Chapter 267 Living Legend

“Next, we invite our returning singer Ding Xin to bring us the first stage of the finals of “The Voice of China 2024”!”

"Everyone welcomes you with applause!"

He Ling said loudly.

After he finished speaking, amid the uproar of the audience, he and Haiquan gradually retreated to the edge of the stage, and the lights dimmed.

"Ah? Encore singer Ding Xin? Is Ding Xin back again?"

"Impossible? Didn't the production team say that no singers would be resurrected?"

"It's not like the production team hasn't gone back on their word before. This is normal!"

"Not really, not really. I guess Ding Xin was brought back by the production team to liven up the show. After all, according to the planned competition system, tonight's live broadcast will only have eight stages, which is not long enough. Wouldn't it be easier to shorten the show by having a few returning singers?"

“It seems to be true.”

The audience was discussing.

Soon, when the lights came on again, Ding Xin appeared in the center of the stage.

Tonight she was wearing a dark purple long dress, which was a relatively deep color and looked very charming.

"Hello everyone! I'm back again!"

Ding Xin waved and smiled, greeting the audience in a very relaxed manner.

Her state also made many viewers understand at a glance.

The fact turned out to be just as they expected, Ding Xin was pulled back by the program crew to liven up the show and increase its popularity.

Otherwise, on the show "The Voice 2024", which singer would greet the audience so relaxedly before the official performance?

The program team made the same arrangement for Ding Xin.

Her task tonight was to sing a song on the stage and then sit on the edge of the stage as a "mascot".

As for the final of "The Voice of China 2024", it has nothing to do with her.

Of course, she is not the only "mascot" like this.

Liao Bei, Mars Brother, and Shantimo are also here.

But it’s not yet time for these people to appear.

When the audience's cheers died down, Ding Xin sang the song she had prepared for tonight.

Because it was not a formal competition stage, Ding Xin chose a song more casually. She chose a song that Fenghuang Yufei had sung before on "The Voice of China 2024" -

"rewind"

Seeing this familiar song title and the familiar names in the lyrics and music column, many viewers were a little overwhelmed.

The barrage of comments in the live broadcast room also exploded instantly.

[? ? ? ? ? ]
[No, Ding Xin is addicted to singing Bai Xingjian's songs?]
[It would have been fine if she sang Bai Xingjian's songs before she was eliminated, after all, Bai Xingjian's songs can help Ding Xin perform at her best. But now that she's been eliminated, she's still singing Bai Xingjian's songs. Isn't this an addiction?]
[It’s just a show effect~ Don’t take it too seriously, just watch Ding Xin’s performance]
[Don’t mention it, sad songs like “Rewind” are actually quite suitable for Ding Xin to sing.]
[Indeed, Ding Xin is really good at singing sad songs, and "Rewind" is a wise choice!]
A familiar melody sounded, and under the gaze of countless people, Ding Xin began her singing tonight.

……

Backcourt preparation room.

It's already the finals, so Birds and Fishes, Phoenix Yufei, Jessica and Vanxia are not in the same room, they all have their own separate rooms.

Listening to Ding Xin singing the song that Fenghuang Yufei had sung, Su Ning and Qiao Xi both felt uncomfortable, as if they were being treated differently.

"Although this is just a performance stage for Ding Xin, but she sang this song "Rewind"..."

Suning snorted and said with a somewhat dissatisfied tone: "It's like cheering for Fenghuang Yufei."

"Yes! Why don't we have such treatment?"

Qiao Xi pouted, feeling a little bad.

Before the live broadcast started tonight, they didn't know that Ding Xin would sing "Rewind" sung by Fenghuang Yufei. They only knew that Ding Xin, Liao Bei, Mars Brother, and Shantimo would perform as special guests on "The Voice of China 2024".

Now that Ding Xin has sung Fenghuang Yufei’s “Rewind”, will Liao Bei sing their song of birds and fish later?
Neither Suning nor Qiao Xi have received any notification in this regard in the past few days. Obviously, there is no possibility at all.

"But it's just a song, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Su Ning thought about it and suddenly laughed: "Besides, under this circumstance, if we, Bird and Fish, still win the title of King of Singers tonight, then the value of this title of King of Singers will be extremely high!"

In the eyes of many viewers, Ding Xin's action of singing "Rewind" was probably the same as that of the birds and fish, who thought that Ding Xin was cheering for Fenghuang Yufei.

In this case, birds and fish naturally become the unfavored parties.

Under such circumstances, if Feiniao and Yu win the title of King of Singers tonight, then Suning and Qiao Xi will have something to brag about.

When Suning thought of the new song that Feiniao and Yu had prepared, he felt more confident in Feiniao and Yu.

By the time the final round comes, everyone at the scene and the audience in front of the screen will definitely be shocked!
Perhaps they had a tacit understanding, Su Ning and Qiao Xi looked at each other and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

They are determined to win the title of King of Singers tonight!

The two preparation rooms next door are where Jessica and Vanxia are located.

Regarding the song "Rewind" sung by Ding Xin, the two of them did not have any extra thoughts like Su Ning and Qiao Xi.

I just think Ding Xin’s singing is quite nice.

Many of the audience at the scene and netizens in the live broadcast room also had the same idea.

[Is it my illusion? Why do I feel that Ding Xin's singing of "Rewind" is more emotional than Fenghuang Yufei's? ]
[I think so too! Ding Xin sings more emo, and the sadness and regret in the song are more abundant]
[That’s true. I feel like this song “Rewind” might be more suitable for singing alone.]
[It’s okay, I can only say that Ding Xin does have her strengths when singing this kind of sad songs]
Netizens in the live broadcast room were busy discussing.

The time for a song passed quickly.

When the music stopped, the audience gave Ding Xin warm applause and cheers.

Ding Xin's solo version of "Rewind" gave everyone a different feeling.

back-court.

The preparation room where Fenghuang Yufei is.

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi were also clapping, giving applause to Ding Xin from a distance.

At this time, the live camera also cut to them.

Thinking of the segment arranged by the production team, Bai Xingjian applauded and said with emotion: "Fortunately, Sister Xin has been eliminated, otherwise, with her condition tonight, she would have posed a considerable threat to us."

"That's right." Feng Shiqi also said with a smile.

The director had connected their microphones in advance, so what Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi said came through clearly.

The audience burst into laughter, and Ding Xin on the stage also raised the microphone and said with a smile: "You are too flattering."

There was a lot more laughter at the scene.

"Thank you Ding Xin for bringing us "Rewind"! It's such a nice song!" He Ling began to take control of the situation, "Please invite our sister Xin to take a seat in the guest seats and enjoy the upcoming "Singing 2024" finals with the audience."

Amid the cheers of the audience, Ding Xin took her seat in the guest seat at the front of the audience.

There are three seats next to her, which are probably prepared for Liao Bei, Mars Brother and Shantimo.

The audience at the scene also had some guesses at this time.

Sure enough, when the lights dimmed and then came back on for the second time, Shantimo appeared on the stage.

The way she appeared on stage was similar to Ding Xin's. She greeted the audience and then started singing.

……

off screen.

A girls' dormitory at Linjiang Normal University.

As loyal fans of Fenghuang Yufei and loyal viewers of "The Voice of China 2024", Wang Pei Ni, Liu Yue, Lai Jie and Luo Xi will naturally not miss the live broadcast of the finals tonight.

At this moment, looking at Shantimo's hot stage on the screen, several voices of regret were heard one after another.

"It's such a pity for Shantimo. She was in such a good state but was eliminated last week."

"If she were still there in this week's finals, it would definitely be a more exciting game."

"Yeah, now there are only Birds and Fish, Phoenix, Jessica and Vanxia left in the finals. This lineup always feels a bit thin."

"It would be even better if Shantimo and Firestar were still here."

"...the four of them are here to bully Birds and Fish and Phoenix, right?"

"Aren't there only four of us? How can a 4v4 situation be considered abuse?"

Wang Penny and the other girls kept talking.

"So tonight's opening performance of "The Voice of China 2024" won't be the singers who were eliminated last week singing a song each, right?"

After sighing for Shantimo for a while, Liu Yue suddenly frowned.

"Probably not."

Lai Jie blinked and responded, "I just counted and there are only four seats in the front of the auditorium. Now that Ding Xin and Shantimo have come out, there are two left. So the remaining people are most likely Liao Bei and Huo Xing Ge."

"As for Gu Zetao and Park Ji-jae..."

Lai Jie pursed her lips and said, "There shouldn't be anything for them to do tonight."

In terms of the attributes of the singer's identity, Ding Xin, Shantimo, Liao Bei, and Mars Brother are naturally more suitable than Gu Zetao and Park Ji-jae.

Therefore, it was a reasonable move for the program team not to invite Gu Zetao and Park Ji-jae back to the final of "The Voice of China 2024".

Under the gaze of her good sisters, Lai Jie continued, "And from the current point of view, the opening performance tonight should only be Ding Xin and Shantimo. Liao Bei and Huo Xing Ge will most likely be left to perform during the halftime."

"Ah? Is that so?" A few clear glances flashed in Wang Peini's eyes.

"Xiao Jiejie's analysis is quite reasonable." Rossi nodded, quite agreeing with Lai Jie's statement.

“It seems to be true!”

Liu Yue's eyes lit up as she looked at the computer screen.

At this time, Shantimo's stage performance also ended. She walked to the guest seats at the edge of the stage and sat down next to Ding Xin.

At this moment, the scene suddenly became lively.

Because the moment Shantimo sat down, Liao Bei and Mars brother quietly came to the center of the stage without any warning.

The two of them greeted the audience and sat directly in the guest seats.

They didn’t put on a stage show.

This surprised many viewers.

[I am so angry! Why are there only Ding Xin and Shantimo in the opening performance? Instead of Liao Bei and Huo Xing Ge? Is this looking down on us men?]
[That’s right! I want to report the program team for maliciously promoting women’s rights!]
[…No, guys above, can you please stop being so rude? The comments you posted are really abstract!]
With more than 30 million real-time online users in the live broadcast room, it is inevitable that there will be some people who just want to have fun.

The noise they made was not big, and these barrages were quickly drowned out by new ones.

……

"Everyone has watched the wonderful opening show. Next, we will usher in the first round of the finals of "The Voice of China 2024" to compete in the top three."

"The relevant rules are as follows..."

He Ling returned to the stage and explained the rules of the first round of competition.

"As for the order of appearance in the first round, our four groups of singers have already drawn lots before the live broadcast began."

"Then let's wait for the first group of singers to take to the stage!"

He Ling said loudly.

As the words fell, the lights on the scene dimmed again.

But it soon came on again, but this time it was the big screen behind the stage that lit up.

Bai Xingjian’s interview footage suddenly appeared in the center of the screen.

There was an uproar at the scene.

On the big screen, Bai Xingjian grinned and said:
"Of course I want to win the championship! After all, if Fenghuang Yufei wins the title of the singing king of "The Voice of China 2024", then we two can be called 'legends'."

As soon as these words were spoken, the studio suddenly became quiet.

But soon, the scene became noisy, and the noise was much louder than before.

The live broadcast room was in an uproar.

[No, buddy, you want to win the championship of "The Voice of China 2024"? You really dare to think so!]
[You are indeed a young man! You have evolved from falling asleep as soon as you lay down to sleeping with your eyes open. Why are you daydreaming in broad daylight?]
[Wake up, the one upstairs! It’s dark now!]
[Oh, is it dark? No wonder Bai Xingjian started to dream]
[No, what are you all mocking? Doesn’t Fenghuang Yufei have the right to be the best singer of “The Voice of China 2024”? Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi are clearly the singers with the highest overall ranking in the program group!]
[Who said that Fenghuang Yufei is not qualified? It’s just that these two young people are not as good as the birds and fish.]
……

"That's right! And we're both living 'legends'!"

After Bai Xingjian finished speaking, Feng Shiqi suddenly added this sentence, and said it in a resounding tone.

Hearing this, Bai Xingjian couldn't help laughing out loud.

Even the staff responsible for the interview outside the screen laughed.

Only Feng Shiqi looked at Bai Xingjian blankly, as if to say:
"Is there anything funny about this?"

After this interruption, the atmosphere among the audience and in the live broadcast room became joyful.

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi, who were waiting in the stage aisle at this moment, also heard their interview clips.

Feng Shiqi raised her foot wearing seven-centimeter high heels, kicked Bai Xingjian lightly, and glared at him:
"I really don't know what's so funny about this. What happened to the living legend? Have we deserved this title after all the journey we've taken?"

(End of this chapter)