Chapter 199 Final Round End

Oliver chose three topics: dogs, air, and obsession.

The other two have finished their performances, now only the dog is left.

All eyes were on the stage.

I love my dog

When Oliver sang it, everyone was surprised. It wasn't that his song was bad, but it was too ordinary compared to his previous two works, especially for such a stage.

The lyrics are not impressive, and the melody is not memorable. The whole song is straightforward, like a simple narrative. The story is well-complete, but there are no amazing moments.

Shishi stared at the stage with some surprise, wondering to herself. Just like how singers would predict the topics, everyone knew the final competition would be a "topic-based essay," so why wouldn't they prepare in advance?

Just like the Chinese national team, she and Hua Hu also practiced answering questions before the competition. In particular, many of the questions were similar.

Just like the question Oliver drew, the question was about dogs, and their exercises included my favorite animals, favorite sports, and so on. They could even anthropomorphize the animals. One set of answers could handle many questions.

What is Oliver up to?

Isn't this song a bit too peaceful?

Even before he finished singing the second verse, it was predictable that his score wouldn't be higher than mine. Forget surpassing me, even competing for second place would be difficult.

Unless there's something fishy going on in the judging process. However, that's impossible; there are over 50 judges from more than 30 countries. Bribing them all at once would be extremely difficult.

Moreover, based on Shi Shi's observations of Oliver, she always felt that he wasn't the type to go to such lengths. Although she had no concrete evidence, it was a woman's intuition that told her this.

"I love my dog ​​- Yusuf \/ cat Stevens

I love my dog ​​as much as I love you

I love my brothers just as much as I love you.

but you may fade my dog ​​will always e through

But you may disappear, my brother will always appear.

All he asks from me is the food to give him strength

He only asked me to give him food and strength.

After Oliver finished his song, the audience's reaction was unusually quiet, almost eerily so, rather than enthusiastic. Everyone participating in this competition was so highly skilled that a dog mixed in with a pack of wolves would stand out conspicuously.

Even the audience at the scene couldn't accept that the final song was such a bland one.

Shi Shi's guess was indeed correct; the judges gave him very low scores. After all, his first two songs had raised the judges' expectations for him.

Unsurprisingly, the Chinese team won first place. The United States came in second, and the United Kingdom took third.

After the competition, when it was time to award the honors, all the members of the Chinese team walked to the position representing the champions.

Watching the bright red flag rise little by little, Shishi suddenly felt that time travel was the right thing to do.

At this moment, Binglu was secretly reading a palace intrigue novel. It had become addicted to these novels recently, finding fault with everyone and always thinking some wicked person was plotting against its host. Shishi, annoyed by its constant noise, forbade it from reading palace intrigue novels.

But when it comes to reading novels, those who know, know. Especially most palace intrigue novels, which follow the trope of revenge and face-slapping; these novels have one thing in common—they're satisfying.

If the author's writing is even better, creating a captivating and suspenseful novel, it can often entice readers to devour it in one go. Like gamblers at a betting table, they think, "After this round, win or lose, I'll quit." They're thinking, "Know when to quit while I'm ahead." However, as we all know, what happens next is inevitable. Sleep is out of the question when reading; they have to finish this book first. And after finishing a novel, they feel both exhausted and exhilarated, unable to resist reading more... and so another night passes.

In addition, the system lacked knowledge and self-control. It wasn't human and didn't have basic survival needs like eating or sleeping. As a result, Binglu became a severe book addict.

So much so that it didn't even notice that the fragments of the God of Music's soul that it had been guarding were subtly undergoing automatic repair.

The awards for the top three winners were quickly given out, and then the pork distribution began. All the participating countries received a host of encouraging awards, such as the Outstanding Team Award, the Unity Award, and the Rising Star Contribution Award.

At that moment, all the contestants stood on the stage, and the big screen finally froze on a click, a group photo ending the world competition.

This photo also signifies an era that produced so many superstars.

At this moment, Shi Shi felt that she could stand on the stage just like these musicians, and when the spotlight shone on her and everyone called her name, she felt as if she had become the center of the world.

Those fears, confusion, vulnerability, inferiority, and cowardice that were once hidden deep in my heart.

At this moment, they all turned to dust and vanished into nothingness.

From this day forward, she is the bravest Shi Shi in the world.

After the competition, the Chinese team still had two days before their return trip home. After competing abroad and winning such a great honor for the country, achieving first place, they deserved two days to go out and have some fun.

He declined Gu Hanyi and Yan Xuehua's invitation to go to the male escort club again.

She declined her mother's invitation to have dinner with the choir members.

She also declined Hua Hu's invitation to discuss music! Although creating music is now equivalent to making money, and making money is equivalent to happiness, she's not a masochist. She finally got two days off, and now she'll be busy again as soon as she gets back to China.

Of course we should refuse!

The cherry blossoms in Hokkaido, Japan, don't bloom until May. Even though she wouldn't see such beautiful cherry blossoms then, she still wanted to go. Even just to have a drink at an izakaya would be nice.

Perhaps fate truly didn't want her to have too much free time. Even her quiet solo trip to Hokkaido had to be accompanied by a companion.

Oliver.

She had no idea if this guy was watching her movements; she had just walked into the hotel lobby when she ran into him.

"Did you need something from me?"

Oliver shrugged. "I have nowhere to go, and I think you'd be a great travel buddy. Now that the competition is over, we're not in competition anymore. Where are you going? Can I come along?"

If it weren't for his use of the eagle language, and that one sentence about taking me along, she would have had to treat him like a child to appease him.

Although Oliver hadn't explicitly expressed romantic feelings for her, she still felt something was off. She didn't want to become a "bad girl" just for going abroad.

Shi Shi's eyes darted around, and she began to speak...