Before team mentor Yingzi makes her final decision, there is a judging panel scoring process, which reduces the influence of the mentor's unilateral decision and makes the show appear more fair.

As the host guided them, the judges in the first row began to raise their placards. There were ten judges in total, and nine of the placards bore the name of Meng Ziyi, while one bore the name of Zhang Jie.

In the second row, Meng Ziyi received eight votes, and Zhang Jie received two votes.

In the third row, Meng Ziyi received nine votes, and Zhang Jie received one vote.

Fourth row...

Zhang Jie could no longer hide the despair on her face. Standing here now, she was completely overshadowed by Meng Ziyi, and every second she stayed was torture.

After the judges finished raising their placards, there were a total of one hundred votes. Meng Ziyi received eighty-five votes. The remaining fifteen votes were given by the production team, who were worried that Zhang Jie would lose too badly. They specifically instructed several of their own members on the judging panel to raise Zhang Jie's vote.

After this segment, Ms. Ying, who had been holding back for so long, finally had a chance to speak:

"Great Demon King, oh my god, Meng Ziyi, you are the Great Demon King!"

Teacher Ying opened her mouth with a standard Fengtian (Shenyang) Northeastern accent: "Who would want to be in a group with you...?"

The straightforward Ms. Ying was about to say, "Whoever is paired with you is really unlucky," but after all, she's getting older and her emotional intelligence is a bit higher than when she was younger, so she quickly stopped herself and changed the subject:

"It's really a good thing to be paired with someone. On such a big stage as The Voice of China, being able to leave behind a classic song is much more important than whether you advance or not."

We singers only live for a few moments, Zhang Jie. You're actually quite strong, and I'll just say it directly.

Meng Ziyi's performance in the first episode was amazing. I couldn't assign her a contestant with an average performance. That would be unfair to her and disrespectful to the stage. After much deliberation, you are actually one of the very few contestants in our group who can rival Meng Ziyi.

But the gap was still too obvious when I went on stage today. Don't be discouraged, just go back and practice harder. You're already very good.

The host on stage interjected at the opportune moment: "Sister Na Ying, what do you mean?"

"Meng Ziyi, I'm a professional. You guys can tell who sings well, so I can definitely tell even better."

The host, microphone in hand, announced loudly, "Congratulations to Meng Ziyi on successfully advancing to the next round!"

Meng Ziyi and Zhang Jie embraced each other, exchanging their feelings of congratulating the victor and encouraging the loser.

Almost the instant the host announced the results of the competition, Wang Xiaozhou in the audience also heard a "ding" in his mind.

[Meng Ziyi's career progress has exceeded 20%. Congratulations, host, on reaching this milestone and receiving your reward. Please check your account.]