FWTS Chapter 084
Orchestra, choir, conductor!
Now everyone is truly stunned!
What the hell is this, heaven!
Originally, many people were speculating whether Hou Muyun would play the piano, but now all the attention has shifted to this.
Obviously, since the start of "The War of Music", no one has brought out such a large ensemble. Compared to that, it seems like this kind of setup is more suitable for the stage of "Singer".
It's not that the production team of "The War of Music" can't arrange such a big ensemble, or that they're not willing to spend money on it, but the problem is that such a big ensemble might be too much for ordinary contestants to handle!
Whether it's the orchestra or the choir, they can indeed add a lot of colors and brilliance to the music, but if it can't be handled properly, it might end up being counterproductive!
"Stirring up trouble, stirring up trouble!"
Anyone who knows a bit about Hou Muyun can't help but think of these words, their eyes lighting up with anticipation.
Everything is ready.
With a wave of Liu Zhuo's baton, the orchestra begins to play, and the stirring prelude begins.
Liu Zhuo then points to Hou Muyun, and everyone's gaze follows.
They see Hou Muyun's ten fingers swiftly gliding over the black and white keys, his movements flowing like water. A melody flows out from his fingertips like flowing water, extremely smooth, making everyone's ears perk up.
As his hands return to the center of the keyboard, Hou Muyun starts playing rapidly, and the flowing piano melody instantly boils like boiling water.
Then, his fingers speed up even more!
A master's hand reveals itself with one move; even someone who knows nothing about the piano or music can be sure that Hou Muyun can play the piano, and he's very good at it.
As for the mentors, it goes without saying.
Not only do they hear how skilled he is, but they also know how skilled he is! His performance technique, his control over rhythm and melody, just from this short segment, they know it's definitely at a professional level!
Better than Er Zhang, better than Xiao Yu, better than Shi Fifteen, and even better than Liu Zhuo, with whom they've collaborated many times!
Another professional-level performance!
The mentors feel like they're going crazy!
Although the rhythm is understandable, being able to reach a professional level on three different instruments—erhu, guitar, and piano—is simply too terrifying!
Let alone three instruments, even mastering one is difficult. For many people, it's something they can't achieve in their entire lives, including the five group mentors, at least not now!
What kind of musical genius is Hou Muyun, what kind of monster is he!
Thinking hard inside and outside the music circle, they find that they can't find anyone like him!
At this point, Liu Zhuo's baton points to the choir, and under the accompaniment of the orchestra and Hou Muyun, the choir begins to sing.
"The wind is roaring!"
"The horses are neighing!"
"The Yellow River is roaring!"
"The Yellow River is roaring!"
The choir's singing echoes throughout the venue, and only now does everyone realize what song Hou Muyun is singing this time.
Er Zhang's group looks at each other in astonishment: "'The Yellow River Cantata', Seventh Movement, 'Protecting the Yellow River'!"
Xiao Yu and Xian Xian find it familiar: "What song is this?"
Ami has heard it before and knows, but doesn't know how to respond. After thinking for a moment, she says, "This kid has turned a piano concerto into an accompaniment!"
"The wind is roaring!"
"The horses are neighing!"
"The Yellow River is roaring!"
"The Yellow River is roaring!"
The choir doesn't continue with the next lyrics but repeats this segment for the second time, even more passionately than the first.
After the second rendition, the choir continues to sing this segment, but the volume is lowered, and at the same time, the orchestra and Hou Muyun's performance also slow down.
Hou Muyun's hands move to the lower register, and his playing becomes slow and heavy. At the same time, he begins to sing.
"The wind is roaring!"
"The horses are neighing!"
"The Yellow River is roaring!"
"The Yellow River is roaring!"
This segment, his voice is deep, rich, and magnetic, creating a sense of solemnity before the impending battle, like the calm before the storm, making everyone's hearts suddenly tighten, unable to breathe.
Then he moved to the midrange, still singing this section, his voice firm, rich, and textured, outlining a majestic and surging river.
Next came the high range, still singing this section.
Suddenly, Hou Muyun's voice became bright and soaring, with incomparable sharpness and penetrating power, vividly portraying a magnificent epic!
Hou Muyun suddenly raised his voice again.
"The wind is roaring!"
"The horses are neighing!"
"The Yellow River! The Yellow River! The Yellow River! The Yellow River!"
The choir, whose voices had been so quiet as to become background music, joined in: "The Yellow River is roaring, the Yellow River is roaring!"
The mighty river, the vast mountains and rivers!
Thousands of horses and soldiers, swallowing mountains and rivers!
With heroic spirits and unstoppable momentum!
The whole song is just one section, but Hou Muyun sang it with grandeur.
Hou Muyun's singing, accompanied by the choir and orchestra, and his piano playing, completely dumbfounded everyone on the scene!
The momentum!
An incredibly shocking momentum!
Their singing and playing turned into a Yellow River, hanging over everyone's heads, surging and roaring!
As the song ended, Hou Muyun stood up, walked to the front of the stage, and bowed to everyone in thanks.
The scene was still silent, with everyone's mouths open and eyes wide!
They were stunned, even frightened!
No one knows who was the first to applaud, but then everyone in the audience followed suit—audience, mentors, orchestra, choir, and even the program team—all applauding. It seemed like they had agreed not to shout, only to applaud, but applause alone was far more impactful than any previous shouting!
Hou Muyun thanked the orchestra and choir. Flower Boss went on stage, and the applause lasted for a long time before finally subsiding. Many people's hands were red from clapping.
At Flower Boss's invitation, Shi Fifteen also went on stage and stood next to Hou Muyun. He punched Hou Muyun's chest hard and said, "If I had known this, I wouldn't have played the piano, it's too much of a show! I regret being the first to play with them!" Then he gave a thumbs-up. "Monkey, you're really amazing!"
Flower Boss said, "Mentor Shi Fifteen's performance is over, and contestant Hou Muyun's fourth challenge is also over. Do the mentors of the four groups have anything to say?"
Zhang Fan said, "One word, impressed! Two words, shocking! Three words, incredible! Four words, indescribable!"
Zhang Quan added, "Apart from being shocked, I have nothing to say!"
Xiao Yu shook his head and said nothing.
Xian Xian also shook her head.
Ami stood up and said, "This is my last recording for 'The War of Music'. I definitely won't be coming next time. This Monkey King is too terrifying, I don't want to be challenged by him!"
Flower Boss smiled and said, "So Sister Ami means you believe that Monkey King will definitely succeed in the challenge?"
Ami said, "If he can't succeed with this, then there must be something fishy about this show! Oh, right, something fishy! I demand the program team to find something fishy and bring this kid down, don't let him continue to challenge!"
Everyone laughed.
Flower Boss knew that saying nonsense at this time would be absolutely annoying. Seeing that none of the mentors had anything to say, he directly announced the start of the voting.
And the result...
"Challenge successful!"
There was no suspense in the result, and the difference in scores was even more significant!
Flower Boss cheered, "Congratulations to contestant Hou Muyun for another victory, breaking his own record of three challenges and becoming the first and possibly the only contestant to succeed in four challenges on 'The War of Music'! Now, among the five group mentors, only one remains, Sister Ami, who has not been challenged by Hou Muyun! So, now there is only one question left! Does contestant Hou Muyun choose to continue the challenge? Will he choose to directly enter the concert of a thousand people, or... pass the level!"
"Pass the level!"
"Pass the level!"
"Pass the level!"
The audience erupted in excitement, shouting in unison!
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