CH 213

“Shh, keep your voice down. Don’t let anyone hear you. You can’t say that about him either. To become a signed singer with Yakel Entertainment, you must have gone through a difficult test in the first place as well. As you know, it is one of the best music companies in the world, and there are very few people who can get into it. I think the end of this competition may come down to those six contestants, no doubt about it.”

The two men were about to say something else when they heard Bai Lixin cough beside them. They stiffened and glanced at each other before getting up and walking to another corner to continue their small talk.

Bai Lixin stretched and took his phone, which was constantly vibrating, out of his pocket. “Hello.”

“Baby, it’s me.”

“Yeah, I know. Tell me, are you watching television in hunger right now, waiting to see me in all my glory? ” Bai Lixin’s expression softened, and he smiled slightly.

There was a low chuckle from Hallyvette on the other end of the line, accompanied by a deafening cheer that was extremely high-pitched. It was definitely not a sound that could y from watching a live broadcast at home.

Bai Lixin paused and asked hesitantly, “Don’t you tell me you came to the live show?”

“Hahaha, my baby is really smart. You’ve been getting smarter and smarter since I met you. Baby, why is this judge’s introduction so crude? It’s been five minutes and they aren’t done yet. When on earth will you appear?”

Bai Lixin was still a bit incredulous, “You came to the scene? Didn’t you say you had a dinner party to attend tonight? ”

“Heh, what contract can compare to my baby’s debut? Isn’t it touching and surprising? Do you want to go home with me tonight? ”

Bai Lixin grinned softly, his beautiful obsidian eyes curving into two beautiful moons, “Yes, we’ll sneak away as soon as I’m done with the competition.”

……

Five minutes later, a staff member began to shout backstage, “No. 1, please wait by the stage. No.2, please prepare. ”

The lively lounge suddenly went quiet.

Bai Lixin took off his headphones, put them and his mobile phone into his backpack and locked it in a locker before he came to the staff. He glued the No. 1 card to his chest and smiled, “I am No. 1.”

Bai Lixin was wearing a loose, ethnic-style outfit with huge sleeves that swayed and waved as he walked.

A look of amazement flashed in the staff member’s eyes, and they couldn’t help but look at him twice, their voices softening a little: “Don’t be too nervous, you’ll have to wait for another ten minutes before you come out. The judges will have a song solo and you can come out after their performances. ”

When the contestants in the audience heard these words, they all sighed for Bai Lixin in unison.

It could be described as good or bad to be the first contestant. For most variety shows, to make a good start, the first contestant to appear would not be judged too harshly. As long as he or she performed fairly well, he or she would pass the selection.

On the other hand, the three world-class singers had just finished their performances, and the audience was still in the midst of the visual feast they had just witnessed, so they couldn’t pull out that quickly to listen to an unknown singer.

So the first contestant to appear, though selected, often gets only a fraction of the attention.

Bai Lixin didn’t care much. He smiled at the service staff and said, “Thanks for the reminder. I’ll just stand in the meantime.”

Seeing Bai Lixin look like a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger, the staff member instructed again, “Remember, once you come up, don’t sing first. Introduce yourself. The judges may ask a few questions when they see your CV, which you must answer carefully. Greet the sound engineer and start performing after the judges give the go-ahead, okay?”

Bai Lixin still kept the most perfect smile, “Thank you, you’re so nice. I’ll remember.”

The staff member blushed slightly and hurriedly turned his head to the other side, but the corner of his eye was still focused on Bai Lixin’s badge.

Mitchell, what a beautiful name. I wish you success.

The backstage was fifty metres away from the stage, but it did not stop the excited shouts of the fans in any way. But the louder the fans shouted, the more nervous the singers at the back became.

The judges were their teachers and the three mountains in front of them. Those three mountains are holding them down, and they will always be below these people.

Most of the artists who come to the public from talent shows are destined to become famous, but they are only the seventh or eighth tier artists who are not popular. Even if they are talented, the first thing that marks them is the fact that they started in a certain entertainment program.

It often takes nearly a decade of struggle for artists of such origins to shed this label and complete the next level of metamorphosis. If they don’t survive this decade, it will become difficult for them to reach new heights.

But why do so many people still choose talent shows to make their debut? It’s because it’s a shortcut compared to the other modest avenues.

It’s either sink or sail. No one may know you in the first three minutes, but in the second three minutes, you would have countless fans.

Seeing that it was almost ten minutes, the staff gestured to Bai Lixin and brought him to the edge of the stage.

All three judges had finished singing their solos and were seated on the throne where they belonged. Jeffrey, the most experienced, naturally sat in the middle, with Jonas and Quark on either side.

The host strung out a few more words before smiling, “So, let’s have our first contestant take the stage!”

The audience, still revelling in their idol’s performance, clapped their hands perfunctorily as the first contestant took to the stage, and then began to set their eyes on their idols again.

Bai Lixin naturally didn’t have stage fright. He slowly walked to the centre of the stage and scanned the audience before locking on to the bright golden pupils in a dark corner. Smiling softly, Bai Lixin then withdrew his eyes back to the three judges.

The three judges were also very different in appearance; Jonas, who was an idol, was naturally well-groomed and brightly dressed. His blonde shoulder-length curls and pale face were inlaid with two sets of brush-like eyelashes.

Jeffrey, who sat in the middle, was as solemn and austere as his songs. He was dressed in a black suit, his expression serious and unsmiling. Quark, on the far right, was dressed in a punk outfit, with exaggerated smoky make-up and a dark red on his lips, exuding a morbid, explosive yet very unconventionally explosive look.

Jeffrey, sitting in the middle, didn’t smile, and Quark, sitting on his right, had to shrug, “Contestant number 1 seems very curious about the scene. His eyes have been scanning ever since he came up. ”

Bai Lixin put his hands on the small of his back, the hem of his sleeve hanging down naturally. Because of the song, he didn’t tie his hair today, choosing instead to let Mitchell’s waist-length hair flow.

He smiled softly as he said, “Standing on this huge stage in front of a thousand people for the first time, I think anyone’s blood would be boiling, and they can’t help but want to remember every single person in the audience who was willing to listen to their music.” He took another look around the audience.

Behind the stage was a huge playback screen. The five cameras were constantly replacing each other to bring the contestants to life in full view. And as Bai Lixin said this, the display switched to a close-up of his face just as he was saying it.

As the audience watched Bai Lixin’s sincere expression on the screen, they all stopped pressing their cameras and looking at their idols and looked at the slightly smaller figure on stage.

Bai Lixin smiled and bowed to the audience. “And then I thought that since you were all willing to listen to my music, as the singer, I should thank you all in my way.”

Jonas frowned uncharacteristically and glanced at Jeffrey, who was sitting steady as a rock in the very middle, and coughed, “Contestant number one, please introduce yourself.”

Bai Lixin nodded and gave a three-word account of himself. Jonas was about to tell him to start singing when Quark spoke again, “Mr Mitchell, is it? Mr Mitchell, your words are very moving, but I hope your singing will be even more moving than your words. ”

Bai Lixin hooked his lips in a smile and said, “Mr. Quark, the reason you find my words sound good is that they are sincere enough. And as to whether the song I sing will be more moving than my words, that will depend on whether I can convey my sincerity to all of you here through my song. May I perform, please? ”

Quark smiled demonically as he nodded, “Yes.”

It was then that Bai Lixin nodded at the band, signalling that they could play.

The first song Bai Lixin chose was one that Mitchell had left unfinished. Because Mitchell had left without ado, he hadn’t even had time to name the song. Bai Lixin thought long and hard about it afterwards, and finally, at Hallyvette’s suggestion, named the song “The Call”.

Whose call is it?

Take me far away.

Whose voice is it?

Lead me forward,

Walk across mountains and rivers,

Swim across the lake,

Across the ravines and never to

stop.

The call was still ringing.

I asked the owner of the yellow warbler’s voice

The yellow warbler only sings and flitters its wings to soar high into the sky

I asked the owner of the dolphin’s voice

The dolphins only chirp happily and flap their tails to swim far away

Haa……

Where do you come from, Ohh voice that haunts me?

I’ve searched, and searched, and searched

Climbed over thorns

Stepped into the desert

Passing death

At last, I net the owner of the voice

Heh! that’s me

That’s my dream