Global Finals!
on site.
The notary public staff in work clothes quickly walked onto the stage carrying a black briefcase. Under the attention of the audience and the world, he handed the briefcase to Jennifer with both hands.
Jennifer took it solemnly with both hands and said excitedly, "I have obtained the audience voting results of the first performance in the top ten regions around the world. Like all of you, I am very eager to know, in the first performance, Professor Wang Qian's performance or Sophie's performance, which one will get more votes? Which one will get more support?"
“In terms of professional ability and musical talent, they have undoubtedly surpassed what the judges could have evaluated, and both performances received full marks.”
"Now, I'm going to reveal the audience vote for the first show!"
All the entertainment industry and media people at the scene were looking forward to the results the most. They wanted to know whether their efforts over the past few days would produce the results they wanted.
They have been frantically trying to cover up Wang Qian's presence these days, and have been desperately bragging about Sophie and several other contestants, trying to get votes for Sophie and suppress Wang Qian's popularity as much as possible.
They have done their best.
The effect depends on this!
but…
They felt nervous when they thought of Wang Qian’s god-level live rock performance in his first show. There have been no more than three such performances in history.
But, maybe, the audience doesn’t know what’s good
This kind of thing where a product is well received but not commercially successful happens every year in the entertainment industry!
Sophie did not stay on the stage any longer, but took the opportunity to turn around and leave the stage.
Her performance has ended, and it is Wang Qian's turn next.
She looked at Wang Qian's lounge, but didn't see Wang Qian. Feeling a little disappointed, she turned around and walked quickly towards her own lounge.
Wang Qian was still sitting in the lounge at this time, hugging Qin Xuerong, and watching Jennifer on TV with everyone, waiting for the results to be revealed.
Wang Qian was also curious about what the result would be.
Did those media achieve their goals
Or is your own performance more effective
Just look at the numbers!
Jennifer carefully opened the suitcase. There was a piece of paper inside with only two names and two sets of numbers written on it. But at this moment, it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in her hands, making her hands tremble slightly.
All the audiences around the world stared at the paper with wide eyes.
The program team's office was already in an uproar at this time.
because…
The viewership has increased significantly compared to when Sophie performed.
"The number of viewers has begun to increase rapidly. When Sophie performed just now, the peak number of viewers reached 3.2 billion, and now it has exceeded 3.6 billion."
"Everyone is looking forward to the result. More importantly, the audience wants to see Wang Qian's last performance."
"God, time flies by so fast. Is this the last show soon?"
"Yes, the show started almost an hour ago and ended in about an hour and a half. Everything went according to plan."
“I really hope it will last forever.”
"So, when Wang Qian comes on stage, it might be our peak this year?"
"That's the theory, but it still depends on Wang Qian's performance on the spot. If he performs better, then he may create a more miraculous peak. If he performs averagely, the last performance may be his peak."
“We can always trust him.”
"Yes, after all, he is so expensive..."
…
On stage.
Jennifer picked up the paper, her eyes wide open, and she announced loudly with a smile, "The voting results for Professor Wang Qian and Sophie's first performance are in my hands. Professor Wang Qian received 59,739 votes."
"Sophie received 50,261 votes."
"No one abstained. There are a total of 110,000 votes worldwide, all of which are valid."
The judges' voting rights were cancelled. There were a total of 10,000 votes on site, 10,000 votes for each of the top ten regions in the world, for a total of 110,000 votes.
The gap between Wang Qian and Sophie is less than ten thousand, both are on the order of more than fifty thousand.
This is the closest time for Wang Qian to have the same number of votes as his opponent since he performed in the World Championships.
visible…
The two have almost the same support rates around the world.
However, the sales of their works in the consumer market are not on the same order of magnitude.
This shows that…
The media's actions in recent days have been effective, and many people have supported Sophie for reasons other than her work.
However, this effect was not as great as they imagined and did not play a decisive role.
After hearing the two numbers, everyone in the audience was silent for a few seconds, obviously comparing and calculating carefully what this set of numbers represented.
Then there was warm applause.
Many European and American entertainment stars and media professionals were somewhat disappointed. They almost all came out to suppress Wang Qian and enhance the influence of Sophie and Adam, but in the end, the result was still like this...
This reminded them of a truth...
In the face of absolute strength, all the means behind it are false and will appear ridiculous in the end.
Robert and the others smiled with a relaxed look. They re-teamed and chose to support Wang Qian, so this was the result they wanted. Otherwise, they would be in a difficult situation.
Kristen, Green, Garbo, Ellie and others also applauded vigorously, thinking that this result was deserved.
Adam and Elizabeth applauded while secretly feeling regretful. Many of the European and American contestants still hoped that Sophie would win and keep the championship in the European and American music scene instead of being taken away by Wang Qian.
Unfortunately, the result of the first game is already determined, so we just have to wait and see the next two games!
Only Miyuki Nakamori truly hopes that Wang Qian can win.
Jennifer clapped with everyone else, and when the applause died down, she said, "Okay, the voting results for the first performance have been announced, and Professor Wang Qian has won. The voting for the second round of performances has already begun. Audience members who have tickets must not forget to vote for your favorite contestant."
"Let's take a break. If you need to go to the bathroom, go now. Professor Wang Qian's last performance is about to begin..."
A round of advertisements was inserted to give the audience a break. The program crew's arrangements were very thoughtful, trying to extend the market as much as possible and make the most of advertisers.
Wang Qian had already brought a few people to the backstage entrance and was waiting.
Jennifer walked over quickly with a model's step, looked at Wang Qian and the others and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you won the first game!"
Wang Qian shook his head: "Not yet, we still have to wait for the market sales results."
Jennifer said seriously: "Do we still need to look at the sales results? I don't think anyone else will affect your sales champion position, even Sophie is no exception. She is not your opponent. Congratulations in advance, world champion..."
World champion!
Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Juliet, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin were all excited after hearing this.
They all know that Wang Qian has the greatest hope of winning the championship.
But, until the last step, who can be sure
Watch it!
The championship seemed to be right in front of us, within our grasp.
How can they not be excited
Only Wang Qian remained calm and didn't care so much about winning the championship!
The on-site toilet break was over quickly.
On the pitch-black stage, Wang Qian and his band members were ready.
Many people in the audience clearly saw all their actions and shouted and greeted them.
Wang Qian sat in front of the microphone in the center of the stage, still holding a guitar in his hand. On his left was Juliet, and on his right were Zhao Wei and He Fulin. The three of them also held a guitar and sat side by side with Wang Qian.
Behind him, Murong Yue was already sitting in front of the drum set.
Jiang Yu did not have a keyboard this time, but sat in front of two hand drums, which were her last instruments in this performance.
A world-class piano master, in Wang Qian's band, he has no presence at all, just like a brick, he can be moved wherever he is needed. Many music artists who follow Jiang Yu were speechless when they saw this.
If it were in any other rock band, and a world-class music artist was treated like this, they would have already started to criticize him.
However, now seeing Wang Qian at the front, they could only remain silent, feeling a little envious...
Lights on…
The lineup on stage lit up in front of the whole world.
Everyone in the audience then took a closer look at the appearance of Wang Qian and the others.
They couldn't help but be amazed.
"This is, four guitars?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Wow, I'm looking forward to it."
"Hurry up, I can't wait..."
After a burst of excited discussion, there was warm applause.
Everyone hopes that Wang Qian can perform soon, they can’t wait.
Kristen, Robert, Miyuki Nakamori and others all looked expectantly.
The ten judges on the jury are also full of expectations, looking forward to what more Wang Qian can do with rock music.
Wang Qian sat in the middle, holding a guitar, and whispered into the microphone: "Actually, after I arrived in Los Angeles and checked into the hotel, I often had almost the same dream. I recently tried to write this dream into a song and sing it to you..."
“I hope you like it!”
A dream
Everyone was surprised when they heard Wang Qian’s words, and at the same time, they became more expectant.
It seemed that this was the first time that Wang Qian spoke so solemnly about the origin of a song.
This represents extraordinaryness, just like the previous song, Wang Qian solemnly said that it was his rock, and it really became a masterpiece that all rock fans were crazy about.
Will this last piece also be such a phenomenal work
All the rock fans and pop music industry insiders stared at Wang Qian with shining eyes.
If they hadn't wanted to hear the piece as soon as possible, they might have applauded again.
Everyone stopped talking and no longer discussed anything with the people around them. They suppressed all their excitement and expectations in their hearts and just looked at Wang Qian quietly and expectantly.
Wang Qian was quite satisfied with this. He had already prepared himself for the music and started playing on the guitar strings with his hands.
Juliet next to her was wearing a white shirt and jeans, also holding a guitar, and easily played the melody along with teacher Wang Qian.
A relaxing and nostalgic music then sounded.
Everyone's ears pricked up.
Some people were a little disappointed.
Because this is obviously not the kind of musical atmosphere that will light up the whole audience.
Many people are looking forward to an explosion like last week's "We Will Rock You" that shocked the world.
pity…
It seems that he will not appear tonight.
but.
This guitar playing is also very nice.
After Wang Qian and Juliet's guitars sounded, Zhao Wei and He Fulin also joined in.
Four guitars, without any disorder, the music is harmonious and has a certain charm, which makes people unable to help but continue listening, as if taking them into a dream.
Many people in the pop music industry had their eyes lit up with surprise and anticipation.
"This is the style of blues country music!"
"What is he going to do?"
"No more rock and roll?"
Big-name singers such as Kristen and Green looked at Wang Qian in surprise.
Just from the opening melody, they knew that this was definitely a prelude to success.
But, this is not rock music at all.
And at this time.
Murong Yue's drumming joined in, and Jiang Yu's gentle beating of the tambourine seemed vague.
The guitar sound is still the main melody.
The sounds of drums and tambourines occasionally appeared in the background, as if to remind everyone of their presence...
This beautiful melody made everyone once again admire Wang Qian's arrangement skills.
At this time, Wang Qian also started singing into the microphone.
A vicissitudes and hoarse voice sounded: "On a dark desert highway in my hair."
As soon as Wang Qian opened his mouth, everyone in the audience was shocked.
This style of singing was also the first time that Wang Qian sang on stage. This hoarse and weathered voice made many people feel a sense of desolation all of a sudden.
I didn't listen to Wang Qian's singing, but his hoarse and vicissitudes of life voice seemed to be telling a true story, which attracted people as soon as they heard it.
"Warm smell of c up through the air."
"Up ahead i saw a shimmering light."
"My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim."
“I had that.”
"There she stood in the doorway."
"I heard the mission bell."
"And I was thinking to myself."
"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell."
"The up ad she showed me the way."
"There were voi the corridor."
"I thought I heard them say."
“Welcome to the Hotel ia… ”
Everyone listened quietly to Wang Qian telling the story.
Many people at the scene felt that the protagonist in this story seemed to be themselves!
Especially...
At this point, several people on the stage sang together: Welcome to Hotel California!
Many Hollywood celebrities were shocked when they heard this.
Wang Qian's singing continued to touch their nerves.
“Such a lovely place.”
“Such a lovely face.”
…
Bella, who was sitting in an inconspicuous corner in the middle back row, stood up excitedly when she heard this. Then she found that the whole audience was listening to the song quietly. Her standing up seemed too abrupt, so she sat down again in a hurry.
However, she still clenched her hands excitedly, her heart full of surprise.
Could it be...
He wrote this song for me
Hotel California.
Isn't this the hotel where he is staying now
The names are different, but so what
but…
Everyone at the scene with a good appreciation of music could hear that Wang Qian's song has a deep meaning.
So, everyone listened more carefully.
Moreover, the beautiful music melody, coupled with Wang Qian's hoarse voice that sounded like a storyteller, made everyone unable to stop listening.
The backstage program team was also the most excited at this time.
really…
Wang Qian will never let them down.
The higher peak is always in the next one.