FWTS Chapter 087: Passing the Level!
After Hou Muyun finished singing, the whole room erupted into screams and laughter.
Fun and entertaining!
This time, without a doubt, Hou Muyun brought very joyful music, making people feel happy both mentally and physically. And his interpretation made people feel both impressed and amused.
Hou Muyun stood up and bowed, then Hua Shao took the stage.
With Hou Muyun's song, this round was definitely off to a good start.
Hua Shao: "Monkey King, let me ask on behalf of everyone, what were you thinking!"
Everyone chuckled at his words.
Hou Muyun scratched his head. "I chose a well-known song and performed it in a fun way at the beginning to not only bring some joy but also to relieve the pressure for everyone, so it wouldn't affect the upcoming challenges."
Ami stood up. "Nonsense! Do you even have any pressure? I'm the one feeling pressured here!"
Xianxian chimed in. "This guy is just here to show off! Ami, make sure to give him a hard time later!"
The other mentors were also enjoying the spectacle. Amidst this atmosphere of joy, Ami chose a song, and Hou Muyun left the stage. The new contestant began their performance for this episode.
Hou Muyun returned to the backstage lounge. The first round for the new contestants, the second round of challenges, and his challenge, which was the last, would take at least three or four hours. Therefore, he asked a staff member for directions and was taken to another relatively secluded office, where he brought out his laptop and started typing.
"Isn't he too diligent?"
The staff member couldn't help but marvel. "Not only diligent but also so calm! Is this the mindset of someone about to pass a level? Amazing!"
Being out and about during this time meant spending more time outside than at home, and time became even tighter due to the constant traveling. Although the progress of the novel was unaffected, there was still some pressure to catch up. Instead of immediately starting to type, after sitting down this time, Hou Muyun spent an hour going over the upcoming plot and outlining about five thousand words before finally starting to type.
After another two hours or so, the staff member knocked on the door to remind Hou Muyun.
Hou Muyun packed up his laptop and cleared his throat to prepare.
The second round, the last challenge, began, and everyone's spirits were lifted.
After another segment of prelude, Hua Shao's voice was filled with excitement. "Dear audience, the highly anticipated battle is about to begin! Hou Muyun vs. Ami! This is contestant Hou Muyun's fifth challenge and his final showdown!"
According to the normal procedure, they would start singing at this point. But this final showdown was obviously different from before. First, Hou Muyun and Ami were invited to the stage for an interview before the challenge began.
This time, Hou Muyun was still arranged to go last, and Ami took the stage first.
Ami chose "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" this time, which was a grand song and very suitable for competition. Undoubtedly, Ami was going all out, and the program team also provided a more aggressive song.
Stepping onto the stage with a rock-style outfit, Ami exuded a strong aura. As the prelude began, everyone knew that this rendition of "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" would lean towards rock, setting the atmosphere right from the start.
Ethnic + rock, singing "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" with a hoarse voice!
This brought a very novel experience to the audience, and Ami's singing skills were undoubtedly strong. The entire performance was majestic, fiery, and explosive!
After listening to Ami's performance in the waiting area, Hou Muyun undoubtedly felt pressure. This was undoubtedly a very successful interpretation, another classic version of "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau." Ami's singing skills were beyond reproach and could explode with tremendous energy at any time, which was undoubtedly another reason why Hou Muyun chose her as the last challenger.
This boss was not simple!
Hua Shao announced the switch of positions between the contestants and mentors. After hugging Ami, Hou Muyun took the stage and took a long breath, casting aside distractions and focusing his mind.
There were no erhus, no guitars, no pianos this time. Hou Muyun didn't play any instruments this time, which surprised both the audience and the mentors.
After these few episodes, in everyone's impression, Hou Muyun's most powerful skill was undoubtedly playing musical instruments, all kinds of them, and all at a professional level. And undoubtedly, this had earned Hou Muyun a lot of points!
This time, for his fifth challenge and final showdown, he gave up playing instruments. Was it confidence or a strategic mistake?
To everyone's surprise, Hou Muyun picked up the microphone and placed it near his mouth, then opened his mouth without any accompaniment. A vast and passionate sound emerged, or strictly speaking, it was a sound with two voices!
Simultaneously emitting two voices, this was undoubtedly the unique singing style of the Mongolian people, throat singing!
One high, one low, merging together, vast!
High as the summit of the sky, low as the bottom of the vast sea, vast as the endless earth!
As soon as this sound came out, everyone's pores stood on end.
With Hou Muyun's throat singing, the accompaniment finally began.
The basic structure of throat singing involves a continuous low tone combined with a melody flowing above it, and at this moment, Hou Muyun's high voice matched the accompaniment. And many people had already recognized this accompaniment.
"Opera"!
Translated into Chinese as "Opera," or "Devotion to Love," this entire song had no lyrics and was created by the Russian singer Vitas.
Compared to Vitas' other song "Opera 2," the popularity of "Opera 1" was somewhat lower, and its overall range was also lower. But anyone who had listened to "Opera 1" would definitely agree that its melody was more beautiful, and the lack of lyrics added a sense of mystery.
Many people in China had covered "Opera 2," and there were also covers of "Opera 1," with some outstanding ones. For example, someone had covered it during the first season of "Singer." But someone like Hou Muyun singing it in throat singing style was definitely a first for the audience present.
Throat singing was vast, but the overall feeling it gave was more towards the lower range. However, although "Opera 1" was not as high-pitched as "Opera 2," it was still a song with a fairly high key.
These two aspects undoubtedly contradicted each other. However, in Hou Muyun's performance, there was no hint of awkwardness or discordance; there was only surprise and shock!
As Hou Muyun entered the chorus, the throat singing suddenly rose by an octave. Then, the lower voice dropped naturally, like a rocket being unloaded after reaching space, leaving only the high voice soaring into the sky.
Throat singing is a method of singing using the throat, and after the "rocket launch," Hou Muyun transformed it into a more suitable method for the high voice, changing the sound from its original vastness to a clear and lofty tone.
Everyone seemed to have the illusion that they had gone from walking on the vast grasslands to soaring like an eagle, soaring high above, overlooking the entire grassland!
Soaring!
Hou Muyun's high voice continued to soar, like the eagle flying higher and higher into the sky until it disappeared from sight. And at that moment, the entire song ended!
Although the song ended, the lingering sound remained!
Hou Muyun put down the microphone and bowed, the audience stood up and applauded and screamed loudly, but everyone seemed to have a feeling that the lingering sound couldn't be suppressed!
Hou Muyun breathed a sigh of relief, finally completing it smoothly.
Throat singing was already part of his singing skills, and the reason he chose to sing "Opera 1" in throat singing style was twofold. Firstly, Hou Muyun happened to see a Mongolian throat singing master performing this song in a video a while ago, which was extremely shocking and impressive at the time. Secondly, because it was the final showdown, this singing style was a bit risky, but also very clever, serving as a trick up his sleeve. Otherwise, solely relying on singing skills, challenging success might not be difficult, but winning beautifully and causing a complete burst of points would be unlikely.
And undoubtedly, Hou Muyun's clever move hit the mark. The vast majority of the audience at the scene were completely stunned, well, subdued!
"Passing the level!"
"Passing the level!"
"Passing the level!"
I don't know who shouted first in the audience, and then the whole venue echoed with these two words.
Voting hadn't even started yet!
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