Fortunately, Jing Feifei was very stable at this moment, pressing each Piano Key perfectly.
She had grown up playing the Steinway, so she was incredibly familiar with the feel of that brand of Piano.
"Today, I, watch the snow fall in the cold night..."
From the second verse onwards, all the instruments joined in, and the rhythm immediately picked up. The audience below waved their hands, a look of excitement on their faces. Da Fei really lived up to his reputation; this song was amazing!
"Who can be anyone, who has betrayed their ideals? Who will be afraid that one day it's just you and me!"
At the end of the second chorus, Lin Chudong suddenly tossed his Guitar behind him, directly onto his back, walked over to Jing Feifei, and picked up the Violin hidden beside her, placing it on his neck.
He held the Bow, which was coated in rosin, in his hand, closed his eyes, and began to play.
A beautiful Interlude began, with Lin Chudong lost in it with his eyes closed, while Jing Feifei's hands also moved rapidly across the Piano.
Both were lead vocals, one strong, one soft, one high, one low, a perfect complement, like the harmonious sound of a qin and se.
Immediately, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
Lin Chudong looked incredibly cool playing the violin; a Jib Camera focused on the two of them, capturing a 180-degree shot.
In the monitor, Hong Wentao clapped his hands, his face filled with surprise.
"It's so beautiful!" "This scene is truly pleasing to the eye!"
"Da Fei's violin playing is actually this good; this Interlude is absolutely unbeatable."
Piano paired with violin, it was definitely a perfect combination, directly lifting the emotions of the entire audience.
The Interlude ended, the violin was put down, and Lin Chudong brought the Guitar in front of him.
The sound became high-pitched, and the veins on his neck bulged.
"Still free and true to myself! Forever singing my song!
Across a thousand miles!"
Lin Chudong's high note once again conquered the audience. Many people were in tears. It was difficult for those not present to understand the song's shocking power.
Then, Da Fei's voice exploded.
"Forgive my life's uninhibited, unrestrained love of freedom…"
The arrangement became even more high-pitched, with rock elements flooding in, and the entire venue erupted.
Behind the scenes, Yang Han clenched her fists, her face showing excitement.
"Big Fei is really amazing..."
"This song is even better than No More Hesitation!"
"The live performance is explosive!" Big Fei is really making the band shine. The piano and violin duet just now was practically divine.
Yang Han was wavering a bit. Going to Big Fei's company, if there were really songs like this, it didn't seem so bad.
Yang Han did indeed need money, but compared to participating in variety shows, she preferred singing.
Singing was her original intention as a singer.
"Big Fei..."
Yang Han felt conflicted.
And Zhang Yiran, standing beside her, also clenched her fists, but not in excitement; she was furious.
How could he still have songs like this?
A song like "No More Hesitation" could be said to have rocked the music scene; it wouldn't be an exaggeration. A genius songwriter could be considered quite good if they wrote one hit song in a few years.
But Lin Chudong's frequency of creating these amazing songs was simply too high.
At this moment, she regretted it even more. If she had bought "Invisible Wings" back then, would she have been worried about not having good songs in the future?
But she had treated Lin Chudong very poorly last time, even threatening him. Da Fei wouldn't possibly cooperate with her again.
She wanted to suppress him a little, making him create original songs in a short amount of time, but he threw out an even bigger bomb.
Zhang Yiran gritted her teeth; it seemed she would have to get the Investor involved.
The final chorus began, and the lights in the musicians' area lit up.
The Liang Music Band sang in a chorus.
"Forgive my life, my untamed, unrestrained love of freedom..."
The chorus's impact, combined with Da Fei's penetrating high notes, sent chills down the spines of everyone in the audience.
Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies, a masterpiece!
With this episode's broadcast, Da Fei was sure to explode in popularity!
One show, two washed-up singers found renewed fame; Hong Wentao, watching from the audience, was extremely satisfied.
He had already done as Sister Zhang had asked, having Da Fei perform an Original song. But Da Fei was just that awesome; his Original was still a knockout, and who could stop him now?
Da Fei's becoming the champion was no longer in doubt.
The next two performances were already predictable: a performance of "Chengdu" and then a performance of "The You of the Past" would directly seize the championship, even Sister Zhang couldn't do anything about it.
The song ended, and Lin Chudong stood on the stage. The music had stopped, but the applause from the audience never ceased.
Everyone stood up again, and the screams and shouts nearly overturned the entire studio!
Liang Yin in the backstage was so excited that she jumped up and down, "Da Fei is invincible!"
"Next, I will announce the results of this episode. The last-place contestant will be eliminated and will not be able to participate in the Finals."
Hong Wentao announced, holding the data sheet.
"As usual, I will first announce the third place."
"Zhang Yiran, with a vote percentage of fourteen percent!"
Zhang Yiran stood up and nodded to everyone.
She had already guessed this result. Yang Han sang her own old song this round, scoring high on nostalgia, so it was normal for her to surpass Zhang Yiran.
"Last place, Wang Xu, with a vote percentage of four percent… unfortunately, Wang Xu will be leaving our stage."
Wang Xu stood up and bowed to everyone. This was expected, as there were too many masters on this variety show.
"Sixth place, Zhu Sikai, with a vote percentage of eight percent."
Zhu Sikai breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was at the bottom, he had at least made it to the finals.
He looked at Wang Xu with sympathy. This show was a battle of the gods; they, the ordinary singers, were just cannon fodder.
"Fifth place..."
"Fourth place..."
"Second place, Yang Han, with 19% of the votes."
"First place... Liang Music Band."
"With 33% of the votes!"
Immediately, everyone exclaimed in surprise.
The first place's vote percentage was much higher than the second!
It was a crushing victory! Yang Han clapped her hands, "This song, Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies, is too strong. I'm completely convinced."
The other singers all applauded, except for Zhang Yiran, who wore a sneer.
After the recording, Zhang Yiran gave Hong Wentao a look, and the two walked into the makeup room again.
"Director Hong, answer the phone."
Hong Wentao picked up Zhang Yiran's phone, and his expression immediately changed after hearing the voice on the other end.
A few minutes later, Hong Wentao hung up the phone.
Zhang Yiran said faintly, "Director Hong, there's nothing more to say, right?"
Hong Wentao nodded, "Sister Zhang, I know what to do. You can rest assured."
Lin Chudong and the others finished recording and had a Hunan Cuisine meal in Changsha before excitedly returning to Magic City.
"Is the previous episode airing tonight?"
"Yep."
"I'm so anxious. This episode needs to come out soon."
Lin Chudong smiled. "What's the rush? Slow and steady wins the race. Don't slack off on the crew's work. Once the actors finish recording, you can send it for review. It shouldn't be a problem."
Web dramas have a relatively relaxed scope, and time travel is even permitted. Many TV dramas involve time travel, let alone this drama, which is just a loop, not actual time travel.
The portrayal of the police within is entirely positive, and the male and female leads have upright values, so passing the review shouldn't be an issue.
Just as they arrived in Magic City, Su Yulin suddenly sent a WeChat message.
"Are you busy?"
"Just got back to Magic City."
"I'm craving hot pot."
"Okay, wait for me at home."
After telling Liang Yin and the others, Lin Chudong drove to a supermarket, bought some ingredients, and went to Su Yulin's place.
Seeing a new, large TV in Su Yulin's room, Lin Chudong was a little surprised.
"Why'd you get such a big TV?"
Su Yulin said, "Watching the show, of course. Shen Jianbin eats hot pot at the company every day, and it's making me so jealous."
Lin Chudong was speechless. "Then just go eat with them."
"I hate them."
Lin Chudong shook his head helplessly. He let Su Yulin wash the vegetables while he went to stir-fry the hot pot base.
A simple induction cooker hot pot was placed on the coffee table a dozen minutes later, and the two of them started eating.
Su Yulin's expression was icy. "This hot pot is even more authentic than the hot pot restaurants in Chongqing. You didn't even make me a single meal in the past few years."
Lin Chudong smiled wryly. "I really only learned it recently."
"As if I believe you."
The two of them turned on the TV, and while eating hot pot, they watched "I Am the King of Songs".
The Liang Music Band appeared on TV, and the whole audience instantly erupted.
The bullet screen comments exploded at once.
"Big Fei is awesome, the director's team is awesome!"
"The time to test Big Fei's true strength has arrived!"
"The two female musicians of the Liang Music Band are both top-tier in looks!"
"The drummer is so beautiful, right?"
The music began, and the whole audience sang "No More Hesitation" in unison.
Su Yulin stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth and said.
"I can sing this song now too."
Lin Chudong laughed, "Then you can be a guest at my concerts in the future, and give me some Sesame Paste."
Su Yulin got Lin Chudong a bowl of the sauce.
Anyone who had watched Su Yulin on variety shows before knew that the goddess usually never did any work, let alone waited on people.
Only Da Fei could get her to do things; anyone else would just get a cold stare.
On the TV, Da Fei's guitar string snapped, and even Su Yulin, who was watching, stopped eating.
"Damn, another broken string. This show must be rough on guitar strings!"
"Why did my Fei-ge have an accident on stage? Why aren't they re-recording this!"
"Da Fei hasn't stopped yet! Don't panic."
"Hmm? Who's this beauty?"
Liang Yin's instrument change directly shocked everyone.
"Damn, awesome! Da Fei is Da Fei. Same broken string, but Da Fei isn't affected at all. Look at Sun Jie; he just raised his hand to find the teacher."
"Haha, finding the teacher? That's what this generation of netizens is like."
"That woman earlier is the boss of Da Fei band!"
"The boss is too... majestic, right?"
"Are you trying to say 'great'?"
"Big, it's really big. You can't even handle it without the skill to control the ball with both hands."
"Gifted, it can only be said that in the face of talent, hard work is really worthless."
"I see why Da Fei isn't in a band with Su Yulin anymore. Turns out, a thousand pounds of loyalty can't beat four ounces of chest!"
"Big-Breasted Sister Hands Over the Violin, little did she know the camera was on her!"
"Give the Director extra chicken legs this time!"
"Film more, I'm happy to watch!"
"Newbies are still looking at Da Fei, while veterans have already taken out tissues."
"..."
Su Yulin glared at Lin Chudong, saying nothing.
Lin Chudong was anxious, "Why are you glaring at me?"
In the company, Liang Yin saw these Bullet Screen Comments, her face flushed.
"What kind of people are these, using such vulgar language!"
Wang Zhi smiled, "Boss Lady, you're probably going to get famous."
Liang Yin rolled her eyes. What was she getting famous for? These netizens were too mean.
Watch Dafei! Why are they watching her! Lewd!
...
Hengdian.
Lin Qiqi frowned when she saw the bullet screen comments from the netizens.
She took a soft measuring tape from her bag and started measuring herself in front of the mirror.
She didn't seem to be lacking, either.
Damn it, Big-Breasted Sister! Hmph!
Capital City (Beijing).
Cheng Huanhuan's lips twitched as she watched Deng Siqing measure her bust.
"Sister Deng, you're a D, and you're still not confident? What about me, a B?"
Deng Siqing rolled her eyes, "I don't care if you live or die. But there's always someone better."
Cheng Huanhuan was speechless, "What, are you going to get a procedure for Da Fei?"
Deng Siqing said, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm just measuring. The netizens all say Da Fei likes big breasts, maybe it's true."
"Why do you need the netizens to say it? Every guy likes them. Look at the people with rumors with Da Fei, none of them are flat-chested, right? Lin Qiqi, Li Dan, and this Big-Breasted Sister, they all look like they ate papayas."
Deng Siqing said, "No, Su Yulin is flat-chested."
Cheng Huanhuan: "That's why Da Fei left the band."
"Huanhuan, you're pretty harsh too."
...
"First place, Liang Music Band, congratulations!"
The ranking was announced, and it was as everyone expected!
"Da Fei is awesome, 666..."
"This song is too explosive. Even Yang Han has to back down. And Da Fei's performance is too amazing. Changing the piano and tuning on the spot, this performance will definitely go down in history!"
"Exactly, Big-Breasted Sister Hands Over the Violin, it must go down in history!"
"Upvote for the above."
"Upvote +10086."
"..."
Su Yulin silently ordered some takeout: papaya and fresh milk.
When the delivery guy arrived, Lin Chudong was shocked.
"Didn't you eat enough?"
"Why do you care?"
Su Yulin quickly devoured the papaya, feeling so full she had to lie down on the sofa, unable to drink any of the milk.
"How was this episode? Did you get first place?"
"Yes, we did. The next round, the Finals, will probably be live."
Su Yulin nodded, "Any variety shows lined up?"
"Not yet. If there was, my schedule wouldn't allow it. Maybe next month, there's a chance."
Su Yulin asked, "Do you have a chance to go on a variety show with me?"
Lin Chudong laughed, "You want to create a scandal with me?"
"Do I even need to create one with you?"
"Haha, maybe there's a chance. Let's see. I'll clear the dishes."
"Come on, you go. When haven't I waited on you?"
"Alright, I'm out."
"Hmph."
...
The day after the show aired, Liang Yin received a lot of calls in the company all morning, taking notes while answering them.
"Dafei, many of our variety shows can't be on because of scheduling conflicts. It's a bit annoying to miss out on good variety shows."
Liang Yin wasn't a money-grubber; it was just that many well-received variety shows had also invited Dafei, but the schedule didn't work out.
Lin Chudong said, "It's alright. Keep their contact information. There will be opportunities in the future. Are there any programs that haven't invited us after the I Am the King of Songs finals?"
"Yes, there are. I've noted a few, let me show you."
Lin Chudong took the program list and glanced at it, suddenly seeing Deng Siqing's name.
"Crossover Singer? Is Sister Deng going to be on this show?"
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