Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

Meng Ziyi's sobs echoed in the small, unaccompanied private room.

Wang Xiaozhou had stopped singing for a long time before she finally sniffled.

"You wrote a really good song, but your singing is just awful. You can't even find the right key yourself, so how can you teach me?"

Wang Xiaozhou's face darkened: "Just sing along. I can't sing it accurately, but I can hear it correctly. Now learn from me, line by line."

"Sunrise and Sunset"

"Sunrise and Sunset"

"Deeper and deeper"

"Deeper and deeper"

"puff."

Before they could even finish a single line of lyrics, the two of them burst out laughing at the same time. Wang Xiaozhou was genuinely off-key, and even the most famous singer in the Chinese entertainment industry had been practicing his craft since childhood, being tone-deaf from a young age.

Meng Ziyi said with a hint of grievance, "I already told you yesterday that I can't sing, and I can't even play the piano in tune."

At this moment, he couldn't play the domineering CEO. Wang Xiaozhou patiently comforted him, "Don't rush, take it one line at a time, it will get better if you sing it a few more times."

Even with Wang Xiaozhou's explanation, Meng Ziyi still sang with less and less confidence, as the key was way off.

Seeing that this couldn't go on, Wang Xiaozhou simply grabbed Meng Ziyi's microphone and made her sing without any vocals.

This worked much better. Since tone-deaf people couldn't hear the echo from the speakers, they thought they were singing every line correctly. Meng Ziyi looked at Wang Xiaozhou with increasing surprise and pride.

As the last song ended, Meng Ziyi looked as if she had suddenly realized something:

"Turns out the microphone at this karaoke bar was faulty; my singing is getting better and better."

Wang Xiaozhou could only nod, pinching his nose, giving Meng Ziyi a thumbs up while consoling himself that he was just helping Meng Ziyi memorize lyrics today.

Besides, we can't entirely blame Meng Ziyi. After all, how can someone who sings off-key produce any good apprentices?

The two tormented each other in the karaoke bar until 11:30 p.m., and only after confirming that Meng Ziyi had memorized the lyrics did Wang Xiaozhou get up to take her home.

On the way, Meng Ziyi hugged Wang Xiaozhou even tighter on the back of the bicycle, and her favorability towards him increased step by step.

When they arrived at Meng Ziyi's rented apartment, the system showed that her favorability rating had reached 43%. They wondered if she would agree to let them stay the night.

Wang Xiaozhou, of course, wasn't that despicable. He very gentlemanly reached out his hand towards the unit door: "Go on up, I'll watch you go upstairs."

Meng Ziyi blushed slightly: "It's too dark, I'm a little scared. Could you take me up?"

Wang Xiaozhou jogged all the way to the building entrance and shouted loudly, turning on all the motion-activated lights from the first to the seventh floor: "It's not dark now, go up!"

Meng Ziyi was so angry he laughed. "Good, good lad."

Just as I was about to head upstairs with my backpack, a strong, deep male voice called out from upstairs: "Come up, everyone!"

Wang Xiaozhou felt a chill run down his spine and mouthed to Meng Ziyi, "Holy crap, my third uncle!"

Meng Ziyi's eyes widened, and he asked in a low voice, "What should we do?"

"hurry up!"

There was another urging from upstairs, so Wang Xiaozhou gave Meng Ziyi a look that said "wait and see" before leading the way upstairs.

At Meng Ziyi's doorstep, Wang Jianjun's upright figure, illuminated by the lights, made him look like a villainous boss.

Once they reached the upper floor, Wang Xiaozhou was no longer nervous. He took the key from Meng Ziyi and opened the door. It wasn't like they were having an affair; there was nothing shameful about it.

As soon as he entered the house, Wang Jianjun sat on the dining stool by the door, his eyes scanning the two people in the room repeatedly.

"Why are you two together? What were you doing coming home so late?!"

Having served in the military, he spoke with authority. Although his eyes were on Wang Xiaozhou, Meng Ziyi was startled and blurted out the whole story.

Wang Xiaozhou closed his eyes in despair. With teammates like this, there was really no room for maneuver at all.

After patiently listening to the whole story, Wang Jianjun frowned deeply: "You mean, Wang Xiaozhou wrote a song for you to help you get into the entertainment industry?"

Meng Ziyi nodded obediently.

"Nonsense!"

Wang Jianjun slammed his hand on the table and scolded Wang Xiaozhou, "You're a senior high school student who can't even read sheet music, what right do you have to help others!"

Then he turned to look at Meng Ziyi, his tone much gentler: "You believe him just because he says so?"

Okay, so you're treating him differently like this? You think your own nephew is easy to bully?

Wang Xiaozhou secretly pursed his lips, but didn't dare argue with Wang Jianjun, afraid that his third uncle would tell his parents...

"Third Uncle, we're just giving it a try. There's no cost to failure, and success can solve a lot of problems, right?"

Upon hearing Wang Xiaozhou speak, Wang Jianjun glared at him again: "No cost?"

You are senior high school students, and time is your biggest cost!

Go back to school and go to sleep. This matter ends here, and you are not allowed to mention it again!

After kicking Wang Xiaozhou out of the house, Wang Jianjun changed his attitude again. He threw three hundred yuan on the dining table by the door, hesitated for a moment, then took out three hundred and twenty yuan from his pocket and put it on the table. Then he forced Wang Xiaozhou to leave together.

Only then did Meng Ziyi remember that it was Monday, the day her brother-in-law would bring her living expenses, though it used to be two hundred every week...

......

Wang Jianjun's arrival did not affect the progress. From that day on, the two would meet every night to practice singing. Wang Xiaozhou studied hard during the day, found a place to accompany the singing after school, and tried his best to endure the heavenly voice of the lark at night. His days were fulfilling.

However, their comfortable days were short-lived, as an announcement on The Voice's official website disrupted their plans.

The butterfly's little wings are flapping again. This time, The Voice of China has actually created a winter competition, which will be held in Songjiang Province.

The Winter Competition follows the same format as the first season, featuring the same lineup. After passing the preliminary rounds, contestants qualify for blind auditions and can stand on stage to impress the mentors with their voices. If a mentor turns around, the contestant can join their team for subsequent battles.

Therefore, this winter competition can also be understood as the second season of The Voice being recorded and broadcast in advance.

This is really upsetting, because the program Wang Xiaozhou originally chose for Meng Ziyi was called "Dream Choir".

According to the information Wang Xiaozhou found, there were three top-tier variety shows in 12.

The top choice is undoubtedly The Voice of China, which is the undisputed ratings champion of the year.

The second show is called "Non-City Dating Show". There are two highlights of this dating show that Wang Xiaozhou still remembers vividly. One is the music that plays when the guests enter. The loud drumbeat and the shout "Bragging~" make every guest feel like they are walking a runway.

Another highlight was the declaration of love segment, especially the appearance of older celebrity guests, with some memorable examples as follows.

"Hello everyone, I am the first female guest from Songjiang City. My love declaration is: I will only go after someone I like. Nobody is a cheapskate."

"Hello everyone, I am male guest number six. My love declaration is: The wind blows the sycamore tree, and after beating my wife, I scold my father-in-law."

"Hello everyone, I am female guest number three. My love declaration is: every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor, and whoever's mother has a hard life should make amends."

How could a show like this not be a hit in 12?

However, due to time constraints and adaptability issues, the two programs mentioned above were ruled out by Wang Xiaozhou in the early stages. "Dream Choir" was the most suitable program for Meng Ziyi at the time.

First of all, the show will start recording next month, which is a good time. The competition format is also relatively simple: eight popular celebrities return to their hometowns to conduct auditions and then fight for charity.

This positive-energy program produced by CCTV would be a perfect choice for Meng Ziyi's debut.

But now that the second season of The Voice of China has been recorded ahead of schedule, judging from its starting point and popularity, it is the most correct choice for Meng Ziyi at present.

However, this creates another problem: there is only one Devil Fruit, and only one song can be used.

If the lark keeps its trump card hidden, it definitely won't even make it past the first round of preliminary selection.

But if we don't hide it, are we going to take this song, the only one that Meng Ziyi can perfectly perform, to an offline preliminary round and cause a scene?