Young artists compete, and even the richest fans have to fight for their votes.

Chapter 47 Failed Attempt to Pick Up a Bargain

Xiao Lu and Shu Hua were both stunned for a moment, then they both laughed.

Shu Hua: The female lead is such an innocent college student! She was clearly just playing around with the deer.

Xiao Lu: Tao Tao is so naive. She was just trying to ease the atmosphere in the live stream.

Tao Tao looked at the two of them, puzzled. Although she didn't know what had happened, at least they had smiled, so it should mean everything was alright.

She quickly suppressed her anxiety about Xinghai not replying to her messages, thinking that no matter what, she had to do a good job with the live stream first.

[Stay calm, Little Deer! Don't let the cartoon character lead you astray! She just wants to avoid singing in the chorus! See through it.jpg]

[Help! My little Tao Tao's attempt to break up the fight has brought tears to my eyes! She genuinely believed they were fighting! She's got that innocent yet naive (in a good way) college student vibe!]

[Tao Tao: Stop hitting! Stop hitting! If you want to fight, go to the karaoke room! (doge)]

[Hilarious! This 'stamina-dead' Hua Zai wants to go solo? Did he even ask the spirit of our 'tone-deaf squad'?]

[Well done, Little Deer! Exposed her! This 'Double Waste Duet' is a must today! (Rubbing hands together)]

Seeing that Tao Tao had agreed, Shu Hua remembered that she needed to ask about the playlist.

"Little sister Tao Tao, my song library is very limited, so I'll have to ask you to make do with me."

I have a few songs here, would you like to choose one?

Tao Tao nodded, "Okay~ I'm fine with anything."

Shu Hua shared some suggestions from the comments section, and in the end, Tao Tao chose to meet.

As for the Xiaolu and Xianyin group, Xiaolu had already decided to choose Xianyin's own song.

Xianyin tried to persuade him, but to no avail.

Xiao Lu: If you're going to take on a challenge, take on the most difficult one: sing a duet with the original singer and then make them sing off-key. Who else can do that?

Shu Hua and Xiao Lu played rock-paper-scissors to decide who would go first, and Shu Hua and Tao Tao's group went first.

Shu Hua asked Tao Tao to prepare the accompaniment, and then she disappeared from the camera's view.

Before a minute had passed, a series of clicking sounds could be heard.

When Shu Hua reappeared in front of the camera, she was holding a standing microphone.

Little Deer: "??? Wait, where did you get these props? Aren't you a live-streaming artist?"

Shu Hua raised her chin arrogantly, "Bad students have a lot of stationery, but I have plenty of props."

However, this is just a decoration; it's not a real microphone.

Xiao Lu was speechless and really wanted to roll her eyes, but she remembered that she was live streaming and managed to control her expression.

As the intro began, Shu Hua closed her eyes, swaying gently to the melody, one hand resting seriously on the microphone stand, looking every bit the soulful singer.

Tao Tao, on the other hand, just sat in front of the camera in a very ordinary manner, without holding a microphone.

"I hear winter leaving—"

The moment Shu Hua opened her lips, the surrounding air seemed to freeze for a second.

Shu Hua's fans are familiar with her off-key singing once again. It's the kind of singing that you can vaguely recognize as which song it is, but you absolutely don't want to admit that she is actually singing this song off-key.

Those who hear it for the first time are startled by its "crisp opening".

They suddenly realized the true value of the tone-deaf team.

Tao Tao was clearly one of these "ignorant" people, and because she was so surprised, she almost missed the point she was supposed to enter.

"I woke up in a certain month of a certain year..." Tao Tao hurriedly followed.

Her voice trembled slightly with a hint of fright, and the originally clear pitch was slightly off track by Shu Hua's erratic train, like a note blown askew by the wind.

Fortunately, the next part was Tao Tao's solo.

"I think, I wait, I look forward to it..." She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and focused her gaze on the front, pulling the feeling that had been led astray back little by little.

Her voice became clear and steady again, and her pitch was completely back.

But when the melody shifted to the duet, Shu Hua's voice once again forcefully entered: "Overcast, evening, outside the car window—"

That familiar, unrestrained, off-key feeling has returned, carrying a kind of self-righteous, almost demonic quality.

Tao Tao's face instantly showed a struggle. Her brows furrowed slightly, and as she opened and closed her lips, the accurate pitch she had just regained immediately became as precarious as if she were standing on the edge of a cliff.

Her voice seemed to be pulled by Shu Hua's melody, involuntarily swaying and drifting.

Finally, the most popular chorus climax arrives with a bang.

"Who will I meet, and what kind of dialogue will we have—" Shu Hua also let loose completely, and judging from her expression, she was simply a queen of ballads.

However, the voice she contributed was the most tragic and "brilliant" off-key peak of the entire song.

The tune took many twists and turns, completely breaking free from the constraints of the original melody and forming a highly infectious, offbeat, and magical tune.

Tao Tao's defenses were completely broken at this moment.

The pitch castle she tried to hold onto crumbled under the relentless onslaught of Shu Hua's mind-numbing magic.

"The person I'm waiting for, how far into the future is he..." Her voice was completely swept away by Shu Hua's "divine tone".

The chorus of their duet turned into a complete, absurd yet harmonious disaster.

One ran with confidence and natural ease, while the other ran in a panic, on the verge of tears.

The originally tender and soothing song "Encounter" has been transformed into a completely new version that is both laughable and pathetic.

[Help! My ears!! You kid, this isn't just an encounter, it's a ghost!!!]

[Tao Tao's facial expression management was a complete failure! I took a screenshot of her pupils dilating like that!]

I've been listening to "Encounter" for ten years, and only today did I realize it could be sung like this! It's an eye-opener!

[Tao Tao is so pitiful but also so funny. The despair of being dragged into this mess is hilarious!]

I never imagined that the easiest part to sing, the chorus, would be the part where I was most off-key.

Tao Tao thought she was finally free, but little did she know that a true abyss lay ahead!

My heart aches for Tao Tao!

Please have some sympathy for me; I've almost forgotten how to sing "Meeting You" in the original version.

【I also!】

A song that defies description in a single word has finally come to an end.

The gentle smile that had been on her face suddenly turned tense.

Tao Tao's future won't be hers alone, will it?

Xiao Lu's off-key singing is even worse than Shu Hua's, although her own singing skills are better than Tao Tao's.

It's not that he's narcissistic; it's just that he graduated from a professional music university, while Tao Tao, although very talented, hasn't had any systematic training.

In his opinion, there were minor flaws in his singing skills.

Compared to the previous year, the string sound was originally very confident that it would not be led astray, but now it is not so confident.

Shu Hua felt she had sung quite happily just now, and looked at Tao Tao with a smile, only to see that Tao Tao's expression was rather subtle.

She asked with concern, "Tao Tao, what's wrong? You don't look well."

She must have been tired from dancing, and then she sang another song; her breath control was probably off.

Little deer, you see? I told you Tao Tao was tired, but you insisted on forcing her.

Look, the young girl looks really tired; she doesn't look well at all.

Shu Hua put herself in the shoes of someone else; if she had run around for a while, she would have then been asked to sing.

She was sure she was going to get a stitch.

Little Deer looked puzzled. No, why is this suddenly related to her again?

She was speechless. "Hua Bao, Tao Tao is clearly being led astray by you and is feeling utterly hopeless."

How could I possibly be tired after resting for so long?

"You're useless, but everyone else is useless."

Xiao Lu now understands some of Shu Hua's personality, and she doesn't hold back when she criticizes her.

She knew that Shu Hua wouldn't care about these things.

Shu Hua looked at her with disbelief and snorted, "Little Deer, you can actually tell that the tune is off-key?"

That's amazing?

Why can't I believe it?

Putting everything else aside, as mentioned in previous comments, her off-key singing was less severe than Xiao Lu's.

Shu Hua never thought she sang off-key; at most, she thought it wasn't very good.

She can't really tell the difference now.

Then Xiao Lu, whose condition is even more serious than hers, definitely wouldn't be able to tell either.

A fleeting hint of embarrassment crossed Xiao Lu's face. She genuinely hadn't noticed; she'd only been reading the comments, laughing and saying that Shu Hua's singing was ridiculously off-key.

But as long as she doesn't say anything, who would know?

Little Deer: "Hua Bao, if it were just a normal off-key singing, I probably wouldn't be able to tell."

But you and Tao Tao sang it together, and the two keys were different, so one of you must have made a mistake.

"You and Tao Tao, of course it's you who's off-key."

Can't she understand? Can't she use her brain?

"Uh..." Shu Hua was actually convinced. "Okay."

Tao Tao finally found a chance to speak. Her voice was still gentle. "Sister Shu Hua, I'm not tired. Please don't blame Sister Xiao Lu."

I just... well, I felt like I didn't sing well just now, and I'm reflecting on it.

"It's because my skills aren't good enough yet; I need to practice more."

Little Deer: "Hahaha, Tao Tao, you don't have to be so kind."

It's not that you're incompetent; it's clearly that someone else is too capable.

The few lines you sang yourself were so beautiful.

The little deer mercilessly exposed Tao Tao's attempt to comfort her.

Shu Hua glared at Xiao Lu, "You're so good at talking."

Tao Tao is such a kind girl, why are you trying to undermine her? You're just showing off.

Alright, that's enough, it's your turn to play the chords.

Someone is much more capable than me.

If this can even lead professional music students astray, then that ability is truly...

Hahahaha.

The little deer disagreed, "Fine, come on then."

I'm sure I sing better than you.

String music, start the accompaniment.

Let Hua Bao enjoy my beautiful singing voice!

Help! Two tone-deaf geniuses are arguing about who's closer to the ground!

Stop arguing! You two are like the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, tied for last place!

Look at Tao Tao! She got led astray but still took the blame, saying "I didn't sing well"—what an angel! My heart aches for Tao Tao!

[I've saved Tao Tao's utterly dejected expression! Having to keep smiling even with blasting audio, this innocent college student is truly pitiful!]

[Hilarious! What's wrong with Hua Zai's brain? He sang off-key and ruined the whole thing, yet he thinks Tao Tao was just tired??? This cognitive bias is as deep as the Mariana Trench!]

[Xiao Lu's logic of "if two people sing in different keys, one of them must be wrong" actually convinced Hua Zai? ??? I can't refute it! The logic is a closed loop!]

[Looking at it this way, Hua Zai is quite reasonable. He simply accepted the fact that he sang off-key and led Tao Tao astray, and he didn't argue anymore.]

[What are you disappointed about upstairs? Hahahaha! You want to hear Huazai continue to argue, right?]

[I was really looking forward to seeing what other amazing things Huazai would say, but she was just convinced like that!]

[Little Deer: You say I'm off-key? Fine! I'll go mess with the professional string players right now! I'll show you what a true 'king of off-key singing' looks like! String players, run—!]

With a serious expression, Xianyin turned on the accompaniment, his "debut song," a classical Chinese lyrical piece, "Moonfall String Song."

A melodious ancient Chinese tune flowed out, and Xian Yin's face tightened. He learned from Tao Tao's experience and decided to sing first, and then reduce the part he sang with Xiao Lu.

This might prevent a repeat of the mistake Tao Tao made by being led astray.

His clear voice rang out, each note precise as a ruler, full of emotion, but this professionalism was soon ruthlessly shattered.

The moment Xiao Lu opened her mouth, the melancholy atmosphere brought about by the stringed song vanished instantly.

The tune of "Little Deer" is completely off-key, and the rhythm is completely out of control, sometimes rushing the beat and sometimes dragging, completely detached from the melody.

But after listening to a few more sentences, there's a subtle difference.

Xiao Lu sang with great focus, and regardless of her pitch, her emotions did quite match the song's theme of parting and sorrow. However, paired with a terrible melody and rhythm, it only made the performance seem very subtle.

The viewers in the live stream felt a sense of déjà vu.

Oh no, that feeling of disconnect is back again!

Xianyin's face instantly contorted in pain, and beads of sweat even appeared on her forehead.

The deer's off-key singing was like an invisible needle, constantly pricking his sensitive sense of perfect pitch.

He clenched his teeth, barely managing to maintain his pitch, but his breathing was already in disarray: his once steady breaths became rapid and shallow, and his voice trembled with suppressed emotion.

Emotions? They had long since vanished. He focused all his attention on fighting against the deer's "demonic voice," fearing that the slightest lapse in concentration would completely sway him.

Little Deer, however, was completely oblivious, and sang with increasing passion.

One is full of emotion, but has terrible pitch.

A perfect pitch, but devoid of any emotion.

[Help!] Tsurune's expression was like she was being tortured.

[The little deer's tune has flown out of the Milky Way, hahaha!]

But, you know what, her relationship is actually quite good, it's really suitable for this song.

[Perfect emotion, terrible sound – the contrast is amazing.]

[One acted with emotion, the other with perfect pitch—how could it not be a perfect performance? Hahahaha!]

As the last note ended, the string player breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, his pitch was accurate.

Xiao Lu was very satisfied with her singing; she felt that her performance was good enough to be a live-streaming emotional broadcaster.

I almost cried while singing it; this song is really well written.

Xiao Lu was so moved by her own actions, but when she saw Shu Hua's half-smiling expression, her emotions vanished instantly.

"Hua Bao, if you want to laugh, just laugh! Why make such a contorted face..."

As soon as Xiao Lu finished speaking, Shu Hua's laughter rang out from the other end.

Shu Hua originally thought that since this was Xian Yin's own song, it would be a bit impolite to laugh in front of the original singer.

But since the little deer had begged her to smile, she naturally had to agree.

That's called being considerate, not impolite.

Little Deer: I was just being polite. If you really laugh like that, don't you make me look silly?