Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 160, 87 Girls
"Alang, your singing teaching can be published and sold as a book."

When Chen Yaochuan came in the morning, he listened to Liu Yifei and Shu Chang singing and felt it was terrible.

Combination and tacit understanding are crucial.

Although the two of them practiced these three songs on their own for half a month, they still didn't have enough tacit understanding.

What Chen Yaochuan didn't expect was that after going out for a meeting, Shen Lang had trained them into a group in just a few hours.

The first is to be able to find the pitch and rhythm of the part you sing, and the second is to have interaction in sound.

He knew that Shen Lang was very good at teaching singing, but Zhou Xun, Stefanie Sun, and Cai Yilin all had a good foundation, while Liu Yifei and Shu Chang had some basics but not much.

Shen Lang smiled faintly and asked, "How is it, is their group going to work out?"

Chen Yaochuan crossed his arms over his chest and said seriously, "This may sound a little harsh, but it is absolutely true - with your songs, even a dog tied in front of a microphone can become famous."

Shen Lang frowned, thinking it was a bit exaggerated, but it was indeed the fact.

Chen Yaochuan changed the subject and said, "Xixi and Xiaochang have such good looks. If they can maximize one advantage, it can cover up all their shortcomings. It's absolutely OK for them to be good at both acting and singing and go the idol route."

Shen Lang nodded and said, "It's just as I thought."

After the song was over, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang hurriedly asked, "Brother Lang, is this okay?"

Shen Lang replied: "It's almost done once we've solved a few minor problems. Let's go eat first."

Although his songs have a great impact, he still has to sing well.

Several people came to a small restaurant on the street next to the company.

After ordering the food, we started chatting again.

Liu Yifei blinked and said, "Brother Lang, our group doesn't have a name yet."

Shen Lang smiled and said, "How about calling it 'Sweet Combination'?"

Liu Yifei said disdainfully: "Eh, it's too plain."

Shen Lang raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you want to be called?"

Liu Yifei said with a long “hmm” sound, “Does ‘Fei Chang’ or ‘Chang Fei’ sound good? Use the last character of my and Xiao Chang’s names.”

Shen Lang rolled his eyes and said, "Aren't you shallow?"

Liu Yifei made a face at him.

Shen Lang looked at Chen Yaochuan and said, "Leave professional matters to professionals. Brother Chen has to do this."

Chen Yaochuan had thought of a few names a long time ago and said, "Shiny girls, Adolescent girls, Mystery Maiden. Using English names will be more international. Girl groups basically name themselves like this."

To be honest, it's just as plain.

Judging from the reactions of Liu Yifei and Shu Chang, they were obviously not satisfied.

Shen Lang didn't have any good suggestions, so he just said, "Go and discuss it among yourselves and pick the one you like."

Shu Chang said, "I have one. Since Xixi and I were both born in 87, how about calling us '87 Girl'?"

Liu Yifei pondered and said, "87, it's domineering, I like it. Who says that girl groups must have delicate names?"

Chen Yaochuan nodded and said, "That's fine."

Shen Lang smiled and said, "As long as you like it."

In this way, a new generation of girl group in the mainland music scene was born in an inconspicuous little restaurant.

After finishing the meal, I went back to the company to record songs.

Judging from the efficiency, it will probably take a week to record the three songs.

After work in the evening, Chen Yaochuan sent Liu Yifei and Shu Chang home, while Shen Lang went to Zhang Guorong's courtyard.

Today is the 30th, and the Korea-Japan World Cup, which has been popular all summer, has finally reached the final day, with Germany facing off against Brazil.

They made an appointment to watch it together. In addition to Gao Yuanyuan, Yang Junyi, Du Ting and others, there were also Wang Jingfei and Anita Mui.

When Shen Lang arrived, he saw Wang Jingfei drinking heavily.

She was drinking to drown her sorrows because she had not been having a good time lately.

At the beginning of the year, on her 32nd birthday, Xie Tingfeng won the license plate "FE80" at a high price of 1 and gave it to her as a birthday present. However, within a few months, the media began to report that Xie Tingfeng and Cecilia Cheung had an ambiguous relationship. Because of this, she had a fight with Xie Tingfeng and eventually broke up.

Their relationship between an older woman and a younger man was not favored by the outside world to begin with. Now that it was over, how could the Hong Kong media let it go? They continued to report it with vicious words as usual, which made her already bad mood worse. After receiving a call from Zhang Guorong, she immediately fled Hong Kong.

Anita Mui's complexion looked average, which seemed to be caused by her illness.

Shen Lang actually talked about this with Zhang Guorong.

Zhang Guorong said that the choice Anita Mui made could not be reversed even by ten oxen.

Then there was nothing he could do about it.

After Shen Lang greeted them, he sat down next to Gao Yuanyuan.

At this time, Zhang Guorong said, "Alang, we all placed bets just now on which team will win the championship, and you are the only one left."

Still playing, Shen Lang asked: "What bet?"

Zhang Guorong pointed at the beer on the coffee table and said, "Here, bet as much as you want and drink as much as you lose."

"Oh..." Shen Lang turned his head to ask Gao Yuanyuan beside him, "How much did you bet?"

Gao Yuanyuan raised a finger and said, "I bet Brazil will win."

Shen Lang said casually: "Then I will also place a bottle and guess that Brazil will win."

Zhang Guorong said disdainfully: "Yuanyuan is a girl, so it's understandable that she ordered another bottle, but why are you joining in the fun?"

Shen Lang heard this, his eyes rolled, and he said, "Brother, who do you think will win?"

Zhang Guorong replied: "Germany."

Shen Lang smiled and said, "Then let's make a separate bet. I choose Brazil, five bottles."

Zhang Guorong said confidently: "Five bottles, right? Take it!"

Everyone looked like they were watching a show.

Among them, Du Ting looked at Zhang Guorong with a hint of regret in her eyes, thinking that he had lost.

Because she was the only one present who knew how good Shen Lang's predictions were; they were all correct from the quarterfinals to the finals.

No wonder Shen Lang dared to spend so much money on football betting. He made a lot of money.

Soon, the game started.

Four-time world champions Brazil faced three-time world champions Germany, marking the first time the two teams met in a World Cup final.

Germany's core midfielder Michael Ballack was suspended, while Brazil's captain Cafu played in the World Cup finals for three consecutive times.

Shortly after the start of the game, Roque Junior fouled Neuville in the midfield and was shown a yellow card by Italian referee Collina. This was also the first yellow card of the game.

The two sides launched an offensive against each other, and both sides had shots on goal, which was very exciting.

To summarize briefly, in several direct confrontations between Kahn and Ronaldo in the first half, Kahn kept the goal intact and the two sides drew 0:0.

In the second half, Germany's attack did not stop and Brazil also started a bombardment mode.

In the 67th and 79th minutes, Ronaldo scored two goals and Brazil led Germany 2:0.

Trailing by two goals and with little time left in the game, the Germans had no choice but to attack. However, facing the excited yet calm Brazilian defense, neither Hamann nor substitutes Bierhoff and Zieger could score a goal for Germany.

As the referee blew the whistle, Brazil won the 2002 World Cup with Ronaldo's two goals, and became the "Five-Star Brazil".

Ronaldo also won the Golden Boot of this World Cup with 8 goals, breaking the curse that the top scorer of the World Cup could not score more than 6 goals, and brought the "championship + Golden Boot" back home.

Gao Yuanyuan said happily: "Yeah, I guessed it right!"

Zhang Guorong sighed and said, "Ah, how come this dark horse from Germany was silent in the final?"

Yang Junyi commented: "Brazil is still too strong, and several forwards are invincible."

Mei Yanfang looked at Zhang Guorong and squinted her eyes and said, "Who told me that Germany would win for sure? I was assured to place my bet, but in the end, not a single goal was scored. If I had known, I would have followed Alang and picked Brazil."

Wang Jingfei drank too much and fell asleep on the sofa.

Except for Du Ting, all her agents and assistants lost and started counting the beers.

Shen Lang had a smile on his face; he also enjoyed the benefit of time travel.

This year's Samba Army, led by the "3Rs", can definitely be described as "invincible and impeccable", but few people know that this is the last World Cup championship Brazil has won in recent years.

Germany reached the final despite being an underdog. Although they lost in Yokohama, they started their revival with this runner-up finish. In the next three World Cups, Germany reached the semi-finals and successfully won the trophy in the 2014 Brazil World Cup.

The Korea-Japan World Cup came to an end with everyone clinking glasses.

But for those people and things that have received attention because of the World Cup, the next period of time will be their bonus period.

Among them is Shen Lang. He will also take advantage of this residual heat to release a third English single and continue to lay the foundation for the overseas market.

The last song of the rock trilogy is "Believer" released by Imagine Dragons on February 2017, 2.

This song was also intended to impact overseas awards. In its original time and space, it won the 19th Teen Choice Award for Best Rock Song and the 25th US Billboard Music Award for Best Rock Song.

Awards are one of the best ways to increase visibility and attention.

But to be honest, rock songs are still difficult to sing, especially those with metal, wild, and high-pitched elements.

The good thing is that Shen Lang's voice is relatively easy to control because it has been enhanced by time travel.

His penetrating power, wide range, and a hint of hoarseness are very effective when he sings rock songs.

In the following week, Shen Lang directed Liu Yifei and Shu Chang in recording songs.

The progress of the two is visible to the naked eye. One reason is his targeted teaching, and the other is their hard work.

Hard work determines the lower limit, talent determines the upper limit. If you have poor talent, you have to make up for it with hard work.

"The cherry blossom grass in the lover's arms, hearing the heartbeat in the chest, secretly missing each other, that is the taste of our love."

As the last note fell, all three songs were recorded.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside the recording studio, Liu Xiaoli's face was filled with joy. She came here today to watch her daughter record a song for the first time, and it sounded very good. She made the right decision to choose Shen Lang, this young man was really amazing.

She paid for Shen Lang's dinner out of her own pocket.

It is said that "there are many good horses, but there are few good horse trainers." The same applies to the entertainment industry. In addition to personal strength, a good team, and connections, it is also very important to meet a good horse trainer.

Shen Lang also received good news. Zhang Jizhong could no longer hold his temper, fearing that he would be approached for other roles, so he called him, accepted his dividends in lieu of his film salary, and successfully got the role of Duan Yu.

The crew announced the signing on the day, sparking heated discussions among netizens, the media and people in the industry.

Netizens:

"I've already said it, Duan Yu is none other than Brother Lang."

"Brother Lang loves characters like playboys."

"Haha, playing yourself, isn't that good?"

……

media:

"The countdown for Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils has begun, and Duan Yu has locked onto the new Chinese pop music king Shen Lang!"

"Shen Lang broke up with Zhouyi Films and withdrew from Young King because of Zhang Jizhong's Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils!"

"Just after leaving the Four Beauties of Yitian, the Three Beauties of Tianlong are here. Shen Lang deserves the title of 'Gossip King' in the domestic entertainment industry."

……

In the circle:

"Big Beard really dared to sign him. After paying the film salary, is there anything left from the 3400 million investment?"

"Either they increase investment or cut budgets elsewhere, but no matter which one, the show is doomed to lose money."

"It's hard to say. Being expensive has its advantages. Shen Lang is now at the peak of his career and has a very good reputation among the public, which is good for the ratings."

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Just when "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" was being hotly debated for its casting, "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" started airing during the summer vacation.

This drama has also attracted much attention, with countless viewers waiting in front of their TVs on time for it to be broadcast.

As a loyal fan of Jin Yong's novels, Wang Qian watches every adapted film or TV series.

"Yitian, with so many gems before us, let's see what else you can come up with."

"Shen Lang is handsome and sings well. As for his acting skills, I wonder if he has improved."

"I can't think of what Gao Yuanyuan's Zhao Min and Jia Jingwen's Zhou Zhiruo are like. Please don't let me down."

He was ready to criticize.

The bearded man ruined "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and ruined Linghu Chong. He didn't hold back at all and wrote a ten-thousand-word article on the Internet.

This time, regardless of whether Shen Lang’s "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" is good or bad, I will also present a ten-thousand-word article.

As the long advertisement ended, the theme song "Drunk Spring Breeze" sounded.

The flute in the prelude has a very Jianghu flavor.

Wang Qian was immediately attracted by it.

"Drunk Spring Breeze
I'm drunk with spring breeze
First meeting
The two of them were both moved..."

Jin Yong's films and TV series not only set up a unique banner for the Chinese-language film and TV industry, but every time a new film or TV series is released, the theme song or ending song always stirs the heart and moves the soul, becoming a popular song at the time.

Some readers have counted that "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is the work with the most characters in Jin Yong's works, with a huge length and a dramatic plot.

In a letter written to Jin Yong in 1966, Chen Shixiang summarized the book in eight words: "No one is without injustice, and all love is sin."

Compared with the music of other Jin Yong's works, "Drunk in Spring Breeze" has distinct characteristics. It is different from the depth and grandeur of "The Hard to Recite Sutra" and the heroism and passion of "The Iron-Blooded and Loyal Heart". Instead, it is unique in its style of coexistence of tenderness and heroism.

The beautiful melody, soulful lyrics and perfect fit with the plot of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" also reflect, to a certain extent, the struggles of the characters in love, friendship and family affection, just like the lyrics say, "Heartless people laugh at my stupidity, I laugh at heartless people's ignorance."

In terms of the theme song, I passed the test of Wang Qian.

"Shen Lang is really good at composing songs for TV dramas and movies."

“I hope the performance is worthy of this song.”

"here we go!"

After watching two episodes, Shen Lang's Zhang Wuji, Gao Yuanyuan's Zhao Min and Alyssa Chia's Zhou Zhiruo did not appear.

The characters that have already appeared, such as Zhang Songwen's Zhang Cuishan, Guo Feili's Yin Susu, Xu Jinkang's Xie Xun, Hu Bin's Yang Xiao, Tao Hong's Ji Xiaofu, and Yan Minqiu's Mie Jue, have all passed the passing line.

The music in the play is purely original, the martial arts and narrative are very well combined, most of the scenes are taken from real scenes, and the special effects were first-class at the time. From the current perspective, it is a well-made and sincere work.

The ratings for the first day's broadcast on CCTV were 10.22%, surpassing Tianjin TV's "The Invincible County Magistrate" at 2.65% and Shanghai TV's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" at 6.94%, ranking first in the summer season.

However, the ratings on the first day are not very useful as a reference, because with Shen Lang there, the attention will not be low.

Whether the show can maintain high ratings in the future depends on its word of mouth.

Wang Qian also followed the series for 10 consecutive days, at which time the series was already halfway through.

When I saw Shen Lang's Zhang Wuji, Gao Yuanyuan's Zhao Min and Jia Jingwen's Zhou Zhiruo, I felt my eyes brightened.

And he also started writing his ten thousand word article today.

[The protagonists of Jin Yong's martial arts dramas always spark discussion, simply because the audience has their own pre-set image of them and is particularly picky about the actors.

《倚天屠龙记》曾被多次翻拍，而最广为人知的是，1979年郑少秋版、1984年刘凯德版、1986年梁潮伟版、1993年李联杰版、1994年马景梼版和2000年吴启华版，以及当下的沈浪版。

According to the description in the book, Zhang Wuji is young and naive, kind and tolerant, but indecisive when it comes to love.

The "Zhang Wuji" in the first five versions is mostly "Old Wuji". Except for Liang Chaowei who still has a bit of youthfulness, the rest of the characters are of a certain age, especially Ma Jingyao and Wu Qihua, who were already in their forties when they performed. In terms of appearance, Shen Lang is the most consistent with the original work. He was 22 years old when filming, which happened to be the case when Zhang Wuji was also 22 years old at the end of the book.

In terms of character and temperament, Zhang Wuji's compassion, tolerance and indecision are not difficult to portray, and all versions perform well.

It’s just that Wu Qihua, who was acting in a period costume for the first time, looked the worst. Although he had tried hard to gain weight, his face still looked skinny and old, and he didn’t look like a young knight at all.

Liang Chaowei's temperament is very close to that of Zhang Wuji, perhaps it is related to his real love history. When he was in TVB, he fell in love with Lai Meihan and Candy Cheung successively. He was caught between the two women and seemed indecisive. This passive attitude is exactly the real interpretation of Zhang Wuji.

As for the other three actors, Ma Jingyao played Zhang Wuji too fanatical and lacked the calmness of a hero;

Zheng Shaoqiu's most successful screen image is Chu Liuxiang, who also looks very different from Zhang Wuji;
Now everyone is paying the most attention to Shen Lang's version of Zhang Wuji. His acting skills are not as good as those of his predecessors, but he is the most like Zhang Wuji, and he shows his indecisiveness, his diplomatic ways, and his ability to smooth things over very well...】

The entire evaluation is objective and rational, using the previous version for comparison and listing out the pros and cons one by one.

This article was posted on major forums and immediately received a large number of responses from netizens.

"I share the same opinion as the poster. Shen Lang's Zhang Wuji has more merits than flaws, and is the best among all versions."

"In the past, people complained that the actors who played Zhang Wuji were too old and didn't look young at all. When Shen Lang came out, he restored the handsome and heroic Zhang Wuji in my mind."

"The most important thing is that Brother Lang can perfectly embody Zhang Wuji's 'amorous' character without any acting, haha."

"Gao Yuanyuan's Zhao Min is more charming than cool, slightly inferior to Lai Zi's version."

"Compared with Alyssa Chia and Zhou Ximei, her interpretation of Zhou Zhiruo is a little bit inferior."

"Overall it's pretty good, it can be seen as a 'youth idol version' of 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'. I like to watch things that are pleasing to the eye."

(End of this chapter)