I'm Really a Superstar

Chapter 1255: The eighth episode’s knockout round! (Second Half)

Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

After the laughter died down, the audience got settled.

It was time for today’s first singer to take the stage!

“It’s Xiaodong!”

“Sister Dong will be performing first!”

“I’m so looking forward to it!”

“Go Xiaodong!”

When Xiaodong came out through the moon gate, applause rang out.

Xiaodong smiled and bowed to the audience. Then, she composed herself a little as she gripped the microphone. However, she found that her palms were all sweaty, so she forced herself to calm down. Then she turned to Music Director Bai Yuanfei and the rest of the band and nodded at them.

The music played.

Xiaodong’s emotions poured into the song at once.

She sang lightly.

“My heart—

“is beating with her.

“In a—

“dream, I hold you close.”

It turned out to be an English song!

It was a song that was rather niche with the audience but very popular and highly praised by those in the music industry. Almost everyone in the music industry knew this song—with the exception of Zhang Ye, since he wasn’t originally from this world, so he naturally did not know that this song had won a grand prize overseas.

“How nice!”

“It’s so touching!”

“She’s singing her heart out!”

“I don’t usually get to hear Sister Dong singing in English.”

The audience responded very well to her performance.

The second to go on stage was Chen Guang.

The moment he opened his mouth and sang, the audience was taken aback again.

“I know,

“someday,

“that you’ll be by—

“my side.”

The audience was absolutely amazed!

“Wow!”

“This is so good!”

“Old Chen’s vocals are great!”

“He’s singing an English song too? How nice!”

“Old Chen’s singing is amazing. Even if he’s not the top singer in the music industry, he’s definitely got to be one of the top three!”

“Old Chen is playing to our emotions with a sentimental song as well. I was so touched!”

The third singer made her appearance.

It was Grandma Zhang Xia.

She actually lined up a very old Japanese song for her performance today. This Japanese song was very well-known in their country, and many of the older generation knew how to sing it. But with some changes made to it by Zhang Xia, the arrangement of the song became completely different.

“Look up at the starry sky.

“As the spring breeze races through the fields.”

The audience was transfixed by her singing.

Many of those in the audience who were above the age of 60 even teared up when they heard the melody of the song.

“This is so awesome!”

“Her singing is so good!”

“How eargasmic!”

Following that.

Amy was the fourth to come on. She chose to perform a Korean song that was the claim-to-fame song of a famous Korean girl group. It was a song that many people knew how to sing along to, and it was very popular all over Asia.

Then it was Huang Cheng’s turn. He brought out an Italian classic!

Zhao Wuliu followed next and unexpectedly sang an English rock song!

The singers were all at their wits’ end.

While Zhao Wuliu was performing, the singers who had finished were all sitting together backstage.

Zhang Xia said bitterly, “It’s another foreign song?”

Xiaodong said in a speechless manner, “How could it be such a coincidence?”

Chen Guang sighed and said, “All of us thought of doing the same thing!”

The show was into its eighth episode now, so they had performed too many times on this stage. The audience was becoming familiar with their singing and understood them better. As such, their expectations slowly increased. It was possible that their singing was still as good as before, but the audience was longer surprised by it. So they would naturally find that their singing only sounded average. Having come so far, it was the deadliest factor for them. As a result, everyone thought of breaking the mold and sought to change things up by singing in a different style. But who could have thought that all of them would have the same idea and choose to sing a foreign language song on the same episode!

The audience was also somewhat startled.

At the beginning, everyone was quite pleasantly surprised. But that surprise turned to numbness. No matter how good the singing was, they couldn’t stand to keep listening. If it was just one foreign song, then fine. But two songs? Four songs? Six songs? From the first singer to the sixth singer who performed on stage, they were all singing foreign songs? This made them weary, and some people could no longer appreciate the performances onstage. They were finding it tiresome.

“Man!”

“Really?”

“How did that happen?”

“Is performing a foreign song the theme for today?”

“How boring.”

“Yeah, surely they can’t just sing foreign songs today, right? What the hell is this?”

In the wings.

Zhang Ye found Hou Ge. He said with a frown, “What’s with this?”

Hou Ge wiped his sweat away. “It wasn’t supposed to be this way at the beginning. Later, three of the singers requested to change their songs at the last minute. There was no time by then, and since you said to give the singers the most freedom of control that they could have, the program team didn’t want to influence the choice of their songs. As such, we didn’t raise any objections and thought that it would be alright.”

Zhang Ye said, “You call this alright?”

Hou Ge said, “It was my fault, blame me.”

Dafei added, “We didn’t thoroughly consider things.”

“Next time there’s a ‘collision’ of songs on such a big scale, you must inform me immediately.” Zhang Ye was also negligent on his part as he did not check the song list for this episode.

They were all foreign songs?

How could that be acceptable!

In the end, I have to be the one to save the day again!

Do you guys think it’s been easy for me in recent days?!

Onstage, Zhao Wuliu’s performance came to an end.

The audience still applauded, but it was obvious that it was perfunctory. There was no enthusiasm and the applause was scattered and soft.

Zhang Ye went up onstage. “Thank you for the wonderful performance, Teacher Zhao. You’re indeed a veteran of the music industry. You still sang as well as ever, so I believe that the pressure on the next singer will surely be enormous.”

The next singer?

Isn’t that you!

You’re the only one who hasn’t performed yet!

You aren’t going to sing another foreign song too, are you?

Zhang Ye looked at the band and nodded to signal that he was ready.

The lights dimmed.

Zhang Ye took a deep breath and looked into the audience. His expression slowly became serious. Honestly speaking, he didn’t really like the songs the other singers performed. English songs? Japanese songs? Korean songs? Italian songs? But there was not a single Chinese song? What is this? What is this development? This is a stage in China, a Chinese show! Do we not have our own stuff? Do we not have our own content?

Alright then, let me do it!

I’ll plant this flag deep!

Let me tell all of you what it means to have a Chinese style!

Let me tell all of you what a song of the Chinese is!

Come on! I’ll show every one of you the most authentic Chinese style song from my previous world!

Backstage.

The camera focused on Zhang Ye’s expression.

Xiaodong was startled. “Zhang Ye has gotten serious!”

Zhang Xia also turned solemn. “He’s getting real serious.”

Amy gave a wry smile. “I think we’re all in danger now.”

At the front of the house.

The audience was also slightly taken aback!

“Everyone, look at Zhang Ye’s expression!”

“He’s angry!”

“Yeah, he’s an ultra-nationalist to begin with!”

“What is he going to sing?”

“I’m really looking forward to hearing it!”

“Go Teacher Zhang! Show them what you can do!”

“Right, foreigners are scum!”

“Let’s hear some music that we can call our own!”

“It’s all on you, Teacher Zhang!”

Instantaneously, the audience’s expectation overflowed. With the folk music accompaniment playing, they got even more excited. Some people were even prematurely feeling their emotions run high as they stood to their feet!

The air seemed to freeze!

The next moment, Zhang Ye elegantly brought the microphone close to his lips. A deep, faraway look appeared in his eyes. Without any warning, he sang 1 at the top of his voice.

“The vast horizon is my love!

“At the foot of rolling green hills flowers bloom!

“Whichever rhythm that is the most rocking!

“Whichever singing that is the most! Happy!”

Chen Guang was dumbfounded!

Zhang Xia was dumbfounded!

Xiaodong was dumbfounded!

Amy was dumbfounded!

Zhao Wuliu was dumbfounded!

The audience was also dumbfounded from listening!

However, Zhang Ye sang higher as he crescendoed.

“Winding rivers gush from the Heavens!

“Flowing into a sea of dazzling colors!

“The hottest folk songs are what we hope to find!”

“Singing as we travel is the most! Carefree!”

“If we sing, we want to sing to our! Hearts’! Content!”

Pfft!

Some people burst into laughter!

Everyone in the audience was floored!

The fuck! What kind of song is this?

Are you fucking doing that again?

Can you be more serious? Please!

…

The next day.

The show was broadcast.

“You are the most beautiful cloud in my sky!

“Let me do what it takes to have you stay!

“Have! You! Stay!

“Slowly singing in the hottest ethnic trend!

“Let love sweep away all of the dust!

“You are the most beautiful cloud in my heart!

“Filling a glass of fine wine to have you stay!

“Have! You! Stay!

“Forever singing in the hottest ethnic trend!

“Is the most beautiful gesture in the whole sky!”

Zhang Ye’s singing and dancing were being showcased on television.

Countless viewers were dumbfounded for a moment by this scene before they burst into laughter. Some people were even laughing so hard they couldn’t breathe!

The most rocking?

I’ll rock your sister!

Have you stay?

Get lost!

Hurry up and leave!

“I’m kneeling!”

“Lord Zhang, you’ve really made me kneel to you!”

“Can you not be this funny?”

“Fuck! Where’s my Chinese style? Was that it?”

“Aiyo, I’m dying of laughter!”

“Just look at Chen Guang, Zhang Xia, Xiaodong, and the others’ expressions when they’re on camera. Hahahaha, I can’t take it anymore! Please allow me to laugh a little more!”

“They must’ve thought that Zhang Ye would sing some earth-shatteringly emotional song. Just look at the anticipation and wariness in their eyes. But it crumbled in an instant!”

“This song is awful!”

“But it’s a very nice listen!”

“It’s not only nice, it’s too goddamn catchy!”

“I’m done for! I’ve been brainwashed by Zhang Ye!”

“Me too, my head is totally filled with this song!”

“No one can save this joker!”

“Hahahaha! Who’ll put down that troll!”

With this episode’s broadcast, Zhang Ye defeated all of the viewers, industry insiders, and singers!