I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 509 Shady story
Su, who was on the judges' panel, sneered. He thought Du Kang's singing was rubbish. Angelo Siliano, who was sitting next to him, didn't understand the lyrics. He thought the last contestant who sang an English song was pretty good.

There were three judges, Su sat in the middle, with Angelo Siliano on his left and a man in a white shirt and navy blue casual suit on his right.

From beginning to end, the man didn't say anything, and Su didn't communicate with him, but frequently talked and laughed with Angelo Siliano.

"Show off, it's so dark here and you're still wearing sunglasses." Chen Xi looked at Su in the distance and couldn't help but curse.

"Hehe, is that guy blind? It's so dark here and he's wearing sunglasses to look cool." Saori also laughed.

"He has no taste in clothes at all. He wears a white suit and such a tacky tie. He can't even imitate Jackson." Jin Nana also shook her head after seeing it.

But those stupid female fans around him don’t think so. They think Su’s outfit today is very handsome. Even if he is wearing beggar’s clothes, those women will still throw themselves at him and lick him.

These three judges are also interesting. Angelo Siliano is wearing a grey shirt and black suit, Su is wearing all white, and the one on the right is wearing navy blue, which looks a bit like an Oreo cookie at first glance.

"Xinyi, do you think your cousin will have a chance this time? I see a lot of people cheering for him."

"Hey~"

Shen Xinyi sighed and shook her head.

"This kind of talent show is just for show. The spots have been decided. If your cousin doesn't use his connections or canvass for votes, then he has no chance. This is just like our last election..." Li Xin suddenly interrupted, glancing at Chen Xi. Everyone knew what he wanted to say.

Shen Xinyi didn't say anything, but just rolled her eyes at him. Li Xin also felt bored and could only laugh dryly.

"Hey, Mr. Li, can your brother win the award? How many people have you found to cheer for him?" Zhang Ruoxi, who was standing next to her, vented her anger in a sarcastic manner.

"No, this kind of boring talent show will not bring any benefits to the winners. Instead, they have to spend money to buy a spot. I never do things that don't have substantial benefits, so I didn't buy a ticket for my brother."

"You are really realistic."

"Why waste time and money on useless things? This is not my style."

"So, are you also very calculating when choosing a partner? If the other person can't bring you any real benefits, will you let go without hesitation?" Zhang Ruoxi raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a hint of amusement. Her eyes moved between the two of them, and she asked Li Xin a fatal question.

Li Xin was slightly stunned, then smiled awkwardly, trying to ease the atmosphere: "This... Actually, I prefer to find a partner who can support each other and grow together with us. If such a relationship can bring benefits to both parties, it will naturally be icing on the cake." He secretly glanced at Shen Xinyi, observing her reaction, trying to capture her thoughts and emotions.

"This kind of man is so scary. If you are no longer useful to him, he will kick you away. My scalp tingles just thinking about it. You'd better be careful." Zhang Ruoxi whispered a few words in Shen Xinyi's ear.

"I don't understand what you mean. I won't be friends with him." Shen Xinyi quietly communicated with her bestie.

"I am No. 03, Chocolate, and I am giving you a powerful song, "Fist of Fury."

"Get ready
All the equipment must be brought together.

Ready to go to the streets with me to march Body
Today we will prove

I can handle any kind of dance..."

The exaggerated dance and murderous singing made the audience cover their ears.

"What the hell, the song they sing sounds like a pig being slaughtered."

"How could such a person be selected? How bad were the people selected in the audition?"

"I think you sang very well. Keep it up, Chocolate."

"You may have a problem with your ears, but you're still calling it a good thing. You must be a shill. How much did you get? Take me with you to make some money."

Chocolate must have spent money to hire external help. His singing was so bad, yet some people still praised it.

After being criticized a few times, the group of shills had no words to cheer him on.

There's nothing we can do about it. Chocolate's singing was really bad, and the three judges almost threw things at him.

Chocolate also noticed the reaction of the audience, and immediately asked his dancers to change their strategy and start performing street dance. Fortunately, the dance at the end was a little better, so he was able to leave the stage in a dignified manner.

"Is this the person you chose?" asked the man in a navy blue suit who was one of the judges.

"Why, do you have any opinions? You should know that those who have opinions have disappeared, and we have to follow the rules of the game." Su sneered.

"You won't get far this way. Your relationship will make you successful as well as unsuccessful."

"Whether I can go far or not, you will see. The future of the Chinese music scene will be dominated by me."

"Haha, you really feel good about yourself."

The man looked like he had heard the biggest joke of the century. He covered his stomach and didn't care about his image anymore, and Su's face turned ashen.

At this time, Su had just signed a contract with Sony Music. He also sang "Huajing Welcomes You" with many stars at the Olympics last year. He was at the peak of his popularity. He felt that he was young, a returned artist, and full of talent, which completely crushed all the mainland singers.

"I'm contestant No. 04, Li Ku! I'm going to perform a song called 'Drunken Tango 2001.'" Li Ku came on stage, his mood wasn't very high, as if he knew the result.

He originally thought that his brother Li Xin could help attract some votes, but the result disappointed him greatly. Even if he sang well, it was estimated that he would not be able to qualify.

However, despite his loss, he still picked up the microphone and started performing.

Li Ku was wearing a small top hat with a few feathers on it and a small jacket, looking like a magician.

"Why did you say goodbye when I was drunk
Dance a drunken tango
Toes are at a loss
Chaotic and heartless tango
Good-bye my girlfriend..."

Li Ku, who no longer cared about the outcome, became more and more devoted to the singing, and his performance was much better than usual.

"This is your younger brother, he sings pretty well. By the way, how come he is completely different from you as his brother? He has so much emotions. You, on the other hand, are like a robot." Zhang Ruoxi started complaining again.

"I am very different now than I was before. I now have all the feelings you mentioned."

"You are just pretending, it's very stiff, don't think I can't knock it out."

"Does it matter whether it's real or fake? As long as the effect is the same, it's fine. I only care about the result."

"A boring man." Zhang Ruoxi lost the desire to continue the conversation after hearing his words.

"Hehe, your friend is really interesting. I found that no matter who goes on stage, a sign with Fang Lin's name on it is always held up." Saori discovered a little secret and she quickly shared it with Chen Xi.

"They spent so much money and invited so many friends to help, so they must get things done. This shows that they are dedicated." Chen Xi smiled and raised the sign in his hand.

"I am contestant No. 05, Wu Di, and I am singing "How Can You Bear to Make Me Sad?"..."

After the last contestant finished his performance, the two hosts began to speak while the five contestants stood aside waiting.

"Next, we have to listen to our judges' suggestions for the first... our first contestant, um... Su, please..." The male host seemed quite unprofessional and stuttered before finishing his words.

Su, who was sitting on the judges' panel, straightened his clothes and took off his flashy sunglasses.

"Um... let me make it clear first that I'm a good person and I won't criticize any player excessively. I hope my suggestions can help you in the quarterfinals later..." Su acted very kindly and seemed easy to talk to, completely different from the person he was when he was arguing with Chen Xi before.

"Okay, let's listen to some good advice." The host wanted to ease his stuttering, so he made a little joke.

The atmosphere on the scene was also livened up by the host, and laughter was heard from time to time.

"First contestant, your voice is great, very attractive..." "Second contestant, I think you have a good sense of rhythm. Singing rap requires confidence. You performed well and danced well, but you lacked a little something, that is, arrogance and coolness. The person who sings rap on the stage is the King, and the people in the audience are... Of course, that's not what I mean. Anyway, the cooler you perform, the better..."

"Third one, I rarely admit that other boys are handsome, but you are indeed very handsome..."

"Hehe, this guy almost said that he is second only to me in handsomeness." Jin Nana teased.

"Number four, your outfit today is very unique. You are the only one wearing a hat at the scene. Your vest and hat go well together. You also interact a lot with the camera, which is something others need to learn from. You sing with great devotion and are very infectious..."

"No. 5, your name is the same as my good friend's. I feel very familiar with it..."

Su only said words of praise, which made the contestants in the first group smile, but none of the remaining two main judges spoke, and everyone was a little confused for a moment.

“Thank you Su for your review.”

"But we have been listening for a long time and still don't understand who has the chance to advance directly. Can the judges please tell us the specific results..."

The two abbots spoke in unison.

In the judges' booth, three people began to whisper to each other.

"Give us some time, we need to write down our decision. I reiterate that our game is absolutely fair, without any shady dealings!"

"Oh, there is no shady deal!" Chen Xi in the audience sneered sarcastically.

Two minutes later, Su picked up the microphone again and said, "We three just discussed and decided to cancel the direct promotion rule because we want to see the strength of the next few groups. This will be fairer..."

"So, no one in this group can advance directly."

"Yes."

After the host's confirmation, Su nodded.

In fact, the rules were changed temporarily because of the lack of two main judges and some shameful things, so the promotion was cancelled.

A TV station in Hunan Province, China.

"Why was the promotion suddenly cancelled?"

"This will make the competition fairer. Otherwise, it is inevitable that someone will point fingers and make trouble."

"I've already promised someone else to recommend his son to school, what do you want me to do now?"

"Let me tell you, there are too many of you who have taken bribes in private, resulting in a shortage of places, so we had to reshuffle. The places sold are actually more than the places for promotion. I really don't understand what you are thinking. Do you all think you are so capable?"

"I heard that a big boss in the entertainment industry wanted to promote his apprentice, so he made a temporary adjustment, right?"

In the TV station’s conference room, the leaders of the Happy Male Voice program team were arguing with each other until their faces turned red.

"Boss, who isn't a boss? They all spend money to get their children promoted. In order not to offend anyone, it's best to cancel the recommendation. Then it will depend on their own money ability. Whoever buys more tickets and has a closer relationship with the judges will advance. Anyway, we have all received benefits..."

"I don't care. Anyway, I paid for this program. My son must advance, and his ranking cannot be low." said a middle-aged woman dressed in an elegant manner.

Everyone fell silent for a moment. They did not object, which was considered as their agreement.

In another office.

"Do you know why we have to hold special events overseas? Because those overseas students have money from their families, and they are a bunch of little brats who think they are stars every day. Anyway, these people can't make it to the global finals, and we can still earn a considerable amount of money, so why not do it?"

"Not only that, we can squeeze more money out of them later. Don't they have dreams of becoming stars? Then we can trick them, package them, and set up studios for them. With their limited abilities and their hobby nature, they will probably quit within a year. Then we can trick them into doing something else..."

"When the time comes, we will package those so-called champions. In a few years, we will be able to create countless stars. These people are all from our program. They will be obedient and become our money-making tools..."

Several middle-aged men were smoking cigars with excited expressions on their faces, which formed a sharp contrast with the sad-looking people in the conference room.

The people in the conference room were nothing but clowns in the eyes of a few people. They were even complacent about receiving some kickbacks, not knowing that the real winner was here.

Happy male singer Australian talent show.

"Please welcome the second group!"

"Hello everyone, I am contestant No. 06, James, and my Chinese name is James." When the first contestant walked onto the stage, his unique self-introduction immediately aroused surprise and discussion among the audience.

"Why are there still ghosts?"

"James, James? Haha, isn't that the same thing?"

"What kind of Chinese name is this? This foreign guy is here to make fun of me."

"Haha, this foreigner is here to make fun of us!"

The audience was amused by the self-introduction of this foreign contestant, and even Saori and Jin Nana couldn't help laughing out loud. Although they also took Chinese names, most of them were based on homophones or similar pronunciations, and maintained a certain connection with their original names.

This foreigner is really interesting. He directly translated the English name into Chinese and used it as his own Chinese name.

"The sky is blue waiting for misty rain and I'm waiting for you

Smoke rises thousands of miles across the river

On the bottom of the bottle, the Han Li imitates the elegance of the previous dynasty

......"

However, when the melody of "Blue and White Porcelain" slowly sounded on the stage, James' fluent Mandarin immediately attracted everyone's attention. His pronunciation was even more standard than some contestants from Guangdong Province, which made the audience applaud.

Chinese people always feel particularly proud and satisfied when foreigners sing Chinese anthems and praise Chinese food.

This is not only because this expression reflects the charm of Chinese culture, but also because it satisfies people's deep desire for cultural confidence.

They think that since foreigners are learning things from China, they must be the best in the world. This may also be caused by our lack of self-confidence over the years.

After all, we have lagged behind foreign countries for a long time, and many people have inferiority complex in their hearts. The feeling of being suddenly recognized by foreigners is indescribable.

"Good, good, good! You sing better than me."

"I am actually not as good as a foreigner. Is he Chinese or am I Chinese?"

Some people in the audience began to doubt their lives. James's standard of Mandarin and singing skills surpassed most international students.

Although he may be the weakest so far compared to other contestants, his support on the scene is the highest.

"This foreign guy is really interesting. I wonder where he learned Chinese." Zhang Ruoxi said, holding her chin with one hand.

"Many people in university have applied for the Chinese language major. The domestic development is pretty good now, and there are so many Chinese in Australia. If they master Chinese, their future job opportunities will be much greater than others. Moreover, after being assigned to domestic branches, their salaries will be higher than those in Australia. These foreigners are not stupid. They will firmly grasp the opportunity to make money. Although some of them have relatively poor abilities, they can speak some Chinese, which allows them to become the president of the Chinese branch in one fell swoop..." Li Xin explained on the side.

"Hmph, you're the only one who knows a lot." Zhang Ruoxi snorted coldly after hearing this.

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