weddingnovel Chapter 47 Dominating the Hot Search List
Chapter 47 Dominating the Hot Search List
Of the ten judges, seven gave full marks.
After removing the highest and lowest scores, Chen Fan's final score is—
9.8 points.
They defeated Louis's 9.7 points by a narrow margin of 0.1 points!
Louis looked very upset when the results were announced.
He didn't go up to congratulate him, but instead turned around and left the studio.
When a reporter caught up with him for an interview, he only managed to say one thing in a fit of anger: "That opera-style singing... he didn't report it beforehand!"
The implication is: You've hidden a trick, that's not fair.
After this interview was posted online, netizens' reactions were surprisingly consistent:
"Hilarious, do you think people need to report to you about all the things they know?"
"Do we need to tell Chinese people who can sing opera-style songs beforehand, just like Americans can eat hamburgers?"
"Louis: He cheated! He has more skill points than me!"
"Hilarious! You didn't even mention you were a professional stage actor before you entered the competition!"
"Fan Ge is awesome! I'm amazed again!"
That night, Chen Fan unsurprisingly dominated the trending topics list.
#ChenFanWanJiang#
#Chen Fan's Peking Opera Style#
#Chen Fan 9.8 points#
#Luis declined a post-match interview#
#Do all Chinese people use opera singing style?#
Chen Fan's Weibo followers surged from four million to six million eight hundred thousand within two hours after the match ended.
Yunduo had given up counting and was sprawled on the sofa, grinning foolishly as she texted her sister: "Big sister, we've struck gold!"
Little did she know that her dear sister was sending messages to Chen Fan.
Lemon Ge: Congratulations. You sang very well.
Chen Fan replied: It's alright, I've been practicing for several days!
Ge Mingyue didn't expect him to be so modest: You also want to practice in advance?
Chen Fan: I'll tell you a secret, I haven't just practiced, I've been practicing day and night.
On the other end of the phone, Ge Mingyue smiled faintly.
That's true. If this person hadn't worked hard, he wouldn't have gotten this far.
Just as Ge Mingyue was about to reply, Chen Fan sent another message.
Chen Fan: [Smirking] Mr. Ge, I'd like to ask if you own any entertainment companies? If I want to sign a contract but don't want to be controlled too much, what kind of management contract would you offer me?
Ge Mingyue was very surprised when she saw the message Chen Fan sent.
She heard from her younger sister that Chen Fan had refused to sign with top-tier talent agencies in Beijing.
At the time, she thought it was Chen Fan being willful.
After seeing the slander and defamation he has suffered, I feel that he is clear-headed.
The reason I suggested he sign with a management company was that I felt these kinds of things would happen again in the future, and having a company handle them would be better than him dealing with them alone.
But why would he think of asking himself?
Mr. Lemon: We're currently collaborating with Enlight Media. If you're interested, you can talk to them.
"Light?" Chen Fan thought for a moment, then took out the business card Andy had given him from his coat pocket and was speechless for a moment.
Chen Fan: Is it the entertainment company owned by the Ouyang family?
Upon seeing this message, Ge Mingyue thought to herself: This kid is indeed shrewd; he even knows that the Ouyang family is behind the light.
Although Enlight Media had stepped down to a second-tier entertainment company after Mr. Ouyang's passing, Ge Mingyue felt that its connections and experience, including its handling methods, could only benefit Chen Fan.
Lemon CEO Ge: Yes, if you know anything about it, you should know that their protection of artists is the benchmark for the entire industry. And with your current status, you can talk to them about opening a studio and being responsible for your own profits and losses.
Lemon Ge: It's hard to explain in a few words. If needed, we can discuss it in detail after your competition.
This couldn't be more thoughtful, and Chen Fan immediately sent a "thank you" emoji.
Chen Fan did not continue the topic.
The system notification arrived late.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the main quest: successfully singing the song "Wanjiang" and gaining 1000 million emotion points!]
Reward received: Mystery Gift Pack +1!
Open?
"open!"
[Congratulations, host, you have acquired the [Erhu Proficiency] skill!]
[Congratulations, host, for triggering the main quest: Sing the song "Left Finger Points to the Moon" and gain 1200 million emotion points!]
Mission success reward: [God of Songs Aura] Fragment +1!
Mission failure penalty: All obtained fragments will be reclaimed!
Chen Fan was overjoyed; he quite liked the erhu.
While Chen Fan was beaming with joy, Wang Junhai, who lived in a high-end apartment, was having a much harder time.
After the competition ended, topics related to Chen Fan and his performance of "Wanjiang" trended on social media.
"9.8..." he said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word slowly and deliberately.
He never expected Chen Fan to win!
Despite having made ample preparations, this kid still managed to turn the tables on me at the last minute!
And that Peking opera singing style!
This thing was a killer move that came out of nowhere, catching everyone completely off guard.
The music critics he had contacted had prepared a script criticizing Chen Fan's singular singing style, but now it's all useless.
How to approve it?
They've even brought out their Peking Opera singing style, so if you say they "can't sing," aren't you just asking for trouble?
The phone rang.
Wang Junhai looked down and saw it was Anderson.
"Mr. Wang, did you see that?"
Anderson's voice was calm and unhurried: "This young man is more troublesome than we imagined."
"I know."
Wang Junhai took a deep breath. "He won't keep winning forever."
"Oh? What other plans do you have?"
"The Grand Finale of Masked Singer..."
Wang Junhai squinted: "No matter how well he sings on stage, we have ways to make him get into trouble offstage."
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.
"Mr. Anderson, it's time to get your people moving."
Okay. I'll wait for your reply.
The phone hangs up.
Wang Junhai walked to the window and said to himself, as if trying to comfort himself:
"Chen Fan, aren't you smug? The higher you climb, the harder you'll fall!"
The moonlight shone on Wang Junhai's face, revealing only a sinister expression.
******
Chen Fan was woken up by a phone call in the early hours of the next day.
"Hey Chen! You're amazing! You beat that Louis guy, that's awesome!"
Andy's voice came through, full of excitement.
Chen Fan sighed, rubbing his forehead in exasperation: "Dude, there's a time difference between domestic and international times!"
Andy continued talking to himself as if he hadn't heard, "I just watched the recording. When you sang 'I only write about one corner of the sky,' I saw Thomson's expression was hilarious! Haha! His mouth was so wide open you could fit an egg in it."
Chen Fan, also caught up in his emotions, laughed and said, "He probably doesn't understand the lyrics."
"It doesn't matter! It's enough that he understands music!" Andy said, his voice trembling slightly. "He said he's not qualified to comment on this song. Do you know what that means?"
Chen Fan didn't respond. He had looked up the Ouyang family online, and Andy's mother was probably among the first group of people to participate in competitions abroad.
They were probably among the first to be criticized by foreign judges.
"Anyone can comment on music, Andy," Chen Fan said. "It's just that some people have been kneeling for too long and have forgotten how to listen to music standing up."
Andy, on the other end of the phone, felt his chest burn with shock at those words.
The corridor lights weren't very bright, but his eyes were very bright.
Even after hanging up the phone, Andy kept repeating that sentence.
After a long while, he finally smiled with relief and dialed his home phone.
Tonight is destined to be sleepless; some people are listening to Chen Fan's song over and over again, tears streaming down their faces.
Has the Chinese music scene finally found its savior?