"I really don't understand why the production team chose Hua Cheng Yu to be a judge. Does this guy even know his own level?"
"Get used to it. Who else has such good resources and connections to become a mentor on a talent show after only a few years in the industry?"
"I'm speechless. Can these brainless fans keep it down? If I knew today was going to be this unlucky, I wouldn't have come at all."
The crazy behavior of Hua Cheng Yu's fans was making many audience members in the venue quite unhappy, as they were primarily there to watch the contestants perform.
With the fans making such a racket, one might have mistaken it for Hua Cheng Yu's concert instead of a competition.
"Alright, we've introduced the three judges for this episode. Now, let's look forward to the amazing performances of the thirty shortlisted contestants!"
The host, Han Ge, feeling a bit of a headache from the behavior of Hua Cheng Yu's fans, quickly announced the start of the show.
As the stage lights dimmed, Hua Cheng Yu's fans gradually quieted down.
When the lights came back up, a man was standing on stage.
"So handsome! Are all the contestants in this episode this good-looking?"
"The first one is already this attractive, what about the rest? Did the production team even set appearance requirements for the auditions this time?"
"He's handsome, but is his outfit a bit too simple? I think I saw the same one on PDD yesterday for 29.9 yuan a set!"
"What do you know? Maybe this is the latest trend this year!"
When Wang Shu appeared on stage, he immediately sparked heated discussion.
Both in the live stream and at the venue, many viewers were stunned by Wang Shu's handsome face, and also by his remarkably simple and inexpensive clothing.
Among the judges, only He Yue, one of the three judges from the preliminary auditions, was present today. The other two could not make it due to last-minute engagements.
That's why Qin Feng and Hua Cheng Yu were brought in as replacements.
Seeing Wang Shu walk onto the stage in such a plain outfit, Hua Cheng Yu immediately frowned.
"He's going on stage dressed like this? Does he not have any respect for us? Does he think this is his living room?"
Hua Cheng Yu muttered with displeasure, having a very poor first impression of Wang Shu.
In his opinion, someone who doesn't even prepare proper performance attire wouldn't have any good work.
"Dressing like this for the stage is indeed a bit inappropriate, but we should primarily focus on his work."
Qin Feng said from the side.
"Yes, I also believe that the quality of the work is paramount. These things are just minor details."
He Yue strongly agreed with Qin Feng's sentiment, as she was well aware of Wang Shu's talent.
Just the song "Xiao Chou" he performed last night was enough to make waves in the music industry.
Seeing that He Yue and Qin Feng didn't agree with his view, Hua Cheng Yu became visibly displeased but could only silently direct his dissatisfaction towards Wang Shu.
"This guy looks so frail, can he even sing?"
"Exactly. With his small frame, he probably can't hit any high notes, right?"
"High notes? Does he dare to sing high notes when our Hua Hua is here? Isn't that like showing off in front of an expert?"
At this moment, Hua Cheng Yu's fans also began whispering about Wang Shu on stage. In their eyes, Wang Shu, in his current state, couldn't even compare to the little toe of their beloved Hua Hua.
On stage, Wang Shu stood in the center, holding a microphone, his eyes closed.
"What is he doing?"
"Where's the music? Where's the accompaniment?"
"Is something wrong? Did the equipment break?"
All the audience members, seeing the accompaniment not starting for a long time, craned their necks to see what was happening.
However, the next second, a young director walked up to Wang Shu carrying a guitar and handed it to him.
"So, they didn't even prepare an accompaniment?"
"No way? He's going to perform a live acoustic set without accompaniment?"
"Isn't this overconfidence? If he makes a mistake during a live performance like this, I bet he'll cry his eyes out."
As the audience watched Wang Shu tuning his guitar in the center of the stage, they were filled with surprise.
After all, on a live broadcast stage, any mistake could potentially end a singer's career.
Therefore, very few people would choose to perform without accompaniment and sing live.
But today, they were witnessing Wang Shu, a truly bold individual.
Even He Yue, sitting at the judges' table, was shocked by Wang Shu's daring approach and couldn't help but worry for him.
After tuning his guitar, Wang Shu cleared his throat and adjusted the microphone on the stand in front of him.
His fingertips gently brushed the strings, and a pleasant melody emerged.
"It's not 'Xiao Chou'!"
He Yue, who had been concentrating intently, was directly stunned. She had originally assumed Wang Shu would sing "Xiao Chou" again, the song he performed during the preliminary auditions.
But this intro, this rhythm, was clearly not it, but a new song.
In just one night, had he composed another new song?
And that's not even counting the song "Ai Qing Mai Mai" he wrote for her.
How many songs did this guy have in his head?
"Lingering,
On the road,
Are you leaving?
Via via"
As the first few lines of lyrics were sung gently, He Yue was captivated by Wang Shu at this moment.
Although it was only a few lines, He Yue could already tell it was a good song.
"Hmph, does he really think holding a guitar and singing is cool?"
Hua Cheng Yu, standing beside her, immediately pressed the elimination button after listening to Wang Shu's first few lines.
As the sound of elimination rang out, all the audience members at the venue were stunned.
He was eliminated after only a few lines of the song?
Isn't this clearly bullying? Can judges be this arbitrary?
"Is this guy crazy? He eliminated someone after barely listening to a few lines?"
"Pure idiot. This kind of person shouldn't be a judge at all!"
"Has Hua Cheng Yu forgotten the hardships he went through during his own competition days? He also debuted through a talent show!"
"To the person above, that show was tailor-made for Hua Cheng Yu to debut. Didn't you know that? Don't you know his family owns mines?"
In the live stream, the audience expressed their dissatisfaction with Hua Cheng Yu's actions.
Perhaps for Hua Cheng Yu, it was just a simple action, but for a contestant, it was closing a door for them to pursue their dreams.
Even Qin Feng and He Yue were dumbfounded. This was the first time they had seen a judge eliminate a contestant after only singing a couple of lines.
Even the director team of "Weekly Good Songs" was bewildered, as they had never encountered such a situation before.