This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 32 You're really different from others.
In the agent's waiting room.

There was also a screen in the waiting room that displayed Lu Ran and his group's movements in real time.

Li Quan was sitting on the sofa, and just as he took out his cigarette case from his pocket, preparing to smoke while reading, several people handed him cigarettes.

These agents had smiles on their faces.

"Mr. Li, have a cigarette."

"These past few days, Mr. Li's artists have been incredibly successful."

"Lu Ran is really amazing."

The artists these agents represent are all from Lin Xingchu's class.

Li Quan smiled and accepted a cigarette, and the group chatted as they smoked.

This group of people all wanted to learn from Li Quan's experience.

How exactly did they manage to make Shan Xiao self-destruct?

Wang Jiayue's agent, Chen Ke, wore a knitted dress today. The dress hugged her figure, accentuating her hips, cinching at the waist, and highlighting her bust.

Chen Ke crossed her legs and leaned closer to Li Quan.

"Brother Quan, just tell me the truth, how exactly did you do it?" Chen Ke said coquettishly.

Li Quan slapped his thigh: "I really didn't know! It was all Lu Ran's doing. If I had known, I would have taught you everything I knew."

Li Quan wasn't joking; he was curious too.

At that moment, everyone heard Lu Ran's voice.

"An original song titled 'My Future Is Not a Dream'."

The contestants can say the song title if they want, or they can choose not to.

Lu Ran didn't care.

He simply told them the song title, since they didn't know what the song was about, so he just told them directly.

Chen Ke asked in surprise, "It's an original work?"

The group of agents reacted in the same way as her.

Lu Ran is still filming, how could he possibly have time to create an original song?
Li Quan looked extremely smug.

"As an artist, I don't have any other advantages, except that I'm worry-free. I can quietly produce an original song."

"Brother Quan, tell me honestly, how's the quality of Lu Ran's song?"

Chen Ke turned slightly to face Li Quan, her fair skin clearly visible beneath her V-neck.

Li Quan glanced at it and then looked away.

He said calmly, "To be honest, I haven't heard of it."

The group of people were speechless.

You haven't heard of it?

Who are you trying to fool?

Li Quan had never heard of it before, mainly because he was too busy to listen to it, and Lu Ran was too lazy to sing it for him.

What does a crude agent know about music?

Meanwhile, backstage at the "Future Singer" program.

Director Xu Zi was also keeping an eye on the movements in the three rooms.

She was primarily focused on Lin Xingchu's situation.

Currently, Lu Ran has become the most popular contestant among these contestants.

She has convinced the investors that there is no need to reduce Lu Ran's screen time.

Now the investors had nothing to say.

The main reason is that Shan Xiao's self-destruction last night brought Lu Ran a lot of attention.

If you cut out Lu Ran's scenes, will the next episode even pass?

Investors also need to make money.

Since Lu Ran is so popular right now, let's keep him.

Upon hearing that Lu Ran's song was an original, Xu Zi laughed and said, "Old Zhou, Lu Ran will still be doing an original song next time."

Zhou Ruiyang immediately perked up.

He's the main focus of today's work.

He also had to go over the contestants' songs again.

"What's your name?" Zhou Ruiyang asked.

"My future is not a dream."

Zhou Ruiyang laughed and said, "This is even related to the name of our program."

Xu Zi hadn't realized it before, but Zhou Ruiyang's words brought it to her attention.

Both contain the word "future".

"Old Zhou, you'd better keep a close eye on things. Never mind, I'll go too," Xu Zi said.

An idea began to form in her mind.

……

In the recording room.

After Lu Ran finished speaking, the other contestants felt a sense of surprise mixed with not being surprised at all.

It seems like this is the kind of thing Lu Ran is capable of doing.

Lin Xingchu laughed and said, "Judging from the name, this is an inspirational song, right?"

"Yes."

I'm really looking forward to your song.

According to the competition rules of the show, mentors can listen to their own contestants' performances in advance and give their opinions.

Or you could call him your mentor.

You can only be called a mentor if you can provide guidance.

You can't call someone a mentor if they don't have a supervisor.

The other contestants were worried that Lu Ran's song was too good, but that was all.

Having come this far, who wouldn't have a bit of confidence?

Then, Lin Xingchu continued to push forward the process, as there were still games to be played.

Finally, there is a Q&A session.

Lin Xingchu held up the card and slowly said, "If you were penniless right now, and someone on the street would give you a thousand yuan just for kowtowing, would you kowtow?"

These segments were all designed by the production team.

The answer to this question is obvious and not difficult at all.

After Lin Xingchu finished asking his question, several contestants answered.

"I will not kowtow. A person can be poor, but cannot be without dignity."

"Poverty should not diminish one's spirit; I will not do something like kowtowing to others."

"Don't even mention a thousand yuan, even if it's ten thousand yuan, I won't kowtow."

Everyone's attitude was very firm.

Wang Jiayue whispered, "How many times do I have to kowtow for a thousand yuan?"

Everyone immediately lost their composure.

You're too strict, kid.

Lin Xingchu smiled as well; the older sister possessed a certain air that the younger girl lacked.

"One thousand yuan for each kowtow," Lin Xingchu added.

Wang Jiayue shook her head repeatedly: "Too little."

However, at this moment, Lu Ran said, "That's enough, I'll kowtow."

Everyone looked surprised.

Lu Ran continued, "Don't even mention kowtowing to strangers. If I were penniless, I would kowtow to anyone, as long as they give me a thousand yuan."

Some of the male contestants looked on with disdain.

One hot-tempered male contestant shouted, "Lu Ran, how can you be so spineless? How desperate for money are you? You'd kowtow for a thousand yuan, what do you need that thousand yuan for?"

A look of reminiscence crossed Lu Ran's face: "If that time really comes and I have this thousand yuan, I want to buy my mother a new outfit."

[10 points earned.]

As soon as he finished speaking, the male contestant froze.

He wanted to slap himself across the face. I deserve to die!
Everyone else was also stunned.

So this problem can be solved this way?
Why didn't I think of that?
Dude, you're really different from everyone else.

Lin Xingchu was also stunned by Lu Ran's answer.

A flood of memories washed over her, deeply moving her.

No one dared to ask any more questions, just in case something really happened to Lu Ran's family.

Finally, the mentor meet-and-greet recording was completed.

The male contestant who had previously insulted Lu Ran stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, Lu Ran, I was too harsh with my words just now."

This male contestant is named Zhao Long. He had seen Lu Ran before, but he thought Lu Ran was a cleaner at the TV station, and he never became arrogant again.

Lu Ran laughed and said, "It's okay, I don't have the chance now anyway."

Hearing this, Zhao Long was even more surprised.

"Your mother has already..."

He dared not continue.

Lu Ran said, "I don't need that thousand yuan now, so I probably won't have the chance to kowtow."

Zhao Long was speechless.

Wang Jiayue also joined in.

"Lu Ran, can we add each other as friends?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Long also took out his phone.

"Add a friend."

Everyone was a bit reserved in front of the camera earlier, but now they're much more relaxed.

Based on my interactions with him so far, I haven't found Lu Ran to be particularly terrifying.

She's very normal, sunny, and approachable.

Several other contestants came up and added Lu Ran as a friend.

Lu Ran accepted all comers.

The group chatted casually as they walked out.

Lu Ran learned that Wang Jiayue was a student at the music academy, majoring in vocal music.

Zhao Long is different; he studied traditional opera.

“Young people these days don’t listen to traditional opera. My dream is to promote and carry forward traditional opera.” Zhao Long’s tone was full of determination.

Lu Ran thought for a moment and said, "I think one of the important reasons why traditional opera cannot be popularized among young people is that it lacks subtitles."

I can hear it, but I can't understand it, which is awkward.

Subtitles would be better.

Zhao Long fell into deep thought.

At noon, Lu Ran and Li Quan went out for lunch, and then the show was over in the afternoon.

In addition to Zhou Ruiyang, the mentors corresponding to the contestants were also present on this show.

Jiang Yaofeng's group came first, followed by Lin Xingchu's group, and finally Zhou Hao's group.

While waiting, Lu Ran calculated the time.

The recording of tomorrow's program will officially begin at 2 PM.

His appearance order this time was tenth.

Although there are two basic vocal range expansion cards, we should use only one if we can manage it, and not waste it.

So use it as late as possible.

Finally, Jiang Yaofeng's group finished their rehearsal.

Lu Ran and the others also received a notification and went to the rehearsal room to wait.

When they arrived, they happened to see Jiang Yaofeng leaving with his men.

Among the contestants in Jiang Yaofeng's class, some were happy and some were frustrated.

At this moment, Jiang Yaofeng spotted Lu Ran in the crowd.

He glanced at it briefly, then looked away and left.

Zhao Long stepped forward and whispered, "Jiang Yaofeng won't cause you any trouble, will he?"

"Don't say anything that's detrimental to unity. Teacher Jiang is a person of conscience," Lu Ran said.

He can still keep his mouth shut; there are things he can say to Li Quan, but he can't tell others.

What if Zhao Long gets out?

Jiang Yaofeng, a top star, really doesn't need to hold a grudge against a mere contestant over a few words, but other reasons are hard to say.

Zhao Long shuddered upon hearing this.

The last person you called a person with a conscience has now been banned across the entire internet.

Led by staff, the group first went to a waiting room.

The other contestants cannot hear what the contestants are singing.

Then, one by one, the contestants entered the rehearsal room.

Some contestants were quite nervous, just like taking a mini-test before the competition.

If the song is really bad, it will be too late to change it.

Lu Ran wasn't in a hurry, but let the other contestants go in first.

He waited until everyone else had finished before entering the rehearsal room.

In the rehearsal room, Zhou Ruiyang was still there with his team, now joined by Lin Xingchu and director Xu Zi.

Almost two hours had passed, and Lin Xingchu was getting tired.

As for Zhou Ruiyang, he had been sitting all afternoon and was even more exhausted.

But when the two of them saw Lu Ran come in, their eyes lit up.

Zhou Ruiyang laughed heartily: "I've finally waited for you, Lu Ran. Hurry up, I can't wait."

Lin Xingchu laughed and said, "Teacher Zhou kept saying why you hadn't come yet. I think he was about to drag you in."

Lu Ran said modestly, "I wasn't ready yet, so I let the others come first."

Zhou Ruiyang smiled and looked at Xu Zi.

Xu Zi came today for no other reason than to listen to Lu Ran's songs.

Let's see if this song matches the idea in her heart.

Xu Zi's voice was gentle and had a magnetic quality: "Then let's begin."

Lu Ran picked up the microphone and walked to the center.

It's already past 4 PM. Using a basic vocal range expansion card will last until 4 PM tomorrow.

He would most likely have already entered the game by then.

Lu Ran used it directly.

He felt a tingling sensation in his throat, which then disappeared, replaced by a cool and comfortable feeling.

"Let me test the sound first," Lu Ran said.

He tried singing a few high notes to familiarize himself with the tenor voice.

Zhou Ruiyang and Lin Xingchu both showed surprise on their faces.

Lin Xingchu asked in surprise, "This song is sung by a tenor?"

Lu Ran nodded.

The tenor is considered one of the most challenging vocal parts in the field of vocal music, and is also jokingly referred to as the "difficult high note".

Because male vocal cords are generally longer and narrower, singing high notes requires more precise breath control and vocal cord stretching.

When mixing head voice and chest voice, too much chest voice will cause changes in timbre, while too little chest voice will prevent you from reaching high notes.

Physiological and technical limitations make singing as a tenor much more difficult than other roles.

In these talent shows for newcomers, most contestants wouldn't dare to challenge themselves with a tenor voice, because if they cracked their voice, they'd be ruined.

Xu Zi didn't understand the technology, but after noticing Lin Xingchu and Zhou Ruiyang's expressions, she knew that this matter must be very difficult.

Zhou Ruiyang said with a serious expression, "The live performance is different from the recording. Let's try it in the original key first, and if that doesn't work, we'll lower the key."

Lin Xingchu nodded. Generally, if the original key of a song is too high and the singer can't reach it, they will lower the key.

An example of forcing a high note without lowering the key is Jam Hsiao singing "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant".

Lu Ran took a deep breath and said, "Teacher Zhou, we can begin."

(End of this chapter)