Night Rabbit Crowned King of Singers Again!
This is the fifth episode.
Amidst the audience's cheers, Knight of No Face and War Horse watched Night Rabbit accept the award quietly.
"Damn it, why second place?" War Horse grumbled.
"Phew... finally not second place." Knight of No Face, however, breathed a sigh of relief.
Both heard each other's words and exchanged a look.
Then they walked towards the backstage.
Second place wasn't actually bad, at least it was better than third.
But neither of them wanted second place.
The reason was rather intriguing.
Next was the competition for the losers' bracket.
Su Yu did not pay attention and left early.
"Teacher Tīngyǔ, are you returning to the Lin family or Shuangqing?" A Ru asked as she organized things.
"Back to Shuangqing, school is going to have a break," Su Yu said with a smile.
A Ru was stunned. She just remembered that Su Yu was still a sophomore.
In fact, Su Yu's appearance still had a very youthful aura, but after interacting with him more, A Ru saw more of his talent and capabilities, and her focus on his age had shifted.
"Do you want to go back with me?" Su Yu suddenly asked.
Because school would have winter break in January, he needed to go back to Shuangqing City and visit the school tomorrow.
As his workload increased, Su Yu was now traveling all over the country frequently.
As a student of Qingda University, it was usually fine if he didn't go, but he had to go before the holiday.
Moreover, many junior students came to Qingda University because they wanted to attend the same school as him. The president mentioned in WeChat that he wanted Su Yu to give the juniors some benefits. Su Yu had prepared a lot of autographed photos for the school, which the school used as rewards for outstanding students.
A Ru's trip to Kyoto as his assistant was essentially a company-sponsored tour.
The company had booked a high-end hotel for her to stay in Kyoto, so she hadn't returned to Shuangqing City for some time.
"Then I'll go back with Teacher Tīngyǔ. I should also return to the company," A Ru nodded.
In fact, even when she was in Kyoto, she would handle company matters online.
This time, with Su Yu returning, it was a good opportunity for her to go back with him.
...
After the recording of "Masked Singer" was completed.
Many discussion topics appeared online.
Among them, Night Rabbit's performance in this episode naturally became the most focused point.
Du Shangcun, who was the leader in evaluating Night Rabbit's breathing issues, had recently gained unprecedented attention.
This also caused Du Shangcun to become increasingly arrogant. He felt that in terms of popularity among music critics, he could already crush Guan Xian, who was also a music critic.
After all, Guan Xian had become popular through his "poisonous milk" predictions, while he believed he had truly become famous through analysis.
Therefore, Du Shangcun, who had previously been somewhat restrained in his hints, subtly insinuating that Night Rabbit's breathing was not good, had now progressed to openly mocking him.
Before the fifth episode of "Masked Singer" was about to air.
He directly posted on Weibo.
"Based on my research of Night Rabbit's past songs, his breathing issues are very serious. This is his hidden danger. If it's not resolved, he won't last many episodes. He might even be eliminated this week."
As he posted this Weibo, Du Shangcun was still feeling smug.
If Night Rabbit were truly eliminated due to his breathing, he would definitely become the hottest music critic, easily surpassing Guan Xian's popularity.
Even if Night Rabbit wasn't eliminated, it didn't matter to him, because he hadn't spoken definitively. Many viewers had no concept of breathing issues and would just follow suit when they heard something. Otherwise, this topic wouldn't have gained traction.
So, even if Night Rabbit was not eliminated, Du Shangcun could still brand himself with a "poisonous milk" persona.
Guan Xian had done "poisonous milk" so many times without issue; what could go wrong with him just once?
As his Weibo post went out.
Many fans came to like and comment.
"Be confident, Night Rabbit will definitely be eliminated this week."
"He's used up most of his tricks, elimination is just a matter of time."
"Old Du is indeed bold. Night Rabbit has so many fans online, yet he dares to speak the truth and isn't afraid of being scolded by the fans?"
"What's there to fear? Night Rabbit has fans, doesn't Old Du?" I think we should support music critics who dare to speak the truth!"
Seeing so many supportive fans, Du Shangcun was overjoyed.
He lay on the sofa, picked up a cushion from the side, crossed his legs, hummed a happy tune, and browsed through the Weibo comments.
However, he noticed a problem.
His Weibo comments suddenly appeared with many identical emoji packs.
"That's right, Night Rabbit was eliminated this week. /jiji."
"Night Rabbit's breathing is garbage, he was thrashed by the replacement singer. /jiji."
"Night Rabbit made mistakes in two consecutive songs and won't be able to compete for King of Singers next round. /jiji."
"Yes, yes, yes, I was at the live recording. Night Rabbit is finished, he's crying with the host now. /jiji."
"Night Rabbit was unmasked, it turns out to be Tīngyǔ. /jiji."
"Damn it, it's getting more and more ridiculous. Why don't you say Night Rabbit is Shen Jinghong?"
"Bullshit, Night Rabbit is Lin Yanyu. I saw him unmask himself with my own eyes. /jiji."
Indeed, when he saw these messages, Du Shangcun was filled with surprise.
He thought Night Rabbit had really been eliminated. If that were the case, his pre-match prediction would definitely go viral online.
However, he noticed that all these comments had one thing in common.
That was the accompanying "/jiji" emoji.
As everyone knows, in the world of emoji packs, "/jiji" carries a mocking connotation.
If this emoji was used, it meant that these words could not be trusted.
When Du Shangcun realized this, his heart sank.
Could there have been a change of events?
...
Amidst the widespread public opinion.
"Masked Singer" was finally aired.
And the heat of this episode was even higher than the previous one.
Much of the attention came from Night Rabbit, as he had been continuously crowned King of Singers since the first episode.
Now that his strength was being questioned, many people were curious what Night Rabbit would do in this episode.
As for the remarks and speculations online, they were no longer important after the show began.
Whether Night Rabbit was eliminated or not would soon be known!
The opening shot was the host interviewing Night Rabbit.
The question asked was the hottest public opinion online.
"As for my breathing, there's nothing much to say. My breathing is indeed not top-notch."
And after Night Rabbit answered.
The barrage of comments immediately exploded.
"He admitted it? He actually admitted it directly."
"In that case, Du Shangcun was right. It seems Guan Xian's most popular music critic position will be snatched by him."
"Guan Xian didn't dare to say anything about the public opinion on Night Rabbit this time. I wonder if he's afraid of offending Night Rabbit, or if Du Shangcun dares to speak up."
"He doesn't even dare to stream live this episode. Guan Xian is just for fun; for real commentary, you still have to rely on Du Shangcun."
Guan Xian, who was drinking tea at home, saw the comments on the barrage and a faint smile of mockery appeared on his lips.
He didn't stream live this episode because he had been to the live recording and knew the outcome. Although he was known as the king of "poisonous milk" among netizens, he had never deliberately created show effects. His analyses were always well-founded. This time, he had not participated in the discussion about Night Rabbit's breathing issues because he did not think Night Rabbit had breathing problems. For this reason, he had even specially bought tickets to attend the recording.
Therefore, he knew that the more Du Shangcun jumped around now, the more his face would be slapped later.