"Indeed, in an era obsessed with entertainment, people have become too restless."
"But by acting foolishly and seeking attention, they can earn money and be secure for a year or two. Isn't that great?"
"That's precisely true. It's because of this that people's values become distorted, and money holds too much importance in this world."
"The distortion of values makes the people of this era seem so pathetic."
"It's just a capital game. Teacher Mo Yan's words will offend quite a few people."
"Teacher Mo Yan truly dares to speak his mind."
"Teacher Mo Yan usually has no flaws; he's not afraid of being targeted by capital."
"Besides values, emotional views are also distorted. I hope Ting Yu can release a song reflecting on emotional perspectives. Dating is too difficult these days; many young people don't want to date anymore."
Under Mo Yan's explanation, many viewers also easily understood the song's meaning.
In the long river of time, few dare to speak the truth. Some are reviled by everyone after speaking, while others become heroes of the era.
But Mo Yan had no intention of being a hero; he simply wanted listeners to better understand the song's meaning.
He wouldn't care even if he stepped on some people's toes.
Next.
It was time for the voting.
Dark Night Rabbit: 1590 votes.
Wolf Fang: 810 votes.
Seeing these numbers, Wolf Fang even breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't too bad.
In reality, although there was a gap in their singing skills, it wasn't that significant. At least their fundamentals were solid. In the latter half of the competition, it would depend on who had stronger emotional appeal and stage presence.
Wolf Fang was clearly much weaker in this aspect.
Especially in emotional appeal, he was completely outmatched by Dark Night Rabbit.
Under such circumstances, the fact that the vote count wasn't widely spread was acceptable.
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Shuangqing City.
Su Yu and Lin Yanyu were also watching this episode of "Masked Singer King."
It wasn't that Su Yu wanted to watch, but Lin Yanyu was very curious after seeing online reports that Mo Yan shed tears on stage.
Su Yu wanted to spoil it for her, but she refused, reasoning that knowing the outcome would diminish the anticipation.
So, she dragged Su Yu to watch with her.
"Susu, are you feeling unwell?" Lin Yanyu got up from Su Yu's embrace. Others might not have noticed.
But in Lin Yanyu's eyes, Su Yu was acting a little unusual; she could feel it.
"No, I was jumping too vigorously, I got a little breathless," Su Yu said, ruffling her hair.
"Is that so?" Lin Yanyu was skeptical.
"Let's watch the TV; the losers' performance is about to start," Su Yu pointed to the show.
Lin Yanyu then nodded and leaned against him again.
All three rounds of singing had been completed.
Next was the elimination round.
The contestants in the losers' bracket this week were: Faceless Knight, Sunflower, and Wolf Fang.
During the draw, Faceless Knight was to sing first, and Wolf Fang last.
"Faceless Knight was already in a tough spot, and now he's singing first. His journey this episode is likely over."
"Perhaps there will be a miracle. After all, there are only two episodes left until the finals. There's no need to hide their strength at this point."
"Exactly. Towards the end, everyone will basically go all out. Especially in elimination rounds, everyone wants to win and showcase themselves more on such a high-visibility stage."
"Given the current popularity of 'Masked Singer King,' staying on for one more episode is almost equivalent to spending millions on promotion."
"Masked Singer King" was incredibly popular, even surpassing the previous city competitions.
Everyone knew that Ting Yu gained his current influence in the music industry by winning the city competitions.
To put it bluntly, in the Chinese music scene, even Mo Yan's influence might not be greater than Ting Yu's at present.
Of course, this was only in terms of personal influence; in terms of being a singer, there was no comparison.
After all, Mo Yan's current collaborators were all legendary singers, and he himself had helped groom several legendary singers.
While the singers in Ting Yu's group were popular, their influence in the music industry was indeed not as great as those legendary singers.
However, they were all still young. Everyone knew how powerful Ting Yu was now. With Ting Yu's backing, the singer group had infinite potential.
"Please welcome Faceless Knight to bring us a wonderful performance!"
After the host finished speaking.
Faceless Knight walked onto the stage, holding a guqin.
Mo Yan, seated at the judges' table, couldn't help but gasp. He was about to say something but then closed his mouth again.
The camera captured this moment, but the audience merely assumed Mo Yan was adjusting his posture.
On stage, the setting was already arranged in a classical, ancient style. Faceless Knight sat under a prop pine tree, with fallen leaves drifting around, placing the guqin he held on a stone platform.
Then, he slightly lowered his head.
His fingers gently strummed the strings.
"Dong!"
"He Yi Mu Qing Yan"
Performed by: Faceless Knight
Lyrics by: Mo Yan
Music by: Mo Yan
When the song information appeared, many audience members were instantly bewildered!
Because the lyricist and composer were none other than Mo Yan!
Mo Yan's ancient-style songs were originally few, and each one was well-known.
However, they had never heard of this song title before.
"Teacher Mo Yan, is this your new ancient-style song?" Yin Na turned to Mo Yan beside her in surprise.
"That's right. Strictly speaking, it should be called 'Chinese Style,' because this song was inspired by Ting Yu," Mo Yan said with a wry smile.
From the moment he saw Faceless Knight, who was Shen Jinghong, lose the first round, he had a premonition that his foolish disciple would use this song.
However, he understood Liu Yi's personality; the latter would absolutely win the competition at all costs.
If one were to be precise, Shen Jinghong's singing skills were indeed inferior to Liu Yi's. What he was better at than Liu Yi was composition.
After all, Liu Yi was almost a full generation older than him, and directly competing with him had little chance of victory.
But this foolish disciple still did it.
"If he's Liu Yi, I'll kick him off the King of Singers stage. Someone like that doesn't deserve the teacher's critique!"
Shen Jinghong's voice from their previous chess match with Mo Yan still echoed in his mind.
Mo Yan's emotions were extremely complex.
There was gratification, and there was also worry.
Gratification that his judgment wasn't wrong, and he had a disciple who thought so highly of him.
Worry, however, was that if Shen Jinghong lost, the blow to this foolish disciple could be immense.
He knew Shen Jinghong could face losing to Ting Yu, but he couldn't accept losing to Liu Yi.
Because that was the senior disciple he most wanted to defeat!
Although he didn't want to admit it, Mo Yan had indeed considered taking Liu Yi as a disciple when he saw him, and he had even taught him diligently for a period.