"Did your in-ear monitor have a problem just now?"
On stage, Tina walked up to Su Yu from behind.
"Just a minor issue," Su Yu said with a slight smile, waving his hand.
The two turned to face the audience and bowed slightly in thanks.
"Ting Yu!!"
"Ting Yu!!"
"Tina!!"
"Ahhh! The collaboration between the goddess and the god! I'm so happy!"
"One more song, we haven't seen enough!"
The cheers from the audience had not stopped since the song ended.
When Tina and Ting Yu thanked the audience, the cheers grew even louder.
"Haha, thank you Mr. Ting Yu and Ms. Tina for bringing us such a wonderful performance!"
The host found a gap in the audience's enthusiastic cheers.
He felt that Su Yu's segment was the most difficult of the entire show.
His popularity was too high.
It was frighteningly high.
Ting Yu's popularity was already immense, and with the addition of global superstar Tina, the audience was practically going insane.
"Ms. Tina rarely collaborates with other singers. Why did you help Mr. Ting Yu perform this song this time?"
During the interview segment.
Tina had been singing solo since her debut. She had few friends in the industry, had never participated in variety shows, and could even be said to have never sung a duet with another singer.
Although her collaboration with Ting Yu was unexpected, the production team had prepared an interview script upon learning of the news.
"I had no reason to refuse Mr. Ting Yu's song. It was a very enjoyable experience, and I hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with Mr. Ting Yu again." Tina held the microphone, leaning slightly towards Su Yu, her voice filled with joy.
In her many years since debut, she had given her first variety show appearance and her first duet with a male singer to Su Yu.
"Heh... It is my honor to collaborate with Ms. Tina," Su Yu said, subtly widening the distance between them.
What a joke. His wife was watching from the audience, so he wouldn't dare to be too close to another woman.
However, he truly had to thank Tina this time.
The title of global superstar was not for show.
Her few lines of lyrics had not only stunned the audience, but Su Yu himself had been amazed.
Inviting Tina this time was definitely a win for Su Yu.
"It seems the two of you have a good relationship. We also hope you will collaborate more and bring us more great works." The host, seeing that time was running short, did not delay further.
"Then, it is time for the most exciting voting segment. Let us invite Mr. Sean and his singer Brown to the stage!"
As the host's voice fell.
Sean and Brown also came onto the stage.
However, their moods were not very good.
Music is a very intuitive thing. Although everyone's reception to music differs, and everyone has different preferred genres, a good song still has standards for evaluation. For professionals, lyrics, melody, and arrangement are important. For ordinary people, sounding good is a necessity, followed by emotional resonance, which can better mobilize the audience's emotions and allow them to feel the artistic conception of the song. Naturally, they prefer that.
While their rock song had indeed hyped up the audience, Ting Yu's dark-style song was definitely a trump card!
From both professional and audience perspectives, Sean and Brown felt they were in a precarious situation.
"Who will be the winner of this competition, Ting Yu or Sean? Let's wait and see!"
After the host finished speaking, they proceeded to the voting system.
Suddenly, Tina, holding the microphone, smiled sweetly at the camera, "Hope everyone supports us and votes for us. We love you!"
Saying this, she blew a kiss to the camera.
Wow!!
The audience immediately erupted.
Would they accept Tina's love?
Of course they would!
Who could resist that!
"Holy crap!" Sean's face darkened.
Are you kidding me? They already had the upper hand, and now they're resorting to a beauty trap?
Are they leaving no room for survival?
Thinking this, he looked at Brown beside him.
The latter blinked slightly and shrugged helplessly.
What?
You want me to blow kisses to the audience too?
I don't mind, but I'm afraid it won't just fail to win votes, but it will backfire...
"Tina..." Su Yu also looked at Tina. He hadn't expected her to try so hard to help him win votes.
"Hehe, this song has my part in it, and I don't want to lose," Tina said, giving Su Yu a flirtatious glance.
"Thanks," Su Yu replied with a smile.
He knew this was Tina's excuse. It was already great that she had helped with the backing vocals, and now she was helping him win votes. He owed her this favor.
On the big screen, the votes for Ting Yu and Sean rapidly increased.
Sean and Roman clasped their hands tightly, staring intently at the big screen.
"One million!"
"Two million!"
"Five million!"
"Ten million!!"
Initially, the votes between the two sides were not far apart.
But after reaching ten million, Sean's side started to falter.
The audience also stood up, holding their breath and staring at the big screen.
At this moment, everyone was tense.
Although it wasn't the finals, everyone knew the importance of this competition.
This was a crucial match in the battle for the strongest producer on Blue Star!
Whoever won would practically be on the winner's podium!
Time slowly passed.
Sean's palms were sweating, his expression complex, filled with longing and unwillingness.
So close to victory, yet it felt like an insurmountable chasm.
Even for someone as proud as him, his heartbeat could not help but quicken.
The atmosphere in the venue was incredibly oppressive. Everyone held their breath, staring at the big screen, afraid to even exhale.
"Hoo..."
After Ting Yu took the lead in votes.
A hushed murmur finally broke out in the venue.
Time slowly flowed by.
The gap between Ting Yu and Sean widened.
When the last second struck!
The screen froze!!
Ting Yu: 45.23 million votes.
Sean: 37.20 million votes.
Ting Yu won!
"Let us congratulate Ting Yu!!"
Boom!!!
Fireworks celebrating victory!
The audience cheering for Ting Yu!
All the sounds intertwined!!
"Ahhh!! We won! I almost suffocated!"
"Ting Yu won, Ting Yu beat Sean in America!!"
"Ting Yu really did it, he created another miracle!!"
"No, I'm too excited, I need to pee!"
"Unbelievable, Ting Yu actually won!!"
They were going crazy!
Although before the competition, many people predicted that Ting Yu, with his recent surge in popularity, could indeed contend with Sean.
But everyone knew how dominant Sean was in America and even across Blue Star. Winning against Sean in America was akin to Ting Yu winning in China; it was extremely difficult!
But Ting Yu won!
He achieved it!
After so many episodes of competition, he finally rose from a tie for first place to become the true number one!
He secured his ticket to the finals of "Time Music King"!
If he performed normally in the next episode, with the prestige gained from defeating Sean this time, he would surely win with an undefeated record!
This dark horse from China was terrifyingly powerful!!