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Chapter 91 Singer-songwriter Special: The First Champion!
"It was as if I had suddenly returned to the summer before the 1980s and 1990s, shirtless, wearing large shorts and a pair of simple flip-flops, waving a worn-out palm leaf fan, with pirated discs spinning in my VCD, full of pop songs and Hong Kong movies that flooded from Guangdong and Hong Kong. The popsicle in my hand was melting, and the disc would occasionally jam. I picked up the remote control and pressed the fast-forward button, and in an instant I had fast-forwarded more than a decade..."

"This song, coupled with the actor's shiny slicked-back hair, long white scarf, black windbreaker, and chic, handsome and tough look... is simply fascinating! I never thought that such a gangster-themed drama could be so attractive. Through this song, I fell in love with the drama, and through the drama, I understood this song!"

"Sister Fei's singing skills are amazing. This song shows her ability to the fullest! Strong and powerful voice, clean and clear pronunciation, tender and graceful, and piercing. It's so beautiful!"

"It's a heart-wrenching and tender song. The composer must be a monster, right? How could he write such a song?"

There is a lot of discussion on the Internet.

The music world is...quiet.

For people like Yin Hong and Li Jun, such a song and such a Lin Fei do not need them to come out and praise them.

For the superstars and first-line stars under big companies such as Times Media and Star Entertainment, it is best to play dead and keep silent at this time.

Who dares to criticize this kind of song? How to criticize it?
Not to mention criticizing, many people are not even worthy of being evaluated!
……

When it came to November 12, it was one week after the show was aired.

The ratings have ranked first among all satellite TV stations.

There is a huge gap between him and the second place!
Over an astonishing 5%!

You have to know that this is an era where people are more accustomed to using mobile phones, tablets, and online platforms to watch TV series.

Television has basically become a decoration in the home.

Many young people don’t even drive once in ten days or half a month.

Unless there are major sporting events or festivals, I don't think this thing is very useful.

Under such circumstances, "The Bund" actually achieved such ratings!
It shocked countless people.

There is even some very interesting data circulating from several major e-commerce platforms.

After the show started airing, the sales of televisions from all major brands suddenly reached a small peak!

There is no Double Eleven in Xia Country, so naturally there are no events held by businesses on this day.

On the Penguin Music chart, Lin Fei, who is known for her own style, has occupied the top two spots for a week in a row.

As for Jiang Ying's song "Memories", it has been relegated to fourth place.

The third one is "Crescent Moon".

Everyone could only watch from afar as "Scars" and "The Bund" fought each other every day.

After all, there are many fans who like "Scars", and the daily download volume is an astonishing number.

"Lovesickness", which was previously pushed to the seventh or eighth place by some big companies,

With the two new songs becoming popular one after another, it was brought back to the top and has risen to the fifth place.

I always covet the chrysanthemum in the song "Memories" sung by Queen Jiang.

At this moment, any discerning person can see that Lin Fei’s comeback this time is basically stable!
……

November 15th.

More exciting things are coming.

The best singer-songwriter, whose popularity has basically passed, is speaking out on major platforms at the same time.

——The “extra episode” and award ceremony for the best singer-songwriter will be held at 8 o’clock tonight, and Penguin Video will broadcast the entire process live!

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

This sudden news caught countless people off guard.

“That’s how confident I am!”

"The whole point of the game is to surprise you, there's no need for warm-up!"

At the Beijing Starlight Studio Center, the high-spirited chief director and producer Zhu Shao looked at the people who had come over with a smug look on his face.

Hug or shake hands with everyone.

In fact, he had been planning this since early November.

Received strong support from Penguin Video.

Who would refuse something that can attract crazy traffic?

This show is so popular!

Advertisers who had not had time to get on the bus earlier rushed forward waving their checks.

So it's not just Zhu Shao who has confidence.

From the investors to the program team, to the artists who benefit from this program, everyone is very confident.

In Ma Shen’s words, even if you don’t get paid a penny, you’d be happy to come and participate for free!

It's the truth.

Not to mention that the program crew once again offered an attractive price in a very generous manner.

Even if not, he is willing to come.

As the singer-songwriter dominated summer country variety shows for more than three months, his status has also risen.

Recently, we have approached Qiankun Entertainment for various collaborations, and there are many more than in the past.

Of course, there is only one person who has truly become famous and benefited the most from this show.

Song is here!

Lin Fei is trying to find her form after her comeback, so participating in this show won't do her that much good.

Song Dao is completely different.

For people in the entertainment industry, fame is always the most important thing.

Fame brings everything!
Therefore, what these twelve episodes brought to Song Dao was far more than just financial income.

The reputation is rising rapidly!
After receiving the invitation, I agreed without much hesitation.

The release time of the recorded song "Don't Cry, My Friend" was also adjusted.

Choose to release it at 8 o'clock tonight, at the same time as this live broadcast!

So far, he has a total of twelve songs on his Penguin Music account.

There are still ten songs that cannot be downloaded for the time being.

See through love, see through you, sad city, don’t say you don’t care about my tears, if you love me, don’t hurt me, we broke up in that autumn, who will you think of when you are lonely, there is a kind of love called letting go.

Lilac flowers, grass, and camel bells.

Sing with Lin Fei the song "If the Moon Didn't Come" and other chapters.

Every song is very popular!
Especially the camel bells.

This song has now become widely sung in the army.

The soldiers love and hate it.

Especially those soldiers who have recently retired, they dare not listen.

But I couldn't help listening and singing.

Lin Fei’s two songs have become very popular recently. Although he and the new generation such as Kong Xi and Hu Wei are still popular, their popularity has begun to decline slowly.

This would not work for Song Dao, who was in desperate need of reputation.

Even if there will be "involution", he still has to publish it. He can't be on other lists, but at least he can still be on the original list.

At the same time, it was decided that Hu Wei would release "The End of the Song" and the entire album before the end of the year.

Together with the previous songs, make a digital album for him.

Lay a solid foundation before moving on to the “boutique” route.

Kong Xi is also preparing to release "Wake Up Your Ears", "Beginning to Understand" and "Meet" one after another.

As for Sun Meiqi, who has already decided to join Feiyang Music and has signed a draft agreement, she is not in a hurry.

After all, she still has two concerts coming up.

……

The core content of tonight's live broadcast is the award ceremony.

This will also be the first award won by Song Dao.

Although it is not from the official side, it is an honor recognized by the whole nation.

Song Dao was still very happy.

Each person needs to prepare to sing two songs for this live broadcast.

This is also the reason why he didn't release any new songs before.

Tonight's show continued the style of the best singer-songwriters as always.

The main feature is that there is no script and you can just express yourself freely.

In fact, it is just a gathering of people to recall the various interesting things that happened during the recording process in the past three months.

Touched, sad, happy... just chat.

Interspersed with songs performed by eight guests, it was like a relaxing small concert.

……

At around seven o'clock in the evening, the Penguin Video account, which was playing the singer-songwriter's carefully edited footage, was already bustling with activity.

The barrage of comments is flying.

"I'm so conflicted. Shanghai Bund has been getting more and more exciting these past two days, but I want to watch the singer-songwriter special. What should I do?"

"You're already here."

"You've made your choice."

"Everyone will sing two songs tonight. I'm really looking forward to it!"

“I want to hear Sister Fei sing A Diao again!” “A Diao is a masterpiece!”

"Shanghai is still awesome, this scene is going to be a blast!"

"Scar YYDS!"

"The camel bell is the eternal king, no objection will be accepted!"

"Hahaha why don't you talk about Xiaocao?"

"What's wrong with the grass?"

"Lilacs!"

"Forget about the lilac flowers. It's painful to hear."

There were also many topics mentioning Li Jun, Ma Shen, Sun Meiqi and others.

The heat is incredible.

Interestingly, Gao Qun, the director of The Bund, made a special post about this.

——I also want to watch the extra episode of the singer-songwriter. How about you guys turn on the TV and watch your phone at the same time? Give me some face?

Netizens burst out laughing.

"That's a good idea!"

"Director Gao can do it."

"No need to be so humble, we accept this suggestion!"

“Everyone has a responsibility to save Shanghai’s ratings!”

"It's so funny! Director Gao, are you so humble in front of those TV Kings and TV Queens that you have promoted?"

"TV King and TV Queen: Don't hurt us!"

eight pm.

Everyone, with their makeup on, sat in front of the camera.

The live broadcast has already started, but Song Dao seems unaware of it. He frowns and asks Zhong Yutong, "Is my makeup a bit girly tonight?"

Zhong Yutong looked at him speechlessly: "How could that be? Although your face isn't the tough type, it's still very handsome, right? Why do you feel like a sissy?"

Sun Meiqi on the other side: "Teacher Song, do you have any misunderstandings about your appearance? You are super handsome, okay?"

Song Dao: "I hate putting on makeup!"

Xue Lin reminded quietly: "It's started..."

Song Dao immediately sat up straight and put on an ascetic look.

Countless netizens on the barrage were almost laughing to death.

"No, I'm dying of laughter."

"My mom asked me why I was kneeling down to look at my phone, and I said I wanted to kowtow to Dog Brother!"

"Is it okay if you don't like to wear makeup?"

"Dog brother, do you have to be so straight? You always wear makeup when you're on camera. Besides, you look super handsome with makeup on!"

"Compared to Gou Ge's songs, I like his looks more!"

"Don't worry, Brother Gou. You're not a sissy. You're just a licking dog at best..."

"It's so funny, I really didn't see where Dog Bro was licking, he was always like a cool male god throughout the whole singer-songwriter show."

"I envy Brother Gou's ex-girlfriend!"

"Don't be envious, it's always the Queen who looks at Brother Gou with a sullen look in her eyes, while Brother Gou always has a blank expression on his face!"

"The most affectionate person in the capital no longer has any woman in his heart!"

Even though many people look down on variety shows and think that participating in them is a loss of status, in fact, for those young artists, they really need this kind of opportunity to make their faces remembered by everyone.

This is no longer the era where good wine needs no bush.

People believe that "it is better to become famous early".

Now, even Xue Lin and Shui Bo have more than one million fans, and the number of fans on the audio-visual side is over three million.

Everyone knows about short video platforms.

Such a sweet and lovely girl, who is shy before speaking, can get hundreds of thousands of likes and tens of thousands of replies for just a vlog.

This is the power of variety shows.

This is also the reason why many people cannot refuse it.

The first part of the live broadcast is the award ceremony.

The moment when Song Dao took the trophy from Lin Fei, the certificate from Li Jun, and held them high.

The people at the scene and the netizens who were watching were immediately excited.

Countless people were posting comments like "Brother Gou is the champion", "Congratulations", and "Well-deserved".

Zhong Yutong and Xue Lin applauded him with smiles on their faces.

Zhao Qi had an awkward smile on his face and took a few perfunctory photos.

He then stepped down.

Among the group of people tonight, he might be the only one who is a little unhappy.

When he was recording the show before, he was already a little dissatisfied with Ma Shen.

——I am willing to fight to the death, why did my lord surrender first?

Even if he doesn't look for an opportunity to diss Song Dao, at least he won't be so shameless as to step forward and "seek peace", right?

You are a senior!
Don’t you think this is embarrassing?
Do you want the status?

Is the style still there?
Unfortunately, Ma Shen is the boss, and it is impossible for him to control what he wants to do.

With this show, the other three all became famous, but he was the only one who failed to meet expectations!
I won’t talk about Song Dao, he’s a pervert.

Not only does he have the support of a superstar, but his own creative ability is also truly formidable.

What he could not accept the most was the list of singer-songwriters.

He is not the second one!
It’s Zhong Yutong!

The third one...isn't him either!
It’s Xue Lin!
It’s okay for Zhong Yutong, as she is already a big internet celebrity, but why is Xue Lin so famous?

He was already well-known before participating in the show, and is a young and high-quality creative idol in many fields.

The total number of votes is actually ranked fourth!
Fucking fourth!
The bottom one!

This was a ranking that made him explode.

When the award was presented just now, he felt the trophy was hot in his hand!

I really want to throw it in the trash!
When he received the invitation, he also refused.

I don't want to attend at all.

Ma Shen scolded him on the spot.

"Being willing to accept defeat is a basic quality of a man."

"Did you lose because of the shady dealings? No, the singer-songwriter show is the cleanest one I've participated in in recent years!"

"You lost because of your lack of strength."

"But what does it matter? When I first debuted, no one paid any attention to me when I went to sing in bars. When I first wrote songs, no one wanted to sing them to others!"

"You are already famous, just not as famous as those others. But you have to understand why."

"Let's not talk about Song Dao, he's a monster; Zhong Yutong has a better fan base than you, she's young and pretty, has strong singing and creative abilities, it's inevitable that she'll become popular!"

"Xue Lin's shy personality is definitely not a shortcoming. Too many people like that type of her. Also, her voice is so good. Even though the songs she composes are mediocre, and even a far cry from those catchy songs by Song Da, there are still people willing to pay for her!"

"Do you know why you almost failed? Creative ability is only one aspect. The most important thing is that you often show jealousy towards others in the show!"

"If I hadn't found someone to suppress it, do you really think there wouldn't be a large number of negative comments about you?"

"Not to mention that they have offered a very high price for the invitation this time, even if they didn't, you can't not go."

"Because then everyone will say you're scared!"

"Can't afford to lose!"

He was scolded severely for these words.

So Zhao Qi came, but in his heart, he already had strong dissatisfaction with Ma Shen.

It just so happens that Times Media has been in contact with him recently.

The other party is willing to pay the penalty and poach him at a high price!

There is also a top resource.

As long as you agree, it's his!
Since you have been mean to me, don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless.

Zhao Qi faced the camera with a decent smile on his face, but said very little.

The people who were chatting enthusiastically ignored him intentionally or unintentionally because of his silence.

According to the habits of the past twelve episodes, Ma Shen would definitely mention him and push him constantly, but tonight, Ma Shen seemed to have forgotten him.

Until Zhong Yutong and Xue Lin both talked about their feelings during the recording process, when it was his turn——

Zhao Qi had a professional fake smile on his face, but his eyes were distracted.

There is absolutely no focus.

The barrage exploded instantly.

(End of this chapter)