June 20, cloudy, air quality index: good.
At 9:00 AM, the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing was festively decorated and bustling with activity. The audition registration and preliminary rounds for the Beijing division of the Xiangnan TV second season of The Strongest Singer-Songwriter were taking place here simultaneously.
Hundreds of tents had been set up inside the gymnasium. All the canvas was custom-made in Xiangnan TV's signature orange, with the black-and-white The Strongest Singer-Songwriter logo stamped on them, making them exceptionally eye-catching. High above the surrounding spectator stands, huge advertising banners were hung everywhere, boldly displaying the two giant characters: "Rich!" As the reigning overlord of domestic satellite TV variety shows, Xiangnan TV's advertising revenue rivaled that of CCTV, and its capital utilization rate surpassed the latter. It truly had money to spare and the courage to come to the capital to set up its arena.
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