Chapter 186: Lineup Balance
"Ah? Phoenix Yufei isn't coming this week?"

"Yeah, who can stand writing songs intensively for several weeks in a row?"

"Hahaha, it seems that Bai Xingjian also has times when his inspiration runs out!"

On Tuesday, August 8, the day before the recording of "Song Gu", Xu Jun received a call.

"It's okay. We just lost a Phoenix. It's not like we don't have a backup plan."

After speaking a few words calmly, Xu Jun hung up the phone, but his heart was still pounding.

"Could it be that they found out about the trending searches I bought?"

"No way? After all, I did it so secretly, right?"

"It must be that Bai Xingjian can't write any songs recently. The young man is a bit short-lived."

After talking to himself for a few sentences, Xu Jun's heartbeat gradually stabilized, and he directly attributed the reason why Fenghuang Yufei was absent from the recording of "Song Gu" this week to the fact that Bai Xingjian could not write a song.

Not long after the phone call, the official Weibo of "Songgu" issued an announcement, which also aroused heated discussion among many netizens.

[Ah? Fenghuang Yufei will not be participating in the recording of "Song Gu" this week?]
[What’s going on? Is it because of the trending searches a few days ago?]
[Probably!]
[How could they not record the show just because of fans fighting over Fenghuang Yufei? Most likely, Bai Xingjian just couldn’t write a song anymore.]
[This reason makes more sense.]
[So Phoenix is ​​going to prepare for "The Voice of China 2024" with all its strength? It seems that Birds and Fish put a lot of pressure on Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi! ]
[Is it possible that Fenghuang Yufei will not participate in the recording of "The Voice 2024" this week?]
[Huh? No way?]
Some of Fenghuang Yufei's fans who were watching the show started to panic.

It doesn’t really matter if Fenghuang Yufei doesn’t record “Song Gu”, but if they don’t even record “The Voice of China 2024”, how will these Fenghuang fans survive?

As a result, many people began to leave messages on Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi's Weibo, asking about their lives.

It was just that because they were practicing singing, the two of them didn't know about it right away. They only found out about it after the practice was over when Mei Jie told them about it.

Feng Shiqi moistened his throat with the cup of water and said, "Is Songgu so anxious? It's only been a short time since they announced the news to the public."

Mei Jie said pointedly: "They are a bit abnormal. It seems that they are openly trying to take advantage of the popularity of the hot searches a few days ago, but there is a feeling that the explanation is a cover-up."

"Just keep your distance."

Bai Xingjian didn't have much to say, so he took out his phone from his trouser pocket and replied to fans' messages while walking back:

[Don’t worry, we will still participate in the live broadcast of “The Voice 2024”.]
……

Thursday, March 8th.

The official Weibo account of "The Voice of China 2024" announced two new groups of singers who will appear on the show this week.

In addition to the birds and fish that everyone already knew during the live broadcast last week, there is also a South Korean male singer named Park Ji-jae.

When the production team of "The Voice of China 2024" released relevant materials about Park Ji-jae, there was a small uproar on Weibo.

[Wang Defa?! Park Ji-jae is here!]
[I didn’t wait for it on “The Rap of China”, but I waited for it on “The Voice of China 2024”! ]
[Mango TV is awesome! ]
[Oh my god, did the production team feel that Bird and Fish were too strong? So they invited a foreign singer to balance it out?]
[No, who is this person?]
[For your information, Park Ji-jae is a South Korean pop singer, music producer, and dancer. The popular variety show "New Rap" bought the copyright of the variety show "Show Money" which Park Ji-jae was the host of. As for his strength, let's just say that when Gu Zetao sees Park Ji-jae, he will call him "Brother".]
[Fuck that’s awesome!]
[I was wondering why this guy's name sounded so familiar, it turns out that the big star who was so hyped at the time but didn't show up was him!]
After the official Weibo of "Singing 2024" was released, Park Ji-jae also posted a Weibo using his Weibo account:

[Hello, friends in China! I am Park Ji-jae! ]

There is no picture, just a very simple Weibo post, also written in Chinese characters.

This Weibo post became a hot topic soon after it was published, with comments reaching over 5 in minutes. The number of fans of Park Ji-jae's Weibo account was also increasing at a terrifying rate.

There was a lot of noise on Weibo, and there was also some unrest offline.

Backstage at a music festival.

"Brother Hao, did you see the news on Weibo? Park Ji-jae is going to be on "The Voice 2024" this week!"

"What?! Say that again?"

"I'm talking about your idol! Park Ji-jae is coming to China! He will be on "The Voice 2024" tomorrow night!!!"

"Fuck! Then I have to ask Jun to give me a ticket for "The Voice of China 2024"?"

Upon hearing the news, Jiang Hao stood up from the bench excitedly. Without thinking twice, he took out his cell phone and started messaging Wu Jun, the director of The Rap of China.

As one of the double champions of this season of "The Rap of China", the relationship between Jiang Hao and Wu Jun can be said to be very good.

Park Ji-jae is Jiang Hao's mentor in rap. When his idol comes, he naturally goes to see him.

In just three minutes, Jiang Hao received a reply from Wu Jun.

"It's done!"

Jiang Hao shook his fist vigorously, turned to the man who had just spoken to him and said, "Xiao Ye, please help me push the stage tomorrow night. I have to go to the live performance of "The Voice of China 2024."

Ono: "????"

"No, Brother Hao, how do you promote this music festival? The performance time of each singer is arranged. What if you promote other singers? What about the audience? This is hard to explain."

"Explain? What explanation do you need? Can't you just find someone to sing during my time slot?"

"Is this really okay? Many fans have come to see you this time!"

Hearing this, Jiang Hao hesitated for a moment, but still said: "It's just a few fans at a music festival, not that many. With such a small influence, I might as well go chase stars."

"alright."

Ono nodded and stopped arguing with Jiang Hao.

This young master is as stubborn as a bull. Who can be more stubborn than him?

the other side.

In a bar in a county town somewhere.

Xu Yang, another champion of "The New Rap", was sitting at the bar at this time, and was also discussing Park Ji-jae's appearance on "The Voice 2024" with his friends.

"The Voice 2024 is really talented. They even invited Park Ji-jae."

"Brother Mars and the others can be invited here to talk about these things."

"It's a pity that Mars doesn't rap much. It would be interesting if he could have a battle with Park Ji-jae on "The Voice of China 2024"." "Maybe Mango TV can even invite Drake or Lamar, that would be interesting!"

Everyone was talking at once, and Xu Yang would occasionally interject from time to time.

After chatting for a while, someone asked Xu Yang: "Brother Yang, has "The Voice of China 2024" invited you?"

"If I could be invited to this show, I would probably wake up laughing in my dreams." Xu Yang replied with a smile.

"Oh, it seems that rap is still a bit low-class." the man said.

"How can you say this is not up to standard?"

Xu Yang raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't Bai Xingjian also on "The Voice of China 2024"? He can be considered half a rapper after all, right? And if rapping is really not up to par, "The Voice of China 2024" wouldn't have invited Park Ji-jae to come."

"That's right! Brother Xu is right!"

“But I feel like if Park Ji-jae sings rap on ‘The Voice 2024’, it would be a bit of a dimensionality reduction blow in terms of rap!”

"It seems like there is some. Bai Xingjian seems to have not sung rap for a long time."

"I understand! I understand! Since Park Ji-jae is here, "The Voice 2024" is probably paving the way for the rap circle. Maybe next week we will be able to see real domestic rappers on the stage of "The Voice 2024"."

"Brother Yang, now's your chance! After all, you are the champion of the New Rap this year!"

Everyone at the bar looked at Xu Yang with great interest.

However, at this moment, someone said quietly, "Why do I feel that Jiang Hao has a better chance of appearing on "The Voice of China 2024"? After all, everyone should know the relationship behind him."

"Just let Jiang Hao go. He's not without ability."

Xu Yang didn't mind it that much. "At least someone can represent our rap circle and compete with the top singers in foreign rap circles."

"As expected of Brother Xu, he has a big vision!"

"Come on, Brother Xu, I'll toast you a glass!"

“Cheers to Chinese rap!”

……

Time flies and it is Friday, August 8, the day when the ninth episode of "The Voice 30" will be broadcast.

Before eight o'clock in the evening, many people were already waiting in front of the TV, computer or mobile phone, waiting for the launch of "The Voice of China 2024".

When the time came to eight o'clock, at the studio, with the order of chief director Li Xiao, the live broadcast line was connected, and all the staff got into the state. The live broadcast of "The Voice 2024" tonight officially began!
As soon as the official live broadcast room opened, countless comments began to roll:
[Sofa! Sofa!]
[Flying birds and fish, rush! Crush the flying phoenix!]
[Crush? Our Phoenix's fire will burn you to ashes! Ashes that turn into ashes!]
[666! The fans of these two groups are still arguing.]
[Come for Park Ji-jae Oppa! ]
[Come on, Oppa!]
On the brightly lit stage, hosts He Ling and Hai Quan, dressed in neat suits, appeared together.

Amid the warm cheers from the audience, they delivered their opening remarks passionately.

"Tonight, "The Voice of China 2024" welcomes two new faces. I think everyone should know who they are." He Ling said loudly.

As soon as the words fell, shouts of "Birds and Fish" and "Park Ji-jae" were heard at the scene.

Faintly, the sounds of flying birds and fish are louder.

He Ling sighed and said with a little humor: "After a deep reflection last week, the production team of "The Voice of China 2024" decided to change the format of tonight's competition back to the list-unveiling competition."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Haiquan nodded and said, "Just now, the [Audience Reservation Value] of a group of singers who are unveiling the list has exceeded 500,000. So which group of singers is this? And which singer in the online singer camp will this group of singers choose as their challenge opponent? Let's hand the camera over to the interactive host Xiao Shen!"

The camera switched and Xiao Shen appeared in the live broadcast. She was standing outside the door of a room.

[It goes without saying that the singers in the room are definitely Bird and Fish! ]
[That’s right! If it weren’t for the birds and fish, I would just eat three pounds of shit.]
[What a pity! I really can’t let you eat and drink for free this time.]
The audience all agreed that the singers in the room were the birds and the fish.

The interactive host Xiao Shen also knew that there was not much suspense, so he pushed open the door and walked in.

And inside, there were indeed birds and fish.

"Long time no see! Long time no see!"

"Hello~Xiao Shen!"

After a few pleasantries, Xiao Shen said directly: "Without further ado, make your choice of challenger tonight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the live broadcast screen was divided into two halves, one half was flying birds and fish, and the other half was a rotation shot of seven groups of singers in the online singer camp.

The live broadcast room was also a little lively at this time.

[Birds and fish, fire the first shot! Choose Phoenix Yufei!]
[That’s right! Fuck him!!!]
[Are the first two comments sick? ! ! ]
"They will probably choose Brother Mars."

In front of the computer screen, Su Caitao said, "After all, Brother Mars was number one last week."

Her fans in the live broadcast room replied:

[It’s probably Brother Mars.]
[It is not impossible that the Phoenix is ​​flying. After all, the fans of these two groups had a lot of noise a few days ago.]
[It's so funny, birds and fish are not that naive.]
[really!]
As most people think, Bird and Fish chose Mars as their opponent for the title, and the reason given by Qiao Xi was very simple:
"Brother Mars was number one last week, so this makes the comparison more interesting."

This statement also caused many audiences to cheer:

[Sister Xi is so cool! ]
[Birds and fish are invincible!]
[Take back the glory that belongs to the Chinese music scene! ]
As for Brother Mars, he was also a little depressed after hearing the translation of his music partner.

Tonight's new singer actually challenged him again.

This is simply endless!

Although he was depressed, Mars immediately got up from the sofa and rushed to the stage.

"Hahaha, I just checked the official Weibo post. Mars should have drawn the fourth place in the performance order, but Bird and Fish challenged him, so he has to be the first to perform on stage again."

Su Caitao smiled and said, "It's true that a tall tree attracts the wind!"

[Sister Taotao, do you think the birds and fish can succeed in winning the title?]
In response to this question, Su Caitao nodded affirmatively: "You should have all seen the song list posted on the official Weibo account. The song sung by Birds and Fishes is one of their hits, "Wind and Rain", which is a very popular song and is definitely better than the song sung by Mars Brother, "Nothing".

[Indeed! The song “Wind and Rain” is really a foul! I guess the whole audience will sing along in a moment.]
[Hahaha! Maybe Birds and Fish can hold a concert right there.]
[Little Mars brother, look at our Suning and Qiao Xi who are in control!]
(End of this chapter)