Dawei Tianlong

Lin Mu followed the assistant director to the backstage of the stage.

"Once you go up, go into the tent on the right. There are various instruments prepared for the original singers inside."

The assistant director said to him.

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Mu nodded in thanks.

"Right, let me draw your codename card here. Remember, if you can continue, this will be your name on the show from now on. Be careful not to drop it."

The assistant director pointed to a table nearby. Two large cardboard boxes were placed on the table. One box was labeled "Female Contestants," and the other was labeled "Male Contestants."

To prevent unfairness caused by contestants who were already famous, or relatives and friends of judges or mentors participating, all contestants on Pure Voice could not use their real names on stage.

Instead, they would randomly draw a name from the boxes prepared by the production team.

As the name suggests, the box labeled "Female Contestants" contained names that leaned feminine, specifically for the female singers to draw from.

The "Male Contestants" box was naturally for the male singers to draw names from.

Lin Mu thought for a moment, pointed to the female contestants' box, and asked the on-site director, "Can I draw from here?"

The on-site director was taken aback. Seeing his face, which could outshine most women even in drag, a strange smile appeared on the on-site director's face.

"Sure, go ahead."

Lin Mu's lips twitched slightly. His intention was to draw a female name, making him less recognizable.

As a talented student from the composition department at the Central Conservatory of Music in his previous life, sight-singing and ear training were fundamental.

The flaw of this body's singing being off-key was not a problem for him at all.

He could even change his vocal range when singing, making it impossible for familiar people to recognize him.

Drawing a feminine alias would make it even harder for him to be exposed.

But what did the on-site director's "I understand" expression mean?

It's not what you think at all!

Never mind, let's keep things normal and avoid any complications.

Lin Mu reached into the "Male Contestants" box and pulled out a small name tag. It read:

Dawei Tianlong.

Lin Mu was stunned for a moment. This name sounded a bit familiar?

Seeing Lin Mu's bewildered look, the on-site director couldn't help but laugh, "You don't even know Tale of the White Tiger?"

"Tale of the White Tiger?"

"It's a mythological legend everyone knows. A pair of well-cultivated white tigers, the elder sister is named Xiao Bai, and the younger sister is Xiao Qing. The elder sister married a human named Xu Xian.

Later, a mage named Dawei Tianlong wanted to capture Xiao Bai. To save her sister, Xiao Qing seduced the mage and broke his vows of celibacy.

She lured the mage into killing Xu Xian. After waking up, Mage Dawei Tianlong was filled with remorse and vowed to spend his life making amends for his sins.

Thus, the mage, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Qing lived happily ever after together."

"Wow, what a story!" Hearing the on-site director recount the "Tale of the White Tiger," Lin Mu gave him a thumbs-up.

At this moment, a girl ran out from the backstage exit, covering her face, crying and quickly running away.

Lin Mu was startled and looked curiously at the girl's retreating back.

The on-site director sighed and muttered in a low voice, "Teacher Zhou made another one cry. Sigh."

Then, a staff member poked their head out from the stage entrance, "Next contestant, prepare!"

The on-site director patted Lin Mu's shoulder, "Go ahead."

Lin Mu ascended the steps and walked onto the stage. Only then did he realize that the production team had divided the stage of the Jiangrong Drama Center into three areas.

These three areas were enclosed by tents of different colors.

The green tent on the left had a sign hanging on it that read: Band Area.

The blue tent in the middle was the "Solo Cover Area," and the red tent on the right was the "Original Area."

The staff member looked at the document in their hand and asked, "Are you here for an original song?"

Lin Mu nodded.

"Wait, let me record the name you drew."

The staff member looked at Lin Mu's name tag, preparing to record his "name" on the show.

"Dawei Tianlong?" The staff member was surprised and gave a thumbs-up, "Good name choice, works for everyone!"

Lin Mu: "..."

"Go to the right, original song. Choose your instrument yourself. You have one minute to familiarize yourself with it.

There's a speaker connected to the judges' microphones. You can hear the judges' comments, but you cannot speak. If you speak, you will be disqualified immediately."

The staff recorded the names and explained the rules.

Lin Mu already knew them well, so there was no need for the explanation.

The main reason Pure Voice Season 1 was so popular was the gimmick of "only hearing the singing, not seeing the person."

From the preliminaries to the national finals, every contestant performed with their face covered. This season, they'd gone even further, setting up a large tent to completely conceal the performers.

The rules were even stricter during the preliminaries: contestants could only sing and were forbidden from communicating with the judges in any way, or they would be eliminated.

It was a competition format that relied entirely on pure vocal talent.

Despite being strict and brutal, the concept was undeniably excellent.

After its broadcast last year, the first season was a huge hit, propelling Jiangrong Satellite TV to the top spot in variety show ratings.

For the second season this year, Jiangrong Satellite TV had spared no expense, aiming to break their own records.

The sheer number of instruments prepared at the preliminary venue showed how much more serious and meticulous Jiangrong Satellite TV was being this season.

Perhaps to build anticipation, Jiangrong Satellite TV had been deliberately vague about who the four mentors for this season's national top 100 competition would be.

But none of that mattered to Lin Mu.

He just wanted to use the show to brand himself as a "newly emerging lyricist and composer" and then sell the songs in his head for a high price.

Who cares who the mentors are, as long as they don't stop me from making money.

At this moment, Lin Mu walked towards the red tent on the far right as instructed: the original creation zone.

The tent was large, about six to seven meters long and wide, filled with various musical instruments that original singers could choose from for their performance.

As Lin Mu walked towards the piano placed in the center, he glanced towards the audience seats on the opposite side of the stage.

The tent had only a few small, ventilated patterns, allowing contestants inside to barely see out.

People outside, sitting further away, couldn't see anything happening inside the tent at all.

This ensured that the judges couldn't see the contestants' faces.

Lin Mu peered through the tent's gaps and saw three judges seated in the audience seats opposite, with quite a few spectators behind them.

Lin Mu sat down at the piano and played a few notes, getting a feel for it.

Soon, the sound of the judges' voices from outside echoed from the speakers in the corner of the tent.

"Contestant Dawei Tianlong, hello, I am judge Liu Qiang."

"Hehehe, I'm Zhang Wanteng."

"Zhou Li."

The three judges introduced themselves.

Hearing Liu Qiang's name, Lin Mu couldn't help but recall the incident last year where the guy was a mentor and his wife had an affair. He felt a slight urge to laugh.

The second judge, Zhang Wanteng, was also known to Lin Mu. He had once been a popular A-list celebrity, but he had gradually faded in recent years.

Now, he didn't even qualify to be a mentor in the national finals and could only serve as a judge in a regional competition.

As for the last judge, hearing her name, Lin Mu immediately understood why the female singer earlier had run off the stage crying.

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