Chapter 162 Sitting and Watching the Gods Fight

A high-end villa in Beijing.

Looking at the latest ratings report of "Songgu", Xu Jun felt like crying but had no tears.

"Isn't it just that Bai Xingjian is not here? How come the ratings suddenly dropped back to 1.1?"

"Compared with the previous period, it is 0.5 less. Who can bear this?"

"It seems that we must discuss the topic selection with Bai Xingjian as soon as possible in the future. We can't let it happen again that he has a song but our program team is not prepared!"

The fact that the ratings of "Song Gu" dropped so much can’t be entirely blamed on the absence of Bai Xingjian in this episode.

Who made Fenghuang Yufei take the first place in "The Voice of China 2024"?
The broadcast time of "Songgu" coincided with the broadcast time of the edited version of "The Voice of China 2024". Various reasons combined led to this result.

Of course, it is not just the "Songgu" show whose ratings are affected. All variety shows and TV dramas broadcast in the prime time on Saturday night have been affected to varying degrees.

After being upset about the ratings of "Songgu" for a while, Xu Jun fell into silence while sitting in his boss chair.

In silence, he picked up his phone and looked at it, then put it down after a while, held the mouse and looked at the computer for a few seconds, sighing from time to time.

At present, Xu Jun is quite worried about Bai Xingjian's throat injury.

He really wanted to call and ask if Bai Xingjian was feeling better.

But he was afraid of getting bad news.

"Ask or not?"

Xu Jun's fingers tapped the table in a irregular rhythm, he was deeply entangled.

Five minutes passed just like that.

In the quiet study, Xu Jun suddenly shook his head and sneered, self-deprecatingly saying, "What's wrong with me? Why am I getting worse and worse? Bai Xingjian's throat is fine if it's fine, and if it's not, it's not fine. At most, it can be postponed for another week. Why am I so anxious?"

"We really shouldn't take Bai Xingjian too seriously!"

Xu Jun was so angry that he almost laughed. He was a grown man in his late 50s, but he was almost driven to anxiety by a young man.

"Luckily, we are at home now. If we were at the company, I would probably be laughed to death by that group of people."

Xu Jun cursed with a smile, picked up his phone and prepared to call Zheng Wei, but as soon as he woke up the screen, Zheng Wei called him.

"Oh, that's quite a coincidence."

In less than two minutes, the call was over.

After hanging up the phone, the corners of Xu Jun's mouth almost rose to his ears.

Bad news: Bai Xingjian will not be able to participate in the recording of "Song Gu" this week.

Good news: Feng Shiqi can do it.

Xu Jun slammed the table and laughed: "Why am I always thinking about Bai Xingjian, but I never thought of Feng Shiqi?"

"Besides, if they each come for one episode, I'm sure it will have a pretty good effect."

“Hahaha, I feel like this week’s ratings can be saved!”

……

For Bai Xingjian, the acute laryngitis incident was a blessing in disguise, as he enjoyed a few days of leisure without having to practice singing.

In the past few days, the news that Fenghuang Yufei won the first place in "The Voice of China 2024" has aroused heated discussions across the Internet, just like the "fifty-year-old woman guarding the national gate".

This directly led to "A Bridge of Fate" becoming the most popular song of Fenghuang Yufei.

The production team of "The Voice of China 2024" also gave face and pinned the stage video of Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi singing "A Bridge of Fate" on the official Weibo.

The number of followers of their two Weibo accounts is also increasing at an especially alarming rate.

Linjiang City, a conference room in the Mango Radio Building.

Almost everyone here has a smile on their face. The popularity and reputation of "The Voice 2024" have once again exploded, allowing them to see unlimited possibilities.

"This season of 'The Voice of China 2024' has the potential to become a national variety show!"

“It’s not a trend, but we are already on the road to becoming a national variety show.”

“I can only say that Director Li’s choice of theme for this season is really great, and the netizens are also very supportive!”

"But one thing I have to say is that Fenghuang Yufei is really awesome! If it weren't for them, it would probably take until the end of the show for our Chinese singer to take first place."

"These two young people are really amazing!"

Everyone was talking about it.

"So, Director Hong, is Bai Xingjian's voice better?" Someone asked Hong Yang, "Can he participate in the live recording of our show this week?"

After these words were spoken, many people at the conference table looked at Hong Yang. They were still quite concerned about Bai Xingjian's situation.

"According to Zheng Wei, he is much better now, so there should be no problem for him to participate in this week's live broadcast. However, in terms of the songs he chooses, Bai Xingjian probably won't be able to sing songs like 'A Bridge of Fate' this week."

Hong Yang said slowly that he had always been in contact with Zheng Wei, so he was relatively familiar with Bai Xingjian's situation.

"Then the Phoenix Flying in the [Top Ranking System] this week is a bit dangerous!"

"Ah? What's so dangerous about Phoenix Flying?"

"That's right! Although Duanmei has a high probability of challenging the two of them, it doesn't mean that Fenghuang Yufei will be eliminated if Duanmei succeeds. The singer who is eliminated in the ranking competition system is still the last-ranked singer."

"Hahaha, I don't believe Fenghuang Yufei can be ranked seventh. Even if Bai Xingjian stood on the stage and didn't sing and let Feng Shiqi sing alone, they would not be ranked seventh."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter in the conference room.

Hong Yang laughed the happiest. If I remember correctly, Bai Xingjian didn’t sing at all when Fenghuang Yufei was on the audition stage of "New Era of Heavenly Group", right?

After the laughter, someone sighed: "It can only be said that this week's number one ranking will probably fall into the hands of Shantimo or Vanxia again. Among the Chinese singers in the online singing camp, Fenghuang Yufei is the only strong contender for the number one ranking."

"Indeed, Liao Bei is still a little short of maturity now."

“I hope Phoenix Yufei will make another effort next week!”

"It seems that foreign netizens will once again dominate public opinion this week!"

In the conference room, several people were in low spirits.

Chief Director Li Xiao consoled him: "A show with ups and downs is more interesting. The current situation is actually a benefit for our show."

"Ups and downs? The current situation of our show is down-down-down-down-up. It is indeed ups and downs."

"You are so right!"

"If Broken Eyebrow succeeds in taking the top spot, Fenghuang Yufei may not be able to take the first place again when facing a three-sided siege from Vanxia, ​​Shantimo, and Broken Eyebrow."

"Yeah! We have too many fans with broken eyebrows in our country! Who wouldn't be confused when he sings those hit songs on stage?"

"Then should we consider not letting him sing his own songs?"

Hearing this, Li Xiao sneered: "Sure, unless you want to be drowned in spit."

……

Time flies and it is Wednesday, August 8th.

Early in the morning, on the flight from Linjiang to Beijing, the number of fans on Weibo of Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi both exceeded 800 million.

Feng Shiqi just broke through, while Bai Xingjian has more fans, reaching 819 million. As for the reason, it may be because he is more handsome.

"I haven't been back to the capital for a long time."

Looking at the endless blue sky outside the window and the white clouds of various shapes, Feng Shiqi said with some emotion.

She spent her college years in Beijing, but after graduating for many years, she rarely had the opportunity to come back here.

Hearing this sentimental tone, Bai Xingjian turned his head to look at his cheap sister. Her white and delicate profile, her thin and curled eyelashes, and her eyes staring out the window seemed quite sentimental.

So she has this side too?
Bai Xingjian smiled and joked, "Why? Are you reminiscing about your youth? When Sister Qi was in college, the number of boys chasing after you probably lined up from the teaching building to the school gate, right?"

His voice is no longer hoarse, and although it has not fully recovered, he has no problem communicating normally with others.

Feng Shiqi sneered: "There's no queue at the school gate. There's no queue at all."

"Ah?" Bai Xingjian was puzzled. "This shouldn't be the case?"

In his impression, Feng Shiqi was like a beautiful and noble white swan when she was in school. Although she sometimes transformed into a female Tyrannosaurus Rex, this was only during the time when he had just gone to the Feng family.

And this side of the female Tyrannosaurus seems to have never been shown to outsiders.

How come no one pursues Sister Qi in college?
Not likely.

Feng Shiqi narrowed her eyes dangerously at Bai Xingjian: "I'm studying in a women's college, where are the boys?"

"Ajian, your memory is so bad..."

Feng Shiqi said in a tone that "I have raised you for nothing for so many years", "You even forgot which university your sister attended, ah~"

Bai Xingjian fell silent upon hearing this. He was speechless and ashamed to face the situation.

……

After the plane landed at the Daxing Airport, Bai Xingjian and his party got directly into the airport shuttle sent by the "Songgu" program crew and drove all the way to the TV station's headquarters building.

When the nanny car was about to enter the parking lot, Feng Shiqi and Mei Jie couldn't help but open their eyes wide and look up at the peculiarly shaped building that resembled a pair of large shorts.

It was the first time for both of them to come here and observe so closely.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the staff, Bai Xingjian and his party came to the recording site of "Song Gu". After a brief exchange with the program crew, Feng Shiqi entered the dressing room and began to prepare for the recording.

"'Blue and White Porcelain' is a very poetic song, but from the perspective, it seems to be written from a male perspective, right? Is it really okay to let Feng Shiqi sing it?"

Afterwards, the music director of the "Song Gu" program asked Bai Xingjian.

Director Xu Jun was also present. He looked at Bai Xingjian without commenting.

"No problem at all."

Bai Xingjian said confidently, but he didn't want to waste more time on it: "You will understand when you listen to it later."

The music director frowned, looking a little unhappy.

In his eyes, Bai Xingjian's behavior was too arrogant.

But Director Xu Jun didn't say anything, just smiled.

In this situation, the music director can only keep his thoughts to himself.

Not long after, Feng Shiqi, wearing a blue and white porcelain themed Hanfu, walked out of the dressing room.

The white and blue dress seemed to be covered with a layer of light fluorescence, and her graceful posture astonished many staff members present.

The song "Blue and White Porcelain" was recorded very quickly.

Just like Bai Xingjian last time, Feng Shiqi also passed it in one go.

As for her singing, it amazed everyone present.

The music director sighed to himself: "Bai Xingjian is indeed arrogant."

Xu Jun laughed so hard that the corners of his mouth almost split to his ears.

With Feng Shiqi and the poem "Blue and White Porcelain", why worry that the ratings of "Song Gu" this week will not return to 1.6?

……

That afternoon, the "Song Gu" program team released a makeup photo of Feng Shiqi wearing Hanfu on its official Weibo.

The sudden news shocked countless netizens.

"Wang Defa?!"

"Is Goddess Feng participating in this episode of Songgu?"

"I thought Songgu would be gone without you! This is really great!"

"Good fellow, the show 'Song Gu' has become a branch of your Fenghuang Yufei, right? One person sings for one episode, so will it be Bai Xingjian's turn next time?"

"Am I the only one who noticed that Goddess Feng is beautiful in Hanfu?"

"No! You are not alone!"

"The theme of this dress... is blue and white porcelain? Is Sister Shiqi going to sing a song related to blue and white porcelain on this show?"

Netizens exchanged ideas and discussed in the comment section, and soon this Weibo post became a hot topic.

On this night, the production team of "The Voice of China 2024" also announced detailed information about the singers who will be on the live broadcast charts this week on the official Weibo.

[#Broken Eyebrows# The Voice 2024 is unstoppable! Chart-topping singer Pus Charlie is about to challenge online singers! ]

In addition to the text, there is also a short video.

The video content is exactly Broken Eyebrow, and it continues the sentence at the end of last week’s live broadcast -

"Friends from China, long time no see!"

Duanmei greeted his fans in China and said that China was the first Asian country he had visited and he was very excited about returning to China.

Broken Eyebrow said: "Counting this time, this is probably my twentieth time in China. I am really looking forward to going to Linjiang to taste the local food, meet the people there, and learn about the music they like. I also hope that they will like my music."

His speech was very sincere, and after this Weibo post was released, it instantly aroused heated discussions among countless netizens.

"Fuck! Adam is gone, and Broken Eyebrow is really here?!!!"

“Mango TV is really amazing!”

"This is a big deal!"

"Oh my god! This is actually true! The world has really gone crazy! Can the production team please invite Mr. Huang Taylormond as well next time?"

“So is Broken Eyebrow singing “See You Again” this week?”

"If Duanmei doesn't sing this song, I will immediately blast the production team live!"

"If Broken Eyebrow is the singer who topped the charts, who will he challenge? Fenghuang Yufei?"

"It must be Fenghuang Yufei! After all, Fenghuang Yufei is the host, and it won first place last week."

"It's over! If Adam challenges Fenghuang Yufei, then Fenghuang Yufei's chances of winning are very slim! When Broken Eyebrow sings "See You Again" on stage, who can beat him? Moreover, Bai Xingjian has a problem with his voice, and Fenghuang Yufei probably won't be able to give his full strength this week."

"Hahaha, isn't this good? If Broken Eyebrow succeeds in making the list, she will become a permanent singer. Then "The Voice of China 2024" will become a Grammy show, and we can just sit back and watch the gods fight!"

(End of this chapter)