FWTS Chapter 105: Love of a Lifetime

Regarding the cheers from the audience and Wang Han's teasing, Shi Shiwu and Hou Muyun both smiled amiably. They didn't feel awkward or embarrassed at all. Firstly, they had a good relationship, secondly, they were in the context of the performance, and thirdly, they both enjoyed banter.

The two of them exited the stage together, went to the backstage area to be interviewed by the "Singer" agent, and then joined the other competing singers and assisting singers who had already performed at the "Singer's House."

Pushing open the door to the "Singer's House," there was no surprise to see another chorus of "together" inside, with two pairs of contestants particularly enthusiastic.

After exchanging greetings with Tan Weiwei and the others, Shi Shiwu said, "After you two finished performing just now, guess what Quan-ge and Fan-ge said?"

Shi Shiwu smirked, "Definitely not compliments."

Hou Muyun chuckled, "Did the two teachers say their title as the 'most basic Mandarin group' was in jeopardy?"

Seeing the puzzled looks, Hou Muyun couldn't help but laugh, "Did I guess right?"

Everyone nodded and laughed heartily.

Soon, the sixth group of competing and assisting singers took the stage, and everyone turned their attention to the live screen of the "Singer's House," which was being filmed by many cameras. Although they all had plenty to say to each other, they maintained their professionalism.

In the following time, the remaining competing singers and assisting singers took turns to perform, and after nine groups had finished singing, about eighty minutes had passed since the start of the live broadcast.

After the first round was over, the 500 audience judges in the venue began to vote. Because there was no extra time for handwritten votes during the live broadcast, electronic voting devices were used directly. As for fairness, staff from the Changsha Notary Public Office were always invited to Mango TV's competition-type programs.

Of course, before announcing the final results, there would definitely be a considerable amount of advertising time.

After a segment of advertisements.

Standing on the stage, Wang Han gestured with the piece of paper in his hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the final results of the first round of celebrity assisting singing are in my hands. According to the rules, the bottom three contestants in the first round will be eliminated, and the top six competing singers will advance to the second round. The six guests who enter the second round will be divided into three pairs for head-to-head matches, with the first place facing the sixth place, the second place facing the fifth place, and the third place facing the fourth place."

After a slight pause, Wang Han announced the final rankings. Three were eliminated, and Shi Shiwu, with his second-place finish in the first round, advanced to the second round along with the other five contestants!

Shi Shiwu's second place was somewhat unexpected but also within reason. Unexpected because the assisting singer he invited this time was indeed a bit "weak," both in terms of fame and status, being purely a newcomer. Within reason because Shi Shiwu and Hou Muyun's performance was extremely brilliant. In terms of excitement and entertainment value alone, it was definitely the best of the first round in many people's minds!

This was not only the opinion of the audience but also acknowledged by the competing singers and assisting singers.

However, a competition is a competition, and results are results!

Of course, the first-place winner, apart from having a high level of fame and status, also invited an assisting singer with equally high fame and status. Moreover, their performance was also very impressive, so it was only natural that the audience judges at the scene were willing to give them more votes.

Shi Shiwu also felt that second place was good. Although it was somewhat regrettable not to get first place, winning first would have its downsides.

According to the rules of the competition, Shi Shiwu, as the second-place winner, would face the fifth-place winner, which was quite coincidental. It happened to be Tang Weiwei. Their match would take place after the third and fourth place matches, with Tang Weiwei going first.

Tang Weiwei smiled happily and laughed directly at Shi Shiwu and Hou Muyun, while the two of them smiled wryly. Others didn't understand the situation. Did Tang Weiwei know she was going to lose for sure? But even if she knew she was going to lose, there was no need to laugh like this, right?

Soon they understood what was going on.

After the announcement of the results of the third and fourth place match, Tang Weiwei prepared to go on stage, and then they saw Hou Muyun already sitting at the piano on stage!

So, this time, Hou Muyun was going to accompany Tang Weiwei!

Both the audience on-site and in front of the TV were surprised to see Hou Muyun back on stage!

They were puzzled. Wasn't Hou Muyun Shi Shiwu's assisting singer? And Tang Weiwei's opponent was Shi Shiwu, so why was he helping Tang Weiwei?

How did an assisting singer become an accompanying guest?

Many people couldn't understand, but some did. They knew that Hou Muyun made his first appearance on "Singer" as Shi Shiwu's accompanist, and later, he also accompanied Tang Weiwei at the Double Eleven Gala. This time, he came as an accompanying guest again.

Few people knew that Tang Weiwei had invited Hou Muyun to accompany her early on, and Hou Muyun had agreed. This time, it just happened to coincide. Mango TV, which was adept at seizing hot topics for "operations," not only didn't oppose it but also strongly supported it. Even a few days ago, Director Hong "coincidentally" visited Shi Shiwu's rehearsal room with Tang Weiwei to finalize the arrangement.

According to Director Hong, assisting singing is singing, and accompanying is playing. There is no rule saying that assisting singers cannot accompany. It's all good!

What Hou Muyun didn't expect was that Tang Weiwei would be Shi Shiwu's opponent in the second round.

Tang Weiwei sang "The Night in Ulan Bator." Originally, this song had throat singing and harmony parts, which Hou Muyun was supposed to handle...

Tang Weiwei had sung this song on other shows before, but this time, with Hou Muyun's piano accompaniment, it was rearranged. The desolation and fervor remained, with added ethereal and elegant elements. Compared to the previous version, it had more layers, and Hou Muyun's piano playing skillfully sent Tang Weiwei's voice into the night sky, giving the audience a very intuitive emotional experience.

And observant viewers would notice that Hou Muyun's name appeared not only under the piano performance but also as the second name under the arrangement section.

Tang Weiwei's singing skills were top-notch, especially her high notes, which were of top-level quality. Although her emotional expression might be slightly weaker in some parts, when singing "The Night in Ulan Bator," her emotions were extremely rich. Those who knew understood that this song was a tribute to her father, and her performance of the entire song was perfect.

After the performance, Tang Weiwei wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes, thanked the band and Hou Muyun, bowed to the audience, and silently left the stage.

Not long after stepping down, he had to go back up again because Hou Muyun was going to accompany Shi Shiwu next!

After Wang Han introduced Shi Shiwu's appearance, the audience saw Hou Muyun coming up shortly after Shi Shiwu took the stage. Although he sat on the side of the stage holding an erhu and didn't look around, no one could ignore him!

The audience was stunned.

"Why is he up there again?"

"Is he going to accompany Shi Shiwu again this time?"

"His screen time is too high, isn't it?"

"Isn't an assisting singer only supposed to come up once? Why is he up here again?"

"I haven't seen other assisting singers do this!"

"If other assisting singers could play several musical instruments as well as Hou Muyun and were better than the teachers in the live band, they could also come up!"

Hou Muyun's fans were ecstatic.

"Why is he everywhere?"

"He's really popular!"

"A assisting singer's screen time seems higher than those competing singers!"

"Why do I feel like Monkey is busier than the host?"

"Monkey likes to stir up trouble, and so does Mango TV. When these two are together, there's bound to be some mischief!"

"Indeed! Which music competition show by Mango TV doesn't stir up some trouble? Last time it was the withdrawal, and this time, they're repeating it!"

"Have you noticed that Mango TV is really hyping up Monkey?"

"Are they really going to make Monkey a regular?"

At this point, the subtitle appeared on the live screen, with the song title "Love of a Lifetime." Shi Shiwu held a guitar, clearly going to sing and play himself, accompanied by Hou Muyun on the erhu, and under the arrangement section, both Shi Shiwu and Hou Muyun's names were listed. Shi Shiwu plucked the strings, and the flowing notes were as smooth as water. Some people might not be familiar with the song title, but no one didn't know the melody. It first appeared as the ending song of "A Chinese Odyssey," and many people fell in love with it as soon as they heard the melody.


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