Chapter 505: Finale Confidentiality

Chapter 505: Chapter 505: Finale Confidentiality

The four rounds of solo stages all came to an end, and the two-hour ultimate showdown completely reshaped the perception of the audience present.

The four thousand passerby audience members, who originally knew nothing about the four contestants and had no stance, now all had a clear preference in their hearts: some were intoxicated by Christopher’s gentle texture, some preferred Katy’s sunny healing, some were obsessed with Bruno’s explosive stage, and some were won over by Stephanie’s avant-garde talent.

The audience whispered to each other and praised one another, all marveling that this variety show, which had not yet aired, actually harbored four such top-tier dark horses in the music scene.

Afterwards, the intermission began. The singers needed to change their makeup and styling, and the stage needed to be rearranged. The audience could get up to go out for dining or relax and rest.

One hour passed quickly. After the lights were adjusted, the even more heavyweight second round of the stage officially began—the mentor-student duet collaboration stage.

It was consistent with the previous performance order.

Kanye West took the stage first, joining forces with Christopher Ocean to perform an adapted version of a light-rhythm rap R&B track.

The mentor and student matched well in style and had full tacit understanding. Trendy rap and gentle R&B were perfectly integrated, and the collision of new and old vocal cords sparked unique sparks.

It not only magnified Christopher’s vocal advantages, but also added a trendy texture to the stage, steadily holding down the atmosphere of the audience.

The duet stage of Bonnie Raitt and Katy Perry was the ultimate blending of veteran music scene heritage and new-generation youth power.

The veteran diva’s steady and profound presence paired with Katy’s clear and agile voice created rich layers and excellent texture. Gentle yet powerful, it instantly reaped the favor of a crowd of middle-aged audience members, and the passerby popularity rose again.

Steve Winwood joined hands with Bruno Mars to bring a classic retro soul music adapted stage.

The strong alliance between the mentor and student, with solid singing skills, tacit cooperation, and ultimate rhythm complementing each other, brought out the charm of the retro style to the extreme, adding extra points to Bruno’s all-around stage strength, and the live word-of-mouth continued to skyrocket.

The combination of Britney and Stephanie, who appeared last, directly pushed the atmosphere of the entire finals to its peak, becoming the most stunning and unforgettable ultimate stage of the audience.

Two generations of highly talented and individualistic female singers stood side by side on the same stage, with gentleness and vanguard colliding, and delicacy and explosiveness intertwining.

Britney’s singing style was gentle and healing, and her aura was calm and grand. The stage foundation precipitated by the years was steady and profound; Stephanie’s singing was flamboyant and avant-garde with full explosive power, displaying the sharpness and talent of the new generation to the fullest.

Their vocal cords fit and complemented each other, and their cooperation was seamless. Every exchange of glances and every connection of singing styles had a full score of tacit understanding.

The entire stage possessed both audiovisual beauty and artistic depth, maximizing the high-end feel.

Michelle watched with extreme excitement, clenched her hands tightly, and cheered in a low voice:

"This is definitely the best collaboration stage of the night! Britney and her contestant have such a high degree of compatibility! I wonder if we can continue to see the cooperation between the two in the future!"

The two rounds and eight ultimate stages all came to a successful conclusion. The top four contestants gave everything they could, fully demonstrating their growth, hard work, and talent throughout the season.

The four thousand audience members in the arena were completely conquered by the strength of the four newcomers, and everyone had their exclusive optimal choice in their hearts. The ultimate voting moment belonging to the first season of The Voice finally arrived.

The lights of the audience returned to their original positions, fading away the stage’s ultimate gorgeous special effects and restoring them to clean and transparent warm white light, allowing all audience members to completely pull away from the shock of the fairy-level stage.

The host walked lightly back to the center of the stage, declaring that the most critical ultimate segment was officially opened.

"I believe every audience member present has witnessed with your own eyes the ultimate stage where the four contestants gave their all.

Two rounds of performances, eight styles, every presentation is sincere and eye-catching enough.

Next, please conduct a real-name notarized vote based on the paper voting card and exclusive authentication code inside your handbag.

Everyone has only one vote, and you can cast a critical vote for the contestant in your heart who is most worthy of winning the annual grand champion."

Fragmented yet excited movements instantly sounded in the audience seating, and the four thousand audience members lowered their heads to take out the voting card paper.

The five-person squad also immediately leaned down to look through the exclusive voting page at the bottom of their handbags. The paper was printed with clear names and profiles of the top four, with regular, fair, and public layout, without any induced bias.

Having experienced a whole show of stage baptism, the state of mind of the five at this moment was already completely different from the pure fan filters before the match.

Before the match, all of them favored Stephanie of Britney’s team, and their hearts and eyes were biased toward their own contestant.

But after watching Christopher’s delicate empathy, Katy’s healing vitality, and Bruno’s all-around explosiveness, and then comparing it with Stephanie’s avant-garde artistic stage, the five people’s hearts were extremely conflicted, and they truly understood what was meant by "no weaklings among the top four."

"To be honest, I’m completely torn right now." Zoe grabbed her hair and sighed in a low voice,

"Bruno’s live performance is really too explosive, his passerby affinity is maxed out, and winning the championship is completely well-deserved. But the collaboration stage of Stephanie and Britney has an artistic texture that no one can beat."

"Katy has the highest passerby favorability. Just now, many uncles and aunts around me were saying they want to vote for her." Ella added softly, her gaze sweeping across the enthusiastically voting audience around her,

"Christopher’s die-hard passersby are also quite numerous, and the gentle style is too lovable."

Michelle clutched her voting card, her eyes full of firmness: "But I’m still voting for Stephanie. Her stage is not the most opportunistic, but it is the most unique. She dares to break through and innovate. Such artistic talent is too rare and deserves a championship."

Hayley nodded forcefully and echoed in a low voice: "Me too! She is obviously the youngest, but she dares to fight the most. I want to leave my vote to her who has the most attitude."

Leah looked at the four people’s tangled yet firm expressions: "It’s fine for each of us to follow our inner hearts. Right now, no one on the entire internet knows the result. Every vote of ours is the initial and purest witness."

In the end, Leah, Michelle, and Hayley unswervingly voted for Stephanie. After hesitating repeatedly, Ella chose the gentle and delicate Christopher, while Zoe was conquered by the all-around stage and gave her vote to Bruno Mars.

Five people, five votes, each with their own preference, precisely confirmed the fairness and blooming of a hundred flowers of this grand final.

After everyone finished filling them out, the on-site staff shuttled through the audience seats in an orderly manner to uniformly collect the voting cards.

To ensure absolute fairness, the production team made the vote-counting process open and transparent, inviting the four mentors, backstage creators, and media representatives to jointly monitor the votes, with video archiving throughout to eliminate any backroom operations.

Different from the conventional variety show model of on-the-spot vote-opening and real-time official announcement, this grand final of The Voice adopted the rules of complete sealing and delayed announcement.

After the vote counting began, the host solemnly explained the core rules to the entire audience at the first moment:

"Here, it needs to be solemnly notified to everyone that this season’s show has not yet officially aired, and all match schedules, final rankings, and the ownership of the championship all belong to top-secret information.

Next, the live recording segment of this show is officially over. Please leave the venue in an orderly manner, audience members."