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Chapter 38 is very difficult!

"Please welcome our first singer of this episode, William, and his guest singers."

Following the host’s introduction, William, who won first place in the previous episode, came on stage.

What was quite surprising was that William did not invite any singers from Europe or the United States to perform as the singing assistant this time, but instead invited a domestic newcomer, Qiao Xi.

Even Xu Kong didn't recognize him. He just knew that the other person seemed to be a rapper, but not as famous as Ren Yichengda, the only one he knew.

Given William's status and fame, it is impossible that he doesn't have two good friends in the European and American singer circles.

Xu Kong guessed that it was very likely that Qiao Xi's agency had made special efforts to get the spot.

As for how much money was given to William, Xu Kong estimated that the amount would not be low.

Before the game, there was no news about William's backup singer, and many viewers watching the live broadcast were obviously confused.

"Who is this person? I've never heard of his name."

"It seems to be a rapper. I know him. He has some pretty good songs."

"I thought Su Zhi inviting Xu Kong was big enough, but I didn't expect William to directly let a little-known domestic newcomer to help sing."

Xu Kong was actually not surprised by this situation.

After all, the popularity of "Singer" is so high that many people want to get a piece of the pie.

No one knows how many private transactions that cannot be made public will occur.

People like William and Avril, after all, are just getting paid to participate in the show, and they may not care much about the Chinese market.

So if there are other sources of income, I probably won’t refuse them.

It can be seen that Qiao Xi made a lot of preparations for this singing competition.

Just from what Xu Kong knew, this set of branded clothes would probably cost tens of millions, which was enough to show how much importance was attached to this stage.

Of course, that's what he said, but William's singing skills and stage experience are there. As soon as he opens his mouth, you can tell that his level of professionalism is not something that ordinary people can match.

William still chose a new song that he had already released. Xu Kong happened to have heard it before, but this time he made a new arrangement of it.

There are some slight changes in style, but nothing major.

Then it was Qiao Xi's turn, which was a fast rap, which strictly speaking didn't particularly match William's song.

Xu Kong couldn't help but want to complain. As rap became popular in China, this song form itself is indeed more flexible.

In order to keep up with the trend, many singers and variety shows like to add a rap section to their songs.

Some of the adaptations were indeed quite good, but Xu Kong didn't like most of them at all.

However, it is obvious that Qiao Xi's verse this time was rewritten, and she did not use the lyrics of some of her previous songs. It is quite consistent with the theme of William's song.

It can still be seen that as a backing singer, William himself only sang the hook part throughout the whole song. If you don’t know it in advance, it is difficult to tell who is the lead singer of this song.

Qiao Xi's agency spent a lot of money this time!

"William's vote count for this issue is .87 votes!"

When the results came out, Xu Kong nodded, thinking it was reasonable.

Strictly speaking, if William had sung the entire song himself, the entire performance might have been better.

Qiao Xi's rap part was kind of a drag.

However, there were no major problems with the completion of the entire stage, and Qiao Xi's performance was barely acceptable, so it was expected that she would get such a number of votes. Compared with the previous episodes, when she almost stably received more than 90 votes, William's votes this time were the lowest.

"What a pity. I always feel that Qiao Xi's rap part sounds a bit awkward."

“It still doesn’t quite fit. Although the music has been rearranged to accommodate the rap part, anyone who has heard the original version would find it hard to give this version a high rating.”

“Why do I feel that even if William’s votes are not high this time, he is dragged down by our domestic singers?”

In the live broadcast room, there was a lot of discussion.

Originally, everyone should be happy that William, a European and American singer, did not get very high votes.

But it seemed that because Qiao Xi was holding him back, he couldn't be happy anymore.

What everyone wants is to win fairly.

The second person to appear on stage was the European and American female singer Avril Lavigne.

The other party's guest singer is called Youssef. He is not well-known in China, but if you have some understanding of the European and American music scene, you should know that he is one of the most popular newcomers abroad in recent years.

Several consecutive hit singles have made him one of the most promising newcomers in the European and American music scene.

Sure enough, although this song is a new song that is relatively unfamiliar to domestic audiences, the cooperation between the two and their stage style can be described as quite relaxed and comfortable.

I even felt like I wasn't treating this as a so-called competition, but rather as my own private concert.

"94 votes?"

When the vote count came out, even Xu Kong was surprised.

In his opinion, he always felt that the media judges were overly partial to the performances of European and American singers on the show.

As if she could see Xu Kong's surprise, Su Zhi spoke up instead:
"That's normal. The media judges of this show probably like niche European and American singers like Youssef."

Xu Kong nodded in understanding.

Although Yousef is not well-known in China, some so-called niche guys like this gossip.

Strictly speaking, Xu Kong didn't think that the performance of the two of them together really deserved such a high number of votes. Neither the level of tacit understanding between the two nor the performance of the entire song was perfect.

The main reason is because it is an English song, and the two of them have strong singing skills and are confident enough.

Otherwise, if you listen carefully you can still feel that they are obviously singing their own songs.

It’s just that the feeling of separation is not as severe as that between William and Qiao Xi before.

"I feel a lot of pressure. I got 94 votes right away, which means I'm already the first place in this round."

"Avril's performance was indeed very good, but I think the number of votes is still too high. How did the media judges score?"

"I think it makes sense. If you can do it, then go for it. Why doesn't the Singer production team invite you to be a judge?"

"Don't fool yourself. I'm asking you, can any of our domestic singers surpass this number of votes? No, right? It's very difficult!"

The "Singer" singing competition was less than halfway through its live broadcast, but most of the comments had already started to sound pessimistic.

The main reason is that Avril got too many votes this time, and it is too difficult for the domestic singers to surpass her.

Except for Su Zhi who won the first place in the first episode with the song "There Are So Many People in This World", the first and second places in the next two episodes were taken by two European and American singers.

Although the remaining Hu Wen, Guan Yan, and Su Zhi are almost all the top singers in the country, the failures in the previous episodes have made most of the audience lose enough confidence.

(End of this chapter)