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Chapter 171 The Backlash from Public Opinion Arrives
Xiao Zhongge's pupils dilated in shock, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Just as he felt, this was something he never expected.

He originally thought that it was already quite difficult to hear Bavarian and Gothic modes with operatic elements in rock music, and that it was already a remarkable thing to be able to integrate such classical elements into rock music.

But to his utter surprise, he heard a pure operatic performance in a rock song!
What does this mean? It means that what you are looking at is clearly "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation".

As I was looking at it, a leaked set of real exam questions popped up inside!

Can you bear this?

And they actually managed to sing it!

“Awesome!!!”

Xiao Zhongge shouted out loud.

This didn't seem abrupt to my roommate, nor did it disturb them.

Because this wasn't just his reaction, but the reaction of everyone in the dormitory.

He could even faintly hear shouts of "Xia Shen is awesome!" coming from the next dormitory room.

"What is this? You're making a rock music series, and you're even dividing it into chapters??" Xiao Zhongge was dumbfounded.

It has always been the case that classical music, such as symphonies and opera arias, is divided into movements and stages.

You're doing this with a rock song?

What are you trying to do? You're just supporting a new generation of domestic bands!

Fans, listeners, audience members, and even other bands and guests at the event, as well as music fan clubs, were all stunned.

Those with higher musical literacy displayed the most exaggerated expressions, with big shots like Lin Jian and Zhang Qiangwei even standing up.

Xia Shen, however, completely ignored this.

He was fully immersed in this challenging section.

Based on some otherworldly memories of this song in his mind, although he didn't know much information, he did know that even if the original singer from the otherworld was the one he was leading the Rose and Red Flower group to sing this part, they would almost never dare to sing it live!
Either skip it or play the original soundtrack!
Is it that they can't sing the high notes? Or is it like the multi-chord passage in the first chapter, where technical issues prevent it from being reproduced live?
No, no, no, that's not true. They are still capable; they have indeed sung in a few performances.

The real problem is that it's too dangerous, prone to errors, and too difficult.

Right now, he's just pushing his singing skills to the limit because of the competitive nature of the competition and the desire for a spectacular live performance.

For this period, he locked himself and several team members together, teaching and guiding them day and night.

It's all for now!

However, no matter how you sing it, it will still sound a bit thinner than the studio version and won't have the same rich operatic feel.

But enough is enough.

So, there is the current scene.

Xia Shen uttered a high note: Galileo—

The guitarist uttered a low, true tone: galileo—

Xia Shen then added a high-pitched "Galileo".

The guitarist continued with a low note: galileo.

“Galileo, figaro”.

Then a few more people followed: Magnifico-ooo-oh——

A long, continuous display of extremely ornate singing—complex, highly difficult, and breathtaking!

Until later.

"no! no! no! no! no! no! no!"

Seven consecutive 'no's, forming a descending musical scale, before soaring to a high register: "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me—"

The electric guitar came on again, and Xia Shen immediately stood up. He didn't dare to sit down and sing the last note; veins bulged on his forehead as he sang the final note: "For me—"

After singing that line, Xia Shen spun around, pulled out the microphone, and held it in his hand like a microphone stick.

The music became more intense.

Xiao Zhongge, who was watching the program, was already numb.

Another chapter has been changed!

This time it's a pure hard rock chapter!
The heavy-toned electric guitar, combined with intense drumbeats, propels the soaring music forward.

Xia Shen, holding a wheat stick, stood in the center and pointed forward, instantly giving the feeling that the entire stage revolved around him.

"So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?"

So you think you can stone me to death and despise me?
"So you think you can love me and leave me to die?"

So you think you can just pay lip service to loving me and then let me die alone?

"Oh, baby, can't do this to me baby."

Oh, baby, you can't do this to my baby.
"Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here!"

I have to get out, I have to escape this place. Upon arriving here, accompanied by the rousing hard rock section and the lyrics, Xiao Zhongge understood.

"This means that Xia Shen has come out of his predicament. He is no longer internally conflicted or confused. He has become the kind of person he wanted to be."

Xiao Zhongge murmured.

Isn't that right? Just look at Xia Shen now.

From being one of the "Four Big Flies" on Douyin and Kuaishou in the early days, he became the first Chinese person to be listed among the world's top 100, and has written many best-selling books at home and abroad.

He also opened his own record company.

They also gained the understanding and recognition of their fans, breaking the preconceived notions.

Everything is getting better.

This is also the result of his perseverance and determination throughout the journey.

Finally, Xia Shen sat back down at the piano and continued playing.

As it turns out, this was indeed the final movement.

With Xia Shen's words, "Anyway, the wind blows..."

No matter which way the wind blows.

The project is officially coming to an end.

At this moment, when Xia Shen's last note on the zither fell...

Unlike in the first round, there wasn't an immediate burst of cheers and applause at the scene.

Instead, they remained silent and quiet for a long time.

Then, a few scattered claps broke out.

Then the applause grew louder and louder.

Later, everyone except Aspirin and the chubby guy in the fan club stood up and applauded.

Pah pah pah pah——

The thunderous applause seemed to threaten to rip the recording studio apart.

It lasted for more than a minute before it finally stopped.

This time, the host took a deep breath before coming on stage and said, "Okay, this is the wonderful performance that Teacher Xia Shen and Rose Red Flower have just given us."

So, let's ask our music fan club members what they have to say about this, and what their evaluation of Xia Shen and Yueji Honghua's performance is.

However, the first person to be asked was still Gao Xixi.

She paused for a moment before saying, "I feel that I have nothing to say at this moment, or rather, I can't even express myself. This is beyond my ability to express myself. This is the most novel and exaggerated musical expression I have ever heard."

I give it a score of 100.

"Okay, next one."

However, as the host asked one question after another...

No matter who it was, everyone was perfectly uniform.

"100."

"100."

"If there is no upper limit to the score, I want to give 1000, but I can only give 100. This is not your limit, but the limit of the score line."

"Nothing to say, just look at the board."

On the board was a large number '100'.

Only the chubby boy, when it was his turn, didn't say a word, silently raised the scoring board with a grim expression, and gave a score of 60.

Barely passing grade.

Immediately, the barrage of comments exploded.

"??????"

"You're only giving 60 for this? Aspirin is worth 100, and you're only giving 60 for this?"

"Hahaha, even now you still don't understand? Do you really think music fans are mentors? Do you really think all music fans have real talent? It's not like that! He's not just a pure aspirin dog fan, and now you understand."

"It fits my stereotype of aspirin fans."

"What kind of taste do you have? If you really can't handle it, go home and find a job. You should also quit your lousy cultural communication company. Sooner or later you'll lose all the meager earnings your father has made."

"To attract laughter from music fans."

"Damn it, I've been putting up with aspirin for so long, but I'm done. I'm just saying, aspirin is pure idiot, a bunch of pretentious bastards. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

"I ordered it. I really can't stand it anymore. I've never seen such a lousy band, and the people they're with aren't normal either."

At that moment, as the chubby boy's score was revealed, public opinion quietly exploded.
The backlash has arrived.

(There will be another chapter this afternoon.)
(End of this chapter)