The Newcomer Qin Baobao

The show begins, the music starts, followed by a fifteen-second special effects sequence, and a beautifully dressed woman appears in the frame, holding a microphone in one hand and a cue card in the other: "Hello, audience friends, this is 'I Am A Singer' brought to you by 'Sheng Ji' Cosmetics. I am the host, Yin Jia."

The audience's cheers and applause erupted.

At the same time, the barrage of comments scrolled:

"Sofa!"

"Sons, tell Daddy, what number am I?"

"Fake Pig Set is Number One."

"Ready with the melon seeds, I'm an excited, trembling spectator."

"Yin Jia is still so beautiful, I really want to sleep with her."

"You're late, upstairs. Yin Jia was in my bed last night (manual comical expression)."

"I heard there are many big-name stars in this episode, according to the promotional video. Is it true?"

"I know, Qin Ze, Mary, Aoi, Mutou..."

"The one who mentioned Qin Ze, don't leave after school."

"Damn it, turn off the barrage to protect your IQ."

The scene where Yin Jia appears is not the stage, but backstage. She has a sweet smile on her face: "Now, everyone follow me, let's meet the first participating singer to appear."

The camera follows Yin Jia to a room. Yin Jia knocks on the door, feigning a question: "Is anyone in there?"

The door opened, revealing a young and handsome face.

"Ahhh... it's Li Rongxing."

"My husband is here."

"Husband, I love you."

"So great, so great."

"Oh my god, the production team actually invited Li Rongxing, so generous."

"The production team's budget is burning, how much money will this cost? But, I like it."

"Li Rongxing is nothing, not as handsome as me."

The barrage of comments went wild.

Out of cautious mentality, the previous season of 'I Am A Singer' invited either has-been singers or singers with little fame. Unexpectedly, the show became popular all over the country, advertisers invested one after another, and the production team had funding, so of course they couldn't invite has-been little stars anymore. Li Rongxing is a popular male singer, who debuted not many years ago and is still very young, but he is handsome and sings well, and is very popular with girls. He has countless female fans.

Qin Ze listened to the tidal wave of cheers, turned to Qin Baobao, and wondered, "I've always been curious, are these audience shouts live sounds, or post-production?"

I had this question when I watched variety shows before.

"Of course it's post-production. The audience can see the backstage situation through the big screen. The cheers are real, but they are edited and used here," Qin Baobao explained.

Qin Ze nodded and continued watching the show.

"Teacher Li, hello."

"Hello, hello."

Li Rongxing opened the door and invited the host, Yin Jia, in.

"I am honored to inform you that you are the first singer to appear. Before going on stage, I need to conduct a brief interview with you." Yin Jia paused and smiled, "I believe Teacher Li has watched our show before, so let's talk about your thoughts."

"First of all, I want to thank the I Am A Singer program for the invitation. Actually, when I received your invitation, I was very hesitant. For a singer who has been famous for a long time, coming to this stage to compete always feels strange. Once I lose, my lifelong reputation will be ruined."

"Are you not confident in yourself?"

"I Am A Singer is a great show. The guests in the previous season, although not very famous, had impeccable singing skills and were very strong. And this season, I believe it will be no different, so I am still under a lot of pressure."

"But you finally chose to come, didn't you?"

"That's because I was tempted by your appearance fee."

Li Rongxing made a small joke, and the barrage was full of praise.

Yin Jia knocked on the second door. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged uncle with a square face and graying temples, but he was very energetic, and his eyebrows still showed his handsomeness from back then. He was a once-popular singer who has gradually faded out of the music scene in recent years.

"It's Hong Jingyao..."

"I grew up listening to his songs."

"Unchanging Heart, a timeless classic."

"I am his fan. When he released an album back then, I stole my dad's money to buy it."

"I'm going to call my dad over. He's a die-hard fan of Hong Jingyao."

"Is the great god of the past going to return to the music scene?"

"I'm looking forward to the next guest more and more."

Qin Ze, who doesn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, also knows Hong Jingyao. When he was young, Hong Jingyao was already very famous. With a song "Unchanging Heart", he became popular all over the country and was a young heartthrob of that era. However, times have changed, and a new generation replaces the old. Young heartthrobs replace old hams, and Hong Jingyao hasn't appeared on the screen for several years.

In a large room, Li Rongxing watched this scene through a live video and excitedly slapped his thigh: "Teacher Hong is my idol, one of my favorite singers back then. I didn't expect to compete with my idol on the same stage today, oh my god."

After a brief interview, Hong Jingyao opened the door and joined Li Rongxing.

Li Rongxing was very good at handling things and bowed down: "Idol, accept my knees."

"Hello, hello." Hong Jingyao held Li Rongxing up, and the two shook hands repeatedly.

"I really didn't expect you to come. I'm both nervous and excited."

"Young man, you have a sweet mouth," Hong Jingyao said with a smile, "Now is the world of you young people. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves forward, and the front waves die on the beach."

"No, no, no, you are a tsunami, and I am a small wave."

"Who do you think the next singer will be?"

"It's hard to say, anyway, we can't invite Heavenly Kings and Queens, I don't care."

"Hahaha."

The two were like performing a crosstalk, very humorous.

There is no need to doubt that two singers who are a round apart in age can talk so happily, joking and teasing, because variety shows want this kind of effect. Who would believe that it hasn't been rehearsed?

"You must have rehearsed this," Qin Ze asked.

"I guess so," Qin Baobao mumbled.

"What do you mean, 'I guess so'?"

"Anyway, I didn't."

"Huh?"

Qin Baobao looked indignant, "I just went on stage to test the waters. The company didn't expect me to become an overnight sensation, so they just went through the motions of a rehearsal. I didn't even see these singers. I only met them during the competition."

"Explain it clearly."

"Our company had one spot, but not for me. But that singer's schedule was full, so they sent me, the top student among the reserves, to be the vanguard, as cannon fodder, that's it."

"I see, how could a rookie like you compete with established singers," Qin Ze suddenly understood.

The door to the third singer opened.

A delicately made-up middle-aged woman, with above-average looks, but everyone recognized her.

"Holy crap, Chen Xiaotong."

"How could it be her? This is going to be insane."

"The famous queen-level figure, oh my god."

"Didn't she marry a rich man and stay home to raise children? Why is she back, is she here to make money?"

"Exactly, she hasn't sung in so many years, her singing skills must have deteriorated. Nothing to look forward to."

"Get lost, when Chen Xiaotong dominated the music scene, you were still sucking on a pacifier."

"At her peak, her album sales ranked in the top three for two consecutive years."

"This is a big shot."

Chen Xiaotong is a singer from Hong Kong. Calling her a queen might be a bit of an exaggeration. Everyone knows that they mass-produce Heavenly Kings and Heavenly Queens over there, like they're free. Grab a few senior artists, and they're either Heavenly Kings or Heavenly Queens, if not Heavenly Queens, then they're Movie Emperors. But Chen Xiaotong's fame is indeed very high. Although she has been retired for a few years, she hasn't faded away at all. The audience all recognize her.

The fourth singer appeared.

"Huang Yuteng?"

"The production team is crazy, they invited a popular Heavenly King? Oh my goodness."

"Mom asked me why I was watching the show on my knees, I said Huang Yuteng is here, so Mom also knelt down."

"666666"

"Idol, please leave quickly, the production team's funds can't handle it, please leave quickly."

"Master Huang is here, this season's show suddenly has no suspense, the final champion must be him."

"Not necessarily, if we're comparing singing skills, the singers here are all strong."

"Bullshit, go look at the Music Billboard, three of the top ten songs are his. With this strength, if he doesn't sweep the board, I'll livestream myself eating shit."

"Screenshot taken, waiting to see you eat shit."

Huang Yuteng's appearance completely ignited the audience's passion, with barrages flooding the screen. Although many people knew through the promotional video that the list of singers for this episode was very impressive, they never expected that Huang Yuteng would appear on the show.

This is a god-level figure, on the same level as Chen Xiaotong and Hong Jingyao, but the glory of the latter two is in the past, while Huang Yuteng is at his peak.

The fifth singer opened the door.

"Li Zongde."

"Little De is here too."

"As expected, there was news online."

"Little De is good, quite famous in Hong Kong, it's just that I personally don't like Cantonese songs."

Li Zongde is a rising star singer from Hong Kong, with a moderate reputation in the mainland. He entered the large room where the singers gathered, with a very humble attitude, shaking hands with the singers. Everyone talked and laughed freely, not at all restrained.

Huang Yuteng looked around at everyone: "Huh, is someone missing?"

Chen Xiaotong nodded and said, "The last one hasn't appeared yet."

Li Rongxing laughed and said, "Brother Huang thinks he's the finale."

"Hahaha!"

Li Zongde also laughed, and immediately pointed to the screen, "The host went to knock on the door, who is the last contestant?"

At this time, the commercial came on.

A barrage of curses appeared on the screen: "Damn, teasing people's appetite."

"Who is the last one? The finale?"

"Xu Kai?"

"Zhang Qian?"

"Ye Mingsheng?"

"Impossible, how could they invite two Heavenly Kings at once. Hong Jingyao has the oldest qualifications, Huang Yuteng has the highest popularity, according to the rhythm of Little De's appearance, the last one probably shouldn't be expected too much."

"Seems like a newcomer. I've seen the official Weibo of I Am A Singer."

"Yes, yes, yes, it was also mentioned in the promotional video."

"Newcomer? What's a newcomer doing here?"

"Which newcomer?"

"Who the hell knows which newcomer, idiot."

At this time, the screen switched to the host Yin Jia, who smiled and said: "Friends in the audience, next is our last guest, who is she? Let me reveal a little bit, this is a talented woman, she is here with original songs, and on the future stage, every one of her songs will be original. You don't need to guess, Yin Jia will open the door for everyone right away."