A few days later.
On the day of the ninth episode's recording.
The audience chatted and laughed as they entered.
"Zhang Ye Lie is too popular right now."
"Yeah, they're all imitating."
"There's also 'The Hottest Ethnic Trend'. It has already caused a national sensation."
"Let's see what Zhang Ye will sing today."
"Yes, he will definitely sing well today, right?"
"Yeah, if he doesn't sing well, he'll be eliminated in this round."
"Yes, the ninth and tenth episodes are the last elimination matches before the finals. After these two episodes, it's time for the revival match. It's almost over."
"Do you guys think that Zhang Ye can make it to the finals?"
"How is he going to get into the finals if he sings like that!"
"Actually, I don't think it's because Zhang Ye didn't sing well. He sang quite well, but the key is who he's competing against. Who are those people onstage? Xiaodong is even more popular on the Asian level than Zhang Ye. There's no need to even mention Zhang Xia and Chen Guang. They're the best of the best, the best of the best. Even if Zhang Ye were to give it his all, he probably wouldn't be able to beat them. Their singing skills wouldn't be comparable either, so that's very normal. "
"But he beat Fan Wenli on King of Masked Singers."
"That's because he was masked. Everyone was able to guess who the other masked singers were, except for The Clown. That was also the decisive reason why he won. Everyone has a curious mindset. Besides, even though Fan Wenli is good at singing, she still can't compare to Chen Guang and Grandma Zhang. You all have to admit that, right? Even if it were Zhang Ye, he wouldn't be able to come up with something every day. If he could come up with three to five classic songs in a year, that would already be heaven-defying. So I feel that King of Masked Singers has completely exhausted him. Just look at "I Feel My Body Has Been Hollowed" and "The Hottest Ethnic Trend." Those lyrics are so random and the tune is just like a flowing stream. You can feel that Zhang Ye's talent has been completely used up. He's also not willing to sing songs that he's sung before or other people's songs, so it would be a wonder if the results would be good. But it's understandable. "
"That makes sense."
"That's true. It's not that easy to write a good song."
"Not necessarily. Let's see what he sings today."
"Yes, we'll know after today."
"In any case, I'll listen to whatever Zhang Ye sings. I just like him!"
"Who cares if he's running out of ideas? It's fine as long as it sounds good!"
"A person who can write such a popular song in the motherland is also considered to have run out of talent? Are you kidding me? Zhang Ye was just not singing seriously! "
…
Backstage.
The recording had already begun.
Several singers were at the drawing venue, surrounded by staff and cameras.
"Welcome to our replacement singer."
"Welcome!"
"Thank you, seniors."
"Who's going first?"
"I'm not going first."
"Grandma Zhang, come on."
"Me? I'll wait a little longer. "
No one wanted to be the first to draw the lot, so they were all laughing and joking around. The replacement singer for this episode was a C-list celebrity. He could be considered a newcomer in the music industry and had only debuted for two years.
Zhang Xia smiled and said, "Amy managed to avoid relegation again last week."
Amy laughed. "I already said that I'm the Undying Goddess."
Xiaodong slapped his face and said, "You, you're always at the bottom!"
Amy did not like hearing that. "Heehee, I wasn't the one who came in last in the last episode."
"Are you talking about me?" Zhang Ye was amused. In the previous episode, Zhao Wuliu was eliminated in seventh place. Excluding him, Zhang Ye was indeed at the bottom as he came in sixth place.
Huang Cheng laughed and said, "Director Zhang had a close call."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Yeah, it was a close call."
Regarding the songs that Zhang Ye had performed in the past two episodes, they actually had a lot of questions in their minds. However, they were too embarrassed to ask him. Ask what? How? Ask him if he couldn't write any good songs anymore? Or ask him if he had run out of inspiration? Or ask him if his singing had gotten worse? Why couldn't he sing any better? There was no way to ask that!
Chen Guang looked very relaxed. He said, "It was just a difference of over a dozen votes. That was quite a close call. If Director Zhang had been eliminated, we wouldn't have a host again."
Zhang Xia looked at Chen Guang. "Little Chen, what will you be singing today?"
Chen Guang smiled. "Can you keep it a secret?"
Amy immediately said, "No, hurry up and tell me."
Chen Guang thought for a moment. "I can only say that it's a rock song, but I won't reveal the title."
Xiaodong blinked. "What about Grandma Zhang?"
"Me?" Zhang Xia said, "I'll be singing a love song."
Amy asked Zhang Ye again, "What genre will you be singing today, Director Zhang?"
Zhang Ye was taken aback. Then he said something surprising, "I'll be singing a love song too."
Everyone was stunned.
A love song?
Was he finally going to show his true abilities?
Honestly speaking, they had rarely heard Zhang Ye's love songs before. However, they were his most powerful weapons. Occasionally, a song that popped up would be earth-shattering. For example, "Love of a Lifetime," which he sang with Zhang Yuanqi, might not sound like much at first, but the more you listened to it, the more amazing it became. There were even many industry insiders who rated "Love of a Lifetime" as the best love song of the year in the country.
What about today?
Would Zhang Ye be singing a love song again?
Would it be a new song? Or would it be one of his old songs?
Initially, everyone was most concerned about the songs that Chen Guang and Zhang Xia would be performing. This was because the two of them were too good, so everyone had to be on guard against them. They wanted to know in advance so that they could be mentally prepared. But when Zhang Ye said that he was going to sing a love song, everyone was startled and secretly put up their guard. One of the main reasons was that Zhang Ye's marriage had garnered too much attention. His fiancée's identity was too intriguing as no one had seen her before. Even the paparazzi would not be able to find out who she was. It could be said that the entire country was in the midst of guessing. But at this moment, Zhang Ye was going to sing a love song for his fiancée? Or perhaps reveal his relationship with his fiancée? Then you could imagine how much attention it would attract!
It might even get first place!
Zhang Ye smiled and took a step forward. "If no one wants to draw first, then I'll go first."
He picked up a ball and broke it open.
Everyone looked down and was overjoyed!
"Hahaha!"
"Alright, Director Zhang."
"Your luck isn't that good."
Zhang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The ball had the number 1 written on it. "Alright, I'm going onstage."
The others were also done drawing their lots.
Amy said, "I'll head back to the waiting room first. I can't miss Director Zhang's love song."
Chen Guang said, "Let's go together."
Xiaodong gave a wry smile and said, "Director Zhang will definitely be difficult to deal with today."
The tiger had finally bared its fangs. What could they do?
...
In the front.
The audience was giving thunderous applause!
"Zhang Ye!"
"It's starting!"
"It's starting!"
"I'm so looking forward to it!"
Zhang Ye stood onstage and said with a smile, "Welcome to this episode of I Am a Singer. We're welcoming a new replacement singer this episode. A lot of the audience is very curious about who he is, so I interviewed him backstage. He asked me to pass on a message to the audience …"
Before he finished, the audience was laughing like crazy!
"Yi!"
"Not again!"
"Only a fool would believe you!"
"Don't pass on the message, we won't listen to it!"
"Hahahaha!"
"We already knew about your fucking tricks!"
Everyone jeered.
The staff at the scene also laughed. Everyone knows what you're up to!
But Zhang Ye blinked and said, "The replacement singer asked me to tell the audience that he would sing well."
The audience was stunned.
Sing well?
That was all?
Eh, why didn't he mention any commercials this time?
That can't be right! Where's your trick?
Just as everyone was stunned by what Zhang Ye said next, everyone fainted. "But his manager asked me to pass on a message to the audience —" He lowered his head and took out a cue card. "Thank you to the leading health supplement brand, Brain Gold Corporation, for their exclusive title sponsorship for this show. Thank you to Hubei Pharmaceutical Corporation for their strong sponsorship. If you're going to use a tablet, then use the 8-inch Polaroid tablet with multi-core technology. Sweet Sweet fruit juice. It's so sweet you can feel it in your heart!"
The audience burst into laughter!
The singers backstage burst into laughter!
"Pfft!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"I knew it!"
"It's all just a fucking trick!"
"Zhang Ye, that's enough!"
"When it comes to tricks, I have to hand it to you!"
As it turned out, they would never be able to guess Zhang Ye's tricks.
After laughing for a while, the atmosphere heated up.
Then Zhang Ye said, "Next up, it's time for the competition. First up, our first singer will be performing a love song for everyone, so let's leave the rest of the show to him."
The audience looked at him in confusion.
A love song?
So what?
What was so rare about that?
But a second later, the lights dimmed.
Zhang Ye did not leave but stood quietly in the center of the stage. Only then did the audience realize that Zhang Ye was going to be performing first? He was going to sing a love song?
The audience burst into an uproar!
"Wow!"
"A love song?"
"This is going to be amazing!"
"He's going to give it to his fiancée?"
"I'm looking forward to it!"
"Zhang Ye is going to use his killer move!"
"I have a feeling that he's going to get first place this episode!"
"He's finally going to sing properly!"
"If he were to sing 'Love of a Lifetime,' he would definitely get into the top three today!"
"It's finally not a divine song! He's going to sing a love song instead! "
"Divine songs? How can there be so many divine songs! "
The stage fell silent.
The audience also fell silent.
Zhang Ye slowly closed his eyes. All he could think of was Wu Zeqing.
Backstage.
Zhang Xia was watching intently.
Xiaodong was touching up her makeup as she stared intently at the screen.
Amy was very nervous and looking forward to it.
They all wanted to see what kind of state Zhang Ye would be in when he bared his fangs!
Onstage, Zhang Ye had already opened his eyes. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the music suddenly started playing. A strong rhythm instantly filled the stage!
The audience was stunned. They suddenly had a bad feeling about this!
This music?
This rhythm?
It couldn't be, right?
But when Zhang Ye opened his mouth, everyone stumbled!
"I've planted a seed."
"It finally bore fruit.
"Today is a great day.
"Plucking the stars for you.
"Plucking the moon for you.
"Letting the sun rise for you every day.
"Turning into a candle and burning myself just to illuminate you.
"Giving my everything to you, as long as you're happy.
"You make my tomorrow meaningful."
"Life may be short, but I'll love you forever —
"No! Leave! No! Abandon!
"You're my little, little apple!
"No matter how much I love you, it's never too much!
"Your blushing face warms my heart!
"Light up the fire of my life! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! "
Zhang Xia: "…"
Huang Cheng: "…"
Chen Guang: "…"
Xiaodong: "…"
Amy: "…"
The audience: "…"
F * ck your sister!
Is this a love song?
You're fucking calling this a love song?!
Teacher Zhang! Like hell I'll believe you!!
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