The young people nowadays are really incredible!
Gu Rui looked at the young man who was smiling very brightly in front of him, and he felt very emotional in his heart.
As a veteran in the industry and the current music director of “Singing China”, he has met many newcomers who have just entered the entertainment industry.
Some of them are wild and arrogant, some are naive, some are cautious and timid, and some are servile…
In Gu Rui’s impression, very few can be like Lu Chen who is still courteous and not overbearing in the face of such a behemoth as Beijing Satellite TV, and there is no background force behind him.
Unlike several contestants who did well in the qualifying round, Lu Chen did not sign up for entertainment or agency companies.
What or who gave him so much courage and confidence?
An agent who he doesn’t know if it really exists?
Gui Rui couldn’t guess the answer.
But the music director could see that Lu Chen was not pretending to be calm. His eyes were bright and clear, and his smile was sincere and cordial. Although he was polite, he always stuck to his bottom line and didn’t make promises easily.
Even for him, it was an excellent opportunity to get closer to Beijing Satellite TV.
Such a young man has a promising future!
Gu Rui immediately smiled and said, “Monday is OK. I’ll leave you my phone number. Feel free to contact me.”
Gu Rui represents the Beijing Satellite TV “Singing China” program team, but it doesn’t matter to him whether he can buy or pay the price to get the copyright of “Life on A String”.
He was quite fond of Lu Chen.
Gu Rui handed Lu Chen a business card of his own.
Lu Chen got up and took it with both hands and said, “Thank you, Director Gu.” (TN: Like this. Here.)
This small detail made Gu Rui feel quite comfortable. A 22-year-old young man who has just graduated from college is rarely so polite and usually takes a few years to learn in society.
Many will never even learn, or even disdain to learn.
Gu Rui’s attitude became more and more friendly: “You’re welcome. Our program team appreciates your talent very much. I hope you can go all the way to the final and bring more wonderful works to the audience. Good luck!”
Lu Chen thanked him again, and then said goodbye and left.
Back in the backstage of the studio, the third contestant had just finished singing.
Her performance should not be very good. Among the four judges, Lin Zhijie and Zhen Zhen only gave 4 points, Chen Fei’er gave 6 points, Tan Hong gave 5 points, and all of them added up to only 19 points.
If there were no surprises, the contestant should be eliminated.
So, she left the stage crying.
The current reality show competition is so brutal. Especially in the promotion stage, a simple mistake during a performance could take a contestant out directly, and it is not easy to get the golden buzzer in the hands of the judges. (TN: The golden buzzer could also revive an eliminated contestant. Chapter 100.)
The competition continued.
It was undoubtedly a long process for 32 contestants to sing one by one and receive the judges’ scores.
However, Lu Chen was patient enough to wait for the moment to reap the fruit of victory!
At 11:15 in the evening, all the singers finished singing.
The host immediately announced that he would be publicizing the voting results of the live audience and off-site audience, and the top 16.
Because of the large number of contestants participating in the competition, their audience votes were all counted by the computer system, and the results are released at the same time to save time.
In the singing district finals’ top 10 of 16, instead of waiting until the competition is over, the data will be published live.
“Now, let’s look forward to the birth of the top 16 contestants in “Singing China” Beijing Singing District!”
“They are…”
In the host’s impassioned speech, the atmosphere at the scene was pushed to a new climax.
The 1,500 viewers in the studio are all looking forward to it. All eyes are focused on the large screen in the background. The continuous flashing of the words “Singing China” on the large screen indicates that the answer to the mystery will be revealed soon!
The four judges, Tan Hong, Chen Fei’er, Lin Zhijie and Zhen Zhen, clapped their hands.
The screen suddenly changed, and a golden number jumped out.
16!
In the next moment, the number burst into bits of golden light, and the identity of the 16th place was revealed.
Lin Yaru!
Name of contestant: Lin Yaju
Contestant number: 023
Song: “Summer Night”
The judge’s total score: 27
Live audience votes: 1,025 votes
Off-site audience votes: 162,540 votes
Overall score: 77.69 points!
Backstage in the studio hall, a woman with long hair and shawl covered her face with her hands. She was so happy that she burst into tears of joy!
She is undoubtedly Lin Yaru, who has just made it to the top 16.
Although she ranked last, it also meant that she has beaten half of her opponents and entered a higher level of competition. No matter whether she end up in Beijing Singing District’s top 10 or not, this is already a victory for her.
In the previous competitions, many of the contestants who were eliminated in the promotion stage were favored by entertainment agency, and thus successfully signed a contract, which was better than having a victory over their opponents.
Therefore, it is very important for one’s face to be recognized, and the more one’s face is recognized, the more opportunities one has!1
Next, the 15th, 14th, and 13th places were announced in turn.
The top 16 contestants appeared one after another. The audience cheered on continuously, and the warm applause continued.
Everyone felt a strong sense of satisfaction when they saw the contestant they supported and like successfully promoted to the next round.
In the backstage rest area, the contestants were either silent, cheering, excited or weeping.
There is nothing more painful and will tests one’s willpower than this process.
The 3rd place has already been announced, but Lu Chen still has not seen his name.
But he remained unperturbed and calm.
By contrast, the viewers who sat in front of the TV and computers for more than three hours could hardly bear it, especially Lu Chen’s relatives, friends and fans.
Fang Yun rubbed her eyes and said with a wry smile, “This program is too good at hanging people’s appetite!”
Lu Xue clenched her small fist and said with great certainty, “Mom, I’m sure big brother will win and be the champion!”
In the Forget Worries Bar, the regular customers stopped drinking, and everyone’s eyes were fixed on the TV screen.
He won’t be eliminated, right?
That’s absolutely impossible!
Ye Zitong said to herself secretly. She didn’t even notice her roommates who had just returned to the dormitory.
Although it’s already summer vacation, many people still prefer to stay in this super-big city during the hot summer, because there are so many wonderful days to enjoy here.
Ye Zitong’s life is not rich and colorful, but this summer she applied for residence on campus for the first time.
Just to stay in bed in the dormitory and watch a talent show?
In Lu Fei’s live broadcasting room. The number of bullet screens sent out by 950,000+ online viewers has reached a terrible level!
If he didn’t set up the bullet screen partition, no one will be able to watch the live broadcast at all.
“Oh, my God, there are only two places left. Do you think our Lu Fei will be eliminated?”
“Bah bah! What a crow’s mouth. Our anchor is 100% to be the champion! ”
“I’m so nervous! I’m so nervous! I’m so nervous!”
“Everyone calm down, he is either first or second. Believe me, my fortunetelling is 100% right.”
“I don’t know what you’re nervous about. General Lu has the highest judges’ score. Will he still be eliminated?”
“Yeah, yeah, the anchor is sure to win!”
“I’m really convinced by Beijing Satellite TV. They made the top 16 of 32 look like the National Finals.”
“If the anchor is eliminated, I will eat a fly live!”
“Haha, you are all so naïve…”
At this time, the second place of the top 16 was announced – Mu Xiaochu!
At the studio’s backstage rest area, warm applause rang out at the same time. Whether those doomed to be eliminated, or have been successfully promoted, all of them congratulated the beautiful and shy little girl.
“Thank you, thank you everyone!”
Mu Xiaochu’s pretty face flushed, stood up a little at a loss, and bowed again and again to thank them.
She did not even expect that she could win the runner-up position in the top 16.
At the same time, Mu Xiaochu could not help looking at Lu Chen, who was also applauding her.
At this moment, she was thinking who will be first place.
Is it Lu Chen?
Not only Mu Xiaochu, but many contestants in the backstage rest area were also secretly speculating.
Although Lu Chen got the highest score from the judges, and his creative talent is also obvious to all, it’s still hard to guarantee. the “Singing China” program team might come out with a big news, and eliminate Lu Chen directly to create a hot topic.
In the past, such methods were common in all kinds of talent show. The so-called a big heat is bound to die! (TN: Big heat – hype)
And Lu Chen doesn’t really have to be eliminated immediately. Don’t forget that all four judges can still revive an eliminated contestant through the golden buzzer. he can be “unexpectedly” eliminated first, and then successfully revive into the list of top 16 candidates. He can still take part in the rest of the competition.
In this way, they can achieve the dramatic effect they wanted, achieve the purpose of the hype, and everyone is happy!
As for whether Lu Chen is willing to be played, can a newcomer dare fight against Beijing Satellite TV?
That would be a big joke!
Lu Chen noticed the strange glances from the other contestants, and he even knew what the other contestant were thinking in their heart.
But Lu Chen didn’t care at all – how could a sparrow know the ambition of a swan!
On the big screen of the stage, the character “1” was finally displayed, and with a beautiful crown as a backdrop.
The first place of “Singing China” Beijing Singing District’s top 16 of 32 is revealed!
He is…
Lu Chen!
Name of contestant: Lu Chen
Contestant number: 001
Song: “You Who Sat Next To Me”
The judges’ total score: 39 points
Live audience votes: 1,469 votes
Off-site audience votes: 726,502 votes
Overall score: 95.35 points!
Yes, it’s Lu Chen. Beijing Satellite TV didn’t play any tricks.
He really lives up to his championship title!
Thunderous applause suddenly rang out inside and outside the studio hall, and many audiences applauded and stood up.
They were cheering for their favorite singer!
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TN: This line was hard to machine translate. The original translation was: “So it’s very important to brush your face, and the more you brush, the more opportunities you have.” And research says that face brushing means face ID like the face unlock in smartphones. Therefore, means face recognition. Like actors/actresses, you can recognize them with one look.1
