Chapter 687 - The Competition Begins!
Chapter 687: The Competition Begins!
The next day…
At the stage for King of Masked Singers…
The audience were in the hall. All of them purchased their tickets out of enthusiasm for the show and were curious to see which celebrity would appear.
Next, the judges and guests took their seats.
At the same time, the director took a deep breath and gave the crew a signal, officially starting the live stream!
[Wow, it’s starting.]
[Look, it’s Superstart Liu! He’s one of the guests!]
[F*ck, even Jay Chou is here. They really went all out.]
[Chen Xiaoyan is one of the judges! She’s so pretty!]
[Hahaha, what a pleasure for my eyes to have pretty ladies. This program is really thoughtful.]
[Hahaha, isn’t that Feng Xiaoxing? Even the way he sits is funny.]
[Wow, this program will surely be exciting.]
The live streaming audience was very enthusiastic. At the same time, the live audience was also going wild. They did not expect the first season of King of Masked Singers to have kept such a low profile while pulling all stops.
The guests and judges were smiling and waving at the audience.
[Hahaha, just as I expected. Don’t you guys forget that various big shots have to be invited for this show, and hence the status of both guests and judges can’t be too low either. Otherwise, how would they be able to appeal to those big shots?]
[Previous post, your analysis makes sense. If that’s the case, then this program will be very interesting.]
[Wow, I’m even more excited now.]
[Guys, who do you think will be taking the stage?]
Outside the stream, the judges and guests on the stage were also talking among themselves. Apart from the singers they each invited, they did not know who the other invitees were. That made their curiosity grow, as they might just run into their old friends.
All the preparations were complete and ready to go.
Various cameras surrounded the stage to allow the live stream audience to have a complete view of the stage.
They even left a spot hanging in the air for a panoramic view!
The lighting on the stage flashed about, then suddenly converged together. Countless beams of lights focused on a door located at the back of the performance stage. After that, the door opened wide and a slender woman wearing a purple mask walked out of there dressed in a red evening gown. The sounds from her heels tapped loudly as she walked out. Very soon, she was already standing elegantly in the middle of the stage.
The woman raised her mic and announced gracefully, Welcome to Orange TV’s mystery music show, sponsored by Tiantian Donkey Products—King of Masked Singers!”
With her seductive tone, the hall grew even wilder. Some of the audiences stood up as they applauded and cheered!
After some simple commercials, the woman suddenly placed her hand over her mask and took it off in slow motion. Bit by bit, it started revealing her fair skin, glossy red lips, and finally a beautiful face.
“Hello everyone, I’m your emcee, Luo Sisi!”
Such an opening riled the audience up immediately!
The theme of King of Masked Singers was exactly about unmasking the masked participants! That move was greeted with cheers and whistles.
“Wow, it’s Goddess Sisi. She’s so beautiful!”
“So elegant. Ahhh, she’s the prettiest emcee!”
“This program is fun and interesting.”
“Let’s get going. I want to take a guess at the celebrities.”
Backstage…
Ye Lingchen looked at the anxious Su Mo and could not resist teasing him, “Hey, I’m the one going on stage. Why are you so nervous?”
Su Mo rolled her pretty eyes at him. “Can’t you see I’m feeling nervous for your sake? This is your first time on stage. Are you really prepared?”
“Mm, yea.” Ye Lingchen laughed, then passed a piece of paper to Su Mo. “Can you please pass this sheet music to the sensei in charge of accompaniment in the backstage?”
“A new song?” Su Mo looked at Ye Lingchen in absolute astonishment.
Since it was a new sheet music, that meant that it had not been published before. Otherwise, there would be no need to pass the sheet music to the backstage.
“It’s not a new song. I just made some changes to the sheet music of an existing song,” Ye Lingchen replied calmly.
He was too lazy to write a new song. Moreover, it would be too much if he went with a new song right off the bat. At the same time, that would lead to others guessing his identity too easily. However, he was unhappy with singing a cover of other songs as they felt flawed. Therefore, he casually modified a song so that it would be more comfortable for him to sing with.
“That’s already very amazing,” Luo Sisi replied respectively before going off to pass the sheet music to the sound technician. As the sound technician for King of Masked Singers, a new sheet music was nothing.
The competition format for King of Masked Singers is separated into two parts. The first part was drawing lots. It was separated into four rounds of duels. The four winners would then move into the next part. The second part would then be changed to an elimination round where the four contestants would take turns to perform and the one placing last eliminated. The winner will be decided after three rounds of eliminations!
Ye Lingchen drew number two and would be going up against number one in the second round.
On the stage of King of Masked Singers, Luo Sisi announced steadily, “Our first participant has a strong voice and high range. Let us welcome—Old Handsome Guy!”
‘Old Handsome Guy?’
‘Someone’s actually thick skinned enough to use such a name?’
‘Is he letting himself loose because of the mask?’
The audience stared at the door curiously. Some were bursting out in fits of laughter. Meanwhile, the special guests had also begun their own speculations.
That nickname gave them at least two pieces of information. The singer was male and was not young. Of course, those information were redundant as they would be known the moment he started singing.
“How shameless. I think I know who it is,” Andy Lau chortled.
“Wah, he’s coming out!”
“This get-up is really fashionable.”
“Hahaha, true to his name as Old Handsome Guy.”
Luo Sisi vacated the spot and quietly moved to the side of the stage.
The first masked participant had taken the stage. His mask was rather unique. It was a metal mask while his body was fully armored up as though ready for war. No matter how they looked at it, he looked like an armored knight. He then took strode to the center of the stage.
“F*ck, what’s this? Do you need to cover up that tightly?”
“F*ck, this is just brutal.”
“How are we supposed to guess? Doesn’t this show know how to give us some clues?”
The guests started to voice out their retorts while the audience fell into their individual discussions.
Jay Chou rubbed his chin and started analyzing. “He’s not that tall.”
The next moment, the lights dimmed all of a sudden. The discussions in the hall stopped quickly as the audience shifted their gaze on the stage.
The music started. It was a very familiar lighthearted tune that carried a hint of playfulness.
Just the intro alone brought a glow to their eyes. It was that song.
Meanwhile, Old Handsome Guy closed his eyes and his entire body started swaying with the music, looking ridiculously funny.
From the looks of it, he should be dancing, but the dance moves were just so-so.
After that, he raised his mic and started singing.
“Come with me and leave at dawn
“The dream is over with no need to fear
“There is a place called the happy old home
“It’s close to the heart but beyond the horizon
“Everything I do is to find it
“Even if I have to go through sorrow
“Perhaps after passing the river of troubles
“I can arrive tomorrow…”