As the show aired, the two songs by Dark Night Rabbit predictably landed on the trending searches.
#Listening Rain's New Song Pays Tribute to Volunteer Teachers, "Life as Summer Flowers" Showcases the Beauty of Life!#
#Dark Night Rabbit's Vocal Skills Once Again Redefine Public Perception, Audience Left Speechless by High Notes!#
#Eight Consecutive Weeks as King of Singers, Dark Night Rabbit Has Ascended to Godhood, Who Can Stop Him?#
In this episode, Dark Night Rabbit's divine aura began to emerge. With his vocal performance, even if he didn't win the championship, he was not far from being called a Singing God. After all, the latter two sections of "Our Love" were an absolute nightmare for any singer, making even reigning Kings of Singers hesitant.
"Wasn't there a balloon challenge before? The show has aired, why haven't I seen any 'Our Love' challenges posted by bloggers?"
"Are you trying to kill those video bloggers..."
"Hahaha, a challenge should indeed be issued, it's such a great opportunity to ride the trend."
"Forget it, Douyin bloggers chickened out and just edited the original show footage. Dark Night Rabbit has been trending on Douyin [Oh] all night..."
"I'm dying of laughter. In the past, bloggers who rode trends would at least cover the songs themselves. Now they can't even do something this simple?"
"You call this song simple?"
"Pfft... Douyin comments are all saying that Dark Night Rabbit and Listening Rain are trying to force those who piggyback on trends to their deaths."
"Nowadays, you have trends but no strength, and you can't even leech off it. Who are you going to reason with?"
On the Douyin trending charts, all the top spots were occupied by live performance clips of Dark Night Rabbit. Especially the final few high notes, which were meticulously cut and re-uploaded. The view counts were shockingly high, and many Douyin bloggers were mocked by netizens. You were given the chance to ride the trend, but you couldn't even do that!
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Guang Nian Entertainment.
Li Hongyi sat in his office chair, rubbing his temples. Across from him was a middle-aged man dressed in refined attire.
"President Li, Mo Yan shouldn't be able to definitively identify me. After all, we haven't seen each other in so many years, and my vocal timbre has changed significantly over time..."
This middle-aged man was none other than Wolf Fang from "Masked Singer," whose real name was Liu Yi, known as the Prince of Love Songs. In his early years, Mo Yan recognized his talent and wrote a custom song for him, which catapulted him to fame. At that time, Liu Yi was only a teenager, and Mo Yan intended to take him as a disciple. However, after Mo Yan fell out with Guang Nian Entertainment, Liu Yi did not follow him, choosing to remain with Guang Nian Entertainment, which completely severed their master-disciple relationship. This was understandable; Guang Nian Entertainment was the largest entertainment company in China at the time, and Liu Yi couldn't abandon such a bright future.
Now, to be honest, Liu Yi regretted it. Guang Nian Entertainment's focus was on the film and television industry, and as a singer, even if he stayed with the company, he had few resources for music. This led to him remaining only a King of Singers even in his middle age. "Masked Singer" was arguably his most important opportunity in recent years. Driven by a strong desire to win, he took the risk of changing his song. But no one expected Dark Night Rabbit to have a trump card up his sleeve.
"Are you an idiot? He wrote a song for you before; he's already familiar with your enunciation habits. Do you know what you'll face if you're exposed? If Mo Yan directly reveals your identity, will the judges side with us at Guang Nian or with Mo Yan?"
Li Hongyi was so furious that the flesh on his face trembled. Although the King of Singers stage had no internal manipulation, vocal skills were subjective. Unless the performance was absolutely perfect, finding flaws was always possible. Mo Yan held such high prestige in the C-pop music scene. Once the judging panel knew Liu Yi was from Guang Nian Entertainment, it would definitely influence the votes.
"I also wanted to dethrone Dark Night Rabbit as the King of Singers, but that Dark Night Rabbit is just too monstrous..." Liu Yi's expression turned grim as he considered the consequences. Who could have imagined that after he played his four kings, Dark Night Rabbit would directly throw out a royal flush?
"Forget it. Be more careful in the future. What's done is done, and there's no use dwelling on it," Li Hongyi leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. He was currently swamped with too many matters. Lin Yanzhi's new movie was about to be released soon, and he had heard that several films financed by foreign entertainment companies were also being released. These would have a massive impact on the domestic film market. He didn't want Guang Nian Entertainment to lose its foothold in the film and television market entirely; that would be the end of the company. Therefore, Li Hongyi had no energy to focus on "Masked Singer" at the moment. In his view, even if Liu Yi became a Singing God, their music business was minimal. Guang Nian Entertainment was not like Ding Sheng Entertainment; Guang Nian Entertainment's main focus was on film and television.
"Then President Li, you must be busy. I'll take my leave..." Liu Yi nodded with a wry smile and walked out of the office. Li Hongyi watched his retreating back and shook his head. He then opened his computer to check the booking heat for March releases. Lin Yanzhi's "Legend of the Spirit Fox" had a potential value of S-class. This potential value was the result of Guang Nian Entertainment's highly accurate big data analysis. An S-class potential value indicated that the blockbuster film of March would undoubtedly be "Legend of the Spirit Fox." This data rarely erred; the last time it was wrong was for Jiangnan's "Pegasus." And currently, there was no news about Jiangnan's new film "A Chinese Ghost Story," so it likely wouldn't be released in March. Without Jiangnan as a variable, "Legend of the Spirit Fox" becoming the March blockbuster was practically a foregone conclusion.
"Damn it, these people really know how to pick their timing! March has very few strong films this year, and they seized this opportunity!" Li Hongyi's anger grew as he read, and he slammed his palm onto the desk, wincing in pain and gasping.
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Mo Yan Studio.
Shen Jinghong was playing chess with Mo Yan.
"Your mental state doesn't seem too good these past few days," Mo Yan asked with a smile, looking at Shen Jinghong, who appeared listless and hadn't even shaved.
"Teacher, is Wolf Fang really Liu Yi?" Shen Jinghong gritted his teeth, finally asking the question. The past few days, every time he thought about Mo Yan's questions to Wolf Fang during the competition, he felt that this person must be Liu Yi. Shen Jinghong was naturally well aware of Mo Yan and Liu Yi's past. Strictly speaking, Liu Yi should be considered Shen Jinghong's senior disciple. However, Shen Jinghong naturally would not acknowledge his status.
"Does it really matter that much?" Mo Yan sighed. The reason he didn't continue questioning was that he didn't want to confront those old issues again. Liu Yi's identity, for Mo Yan, was merely that of a passerby.
"It matters, of course it matters! If he is Liu Yi, I will kick him off the King of Singers stage! Someone like that doesn't deserve your critique!" Shen Jinghong's emotions were somewhat agitated.
"Kick him off with what? Do you think you can beat him in singing?" Mo Yan picked up a chess piece, looked at the board, and asked with interest.
A cold glint flashed in Shen Jinghong's eyes: "I can. As long as I sing the song you gave me, he will definitely lose!" He still had a final trump card, the song Mo Yan had custom-written for him.
Mo Yan was stunned for a moment. The chess piece in his hand suddenly fell onto the board, scattering the pieces. He lowered his head to tidy the board and said gently, "Didn't you deliberately hold back your strength for so long precisely to win the championship with that song? If you use it now, how will you win?"
Shen Jinghong waved his hand dismissively, "Does Teacher think I have no other trump cards?"
Mo Yan suddenly looked up, his slightly red eyes fixed intently on Shen Jinghong. Shen Jinghong met his gaze. After a long pause, Mo Yan's lips curved into a smile, "You don't have any."
Shen Jinghong's face flushed. Being seen through, he felt rather awkward. "Teacher, just tell me, is he Liu Yi or not!"
Mo Yan shook his head. "I know you want to avenge me, but it's unnecessary. Liu Yi is just a passerby I casually helped. You are my most accomplished disciple, and I want to see you achieve greatness, not ruin your future to help me."
Shen Jinghong opened his mouth upon hearing this. He said nothing further. However, was Liu Yi truly just a passerby to his teacher? Shen Jinghong wasn't foolish; he understood Mo Yan. He could see the unnaturalness hidden in Mo Yan's eyes when he mentioned Liu Yi.
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