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

Immediately, a chorus of gloating voices erupted.

"Haha, Meng Xing, who was the most arrogant, was indeed arrested on the spot."

"The old man was absolutely right. I watched Meng Xing's live stream a few days ago. He wrote songs in the shortest amount of time, but played the most games."

"That's what you call professionalism."

"The old man's sharp comment has reduced Meng Xing's value by at least 100 million, which is really terrible."

……

After one group was carried away, the next group to take the stage was "Jin Lan & Jia Yi".

Jia Yi sat with his arms crossed below the stage, looking relatively calm, but Jin Lan was pale.

After hearing Ren Jinqing's comments, everyone realized that something big was about to happen.

Especially lyricists and composers like Jia Yi.

Everyone could see that Ren Jinqing only commented on matters within his own professional field; he only talked about lyrics and music.

They weren't the focus of the previous competitions, but Ren Jinqing's arrival has essentially dragged them out of their comfort zone.

As Jin Lan walked onto the stage, she suddenly felt her throat was very dry, the overhead lights were very bright, the venue felt empty, and she felt inexplicably nervous.

"Distinguished mentors and audience members, I will be presenting Professor Jia Yi's 'The Cycle of All Things'."

The lights dimmed, and the accompaniment began.

Jin Lan started singing.

"A mountain eagle soars across the vast sea, swooping down to catch swimming fish."

"Fish falling into the abyss turn into flower mud."

Wildflowers bloom across the fields, a breathtaking sight.

"I walk past the blooming flowers, but you are in my heart."

……

When Jin Lan sang the first line, everyone's expressions were indifferent.

When the second line was sung, everyone frowned.

After the four lines were sung, everyone's expression turned strange.

What is this?

Everyone who listened to it thought the song was strange.

If there's anything strange about this song, it's that it has a quirky ethnic feel. The melody of the verses always lands in unexpected places, creating a stark contrast with the accompaniment...

wrong!

After a moment of calm, everyone realized the problem.

It's not that Jin Lan is a singing freak, it's that she sang off-key!

Her singing was off-key, making the melody sound discordant and thus the song seemed strange.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned strange.

Except for Chen Ya.

Only Chen Ya looked pleased.

comfortable.

I used to find Jin Lan annoying because she sang her own songs off-key, but now I realize that it's actually quite enjoyable for her to sing other people's songs off-key.

In the first two rounds, in order to coordinate well with Jin Lan, he tried his best to write songs that were not easy to sing off-key and practiced repeatedly. Only then could he barely keep Jin Lan from singing off-key. In the end, he was still slandered for only being able to write pop songs.

Now, finally someone understands how I feel.

He turned around and looked at Jia Yi, only to find that Jia Yi's expression was as if someone had poured a bucket of excrement over his head.

Shock, anger, embarrassment, fear... these complex expressions were so perfectly combined and appeared on his face at the same time.

Seeing his expression, Chen Ya was a little puzzled.

You little rascal, did you only find out today that Jin Lan sings off-key?

It really is.

Jia Yi has focused all his energy on preparing for the next round of the competition, and he is not particularly concerned about cooperating with Jin Lan in this round.

Jin Lan approached him several times, asking him to coach her in singing practice, but he refused each time.

He left all the singing practice to the vocal coach; he only went to listen occasionally.

He knew Jin Lan sang a little off-key, but he didn't expect her off-key singing to be so severe!

This is downright tone-deaf!

This is absolutely absurd. After two rounds of competition, Jin Lan has achieved the best ranking, but it turns out she's a tone-deaf, off-key freak.

Who would believe that if I told them?!

After the initial shock, Jia Yi suddenly realized:

Jin Lan is definitely framing me; she did it on purpose!

Otherwise, why didn't he sing Chen Liang's songs off-key before, but he sings his own songs off-key!

On stage, Jin Lan herself also felt very painful.

She could clearly sense that the audience's feedback was off, and that her singing felt different from how she usually rehearsed.

When she practiced singing before, her vocal teacher said she was off-key. The teacher had corrected her tone quite a bit during training, and the off-key singing wasn't too serious anymore. But as soon as she got on stage, she forgot it again.

She tried hard to correct herself and regain the feeling she had during training, but she went further and further astray, and eventually she couldn't even figure out what she was singing.

...Jin Lan's torturous performance finally came to an end.

When the song ended, the entire audience fell silent; not a single person applauded.

It took the host quite a while to come to his senses, walk onto the stage, and say:

"Okay, Jin Lan's performance is over. Let's interview Jia Yi. Jia Yi, do you think Jin Lan's performance met your expectations?"

The show was all about finding the explosive moments, and the host was resorting to his old tricks. As soon as Jia Yi took the microphone, he couldn't hold back any longer and started firing at Jin Lan:

"Expectations? She doesn't even meet the most basic requirements of a singer! She didn't follow my sheet music at all, she sang completely off-key!"

Jia Yi was truly anxious; his tone was as cold and hard as an iron pillar in Siberia.

The host quickly reassured her, "It's probably because Jin Lan was singing and dancing at the same time, so she was a little off-key..."

"A little bit? If you had seen my sheet music, you wouldn't have said that. She's not on the right note at all! It's all nonsense!" Jia Yi shouted, standing up excitedly.

"Alright, Jia Yi, calm down."

The host quickly tried to smooth things over.

Previously, when Jin Lan and Chen Liang had a quarrel, he might have added fuel to the fire, since both of them were relatively restrained.

Jia Yi was clearly in a panic. If he continued talking, it would really turn into a stage accident. His intervention saved Jia Yi's career.

After a pause, the host, wanting to give Jin Lan a chance to make amends, handed the microphone to her and said:

"Jin Lan, how would you rate your performance?"

Everyone looked at Jin Lan.

Qin Yunshang suddenly recalled the first round, which seemed to have a similar scene: Jin Lan was on stage criticizing Chen Liang's song as a pop song.

Jin Lan murmured twice, then bowed deeply.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Jia Yi, I really sang off-key."

When she looked up again, her eyes were already brimming with tears: "I hope you won't blame me. I will definitely practice harder next time."

Jia Yi was still furious: "Next time? You want a next time? I never want to be in the same group as you again. Whoever is in the same group as you is doomed!"

The host quickly comforted Jia Yi to calm him down, and at the same time let Jin Lan, whose face was covered in tears, leave the stage.

Hearing Jin Lan's answer, Qin Yunshang secretly sighed, this girl has indeed grown up.

He used to argue with his teammates on stage, but now he's finally learned to back down.

She glanced back at Chen Liang, only to find that he was rolling his eyes.

Chen Ya felt extremely wronged.

How did this golden blue suddenly turn ripe?

I still prefer your old, rebellious self. Try to come back to your old self!

When you teamed up with me, you were all bossy and critical, but when you teamed up with Jia Yi, you were all timid and submissive. Are you just putting on an act for me?

He was really looking forward to Jin Lan and Jia Yi having a fight on the spot, but Jin Lan suddenly turned from a little devil into a doormat.

It's not fun at all.

However, the comments in the live stream seemed to reveal the truth, and everyone started talking about it:

"So Jin Lan really does sing off-key! Where are the people who said Chen Liang slandered Jin Lan in the first round? Step forward!"

"Bullshit, Jin Lan isn't off-key at all. How come she wasn't off-key when she collaborated with Chen Liang before?"

"That's because Chen Liang wrote the song specifically for Jin Lan. The previous two songs were so simple. Today's song, I'm off-key even if I sing it."

"In the end, it all comes down to Jin Lan's singing skills. She's always off-key. Before, she blamed Chen Liang for writing catchy songs, but now that it's Jia Yi's turn, she finally realizes that it's her own fault."

"It's clearly Jia Yi's lack of skill, okay? Why can Chen Liang write songs that combine the characteristics of gold and blue, but you, Jia Yi, can't?"

"Hehe, the filial son is quite good at defending. Chen Liang's songs are of low quality, Jia Yi can write whatever he wants. He just doesn't want to ruin his own brand by writing pop songs."

……

Suddenly, the battle in the live stream inexplicably ignited, shifting from discussions about Jin Lan to the strength of Chen Liang and Jia Yi.

Just then, an old voice rang out from the scene:

"Ahem, may I say a few words, old man?"

Everyone looked over and saw Ren Jinqing sitting upright, speaking directly into the microphone.

The host quickly said, "Professor Ren, please go ahead."

Ren Jinqing glanced at Jia Yi and said, "They said the little girl sang this song off-key, so I won't comment on the performance. Let's just talk about the lyrics and music..."

Ren Jinqing paused for a moment, then said, "It's rotten to the core."

Chapter 441 The Champagne Was Plucked Too Early

"The lyrics and music are absolutely terrible," Ren Jinqing said slowly into the microphone.

After he finished speaking, there was complete silence.

Although He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao's evaluations were strict, they only focused on the performances and were quite humble towards the songwriters.

But what kind of status does Ren Jinqing have? These lyricists and composers are all juniors to him, and he can show them no mercy at all.

"The meaning of your lyrics is that birds eat fish, fish turn into poop, poop nourishes flowers, and flowers remind you of your lover, right?"

After Ren Jinqing finished speaking, the viewers in the live broadcast room burst out laughing, and many people in the audience were also trying not to laugh, while Jia Yi looked embarrassed.

"Haha, the old man is so humorous!"

"Upon closer reflection, his song is indeed like that; there's absolutely no problem with what he said."

Ren Jinqing continued, "I'm not saying your lyrics are bad. This time the topic is reincarnation, and your understanding of reincarnation is a bit too superficial. After going around in circles, you still ended up writing a love song. This doesn't even touch on reincarnation."

Jia Yi, sweat beading on his forehead, nodded repeatedly: "The old gentleman is right."

Ren Jinqing didn't respond, but continued, "Some songs these days are too market-oriented. They're all love songs, all about romance and love between men and women."

"Reincarnation, what a grand concept! Why is it all tied to love? And your love doesn't even have anything to do with reincarnation!"

"Look, you can write it like this: a pair of lovers are reincarnated and become a mountain eagle and a fish, then enemies, and then reincarnated again and become a flower mud and a flower. Their feelings change in the cycle of reincarnation. Isn't that much broader in scope than just talking about love?"

After Ren Jinqing finished speaking, Meng Xing's eyes lit up.

This idea is amazing!