Chapter 326: Grand Finals, Luo Mo Makes a Personal Appearance

At this moment, on the stage of *Masked Singer*, after the four celebrity guests took their seats, the first pair of masked singers came onto the stage.

This was a male-female duo; the competing singer's code name was 【Green Warbler】, and the guest singer's code name was 【Red Snail】.

Interestingly, the song the two of them sang together was Chen Shanqi's "What I Miss."

Luo Mo knew about this and had collected a substantial copyright fee.

Overall, their cover version was passable, but the female singer's ability was still a bit lacking compared to Tao Jie.

Moreover, many covers intentionally change the flavor to show a difference from the original. This version of "What I Miss" was actually sung quite freely, with a few high notes added in the middle, turning it into a show-off song for belting high notes.

But when it was Xu Chujing's turn to provide feedback, the Heavenly Queen still clearly stated that this version of "What I Miss" felt a bit like painting a snake and adding feet to it.

"I personally feel that Luo Mo's arrangement for the song 'What I Miss' is already perfect."

"To make changes based on his foundation and hope to produce a better effect is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"Looking at the final result presented, my personal advice to you is that it would actually be better to retain the original arrangement and original singing style."

"This song was originally a female solo; now that it has become a male-female duet, you only need to put some effort into the harmonies to give the audience a sense of freshness."

"Well, that's all I'll say." This woman with a powerful aura put down her microphone.

The meaning she wanted to express was already clear enough; there was no need to say more.

On the side of the professional judging panel, many lyricists and arrangers also gave the same feedback.

It wasn't that they were following the wind and steering the rudder, immediately echoing a few words after hearing the Heavenly Queen express her stance.

It was because, on the whole, it really didn't have the flavor of the "What I Miss" produced by Luo Mo, nor was it as listenable as the version he produced.

Listening to high-pitched belting live is indeed quite satisfying, and one would indeed feel that these two singers have excellent vocal skills, but the lack of emotion instantly became quite serious, and the whole song seemed incomparably pale.

In other words, this song would not be very listenable over time.

The vote count for the masked singer 【Green Warbler】 was not high, which put her in a bad mood.

If the vote count was low in the previous episodes, she could still strive for more, but today was the day of unmasking, so it would be a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, the male singer who followed performed equally mediocrely, and was even worse than 【Green Warbler】.

This made the audience watching the Grand Finals a bit unhappy.

"Luo Mo's season of *King of Love Songs* was still the most satisfying to watch; there were too many good songs."

"That's for sure! After all, once Luo Mo reached the later stages, he output 3 hit songs every episode!"

"If it weren't for wanting to see the duet between 【Earth】 and 【Superstar】, I really wouldn't want to watch anymore."

"Speechless, the Grand Finals are actually even worse than the Semi-finals!"

Fortunately, the next masked singer performed extremely well, which could be called an extraordinary performance.

But this also allowed everyone to confirm his identity.

"【Red Hair】 is definitely Xue Ning! The 【Blue Spirit】 next to her is her old partner Tian Ming! These two have been a duo for ten years!"

"Singing solo separately is really boring, but once the two of them combine, the feeling is immediately right!"

"Nice, nice, this song is sung well!"

In the end, 【Red Hair】's vote count was a full one hundred votes higher than 【Green Warbler】's; she, who had been trailing at the bottom, staged a comeback directly in the Grand Finals!

Following her onto the stage were our Heavenly Queen Gatekeeper Chun Xiao, and her partner in *Masked Singer*, Wu Yuefeng.

Chun Xiao wore a little black dress, the kind with sequin material, shining like fish scales under the lights.

The black dress was an off-the-shoulder style, revealing her right-angle shoulders and superior shoulder and neck lines.

Once a woman's shoulders and neck are beautiful, her entire temperament becomes even more prominent.

As for Wu Yuefeng, he wore a black suit.

This Heavenly King has always maintained a cold and ascetic persona, belonging to the type who speaks very little and has a cold expression.

Therefore, on many occasions, he also prefers formal wear.

He is not nearsighted, but he occasionally wears gold or silver-rimmed glasses.

As soon as their duet track appeared, the bullet comments completely boiled over.

This song is called "Close at Hand."

"How is it the same name as a new song by Wu Yuefeng that hasn't been released yet?"

Wu Yuefeng's team was already promoting the three new songs to be released next week on his new album, and the song titles had already been announced to the public.

Therefore, some netizens began to feel puzzled.

Is this just a coincidence, or... did the Heavenly King come in person!?

When the song information appeared on the show, the bullet comments completely exploded!

"Lyricist Yuan Hewen!"

"Isn't that clearly telling everyone who he is!?"

"He's here to promote his song, right!"

"The treatment of a Heavenly King is just awesome!"

"Actually, it doesn't matter; Wu Yuefeng's voice can be recognized as soon as you hear it."

"Yeah, how could Wu Yuefeng hide it!"

All of a sudden, many viewers began to sympathize with the other singers.

Originally, Chun Xiao's identity had already been basically guessed by the audience; it was basically confirmed.

Although her status as a Heavenly Queen has always been criticized, she at least has the top-tier level of a First-line Singer.

If it weren't for the fact that 【Superstar】 and 【Earth】 were indeed very strong, Chun Xiao would have started a slaughter mode in this variety show.

Now, with Wu Yuefeng coming directly, it's simply too terrifying!

A thought even popped into the minds of many viewers: "What is there left to compete for?"

Yeah, what else is there to compare?

However, many people, upon thinking that the Superstar's Guest Singer is none other than Teacher Earth, feel that the two could still put up a fight.

No one thinks Earth's singing will be better than Wu Yuefeng's; in fact, many think this person probably cannot sing at all and is likely just a hidden billionaire with a lot of culture and life experience.

But that doesn't matter, our Teacher Earth can rely on his personal charisma!

Because of his many deeds and his legendary nature, the moment he appears, many in the live audience will spontaneously vote for him.

In this way, even when facing a Heavenly King-level Superstar, it is not as if they are without the power to fight!

Many people in the live broadcast comments also began to cheer him on remotely.

"We will protect Teacher Earth!"

"If I were at the venue, it wouldn't matter who came, I'd only vote for Earth!"

"Even if Luo Mo came, I'd still vote for Earth!"

"Even if Chen Luo came, I'd still vote for Earth!"

"No room for negotiation, Teacher Earth is the Ox!"

It is just a pity that this group of people cannot actually go to the venue.

How the live audience will vote depends on the specific situation.

Since this song, "Close at Hand," was written and composed by Yuan Hewen, it naturally follows the ancient style he is most skilled at.

Recently, Yuan Hewen has changed his routine a bit; it is unclear if it is because many netizens started criticizing his lyrics for being incomprehensible and just piling up flowery language, but the lyrics he writes now are not as obscure.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't let go of his Face, Yuan Hewen would actually quite like to try creating a Chinese Style song.

Honestly, on Blue Star, ever since Luo Mo pioneered Chinese Style, Yuan Hewen should have been one of the creators most suited to trying this style.

It is just a pity that he acted too arrogant too early, insisting that Luo Mo stood on his shoulders to pioneer Chinese Style.

As a result, he cannot back down now.

Overall, this song "Close at Hand" is indeed a good piece of work.

The Singing skills of Chun Xiao and Wu Yuefeng are also beyond reproach.

As soon as the singing spread, many people immediately identified it as Wu Yuefeng's voice.

A Heavenly King-level Singer has his own distinctiveness; unless he deliberately disguises it and does so very well, he will be recognized after singing just two lines.

The comments began to surge: "Sounds good!"

"This song is not bad."

"He still has some real skills!"

"Total slaughter, isn't this just a total slaughter?"

In the eyes of many watching the Live Broadcast, this song is surely the hottest song of the grand finale.

The Superstar calling in Earth will only make everyone cast more emotional votes.

Unless Earth's Singing skills do not lose to Wu Yuefeng's.

But... is that possible?

At the same time, the quality of the songs they bring must also be top-tier; they must be good enough to listen to!

Heavenly Kings and Heavenly Queens have too strong a pull.

With them playing their trump cards on stage like this, many people will vote crazily for these two.

If Xu Chujing went on stage to help the Superstar, she could indeed achieve a crushing victory in terms of appeal.

But Heavenly Queen Xu is a guest.

As the song "Close at Hand" ended, the other masked singers who had already finished singing thought to themselves: "Losing is not shameful."

Losing to Chun Xiao and Wu Yuefeng, what is there to be ashamed of?

With the status of these two, being able to compete on the same stage as them is even an honor!

If it were a narrow defeat, one could even go crazy sending out press releases for publicity in the following days.

Being crushed all the way by a Superstar whose identity is unknown, one feels a bit stifled.

Now, everyone actually has a very good mindset.

Some even feel a bit of schadenfreude.

When it came to the critique segment, Xu Chujing did not comment much, just saying two words: "Quite good."

Wu Yuefeng and Luo Mo both won the Annual Best Male Singer at the Hua Ge Award ceremony, so she will not over-evaluate Wu Yuefeng, and she will be extremely stingy with praise for his performance.

Even if he sang to the heavens, Xu Chujing would not praise him.

After all, Luo Mo is preparing in the backstage corridor, and he can hear it.

"He seems to have a bit of a Heart Eye in this regard," Xu Chujing thought to herself with a slight smile, not knowing what she had thought of.

The Mo Xu CP fans do not know that Xu Chujing just gave them a treat, only they haven't discovered it yet.

As for the professional judging panel, it could be said they were full of crazy praise.

It was indeed sung well, and the quality of the song was indeed high.

Lv Yi previously did not think Earth could sing, but now he hopes Earth has some Singing skills; he doesn't ask for much, as long as he has the level of an ordinary Singer, he would still have the power to fight.

After all, with his personal charisma there, once everyone hears him start to sing and feels that he doesn't sing badly, it will surely give everyone a massive Surprise!

This kind of big Easter egg will make the outcome of the situation hard to predict.

Once everyone finished their critiques, the host began to take the stage to announce the specific vote counts.

The total votes for today's grand finale is 2000, with more live audience members than in the previous episodes.

The votes obtained by this song "Close at Hand" reached as high as 1833, which is terrifying!

Seeing this vote count, Chun Xiao suddenly felt that being a supporting act for Wu Yuefeng was worth it.

Having propped up the status of a Heavenly Queen for so long, she sometimes really felt she was a Heavenly Queen.

With the status of a Heavenly Queen, being upstaged on a variety show stage is still a bit of a loss of face.

Furthermore, this song "Close at Hand" by Wu Yuefeng is the work of a "junior sister" from the same company. The female Singer who sang it with him is merely a budding female Singer that Cilong Entertainment attaches great importance to and is focusing on cultivating.

In terms of Face, it is still unsightly.

As for someone as arrogant as Wu Yuefeng, he surely feels that everything is only natural.

"Sweeping away those previous Masked Singers is an inevitable matter."

"The main focus is still on Superstar and Earth."

He simply did not treat the others as opponents at all.

To be precise, he also did not think Superstar could beat him; it was just that before participating, he didn't know Earth was coming!

This person is simply a cheater; his personal charisma is too strong, and with a donation of nearly 100 million sitting there, it inexplicably gives people the feeling that he is a pay-to-win player on a variety competition stage.

Is this just money being donated?

Isn't this damn well a form of buying votes?

Anyway, none of the Singers who came to the grand finale expected that one day they would actually encounter a—RMB player—on a Singing stage!

Amazing, this is truly amazing!

The vote counts were announced, and after the host heaped praise on them from the side, Chun Xiao and Wu Yuefeng had to leave the stage to rest.

The audience at the scene began to shout the two people's names directly, making the masks seem a bit unnecessary.

"Wu Yuefeng! Wu Yuefeng!"

"Chun Xiao!!!"

Things having reached this point, Wu Yuefeng remained aloof, while Chun Xiao simply let herself go, even waving at the audience shouting her name.

This is equivalent to playing with her cards face up again.

However, the voting had already ended, so it wouldn't affect the overall situation.

The host was still cracking jokes on stage, while at the backstage passage, a staff member said to the masked Superstar and Earth: "The two of you can prepare to enter; once the passage opens, you can go directly onto the stage."

"Are you nervous?" Luo Mo turned his head and asked Li Junyi.

"Not nervous, on the contrary, I'm a bit nostalgic for this feeling," Li Junyi said with a smile.

He felt a bit like he was dreaming back to Creating Idols, feeling as if he had returned to the very beginning.

It was as if Luo Mo was still that Instructor Luo who gave everyone an infinite sense of security, still that captain who led them to success.

After Li Junyi recognized Wu Yuefeng's voice, he was not flustered in the slightest.

Since Brother Mo had come in person, then, he feared no one.

He hadn't sung with Brother Mo for a long time, and now, he finally had this opportunity again.

Many people thought he was an abandoned piece of Luo Mo Studio, a marginal, transparent person.

But in reality?

Brother Mo is still that same Brother Mo.

The entrance to the stage passage opened, and Luo Mo said: "Let's go."

After saying this, he began to stride forward, walking in the lead.

Li Junyi looked at this Back Shadow that made people feel at ease, and followed one step behind him.

The spotlights shone on the passage on the stage, and the audience could vaguely see two figures, one tall and one short.

As a Legend in Masked Singer, the upright and tall Teacher Earth... has finally stepped onto the stage!

(PS: Only one update today, 4000 words, there are still things to be busy with, everyone will know in a few days, it is a good thing, and there will be things to compensate everyone.)

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