âPrince of Lanlingâ¦â
Tongtong was looking at Lin Yuan in a trance.
âHm?â
Lin Yuan was also looking at her.
Tongtong fell silent for about ten seconds, then sighed: âNevermind.â
Lin Yuan nodded.
The rest of the performances were also good. Everyone sang the judgesâ songs, making the judges quite moved. Liu Xu and Mao Xuewang even wiped their eyes. The atmosphere on the scene was very warm.
This was probably the least competitive round.
Today, there were no strained performances, all were heart-rendering.
Butâ¦
No audience found it boring.
After three consecutive high-flyer rounds, the gentle warmth of the fourth episode was like a healing session, reminding everyone of the classics, and the splendid days of the judges in the past.
Of course, they are still glorious now.
Itâs just that their ages have caught up with them.
And the singers were performing their works from their youth.
Among them.
The sixth substitute singer to take the stage caught Lin Yuanâs attention.
This person, who called herself Mermaid, but in her voice, Lin Yuan heard a familiar toneâ
Jiang Kui?
Lin Yuan was somewhat uncertain.
The likelihood of meeting acquaintances in this competition seemed not low.
Lin Yuan pondered.
After the performance, it was time for the rankings announcement.
Everyone walked backstage into the gathering hall.
âYou sang well.â
Pufferfish looked at Mermaid.
Mermaid nodded: âYou too.â
Huh?
Something seemed off with the atmosphere?
The other singers detected a faint taste of gunpowder.
âWe should know each other?â
âThe possibility is indeed quite significant.â
Mermaid and Pufferfish were still talking.
When everyone sat down, however, the two deliberately avoided each other, choosing sofas far apart.
ââ¦â
Did they clash in terms of image, so they couldnât stand each other?
It shouldnât be that extreme.
The singers contemplated quietly.
At that moment, Tong Shuwen walked in and announced the results of todayâs competition in his familiar, stuttering manner:
Swan first.
Prince of Lanling second.
Robot third.
Mermaid fourth.
Pufferfish fifth.
Rose was eliminated.
Perhaps because this round was not inherently competitive, Rose did not show much sorrow. She just smiled and said to the Prince of Lanling:
âShow me some mercy.â
Everyone burst into laughter.
Lin Yuan nodded. He hadnât planned on saying much. Rose sang quite well, but she lacked distinctive features.
But this was not the singerâs fault.
Nevertheless, Lin Yuan offered a suggestion: âYouâd be better suited to singing some movie and television theme songs.â
Mainly OSTs.
Rose was taken aback, then seemed to be in deep thought. Eventually, she nodded:
âThank you.â
Rose went to unmask.
This time, it was a second-tier female singer named Yang Yang.
Interestingly, this second-tier female singer was known for her aptitude in singing movie and television theme songs!
Everyoneâs eyes naturally turned to the Prince of Lanling.
In a sense, the advice he had just given was very accurate!
âIâm feeling the chill too.â
Yang Yang said with a smile. Seemingly, saying âBracing the Chillâ had become a tradition for the singers after unmasking.
âCongratulations to all of you!â
Tong Shuwen looked at the remaining five singers:
âAfter four rounds of fierce competition, you have formed the first team of âThe Masked Singerâ. You can all have a good rest for a while.â
The robot asked, âHow many teams are left?â
Tong Shuwen laughed and said, âThis is also to be announced to everyone. There are three more teams. That is to say, our show will select the members from four teams four months later, a total of twenty singers. At that time, we will adopt the form of team-to-team duel. For more specific details, please wait for the announcement from the program team.â
âUnderstood.â
When it came to the dueling stage, the speed of singer elimination would increase.
For now, the focus is still on performance, and there would be only one singer eliminated per episode unless anything unexpected happened.
Following the end of the competition.
Lin Yuan returned to the company by car. The next few months would be quite leisurely for him.
The competition was temporarily not his main concern.
â¦
There wasnât much to summarize this time. After the competition concluded, Lin Yuan continued to write his novel.
Life was quite calm and peaceful.
But this tranquility didnât last for many days.
On Sunday.
When the fourth episode aired, the internet exploded once again!
âHoly shit!â
âPrince of Lanling is picking a fight again!â
âThis time he takes it directly to Fei Yang!â
âHahahaha, I love Prince of Lanlingâs mouth!â
âThe expression on An Hongâs face on the side just cracked me up!â
âSinger King Fei Yang, Song Queen Yuan Xi, first-line male singer Mu Shi, first-line female singer Zhao Ying Ge, Prince of Lanling has pissed off four big-name singers in four episodes. What a lineup, all brought down at once!â
âThere will be no Prince of Lanling in the next episode⦠I feel somewhat reluctant when I think about it.â
âI hope the next batch of singers can step it up!â
âI donât know if the next batch of singers will step it up or not, but I do know that without the Prince of Lanling, there wonât be any explosive topics anymore.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
ââ¦..â
Meanwhile, as expected!
Fans of Fei Yang were furious!
After the fan clubs of Yuan Xi, Zhao Ying Ge, and Mu Shi rebelled, the fans of Fei Yang also started to revolt!
âWait until you reveal your face!â
âDo you dare to talk smack without the mask?â
âYou dare to mess with the King of Singing!â
âBrothers, attack him!â
âFor our singing king, Fei!â
âNo one can bully the singing king Feiâ¦except Xian Yu!â
âCharge, charge, charge, rush to the tower and kill him!â
ââ¦..â
Well, thereâs nowhere to go.
Because thereâs no competition from the Prince of Lanling later.
As Prince of Lanling has not revealed his identity, even if Fei Yangâs fans want to fight, they canât find a place to do so. They can only keep hitting the topics of Prince of Lanling hard on some forums and badmouth Prince of Lanling together with the fans of other singers who were criticized before.
There are signs of forming alliances?
But netizens seemed to have grown accustomed to these singersâ fansâ excitement and did not respond much. Instead, some netizens summarized the four episodesâ performance of Prince of Lanling:
âThe strength of Prince of Lanling is a bit confusing now, as everyone hasnât shown their true selves yet!â
âThe judges have said that Prince of Lanlingâs singing is improving every competition. Can this also be understood as him gradually revealing his real strength?â
âSetting aside the singing skill, I think the fact that Prince of Lanling loves to fire shots indirectly proves his strength.â
âRight, looking at the end of the fourth episode, itâs fascinating when Prince of Lanling was advising Yang Yang to sing more soundtracks for TV dramas in the future. As Yang Yang was unmasked, we all know that this advice is solid. Yang Yang is indeed very suitable for singing movie and TV soundtracks. But we came to this conclusion after Yang Yangâs unmasking, while Prince of Lanling understood the otherâs strengths and weaknesses before their face reveal.â
âTerrifyingly insightful!â
âIâd like to talk about the first episode again. All the people at the competition venue, including us viewers before the television, believed that Robot was first-rate. However, only Prince of Lanling and Father Yang, upon hearing Robotâs only one performance, concluded that the other party was the Singing King. This proves how insightful Prince of Lanling is, as precise as Maestro!â
âPlus, Zhao Ying Ge said she was willing to accept criticismâ¦â
âLooking back, everything Father Yang said is very similar to what Prince of Lanling said. But Prince of Lanling is not copying Maestro. Many times, he even spoke before Yang Zhongming.â
âYes, Prince of Lanling is just outspoken, but everything he said, I believe, are facts!â
âThere is a problem with how Fei Yang sings some songs, and not only Prince of Lanling has pointed it out. Some big names in the industry have hinted at it before as well. When Prince of Lanling pointed it out on the scene of the competition, Father Yang agreed with him, and Teacher Wu Long also nodded in agreement.â
âThat being said, why do I feel like Prince of Lanling is kind of awesome?â
âAt least in terms of commentary, he is indeed very professional!â
âHey, what a pity Prince of Lanling wonât be in the next episodeâ¦â
ââ¦.â
Surprisingly enough.
No matter whether they liked Prince of Lanling, they didnât like Prince of Lanling, or they were neutral audience members, after seeing the later competition plan of the program, they all felt a sense of discomfort.
Moreover, for the past month, they had been arguing about Prince of Lanlingâs topics every day, and many people had grown used to it.
Knowing that they would not be seeing Prince of Lanling for a long time, many netizens even felt a strange sense of regret.
The first day without Prince of Lanling.
Missing himâ¦
Meanwhile, in a certain company.
Fei Yang slowly took out his phone, raging:
âI donât care, I want to participate in âThe Masked Singerâ. No matter how many people there are, I want to participate in the first season. The second season doesnât have the Prince of Lanling, so it doesnât make sense!â