They’re all reborn, what’s wrong with being a little more almighty?

Chapter 277: Catching Mayday and Taking Advantage of the Situation
The three judges showed surprised expressions at the same time. They did not expect to encounter such an amazing original song in this amateur audition.

The melody of this song is simple but beautiful. The rhythm of the song is not fast, but it can make people immersed in it naturally.

The lyrics seem very simple, but every sentence can hit the heart and give people a feeling of being deeply emotionally entangled.

The only drawback is that this contestant's singing skills are very average. His timbre, voice, and control are all a mess. From a professional point of view, he can't sing at all.

Fortunately, this song is not difficult to sing, and even if you have terrible singing skills, you can still perform it.

The three judges looked at the piece of paper in their hands at the same time, and the number 0506622 was not on it.

"He's not one of those who were notified beforehand. He's really an amateur contestant!" The three of them showed surprised expressions at the same time.

Although the program is advertised as an amateur talent show, in fact, the contestants with connections and strength have already been separately listed by the program team and a list has been prepared, and the judging panel pays special attention to them.

Several contestants who were destined to advance had already been marked out, and coming to participate in today's auditions was just a formality.

Zhang Wei is obviously not on this special personnel list.

It is a rare opportunity to come across an original song that is so amazing. The three judges did not interrupt Zhang Wei, but listened to him quietly until he finished singing the song, and gradually became immersed in the song.

"We were so sweet, so beautiful, so trusting, so crazy, and so passionate. Why did we still have to run towards our own happiness and grow old with regrets..."

When Zhang Wei sang this line, a beautiful figure emerged in Zheng Jun's mind. The news of his death seemed to be pulled back to that green and distant time by an invisible force. A long-forgotten memory returned to his heart.

At that time, he was still young and ignorant, and he met the most beautiful girl. The sweetness of first love was like the breeze of early summer, gently blowing into his new heart.

However, in the blink of an eye, time flies, he has entered middle age, and has long lost contact with her. The triviality and busyness of life are like a sharp knife, scraping off those beautiful memories layer by layer, and eventually they become blurred.

Only late at night, when he sat alone on the balcony, looking at the dim lights in the distance, would he be enveloped by an inexplicable emotion, with an indescribable longing in his heart.

"I miss you so much all of a sudden. Where are you? Are you living a happy or aggrieved life..."

As the song echoed in his ears, the memories in Zheng Jun's mind turned into the same question.

"Long time no see, where are you now? Are you doing well? I haven't heard from you for a long time. Do you still remember me?"

"What I fear most is that in this life, I have decided to live on my own without you, but suddenly, I hear news about you." Finally, Zhang Wei finished singing the last sentence, then put down the guitar in his hand, waiting for the judges to give their answers.

However, the three judges on the opposite side fell into silence at the same time, as if they were still savoring the sweet or sour past.

It was the host who came to his senses first: "Three judges, please give us your comments!"

The three of them finally came out of their memories, and shock and surprise involuntarily flashed in their eyes.

A song can actually make them fall into past memories, remind them of that person from the past, and evoke the longing that has been buried deep in their hearts for a long time!

The three of them are all connoisseurs. There are only a few pop songs of this level released in a year in the entire Chinese music scene!
The three musicians can all feel that although Zhang Wei's original singing level is quite average, this song will definitely become popular if covered by any newcomer who can sing, not to mention a famous singer.

If a song of this quality were to be circulated, record companies would definitely not miss it and would inevitably rush to buy it.

The music producer who was one of the judges even wanted to buy the song on the spot. It was a pity that he was a judge and could not do such a thing that went against his professional ethics.

The three of them just looked at each other and showed an expression of "you speak first" at the same time.

Finally, a music producer asked, "What's the name of this song?"

"The name of this song is "Suddenly I Miss You So Much." Zhang Wei replied.

The judge nodded slightly and said: "You put a lot of emotion into this song. I can feel your deep understanding and resonance with the lyrics. Even I can't help but immerse myself in the emotional atmosphere of this song."

"This song is really great. I think it's very well interpreted and has very unique emotional expression. To be honest, from a professional point of view, your song is worthy of being released on a record," said another person.

The last person to speak was Zheng Jun: "The song is indeed great. It is the best new song I have heard today, and your stage performance seemed very relaxed. But your singing skills have reduced the score of this song.

I think you still have a lot to improve in terms of singing skills, such as pitch, rhythm, and timbre control. Another thing is breathing rhythm. In the climax of the song or the emotional part, make sure your breathing is more stable to avoid affecting the quality of singing due to lack of breath.

Among all the contestants we interviewed today, your song was the most impressive to me, but your singing skills were also the worst. It is no exaggeration to say that every contestant who was eliminated before sang better than you, not to mention those who are pending and have advanced.

Your song can definitely advance directly. As a singer, I really can't bury such an excellent song. But your performance is too bad. If you advance, it will be unfair to those eliminated or pending contestants.

But from what I heard you play the guitar, you must have received professional vocal training, otherwise you wouldn't have such a high level of playing skills. It's said that people who have received professional training can't sing like this. This is what I don't understand. Do you have a cold, or is there any damage to your respiratory system?"

The judges are clearly trying to give themselves a leg up.

After all, this is a music program for singing, and the main idea of ​​the program is that no matter your background, age or appearance, anyone can sing if they want to.

You can sing if you want to, but what the hell is your singing skill? How can you advance to the next level with such poor singing skills?
But this song is really great!
So if we let you advance since your singing level is so poor, you have to give an explanation!
Zhang Wei also realized that the judges were making excuses for him, so he immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "The climate has changed a lot recently. I wore less clothes and I caught a cold."

"No wonder! I thought with your guitar playing level, it's impossible that you don't even have basic singing skills!" Zheng Jun smiled slightly, then looked around, seeking the opinions of the other two.

The other two also nodded, indicating that it was okay to pass.

"Okay, we judges have unanimously decided that you have passed. Congratulations on advancing to the top 50 of the Beijing Division!"

On the other side, the program director was also communicating with the photographer through the headset.

"Did you record everything just now?" the director asked.

"Camera 1, everything is recorded!"

"Camera No. 2, no problem."

"Camera 3, recorded it."

"Camera No. 4 and No. 5, did you record the judges' expressions when the contestants were singing?" the director asked again.

"Camera 4, recorded it."

"Camera No. 5, all three judges gave close-ups of their expressions!"

Hearing these answers, the on-site director breathed a sigh of relief. Such a good song must be edited into the official program!
……

According to the audition requirements, each contestant must prepare three songs as his or her competition repertoire.

Zhang Wei also knew that he had no talent in singing, and his singing level was just at the average level in KTV. Anyone who could sing a little stronger in high notes and a little more in low notes would be able to sing better than him.

So he decisively chose the song "Suddenly I Miss You" as the competition song.

One thing about Mayday's songs is that they are easy to sing. Even people who have never practiced vocal music can sing along after listening to them twice.

Mayday also has many popular classic songs. The quality of those classic songs is still very good. Not only are they widely sung, but they have also won many music awards.

There are countless other good songs, but none of them are as easy to sing as Mayday’s songs; and other easy-to-sing songs are not as good as Mayday’s songs.

This is tailor-made for a beginner like Zhang Wei.

Mayday's songs and Zhang Wei's singing skills failed to impress the judges. If it were someone else's song, even if the song was good, it would definitely fail miserably.

The song "Suddenly I Miss You So Much" is the first song in Mayday's album "Poetry of Post-Youth", and it is definitely one of the main songs.

This album was released in October 2008 and won the Hong Kong and Taiwan Record of the Year award at the Music Radio Awards, as well as the Album of the Year award at the 10th Singapore Golden Melody Awards.

These two awards are enough to demonstrate the quality of this album, and also indirectly illustrate the quality of several main songs in the album.

The song "Suddenly I Miss You So Much" also won the 2009 BJ Pop Music Ceremony's Golden Melody Award, and was nominated for Best Composition and Best Lyrics in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Also in 2015, another singer Xu Jiaying covered this song and also won the top 2015 golden songs of the Pop Music Gold Chart.

These awards mean that the quality of this song is among the best in the Chinese music scene.

Songs of this quality only appear a few times a year, and any famous singer would be overjoyed to have them. But now getting an audition on an amateur talent show is simply a dimensionality reduction blow!
……

The top 50 players in the qualifying area will be given a red scarf. When Ye Haotian and Lu Yunxiang saw the red scarf on Zhang Wei's neck, they knew that he had advanced.

"Brother, you actually advanced? Was it because of my guitar?"

"With your singing skills, I'm really surprised that you were able to advance directly without being put on hold!" Ye Haotian also said from the side.

"I sang an original song, and the song was pretty good, so I advanced," Zhang Wei replied.

"Original song? Who created it?" Lu Yunxiang asked immediately.

"Nonsense, how can the song I sing be your original work?" Zhang Wei snorted coldly.

"Brother, can you write songs?" Lu Yunxiang asked in surprise.

"Otherwise, how can I be your brother!" Zhang Wei said proudly.

"But last month, you were still a music novice. You couldn't even read the musical notation. You just learned to read music from Brother Haotian in order to learn guitar. Now you can write songs? Brother Haotian, Brother Wei is teasing us!"

Ye Haotian said, "If it were someone else, I wouldn't believe that they could write a song in less than a month, but with you, Wei Ge, anything can happen."

"I'll sing for you when we get back to the dormitory." Zhang Wei said as he looked around. More than half of the people waiting had left, which meant that most of the contestants had been eliminated.

"Find a place to sit and wait for a while. Once the rest of these are finished, we'll know whether Xiao Lu, who is still to be determined, can advance!"

……

After discussion among the judges, Lu Yunxiang, the undecided contestant, finally succeeded in getting a spot in the top 50.

The next game will be from 50 to 10, which means that % of the people will be eliminated. This elimination rate is quite high.

Moreover, in this kind of competition, there will definitely be reserved spots for people with connections. It’s not too much to have three people selected among the top ten. If you calculate it this way, there are 47 people left to compete for seven spots.

In the dormitory, the three people began to discuss the next game.

"According to the information announced by the organizer, in the next 50 to 10 competition, the judges have three spots that will directly advance to the top 10, and another spots are pending. But I think these three direct advances will definitely have nothing to do with us." Ye Haotian said.

"What's the matter, Brother Haotian? With your singing skills, don't you have the confidence to advance directly?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.

"If it's really a competition of singing skills, I'm not afraid of it. I'm just afraid of a competition of connections and background. I estimate that among these three who advanced directly, at least two are due to connections, or even all three are due to connections." Ye Haotian replied.

"Then we can only fight for the fifteen pending places, and then compete for the remaining seven qualifying places? Brother Haotian, I think you should have no problem." Zhang Wei said.

"I'm worried about you! With your singing skills, you probably can't even make the waiting list." Ye Haotian snorted coldly.

"It's okay, I have original songs! I just sang the song "Suddenly I Miss You" to you. If I can write one original song of this level, I can write the second and the third. Am I afraid that I can't make it into the top ten?" Zhang Wei said confidently.

Ye Haotian glared at Zhang Wei and said, "Didn't you read the rules of 50 to 10?"

"Is it different from the auditions?" Zhang Wei asked subconsciously.

"Of course it's different!" Ye Haotian sighed and explained helplessly: "The rule of 50 to 10 is that the 50 contestants are divided into 10 groups, with five people in each group. Everyone sings a song together, and then it is handed over to the judges for judgment.

If the judges determine that you are eliminated at this time, then you will be eliminated directly. If the judges determine that you are pending, then you can sing the songs you prepared. After all the pending contestants have finished singing, the judges will give the final result!
That is to say, if you want to sing your original song, you must first ensure that you will not be eliminated in the stage of five people singing a song together! Then you can go to the stage of singing your original song. Do you think that with your singing skills, you can pass the stage of singing together?"

"I really can't pass it! That being said, it's quite troublesome!" Zhang Wei frowned slightly.

If five people sing a song together, it will definitely be a song that everyone is familiar with. In this way, the advantage of Zhang Wei's original song will be completely useless.

As Zhang Wei has absolutely no singing skills, he will definitely be eliminated in this round.

After realizing this, Zhang Wei felt relieved. He said, "It's okay. We are all here to attend the audition with Xiao Lu anyway! If you can't make it into the top ten, then you can't make it. As long as Xiao Lu can advance, that's fine. Xiao Lu, when you advance, I'll write a few good songs for you, and make you famous all over the country, and fulfill your dream of becoming a star!"

"Really?" Lu Yunxiang's eyebrows lit up immediately, and he continued, "Brother, why don't you write a song for me now? If I'm on the waiting list, I'll sing the song you wrote!"

"Okay! It happens that I already have a song. It's called "You Are Not Really Happy"!"

Zhang Wei thought that since he had already copied a song, he might as well continue to take advantage of Mayday!
(End of this chapter)