"I want to continue the challenge." Natasha’s icy voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone’s hearts tightened. No one had expected Natasha to act this way.
Ye Yuwei actually understood her reasoning. With her stature, there was no chance of her successfully debuting as part of the group in the end.
Inviting her might just have been for the sake of accessing the overseas market, or to add a touch of "internationalization" to the show and boost its prestige.
After all, nowadays any program involving international friends imdiately seems high-end and sophisticated.
She was probably trying to accumulate more screen ti before being eliminated, or perhaps clinging to a faint hope of making it to the end.
However, by acting this way, she was effectively offending everyone. You can fight for what you want, but you must be mindful of boundaries and thods.
"Very good, I love watching you all go head-to-head." Long Zitao laughed, his eyes filled with encouragent as he looked at Natasha.
Bolstered by Long Zitao’s gaze, she felt a surge of excitent. She thought to herself that these Huaxia won were indeed too weak. Back in school, there had been so many excellent Huaxia n chasing her.
No Huaxia woman could rival her popularity.
After all, back ho, she was just an inconspicuous "ugly duckling."
"Maybe I should use so ans beyond the rules. Huaxia n are always interested in blonde-haired, blue-eyed won," Natasha mused, unconsciously flashing a smile at Long Zitao.
"Who do you want to challenge?" Long Zitao asked her with a smile.
"I watched backstage earlier. That Li Zing sings very well. I want to challenge her." Natasha said without hesitation, clearly having made up her mind.
Li Zing, from Jialuo Country, hadn’t expected to be challenged like this.
Her mind went blank for a mont as she stood up in a daze.
But she quickly returned to normal. After all, she was soone who had seen the bigger picture.
On the other hand, Yang Ni, who was also from Jialuo Country, was livid.
Having spent several years in Huaxia’s entertainnt circle, she could guess Natasha’s intentions.
The show had invited only three foreign contestants—herself, Li Zing, and Natasha.
If Natasha could defeat the other two, her chances of debuting would increase significantly.
Moreover, by challenging another foreign contestant this ti, she could reduce the animosity from the Huaxia competitors toward her.
This Natasha was undoubtedly intelligent and a formidable opponent who couldn’t be underestimated.
The competition began, and Li Zing sang a song by Huaxia’s renowned singer, Li Jun.
Li Zing’s singing skills were excellent; her head voice was stable, and her breath control was even.
Though her Mandarin wasn’t very good, she still worked hard to ensure her diction and pronunciation were accurate.
This was a typical academy-style singing technique. Her technical skills were relatively mature, her vocal range stability was impressive, but her chest resonance was sowhat lacking, which made her voice sound a bit thin.
Her technical level was better than that of Zhang Zining, who specialized in folk singing techniques.
However, compared to Chen Afang and Xu Qianhua, she fell short.
Still, she could be considered a near-professional level trainee; among the trainees, her skill ranked in the top three.
Perhaps it was due to nerves, or maybe the recording sessions had run too long, but Li Zing ended up faltering during her final high note.
Her chest-abdon resonance broke down; air escaped from her lips, carrying with it a trailing sound, and she failed to hit the final C3 note.
Putting down the microphone, she suddenly felt relieved, as though she had set down a heavy burden. She smiled apologetically at everyone, her grace impeccable.
After she finished, Natasha took the stage to sing Zong Sheng’s "Little Bird."
She seed to be self-taught, though she had undergone professional training—but the training was misdirected.
Her technique for opening up her voice was incorrect, but at least her pitch was accurate.
Her chosen song was moderately difficult, but she had adjusted the key to make it easier.
As long as her mid-range vocal techniques were steady, she could handle it.
Her timbre could be considered bright and resonant! At the very last high note, a C1, she managed to hold it without faltering.
"The result of this competition is: Natasha wins," Zhang Wei announced.
Upon hearing this result, the trainees who truly understood vocal techniques all went silent.
Li Zing had missed her final note, but her overall performance had been decent.
To use an analogy:
Li Zing’s test difficulty was at the graduate level, and she scored 98 points.
Natasha’s test difficulty was at the elentary school level, and she scored 100 points.
So, which exam carried higher value?
"Teacher, why did Li Zing lose to Natasha?" Yang Ni boldly raised her hand and asked.
The entire room was stunned. She dared to question the instructor’s decision—did she not want to survive in this field?
Countless examples had shown them that even questioning judges during auditions, let alone on a program like this, would leave no room for advancent.
Furthermore, these were senior figures in the entertainnt industry. Challenging their expertise like this would inevitably lead to public backlash from fans and viewers once aired.
Would people think the instructors lacked skill, or that the program was rigged?
If it was a matter of skill, would they still be hired for future shows? How would they make money? Was Yang Ni about to cut off their livelihood?
Daring indeed! Did she think earning an ’A’ equated to being a queen?
After the shock settled, so took delight in her audacity, while others secretly admired her courage.
At this mont, Zhang Wei was inwardly cursing. As a top graduate of the academy system, how could he not hear how poor Natasha’s performance was?
But since Yang Xiaoyue had instructed him to announce Natasha as the winner, there was nothing he could do. Offending Penguin was simply not an option, so he had to go against his conscience.
Yang Ni’s question had imdiately put him on the spot.
At that mont, Long Zitao stepped forward to smooth things over: "We felt her style was very unique. Beyond that, if you want to sit higher, you need to work hard to win. If you want to keep your spot, you need to work hard to defend it."
Upon hearing Long Zitao’s comnts, all the trainees were speechless.
What kind of explanation was this? Yang Ni was clearly challenging their professional credibility, and yet he responded with motivational platitudes.
What does "unique style" even an? By that logic, singing out of tune could also be considered a unique style!
If that’s the case, what’s the point of having professional judges? They could simply rank contestants based on personal preference.
Zhang Wei also heard the absurdity in Long Zitao’s reasoning and quickly added:
"Everyone can review the playback just now. The reason Li Zing lost was because her final note fell apart."
"anwhile, Natasha’s completion was excellent. We judged based on the song’s overall execution, and Natasha’s dance skills are also comndable."
Zhang Wei’s words cald everyone down. In truth, even if he hadn’t spoken, no one would continue to question the result—they all knew it was pointless to argue.
Ultimately, this program was ant to be consud by viewers.
Natasha’s face turned ashen, and she shot a fierce glare at Yang Ni.
She believed her performance had been outstanding.
Li Zing, on the other hand, smiled gratefully at Yang Ni.
As it happened, they had known each other for so ti. Li Zing was part of the overseas Huaxia aristocracy in Jialuo Country.
Her family wielded significant influence in that country.
Yang Ni, by contrast, ca from a family of moderately wealthy rchants. Usually, the two wouldn’t cross paths.
But the Huaxia community in that country was small.
The two of them were minor celebrities among overseas Huaxia people, so they had t at many events, perford on the sa stage, and even signed with the sa company in the past.
Yang Ni stood up for Li Zing, but in truth, she was defending herself as well.
If she hadn’t, both of them would have been steamrolled by this Russian contestant.
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