Chapter 255: Asking the Wind

"There is definitely pressure. Sister Xin was in great shape tonight and her performance on stage was particularly stunning."

Bai Xingjian answered He Ling's question in a serious tone.

Who wouldn't feel very pressured when facing Ding Xin's performance on stage tonight?
"I now regret giving the song 'Conquer' to Sister Xin." Bai Xingjian said quietly.

After he said this, He Ling, Ding Xin and Feng Shiqi who were looking at him couldn't help laughing.

The audience burst into laughter.

Netizens in the live broadcast room were frantically posting comments.

[Hahaha, it’s too late to regret now!]
[The first blunder in the singing variety show series is about to happen tonight. Let us witness how Bai Xingjian eliminates himself with the song he wrote!]
[Bai Xingjian, Bai Xingjian, why did you have to dig a big hole for yourself at such a critical moment? Now it’s hard to fill it up.]
[Phoenix Flying: The real enemy is actually within us?]
[Feng Shiqi: I want to be emo!]
[No, can you guys stop imagining things so much? It sounds like Fenghuang Yufei has been eliminated.]
[That’s not right, Fenghuang Yufei is now on the verge of elimination]
Among the comments filling the screen, many are not optimistic about Fenghuang Yufei.

The same was true for the audience at the scene.

Who said that Ding Xin was so stunning tonight?
Even Bai Xingjian felt under tremendous pressure at the moment, not to mention the audience. They were almost ready to vote for Ding Xin when the voting started.

"It's too late to regret now. You and Shiqi should be in good shape and perform your parts later."

For the sake of show effect, Ding Xin responded with a smile.

There was an uproar at the scene.

He Ling began to control the situation at this time: "Then let's invite Fenghuang Yufei to bring their stage to us."

"Everyone welcomes you with applause!"

Amid the applause and cheers of the audience, Ding Xin and He Ling quietly retreated, and Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi came to the center of the stage.

When the camera gave a close-up of the two people, the whole picture became elegant and beautiful.

Bai Xingjian was dressed very casually tonight.

A black crew-neck jacket printed with sequins in the shape of flowers looked sparkling in the light.

The black high-necked base shirt lining instantly brings up the style of the jacket, and a sense of elegance permeates the handsomeness of black.

Feng Shiqi, who was standing next to Bai Xingjian, was wearing a long dress with silver sequins.

The half-shoulder design has just the right amount of sexiness, making people's eyes linger on the shoulders that look like carefully carved white jade.

In the soft light, those shoulders exude a charming luster, delicate and warm, with elegant and smooth lines, thin yet round, as if they were the most perfect work of art in the world.

At the same time, the song information is displayed.

【Ask the Wind】

【Singer: Phoenix in Flight】

【Lyrics: Bai Xingjian】

【Composition: Bai Xingjian】

【Arranger: Bai Xingjian】

"'Ask the Wind' VS 'Conquer', let's see whether Ding Xin is better or our Fenghuang Yufei is better!"

"That's right! Phoenix is ​​flying, go, go, go!"

"Ahhhh, even if I don't listen to Fenghuang Yufei singing tonight, I will be mesmerized by the two of them! How can you two be so good-looking?"

The audience in front of the stage was talking about it.

After three heartbeat-like sound effects, the stage lights came on and the melody of the song "Asking the Wind" quietly played.

The song starts with an exciting bass mixed with a powerful electric guitar, as if a fierce battle is brewing, which makes the audience excited.

[As expected of Bai Xingjian, the prelude of this song “Asking the Wind” is already very nice! ]
[Comparing this prelude to "Conquer", there is a world of difference! Hahahaha, Bai Xingjian really has something else up his sleeve!]
[The prelude is so good, so this song must be really good!]
Before Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi started singing, the comments in the live broadcast room were already extremely overwhelming.

As for why this happened, on the one hand, it was because of Fenghuang Yufei's numerous fans and the level of discussion that countless singers envy, and on the other hand, not long after Ding Xin sang "Conquer", the entry [Conquered by Ding Xin's "Conquer"] instantly topped the Weibo hot search list, attracting a lot of traffic to "The Voice of China 2024".

The number of people in the live broadcast room has now reached a new peak compared to before, and has directly broken the historical record.

Li Xiao and Hong Yang in the backstage were already beaming with joy.

"I hope Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi can handle this huge influx of traffic." Li Xiao sighed as he watched the broadcast.

"What kind of anti-Tian Gang remarks are these?"

Hong Yang rolled his eyes at him and said, "If Fenghuang Yufei can't handle this traffic, then no one in our production team can handle it either."

"Their status..."

Hong Yang smacked his lips and praised, "She's already immersed in the role now. Maybe the surprise she'll bring us later will be better than Ding Xin's."

……

on the stage.

In the prelude like surging waves, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi each built up their emotions.

Bai Xingzhen stared straight ahead, his eyes looking slightly sad, with a kind of indescribable melancholy.

Feng Shiqi also looked straight ahead, but her eyes were completely different from Bai Xingjian's. They were deep and sharp, as if she could see through everything.

If Bai Xingjian was melancholy, then Feng Shiqi was looking down on everything with a majestic aura without even getting angry. He stood there proudly with an aura so strong that no one could ignore him.

When the song entered the verse part, Bai Xingjian took the lead in picking up the microphone and singing:

"My thoughts turned into wind, cutting through the sky"

"Break into my dreams"

“The controversy of gathering and separation, the definition of separation and reunion”

"The Unsolved Mystery"

Bai Xingjian's voice is very soft, but full of magnetism, and he brings out the emotion of the song as soon as he opens his mouth.

Feng Shiqi followed closely behind? :

“Why don’t you give me a reason?”

“And then abandoned me”

"Your eyes can't see the hesitation in mine."

Different from Bai Xingjian's lighter voice, Feng Shiqi's voice is high-pitched as soon as it comes out.

But in this high pitch, there is a little more sorrow.

Listening to the lyrics, the audience only felt that Feng Shiqi had a slight feeling of a resentful woman in the boudoir.

With the increasingly majestic melody and drum beats, Bai Xingjian continued to sing:

"I can't wake up from your dream yet"

"I haven't mended my wounded body yet"

"Can't wait to ask you"

"Will I leave my footprints?"

The same sense of resentment that Feng Shiqi had also appeared on Bai Xingjian at this time.

The two people on the stage looked like a pair of lovers having a quiet conversation, except that they were communicating through singing. There was some confusion in their sadness, and they were asking each other why they wanted to part with them.

"I didn't have time to ask where the wind was taking me"

“After crossing the Gobi Desert, we are still buried deep in the valley”

"I have a question"

"Where can I find you?"

When singing this part, Feng Shiqi's transition between real and false voice was exceptionally smooth, and sounded very pleasant.

The audience and netizens in the live broadcast room were all surprised by the performance of Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi.

[Sounds good, sounds good! ]
[As expected of Phoenix in Flight! This opening is many times stronger than Ding Xin’s “Conquer”]
[Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi have a really good chemistry. If someone else sang "Asking the Wind", they would never be able to achieve this feeling!]
[It sounds good, but there is nothing special about this song right now? Compared to Ding Xin’s performance at the end of “Conquer”, it still lacks something]
[Hey, the song hasn’t been going on for long yet, don’t be so hasty to draw conclusions]
[That’s right, let the bullets fly for a while~]
Netizens in the live broadcast room were talking about it.

At this point, the song also entered the interlude.

Different from the interlude of the song "Conquer" which has a strong retro style and rhythm, the interlude of "Ask the Wind" is like a fresh and beautiful little girl.

The clear and pleasant piano, the soft-timbre string instruments, and the unique-timbre wind instruments further create an ethereal and profound feeling in the overall lyrical atmosphere of the song "Asking the Wind".

Similarly, "Asking the Wind" also has a lot of interludes, which are less than 16 seconds, barely half the length of the interlude in "Conquer".

Bai Xingjian raised the microphone and sang:
"My thoughts turned into wind, cutting through the sky"

"Break into my dream" "The controversy of gathering and separation, the definition of separation and reunion"

"The Unsolved Mystery"

Although the lyrics of this main song are exactly the same as before, some careful listeners still noticed the differences.

Bai Xingjian's voice became much hoarser, but the hoarseness did not lower his pitch.

Especially the last sentence "that unsolved mystery", Bai Xingjian raised the tone a lot.

Abundant emotions spread out, the accompaniment became rapid at this time, and the stage began to become gradually moving.

“Why don’t you give me a reason?”

“And then abandoned me”

"Your eyes can't see the hesitation in mine."

Feng Shiqi's voice sounded, and the emotions in the song gradually deepened.

While singing these lyrics, she turned and looked at Bai Xingjian.

But her voice and her eyes were filled with anger.

But within this unwilling resentment, there was also a hint of begging questioning.

During this process, Bai Xingjian naturally turned around and looked at Feng Shiqi.

The two of them seemed to be performing a scene in a stage play, with countless audiences staring at them intently.

And when Feng Shiqi's voice fell, Bai Xingjian's signature rap began to sing.

“You say”

"Your girl"

Two sentences of English, accompanied by some of Bai Xingjian's body language, made the audience familiar with him feel——

This man is about to start rapping again!

As expected, after an empty shot, Bai Xingjian picked up the microphone and began to rap:
"Will I still be myself without you?"

"Should life go right or left?"

"At the end of time only ashes remain"

"There will be no more sparks in the depths of the soul"

While Bai Xingjian was rapping, Feng Shiqi also sang along with his rhythm and began to show off his perfect voice.

The audience opened their eyes wide, somewhat shocked by the scene before them.

Bai Xingjian hasn't sung rap on the stage of "The Voice of China 2024" for a while. This sudden feeling of familiarity gave many viewers goose bumps.

"What's left between you and me"

“Does the memory still remain in gray?”

"Your departure emptied me of everything"

"Only the shell remains, everything is wiped out"

One of them raps and the other sings.

As the lyrics progressed and the rhythm strengthened, Bai Xingjian's explosive power and emotional tension were fully revealed, and his voice impacted the eardrums of countless listeners.

"The good wine you gave me is actually poisonous"

"It's better to go our separate ways early"

"Set fire to this picture"

“I suffered more than I could bear”

“Enjoying the Blessings I Can’t Enjoy”

"Want to ask where the wind stops"

“The wind blew out my candle”

Bai Xingjian's increasingly angry voice and Feng Shiqi's incessant chanting made the audience's scalps tingle.

Especially when Bai Xingjian finished his rap, he raised his leg high in time with the rhythm, which was so cool that it amazed countless audiences.

The faces of countless viewers were filled with surprise at this moment.

"This……"

“What a story-telling rap!”

"Bai Xingjian's high kick is killing me!"

"Oh my god! This divine combination of Phoenix and Flying Phoenix is ​​absolutely amazing!"

"Let me ask, who else did this choreography that combines rap and chanting?"

"Bai Xingjian's pronunciation is beautiful, Feng Shiqi's singing is beautiful, the two of them together are really invincible!"

“There’s something interesting about this word!”

"It's more than just something, this word is simply amazing!"

Countless viewers couldn't help but sigh, while some careful viewers discovered the connection between the song "Ask the Wind" and "Conquer".

"Bai Xingjian's singing of 'The fine wine you gave me is actually full of poison' complements Ding Xin's singing of 'Drink the poison you hid' just now."

"Oh my god, is this even possible? What kind of supporting service is this, Bai Xingjian?"

"Other rappers use several consecutive lyrics in one song as the puchline, but Bai Xingjian uses two songs as the puchline. My brother Xingjian is really amazing!"

The audience was deeply shocked.

Ding Xin, who was standing at the edge of the stage, opened her mouth slightly, and was greatly surprised by the performance of Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi.

These two little guys are really capable!

After Bai Xingjian finished his rap part, Feng Shiqi immediately sang:

"I can't wake up from your dream yet"

"I haven't mended my wounded body yet"

His aura was fully out, and he was not at all overwhelmed by Bai Xingjian's fierce rap momentum. Instead, the connection was extremely perfect.

At this time, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi also started the first chorus of the night, and they immediately raised their voices to the maximum:

"Can't wait to ask you"

"Will I leave my footprints?"

The two of them were in a state of exhaustion at this time.

If the chorus in the previous part was Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi having a "quiet conversation" with their singing, then this part is about the two of them "arguing for their rights" and neither of them is willing to give in.

"I didn't have time to ask where the wind was taking me"

“After crossing the Gobi Desert, we are still buried deep in the valley”

"I have a question"

"Where can I find you?"

When they sang to this point, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi's eyes met again.

The edge of the stage.

As Ding Xin watched the two of them singing this part, she couldn't help but open her mouth slightly and lean her body back.

I thought Bai Xingjian’s rap was the climax of the song, but after the rap, the chorus sung by the two of them was simply amazing!

The live broadcast room was already boiling with excitement at this time.

However, what no one expected was that after this passionate chorus, Bai Xingjian had a bridge.

Hearing the angry voice in Bai Xingjian's singing, Ding Xin stood up from her seat.

The audience was stunned and looked at the two people on the stage in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)