The Queen's Rumored Father

Meanwhile, rehearsals have already begun in the studio of the National Theater of China.

"Where's Yan Zhenqing? She hasn't arrived yet? Everyone's about to complain!" Director Che Zhe was very anxious, but he couldn't very well call Xu Yuan again to urge her.

Yan Zhenqing is just a girl, it's her first time on a variety show, so it's normal for her to be a little arrogant.

The key point is, you can't keep the other Heavenly Kings waiting!

That's right, others might not know, but how could the chief director, Che Zhe, not know?

Today is the first episode, and the six masked singers will compete against each other.

Among them are three superstar singers!

Three people!

The three Heavenly Kings have almost finished rehearsing, but Yan Zhenqing hasn't arrived yet, which is going too far.

No matter how mysterious you are or how popular you are right now, your status is what it is. This is really disrespectful to your seniors.

If this gets out, it will ruin his reputation.

"Here he is, he's all done with his makeup." The assistant director immediately spoke to Che Zhe, "He said he doesn't need to rehearse and can go straight on stage."

The ruts paused, taken aback.

No rehearsals?

So arrogant?

For beginners, rehearsals are a process of mental training, helping them to minimize mistakes, and so on.

But for these celebrities, it's more of a process of self-improvement.

What kind of stage layout is suitable for what kind of movement? How can I interact with the audience to maximize their satisfaction? Where is the rising and falling stage? Where are the fireworks?

These are all part of the purpose of rehearsals.

Why isn't Yan Zhenqing rehearsing?

Either he's incredibly experienced and extremely familiar with the National Theater stage, or... he plans to just stand in one place and sing from beginning to end without any performance or interaction.

Che Zhe felt it should be the latter.

He suddenly felt a little depressed, wondering if he had hired the wrong person.

Could this Yan Zhenqing be just a lyricist who is terrible at singing and has no stage performance experience, a complete stage novice who doesn't know anything?

You know what, it's very possible!

Geniuses are often also disabled in some way!

Let's not even talk about the great Stephen Hawking. Even world-class musicians like Lang Lang need their wives to help them carry their bags when they go out, because they need to protect their hands.

In terms of life, he may indeed be worse off than the average person.

"Get ready to begin," Che Zhe said helplessly.

I originally wanted to use Yan Zhenqing as the highlight of the first episode.

It seems we have to find a different trigger point.

The prism is a killer move that must be used early. Otherwise, if the first episode doesn't explode in popularity, the ratings won't be guaranteed, and it will be difficult to stand out later.

The wheel tracks have been determined.

All parties are ready.

The first recording of "The Masked Singer" has officially begun.

"Wolf Fang, who do you hope your opponent will be?" The host asked Wolf Fang, the first to come on stage.

"I hope it's not White Prism, Wanderer, or Alpaca." Wolf Fang is actually Oudi, who studied under Wang Han from Hunan TV in mainland China. They are both teacher and friend.

The Zhou Zhou Brothers were once able to rival Happy Camp because of Wang Han's stage presence and positive energy, and Oudi's humor.

He did the work of several people, including Wang Yibo, Da Zhangwei, Xie Na, and Du Haitao, by himself, doing comedy, singing, dancing, and acting crazy. Therefore, after Oudi had to leave the Zhou Zhou Brothers due to certain entertainment regulations, the Zhou Zhou Brothers' popularity declined.

To this day, it's entirely thanks to Professor Wang Han's reputation that it's still around.

As a variety show expert with an amazing ability to imitate, Oudi had already guessed the identities of the three people.

Heavenly King!

If you encounter these three Heavenly Kings, you will undoubtedly be utterly crushed.

Odie doesn't believe in the idea of ​​"slaying gods to prove oneself." He knows how deep the waters are in the entertainment industry and how powerful those who become superstars really are.

Besides, they haven't revealed their identity yet. If you really manage to beat them, you'll gain nothing but hatred.

Why bother?

"Isn't Yan Zhenqing worried?"

"If it's Yan Zhenqing, I really want to compete with him, after all, I heard he has a lot of popularity now. If I could ask him to write a song for me, that would be the best." Many people know about Oudi's dream of becoming a singer.

The same thing happened to Liu Wei later.

But there's really no need for that.

They are all artists who get stuck on the smallest details.

They work in the variety show industry, even though their comedic persona might tarnish their image.

But what about Deng Chao? Isn't he hilarious and incredibly awkward on Running Man, without any concern for his image?

But when someone is deep in thought, they remain just as deep.

Even when he's handsome, he's still just as handsome.

Even when restraint is required, one can still be gentle and refined.

You should know that he used to do street pole dancing!

The same applies to Huang Bo.

These two people perfectly illustrate that being funny doesn't necessarily damage your image. It's just a matter of how you find that angle.

On the contrary, until you find that spot, humor is the foundation of your livelihood.

Deng and Huang were like that; after they found that point, their styles changed constantly, and their image gradually became taller and more imposing.

As for Ou and Liu, they abandoned their roots too early, which led to their popularity waning and them fading into obscurity.

It's a real pity.

Wolf Fang's performance was amazing, but his opponent was unfortunately an alpaca.

Oudi was utterly humiliated.

The rules of "The Masked Singer" are that six contestants participate in each recording, competing against each other. The three winners then each sing a song to determine the winner of that competition.

The winner of the singing competition will advance directly to the semi-finals and will not need to participate in the subsequent recordings.

The recording was done in one go and will be broadcast in two parts.

The second time, new masked singers were added, and the competition format continued as before.

A masked singer who fails to win in two consecutive recordings will be eliminated, and a new singer will join in the next episode.

The second match was between the Wanderers and Ultraman Iron Fan.

The homeless man won without a doubt.

The audience members had some guesses about the identities of the alpacas and the homeless people.

"It's a bit of a pity about Langya; you can tell he's a talented singer."

"I've roughly guessed it, Odie!"

"Yes, I'm a huge fan of Odi, definitely Odi. But Odi didn't lose unjustly; his singing did feel a bit too contrived, with too many artificial touches. That's Odi's only flaw, but even so, I still like him!"

"Iron Fan Ultraman, I can't guess. Is this a singer born in the 90s?"

"No, his singing style is more retro; he's probably a traditional singer from the middle generation."

"I think the alpaca is Sun Wukong, right?"

"A wanderer, somewhat like sand?"

"Never mind, these two are at least top-tier singers!"

"Did you hear that just now? Among the opponents everyone dreads is Shirare Kagami!"

"Neither the alpacas nor the homeless people want to encounter him?"

"Plain Lens is a Hong Kong singer. Decades ago, the Hong Kong music scene was at the very top of the Chinese music pyramid!"

"Which Hong Kong superstar is it?"

Amidst the discussion, Shiraryo Mirror took the stage.

His choice of song was extremely skillful, leaving the production team stunned by his performance.

"Half Moon Serenade"!

Shiraryo Kagami actually chose his most popular song!

Isn't he afraid of being exposed?

That's right, the white prism is none other than the King of Hong Kong's music scene—Hacken Lee!

A true superstar performing his signature song, how could he possibly lose?

Even if the audience doesn't recognize that it's Li Keqin, they are destined to be moved by his singing!

"Brilliant!" Alpaca exclaimed. "To avoid being recognized by the audience, we all avoid our own songs. But this also creates a problem: our abilities are suppressed. But someone like Li Keqin, who deliberately goes into dangerous territory, is better able to protect his identity."

"Besides, he can unleash 100% of his abilities! There's no way he can lose!" The wanderer nodded. The singers had basically guessed the other's identity.

"Yan Zhen is really in trouble! She'll probably get beaten up just like me!" Oudi said.

"Yeah, that's terrible." Ultraman Iron Fan wholeheartedly agreed.