Chapter 9: Fake Couple, True Love Song

Xu Hongliang closed his eyes, reached into the cube box with a huge question mark on it, and then pulled out a pink envelope.

"What on earth will it be... I'm so excited!"

Xu Hongliang waved the envelope in front of him to prove that it was completely sealed and not a secret operation.

"Okay, let's take a look at the topic of the preliminary round..."

"It's... a true love song for fake lovers!"

Xu Hongliang exclaimed loudly, instantly livening up the atmosphere on the scene.

Uh…I see.

What a ghost!!!
Li Qing almost lost his composure, but fortunately he managed to control his expression.

The other contestants were not much better and could not help whispering to each other. Within the scope permitted by the program team in advance, "Star of Tomorrow" is known to be the most authentic program and of course it is necessary to record the shock of the contestants when they hear the content for the first time.

Xu Hongliang waited for a moment, then made an imperceptible gesture to draw the camera's attention, and immediately took back control of the recording.

"Well, time waits for no one."

"I will briefly explain the rules below, so please listen carefully."

The contestants all became quiet and did not steal the show.

"According to the rules, the contestants will be randomly divided into groups of two 'fake couples' and work together to sing a 'true love song' for the audience that meets the public's definition!"

Xu Hongliang read out the contents of the letter and commented.

"It's a bit difficult. Not only do you need to partner with a stranger, but it also requires the contestants to change their original song preparations."

"It seems like some of the contestants are having a headache, but luckily I'm the host, so I can just relax and watch...hahaha."

A love song for two?

Li Qing pursed his lips unconsciously. Did the system god have anticipated this? God is helping me again!
[Congratulations to the host for passing the preliminary novice trial requirement - the audition promotion mission. ]

[Main quest begins—win the Rising Star title! ]

[The final stage of this main task is to obtain the title of tomorrow's star. The various stages of the competition are divided into different stages of tasks. The first round of tasks - preliminary promotion tasks - has now been opened! ]

[Preliminary promotion task, pass the preliminary round of tomorrow's star and successfully enter the next stage,]

[Task rewards: 1 random card, 1 random non-mainstream song.]

This was another task that popped up by the system after Li Qing arrived at the recording location.

And it's a multi-stage main quest. As for the random cards in the rewards...

As the name suggests, you can randomly obtain cards with different effects. All the Wang Sulong experience cards that Li Qing had before were one of them.

Whether it is system rewards or university tuition.

All these things require Li Qing to go all out for tomorrow's trip and not to slack off.

I'm determined to win the bonus!

It doesn’t matter what Li Qing thinks, Xu Hongliang has already introduced the next process.

"Next, please come forward and randomly draw a cardboard. Those who draw the same animal pattern will automatically be grouped together."

"Then we will give you time to modify the songs you have scheduled."

The process of the preliminary round is more complicated than the audition. Since the audition does not need to be open to the public, the rules are very loose and contestants can choose any song as long as it does not involve any red lines.

The preliminary round is different, as it will be recorded and broadcast later, which involves the copyright issue of the contestants' cover songs.

Not everyone has the ability to come up with an original song during the audition stage!

Therefore, contestants need to submit the songs they want to cover to the production team in advance, and then undergo strict inspection and review to ensure that songs that are not allowed to be covered and do not involve red lines are excluded. And the production team can only release the cover songs to contestants after paying the cover fees.

The process for original songs is similar to that of the audition period. Perhaps because there are only a few contestants in total, the program team directly used the established rules of talent shows.

At this time, while Xu Hongliang was explaining the rules, the program staff had already brought up two small tables.

One sky blue and one pink.

"Now, please come forward and draw lots at random."

At this time, Xu Hongliang was already directing the contestants to proceed to the next step.

Rabbit... Li Qing stood in line and randomly pulled out an envelope. When he opened it, there was a two-dimensional Q version rabbit wearing a men's suit inside. It looked handsome, elegant and full of cuteness.

Li Qing glanced at the designs of the contestants around him. There were Q-version images of common animals such as kittens and puppies, and they were also distinguished by the characteristics of their respective genders.

The drawing of lots was made so grand that they even drew special pairing images.

I can only say 6!
"Okay, now please find a teammate with the same animal image as the one you drew."

Xu Hongliang clapped his hands to attract attention.

Immediately afterwards, the voices of the contestants could be heard one after another, all of them were looking for their subsequent partners.

"Dog, where is my dog?"

"How come mine is an ugly duckling, and it has clown makeup on... I'm laughing so hard!"

"I, I, I...wait a minute, Dog."

Li Qing looked around, but didn't find anyone holding a rabbit pattern.

Gradually, the lonely crowd disappeared, and most of the contestants on the stage found their partners and were communicating in low voices.

It can't be a bye...

Li Qing felt a little toothache. It was impossible for the production team to make such a low-level mistake. The number of people must be correct.

"Cough cough~"

Realizing that Li Qing was still standing there in a daze, Xu Hongliang coughed softly a few times and gestured to the corner of the stage with his eyes.

Li Qing blinked, then came to his senses, half turned around and looked back.

At this time, in the corner between Li Qing and the group of contestants, Lin Xiaoyu was watching him quietly.

In her hand was a piece of letter paper with a white rabbit in a pink princess dress drawn on it, which was the animal partner of Li Qing.

I don’t know if even she was a little speechless. At this moment, Li Qing actually felt that the corners of Lin Xiaoyu’s mouth moved down a little, vividly revealing her discomfort.

No way, is it really such a coincidence... Li Qing walked towards Lin Xiaoyu, complaining in his heart.

If you find it early, please reply!

"Sorry, I didn't notice you just now."

No matter what, Li Qing felt that he needed to say something, so he made the other party wait for a while.

Lin Xiaoyu was silent for a while, then said in a confused tone, "I'm used to it."

Get used to it, what does this mean?
This girl is a little difficult to communicate with...

After a quick brainstorm, Li Qing still couldn't understand what Lin Xiaoyu meant, so he had to give up and give her a definition.

"Then it's time for the contestants to discuss their love songs. By the way, each person's envelope also contains a corresponding lounge key."

"Within four hours!"

(End of this chapter)