All-rounder Artist

Chapter 486: Chapter 462: Turned into a piano concert_1

On stage.

Pufferfish finished singing.

After the judges gave their feedback, they went straight to guessing Pufferfish’s identity:

“You are Zhao Ying Ge!”

Pufferfish laughed and said, “That’s right, I am Zhao Ying Ge!”

Holy cow!

He confessed so quickly?

He didn’t follow the script!

The panel of judges was momentarily taken aback.

It was the first time a singer had confessed so bluntly who they were, everybody couldn’t quite believe it.

Without wasting any more time.

The second singer to perform was Vagabond.

Vagabond’s performance was quite similar to the last one, very decent but ordinary.

The reactions from the judges and audience were muted.

The third singer immediately brought the audience back to life.

Swan took the stage!

What surprised many was that Swan was playing and singing herself in this performance!

She had prepared a piano!

After Swan finished singing, the four judges joked, “Starting to pull out new moves, you play the piano quite well! Definitely better than most singers.”

“Not bad at all.”

Swan responded confidently: “I was just giving it a small try. My real skill is yet to come.”

She still had many tricks up her sleeve!

After a little more interaction, the host took over the stage.

The next performer was Robot.

If it were someone else, they might not be able to follow up after Swan.

But Robot would!

He was King of Singing!

However, when Robot started his performance, the audience was amused…

Piano!

It’s piano again!

The King and Queen of Singing, unexpectedly prepared the same kind of performance, both involving self-singing and piano playing for today’s competition!

And…

Just like many people predicted before the show.

Robot exploded!

He played the piano at a swift pace, the big screen focused on his piano playing, giving off an incredibly cool vibe!

The rhythm of the song was fast.

The melody was extremely catchy.

After he finished the song, the audience broke out into the loudest applause, Robot’s performance was the best so far!

“No need to guess anymore!”

“If he’s not King of Singing, I’ll eat shit!”

“My God, his piano skills are incredible!”

“Swan’s piano playing can’t compare to his, this round seems to be dominated by Robot.”

“If Swan had known the competition’s piano skills were this good, she probably wouldn’t have chosen to play the piano this round.”

“A perfect combination of voice and piano!”

“…”

Including the judges, everyone gave a thumbs up!

Wu Long exaggeratedly touched his own heart: “This is a counterattack against us judges. Last round we all agreed that you were first-rate, this round you used your real skill to tell us, you were intentionally hiding your power last time!”

“Oh boy!”

Robot laughed proudly, speaking in a quirky dialect: “How does Teacher Wu Long know that I’m not hiding any skills this round?”

The audience got excited!

He’s this good, and he’s still hiding his skills?

Anyway, Robot was still quirky, but with this sentence, the King of Singing’s domineering aura had indeed been revealed!

“I get it.”

Mao Xuewang winked and said, “The big trick always comes last. However, your piano skills have given you away.”

Robot shook his head: “Don’t scare me, not many people know I can play the piano.”

The audience laughed heartily.

Next to him, Liu Xu commented: “Swan’s piano skill is in the upper-range among singers, but your piano skill is excellent even among singers, it’s almost professional.”

That’s high praise!

Almost professional level!

Over ninety-five percent of singers don’t have this level of skill!

This round, the show reached its peak!

Backstage waiting area.

Piggy Qiqi covered her masked face: “I thought it was a good thing that I drew the fifth out of the hat, but why did I have to follow Teacher Robot!”

Piggy Qiqi is in the same situation as the Magician from the last round!

She’s having a hard time taking over the stage from the King of Singing!

However, there is no other choice; when push comes to shove, she just has to plough through it.

After she finished her song, all the judges were shaking their heads.

“You were nervous.”

“Your heart wasn’t strong enough.”

“You were clearly affected by the presence of the robot.”

“You performed a bit off today.”

Piggy Qiqi started crying. Even though her face was obscured by a mask and her tears were invisible, her shaky voice couldn’t hide her emotions.

A good session of evaluation unexpectedly turned into a large scale consolation session.

However, this is quite a common scene in variety shows anyways.

…

Backstage.

Tongtong sighed, saying: “The Magician was right. Drawing lots is a form of metaphysics. If she was following the wanderer…”

Tongtong suddenly closed her mouth!

My goodness, that was a close call to offend someone!

If my words were broadcasted, I would have offended so many people!

However, Lin Yuan naturally added: “If she followed the Wanderer, Piggy Qiqi’s performance would have been better. But, this is no big deal. The only solution when this happens, is to catch up with him.”

Tongtong was silent.

Still so daring, that’s just like you!

But aren’t your words a bit too arrogant?

Catch up with him?

Is it that easy to catch up after the King of Singing finishes his song?

Okay then.

Prince of Lanling has already demonstrated to the audience in the last episode how to take over after the King of Singing finishes his song.

So, while the words are crude, the logic isn’t.

If you drew a bad lot and your previous opponent is too strong, then you just have to keep up with him.

“Please prepare, Prince of Lanling…”

The programme team’s reminder came through the loudspeaker.

Lin Yuan and Tongtong both stood up to go to the waiting area.

And with the introduction by the host, Lin Yuan finally stepped onto the stage.

“Prince of Lanling!”

“Prince of Lanling!”

“Prince of Lanling!”Despite the various voices online, there was still a large portion of the live audience who supported Prince of Lanling.

Not everyone blindly follows the crowd.

Some audience members genuinely love Prince of Lanling’s magical falsetto!

However…

What the audience didn’t expect was that before Prince of Lanling even started singing, a piano was slowly raised onto the stage through a lift.

The four judges laughed.

The panel of judges exchanged glances.

The audience was a bit stunned.

A piano?

Another piano performance?

The Swan played the piano, the robot played the piano, and now Prince of Lanling wants to play the piano too?

Did they agree to make this a piano-special episode today?

The problem is…

If we’re talking about piano playing, the robot had already performed exceptionally well!

Even the Swan was overshadowed by the Robot!

The judges had publicly commented that the robot had a close-to-professional level of piano skills…

And yet, Prince of Lanling dares to play under these circumstances?

Backstage.

The Swan shook her head:

“He has no choice. Before the competition, no one knows how the other singers would perform. The piano was pre-rehearsed, it’s hard to change plans at this point.”

The Swan’s agent consoled: “Your piano playing was also great!”

The Swan shrugged: “I’m not so ungracious. I admit when I’m beaten. Had I known the Robot would play the piano so brilliantly, I wouldn’t have attempted to ‘show off my slight skill before an expert’.”

The agent’s assistant said: “So, this round isn’t looking good for Prince of Lanling…”

The Swan laughed: “Even if his piano playing is not up to par, it doesn’t really matter. Prince of Lanling’s level of falsetto is undeniable. Advancing should be a piece of cake. At least in the initial rounds, no one can easily eliminate him.”

Did Prince of Lanling reveal his trump card in the first round?

What does it matter? Some people’s trump cards are such that even if you know about them in advance, you still can’t think of a way to deal with them.

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PS: Many thanks to [Under the Moon, a Dance and a Song with Luili]for becoming the 36th Alliance Hierarch of this book. Flying feather, I know it’s your alternate account!