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

Because it was an open audition, none of the judges were wearing headsets, so Wang Ke went over and whispered something to them.

The group stared at him wide-eyed, as if to say: This is acceptable?

“That’s it!” Wang Ke said solemnly.

Okay, you're the boss, you call the shots.

Several judges turned to look at the contestants, making different expressions—some covered their mouths to suppress laughter, some stared wide-eyed in shock, and others frowned, trying to contain their anger…

At this moment, Wang Ke ran over to the cameramen and whispered something to them. The cameramen immediately captured the footage according to his instructions.

Wang Lei was stunned: What's there to record about this thing?

He even went to provide guidance in person?

What exactly did they instruct you on?

"What is he doing?" Yu Zhifei asked him, bewildered.

"Don't ask me," Wang Lei shook his head. "It's too profound to explain, you wouldn't understand anyway."

Wang Ke was extremely excited.

Goodness, this material is incredibly rare!

With proper editing, this meme could be talked about by netizens for a whole year!

The off-key singer finally finished singing, and after putting down the microphone, he confidently asked the judges, "Gentlemen, have I been selected?"

One of the judges, who seemed quite amiable, said, "Young man, this song doesn't seem to suit you. How about... you sing something else? Do you have anything else you're better at?"

"Yes, yes!" the young man exclaimed excitedly. "Teachers, I'd like to sing another song..."

After saying that, he started howling again.

Well, his singing style can only be described as howling.

Before the song was even finished, one of the judges, who had a bad temper, got so angry that he threw down his pen and stormed out, yelling, "What the hell is this?!"

Another judge burst out laughing so hard he collapsed onto the table, sobbing uncontrollably and slapping the table repeatedly.

All of this was recorded according to Wang Ke's request.

Ultimately, this contestant was eliminated, and this little incident was quickly forgotten by everyone.

But Wang Ke took Wang Lei back to the station and had the technical department edit the recorded video according to his requirements and publish it online.

"Does anyone even watch this?" Wang Lei couldn't help but ask.

"Of course!" Wang Ke nodded. "Believe me, it won't be long before 'The Voice of China' becomes a hit!"

Wang Lei was skeptical.

He would check his phone every now and then, only to find that the video's views weren't very high. He shook his head, thinking to himself that while Fan Zong was indeed good at writing songs, his approach to making shows... was a bit too presumptuous.

Wang Ke wasn't in a hurry at all. He returned to the audition site and continued to keep an eye on things, but unfortunately, he didn't encounter any more oddballs like before.

He couldn't help but wonder: Should he ask Wang Lei to arrange a few shills for him later?

Before they knew it, it was noon, and the audition was temporarily over. After everyone finished work, they ate their lunch on the spot. Wang Ke followed suit and sat down to eat a boxed lunch.

Just then, Wang Lei rushed over in a flurry of activity, grabbed Wang Ke, and exclaimed joyfully, "It's a hit! It's a hit!"

Everyone was taken aback, wondering what had happened to make it so popular?

Wang Ke laughed and said, "Calm down, calm down!"

"How can you expect me to stay calm?" Wang Lei picked up his phone and shook it. "That audition video we posted has gone viral! It's got three trending topics on social media!"

"What!?"

Many people were taken aback and hurriedly took out their phones to check the official Weibo account of "The Voice of China".

You won't believe it until you see it! The video had 500,000 comments, over a million likes, and a staggering 3.6 million shares!

This is even better than when the author first published "Chess Piece"!

Yu Zhifei looked on incredulously, took out his phone and looked again and again, only to see these three items prominently featured in the Weibo trending topics:

Off-key guy wreaks havoc on The Voice of China

Famous music critic laughed until he cramped up.

The eccentric guy angered the famous musician so much that he threw down his pen and stormed off.

"Holy crap!" Yu Zhifei exclaimed in surprise.

"At first I thought you were just messing around, but I didn't expect it to work so well!" Wang Lei said excitedly, holding Wang Ke's hand.

"Calm down, calm down," Wang Ke said with a nonchalant expression.

"How did you know that putting this kind of nonsense online would go viral?" Yu Zhifei couldn't help but ask.

"It's very simple," Wang Ke said. "The cultural and entertainment content of this era is too dull and boring. Suddenly, something so lighthearted pops up. Who wouldn't want to take a second look? Isn't this more entertaining than the sketches on the Spring Festival Gala? The most important thing about a program is its eye-catching element, which can be positive or negative. When it comes to entertainment, you have to focus on the result, not the process! As long as the audience likes it and the masses spread it spontaneously, who cares if it's highbrow or lowbrow? Even negative publicity is still publicity!"

"You're really something!" Wang Lei couldn't help but exclaim.

That phrase, "Black and red are still red," really shook Wang Lei to his core!

Yes, isn't the purpose of making a show to attract viewers? So, what makes people come here, does it even matter?

Yu Zhifei couldn't help but stick out his tongue when he heard him say, "This era is... dull and boring."

Goodness, how much arrogance does it take to say something like that?

Is this an attempt to negate an entire era?

After finishing their meal, everyone cleaned up the venue. Wang Ke and Wang Lei returned to the station and immediately began editing today's footage.

While they were busy, Liu Hongde, a deputy director of the station, came over and called Wang Lei out. He immediately questioned him: "I heard that you let someone who is tone-deaf sneak into the audition and even posted a video of him singing off-key online? Isn't this ridiculous?! If the public sees this, they'll think that such a big TV station like ours can't produce any reliable or decent programs. How can this be allowed?"

Wang Lei hurriedly explained, "Director Liu, this video is very effective; it's already been shared a lot..."

Liu Hongde glared at him: "I don't care about the number of reposts or anything like that. I'm in charge of ideological and political work, so I have to manage the atmosphere of the station! I absolutely won't allow this kind of sensationalism! Take that video down immediately! We can't let the negative impact continue to escalate!"

Wang Lei immediately panicked: "We can't pull it! The video has gone viral, it's spreading all over the internet, it's practically boosted the popularity of 'The Voice of China,' if we pull it..."

"I told you to leave, so leave!" Liu Hongde snapped. "What, you think that just because your boss is Old Deng and I can't control you, you don't respect me?"

"Liu Tai, that's not what I meant..." Wang Lei hurriedly explained.

"Then get out of here immediately!" Liu Hongde said sternly.

At this moment, Wang Ke pushed open the door of the editing room and walked out, his face gloomy. He said, "You think you can just withdraw like that? Who do you think you are! You draw a nose on a whole sheet of rice paper, you have quite the nerve!"

"You!?" Liu Hongde was so angry that his veins were bulging. "Who are you cursing?"

"There are only three of us here. You can't even tell who I'm insulting? Is your brain just empty, or did the alcohol just wash it all down your throat? And you're asking me who I'm insulting? How could I possibly insult someone else and still be so honest with you?"

Wang Ke pointed at Liu Hongde's nose and launched into a tirade of abuse!