226: Chapter 226 The highly anticipated finals, "Bubble" makes its debut!

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On the stage.

The host had already finished introducing the competition format for tonight.

The procedure for the Grand Finals tonight was very simple.

The two contestants would take the stage to sing in the order determined by a draw.

After the contestants finished singing, there would be a judges question and answer session.

The questions were not restricted and could be about the song itself or the contestants themselves.

The judges would only start scoring after the question and answer concluded, so this answering stage might even help win a bit of an impression score.

Of course, the opposite was also true...

Soon after finishing reading the competition format, the host shifted their gaze toward the wings and raised their voice a bit.

"Then, for the first contestant tonight, let us welcome... Xu Hang!"

Applause rang out.

Xu Hang walked out from the wings, dressed in gorgeous attire, his expression quite calm with no sign of nervousness.

He walked to the center of the stage, bowed slightly, and then took the microphone handed over by the host.

"Hello everyone, I am Xu Hang."

The host smiled and took over the conversation.

"Xu Hang, the Grand Finals tonight have no assigned topic. What kind of work have you brought for everyone?"

Xu Hang thought for a moment, then began to speak.

"The song I am going to sing tonight is called "Flowers Born from Farewell", which I wrote myself. I hope everyone will like this song."

The hype crew in the audience appropriately sounded a round of applause.

The host nodded and retreated to the wings.

The stage lights dimmed, leaving only two spotlights.

Soon, the band on the other side of the stage started playing music, and the prelude quickly rang out.

The audience at the scene instantly lit up.

But for some reason, it felt a little strange, making people feel like it was somewhere between sounding good and not sounding good.

However, they did not have time to think too much because Xu Hang's voice quickly came through the microphone.

Lu Li leaned against the back of his chair, listening quietly for a while.

To be honest, the melody was not bad, it was just a bit weird, and some of the transitions were a bit stiff.

But he could not be bothered to think that much about it, because compared to "bubble", the gap was still very obvious.

This was not Xu Hang's problem, but rather that the song "bubble" itself was simply too powerful.

Shen Qingxue was also listening, her expression unchanged.

But judging from her slightly relaxed shoulders, she had clearly also heard the gap between the two.

After Xu Hang finished singing, the host chatted with him for a bit, and then it was time for the judges question and answer session.

The four judges asked questions one by one, which were basically concentrated on the creative background and emotional expression, all very routine.

Xu Hang handled it very calmly, and it was clear he had prepared in advance, securing a wave of impression scores.

Zhou Yichen even gave him a super high score of 9.8, which was utterly absurd, stunning even the audience in the livestream chatroom.

But Zhou Yichen's score alone was not enough; after calculation, Xu Hang got an average score of 9.75 for this wave.

This score was already a very good result.

Xu Hang bowed slightly, his expression clearly breathing a sigh of relief, and he also grew a bit smug.

With such a high score, surely Shen Qingxue could not get a 9.9 score again, right? Unless she was cheating!

Lu Li: "Ah, right, right, right, she is cheating."

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Backstage.

"Oh my, this score is pretty good. He performed well tonight."

Shen Qingxue did not speak, but stood up and looked down at him.

"It is my turn."

Lu Li nodded and smiled at her.

"Go ahead, I will be watching from below."

Shen Qingxue did not say anything more, turning around to walk towards the side of the stage.

Soon after, the host walked to the center of the stage again, swept their gaze across the audience, and spoke with a smile.

"Next, please welcome tonight's final contestant, and also the most anticipated contestant of our episode... Shen Qingxue!"

The applause from the audience reached its peak at this moment.

The density of the bullet comments in the livestream chatroom instantly soared to a new height.

[Goddess! Goddess! Goddess!]

[To be frank, Xu Hang's strength is alright, but encountering the Goddess and Lu Li, he should just step aside.]

[Family members, listen to me! The Goddess and Lu Li are really together, trust me once...]

[Go on with you, starting rumors again. Even the paparazzi did not dig that up, how would you know?]

[Exactly, as the saying goes, pictures or it did not happen. Where are the pictures, bro?]

On the stage.

Shen Qingxue walked from the wings to the center of the stage, bowing slightly with calm movements.

Applause thundered through the audience once more.

The host smiled and went up to greet her, but before speaking, their gaze instinctively glanced toward the judges' seating area.

Zhou Yichen sat in the judges seat with a smile still hanging on his face, revealing no superfluous emotions.

The host muttered inwardly, but quickly withdrew their gaze and turned to Shen Qingxue.

"Teacher Shen, for the Grand Finals tonight, what work have you brought for everyone?"

Shen Qingxue took the microphone and then began to speak.

""bubble", I hope everyone will like it."

After finishing, she turned her head slightly and made a gesture to the band in the direction of the wings.

The stage lights dimmed.

Only a single spotlight enveloped her.

The prelude sounded.

To everyone's surprise, this song was very different; it had neither grand string music nor complex arrangement.

The beginning only featured a piano segment, appearing exceptionally clear on the empty stage.

Even Shen Qingxue's vocal part started a bit earlier than when the prelude rang out, sounding just like an acapella.

"The bubbles under the sunshine are colorful."

"Just like the deceived me, who is happy."

"Why pursue right or wrong, your lies."

"Are based on the fact that you still love me..."

In this opening part, Shen Qingxue sang entirely in a low pitch, making her technique directly invincible.

Just this segment alone was very difficult for most people to sing steadily, from which one could also see just how strong her singing skills were.

And the netizens in front of the livestream were completely dumbfounded.

[Holy shit... This opening...]

[Oh god, singing with this tone, that feeling of loneliness is just too intense!]

[And this is a bit like acapella, is she really this strong?]

[Good grief, the atmosphere of this song is so strong, my goosebumps instantly rose.]

[Seriously, she only sang two lines, and I already feel stuffy in my chest.]

Shen Qingxue did not stop and continued singing downwards.

"Beautiful bubbles, although a fleeting spark."

"All your promises, although both are too fragile."

"But love is like a bubble; if one can see through it."

"What is there to be sad about..."

It was also starting from this segment that the accompaniment visibly changed, beginning to add other instruments to make the emotion richer.

And Shen Qingxue's voice was also obviously gradually pushing upwards.

But it did not reach a hysterical degree, always maintaining within a restrained range.

"Should have known bubbles break at a single touch."

"Just like a wounded heart, unable to bear the torture."

"It is not anyone's fault, no matter how many lies there are."

"Based on the fact that you still love me..."