Being the Northern Heavenly King

"It won't be cut. That last part, uncut, will appear in the show the episode after next."

With only that sentence left for Bai Youlou, the show's director didn't say anything else.

It seemed he just wanted to express his "sense of contract."

Long Ziqiang looked confused. "Old Bai, am I still going up?"

"Yeah! Why wouldn't you?"

"What's their deal?"

"Most likely an internal conflict. Don't worry about it too much, it has nothing to do with us. Just sing your song."

Bai Youlou hadn't expected something like this to happen.

Anyway, if he were Wang Jiahua, he would definitely ask the production team to cut that part. After all, even if Wang Jiahua didn't understand music himself, someone who did would surely remind him.

But if this TV station or production team had a senior executive who disliked Wang Jiahua or had a conflict and wanted to use Bai Youlou to annoy the other party, then that would be interesting.

The entertainment industry, you know, has people who are all smiles and politeness, and then there are those who are arrogant, throw tantrums, and act like divas, with a bunch of people disliking them.

Clearly, Wang Jiahua was the latter.

Bai Youlou had some impression of this guy from his memories. He was quite influential in Shanghai. Besides being a judge on "Talent Show," he also had a show with good ratings.

But he just spoke without thinking, always giving unsolicited, condescending commentary.

It was normal for such a person to have enemies.

Bai Youlou didn't care if he was being used as a pawn against Wang Jiahua; all he wanted was the camera time.

His reputation couldn't get any worse. What could a clay pot fear from porcelain? Besides, he had already vented his frustration.

Before long, Long Ziqiang took the stage.

This time, it seemed Wang Jiahua had been warned, as he didn't interrupt people midway like before.

And Long Ziqiang performed quite well.

He had been quite nervous earlier, but after Bai Youlou's stunt, he completely relaxed.

"This song has special meaning for me. It always reminds me of the hardships I've been through on my journey, and it constantly reminds me not to forget where I came from."

He rambled on and on, boring the judges to death. That bald guy sure talked a lot of nonsense!

They quickly signaled for the music to start.

Long Ziqiang instantly switched gears. Accompanied by the explosive DJ music, he shouted, "OK, get ready! Fasten your seatbelts, and let's set sail!"

Judges: . Audience: .

"She once removed the masks of others And once intertwined with them in a tender embrace The setting sun dyed her affectionate eyes red Stirring the lonely hearts on the coast"

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This song!

Huh?!

Hiss... For some reason, many people's legs started shaking.

This niche song that touched the soul was truly exhilarating!

And Long Ziqiang was completely immersed, as if he didn't need to look to know he had ignited the entire audience.

"She is a lonely ship Raising her sails on the vast sea I searched along the river, ceaselessly Unable to find the harbor where she anchors"

"."

"Hahaha~"

Bai Youlou, backstage, guffawed, and coincidentally, his legs were also shaking.

Damn, I said this song suited Long Ziqiang. In an instant, he turned the "Talent Show" stage into a nightclub.

Only someone like him, who clearly looked like he'd been through a lot and had stories to tell, could make people get so hyped singing this kind of song.

It was the DJ, Bai Youlou had added the DJ!

This song could be sung in a different way, but Bai Youlou just remembered this version the clearest, what could he do?

He was truly good to Long Ziqiang. If this guy sang all the songs he gave him, he could at least become a Northern Heavenly King.

Even if he couldn't make it in the music industry later, in all the major bars in the Northeast, he would be incredibly popular and get booked non-stop.

However, no matter how much Long Ziqiang's performance made the audience's legs tremble, he was ultimately eliminated.

This time, the judges were quite reasonable.

They told Long Ziqiang that this was a talent show, and his song was a bit unsuitable for the stage.

In plain language: You're in the wrong place, buddy. You should just stream instead.

Even though they were eliminated, Long Ziqiang and Bai Youlou's spirits were as high as if they had successfully advanced.

Under the strange glances of the other contestants backstage at the "Talent Show," they slung arms around each other, laughing as they left.

Of course, while they appeared to be laughing, they were actually debriefing.

Long Ziqiang couldn't wait to hear Bai Youlou's evaluation of his performance just now.

He only cared about the judges' comments for a laugh and hadn't even paid attention. As soon as he heard the word "eliminated," he couldn't wait to get out of there.

Instead, he cared more about Bai Youlou's opinion.

As a result, Bai Youlou shook his head at him with a heavy expression, making Long Ziqiang's heart skip a beat. "Wasn't my singing good?"

"Who cares how well you sang? You were holding the microphone with both hands, gripping it, and blocking the movie title on your shirt, do you know that?!"

Oh, come on~

He got carried away while singing and really didn't notice that.

Long Ziqiang said he would definitely correct it and asked, "Which song should I sing for the next segment?"

It was clear that even though he came to get eliminated, he still quite enjoyed the stage; he was really getting into it.

Which song he sang wasn't really important; Bai Youlou had prepared ample "ammunition" for this promotion.

More than half of the songs prepared for Long Ziqiang were of this type, so he could just pick one himself.

The subsequent performances didn't have any of the unexpected situations like Wang Jiahua's. They basically all calmly waited to ride Bai Youlou's wave of negative publicity.

However, by the time they moved on to their fourth variety show, the "accident" finally happened.

"Tomorrow's Star Show" was a relatively trendy talent competition. The official explanation was that it was a program designed to cultivate future music role models, dedicated to using music as a medium and innovative internet formats to develop idols.

In layman's terms: A singing competition to cultivate idols.

Looking at it that way, it didn't seem much different from those "Fast Boys" or "Open Boys" shows.

At least, it wasn't a problem for Bai Youlou.

But it was a bit troublesome for Long Ziqiang.

"He's really thirty?"

A staff member from "Tomorrow's Star Show," holding Long Ziqiang's ID card, scrutinized it for several seconds before starting to suspect if he had provided a fake ID.

Long Ziqiang was so angry that his bald head was starting to turn red. How dare they look down on him!

Bai Youlou stifled a laugh and explained, "He really is thirty; he just looks a bit mature for his age."

"Our show aims to promote idol male singers. Teacher Bai, you definitely meet the requirements, but he..."

The staff member almost had the words "judging by appearance" written all over his face.

Not to mention, in the previous few shows, Bai Youlou was the one who faced more scrutiny. After all, he was mired in scandals, and everyone viewed him with a negative filter.

But on this show, Long Ziqiang was the one who was "discriminated" against first.

The show's intention was clear: they wanted to capitalize on Bai Youlou's popularity but were a bit put off by Long Ziqiang, the "ugly guy."

It wasn't just that he wasn't good-looking; his bald head and his "thug" aura were completely out of place on the "Tomorrow's Star Show" stage.

Perhaps because of this, they even addressed Bai Youlou as "Teacher Bai."

Regardless of your scandals, let's be polite first, and then dislike the ugly guy, is that okay?

"He's just here to sing. Just let him go through the motions and get eliminated."

"It's not that we're judging by appearance; not all contestants are handsome, but this guy really looks too mature for his age."

"We can use him as a negative example, letting the mentors ridicule his dreams to their heart's content."

"..."

Seeing Bai Youlou arguing on his behalf, Long Ziqiang felt quite touched, but what he said made him feel choked up. What did he mean, "ridicule his dreams to their heart's content"?

It sounded as if they were saying, "Please don't treat him like a human."

Seeing that this back-and-forth seemed to end with the other party refusing to budge, Long Ziqiang even wanted to say, "How about I just don't go on stage?"

However, at that moment, a clear voice rang out, "His age meets the requirements, so let him participate. Isn't our show's background about selecting unique idols?"

Turning his head, Long Ziqiang felt as if a halo had appeared before his eyes.

A slender girl with long, straight black hair, wearing exquisite makeup, exuding an aura of youth and vitality, came into his view.

What a good person!

Beautiful and kind-hearted!

Then, Long Ziqiang didn't notice his director's expression suddenly become very strange. He couldn't help but nudge him with his elbow.

"Director, look at the beautiful girl."

Bai Youlou: "Thanks for the invite, she's my 'ex-girlfriend'."

Thanks to Yizhu Guan for the 500 reward, wishing the boss eternal life.