"Ward fa, he came this early today?"
"How is that possible? Doesn't he usually come just before the show starts?"
"Listening to Yu work so hard, I'm suddenly a bit unaccustomed..."
"What are you doing? Shouldn't you be taking your wife out for fun at this time, instead of coming to the studio to write songs?"
Many netizens from other live streams hadn't figured out what was happening and were flooding the internet with comments.
According to Ting Yu's usual style, he would typically write songs in the lounge only when the competition was about to begin. Many netizens who followed Ting Yu's "Love Song King" knew how monstrous his songwriting speed was.
So, they couldn't fathom why he had come early today.
The discussions in the lounge ceased.
Silence fell over the venue.
Like the audience, the producers were also unaccustomed to him arriving so early and stared at him in surprise.
Under everyone's gaze, Ting Yu walked into the lounge, went straight to the coffee machine, made two cups of coffee, and then pulled Lin Yanyu towards his studio.
He didn't interact with them at all throughout the process.
The moment the studio door closed.
The atmosphere in the lounge gradually relaxed.
They exchanged glances, and everyone let out a sigh of relief at the same time.
It was as if Ting Yu had unconsciously put immense pressure on them.
"Why did he come so early?" Jin Chengxian asked.
After pondering, Shawn sneered, "I guess it's because the theme of this episode was unexpected, so even he wasn't completely confident. For safety, he came early to write songs."
His analysis was met with agreement from everyone.
Then, Lauren smiled, "Does that mean my chances of winning this episode have increased significantly?"
If Ting Yu had come early for this reason, then he wouldn't have as much confidence as in the previous two episodes.
This indicated a low probability of producing a good song, which naturally increased Lauren's chances of winning with the advantage of time and opportunity.
"Hahaha, still acting tough and not talking to me. Let's see how long he can keep this up!" Realizing this, Shawn felt exceptionally pleased.
Raising his coffee cup, the others, seeing this, smiled and clinked their cups with him.
Ting Yu's oppressive aura vanished instantly.
The audience's thoughts were not much different from theirs.
"As a Chinese, the detective genre isn't very popular in China, so it's normal for him not to know about it."
"I can only say that the theme chosen by the show this time is too niche for Chinese producers. I feel it's a bit unfair."
"What's unfair about it? One day is enough for him to finish watching 'Sherlock'."
"Even if he watches it, his level of understanding will definitely not match Lauren's."
"In the end, it still comes down to individual strength. Just like last episode, Shawn wasn't the one who beat Losov from Russia?"
Many people were arguing.
Chinese netizens were somewhat silent.
In fact, what everyone said made sense. Especially as Chinese, if it were about writing love songs, it would definitely be the forte of Chinese producers. But detective stories were too niche for Chinese people.
Especially in the era of traffic, Chinese netizens preferred lighthearted, fast-paced content. Such brain-teasing stories had little market appeal.
Ting Yu is in danger!
Even his fans harbored this thought.
However, most fans had a blind confidence in Ting Yu that could even override their gut feelings.
Although Ting Yu was in danger, they still believed that Ting Yu could write a song, just like he beat Losov from Russia last time, and defeat Britain's Lauren!
...
Compared to the beaming Shawn and others, Losov and Roman were much more subdued.
After downing their coffee, they grimly got up and returned to their studios to write songs.
"Leaving so early?" Lauren called out.
Losov paused. He couldn't stand Lauren acting like he had gained an advantage and was bragging: "Can't I just go back and take a nap!!"
"Oh, are you really trying to sleep, or are you just unfamiliar with this episode's theme? The audience who wants to watch the live stream knows very well." Lauren chuckled.
Losov clenched his fists, making a cracking sound.
As a member of the "fighting nation," he desperately wanted to throw a punch at the smug Lauren, but his rationality made him restrain himself.
Because he knew that in this competition, everything relied on songs. Fists would only make him a laughingstock.
"Hurry up. Reading detective novels takes time. If you finish late, you won't even be able to write a song," Roman, standing beside him, winked at Losov.
Both of them were not very interested in the detective genre usually, so they had to catch up temporarily. Most importantly, they needed to understand detective stories and the historical culture between Britain. The production team had prepared this in the studios, but it required them to spend time learning.
"Heh, are you that confident you can beat Ting Yu?" Losov's anger disappeared, and he turned to Lauren with a cold sneer.
"What do you think? I've been reading detective novels since I was five. I've written no less than ten songs in this genre, and all of them have ranked in the top twenty on the music charts. One of them even stayed at number one for two days. How do you think I could lose?"
Lauren took a sip of coffee and then, with a smile, recounted his past glorious achievements.
Indeed, as a British person, Lauren had been exposed to detective themes since childhood. Moreover, he had been sought after by many famous detective dramas to write songs, so he had extensively researched this area.
"I have to admit, even I can't compare to Lauren in this regard," Shawn nodded.
Shawn, who was always confident, saying this was enough to illustrate Lauren's dominance in this theme.
"Indeed, Lauren's luck is too good this time."
"This theme is too easy for Lauren. I remember that Lauren wrote the theme songs for those famous detective dramas."
"I have a premonition that Lauren will get the most votes this episode."
"It can't be helped. The production team had issues when selecting the theme. It was too biased towards Lauren, which means it was targeting Ting Yu, as Lauren's opponent this episode is Ting Yu."
"You can't say that. Detectives are inherently Britain's most distinctive culture, so it's not inappropriate for the show to choose this theme."
The viewers watching the live stream felt a bit uneasy seeing Lauren and the others targeting Losov and Roman.
After all, the latter hadn't done anything wrong. They had only lost to China's Ting Yu, so there was no need to target them like this.
"It's not about targeting you, but about letting you see that as producers, you should have basic confidence, not like you, losing your spirit when facing Ting Yu after a defeat."
Lauren, while seemingly explaining, was actually mocking Losov and Roman, who, after losing to Ting Yu, believed Ting Yu was invincible.
In Lauren's opinion, this kind of thinking was a loss of the backbone expected of a producer!
Losov was rendered speechless by the retort, snorted, and stopped arguing with them, heading towards his studio.
Regardless, Lauren's chances of winning were indeed high at this moment.
Although he was very annoyed, he couldn't find any reason to refute.