Chapter 138 The King of Singers is born and the first recording is finished!
The man in the cocoon was invited back to the stage.

Li Xiang analyzed the current situation:
"The three 1v1 duels of the second stage are over! Currently, Jian Zhongren and Li Huowang have each won one match. This 1v1 duel will determine who will be the singing king. Please exchange your opinions now."

Li Xiang saw the judges whispering to each other and asked, "Teacher Zhang Qingfei, what are you talking about now?"

Zhang Qingfei raised his head and said in confusion, "Who should I choose?"

Everyone on the jury was laughing; this answer was so true.

Zhang Qingfei: "It's a difficult choice to make, both of them are so good!"

Li Xiang said: "It is indeed not an easy choice, because it is the first generation of singing kings, which has a very important meaning for the entire program. Let's talk about them separately, starting with the cocoon man."

Zhang Qingfei said: "When I listen to the person in the cocoon singing, I wonder how she can switch between her true and false voices so smoothly, and how the resonance of her voice is so good. So far, it seems that no one can compare to her false voice. It's like she draws a beautiful line. I can hear the song without a trace of noise. She sings very well."

He continued to analyze Li Huowang:

"All of Li Huowang's performances seem to have drained all his soul and energy from his body. He is a singer with a strong appeal and has demonstrated a strong creative talent. The quality of his three songs is very high."

Li Xiang: "Who does Teacher Han Shi think will win?"

Han Shi said: "In fact, when Li Huowang was singing on the stage, I suddenly understood the meaning of rock. His emotions were like a cup of boiling water that was about to overflow. It had an abundant vitality, which was the meaning of life that was missing in the current cold and fast pace of life."

He Zhiyuan couldn't wait to add:
"Yes, his sincere emotions are like a steamroller, crushing all the clichés and routines and paving a new road. His live performances explain the meaning of music and why we need music."

Li Xiang: "So teachers Han Shi and He Zhiyuan have determined that Li Huowang is the king of singing?"

After Han Shi and He Zhiyuan exchanged glances, Han Shi said:

"Li Huowang has a strong stage dominance, there is no doubt about that. He can control all the elements that appear on the stage. When he stands on the stage, he is a real super rock star, but the definition of the king of singers——"

At this point, he hesitated:

"I think the singing king should have stronger skills, and the singing voice of the man in the cocoon is the voice of the singing king that I really want to hear."

He Zhiyuan also said: "In fact, the moment the Cocoon opened her mouth, I was already 50% in favor of her. The human voice is really the best instrument. She has the explosive power and desire for the stage that a singer can bring. When she displayed all the subsequent skills, I was 10% in favor of her."

Li Xiang: "So it's 6:4 now?"

He Zhiyuan: "It's probably like this. Cocoon Man and Li Huowang are two different kinds of singers. One sings his own songs and expresses his emotions, and the other sings for others and inspires them. It's hard to tell which one is better, but I personally prefer the former."

Li Xiang: "What does young Jiang Nan think?"

Jiang Nan said: "I think Sister Jianzhongren does have superb skills, but I think her emotions are too full. Emotions need a little bit of margin, so that we can fill them up and communicate when we listen, and form sympathy."

Li Xiang: "Oh, that's a good suggestion."

The man in the cocoon also nodded.

Jiang Nan: "So I voted for Li Huowang for now."

When he said this, Jiang Nan was still a little unhappy. This guy had bullied me four times, but I still voted for him. This feeling was too bad!
But who can blame me for being fair and objective?
We always seek truth from facts and never seek revenge!
Li Xiang: "Okay, next is the time to show off our skills. Li Huowang is going to perform magic, and the guest performer he chose is——"

Li Xiang looked strange: "Jiang Nan."

The audience burst into laughter:
After hypnosis and mind reading, here comes magic?
And it’s Jiang Nan?

Jiang Nan gritted his teeth and walked onto the stage unwillingly:
Repay kindness with hatred, right?

Are you making fun of me again?!

She stood on the stage and asked, "Is this magic trick of yours a real one?"

Cheng Cheng uses electronic synthesizer to say:
"Promise to be decent."

As he spoke, he asked the staff to help him get a tissue, and then stuffed it into his palm. The camera was pointed at him, and the audience also stared at him:

Is this classic magic opening move really a real magic trick?

Is he trying to make the tissue disappear?
Jiang Nan was skeptical, and her beautiful eyes revealed distrust.

Then, Cheng Cheng put his fist holding the tissue to his ear. Under Jiang Nan's gaze, he bent his wrist and made a sound: "Meow~"

puff--

The audience burst into laughter.

What the hell is this!

Is this what you call real magic?

How did it turn into acting like a spoiled child in the end? !

And what the hell is 'meow'? Does this fit your style?!
At this moment, I don’t know how many people cursed him as a lunatic in their hearts. The jury also looked at him with strange eyes. Is this really the Li Huowang who dominated the stage like a god or a devil?

Isn’t the contrast too great?
He is a rock star on stage, but just a funny guy doing all kinds of tricks off stage?

Jiang Nan bent down and began to dry heave, becoming even more disgusted with the guy in front of him:
Greasy man, so disgusting!
She already regretted voting for him.

When she returned to her seat, she still had a cold face, and all the good impression she had accumulated with great difficulty towards Li Huowang disappeared completely.

She hates this kind of people, they really have no sense of boundaries.

Then, Li Xiang said:

"The results of the mysterious music show, Masked Singer, the first generation of the singing competition, have reached me, and now there are quite interesting results. The singers that the judges support more and the singers that the audience supports more are different!"

In "The King of Masked Singer", both the jury and the audience will vote. When the voting results are consistent, the winner is of course the candidate agreed upon by both parties. However, when the voting results are different, the audience's voting results will overturn the jury's voting results, and the audience's voting results will prevail.

Hearing what Li Xiang said, the jury members exclaimed in surprise and looked at Li Xiang with even more urgency.

"So, which of the two singers became the first generation king of singing is——"

“Now open to the public!!!”

The images of Cheng Cheng and the man in the cocoon flashed back and forth on the big screen, and the lights in the venue also flashed randomly, creating a tense atmosphere.

Song Yifei grabbed Qiu Dagui's clothes and said, "Ah, this is the most tense moment!"

He Zhiyuan simply turned his back, not daring to look at the result.

Zhang Qingfei put his hands on his temples: "What on earth?"

Li Lin: “Who is it?”

On the stage, the man in the cocoon was also very nervous, his nails almost digging into his palms.

Cheng Cheng is much calmer. He believes that there is no regret after making a move. He has done what he should do and just needs to wait for the result. "The jury's voting results diverge from the audience's voting results. Who will raise their hands in victory?"

With a "ding" sound, the result on the stage was frozen.

Li Xiang's voice broke: "Please look!!!"

The audience and the jury all looked at the big screen, and saw Cheng Cheng in a red dress suddenly appear on it.

When they saw the result, they burst into screams.

Li Xiang announced in an excited voice:

"Li Huowang who loves flying kites has won! Li Huowang who loves flying kites has ascended to the throne of the king of singers and has become the first generation of the king of singers on the stage of "Masked Singer"!"

The whole audience applauded and screamed for Cheng Cheng.

Even the jury members who did not choose Cheng Cheng at the beginning felt that Cheng Cheng deserved this position, because Li Huowang and Jian Zhongren each had their own style, and it was reasonable for either of them to win the title of King of Singers.

The man in the cocoon loosened his clenched hands, and a bitter smile appeared on his face under the mask:
She finally lost...

But despite this, she still maintained her demeanor and applauded Cheng Cheng.

Then, the staff put a golden mask and a red cloak on Cheng Cheng and handed a scepter to him.

Li Xiang said: "Congratulations, please tell me what you think."

Cheng Cheng saw the pairs of hot and expectant eyes in the audience and said:
"First of all, thank you very much, sincerely. I really like this stage, but I am still not well prepared this time. I will do better next time. Please continue to look forward to my next magic show!"

The audience and jury members listened attentively and were very moved. They felt that this was a rare moment for Li Huowang to be serious.

But when the "magic show" came out, they were completely stunned!

What a magic show!
Could you please stop talking about your magic tricks?

You call that magic?
Go against Tiangang!

This is a singing stage, not a stage to show personal skills, don’t get the point wrong!
Li Xiang couldn't help laughing. This singer was too naughty. He said:
"Now, please witness the ascension of our first generation singing king! Please use warm applause to pave the way for Li Huowang's ascension ceremony!"

The audience applauded and screamed again.

Afterwards, Cheng Cheng, escorted by two men in black, sat on the throne of the King of Singers. Only then did the audience and the jury discover that there was a high place in the studio for the King of Singers' chair.

When Cheng Cheng sat on it, he looked down at everyone from a high vantage point and surprisingly felt pretty good.

Li Xiang invited Ah Jiu up again and introduced the rules:

"The first generation of singers has won. Ajiu and Jianzhongren, who were defeated in the second round, can decide whether to participate in the second recording.

If you participate in the second recording, you will start from the beginning and compete with other singers who fill in the position for two stages. The final winner will challenge the king of singers.

If you choose to give up participating in the second recording, your face will be revealed in this session.

Please make your choice!"

Everyone looked at the man in the cocoon and Ajiu, waiting for their choice.

The audience and the jury were really curious about the true identities of the Man in the Cocoon and Ajiu, and what kind of face was under the mask.

However, to their disappointment, both Jian Zhongren and Ajiu chose to participate in the recording of the second episode, and the suspense can only be left until the next episode.

Afterwards, Li Xiang announced the completion of the first episode recording of "King of Masked Singer".

The audience who left the venue were very excited and started a heated discussion:
“This show is so good!”

"Li Huowang, Cocoon Man, Ajiu, Truck, Hairline, Bubble Fish, it's fucking amazing. This show is really good! I can't even imagine how popular this show will be after it airs!"

"It's definitely a big deal. Needless to say, just the true identities of the hair parting, the bubble fish, and the truck are enough to give people a shocking feeling like they were on King of Masked Singer."

"Cheng Cheng is so amazing! I thought the show would be good before I came here, but I didn't expect that I was too conservative. This show is not good at all, it's simply amazing! I feel it's better than Infinite Voices."

"That's simply not a comparison. Infinite Voices is a talent show. Some people sing well and some sing badly. This show is a true battle of the gods. How can those amateurs compete? Let's put it this way, even if the mentors from Infinite Voices came, they would still lose on this show."

"That's right, the lineup of mentors for Infinite Voices is getting worse and worse. Even if you come here, you may not win."

"It's more interesting than attending a concert! How can there be six singers singing for me at a concert?"

"Actually, I think it's a pity that his hair parted, but it was because he met the man in the cocoon during the 1v1. Otherwise, he could have made it to the second round. His strength is about the same as Ajiu's."

"I think so."

After returning home, the audience's excitement has not yet dissipated. They are eager to tell everyone who is participating in this program and who has been unmasked. Second-tier singers can't make it on this program, but due to the confidentiality agreement signed with the program team, they are not allowed to do so. So they can only post on WeChat Moments, Weibo, and Douyin to promote this program:

"The King of Masked Singer is really awesome. I feel like it's the most awesome music variety show ever. I'm already looking forward to it coming out. Go watch it. It's really exciting!"

"I just finished the recording of 'King of Masked Singer'. This show is really great! The effect is comparable to music festivals and concerts! Music variety show fans are in luck!"

"Aaaaah, I really want to tell you who the unmaskings are, it's so shocking! I was jumping and crying during the recording, I love it so much!"

"You will never guess who will be participating in the King of Masked Singer!"

A netizen saw the Weibo post from the first batch of viewers and asked:

"Is this true? Is it really that good-looking? There has been too much marketing recently, I can't believe it anymore."

"That's right, don't tell me it's the navy, right?"

"Ah? The most awesome music variety show ever? Why wouldn't I believe it?"

The first audience responded:

"Really? Tianxia people don't lie to Tianxia people. If this show isn't good, I'll eat shit!"

"Family, I'm not lying, Cheng Cheng is the god of variety shows! It's absolutely great to watch, no exaggeration!"

"Let's not talk about anything else, just say that this program has three new songs, can you believe it? And every one of them is a masterpiece!"

"Infinite Voice is the younger brother when placed before The Masked Singer!"

As time goes by, Wushan TV's "Infinite Voice" and Xiangshui TV's "Music Journey" started their promotions at the same time, and "Masked Singer" is not far behind, and the three-legged race has taken shape.

Soon, on May 5, Labor Day, the premiere day of "King of Masked Singer" arrived. The whole network was waiting to see whether "King of Masked Singer" was as amazing as the rumors said online!

(End of this chapter)