[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-being-the-life-of-the-party-on-kee":3,"chapter-entertainment-being-the-life-of-the-party-on-kee-entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-469":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Playing the Show-Off on Running Man, and Bai Lu Breaks Down",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2015767,2995,"Chapter 469: Taking a song requisitioned by the state to fight against the unfair competition format","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-469",469,"\u003Cp>The final battle of the \"Masked Singer\" finals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before 7 PM, the venue was full of audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of CCTV’s announcement,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without a warm-up singer, the atmosphere was directly pulled to the max.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They held support signs to cheer for their favorite singers, and the shouting and cheering were endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backstage also entered the final countdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"3\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"2\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"1\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the end of the countdown, Li Hao, in a black suit, walked onto the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Audience friends watching the live broadcast on the scene, in front of the TV, and on major online platforms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good evening, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the scene of 'Masked Singer,' a music variety show created by Sujiang TV and Canxing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am your old friend Li Hao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight, in the No. 1 studio hall of Jinling, the champion of this season’s 'Masked Singer' will be determined, and the honorary title of Masked Singer King will be awarded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will receive the support of the three major music platforms on the entire network to tailor a digital album for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And have the opportunity to participate in the recording of the Sujiang TV New Year’s Eve Eve Gala and the Spring Festival Eve Gala.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“This program is brought to you by the special sponsorship of...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao read for a full ten minutes before he finished the cue cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was after politely declining some sponsors; otherwise, he feared he would have been reading advertising cue cards all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let us welcome the members of our guest judging panel for this season.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao let out a sigh of relief, put his hands behind his back to wipe away sweat, and nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the previous episode,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the guests for the grand finale remained the same six people: South Xue, North Zhang, Deng Deng Ziqi, Zhou Shen, Zhang Yu, and Li Li Zhien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the second half of the grand finale, four contestants will join as replacements to compete for the title of Masked Singer King.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The second round will adopt a solo or team battle format for PK.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may compete individually or as a team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally, the champion will be decided based on the votes from the public jury, the guest judging panel, the live audience, and the livestream viewers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Hao spoke, the big screen displayed the performance order of the contestants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap! Why is Tropical Rainforest the closing act again? This is way too much pressure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Something’s not right! Why did all the other contestants choose the team mode, while only Tropical Rainforest is doing a solo battle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really is true; the other seven groups of contestants all seem to have guest singers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard online that it’s because Tropical Rainforest offended the show’s top management, so this is being done to target him on purpose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Don’t say that, it’s actually quite possible. Based on his previous performances, Tropical Rainforest would have won the championship without a doubt, but now a bunch of national-level singers have suddenly been parachuted in, and they all have teams. How the hell is he supposed to play this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s literally hell-level difficulty! I have a feeling Tropical Rainforest is in for a rough time in this final episode.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before the netizens could even digest this information, a bombshell hit them by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What! Only the winning contestant gets to unmask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you kidding me? Isn’t this clearly targeting Tropical Rainforest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sujiang TV is just giving up on this massive traffic? This god-tier move really makes me laugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Lin Yu’s fans were singing doom and gloom, the die-hard fans of the other contestants were beaming with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fans of the various groups online also started a mode of mutual mudslinging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, a large portion of these comments were actually paid internet trolls hired by Sujiang TV to stir up hype.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This war of words, combined with the boost from CCTV, pushed Masked Singer straight to the top of the trending search list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before the livestream started, it already had over five million online viewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also set a new record for domestic music variety show livestreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guest judging panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This competition format is actually quite interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Xue Zhiqian looked at the report provided by the production team and nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, everyone else is competing in teams, so why didn’t Tropical Rainforest choose a partner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Da Da Zhangwei was also somewhat puzzled; this person was clearly at a disadvantage in a group setting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others have guest singers, which is equivalent to having the support of two fanbases. Doesn’t this make Tropical Rainforest a 1v14?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhou Shen saw this scene, his face turned gloomy. It was too targeted, too excessive. This was clearly bullying Brother Yu. Whoever wants to come next season can come; I’m not being a guest anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Zhien, on the other hand, crossed her arms over her chest, looking carefree as if heaven had eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gigolo who lives off women deserves to be targeted by the production team. With this kind of character and artistic integrity, no wonder he couldn’t get a guest singer. Hurry up and eliminate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even had a date to eat with Lin Yu tonight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when the big screen scrolled to the next page of performance tracks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the audience members erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“'Ten Thousand Frontiers'? What song is this? I’ve never heard of it. Could it be...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap! I’ve got goosebumps. The promotional song for CCTV is actually an original by Tropical Rainforest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens! Is he going to use a song requisitioned by the state to go head-to-head with the competition format?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The scene of the Masked Singer grand finale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was the final battle, almost all the contestants held nothing back, bringing out their ultimate hidden skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being professional-level, top-tier national singers, such an opportunity to compete on the same stage was hard to come by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the cheers and shouts, the seven groups of contestants took the stage one after another, instantly setting the whole venue on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first group to take the stage was Herbivore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They brought a performance of “Night of Ulaanbaatar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two singers were quickly guessed by the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tengger and Tan Tan Weiwei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right! I’d recognize that vocal range even if they were turned to ash. Sister Tan Weiwei’s voice is just too domineering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Tengger is actually using Mongolian! It sounds so good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the second group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Nan and Sha Sha Baoliang’s “On-the-Dot Mosquito Coil” combination,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>competed in high notes on stage, echoing throughout the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Yi even went as far as to invite his old partner Ling Hua,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>bringing a standard Phoenix Legend-style duet that blew up the stage with perfect chemistry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fifth group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sixth group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two people in each group cooperated seamlessly, and the audience was thrilled, as if they were at the most top-tier music festival in the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply a ceiling-level audiovisual feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over! How is Tropical Rainforest supposed to compete with this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suggest he just withdraw and go home now. Take advantage of the fact that there’s no traffic outside yet, hurry and leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Production team, you can just vote now. This is a battle of gods; don’t let Tropical Rainforest come up and make a fool of himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no way around it. An individual versus a group is clearly a disadvantage. Tropical Rainforest has neither the right time, the right place, nor the right people. It would be a miracle if he could win.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The livestream comments and the live audience were all singing doom and gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guest judging panel was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Xue Zhiqian and Da Da Zhangwei, who had previously praised Tropical Rainforest’s overflowing talent, now dared not speak recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the contestants off-stage were veterans of the music scene; they weren’t people anyone could just evaluate at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not to mention others, if it were me up there, I’d only be at the bottom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran Zhang Yu shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope the contestant Tropical Rainforest can keep his composure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Deng Ziqi was also quite moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once upon a time, she too had stood on such a stage, facing the siege of national and professional teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Tropical Rainforest’s situation was even more dire than hers back then; the possibility of a 1v14 was almost non-existent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhou Shen also sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought these music giants came just to go through the motions, but he didn’t expect them to be here for first place and friendship second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is Brother Yu supposed to play this!\u003C\u002Fp>",1474,"2026-06-15T17:51:09.876Z","2026-06-15T17:55:55.753Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3e68d4be34417ace033e24af35e4dcb1666171446df83f2c650b416cd19f4dbc","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-470","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-468",525,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-cover.jpg"]