Chapter 168 Bai Xingjian: I suddenly want to go home

"what?"

"What's going on? Broken Eyebrow withdrew from the competition?"

"Wang Defa!"

"That's not bad. At least this guy didn't withdraw from the competition during a live broadcast."

"No, what is the production team doing? Because of personal reasons? Is there any personal reason why Broken Eyebrow would withdraw from the competition?"

"Did Broken Eyebrow fall down while washing in the bathroom and hurt his leg?"

“I think the production team is afraid that there are too many foreign singers and the Chinese singers won’t be able to compete?”

"Did the production team get forced out?"

"I can only say that Mango TV is quite good at saving its reputation."

After the Weibo post about Duanmei's withdrawal from the recording of "The Voice of China 2024" was released, it immediately caused countless heated discussions.

On the next morning, the term [broken eyebrow, withdraws from competition] unsurprisingly topped the Weibo hot search list, and there was even a red “explosion” after the term.

Since the program team did not announce the exact reason for Broken Eyebrow's withdrawal from the competition, this aroused suspicion among countless netizens.

All sorts of bizarre reasons and conspiracy theories emerged one after another, and many netizens rushed to express their opinions, which could be called a Hollywood drama.

Linjiang City, a luxury hotel.

"Yaya, did you know about Broken Eyebrow's withdrawal from the competition?" asked agent Zola.

"what?"

Vanxia, ​​who was sipping porridge from the bowl, widened his eyes and quickly put the bowl down:
"He withdrew from the competition? When did it happen?"

"The program team sent out a notice last night." Zora handed over the phone. "Now the netizens here are arguing over it on Weibo."

Vanxia took the phone and looked at it for a long time, then smiled strangely: "The production team is really bad. They didn't even tell me the reason for my withdrawal."

After sighing, she picked up the steamed buns and ate the porridge, saying, "It's a pity that my relationship with Duan Mei is not very good, otherwise I could just go and ask him why he withdrew from the competition."

Zora sighed: "I just hope the production team won't ask us to withdraw from the competition one day."

Hearing this, Vanxia almost choked and asked in disbelief: "Sister Zora, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Zora smiled and shook his head: "I'm just guessing. The production team shouldn't do that. Besides, didn't they say there would be a replacement singer to take over Broken Eyebrow's position? We'll see what level the replacement singer is at that time, and maybe we can roughly judge what the production team is thinking now."

Vanxia was silent for a while, until she finished the porridge in the bowl, she murmured: "I hope the program team will not disappoint Sister Zora."

the other side.

Shantimo was also quite surprised when she saw the news that Duanmei had withdrawn from the competition.

But she was only surprised for a moment and no longer had any emotions. After all, this matter had nothing to do with her.

Moreover, young people nowadays are very free and have their own ideas. It is just a matter of thought whether or not to appear on the show. They just need to bear the corresponding consequences.

……

"No, Broken Eyebrows is withdrawing from the competition now? Then wouldn't I be eliminated for nothing?"

Li Zijun, who was far away in Beijing, looked at his agent in astonishment: "Brother Chen, do you think it will be too late for us to fly back to Linjiang to renew the contract with Director Li and the others?"

The man called Brother Chen sneered: "Do you really want to go back?"

"Uh-huh!"

Li Zijun nodded vigorously. "How great is 'The Voice 2024'? It's very popular and has a lot of attention. Singers who want to improve want to go there, right? I just hate that my current level is too low."

"Just practice more cooking!"

Brother Chen looked at him and said with a smile, "You probably can't go back. After all, they have already said that there will be a replacement singer to fill the spot. You should work hard and strive to be a returning singer next season."

Li Zijun smiled helplessly: "After this season, I don't know how many years it will take for the next season to come."

"It's okay, you are still young, we can wait."

Under the same sky, a private villa in the capital.

In the study room.

Xu Jun, the director of Songgu, looked at the trending searches on Weibo and couldn't help but curse: "Why are there so many problems with The Voice of China 2024? Our Songgu finally topped the trending search list, but it was pushed down by me?"

"Didn't Broken Eyebrow just come? Why did he suddenly withdraw from the competition?"

Xu Jun looked puzzled, and before he could figure out what was going on, he fixed his eyes on the second most searched term.

[Feng Shiqi's poem "Blue and White Porcelain" shows the beauty of ancient Chinese style]

Looking at this entry, Xu Jun showed a gratified smile on his face.

But soon, his smile faded.

There is a line of small words next to the entry: [00:45] Topped.

Xu Jun curled his lips, and at this moment, a small window popped up in the lower left corner of the computer, reminding him of a new email.

[Phoenix in Flight - Over the Mountain]

Glancing at the title, Xu Jun's heart was suddenly shocked, and he quickly moved the mouse and clicked on it.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

Xu Jun looked dignified without being angry. He said in a rather cold tone: "The number one trending search next weekend will be our Songgu!"

……

Mango Building, a conference room.

"Director Li, is your decision a bit too hasty?"

Liang Bo, the music director of "The Voice of China 2024", asked in a rather reproachful tone.

Duanmei is a very important part in the recording of the next few episodes. He even planned what songs to sing for Duanmei. As a result, director Li Xiao simply made a decision first and reported later, issuing the announcement before holding the meeting.

This surprised him very much. Even the other people in the conference room, including assistant director Hong Yang, stared at Li Xiao in a daze, expecting an explanation from him.

"There's nothing I can do about it."

Li Xiao spread his hands helplessly. "This guy made racist remarks on the Internet. Fortunately, our staff found out. Otherwise, if he participated in the live broadcast of the program next Friday, I don't know how many netizens at home and abroad would boycott our "Singing 2024"."

"What? Racial discrimination?"

"What is this kid doing?"

"If that's the case, then I can only say Director Li did a good job! Decisive!"

"Not bad, not bad! We absolutely cannot have artists who engage in racism like this on our show!"

Everyone was talking about it.

Hong Yang then asked: "So we unilaterally tore up the contract? How much penalty do we have to pay?"

"It was indeed a unilateral breach of contract." Li Xiao nodded, "As for the penalty... 30% of his notice fee."

"That's several million." Hong Yang rubbed his eyebrows.

Liang Bo asked: "If we tear up the contract, won't we offend Warner Music? Will we be able to invite singers from them in the future?"

"There is no problem in this regard."

Li Xiao was typing away on the laptop in front of him as he said, "Warner will not break up with us just because of Broken Eyebrows, and the main responsibility this time is not on us. The most urgent task is to think about which singer to arrange to replace Broken Eyebrows next."

After putting a list of singers on the public screen, Li Xiao raised his head and said, "Should we let domestic singers fill in the positions or foreign singers fill in the positions? Let's talk about your ideas."

……

"Broken eyebrow and quitting the competition?"

Bai Xingjian looked at Zheng Wei in surprise, "We'll just leave if we win? This isn't the way to play, is it?"

"What is the specific reason? Did the program team tell us?" Bai Xingjian asked after sighing.

"It's not very clear at the moment. There are all kinds of reasons given on Weibo, but the one that seems to be more credible is that Duan Mei made racially discriminatory remarks on the Internet."

Zheng Wei spoke slowly, her tone becoming somewhat emotional: "You artists, just write and sing your own songs. Posting such comments on social media platforms is totally not worth the effort."

Zheng Wei looked at Bai Xingjian and said, "Xiaobai, the company has handed over your and Shiqi's Weibo accounts to you to operate, so you should pay more attention to this aspect. Even if you really have something to say, just quietly write it into the song."

"Of course, even if you write it into the song, don't make it too obvious."

"do you know?"

Although Zheng Wei had reminded Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi many times about this issue before, since it concerns the red line of their careers, it is not excessive to remind them once a day.

Especially since Fenghuang Yufei is currently in its hottest stage, many things can be infinitely magnified.

Bai Xingjian nodded solemnly: "I will pay attention to this aspect." After thinking for a while, he asked again: "If Duanmei withdraws from the competition, will the program team arrange a replacement singer? Is there any information in this regard?"

"That's true."

Zheng Wei smiled and said, "However, the program team probably won't announce the exact information about the replacement singer in the next few days. After all, the program team still needs this popularity. But judging from the current public opinion, the replacement singer is probably a foreign singer whose strength and fame are comparable to Duan Mei."

"A foreign singer?"

Bai Xingjian's heart, which had just relaxed, tensed up again, "I really can't relax."

Zheng Wei smiled and patted his shoulder. "Pressure brings motivation. The Voice of China 2024 is a great platform for you and Shiqi at this stage. Whether Fenghuang Yufei can become a legend depends on whether you and Shiqi can withstand the pressure."

"Come on!"

"Okay, Sister Wei."

……

As Zheng Wei said, in the next few days, the official of "The Voice of China 2024" did not announce the detailed identity of the replacement singer.

But related topics still rank high on Weibo's hot search list. Netizens say that this singer will come to the rescue, then say another singer, and there are all kinds of speculations.

Linjiang City, a luxurious residential area.

"What? Any news?"

Wang Yaqi looked at Li Zhenxi who was walking back from the balcony with a phone in his hand with anticipation, and so did Lin Hailun beside him.

Through the operation of Aoki Entertainment, they GoldenCold have confirmed that they will appear on "The Voice 2024" as the unveiling singer next week.

But what they never expected was that Duanmei actually withdrew from the competition.

Things happened very suddenly, and Wang Yaqi and Li Zhenxi had an idea at that time -

Can GoldenCold replace Duanmei and directly enter the online singer camp?

If this is possible, GoldenCold won't have to take the risk of failing to win the award when challenging Fenghuang Yufei.

Therefore, Lee Jin Seok immediately contacted his brother-in-law at Aoki Entertainment, and the reply he got was "wait for notification."

And today seems to be the day when the results will be announced.

After all, tomorrow is Thursday, and the "Singing 2024" program team will release relevant materials about the replacement singers.

Looking at Wang Yaqi and Lin Hailun's expectant eyes, Li Zhenxi pursed his lips and shook his head sadly: "It's not okay to be a replacement singer. We, Golden Cold, should just be the singer who unveils the list."

Wang Yaqi sighed when she heard this: "Is it because of your low status?"

Thinking of the list of replacement singers circulated on Weibo, she smiled bitterly again: "But it's true, compared to those people, we GoldenCold are indeed a long way away."

Lin Hailun said with a smile: "The singer who wins the award will be the singer who wins the award. It's more interesting to start from the challenger and work your way up."

"that is!"

Wang Yaqi smiled from the bottom of her heart this time: "After all, we are also the runner-up of "New Era of Heavenly Group"."

Lee Jin Seok then said, "Although we didn't get the position of replacement singer, we still got some good news."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Yaqi and Lin Hailun immediately looked at him.

Li Zhenxi smiled and said, "According to my brother-in-law, Li Xiao, the chief director of "The Voice of China 2024", seems to be very happy to see us compete with Fenghuang Yufei."

……

Thursday, March 8th.

A black nanny car was speeding on the highway.

"I feel that the summer in Linjiang is better. At least it's not as stuffy as in Beijing."

In the car, Mei Jie was holding a small electric fan and blowing: "The environment in Beijing is like a sauna. It's already past the beginning of autumn, but it's still so hot and stuffy."

“This is how the capital is.”

Feng Shiqi was also holding a small fan and blowing, "By the next week, or in September, it will be cooler over there."

"September……"

Bai Xingjian grinned: "The temperature in the capital is already dropping in September, and Linjiang in September will probably be as hot as it is now."

They had just returned from Beijing after recording a program, and the program was naturally "Song Gu".

This week, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi both participated in the recording of "Song Gu".

The song recorded was "Crossing the Mountain".

The recording process was also very smooth. Apart from the rehearsal, they both passed the formal recording in one take.

"Actually, I feel like the song you sang today would be better on the show 'The Voice 2024'."

Zheng Wei glanced at the tablet in his hand and said, "Compared with 'As You Wish', the song 'Over the Mountain' at least contains a poem by Li Bai, so everyone will feel familiar with it. As for 'As You Wish'..."

She pondered for a moment and said, "This song requires the audience to savor it carefully in order to hear the deep meaning contained in it. It has no advantage in the competition."

As Zheng Wei said, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi plan to sing the song "As Wish" during the live broadcast of "The Voice of China 2024" on Friday night.

"It's enough time for the audience to enjoy a song. I believe in "As Wish" and I also believe in our strength."

Bai Xingjian said with a smile, he did not quite agree with Zheng Wei's statement.

"But what if this week's replacement singer is Bruno Mars?" Zheng Wei's expression showed a hint of playfulness.

Hearing this, Feng Shiqi and Mei Jie both looked over, but both of them had puzzled expressions on their faces.

Bai Xingjian was also like this. The three of them asked almost in unison: "Who is this?"

"You don't know?"

Zheng Wei's eyes were filled with surprise, and then the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said: "You must know this singer, and you have heard his songs. You will know his nickname if I tell you."

"he is the one……"

Under the expectant gazes of Bai Xingjian, Feng Shiqi, and Mei Jie, Zheng Wei uttered those three words:
"Brother Mars."

The air in the car froze for three seconds, and then became noisy.

"what?!"

"Isn't it?"

"Sister Wei, are you serious?"

Mei Jie asked in disbelief.

Feng Shiqi's mouth slightly opened, her eyelashes trembling slightly, with the same expression of disbelief.

Bai Xingjian's condition wasn't much better at this time.

Bruno Mars?
Martian brother?
The program crew really brought the Grammys here!
Fierce! Really fierce!
Whether it was Adam before, Broken Eyebrow who just withdrew from the competition, or Shantimo who has been on the show for a long time, they have only been nominated for the Grammy Awards and have not actually won the Grammy Awards.

But Martian Brother is completely different from them.

This is a male singer who has actually won the Grammy Award, and more than once.

Bai Xingjian was a little dazed, and asked Zheng Wei for confirmation: "Sister Wei, is your news true?"

Looking at their reactions, Zheng Wei nodded with satisfaction:
“It’s absolutely true!”

She swiped the tablet a few times, then handed it to Bai Xingjian: "The program officials just announced this news."

Bai Xingjian took the tablet, and Feng Shiqi and Mei Jie came over immediately.

The three of them watched together, and then all three pairs of eyes widened.

"Oh my god! Brother Mars is really here!"

"Brother Xingjian! Sister Shiqi! Now the difficulty of your show on "The Voice of China 2024" has gone from suffering level to hell level!"

"This production team is really willing to spend money! Just after Broken Eyebrow left, here comes Martian Brother!"

“They are awesome!”

Mei Jie said this excitedly.

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"Xingjian, Shiqi, what do you think now?" Zheng Wei raised his eyebrows and asked them with a smile.

Bai Xingjian exhaled: "I suddenly feel like going home."

He turned to look at Feng Shiqi: "Sister Qi, how about we go back to Shenzhen this Friday to visit uncle and aunt? After all, we haven't been back for a long time."

Feng Shiqi pursed her lips and nodded heavily: "I miss home too, so let's go back to Shenzhen."

(End of this chapter)