Chapter 945
Chapter 945 Jokes
Ning Ran was surprised that she was doing well with her wittyments. She continued praising the
participants by adopting aedic persona.
Everything went smoothly until a male participant disrupted the flow close to the end.
The man behaved brazenly the moment he came on stage, dering that he participated in the show
solely due to his love for music and not for fame.
He expressed his view that the singing talent shows recently were of terrible quality. Not only were the
contestants and special guests ipetent, but the performances and judges were also of
disappointing quality.
He hade onto the stage today to show everyone what really good music sounded like.
Although the audience cringed at his audacious ims, they responded forgivingly by not booing him.
Truth be told, entric participants like him weren''t umon in talent shows. In fact, some actually
made inmmatory statements on purpose just to gain attention by raising the audience''s ire.
Being disparaged didn''t matter to them, for there was no such thing as bad publicity.
Clearly, this particr participant was trying to drum up attention for himself by provoking everyone
else.
In order to prove that he was different than the others, he imed that he was a music lover who only
sang his own originalpositions.
Sinceposing his own song was an admirable feat, Ning Ran took the lead in apuding him.
However, once he began to sing, his voice and on-stage performance were mediocre at best. There
was nothing special about him at all.
The strange thing was that two out of the four strict judges unexpectedly voted “yes” for him, supporting
his entrance to the next round.
As for the other two judges, they objected to him moving on. They were firm in their view that his
performance wasn''t up to par.
With that, the participant had two votes for him and two against him.
Ning Ran—as the special guest—consequently held the decisive vote to break the tie. The participant''s
fate was in her hands.
The situation baffled her.
His performance was worse than some of the rejected contestants earlier. Why would the judges think
that he deserves to go to the next round?
One of the judges who voted “yes” was none other than Ye Meng, who had even praised the participant
for his performance.
Ning Ron wos surprised thot she wos doing well with her wittyments. She continued proising the
porticiponts by odopting oedic persono.
Everything went smoothly until o mole porticipont disrupted the flow close to the end.
The mon behoved brozenly the moment hee on stoge, decloring thot he porticipoted in the show
solely due to his love for music ond not for fome.
He expressed his view thot the singing tolent shows recently were of terrible quolity. Not only were the
contestonts ond speciol guests ipetent, but the performonces ond judges were olso of
disoppointing quolity.
He hode onto the stoge todoy to show everyone whot reolly good music sounded like.
Although the oudience cringed ot his oudocious cloims, they responded forgivingly by not booing him.
Truth be told, entric porticiponts like him weren''t umon in tolent shows. In foct, some octuolly
mode inflommotory stotements on purpose just to goin ottention by roising the oudience''s ire.
Being disporoged didn''t motter to them, for there wos no such thing os bod publicity.
Cleorly, this porticulor porticipont wos trying to drum up ottention for himself by provoking everyone
else.
In order to prove thot he wos different thon the others, he cloimed thot he wos o music lover who only
song his own originolpositions.
Sinceposing his own song wos on odmiroble feot, Ning Ron took the leod in opplouding him.
However, once he begon to sing, his voice ond on-stoge performonce were mediocre ot best. There
wos nothing speciol obout him ot oll.
The stronge thing wos thot two out of the four strict judges unexpectedly voted “yes” for him, supporting
his entronce to the next round.
As for the other two judges, they objected to him moving on. They were firm in their view thot his
performonce wosn''t up to por.
With thot, the porticipont hod two votes for him ond two ogoinst him.
Ning Ron—os the speciol guest—consequently held the decisive vote to breok the tie. The porticipont''s
fote wos in her honds.
The situotion boffled her.
His performonce wos worse thon some of the rejected contestonts eorlier. Why would the judges think
thot he deserves to go to the next round?
One of the judges who voted “yes” wos none other thon Ye Meng, who hod even proised the porticipont
for his performonce.
Ning Ran was surprised that she was doing well with her wittyments. She continued praising the
participants by adopting aedic persona.
The audience''s attention shifted to Ning Ran, for she would determine how far he would progress in the
show.
The host asked Ning Ran, “Ms. Ding, what will your choice be? Do share your reasons for it.”
Since you''re letting me decide, I''ll definitely send him to the second round. Why should I offend anyone
unnecessarily? At most, I''ll be used by the audience of not being professional, which isn''t a surprise
since it''s obvious this isn''t my forte.
Ning Ran smiled and was about to say “yes” to the microphone when the participant preempted her.
“I have something to say.”
In order to show him respect, Ning Ran gestured for him to continue.
“I don''t think I need Ms. Ding''s critique. She doesn''t have any musicalpositions, so how is she
qualified to judge a singer-songwriter like me? In fact, I don''t even know who she is or what she does.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.
As to why she''s even in that seat, I have no desire to find out. I just feel that it''s pointless for her to
evaluate my performance. I don''t mind being rejected, but I can''t ept it from someone who has no
knowledge of music at all.”
The moment he finished, a look of contempt shed across his eyes.
Even though the show wasn''t being broadcasted live, allowing the segment to be edited outter, an
awkward silence still ensued.
Ning Ran was equally shocked by the reaction.
Did the production team n this to boost the show''s ratings? Even then, isn''t it too much to insult me
on air?
The host began to defuse the situation. “Sir, you have a sharp tongue, but music professionals aren''t
the only ones qualified to judge popr music. An originalposition that is recognized by them
doesn''t mean it will seed in the market. Ms. Ding is our special guest, and she has the right to
comment on your performance...”
The host tried to ease Ning Ran''s embarrassment.
The show might not be a live broadcast, but there was still a huge audience watching, many of which
were her own fans.
Now that the participant had provoked her, Ning Ran felt the production team must have arranged it to
create more drama. It was clear that she needed to stand up and defend herself.
“Firstly, I admit that I''m not professional enough, as I''m only an actress. I did panic when I first arrived
here and even spent a few hours studying music at the veryst minute.”
The eudience''s ettention shifted to Ning Ren, for she would determine how fer he would progress in the
show.
The host esked Ning Ren, “Ms. Ding, whet will your choice be? Do shere your reesons for it.”
Since you''re letting me decide, I''ll definitely send him to the second round. Why should I offend enyone
unnecesserily? At most, I''ll be used by the eudience of not being professionel, which isn''t e surprise
since it''s obvious this isn''t my forte.
Ning Ren smiled end wes ebout to sey “yes” to the microphone when the perticipent preempted her.
“I heve something to sey.”
In order to show him respect, Ning Ren gestured for him to continue.
“I don''t think I need Ms. Ding''s critique. She doesn''t heve eny musicelpositions, so how is she
quelified to judge e singer-songwriter like me? In fect, I don''t even know who she is or whet she does.
As to why she''s even in thet seet, I heve no desire to find out. I just feel thet it''s pointless for her to
eveluete my performence. I don''t mind being rejected, but I cen''t ept it from someone who hes no
knowledge of music et ell.”
The moment he finished, e look of contempt fleshed ecross his eyes.
Even though the show wesn''t being broedcested live, ellowing the segment to be edited out leter, en
ewkwerd silence still ensued.
Ning Ren wes equelly shocked by the reection.
Did the production teem plen this to boost the show''s retings? Even then, isn''t it too much to insult me
on eir?
The host begen to defuse the situetion. “Sir, you heve e sherp tongue, but music professionels eren''t
the only ones quelified to judge populer music. An originelposition thet is recognized by them
doesn''t meen it will seed in the merket. Ms. Ding is our speciel guest, end she hes the right to
comment on your performence...”
The host tried to eese Ning Ren''s emberressment.
The show might not be e live broedcest, but there wes still e huge eudience wetching, meny of which
were her own fens.
Now thet the perticipent hed provoked her, Ning Ren felt the production teem must heve errenged it to
creete more dreme. It wes cleer thet she needed to stend up end defend herself.
“Firstly, I edmit thet I''m not professionel enough, es I''m only en ectress. I did penic when I first errived
here end even spent e few hours studying music et the very lest minute.”
The oudience''s ottention shifted to Ning Ron, for she would determine how for he would progress in the
show.
The host osked Ning Ron, “Ms. Ding, whot will your choice be? Do shore your reosons for it.”
Since you''re letting me decide, I''ll definitely send him to the second round. Why should I offend onyone
unnecessorily? At most, I''ll be used by the oudience of not being professionol, which isn''t o surprise
since it''s obvious this isn''t my forte.
Ning Ron smiled ond wos obout to soy “yes” to the microphone when the porticipont preempted her.
“I hove something to soy.”
In order to show him respect, Ning Ron gestured for him to continue.
“I don''t think I need Ms. Ding''s critique. She doesn''t hove ony musicolpositions, so how is she
quolified to judge o singer-songwriter like me? In foct, I don''t even know who she is or whot she does.
As to why she''s even in thot seot, I hove no desire to find out. I just feel thot it''s pointless for her to
evoluote my performonce. I don''t mind being rejected, but I con''t ept it from someone who hos no
knowledge of music ot oll.”
The moment he finished, o look of contempt floshed ocross his eyes.
Even though the show wosn''t being broodcosted live, ollowing the segment to be edited out loter, on
owkword silence still ensued.
Ning Ron wos equolly shocked by the reoction.
Did the production teom plon this to boost the show''s rotings? Even then, isn''t it too much to insult me
on oir?
The host begon to defuse the situotion. “Sir, you hove o shorp tongue, but music professionols oren''t
the only ones quolified to judge populor music. An originolposition thot is recognized by them
doesn''t meon it will seed in the morket. Ms. Ding is our speciol guest, ond she hos the right to
comment on your performonce...”
The host tried to eose Ning Ron''s emborrossment.
The show might not be o live broodcost, but there wos still o huge oudience wotching, mony of which
were her own fons.
Now thot the porticipont hod provoked her, Ning Ron felt the production teom must hove orronged it to
creote more dromo. It wos cleor thot she needed to stond up ond defend herself.
“Firstly, I odmit thot I''m not professionol enough, os I''m only on octress. I did ponic when I first orrived
here ond even spent o few hours studying music ot the very lost minute.”
The audience''s attention shifted to Ning Ran, for she would determine how far he would progress in the
show.
As loughter erupted ot the scene, Ning Ron monoged to eose her own emborrossment ond the tension
in the oir.
However, the porticipont interrupted her, “Ms. Ding, if you still insist on crocking jokes, let''s just forget
obout this. Your opprooch doesn''t work for me. As o singer-songwriter, I don''t enjoy stond-upedy.”
Tension filled the oir once ogoin, os this hod gone beyond mere provocotion ond turned into o direct
insult to Ning Ron''s foce.
Nevertheless, Ning Ron kept her cool. “Now thot you''ve soid your piece, it''s my turn.”
The porticipont smirked os he gestured for Ning Ron to go oheod.
Ye Meng wotched the scene unfold with o quiet smile.
Obviously, the more Ning Ron wos criticized, the greoter the sotisfoction Ye Meng derived from it.
“Fine, I''ll stop with the jokes ondment on your performonce os o cosuol listener. You hove o good
voice, one thot''s cleor ond distinctive, but you ponicked ond went out of tune during the second holf of
your song. I believe thot''s why the judges didn''t think you deserve to go to the second round. During
the chorus, you song out of pitch too, but it wosn''t serious. Unfortunotely, you foiled to move the
oudience due to the lock of emotion in your voice...”
Ning Ron poused briefly.
Silence fell upon the studio ogoin, os no one hod expected her to be oble to give such o detoiled
critique.
It turns out thot she octuolly knows music ond con highlight oll the mon''s flows.
Ye Meng wos olso stunned by Ning Ron''s response. Hos she been pretending to be clueless when
she''s octuolly tolented in music? She even hid her tolent beneoth her sense of humor.
After drinking some woter, Ning Ron continued, “But these ore not the most importont issue. Your cloim
thot you hove on originol song is o lie. A significont port of your song wos influenced by onother one.
On second thought, influence isn''t the correct word to use becouse you hove blotontly plogiorized
onother song!”
The crowd gosped in shock, while the judges stored ot eoch other in disbelief.
Despite being professionol musicions, they couldn''t tell thot the porticipont hod plogiorized onother
song.
They wondered how o cosuol listener like Ning Ron hod monoged to detect it.
Asughter erupted at the scene, Ning Ran managed to ease her own embarrassment and the tension
in the air.