Chapter 145 No, is he crazy?

When Cheng Cheng was driving to Fuhai TV Station, netizens on Weibo had already started discussing:
"The second episode of King of Masked Singer was recorded today, right?"

“I don’t know which singers will participate in the second episode.”

"I'm so looking forward to it! I've already withered without The Masked Singer."

"Who do you think will become the second generation singing king?"

"I guess it might be Li Huowang. He performed so well in the first episode."

"Impossible, it must be the man in the cocoon. To be honest, Li Huowang won the first episode entirely with his songs, but he already came up with three new songs in the first episode, so there's no way he can have more in the second episode! Do you think he's a god? Judging from the technical aspect alone, the man in the cocoon is obviously stronger."

"Li Huowang will be revealed if he loses, right? Or will he re-enter the third round?"

"I don't know the rules, but it's best to reveal the truth. I'm really curious about who Li Huowang is."

Before the show was recorded, some netizens were discussing whether Cheng Cheng would reveal his identity after losing. After Cheng Cheng was revealed, he didn’t care much.

The popularity of the show has made it a focal point of discussion among the entire nation, with the masked singer being the focus of special attention. Speculations, discussions, and even judgements on their performance on stage have become commonplace.

The biggest negative voice surrounding Li Huowang was that he invited audience members to the stage for his final singing competition. Some people criticized him for deliberately canvassing for votes and said his victory was unfair.

Although there are not many such voices and they have not become a trend, they do exist.

When he arrived at Fuhai City TV Station, his dedicated line manager Xiao Xiang was already waiting for him downstairs.

When he saw Cheng Cheng, Xiao Xiang showed a warm smile on his face and walked quickly towards him.

"Teacher Li Huowang, you are finally here! Everything has been arranged. Let's go to the lounge to get ready first, and then go to the rehearsal room."

Xiao Xiang said this while leading Cheng Cheng.

Along the way, people kept greeting Cheng Cheng.

"Teacher Li Huowang, are you here?"

"Hello, Teacher Li Huowang!"

"Good luck to Teacher Li Huowang today!"

Not only the Masked Singer program team, but also people from other program teams of Fuhai TV were quite enthusiastic after seeing Li Huowang.

A popular saying on the Internet is: Cheng Cheng of King of Masked Singer accounts for the first third of the success, Li Huowang accounts for the second third, and Fu Hai TV + other contestants + hosts etc. account for the last third.

Although this statement is biased, it also illustrates Li Huowang's contribution to a certain extent.

Songs related to "King of Masked Singer" have swept the charts of the largest music platform in China.

"The Wind Rises" ranks first on the New Songs Chart, Hot Songs Chart, and Rising Songs Chart.

"Sad Place" ranked third among the three lists.

"Flowers" occupies the top ten of three charts.

These three songs alone have brought countless traffic to "King of Masked Singer". The performances of these three songs have also been widely circulated on short video platforms, with tens of millions of views. In addition, countless internet celebrities and amateurs have covered and imitated them, creating a viral effect.

In the popularity ranking of masked singers on Lemon Video, Li Huowang is also ranked first by a large margin, because Li Huowang has completely gone viral, and his popularity has far exceeded the scope of the "Masked Singer" program. Many people who do not watch this program know his name.

Without Li Huowang, it would be hard to say that "King of Masked Singer" would have achieved such great success.

Everyone in the King of Masked Singer program team knows this clearly.

Zhang Yibai was very grateful when he saw Cheng Cheng: "Teacher Li Huowang, you are here?"

Cheng Cheng nodded.

Zhang Yibai said: "Please wait for a moment, I will arrange for you to rehearse right away."

At this point, he asked with anticipation and trepidation: "Teacher Li Huowang, are you still singing new songs today?"

Cheng Cheng responded calmly: "It's a new song."

Hearing this, Zhang Yibai's heart immediately returned to his stomach, and he was overjoyed:

It's settled! As long as "Masked Singer" can produce new songs continuously, the show can always guarantee the highlights and topics! Now, there are still people on the Internet saying that Li Huowang will not sing new songs in the second episode. Zhang Yibai really wants to slap them in the face!

It is said that Teacher Li Huowang has no new songs?

Isn't this a new song?!

Zhang Yibai: "Teacher Li Huowang, you have worked so hard."

He personally led Li Huowang to the lounge, and then said to Xiao Xiang, "Go get Teacher Li Huowang a glass of water."

Xiao Xiang felt aggrieved: All you did was my work!

When we arrived at the lounge, there were already quite a few people sitting there. In addition to Ajiu from the previous episode, there were four new faces, namely, The Torn Cotton Pants Under the Bridge, The Inflammed Nose, Why Not Enough Time, and the Spider Web on the White Wall, who I had recognized during the audition.

When they saw Cheng Cheng come in, they all straightened their backs and cheered up, feeling like a big boss entering the room.

Spider Web, in particular, was nervous and excited. He didn't expect that Li Huowang and Cocoon Zhongren, whom he met during the audition, had become the hottest singers in Tianxia.

Spider Web thought that he had met Cheng Cheng once before, so he went up to him and started a conversation:
"Teacher Li Huowang, how are you?"

"Hello." Cheng Cheng didn't even turn his head, just responded lightly, then looked straight ahead with a straight line, like a master.

Spider Web was stunned for a moment, then asked:

"Teacher Li Huowang, can I ask you, how can I overcome my fear of going on stage?"

Spider Web asked this with the intention of deliberately trying to get closer to the other party by using the topic, but also with the intention of sincerely asking for advice.

Cheng Cheng finally turned his head to look at him and said:
"Most singers just wait in the waiting area and do nothing, but many singers don't know——"

The spider web was ecstatic. Was this a way of imparting experience?
He stared into Cheng Cheng's eyes, eager to learn:

What happens next?
The other masked singers present also pricked up their ears: We didn't mean to say that, he just wanted to say it and it reached our ears.

Cheng Cheng continued, "While waiting, do ten push-ups, then ten sit-ups, and finally ten squats."

Spider was already taking notes frantically, but the more he wrote, the more confused he became: Ten push-ups, ten sit-ups, ten squats? What the hell? Why do you do this? Will it help relieve tension?
Other masked singers also have questions: Will this work?
Cheng Cheng said: "It's useless to do this, and it will be more tiring than doing nothing while waiting."

Nothing useful?
And it will be more tiring than doing nothing while waiting in the wings?!

Spider Web stopped taking notes and cursed in his mind:
are you crazy!

It must be tiring to do this before going on stage!
Isn't this just nonsense?
The question is why are you saying this?

The other masked singers were also speechless, feeling that they had been falsely accused: This Li Huowang is such a fool!

After a while, Xiao Xiang brought Cheng Cheng a glass of water. After a while, Xiao Xiang came to inform him that he could finally go for the audition.

The other masked singers had come to rehearse two days before. Since Sung Cheng is the king of singers, he only prepared one song regardless of winning or losing, so he could rehearse on the day of the recording show, and there was plenty of time.

The reason why Cheng Cheng waited in the lounge for a while just now was because the person in the cocoon was using it.

She has the longest rehearsal time among all the singers.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the recording of the second episode of "King of Masked Singer" began.

First the audience entered, then the jury.

The judges were all smiling and in high spirits.

After the broadcast of "King of Masked Singer", their discussion also increased. People like Han Shi, Song Yiyun, Qiu Da Kui, Li Lin, etc., all gained fans to varying degrees because they played a key role in the judging.

Jiang Nan also had several interactions with Li Huowang, and several emoticons went viral and were on several hot searches. Zhang Qingfei, for example, had his own memes, such as "It was a mistake to invite me to this show", "No one can escape my ears", and "I have a few alternative targets". Although most of the netizens teased and laughed at him, they were all well-intentioned and really helped him gain traffic.

Li Lin: "This weekend was like a dream!"

Song Yifei said: "Yeah, I didn't expect our show's ratings to be so high, it's over 2. Before participating in the show, I really didn't dare to think about it."

Among all the judges, the one who benefited the most was Han Shi.

Every year, the lineup of mentors for "Infinite Voices" is highly anticipated. Before "Infinite Voices", the "national team" and national treasure singers had very few channels for monetization. Although they had a very high status in the music scene and were very popular among the people, they had no way to monetize and earned far less than the young and handsome singers. They could only perform on big stages such as the Spring Festival Gala and other performances, but how much money could they make on such a big stage?

But things are different after "Infinite Voices" came out. The combination of the program's traffic and the strength of the national team not only gives the program professional endorsement, but also makes the national team a topic of discussion. It is a win-win situation.

However, because Wushan TV Station had an old grudge with Han Shi, the mentor lineup of "Infinite Voice" has been changed seven times, but Han Shi has never been invited once.

This time, "King of Masked Singer" defeated "Infinite Voice" and took away the title of the best music variety show. To some extent, Han Shi, as the leader of the jury, also surpassed the mentor group of "Infinite Voice".

This was nothing less than a revenge.

Han Shi looked serious and reminded:
"This program is an opportunity for each of us. Director Cheng Cheng's planning is very good, the TV station has implemented it very well, and the masked singers have performed very well. What we have to do is not to let the program be ruined by us, so we should say what we should say and not say what we shouldn't say. We should try our best to perform and show ourselves, but we should not overdo it and steal the show. We should always remember that the main body of this program is the singers, not us."

After hearing what he said, the jury became alert and took his words to heart.

After a while, Li Xiang came to the stage:

"Welcome to the audience and those watching on TV to the show 'King of Masked Singer', which is jointly sponsored by Yaji Fashion, Vanshi Lauder Cosmetics, Guican Shampoo, and Yueyanxuan Cosmetics! I am the host, Li Xiang."

The audience cheered:

"ohhhhhh!"

"here we go!"

"Li Huowang!"

"The man in the cocoon!"

"Ajiu!"

Li Xiang pressed his palm downward and made a joke:

"As a host, I didn't expect that 'King of Masked Singer' would be so popular after it was broadcast. Can the audience please shout my name? Let me, a nobody, feel the treatment of a famous host."

The audience laughed and shouted his name loudly in cooperation.

Some people from the jury also shouted along.

Li Xiang smiled, his mouth harder than AK. When the scene quieted down, he said:

"Okay, you will be my dear audience from now on!"

He introduced the rules:

"Today's competition is still divided into two stages. In the first stage, there will be three 1v1 duels. After the performances, 300 public judges and 16 professional judges will vote. The winners will automatically advance to the top three and enter the second stage."

"In the second round, two players will compete in a 1v1 round-robin match. The final winner will enter the singing king competition and compete with the previous generation singing king in the final battle!"

When talking about the 'last generation singing king', Li Xiang raised his head and opened his arms upwards, directing the audience's attention to the upper side of the stage, and the camera also turned over.

I saw Li Huowang, dressed in red, sitting on the throne.

He posed, leaning lazily on the throne, his right hand supporting his chin, his black hair hanging down, his indifferent eyes without a trace of emotion, looking down on others with contempt.

The female audience at the scene exclaimed:

"Aaaaaah, so handsome!"

"Wangwang, I love you!"

“Li Huowang ahhhhhh!”

In the judges' booth, Jiang Nan rolled his eyes almost to the sky: This conspicuous bag! How pretentious!

Then, the game began.

First schedule.

The man in the cocoon VS the torn cotton pants under the bridge. The man in the cocoon wins, and the torn cotton pants reveal his face.

The victory was expected and did not cause much sensation, but the true identity of Po Mian Ku did cause exclamations from the audience. Po Mian Ku was a second-tier movie actor and no one expected that he could sing well.

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The nose inflammation was not cured VS Ajiu, the nose inflammation did not win, Ajiu took off his mask.

This is the first breaking point of the second issue:
Ajiu, who made it to the second round in the previous issue, was defeated in the first encounter!

And Ajiu's true identity is finally revealed. He turns out to be Mei Lang, a grassroots singer who was famous all over the country and a household name in the new millennium!

When he was at the peak of his popularity, his songs were criticized by the academic community for being vulgar, sappy and uncultured.

After the new millennium, he gradually faded out of the music scene, and the audience did not expect him to appear on the stage of King of Masked Singer today.

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Why is there no time VS Spider's Web, Spider's Web wins, Why is there no time revealed.

This was also a battle between two strong opponents. In Han Shi's words, it was hard to tell who would win. But unfortunately, she ran out of time and was defeated with ten votes less than Spider Web. Many people felt sorry for her.

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Entering the second stage, the cocoon man VS the spider web VS the nose inflammation has not healed

After three 1V1 duels, the man in the cocoon finally won.

When she learned that she was qualified to challenge Cheng Cheng, she stood on the stage, looked up at Cheng Cheng on the throne, with an unyielding fighting spirit in her eyes.

Then, the battle for the king of singers came!

The man in the cocoon was the first to appear on stage, while Cheng Cheng was waiting in the waiting area.

Xiao Xiang hurried back and forth, asking about her health:

"Teacher Li Huowang, do you want to drink some water to moisten your throat? Teacher Li Huowang, should I move a stool for you so you can sit and wait? Teacher Li Huowang, I'll get you a piece of Da Li Ba to eat to replenish your energy."

Seeing that Cheng Cheng did not respond, Xiao Xiang turned around in confusion and was surprised to find that Cheng Cheng was actually doing push-ups!

He was still mumbling numbers:

“1、2、3、4、5”

Xiao Xiangren was confused: No, what are you doing? Why do you have to do push-ups before going on stage?

But this is not over yet. After counting to ten, Cheng Cheng lay on the ground and said to Xiao Xiang:
"Can you hold my feet?"

Xiao Xiang walked forward blankly and held Cheng Cheng's feet, and then Cheng Cheng started to do sit-ups.

In the lounge, Spider Web and the others were watching the broadcast on TV and were stunned:
No, how did Li Huowang really do it? Isn't it said that doing so is useless and more tiring than doing nothing while waiting in the wings?

Is he crazy?!

ps: There will be a second chapter if there is enough time

(End of this chapter)