Chapter 2220 - 2223: Gong Ziyi's Poisonous Scheme

Snowy white long legs, ultra-short shorts, Ai Ruoling's performance can be described as perfect. After the energetic singing and dancing, not only did the live audience burst into thunderous applause, but countless online viewers also instantly showered her with praise.

"Wow, this Ai Ruoling is amazing! She's beautiful, has a great figure, dances wonderfully, her gaze is enchanting, and her singing is superb. She will definitely be the champion."

"Goddess! Absolutely perfect!"

"Absolutely stunning. It makes no sense if Ai Ruoling doesn't become popular."

Amidst the exclamations of numerous netizens, top musicians from all over the world also affirmed Ai Ruoling.

"Impeccable pitch. Speaking purely about pop songs, she is already top-notch."

"Singing this kind of electronic dance music requires a very high lung capacity because the dance moves consume a lot of oxygen, and singing on top of that is incredibly challenging. This woman did exceptionally well; she's a top-tier singer."

"Very outstanding. Her singing has astonishing pitch stability. She's a natural singer. With a bit of polish, she could easily become a top star."

After singing an electronic dance song.

Not only did ordinary audiences and netizens give Ai Ruoling extremely high praise, but whether domestic music website editors, music critics, or professional musicians from around the world, all unanimously agreed on Ai Ruoling.

Even the finale singer preparing backstage, Mermaid Princess Jinli Qianning, after hearing Ai Ruoling's performance, showed bright eyes.

"The pitch is exceptionally accurate, without a single deviation between highs and lows. If she could perform better, how great would that be!"

At the same time, the live scores have already been released.

The three judges gave an average score of 9.5, only 0.4 points away from Qianning's average score of 9.9 during the semifinals.

This made Shen Qiang, who had never ventured into pop music, inexplicably tense.

After all, during the semifinals, Qianning lost for two reasons. First, she picked the wrong song, and second was because Gong Ziyi found someone to boost Ai Ruoling's scores.

But now, the situation has changed.

The song was written by Shen Qiang for Qianning, and the score boosting activity no longer exists.

In such a scenario, if they lose, it would not just be Qianning losing. Shen Qiang would undoubtedly be seen as worthless in Gong Ziyi's eyes, and the cultivators present would undoubtedly laugh at Shen Qiang for overestimating himself.

"Congratulations Ai Ruoling for achieving an excellent score of 387 votes!"

Shen Qiang took a deep breath.

Out of a total of 400 votes, Shen Qiang, Ye Guyun, Ke Bizhu, and Zhang Shuheng had already removed four votes, which means excluding Shen Qiang's group, only nine people didn't vote for Ai Ruoling out of everyone present. If these nine genuinely didn't like Ai Ruoling, that's one thing, but if they refrained from voting just out of consideration for Shen Qiang, it almost means Ai Ruoling has won unanimously.

And almost at the same time as Shen Qiang was this worried.

Gong Ziyi glanced at Shen Qiang teasingly, mocking, "Some people are like this. Even when their opponent does perfectly, they still refuse to vote. That's what you call petty, understand? My people are different; we vote if the song is perfect, regardless of it being an opponent."

"Gong Ziyi is righteous and straightforward, truly not comparable to some vile people," said the attendant beside him immediately.

"Shen Qiang, did you hear? You're the vile person we're talking about!" Gong Ziyi said smugly.

Shen Qiang smiled, raised his eyebrow calmly, and said, "I have my reasons for not voting. This electronic dance song is clearly meant to create an atmosphere and express intense emotions, to ignite the entire audience, which must be its original intention. But unfortunately, I didn't feel those burning emotions from the singer, "

"Instead, I felt she was desperately pursuing pitch accuracy, like a school kid reciting 'Goose, goose, goose, a song with a curved neck facing the sky,' with no emotion in it. Moreover, more deadly is that despite it being a hype song meant to fire up the crowd, she unnecessarily showcased flirtatiousness, casting seductive glances everywhere, which is completely contrary to the passionate youthful energy of the dance song itself, so that's why I won't vote."

Upon hearing this, Gong Ziyi snorted coldly, "Twisting words and logic, unruly shamelessness."

But just as his words fell.

The host's image had already appeared on the big screen, holding a microphone, curiously looking at a middle-aged man with a small mustache and bald head, "Mr. Kang, this song you all composed, performed perfectly by Miss Ai, why didn't you vote?"

"We wrote about passionate youth, but Miss Ai didn't convey the expected emotions. If we knew it was like this earlier, we would have put pressure to give the song to someone else."

Upon hearing this, the audience was in an uproar.

Gong Ziyi instantly shut his mouth, and the host, eager to save face, quickly changed the topic, inviting the next singer on stage.

"Gong Ziyi, did you understand? So-called professionalism and amateurs have different angles when looking at problems. So maybe now you should seriously think about the song I wrote, perhaps when Qianning sings it, you will know the true trash is you."

Shen Qiang's sly smile made Gong Ziyi's face go livid.

"Shen Qiang, you were just lucky to have had a similar idea with my top songwriters, which doesn't mean you're above them in ability. Perhaps you're invincible in alchemy, but regarding songwriting, you're nothing."

Shen Qiang smiled slightly, "Saying things like that means you're flustered?"

Gong Ziyi raised an eyebrow, sneering, "No one is omnipotent; everyone has flaws, you're no exception. Such talent as songwriting is not something everyone has."

Shen Qiang chuckled, "My biggest flaw is that everywhere I go, beautiful women like me, and I never know how to refuse, aside from that, I'm omnipotent. There's nothing in this world that can challenge me."

Gong Ziyi's face turned livid, "Alright, Shen Qiang, keep boasting, it's fine. I'll wait and see how you plan to beat me after Qianning sings!"

Shen Qiang smiled, pointing to his head, teasingly, "Wisdom!"

Gong Ziyi snorted, ignoring Shen Qiang, but his face not only turned ugly, but he also had a sudden idea, called over a servant beside him, whispered in his ear, "Go tell the show host that Qianning's song's musician is present. If he can get that scoundrel on stage and publicly humiliate him, I'll give him a million."

Hearing this, the servant nodded.

"Go, and also tell the host that Shen Qiang is a doctor, he never systematically studied music, he's a shady, second-rate actor, pretending to be sincere, volunteering to write a song for Miss Qianning to trick her feelings. Transfer the money directly to him and tell him that if something happens, I'll cover."

"Understood, I'll get it done right away."