0713: You who shine in the parallel world

Without any suspense or behind-the-scenes manipulation, "The Performer" defeated "Zhang San's Song" to win the first round of the competition.

While the production team of the show likes to do some underhanded things behind the scenes, they can't do it in every game or every round. They are just shameless and don't lack common sense. They usually make their moves at crucial moments.

As for how many points Zhang Yuan's tribe scored ahead of Wang Yaoqing's tribe in this round, there is no conclusion yet. The behind-the-scenes manipulators will only know what a suitable point difference is after the last stage ends.

When Zhang Yuan returned victorious, he was very happy. As soon as he entered the door, he hugged his teammates one by one. Then he rushed over and hugged Yu Yu tightly, lifting him up and putting him down in a sudden burst of strength. This proved that although he looked weak and frail in his ancient costume, he could actually uproot a willow tree in no time.

Yu Yu: Who are you talking about, the weeping willow?

Yu Yu, who had witnessed Zhang Yuan's growth over the past two weeks and watched him come this far, knew how much pressure Zhang Yuan was under recently, so seeing him happy now, he let him be.

"Captain, why did you come over to our team's table to celebrate with your teammates? Your teammates are at that table." Su Xiaoding joked.

"What's the big deal about you guys and us? Who knows, after this competition, your teammates might become ours, right, Yu Yu?" Zhang Yuan, whose mentality was starting to get carried away, waved his hand and winked at Yu Yu.

So, you see, is it possible that their fish is "physically in Cao's camp but mentally in Han's"?

Otherwise, why would he have been offering advice to him from the very beginning when they were divided into groups?

That Chen Chusheng just abuses his position as the eldest brother to do whatever he wants. He got Yu Yu's body, but he can never get her heart...

“No, Yuanyuan.” Yu Yu shook his head honestly and said sincerely, “Although you guys are great, I think our eldest brother and Uncle Jiuzhe will have a better stage to perform on next.”

Zhang Yuan: ?

Zhang Yuan: "Hey! Use some nice words!"

Why would someone with a 36.5-degree mouth utter such cold words and give you the "friend zone" treatment? Such harsh words hurt a bird's heart!

"Are you still dreaming of taking us over?" Wang Yuexin said smugly and gleefully, putting her hand on Zhang Yuan's shoulder. "Xiaoyu is ours, he can't leave. Why don't you just join us, Yuanyuan?"

The only response he received was Zhang Yuan's arrogant back as he turned back to his own team.

Yu Yu just said that he felt Chen Chusheng's stage performance was better, but that wasn't out of favoritism. Objectively speaking, "Walking Fish" has a wider audience than "The Performer," and the song is relatively more mainstream.

After Chen Chusheng personally handled the adaptation, Yu Yu believed that this song had become one of the only two seeded performances for the second public performance.

As for the other seeded player, Yu Yu can confidently raise his hand and say, "Hello, this is my stage."

Of course, this is just his conclusion after watching the red card mini-test stages of several teams. Perhaps the performance stage has changed, or perhaps the score control master program team will personally intervene.

Chen Chusheng has always had his own insights into the stage. In his concept, "Walking Fish" has become a dialogue between his present self and his past self.

When he was wandering in the labyrinth of hardship in the past, Li Jiuzhe, with his natural love song voice, represented his present self, singing words of advice and encouragement to his past self. And Lao Jiu, who joined in the last half, was like a beam of light that pierced through all the darkness between the past and the present with his rap.

Those who sing of pain and darkness struggle in distress, yet step by step move towards redemption and rebirth, because those who truly love you will love all of you, even your vulnerabilities and imperfections.

Therefore, there is no need to hide, no need to show weakness, no need to pretend. People may idolize you after seeing your brilliance, but there will always be people who remember that you are also an ordinary person who can get hurt, cry, laugh, and have selfish desires.

Backstage, Zhang Yuan was already in tears, sobbing uncontrollably. He was deeply empathetic to the emotions conveyed by the three singers in the song. In fact, he felt a lump in his throat and wanted to cry as soon as Chen Chusheng started the song.

Wang Yuexin and Yu Haoming also had tears in their eyes, but Yu Yu thought of the demo that Chen Chusheng had first played for him.

He said he wanted to sing it for him.

At first, Yu Yu thought that Chen Chusheng was just discussing music with him as usual.

Later he realized that what he wanted him to hear was not just the melody and arrangement, but also the content of the song and the emotions in his voice.

He sang not only about his own repressed past, but also about Yu Yu, who had been disguising herself layer by layer with secrets and different identities.

In truth, Yu Yu knew better than anyone else that the one who should hear this song was Yu Yu himself, who had once struggled to find his place and existence in the world, but he could never tell anyone this.

Some words are kept in one's heart for a lifetime, and have long since become a burden that has become a habit.

But when he heard about the care and concern his brothers showed him, he was still moved by their warmth. He was lucky, even unrealistically lucky, to have met such a group of friends in his second life.

When the song ended, the audience's reaction was even more enthusiastic than the production team had imagined.

Chen Chusheng's infectious energy was simply too powerful, completely unreasonable. In addition, his self-accompanied singing of "Missing a Wasted Name" during the opening red card duel left a deep impression on the audience, so much so that they were already looking forward to this group's performance before he even took the stage.

Needless to say, Li Jiuzhe, if he hadn't been buried for several years, might have already secured a place among the top singers in the Chinese music scene.

Two powerful love singers met Lao Jiu, a rapper with top-notch lyrics. It was not as simple as 1+1+1=3. At first, the audience who did not know the truth thought it was just a duo performance. The brothers who knew the truth but did not see the rehearsal of "Walking Fish" were puzzled because Lao Jiu did not appear. Until later, his spotlight on the stage shone.

When his rap began, everyone realized that his "late arrival" was perfectly timed, like a fuse that ignited the emotions of the entire audience, elevating the entire stage at that moment.

As for how much the audience loved the stage, it was evident from the fact that even after nearly an hour of stage setup, just before Hu Yanbin's team's first performance, "I Hate My Devotion," was about to go on stage, the audience was still occasionally mentioning "Walking Fish."

"I Hate My Devotion" is a Cantonese song, which is Guan Zhibin's comfort zone. Yu Yu had even paid special attention to Kenny's progress before. No one expected that the production team would turn this stage into a yurt, just like the mine set in the first performance of "Drift". That sense of disjointedness can easily make the audience lose immersion.

Their performance was neither particularly good nor bad, but with the excellent "Walking Fish" preceding it, even though "I Hate My Devotion" was sung later, the final vote result was still that "Walking Fish" won.

Furthermore, the number of votes cast at the scene made the production team frown.

They don't mind Chen Chusheng's team winning at the moment, but the vote difference is too big, which is definitely something they need to think about carefully later.

The first round of matches between the four teams in the first half has ended, and the winning teams are all the ones with 0705, which seems to foreshadow something and makes Wu Mengzhi and Guoguo feel a little uneasy.

Chen Chusheng's team still has a trump card they haven't used yet. As the behind-the-scenes manipulators who have been trying to trip them up, they know the strength of that stage better than anyone else.

It can be said that as long as the team leaders of "Walking Fish" and "Under Investigation" are replaced by someone else favored by the production team, then as long as the second round ends and no major mistakes are made afterward, there will be no need for the "protection" action. The team leader of this tribe will be the undisputed champion and X-Leader.

The perfect stage wasn't the person they wanted, leaving the production team with mixed feelings of love and hate.

There wasn't much of a break between the first and second halves. The first performance in the second round was Zhang Yuan Tribe's "The Love You Left Behind." The stage was being set up in front of the audience, while the production team backstage was having a small meeting to discuss the next steps.

"The Love You Left Behind" is a typical stage with sound, light, and electricity, so it doesn't actually require much preparation time. However, given that the setup time between stages for the performances by the director is quite long, the audience, who are used to waiting, didn't find anything strange about it.

It wasn't until the backstage meeting reached a general conclusion that the staff came to the sidelines to announce that the next stage would begin in five minutes.

Zhang Yuan didn't participate in this song. After more than half a month of practice, with Cai Guoqin as his anchor, Zhang Yuan was very confident about the stage. When his friends went to listen in on his rehearsals, he clapped and told them that he already had the two best performances of this public performance, like a three-year-old showing off his treasure to other children.

At that time, Wang Yuexin pretended to be jealous and complained, "Our side is not bad either. You can get a 10% discount when you meet Li Jiuzhe."

However, this was just a joke. Teacher Cai's clean, clear, and CD-stable voice, paired with Roger's warm and penetrating vocals, was like a radiant auditorium in the chorus. The performances of Shell and E.SO, two rappers who can sing love songs, were also completely unexpected.

On a competitive stage, this simple stage with sound, light, electricity, and love songs might be at a disadvantage, but judging solely from the presentation and musicality of the song, Yu Yu thinks it's a good stage; otherwise, they wouldn't have considered it as a backup option in the first place.

Moreover, in terms of the stability of their performance on the spot, although such a simple requirement seemed a bit unbelievable to Yu Yu, all four of them were quite stable, and even the next group, "Account Deleted," had more flaws than them.

However, compared to the sound, light, and electricity, the stage setting of "Account Cancelled" is much grander, which is quite an advantage on the competitive stage. Shin, Apu and Ma Boqian are all singers who can blow up the stage, and the two stages, one dynamic and one static, are equally matched.

The victory in this battle belongs to "Account Deleted".

If "The Love You Left Behind" can make up for its biggest weakness, the stage set design, the final result might not be as easy for the production team to control as they thought. Yu Yu raised an eyebrow. The two stage sets for Zhang Yuan's team were actually quite simple. Zhang Yuan, who had too many small tasks, didn't have time to keep an eye on the stage design. He spent a lot of energy on the two songs themselves. He did try to negotiate with the stage director a few times, but most of his requests came to nothing.

I don't know if the production team did it intentionally or unintentionally.

In the final showdown, the production team placed "Breaking the Cocoon" in the second half, clearly preparing to go head-to-head with "Under Investigation." However, whether this will actually spark any real competition remains to be seen.

Yu Yu never cared about the outcome, because he knew his own limitations.