The contestants backstage were also talking a lot, looking at Zheng Qian with eyes full of envy. Look at him, he is so popular abroad!
Zheng Qian was actually a little surprised. He saw Stephen among these foreigners. Could this be the surprise Stephen mentioned?
Soon, in the studio, the director began to count down and the live broadcast began.
Compared with the previous stage, this time, the specifications of the studio have been significantly upgraded.
First of all, the number of spectators has increased to 2,150 seats, while the public judging seats are still 35 seats. Because of the crazy complaints from the audience after the last episode of the program was broadcast, the program team felt tremendous pressure, so this time
The age group of public review in this period is controlled between the ages of 15 and 55, and the control of each age group is very even.
As for the professional judges, starting from the first game of this finals, it is obvious that heavyweight professional singers have also been invited.
Among them are Li Wen, the queen of the singing world who became famous in her early years, Zhang Yu, one of the three top tenors in China, and Li Shoujie, a well-known and powerful singer, professor of Dongyin, and songwriter.
These three people are almost at the top of their respective fields, especially Li Shoujie, who has the highest status. He is a top student at Beijing University. He attracted everyone's attention as soon as he debuted. After more than ten years of development, although his popularity is not as high as that of the King
However, his creative talent has also made him popular all over the country. His works are often sung by some kings and queens, and he has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage many times.
Li Shoujie was the only guest judge who was proactively invited by the program team. Even though Li Shoujie had to push the envelope several times and refused to show up, he finally agreed after being nudged by the program team.
There is only one reason, I hope to hear Zheng Qian’s new song live.
Yes, even Li Shoujie appreciates Zheng Qian's talent.
Even if you don't pay much attention to "Chinese Idol", you have heard people discussing Zheng Qian in various places.
Among them, Zheng Qian's works were spread wildly during this period.
For example, his favorite song "Legend" is very suitable for him in terms of lyrics and music, and is very consistent with his aesthetics.
In addition, he also heard the "March of Steel Torrent" at an official event.
The majestic music and the low roar of the choir made Li Shoujie's whole body tingle. After learning that this was also Zheng Qian's work, he was full of admiration for Zheng Qian.
With such creative talent at such a young age, there are not many people who are admired by Li Shoujie in the field of songwriting and songwriting, but Zheng Qian is definitely one of them.
Li Shoujie was also stunned by Zheng Qian's performance in the last performance. Although "Love in BC" was not to his liking, both lyrics and music were considered excellent. Later, Zheng Qian's song "Never Left" impressed Li Shoujie.
I felt the shock of the first "Steel Torrent March" again. When the three high notes sounded, Li Shoujie felt his scalp numb.
Zheng Qian's style is so diverse.
Even if you don't like one of his songs, there will always be another song that you like crazily.
This time, he personally sat at the professional judging table in order to avoid the phenomenon of the previous game from happening again.
He would judge the performance of these players with a professional eye, thus increasing the rigor invisibly. This caused several players who were playing for the first time to be bombarded by Li Shoujie because they were too glib. In the end, he couldn't hold it back,
He made intuitive remarks at the scene:
"What is music?"
"There are many people who know music, but there are very few people who really know what music is! Why do many singers sing songs that are always touching when they first debut? After listening to them for three days, they become instantly famous.
?Because when newcomers sing, they always express a song in the most sincere, innocent and direct way! That song exudes true inner feelings! It naturally touches everyone."
"However, the longer many singers sing, the more weird their accents become when singing! Even their behavior on stage becomes exaggerated and full of weird movements..."
He paused, and finally, under the direction of director Li Dongtian, he gave the contestants face, took a breath and said: "In the music world, you are all newcomers. I don't want you to blindly imitate the masterpieces of your predecessors and lose them."
It’s reached the original intention that a new singer should have.”
The group of contestants who had just finished their performance were all blushing at these words.
Among them is Yu Wei. As judge Li Shoujie said, her singing is indeed a lot smoother. Blindly showing off her singing skills does not actually add many points, because the singing skills of the top ten contestants are basically above the level.
In this case, expressing a song in the most sincere, innocent and direct way will obviously make the song more prominent and move everyone naturally.
But at this moment, Yu Wei is more worried about being pending.
In this game, the top 10 will advance to the top 8. The rules are basically the same as the previous game. Every three people are in a group. The extra person will automatically enter the pending state.
Afterwards, the group performed.
The judges will select the person with the worst performance to be determined.
The four people to be determined will go through a pair of PK duels, and the two who lose in the end will be eliminated directly.
It is worth mentioning that the three most popular players, Zheng Qian, Yu Qianqian, and Su Jing, were accidentally assigned to a group.
This kind of powerful showdown directly gave the audience a surge of adrenaline, and the ratings have been rising since the launch.
Now, the first group of performances has been completed. Under the comments of the three professional judges, the public judges began to vote. Perhaps because of Li Shoujie's harsh comments, Yu Wei received the least votes and was ultimately undecided.
The other two people are Wei Yifan and Zhu Xiaoyun. Wei Yifan is one of the top six most popular kings in the past, so there is no need to say much about his strength. Zhu Xiaoyun is a dark horse in the show. She is also what Li Shoujie calls the kind of singer who sings with the most innocent, direct and sincere voice.
The same is true for the new singer who performed. Her singing voice is full of touching power.
Then, the second group came on stage. The players in this group were Zhang Qiusheng, Jiang Ruolin and Song Zixun. Zhang Qiusheng and Jiang Ruolin have always attracted much attention, but Song Zixun also came from behind and became a dark horse, advancing into the top ten.
It is worth mentioning that Song Zixun, like Zheng Qian, is also a singing and dancing singer who has returned from overseas. His singing is full of Korean style, and even Lamei’s movements are inexplicably stick-like. In the current era of Korean Wave invasion, this kind of performance is realistic
It is fashionable and has won enthusiastic support and applause from the audience.
However, after all, he is still far behind the popularity king, so in the end he still cannot escape his undetermined fate.
The last group begins to play.
From the moment the three people walked onto the stage, the atmosphere in the entire studio began to become restless.
Even the professional judges were whispering to each other and whispering in secret.
"Is this Zheng Qian? He's very handsome!"
"This Su Jing's skin is too fair. I was almost like her when I was young!"
"Teacher Li Wen, you are beautiful now too!"
"Zheng Qian is a tenor. Teacher Zhang Yu, do you feel any pressure? The waves behind you in the Yangtze River push the waves ahead!"
Watching Li Wen and Zhang Yu laughing and discussing, Li Shoujie suddenly said: "Zheng Qian is an all-round singer, not just a tenor, we should pay more attention to his creative ability!"
Li Wen nodded and said: "Yes, I watched the previous episodes and the judges basically didn't praise Zheng Qian's creative ability too much. Maybe it's because Zheng Qian's powerful singing skills are too amazing, covering up that he is a singer-songwriter."
Facts about great singer-songwriters.”
Zhang Yu smiled: "Don't keep your eyes on Zheng Qian. This is unfair to the other two players. Yu Qianqian and Su Jing are also favorites to win the championship, and their performance will not be any worse."
The other two people also nodded slightly.
What Zhang Yu said is correct. Putting aside their creative abilities, the singing skills of Yu Qianqian and Su Jing are actually not weaker than some of the well-known singers at the moment. If they choose the works they perform well, they may not be weaker than Zheng Qian.
Zheng Qian is a tenor, but Su Jing is also a soprano. Therefore, in the eyes of the judges, the three contestants in this group are actually about the same strength. However, Zheng Qian has extra points because of his strong creative ability.
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But is this really the case?
At this time, amidst warm applause, Zheng Qian, Yu Qianqian and Su Jing walked onto the stage step by step and greeted the audience.
"Hello everyone, I'm Su Jing!"
"I am Yu Qianqian!"
"I am Zheng Qian!"
Compared with the fancy self-introductions of the first two groups, Zheng Qian's group's introductions were simple and clear. They just announced their names and then started the performance.
For the three of them, too many introduction prefixes are meaningless. Throughout the entire "Chinese Idol" program, they have touched the ceiling of popularity. Even if they are eliminated, the future of the three of them is promising.
And this scene once again aroused warm applause from the audience.
The first person to appear was Su Jing.
As the recognized soprano of the program group, Su Jing's singing voice is as light as a lark, and her dolphin voice is even more outstanding. After she shined in the program, she was dubbed "Little Wang Fei" by the enthusiastic audience.
But Su Jing actually doesn't like this title. She has expressed in public many times that she doesn't want to be Xiao Wang Fei and just wants people to know her name, which is Su Jing!
Su Jing is a singer who excels in academics. Her singing skills are not inferior to Zheng Qian's, and she is also a popular champion. Many people say that if Su Jing's creative ability is as strong as Zheng Qian's, then she may be the most popular person on the show now.
Will become Su Jing.
At this time, in the corner of the stage, Yu Qianqian coughed and said, "Oh, Brother Qian, I'm afraid I'm going to be eliminated today!"
Zheng Qian raised his hand and slapped it, laughing and scolding: "What nonsense are you talking about? With your strength, you will definitely be in the top three!"
The two are roommates. They have been together for a long time and have some feelings for each other. Zheng Qian is also optimistic about Yu Qianlian. He thinks that it is absolutely fine for Yu Qianlian to be among the top three. However, Yu Qianlian caught a cold early this morning. At first, he sneezed and then coughed constantly.
Although I got better after hanging up the infusion bottle, I still cough occasionally and my voice becomes a little hoarse.
Zheng Qian was also a little worried in his heart, but he was not a miracle doctor, so naturally he could not help, so he could only comfort him with words, and finally said with a smile: "How about I put some pressure on you and send you to advance first?"
When Yu Qianqian heard this, he was slightly startled, and then his face turned serious: "Brother Qian, you must not do this."
"The game is a game. If you let go, you will not only be irresponsible to the fans who support you, but also disrespectful to me. I don't want that."
Yu Qianqian seemed a little angry. After saying this, he turned away and concentrated on watching Su Jing's performance.
Zheng Qian smiled and patted Yu Qianqian on the shoulder: "Okay, I promise you, I won't let you go, but you have to advance."
Yu Qianqian smiled: "Definitely!"
The host next to him, He Ling, had actually been observing the two of them. When he saw the two of them acting like this, he was a little moved in his heart. To truly respect your opponent is to use all your strength to fight against them, instead of deliberately letting them off for a little affection. This is not
To protect is to harm.
Yu Qianqian also has self-esteem, and it is a very strong self-esteem.
Zheng Qian sighed in his heart.
With Su Jing's performance, coupled with the song she prepared, Yu Qianqian would not be able to advance smoothly, let alone now, even in his heyday, and the only thing that would greet him would be to be determined.
Therefore, we can only hope that he can perform well in the next game and break out of the siege.
Otherwise, it would be a pity that the champion seed would be eliminated in the first game of the finals.
When Su Jing finished her song, it was Zheng Qian's turn to play.
When he walked onto the stage, he showed just a little bit, and the whole studio was boiling.
Zheng Qian was refreshed and felt that his whole body was full of strength.
"This is the benefit that popularity brings!" Li Shoujie said with emotion.
Anyone in such a scenario would probably have endless confidence, and it would also make their opponents feel invincible fear.
Su Jing, who had just come off the stage, felt this way. The treatment was so different that she couldn't help but turn around and look at the figure walking towards the stage.
At that moment, Zheng Qian, who was in the backlight, became so tall and majestic in Su Jing's eyes.
"There is a city in everyone's heart, inhabited by an impossible person. That person passes through youth for a while, but will be stranded in memory for a lifetime, and eventually becomes our belief."
On the stage, Zheng Qian picked up the microphone and said: "The song I want to sing is called "Faith"!"
After a simple opening remarks, under everyone's serious gaze, the music started playing.
The melodious sound of the cello came, making everyone feel their hearts sinking.
Zheng Qian invited his company's artist Ke Lan to perform and record this piano sound himself, plus some drum beats and the sound of planes taking off from the airport, which made up the nearly one-minute prelude.
At this moment, all the beauty of the dance scene disappeared, leaving only a beam of soft white moonlight falling on Zheng Qian's shoulders.
People listened to the melodious sound of the piano, and then were immersed in this scene. Until Zheng Qian's singing sounded, the calm lake in their hearts seemed to have a series of ripples.
"Whenever I hear melancholy music
The hurt that brings back memories
Whenever I see the white moonlight
Thinking of your face
I know I shouldn’t think about it, I can’t think about it
I just thought of being confused again
Who makes me sad, who makes me concerned
It is you……"
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