Debuted right after graduating from high school

Chapter 24: Public Show of Skills
After preliminary screening by music teachers.

The official competition didn't start until nearly 10:.

Lam Tsz-cheung, Eason Chan and Ms. Gianna Yau from King Records sat on the stage as judges for this competition. It was obvious that they were not very serious and were often chatting amongst themselves.

This group of amateur junior and high school students sing, and occasionally there are a few with some talent, but due to lack of skills and blind imitation, it is difficult to win their favor, and their level is indeed limited.

In the music industry, having talent doesn’t guarantee fame.

From a base point of view, with billions of people in the world, it is not easy to make a living by singing, and it is even more difficult to become famous. Luck, opportunity, talent, marketing, etc. are all indispensable.

So even if some little ones sing really well, it’s actually no big deal.

In the eyes of Lam Tsz-cheung, Yau Man-shan and others, the real protagonist today is the eldest son of the Mak family, whose father spent millions of Hong Kong dollars to help his son debut.

no way.

Having a wealthy father has paved the way for him. As long as one is not blind, who can't see that several reporters are always surrounding Mai Shuli to take pictures?
I guess once the competition is over, there will be a crazy hype and push, which will naturally make it easier to stand out.

Other contestants do not have this acquired advantage, as people’s starting points are different.

The Mai family has achieved today's success with the accumulation of three or four generations. Their foundation is not comparable to that of ordinary families.
Fan Wumian was sitting on a chair in the lounge area, waiting for the host to call his name.

His number was relatively close, and there were only a dozen lucky people before No. 66 who could enter the official competition. After waiting for just over ten minutes, No. 64 was called in the blink of an eye.

After looking around, I didn't see any contestant wearing number 65.

When contestant No. 64 left the stage, just as Fan Wumian was getting ready and getting up to carry his guitar and external speakers to the stage, he unexpectedly heard the host holding the microphone and shouting:

"Now, please welcome contestant No. 188, Mai Shuli, from Kowloon Guangming Academy, to sing Mr. Lam Tsai Cheung's song "Dare to Do, Dare to Love" for everyone! Congratulations to Mai!"

The other audience members didn't think anything was wrong. Fan Wumian sat back in his chair and uttered the word "cut" softly.

The reason is that the host did not congratulate other contestants before.

It was as if this rich young man had won the award in advance. One can only say that where there is competition, there are shady dealings. He was quite envious.

At first, Fan Wumian thought it was a bit strange. He couldn't understand why the numbers had been called out in order before, but now Mai Shuli was suddenly put in front of him.

When he saw that Young Master Mai was looking specifically at him and raised his hand to make a provocative gesture with his thumbs down, Fan Wumian immediately understood that he was deliberately coming for him.

When I think of this.

Fan Wumian had a weird expression on his face, and he tried hard to suppress his smile.

I don’t understand who gave Mr. Mai the confidence. With so many people at the scene, why did he choose to provoke me?

Mai Shuli openly challenged, and most of the audience around him didn't understand why, but Mantis and his friends could guess the reason. Huang Nanji, nicknamed Meat Dish, was furious and shouted:
"Wow! He actually despises our boss. Let's find a chance to put a sack on him and beat him up!"

Oil fat also said:
"That's right! That guy named Mai is too arrogant! If he dares to touch our sister-in-law, he will be beheaded in no time!"

Seeing them getting so excited, Zhuang Muxi, who was called "sister-in-law", was speechless. At the same time, she envied Fan Wumian from the bottom of her heart for having such a group of close friends.

not far away.

Zuo Ziyan, who was lying on the railing, also guessed the source of Mai Shuli's provocation, rolled her eyes and muttered, "How childish!"

Then he quietly cheered for Fan Wumian.

Between Mai Shuli and him, Zuo Xiaohua obviously chose to stand on Fan Wumian's side. After all, he had liked her for several years. If she was bullied by outsiders, she would be angry. The root cause of anger and humiliation is often due to one's own lack of strength.

Fan Wumian did not have any worries in this regard, and naturally did not take Mai Shuli to heart. He was only thinking about one of Lam Tsz-cheung's famous songs, "Dare to Do, Dare to Love". This song is not easy to sing. It has great impact and explosive power, and even some professional singers with different styles find it difficult to control it.

From this, it can be seen that Mai Shuli chose this song obviously in order to show off his skills publicly in front of so many people.

Muttering in his mind, “It would be funny if the singing broke the voice,” Fan Wumian dozed off and looked towards the stage.

After Mai Shuli came on stage, he shook hands with the three judges one by one. Ms. Qiu Wenshan was smiling and patted this guy on the shoulder. I don't know what she said.

When Mai Shuli stood in front of the microphone, the prelude sounded quickly. This guy snapped his fingers, swayed left and right, stepped on the beat and began to sing:
"I am anxious on the street, you are melancholy in the restaurant
Through a piece of sand glass, the two eyes are filled with sadness
Me at the traffic light

Hold you tight, my beloved
Listening to the breathing sound, it is indeed very fast

The cold rain falls on me in drops

Thousand tons of high temperature waves surge up from you
个个 说 我 太 狂笑 不 羁
It is despicable to dare to hand over the truth."

It must be admitted that Mai Shuli is really talented. When he sang to this part, he brought out a passion that drew cheers from the audience.

When the climax came, the cheers became louder.

Even the big boss Lin Zixiang had a smile on his face, but Chen Yisen looked a little surprised.

The game was finally starting to look a bit like a concert, but amidst the cheers of the crowd, there were always a few harsh boos coming from Mantis, Youpia and the others.

These boos drew angry glares from Master Mai's followers, but unfortunately it had no effect and instead made Mantis and the others shout even louder.

The other contestants sang for more than a minute, but Mr. Mai was asked to sing from beginning to end.

After the song was over, Yau Wen-shan from King Records couldn't wait to say into the microphone:

"It's really perfect. You shouldn't have participated in this kind of competition. It seems a bit like bullying. You should have just held a concert. I think your performance deserves full marks."

The microphone was suddenly pushed in front of Eason Chen.

Chen Yisen, who originally thought that the imitation was too strong and lacked his own characteristics, only said:
"Very good, it surprised me a bit. Brother Zai Xiang has more say on this song."

Lin Zixiang then said:

"Honestly, you sing better than me. If you receive more professional training, you can try to release some albums of your own."

The reporters around the stage were cheered up after hearing this. With their comments, it would be easier to write the subsequent press releases.

Reporter Feng Minglong was also beside the stage. Although he thought Mr. Mai's performance was just average, he still started thinking in advance about how to make the script more colorful.

It is reasonable to take money to get things done.

Mai Shuli walked off the stage with a smile on his face, and looked smugly at Fan Wumian.

This time Fan Wumian learned his lesson and waited until the host called his name before he stood up and walked to the stage with his guitar and speakers.

Reporter Feng Minglong caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye. He had a slight impression of Fan Wumian, whom he lived in the same building with and whom he saw every day. For some reason, he remembered the song "You Hide, I Hide".

A few days ago, after listening to the song, reporter Feng specifically checked it online using Yahoo, and indeed did not find the same lyrics, but he quickly put the matter behind him.

Seeing his neighbor coming to participate in the competition, reporter Feng suddenly felt a little excited. He guessed that the guy singing that night might be him.
(End of this chapter)