Chapter Twenty-Six: Taking the Stage
On Friday, June 23rd, the knockout round of "Avenue of Stars" forty into twenty will kick off tonight, and the hour hand has not yet pointed to half past eight, and every household has locked their TVs at home on Beijing Satellite TV, waiting for the start of "Avenue of Stars" with great expectations.
"Avenue of Stars" has already attracted a lot of popularity from the preparation, to the audition, and then to the first elimination round of the national competition, and has become the most popular and highest-rated program at present.
And it used to be recorded and broadcast, and the excitement must have been greatly reduced, today is a live broadcast, the talent show is broadcast live for the first time in history, everyone is very concerned, the show has not yet been broadcast, and everyone is waiting in front of the TV early.
Wukesong Theater has long been full, and in the past, talent shows were all in TV studios, but this time "Avenue of Stars" was ingeniously selected in a high-standard theater, whether it is the environment, equipment, or the size of the venue, it reveals the atmosphere and shows its ambitions.
The audience arrived early, holding various glow sticks and cheering signs, ready to cheer for their favorite contestants. The director and other staff are doing the final debugging to ensure that the live broadcast is foolproof.
When the bell rang at half past eight in the evening, the studio lights suddenly brightened, accompanied by a burst of dynamic music, Li Chen, the ace host of Beijing Satellite TV, and Encore took the microphone on the stage together.
"Hello to the audience and in front of the TV! Welcome to the super talent show "Avenue of Stars" organized by Beijing Satellite TV and five major entertainment companies and exclusively titled and broadcast by Minute Maid on time. I'm the host Li Chen! ”
"I'm the host Encore!"
Li Chen and An Ke were originally very popular, and they have hosted "Avenue of Stars" for more than a month, with their good looks and agile eloquence, they are now attracting much attention, and as soon as the two took the stage, the applause sounded like thunder.
After more than a month of auditions, Minute Maid "Avenue of Stars" finally attracted the most brilliant, and at the same time, the most cruel moment - the 40-20 knockout round. Outstanding singers from all over the country have gathered in the capital and gathered in this much-anticipated arena. Which singers will stumble and leave the scene; Which singers can amaze the audience and win the favor of the audience and judges? Let's wait and see! ”
After the opening remarks, Li Chen turned his head and asked with a smile, "Encore, do you feel excited or nervous now?" ”
"Of course." Encore smiled sweetly and said: "Although I am the host, I have spent more than a month with these contestants, and each of them is selected by me, at this moment my mood is the same as the audience on the scene and in front of the TV, full of expectations for the next game, I can't wait for the contestants to start singing and enjoy an audio-visual feast." ”
"Really? Since you are so impatient, then Encore, the two of us should not waste time here, now let's hurry up and invite the judges and contestants to the stage! ”
"Okay, then let's invite the judges with warm applause."
Without encore's encouragement, the voices of the audience rang out, and in their frenzied shouts and anticipation, the judges walked out of the backstage, waving and walking towards the judges' bench.
In the past month or so, the audience has been very familiar with the five judges, who only knew them before, but now they know them, which is a further understanding, and they applauded warmly when they came out.
"Now for all the contestants to take the stage."
Thinking of the passionate music, Li Chen enthusiastically introduced: "Forty contestants, they are Yiping from Shenhai, Huang Xiaoli from Hangzhou, and Tang Weier from Kyoto......"
Bi Xia was backstage, listening to the host introducing the contestants, and his heart was inexplicably nervous, "Is it about to start?!" ”
"Bixia from the capital!"
Hearing the host call his name, Bi Xia walked out of the backstage quickly, with sonorous steps under his feet and a gentle smile on his face.
Bi Xia's appearance immediately caused a huge response, and now his popularity is bursting, shaking the lead on the popularity list, and with the support of fans and book fans, he is unbeatable.
Soon the forty contestants were introduced, and the most intense and brutal elimination round began.
Of the 40 contestants, 20 will be eliminated directly tonight, with a 50% elimination rate, and its fierceness and cruelty can be imagined. All the contestants participated in the audition and the audition semi-finals, and after a lot of fighting, it was not easy to enter the national finals, no one wants to be just a soy sauce player, and no one wants to leave this dream stage just like that.
In order to advance, they are bound to do their best and show their best state, in order to impress the judges and the audience.
This knockout will be divided into ten groups of all players, each group of four players, will be one by one on stage singing, one of the group can be directly promoted, one person is directly eliminated, two are to be determined, the second round of the draw PK, and then select the winning ten people, into the top 20 in the country.
The contestants began to perform on stage, and the rest of the contestants waited quietly backstage. Some closed their eyes to recuperate, some plugged their headphones, and some prayed secretly. Even Tang Weier kept shaking her feet, and the national finals put too much pressure on everyone. Bi Xia sat beside Tang Weier, not knowing how to comfort her, so she could only accompany her quietly, hoping that she could calm down.
Several of these players have impressed Bisha, they are very strong. At this time, Huang Xiaoli from Hangzhou, who took the stage, was one of Bi Xia's concerns.
His singing voice is clear, he is the cleanest of the forty contestants, delicate and masculine, full of emotion, highly recognizable, infectious, and he is also a handsome guy, always slightly frowning, and faintly out-of-focus pupils, so that he has a heartbreaking melancholy.
He chose a song "Angel is Singing" today, this song is a song by the famous singer Anne, Anne herself is known for her lyricism and delicacy, and Huang Xiaoli's interpretation today sings different emotions as a man, giving the song another delicate emotion, which is not inferior to the original song.
His singing was very successful, and won unanimous praise from the audience and judges, and Bi Xia also cheered for him softly.
Soon it will be Bixia's turn.
As soon as he came on stage, the applause from the audience became fierce, and the audience's expectations for him were very strong.
"Bi Xia, this time the song is still an original song"?" It was Li Chen who was on stage this time, and he was also very curious about Bi Xia.
"Yes." Bi Xia first bowed to the audience, and then bowed to the judges, and then replied to Li Chen's words with a smile.
"You've written three original songs, all of which have been very successful, so do you think you can surpass yourself this time?" Bi Xia's politeness made Li Chen appreciate this big boy, and he gave Bi Xia an encouraging look.
Bi Xia glanced at the entire arena, and his voice was soft but sonorous: "I don't think I will disappoint everyone!" ”
"Okay, since Bi Xia is so confident, then let's wait and see. Now we will hand over the stage to Bi Xia, and we hope he can play well! ”
After Li Chen went down, as soon as the lights dimmed, the music came to mind.
"How many people walk but are trapped in the same place, how many live but seem to die"
"How many people love but seem to be separated, how many people laugh but are full of tears"