Prodigal System in the Flourishing City
Chapter 401 - 399: Keeping You on Tenterhooks [Fifth Update, 28k Bonus - for Votes]

Chapter 401: Chapter 399: Keeping You on Tenterhooks [Fifth Update, 28k Bonus Chapter for Votes]

The show officially began.

Of course, the first to appear was a VCR about the contestant Wu Mei.

It’s different from the live scene.

...

At this moment.

Wu Mei’s school principal, Xue Ruijie, was at home with her boyfriend, eating and watching the show.

"This Lu Xiaobu is really unique," Xue Ruijie smiled. "After all this time, it’s just all Lu Group’s products."

"It’s because he’s rich. Have you forgotten he’s a spendthrift? He doesn’t care about money," her boyfriend laughed.

"That’s true, but it’s much better without the ads!" said Xue Ruijie.

Lu Xiaobu’s non-advertising move still garnered a lot of admiration!

After all, not everyone has such courage!

They were chatting about this when suddenly,

the first contestant’s VCR for "The Voice" appeared on the screen.

"My name is Wu Mei, and I am an elementary school P.E. teacher. From childhood, people have called me ’Big Voice Wu’ and ’Loudspeaker Wu.’"

"Whenever I sing, people tend to avoid me, even finding me annoying. Because no one thinks I can sing."

"Today, I want to prove myself on Young Master Bu’s ’The Voice’ stage. I want everyone to know, I can sing. I might not have much else, but I have myself!"

The carefully crafted speech matched the song!

The VCR ended!

Wu Mei took the mic and stepped onto the stage.

At that moment.

"Wu Mei! It’s Teacher Wu!"

Xue Ruijie at the TV set suddenly stood up, shocked!

"This... This is your school’s P.E. teacher, little Wu, isn’t it? My goodness! How did he get on ’The Voice’?"

Her boyfriend also recognized Wu Mei.

"I have no idea!"

Xue Ruijie quickly shook her head, hardly believing her eyes. How could this be happening on stage?!

At the same time, teachers from the same school as Wu Mei, who were watching "The Voice," were also dumbfounded.

"It’s Wu Mei!"

"It really is Wu Mei!"

"Why is Teacher Wu entering a singing competition? You sure it’s not a sports event?"

"Damn! Is there some mistake?! Wu Mei with that horrible voice, singing on stage, is she trying to kill someone?"

"Who knows!"

"Little Wu is too bold! She actually went? I thought she was joking!"

"This, Teacher Wu really isn’t afraid of losing face!"

Some teachers even started calling each other.

"Hello, Teacher Zhao, turn on the TV!"

"I’m watching, it’s Teacher Wu!"

"Good gracious, what’s the situation?"

"..."

At that moment, many students and their parents were also staring at the TV, dumbstruck by Wu Mei.

They all recognized her!

...

The TV camera panned to the audience, who appeared indifferent and not particularly excited.

Then, the lens focused on a few of the coaches.

Sun Wanqi: "Doesn’t look too good?"

Chen Wen: "Don’t know."

Restless music tunes came in, guitar and drum beats suddenly exploded!

"Am I really alive? No music, no dance, no prayers!"

"Am I really alive? No life, no pleasure, no laughter!"

Upon hearing this, Principal Xue Ruijie was stunned!

Her boyfriend was also shocked, eyes wide open!

Including Wu Mei’s colleagues at school, they were all perplexed at this moment: "This... is this Teacher Wu singing?"

The next second.

Wu Mei’s voice erupted!

"I want to live, I search for laughter!"

"I want to live, I search for glory!"

"I want to live, I am the laughter!"

"I want to live, I am the glory!"

The powerful roar kept hammering at people’s hearts!

In front of the TV.

"It sounds so good?! Little Wu can actually sing this well?!"

Xue Ruijie was excited.

"All four coaches turned around!"

Her boyfriend also exclaimed.

A Chinese teacher who got along quite well with Wu Mei jumped three feet high: "Oh my god! Oh my god!"

One of Wu Mei’s students, with food in his mouth, forgot to chew—is this still their teacher?

Everyone was freaking out.

Wu Mei, these people knew her all too well!

She was considered a peculiar flower at school!

Singing in the hallways and on the sports field every day, which was simply irritating!

And to top it off, she had a stubborn streak.

The more you complained about her singing, the worse it became—she would chase you down just to sing to you.

It annoyed so many people!

Some even complained to Principal Xue Ruijie.

Xue Ruijie had even criticized Wu Mei a few times.

But now?!

On the stage of "The Voice" hosted by Lu Xiaobu, the same Teacher Wu, whom everyone thought sounded unbearable when singing, had started performing again.

Was it unpleasant?

No, it was mind-blowingly good!

Could the same person sound good one moment and bad the next?

Why?!

Everyone was puzzled.

Actually, the reason lay in their emotions.

Their thinking had been fixed; seeing Wu Mei’s appearance, they couldn’t imagine she could sing.

Thus, they were predisposed to be annoyed.

And as everyone knows, when you’re annoyed, everything you hear sounds bad.

...

The internet exploded too!

"My God!"

"That voice, it’s too damn powerful!"

"A PE teacher?"

"Lu Xiaobu can find such talent?!"

"Do you remember the previous claims? If you aren’t good-looking, you won’t attract people? The ’The Voice’ contestants are all unpolished? Their singing skills are not up to scratch? Lu Xiaobu just slapped everyone right in the face at the opening!!"

"For the first time, I’m attracted not by looks, but purely by the voice!"

"The segment where the coaches can’t see the faces and can only hear the voices is so brilliantly designed!"

"So ’The Voice’ is like this, huh!"

"Such a slap in the face!"

"Yes, Lu Xiaobu has indeed slapped everyone’s faces!"

"Does it have to be so stunning?!"

"The first contestant to come out has already set such a high standard?"

On the screen, the coaches’ battle for the contestant had begun, and the fight between Chen Wen and Fang Li, the model couple, had made countless people go nuts again!

"HAHAHAHA!"

"I’m dying of laughter!"

"Fang Li is so funny! She actually threatened Chen Wen with her belly!"

"This is a real brawl!"

"Apart from Lu Xiaobu’s shows, who else would dare to be this playful?!"

"Lu Xiaobu is truly a godly planner!"

"..."

Good things should be shared, so people started calling their friends and family to watch together.

...

The second contestant came out!

"A train driver?"

"Holy cow! That high note just exploded!"

"God, my heart almost stopped just now!"

"Sad story, guys, I was wearing headphones!"

"Pfft! Are you okay?!"

Then came the next contestant.

"A housewife?"

"Pretty good!"

"Not bad at all! Fantastic!"

"If not for ’The Voice,’ how would I know there were so many talents hidden among the common folk?"

"Ah, a coach turned their chair!"

"..."

The fourth one.

The fifth one.

The seventh one.

The audience’s excitement rose with each contestant, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the last contestant to take the stage!

The climax was here!

Simultaneously, it was the segment that the live audience had been most eagerly anticipating.

After all, this segment was the one with that.

You know what I mean!

And this climax was different from the rest.

It was meticulously designed!

Absolutely jaw-dropping!

Guaranteed to whet your appetite!