In the studio.
The program team finalized some of the details.
Then, Dong Shanshan, who received a message from her earpiece, announced the rules of the tiebreaker. She had a standard smile on her pretty face as she said, "The tiebreaker will begin immediately. Due to the show's limited time, each contestant will only have two minutes to perform. After their performance, the six judges in the studio will vote to determine the Masked King for today's episode."
The judges would vote?
The rules had changed?
Chen Guang smiled and said, "We have a lot more power today."
Amy was also quite happy. In the past, they did not have the right to vote.
They understood the program team's intentions. They definitely wanted to make the competition less monotonous and keep using the same rules. The audience would eventually get sick of watching it, so they could use this tiebreaker to make a slight change. It would probably become the norm in the future, so that if there was another tie in the future, they could use today's rules to determine the winner.
Dong Shanshan looked at The Clown and Sunset Glow. "The two of you?"
Sunset Glow said, "OK."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Understood."
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "Then please make your preparations."
The two of them nodded and got off the stage.
The cameras also stopped.
Dong Shanshan said to the audience, "We'll take a short break for 15 minutes."
Although the finals and the tiebreaker would be seamlessly connected during the broadcast, there would definitely be some time left for the live recording. This was because the contestants had only prepared two songs for today. The third song was an accident, so they had to give The Clown and Sunset Glow some buffer time. Sunset Glow was still fine. As long as it was a slightly more popular song, the band would have no problem accompanying her. But it was a little more troublesome for The Clown. This was because he seemed to be singing original songs all the time, so the tiebreaker was much more difficult for him.
But Zhang Ye did not mind. He was already prepared to let go of the title of Masked King today.
Perhaps Sunset Glow had noticed it, but she suddenly stopped in the corridor and turned around to look at him. "You don't seem to have a strong desire to win today."
Zhang Ye said, "No, I don't."
Sunset Glow said in seriousness, "I can tell."
Zhang Ye felt a little embarrassed. A woman's sixth sense was really not to be trifled with. Actually, he did not take the tiebreaker to heart. He was just going to sing casually. In any case, Sunset Glow was probably a friend of his. Since she was in good form today, he did not intend to fight her for the title of Masked King.
But Sunset Glow said, "I would like to compete with you fair and square. Can I?"
Zhang Ye did not say anything.
Sunset Glow looked into his eyes and said, "Don't let me."
Zhang Ye gave a wry smile. "I didn't mean that."
"Alright." Sunset Glow nodded. "See you on the field."
Zhang Ye responded, "Alright, I'll do my best!"
Sunset Glow was very satisfied. "I hope you will keep your word. I don't care for the title of Masked King that was given to me." Then she went to look for Music Director Bai Yuanfei to discuss the songs for the tiebreaker.
The Clown's lounge.
Zhang Ye, who had just returned, was a little embarrassed. Sunset Glow had already said so much, so what else could he say? He also felt that he had disrespected the stage and Sunset Glow!
Let?
Going easy?
Actually, who was worse than who? Even if he gave it his all, he might not be able to beat Sunset Glow today. His way of thinking was a little belittling. Zhang Ye was someone who could accept criticism, but also liked to criticize himself. Alright, I'll sing well this time. Let's see who gets the title of Masked King this episode based on their own abilities!
But what should he sing?
He had not prepared a third song before this!
All of a sudden, Zhang Ye turned serious. He thought about it and realized that the songs he had sung in the previous rounds had been too high. The audience's emotions had also been driven too high. If it were a tiebreaker, Zhang Ye would not want to sing a fast song or a song with a higher pitch. He would rather sing a more ordinary song.
Knock knock.
It was a knock on the door.
Zhang Ye said to the outside, "Please come in."
Three people walked in. They were Han Qi, Hu Fei, and Dong Shanshan.
When he saw Dong Shanshan, Zhang Ye got nervous. Every time he met Dong Shanshan in his clown costume, he would be on full alert. This was because she was no one else but a classmate of his for four years in university, a colleague who had lived and worked together with him after graduation. Dong Shanshan knew Zhang Ye very well, so Zhang Ye did not even dare to cross his legs in front of her. He was afraid that she would recognize him, so he had to be "unconventional" from his speech to his actions. For example, right now, he was putting his hands together, which he was not used to doing.
Dong Shanshan said, "Teacher Clown."
The Clown looked at them.
Dong Shanshan asked, "Sunset Glow is almost done with her preparations and can start at any time. If you don't have enough time, you can delay it a little."
Hu Fei said, "If that's not possible, we can leave the tiebreaker until after the elimination rounds. In any case, we skipped the elimination rounds and went straight to the promotion round."
The Clown said calmly, "It's fine."
Dong Shanshan asked to confirm, "Are you sure?"
The Clown nodded.
Dong Shanshan looked at Hu Fei. "Director Hu, shall we proceed as usual?"
"OK," Hu Fei said.
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "Then I'll be free to do what I want with the script later."
Hu Fei said, "Alright, thank you for your hard work."
Dong Shanshan looked at The Clown and blinked. She said, "Get ready a little more. We'll be waiting for your good news?"
Han Qi said, "Teacher, you can do it!"
The Clown nodded and watched Dong Shanshan and the others leave.
Before the door closed, he heard Hu Fei talking to Dong Shanshan. "Teacher Shanshan, I saw your ID. It's your birthday next month. What present would you like to get?"
Dong Shanshan said, "There's no need, Brother Hu."
Hu Fei said, "Then let's all hold a birthday party for you."
Dong Shanshan seemed like she wanted to say something. "There's really no need. Actually, my birthday isn't —"
But Hu Fei interrupted, "Hur hur, that won't do. Our department has always done this. You can't be an exception."
The door closed.
He could no longer hear any sound.
Zhang Ye was taken aback. Dong Shanshan's birthday? Next month? Surely not, right?
Then he looked at the date and laughed. He facepalmed and scolded himself for being muddle-headed. It was already this day? He had nearly forgotten about it! He had even forgotten to give her his blessings! As an old classmate, friend, and colleague of so many years, he was indeed a little incompetent!
He wanted to give her a song.
But what should he sing?
Zhang Ye could not think of anything, but he remembered the Lottery Draw. He went to the game ring's Lottery Draw page and activated the Lucky Halo (Upgraded). For the Lottery Draw (I), he added 500 additional stakes!
The wheel started moving!
It spun and spun …
And spun and spun …
Finally, it stopped in the Skills Category region!
A small golden treasure chest appeared!
[Guitar Performance Experience Book] 500: Increases guitar performance experience.
Guitar?
What a coincidence.
Piano? Guitar? Right now, he knew two musical skills!
Turning off the Lucky Halo, Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes.
Guitar.
Guitar.
Otherwise, he would just use that song?
Alright then, he would use that song!
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