Entertainment Channel.
Conference Room.
A group of executives sat there.
“Director Ning, why did you let that audience member go up?” someone asked, confused.
“Heh, this way our show will have controversy. And that person is a newly popular singer. I have a premonition that the show will be trending soon.” Ning Zhifei said with a smile.
“But this is a live broadcast. If Park Guk-chang loses to that kid, I’m afraid it will expose our rigging.” someone worried.
Ning Zhifei waved his hand carelessly and smiled at everyone, “The decision was made by them. I believe with your methods, you can clean it up entirely, right?”
He didn’t care who the champion was.
All he wanted was buzz and the show’s popularity.
In this era of entertainment-first, popularity was everything.
Even if the rigging was exposed, he could shift the blame to Park Guk-chang and a few others. He held their leverage, so they had to take the blame even if they didn’t want to.
Moreover, a show of blame-shifting would create another wave of buzz.
Then, by leaking to the outside that the judges would be changed next season, the production team could even get good reputation and salvage their image.
Everyone was full of admiration for his decision.
…
Meanwhile, Gong Juren had already gone on stage.
He stopped beside the host.
Across from him, Lin Yanyu looked bewildered, “Gong Juren, why are you up here?”
“I didn’t want to, but Yu-ge saw his wife being bullied and told me to come help.” Gong Juren spread his hands.
“Who… who is his wife… You… Don’t talk nonsense.” Lin Yanyu stammered, her ears turning bright red.
“Sister-in-law, I’ll take care of these three trash first. You prepare for the confession later. I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time. I almost told Yu-ge just now when I was in the audience.”
“Ah… Oh… Okay…” The address “Sister-in-law” caught Lin Yanyu off guard, but she thought about it and felt it was appropriate.
This Gong Juren was really good, knowing how to act.
After speaking, Gong Juren turned and looked at the judges’ seats.
“Park… something Chang?” he mused, having forgotten the person’s name.
“My name is Park Guk-chang!” Park Guk-chang introduced himself with a gloomy expression.
“Alright, Park Guk-chang, setting aside that phrase ‘qing hua se deng yan yu’, what do you think of the song just now?” Gong Juren asked with a smile.
All of this was taught to him by Su Yu, and he was wearing Bluetooth earphones, having a voice chat with Su Yu.
Park Guk-chang’s face was very unpleasant.
He didn’t know how to answer.
Even without that phrase, the song was enough to crush Zhang Tingting.
He had only used a simple psychological trick just now to divert the audience’s attention to that flawed lyric and end the matter as quickly as possible.
As long as the champion was announced, even if he was criticized for rigging later, it could be blamed on the production team.
But now, with Gong Juren’s disruption, he was somewhat at a loss.
No matter how he answered this question, it would be wrong.
A few drops of cold sweat broke out on Park Guk-chang’s forehead.
“Since you can’t answer, I won’t force you. I’ll ask another question: why can’t qing hua se wait for yan yu?”
Gong Juren wasn’t being aggressive; he changed the question.
The effect he wanted had been achieved.
“Because that sentence is inherently flawed!” Park Guk-chang quickly said upon hearing this.
Then, as if grabbing a lifeline, he continued to justify his point about it being flawed: “No matter what, lyrics must be logical. This sentence simply cannot be written like this!”
After speaking, he sneered at Su Yu.
Now that he had the moral high ground, let’s see what you’ve got, kid!
“Lyrics must be logical…” Gong Juren smiled and shook his head.
Yu-ge was right, this guy is a contrarian…
Under Park Guk-chang’s smug gaze, he continued, “Lyrics cannot be written like this, but can poetry be written like this?”
Boom!
As soon as he said this, everyone was instantly stunned.
Can poetry be written like this?
This young man was comparing the lyrics of this song, “Blue and White Porcelain,” to poetry?
Qin Xu suddenly stood up, slapped his hand, and laughed heartily, “Exactly! The lyrical quality of this song can be called poetry!”
As soon as he spoke, everyone else nodded.
Indeed, the lyrics of this song, “Blue and White Porcelain,” were not only in terms of wording but also in artistic conception, painting a picturesque scene!
“You should understand the meaning of being unreasonable yet brilliant, right?”
Gong Juren said to Park Guk-chang with a light smile.
It was precisely the unreasonableness that created poetic beauty.
Poetry does not abide by logic; it only abides by artistic conception!
“What do you know about poetry, you little brat! Besides, what qualifications do you have to say this to me!” Park Guk-chang was so angry his face turned red.
He was being pressed by Gong Juren and was somewhat unable to cope.
Upon hearing this, Gong Juren shook his head again.
You’re asking for this to happen, aren’t you?
In Yu-ge’s words: I just want to be low-key, why do you force me to show off…
He took a deep breath, brought the microphone to his lips, and said with a light smile, “Because, Ting Yu asked me to come teach you what a song is.”
“You said his song has a problem, so he asked me to come discuss it with you.”
After speaking, he smiled slightly, his eyes full of arrogance.
He felt incredibly satisfied.
I, Gong Juren, a mere newcomer, confronting a senior in front of the entire nation is enough to get me trending.
A moment of silence.
The venue erupted with a roar!
“Holy crap, I recognize him! He’s Gong Juren who sang ‘What Can’t Be Done’!”
“That song was written by Ting Yu, which means he really knows Ting Yu.”
“Such strong confidence, daring to call his lyrics poetry!”
“But he’s not wrong. The lyrics of Blue and White Porcelain, taken separately, can be called poetry.”
“Haha… Now, let’s see what Park Guk-chang does.”
…
Shuangqing Academy of Arts.
Dorm 408.
Zhang Yang and the others were furious at Park Guk-chang on the screen.
But when they saw Gong Juren go up to confront him, the sense of exhilaration was like an electric shock, surging from their feet to the top of their heads.
“Awesome!”
“Haha, now let’s see how that bastard Park Guk-chang argues!”
“Damn, Gong Juren got off easy. If I knew there was such a segment, Yang-ge would have gone with him. Let’s see if I don’t scold this Park Guk-chang like a dog.”
“Exactly, what a great opportunity to show off…”