Entertainment: A song that brought his deceased wife back to life.

Xu Qing walked out of the corridor filled with the smell of smoke and money.

His facial expression remained unchanged.

The judges' blatant acceptance of bribes did not anger him.

I even found it a little funny.

That's just how this circle is.

He knew about it three years ago.

Back then, Xiaoyu always said that when he became a big star, he would definitely trample those who looked down on him under his feet.

He's standing here now.

The area beneath my feet is experiencing the highest traffic volume across the entire internet.

But all he found was noise.

Xu Qing returned to the athletes' preparation area.

The afterglow of the rock music hasn't faded yet.

The other contestants looked at him with complicated expressions.

There is reverence.

There is jealousy.

It's more like looking at a monster.

After all, no one has ever seen such a reckless way of singing.

The host returned to the stage.

He was holding a new card in his hand.

The smile on his face was even more professional than before.

"Alright, everyone!"

"The first half of the competition was truly spectacular!"

"Especially Xu Qing's rendition of 'Thinking of You Tonight,' it's simply..."

The host paused for a moment, seemingly searching for an adjective.

"It was absolutely deafening!"

A sparse clapping sounded from the audience.

Most people were still savoring the tingling sensation on their scalp.

"but!"

The host then changed the subject.

"The real challenge is just beginning!"

"In the second half, we will adopt a brand new format – limited team battles!"

The rules were displayed on the big screen.

Very simple.

It's also very cruel.

The remaining qualifiers will be randomly drawn to form temporary teams.

Each team has four members.

The task of selecting the song, dividing the lyrics, and rehearsing must be completed within half an hour.

This not only tests the individual abilities of the contestants.

It puts team leadership skills and on-the-spot reaction time to the test.

The screen was instantly flooded with comments.

Holy crap, this is huge? What can you even do in half an hour?

[If I get a terrible teammate, wouldn't I be doomed?]

[The production team is really stirring things up; are they trying to drive socially anxious people crazy?]

[If Xu Qing, with her lone wolf personality, were to get a talkative teammate, the scene would be too beautiful to bear.]

The host waved.

The giant screen behind me started scrolling.

The top is covered with the contestants' names.

"First, let's see what kind of teammates Zhang Ye, who ranked last in the last round, will draw!"

Although Zhang Ye's vote count was quite poor in the previous round.

But he is, after all, someone that capital is heavily promoting.

The proper presentation is still necessary.

The names on the screen began to scroll rapidly.

Zhang Ye sat in the rest area.

He had a confident smile on his face.

He has just received a message from General Manager Zhao.

Everything is arranged.

"stop!"

With the host's command.

The scrolling names froze instantly.

Three names appeared on the big screen.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

First place: Li Xiu.

The strongest rapper in Class A, a veteran in the underground rap scene, with unparalleled rhythm.

Second place: Zhao Wu.

The name sounds like that of a dancer, but he is actually a retired national team dancer with abnormal body control.

Third place: Zhou Bailing.

A top student at the music academy, he excels at harmony arrangement and is known as the "walking mixing console".

This is hardly a random draw.

This is practically equipping Zhang Ye with all the strongest support players in the entire game.

There's singing, dancing, and even a music arranger.

This lineup could win awards even if they debuted on the spot.

Anyone in the audience who wasn't blind could see through the trick.

Boos erupted.

[This is unbelievable! With that kind of luck, you could empty the lottery jackpot.]

[What randomness? This is clearly pre-arranged!]

I feel sorry for the other contestants; what's the point of even competing like this?

Zhang Ye stood up.

I straightened out the leather jacket that was covered in studs.

He triumphantly high-fived his three teammates.

He didn't forget to glance back at Xu Qing in the corner.

His eyes were full of provocation.

The host pretended not to hear the boos from the audience.

"It seems Zhang Ye is very lucky!"

"This is absolutely a winning combination!"

"So, let's see what kind of partner Xu Qing, currently ranked number one, will get!"

The large screen started scrolling again.

high speed.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Xu Qing remained seated there.

He was holding the guitar in his arms.

It seemed that the names scrolling on the screen were not related to his fate.

Instead, it's just boring GG.

"stop!"

The host called out.

The scroll bar on the screen did not stop immediately.

Instead, it's like a cassette tape stuck in memory.

One meal at a time.

Finally, slowly.

Extremely difficult.

It freezes on three names.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Followed by.

A burst of laughter erupted.

The laughter was so loud it almost blew the ceiling off the studio.

Because of those three names.

It's really unique.

The first name: Wang Dazhu.

Second name: Li Ergou.

The third name: Zhang Tiedan.

These three names are put together.

They don't seem like they're here to participate in a talent show.

It's like a team-building activity for the elderly folks at the village intelligence center.

What's even more crucial is the identities of these three people.

The camera cut to a corner of Class F.

Three men in floral shirts were huddled there.

Wang Dazhu was bald and wore a large gold chain around his neck, making him look like a construction foreman.

Li Ergou was as thin as a monkey, wore thick glasses, and had a shifty look in his eyes.

Zhang Tiedan was a fat man weighing 300 pounds, and he was holding a half-eaten bag of potato chips.

These three people were recruited by the production team as "mascots" during the audition process for the sake of the show's entertainment value.

They came from a rural area in Northeast China.

His specialty is playing the suona at weddings and funerals.

Occasionally, I'll make a cameo appearance in a two-person comedy routine.

pitch accuracy?

nonexistent.

Rhythm?

It all depends on fate.

They've only stayed this long because the audience found them amusing and cast some sympathy votes for them.

No one thought of it.

This is a life-or-death situation.

The three of them were actually packaged up and given to Xu Qing.

The comments section was filled with laughter.

[Hahaha! I can't take it anymore! What an amazing combination!]

[Wang Dazhu, Li Ergou, Zhang Tiedan... just hearing these names makes me want to sit cross-legged on the kang (heated brick bed).]

[The production team is so mean! They're really trying to ruin Xu Qing!]

[Xu Qing's melancholic prince-like demeanor, paired with these three tough guys from Northeast China... the image is too beautiful to conjure up.]

What's the point of this competition? Just rename it "Country Love Story."

On the judges' panel.

The three judges who had accepted bribes finally smiled.

The judge with long hair picked up the microphone.

They started offering their opinions in a pretentious manner.

"Wow, this grouping is really interesting."

"Art is about collision."

"Xu Qing's style is too cold, so he needs a down-to-earth teammate like this to balance it out."

The chubby judge next to him nodded repeatedly.

"That's right."

"This is the real test of the captain's abilities."

"If Xu Qing can bring these three out, that will be a real skill."