nyslfriends Chapter 445 A Heart Harder Than Stone
Chapter 445 A Heart Harder Than Stone
The recruits' earlier reluctance was instantly forgotten.
They sat on the ground, their eyes gleaming green, staring intently at the image on the wall.
However, when the projected image was connected, the program had already finished its first run.
On the screen, Hua Shao was excitedly marveling at the miracle of 1997 points, while Jiang Baizhi's bright yellow dress disappeared into the side stage.
"Holy crap! I missed it? The goddess's already finished singing?"
"How come the scores are out already? I haven't even heard a sound yet!"
"Hey, I wish I'd seen this sooner!"
A chorus of frustrated sighs echoed across the playground.
The second company commander, seeing the group of anxious young men scratching their heads in frustration, stepped forward and gestured for them to calm down, his tone carrying an undisguised sigh:
"Alright, alright, what's the rush?"
"Bai Zhi, you have a second round later! As for that song in the first round..."
The second company commander paused, recalling the few words he had secretly overheard on his phone backstage. His heart still ached slightly. He scanned the entire room with a complex expression.
"I advise you to listen to that song from the first round secretly under the covers when you get your phones this weekend."
"That's a sad love song. Just now on the show, even a tough guy like Wang Feng almost cried like Lin Daiyu, and I almost broke down too!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers below burst into a scornful jeer.
"Company commander, your mental fortitude isn't up to par!"
"What song can make us cry? We are the Great Wall of Steel, shedding blood and sweat but not tears!"
"Exactly! We'd definitely be moved if Goddess Bai Zhi sang sweet songs, and sad ones? At most, she'd be a little melancholic, but crying is out of the question, she'd never cry in her life!"
"It's just a sad love song, I'm a living person, I'm not going to cry!"
One of the new recruits even thumped his chest and boasted:
"Company commander, you're clearly just trying to keep us in suspense, aren't you?"
"Let me tell you, we underwent two months of hellish training; our hearts are harder than the rocks on the back mountain!"
The second company commander shook his head helplessly, also somewhat hesitant.
Perhaps, his mental resilience is too weak?
Or was it just a coincidence that he had a regretful relationship, and the song happened to touch his heart?
but.
What these greenhorns are saying is actually true.
"We soldiers shed blood and sweat, but not tears!"
"I really need to work on my mental fortitude. Just love and romance... forget it, just sad love songs, better not listen to them!"
then.
Amidst this commotion and excitement, the moment when everyone could see Jiang Baizhi again soon arrived.
On the screen, Hua Shao announced the list of those who advanced.
Next, the individual draw for each contestant began.
Jiang Baizhi had the highest score and was the first to draw lots.
"As expected of the goddess Jiang Baizhi, she's incredibly powerful!"
"Of course! The song she sang, 'I Love You, China,' is the designated morning run song for our military region!"
However, the celebration lasted less than three seconds.
The image on the screen changed.
When the huge black lottery box appeared, Jiang Baizhi reached her slender, fair hand into the box and slowly unfolded the slip of paper—
The lively atmosphere on the playground cooled down eerily, replaced by an almost absurd silence.
"A nursery rhyme...?"
The second company commander, his eyes accustomed to aiming at the bullseye, stared intently at the two large characters on the wall filled with "children's rhymes," and after a long while, finally uttered a swear word:
"How could the production team come up with such an outrageous topic? A children's song? Can that even be called a song?"
"This is for putting little kindergarten kids to sleep!"
"The rhythm is simple, the lyrics are childish—making Jiang Baizhi sing such a weak song in the semi-finals is practically targeting her!"
The new recruits below also started complaining:
"I'm doomed. I never imagined in my life that I'd barely gotten comfortable in this camouflage uniform before I'd have to listen to 'Two Tigers' on the playground?"
"The production team's targeting is so obvious! Banning sweet songs is one thing, but now they're practically sending their goddess back to square one?"
"Is the production team planning to have her lead everyone in doing radio calisthenics on stage?"
"Putting nursery rhymes—which lack skill, depth, and resonance—on a stage like this, a final showdown, isn't that just making it impossible for the other team to advance?"
"Exactly! Look at those guys in the back, rapping and singing in a theatrical style, at least they sound somewhat sophisticated. Nursery rhymes... Isn't this just bullying honest people?"
"Although nursery rhymes are easier to sing, they're not suitable for this kind of competitive event!"
In their view, nursery rhymes are synonymous with "childishness".
If Jiang Baizhi, who is both talented and beautiful, were to actually jump around on stage singing children's songs, no matter how talented she is, it wouldn't save the fact that children's songs are inherently unsuitable for competitions!
Meanwhile, the draw results for the remaining trainees were also announced one after another:
High notes, opera-style singing, and rap.
"Tsk tsk, the production team really intends to sacrifice these geniuses this time."
Old Hei stared at the screen, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.
"Without years of practice, you'll just embarrass yourself when you try to master opera singing and storytelling."
"While high notes are stable, they are hard on the voice."
"So, nursery rhymes are actually the easiest genre to sing?"
"Is the production team planning to guarantee Jiang Baizhi a minimum income?"
.......
Meanwhile, in the online world, the storms of public opinion are far more complex than what these roughnecks in the military region could imagine.
Because the Voice of China production team released a trailer featuring a mysterious child's voice before the show started, the live stream chat was already overflowing with comments that were about to overload the server.
[Children's songs—it turns out the children's voices in the trailer were the category that Jiang Baizhi, the goddess, drew!]
[Who sings the song "The Stars in the Sky Don't Speak" in the video? The show didn't mention any guest singers in this episode!]
[Was it definitely a child's voice recorded in the backing track? Or did they change the rules later?]
[Just a wild guess: the types of songs the contestants draw are all scripted. Goddess Bai Zhi probably knew she'd be singing children's songs, so she prepared in advance to deal with this notoriously difficult task!]
I agree. Most shows have scripts; it's just a matter of how much.
Although I was initially angry that the show was targeting Jiang Baizhi, seeing the children's song, compared to the rap songs that the other two contestants drew, it was practically a safety net!
[There's no guarantee of a minimum score; keep in mind that children's songs are inherently weaker than other competitive songs!]
Netizens are discussing and speculating.
Some say it's a script, others say it's a guest singer.
At the heart of this nationwide speculation, Jiang Bai, the instigator, was sprawled out on a hotel bed, completely unseemly.
He smiled as he stared at the rapidly increasing popularity score on the system panel.
"Hehe, guess, guess as hard as you can."
"Accompaniment? Backing vocals? Recording?"
"None of that! When I unleash this androgynous roar, you'll not only question the meaning of life, you'll even start to wonder if there's a bug in the theory of evolution!"
Jiang Bai was thrilled as he read the growing number of speculations.
"Just wait, another huge wave of popularity is about to hit!"
"Hehehe! Cry out! My popularity points smell amazing!"