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

Chapter 294: If you can't win, keep changing the rules
The audience was in an uproar, and the host instantly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Fortunately, the host was experienced and had great control over the situation. He immediately looked at the judges and said, "Please ask the judges to comment on Zhang Wei's performance."

"Zhang Wei's song 'Those Adventurous Dreams You Had' just now was great. This song really amazed me. I can even say that this is the best song in today's competition." A judge said immediately.

All the doubtful eyes were immediately cast towards the judges. Since Zhang Wei was the best, why didn't they let him advance? Why did they let him participate in the final PK? Isn't this a shady deal?

The judge continued shamelessly, “Backstage just now, we, the judges, were originally planning to let Zhang Wei advance directly, but when we learned that Zhang Wei had prepared three songs today, we changed our minds.

The song "It's a pity there is no if" sung by Zhang Wei in the last game, as well as "Back to Back Hug" and "Those Adventurous Dreams You Had" sung today, are all rare good songs, so we are also looking forward to what kind of amazing performance Zhang Wei will bring us with the third song he prepared.

Therefore, we decided to let Zhang Wei participate in the final PK. We want to know what kind of song Zhang Wei's finale song will be and how beautiful it will be. I think the audience will have the same expectations as me!"

The judges made up this reason without blushing, and in order to justify it, they even dragged the audience into it, tying up their interests with the audience. As long as the audience has expectations, then I am not doing anything wrong.

"How shameless!" Zhang Wei on the stage cursed inwardly.

What kind of bullshit logic is this! After playing handkerchief and shuttlecock, you have to play Russian roulette, just because you are so great, I like you so much, and I want to see you for a while longer!

This is like sending your idol to participate in the Squid Game. You don't like him/her, you just want him/her to die!
Being able to find such excuses, Zhang Wei has realized that the production team's tricks are no longer limited to weekly quizzes and changes in the rules of the competition. They have begun to use the judges as a card to kick him out.

After realizing this, Zhang Wei felt a strong fighting spirit deep in his heart. He picked up the microphone and said, "Thank you, judges. Thank you to the four judges for their expectations and love for me. I also hope that my third song will not disappoint the judges.

However, if the judges want to know my subsequent competition songs, you can contact me privately. I have no problem singing them for you one-on-one. There is no need to make it so complicated.

In such a fierce competition, every time a contestant goes on stage to perform, it is a rare opportunity to perform. In the past, only the first place in the weekly test would have an extra performance opportunity. Now the judges have given me an extra performance opportunity, and I am of course flattered.

But at the same time, I also think it is somewhat unfair to deprive other contestants of their singing opportunities. I think the audience would also like to see the contestants compete fairly on the stage!"

Zhang Wei's remarks seemed to imply that he had taken up other people's performance opportunities and that this was unfair to other contestants, but in reality he was saying that it was obviously unfair for you, the judges, to ask me to participate in the final PK.

The judges were not fools and of course they could hear the hidden meaning of Zhang Wei's words. Several of them blushed involuntarily and some did not dare to look Zhang Wei in the eye.

And Zhang Wei has made it clear, you are looking forward to my next song, right? Then I can sing it to you in private. Why do you have to let me go to the ultimate PK!
From now on, if you judges say that you are looking forward to your next song and therefore ask you to participate in the final PK, it will no longer be legitimate.

Zhang Wei is willing to sing for you in private, but you still deprive other contestants of the opportunity to perform just for your own expectations. Do you still have the face to continue being a judge?
In the backstage, the program planner's expression froze instantly. He also realized that this trick could only be used once, and he could not use the same excuse in the next game to prevent Zhang Wei from advancing directly.

"Let's talk about the next game later. It's still unclear whether you can successfully advance in this game!" the planner thought to himself.

……

Entering the final PK, the votes of the two contestants are reset to zero, and they each sing a song to decide the winner.

Clearing the votes to zero is obviously not a friendly rule for Zhang Wei. It means that all the hundreds of thousands of SMS votes cast previously are invalid and the vote counting has to start all over again.

Moreover, the program team deliberately arranged for his opponent to sing first, which meant that Zhang Wei had one less song to canvass for votes.

Zhang Wei did not complain about this. After all, the third song he prepared was a hit.

Zhang Wei's opponent sang Gary Cao's "Only You in the World", a lyrical song that was also a popular style at that time. Many singers, such as Yang Zongwei, Xiao Jingteng, and Deng Ziqi, have covered this song.

Behind the scenes, program planners have been keeping an eye on the voting data.

"How's it going? Did you get a high number of votes?" the planner asked.

"More than 50,000 votes, it will soon exceed 60,000 votes!"

"Why is it only this much?" The planner frowned. According to this data, it would be difficult for this singer to get more than 200,000 votes in the end.

Zhang Wei had just finished singing his first song, and the number of votes exceeded 200,000. From this point of view, even the ultimate PK would not be able to stop Zhang Wei's progress.

Now the only thing the program planners are hoping for is that Zhang Wei’s last song will be a bummer and the audience will be so disappointed that they will not vote for Zhang Wei.

At this time, Zhang Wei also stood on the stage, preparing to sing his last song.

The program planner backstage already has the music and lyrics of this song, but he comes from an advertising and public relations background and is not professional in music, so he doesn't know the quality of this song.

Looking at the music score in his hand, the program planner couldn't help but ask, "Who knows more about music and can tell me professionally how this song is written?"

"Xiao Wu, didn't you sing bel canto before? Come over here and tell us how this song is written!" the director said immediately.

A young girl was called over and the planner handed her the music score.

The young girl looked at it for a long time and finally said, "This is a common structure of pop music such as ABA or ABCB, but it also incorporates some personal innovations and characteristics. The verse part is relatively stable, the chorus has richer melody ups and downs, and the bridge part also has rhythm changes. The whole structure is compact and has a sense of logic and hierarchy."

"That's not what I'm asking. What I'm asking is whether this song is good or not!" the planner said.

"I don't know." The young girl shook her head.

"Aren't you a bel canto singer? How come you don't know whether the song is good or not!"

"I really don't know. I have to sing the song before I can know whether it's good or not. How can I tell whether a song is good or not if you just give me a piece of music?" said the young girl with a look of grievance.

Not getting an answer, the planner looked depressed and could only wait for Zhang Wei to start singing.

Finally, the prelude sounded, still with the familiar piano accompaniment, and then Zhang Wei began his singing this time.

"Why should I be disappointed? Hide my tears in my heart. The past will not lie. Don't make it difficult for it. There is no need for this between the two of us. I think...

Cultivate the sadness of love, learn to let go of the previous desires, how difficult it is to forget our beliefs, distant appreciation, distant confusion, who says the sun will find the moon, the love that others have, we can never imitate..."

When Zhang Wei finished singing this line, the program planner's expression froze.

You can’t tell whether a song is good by looking at the melody, but you can always tell by listening!

Even though the program planner had never studied music, he could tell that this song was really, really nice.

He had been expecting Zhang Wei to suddenly perform poorly in his last song, but now his hopes have been completely dashed.

Given the quality of this song, that’s another two hundred thousand SMS votes to start with!

……

When many fans evaluate JJ Lin's hits, they always rank "Practice Love" in the top three, or even first.

Judging from the awards this song has won, it is indeed qualified to compete for the top three among JJ Lin’s many golden songs.

Since the song was released in 2013, it has been performed in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore, wherever there are Chinese Golden Melody Awards ceremonies.

The year 2013, when this song was released, was also the tenth anniversary of JJ Lin's debut. At this time, JJ Lin not only built his own style, but also showed diversity and creativity in his music.

During this period, JJ Lin's ability to control various music styles has become very mature. He has integrated R&B, pop, electronic, rock and even hip-hop elements to make his songs unique. Moreover, he has a more perfect control over electronic music elements. In many songs, he can integrate electronic music harmoniously, and the songs are more modern.

Needless to say, the emotional expression of the song is a characteristic of JJ Lin and also his forte. His songs can always touch people's hearts with delicate emotions.

At this time, JJ Lin was at the peak of his career, and this song "Practice Love" was exactly the peak song of JJ Lin.

……

When Zhang Wei played the song "Practicing Love", there was no suspense in the final PK.

This is JJ Lin’s peak song. How many people in the Chinese music scene can match him?
Previously, the judges said hypocritically that they were looking forward to Zhang Wei’s last song, but now they suddenly realize that this song is really worth looking forward to.

Although in terms of style, this song is similar to the previous songs "Back to Back Hug" and "Those Adventurous Dreams You Have", but from a musical perspective, "Practice Love" is better overall.

Looking at Zhang Wei who had just finished singing on the stage, several judges had different thoughts. "Fortunately, such a bullshit excuse as 'looking forward to the next song' can only be used once. Without a reasonable reason, the program planners will not come after us to do something shady next time!"

"What is talent? This is talent. I have been in the music industry for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I have seen such musical talent. It seems that it won't be long before the Chinese music scene has another superstar!"

"The organizers obviously want to eliminate Zhang Wei. This is very interesting. On one side is talent, and on the other side is capital. I want to see whether capital will bury talent or talent will defeat capital in the end!"

The judges all have their own little thoughts, and of course there are also those who just want to watch the fun and enjoy the trouble.

At the same time, in the background, Zhang Wei's text message votes soared all the way. Even after breaking through the 200,000 mark, it did not stop and went straight to 300,000 votes.

Looking at this number, the program planner closed his eyes helplessly.

It seems that if you want to eliminate Zhang Wei, you have to think of other tricks!
……

Sitting in front of Zhang Wei in the lounge was Xiaoxiang Entertainment’s legal officer, a lawyer named Guan.

In order to delay time, Zhang Wei deliberately marked a lot of unclear points on the contract, which made Hu Li very confused.

As a result, Hu Li actually called a lawyer from the Legal Department to explain the contract terms to Zhang Wei.

They are professional lawyers, and that's what they do for a living. Zhang Wei can fool Hu Li, but when facing professionals, Zhang Wei really can't continue to pretend to be confused and delay time.

"Mr. Zhang, do you understand what I just explained? If you don't understand, I can continue to explain it to you." Lawyer Guan acted like someone with legal experience.

"Thank you, Guan Lu, for your explanation. I understand now." Zhang Wei nodded.

"Now that we understand everything, let's sign the contract!" Lawyer Guan continued.

"Mr. Guan, we have to wait a little longer about signing the contract. Although I understand the terms of the contract now, I still don't know whether this contract is fair to me, so I have to consult a lawyer and listen to his professional opinion." Zhang Wei said with a smile.

"I am a lawyer. If you want to ask anything, you can ask me directly!" Lawyer Guan said immediately.

"Isn't this inappropriate? You are representing both Party A and Party B at the same time. Isn't this a violation of the professional ethics of lawyers? Is it allowed by the Bar Association?"

"That's true." Lawyer Guan nodded as if he understood something.

He is a lawyer, how could he not know that a lawyer cannot represent both Party A and Party B at the same time? He just wanted to sign the contract as soon as possible to save time. Now that Zhang Wei pointed it out, he could only pretend that he didn't notice it.

Then Lawyer Guan continued, "If you need legal services, I can also introduce you to a few colleagues in the same field, all of whom are very professional in the industry."

"Is there a charge?" Zhang Wei asked immediately.

"Of course they will charge a fee, but they will give you a discount for my sake," Lawyer Guan said arrogantly.

"That's not necessary. I'll ask my senior from our school's law school to help me take a look. What's more, it's free." Zhang Wei said with a smile.

"How long will it take you?" Lawyer Guan asked.

"I'm studying in Beijing. If I send it back from here, it will arrive in three days at most! Don't worry, I'll send it by express mail, the one endorsed by Liu Xiang, and it will arrive in no time!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.

"Even if Liu Xiang ran errands for you personally, it wouldn't arrive in a flash! It takes three days to send it there, three days to send it back, plus the time to check the contract, it would take at least a week!"

Lawyer Guan thought about it for a while, then asked, "By the way, what did you say just now?"

"I said I was studying in the capital..."

"It's not this sentence, it's the previous sentence."

"I said I would like to find a senior from our law school..."

"It's not this sentence, it's the previous one!"

"I asked you if you looked at the contract charges?"

"It's free, you can watch it for free! You can finish it in one day!" Lawyer Guan said immediately.

"Guan Lu, you are so funny. You are trying to make up for it like this!"

……

In the conference room, the leader looked gloomy.

"Why hasn't Zhang Wei's contract been signed yet? Director Hu, your efficiency is too poor!"

Facing the questioning from her boss, Hu Li quickly said, "I didn't expect Zhang Wei to have so many excuses. He said he wanted to find a lawyer to look at the contract in detail, so we have to wait until next week to sign it."

"He is deliberately delaying time!" someone said immediately.

No one is stupid, and Zhang Wei's method of delaying time is not clever. Anyone with a little common sense can see that.

The program planner asked, "Boss, it's not a good idea to let Zhang Wei keep delaying like this. Our program is getting more and more popular. We should put resources on our own artists."

"But Zhang Wei is still one of the contestants! We are holding a competition, we can't ban contestants from participating!"

"So in the next round of 9 to 7, we must find a way to eliminate Zhang Wei!"

"How was he eliminated? In the last competition, we changed the rules and used the judges, but Zhang Wei still advanced. His songs are so good, and his SMS voting is far ahead of other contestants. As long as it's a PK, no one can beat him!"

"What do you think about introducing the public judges? We will inform the public judges in advance and let them eliminate Zhang Wei!"

"That's a good idea. We've used the public judges in previous talent shows before, and the audience won't be able to find fault with using the public judges again."

"But don't forget that using public judges is also risky. Public judges are not musicians, nor are they in the entertainment industry. They don't need us to support them. If a few of them are not careful and sell us out, our reputation will be ruined."

"That makes sense, and there is another factor, which is Zhang Wei. In the last competition, the three songs Zhang Wei sang were all hits. If he sings another hit and the public judges eliminate him, it will inevitably cause controversy in the public opinion, which is negative for the program as a whole."

"Yes, ordinary people can tell whether a song is good or not." Another person nodded in agreement.

"This is our program. We are the organizer. Is there no way to eliminate Zhang Wei?" the leading man asked angrily.

Everyone in the conference room immediately fell into silence.

Finally, the person sitting at the end of the table leaned forward and said, "Leaders, respective directors, I do have an immature idea."

"Don't keep us in suspense at this time, just tell us now!"

"We can continue to modify the rules of the competition. Our current rules do not restrict the types of performances that singers can perform. In the next competition, we can stipulate the types of performances that the contestants can perform!" the man said.

"Tell me your plan in detail." said the leading man.

"I don't know if you have noticed that Zhang Wei's songs are all love songs, and the style is relatively fixed. The beginning is a soothing piano accompaniment, and the orchestra is added later to enhance the emotional expression. Generally speaking, his style is more lyrical.

Since we know Zhang Wei's music style, we simply stipulate that the next competition will be rock music, and all contestants must sing rock music. If Zhang Wei can't continue to sing the genre he is good at, he may be eliminated! "

"That's a good idea! I agree! Let's have a rock show for the next game!" Someone immediately agreed.

"There's no problem with having a rock show, but isn't our current judging panel a little weak?" another person asked.

"Then invite another flying judge." The leader thought for a moment and said, "Since it's rock, we have to invite rock musicians to be flying judges. Cui Jian, Dou Wei, Wang Feng, Xu Wei, these top rock musicians, go ask who is free and invite them to be our judges."

(End of this chapter)