Friday.
On the day of the recording.
In the morning, before his parents had even woken up, Zhang Ye had already gone downstairs to buy breakfast. Then he woke his parents up for breakfast while humming a tune.
We're the common folk!
We're so happy today!
He had been humming this tune for the past few days.
His mother wondered, "Did something happen to you?"
Zhang Ye exclaimed, "What?"
His mother said, "Rascal, why do you seem to have changed into a different person these past few days? Buying breakfast and doing the laundry? Did something happen to you? If there's something, just say it so that your dad and I can be mentally prepared. I'm really not used to you being so diligent all of a sudden. "
Zhang Ye laughed heartily. "What can happen to me? Isn't it Mother's Day? I have to perform well."
His mother did not believe him. "Do you want to borrow some money? I still have some in my bank card. If you need it, just say it. Don't be shy. "
His father nodded and said, "Right, your mom has money."
Zhang Ye was floored. "Why would I want to borrow money?"
His father said, "Don't be shy."
Zhang Ye nearly vomited blood. "I'm not shy!"
His mother asked, "How much do you want?"
"I want … what do I want? I'm so confused by the two of you." Zhang Ye did not know what to say anymore. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Alright, you two should hurry up and eat your breakfast. I have to go to Beijing Television first to see how the show is doing. I've already informed them about the tickets, so you two can just go there."
"Got it."
"I'll be heading out first."
"You really don't want to borrow money?"
"… I really don't want to!!"
The door closed.
Zhang Ye felt angry and amused at the same time as he went downstairs and drove to the office.
But before he even reached the entrance of the neighborhood, he received a text message on his cell phone. He had received a transfer of 10,000 RMB with a bank card ending in XXXX. This bank card ending in XXXX looked rather familiar. It was his mother's.
Zhang Ye was convinced!
You're really transferring money to me?
He did not have a job now and did not take on any commercial appearances, so he did not have much money. But at the same time, he did not have anything to spend money on! He wondered how lazy this bro was in his parents' eyes. He had only bought breakfast and done some laundry for two days, yet his parents were already suspicious of him?
Well, where could he go to reason with this?
He had been really happy for the past few days. His marriage proposal had gone through and Old Wu had agreed to it. Even when Zhang Ye was promoted to the A-list celebrity rankings, he was not as excited as he was right now. This was Wu Zeqing, the wife of his dreams. Now that he had gotten her just like that, he felt like he was dreaming. Although the specifics of how to get married, how to meet his parents, and when to get married were still undecided and still needed to be discussed, the general idea was already set in stone. Old Wu was definitely not going to run away, so Zhang Ye felt relieved. He was now full of energy and had never been so motivated before! This kind of attitude was naturally brought into her life. In the end, it caused her parents to misunderstand!
People gave gifts and money on Mother's Day.
He even took money from his mother.
Hai, take it. It was a token of Mom and Dad's goodwill. Zhang Ye shamelessly accepted it. It was just right. His car needed maintenance, and the money was just right.
…
Beijing Television.
At the rehearsal venue.
Zhang Ye had already changed into the clown's mask and costume.
"Teacher."
"Hi, Clown."
"Teacher Clown, you're here?"
When they saw The Clown, several of the band members came up to greet him warmly.
The Clown said in a choked voice, "Are you busy?"
The guitarist said, "No, Teacher Petal Shower will be rehearsing in an hour. Actually, the rehearsal was already completed yesterday, but she wants to do two more auditions to get into the groove."
The Clown said, "Then why don't you give me this hour?"
The guitarist smiled and said, "Sure."
The Clown said, "I would like to rehearse another two songs."
He handed the score over to them.
Music Director Bai Yuanfei and the band members were taken aback.
Bai Yuanfei asked curiously, "Didn't you rehearse two songs yesterday?"
The Clown said, "I would like to add another two songs to the list, but I haven't decided on which songs to perform yet. I'll have to think about it."
"You're really striving for perfection." Bai Yuanfei looked at the band members.
The band members thought about it and readily agreed. "No problem, let's do it!"
Among the masked singers, The Clown was the most familiar with the band members. Be it "Wild Rose," "Wolf," or "Fake Monk," they were all very much to their liking. They were all from rock and roll backgrounds, and only The Clown had sung rock songs onstage before, so of course they appreciated each other a little.
Han Qi was anxiously watching from the sidelines.
The rehearsal began.
This time, The Clown still did not sing the lyrics and just hummed along. He was mainly trying to get a grasp of the rhythm and also familiarize himself with the details and problems of the arrangement. Zhang Ye was a live performer. He was used to giving people surprises or scares, so he did not like to reveal his song beforehand. That would be too boring. To other singers, such a thing was inconceivable. He dared to go onstage without even singing? Only someone as confident as Zhang Ye would dare to do something like that. Back in the hosting world, this fellow was also known as a lunatic. He did not even have a script or any lines prepared, yet he still dared to go on a live broadcast. In the entire industry, there was no one else who could do something like that!
An hour later, Petal Shower arrived.
Zhang Ye gave the stage to her.
Following that, Sunset Glow also came for a sound test.
Just as everyone was busy preparing for the afternoon's recording, something unexpected happened in the outside world. It was a surprise attack on Zhang Ye and the others, as well as the King of Masked Singers program team!
Some of the masked singers' identities had been exposed!
...
The cause was on Weibo.
After King of Masked Singers became popular, a lot of people were trying to guess the true identities of the singers.
The Clown, Petal Shower, Sunflower, and Sunset Glow, these four singers who had been on stage for two or three consecutive episodes were undoubtedly the focus of attention. The netizens were all guessing.
"The Clown really can't guess it!"
"That's the most difficult one!"
"Above the B-list? There's no one with that number! "
"He might just be joking. He might not be a B-lister."
"Could Petal Shower be Zhang Yuanqi?"
"I don't think so."
"How's Spring Garden's Xiaodong's singing?"
"Uh, she sings very well, but I've never heard Xiaodong sing a song like this before. The chances of her being Petal Shower aren't that high."
"Sunflower in the Starlight is definitely a Hong Kong singer."
"Right, I'm 90% sure about that."
"Li Yu is such a good singer from Hong Kong?"
"It's possible!"
"It could also be Li Nianhe!"
"Li Yu used to be an A-lister. Although he's dropped to the B-list, his popularity is still heaven-defying. How could he participate in the competition? It can't be, right? "
"He didn't sing a Cantonese song, so I couldn't tell."
There were all sorts of guesses.
In the end, someone went to Li Yu's Weibo to ask if Sunflower was him. Actually, there were also netizens who went to the other Hong Kong singers to ask if Sunflower was theirs. It wasn't just Li Yu who was the only one guessing. Perhaps even those netizens themselves did not expect that Li Yu would reply on Weibo.
Li Yu's Weibo: "You even guessed it?"
He actually admitted it!
There were no signs at all!
With that, the Internet blew up!
The media was also on steroids!
"It's Li Yu!"
"Holy shit!"
"Sunflower is Li Yu!"
"A former A-lister?"
"Th-This is such a big shot!"
"Oh my God! Even Li Yu was invited? "
"He must be the most famous singer in the King of Masked Singers!"
"That's impossible. If it were really Li Yu, with his level, if it weren't for Zhang Yuanqi, Chen Guang, and the other big shots of the music industry, Li Yu would have been crowned Masked King every episode, right? Does he even have a rival? How could he not even be crowned Masked King by the third episode? "
"Are you stupid? That's because he didn't sing a Cantonese song!"
"Yeah, Cantonese songs are what Li Yu is best at!"
"He's relying on his Mandarin songs to go toe-to-toe with those other singers. If he really sings a Cantonese song, he'll definitely be crowned Masked King!"
"I'm so looking forward to it!"
"It's really Li Yu!"
"Ahhh, I'm a braindead fan of his! I'll definitely support him! "
"I'm going to the recording studio today and I've won a ticket from the lucky draw. Hahahaha, no matter what song Li Yu sings, I'll vote for him! I've always liked his songs and movies! "
Soon after, Li Yu posted on Weibo again. "I'll sing two songs to my heart's content today. Thank you for your support, everyone!"
The fans were going crazy!
"Definitely!"
"We must support him!"
"Idol, I love you!"
"Destroy them all!"
"Right, destroy them all!"
"The Masked King will definitely be yours!"
"We'll all vote for you!"
"So it turns out that Sunflower is the hidden god!"
"Is there still any suspense for this episode?"
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