The king of all people

Chapter 4

Wangfujing is very lively tonight.

Due to the adequate preparations for the early publicity work, tonight's Wangfujing "Fresh Card Battle" attracted more than a thousand spectators.Although this number is quite different from the hundreds of thousands of millions of text message votes in later generations of talent shows, or the situation where thousands of people watched like Huanzhugege before.

But now it is 2000, the talent show has not yet risen in China, and this newcomer slot competition is just a small competition held by EMI in the BJ area. Although the publicity work is not small, it cannot cover everything after all. It's also possible that BJ's people don't know about the game, so it's already a spectacular number to have thousands of spectators.Looking at the dark crowd in front of the stage, the person in charge of EMI in the backstage nodded quite satisfied.

It was already past 4 pm when Li Xian arrived at the scene. Because he lives in a remote place, he became the last player to sign up for this freshmen card competition.After submitting his entries, Li Xian was taken to the backstage room by the staff to wait for notification.

At 17:20 in the afternoon, under the eager anticipation of everyone, the organizers screened out [-] entries and determined the final candidates for this freshman slot competition.The purpose of EMI's newcomer competition this time is to select a talented newcomer with good singing skills and create a tailor-made work for him as EMI's newcomer of the year to launch the music scene.

The competition is actually divided into two rounds, the second round is the upcoming singing session, and the first round is the selection of original works.According to statistics today, they received a total of more than 500 original manuscripts. It was after careful consideration and discussions among all parties that they finally decided on the 20 quotas.Of course, there may be imperfect works among them, but at least they can be regarded as the best among the 500 copies.

As for those who were eliminated, there were those whose writing skills were not even as good as elementary school composition level, and those whose content was empty and cobbled together, not to mention blatant plagiarism.Although Li Xian's "Jiangnan" was copied and not his original creation, apart from the astrology, only he knows about it.

Looking at the other 19 contestants sitting around him, Li Xian couldn't figure out why they were all sullen, as if everyone owed them 100 million.Patting the shoulder of a contestant who was arranging his collar, Li Xian asked, "Brother, my name is Li Xian, do you know me?"

The person in front of him seemed to disdainfully slapped Li Xian's right hand on his shoulder, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "I'm not interested in knowing who you are, and please understand that this is a competition site, not a vegetable market. Competition? Original ?Look at your appearance, I think it's better for you to go back to the vegetable market that suits you better."

His voice is not loud, but it's not low, at least everyone in the room can hear it, but they don't know whether it's because they are not surprised or they have nothing to do with themselves, they just looked at Li Now I'm back to doing my own thing.

Li Xian originally just wanted to liven up the dead atmosphere, but he didn't expect to be ridiculed by others after being deflated.That's right, his clothes are a bit old. The year before his rebirth, he left home and came to BJ wearing this set of clothes. After his rebirth, the money he brought, the clothes he wore, and even where he lived remained unchanged.He didn't have much money. He had to pay the rent of the family hotel and maintain three meals a day. Naturally, he didn't have extra spare money to buy a new set of clothes.

However, he came to participate in a singing competition, not a fashion show, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with his clothes, it was enough to be clean.If it wasn't for avoiding some unnecessary troubles, Li Xian wouldn't mind cleaning up this low-minded guy.

In front of the stage, the master of ceremonies of this competition is already in place, and is crackling a set of official statements to the audience and the uninformed onlookers, and playing some interactive games from time to time to mention them. interest in this game.Although they would still choose a winner in this freshman slot battle even if there were no spectators, but the effect of the competition would be greatly reduced, and the feeling of singing into the air would not be too pleasant.

The result of Li Xian's lottery is No. 9, which means that Li Xian will be the ninth contestant to sing on stage.This order of appearance is neither too early nor too late, it will not be forgotten by everyone in the later stage because of premature appearance, and it will not appear when the audience is a little tired because of time.Moderate playing time is an advantage for Li Xian.

The first one to appear on the stage was one of the few female contestants. There was also a pure white piano on the stage with her, which looked extremely dazzling on the somewhat empty stage. It should be done by playing the piano. track.

Li Xian was suddenly a little nervous. Today, he participated in the competition purely as a "bachelor" and didn't bring any musical instruments. Of course, he didn't know how to use any musical instruments.The first one performed "Piano Beauty" aggressively, and the next contestants didn't know what other tricks they would have. Thinking of this, he was a little embarrassed to go on stage and sing a cappella.

"Hi everyone, my name is Su Ran. The original song I will sing for you today is "Rainy Day". I hope you like it."

After a short self-introduction, contestant No. [-] sat down at the piano and began to play.A clear sound of the piano was remembered, and the noisy audience in the audience became quiet in an instant.Accompanied by the ups and downs of the piano soundtrack, a somewhat youthful and pleasant voice sounded at the same time.

"Another week of dark rain

Forget who was chatting with at this time last time
Day after day over and over again, year after year

Repeatedly looking at different faces and rubbing shoulders with myself
After all, I couldn’t escape time’s memories about you
rain.Waiting for your rainy day..."

The lyrics are full of sadness, it seems that this girl is confiding her thoughts to everyone.The progression of emotion and the coming of the chorus moistened Su Ran's eyes, and also moved the audience and judges who were listening in the audience.At the end of the song, the audience burst into warm applause and shouts, expressing their love and praise for the No. [-] contestant.The three judges were also discussing in whispers, not sure if they reached a consensus.

Perhaps the first contestant to appear was too good, but the performances of the next contestants failed to resonate with everyone, and the applause and applause were much weaker.It’s not that they can’t sing well, each of them has their own characteristics, and the instruments they accompany are also different. Guitars, electronic organs, and even basic erhu have appeared one after another. I have to admit that each of them can be said to be versatile. .

It's just that it's hard to express the feeling of being preconceived. Whether it's the audience or the judges, they still feel that none of the contestants who will appear later is as exciting as the No. [-] contestant Su Ran.

Li Xian was under increasing pressure.As a contestant, but also an audience, he also admired the performance of No. 8 contestant from the bottom of his heart, because even he seemed to be brought into that kind of melancholy situation, and the subsequent contestants also They are not weak, now it is the performance time of player No. [-], and he will be the next one to play.At this juncture, although Li Xian was under a lot of pressure, the nervousness and hesitation in his heart no longer existed.What should come will always come, and Li Xian has also put in a lot of effort for this game, so he is not necessarily worse than others.

"Let's invite No. 9 contestant Li Xian. The song he sang for us today is called "Jiangnan". It's a very unique name. I wonder if we can experience the melodious and soothing feeling like Jiangnan later? Let's wait and see! "The hostess never forgot to throw out the bait on the stage. Halfway through the show, she didn't leave the stage. On the contrary, more and more passers-by came to watch.

As soon as Li Xian appeared on the stage, the discussion in the audience, which had been much quieter, suddenly rose again.It wasn't because of Li Xian's stunning looks, nor was it because Li Xian had rice grains on his face, it was just because he stood alone on the stage without carrying any musical instruments. Looking at the driver, he Are you going to sing a cappella?

Thinking of this possibility, the audience became a little dissatisfied. They wondered how Li Xian got into the contestants. Could it be that he has some background?It's clear that he was not prepared enough to be perfunctory, singing a cappella?Can he sing a flower?

Regarding the current situation, Li Xian had a premonition when he was in the audience.He didn't intend to explain anything, even if he explained, the audience would not be able to listen to it in a short time.

"Everyone, good evening, everyone. I am very honored and very happy to stand here and sing a song for you. I am from Zhejiang, and I am a native of Jiangnan. The song "Jiangnan" I sang today is my personal experience of my hometown. thoughts and some of my personal emotions, thank you."

Li Xian said the most sincere thoughts in his heart now word by word, and bowed deeply towards the audience after speaking.Leave the rest to them for inspection.

……

Before the concert, Li Xian spent 20 points in exchange for a chance to use his skills.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xian began to enter the world of "Jiangnan".At this time, in the backstage lounge, there were several disdainful glances, and the audience in the audience did not stop discussing because Li Xian was about to start singing. What a pity.

"The wind is sticky here
粘住 过 客 的 思念
When the rain comes here, it's tangled up in a thread
Wrap us around the world

You are by my side

Fate is written on the Sansheng Stone

love is one ten thousandth sweet

宁愿 我 就 葬 在 一 天

圈圈 圆圆圈圈
every day every day me
look deeply at your face
the tenderness of remembering

gentle face

We who don't understand love, hate, love, and worry upside down
都 以为 相爱 就 像 的 善变
Believe in love one day is worth forever

Freeze that time in this moment

We who don't know how to be gentle

Thought martyrdom was just an old rumor
how painful you go
When the dream is buried in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River
I only understand when my heart is broken"

The buzzing discussion disappeared instantly when Li Xian's second line of lyrics appeared.Because the moment he opened his mouth, he startled everyone, including the audience judges and even the contestant who had just mocked him backstage.

They realized that they seemed to have made a mistake, and almost missed such a good song, and such a perfect singing.Although Li Xian's singing skills are only at the elementary level so far, he is born with a good voice, coupled with the blessing of his continuous practice for many days and small test skills, there is a strong sense of beauty and sadness .

It's a love song, but a novel one.The part of the chorus "circle circle circle circle circle, every day, every day, every day me" is very memorable, and they found that they could hum along after listening to it just once.Although there is no musical instrument accompaniment, with the blessing of Li Xian's practice makes perfect and his small-scale skills, he actually sang that kind of desolate and melancholy melody, the sorrow of parting, the sadness of parting seems to overflow people's chests.

Everyone was stunned, and then thunderous applause resounded throughout Wangfujing Street.Up to now, the competition has finally ushered in the second wave of climax after the first contestant sang, and this energy is stronger and more powerful than then.

Among the 20 contestants, apart from the 8 contestants who have already performed, the others felt the despair of Mount Tai at this moment.Originally, they had full confidence in their performance, and they would never fall into a disadvantage.However, these confidences all collapsed after Li Xian finished singing. This is not because they were exaggerating, but because they themselves were brought into his singing.May I ask, under such circumstances, where else can they find self-confidence?

Especially the contestant who just had a conflict with Li Xian in the waiting room, he seemed to have his throat pinched, and the hot embarrassment and disbelief quickly spread to every cell in his body.

The host successfully completed the "Astrology" test task, improved the attribute of singing skills, and gained 200 points.Open the "Astrology" task system, and the follow-up task "Stepping into the Entertainment Circle" will open.

Backstage, while Li Xian was a little surprised by his own performance, a voice came from the "Astrology" who was "speaking" from his mind, and when he opened the astrology interface, Li Xian really noticed the change. In the fourth module of "Astrology", which has always been empty, there is an extra task bar out of thin air.And the first and only one of them is "stepping into the entertainment circle" that I just heard.In addition, the back of the task also shows the reward "Task Reward: 350 points to unlock the skill block. Task Remarks: Sign with EMI Records, release the first solo album, and officially enter the entertainment circle

Li Xian himself is also looking forward to this new task of "entering the entertainment industry".Moreover, the point reward experience for this mission is as much as 350, and it also comes with a reward for unlocking the skill block.For this reward, Li Xian's understanding is that there are still many skills in "Astrology" that he has not yet discovered. Today, the effect of just a small trial is so outrageous, so the other ones will definitely not be so bad.

Li Xian fell into his own thoughts and fantasies in this way. It was different from wanting to enliven the atmosphere before the start of the game. At this moment, it was not only other people who fell into deep thought, but also himself.It's just that their moods are completely opposite, one is uneasy, the other is excited.

(End of this chapter)