TGPA Chapter 3 Shocking Performance
For several hours, Chen Hao passed in a daze, sitting in front of the computer, neglecting to wash his face or eat. He was completely unaware of his hunger, feeling detached from the passage of time. If you asked him what he did during those few hours, he couldn't say. He just casually browsed through some live streams and then switched back to check his position in the queue for assessment.
Finally, Chen Hao received a queue reminder and entered the top five. A channel manager sent him a reminder popup, ensuring he wouldn't miss his turn on the stage due to forgetting the time.
Touching the microphone on the stand, the feeling of his soul trembling persisted. He had a clear sense that as long as he opened his mouth to sing, songs that he previously found difficult to control would now be effortlessly mastered. All the singing techniques and transitions that used to pose challenges were no longer a problem.
During the agonizing ten minutes, Chen Hao checked Lele's built-in player several times, ensuring the song he was about to sing was ready. He chose to display the lyrics at the bottom of the monitor, even though it would block some platform interfaces. This was the best option aside from using an external screen as a player.
"Hello, everyone, I'm Haozi, bringing you the song 'Elope.'"
"Dedicating youth to the splendid city behind us, we pay the price for this beautiful dream."
"I leave love to the girl by my side, singing with me, wandering with me, enduring hardships with me."
"Until now, I suddenly realize that what I long for is true love and freedom. I want to elope with you, heading to the farthest town, to be the happiest people."
Chen Hao chose Liang Bo's version of "Elope." Liang Bo's voice, always on the brink of breaking, made the audience unable to bear it. Chen Hao liked this song very much but had never sung it while climbing the ranks.
To be honest, his voice was ordinary, lacking any distinctive features, and his singing lacked technique and breath control. His vocal stability in high and low pitches was also lacking, just at the level of an ordinary person in KTV. He only sang easy songs and never dared to attempt challenging ones like this before. Today was the first time, and as soon as he started singing, he felt no more nervousness. This was when he realized what the power of a song god was.
Every lyric, every note, seemed to blend into his bloodstream. His pitch accuracy was impeccable, his breath stable to the point where listeners couldn't feel it. After Lele's voice card system was updated with a harsh multiplier, those anchors who relied on voice cards to sing and speak suffered, as real voices were the true way to go. Without real skill, they wouldn't even dare to try.
In the chorus, when Chen Hao heard his voice starting to show the intricate pulling of a rock voice, and the gravelly sound was becoming vividly three-dimensional, he no longer felt that Liang Bo's rendition was the best, because he knew he could do better. With a hundred and eighty seconds, enough for him to complete the entire song, he even managed to sing the chorus four times like Liang Bo did. With ample time, after the instrumental version of Liang Bo's version, he was completely into the song, and the ecstatic Chen Hao stood up directly in the capsule, raised the microphone stand, and his entire body exploded with excitement.
Having a unique ability in this world, the feeling of excitement was unparalleled. A song filled with feelings, Chen Hao completely released his emotions. At this moment, he didn't realize that the ability of a song god was just a skill, merely a technical ability applicable to everyone. The true expression of a song, the understanding of the song by the individual, the emotional expression during the singing process, the state of mind that the audience or others bring to the singer, these are the elements that truly infect everyone with the song's state.
Now Chen Hao was completely wild, releasing that kind of desire to shout, perfectly matching the skills of a song god and the hoarse voice. In this small capsule, it was fully displayed. If his equipment were a bit better, there would be a bit more effect, but even as it was now, it was enough to shock everyone. The entire "talent show" room was filled with a rare scene of screen flooding, with full-screen 6666s floating everywhere. Among them were not only fellow assessors, but also hundreds of guild managers who were lurking here, including channel managers from official channels. They all joined in the screen-flooding to express their admiration for this singer. After days of listening to songs, some good, some bad, most of them mediocre, these managers had become somewhat numb. Rarely did a singer's performance directly shock them, and they all showed great excitement. There was even a phenomenon of gift-spamming in the public chat. It should be noted that although Chen Hao was currently the top performer in the queue, he wasn't signed to a guild, so he wouldn't receive a share of the gifts on the Lele voice platform. Everyone knew this, yet they still sent gifts, which was enough to show how strong the impact Chen Hao was having on them at this moment.
His song hadn't finished yet, but the private chat below started flashing frequently. From one to ten, from ten to a hundred, by the time he finished singing, there were over three hundred private chat messages blinking when the mouse hovered over them.
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Gao Hongbo was an official manager at the "talent show," and he had already decided to resign and join a guild he believed had great prospects. In principle, it was also because he didn't want to bear the grudge against the official Lele company for the new guild he was about to join. Although it was common for Lele company personnel to be poached by various guilds, everyone behaved quite low-key. The company's stance was to turn a blind eye; once someone flared up, no one could bear the consequences.
Various guilds took the risk of poaching these managers because, firstly, they had richer experience, and many emerging guilds liked such managers. They would reward them generously for joining their guild and even offer them higher positions and salaries. Another aspect they valued was their connections and relationships at Lele company. Even if they left, their former colleagues were still there. They could benefit from some inside information or handle some matters of contact between the guild and the company. These people had inherent advantages.
If it were in the past, Gao Hongbo would at most informally inform some senior managers he was familiar with in large guilds, "passing on information," "the talent show" has a good seedling, if you're interested, contact quickly.
If those guilds successfully signed and the anchor developed well, Gao Hongbo would receive some benefits informally. The company would turn a blind eye to such matters, as it didn't harm the company's interests or disrupt the platform's order. All anchors broadcast on our Lele platform, and which guild they sign with doesn't affect our interests. So sometimes even if outside guilds offer higher rewards, they can't poach official personnel. This is also one of the reasons—earning extra money.
Gao Hongbo being poached meant that he had seen the big shot of this new guild, a Forbes-level figure in reality. Although they were just playing around on Lele, if he wanted to develop, then the guild must have good prospects. Even if he only played for a few years, Gao Hongbo calculated that he could earn quite a bit.
It was already decided to go, the contract was signed with them, and all that was left was to handle the resignation procedures with Lele company. Today was also his last day at work, and it was just a small procedure missing in his department. Otherwise, once the resignation report was submitted, he would have to immediately hand over his account and lock all his permissions on the Lele platform.
Years later, Gao Hongbo would say that this was a fateful day that changed his destiny, allowing him to bring a broadcaster who soared to the top to the new company and completely change his position within the new company, far better than he expected.
Originally somewhat distracted, just waiting for the last procedure, but then at this moment, Chen Hao went on stage, singing "Elope," almost making Gao Hongbo jump up. His first reaction was that this anchor was destined for stardom. As long as someone promoted him, Lele would support him, and he would surely become famous.
Immediately, a thought flashed through his mind: he wanted to take him to the new company, the new guild. At this moment, he thought to himself, let's slow down with that little procedure. Meanwhile, he quickly used his official black vest ID to send a private message to the anchor named "Haozi."
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