Chapter 173 Chapter 157 On the night of the Masked Singer live broadcast, something unexpected happened and Li Huowang was in danger!
"The live broadcast night is so good! So far, there haven't been any unpleasant scenes."

"Indeed, the singers invited by King of Masked Singer are all talented and very stable on stage. At most, they just have tremors and then they adjust quickly."

"The votes are really huge. Xi Xiang's votes have reached 12 million. I can only say that the older generation of singers really have strong appeal. It's simply terrifying!"

"I think the atmosphere and energy backstage today were pretty good hahahaha… The host was well chosen, he was good at talking and could set the pace. The funniest thing was that the host showed the singer the trending searches on Weibo and saw Li Huowang's emoticon pack hahahaha!"

"Li Huowang is so funny, he looks like he just ran away from a mental hospital."

"The pace is fast and not dragging at all!"

"Li Huowang, don't be so funny. The staff have to work hard to hold back the laughter!"

"Everything is fine, except that when the mask was unveiled, a commercial suddenly appeared, which really pissed me off! And Li Xiang's expression was just a deliberate trick!"

"It's hard. My fist is hard."

Yes!

The live broadcast of "Masked Singer" is good in every way: fast-paced, no nonsense, one song after another, funny, interesting, and a fierce competition. It's good in every way, but there are too many advertisers and sponsors! Moreover, they have to insert advertisements at the most critical time, which makes many netizens complain!

However, it is impossible not to insert advertisements. As a phenomenal program, "King of Masked Singer" has more than a dozen sponsors, big and small, all for the purpose of having their faces appear when the program is broadcast.

It can only be said that it is a happy trouble. Although netizens may scold it, it is understandable.

"The King of Masked Singer" is doing so well, what's wrong with making some money?
It deserves to make this money!

Soon, the commercial break ended and the show returned.

At this time, Chandelier, H Key, and Qifentang were already standing on the stage.

Li Xiang looked at them and said, "It's a pity that the three of you didn't make it to the second round and will be separated from us. Now the audience online are very curious, who are the three of you?"

Not only the online audience was curious, the audience at the scene was also extremely curious, and the judges also adjusted their sitting positions.

Song Yifei stood up, put his hands on the awning, and acted as a lookout; Zhang Qingfei pushed up his glasses; Han Shi exaggeratedly picked up the telescope; Jiang Nan covered his mouth, prepared to be shocked in advance.
Li Xiang: "Okay, from the lowest vote count to the highest, we will unveil our masks one by one. First, please ask Qifentang to come to the back and take off his mask to reveal his identity."

In fact, everyone already knew Qifentang's identity, so her unveiling did not cause any sensation. After she unveiled her mask, Li Xiang chatted with her for a few words, and then it was Chandelier's turn to unveil her mask.

The identity of the chandelier gave the audience a big surprise.

“Damn, I didn’t expect the chandelier to be Su Qian!”

"Who would have thought of this? I can't hear it at all!"

"The Masked Singer is indeed a star-studded show. Su Qian, a second-tier singer, couldn't even make it to the second round. How strong must the first few be? I can't even imagine!"

"Although Su Qian is a second-tier player, his singing skills are really good, not just at the level of a second-tier player! I can only say that he has tried his best, but his opponent is too evil."

After the chandelier was unveiled, it was time for the highlight of the unveiling:
H key!
This mysterious man who won Late Night, won the Cocoon, entered the King of Singers Competition, faced off against Li Huowang, and gave Li Huowang a lot of pressure, is finally going to be unveiled!

"It's finally time to confirm the entity of the H key, so who is this person?"

"H-key, please take off your mask and let us see your face!"

H Key turned his back to the camera and slowly took off his mask.

The audience who witnessed it first screamed out loud, and the camera focused on their faces, showing expressions of shock, horror, or disbelief, which made the jury members and the audience in front of the TV extremely curious!
Holy shit, who is this person? Why is he causing such a stir?
They were so anxious that they urged:

Turn around quickly and let us see it ah!

Li Xiang said in a high-pitched voice: "This is——"

H Jian turned around, and Li Xiang's voice fell:
"Yu Chun, Tianxia's original female singer, composer, philanthropist, host, film composer, national first-class actor, and a 26-year-old actress!"

At this moment!

Everyone was stunned!

How could it be her?

How could it be her?!

You know, when it comes to domestic female singers, Yu Chun is the best!

She has a very high national popularity and has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for seven consecutive times. She has won all kinds of awards, big and small. From the elderly in their seventies and eighties to teenagers, everyone knows her.

Not only is she well-known, her singing skills are also recognized as strong!

Now, she is participating in this show!

Why?

With her strength and popularity, there is no need for her to participate in this show at all, because her position has already been secured and she does not need this show to enhance her fame.

Moreover, it would be counterproductive for her to participate in this program. If she doesn't sing well, her ability will be questioned.

Guessing panel, everyone has stood up!
No one dared to sit still when Yu Chun took off his mask.

Zhang Qingfei opened his mouth wide, indicating that this was impossible!

He Zhiyuan pointed at himself, as excited as a child, trying to attract more attention to himself:
"Ah! I guessed it was Yu Chun before, didn't I? Do you remember?"

Song Yiyun simply knelt on the ground and worshiped Yu Chun.

Han Shi said:

"Why is it you? Why are you here?"

As people who debuted in the same era, Han Shi and Yu Chun are frequent guests at major evening parties and events. They know each other and can be considered good friends who have known each other for many years.

Jiang Nan greeted him obediently:

"Teacher Yu, long time no see. I didn't expect that the H key is you."

People in the music industry were also dumbfounded in front of the TV and couldn't believe their eyes:

Having Xi Xiang is already cruel enough, why is there also Yu Chun! The Masked Singer is so prestigious that they even invited her? !
Li Xiang: "Teacher Yu Chun, please say hello to the audience."

Yu Chun took the microphone and took off her mask. She was still a little uncomfortable. She said:
"Hello everyone, I'm Yu Chun, nice to meet you all."

Li Xiang: "Why did you choose to participate in this program, Mr. Yu Chun? I think many viewers are surprised to know that the H key is you, and they have many questions to ask you."

"There is no special reason," said Yu Chun. "I really like the format of this program, so when the production team called me, I agreed. Later, when I saw so many great colleagues on this stage, I became more certain that I had come to the right place for this program."

Song Yiyun was still kneeling. He made a prostrate gesture and said:

"Please accept my greeting. I'm sorry, Teacher Yu Chun, I really didn't hear you."

Yu Chun said: "No, stand up."

Li Xiang turned the tables and teased the judging panel:

"I thought you could all guess Teacher Yu Chun's voice, how come you couldn't hear it? Teacher Han Shi couldn't hear it either?"

Han Shi said: "Yu Chun's singing is indeed very good, but it is not the kind that the public is familiar with. Her strength has increased by about two times, and her singing style has changed, so it is completely unknown who she is."

Zhang Qingfei said: "After knowing that H Jian was Teacher Yu Chun, I found that she was very bold in choosing songs, and almost completely avoided the Tibetan songs that she was good at."

Yu Chun said: "The reason I put on the mask is that I don't want people to know who I am. I don't want to sing Tibetan songs. I don't want to sing Tibetan songs to bully them and win over them."

Yu Chun's words were a bit exaggerated, so Li Xiang asked:
"Teacher Yu Chun, do you think you can win by singing Tibetan songs?"

Yu Chun said: "This is true. At least I am sure to make it to the first round. As for whether I can beat Li Huowang in the second round, it depends on my performance, because that is my trump card, it is something in my bones, but I don't want to win just for the sake of winning. I want to try more styles in this show."

on Weibo.

"Yu Chun is indeed capable of saying this!"

“It’s crazy, but it’s true.”

"Teacher Yu Yuchun is so domineering!"

"Just tell the truth."

"Teacher Yu Chun is really on the show!"

"So that's how it is. Then this poor song choice makes sense. It turns out that it was a deliberate attempt to avoid one's own strengths."

"Oh my god! Yu Chun is really strong to have made it to the singing competition without singing any Tibetan songs!"

"I have become a fan."

After sending Yu Chun off the stage, Li Xiang said, "Now, the real-time voting number on our Lemon Video voting page for "King of Masked Singer" has reached 18.89 million! The total number of votes has exceeded 40 million! Dear audience friends, we have made history!

Now, the first round is over!
Let's move on tonight's peak battle -

Battle of the Kings of Songs!
Now the order of appearance is announced! "

On the big screen, four masked singers appeared one after another, namely:

First, late at night.

Second, the water of life.

Third, the person in the cocoon.

Fourth, Li Huowang.

Li Huowang was still the last to appear.

In front of the TV, Qian Zan, the vice president of Feiteng Video, was jealous and crazy!
Last time, during the controversy over the casting of Cheng Cheng in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", Qian Zan was scolded by the entire network. He had already hated Cheng Cheng in his heart, and the fact that his illegitimate son Lai Yiwei was banned made it even more unbearable for him, and he was brewing a plan of revenge in his mind.

This time, "King of Masked Singer" was broadcast live, and the voting was done on Lemon Video. Qian Zan had made up his mind that he would not let "King of Masked Singer" come to a perfect end so easily, and he had to create something!

We must make Cheng Cheng pay the price! Let "King of Masked Singer" fall from the altar!
Soon, he came up with an idea. He laughed sinisterly, quickly contacted the navy and gave orders.

Under his instructions, the navy took action across the entire network!
Weibo.

"Dear ones, please cooperate! Anyway, there is no limit on the number of votes. The fans of Cocoon Man would like to ask the fans of Late Night and Life Water to vote for our Cocoon Man. In exchange, I will also vote for Late Night and Life Water!"

"Exchange, late night fans please vote for each other!"

"Let's combine the votes of the three of us, Deep Night, Cocoon Man, and Water of Life. Maybe we can beat Li Huowang!"

"That's right, by working together we can maximize the number of votes!"

"Okay, as a fan of King Xi, I agree, but you have to vote for King Xi too!"

"Don't worry, if we say we will cooperate, we will definitely invest!"

"You can have this!"

Tik Tok.

"Listen to me, folks. I have an idea."

This is Qian Zan’s method, simple but very effective!

Since "King of Masked Singer" is a nationwide vote, why not disrupt its voting mechanism!
Among the remaining four masked singers, Li Huowang is undoubtedly the strongest, so Qian Zan plans to use the method of stirring up public opinion to guide netizens to combine their votes and vote for Xi Xiang, Jian Zhongren, and Shengmingshui.

In this way, the votes of Xi Xiang, Jian Zhongren and Sheng Ming Shui may exceed those of Li Huowang.

Even though Li Huowang was the strongest player in the show, the result of the competition was still manipulated and he lost to any one of Xi Xiang, Jian Zhongren, and Shengming Shui. Then the fairness of the show "King of Masked Singer" no longer exists.

If Li Huowang loses, the "Masked Singer" program will also be questioned. This is Qian Zan's purpose!
In fact, Qian Zan's method also has a fatal flaw:

That is, netizens may not necessarily follow his ideas.

But this is where Qian Zan is smart.

Although some netizens noticed that there was something wrong with the public opinion and there were signs of water army controlling the comments, Qian Zan's fate was too sudden and severe. The water army spoke at the same time, directly creating the feeling of thousands of troops and covering up the normal comments.

In addition, most netizens are indeed easily deceived. When they see these seemingly true comments, they immediately believe them.

Moreover, Qian Zan's idea really caters to the inner thoughts of many people and is in line with the interests of the fans of Xi Xiang, Cocoon Man, and Water of Life.

Therefore, under the leadership of the water army, this idea was quickly recognized by many netizens.

At this time, the second round of the show has already begun, and Late Night has already been singing on it. The program team has not yet noticed the rhythm on the Internet, but they also realized that something is wrong, because the number of votes for Late Night has increased too fast!
Two million!
five million!
Ten million!

Twelve million!

Fifteen million!

Seventeen million!

Offstage, Han Shi stared in a daze at the crazy increase in votes:
"No, how come there are only 1,700 votes? Didn't Xi Xiang sing much better than the last time? How come the votes increased so much? A direct increase of 5 million?"

Song Yiyun: "Is this the appeal of the King of Singers? The total number of votes was 18 million, and Senior Xi directly won 17 million votes. How amazing!"

Jiang Nan said: "Is it because more people came to watch the show? Or the number of voters increased? Otherwise it doesn't make sense!"

After singing late at night, he was surprised by the number of votes he received. However, he thought it was the audience's recognition of him and was not too surprised. Instead, he felt a little complacent.

Next, Life Water came on stage. This time, he sang almost the same as in the previous round and got 16 million tickets.

Backstage, Zhang Yibai finally realized that something bad had happened:
"No, this number of votes is definitely wrong! The real-time voting number shown in the Lemon Video has not increased much, only 20 million. How could Life Water possibly get 16 million votes?"

At this time, a staff member rushed to his side with a mobile phone and said anxiously:

"Director Zhang, it's online!"

Zhang Yibai: "What online?"

"Look!" the staff member said, "Someone on the Internet called on Shen Ye, Jian Zhong Ren, and Sheng Ming Shui to lock their votes. The three of them voted for each other, but not for Li Huo Wang."

"What?!" Zhang Yibai was shocked. How could such a rhythm appear on the Internet? !

He looked carefully and found that Weibo was full of discussions about this issue. One of the Weibo posts even received thousands of likes.

Zhang Yibai’s eyes went dark and he was about to fall.

He didn't even dare to think about what would happen to the TV station if Shen Ye, Jian Zhong Ren, and Sheng Ming Shui succeeded in locking the votes and bringing down Li Huo Wang, the next day, no! Tonight, the angry netizens would rush to the TV station!
In front of the TV, Qian Zan's mouth curled up into a smile - his strategy worked~
In the singers' lounge, singers also discovered the rhythm on the Internet.

Somewhat helpless late at night:

"Oh my god, what happened? I don't know!"

Life Water was so scared that she quickly distanced herself from the incident: "I don't know, it has nothing to do with me. I thought netizens thought I sang well and voted for me!"

The man in the cocoon looked at Li Huowang, who was calm and composed, and took out his cell phone to send a Weibo message.

This is a small account called "Cocooner" that she registered specifically for the purpose of appearing on the show.

She posted:
"Thank you for your love, but 'Masked Singer' is a fair and just stage. I hope that the reason you voted for me is just because you think I sing well. I don't need extra votes. This is respect for a singer. Thank you!"

Both Life Water and Late Night admired the man in the cocoon's character of preferring to break rather than bend.

But her posting this on Weibo does not mean that her fans will listen. After all, her fans have already voted for Late Night and Life Water. If the fans of Late Night and Life Water do not vote for her, wouldn’t she be at a loss? How ugly is the vote?
Therefore, her post on Weibo was of no help at all, and instead brought the conflict to the surface.

Staff: "Director, the Cocoon Man has posted on Weibo, what should we do now?"

Zhang Yibai was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

How to do?
How does he know what to do?
The votes for Life Water and Late Night have already been counted. Should they be invalidated? Or should Li Xiang be sent up to call on netizens not to vote like this? That won't work either. He's already sung two songs. If he goes up to call on them now, what will the fans of Cocoon think? Will they agree?

But what if no intervention is made and Li Huowang is really killed?
The current situation is that it is wrong to move, and it is also wrong not to move.

It seems like a dead end!

The staff member said, "Director, why don't you give Director Cheng a call and ask for his opinion?"

Zhang Yibai nodded: "Okay, that's fine."

Just as he was thinking this, before he could even start typing, he suddenly received a text message from Cheng Cheng. The text message only contained three short words:

"leave it."

leave it?
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The Cocoon Man came on stage and finished singing. The total number of votes was 17.5 million, exceeding that of late night, temporarily ranking first.

When she returned to the lounge, she said to Cheng Cheng with an apologetic look:

"I'm sorry, this number of votes is not mine. I can discuss with the director and have this vote voided."

Cheng Cheng shook his head, indicating that it was okay.

He stood up and walked across the aisle to the stage.

What about locking tickets?
So what if someone is secretly manipulating it?
In front of his song today!
The man in the cocoon, the water of life, and the late night, combined, are not enough for him to fight alone!

(End of this chapter)