The audience was puzzled after hearing Hua Chengyu's evaluation.
After being eliminated at the start, the performance ended with such a discouraging review. Did Hua Chengyu have a grudge against the young man on stage?
Even the other two judges beside Hua Chengyu were shocked. They never expected Hua Chengyu to give such a direct evaluation.
"Then I'm truly sorry to you! Next time I sing, please cover your ears."
Wang Shu had no intention of being polite to this pretentious fellow and retorted directly.
"???"
"Is this guy that defiant?"
"Although it's a bit arrogant, I inexplicably find him very cool!"
"So satisfying, you think you're amazing just because you're a judge? Serves you right to be retorted at!"
The audience applauded Wang Shu's unreserved retort.
"Is this guy sick? My Hua Hua merely commented that his song was mediocre, and he got angry?"
"If he can't even accept such criticism, why is he singing here?"
"Hmph, he sings so-so himself, yet he doesn't allow my Hua Hua to comment."
At this moment, Hua Chengyu's fans were enraged when Wang Shu dared to retort against their idol, flooding the screen with comments.
Some audience members even started to verbally abuse. For them, Hua Chengyu was everything, and daring to retort against their Hua Hua was declaring war on them!
"Can you introduce this song to us?"
To ease the tension, Qin Feng picked up the microphone and asked Wang Shu.
"The name of this song is 'The Ordinary Road.' I believe everyone should learn to recognize their own ordinariness, instead of blindly thinking they are extraordinary."
Wang Shu replied, and as he said the word "extraordinary," his gaze intentionally swept towards Hua Chengyu on the judge's panel.
"I really like your song 'The Ordinary Road,' so I'm giving you a pass."
Qin Feng was very satisfied with Wang Shu's answer.
"I originally thought you would perform last night's 'Xiacheng,' but you always bring me different surprises. I look forward to more surprises from you. I'm also giving you a pass!"
He Yue also held the microphone and spoke to Wang Shu on stage, then unhesitatingly pressed the pass button.
According to the program rules, only by obtaining passes from all three judges could one directly advance to the next round.
Wang Shu had only received two passes so far, so the audience judges would need to cast their votes on-site to decide his fate.
Then, the 500 audience judges began to vote with their voting devices.
One minute later, Han Ge gave the signal, and the voting channels officially closed.
Subsequently, the numbers on the big screen began to scroll! The final number settled at 495 votes!
When the votes appeared, Hua Chengyu's face turned ashen.
Out of five hundred people, only five did not vote, which was enough to explain everything.
Such a vote count had never appeared in the history of "Weekly Good Songs."
Host Han Ge was stunned for several seconds, looking at the astonishing numbers on the big screen.
This was the first time he had witnessed such a scene since hosting the program.
495 votes, the number was outrageously high.
He even wondered if he was seeing things.
However, after multiple confirmations with the backstage data, Wang Shu's final vote count was indeed 495 votes!
"Congratulations, Mr. Wang Shu, for breaking the 'Weekly Good Songs' vote record. Let us all remember this historic moment!"
Han Ge announced excitedly, holding the microphone.
"Awesome, I wonder if Hua Chengyu's face hurts right now!"
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. This feeling of being slapped in the face right in front of everyone is too great."
"He really treated this as his territory. Did he really think we audience judges didn't have ears?"
Seeing Hua Chengyu's displeased expression, the audience judges were very excited. They had long disliked Hua Chengyu's willful behavior.
"Thank you for your support, dear listeners. I wish you all an early birth of noble sons!"
Wang Shu was very satisfied with his vote count, even a little surprised.
He had expected to get over three hundred votes, but he didn't expect to break the record unintentionally.
At this moment, he really wanted to sing "Invincible Is So Lonely" again and anger Hua Chengyu further.
Why did this guy like to find fault with him for no reason? He hadn't offended him.
This guy targeted him so much, he must have some serious issues.
On his way from the stage to the backstage, Wang Shu cursed Hua Chengyu's entire family.
It was the first time he had encountered such a detestable person.
Seeing Wang Shu successfully advance, Hua Chengyu, sitting on the judges' panel, was even more displeased.
A newcomer with little seniority dared to retort against him on stage.
He couldn't swallow this insult. If he let Wang Shu go just like that, how could he establish himself in the entertainment industry in the future?
A judge being trampled by a contestant, he had to settle this score!
Then, Hua Chengyu angrily threw the microphone in his hand to the ground and stood up, leaving the recording venue.
At this moment, everyone present was startled by Hua Chengyu's actions.
The chief director was stunned on the spot.
What kind of ancestor had he invited to the program?
This was a definite production accident.
It was still being broadcast live, and if the leaders of the station found out, he would probably be fired.
To salvage the situation, the chief director temporarily announced a pause in the recording, and commercials were played on the live broadcast.
Wang Shu, who had returned backstage, noticed the situation in front of the stage, but he didn't care.
He had already finished his performance, and the subsequent events had nothing to do with him.
However, before he could sit down, Tian Fen appeared beside him at some point.
"Old classmate, I didn't expect your skills to be so strong. If you had told me earlier, I would have introduced you to sign with our company!"
Tian Fen said to Wang Shu with a fawning expression.
"Brother Tian is joking. I was just going up there to make a fool of myself. Didn't you hear Teacher Hua Chengyu say my song was trash?"
Wang Shu was speechless at Tian Fen's actions.
As the saying goes, undue haste leads to waste. Tian Fen, who had been indifferent to him just moments ago, was now trying to curry favor with him. It was likely that he wanted Wang Shu to write a song for him.
"He doesn't know anything. Wang Shu, your lyrics are really good. Look, we're old classmates, can you help me write one too? You name your price!"
Tian Fen directly stated his intention, looking at Wang Shu with anticipation.