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Chapter 132: Teammates Got Completely Crushed

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Teammates Got Completely Crushed

"It’s over, it has become a disaster scene."

Xiong Guanglin had not anticipated that the situation would turn out like this.

Even though Wu Mu had warned him earlier, his boldest imagination of the scene was merely that other young idols would show clear gaps in their performance compared to his, resulting in slightly worse viewer perception.

But now, it wasn’t just about worse viewer perception, it was affecting the normal emotional engagement of the audience.

Xiao Yi and Xu Zhichun were completely overshadowed!

Originally, even though their skills were inferior, post sound tuning and editing could still have prevented the situation from turning so ugly.

But who could have expected that under unexpected pressure, they couldn’t even perform up to their normal standards, creating a scene that was obviously overwhelming.

On stage, Wu Mu didn’t care whether his two teammates were overshadowed or not, as he had already warned the Beijing TV Station beforehand.

He couldn’t possibly hold back his singing, could he? If he held back and didn’t perform to his full capability, then he might as well not have participated in this gala at all.

This show was all about points!

Wu Mu continued at his own pace.

"Raise your hand and make the same vow."

"Between black and white, your smile is so vivid."

"You said you would never regret dedicating your life."

"To this vast land."

Here it comes again!

That was the feeling.

Du Xingguo watched the singer on stage and realized it wasn’t his imagination; this person’s voice was immensely emotional. As soon as he started singing, he could truly make the audience feel engaged in his emotions.

Just by listening to the lyrics, he felt as if he was watching a movie scene where forebears of the revolution declared their oaths to the people, willing to dedicate their lives and everything to the people and the land under their feet.

And that was exactly what they did.

Despite the simplicity of the lyrics, he felt as though he could sense the enthusiasm within them, and the complex emotions.

But...

On stage, Xiao Yi sang mechanically, "I long to reach out and tightly embrace you, telling you everything is dust..."

Sun Zhichun’s status had slightly improved, but it wasn’t much better, "I look up at the starry sky you once gazed at, passing through centuries..."

Du Xingguo’s recently accumulated interest was again severely damaged, and he looked at the stage somewhat expressionlessly.

This experience of just getting engaged and then disrupted by horrible singing was worse than listening to horrible singing from the start to finish.

At least his emotions wouldn’t have such drastic ups and downs, like riding a roller coaster.

Hu Qing was also speechless, he looked at Xiong Guanglin, "Wasn’t there a rehearsal before recording the show?"

Xiong Guanglin’s face stiffened, "There was."

Hu Qing couldn’t understand, "With such a big gap, why would they still be arranged together? Why not let him sing solo?"

Xiong Guanglin sighed inwardly. The disparity wasn’t so exaggerated during rehearsals, and he had indeed considered letting Wu Mu perform solo, but he was afraid of political risks.

He felt somewhat like he was suddenly in a no-win situation.

But as senior leadership would teach, he still had to take responsibility for his faults, "It’s because I didn’t do my job well."

Fortunately, someone spoke up for him.

Lin Qingyue laughed heartily, somewhat uncontrollably, "This might not be Uncle Xiong’s fault. It’s probably because Wu Mu always holds back; he never shows his true strength until he’s officially on camera."

Du Xingguo looked at her, "Your friend?"

Lin Qingyue nodded affirmatively, giggling, "He’s the top talent in my show."

Du Xingguo nodded in praise, "The singing was really impressive."

But the final result presented was a bit hard to describe.

He didn’t even want to continue listening anymore, knowing that even if he got into the mood, he would still be interrupted by screeching, so why bother suffering through it.

It wasn’t just him who felt this way, the audience below thought the same.

"I look up at the starry sky you once gazed upon."

"The ground beneath my feet has shifted through time."

"The red you left swaying in the wind."

"In my heart, in my heart."

Wu Mu finally concluded and put down the microphone.

The audience below got the sense that they had finally walked out of torture, and they all sighed in relief.

Wu Mu’s two teammates finally felt like they had escaped from torture as well.

Xiao Yi and Sun Zhichun’s minds were all filled with Mu, merely supporting themselves mechanically based on the memory of previous rehearsals.

The only thought in their minds now was—they would never sing with this damn thing ever again!

After the host went on stage for the transitions, they quickly left the stage.

As the show was about to move on to the next act, the live show director, with some sweat on his forehead, ran over to where Lin Qingyue and the others were seated to consult with Hu Qing, "Station Head, should we redo the act we just performed?"

He wasn’t foolish, of course, and understood the disaster that had just occurred onstage. With that performance’s effect, they would definitely be severely criticized if it were to be broadcast.

Luckily, it was a delayed live broadcast, and there was still time for them to make adjustments. A half-hour delay was enough to perform it again.

Although Hu Qing was also not very satisfied with the performance effect just presented, he didn’t interfere on his own and turned to Xiong Guanglin, "Guanglin, you decide."

Xiong Guanglin hesitated, knowing that such a performance effect was definitely unacceptable.

But if they were to sing it again, how much better could the result be?

Even if Xiao Yi and the others adjusted their status, with their usual level of performance, they would probably still appear disjointed.

Was it worth it to waste time redoing it just for a slight improvement?

Or should they simply remove them and have Wu Mu perform a solo?

After pondering for a few seconds, Xiong Guanglin spoke up, "No need, just leave it as it is."

After a pause, he continued, "Drop He Jie’s program and let Wu Mu sing his other song solo."

Drop He Jie’s program and let Wu Mu perform another song?

The live show director was taken aback.

Xiong Guanglin had made up his mind. Rather than dropping their own Sun Zhichun and not offending him, it was better to directly drop He Jie who was from their own station.

This way, the disastrous scene from before could also serve as a buildup, and when Wu Mu came onstage to perform the second song solo, it would create a greater impact and generate more buzz.

He asked the live show director, "Did you save the backing track for his song ’As You Wish’?"

The live show director quickly nodded, "We have it saved."

Wu Mu had previously sent their station all the files including demo vocals and complete backing tracks for two songs, originally prepared for them to consider which song to use. Now, it turned out both could be used.

"Then go tell Wu Mu to prepare, and also inform He Jie to be ready just in case Wu Mu’s second song doesn’t work out, and we need to switch him in."

Xiong Guanglin was making preparations on both fronts.

Wu Mu soon received the invitation to perform his second song shortly.

He certainly didn’t mind going on stage again to earn more points.

But he didn’t forget, "Hey, singing a second song has got to cost extra, one and a half million is the price for one song."

What could the live show director say, "Okay!"