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"I think the reason why Mango TV chose to postpone the final of 'The Masked Singer' and added so many episodes in between is because after the show finished airing, they didn't have any other competitive programs."

"So all of these actions seem to be done out of necessity."

"Of course, although the purpose was somewhat impure, the final effect was still good. At least it contributed many wonderful performances and produced many hit singles."

……

In Fei Niao's live stream, he had just seen a message circulating online that the so-called "Masked Singer" was going to enter the final recording.

Personally, he prefers this show to Tomato's "New Generation".

After all, it produced many songs that Fat Bird really liked.

As for "The New Generation," although many new singers appeared, there were also some highlight performances.

Ultimately, it's still mostly newcomers with little to no reputation competing.

The competition format and program effects are quite interesting, but in terms of music, there are indeed some parts that are hard to be satisfied with.

……

"Let's analyze one of the contestants in this final."

"Let's see who has the best chance of winning the championship."

Fat Bird watched as the number of viewers in the live stream increased wildly.

So they quickly started working on creating a good show effect.

"First, let's look at the singers whose true identities have already been guessed."

"First up is Miss Rabbit, one of the champion candidates, who is also known as Su Yuwei."

"Su Yuwei's advantages are obvious, namely, she has a very good voice and a mature stage presence."

"In addition, there is Xu Kong, who can help write songs, so it can be said that she is one of the singers with a high chance of winning the championship. However, the biggest problem is that Su Yuwei is very particular about the quality of the songs. There is no need to worry about the fit of the songs written by Xu Kong, but whether they can impress the judges is another matter."

"Su Yuwei is still somewhat young and inexperienced. Although she is called 'Little Su Zhi,' there is still a certain gap between her and Su Zhi, especially in terms of song and stage presence."

……

Fat Bird already knows the singers on this show quite well.

However, Fei Niao hadn't paid much attention to Su Yuwei, this promising young female singer with considerable popularity.

It wasn't until Su Yuwei joined Xu Kong's company that Xu Kong started writing songs specifically for her.

Around that time, Su Yuwei's popularity began to grow rapidly.

In fact, all of this can be traced back to a specific point.

Back when Su Yuwei was still with Jiying Media, her fame and popularity were far ahead of other new female singers.

But in reality, he doesn't have any particularly outstanding works.

The importance of a hit song that goes viral to a singer is undeniable.

Many netizens mock that some singers can live off one song for a lifetime, singing the same song over and over again. Even after so many years, it's still that one hit song.

But for most singers in the entertainment industry, having one signature song that can sustain them for a lifetime is quite fortunate.

At least this one song is enough to get him a performance gig for many years to come.

It's not that they don't have a single hit song, to the point that some music festivals or event organizers wouldn't even invite them.

Therefore, Fei Niao believes that Su Yuwei joining Xu Kong's company was the right thing to do.

Since Xu Kong helped her write songs, Su Yuwei has had one hit single after another.

This is a level of development and treatment that she would never have been able to achieve if she had stayed at Jiying Media.

……

"The second one is Baifa, also known as Yangjiang Jie."

"Whether the voting result for Yang Jiangjie in the semi-finals was fair is still unknown."

"There are many doubts and differing opinions, so I won't comment. Today, I mainly want to give you a rundown of the format of the final."

"Yang Jiangjie has started to transition to writing R&B songs. I don't think there's any problem with that, and the quality of the songs he produces is very high."

"As one of the so-called four new talents in the music scene, his creative ability is beyond doubt. The reason why his reputation is so bad now is related to his personality and his management company."

"Of course, if Yang Jiangjie were placed in the finals, he wouldn't be without a chance of winning, but it would be extremely slim."

Fat Bird clearly didn't like Yang Jiangjie very much.

We only chatted for a couple of minutes and then didn't mention it again.

This singer, one of the four new talents, is actually quite outstanding among the current newcomers in China, both in terms of talent and works.

However, Yang Jiangjie doesn't have much of an advantage on this show.

……

"The third one is Graffiti, namely Xu Shangyi, who is also one of the four newcomers."

"His words actually give people the feeling that he is a singer-songwriter who focuses on making music and producing works."

"He hardly ever makes any noise or stirs up any trends, and he's very low-key. I personally have a lot of respect for this kind of musician. There's nothing more to say. I wish him a good result in the finals."

"Fat Bird spoke up."

Xu Shangyi is arguably the one with the lowest popularity and traffic among the four newcomers.

Apart from Xu Kong, everyone else has now escaped that label.

While the other three relied on their status as one of the "Four Newcomers" to gain public attention, Xu Kong's very existence elevated the prestige of that title to an unprecedented level.

Of course, even Fat Bird had to admire him.

The marketing account that initially came up with this "Four Newcomers" concept was truly a talent.

The person probably never expected that, after a few years, this title would gain such high recognition among the public.

Even Fei Niao got some inside information: the domestic music industry has now completely recognized the four new talents.

……

"The last one whose identity we know is Mao Zheyu, who is also the only singer among the finalists to have his identity revealed."

"Mao Zheyu really went crazy in this revival match."

"Although he was eliminated in the semi-finals, he had the support of Xu Kong, who was a walking music library. He was able to make a comeback with just one new song after another, which was almost expected."

"Of course, everyone probably knows how popular his songs are now. You can hear Mao Zheyu's songs if you just take a taxi anywhere."

"Aside from the music style being a bit old-fashioned, it has to be said that Mao Zheyu's carefully positioned approach is absolutely correct."

"It also cannot be separated from the support of Xu Kong as the lyricist and composer."

"Don't underestimate Mao Zheyu's songs. The style may be a bit old-fashioned, but in terms of quality, both the melody and the lyrics are impeccable."

Fat Bird opened its mouth and gave its evaluation.

Personally, he certainly wouldn't say that the songs Xu Kong wrote for Mao Zheyu were his favorites.

Even among all of Xu Kong's compositions, this is probably the lowest level of popularity. But this is only in comparison to Xu Kong's own songs. Horizontally speaking, the songs Xu Kong wrote for Mao Zheyu are still absolutely superior to the works of most songwriters and composers in the music scene today.

Some even believe that this kind of retro style of music, which is to follow the pop song style of about 20 years ago, is feasible.

But when so many singers tried to copy Mao Zheyu and capture his niche audience, almost none of them succeeded.

With the popularity of one of Mao Zheyu's songs and his own net worth, he is definitely a top-tier celebrity.

Even among top-tier singers in China, their commercial value and, most importantly, their performance fees are among the highest.

……

"Next up are a few singers whose identities are still uncertain."

"First of all, there's Rose. Actually, I guessed a long time ago that this Rose is most likely Lan Shu."

"Moreover, the works she performed on the show before, especially the new songs, were probably all written by Xu Kong."

"Of course, many people think my guess is wrong. Once the final results are out, everyone will know the truth."

"However, for Lan Shu herself, the change in her musical style has indeed greatly boosted her career."

"Xu Kong's decision to have Lan Shu abandon her original high-pitched comfort zone and focus solely on showing off her skills is the right direction."

"The year or so that she has been with Xu Kong Company feels more important than her previous career of more than ten years."

"However, I feel that Lan Shu is unlikely to win the championship; she has a higher chance of making it into the top three."

Fat Bird said that he couldn't guess the singer's specific identity.

But later on, it became almost certain that this rose was Lan Shu.

In fact, besides the possibility he gave, there are still many other options for speculating about the identity of the singer Rose online.

However, Fat Bird believed he couldn't possibly be wrong.

The change in song style began when Xu Kong wrote the song "The Promise" for the other party.

There were still some high notes later on, and Rose performed quite steadily. Combined with the quality and style of the song, it made Fat Bird convinced that he couldn't possibly be wrong.

……

"The last one, and probably the singer most likely to win the championship, is Shuangsheng."

"It seems that this singer is indeed a male singer."

"However, I think he performed better in the female vocal part."

"Of course, there are almost no clues about the singer's current identity."

"Personally, I think it's highly likely that Shuangsheng is a newcomer who wasn't well-known before."

"Otherwise, the very distinctive feature of switching between male and female voices would make it impossible for the person not to guess it."

"In addition, the quality of the song is also very important if Shuangsheng wants to win the championship in the final stage."

“Especially songs that suit his ethereal female voice are crucial.”

"However, judging from his previous songs, I'm not too worried about that aspect."

"Fat Bird pondered for a moment and said."

In fact, this singer is probably one of the biggest highlights of the show "The Masked Singer" so far.

Many viewers have continued to follow the series until now.

I just want to know the real identity of this person with dual voice.

It is foreseeable that even before Shuangsheng himself had any fan base or fame, he was still a natural person.

Thanks to this show, they are expected to become an overnight sensation on the day of the final reveal.

This is also what Fat Bird considers one of the most ingenious aspects of this show.

The masked design certainly brings a lot of entertainment value and whets the audience's appetite.

Although, so far, the true identities of most of the singers in the final have been largely guessed.

However, because there was no concrete evidence, most viewers were still eagerly anticipating the final reveal.

……

Singers like Su Yuwei were recognized in the very first episode.

Almost every subsequent episode's viewership and popularity would be reflected back to him very promptly.

Thanks to the show "The Masked Singer", Su Yuwei's accounts and number of followers on various social media platforms have grown at an astonishing rate over the past year.

If you add them all up, the number of fans may have increased several times over, with the growth exceeding 30 million.

These statistics have made Su Yuwei a top-tier female singer in China.

The performance fee has even squeezed into the top tier of astronomical prices.

It has to be said that such development is something she could never have achieved if she had stayed at Jiying Media.

……

And like Shuangsheng, there were so many hit singles before.

And such an exaggeratedly huge amount of traffic.

They have all been in a phase of accumulation.

All they need to do is wait until the final reveal, even if they don't win the championship.

That should give the other party plenty of time to process it.

……

"Do you think this song with dual voices might also have been written by Xu Kong?"

"You know what, it's foreseeable that since there's no lyricist or composer, the songs with dual sound will definitely be written by someone else. There aren't many lyricists and composers in China who can produce such high quality and at such a high frequency, right?"

"Between Shuangsheng and Su Yuwei, I feel that Su Yuwei has a higher chance of winning. Shuangsheng has the advantage of being mysterious, while Su Yuwei has grown at an almost visible speed during the process of participating in the show."

At this moment, the chat in Fat Bird's live stream started discussing it.

"To be honest, I thought so too before."

"But if Shuangsheng is also an artist under Xu Kong's company, then this program seems to have become a game for Xu Kong alone."

“Look, Mao Zheyu, Su Yuwei is certain that Xu Kong wrote the song. Besides that, there’s also Lan Shu, whom I think is almost certainly the one who wrote it. If we add Shuangsheng to that, then…”

"There were six singers in the final of the show, four of whom were from Xu Kong's company, and all of their songs were written by Xu Kong."

"This is a bit too much..."

Fat Bird had made similar guesses before.

But considering the dramatic nature of this scene if it were true, the final would directly become an internal battle among the artists under Xu Kong Company.

That's a bit too dramatic.

...(End of chapter)