novelraw Chapter 83: I'm falling more and more in love with him.
Chapter 83: I'm falling more and more in love with him.
A villa in Haicheng.
Li Man held a glass of red wine, staring at the screen.
Her expression was calm, but the fingers gripping the wine glass tightened slightly.
This song...
She had heard of it.
at the scene.
But now, when it's edited into a television program and paired with those carefully designed shots, its penetrating power is even greater than that of the live performance.
She saw Chen Bo sitting in the light, like a silent sculpture.
When she heard him sing "I was once lost, disappointed, and lost all direction," she felt a deep-seated weariness and confusion.
Her heart skipped a beat in her chest.
It wasn't the kind of earth-shattering, heart-fluttering feeling.
It's that kind of...
The unwavering conviction that "this person deserves to be loved."
She put down her wine glass and sighed softly.
These women are completely finished.
Haicheng, a residential community.
Lu Ze stared at the screen, his face turning from ashen to pale, and then from pale to ashen.
He listened to the lyrics, the melody, and the voice.
Every note felt like a slap across his face.
He recalled the poems he had written.
Those "masterpieces" praised by Xu Yueqing.
Those "spiritual nourishment" that he was so proud of.
What are they compared to "The Ordinary Road"?
That's bullshit.
It's garbage.
It's useless art!
He turned off the TV and drank the rest of his beer in one gulp.
Then he slumped onto the sofa and stared blankly at the ceiling.
At that moment, he suddenly understood something.
Why did Xu Yueqing regret it?
Because she also realized what she had missed.
And Lu Ze, from beginning to end, was just a ridiculous substitute.
No, it's not even a substitute.
It's just a... joke.
Chen Bo finished singing the last line on the screen.
"Until you realize that ordinariness is the only answer."
The guitar music gradually faded away.
The studio was silent for a few seconds.
Then--
Thunderous applause erupted.
The live chat exploded.
"!!!!!!!!!"
"I cried!! I really cried!!!"
"What an amazing song!!!"
"Chen Bo! Chen Bo! Chen Bo!"
"What's the name of this song?! I want to download it!!"
"Please release the audio already!!"
"I hereby announce that Chen Bo is my husband!"
"Get out of here, upstairs! He's my husband!"
"This song reminds me of my ex, damn it, I cried like a baby."
"I'm someone who never listens to music, but I actually cried while listening to it."
"Is this talent? Is this real music?"
"What are those initial singers compared to this? This is a real singer!"
"Chen Bo is awesome! Chen Bo is so arrogant!"
Online, trending topics exploded.
#ChenBo'sOrdinaryRoad#
#SingerBattleChallenge#
#Who is Chen Bo?#
#Lyrics to The Ordinary Road#
#I have crossed mountains and seas#
One after another, they surged onto the trending topics list.
Countless people are searching for Chen Bo's name.
Countless people are asking: Who is this Chen Bo? Where did he come from? Why have I never heard of him before?
Countless people are asking for the full audio version of this song.
Countless people are criticizing the show's producers: Why didn't they bring out a singer like this sooner? Why did they make him a challenger? Why didn't they let him start directly?
Despite the criticism, the show continues.
Next, it was time to announce the results of the challenge.
The live chat started flooding with comments again.
"Chen Bo has definitely succeeded in his challenge!"
"If I don't succeed, I'll eat shit!"
"If this doesn't work, there must be something fishy going on!"
"If the audience judges dare to disallow him, I'll stage a sit-in protest in front of the TV station!"
"Chen Bo! Chen Bo! Chen Bo!!!"
On the screen, the host stands in the center of the stage, holding the final result card in his hand.
The eight singers sat in two rows.
Chen Bo sat on the far side, his expression calm, showing no signs of nervousness.
"Now, I will first announce the rankings of the seven initial singers, excluding the challengers," the host said.
Read out the names one by one.
Seventh place.
……
Third place.
Second place.
First place.
The rankings of the seven initial singers have been announced.
The comments section started flooding again.
"What about Chen Bo? What's Chen Bo's ranking?"
"Aren't challengers included in the rankings?"
"Shouldn't the challenger be announced separately?"
"I'm so nervous, so nervous, so nervous!"
The host paused and looked at Chen Bo.
"Next up is the result of challenger Chen Bo."
The entire studio fell silent.
"After voting by the 500 audience judges, Chen Bo's vote count ranks among all singers in this episode as follows:"
The host paused.
The screen was flooded with comments.
"Say it, say it, say it!!"
Stop keeping me in suspense!
"Speak quickly!!"
"Second place! Second place!"
"First place! First place!"
The host finally spoke.
"Ranking - Third place."
A gasp rang out in the studio.
The chat was silent for a second.
Then--
"??????"
"Third place???"
"This is third place???"
"Are you kidding me??"
"Are the audience judges deaf??"
"This song only deserves third place??"
"There's something fishy going on! There's definitely something fishy going on!"
"Damn it, I'm so angry!"
"What kind of rubbish were the first two singers singing??"
"This song didn't even make the top two??"
"Were the audience judges bribed?"
"The production team should be punished!"
The internet exploded.
Several more items have appeared on the trending topics list.
#Third Place on the Ordinary Road#
#SingerBattleBehindTheScenes#
#Public Criticism is Garbage#
#ChenBoIsBeingHacked#
#ChenBo deserves first place#
Every single one is going viral.
Countless people are speaking out in support of Chen Bo.
Countless people are accusing the production team of rigging the show.
Countless people are criticizing the public jury for being blind, deaf, and having distorted aesthetics.
But Chen Bo himself was sitting in Zhou Lingyan's living room, watching himself on TV, his expression as calm as a stagnant pool.
"Aren't you angry?" Xu Yueqing asked.
"What's there to be angry about?" Chen Bo took a sip of beer. "The audience judges are human too, it's normal for them to have preconceived notions. They've never even heard of me, so third place is already pretty good."
Xu Yueqing looked at him.
This man has really changed.
In the past, Chen Bo would be upset for half a day even if someone said something bad about him.
Now, the entire internet is speaking out in his defense, but he seems completely indifferent.
"Do you know what people are saying online?" she asked.
"I don't even need to look to know," Chen Bo said. "They say I was framed, that the audience judges are trash, and that the production team is rigging the show."
"and you……"
"Yueqing," Chen Bo turned to look at her, "what I care about is that this song has been heard."
Xu Yueqing was stunned.
"Third place or first place, it doesn't matter," Chen Bo said, "as long as people hear this song and remember it, that's enough."
He chuckled. "Besides, the more heated the online discussion, the more people will know about the song. Isn't that the best form of publicity?"
Xu Yueqing looked at him, suddenly unsure of what to say.
When did this man become so insightful?
She remembered the lyrics he had just sung.
"Until you realize that ordinariness is the only answer."
Perhaps, this is his answer.
I don't care about rankings, awards, or other people's opinions.
All I care about is whether I can sing what I want to say to the people I want to hear.
Xu Yueqing's heart skipped a beat again.
She suddenly realized that she was falling more and more in love with him.