Chapter 98 of 100
Chapter 98
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Next, the stage of the "Next Queen" competition.
As the contestants took turns to perform, today's competition was drawing to a close.
Host Pudding walked onto the stage with a mysterious smile on her face: "Today's competition has been very exciting. Audience friends, tell me loudly, are you satisfied?"
After saying that, Pudding pointed the microphone at the audience.
The audience enthusiastically shouted, "Satisfied!"
After all, the contestants who performed today were at least in the top twenty of "Next Queen," and their skills were naturally not lacking.
Moreover, the competition for the top ten was intense, and all the contestants brought out their best, so how could it not be exciting?
Pudding asked again, "Such an exciting competition, are you willing to let it end so soon?"
"Unwilling!" the audience shouted again, their voices in unison. They all felt that it was not enough, a scene that only a phenomenal program could create, where the host and the audience could interact perfectly.
"Good, good, good."
Pudding said three "goods" in a row, then her tone suddenly changed: "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, let's welcome the eleventh contestant of today, Liu Qin!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The audience all raised their heads.
However... the moment Pudding finished speaking, the entire stage went dark.
A slender figure appeared at the edge of the stage. Without the guidance of the lights, it was hard to tell if it was Liu Qin.
Suddenly, the music started.
The music had a dynamic rhythm, like a heartbeat, and it carried a sense of familiarity.
Then, the spotlight suddenly turned on, a colorful array of lights converging at the feet of the slender figure.
Liu Qin appeared abruptly before all the audience.
"Damn!"
"Is this Liu Qin!?"
"Is this really Liu Qin?"
"This... this... this..."
"What kind of makeup is this? It feels... so cool!"
This was the first time smoky eye makeup was shown in public, and it immediately captivated the audience, both in the venue and in front of televisions across the country!
Everyone was stunned.
Everyone stared at Liu Qin on the screen, momentarily forgetting to breathe.
Her revolutionary look, with exaggerated black eyeliner extending beyond her eye sockets, dazzling white lipstick, and a long coat that couldn't hide her well-defined figure, was incredibly cool and sexy!
Cold, mysterious, decadent, and noble!
This was the smoky eye makeup, combined with Liu Qin's unconventional style, instantly blending multiple personalities and creating a highly contradictory impact!
No one remembered Liu Qin's absence in the previous round... everyone was instantly captivated by this sharp and striking makeup, and all other thoughts were pushed aside!
On the judges' panel.
"This Liu Qin... is really unexpected. This entrance..." Yi Bai said with a bitter smile, though his eyes were fixed on Liu Qin on the stage, feeling for the first time that a girl could possess such an enigmatic charm.
Even Ma Haoran's voice was unusual: "A revolutionary look, a stunning makeup. Liu Qin, who never wears makeup, made such a shocking debut. I'm really impressed this time..."
"I want to wear such makeup too!" Luo Bingqing, beside him, was mesmerized, almost forgetting her role as a judge.
The only one who seemed relatively calm was Zhang Zonghuan. The music mogul's attention was more focused on Liu Qin's song—
"Here it comes," Zhang Zonghuan said softly.
At the same moment, the music paused at a certain point, and Liu Qin's voice, with a hint of hoarseness and laziness, began—
"On this ordinary day,
I wear ordinary shoes,
I walk on this ordinary street in an ordinary way,
I take out ordinary headphones,
I find an ordinary feeling,
I play my favorite ordinary music..."
This song came from Bilibili on Earth, a website where otakus gathered. The song's name is "Ordinary Disco."
The song's creator is a Bilibili god, Luo Tianyi and Yan He, two computer-generated virtual voices.
Once released, the song attracted the attention of the entire Bilibili community and won the top spot on the hit chart multiple times.
Later, Brother Chun also covered the song, successfully bringing it into the mainstream and causing a significant impact.
Liu Qin's version was neither the computer-generated version by Luo Tianyi nor the version by Li Yuchun. She chose the version by another Bilibili singer, Huatong.
Huatong's version is the most popular, thanks to her excellent pitch control and overall grasp of the song.
Liu Qin's voice gave the song a different flavor, as she freely switched between a sweet and a hoarse tone, making her version more versatile.
"The song..."
"It's a new song..."
The audience gradually recovered from the shock of Liu Qin's makeup and was quickly captivated by the song.
Liu Qin's black eyeliner sometimes curved and sometimes narrowed, her side profile was enchanting, her smile blooming and then quickly fading, her singing filled with sensuality and laziness.
Pointing at the audience, Liu Qin's expression was somewhat disdainful.
Strangely, this disdain, combined with the catchy lyrics, didn't make people feel offended but rather gave them a sense of satisfaction.
Even... is Liu Qin pointing at me?
The male audience members blushed, their hearts pounding with this thought.
Even the female audience couldn't resist Liu Qin's charm, waving their arms enthusiastically.
Liu Qin turned, gently shaking her hair, her figure swaying, her steps slow.
"Ordinary Disco, we sway ordinarily,
The ordinary passersby look ordinarily,
My ordinary soul leaves the body ordinarily,
In the ordinary beat, we burn ordinarily,
Ordinary Disco, we sway ordinarily,
My ordinary heart beats thump-thump,
With ordinary passion, we scream ordinarily,
In the ordinary beat, we soar to the sky..."
The song's dynamic and catchy style, combined with Liu Qin's current look, was a perfect match!
The high-quality song, with its lazy and slightly sensual tone, hit the audience's sweet spot.
"The song's style is very unique!"
"Unexpected, yet reasonable, this is the talent Liu Qin possesses!"
"Catchy, dynamic... this song is easier to learn than 'Love's Supply' but more enduring."
"Right, such a song is interesting even when listened to repeatedly."
The judges were discussing the song in hushed tones. The song had a purely laid-back and light rock style, lacking in artistic value but with a high level of arrangement, making it instantly captivating.
As for the audience...
They cared even less about artistic value.
This song was born to make everyone party.
Liu Qin's shocking smoky eye makeup, combined with the catchy song, had a charm that seemed to leap out of the screen and imprint itself in people's hearts!
(It seems everyone has listened to several versions. I recommend Huatong's version; she is considered the most reliable "Ordinary Disco.")
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