The third contestant took the stage.
Her name was Shi Fangru and she brought a song that one of the contestants from the preliminary auditions had sung before. It was called "Blooming Flowers."
"On the windowsill, the flowers have bloomed.
"But you, you're not here.
"Thinking back to that spring, you were still by my side.
"These petals have a smiling face.
"The flowers have bloomed!
"I'm crying!
"Why did you leave!"
This person's singing was very standard. It wasn't as stunning as the previous two, but it was still just right!
This song moved the two coaches, Zhang Xia and Fan Wenli, to the point that they turned around for her. Zhang Yuanqi and Chen Guang did not turn around for some reason.
When Zhang Ye was not onstage, Zhang Yuanqi took over the hosting duties. "What's your name?"
Shi Fangru: "My name is Shi Fangru."
Zhang Yuanqi: "What about work?"
Shi Fangru smiled and said: "I don't have a job. I'm a housewife who stays at home to take care of my child."
Fan Wenli exclaimed: "I really couldn't tell that you already have a child? Then what about you this year? "
Shi Fangru: "I have a baby face. Everyone says that I look young, but I'm actually 34 years old this year. My child is already in elementary school."
Fan Wenli said: "Why don't you join me —"
Before she could finish, Zhang Xia saw an opportunity and immediately said: "The other coaches don't have children, but I have five children who were brought up by me. I also have a large group of grandchildren. If you join my team, not only can I guide you in music, I can also teach you how to take care of children!"
Zhang Yuanqi laughed and said: "Grandma Zhang is using her trump card!"
Zhang Xia said: "That's right. All the candidates have been snatched away by that couple. If I don't come up with something more ruthless, I won't even have a single student left!"
In the end, no one knew if it was because of the child or because of Grandma Zhang's sincerity, but Shi Fangru chose Grandma Zhang. Fan Wenli seemed very regretful and sighed and complained for a long time. It could be seen that she liked this student very much, but she couldn't compete with Teacher Zhang.
...
Next, the students appeared one by one.
As for the fourth contestant, Zhang Xia and Chen Guang turned around at the last moment. This was a contestant that sang a folk song. This song was also a folk song of the Great Prairie. His voice was powerful, and his vocal range was high. Teacher Zhang Xia practically didn't spend much effort to snatch this contestant into her team. In the field of folk songs and bel canto, even if the other three teachers used all their strength, they still couldn't compete with Zhang Xia.
The fifth student …
The sixth student …
The seventh student …
Today, all the contestants had their mentors turn around. Some had four mentors, while some had one. For example, in the seventh contestant, only Chen Guang had his mentor turn around. Since the contestants no longer had the opportunity to choose their mentor, they naturally joined Chen Guang's team.
At this moment.
Zhang Xia harvested two people.
Chen Guang harvested three people.
Fan Wenli harvested two people.
On the other hand, Zhang Yuanqi seemed to have higher expectations. Other than Luo Yu, who was the first to go up, she did not turn around to look at the other students. There was still no one under the battle team flag, but she did not seem to be in a hurry, nor did she relax her standards. She was waiting for a voice that could move her.
…
It was already three in the afternoon.
Several of the coaches and audience members were feeling a little tired.
At this moment, Zhang Ye walked over from backstage and instructed, "All departments, stop for a ten-minute break. We will record the final contestant in ten minutes."
Zhang Yuanqi did not move.
Zhang Xia, Fan Wenli, and Chen Guang got up and went to the bathroom.
When the live audience heard this, many of them were led out of the recording studio by the staff. Some of them went to get some water, some went to the corridors to get some fresh air, and some went to the bathroom.
"Today was such a great day."
"Yeah, it was really exciting."
"But it's still a strong start and a weak finish."
"Yeah, I feel the same way too. Maybe it's because the contestants at the beginning were too amazing. Although the feeling towards the end was also very good, the contestants at the end didn't seem to be as strong as the ones at the beginning. There weren't any contestants who could give us goosebumps just by listening to them! Uh, could it be that there were only a few strong contestants in the entire preliminary audition, and they were all placed at the beginning by the program team? Then there weren't any other strong contestants left? If that's the case, then the anticipation for the future will be greatly reduced. There won't be much to see! "
"I don't know."
"Don't even think about it. It's already not bad that there are so many good singers. Even the most average of the seven contestants would be able to sweep away all the other talent shows!"
"That's true, but the contestants at the beginning and at the beginning were really too strong. It's increased my anticipation and expectations. I'm sure there will be even better contestants at the end."
"Come on, these kinds of contestants are one in a million. There's only one in 80% of them, so how can they be that easy to find? It's already not easy to have these contestants. Zhang Ye had to search all over the country to pick them out. In my opinion, everyone shouldn't have too high of an expectation. The contestants at the end will probably be the same. There won't be any more shocking voices like Luo Yu's. The Voice's trump card has already been revealed."
"That's what I think too."
"Hai, that's true. Where can they find so many amazing contestants!"
"Even so, this show is already very impressive. At least I've never seen such an exciting talent show before!"
"Zhang Ye is indeed worthy of his reputation!"
During the break, Zhang Ye was also busy.
Zhang Ye found a staff member and asked, "Have Qian Pingfan's parents arrived yet? Why haven't I seen them yet? "
That person said, "They're on the way. They've never taken a plane before, so they were delayed at the airport for a long time. After they got off the plane, they got lost. When I found out about it later, I quickly got someone to drive over to pick them up!"
Zhang Ye asked, "Where are they now?"
That person said, "They're at the North Third Loop. They'll be there soon."
Zhang Ye said, "Hurry them up a little more, we won't make it in time!"
Beside him, Ha Qiqi came over. "Director Zhang, why don't we switch to someone else first?"
Zhang Ye firmly shook his head. "No, for today's recording, the finale has to be Qian Pingfan. No one else can hold him back." The order of the contestants' appearance had been decided by Zhang Ye himself. Who would be first, who would be last, and who would appear in the second or third episode? All of these were carefully planned out. Zhang Ye had deliberated over this name list for a very long time before deciding on it!
"Then I'll hurry them up!"
After resting for ten minutes, Zhang Ye extended the rest time by another ten minutes.
…
Before 3: 30 PM.
Zhang Ye finally saw Qian Pingfan's parents backstage. They were a middle-aged man and woman in their forties. Perhaps due to the tough conditions back in the countryside, the two of them had to farm or work. Being exposed to the elements all year round, their skin was very poor and they looked old. They looked to be in their fifties.
"Hello."
"Where's my son?"
The two of them did not speak Mandarin well and had a very heavy accent.
Zhang Ye invited the two of them into the second recording studio's room. "Hello, elders. Qian Pingfan is currently backstage getting ready to go on stage. He'll be coming out very soon. Here, you can see him on TV."
Father Qian said, "You are?"
The cameraman said, "This is Teacher Zhang Ye."
The two elders looked puzzled. "Oh, hello."
When the cameraman saw that the two of them did not know Zhang Ye, he was not surprised. He knew that Qian Pingfan's parents were not familiar with the entertainment industry, so he changed his explanation. "This is our executive director."
Father Qian looked surprised. "Director?" Perhaps he did not expect that there would be such a young executive director.
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Just call me Little Zhang."
Mother Qian could not help but ask, "Director, is my son really going on TV?"
Zhang Ye said, "Yes, but we're filming now. The TV here is connected to the stage and will only be officially broadcasted at 9 PM."
Mother Qian wanted to say something but hesitated.
Father Qian said, "Did you guys make a mistake?"
Zhang Ye asked, "What mistake?"
Father Qian said, "My son only repairs bicycles. We don't have anyone in our family who can sing."
"You've never heard Qian Pingfan sing before?" Zhang Ye asked.
Mother Qian said, "No, he only knows how to farm and repair bicycles. Our son doesn't have any other skills, so I've never heard him sing before!"
Zhang Ye did not know how to explain it. Unlike Luo Yu's parents, who listened to Luo Yu sing every day and felt that she did not sing well, Qian Pingfan's parents had never even heard their son sing once before. So no matter what Zhang Ye said, it would probably be useless. This was also the reason why he tried so hard to get Qian Pingfan's parents to come to Beijing. He had tried his best to persuade them, made countless long distance calls, and even booked the air tickets and hotel rooms before he managed to convince Qian Pingfan's parents to come to Beijing. Zhang Ye had no other intentions other than to let Qian Pingfan's parents know that their son was not only good at farming and repairing bicycles!
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