You're about to retire from the entertainment industry, yet your concerts are still so popular?

The studio lights dimmed and then came back on.

Hua Chengyu held the number 5 card, his lips curling into an uncontrollable smile: "Middle entry, golden position, this hand is in the bag."

Teng Ge'er patted Chen Bide on the shoulder casually: "Brother Chen, let's go one after the other and see who blows up the place first!"

Murong Shujin stared at the burning hot number plate in her hand, feeling immense pressure: "Why am I so unlucky? It's become my last resort!"

As the program progresses...

The new singers were like NPCs programmed into their roles, mechanically moving around, bowing, and starting to sing.

The melody was lukewarm, the lyrics were copied and pasted, and after singing the same old thank-you to the mentor, they went offstage.

It has absolutely no distinctive features and is hard to find anything memorable about it.

Han Hong, sitting in the mentor's seat, had a dark expression the whole time, impatiently tapping the table with his fingers, each tap sounding like a death knell.

Until a stroke victim with dyed silver hair came on stage.

As soon as the intro started, it turned out to be a popular overseas single, arranged in a flashy way, with the stage lights blazing.

Ye Chen was somewhat surprised and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Oh, this contestant is quite talented, but he chose an overseas song."

Su Jinyun explained from the side: "That's right, this is the champion from last season's Horned Deer competition, and he's very popular."

Ye Chen shook his head and leaned back in his sofa chair, his tone calm but tinged with regret: "It's a pity that after it was brought over, it wasn't processed and adapted to reflect the core values ​​that Chinese people should have, so it's difficult for it to resonate with the Chinese people."

However, the judges' panel was in an uproar.

Lin Zhiwei's eyes lit up, and she leaned forward, as if she wanted to pounce on the stage:

"This is true aesthetics! The sophistication is overwhelming! This international expression is the true essence of life!"

Her "turning her back before even speaking" manner drew the attention of countless netizens.

Han Hong, unusually, didn't swear and showed his first smile of the night.

She even deliberately raised her voice: "That's right! This is high-class music! Stylish arrangement, classy! Unlike some music that relies on fans reciting poetry for hype, the essence of music is sophistication, not tacky hype!"

Even Consultant Wu was somewhat captivated by the melody of the song: "At least the melody is good, and the singing skills are indeed much better than those mediocre singers. It deserves an 8 out of 10."

Only Li Jian sat with his arms crossed, expressionless, as if watching a farce.

Celine frowned further, leaned closer to Li Jian and lowered her voice, her blue eyes full of confusion:

"I think... it's pretty ordinary."

In her heart, Ye Chen's "Never Left" is a hundred times better than this!

"You're used to hearing songs from your hometown, so this cover just sounds pretty ordinary to you." Li Jian's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

The song ended.

When the silver-haired, center-parted boy bowed and stepped off the stage, he looked smug, as if he had already touched the championship trophy.

Finally, the host picked up the cue cards and summarized the evaluation results in a clear and loud voice:

"Thank you for the contestant's wonderful performance! Based on the mentors' overall evaluation: Difficulty level: 3 stars! Total score: 35 points!"

Backstage.

Murong Shujin suddenly covered her mouth and gasped!

35 points?

This score is ridiculously inflated!

She glanced down at the sheet music for "Love for Sale" in her hand, and her heart sank to the bottom!

How many points would this "rustic" song, which Han Hong scoffed at, get in front of those mentors who fawn over foreign things?

Keep it up! Don't embarrass your junior brother...

Hua Chengyu stood to the side, arms crossed, and sneered, glancing in Murong Shujin's direction:

"See? Catering to overseas songs is the right way. 'Tu lao huo'? You ancient style folks are just waiting to be eliminated."

In a separate review room.

Ye Chen stared at the glaring 35 points on the screen and suddenly smiled.

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and turned to Su Jinyun with a meaningful smile: "The scoring system for your show is quite interesting."

Su Jinyun awkwardly touched her nose and chuckled dryly, "Teacher Ye Chen... when you come on stage later, you must go easy on me."

At this moment, the live stream screen was switched to two screens.

The stage is on the left screen, and Ye Chen's small room is on the right screen.

The live chat exploded!

[Holy crap! Good heavens! Ye Chen is really on the show! Isn't that profile picture on the right side of the screen his?!]

[Are those people at the scene still in the dark? Ye Chen was watching the whole thing when Han Hong was using fans to recite poetry for publicity!]

[Hilarious! The mentors thought the mystery guest was a contestant, but it turned out to be their dad giving them a lesson!]

[These singer mentors seem unaware that Ye Chen is also on the show; they're going to be in big trouble soon!]

[I could already sense the murderous intent in Ye Chen's meaningful smile. Won't he slap you all in the face when he appears later?]

[Everyone stand up! Prepare for a major social disaster! Do these people know there's a nuclear weapon sitting backstage?]

……

On stage, a new round has begun.

The program host, with a deliberately mystique, announced, "Next, please welcome contestant Hua Chengyu! He will be performing an original song that will pioneer a new genre, 'Cancer'!"

The large screen prominently displayed blood-red characters:

【cancer】

[Original singer: Turn into a fish]

In a separate review room.

Ye Chen, who had been looking lazy, paused slightly upon seeing this, and his expression changed!

Because the song "Cancer" is undeniably excellent; it truly represents a new genre of original music that has transformed into a fish!

……

Hua Chengyu straightened his sequined suit and strode to the center of the stage.

Under the lights, her sequined outfit was so dazzling it hurt your eyes.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage, his chin unconsciously lifted again, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

"I've been preparing my new song for a whole month."

He gripped the microphone and surveyed the entire room.

When his gaze swept across the mentors' seats, he deliberately lingered on Han Hong's face for an extra second:

"This is a very special piece; it's an experimental song without lyrics."

He believes that his carefully prepared new song will absolutely crush the garbage of this episode!

After all, Ye Chen's success story gave him a lot of confidence!

And if he wasn't absolutely certain, why would he come to this show?

As soon as the words "transform into a fish" were spoken, they indeed attracted the attention of many viewers.

A murmur erupted from the audience.

"A song without lyrics? That's amazing!"

"No lyrics? How can you sing that?"

"What's meant by experimental music? It sounds so sophisticated!"

A murmur erupted from the audience.

Unlike concert stages, the show's stage is very close to the audience.

Transforming into a fish, he could naturally hear everyone's discussion, which filled him with even greater pride.

Ye Chen's new song is difficult to sing, but his new song is even more difficult to sing!

Because this song is a truly wordless song!

He also added a sense of sadness that wasn't in Ye Chen's new song!

Hua Chengyu believes that no one can cover his song except himself!

Because of this song, they absolutely cannot find any pattern!