With just a few casual words, I've swept the music scene.

After Wang Ke compiled all the sheet music, he sent it to Luo Jun, asking Luo Jun to convene a video conference with the eight people.

Hearing that they would finally have a chance to sing, both the lisp sister and the off-key brother were overjoyed and incredibly excited.

Everyone was happy for them, feeling that after being a member for so long, they finally had their day.

At the meeting, Wang Ke focused on explaining how to sing the songs "Big Tongue Sister" and "Off-Key Brother," leaving everyone dumbfounded.

The song "Love Like Fire" has left everyone with mixed feelings—if you say it's good, it seems a bit too straightforward and lacking in musicality; if you say it's bad... it actually sounds kind of magical!

But "Thunder" left everyone a bit confused - can this be called a song?

This isn't even rap; it's just rhythmic speaking!

"Will this work?" Luo Jun couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry," Wang Ke said. "Art isn't just for the elite. In today's world, songs are just one part of various forms of entertainment. We need to have the courage to create entertainment. We can't keep clinging to the status of 'singer' or 'singer.' We need to be willing to reach out to the masses to find a market!"

The off-key guy was quite excited: "I think it's great! I can't really sing most songs, but this one is really catchy!"

Wang Ke continued, "This kind of thing may not be respectable, but as long as it becomes popular, that's fine. After that, your career path will be online live streaming and film and television commentary."

"Film and television commentary?" The off-key guy was taken aback.

“The rap style is actually very suitable for film and television commentary,” Wang Ke said. “You should focus on mindless action movies from the Vatican. Action movies paired with rap are absolutely unique and will definitely become a hit. Your ID will be ‘MC Too Off-Key Bro’!”

"Okay!" the off-key guy nodded excitedly.

Finally, I have something to do!

“But…” Luo Jun frowned, “You said this kind of thing is not presentable, so how dare you put it on the Lantern Festival Gala?”

Wang Ke smiled and said, "Why not take advantage of such a good opportunity! Besides, CCTV still owes us a favor, so why not have them pay it back?"

"That's right!" Luo Jun couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Boss, you're amazing!" everyone exclaimed in unison.

The next day, Wang Ke personally came to CTV and delivered the program schedule.

Ji Ming introduced him to the director of the Lantern Festival Gala. The director immediately shook Wang Ke's hand excitedly: "I've heard of your great name, Mr. Fan, but I never imagined I would be able to work with you. It's truly my honor!"

After saying a few modest words, Wang Ke handed him the program schedule.

The director couldn't stop smiling when he saw those eight songs.

It's important to understand that while the Lantern Festival Gala is quite grand, it always follows the New Year's Day Gala and the Spring Festival Gala, making it seem relatively insignificant and unimportant in comparison. It's basically in an awkward situation where you can't not hold one, but not many people watch it anyway, and the annual viewership is just so-so.

But with these eight songs this year, it's completely different!

Riding the wave of cultural revitalization, the Lantern Festival Gala might just be able to match the New Year's Day Gala!

No, it might even surpass it, or even rival the Spring Festival Gala!

Time is a bit tight. The director asked Wang Ke when his people could arrive so he could prioritize their rehearsals.

As for travel expenses, of course, they were all paid for by CTV.

Wang Ke immediately called Luo Jun and asked him to buy plane tickets for the eight people and have them come over right away.

Anyway, CTV will pay for everything, so let them come over early. After rehearsals, they can play in the capital until the Lantern Festival, which is like a paid vacation.

The next day, the eight people arrived at the Capital Airport with their suitcases, and a special car arranged by CCTV picked them up and took them to their hotel.

As promised, the director prioritized their rehearsals. Under Wang Ke's guidance, the eight rehearsed intensively for three days, mastering all eight songs to perfection.

The director listened to the first six songs with immense excitement.

But when he heard "Love Like Fire," the director was a little stunned, and after hearing "Thunder," he was completely dumbfounded.

"Mr. Fan, is this... is this also called a song?"

“Strictly speaking, this is called ‘rap’,” Wang Ke said.

"Shouting rap?" The director and music director were both completely bewildered.

"This is a new form of singing that I invented," Wang Ke said shamelessly. "Or, strictly speaking, it can't be considered singing, but rather a variant of rap. You could say it's a popular version of rap."

"This..." the music director grinned, "This sounds quite exciting, but I don't know..."

"It's bound to be a hit," Wang Ke said confidently. "Trust me."

"Add dance!" the director gritted his teeth. "Maximize the lighting effects, add dynamic dance moves, and emphasize the word 'lively'! Don't worry about the artistic form!"

He was afraid of upsetting Wang Ke and having the first six songs removed!

Besides, they've already given you six super classic hits, so you can't allow them to sneak in a couple of personal favorites, right? You can't just keep all the good stuff to yourself and not let others have a taste, can you?

And so the matter was settled.

After this incident, Wang Ke began preparing for the International Chinese Poetry Competition.

He carefully reviewed all the poems he knew from childhood to adulthood, and was shocked when he finished: My God, is my poetry library so huge?

Upon closer reflection, I realized that this was partly due to my extraordinary memory and partly due to the excellent education of classical Chinese poetry in my homeland—which child doesn't memorize poems from a young age?

With these poems in hand, he immediately felt full of confidence:

Come on, little Karas, this time I'll show you the real Chinese culture!

Time flies by unnoticed.

The Lantern Festival is here.

Lanterns have been set up all over the capital, just waiting for nightfall so that they can be lit up together, turning the entire capital into a world and a sea of ​​lanterns.

The Lantern Festival gala will be held in the evening, while the International Chinese Classical Poetry Competition will be held during the day.

The International Chinese Classical Poetry Competition was originally only known within the poetry enthusiast community, and the general public paid little attention to it; many people didn't even know such a competition existed. However, with the popularity of CCTV's "Ancient Poetry Competition," a nationwide craze for classical poetry was sparked, and classical poetry became a focus of attention, making this competition suddenly important.

The Ministry of Culture also specially arranged the competition venue in the studio of "Ancient Chinese Poetry Competition", and its intention to ride on the popularity of "Ancient Chinese Poetry Competition" couldn't be clearer.

At this moment, delegations from the five Asian countries entered the venue one after another and took their seats in their respective areas.

Although the delegations were large, each delegation had only one contestant, who was naturally a leading figure in classical Chinese poetry in their respective countries. They had known each other for many years and were already familiar with one another.

Before the competition started, they left their staff behind and gathered together to chat.

South Korean contestant Park Chang-yong nodded and smiled at Japanese contestant Iijima Kinno: "Iijima-san, I've heard you've produced many excellent works this year. I feel that the champion of this competition is definitely Iijima-san!"