The top talent's guidance had indeed produced a significant effect.
The later contestants had all learned something, and many with high comprehension made last-minute adjustments, elevating the competition's entertainment value by more than just a little.
By around 10:30, the formal competition segment finally concluded.
The host girl suddenly let out a long sigh, switching to a cheerful tone: "Tonight's competition ends here. Thank you to all our judges, contestants, and staff. In five minutes, after all staff and judges have left, there will be a mysterious gift for everyone. Please rest for a while, and we'll see you soon."
After this announcement, everyone on the microphones disappeared.
Only the host remained, playing the game's theme song...
Someone was the first to notice something unusual, frantically typing in the public chat: "Oh my god, look at the admin list..." "Awoo, what kind of treat is this... Oh my god, I'm about to faint..."
Those who had been ready to leave the room instantly felt a surge of adrenaline and immediately clicked to view the administrators.
Only Qiang Qingci and the host were there, but... the number of administrators kept increasing.
One, two, three... more and more yellow-named users entered the room.
Jue Mei Sha Yi, Feng Ya Song, Dou Dou Dou Bing, Little T—these were from the Perfect Dubbing Group...
Si Wuxie, Xiao Bai, Die Die, Fusheng Wumeng, W—these were from the Voice of Time Dubbing Group...
Fei Shao, Beidou Xiaoxing, Wanwan Raorao—these were from the Ink Wash Voice Club...
Linglong Titou, Jianjian, Xiao He, February—these were from the Ancient Tea Fragrance Voice Club...
The two major circles, the four oldest and most prestigious clubs, had all appeared.
My god...
(⊙o⊙)...
Gu Sheng looked at these names and nearly fainted. This mysterious gift was truly terrifying—she had never seen such an impressive lineup before. Although, because of Qiang Qingci, she had met these celebrities from Perfect in person and wasn't as shocked as she would have been initially, for the fans present on YY... these people were still incredibly mysterious figures.
Mainly, among hundreds of clubs, these four were already at the pinnacle of the pyramid.
And the veterans from these top-tier clubs were like gods to the newcomers in their own clubs...
These people never accepted new external collaborations.
Occasionally participating in events was only out of respect for close friends.
For them to appear like this, in such a manner, was truly astonishing, T.T...
This news undoubtedly spread instantly. The number of people in the room rapidly increased, with many newcomers crying in the public chat: "Finally managed to get in, it was so laggy I almost crashed..." "My ultimate favorite voice actor, ahhhhh, my goddess, my male god... Oh my god..."
The five minutes seemed to pass very slowly.
The public chat was already on the verge of being flooded. The moderators kept trying to limit the typing speed but couldn't control the overwhelming flood of messages, eventually giving up...
After all, the formal event had ended. The midnight session was meant for everyone to have fun."Alright, everyone can see now," the host was also overjoyed, fully immersed in the role of a voice fetishist, "Our two major dubbing groups, our two major voice clubs, are the main creators behind the theme song and trailer voiceovers for this game. Tonight is absolutely a night of pleasant surprises and benefits, it's also... a belated Valentine's Day gift. Let's just say all the male and female idols are making up for a Valentine's Night tonight. As for me... I'll just quietly be a little fan and hand over the mic"
The host passed the mic.
"Everyone... long time no see," Fusheng Wumeng from the Liunian Zhi Sheng dubbing group spoke first with a voice so gentle it could squeeze out water, "I'm at the airport right now, using YY Voice Chat on my phone. If there are any audio quality issues during the performance later, please bear with me, forgive me~"
Die Die: "It's fine~ Wumeng, just give us a couple of cat meows as compensation~"
"Meow~ What did you say? I didn't hear clearly~ Meow~" Fusheng Wumeng laughed twice, soft and sweet... the public chat was immediately flooded with "So cute!!!!" "Please marry me!!!!"...
Die Die coughed twice: "What happened to the dignity we agreed on..."
"Meow~ What did you say? Oh dear, the airport signal is bad~ I'm handing over the mic~"
Die Die immediately laughed, clearing her throat as she took over the host's role: "Since among us old friends, I'm the only one who moonlights as an online host, I'll be guest hosting this midnight session... Tonight is quite special, aside from one or two who couldn't make it, almost everyone is here. Right? Top talent?"
Top talent was one of the judges tonight, naturally one of the main characters.
But...
Gu Sheng always felt... it seemed like everyone really enjoyed teasing him...
Calmly, just one word: "Mm."
Top talent really was concise and clear...
Completely different from his logical and calm speaking style when he was acting as the formal judge earlier, he had returned to his essence of being sparing with words. But that didn't stop the now-unrestrained fans from pouring out overwhelming confessions T.T...
"I think it must be because the day after Valentine's Day, everyone finally has free time," Die Die continued with a playful laugh, "Isn't that right, Top talent? Yesterday, many people must have been busy~"
"Probably." Qiang Qingci seemed to guess what she was trying to say.
"So... Qiang Qingci... you must have been very busy yesterday, right? What were you doing?"
T.T...
Gu Sheng immediately felt embarrassed...
With tens of thousands of people watching... were they really circling back to this topic...
"Me?" Qiang Qingci chuckled, answering lightly yet revealingly, "Doing what I should have been doing."
Doing...
What I should... have been doing...
This kind of answer confirmed yesterday's Weibo post by Mu Mu and the song he posted... Among the tens of thousands of people in the room, Qiang Qingci on the mic was clearly much calmer than her, who was lurking with a small account in black listening...
She kept flipping through a page of a book with her finger, over and over, trying to calm herself down, to steady herself a bit more.
Feng Ya Song suddenly turned on his mic: "Die Die, you're not being fair. With so many people here, how come you only have eyes for the peerlessly handsome Top talent? Oh dear~ Don't tell me you've had a crush on Top talent for a long time~"
Die Die laughed happily: "Eight out of ten girls have a crush on Top talent. Since I'm so unique, of course it's an open crush~"Fei Shao also laughed: "I'm openly crushing on the Top talent too~ Don't think just because you're hogging the mic, you can confess your feelings so casually."
Everyone joked and teased.
Those closest to the Top talent clearly had a protective stance.
Fortunately, Die Die was only using the Top talent's popularity to warm up the atmosphere and quickly moved on to the main topic: "For this midnight session, the opening song will be a medley. How will it work? Tonight's four most beautiful beauties will kick things off with the most explosive opening."
A moment of silence.
Then came the most frenzied moment of the night, everyone was thrilled...
What got everyone's blood pumping the most was that Die Die stopped right there, not revealing who the four were. On the public screen, names of various big shots kept popping up, each with their own fans, all hyped up. And since they were called the four most beautiful beauties of the night, of course, their own idol was the most beautiful!!!
Naturally, the most highly anticipated were the four most popular men from the community.
Qiang Qingci, Fusheng Wumeng, Beidou Xiaoxing, and Jianjian.
Qiang Qingci's name was spammed the hardest...
Die Die chuckled a couple of times, said nothing, and played the background music.
The background music for the four songs had already been edited together. As soon as the first note of the first song played, someone typed out the name: "Yang Guan Diao." Beidou Xiaoxing's microphone lit up, and his slightly hoarse voice sang the first line: "Sword light, relentless, falls into whose embrace, midnight battlefield, desert smoke, like wild grass—"
Indeed... they guessed right.
And no one expected the opening song to be about desert smoke, brotherhood, and the fate of the nation.
A truly electrifying opening.
Since it was a medley, each person only sang half a song.
Soon, the melody shifted, seamlessly transitioning into the chorus of "Feng Qi Tian Lan." The background music was flawlessly edited, so Perfect it felt like one continuous song.
This time, it was Jianjian's turn:
"Years later, history's pages will still recount this night, the bluestone streets stained with partings and farewells—"
A song about a fallen city, a defeated nation, a general who refused to surrender, choosing instead to shed his blood on the long streets—he sang it with such passion and soul-stirring intensity...
Jianjian's voice was exceptionally clear and bright, completely different from the low tone of the previous song, carrying a unique, piercing sorrow.
Tens of thousands of listeners were mesmerized.
"Meow~ so much pressure~" Fusheng Wumeng chose that moment to act cute...
Clearly, he was the next one to sing.
Sure enough, as soon as the chorus of the previous song ended, it immediately cut to the chorus of "Shan He Yong Mu." Fusheng Wumeng actually used his phone, singing from some corner of the airport. He claimed to be his community's top cutie, but he was also the man with the most beautiful singing voice. As soon as he opened his mouth, his delicate voice lost all its cuteness:
"For you, I sing three hundred nights of love songs, dust and earth flying as passersby, when gazing afar, is there any reluctance—"
The spirit of a rebellious youth, drinking a cup of wine before a crowd of thousands, as if the scene were replaying before their eyes.
Three people now...
Three people now...
Everyone guessed who the next one would be.
Whether in popularity or vocal skill, aside from Qiang Qingci, no one could outshine the first three singers... What song would it be? The name was already forming in Gu Sheng's mind, on the tip of her tongue...
On the public screen, aside from Qiang Qingci's name being spammed, there was...
Exhausting the World.
Author's note: Meow, Exhausting the World.
P.S. Four consecutive songs about the nation, war, and distant horizons—how wonderful they sound, gazing into the distance...
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