TRANSMIGRATED TO THE 80S TO BECOME STEPMOTHERS FOR FIVE HIGHER-UPS
Chapter 365: Xiao Wu's Performance Disappointing
Special musical instruments and music made Mu Jingzhe smile with the audience. This is because his music is filled with excitement and hope. Then, it turns into ignorance and excitement, and then into leisure. In the end, as the music subsided, the excitement turned to sadness.
Usually, when the suona is rung, it contains great joy or great sadness. Xiao Wu's song seemed to contain both.
It was as if telling the joy of a person from birth to death. A lifetime may be full of thorns, but in the end, everything will pass, leaving only calm, like the lives of many ordinary people.
Now that Xiao Wu had grown up, the way he played suona became more mature. He was not lacking like before. Instead, her suona music evoked a different feeling.
Everyone is immersed in music. The contestants participating in the competition sighed with emotion as they heard the special tone of suona and witnessed Xiao Wu's talent. When Xiao Wu's show finished, they all clapped.
They can still keep their bodies stable. After all, they were all geniuses. Even if his opponent was amazing, they refused to admit defeat. The people in China who are familiar with Suona are all amazed.
“Yes God, can suona sound like this? I guess I never understood their music before.”
“Indeed, whatever the instrument, the most important thing is who plays it. I didn't expect Suona to be played like this.”
“I pulled back what I said earlier. He doesn't play to the gallery, but he's really capable.”
The staff of television stations and radio stations were also very surprised, as were the spectators who listened. The phone at the radio station quickly exploded with a call.
Xiao Wu did not disappoint. He showed his skills with innovative performances and even got everyone back to know folk musical instruments.
There were still a few players after Xiao Wu, but since Xiao Wu's appearance happened right before them, they felt a little helpless. They were unlucky that they were scheduled to perform after him. Fortunately, there were not many participants left.
After the performance section ended, it was time to announce the competition rules.
As always, this competition also has a theme. The show will be held three days later, and the participants will have to create music that fits the theme. The judges will then vote on the ratings for the next two days.
Over the next few days, the radio station would re-air its broadcasts. Those who are interested can go to a place to choose to use their real name.
As local contestants will receive more votes, these polls will eventually result in the Most Popular Awards but will not affect the rankings. Overall, the Most Popular Awards were not as important as the jury rankings.
However, the Most Popular Awards also showed strength. When they heard the rules, many people at once secretly decided to choose Xiao Wu or the domestic contestant in Ocean City.
Xiao Wu did not know all this. He focused on the theme announced instead. “This music theme will revolve around healing and warmth. No other restrictions.”
Although there was a theme, it was a broad theme. Not much limitation. The music can revolve around love, friendship, kinship, or other emotions. If you don't want to, you can't stick to the theme either.
The theme is just a reference. If your work is exceptional enough and praised by everyone, you can ignore the theme completely. Previously, there were contestants who did not follow the theme, but because they were so amazing, they ended up getting first place.
As for the theme of the competition, it was mainly included to ease the comparison.
If each style is different, sometimes it will be more difficult to judge. Similar styles are easy to judge. Therefore, if you are not superior enough to guarantee that your work will be stunning enough to ignore the theme, then you should adhere to the theme. Otherwise, you might be eliminated in the preliminary round.
These rules are constantly being refined. They are considered as fair as possible and give the widest possible freedom to the contestants.
Although artists rely on inspiration and too many limitations will limit their inspiration, truly exceptional artists can work with anything.
The music competition was halted after the first day. After the theme was announced, everyone started to get busy, including Xiao Wu.
During creation, everyone is free to seek inspiration alone. Xiao Wu did not stay at the hotel. Instead, he went out. Mu Jingzhe and Ji Buwang followed him.
However, unlike the others, the place Xiao Wu visited was a little special. What was even more special was that when the other contestants had recorded their music, Xiao Wu returned last.
Xiao Wu, Mu Jingzhe, and Ji Buwang, who had left the hotel for three days, returned with faces tired from the trip. Xiao Wu was writing something with his head lowered, but after a while, he would stop.
It was only at midnight that Xiao Wu finally finished and pulled Ji Buwang with him to practice.
It's allowed. Because they will be performing on the spot, the participants can invite others to help them play some musical instruments. Many contestants had helped players around them, and Ji Buwang was Xiao Wu's assistant.
The official show day arrived very quickly. The place was crowded with more people than the last time.
Last time, the audience tickets were not sold, and only one batch was distributed. This time, they had to buy a ticket. There were quite a lot, but there were also many people who did not manage to obtain it. It was rare for people in Ocean City to find such a competition, so some people queued up all night to buy tickets, and there were even people specifically coming from abroad to listen.
There are many people but very few tickets, which results in some high prices.
Some of these people existed for the others, but most of them existed for Xiao Wu. They all knew that Xiao Wu's music would touch people's hearts at any moment. Hearing it in person will definitely feel different. They all want to experience it firsthand.
Mu Jingzhe did not know about any of this because his ticket was the kind given to family members. When he saw that his chair was crowded, he was a little nervous.
While Mu Jingzhe waited nervously, the show officially began.
The order of appearances this time was decided by a draw. Xiao Wu pulled the middle position, which was quite good.
Mu Jingzhe's nervousness disappeared after the show officially began. International competition is different. The show at the beginning was all very good. It feels so warm and comfortable listening to them. Everyone present could not help but smile when they heard the music.
The first round echoed that theme, and it was soon Xiao Wu's turn. As soon as Xiao Wu took the stage, he received an enthusiastic applause, even louder than the others.
Amidst the endless anticipation, everyone, especially those who had come for Xiao Wu, sat up straight and waited. They believed that Xiao Wu would not let them down and would definitely keep them warm.
As they waited on the edge of their seats, Xiao Wu and Ji Buwang began to appear. After a while, everyone looked at them with a strange expression.
Xiao Wu's appearance this time did not feel warm or healing. Instead, it was a bit strange and noisy. Everyone was stunned for a moment as they waited for Xiao Wu to show his true strength.
However, by the time he finished performing, the situation had not changed and his music did not emit any warmth. They all listened from beginning to end. Actually, it was still good, and Xiao Wu's standard style was there. Unfortunately, the audience did not find it very amazing. More importantly, they felt no warmth at all.
They had come for warm and healing music, and this was also the theme, but Xiao Wu's music did not meet the criteria.
After Xiao Wu bowed and left with Ji Buwang, everyone realized that the judges were whispering to each other.. Everyone, including the contestants in the front row who were not preparing to perform and the audience in the back, started talking.
