The second week.
There were still two more days until the broadcast of the second episode.
"I'm looking forward to it!"
"I'm counting on the time. Hurry up and broadcast it!"
"I like Grandma Zhang Xia!"
"Sing!'s Little Huang is pretty good too!"
"Let's see if Sing! can catch up this time."
"Yeah, if they still can't catch up in the second episode, then it's all over for them."
"I Am a Singer is making me worried. Don't forget that the second episode is an elimination round. Those contestants sang very well, so I wouldn't be able to accept anyone getting eliminated. But it seems like Amy is the most likely candidate to get eliminated? I wonder how many votes she has. She was last place in the first episode, so in my opinion, this is also the only chance for Sing! to overtake them. If I Am a Singer doesn't handle this well, it might just be a flash in the pan. "
"Come on, Amy!"
There was a lot of discussion going on online.
Elsewhere.
At Beijing Television.
The second episode of I Am a Singer was about to be recorded.
The singers had arrived in the morning and were having their individual auditions. Meanwhile, as the executive director, Zhang Ye was not present at the studio. He was on the phone in an empty room.
"Teacher, come on."
"Director Zhang, let me think about it."
"Don't think about it anymore. Our stage is lacking a singer like you."
"My songs aren't suitable for the competition."
"There's nothing that isn't suitable. Our audience is very tolerant."
"You're making things difficult for me, Director Zhang."
"Teacher, you watched our first episode, right?"
"Yes, I watched it."
"Grandma Zhang Xia became an instant hit and the audience was very impressed. This already shows how inclusive the stage is. As long as it's something good, everyone will be interested. Of course, I know that you don't lack fame, nor do you care about it. But if your art can be appreciated and loved by more people, it's also a matter of boundless virtue. Don't hesitate, I've already called you and your manager four times. You should be able to see my sincerity."
"OK then."
"Then it's settled, Teacher?"
"I'll give it a try."
"Alright, let's have a good time working together!"
After hanging up, Zhang Ye snapped his fingers!
After a whole week, he finally got it. It really wasn't easy.
Discussions and doubts would only increase their popularity and viewership ratings and would not cause them to lose their popularity. It was just that they needed to be more careful with the first round of eliminations. This was the most important thing at the moment, and Zhang Ye's way of handling it was to choose a replacement singer. He needed a famous and experienced singer to replace the eliminated singer. This way, the audience's attention would quickly shift to the new replacement singer. This would greatly reduce the negative emotions they had towards the new replacement singer. This was what it meant to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.
The moment he walked out, Xiao Lu and the others looked over.
"Director Zhang, how is it?"
"Did you agree?"
Everyone asked.
Zhang Ye smiled. "It's done."
"Ah!"
"Great!"
"Director Zhang is awesome!"
"You have a lot of face!"
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief as they knew the importance of the first replacement singer.
But Zhang Ye smiled and said, "It's not that I have a lot of face. It's just that our show's viewership ratings are good. With this pass, it'll be easier to negotiate."
Hu Fei came over. "Zhang 'er, get ready to record."
"Alright, Brother Hu, I'm coming." Zhang Ye started getting busy.
Today's recording was different from the first episode. Everyone in the program team was in high spirits. It was unknown if it was because of the heaven-defying viewership ratings that gave them a sense of accomplishment, or because the leaders had promised to double their year-end bonuses.
The singers were also giving it their all. Like Amy, Xue Kaiqi, and a few other singers who were at the bottom of the rankings in the first episode, they were doing their best to "stay in" the competition. They were definitely going all out. They no longer cared about first or second place. All they wanted was to stay in the competition. As for Zhang Xia, Chen Guang, Zhao Wuliu, and the other singers who had performed better in the first episode, they were not too worried about getting eliminated. However, they were still under a lot of pressure and wanted to fight for first place.
…
Two days later.
The second episode was broadcast.
Countless viewers across the country were waiting in front of their televisions at the same time. Some people chose to watch Beijing Television, while others chose to watch Central TV Department 1. As for which channel had the most viewers and what the ratio was, no one knew. They would only know the viewership ratings after the broadcast.
In front of the television.
"It's on!"
"Time to draw the order of appearance."
"Ah, Amy is so unlucky!"
"Pfft, Amy's agent is such a joker! It's number one! "
"This is dangerous."
"Xue Kaiqi didn't draw well either. Number 3?"
"Wow, Little Dong is so loyal!"
"Sister Dong is the contestant in the number 5 slot. Amy has been given the order of appearance!"
"At the critical moment, they're still sisters!"
"Little Dong is out."
"Haha, Little Dong's hosting is pretty good. At the beginning, I felt that Sister Dong's guest hosting role was too unprofessional, but when I saw Zhang Ye announcing the rankings in the first episode, I suddenly felt that Sister Dong was too professional! This was how a host should be, no nonsense and no dilly dilly-dallying! Instantly killing that scammer Zhang Ye! I suggest that Sister Dong announce the rankings at the end. I've had enough of this Zhang Ye! He's such a scammer! "
"Agreed!"
"Hahaha, seconded!"
Little Dong.
He Huan.
Xue Kaiqi.
One by one, everyone went on stage to sing.
"Wow!"
"She sang so well!"
"Amy was godly today!"
"No one else can come up with such a good rap!"
"Chen Guang is still the best. He's the real deal and has no flaws at all! Actually, I felt that Chen Guang should have gotten first place in the previous episode. It was just that he was very popular at the time and everyone was too familiar with him. They all knew that he could sing so well, so the anticipation wasn't that great! "
"Grandma Zhang Xia is coming on stage!"
"Oh my God!"
"Damn!"
"When Grandma Zhang opened her mouth, I knew that she would definitely get first place!"
"Grandma Zhang is the biggest dark horse of I Am a Singer!"
"Yeah, who would have thought that such an old-fashioned singer could sing such a song!"
The performance segment ended.
Very quickly, it was time to announce the rankings.
When Zhang Ye slowly walked out and slowly recited the advertising message, the audience in front of the television once again laughed and scolded him!
"Get lost!"
"Zhang Ye, your sister!"
"Why is he doing this again?"
"Pfft, I give up!"
"Why don't you just announce the rankings!"
"Aiyo, I'm dying of anxiety!"
"Teacher Zhang, can you not make a fuss!"
"Motherfucker. In the Peking dialect, it means' slow '."
After rambling on for almost half an hour, the rankings were finally squeezed out bit by bit like milking a cow.
The overall rankings for the two episodes were:
First: Zhang Xia
Second: Chen Guang
Third: Zhao Wuliu
Fourth: Xiaodong
Fifth: He Huan
Sixth: Amy
Seventh: Xue Kaiqi
The bottom-ranked Princess of Love Songs was bidding farewell to the stage.
Amy's eyes reddened as she hugged Xue Kaiqi.
Zhang Xia also sighed and patted Xue Kaiqi on the shoulder.
Everyone came forward to bid farewell to Xue Kaiqi. They were all very sad. This was not the effect of the show, nor was it scripted. After interacting with her a few times, everyone was very familiar with each other. Furthermore, many of them knew her from before and were considered old friends. A lot of them could not bear to see her go.
An uproar broke out online!
"Corruption!"
"There must be corruption!"
"My princess!"
"Why did Xue Kaiqi get eliminated?"
"I really like her!"
"It's too cruel. Xue Kaiqi didn't sing well in the first episode, but she definitely isn't that good. It's just that she hasn't taken the stage in a long time, so why didn't they give her a chance?"
"Yeah!"
"Director Zhang is too inhumane!"
"Damn, I'm not watching this anymore!"
"Fuck, surely not, bros?"
"I think the voting is still quite reliable. Xue Kaiqi hasn't taken the stage in a long time, so she's not used to it? Nervous? Hai, I can't bear to see her go. "
"I don't want her to leave!"
At this moment, Zhang Ye spoke on TV.
When everyone was holding their heads and wiping away their tears for a long time, and when Xue Kaiqi was done crying emotionally, Zhang Ye suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, there's something I forgot to tell everyone. Before the grand finals, we'll be holding a revival round. The eliminated singers will still have a chance to be revived and return to the stage to compete for the grand finals. Teacher Xue, will you accept this invitation?"
Zhang Xia was stunned.
Amy was dumbfounded.
Xue Kaiqi said in surprise, "Of course I'll accept!"
Chen Guang nearly fainted. "Director Zhang, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Zhang Ye slowly took a sip of water and even deliberately flashed the logo of the beverage bottle in front of the camera before saying, "You guys didn't ask me." Dong Shanshan laughed.
"Pfft!"
All of the managers' faces darkened!
The people on Weibo were also furious!
"So there's going to be a revival round?"
"Zhang Ye, your grandpa!"
"You're such a scammer!"
"Damn, you should've said so earlier!"
"Yeah, I almost cried because of you!"
"I've never seen such an unreliable executive director before! You should've told us the rules beforehand! "
"Hahahahaha!"
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