After Ye Mei and Han Jiangxue both gave extremely high evaluations, the host Ni Hao directly opened the voting for Xiao Jingyu's performance.
At this moment, not only the singers on stage were nervous, but also the audience and online viewers were all on edge.
Because the previous five contestants' scores were not low, especially Xie Jie, who received 56,839 votes, a result that almost guaranteed a spot in the top three.
Therefore, the number of votes Xiao Jingyu would receive became the focus of everyone's attention.
Especially Na La in the waiting room; she was the most nervous among all the singers.
After all, her current ranking was only second place. If Xiao Jingyu and Kong Jing, who was still to perform, both surpassed her, then she would truly miss out on the finals!
A dignified Heavenly Queen, who even sang a song by the Ace Composer, yet failed to make it into the top three?
Just thinking about it would be explosive news, wouldn't it?
However, the moment Xiao Jingyu's votes were revealed, Na La almost fainted.
"Congratulations to our contestant Xiao Jingyu, who temporarily ranks first in this semifinal with an incredibly high score of 57,373 votes."
Ni Hao's voice clearly and decisively reached everyone's ears.
Upon hearing and seeing these votes, the live audience immediately erupted in uncontrollable gasps and applause.
It was clear that they were very satisfied with Xiao Jingyu achieving such a result.
In the waiting room, Xie Jie shook his head helplessly. Although he only lost by more than 500 votes, a loss was a loss, and he had nothing to be unwilling about.
In his opinion, he had already unmasked himself, which was a significant disadvantage to begin with.
Moreover, his fan base was nowhere near as large as Xiao Jingyu's, who had been a sensation from the very start of the variety show until the end of the eighth episode!
So, losing this match was also within his expectations.
Xie Jie could feel relieved because he was now firmly in the top three.
But Na La, on the other hand, could no longer remain calm.
Kong Jing hadn't even performed yet, and her ranking had already dropped to third place.
Who knew if Kong Jing, being from the national team, would have an off-day today!
If she didn't have an off-day, she had a 120% chance of not making it to the finals.
In contrast, Wang Shan from Jusha Entertainment had a very good mindset, because he never thought he could make it to the finals from the beginning.
And now, being able to witness Na La's struggle and defeat firsthand, he couldn't be more pleased.
When Xiao Jingyu stepped off the stage, the last singer of the night, Peacock Fairy, took the stage.
In fact, many audience members and netizens were wondering if Peacock Fairy would continue to sing Su Yu's songs in this round.
After all, everyone else was a contracted singer of Tianxing Entertainment, only Peacock Fairy's identity was different.
Su Yu had already written two songs for her before, and in the eyes of netizens, it was very likely there wouldn't be another one this round.
The best option, actually, was for Peacock Fairy to directly perform the song "jiu er" from the exchange meeting tonight.
This song was still very popular, and for the live audience, being able to hear it in person wouldn't be bad at all.
However, when the song information for Peacock Fairy's performance was revealed, screams immediately erupted from the audience.
"setting waves"
Lyrics, Music, Arrangement: Su Yu
Vocals: Peacock Fairy
It was still a new song by Su Yu! This made the audience and netizens feel exceptionally surprised.
"It's still a work by Su Shen! But this song title looks very familiar?"
"setting waves is a ci-po name! How could it not be familiar!"
"Holy cow, I knew it looked so high-class! I'm impressed!"
"Speaking of which, this isn't another song adapted from a ci poem by Su Shen, is it? He always likes to do these hidden things..."
After seeing this bullet comment, Su Yu was also speechless for a moment.
What did they mean by he always liked to hide things?
These were all basic operations, alright!
He couldn't just release a ci poem first, could he? His main profession wasn't poetry!
However, when he brought out this song, Su Yu had thought about it: first, use the song to attract a wave of prestige points.
Then, amidst the expectations of the audience and netizens, release Su Xian's "setting waves · Don't listen to the sound of wind and rain hitting the leaves" to harvest a wave of prestige points from cultural figures.
But he hadn't done that yet, had he? This was a slander against him!
At this moment, the accompaniment melody on stage had already begun, and Peacock Fairy's singing followed.
"【Ten-mile foreign market, achieving a lifetime's accomplishment.
Tides rise and fall, inside and out, all respectable,
How many years have you accompanied me?】"
The version of "setting waves" that Su Yu gave to Kong Jing was naturally the one performed by the Great Demon King in "The Singer."
As the Great Demon King's grand voice rang out, the feeling of heroism and righteousness was already no less than that of a man.
And at this moment, Kong Jing was recreating that classic scene from Earth.
"【Through the forest and hitting the leaves, the process was magnificent.
Flowers bloom and fall, ups and downs along the way.
Spring, summer, autumn, winter, perish and cease, the curtain has not yet fallen.】"
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng and Chu Ming simultaneously felt an urge to collaborate with a singer like Kong Jing.
Because they felt that many of their ideas could be very well expressed by Kong Jing.
Such singers who could master most high-difficulty songs were truly too scarce, especially when many famous composers began to pursue even more challenging songs.
For example, Lin Feng and Chu Ming actually had several high-difficulty songs for which they couldn't find suitable singers!
If...
As they were thinking, Peacock Fairy on stage had already begun to sing the chorus.
"【Another year, finally,
The one I longed for has not yet appeared.
If success is within reach,
Why are there still, promises I dare not fulfill.
A lifetime of loyalty and righteousness,
Supporting the turbulent situation.
After countless journeys and vast changes,
You are the only one I will forever cherish.】"
And as soon as the chorus came out, it gave a very stunning feeling.
Especially Kong Jing's unique singing style that blended ethnic, pop, and stage drama.
This was truly not something an ordinary singer could compare to.
And since there was no way to compare, then just enjoy the current performance.
Just like Na La, who at this moment already knew she had no chance, she sat there quietly, her mind a blank.
Unconvinced? Perhaps a little!
But what could she use to turn the tables? She really couldn't think of anything.
After the interlude, as section B began, the song's melody changed.
The originally somewhat gentle melody now became compact and even a little tense.
"【Adding flowers to embroidery is not as good as a straw cape in the rain.
A grand feast is not as good as a bowl of fine noodles.
A ladle of well water is also sweet.
Who can live a lifetime without owing anything,
In the long night, thinking of someone's face.
Thinking of the weary human world, no longer young~!】"
And the lyrics of this verse also gave a completely different feeling.
Some parts were even a little difficult to understand.
Many people understood "adding flowers to embroidery," but few knew what "a straw cape in the rain" meant.
However, this did not prevent them from listening to the song.
When the song reached "no longer young," everyone vaguely guessed that the next moment should be a complete explosion, right?
After all, the Great Demon King had been "reserved" for so long; without a cataclysmic eruption, it just wouldn't make sense, would it?