Chapter 296

"Haha, I'll be bothering you all for these few days." Miss Luo Quan walked into the house with a smile and said to the girls in the room.

After all, the owners of this house are all the members of Girls' Generation, so one still needs to be polite when staying here.

Lin Yuxiao laughed: "Instructor Luo, you're being too formal. We are all very happy that you can come."

The others nodded in agreement.

"The show is over, so you don't need to call me Instructor; just call me Miss Luo Quan." As she said this, Miss Luo Quan plopped down onto the sofa, ready to rest for a while.

"Get up!" Wen Xia let out a shriek, grabbed Miss Luo Quan by the arms, and pulled her up.

"My dear ancestor, aren't you afraid of ruining this dress!" Wen Xia lifted Miss Luo Quan's skirt, placed it carefully on the sofa, and then pressed her back down.

Miss Luo Quan looked at her speechlessly: "I thought it was something serious; it's just a piece of clothing."

Wen Xia disagreed: "This isn't just a piece of clothing; it's a work of art!"

The other girls had been with Wen Xia for a while and knew this was her greatest hobby, so they just smiled and said nothing.

It was already quite late, so after chatting in the living room for a while, everyone returned to their rooms to wash up and prepare for bed.

Wen Xia took Miss Luo Quan to a new room that hadn't been used, and the bed was already made.

"My room is the one at the end of the hallway to the left. If you need anything, just come and knock on the door," Wen Xia said, standing at the doorway, instructing Miss Luo Quan.

"OK, goodnight." Miss Luo Quan made an "OK" gesture and closed the door.

The room's floor was carpeted. Miss Luo Quan searched around the room but couldn't find the air conditioner remote; fortunately, she could turn it on with her phone.

As the cold air blew out, Miss Luo Quan felt much more comfortable in body and mind.

In Yuzhou, she had basically stayed in her room with the AC on during the hottest days. Although it was already the end of August, the temperature was very high, and with the large number of people at the awards ceremony, she was drenched in sweat even with the AC on.

After taking off the "Forbidden Fruit," Miss Luo Quan didn't just toss it into the washing machine.

High-fashion couture is made of very high-end materials, and the common trait of such materials is that they are quite fragile. Wringing them in a washing machine easily causes damage, so they must be hand-washed.

This is why Miss Luo Quan doesn't like wearing such clothes; cleaning them is too troublesome. With ordinary clothes, you don't have to worry about so much—just throw them into the big drum, add some detergent, and you don't have to worry about anything else.

Using a hanger to hang the dress up first, Miss Luo Quan went into the bathroom to take a hot shower and then blew-dried her hair.

By the time everything was done, half an hour had passed without her noticing, and that was considered fast.

Wrapped in a bath towel, she lay on the bed and started scrolling through Weibo.

Tonight's Weibo Night contributed a great many trending topics. Everyone who won an award was on them, and Miss Luo Quan alone occupied four spots on the trending list.

"Miss Luo Quan sweeps the music awards."

"Giving full affirmation to the judges."

"Miss Luo Quan's stunning look!"

"Miss Luo Quan becomes Weibo's Goddess of the Year!"

These basically summarized all her gains for the day. There were still quite a lot of comments; of course, there were fans as well as haters.

From the majority of hater comments at the beginning to the majority of fan comments now, Miss Luo Quan's progress was quite significant.

In an era where there is no threshold for going online, no star can achieve zero negative reviews. There will always be people who seize upon some ambiguous points about stars to attack them. If you go and pay attention to such people, you've already lost.

Of course, this is how most stars deal with mindless hate. Miss Luo Quan prefers to "interact" with these people; she has never been the type to just take a beating without fighting back.

After browsing the comment section, the haters' attacks were nothing more than her remarks while accepting the awards, feeling she was too arrogant and not humble enough.

Additionally, some people felt she won too many awards and didn't leave a piece of the cake for other singers, calling her talented but lacking in virtue.

"What can I do about that?" Miss Luo Quan indicated that she also wanted to be low-key, but her strength wouldn't allow it.

Having gained the advantage, she wasn't going to act coy; at least there were no personal attacks.

And just as the afterglow of Weibo Night was still hot, a new piece of news was rising rapidly on the trending list.

"The initial guest list for 'I Am a Singer'!"

The country's top music variety show, "I Am a Singer," finally started its pre-heating for the new season.

The viewership ratings for the previous season's King of Singers finals set a record for variety shows in recent years, and online views also hit a new high—a record that wasn't broken until "Produce 101" aired!

Entering its fifth year, "I Am a Singer" showed no signs of decline; on the contrary, it was surging forward among domestic variety shows, and its national popularity kept rising.

From the initial controversy over "drama-queen audience" and "exaggerated expressions," the show's status is now beyond doubt.

There is a saying in the industry now: if a singer wants to become popular, go on "I Am a Singer"!

On this stage, even if it's an old song from ten or twenty years ago, as long as you sing it with a new flavor, you can become an overnight sensation, and the singer will soar to the sky along with it.

Here, too many singers who had been silent have experienced a second spring. Therefore, in China, "I Am a Singer" already belongs to the S-tier of variety resources, on the same level as "Happy Camp," "Keep Running," and "Go Fighting."

Of course, the prerequisite is that you must have the strength. If someone at the level of a TikTok influencer went up to sing, they would probably be cursed to death that very night.

For such a national-level variety show, the initial singer list for the new season naturally attracted much attention.

The guest lineup invited by the production team this time is arguably the most ambitious in history. Among the seven initial singers, there is one foreigner—a male singer from Kazakhstan hailed as the world's number one vocalist of the new generation: Kookas.

Although the title is very intimidating, there is certainly some exaggeration; no one can say for sure who is number one, but if it's the top tier, there is absolutely no problem.

Not to mention anything else, the fact that he won the Victoria Music Award for Classical Singer of the Year at just twenty years old is enough.

In terms of prestige alone, the Victoria Music Award should be even higher than the Grammys.

Besides him, the remaining six guests include two from Hong Kong and Taiwan: the "Queen of High Notes" Li Yitong and the veteran rock band, the Rhine Band.

Of the four from the mainland, two are from the "National Team." One is Huang Lei, who has sung opening and ending themes for many TV dramas and is called the "Voice of the Emperor" by fans; the other is the well-known folk singer Kong Yue.

Another one is Lu Huan, the godfather of Chinese pop music. Although he hasn't been labeled as "National Team," his strength and status are definitely top-tier in the country. After all, he is a man who once sang at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics; this qualification is basically in a league of its own domestically.

The last one is naturally Miss Luo Quan, who has been hailed as the leader of the new generation in the Chinese music scene.

The announcement of the initial guest list immediately sparked heated discussion across the internet. The comments in the section broke through 100,000 in a short time, even more than the fan comments on Weibo Night.

"I'm stunned by this list; what kind of gods are these?"

"Can someone explain who this Kookas is? The only one I don't recognize."

"He is a singing genius from abroad, his vocal skills crush all male singers of the same age in the world, his vocal function is one in ten thousand!"

"So amazing, is he as good as Zhao Jie?"

"Ah, this... I suspect you're asking this to smear Zhao Jie."

"It seems Zhao Jie will come to challenge; you'll know when the time comes."

"There's no challenging anymore, the rules have changed; it's called 'Counter-War' or something."

"With so many big names, I feel like one person's name is a bit out of place."

"You mean Miss Luo Quan?"

"No way, does anyone still think Miss Luo Quan lacks status?"

"Miss Luo Quan is aggrieved: How many times do I have to be praised by the world's media before you recognize me?"

"As a Miss Luo Quan fan, I shouldn't speak up with so many seniors here, but I'm curious, how many of these seniors have had their songs enter the list mentioned by 'Rolling Stone'?"

"Don't use that thing to judge Chinese singers; it's not the same cultural system at all. Why don't you try having a foreigner win a Golden Bell Award?"

"As if Miss Luo Quan's songs couldn't win one. Not to mention the distant ones, 'Laughing in the Sea' hasn't been out for long, has it?"

"'Laughing in the Sea' is a good song, but it's too few."

"I'm not questioning her talent—no one can question that—I'm just worried about her vocal skills. Which of the guests invited this time isn't a monster-level performer live?"

"Saying something like that means you probably haven't heard Miss Luo Quan's songs."

"You've heard them? Why don't you tell me how amazing they are?"

"Miss Luo Quan's vocal range spans five octaves, she can go from F2 to G7, and she can use her true voice from C3 to A5. Her chest voice is thick and textured, her head voice is light and penetrating, and she can seamlessly switch between folk, bel canto, and pop. Her breath control is long, and her control over vocal parts is perfect. She hasn't cracked a note once in so many live performances!"

"I don't know if you can understand such a description."

"Does such a person really exist? You're bragging without drafting, aren't you?"

"What is the concept of a five-octave range? Even when bragging about your idol, you have to follow basic logic, right?"

"I've watched Miss Luo Quan's livestream; it's really like that."

"Why talk so much? We'll know after the first episode of the show airs."

"I'm a humble fan, and I happen to be a regular audience member for this season. Recording starts in a few days, and I can give everyone the inside scoop then."

"Followed, waiting for your news."

"But I'm still not at ease about Miss Luo Quan's vocal skills. With so many masters here, it would be funny if a contrast is formed."

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There were still quite a lot of doubts about Miss Luo Quan, but this time it wasn't about her talent, but her vocal skills.

A singer basically only has these two things; you can't compare character, right?

And on the stage of "I Am a Singer," vocal skill is the only indicator. If you can't reach it, you can only be eliminated.

Miss Luo Quan's disadvantage is that her debut time is too short. Although her popularity has been exploding, most of the praise has been for her talent in music creation. There are those who praise her vocal skills, but they are basically fans.

After all, she has been debuted for so long, but she has only attended two concerts, and even then as a guest. She has only had one formal musical performance, let alone talking about international status.

So, not only domestically, but in fact, people abroad don't really understand Miss Luo Quan's vocal skills; they only know her singing is very stable and her timbre is very recognizable.

Miss Luo Quan herself actually understands this phenomenon. After all, when a person's specialty is too dazzling, it is easy to cover up other specialties.

As a singer, Miss Luo Quan certainly doesn't want only her talent to be praised, and besides, her vocal skills are not bad either.

Although historically, many singer-songwriters have had their vocal skills overlooked by the world, Miss Luo Quan doesn't want that, especially since her innate conditions are so outstanding.

Moreover, the reason she joined "I Am a Singer" this time is also in the hope of reversing public prejudice and telling them: although I write songs very well, I don't sing badly either.

Let those who doubt continue to doubt for now. The louder the voices of doubt are now, the more praise she will receive after "I Am a Singer" begins airing.

Of course, just going up and singing directly won't work. For the first episode of the new season, she must make a striking impression—in layman's terms, she needs to pull off a big stunt.

"I Am a Singer" has held so many seasons, and the audience has listened to so many episodes. They have basically heard every type of song, and King of Singers-level guests have performed too many times, so everyone must be quite picky.

Miss Luo Quan estimates that singing something ordinary won't move them. Besides, the guests coming this time are all quite strong, with vocal skills, status, fans, and stage presence. After singing, she really might not gain much advantage in the public voting session.

And the competition format for this season has changed significantly compared to the last. Every episode has singers coming to challenge, or challenger and counter-war singers. Miss Luo Quan isn't particularly clear on the specifics, but there are many competitors and a high risk of elimination. If she has bad luck or performs poorly, she might be gone in the first episode.

Usually, when stars participate in variety shows with such rules, if their status is high enough, they will ask the production team to manipulate things to ensure they aren't eliminated too early.

After all, with such high traffic, leaving after one episode would be too embarrassing.

However, Miss Luo Quan didn't mention this to the production team. Her traffic is certainly enough, but her skin isn't that thick, and it's also a matter of confidence in her own strength.

She was confident before seeing the initial guest list, and she was equally confident after seeing it.

Considering that the hundred or so public judges voting all have a certain level of musical literacy and high musical appreciation, Miss Luo Quan doesn't plan to put too much effort into pop music.

Her creative ability is invincible in pop music, but her vocal skills are not necessarily so.

Although it is said that all music is equal and there is no distinction between high and low, Miss Luo Quan herself has said such things before.

But saying it is one thing, and what one thinks in their heart is another.

No matter how well pop music is done, its status cannot compare to classical music.

Miss Luo Quan certainly won't hire a symphony orchestra to sing classical music, but hiring a male singer to help sing an operatic musical is feasible.

The piece she chose is also very famous in this world. The melody is popular and pleasant, taking into account both the popular and the refined; she imagines it should be very well-received.