Next Saturday.
In the evening.
Beijing Satellite TV was on.
His mother was sitting on the sofa eating melon seeds. "Why aren't you starting yet?"
"Little Ye, today is the revival round, right?" his father asked.
Zhang Ye said, "Yes, the finals are next week."
His mother said, "Who revived today? Tell us quickly! "
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "How would I know? I didn't go to the recording studio yesterday, so we'll know when we see it. I feel that Spinach has a high chance of winning."
His mother: "The King of Oddity in the first episode was pretty good!"
Ring, ring, ring. The phone rang.
Zhang Ye answered: "Sister Dong?"
Xiaodong immediately asked, "Teacher Zhang, what are you doing?"
"Hai, I'm watching TV at home," Zhang Ye said.
Xiaodong: "Then, the college entrance exams are coming up. Are you not going to be the question setter this year?"
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "I didn't go this year. Originally, they wanted to invite me, but didn't I get quite a lot of negative news recently? In addition to the fact that the questions I came up with for last year's Beijing college entrance examination were a little difficult, the examinees and their parents have been protesting against me since last month. They were afraid that I would be the question setter for this year's National College Entrance Examination, so they didn't invite me this year. Actually, I don't really want to go either.
Xiaodong: "I told you about my relative last year, right?"
Zhang Ye said, "I was thinking about it. I've already told you about it. As long as your relative's score exceeds Peking University's benchmark, I'll guarantee your admission. You can choose any major you want!"
This was something that Xiaodong had requested of him when Zhang Ye first joined the Goof Group last year. He had never forgotten about it and had already asked Xiaodong about it. He was always very attentive to matters that others entrusted to him.
Xiaodong giggled and said, "Thank you, Teacher Zhang."
"You're welcome. It was nothing." Suddenly, he thought about the finals and realized that he didn't have a partner yet. He asked, "Oh yes, Sister Dong, are you free next Saturday?"
Xiaodong was stunned. "Next Saturday? Isn't this the live broadcast of the grand finale of King of Masked Singers? "
Zhang Ye coughed and said, "Right."
Xiaodong: "Aren't you going to the venue? I have something to do that day, so I have to go as well. "
Zhang Ye understood. "So it's like that."
Xiaodong asked, "What happened that day?"
"It's nothing, I was just asking."
Indeed, Little Dong wants to go.
Zhang Ye had already guessed it, but he was just confirming it.
Who else could it be? Among the people he knew, there were only a few who could sing!
The revival match had begun.
Spinach, King of Oddity, Flowing Time, Marshal Persona, and the other contestants who had either been eliminated or had never won the title of Masked King were all participating. The only one who was not present was Li Yu — Sunflower in the Starlight. Due to the previous incident, Beijing Television had excluded him from the program and would never work with him again. Therefore, Li Yu was the only one who was absent.
This week's competition was very intense.
Some of them had already taken off their masks, so the audience already knew who they were. Some of them had not taken off their masks, so there was a lot of suspense. There were quite a few contestants who had not been guessed yet!
…
"Howling Sea Breeze!"
"Ride the wind and break the waves!"
"When will my heart be at peace?"
"The heavens and the earth are vast!"
"End of the World!"
"Darling, where are you!"
Spinach (Liao Yiqi) shocked the entire audience with her singing!
Compared to the previous time, Spinach had clearly improved by leaps and bounds. Zhang Ye had also heard that it was Grandma Zhang Xia who had personally guided her and helped her hone in on her techniques, allowing her to bring out her greatest strengths. Zhang Xia might have also contributed to the selection of this song's melody.
Sure enough, it was very effective!
This song was sung really well!
…
"Aiyoyo."
"You're here?"
"Heyoyo."
"Where are you?"
Yesterday's Daylily did not perform too well today. He had chosen a folk song, and it was also a rather old one. Even though he had rearranged it, it did not give off a feeling that made everyone's eyes light up.
He probably had no chance of making it to the grand finals.
…
Round after round.
All of the contestants were giving it their all!
They brought out all of their skills just to get a ticket to next week's grand finals!
Finally, the results were announced.
On TV, Dong Shanshan announced.
"The first contestant to advance to the grand finals is — Flowing Time!"
There was a round of applause.
Flowing Time received the highest number of votes.
"The second contestant to get a ticket to the grand finals is — King of Oddity!"
King of Oddity was very excited. He raised his hand high in the air!
"The last person to get a ticket to the grand finals is — Spinach!"
When Spinach heard that, she burst into tears!
She was crying!
She was crying tears of joy!
She had said that she would come back, and now, she had really come back!
At this point, the three tickets to the grand finals had been decided. The other contestants had no chance of making it to next week's grand finals. The eliminated contestants all sent their blessings and exhortations to the three of them, telling them to bring their share to the grand finals. They wished them all the best and wished them a good placing so that they could make a name for themselves!
The revival round ended.
But the show was not over yet. At the end of the show was an introduction to the grand finals, such as the competition format, the nationwide live broadcast, and the first round's celebrity duet segment. There were even a few gimmicks thrown out to whet everyone's appetite.
The narrator said:
"Sunset Glow has invited a heavyweight guest to help out in the grand finals!"
The image flashed and showed the back of a woman. She was wearing a mask and had her back facing the camera, so it was impossible to tell who she was.
"Petal Shower has also invited a big shot in the music industry. His name is known by everyone in the music industry."
The words "mystery guest" were displayed on the screen!
Following that, the celebrity duets for Spinach, Flowing Time, and the others were also confirmed. As the show had been recorded yesterday, the production team contacted them after confirming the contestants who would advance to the grand finals. They should have settled the list of celebrity duets on the same day.
It was also unknown if the celebrity duet that Spinach had invited was a man or a woman. The image was censored and nothing could be seen clearly. There were only some introductions that could not be determined.
It was the same for Flowing Time and King of Oddity!
They were all gimmicks!
They were all smoke bombs!
But it had to be said that this really whetted everyone's appetite. When everyone saw it, they were all guessing which celebrity duets they would invite! They were very curious!
…
At home.
His mother asked curiously, "Why aren't there any celebrity duets for The Clown's celebrity duets?"
"Yeah, there's no mention of him." His father was also puzzled.
Zhang Ye gave a wry smile and thought to himself, "This bro still doesn't know who to look for!"
At this moment, a phone call came in.
It was The Clown's cell phone.
When Zhang Ye saw it, he immediately went back to his room and answered the call in a hoarse voice: "Hello."
Han Qi hurriedly said: "Teacher Clown, have you invited your celebrity duets yet?"
Zhang Ye was silent for a moment. "Not yet."
Han Qi said anxiously: "There's only a week left until the grand finals. It's going to be broadcast live, so the production team has been urging me to contact you several times. This …"
Zhang Ye said: "Give me a little more time. I'll definitely make it in time."
Han Qi said: "Alright, alright. Then hurry up. You really must hurry up. You're such a good singer, so how can you not even invite a friend? Aren't you asking for too much? "
Zhang Ye thought to himself: Asking for too much, my ass!
This bro really doesn't have many friends!
Instantly, the news was flying all over the Internet.
On Weibo.
"Who is the celebrity duet that Sunset Glow invited? Why is she so mysterious? "
"That back looks a little familiar!"
"If she's really the person that everyone is guessing, will she invite Goddess Xiaodong?"
"Wow, are you for real?"
"That'll be exciting!"
"Petal Shower seems to have invited a big shot as well!"
"Could they have invited an A-list celebrity?"
"I heard that there's really an A-list celebrity among the celebrity duets this time."
"Who? Who?"
"I don't know. The biggest name on this stage should be Li Yu, but he's not an A-list celebrity anymore. Could there really be an A-list celebrity joining?"
"I can't wait any longer!"
"Eh, where's The Clown?"
"Right, I didn't see any of The Clown's guests?"
"Why didn't they mention him?"
"I heard that The Clown's celebrity duet hasn't been confirmed yet."
"Surely not, right? He's one of the first batch of contestants to qualify for the grand finals. How long has it been? The grand finals are next week, but it hasn't been confirmed yet? Is there no one to choose? Could it be that he can't invite anyone? If that's the case, then The Clown must be lying when he said that he's a B-list celebrity or above. I'm guessing that he's an unknown celebrity. Although he shot to fame this time, he doesn't know any big names, so he can't invite anyone. "
"That's a possibility."
"Fuck, is it really that bad?"
"If he doesn't know any big names, he should at least know a few small-time singers. There's no way he can't invite them, right?"
"If he invites a small-time celebrity, does he still want to win the championship? This is the grand finals we're talking about, and the people they've invited are all B-list big shots. At the very least, they're C-listers. I heard that there's even an A-list celebrity coming, but I don't know if that's true or not. If The Clown were to invite a little-known celebrity to help him, no one would recognize him the moment he appeared. That wouldn't look good either. He might even get eliminated in the first round and lose the chance to win the championship in advance! "
"That's true."
At night.
Zhang Ye was lying in bed and getting ready to sleep. He was thinking about this matter and couldn't fall asleep. When he browsed Weibo and saw these comments, he immediately sat up in bed and rolled his eyes!
I'm not famous?
I don't know any big names?
Heh, this temper of mine!
In an instant, Zhang Ye thought of someone. Then he started thinking about how he should bring it up and how he should do it, because this person would not be easy to invite!
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