HuaYu: Superstars Starting from Super Star Avenue

Nine o'clock the next morning.

"Amo, are you sure you want to wear this outfit to the competition?"

Lying on the bed, Zeng Peici looked at Lin Modao, who was looking in the mirror.

Lin Mo looked at himself in the mirror.

Wearing a black sweater and overalls, with her hair styled in a middle part.

"Is it ugly?" Lin Mo asked.

"Of course not, it just feels a little childish," Zeng Peici said, swinging her long, fair legs.

In her eyes, Lin Mo was still handsome even with his hair parted in the middle and his forehead exposed.

"You don't understand, this is called a battle robe."

Lin Mo tidied his hair one last time before getting ready to go out.

"Keep it up!" Zeng Peici encouraged him.

I'll bring you some food the day after tomorrow.

Today is only the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, which is also her grandmother's birthday. She is going home to stay for a few days.

Half an hour later.

Taipei, CTV studio.

This was Lin Mo's third time entering the recording studio.

The corridor was covered with promotional posters for "Super Star Avenue".

Today's recording is for the "Ultimate Losers' Resurrection Match".

The 25 contestants who were eliminated in the previous rounds will compete for the last 3 spots to advance to the final round.

The recording studio in 2007 wasn't as high-class as it is now; there were no special rest rooms prepared for these contestants.

There were about twenty people standing or sitting in the corridor. Some were practicing their singing repeatedly, while others were playing and singing softly with their guitars.

He nodded and smiled at the group of young people.

But he was met with indifference.

Most people ignored him, looking preoccupied and as if facing a formidable enemy.

Lin Mo didn't mind. He glanced around but didn't see any familiar faces.

The first edition was dazzling with stars, but the number of those whose names were truly remembered and who had representative works could be counted on one hand.

His gaze fell on a man standing against the wall at the end of the corridor.

The man was wearing a black coat and was looking down at something.

The profile of that face... seems somewhat familiar.

It seems like we just met yesterday?

Lin Mo was indeed somewhat face-blind, so he took a few steps closer.

The man seemed to notice the gaze and looked up.

A slightly mature face, bearing the marks of time, came into view.

It's Yang Zongwei.

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't remember it for a while.

How come he's in the loser's bracket too?

If I remember correctly, Yang Chong Wei was one of the most popular contestants in the first season.

Although he ultimately withdrew from the competition in the top six due to age...

and many more.

Lin Mo suddenly remembered.

The first season of "Super Star Avenue" had a very complex competition format, with various challenges, PKs, and a loser's bracket revival.

Yang Zongwei faced criticism from judges in the early stages due to his appearance and styling, which made things quite difficult for him.

Later, due to the success of her voice and song choices, her popularity began to soar.

"Hello there."

Yang Zongwei noticed that Lin Mo was staring at him, so he nodded politely.

"Hello." Lin Mo nodded slightly, and without further conversation, walked over and sat down.

At the same time, look at the panel that just popped up.

[Do you wish to bind Yang Zongwei as a system artist? Binding requires 200 entertainment points and 2 daily reward points.]

【no. 】

First, Lin Mo has no self-awareness.

Secondly, Lin Mo didn't want to waste the spot.

Yang Zongwei has a great voice, but his career path is too limited, and he's also very possessive.

He's similar to his partner who sang "Liang Liang" (Cool and Cool), always doing stupid things and taking things that aren't his own.

He's confused and can't tell who's the king and queen.

As a result, one of them will never be able to sing "Rings of Time," and the other will never be able to sing "Onion."

Anyway, Lin Mo wasn't really interested.

"Attention all players!"

A staff member walked in carrying a loudspeaker.

"Recording will begin immediately! The order will be changed according to the draw! Draw lots now!"

Lin Mo lined up to draw lots; his number was 11, near the middle.

Due to limited space, contestants entered in groups of three.

The previous groups of contestants returned from the direction of the stage one after another.

Some people were dejected, some had red eyes, and some tried to remain calm.

The brutal elimination rate made the atmosphere backstage increasingly oppressive.

"Group 4, get ready!"

"The staff member shouted."

Lin Mo stood up.

Then he realized that Yang Chong Wei, number ten, was in front of him.

There's another one I don't recognize, so I'll skip that.

The three of them walked one after the other through the dimly lit passage to the side of the stage.

From here, you can clearly see the entire stage.

It's not big, but the lights are very bright; though small, it has everything you need.

Tao Zi stands on the stage as the host.

On the judging panel, Yuan Weiren, Power Station, and the stylist were already in place.

There were two or three hundred audience members sitting in the audience, mostly young women, holding up homemade signs.

"Next up is contestant number 10, Yang Chong Wei!"

Applause erupted, and Yang Chong Wei composed himself before walking onto the stage.

The light shone on him.

Today he sang Tank's "When We Were Young".

This song was released last year as an insert song for the idol drama "KO One" and has gained considerable popularity among young audiences.

As the intro begins, Yang Chong Wei starts speaking:

When we were little, I would always hold your hand like this.

I just hope to be able to stay by your side...

He sang with great passion, capturing the signature crying tone and sense of vicissitude perfectly, his emotions were full.

Lin Mo watched quietly from the side of the screen.

Yang Zongwei's singing skills are fine, the song choice suits his vocal characteristics, and the performance is very complete.

but……

The huge indicator light column on the side of the stage represents the real-time popularity of the judges' votes.

Green areas represent average, yellow areas represent good, and red areas represent "outstanding".

At this moment, the light beam of the indicator light column hovered in the middle of the yellow zone, never managing to break through to the red zone.

The 60-second performance time passed quickly.

The beam of light eventually stopped at the top of the yellow area, just a hair's breadth away from the red area.

The music stopped, and applause broke out, but it wasn't particularly enthusiastic.

After Yang Zongwei's performance, Lin Mo heard Sister Taozi on stage making fun of Yang Zongwei's hairstyle, followed by comments from a group of teachers.

Finally, Power Station said that Yang Zongwei's song choice was not good, and asked him to sing Wang Jie's "A Game, A Dream".

After singing a few lines, Power Station commented that his imitation was too obvious.

And then, surprisingly, he failed to advance.

This left Lin Mo somewhat bewildered.

What happened?

I remember Yang Chongwei was one of the top six in this competition.

Seeing Yang Chong Wei lose and leave the stage, Lin Mo adjusted his overalls slightly backstage, preparing to go on stage.

But then the director suddenly shouted, "Cut! Ten-minute break!"

The recording on stage was temporarily interrupted. The staff quickly adjusted the equipment, and a relaxed conversation arose from the audience.

At this moment, the pretty young assistant who had been glancing at Lin Mo every now and then since he entered the room, seeing that he seemed a little confused, whispered an explanation:

"After recording ten contestants, the director will call a five to ten minute break."

Lin Mo glanced at her and nodded gently: "Thank you."

The assistant blushed and quickly lowered her head to serve water to the guests.

"Super Star Avenue" is a pre-recorded show. Although each episode is only a few tens of minutes long when it airs, it is all the result of post-production editing.

The actual recording often takes up most of the day, with multiple breaks and adjustments in between to ensure the energy of the judges and the audience.

It also makes it easy to adjust equipment and touch up makeup.

At this moment, on the judges' panel, Yu Qiuxing and Yan Zhilin, two members of the Power Train duo, were chatting with Yuan Weiren.