Entertainment: If you asked him to be a star, he'd just want to quit.

The wind sighed softly in my ear.

It tells fragments of the past.

The flowers in the rain are beautiful.

Yet it carried a hint of sorrow.

I walked through the familiar streets,

Searching for the warmth of the past.

On this cold, rainy day,

I long for your presence.

The girl started singing, and her voice was quite good, but her trembling voice made the judges in the audience frown.

This is a tender love song that requires a clear voice and the ability to express the frustration of longing for love that cannot be obtained. Although the girl's voice was good, she was too nervous, and her singing completely lacked the feeling of unrequited love.

The result was obvious: she failed!

Rainy days are the season for longing.

Memories poured out like rain.

The love in my heart has never been extinguished.

On this rainy day, I thought of…

"Stop! Stop!"

Before the ninety seconds were up, the girl was interrupted by the judges. Her face turned pale, and she looked at the judges helplessly.

"Quiet, your voice is quite good, but you were too nervous, which caused you to sing off-key in several places. Also, you probably haven't been in a relationship before, so you didn't bring out the true essence of the song. So I'm sorry, I hope you can face the stage calmly in the future. If you can, you'll have already succeeded halfway!"

The girl, pale-faced and with tears in her eyes, bowed and thanked the judges before leaving the stage dejectedly.

Some audience members felt it was a pity; the girl's voice was indeed good, with a crisp quality, but she was too nervous and couldn't perform at her best, resulting in a regrettable end.

"Alright, although it's a bit of a pity, let's wish Anjing all the best. Now, let's welcome our second rising star to the stage!"

The host's role is to keep the flow of the event in place at appropriate times; that's where his function comes in!

"Hello, judges and everyone."

The second contestant was a man in his early twenties. He was good-looking, with neatly combed hair and dressed in a white casual outfit, giving off a refreshing vibe.

He learned from the experience of the first-place winner and tried his best to remain calm. He took the initiative to greet the judges, which at least earned him some points for making a good first impression.

"Hello, let me introduce myself."

The second contestant made a good impression on the judges, bringing smiles to their faces.

"Hello, judges. My name is Xu Yang, I'm 22 years old, from Canglan City. I just graduated from university and am currently a regular salesperson." Xu Yang's self-introduction was polite and poised, with a smile on his face, exuding youthful energy.

"Xu Yang, I am very satisfied with your appearance. I hope your performance will satisfy me even more in the future," the judge nodded in approval.

"Thank you. I brought a song by Teacher Tao Ran, 'Twilight'." Xu Yang's face showed a hint of joy. After all, he was still a recent college graduate with little life experience, and he couldn't control his emotions very well.

"Okay, dream for ninety seconds, please begin your performance."

Immediately, a 90-second countdown began, and Xu Yang started singing.

In the preliminary round, each contestant only needs to sing a cappella. As long as they don't sing off-key and can satisfy the judges, they can generally pass. It mainly depends on their performance on the spot.

Some people enjoy singing and sing quite well, but once they get on stage and face thousands of audience members, stage fright and poor performance can be fatal!

The gentle moonlight

It illuminated the sorrow in my heart.

The melody of the night is playing.

Loneliness quietly seeps into my heart.

The clear, resonant voice gradually spread, echoing throughout the studio and reaching everyone's ears.

The five judges thought it was pretty good; the four lines of melody were catchy, and the opening was also good.

The flowers by the window are waiting.

Waiting for the greeting of dawn.

At the end of this twilight,

The dream has never gone far away.

There were no problems with the verses; the whole thing flowed smoothly and was in tune. Xu Yang also cleverly closed his eyes while singing, which is a good way to avoid nervousness.

Because there are many audience members and judges in the audience, it can easily put pressure on the contestants on stage. However, by closing your eyes and not being able to see them, you can subconsciously treat them as if they don't exist, which can effectively solve the psychological problem of nervousness and stage fright.

As long as there are no problems with the chorus, it should pass.

"Twilight is the color of longing."

Memories are as silent as the night.

The love in my heart has never faded.

In this twilight, my devotion to you remains.

……

In the twilight,

I hold onto love.

Looking forward to dawn

"It has come again."

After ninety seconds, all five judges unanimously gave the "pass" sign.

"Although your voice is ordinary, you were able to sing this song with the right feeling and I couldn't hear any problems with it. That's your success!"

"Thank you, teacher," Xu Yang said, bowing in gratitude.

The second contestant successfully advanced to the next round.

……

Backstage, as one group of contestants after another entered the arena, the number of people in the team of over four hundred gradually decreased.

After a morning of fighting, the number of cases had decreased by more than 10%, indicating that the battles ahead had been quite fierce.

Li Mingxuan estimated that it would take about half an hour from the time the first group entered to the time it took the second group to enter, which would be roughly three minutes per person.

Sixty or seventy people were gone in just one morning.

Starting at 1 PM and ending at 8 PM, it takes about seven hours to filter through about half of the samples.

I'm number 288, so I guess it won't be my turn today.

During the lunch break, Li Mingxuan specifically asked the staff if the contestants who were behind him in the queue could come back tomorrow instead of waiting in the afternoon.

Li Mingxuan was told that as long as he wasn't afraid of missing out, he could come back the next day and enter the venue with his contestant ID.

After confirming several times, Li Mingxuan decided not to be there in the afternoon, but to come over around 7 p.m. just in case.

After leaving the backstage waiting area, Li Mingxuan walked outside.

……

Elsewhere, two beautiful figures moved slowly through the crowd.

It was Lin Yue and Hu Jiao, the two women who had driven there that morning.

It takes nearly three hours to drive from Linjiang to Shanghai, and by the time I arrived at the hotel it was already dinnertime.

After putting their luggage away, the two rested briefly at the hotel before going out for a stroll.

"Sister Yue, what are we having for lunch? I'm so hungry."

Hu Jiao's round little face looked miserable, and she rubbed her chubby little hands on her belly.

"Let's go to the mall and check it out. I heard the frogs in Shanghai are pretty good, let's try them." Lin Yue looked at the crowd, her delicate and pretty eyebrows furrowing slightly, and then said.

"Okay, okay, let me check the food recommendations and see which ones have good ratings."

Upon hearing this, Hu Jiao immediately became interested and quickly opened her phone to search for the best-rated restaurants.

"Sister Yue, after lunch, are we going to the competition this afternoon?" Hu Jiao asked while looking at her phone.