Laughter echoed through the venue via the microphone.
The audience hearing the laughter was instantly bewildered!
Was this some kind of prank by the production team?
One had to remember that this was currently a live broadcast across the entire internet; strictly speaking, this already counted as a broadcasting accident.
On stage, Zhang Yixing lost his composure the moment Li Mubai opened his mouth.
Sister Na never expected such a scene to happen, and it was so funny that she struck some unknown funny bone and laughed almost to the point of a spasm.
Laughing, Li Mubai explained:
"Sorry, dear audience friends, I got carried away!"
"My name is Li Mubai, thank you everyone!"
Li Mubai reintroduced himself, which somewhat salvaged the situation!
The entire live stream chat, because of Li Mubai's self-introduction, instantly plunged into cheerful chatter.
Bursts of laughter rose one after another, and everyone looked at Li Mubai with expectant eyes.
"Hahaha, is this guy on Happy Camp for the first time? The comedic effect is totally maxed out!"
"Yixing's return this episode was already full of highlights, but I didn't expect an unexpected bonus!"
"A certified attention-seeker! Hahahaha"
......
"Hearing from Yixing that you're also a music songwriter, why don't you sing another song for everyone!" Teacher He also noticed Li Mubai's unique variety show talent and began to steer the conversation."An original song, 《Actually Nothing Exists》, dedicated to everyone, hope you like it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mubai asked backstage for a guitar and started to sing.
"From a place where there is nothing
To a place where there is nothing
We walk along on our own
As if nothing had happened
People who are forgotten are just foam
Bursting with a gentle touch of the hands
Yellowed pages have their reasons for yellowing
And longing will grow thinner and thinner~"
The melodious and winding melody echoed in the ears of everyone present, and some audience members even began to shed tears involuntarily!
"Not an attention-seeker? This guy is playing for real?"
"Damn, I thought it was a one-on-three, but it turned out to be a royal flush!?"
"It's over, it's over, this has stirred up my sad memories, let me cry for a while, nobody stop me!"
The production team had not prepared for this, so there was no accompaniment ready. Although there was only a guitar, through Li Mubai's voice, the emotion required for the song was perfectly interpreted.
Looking at Li Mubai, the audience suddenly understood!
How could this guy possibly be a newcomer?!
He was clearly a powerhouse singer!
On stage, Li Mubai, who had been laughing and joking just a second ago, transformed in the blink of an eye into someone out of reach.
For a moment, the entire venue and live stream fell into dead silence.
Everyone was immersed in Li Mubai's singing, and even Teacher He and the others on stage were too shocked to say a word.
There was simply no defense against this!
Zhang Yixing, didn't you say he was a trainee on your show?
Do you call this level of skill a trainee?
Zhang Yixing also noticed Teacher He's gaze and smiled rather innocently.
Backstage, Director Liu stared wide-eyed at Li Mubai on stage.
This episode's program was primarily initiated around inviting Zhang Yixing. Everything had gone very smoothly at first, but he never expected that this newcomer who had been standing quietly at the very edge would bring such a huge surprise to the production.
"Xiao Wang, quickly contact the next-door crew, has Li Mubai been signed?"
"If he hasn't been signed yet, this is a great talent, we must prepare in advance!"
Although they were the producers of Happy Camp, the talent agency they belonged to was quite large, and they were fully capable of "acquiring" such a genius singer.
Even if they already had many signed artists, keeping him in their hands first and then selling him to another major agency would still be a quite successful business venture.
"I once had aspirations, but later there was no result, and I could only rely on a song to truly speak for me~"
"Singing with that kind of especially dry and hoarse throat, carrying a faint sorrow~"
"I once had dreams, but later it got lonelier, what we can leave behind is actually nothing at all~"
"Turns out I used an especially weathered throat to pretend I was nostalgic, to pretend I was in pain, when actually I am really nostalgic~"
The song ended.
Li Mubai put away the guitar and bowed deeply to the camera at the front of the stage.
"Thank you everyone!"
As his voice fell, the audience in the front rows began to applaud warmly, especially those who had been moved by the song, who clapped extra hard.
"Thanks to Li Mubai for his soulful performance!"
Teacher He also offered endless praise.
Afterward, they played quite a few small games on the show, and the atmosphere was quite good. Fan Chengcheng and Gege each showcased their talents in turn.
However, because Li Mubai had been far too outstanding at the beginning, their performances seemed rather mediocre, resulting in many fewer individual camera shots for them later on.
When the regular show recording ended, it was already two hours later.
Backstage, Fan Chengcheng and Li Mubai sat together.
"Li Mubai, you are too amazing. After this episode of Happy Camp airs, I feel like you're definitely going to blow up!"
Faced with Fan Chengcheng's excitement and enthusiasm, Li Mubai smiled. "I hope so!"
As for this show, he had already done his best, and that song was indeed very good. Although the possibility of him becoming an overnight sensation shouldn't be very high, at least his visibility should be able to improve somewhat.
"Happy Camp, plus Idol Producer — as long as our show finally wraps up, you'll definitely be able to debut in the center position, don't forget about me when that happens!"
Fan Chengcheng now looked at Li Mubai with the absolute adoration of a fan.
After the two chatted for a while, Teacher He unexpectedly invited Li Mubai over alone.
"Mubai, you really gave me too many surprises this time." Teacher He patted Li Mubai's shoulder and sighed with emotion: "During your self-introduction earlier, I thought we were going to have a broadcast accident, my brain almost crashed. Fortunately, you added that extra sentence and saved it!"
Li Mubai smiled awkwardly; what he did back then really wasn't for the sake of hogging the camera.
"Still, you should do that kind of thing less often in the future. Playing running gags is fine, but if you play them too many times, the audience won't buy it, and they might even feel that you are deliberately stealing the spotlight. In our line of work, audience affinity is quite important."
Teacher He patiently instructed the newcomer.
At the same time, he also expressed his high regard for Li Mubai.
"How about this, let's exchange phone numbers and WeChat, call me if you run into any trouble in the future!"