But how could the netizens know that Su Yu was actually subtly setting the pace?
From the start, Su Yu had said that Xingguang was a Queen of Singers, which already didn't match her status as a Heavenly Queen. Now, she was saying that Xingguang's performance in this round was not as good as Xiao Jingyu's. Wasn't she just solidifying Xingguang's impression in the hearts of the audience and netizens?
It's true that she is a Queen of Singers, but her strength should be at the lower end among Queen of Singers!
As long as this first impression was established, Su Yu felt it was enough.
He didn't need to deliberately target or comment on anything, especially since Xiao Jingyu's performance in this round was clearly better.
At this moment, Xingguang, who was in the lounge, naturally heard Wu Anjun's comments about Xiao Jingyu.
At first, she was nodding along, but as she listened further, she felt something was off.
Could this Wu Anjun be doing it on purpose? Otherwise, why would he deliberately mention her when commenting on Xiao Jingyu!
And he even placed her performance and status after Xiao Jingyu!
But she clearly couldn't speak up and defend herself now; that would only make people feel like she was a sore loser.
But it was really infuriating! She was a Heavenly Queen! A top-tier Heavenly Queen, no weaker than Ye Mei!
The third to appear on stage in this round was the second replacement singer. Her outfit was a bit funny; she was dressed as a Big White Goose.
You'd think even a white swan image would sound better than a Big White Goose, wouldn't it?
However, the moment this Big White Goose opened her mouth, Su Yu, behind Wu Anjun's mask, narrowed his eyes.
Good heavens, he actually heard a sense of grandeur in the Big White Goose's singing, can you believe it?
This was a female singer, and her singing style was truly rare.
This made Su Yu even think of the female lead singer of a certain band on Earth; he felt their voices could compete.
Although Big White Goose's voice was very powerful, her singing skills were truly top-notch! Some high notes that seemed impossible for her to reach were hit with ease.
And it felt extremely comfortable!
However, in Su Yu's memory of Blue Star, he couldn't recall who this Big White Goose was for the time being.
"This Big White Goose is a master! Her singing skills have also reached the standard of a Queen of Singers, and her strength is very impressive! It's quite enjoyable to listen to her songs."
Wu Anjun's comments tonight were really not venomous at all. Three people went on stage, and he gave three praises.
Seemingly sensing the netizens' dissatisfaction, Wu Anjun continued:
"I know you're all waiting for me to be venomous, but comments must be well-founded and not just random talk for the sake of the show's effect, right? However, I have to say that the singers in this variety show are truly getting stronger and stronger."
When the netizens heard Wu Anjun's words, they were directly stunned.
Good heavens, this Wu Anjun was actually interacting with them, the netizens.
Did he also feel that venomous comments were useless, so he specifically came to explain?
"Oh my, that's hilarious! Wu Anjun, you're so genuine!"
"Wu Anjun, stick to being yourself, don't mind those haters trying to stir things up!"
"Exactly, exactly, just comment truthfully, no need to consider any show effects, we support you!"
"But Wu Anjun is right, the bench depth of "Who is the Singer" now is truly terrifying!"
Bench depth? Qian Jin smiled after seeing this term.
Indeed, now if an ordinary A-list singer came to sign up as a replacement, Qian Jin wouldn't even bother with them.
At the very least, one must have the strength of a King of Singers or a Queen of Singers to be qualified as a replacement!
And among the singers still active on stage now, there is one Heavenly Queen, three Queen of Singers, one Rock King (Wang Shan), one A-list male singer, and then there's Su Yu, this unpredictable bug.
It would be strange if the audience and netizens didn't feel excited enough.
At this moment, the only A-list male singer also took the stage. In the previous episode, he was the last to perform, and his performance was even recognized by Wu Anjun, which was a great exposure for him.
In this episode, he directly sang "never left," the song Su Yu wrote for Hu Zhixuan.
Throughout the performance, the live audience and netizens nodded frequently.
Although this "Blondie" contestant's vocal cords were different from Hu Zhixuan's, his rendition gave them a unique feeling.
Even that suffocating feeling once again reappeared.
"The Blondie contestant's singing is very stable, and his interpretation of the song "never left" is also excellent, almost on par with the original singer. It seems everyone is really putting in their best effort this time. I also need to work harder~! A little spoiler, my song tonight is also quite challenging."
After Wu Anjun finished commenting, he directly got up and left the lounge, because he was the next one to perform on stage.
Actually, Su Yu had already guessed "Blondie's" identity in the last episode, because he was too familiar with this person's voice.
Isn't this Xie Jie, who kept saying "little brother, save me" and "big brother, I'm not short on money"?
This guy was recently negotiating a contract termination with Xiangnan TV. After it's settled, he's coming directly to Tianxing Entertainment to join him.
Xie Jie called Su Yu a few days ago to tell him this.
But Xie Jie didn't say he was going to participate in "Who is the Singer"? Was he planning to give him a surprise or something?
And when the audience and netizens heard Wu Anjun's words, their anticipation instantly soared.
Because if even a monster like Wu Anjun said a song was difficult, how difficult could it be?
The second round's "Maple" made their throats sore, and the previous round's "chasing dreams with a child's heart" made them shout until they lost their voices at KTV. What now?
And as Wu Anjun walked step by step onto the stage, Qian Jin and Deputy Director Lü Ming, who were backstage, were already trembling with excitement.
Because just as the singer "Blondie's" performance ended, their real-time viewership ratings had already begun to soar, jumping directly from 4.91 to 5.09!
And when Wu Anjun stood on stage, the viewership rating actually reached an astonishing 5.13! It didn't even show any signs of stopping.
Good heavens, who knows how many viewers were actually waiting for Wu Anjun's performance.
Qian Jin even suspected that many netizens might be trying to boost Wu Anjun's viewership, directly turning on their TVs when Wu Anjun took the stage.
After all, quite a few fans do that; it's just that Wu Anjun's fan base is a bit terrifying.
"Can Wu Anjun's song quality this episode be a hit?" Deputy Director Lü Ming asked Qian Jin in a low voice.
He seemed worried that his voice would be too loud and affect Wu Anjun's performance on stage.
"A super difficult song to sing! It's another song that's so hard it would kill the original singer. But don't worry, Director, Wu Anjun's singing is top-notch. This will definitely be another legendary performance after "chasing dreams with a child's heart"!"
Qian Jin answered with burning eyes and an extremely firm tone, not knowing when his confidence in Su Yu had started to become a bit blind..
At this moment on the stage, the prelude to the song had already begun to play.
And the initial sound of the xiao instantly lit up the eyes of countless viewers.
Subsequently, the addition of piano and flute instantly created a national-style wuxia feel!
National-style song! This time, Wu Anjun actually wrote a national-style song!