I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 637 I won't tell you, I won't tell you~
In August, Hubei and Hunan still experience sweltering heat.

Jinli and Qiguan Mingzhu appeared at a small airport at 3 pm. Both of them wore masks and deliberately pulled their hat brims down. They hurriedly carried their suitcases toward the exit.

The air conditioning in the airport was on high. As soon as I stepped outside, the cold air I was carrying collided with the hot air that was hitting me, and my clothes seemed to be damp with condensation.

A Didi was already waiting at the airport entrance.

This airport is a small airport with few passengers; there is only one flight every two or three days.

There weren't many cars picking people up at the airport, making the whole place seem rather deserted.

Jinli and Qiguan Mingzhu glanced around the entrance and then walked towards a yellow-green car.

This car looks like one provided by a ride-hailing platform, but you can also see some signs of private modifications, such as a large pink rabbit hanging in the trunk.

The two quickly walked towards the car.

Xi Mengze opened the car door and greeted them happily from the back seat.

Afraid of making too much noise and being recognized, she didn't dare hug everyone individually. She just waved excitedly and said in a low voice, unable to hide her excitement, "You've finally come! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Qi Guanmingzhu wasn't as happy as Xi Mengze.

The rehearsal time for the three of them together was too short!
She asked, "Is it only the 10 PM and 7 AM rehearsals that allow us to rehearse on stage? Can't we communicate with the production team to arrange another round?"

Xi Mengze got a little angry when he mentioned it.

"The production team originally promised me three rehearsal sessions, but a veteran singer's partner had to come due to unforeseen circumstances, so they invited another one these past few days, and we have to rehearse again."

That veteran singer asked the production team to take away two of my rehearsal opportunities, but the production team directly refused on my behalf, saying they would only give her one at most.

If you ask me, I wouldn't give her even once if she came to me!

The veteran singer's attempt to steal Xi Mengze's rehearsal opportunity, including the production team making decisions for her directly, is actually a sign of disrespect.

Even though she has performed exceptionally well every time she has participated in the show, consistently ranking among the top three, she is still underestimated.

But in the eyes of those veteran singers, she was too young.

Although both are top-tier singers, her influence is far less than that of veteran singers who have dedicated themselves to the music industry.

After counting them all, there's only one girl group's record that can be found.

Qi Guanmingzhu said with empathy, "It's okay, we're not angry. Among all the contestants this season, you have the highest popularity. They can't suppress you even if they want to."

Even if you don't become the King of Singers this time, the fame that comes with being a singer can still bring you many opportunities.

"Take this opportunity to participate in other music variety shows and build your reputation. Then, the producers of those shows won't dare underestimate you; they might even be begging you to appear on their programs."

Jinli smiled and said, "When that time comes, I doubt you'll want to participate in a singing competition."

Xi Mengze nodded emphatically: "Of course, since I participated in the PK, this show and other competitors have been spreading all sorts of dirt on me."

If I can't get any dirt on myself these past few years, they'll say I'm ungrateful and abandoned my former employer who took me in.

The netizens didn't buy it, so they had to release some embarrassing stories about me from my teenage years, a time when I was indeed young and impetuous.

Xi Mengze said frankly, "Everyone has a youthful time. I used to speak without thinking and see things in black and white, but that was also a part of me."

So Fangjie urged me to post a clarification multiple times, but I just wouldn't. Let them smear me if they want.

No matter what, it can't hide the fact that she's not as good as me at singing.

Jinli felt that participating in a variety show like "I Am a Singer," which is very good at hype but claims to only show talent, is like going through a tribulation for every singer.

Once the tribulations are overcome, one can soar to great heights.

Instead of surviving the ordeal, they will be drowned in the spittle of netizens.

Which one is strong and which one is weak is clear at a glance.

As one of the initial singers, Xi Mengze has been competing since the first episode, so his strength is undeniable.

However, the singers that the production team brought in for promotion are quite intriguing.

Although Jinli didn't watch the show closely this season, she would occasionally search for related news online because Xi Mengze was participating.

I've discovered that the production team really knows how to stir things up; no wonder Pineapple TV is known for its hype.

The show's producers actually managed to find the enemy of the singer who became an overnight sensation last year because of appearing on the show to participate this year.

The enemy of a singer is naturally another singer, and one who is evenly matched, with no difference in fame.

But the result was quite unexpected.

Last year, singer A successfully overcame his tribulation, and the king who had been silent for many years returned, becoming the god who controls people's ears.

However, this singer A's enemy was an artist from the same company as A before A's scandals were exposed. He debuted as "A's best friend" and sang many hit songs with A.

As a result, singer A was exposed for a lot of scandals, and her good friend took advantage of her misfortune, naturally turning them into enemies.

And this "good friend," perhaps brimming with confidence, decided to join the singer's stage and sing live the entire performance, and the result was...

The singing was terrible.

Even if she's singing the theme song of her own established career, it's still bound to fall apart.

The production team really likes to stir things up like this.

So when Jinli learned that Xi Mengze was participating in "I Am a Singer" again, she was worried for her, fearing that the program team would arrange for her to be sacrificed.

The three chatted and shared gifts. Soon they arrived at a private dance studio and quickly went inside to rehearse.

If you only start working on dance moves during rehearsals, it's already too late.

The rehearsal venue is basically for fixed locations, not for people to practice dancing.

Because they were afraid of being recognized by fans, Jinli and Qiguan Mingzhu didn't bring any assistants.

The same goes for Xi Mengze.

The more people you bring, the greater the risk of exposure.

In addition, fans often recognize celebrities by their assistants.
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"Have you found out who the guest performer Xi Mengze invited is?"

On stage, a veteran singer asked another veteran singer a question.

Another veteran singer shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "No, she kept it a secret very well."

The first few times I tried to probe her on WeChat, she wouldn't reveal a single word. These past few days I've run into her in real life and asked her a few times, hinting that she might be hiding a trump card, but Xi Mengze just smiled and remained silent, still refusing to say anything.

A veteran singer standing nearby said, "Xi Mengze doesn't play by the rules. How can we play like this?"

"That's right. We all know who the guests we invited are, except for Xi Mengze who didn't say a word. And she knows all about our guest lineup."

Veteran singers can't hide their talent like Xi Mengze.

They kept it a secret until the recording was about to start, without revealing who it was.

“If Sister Wen hadn’t specifically taken away one of her rehearsal opportunities, forcing her to rehearse in a rush, we probably wouldn’t be confident at all right now.” Another singer asked, “Two rehearsals seem like a small number, but if they’ve already rehearsed for a long time in private, then just setting up a spot at the rehearsal venue won’t do any good.”

The other singers smiled.

"You don't understand. Singers' rehearsals are not just about setting up a specific location. They also need to work with the live band. It's very difficult to achieve perfect coordination after only two rehearsals."

Well, in the early stages of the singer competition, everyone tended to go it alone and rarely used a band.

But now that we've reached the finals, everyone is pulling out all the stops, hoping their show can be more grand.

Therefore, every master uses a band.

The long rehearsal time was all for getting in sync with the band.

An older singer, seemingly having thought of something, said with utmost caution, "I'm not worried about whoever she invites. My only concern is that she might invite Jinli."

In the first episode, Jinli was just sitting in the audience, and that garnered her a lot of votes.

If she invites Jinli to be her guest performer this time, then we don't even need to compete; we can just admit defeat, wouldn't that be faster?

The moment the words "Jinli" were uttered, everyone's faces turned serious.

The pineapple is a major destabilizing factor.

Although she is not a professional singer, the popularity she generates is absolutely phenomenal.

People always have filters, especially netizens who have developed a very strong filter for Jinli in the past two years.

Even if she is not a professional singer, as long as she sings decently and doesn't make any mistakes, she can still sing well.

Given how much netizens love her, they'd probably praise her to the skies and cast their votes like crazy.

"Jinli probably won't come."

One singer said, "I specifically checked her schedule today. She attended Fangfei's event in the morning, and was photographed eating in the company cafeteria at noon. She should be staying at Chenxi Entertainment."

"Yes, if Jinli really were to come and be a guest performer, she would definitely practice dancing very diligently, but she hasn't posted anything on her blog. Instead, she's been focusing on studying every day."

As for Qi Guanmingzhu...

This person is not even within the scope of consideration for veteran singers. Although both are top-tier stars, Qi Guan Mingzhu's popularity is much weaker than Jin Li's, and even Xi Mengze is not as popular.

Moreover, she's not a professional singer, so if they really invite Qi Guan Mingzhu to help them sing, the stage performance will probably be quite average.

Veteran singers never expected that they would not only guess wrong, but be terribly wrong.

Xi Mengze seemed to know that the other singers would be watching her guest performer, and somehow persuaded the production team to move her rehearsal to 5 a.m., instead of the original 10 p.m. when she was scheduled to be the last to participate in the rehearsal that night.

Yes, five in the morning!
The veteran singers' representatives failed to find anyone at 10 PM, and they also failed to find anyone at 7 AM!

So much so that those who were tailing him thought Xi Mengze might be withdrawing from the competition.

Later, some singers couldn't contain themselves and took the initiative to ask the production team, only to find out that Xi Mengze had actually been rehearsing since 5 a.m. and left at 6:30 a.m.

They perfectly timed their actions to the person keeping watch.

Her move only added to the confusion of veteran singers: who exactly was the guest performer?

They managed to keep it a secret so well!

Everyone initially thought it wouldn't be Jinli, but she kept it a secret so well that everyone felt uneasy. Could it really be Jinli?

Time flew by, and soon it was 6 p.m. at the recording studio.

The guest performers and the contestants have separate dressing rooms.

After the guest performers appear on the show, they will go to the contestants' dressing room, join the group chat to exchange pleasantries, and casually recite some advertising slogans.

Generally speaking, the contestants are in one room, and the guest performers are in another room.

However, the production team had ulterior motives towards Jinli and Qiguan Mingzhu. At Xi Mengze's request, the production team reluctantly agreed to arrange a separate room for the two of them.

Separate them from the other guest performers.

So while the other contestants were puzzled, the guest performers were just as puzzled.

Everyone exchanged ideas and knew who they were singing for.

The only unknown is who Xi Mengze chose as her guest performer.

"Have you heard anything?" a guest performer asked curiously.

The other person shook their head and said, "No, I haven't heard anything about it."

Others exclaimed, "Xi Mengze kept it a secret for far too long!"

Online, the moment the show started airing, netizens pieced together information from all directions and learned who each singer had invited as a guest performer.

They even received the list yesterday.

However, the guest performer for Xi Mengze was the only one whose name was left blank.

Some people even put a question mark in the blank space, suspecting that she did not invite any guest performers.

After all, you can also sing solo during the guest performance segment.

Singing along is meant to help you improve, not hold you back.

If you can't find a singer who can really help you sing better, then singing solo might be the best option.

[I have a bold guess, could it be Jinli?]
[I also have a guess, could it be Qi Guan Mingzhu? She recently posted a video of herself practicing dance on her blog, and she has clearly turned down many engagements.]
[I think if the guest performer is Qi Guan Mingzhu, there's no need to hide it like that; Jin Li is more likely.]
[But Jinli was still working on an event yesterday!]
[Haha, it's impossible for Jinli and Zhenzhu to both come and help sing, otherwise the grand reunion would be halfway done~]
Afterwards, this comment was dug up again.

Many netizens left comments below this post.

[A prophet!!]
And in the program.

The place arranged for Jinli and Qiguan Mingzhu by the production team was a small rest room.

Although it's small, it's still 50 square meters, enough for two people to practice dancing.

The only downside to this lounge is that it's not very soundproof.

As they practiced, they would occasionally hear singing coming from the live performance outside.

Unfortunately, the singing was very muffled and unclear, leaving only a kind of frustrating, stuttering sound.

Qi Guan Mingzhu suddenly stopped and said, "I'm not practicing anymore. The more I practice, the more nervous I get. Jinli, is there any way to relieve the tension?"

Jinli pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and said:
“I’ve been reading books on religion lately and learned a bit about Taoist rituals and ceremonies. One of these rituals is for granting wishes. Shall we give it a try?”

"Huh?" Qi Guanmingzhu was stunned. "Are you sure?"

Jinli blinked. "Anyway, it's all about killing time. I think doing this can relieve tension."

Unbeknownst to the two, the production team had secretly placed a camera in the tissue box, and it was always on.