I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

Chapter 243 No, is the pressure that great?

For Lan Shu, she basically didn't have any big feelings about Xu Kong's participation in "Singer".

The only benefit is that the other party's participation can bring more traffic to the program.

Lan Shu has always been like this, with no so-called friends or opponents, only so-called interests.

In this regard, although Lan Shu is not very old, he is a rare person in the entertainment industry who can be so clear-headed.

This time, he took the initiative to ask Jian Jun to invite Xu Kong for the same purpose.

Now her career has reached a bottleneck, and there seems to be no better way than asking Xu Kong to help her write songs.

Putting aside the quality of the song, just looking at Xu Kong's current popularity and traffic, it actually comes with a huge publicity effect.

So for this song, she is willing to pay the copyright fee herself. Even if the other party offers a sky-high price, Lan Shu is ready.

……

What surprised Xu Kong was that someone like Jian Junfang was actually willing to help Lan Shulai connect with him.

Although we have only met once and there was almost no communication.

But Xu Kong was not unfamiliar with people like Lan Shu.

To put it nicely, it is a character that has its own goals and direction, and is difficult to be shaken.

But in fact, he is the type of person who would not care about anyone just to become famous and successful.

Whether in the previous life or now, this type of artist is actually not uncommon in the entertainment industry.

And you can't say there's anything wrong with the other person.

Humans are emotional animals by nature, and absolute rationality rarely exists.

Strictly speaking, this is the opponent's advantage.

It can be seen from the fact that Lan Shu made her debut in her twenties and became a well-known first-tier singer in her early thirties.

……

"Hello, Teacher Xu Kong."

After all, the live broadcast of "Singer" had been successfully arranged. This time, Lan Shu took the initiative to come over and say hello to Xu Kong.

Xu Kong smiled and nodded, giving a simple response.

In this episode of "Singer", there is not much change in the overall lineup of singers.

The two European and American singers who were invited at great expense would naturally not be eliminated.

The two veteran Buddhist singing kings, Jian Junfang and Wang Songjie, are still there.

Including Lan Shu, they are actually still the same people who were there when Xu Kong recorded last time.

The only difference is that Shen Chengyu, who was eliminated before, has been replaced by a first-line female singer Su Yuwei.

However, Su Yuwei obviously did not have a good attitude towards Xu Kong.

As soon as they met for the first time, Xu Kong noticed the other party's hostility.

He didn't react at first.

But soon as Jian Junfang reminded him, Xu Kong realized that the other party was an artist under Jiying Entertainment.

What’s even more coincidental is that he is not only Jiying’s man, but also the unlucky guy whose endorsement worth tens of millions of dollars was snatched away by Xu Kong.

Xu Kong obviously doesn't have any major personal grudges against the artists under Jiying.

I don't even know him.

It was just a coincidence that Zhu Yu contacted the brand that Su Yuwei was previously in contact with for endorsement.

Being snatched away for endorsements is a very common competition in the entertainment industry.

But it is certainly impossible to face it with a smile even if your resources are snatched away.

So it is natural to hate Xu Kong.

Of course, Xu Kong didn’t care too much about these things.

After all, when I made that decision, I had already thought about the consequences.

Since we are facing off against a big company like Jiying Media, it is naturally impossible for us to care about the thoughts of the other party's artists.

As for revenge, although Su Yuwei is a first-line singer, she is still limited to the level of ordinary singers.

It is unlikely to really affect Xu Kong today.

……

This is indeed the case. For Su Yuwei at this moment, the most she could do was give Xu Kong the cold shoulder.

Even if there is a camera, you must be polite and courteous and greet others with a smile to avoid being noticed by the audience.

After all, she couldn't make public the fact that Xu Kong had taken away her resources.

It's not an unspoken rule in the circle or anything like that. It's simply putting yourself in similar public opinion, which is a completely loss-making approach.

Moreover, she had not signed a contract with the brand, so the claim that Xu Kong had snatched her resources away was untenable.

But before coming here, he was the only artist under Jiying Entertainment on this show.

It can be said that there are high hopes for it.

Even the company's management hoped that she could defeat Xu Kong. Although there would be no substantial gain, just the fact that she could dampen Xu Kong's current enthusiasm would be good news.

In this regard, Su Yuwei could only smile bitterly.

Even though the company specially asked a well-known songwriter to write a new song for her, she felt that it would still be a little difficult to beat Xu Kong.

After all, Xu Kong had just won a bunch of awards at the Chinese Music Media Awards.

Moreover, throughout the whole of last year, the soundtracks and interludes in Xu Kong's two dramas, plus the album he produced for Su Zhi, can be said to have exerted an outrageous dominance.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Chinese music scene was dominated by Xu Kong alone throughout last year.

……

"Welcome everyone to watch "Singer" Episode..."

While the contestants on the show were thinking about all sorts of things, the live broadcast of "Singer" had already begun.

As a media judge, Feiniao has already sat in his corresponding position.

However, compared with some other media judges, Feiniao is still somewhat uncomfortable with his identity.

After all, when I watched live broadcasts before, I would habitually start making sharp comments.

Now that we're at the scene, there's no way I can keep talking.

I can only try hard to control my talkative nature.

But there are still opportunities to communicate with others.

The current Feiniao is no longer the unknown internet celebrity he was during the show "Our Song".

His current fan base and popularity make him one of the largest self-media in the domestic music field.

Therefore, some other media reviewers around him, whether they are some so-called traditional music critics, or colleagues and some Penguin executives, all have the idea of ​​taking the initiative to get to know Fei Niao.

……

"I heard a rumor that Su Yuwei prepared a new song for this episode, and it was written by Teacher Guo Min..."

Sitting next to Fat Bird is the music director of a small record company.

It is definitely not a very high status in the industry.

But he also has his own fixed network of contacts and sources of information.

The other party had revealed similar information to him before, and the accuracy rate was very high.

"A new song written by Teacher Guo Min?"

For the singer Su Yuwei, she is not young, not even 30 years old. Strictly speaking, if not compared with individuals like Xu Kong, she can be considered a newcomer with great potential.

However, Fei Niao had heard some of the other party's songs, but he didn't like them very much, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

Moreover, in terms of performance and singing skills, there is still a clear gap compared to some other people on the "Singer" show.

Originally, Feiniao would not pay too much attention to such a singer who was almost certain to be a supporting actor.

But after hearing Guo Min's name, Fei Niao became interested.

Because Guo Min is considered a legendary lyricist and composer in the domestic Chinese music scene.

I have been in the industry for almost twenty years and have written a lot of hit singles.

What's more interesting is that he and Xu Kong have some similarities, that is, they are not good at a fixed style of music, and can write almost any type of song. Such songwriters are still relatively rare.

So if the song was written by Guo Min, and this episode of the show might actually have more highlights.

As expected, Xu Kong has to come to participate.

With his arrival, this originally boring show suddenly became interesting.

……

"Do you mean that Su Yuwei is expected to take first place in this round?"

Fat Bird asked back.

After all, it was a new song written by Guo Min, and it did make Su Yuwei, who originally had little presence, suddenly become competitive.

But the other side shook his head decisively.

"That's not the case."

“Even if it’s a new song written by Guo Min, it’s not enough to decide the outcome of the competition.”

"Strictly speaking, I'm more optimistic about Xu Kong."

"After all, if nothing unexpected happens to Xu Kong, there is a high probability that he will still sing the new song. The probability that the songs written by Guo Min before will become popular is only 10% to 20% at most."

“But more than half of Xu Kong’s songs, even if they are considered as the background music for some of his dramas, have become popular.”

……

The meaning of the music director's words is obvious.

That is, Guo Min is indeed a well-known lyricist and composer with considerable achievements and abilities in the Chinese music scene.

But compared to the level of perversion Xu Kong has shown in the past two years, it is still far behind.

While the two were discussing, the number of live viewers of "Singer" had broken the record again.

Wu Youxue looked at the real-time data and felt helpless.

So far, the two episodes of "Singer" with the best data this year are the two episodes in which Xu Kong participated.

There is no way, especially after just winning the award, Xu Kong frequently appeared on hot searches, bringing in a terrifying amount of traffic.

What’s more ridiculous is that he thought he had invited Xu Kong to participate.

It is a way of returning a favor. After all, for a show as big as "Singer", there are countless singers in China who would like to ask for a chance to participate.

It seems that Xu Kong does not rely on "Singer" to attract fans, but it feels like their show is trying to ride on Xu Kong's popularity.

Although all this is a helpless act.

But for Wu Youxue, who has always produced various popular variety shows, it was still a bit of a blow.

……

The order of appearance in this episode is still determined by drawing lots.

Xu Kong drew the second to last performance.

His luck is still pretty good, but for him, it doesn’t actually matter much when he performs.

Originally, the new song he decided on this time was still just one he picked at random.

But because of the various trends on the Internet in the past few days, Xu Kong finally decided to change the song temporarily.

It's not just about dispelling so-called doubts.

The main reason is that Xu Kong is a little upset because of the recent mess.

In this case, the songs in the last issue like "Bridge of Tears" which were not considered big hits are obviously not enough.

This time it’s better to be more direct, just to scare the enemy.

After all, in the face of the absolute quality and popularity of the work, the other party's little tricks are completely useless.

……

Here, Jian Junfang, the first to appear, has already appeared.

It was still the R&B type of song that the other party was good at. Although Jian Junfang looked quite old, his voice still had a rare youthful feeling.

In this respect, it is indeed a gift from God.

After so many years, I have won almost all the awards I deserve, and I can almost be considered successful.

Therefore, even if he had been a little bit mixed up before, no one would doubt the other party's strength.

This episode finally started to get serious, and the feeling given by the scene was completely different.

"Teacher Jian Junfang is starting to exert his strength!"

The music director of the small company next to Fat Bird spoke up.

Not only him, but almost all the audience who have watched the previous show had a very obvious feeling at this time.

That is Jian Junfang's performance this time, giving people a completely different feeling from before.

Although it is still an old song that has been released before, but for the only Chinese singer who specializes in R&B, it even feels like it has surpassed the original singer.

Especially some of the improvisational parts in it, which make people feel goosebumps when listening to them.

"I take back what I said before. This time, it may not be so easy for Xu Kong to get the first place."

The fat bird listened silently, but could not refute at all.

Jian Junfang's performance in this game was indeed too perfect.

From the song selection to the live performance, there is almost nothing wrong with it.

Even if Xu Kong really was singing a new song, it was a live broadcast after all, and the competition was also on stage. In addition to the song itself, the singer's performance was also very crucial.

……

It is worth mentioning that not only Jian Junfang, but also the two subsequent European and American singers, including another veteran singer Wang Jie who is in his fifties, almost all contributed their best performances since participating in this program.

"Fuck, is this episode so intense?"

"No man, is this really a live broadcast? Why does it feel so stable, it's totally like a studio version."

"That's outrageous. Is the pressure from Xu Kong that great? It feels like everyone is singing as if it were the final!"

At this time, the barrage of comments also began to get excited.

I have to say that most of the previous "Singer" programs felt a bit lackluster.

The main reason is that there is not that much tension, and the competition system is not cruel.

This episode, whether it is the song selection or the singers' performances, the level has been raised to a whole new level.

Even ordinary audiences have very obvious feelings.

And it can be seen from the voting on the spot.

The average number of votes for the four singers who have performed so far has remained above 90.

Jian Junfang, who had the highest vote, was the first to appear and received the highest number of votes, 93.

In the past, such exaggerated situations would never have occurred.

……

At this time, Xu Kong was still normal backstage, but Su Yuwei and Lan Shu, who had not yet appeared on stage, had obviously become serious in expression.

The main reason is that the two European and American singers mentioned above, the two kings of singing, are inherently stronger than them.

Before, I didn’t feel the gap in strength between myself and my opponent so obviously, but this time I suddenly felt like the pressure was exploding.

It turns out that what the netizens said before, that Jian Junfang and others had been muddling along and not using their full strength, was actually true?
Su Yuwei was fine, but Lan Shu felt it particularly clearly.

Although I have known Jian Junfang for a long time, it has been many years since I saw him perform at such a level again.

Before, she always felt that the gap between her and the singing king Jian Junfang was not that big, it was just because she was unlucky and could not find a song that suited her.

But now, I feel like I have finally figured myself out.

"No, is the pressure that great?"

Xu Kong looked at the two first-line female singers who were frowning beside him and was obviously stunned for a moment.

But he didn't know it, because when he worked with Hua Hongjuan before, he had already thoroughly experienced the singing skills and the pressure of the live performance of the top singers.

At this point, there is no need to even sing with each other, and it would not feel that much.

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(End of this chapter)