Chapter 117 "Do You Think the Guest Group Is Easy to Mess With?"

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As the on-site guests waited impatiently, the competition segment of the first episode of "Voice of Heaven" was finally about to begin.

The first to take the stage was a first-tier male singer named Lou Yi. This time, he chose to perform an old song called "Residual Wind." Lou Yi and his partner, a composer, had made some adaptations to the song.

On Blue Star, there was an unwritten hierarchy for singers: third-rate singers, second-rate singers, first-rate singers, Little Prince (Little Princess), and King (Queen).

Just like Zhang Yuan and Xu Yan, they belonged to the Little Princess tier. This classification system actually suited the vast majority of singers. Unless there were certain special cases, everyone fell into this hierarchy—for instance, someone like Zhou Ran wouldn't be included in the standard classification.

That was because it was genuinely difficult to classify Zhou Ran into any singer tier. He had only debuted for a very short time, yet his achievements were remarkably high—he had already won the Best Male Singer award at the Chinese Golden Melody Awards.

If one went purely by honors, Zhou Ran already had the qualifications to be considered a King-tier figure. However, his debut time was far too short, and his seniority and experience weren't quite sufficient, so he couldn't be categorized among the King-tier singers. On the other hand, classifying him as a first-tier singer or Little Prince also felt inappropriate, because doing so would be like putting a wolf into a sheepfold—far too out of place.

So they simply removed Zhou Ran from the conventional singer hierarchy and directly gave him the title of "Original Song Demon King," refusing to categorize him alongside ordinary singers.

After Lou Yi took the stage, the guests in the audience grew quiet, waiting for him to begin singing. Many people were looking forward to hearing Lou Yi breathe new life into the old song.

"Residual Wind" was a song about spending the rest of one's life in regret after missing out on someone. The overall tone of the song was melancholic and sentimental, making it a perfect fit for the theme of "regret" that this season of "Voice of Heaven" had chosen.

When Lou Yi sang this time, he opted for a very simple, unadorned style. He successfully imbued a sorrowful song with his own unique flavor, giving listeners a sense of gentle, flowing emotion—like a small bridge over a quiet stream. His feelings were deeply饱满, and he managed to sing this old song with a quality that belonged solely to Lou Yi himself.

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As Lou Yi finished his song, the judges and guests in the audience burst into enthusiastic applause, because he had successfully sung the piece in a completely different style without simply copying the original. So far, his collaboration with the composer had proven quite fruitful, with both of them bringing out their respective strengths.

Zhou Ran, watching from backstage, nodded in satisfaction at Lou Yi's performance. He was very pleased with it. Only when the quality of one's opponents was high enough and their strength formidable enough would a competition like this be truly interesting.

After Lou Yi concluded his performance, the guests in attendance gave him warm applause. Although he hadn't chosen to compete with an original song, the effect of his adapted version was quite good, which made up for the lack of an original piece.

After all, not everyone possessed Zhou Ran's freakish creative ability. Requiring an original new song within two days was a rather difficult demand.

For most songwriters, creating an original song depended on inspiration. If inspiration struck, they could compose something in minutes. But the key issue was that inspiration was something you couldn't seek at will—it could only come by fate. Moreover, to be honest, the production team hadn't placed too much emphasis on requiring original songs for the show.

After Lou Yi's performance, the guests praised him enthusiastically, because his performance today was genuinely of high quality. The judges wouldn't force themselves to call something bad when it was clearly good.

They might say certain things for the sake of traffic and viewership, but they wouldn't deliberately twist good into bad. That bottom line, at least, they maintained.

Another point was that the judges' scores wouldn't be announced immediately. Instead, they would only be revealed after all the performances had concluded. This added a greater sense of tension and anticipation—a difference between "Voice of Heaven" and "Who Is the Singer King."

However, one shouldn't assume from the judges' attitude toward Lou Yi that they were a warm and friendly bunch. If you thought that, you'd be sorely mistaken. The judging panel would soon display their sharp and ruthless side with the next performer.

Following Lou Yi, the second performer was a female first-tier singer named Li Si. She had been famous for quite a long time and could be considered a veteran singer. However, due to various reasons, she had never had the opportunity to make a push for the Queen title—she hadn't even attempted to go for Little Princess. She existed in the industry in a tepid, lukewarm state.

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For her performance this time, Li Si directly chose one of her own classic songs, "If Only." This song could be considered her signature work.

When many of the guests learned that Li Si had selected this song, they began whispering among themselves offstage. They seemed somewhat surprised and divided over her choice. Still, they didn't say much—whether a song was good or not could only be determined after hearing it. They decided to listen to Li Si sing first before passing judgment.

As Li Si began to sing, a familiar accompaniment started playing. As her signature piece, many guests in the audience had heard this song before.

While performing on stage, Li Si's stage presence was excellent, and she maintained perfect control over the song's rhythm, singing it through smoothly and fluidly. She also invested genuine emotion into her delivery. Yet when she finished, the expressions on several guests' faces shifted noticeably.

Once Li Si concluded her performance, Wang Min from the guest panel immediately signaled the host that she wanted to raise her hand to speak. Wang Min was a short-video music blogger who frequently posted singing clips online. Some of her original songs also had a loyal following on the internet.

"Teacher Li, I listened to your performance from start to finish just now. The emotion was certainly there, and the singing was very smooth. But I want to ask—where exactly was the adaptation in this song? I really can't see it. I only noticed that a few segments were slightly altered. Can that really be considered an adaptation?" Wang Min started off in a perfectly normal tone, but toward the end, she abruptly shifted and began questioning sharply and aggressively.

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