I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

Chapter 307: Finals begins, Xu Kong gives Lan Shu a new song
"The stage for this final is really big!"

As a media judge of "Singer", Feiniao naturally does not need to queue up for ticket checking like other ordinary audiences.

It has its own special review entrance channel.

Moreover, the positions of these media judges are all in the backfield with the best view.

The official price for the inner field tickets alone is over a thousand.

In this regard, the program team's treatment of media judges such as Feiniao is indeed quite good.

"But a four-sided stage is indeed a big challenge for the singers performing..."

Because they had sat together so many times before, Feiniao and the music director of the small company in the industry had already added each other's contact information, so naturally they came to the finals together this time.

Although Fei Niao is not the kind of person who likes to socialize most of the time.

But when participating in a show like this, it is indeed much better to have someone to talk to around, at least you won’t feel so lonely.

Although Feiniao is still doing his own media work, it has to be said that as his fame grows, he has more opportunities to come into contact with various people in the domestic music industry, and now he is considered half an insider.

Feiniao himself is deliberately controlling this change and has no intention of integrating into this circle wholeheartedly.

He is very aware that the reason why he has gained his current number of fans and fame is actually because he stands from the perspective of most ordinary listeners.

If we become detached from the masses, the ultimate result will be nothing but backlash.

First of all, it is very necessary not to get too close to those professional singers. Once you have a personal relationship with them, it is inevitable that you will not be able to be absolutely objective and fair.

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"I heard that many singers are going to sing new songs this time, and even Jian Junfang plans to sing a single that he hasn't released yet."

The music director once again brought some gossip from the industry.

Although the other party's company is small, they are in this circle and know a lot of people.

Therefore, when it comes to this kind of undisclosed information, Fat Bird is indeed inferior to the other party.

"New song?"

The other party nodded and said:
"It probably has a lot to do with Xu Kong."

"After all, in the previous episodes when Xu Kong was absent, it was obvious that the singers were slacking off. They either sang their own old songs or randomly selected a classic song and adapted it or something."

"It's probably the finals. Xu Kong will definitely sing a new song, and other singers will also feel pressured."

Feiniao half agreed with this speculation.

It is indeed very likely because of Xu Kong.

But when it comes to pressure, only the singing king Jian Junfang can explain it.

For some other singers, the reason they chose to sing new songs in the finals was definitely not because they thought they had a chance to beat Xu Kong.

On the contrary, it seems more like it’s because of Xu Kong that the attention on the "Singer" finals is quite high now.

So I will not miss the opportunity to expose such a work.

……

You have to know that when entering the venue, Feiniao took a quick look. Although the "Singer" finals had not yet begun, the number of live broadcast viewers had already exceeded 100,000 just based on some backstage interviews and warm-up stages in the early stages.

The final estimate of the peak online live audience for the finals is over one million, which is a bit exaggerated, but it is not difficult to reach four or five hundred thousand.

It can be said that the popularity of the previous programs has not been as high as that of the previous season.

But by the finals, the attention was almost the same.

A big part of the reason why everyone paid attention to the show last season was that the show had been hyping up the competition between a domestic singer and two European and American singers.

There is a kind of blessing in it that supports one's own people.

But this season, most people probably came to see Xu Kong be crowned the champion.

The voices that Xu Kong will win the championship are frighteningly loud.

My popularity is also the highest in the entire domestic entertainment industry.

Whether they are some domestic veteran superstars who have been famous for a long time but are not very active, or the top stars who like to make various charts and collect data.

Even in front of Xu Kong, it seemed a little inferior.

……

The audience was entering the venue in an orderly manner, and backstage, Xu Kong had already begun to be interviewed by the host.

Obviously, the program team knows very well who is the most popular.

Therefore, Xu Kong's interviews are often significantly better than those of other contestants.

However, this time the performance venue was changed to an outdoor one, and the participating singers’ lounges were all concentrated in a large room.

So during the interview, some other singers behind Xu Kong were also photographed.

"Do you think you can win this time?"

"After all, the scores from the semi-finals are also counted, so you have the highest number of votes now..."

The host asked some common questions.

"Of course I want to win the championship. Since we have joined the show, I believe everyone's goal is to win the championship."

"But the final result is not something I can decide. All I can do is to perform well on my own stage..."

Faced with such a question, it was easy for Xu Kong to answer it.

His current level of polite speech is probably definitely top-notch in the circle, and unless it is intentional, it is almost impossible for people to find any points to criticize him.

In general, it means being ambitious while also being humble enough.

Although Xu Kong really didn't have any big ideas about becoming the champion of the show "Singer".

After all, looking around, apart from the Maple Leaf band and that European and American singer, the only other person who has a slight chance of winning is King Jian, with whom he has a very good relationship.

The other Lan Shu is already an artist of her own company, and even the song for the finals was written by Xu Kong.

Even the only person who might seem to have a tense relationship with outsiders, Su Yuwei from Jiying Media, actually has a very good relationship with Xu Kong in private. Even some of the stages in the finals were adjusted by Xu Kong.

Moreover, Xu Kong still plans to bring it under his command in the future.

To sum up, Xu Kong didn’t care too much about the result of the "Singer" finals.

There was nothing he disliked among the singers on the same stage.

However, despite this, in order to compensate Wu Youxue for his previous promise to miss so many episodes, Xu Kong still chose a song that he thought would make the show more popular.

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"Xu Kong has suddenly become so humble. I'm still a little uncomfortable with it."

"Fuck! If I hadn't seen the quarrel between Xu Kong and Chang Dachun before, I would have almost believed it!"

"In fact, Xu Kong may indeed have a very arrogant personality, but I have to say that most of the time, unless he is provoked, he still looks quite harmless..."

At this time, most of the viewers in the live broadcast room were naturally paying attention to Xu Kong.

If it was before, when Xu Kong had just debuted and everyone didn’t know him very well, they might think that Xu Kong was just a relatively humble person.

But the scenes in which Xu Kong took the initiative to speak out several times before are really hard to forget.

So I know what kind of character Xu Kong has.

Of course, some of the haters will naturally say that Xu Kong is hypocritical.

But most people are quite accepting of Xu Kong's way of dealing with people.

After all, Chinese people do prefer a humble character.

But other than that, when you really encounter something you can't stand, there's really nothing wrong with being a little crazy.

After all, Xu Kong also has the capital to be arrogant.

If he continues to maintain the character of arguing with Chang Dachun and quarreling with people everywhere, it would be a bit too masculine.

Just some genuine emotion once in a while.

In this regard, although Xu Kong did not deliberately create his own personality, he unexpectedly achieved good results.

At least at this stage, Xu Kong's popularity among the public is indeed a bit outrageous.

……

After the interview here is over.

The performance order for this final has been officially announced.

There was no drawing of lots this time, and Wu Youxue just wanted Xu Kong's stage to be the last one in the show.

In addition to the survival of the show, the most important thing is Xu Kong's current popularity in winning the championship. It is indeed most appropriate for him to appear last.

Therefore, the order of performances is determined by the number of votes in the semi-finals.

Xu Kong also cooperated and chose to be the last one to appear.

Soon, the pre-final performances officially began.

With such a big stage, it is definitely impossible to start the finals directly like before.

Although the method of increasing the running time backstage is feasible, it is not a very user-friendly experience for the thousands of audience members on site.

Therefore, many singers who were eliminated before were invited to return to perform in this final.

At the same time, Xu Kong and other finalists also had a performance each.

The song sung was from a previous show, but there was no voting, it was just a pure performance.

This means that the audience at the scene will not feel that the ticket price is not worth it.

……

The song Xu Kong sang was "Dong Feng Po", which he had sung on the show before.

It has to be said that as the pioneer of Chinese style, "Dong Feng Po" is now almost the most popular song.

Although up to now, there have indeed been some Chinese-style singles with good quality and popularity.

But the most popular and well-known ones are still Xu Kong's "Blue and White Porcelain" on the Spring Festival Gala and "Dong Feng Po" sung in the previous episode.

"Who is playing the song of Dong Feng Po on the pipa? The years are peeling off the wall and I can see my childhood."

During the chorus, Xu Kong's voice was a little unclear.

It turned into a chorus of the whole audience.

This is an effect that other guest performers do not have.

It felt like the scene had turned into Xu Kong's own personal concert.

Xu Kong hardly had any rehearsals for the performance of "Dong Feng Po".

Mainly, this song is not the focus of today's performance.

Just pay a little attention to your positioning.

Who knew that the movement was so superfluous that he didn't even need to sing.

After getting into the mood, when it came to the second part, even though it was not the most familiar chorus, the audience could sing along the entire time while looking at the lyrics on the screen above the stage.

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"Fuck, I didn't think about buying tickets for a variety show, but now I feel a little regretful after seeing the atmosphere there."

"If I hadn't seen that this was the live broadcast room of Mango TV, I would have felt like I was watching Xu Kong's concert."

"It seemed like Xu Kong himself was confused. The noise below was even louder than his."

In the live broadcast room, it is impossible to experience the live atmosphere in person.

But Mango's stage this time was indeed well built, and with the constant switching of cameras at various angles and the neat chorus on the scene, it still made people feel quite shocking.

Of course, maybe it’s because Xu Kong really hasn’t participated in too many performances.

Or to say it another way, in most of the performances so far, Xu Kong has sung new songs.

Instead, people ignore Xu Kong's advantages in this area.

That is, other singers may have one or two representative songs of this kind, which are quite popular and can attract fans to sing along.

But for Xu Kong, most of his songs so far can be sung by the whole audience.

With this advantage alone, if Xu Kong's live stage appeal is weaker, this can easily make up for it.

……

The early performance stage ended, and with the appearance of two well-known Mango TV hosts, the final of "Singer" finally entered the official competition stage.

The first to appear was the Maple Leaf band.

These two former first-tier duos had ranked last in the vote count in the last episode, and they seemed to know that they had no hope of winning, so they simply chose to be the first to appear, hoping to leave a deeper impression on the audience.

This time the two sang new songs, and it was obvious that they wanted to reproduce the songs that were popular back then. The style and song type were almost exactly the same.

It’s a pity that the Maple Leaf band’s initial popularity was also due to a certain amount of luck and the times.

Even now, most of the audience watching the show are no longer the same ones who were popular back then.

At most, I've heard their songs before.

So there is no so-called filter at all, and most people are not very interested in it.

Even Feiniao thought it was not good enough. The style of the song was similar to the two popular songs that Xu Kong wrote for Mao Zheyu some time ago.

But the quality is far from perfect. The chorus is unmemorable and so mediocre that it makes people feel a bit bored.

……

After the performance, during the voting phase, Fei Niao decisively chose not to vote.

The Maple Leaf group was indeed very popular back then, but the two members were apparently not satisfied with the group model later on, and both believed that they could develop better if they left each other.

As a result, after so many years, it is still lukewarm.

When they are mentioned, most people can't even call out their names, they only remember that they are one of the two members of the Maple Leaf group.

Obviously, they can no longer make it, and in desperation, they chose to reunite again this time.

It seems that they are not just planning to harvest the feelings of fans, but also planning to recreate the glory of the past.

But this kind of thing is a bit too simple to think about.

……

However, in order to maintain the final suspense, the voting results for the final were not announced directly as usual, but would be made public only after everyone had finished their performances.

So even though many people found Maple Leaf's performance boring, no one knew exactly how many votes the two of them had.

As for the second person to appear at this time, it was Lan Shu.

Apart from the fact that she had few votes in the semi-finals and didn't have many good choices, Lan Shu actually hoped that she could finish her performance first.

Although Xu Kong is her boss now.

But she had to admit that the fact that she and Xu Kong appeared next to each other in the previous few times did make her a little subconsciously afraid.

Especially when Xu Kong came on stage later, he was completely unable to take over the show.

So she thought that performing earlier was exactly what she wanted.

……

Although Feiniao knew that Lan Shu’s performance would probably not be bad, he didn’t have much expectations for it.

Until Lan Shu came onto the stage, a prelude that sounded very familiar to everyone, including him, began to sound.

He was stunned for a moment.

"Isn't this the prelude to "King of Karaoke"?!!"

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(End of this chapter)