"I vote for Faceless Knight." Liu Huan seized the opportunity and quickly cast his vote for Faceless Knight.
Then, only Mo Yan was left.
He didn't rush to vote but looked at the White-faced Scholar.
"Basic skills are the foundation of songwriting. Practicing more won't do you any harm. Songwriting isn't just about piecing things together. You might think it's original, but I'm sorry, it's not in my book. So, keep working hard, and don't corrupt the children."
He was being quite tactful. If it weren't for the fact that the White-faced Scholar's songs contained too many echoes of Ting Yu and his disciple Gu Yun, he wouldn't have bothered speaking to such a person.
It was precisely because of this that he deliberately set a test to expose the man's true nature, partly to vent his frustration on behalf of Ting Yu and his foolish disciple.
"I choose Faceless Knight," Mo Yan continued.
After he spoke, the hand holding the microphone of Faceless Knight trembled.
He took a deep breath, paused for two seconds, and said to Mo Yan, "Thank you, Teacher Mo Yan."
After the voting, Faceless Knight secured the first place in the loser's bracket with the highest number of votes.
He could remain on stage and advance to the next episode.
Crying Man and White-faced Scholar were eliminated and entered the mask-revealing segment.
Crying Man went first.
As the mask was removed, Su Yu, in the lounge, stared intently at the screen. "It's Teacher Liu?"
This person was actually Liu Peiqiang, the counselor for Qing Da's Vocal Music department!
Yes, he was the husband of Su Yu's current counselor, Zhang Qin, and the retired King of Singers.
No wonder his singing voice sounded somewhat familiar.
"Perhaps not many people here remember me. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Liu Peiqiang. I am a university teacher, currently working at Qing Da." Liu Peiqiang smiled faintly.
The audience was mostly young people, and indeed, few recognized him.
However, Liu Huan exclaimed, "The King of Melancholy Songs, Liu Peiqiang?"
Back in the day, Liu Peiqiang sang, his wife wrote songs, and their collaboration made them famous for a time. Liu Peiqiang was also known as the King of Melancholy Songs when he won the title. However, after winning, both husband and wife chose to retire.
"I never expected you to become a university teacher."
Now he finally understood why Liu Peiqiang had been so cold to Yin Na.
Initially, Yin Na had said that Ting Yu's songs were not good. Liu Peiqiang, being a teacher from the same university as Ting Yu, naturally wouldn't give her a good impression.
After Liu Peiqiang revealed his identity, it was the White-faced Scholar's turn.
He hesitated.
But this was the rule of the show, and the show was officially sanctioned. He had no choice but to reveal himself.
Now, there was only one option: after the recording was finished, his company would contact the production team to see if the embarrassing footage could be deleted.
As the white mask was lifted, the camera zoomed in.
"It's really Li Yuan..."
"Haha, Li Yuan seems to have miscalculated this time by participating in the show..."
"Not only did he gain nothing, but he also got himself into trouble. If this episode airs, his status as a top internet celebrity might be in jeopardy."
"Serves him right. His last song was clearly plagiarized from Ting Yu and Gu Yun, piecing together their songs into a new one. A tailor calling himself original and then trying to show off in front of Teacher Mo Yan."
"How dare he? Mo Yan's simple test exposed him completely."
"I just tried singing 'Fireworks Cool Down' with his accompaniment, and there was no sense of dissonance."
"Now I suddenly realize, could Faceless Knight have intentionally made a mistake and then plan to eliminate Li Yuan in the revival round?"
"Holy crap, now that you mention it, I think it's possible. His performance in the revival round, the initial mistake was just nonsense!"
"Hiss... is Faceless Knight this calculating?"
"This sneaky guy must be Shen Jinghong!"
"Haha, I like this sneaky guy!"
Today was a dark day for Li Yuan.
But for Dark Night Rabbit and Faceless Knight, it was a moment of glory.
The former retained the King of Singers title, while the latter crushed Li Yuan and had an impromptu collaboration with Mo Yan, showing off his skills.
The show's executive director and staff were flushed with excitement.
This episode had explosive effects.
When it aired, it would definitely surprise all the viewers!
"Let's go, A Ru."
The show had been recorded, and Su Yu was preparing to leave.
He had basically guessed Faceless Knight's identity to be Shen Jinghong, his opponent in the city qualifiers.
However, he, like everyone else, had a question: why, with such strong vocal skills, did Shen Jinghong choose to compete with him in the city qualifiers with a song that leaned more towards artistic conception, like ancient style? If Shen Jinghong had written a song with explosive live performance effects, Su Yu would have been at a disadvantage singing ancient style.
"Could it be that he underestimated me and wanted to imitate my strategy of defeating an opponent in their own strong suit, but ended up overestimating himself?" Su Yu considered a possibility.
But then he thought, no one would be that foolish, right?
After all, it was the city qualifiers, and winning meant becoming the God of Songs.
"Teacher Ting Yu, are you returning to Shuangqing City with me?" A Ru asked from the side.
Zhao Yuan's wedding was the day after tomorrow, and she reminded Su Yu.
"Alright, I'll go back with you."
He had originally planned to return with Lin Yanyu, but she had already returned to Shuangqing City today because "Opera Story Meeting" would be broadcast at the beginning of next month, and she needed to rehearse with the Opera Association.
He had given her that song, "Tan Chuang."
Because this song was very fitting with Chen Rong's sung opera background story, both depicting a childhood sweetheart singing "Meeting an Old Acquaintance in a Foreign Land" on stage for the Zhuangyuan groom on his wedding day.
After receiving the demo of the song, Lin Yanyu began practicing. With Chen Rong's guidance on the operatic vocals, the resulting performance was expected to be excellent.
Su Yu was returning a day earlier to prepare the song "To You" with the singer group.
At the end of the month, "Pegasus Life" would also be released.
Therefore, he was quite busy this month.
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ps: Thank you to everyone for recommending songs. I will compile suitable ones to use in future competitions. Thank you for your gifts, bosses. If you haven't given a good review yet, please give me one. Thank you in advance!