Wang Shu arrived at the same time as Zhang Liangying, and Wang Shu could not help but look at Zhang Liangying with new eyes.
Because this girl's true identity was guessed from the preliminary round, she lost a lot of advantages compared to other masked singers.
But even so, she still made it all the way to the semifinals, and even became more and more fierce, with the idea of not stopping until she won the championship.
Zhang Liangying saw the guy wearing the monkey mask again and walked directly towards Wang Shu.
She always felt like she knew this guy wearing the monkey mask, but she wasn't sure.
"You're here so early!"
Zhang Liangying said to Wang Shu. With her previous experience interacting with this guy, Zhang Liangying greeted Wang Shu very naturally.
"Aren't you here pretty early too? How confident are you about making it into the finals today?"
Wang Shu smiled and replied. He quite admired this girl, Zhang Liangying.
"Not only do I want to make it into the finals, but I also want to defeat you in the finals!"
Zhang Liangying said firmly, with a serious expression.
Although she felt that her words were a bit too arrogant, she couldn't back down, right? Especially in front of this guy.
"Oh? Young people shouldn't be too impetuous."
When Wang Shu heard that she was so confident, he couldn't help but smile.
"I will personally unmask you and see your true face!"
Zhang Liangying said firmly, then stopped paying attention to Wang Shu and found a place to sit down.
A moment later, the other four contestants who advanced also walked backstage.
Those who made it to the semifinals were basically very talented singers.
However, among the four singers who came in, one of them, like Zhang Liangying, had his mask removed.
But Wang Shu was not interested because the other person was a man. He still felt he preferred beautiful female singers like Zhang Liangying.
In the backstage area, in addition to Zhang Liangying and the male singer, the other four singers wore masks of various colors.
There was a camel, a duck, and a little sheep. Plus Wang Shu's monkey mask, they could have opened a zoo.
However, because everyone wore masks and could not reveal their identities, the four masked singers were very silent backstage.
On the other hand, Zhang Liangying was unrestrained, as her mask had already been removed, and she no longer needed to maintain her mysterious identity.
Zhang Liangying ate snacks and drank beverages from time to time, and even offered snacks and drinks to Wang Shu.
This made Wang Shu's mouth water, but he ultimately resisted the temptation and did not take off his mask.
Wang Shu directly made a hole in his mask and took the beverage from Zhang Liangying's hand, drinking it all in one gulp.
Zhang Liangying: "???"
Seeing that he had drunk all her beverage in such a way, Zhang Liangying looked incredulous.
To prevent her other snacks from being snatched by Wang Shu, she directly turned around and sat in another empty corner.
"Stingy!"
Seeing Zhang Liangying leave, Wang Shu couldn't help but pout.
...
"Dear audience, today is finally the grand finals. For this grand finals, we have gathered all the contestants who have won in previous competitions.
So today, which contestants will have their masks removed on the spot, and which contestants will continue to maintain their mysterious identities and advance to the finals! Let's look forward to it together!"
After the host finished the opening remarks on the stage, today's competition officially began.
The contestants backstage also drew lots to determine the order of appearance.
Zhang Liangying was the first to perform, and Wang Shu was the last.
They took the two most difficult positions in the entire competition, one at the beginning and one at the end.
The opening contestants needed to stir up the emotions of the entire audience. If their song choice was too bland, they would often receive a low score.
The same was true for the last performer. If the previous performances were too explosive, and the ending singer could not follow up, it would be difficult to get a high score.
Upon receiving this position, Zhang Liangying's face turned glum, and her previous pride vanished without a trace.
Wang Shu, on the other hand, didn't feel anything, as he had countless trump card works. The order of appearance was a minor issue for him.
After going on stage, Zhang Liangying sang an old song, one of her most popular works.
However, the audience below the stage was not very enthusiastic, and even didn't buy it.
Logically speaking, presenting her representative work should have made the audience very excited.
Looking at the atmosphere in the audience, Zhang Liangying couldn't help but frown.
After the entire song was performed, Zhang Liangying returned backstage dejectedly.
Her face, which had been relaxed moments ago, was now full of sorrow.
Because she knew that she basically had no chance of making it to the finals.
Based on her performance just now, she would definitely get the lowest votes of the day.
"What's wrong? Weren't you going to personally unmask me in the finals? What's with the period today?"
Wang Shu asked, looking at the dejected Zhang Liangying.
"Hmph, don't be so smug. You're performing last today, and I don't believe you can get many votes!"
Zhang Liangying also frowned and said to the guy wearing the monkey mask in front of her.
"How about you guess? Guess what rank I'll get today? If you guess correctly, I'll give you a lollipop!"
Wang Shu said directly.
"If you want me to guess, you'll definitely be first place! Just the last place!"
Zhang Liangying said somewhat indignantly. She didn't care about lollipops, she had eaten them before.
"Alright, you're so boring. I'm not talking to you anymore."
Seeing that the girl was throwing a tantrum, Wang Shu simply got up and returned to his seat, pretending to sleep.
As more contestants performed one after another, many audiences were drawn in.
The atmosphere on the scene was very lively. Zhang Liangying backstage watched the performances of other contestants with great sadness. She didn't even know what was wrong with her today.
...
"After watching the wonderful performances of the five contestants above, I'm sure you've started to ponder and compare who is more outstanding. But don't worry, we still have one singer who hasn't performed yet, and that is our Monkey King!"
The host then called out Wang Shu's alias.
At this moment, Wang Shu was awakened and quickly stood up and walked towards the stage.
"Monkey King! My favorite Monkey King is finally here!"
"This is the highlight of today. I was bored listening to the previous performances. Finally, the Great Sage has arrived."
"I don't know what kind of song it will be today. The suona last time was truly astonishing."
"I feel like this time it will be even more amazing. My playlist only has a few songs by the Great Sage, and I play them on repeat every day!"
When the audience heard the words "Monkey King" again, they let out a huge scream.
Because this program brought them the most surprises, it was the Monkey King. From the initial "The Lonely Brave" to "Young China Says" and then "囍".
This person called "Monkey King" had repeatedly refreshed their understanding of Chinese music.
Even vulgar suona could play a soul-stirring melody.
Simple lyrics could also sing the spirit of Longguo.
Although this singer had been changing his style, what remained unchanged was his creative attitude and his enthusiasm for his fans.
Because other singers either covered classic old songs or sang popular catchy tunes.
Only Wang Shu had consistently maintained originality on this program.
"Today, this 'Monkey King' is bringing us another original song called 'Chiling'."
After the host announced the song title, the entire audience erupted again.
"'Chiling'? The name sounds like it's about opera."
"My goodness, another original. Won't his inspiration ever run out?"
"Who do you think is stronger, him or the genius composer Wang Shu?"
"Now that you mention it, I wonder if 'Monkey King' might actually be Wang Shu?"
The audience started discussing amongst themselves.
Wang Shu also stepped onto the stage at this moment, still wearing his monkey mask.
"What's wrong with the Great Sage? Why is there a hole in his mouth?"
"Hilarious, when did this mask get a hole in it?"
"I guess the Great Sage felt the mask was too stuffy, so he poked a hole for ventilation."
"Nonsense, I think the Great Sage must have kissed the female monkey."
Many audience members couldn't help but make unrealistic guesses when they saw the hole in Wang Shu's mask.
"Hmph! This guy!"
Backstage, when Zhang Liangying saw the audience's reaction when Wang Shu took the stage, she couldn't help but feel envious.
After all, Wang Shu had just stepped onto the stage, and before he even started singing, he had already made the entire audience excited and even discussing.
Compared to herself just now, she was too pathetic.
Thinking of this, Zhang Liangying's sense of frustration grew even more severe.
"A scene, water rises and falls.
Sing of joy, sorrow, reunion, and separation, it's none of my concern.
The fan opens and closes, the gongs and drums sound and fall silent.
The emotions in the play, the people outside the play, who can say?
..."
Wang Shu softly sang, and the entire audience immediately fell silent.
"These lyrics are so artistic!"
"I feel like I'm watching an opera right now. These few lines have already depicted a scene of gongs and drums heralding the start of an opera."
"These lyrics are so beautiful. I feel like singing this song while dressed as a Hua Dan would be even more suitable!"
At this moment, after hearing Wang Shu's first few lines of lyrics, the audience was very delighted.