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

Chapter 97 "Ordinary Friends"

"Xu Kong is actually in a very dangerous situation this time. The number of votes is secondary. The key lies in whether his new R&B song can convince the audience."

"Tai Yuhuai just sang a new R&B song of very high quality, and Xu Kong happened to appear next to him. What a coincidence."

"In fact, we don't need to actually get more votes than Yu Huai. As long as we can get over 90 votes, Jian Junfang will probably have no choice but to give in."

Listening to the discussions of some media reviewers around him, Feiniao nodded silently in agreement.

But for some reason, he went from being one of the haters of Xu Kong with the most fans on the entire Internet to what is now known as a "Xu fan", and now he unexpectedly has a strong confidence in Xu Kong.

He also didn't know where his trust in Xu Kong came from.

But he firmly felt that Xu Kong was unlikely to lose to Yu Huai.

Even in the R&B field where the other party is best.

The lights on the stage gradually dimmed, and as a burst of light guitar sounds rang out, the lights focused on the center of the stage, and the figure of Xu Kong holding a guitar appeared.

"Ordinary Friends"

"Singer: Xu Kong"

"Lyrics: Xu Kong"

"Composition: Xu Kong"

The fat bird looked a little surprised.

The prelude is actually a pure guitar solo.

You should know that the song "Seven Miles of Fragrance" in the previous issue was most discussed because of its arrangement, which was so gorgeous and somewhat showy, yet perfectly integrated with the song itself.

Moreover, in a genre like R&B, arrangement is quite important. For example, in Yu Huai’s new song just now, various musical instruments were used in the entire accompaniment.

Although it was just a prelude, it was still a very risky act for Xu Kong to rely solely on a guitar.

After a not particularly long guitar solo, Xu Kong on the stage slowly spoke:
"Wait, I am waiting anytime and anywhere"

"Be your emotional dependence"

“I have no doubt, this is love”

As soon as Xu Kong's voice came out, Fat Bird was stunned.

“Is this singing voice so smooth?”

The style of this song is completely different from Xu Kong's previous songs, but as soon as he opens his mouth, the relaxed atmosphere and the unique rhythm of R&B come to the fore.

On the celebrity judging panel, Jian Junfang's expression froze briefly the moment Xu Kong opened his mouth.

"No, he actually can do it?!!"

As one of the top musicians in the domestic R&B field, Jian Junfang still has the most basic judgment.

As soon as Xu Kong opened his mouth, he knew that this new song and Xu Kong's live performance would definitely not be bad.

"I guess you've wanted to make it clear for a long time."

“I feel like a failure”

"Falling from heaven to the abyss, how helpless"

The arrangement uses almost only guitars, maracas, shakers and drums. It seems very simple, but it is quite deep and sounds surprisingly good.

It can be said that this is a textbook level R&B stage.

Especially in recent years when many musicians have begun to pursue increasingly gorgeous arrangements, resulting in putting the cart before the horse and making the lyrics and melody simply unbearable to listen to, Xu Kong's new song is even more valuable.

At this moment, Jian Junfang had almost forgotten that the person on the stage was Xu Kong, whom he looked down upon.

If Yu Huai's song just made him feel gratified, it was definitely a newcomer with great potential in the R&B field of the domestic music scene.

Xu Kong at this moment shocked him.

“What can I do?”

"Just give me a chance"

“I can’t be just an ordinary friend”

"My feelings are so deep, how can I let go?" When it comes to the chorus, it's so satisfying to Fei Niao.

Although he was not a very loyal R&B fan, Xu Kong's falsetto and breathy voice in this song sounded too smooth and comfortable.

The characteristics are quite distinctive, and the guitar playing and singing which seems a bit simple at the beginning, has now become the most crucial highlight of the whole song.

Xu Kong's guitar skills are actually not particularly outstanding.

Some of the more difficult guitar solo passages in the interlude were assigned to a professional guitarist invited by the program team.

But the two of them worked together surprisingly well, and the effect was quite good.

Before Xu Kong's singing was over, Jian Junfang was already completely immersed in it.

He came back to his senses halfway through, and then fell into a dilemma.

He had to admit that Xu Kong's song was indeed of very high quality, a single that he even felt was not as good as his own.

The most important thing is that although it is also R&B, this song is completely different from the works of many domestic musicians he knows.

In other words, it is possible that this song "Ordinary Friends" was really written by Xu Kong himself.

If that was really the case, he would be in a difficult situation.

After all, he had previously stated on Weibo that no matter what style of R&B Xu Kong sang, he could always find a familiar shadow in it.

This proves the fact that Xu Kong asked someone to help him write songs.

But now it seems that this idea has been completely shattered.

"But you said I, I only want to be your friend"

"Be a friend"

"I am here, but I am just a friend in your heart"

After the chorus ended, Feiniao found it incomprehensible why Xu Kong's vibrato was so strong!
This song is not easy to sing.

All kinds of inflections, emphasis, and falsetto transitions, it feels like the other party is almost playing with me!

After his first change of opinion of Xu Kong, Feiniao also discovered that it only took a short period of time for the other party to bring big surprises.

The singing skills have improved so fast!
This is the scariest thing.

In addition to the quality of the songs themselves, Xu Kong's live performance on stage is also increasingly giving off the feel of a famous singing king.

It was also an R&B type song stage. Compared with Yu Huai who performed earlier, Xu Kong's performance was completely textbook level.

It was as if telling Yu Huai: "Look carefully and study hard!"

The atmosphere of the entire stage and the natural and comfortable transitions in the singing are like a dimensionality reduction attack.

It is no exaggeration to say that Feiniao feels that if Jian Junfang, who is on the celebrity judging panel, were to compete in this match, he would probably not be able to win.

"I can't just be your friend"

"We can't be ordinary friends~"

With the end of the last line of lyrics, Xu Kong's performance ended perfectly.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it's good to be young!

Although such high-intensity training during this period must have played a big role, without the physical talent and vocal conditions, such results would not have been achieved.

In his previous life, he probably wouldn't even think of challenging a song like this.

Not to mention being able to present such a stage with almost no mistakes.

"Next, please invite one hundred media judges and three teachers to vote!"

The host walked onto the stage and spoke.

At this moment, everyone's attention shifted to Jian Junfang.

Everyone wanted to know whether he would refuse to vote for Xu Kong this time like he did last time.

(End of this chapter)