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Chapter 286 There is a shady secret!
Seeing that Zhang Wei was singing another original song, the audience immediately became excited, except for the manager of the entertainment company, who looked panicked.

The song "Sad People Don't Listen to Slow Songs" may sound a bit childish, but it must be admitted that it is indeed a good song. If it were sung by a famous singer, it would be able to compete for the Golden Melody Award.

Now that Zhang Wei is going to sing an original song again, which of his competitors would not be nervous!

As the prelude ended, Zhang Wei began to sing along with the music in a slightly deep voice: "Then, they said your heart seemed to have healed, and someone began to protect you. Should I feel at ease or heartbroken?"

Just the first few sentences instantly immersed the entire audience in the song.

The song "Us and Them" has a unique melody. The composer of this song is not Mayday's lead singer Ashin, but guitarist Wen Shangyi. Although the style is still Mayday's usual style, the genre is the kind of song that is tender yet hard, with exquisite and layered arrangement.

And because the composer is a guitarist, he spent a lot of time on the coordination of instruments. The combination of piano and guitar fully reflects the musical expressiveness of the song and adds a lot to the emotional expression of the song.

In 2017, Wen Shangyi was nominated for the Best Composer at the 28th Golden Melody Awards for this song, which can be regarded as a recognition of his composition of this song.

In addition to the beautiful melody and exquisite style, the lyrics of this song are also very touching.

Liu Ruoying directed a movie of the same name in 2018, "Us and Them". It was because she heard this song and was moved by the lyrics that the story of the movie came into being. The movie received five nominations at the Golden Rooster Awards and had a domestic box office of 13.6 billion. This song naturally became the theme song of the movie.

The reason why this song will be loved by countless fans in the future is largely because the lyrics can easily touch people's deep emotional resonance. Whether you are experiencing emotional ups and downs or have walked out of the shadows and embraced a new life, you can find your own shadow in this song.

This was indeed the case when Zhang Wei sang this song. Whether in the studio or in front of the TV, the audience instantly found years of memories through this song. Some recalled those beautiful youthful years, some thought of people they once liked or loved, and some had that unforgettable and profound memory emerge in their minds.

"I only hope that you will be happy in the future. That is what I want most in the future. We will still walk together, but no longer side by side, pursuing our own lives..."

A few lines of lyrics instantly sketched out a vivid picture in the minds of the audience.

"No matter what happens in the future, we must make our future life wonderful. In the future, I look forward to seeing you truly free in my tears..."

These are just a few simple lyrics, but they reveal a sense of relief and liberation. However, it is precisely this kind of relief and liberation that allows people to sense the sincerity, endless sadness and nostalgia, and can instantly move people.

The cheers from the scene were long gone, and no one was swaying to the rhythm of the music. Instead, there was a silent face. The reason for the silence was that they were completely focused, and they were all immersed in the song, concentrating on every word of the lyrics.

"Us and Them" is not just a lyric, nor is it a statement. It is more like a review and summary of the past, and a deep understanding and perception of love and life.

At this moment, the audience finally realized that this song is not about our future selves, but about our present selves.

"Somewhere, another you is left behind. There is another me, smiling. Another me is still in love with you, and will last forever in our place. If you can think like this, it is enough..."

The song finally came to an end, and as these lyrics were sung, some audience members couldn't hold back and shed tears.

The camera accurately captured a few audience members with red eyes and gave close-ups. This scene shown on the TV screen is simply urging you to vote via text message!
"In my tears I can see that you are truly free..." After Zhang Wei sang the last sentence, the scene fell into silence for five seconds, and suddenly there was deafening cheers and applause.

Even the three judges stood up from their chairs at the same time and applauded generously.

"That's great, Zhang Wei, you're really great. I didn't expect that I could hear such a soulful song here at this competition. This is definitely the best song I've heard this year!"

Although the host had not yet asked the judges to speak, one of the judges could not help but pick up the microphone and praise Zhang Wei.

Seeing the performance of the audience and judges, Zhang Wei's originally anxious heart gradually calmed down. After all, Mayday is the top Chinese music band, and their classic songs, brought to this kind of amateur singing competition, are indeed a dimensionality reduction attack.

Next, the thirteen-member expert jury will vote to decide whether Zhang Wei’s challenge is successful.

The camera was focused on the first jury member, who said without hesitation: "I choose Zhang Wei!"

Next came the second one: "I choose Wang Bo!"

When he heard this choice, a flash of surprise crossed Zhang Wei's eyes. He didn't expect that there would be someone who would not choose him.

"I choose Zhang Wei!"

"I choose Wang Bo!"

"I choose Zhang Wei!"

"I choose Wang Bo!"

After the first eight people, it was a tie at four to four!

"What's going on? Wang Bo's dance to 'The Sun and the Moon in My Heart' was pretty good, but his singing was just average. How come half of the people chose him?" Zhang Wei thought to himself.

"I choose Wang Bo!"

"I choose Wang Bo!"

Wang Bo's selection by two people in a row finally broke the balance, allowing Wang Bo to take a 6 to 4 lead. Next, Wang Bo only needed to get one more vote.

"I choose Zhang Wei!"

"I choose Wang Bo!"

Finally, Wang Bo got the seventh vote. Even though the last person chose Zhang Wei, Wang Bo still won with seven to six.

Seeing this result, the audience was shocked.

The audience is not blind. Everyone can see at a glance how the contestants perform. Even people who don't understand music can tell whether a song is good or not.

Admittedly, the song "The Sun and the Moon in My Heart" sung by Wang Bo is also a classic song, but in terms of appeal, it is indeed not as good as Zhang Wei's "Later Us".

What's more, Zhang Wei sang an original song, which was definitely a plus. With these two factors in mind, it would not be surprising even if all thirteen professional judges voted for Zhang Wei.

However, seven out of the thirteen professional judges voted for Wang Bo, which was a result that none of the audience expected.

Not only the audience at the scene, but also the audience watching the live broadcast on TV were confused. "You sang so well, but you didn't win the challenge. Why?"

"How could such a good song be inferior to the song 'The Sun and the Moon in My Heart'?"

"This should be an original song, right? 'The Sun and the Moon in My Heart' was released a few years ago, and Wang Bo's singing was not very good. How did he get seven votes?"

"Are these expert judges all deaf? Can't they tell who sang better?"

Among the thirteen professional judges, the entertainment company manager breathed a sigh of relief.

"It was a close call. If Wang Bo hadn't bribed the jury, he would have definitely lost this PK. Even so, two people actually voted against him. Fortunately, he bribed eight people. If one person was missing, he would have lost the match.

But Zhang Wei is really amazing, he can write such a good song. The song "Us and Them" just now even moved me. If a song of this level is released in an album, it will probably be a hot seller!"

Among the thirteen professional judges, two of them suddenly changed their votes, which was something the manager did not expect.

Obviously, some musicians still have professional ethics. Even if they receive benefits, they are still willing to vote when they encounter a truly good song.

At this time, Zhang Wei had already guessed in his heart that there was a high probability that he had encountered a conspiracy.

The song "Us and Them" is not only widely sung, but has also won prestigious music awards. The quality of the song is definitely beyond doubt.

Moreover, this song was also favored by Rene Liu, who can be regarded as a queen of the Chinese music scene. Her musical attainments must be quite high. The song she favored, at least from a professional perspective, is a high-quality song.

The professional level of the thirteen expert judges before us is definitely not as good as that of the queen Liu Ruoying. The songs chosen by Liu Ruoying are not pleasing to you, the judges?
These thirteen people are all senior executives of record and entertainment companies, and are also veteran practitioners in music business operations. It is impossible for them not to see the potential and value of the song "Us and Them".

But they still voted for Wang Bo. The only explanation is that there is something shady going on!
At this time, Zhang Wei couldn't be sure whether this was a shady deal between the thirteen judges or a shady deal done by the program production team.

If it was just the 13 judges who were behind the shady deal, then the situation would be better and he could still turn things around later. But if it was the production team who were behind the shady deal and had already decided that Wang Bo would advance, then it would be difficult for him to reverse the situation.

Zhang Wei even had a plan in his mind. If the program team really decided that Wang Bo would advance, then he would not participate in the 48-hour breakout competition and would just withdraw directly.

Anyway, I have already produced several high-quality songs, and there will be no problem signing a contract with a record company with these songs.

When the time comes, he can just copy a few good songs, put together an album, and sell it directly. He can also gain a reputation as a music superstar. Then, he can unearth some evidence to slap the program crew in the face and get his revenge.

Zhang Wei was thinking about it when the last contestant completed the challenge. The result was still that Wang Bo successfully defended the title and advanced to the final championship PK.

As for the remaining five contestants, the one with the highest number of votes based on the number of SMS votes will advance to the final championship PK and face Wang Bo.

After a few minutes of advertising, the program team stopped the voting session and then displayed the votes for the five contestants on the big screen.

The one with the least votes only had four digits, while the one with the most votes, more than 80,000, was naturally Zhang Wei!

The song "Us and Them" really had an extraordinary effect and deeply moved the audience in front of the TV. In just one song, Zhang Wei gained more than 80,000 votes.

Of course, this number of votes cannot be compared with the subsequent national finals. After all, this is only the regional finals, and the entire "Soon Come On Boys" is still in the stage of warming up the program. The organizer did not even carry out large-scale publicity, and there were fewer audiences participating in the interaction.

By the time of the national finals, any contestant could get hundreds of thousands of votes, and by the final four stage, each contestant would receive millions of votes.

Zhang Wei received the most votes and returned to the stage to compete with Wang Bo for the final championship.

At this stage, the votes of both contestants will be reset and recounted. The contestant with the most SMS votes will be crowned the regional champion and advance to the national finals.

The two of them sang their last song each, and Wang Bo sang first because he was the champion.

Under this competition system, there is definitely an advantage in singing first, because you can show yourself earlier and win more voting time for one more song.

At the bottom of the TV broadcast screen, the vote counts of the two people appeared, and they were rising over time, but the gap did not widen.

Wang Bo also started his singing, this time he sang Jay Chou's "Starry Sky".

The most popular singer at that time was Jay Chou. Wang Bo just sang "The Sun and the Moon in My Heart", but was directly outshined by Zhang Wei's "Us and Them".

Since Wang Leehom's song was crushed, let's bring out Jay Chou's famous song, at least he won't be overshadowed again in terms of song.

No matter how original you are, Jay Chou's fan base is there. Maybe there are Jay Chou fans in the audience who will vote for Wang Bo just based on this song "Starry Sky".

I have to say that this is a very clever choice, at least it can win the favor of Jay Chou's fans.

Moreover, the song "Starry Sky" is relatively not difficult to sing. The vocal range is mainly concentrated in the middle range, which is relatively easy to control for most people's voice conditions. In addition, the high notes in the song do not change much, and there are not too many high or low parts, which makes it relatively easy to control the pitch and rhythm when singing.

After all, these are songs from Jay Chou's first album. At that time, Jay Chou was extremely talented, but his singing skills were really average. In most cases, he relied on his body functions to sing. For Jay Chou at that time, singing songs like "Black Humor" and "Lovely Woman" were already the limit of his difficulty.

By the time "Ye Huimei" was released in 2003, Jay Chou's singing skills were already as pure as fire. In the following two years, "Qilixiang" and "Chopin in November" reached their peak. So since "Qilixiang", it is rare to hear people say that they can't hear the lyrics sung by Jay Chou, which is mainly due to the improvement of his singing skills.

Wang Bo's team chose the song "Starry Sky" because they obviously thought the song was not difficult and as long as they performed well, at least they would not be deducted points.

Coupled with Jay Chou's fan effect, it can also attract Jay Chou's fans to vote, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

The result was just as Wang Bo's team predicted. When Wang Bo began to sing "Starry Sky", the number of votes displayed on the screen began to increase rapidly. After the song, Wang Bo's votes had exceeded 30,000, while Zhang Wei's votes were still in the four digits.

"This Wang Bo is quite scheming. He even knows how to use Jay Chou to canvass votes for himself! It seems I have to go all out as well."

Zhang Wei took a few deep breaths, calmed himself down, and walked onto the stage.

At the same time, the subtitle team of the broadcaster also posted the name of the song.

"Hey, it's another new song. Why does it have such a weird name?"

(End of this chapter)