Start with a pop song

Chapter 44 Not afraid at all

The program has a total of four heavyweight guest mentors and four young students.

Zhu Shao introduced at the beginning: "The rules of our best singer-songwriter program are very simple.

The main focus is to travel around the mountains and rivers and feel the beauty of nature.

Or go to the streets and experience the hustle and bustle of life.

Create music that everyone likes in a relaxed environment!

Creation itself should be relaxing, enjoyable and happy.

Therefore, there will not be any on-site PK in this show.

There are twelve issues in total.

Each recording session takes three to five days, and the entire recording cycle is about two months.

All recordings should be completed by early October.

Six locations have been initially selected.

Washington State is the first stop.

It may take some time to adjust at the beginning, and we will record here for about twenty days.

We will strive to complete the recording and production of the first three episodes.

Because we are filming and broadcasting at the same time, it may be a bit hard for everyone.

Now I will explain the specific rules..."

With Zhu Shao's introduction, Song Dao finally understood all the rules of the show.

Twelve episodes, twelve songs!

In each episode, four students need to create a song.

There are a total of forty-eight songs.

The first five episodes are five original songs, with no restrictions on subject matter or style.

If you have previously created something, you can use it as long as it has not been published.

Everyone agreed that this period should be considered a comfort zone.

Then there are three "topic-based" songs.

During this process, the scene was fair and three styles required by the program team were drawn by lottery for creation.

The mentors for the first eight sessions can provide guidance but cannot replace you.

The creative process is presented under the camera.

The first five original songs were fine, and no one had much expression on their faces.

Anyone who dares to participate in this program must be quite capable.

But when the rules of the three "essay-based" songs, which required on-site notarization and drawing lots to know their contents, were announced, someone couldn't help but let out a low cry of surprise.

This intensity is not just a little bit.

Even though he had the system with him, Song Dao, whose reputation was rapidly increasing, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

It’s indeed a bit difficult!

It’s all thanks to the support of the system dad.

Perhaps in some people's minds, this is cheating.

After all, among the four mentors, only the queen Lin Fei is not on the creative track.

The remaining three are professionals.

However, if a variety show of this level is fake, once it is exposed, the character’s image will definitely collapse.

No one will have a good ending, from the mentor to the students.

No one takes risks easily.

Especially considering the identities of these mentors, it is impossible for them to do such a thing.

Everyone finally realized that although the show seemed light-hearted and cheerful, it actually harboured a dangerous plot.

Ma Shen couldn't help but say: "It looks easy, but it's actually quite difficult!"

Li Jun is an old veteran, what hasn’t he seen?

His face was calm and calm.

Sun Meiqi looked confident and even waved her fist at the camera.

Lin Fei?

Sister Fei had a blank expression on her face and even yawned accidentally.

Cover it with your hands quickly.

Zhong Yutong from Li Jun's group smiled and seemed very confident.

Xue Lin from Sun Meiqi's group looks a little silly and seems a little distressed.

Zhao Qi from Ma Shen's group is better at adding drama to his own scenes.

He sighed into the camera and put his hand over his chest.

It's a bit effeminate.

Apart from raising his eyebrows at first, Song Dao, like Lin Fei, did not show much expression on his face.

That leaves those four songs, two choruses.

No restriction on type.

There are also two songs written by students for their tutors!
No restrictions on subject matter.

For the two chorus songs, the instructors can co-create with the students and participate deeply.

In other words, this is a fair and open way to "cheat".

When Zhu Shao introduced this segment, he said with a smile: "Singing these two songs together is a small benefit given to you by the program team."

fart!
Ma Shen just curled his lips.

How easy is it to create a choral song on the spot?
How can this be considered a benefit?
It was clearly a trap set for several instructors!
If the quality is poor, it will inevitably cause public ridicule.

Of course they won't be afraid.

As for the last two songs, which were written by the students for their mentors, it was even more difficult.

Li Jun is fine, the old man is not a singer.

Considering his status in the underworld, he doesn't really care about these things.

As for the remaining three, there is no need to say much about Lin Fei, whose comeback song is a bangers, and people in the industry also know that he will not sing unless he has a good song.

Ma Shen and Sun Meiqi are singer-songwriters themselves, and have rarely sung other people's songs since their debut.

Therefore, the last two songs are extremely difficult for students!

It's fine if the creation is good, but if it fails, it will not only be they who will be disappointed, but also their mentors will be affected.

……

Zhu Shao looked at everyone's reactions with a smile.

“There is no on-field competition in the show, but there is off-field competition.

Penguin Music has specially opened a 'Best Singer-Songwriter' section.

During the broadcast of the program, these songs will be uploaded to Penguin Music through a "phase buyout" of copyright.

Free and open to the public!
No audio downloads are available, only listening.

There are four songs in each episode, and the voting is conducted by public voting, with each IP address limited to one vote.

The program team has invited a notary, and all aspects will be notarized on site.

The one with the highest cumulative votes wins. "

I have to say that this rule is quite fair.

Even though Lin Fei is very popular and can help Song Dao to win votes with the last four songs, it will still be difficult for him to win the championship in front of these three without corresponding good songs.

After the rules were introduced, multiple cameras simultaneously focused their lenses on the faces of the four groups of instructors and students present.

Trying to capture everyone's psychological activities.

Among the four mentors, even the youngest one, Sun Meiqi, is a well-tested artist and has no problem managing her facial expressions.

But they couldn't help but want to pay attention to the reaction of Lin Fei, the queen who had just returned from the throne. Although it was not so obvious, some interesting details were still captured by the camera.

For example, he would sneak a glance at Lin Fei out of the corner of his eye.

……

The program team is indeed good at making trouble.

First, invite Ma Shen and Song Dao, the couple who have some grudges against each other.

Even though Song Dao is not a big name, it doesn’t matter.

He is very popular recently!

After so many days, the two sad pop songs are still in the top 20 of the three Penguin Music charts.

Everyone in the circle knows what the top ten of the list is, so no matter what people in the mainstream music circle think about these two songs, their money-making ability is unquestionable.

So when Lin Fei proposed to invite Song Lai to participate, the program crew did not even hesitate and agreed immediately.

And then he turned around and invited Ma Shen.

Awkward?
It’s okay to be embarrassed!
Nowadays, the audience is tired of the false harmony of everyone being fine.

What we want is to fight face to face and to create a Shura field.

Otherwise where can I watch it?

Just like inviting Lin Fei to participate with a large sum of money.

On the one hand, it is because of her current unrivaled popularity; on the other hand, there must be the idea of creating a topic!

Don’t talk about feelings with capital, they have no bottom line.

If Lin Fei is afraid of rejection, the program team can also take advantage of the opportunity to hype it up - we invited her.

But will Lin Fei be afraid?

Before, it would definitely happen.

This has nothing to do with being cowardly.

Every profession has its own expertise. Her talent and ability are not in the realm of creation. Even if she is not required to create it herself, it is totally inappropriate for this kind of program.

But now she is not afraid at all!
Song Dao didn't need her guidance.

Not only does she not need to give instructions, but even she can give instructions!

Even in her opinion, Song Dao's coming to be a student was a dimensionality reduction attack!
It was also thanks to him that he used the pen name Shuiji Sanqian to write songs for others, and then created five songs that he "liked".

If it were all given to Hu Wei and Kong Xi, it would seem a bit bullying for them to participate in this show.

So the only thing she needs to consider now is——

How can Song Dao become popular without exposing his pen name Shuiji Sanqian?

As for the future exposure of this matter, she also has something to say.

"My Song Dao never used those songs to fight you!"

When the camera was pointed at Lin Fei's face, the returning young queen had an appropriate and elegant smile.

His face was calm and calm.

As for Song Dao standing behind her... well, I gave him a shot but quickly swept him away.

——At the age of twenty-four that year, I stood like a minion.

……

Tencent has always been wealthy.

Huazhou was the first stop, and the program crew specially rented an old villa as a recording venue.

The house was big enough for eight guests to have a room each with some room left over.

Other program staff members stayed in nearby hotels.

Except for the bedrooms, all public areas have been equipped with fixed camera positions in advance.

The relaxed and casual vacation life is one of the highlights of this show.

Since it is a vacation, the production crew will not show any signs of deep involvement, and there will be no tasks, only a simple script.

Let a few guests lead the students to perform on their own.

Three meals a day, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all chosen by yourself.

You can create in the room or chat with other guests. If you want to go shopping or buy groceries, that’s no problem either.

That's the rule.

It can be romantic, or it can be mundane.

The main point is casualness.

The program team is not worried about lack of material.

The students’ creative process alone can be filmed for a sufficient length of time.

Add to that the scenes of everyone chatting together, and it's completely possible to put together an episode.

Of course, the most important thing is the students' creative process.

And sing in public after the creation is completed.

If you are an experienced "old player", you can make this kind of program come alive.

For example, various things -

I ponder, scratch my hair, and stare in order to create.

When encountering disagreements, I would argue with my mentor and even get into heated arguments.

When I was satisfied with what I had written, I couldn't help but burst into tears.

This is not nonsense.

Because someone has already done it.

……

Ma Shen and his student Zhao Qi were both on the second floor.

The two rooms are next to each other.

Not long after returning to the room, Zhao Qi knocked on Ma Shen's door and said excitedly that he had an idea.

I want to communicate with Teacher Ma.

There is no fixed camera position in the bedroom, and crew members will follow and shoot such normal communication during the day.

So the program team quickly captured the first exciting shot——

Zhao Qi showed Ma Shen a short piece of music he had written on his mobile phone, and said excitedly that he had thought of it on the plane.

The expression was extremely vivid and his words were very logical.

Although this guy is a bit effeminate, he does have some talent and his professional knowledge is not bad.

Ma Shen also nodded repeatedly in response.

I have to say that the pictures presented in the camera are quite good.

Among the four young singer-songwriters participating in the program this time, except Xue Lin brought by Sun Meiqi, who is a complete amateur, the other three are all well-known.

Zhong Yutong is a big internet celebrity, so popular that... well, according to the program team's introduction, she is also an internet celebrity.

Lin Fei did not correct it.

Only in this way can the program effect be better.

Zhao Qi is introduced as a young singer, songwriter, writer and actor, giving people a very versatile feeling.

He is an artist under Ma Shenkai's Qiankun Entertainment.

Of course, this will not be said publicly.

It is not new nowadays to promote one’s own artists on variety shows.

Anyway, as long as the program effect is good, no one will care about these things.

For the audience, it is enough that the show is good.

Nothing else matters.

(End of this chapter)