Click! The camera abruptly shakes, cueing the music.
It cuts to a triple clap, then suddenly freezes on the slim silhouette of what seems to be a woman in a cheongsam. The camera zooms in rapidly as the lights around fiercely brighten up, accompanied by a voice-over.
The host, casually sitting on a stool with a microphone in hand, asks in a relaxed, conversational tone.
"Are you confident about this challenge?"
"Yes, I've prepared a song," the guest in the cheongsam replies, her voice tinged with hesitation.
"Did you write it yourself?" the host inquires further.
"No, a very important friend wrote it for me," the guest speaks out, "It's an impressive composition, and I hope it gets the attention it deserves."
Boom, boom, boom, the golden logo of "I Am King of Songs" slowly emerges and settles on the screen.
A grandiose male voice-over starts to sound, filled with vigor.