I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

When Lu Chujiu sang Jia Yi's song last time, she was like a beautiful female lead in an advertisement. Although she was very pretty, she was not memorable.

But this time, when she sang Meng Xing's song, she seemed to have undergone a complete transformation. Her voice became deeper, and when she took off her skirt and put on jeans, she looked very energetic and capable.

Many viewers in the live stream were stunned, and a barrage of comments began to appear:

Wow, that sister is so cool!

"This is the first time I've ever been attracted to someone of the same sex!"

“My sister has a great image and a good singing voice. She has great potential, but for the long term, I suggest that she come with me to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate. That way, I can help her with a lot of behind-the-scenes work…”

"Hey, you've got your abacus beads flying right into my face."

……

Lu Chujiu stepped off the stage, her face still flushed with excitement. She hadn't expected to perform so perfectly.

Next up was Qin Yunshang.

To everyone's surprise, Qin Yunshang took a guitar after sitting on the stool on stage.

"Not bad, you can even play the guitar?" Chen Ya asked in surprise.

After tuning the instrument, she swept her hand across the strings, and then the accompaniment began, and she started to sing.

Unexpectedly, Jia Yi's song this time is a folk song.

"We met in late autumn, but I only miss you in summer..."

After listening for a while, Chen Ya understood why Jia Yi wanted to write folk songs this time.

This time, the program team set a three-day time limit for songwriting, which weakened Jia Yi the most.

Meng Xing is a bit of a maverick; sometimes he can't write a song for a month or two, and other times he can write one in half an hour.

But Jia Yi is different; he's the kind of person who needs to take his time and do things meticulously, spending a long time writing a song.

His songwriting method is like sewing, sewing a little here and a little there, not only sewing it to look good, but also sewing it so that people can't tell it's sewn.

This results in the quality of his songs being directly proportional to his working hours.

This time, time was really tight, and he didn't have much time to sew, so in the end he had to pull out a folk song he had kept hidden away.

Folk songs are mainly simple.

There isn't much complicated accompaniment, nor is there a need to devise too many chords; the structure is simple, and sometimes it only requires a single motif.

For a musician like Jia Yi, writing folk songs is the best choice.

Time was too tight! I couldn't write anything else, so I could only write folk songs.

However, as simple as it may seem, it demands an extremely high level of performance ability from the singer.

Some folk singers can sing with such feeling that no one else can sing it at all.

For example, Jonathan Lee can sing "Hills" with the grandeur of a symphony when he picks up a guitar; no one else could do that.

Unfortunately, Qin Yunshang is not the type of person who can handle this type of music.

She sang and played the guitar as she played, and the only accompaniment besides simple drumbeats was her guitar.

Even so, the atmosphere was anything but subdued; everyone present was completely immersed in the experience.

Even Osamu Kamoda, who was sitting to the side, had a look in his eyes that was a mixture of envy and admiration.

Chen Ya had no doubt that Qin Yunshang would advance again this time, but Jia Yi would be the one carried to victory.

This guy still has some luck.

Looking back at Jin Lan, who looked nervous beside him, Chen Ya sighed.

Why is it that my luck is so bad when it's my turn?

The live stream chat was also completely absorbed in the conversation.

"Yunshang'er is so strong, and her voice is so gentle!"

"Please release this song for download soon! I want to listen to it on repeat!"

"I'm going to listen to this song every night before bed!"

"It's alright, the voice is nice, but I think the tune is just average."

"Yes, the tune is dragging it down. It's just the same old tune over and over again, without any variation. No wonder it's so difficult to hypnotize."

"Heh, what's so great about being a top musician? When it comes to actually writing songs, we have to look to our live stream audience."

"Hey, do I need to know how to make a refrigerator to evaluate it?"

"If you're so good, then you do it. If you don't like what you're saying, then get lost. What are you pretending to be, you little haters?"

"I'm a fan of Xiaoyun too, okay! I'm just saying the tune isn't good!"

"Sisters, be careful not to be misled. Someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between Yun fans and Yi fans!"

"Yun fans, please don't get involved. Yi fans are all listening to the song quietly and don't have time to post comments."

"Yi fans laugh at the dogs fighting, they don't even know that simplicity to the extreme is beauty. Enough said, let's enjoy the song."

……

As some provocative comments flooded in, the atmosphere of the comments gradually became more heated.

Seeing this, the production team quickly mobilized their online army to flood the screen with compliments and censorship, drowning out the negative comments.

However, Jia Yi could see those initial comments on his phone while he was in the audience, and he pursed his lips tightly.

Next up on stage were Qin Weili and Long Fan.

If Guo Lichuan just showed everyone the high standards of Japanese trainees, these two are just lowering the bar.

Qin Weili's performance was completely contrary to his name; he had no power at all and even seemed to have some kidney deficiency.

Longfan's sequined outfit, incomprehensible screams, and terrible rhythm made Kamoda Osamu's already furrowed brows even more furrowed.

After their performances, Meng Xing and Lu Chujiu were beaming with joy, almost ready to pop champagne.

That's it!

Only two were eliminated in this round. Given Lu Chujiu's performance, at least she won't be eliminated.

Finally, amidst everyone's anticipation, Jin Lan took the stage.

Upon seeing her, the live stream chat exploded with excitement.

"Finally, finally we can hear 'Ah Zhen Fell in Love with Ah Qiang'?"

"Quick! I need to know right now how Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang!"

"Actually, people feel it's corny only because the names Ah Zhen and Ah Qiang are corny. Love itself is not corny... Okay, I can't make this up anymore. Just wait and see."

Clearly, this generation of netizens has a strong sense of entertainment.

Among these comments, aside from a few that were genuinely interesting and that people wanted to hear, there were also some who were simply egging people on.

The rest are more or less bizarre.

The title "Ah Zhen Fell in Love with Ah Qiang" itself conveys a sense of abstraction, and they were eager to see just how abstract it could be.

Of course, there are also people who are just waiting to see what happens.

For example, Jia Yi.

Jia Yi secretly glanced at Chen Liang and found him expressionless, which made her very indignant.

This time, the show's extreme time challenge left him a bit overwhelmed.

Actually, he secretly went to listen to Jin Lan practice singing. When he heard it, he immediately thought, "Isn't this just fooling people?"

It was after listening to their songs that he felt at ease enough to write folk songs.

He thought that since Qin Yunshang was in the same group as him, she definitely wouldn't be eliminated, but he couldn't write something too simple, otherwise it would expose his lack of creative ability.

But after listening to Jin Lan practice singing, he no longer had this concern—since Jin Lan was there to help him out, what was there to be afraid of?

Even if his writing is bad, can it be worse than Chen Liang's lyrics that go back and forth in four lines?

As Jin Lan took the stage, the curtain rose, and the other members of the accompaniment troupe also walked onto the stage one after another.

However, the spotlight was focused on Jin Lan, and the people behind him were in shadow, their faces obscured.

Shiina Apple, Utada Teru, and Nakajima Miyuki also quietly walked to the harmonies area, but due to the poor lighting, they were not visible from below the stage.

A guitar melody began, followed by Jin Lan's singing.

"Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang on a starry night..."

Upon hearing the first sentence, Chen Ya's expression fell.

The singing was off from the very first line!

He was off-key by two notes in the very first line and even missed a beat.

Fortunately, in the second line, Jin Lan regained the half-beat she had missed, but she went off-key again by one note in the second line.

Fortunately, the song is inherently carefree and unrestrained, so you can't tell that it's off-key. On the contrary, Jin Lan's terrible singing makes it even funnier.

"Hahahaha... What is this?!"

"I thought the song title was a joke, but I didn't expect it to actually be a joke."

"That's perfect! It's just that Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang! It's spot on! Full marks!"

"Haha, this pair has definitely taken the comedic route, but this is an elimination round! You're going to be eliminated!"

"I can see that Brother Liang doesn't take his professional career seriously at all; he's all about having fun. I admire that, brother."

In contrast to the optimistic atmosphere in the live stream chat, He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao, sitting in the audience, were not so optimistic.

After listening to a passage, the two looked at each other.

What is this?

If the previous song, "Plum Jam," was a dark horse, its rawness concealing the secret to explosive popularity...

So what's the deal with this song?

It feels like they came here specifically to prank me!

Most importantly, Jin Lan sang off-beat!

They've both been trainees for so many years, so they're practically professional musicians. Even if they haven't heard the song before, they can't tell if it's off-key, but they can still tell if it's off-beat!

But the key point is that the song was originally written this way, and they couldn't immediately tell whether it was a deliberate rush or a mistake.

What if it was just a deliberate act of rushing the shot to create a comedic effect?

I really can't tell them apart!

Listening to this song, a strange smile appeared on Jia Yi's face...

Before he arrived, he never imagined that he would be competing against an unknown musician.

But this moment was indeed the most comfortable day for him in all these days.

The fact that your catchy pop songs became so popular before, and that you took first place by stepping on my head, is like covering up your shame.

Now that you've written such a terrible song, what else can I say?

The sunlight was intense, and everything came into view!

He looked at Chen Liang triumphantly, hoping to see the despair on his face, but instead found that a strange smile had also appeared on his face.

Because at this point, the song enters its second verse.

Harmony entered.

"Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang, on a starry night..."

"An airplane flew overhead, and a shooting star streaked across the night sky..."

When several female backing vocals came on, and a richer array of instruments joined in the accompaniment, the whole song instantly felt different.

Chen Ya smiled bitterly.

This was something he had planned beforehand.

The first section features a solo performance by Jin Lan, showcasing her singing skills.