211: "Star"

Levi chose a very cheerful song with a distinct rhythm. When he reached the chorus, many audience members stood up from their seats and waved their arms along with him.

The studio almost turned into a massive clubbing scene.

After the performance, the audience felt thoroughly invigorated along with him.

[Levi's song is great; I'm adding it to my playlist.]

[To deliver such a performance just by singing casually, Levi is truly amazing.]

[I feel like the champion of this show will be Levi again.]

[Please, Lu Qingyu hasn't even started singing yet. How do you know the champion is Levi?]

[The person saying this must be a fan of Lu Qingyu. I admit Lu Qingyu has musical talent, but his songs aren't very suitable for competition.]

[Agreed. Singing well doesn't necessarily mean it's suitable for competition.]

[I don't care, Didi will definitely win.]

[Hehe, if nothing else, when it comes to confidence, Lu Qingyu's fans are definitely number one.]

The number of viewers in the livestream room has already surpassed one hundred million. Looking at this data, the Director was both delighted and fearful.

He was delighted that his program broke the record for livestream viewers and its popularity exploded; this level of heat could even compete for the most popular variety show of the year.

The fear was that the popularity was driven up by criticism, and how high is that heat now? It represents how badly he will be scolded after the program.

He wouldn't be able to escape the fate of being scolded for this season of King of Singers.

The Director has sighed no less than a hundred times since yesterday.

He kept comforting himself: a man needs to have a strong psyche; what's wrong with being scolded a bit?

Finally, it was Lu Qingyu's turn to take the stage.

The Challenger Singer had to choose someone to challenge, and Lu Qingyu chose Levi without hesitation.

Everyone broke into a cold sweat for him; to be safe, choosing another—

On the dark stage, Lu Qingyu was already standing in the center.

When a beam of light hit him, everyone saw his figure, and a burst of screams immediately erupted from the scene.

On stage, Lu Qingyu was wearing a simple white shirt; compared to the previous contestants who were meticulously dressed, he looked plain and casual.

A heartbeat prompt sounded on the stage, and everyone knew the performance was about to begin, so they all waited in silence for Lu Qingyu's performance.

A circle of yellow lights lit up, and the musical accompaniment began.

Hearing a completely unfamiliar melody, everyone felt a faint sense of anticipation.

Lu Qingyu picked up the microphone, and the moment he opened his mouth, everyone felt that this was no simple matter.

Different from Lu Qingyu's usual style, the beginning of this song allowed everyone to feel an emotional aggressiveness.

This was a very good feeling for everyone, just like Caesar's and Levi's songs, where they didn't need to exert effort to feel the emotions in the singer's voice, but were instead easily moved by the song's mood.

“Очень много раз я себе задавал вопрос”

How many times have I asked myself?

“Для чего родился на свет я взрослел и рос”

Why was I born? Why do I exist?

“Для чего плывут облака”

Why do the clouds drift?

“И идут дожди” Why does the rain never stop?

[Holy crap, this sounds like Russian.]

[Ahhh, it IS Russian!]

[Even though I don't understand what he's singing, it sounds great.]

[But if people don't understand it, will it affect their judgment?]

[I don't think so. I don't understand Levi's English songs either, but I still think they're amazing.]

No one expected Lu Qingyu to sing in Russian, not even the Program Production Team.

Although it was a brand-new song, everyone became more excited the more they listened.

The rhythm of the song was tight, and the emotions within seemed to build up layer by layer like steps, making the audience involuntarily feel their hearts tighten.

They had a premonition that this song would explode at a certain point.

Sure enough, as soon as the D5 high note came out, the whole place erupted.

“Я подожду ещё чуть чуть”

I will wait a little longer.

“И собираться буду в путь”

And I will prepare myself for the journey.

“Вслед за надеждой и мечтой”

Embarking on the journey toward my dreams and hopes.

...The professional musicians sitting in the audience stood up and clapped excitedly the moment that D5 high note came out.

They understood the high quality of this song all too well.

It had been too long since such a thrilling performance had appeared on the singer's stage.

As the Director of a music variety show, his appreciation ability was undoubtedly top-notch; he had been prepared for Lu Qingyu to be eliminated in a single round, but looking at it now, the first-place spot was about to change hands.

At this moment, the smile on the Director's face was almost uncontrollable.

The first part ended, and a Bel Canto chant sounded during the interlude, bringing a sense of sacredness to everyone's hearts.

It was like giving a bottle of ice-cold cola to someone who was hyped up, allowing everyone to take a breath and rest after the exhilarating experience.

It had to be said, this song was truly fantastic; if one had to find a fault, it was the language barrier.

Just as everyone was thinking it would be great if it were in Chinese, Lu Qingyu actually switched to Chinese for the second part.

Looking up at the sky with questions, Stars dotting the expanse,

Like the dreams I once chased, flickering in and out of sight,

Reaching out to pluck them, only for them to suddenly vanish,

When wanting to give up, seeing them right before me again.

In the previous Russian part, everyone perceived an emotion from the singing similar to being at the rock bottom of life but never giving up on chasing one's dreams.

And after hearing the Chinese lyrics, everyone realized that music is indeed the universal language of the world.

[Just asking, who else the f*ck has doubts?]

[Is Lu Qingyu's strength really this formidable?]

[No, our Didi has always been someone who gets stronger when facing strong opponents. Don't even try to guess how deep his strength is; just look at how strong his opponent is, then double it—that's Didi's strength.]

"Can it guide me forward?"

"The Stars are always silent, not saying a word,"

"Yet appearing in the lonely, cold night,"

"Igniting the flame of dreams in my heart once more."

Levi's performance earlier was already enthusiastic enough, but Lu Qingyu's level of enthusiasm was even greater.

Whether a song is good or not, the first impression is very honest.

When previous singers took the stage and the camera cut to the audience, one could feel that the audience was being very polite.

The audience's reaction to Levi was enthusiastic, but the reaction to Lu Qingyu was frenzied.

“Вслед за надеждой и мечтой”

Embarking on the journey toward my dreams and hopes.

“Не догорай звезда моя постой”

Don't burn out, my star, wait for me.

After the last two lines were sung, only the words "blew up the stage" remained in everyone's minds.

For the first time, a phenomenon occurred: the accompaniment had completely stopped, yet the entire audience kept chanting Lu Qingyu's name in unison.

[F*ck, if this isn't first place, then what is?]

[Just asking, was it fire or not? Did it blow up the stage?]

[Did you think the number one candidate voted by the audience was a pushover?]

[Is anyone still questioning our strength? If you're not convinced, let's settle it one-on-one.]