AWB Chapter 650, Issue 1, Page 3
Chapter 650, Issue 1, Page 3
On the stage, the six guests were already seated.
Their positions were close to the stage, with their backs to the audience. According to the arrangements for other programs, this area was usually occupied by the judges.
This led many people to believe that their guess was correct.
[What happened to the promised major rule changes? Is this just fake news?]
[The director said this himself in an interview, so the news is true, but it's very likely they're just playing a trick on us?]
[Aren't the guests also judges and mentors? So where did the show's rules change?]
[It's all just hype]
[Cleifia will be performing; I was actually quite looking forward to this show.]
This is so disappointing!
[The show has only just started, is it really necessary to jump to conclusions so early?]
[It's just a guest's seat, what does it represent?]
……
In the program's official live stream room, the barrage of comments was getting faster and faster.
The real-time viewership data displayed on stage was also changing frequently.
"As expected, there needs to be controversy to generate viewership."
Chang Yun casually poured Lu Wantang a cup of tea.
"Xiao Chen is coming out."
Neither of them went on to gossip.
The host, Xiwen, watched Dolly walk off the stage, glancing casually at the script.
"The seventh guest."
Xiwen smiled at the audience and said, "He came from afar. His performance at Olinde Square not long ago was wonderful. I believe many of you are already familiar with his name."
"Let's welcome Chen Yubai!"
As the host, Xiwen already had some understanding of the common languages of other continents, and her pronunciation of Chen Yubai's name was quite accurate.
The audience erupted in applause.
Chen Yubai stepped out of the shadows and into the light.
The loose white shirt and casual black trousers resemble a black and white canvas, with cool-toned gemstones of varying sizes cascading down from the shoulders like a cascading galaxy.
The chain around her waist shimmered with a soft glow, reflecting the brilliance of the gemstones.
Chen Yubai was already quite good-looking.
After being enhanced by a makeup artist, her eyes and brows appeared more defined, and her nose and lips were more prominent.
When she smiled, her dimples became even more obvious, and the aloofness she felt when she first came out vanished instantly.
His romantic style of dressing adds a touch of unruliness and freedom to his image.
At this moment, the cheers from the audience grew much louder.
Half of it is Chen Yubai's current popularity.
Half of it was due to his excellent physical appearance.
Even Chang Yun, who is used to seeing handsome male celebrities, exclaimed:
"Xiao Chen dressed up specially, and he looks quite presentable, not much worse than He Zhi and the others."
Lu Wantang nodded slightly in agreement.
Because this is Xizhou, Chen Yubai's makeup is more Caucasian, which makes his features more three-dimensional and deep.
"It seems everyone is very happy to welcome Chen's arrival."
Xiwen gave a meaningful smile towards the audience and then began to introduce Chen Yubai.
Compared to the long lists of information about other guests, including but not limited to the competitions they participated in, their representative works, the awards and honors they received, and the number of albums they sold...
Chen Yubai, who has only been in the industry for less than a month, has a rather unremarkable resume.
However, in order to ensure fairness, the program team arranged for each guest to have roughly the same amount of introduction time.
Chen Yubai was no exception.
Richard originally intended for Xiwen and Chen Yubai to chat for a while, and for Chen Yubai to share his thoughts on the show and the other guests.
But after Cyril went viral for her a cappella performance, the arrangements for Chen Yubai changed.
—Let's sing a short a cappella performance.
Therefore, Xiwen changed the subject and began to praise the two songs Chen Yubai sang when he first debuted.
“Many of our audience members were probably not at Olinde Square at the time, which is a real shame. Chen, would you like to sing a short song here again?”
"Just to fulfill a wish of mine and the audience?"
Chen Yubai certainly didn't mind.
He almost immediately understood what the production team meant, so without even asking about the accompaniment, he started singing "See You Again".
Her gentle voice soothed the hearts of all the listeners.
Even if some people listen to this song on repeat many times, they still find it pleasant to listen to.
[Even without accompaniment, just the vocals, it sounds pretty good.]
Chen's singing skills seem quite good; I thought he would be the first to be eliminated.
[As far as I know, the other singers are all talented, and Chen Yubai seems to be in that category as well.]
This a cappella version is so beautiful; I hope you'll release an a cappella version of "See You Again."
[How long has it been since that performance at Olinde Square? It seems Chen Yubai has improved again; Tangxing's talent for casting is truly amazing.]
……
The audience's reaction was no less enthusiastic than that of the crowds that had gathered at Olinde Square.
The quality of this song needs no further explanation.
As for Chen Yubai himself, even if his voice is not the finishing touch to this high-quality song, his ability to perform the whole song well proves that his singing skills are not bad.
It's worth noting that he not only graduated from school with outstanding grades, but he was also appreciated by the training instructors at Tangxing Entertainment and repeatedly received high scores from the training courses.
Otherwise, his information would never have reached Lu Wantang's hands.
Not to mention that recently, while familiarizing himself with a bunch of new songs, he has also been frantically absorbing all kinds of vocal knowledge, and his singing skills have been steadily improving.
That's why, after his short a cappella performance, the way people looked at him and their attitude towards him changed.
More and more viewers feel that even though Chen Yubai has just debuted, he might not necessarily be eliminated in the first few episodes if the production team doesn't go easy on him.
Clementia and the other guests finally put aside their reservations.
They were almost all invited by Richard and participated in the recording of the show for various reasons.
They have no prejudice against singers from other continents, nor do they believe that contestants from other continents will not have a home-field advantage and will definitely be eliminated in local Western shows.
But who did Richard invite?
He's clearly a newcomer who's only been in the industry for less than half a month!
Is arranging for a newcomer to share the stage with them a sign of disrespect for their abilities? Or do they think that their current status is only good enough to compete with a newcomer?
Such thoughts left them feeling uneasy.
Although Chen Yubai's performance at Olinde was very successful, there is a considerable possibility that it was fabricated and packaged for marketing purposes.
So it wasn't until Chen Yubai's a cappella performance that they felt much better.
Chen Yubai then stepped off the stage amidst applause, and several guests welcomed him.
Especially after Chen Yubai greeted everyone one by one.
Cleefia's gaze was much more approachable.
This made Chen Yubai feel flattered.
Before he went on stage, Liang Mei told him that the other guests might make things difficult for him, and that he should be mentally prepared.
I didn't expect the other people to be so friendly.
Regardless of what Chen Yubai thought, all the guests had already taken their seats, and the program had moved on to the next segment.
This is a part that many media outlets and onlookers have been eagerly anticipating.
—Announce the competition rules for this season's program.