The city competition, counting this match, has only three matches left.
This means that if Ting Yu wins this round, he will be the champion of the city competition.
This is an officially organized competition, so regardless of whether the Entertainment Gala acknowledges it, the champion must be nominated as a Song God.
However, last year, the Entertainment Gala had an unpleasant incident with Ting Yu.
Last year, Ting Yu released so many songs and got first place so many times.
Only "Blue and White Porcelain" received a nomination.
Other songs were not nominated.
At the ceremony, Lin Yanyu directly refused to accept the award, and all the singers from Xinghui angrily left.
Although the incident was not blown out of proportion under the control of the authorities, many people knew that Ting Yu and the Entertainment Gala did not have a very good relationship.
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Backstage at the city competition.
Su Yu and the group of singers were chatting in the lounge.
Zhao Zhicheng, who was on the side, kept moving his lips.
Murmuring incessantly.
He paused to drink water from time to time.
He looked a bit nervous.
"Old Zhao, you're a top-tier singer, why are you more nervous than us newcomers?" Zhou Tao stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
Zhao Zhicheng and Li Yunchuan were considered veterans in the singer group. After all, the others debuted because of Su Yu. Although they were more famous than most top-tier singers in the industry, they were still considered newcomers.
"You don't understand. This is the first time I'm singing Brother Yu's song, and the style of this song is very... suitable for me!!"
Zhao Zhicheng grabbed Zhou Tao's hand excitedly, spitting as he spoke.
The moment Su Yu chose him, he hadn't been calm.
After receiving that song, "囍", he was even more ecstatic.
Because he loved this song too much.
For songs with a slightly eerie style, and light rap, it could only be said to be his specialty. Moreover, Su Yu himself would play the suona part, meaning that like Jiang Xiao'e, he had Su Yu's help.
Regarding this, he was even more excited.
"What song is it? Tell us quickly!"
"Sing a couple of lines in advance."
"The more you say that, the more curious we become."
The singers in the group, led by Gong Ju Ren, were all very curious.
Zhao Zhicheng hesitated whether to sing or not. He finally turned his gaze to Su Yu, who was next to Lin Yanyu.
"Don't be curious, you'll be able to hear the live version in a while," Su Yu said with a smile.
This song needs a specific atmosphere to have that flavor.
This time, he designed a stage effect that he was very satisfied with for this song.
Moreover, the suona part of this song is the essence, and Su Yu will play it himself.
For this, he spent tens of thousands of yuan to buy a good suona.
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Inside the Ace Producer's group chat.
It was a frenzy at this time.
"Xu Ming, you're amazing this time, to actually invite a erhu master!"
"I didn't expect that Xu Ming has these connections."
"I didn't realize, you always said you didn't want to go against Ting Yu and didn't have the confidence to beat him, but it turns out you were just playing humble."
"As expected of a man who can make folk instruments shine, he even has connections with these big shots."
This group consists of big names among Ace Producers.
Not only were there Ace Producers from the city competition, but also many producers who did not participate in the competition.
They naturally liked to watch the excitement.
Moreover, Xu Ming hadn't gone through the traditional process of the city competition, so how could they let him off so easily?
Everyone frantically @ed Xu Ming.
Especially Hu Yang, the senior brother of Yue Yu, who had already become a phantom, and Liu Qiliang, the master of square dancing.
"@Xu Ming, are you pretending to be a master by not speaking?"
"@Xu Ming, hurry up, the competition is about to start, why haven't you said your pre-match declaration yet?"
The two played along in the group chat, and finally managed to get Xu Ming to appear.
"Sorry, I didn't see it just now."
After Xu Ming sent a message, he immediately sent another one: "Just now, I was in Teacher Zhou Ningbin's lounge discussing the program for later, and he praised my song."
This message, purely from the text, showed his boastfulness.
In fact, it was normal. A erhu master like Zhou Ningbin was already an old artist. Such artists would generally not appear on TV programs.
The fact that Xu Ming could invite him was enough to show how powerful his connections were.
"@Xu Ming, I think you were the most humble before, but you are immoral, you clearly had the trump card in your hand." Liu Qiliang wouldn't let him change the subject so easily.
As the previous victim, he was more proactive than Hu Yang.
He was always ready to hit the screenshot button.
"Hey, I was just afraid of that Phantom, you know. I saw your miserable state and Hu Yang's, so being humble at least means I won't lose too badly."
"Excessive humility is meaningless."
"That's right, when you have such a powerful trump card and you're still pretending here, are you looking down on us?"
"Xu Ming, I really misjudged you. Your helper is Teacher Zhou Ningbin. With such a powerful helper, who are you afraid of?"
"To be able to invite Teacher Zhou Ningbin and still act like this is going too far."
"..."
Not just Hu Yang and Liu Qiliang.
Many people in the group joined the crusade.
The main reason was that Xu Ming was too cautious. He usually appeared to be afraid of Ting Yu and didn't dare to compete with Ting Yu.
However, what he did and said carried a subtle sense of unspoken arrogance.
Now, everyone finally understood.
This pretense of weakness was clearly an act of a wolf in sheep's clothing!
Looking at the messages in the group.
Xu Ming, who was originally cautious, couldn't help but feel a little elated.
Although it was fun to play the pig to eat the tiger, the sense of satisfaction after the competition would be even greater.
With this thought, he sent a message in the group.
"Haha, keep a low profile, keep a low profile. I've booked a celebration banquet at Xinghao Hotel. Anyone nearby is welcome to come. Let's catch up properly."
That's right, he had already booked the celebration banquet before the competition.
Before, he genuinely felt that Ting Yu was difficult to defeat, and he had no intention of playing humble.
But after inviting the erhu master Zhou Ningbin, his confidence immediately returned.
With a master presiding, his trump card instantly became more than a notch stronger.
Xinghao Hotel was not far from the city competition.
He booked it there not for any other reason, but mainly to maximize the sense of satisfaction after winning and to celebrate promptly.
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