As the song gradually reached its end, its presentation underwent a significant change.
The lyrics at this crucial moment subtly shifted from the original "give me a reason" to "I can't find a reason."
"I can't find a reason to forget, the parting in the heavy rain. I can't find a reason to give up, my determination to wait for you."
Such a simple alteration, yet it skillfully expressed the singer's unforgettable and deeply ingrained feelings for that lost relationship.
Many emotional listeners, in fact, had already been immersed and couldn't help but cry when they heard the first verse.
When the song reached its final stage, that strong sense of resonance surged like a powerful tide.
"Some love, the more you try to withdraw, the clearer it becomes.
That most painful distance is when you are not by my side, yet you are in my heart.
I miss you."
As the entire song slowly drew to a close, Han Jiangxue's effortlessly delivered "I miss you" in the last line on stage instantly broke through people's defenses.
At this very moment, the content floating across the bullet screen uniformly turned into moving phrases like "made me cry," "tears in my eyes," and "so heartbroken."
Su Yu gave Han Jiangxue a thumbs up, expressing his sincere admiration for Han Jiangxue's precise control of emotions.
However, the music critics' comments in this episode caused Su Yu to frown slightly.
Initially, the first few music critics were still in full praise mode.
Su Yu had previously seen a female music critic who was moved to tears, and she was the most emotional one at this moment.
Obviously, she might have a similar story, right? This was clearly a case of being moved by the scene.
However, with the appearance of one music critic's comment, the entire atmosphere underwent a huge shift.
"The song is still of a high standard, but compared to 'big fish,' this song lacks a sense of amazement. So for this round, I can only give it 7 points. I hope the next song will be refreshing."
After this male musician with a small braid delivered this music review, not only the other music critics present, but also the audience and netizens were left utterly bewildered.
Big brother, this is a singer competition variety show. Isn't it a bit too ridiculous for you to rate Han Jiangxue based on the song's quality?
Just now, Hua Huoxing butchered a classic golden song to an unbearable extent, why didn't you speak up then?
And you praised Hua Huoxing's innovative ability? You couldn't possibly be a shill hired by Hua Huoxing, could you?
"This time I also gave 7 points, because I couldn't feel the emotion the song was trying to convey. Sorry, this song didn't move me."
Another music critic immediately spoke up, seemingly wanting to deliver another blow to Han Jiangxue and Su Yu.
"Su Yu's song is a bit too pop-oriented, which makes it feel very vulgar! It has lost the 靈氣 of his previous 'big fish.' I also give this song 7 points."
Three musicians in a row gave low scores, which immediately ignited Su Yu's anger.
No wonder Han Jiangxue lost this round. So, the ones dragging her down were here.
Although "those flowers" is a very classic song, the current popularity of the singer, Xie Jie, is far from Han Jiangxue's.
On this stage, the strength of popularity can also affect the final audience votes.
Because many audience members at the scene actually bought tickets just to hear Han Jiangxue's live performance and Su Yu's new song!
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Su Yu looked at Han Jiangxue, asking with a hint of reproach in his tone.
After all, in Su Yu's opinion, Han Jiangxue had been wronged, so why didn't she tell him?
"They are just a bunch of music critics who took money to do their job, and they have already been terminated by 'The King of Singers' variety show afterward."
A warmth surged in Han Jiangxue's heart, but she still casually stated the final outcome.
"Were they all hired by Jusha Entertainment?" Su Yu was not appeased and continued to press.
"There was also interference from Tianxing Entertainment and Haiyang Entertainment. When it was recorded, there were 7 music critics, and the production team cut out 4 that were not broadcasted," Han Jiangxue replied.
Han Jiangxue was very clear about the matters within. The production team would not cut everything, because such unexpected events could actually attract attention and generate popularity for a variety show.
As long as the final show effect doesn't get out of control, the biggest beneficiary will always be the production team.
"Alright, I'll remember this." Su Yu nodded and continued to focus on the variety show.
Han Jiangxue didn't know what Su Yu was planning, but with the entire Tianxing Entertainment as his backing, there would be no problem even if Su Yu directly confronted Jusha and Tianxing.
She just felt it was a bit unnecessary, after all, she didn't lose anything. Now the bullet screen was filled with angry netizens, spewing colorful curses at these music critics.
Wang Shan, the last one to appear on stage in this episode, still performed one of his original songs, but with Han Jiangxue's brilliant performance as a precedent, his rock song seemed a bit like a baseless complaint.
However, after the song ended, those few music critics no longer pretended.
They all gave the song extremely high praise, and the judges' score shamelessly reached 10 points.
This made countless netizens feel as if their intelligence was being trampled upon.
However, when the final voting results for this episode came out, the netizens rejoiced.
Even though Han Jiangxue's judge votes were very low, the 500 audience members at the scene were not blind or deaf!
In the end, Han Jiangxue still took second place in this round by a single vote.
And Xie Jie, who also performed Su Yu's song, ascended to the top spot for the second time.
"Hahaha, the audience's ears are sharp! It's useless no matter how you music critics try to defame her!"
"Feeling good! Going to download Su Shen's two new songs now ~"
"Next episode is live broadcast, I'm already looking forward to Su Shen's new song for Jiangxue Goddess!"
"Su Shen is invincible! Jiangxue Goddess is invincible!"
The third place in this episode was Han Zhuoma, fourth was Wang Shan, Hu Zhixuan was fifth, and Hua Huoxing got seventh place for the second time, becoming the eliminated singer of this round.
But everyone knew that even if he wasn't eliminated this round, he would still have to participate in the breakout competition.
Only the remaining initial singers, Han Zhuoma, Hu Zhixuan, and Xie Jie, could directly enter the tenth episode's semifinals.
And a few days ago, Su Yu also learned from Xie Jie in advance that the next three episodes of the variety show would all be live broadcasts.
The ninth episode's breakout competition on August 31st will still be held in Hunan TV's recording hall, but the tenth episode's semifinals and the eleventh episode's finals will both be held in Hunan's largest stadium.