Elsewhere.
After Fang Weihong hung up, she called Zhang Yuanqi.
Zhang Yuanqi was running in the gym at home. When she heard her phone ring, she stopped the treadmill and used a towel to wipe her sweat. She threw it aside and immediately answered the call. It was obvious that she was very curious about The Clown's identity. She also wondered why The Clown would think of inviting her to be his guest partner.
"Sister Zhang."
"Did you find out who it was?"
"I didn't. He refused to say."
"Oh."
"But he knows you."
"How so?"
"He should be a friend of yours and seems to be quite familiar with you."
"Eh? He said so himself? "
"I tested him and asked him what kind of beverage you like to drink. He said that you like to drink, so I tried to trick him by saying that you don't drink, but he didn't fall for it."
"… Is he very familiar with me?"
"He must be. How many people know that you drink every day?"
"Not many."
"Is there anyone who fits The Clown's identity?"
"No one can sing as well as him."
"Are you sure?"
"Definitely not."
"Then who is he!"
"I don't know."
"Then about the King of Masked Singers grand finals, what about you?"
"Give me The Clown's number."
"Are you really going?"
"Hur hur, since he's an old friend of mine, I'll help him out. I'd like to see him take off his mask live. I wonder which friend of mine can sing so well and hide so much."
The call ended.
Zhang Yuanqi was silent for a long time. She turned her head to look for a pen and paper and flipped through another itinerary to a white page. She wrote a few names on it, then shook her head and crossed them off. She wrote another two names, then shook her head and crossed them off again.
...
The next day.
Beijing Television.
The rehearsal venue had already been arranged. Han Qi and some of the program team staff were waiting there. The band was also in position early, waiting for the main character to take the stage.
This was no longer the original recording studio. Instead, they had prepared a bigger venue that could accommodate thousands of people. The stage had been redesigned and was even more gorgeous than the previous venue. There were also many new technological equipment that was built according to the highest specifications. This was a live broadcast venue specially created for King of Masked Singers. When the viewership ratings for the first episode of King of Masked Singers were released, Beijing Television had already started making preparations for it. In order to make the show better and better, they had invested almost everything they could into it. They had kept a "low profile" in the variety industry for too many years. Now that they finally had a chance to make a comeback, the station would definitely not let it go!
Hu Fei walked over. "Are they here yet?"
Han Qi looked at her watch. "It should be soon!"
"Who is the guest The Clown invited?" Dafei asked curiously.
Han Qi smiled bitterly. "I don't know either. Teacher Clown didn't tell me."
Xiao Lu said, "You'll know in a while."
The Clown was one step ahead of them. As usual, he had changed into his costume and mask.
But a few minutes later, The Clown's guest partner arrived. A pair of high heels clicked as he walked up to the stage. But when he looked up, he saw a red mask!
Hu Fei was taken aback.
The program team staff were also blinking their eyes.
Zhang Ye choked out a laugh and said, "You're here?"
A woman's voice came from behind the mask. "I'm here."
Zhang Ye noticed that Old Zhang's pronunciation had been deliberately lowered by her. If he did not know who she was, Zhang Ye probably would not have been able to tell.
Hu Fei said straightforwardly, "Hello, I'm the executive director of King of Masked Singers, Hu Fei."
The masked woman shook hands with him. "Hello."
Hu Fei said, "Is it convenient for me to ask? You are? "
The masked woman said, "I'm not very famous, so I didn't sign up."
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes.
You're not very famous?
Not to mention this stage, are there any other celebrities in China who are more famous than you?
Dafei said, "Then how should I address you?"
The masked woman thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Just call me Wild Rose."
Wild Rose?
The title of The Clown's song?
Hu Fei asked, "Then when can we start rehearsing?"
Wild Rose said, "Anytime."
Hu Fei looked to the side. "Teacher Clown?"
The Clown said, "Anytime."
"Alright, let's begin then."
Han Qi immediately led them inside. "Teachers, this way please." She was very concerned about Wild Rose and would occasionally glance at her. But even after looking at her for a long time, she still could not guess who she was. Not very famous? Not willing to reveal her name? Was she afraid that no one would recognize her? Could it be that Teacher Clown was really as the netizens said? That he was just bragging when he said that he was a B-list celebrity? He did not know any famous celebrities either? That was why he had randomly invited someone to sing alongside him?
The Miracle Wheels band was already waiting for them.
Music Director Bai Yuanfei, several professional musicians, and piano teachers were also there.
The Clown gave the score to the band and then gave them some instructions. Following that, Wild Rose went up to the band and communicated with them. Some of the rhythms or pauses were pointed out one by one by her. At this point, no one knew what Wild Rose was up to.
Then she began her audition.
When she opened her mouth, everyone in the studio was stunned!
The Clown sang first.
Wild Rose sang second.
Everyone knew that The Clown was very good at singing. They also knew that if he could find someone to sing alongside him, even if that person was not very famous, even if that person was a newcomer, their singing would definitely not be too bad. But no one could have expected that Wild Rose could sing in such an earth-shattering manner. When she sang, everyone was stunned!
She did it in one take!
There were no flaws!
She was too professional!
After getting off stage, Xiao Lu hurriedly went up to him. "Teacher, who is that?"
The Clown smiled and said, "Since she won't say, I'll keep it a secret."
Xiao Lu stared at him and said, "Is she really an unknown female singer?"
The Clown did not say a word.
Dafei added from the side, "There are a lot of newcomers who sing very well these days. It's just that they did not get a chance to sing or their looks are just average, so they haven't become popular. Actually, there are a lot of good singers in China."
Xiao Lu acknowledged, "Oh, I see."
However, Xiao Lu still felt that this woman did not look like a newcomer at all!
I'm not well-educated, so don't lie to me!
The Clown said, "Is the song alright?"
Bai Yuanfei said, "Yes!"
Hu Fei also nodded. "It's pretty good."
The Clown said, "Then it's settled?"
"Alright!" Hu Fei decided and said, "I'm looking forward to your performance tonight. Oh yes, there's still a second song. Do you want to rehearse it with us later?"
"Sure," The Clown said.
When Wild Rose heard that, she said, "I still have some matters to attend to over there. If that's all, I'll head back first."
Hu Fei was taken aback. Why the rush? What was it? Hadn't she just arrived?
But Zhang Ye knew that she was indeed a very busy person. For her to spare an hour to help him rehearse the song was already giving her a lot of face, so he said, "Thank you very much."
Wild Rose smiled. "Remember to owe me a favor."
Zhang Ye said, "Sure, I'll definitely return it."
"I'm leaving." Wild Rose turned around and left without saying anything else.
The program team staff looked at Wild Rose's back and then at The Clown. They felt that the two of them were a little strange. Since things had already come to this, why did they still need to hide their identities? Wasn't this a little too mysterious? Even their program team staff did not know who the two of them were, so how were they going to promote them? Hai, they were still thinking of analyzing and deducing The Clown's identity from his singing partner. They wanted to know who his friends were and what industry they were from. That way, their identities would be more obvious and the scope of publicity would be smaller. But now, it seemed like they were overthinking it. Now that things had come to this, they could only respect the singers' opinions. If they did not want to expose themselves, then it was not their place to say anything. In any case, it would be the grand finals in a few days. They were also curious about the identities of these two mysterious singing partners!
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