After seven years of being out of the spotlight, millions of fans are waiting for my return!

At this moment, Song Ping looked at the list of participants in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

Among the contestants who signed up for the competition, in addition to some veteran artists specially invited by the organizers to lend their support, there were also some minor celebrities from the entertainment industry.

However, Song Ping knew very well that these minor celebrities were just there to make a brief appearance and ride on the coattails of official publicity, while the real responsibility would ultimately fall on the shoulders of the veteran artists.

Thinking of this, Song Ping's brows furrowed.

The main purpose of this event was to attract the attention of young people and help them learn more about stories of revolutionary history.

The veteran artists participating now are undoubtedly talented, but their song styles may not appeal to young people.

The thought that the event was starting tomorrow, and that they were still short one contestant, made Song Ping sigh again.

Although this is an officially organized event, because it is a positive event, it also has certain requirements for the participants' character. In addition, the event is not very popular, so even fewer people will sign up.

Moreover, this event also requires participants to create an original patriotic song.

And one's singing skills cannot be too bad.

Based on his understanding of the current music scene in Daxia, there are no more than one singer who meets this requirement.

The music scene in Daxia today is no longer the vibrant and diverse scene it was eight years ago.

The quality of songs has declined significantly, and singers have also encountered a creative bottleneck.

You can hardly hear any good songs all year round.

Looking at the registration list, Song Ping couldn't help but hold his head in his hands and rub his head vigorously.

If you can't even get ten people together, what kind of competition is that?

"I wish he could come!"

Song Ping looked at the photo of Lin Mo on the singer's Weibo.

If Lin Mo were to participate this time, it wouldn't be a problem at all, given his abilities.

Thinking of this, Song Ping shook his head again.

Although Lin Mo has just made his comeback, given his current popularity, his schedule is probably already fully booked.

Moreover, their event was small-scale, just a local cultural and tourism activity, and not only did it not attract much attention online, but even locals didn't pay much attention to it.

"Looks like we'll have to find a teacher at the senior activity center to fill in."

"It looks like we'll have to find other organizations and nearby schools for the audience."

The main purpose of this live stream was to demonstrate the fairness of the competition; the number of viewers in the live stream was not that important.

In the past, when official events were held, the number of viewers in the live stream room could not compare to that of a nobody.

On the contrary, the audience is more important; the more audience members there are, the more they can experience the significance of the event.

Just as Song Ping was worrying about the number of people who had signed up and the audience, a middle-aged man wearing a black jacket suddenly walked into the office.

"Xiao Song, the competition is tomorrow. How are the preparations going? Director Sun from the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism will also be coming to watch the competition tomorrow. The event cannot go wrong at all."

Song Ping looked at the number of applicants in his hand and gave a wry smile.

"Section Chief Zhao, so far, we are still one contestant short of registration, and there are only 500 audience members reserved for the audience seats."

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Zhao immediately became anxious.

"What? The event starts tomorrow, and we haven't even gathered enough participants yet!"

"You need to think of a solution quickly. If all else fails, try to find some people from senior activity centers to help out."

"As for the contestants, we've already invited veteran artists; the others just need to avoid making mistakes."

"As for the audience, could we partner with nearby schools to bring their students to participate in the event?"

Section Chief Zhao was well aware that this event was mainly to comply with the documents from above. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room didn't matter, but the number of viewers at the venue had to be impressive.

"Xiao Song, we absolutely cannot mess up this event. Our scenic area's visitor numbers are always at the bottom every year, and the cultural and tourism bureaus of other cities have been laughing at us behind our backs for being an unpopular scenic area."

"Every year at the end of the year, when we go to the higher-ups to report on our work, those people know perfectly well that our scenic area doesn't have many tourists, but they still insist on saying that our scenic area does a good job in environmental protection."

"There are hardly any tourists visiting, how can the environment be bad? Every year at the end of the year, other units receive the advanced unit award, but our Culture and Tourism Bureau doesn't even get a sip of the soup."

Section Chief Zhao grew angrier the more he thought about it, and finally could only let out a long sigh.

"Sigh! Forget it, nobody comes to visit revolutionary sites anymore, they're all chasing celebrities. I'll leave this to you. The event starts tomorrow, so go and make the arrangements."

"Okay, I'll contact them right away."

After Section Chief Zhao left, Song Ping hurriedly picked up his phone, preparing to call the local senior activity center, when he subconsciously glanced at the official registration page.

Suddenly, he was stunned.

The event, which was originally one spot short, was now full.

He quickly put down his phone and checked the contestants' information and entries.

When he saw the contestant's name, his hand holding the mouse trembled slightly, and he stood there stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Lin Mo?!

Song Ping put down the mouse and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

"Could I be mistaken? Maybe it's just someone with the same name."

With a nervous yet expectant look in his eyes, Song Ping took a deep breath, picked up the mouse again, and clicked on the contestant's information.

[Name: Lin Mo; Age: 26; Representative Work: "What's Wrong?"...]

Almost instantly, Song Ping stood up abruptly.

Countless joys gathered from the soles of his feet and rushed straight to the top of his head.

Joy, excitement, surprise...

Countless emotions overwhelmed him, eventually turning into tears in his eyes.

"It's him! It really is him!!!"

"Great! Great!!! This event is a sure thing! No, it's a huge hit!"

Song Ping glanced at Lin Mo's entry song, "As You Wish".

With just one glance, he was certain that Lin Mo would be the champion this time.

He couldn't imagine the huge impact Lin Mo would have on the music scene if he sang this song tomorrow.

"Then let everyone see what a musical genius really is!"

Song Ping wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, hurriedly printed out Lin Mo's registration information and work content, and headed straight for Section Chief Zhao's office.

He was confident that Section Chief Zhao would agree.

When Song Ping placed Lin Mo's registration information in front of Section Chief Zhao, Section Chief Zhao glanced at it casually and then showed a hesitant look.

"Lin Mo? Never heard of him. Is he a minor celebrity?"

Song Ping nodded, then shook his head.

"Section Chief Zhao was very popular and exceptionally talented eight years ago. He was sidelined by the company seven years ago and only recently made his comeback."

After listening, Section Chief Zhao did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment before continuing,

"Xiao Song, the higher-ups are taking this event very seriously. I heard that a very important provincial leader will also be coming to watch the competition with Director Sun."

"Although our event is not large in scale, we cannot be careless. He has been sidelined by his former company for so long, there must be something we don't know about it."

"To be on the safe side, I suggest inviting retired artists from senior activity centers to participate."

"You're still young and don't understand these things. Sometimes, not making mistakes is more important than standing out."

When Song Ping saw that Section Chief Zhao disagreed with Lin Mo's registration, he hurriedly took out Lin Mo's entry for the competition and placed it on his desk.

"Section Chief Zhao, I'm a fan of his. I can guarantee that there's nothing wrong with his character and his work. Please take a look at the works he submitted this time."

Section Chief Zhao glanced at Song Ping, then picked up the entry in front of him and began to look at it.

"As you wish, the song title is not bad."

However, in the context of songs with a revolutionary theme, this kind of song title is neither particularly good nor bad.

Many songs of this type only have decent titles; most of the lyrics are just pointless whining.

Moreover, Lin Mo is still so young.

In terms of the ability to create revolutionary songs, they are simply no match for those veteran artists.

Section Chief Zhao had only intended to glance at it casually, but his expression changed abruptly when his gaze fell on the first line of lyrics.