Chen Xiaotong bowed and left the stage. Yin Jia called out, "Did Teacher Xiaotong sing well?"
"Yeah!"
"That was amazing."
The audience responded like a roaring sea, and the camera panned across their excited faces.
Yin Jia chatted idly for several minutes, waiting for the audience to calm down before calling loudly, "Please welcome the next singer—Li Rongxing."
Cheers erupted at once.
Applause thundered.
Li Rongxing had changed into a leather jacket and leather pants. His hair was meticulously combed, and shimmering laser powder glittered across his face.
"Rain falls beyond the window, and his figure appears at the street corner."
"Inside the room, gazes intertwine with tenderness."
"And I stand at the edge of your world."
"No matter how desolate the world may be."
"Having loved you, I do not feel alone."
"You stubborn girl, hidden deep within my heart."
"Hoo hoo hoo, da la da la la la..."
Li Rongxing sang a familiar, melancholy love song that had been popular some time ago. However, he was not in particularly good form today, making several mistakes and wavering on some notes.
The audience might not necessarily notice a singer's mistakes, but when it came to love songs, Qin Baobao's performances over the past two episodes had spoiled their ears. Listening to Li Rongxing sing the same kind of sad love song now, they immediately found it lacking.
"What's going on? Li Rongxing isn't in form today."
"It's pretty average, and he picked the wrong song too. When it comes to sad love songs, I only recognize Qin Baobao."
"It isn't as ethereal and clear as 'Legend,' nor does it have the simple melody and moving lyrics of 'Fairy Tale.'"
"'Fairy Tale' made me feel moved, sad, and helpless. Very few songs can surpass it emotionally. At least this year,