Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 387 A new music competition, but the DP band is challenging the competition.

"What are you laughing at?"

Just as Winnie finished showering and was about to rest, she saw Li Can lying on the headboard, grinning mischievously.

He stepped forward and handed the hair dryer to Li Can.

After skillfully taking the hair dryer, Li Can handed the phone to Winnie and said with a smile.

"Browsing the forum."

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Looking at the forum comments on her phone, Winnie couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

"While what you said makes a lot of sense, it seems you haven't realized the problem."

"There's no such thing as not being aware of the problem; it's just that people are afraid to say it."

Li Can shook his head.

However, he didn't seem too worried.

Maintain on-site capabilities.

This will be the only essential skill that singers, and even music performers, will need to break through the limitations of being "optimized" in the future.

With the advancement of technology.

The architecture of many industries has undergone systemic changes.

Do we still need rickshaw pullers in today's society?

If you're in the same business of transporting people, you need to get a driver's license if you want to make a living.

This is precisely because of the changes brought about by technological development.

The dissemination of music underwent dramatic changes during the rapid development of the internet age. However, before many industry professionals could accept this rapid transformation, the next round of changes is about to begin.

Technology enhances studio music, which sounds wonderful, but many beneficiaries seem unaware of the changes that will occur if technology continues to advance.
The emergence of AI has already replaced many things.

It may be difficult to replace in terms of creative expression, but it will still have an impact.

Digital songs and studio versions will only be more affected.

Just as "young and handsome actors" combined with "studio corrections enhanced by technology" have replaced traditional singers' natural vocal recordings.

If it's just a matter of CD demand, then young heartthrobs aren't irreplaceable.

Even now, some AIs can sing, though they can't compare to humans. But this is just the beginning, and virtual idols singing is nothing new. In the future, they will only become more and more like humans.

When computers outperform young men in terms of CD demand, what will become of the image of young men?

That's exactly how it is now.

She only sells her face; singing is just a side effect.

If all you're doing is playing CDs, then what's the point of having people around?
For most people who watch live performance videos, watching a remix of the original audio is worse than watching a fake lip-synced performance.

Only fans like to check out faces.

Therefore, in the future, only singers with real talent will be able to thrive. In the future, young idols with high popularity will rarely be involved in the music industry, or at least not deeply. Their involvement will gradually decrease and fade away. Ultimately, those who rely on their looks will still end up in the film and television industry.

“Live vocal performances can never be replaced; what will be replaced is playing CDs. When there are too many fake things, people will naturally pursue authenticity. When live performance ability declines to a certain extent, the audience's pursuit will naturally force the industry to change.”

Li Can wasn't worried about any of that.

I don't care what others do.

However, with a stable base, it's also a good opportunity to do something to remind everyone in the music industry that the next era will be all about live performance.

Music isn't a choice between two options; listening to DP Band's work doesn't mean you won't listen to others.

The stronger the competitors, the better. After all, if we keep comparing ourselves to these mentally challenged performers in this show, how can we further highlight the high level of our band?
Once or twice is fine, but doing it too often is really pointless.

So, Li Can plans to do something really daring next.

"We'll be recording a show in mid-April, and then appearing on a music variety show in May, produced by Tencent."

Li Can pulled up a list of files on his phone and handed it to Winnie.

Winnie listened to Li Can's words as she flipped through the documents.

"By leveraging the huge experience and dissatisfaction generated by this performance, we're creating hype for this next step."

"When the audience is dissatisfied with the low quality and starts discussing lip-syncing, there will inevitably be strong market demand. We should even thank these few 'failed heroes'. If they hadn't shown up to prove that this image of a sincere performance with live vocals wouldn't have been established, and netizens would have been suspicious."

Li Can's words almost made Winnie lose her composure.

OK OK.

So that's what you were thinking!

These kinds of people have already been thrown out, yet they still insist on performing live. If, given the extreme dissatisfaction among netizens with the low-quality live performances, Tencent releases a variety show that claims to feature high-quality live performances on a large stage, then Tencent is just throwing out a show.

That would be a buzzer beater.

Full microphone?
Why don't you believe me? Those car crashes have blocked the Second Ring Road!

"The music scene's martial arts showdown, the variety show's name is very simple, 'The Stage of the Kings.' The first season will invite singers in China who are known for their live performance skills. There are two contestants that we are preparing to invite that you will recognize, Lin Xin and Zheng Jie, as well as a few veteran artists."

Winnie's eyes lit up every time Li Can mentioned a name.

If these inside stories were to be revealed, the audience's reaction would be absolutely explosive.

But it seems it's not that simple.

"Oh, right, I'm planning to invite two friends from abroad to come and have some fun. I also need to keep my promise to Okali."

As for us…

Winnie looked up and saw Li Can's face, which was full of a wicked smile.

"Mysterious guest challenger."

A challenge?!
Winnie's eyes lit up even more.

I really like this.

He immediately asked out of curiosity.

"Whose territory are we challenging?"

"Take the ball equally, it's purely a matter of drawing lots, whoever's unlucky gets to play."

"6"

Winnie smiled happily.

Winnie has no doubt about her band's live performance ability.

The only concern is whether some unlucky team member will come up with bizarre solutions or abstract expressions when they encounter some outrageous emergency on the spot.

It doesn't matter who wins or loses, Winnie just wants to fight.

The most important thing is that a fight breaks out.

Playing with kids doesn't really feel real.

It's only exciting enough to fight against high-level combatants.

"I need to hold an intensive training camp for everyone over the next month, and strive to make further progress based on the current level."

Li Can clenched his fist tightly.

I'm determined to read it thoroughly.

The incident gained even more attention overnight.

The first to suffer were those who made serious mistakes during the performance.

Due to its popularity and outrageous nature.

The most unfortunate one was naturally Wei Cheng.

Among a group of lackluster contestants, he is the only professional one, and he is the one who was compared to DP Band after their performance, creating a stark contrast. In addition, he is also a popular young idol with many brainless fans, and netizens have been suffering for a long time.

That's when they finally got to the point.

But it's obvious.

Wei Cheng's fans were not to be outdone.

My heart is breaking. I must fiercely protect my brother, even if it means going against the world!
This is what idols are like! You guys chose them!

[Pah! Production team, who knows if they were just tweaking the background music from my idol's in-ear monitors behind this all-live vocals thing!]

[A trap! It's definitely a trap!]

[I laughed! People really do laugh when they're angry.]

[If you're not good at it, don't blame the road; you've even come up with a background track! You guys are something else.]

Don't just stand there and talk; if you're not in my shoes, why don't you go and do it yourself!

【I'm not going. I'm shameless; I don't want to embarrass myself, hehe.】

[Even if we take a step back, the fact that Wei Cheng dared to sing live shows his sincerity towards his fans!] [Screw you, I'm not backing down.]

This was the initial, simple, and rational argument.

What followed was an irrational exchange of insults.

When faced with performances like this, netizens can't stay rational, and die-hard fans are never rational either.

Wei Cheng's agency was already swamped with work, and the public relations team was facing unprecedented challenges, with two people even resigning on the spot.

The remaining people are working hard, sweating profusely, to steer public opinion towards Wei Cheng's "sincerity in speaking live" and "being severely underperforming due to a cold and fever that day."

The result was not satisfactory; instead, it emboldened the arrogance of the die-hard fans.

After all, it's not that Wei Cheng is incapable, but rather that he's not in good form.

Provoked by each other, the conflict escalated again, with the intensity of the emotional verbal sparring constantly rising. Almost every second, accounts were banned or had their comments prevented from being posted due to their extreme language.

As the scope of attention becomes wider and wider.

The unexpected finally happened.

A certain brainless fan, overly eager to defend their idol, produced a seemingly plausible "conspiracy theory" account of the incident.

[Li Can, in an effort to highlight his band, forced all performers to sing live, leaving them no time to adjust their in-ear monitors.]

After seeing this comment that had more than three spoonfuls of sugar added.

Many netizens even felt as if they were being treated like idiots.

People flocked to it, turning it into a source of amusement and launching into a frenzy of ridicule.

[You mean Li Can adjusted the in-ear monitors of your brother and those internet celebrities, but not Huang Jin, Zhao Ru, and Lin Xin?]

[You mean, Li Can's idea was to sing live? Then I'll have to start praising him!]

[We have to thank Brother Can for lifting the veil of shame from the music industry.]

[To highlight their own band? Does DP need someone else to highlight them? Let's speak Chinese.]

Even an idiot wouldn't believe that.

This only confirms the truth once again—idols' die-hard fans are not human.

However, netizens really didn't expect this.

By a twist of fate, the process was completely wrong, but the result was half right.

It even has a strange sense of rationality.

Amidst the current controversy and uproar, whether it's Li Can, Wei Cheng, Lin Xin, the internet celebrities, or the production team...

No one spoke out or showed up.

Only those who participated in the show knew that such outrageous remarks were actually true; it was exactly what Li Can had requested—to sing live.

Perhaps the information is not entirely accurate, and it was Tencent that came forward to issue the ironclad rule, but it is almost certain that Li Can was definitely involved in this.

But what does it matter if you know?
No evidence.

Even if there is evidence, they dare not speak out.

Keeping your mouth shut might only be embarrassing, but what if the internet doesn't remember?
If they say something and cause a stir, offending both Tencent and Li Can, then they really need to hire a master strategist.

Out of sight, out of mind.

He allowed netizens to relentlessly criticize his disastrous performance online.

Several online celebrities, in particular, watched their fan base plummet and controversies escalate, feeling as if their hearts were bleeding, but there was nothing they could do.

In the middle of the night, everyone regretted their foolish idea of ​​trying to break into the entertainment industry.

The water is too deep; it's impossible to grasp it.

but.
Not all performers are unlucky.

Lin Xin and Huang Jin, who performed exceptionally well in this show, have certainly gained a lot of attention.

Even Zhao Ru, who is usually quite conventional, garnered a lot of praise for her "live-on without any mishaps" performance.

Huang Jin, in particular, has truly experienced a second spring in his career. The number and price of his commercial performances have increased significantly, and he has even secured a contract to sing theme songs.

They were even more grateful to Li Can.

If it weren't for the company's suppression, Huang Jin would definitely have stood up and done a great job.

"It's so cool!"

"If it's based on real skill, then I have nothing to say, but can't those who are just pretending to be skilled be put to death!"

"Brother Chan is indeed Brother Chan!"

Huang Jin wasn't usually this keen on browsing internet comments.

But I've really gotten addicted to it these past few days.

Huang Jin felt a surge of pleasure from each round of torture inflicted on those individuals.

Every compliment, even the most rational and objective ones, filled Huang Jin with immense satisfaction.

Huang Jin's talent is mediocre, but note, I said mediocre among professional singers. As for others? They're nobody!

Huang Jin used to feel upset when he saw comments like this.

But this time is different.

"Yes, yes, yes! You're right! They're not even worth mentioning as singers!"

I happily continued browsing the comments.

Huang Jin became happier and happier as he looked at it.

After five consecutive days of trending, the popularity has reached its peak.

The controversy grew increasingly heated, but the parties involved remained silent.

Netizens then began to shift their focus.

Actively amplify the hot and controversial topics of this performance.

How big is the gap between singers?

Originally, it was just to interrogate those who made mistakes in this performance.

But now...

But it turned into a torture of the entire singing industry.

More people joined the comparison.

Whether it was a normal performance, a flawed one, or a not-so-distant mishap, netizens dug them up again for frame-by-frame analysis and comparison.

The comparison material is naturally the king of materials, DP band.

Just before the Lunar New Year, Han Jiayin had a great show in Vienna, and after the Lunar New Year, he encountered such a momentous event.

A strange trend seems to have emerged in the music scene.

Those with poor skills, those who have been involved in lip-syncing scandals, those who have had major mishaps, and those who are not very skilled, as long as they are somewhat famous, will inevitably be dragged out and severely beaten.

But those with good skills and a stable stage presence will still be talked about by netizens even if they haven't appeared in public for a long time.

Even Zheng Jie, who was not involved in the incident, felt the powerful aftershocks of it.

I'm just lying at home.

For no apparent reason, a large group of netizens tagged me and praised me enthusiastically, expressing their anticipation for the next performance.

"No, what's going on? Is that really Brother Chan's big hand?"

After hearing what his agent had told him, Zheng Jie asked, both amused and exasperated.

Unexpectedly, the agent simply smiled and nodded.

"You're absolutely right, it was Brother Can who made it."

As he spoke, the agent waved his phone.

"The new notice has been sent to your phone, please take a look now."

"Ok?"

Zheng Jie opened his phone and carefully read the relevant information in the announcement.

"Hiss, 'The Stage of Kings'? A stage performance with all live vocals and truly top-notch performance effects?"

"Well, that's not all. Keep reading."

Hearing his agent say this, Zheng Jie realized that something was wrong.

He swallowed hard and continued scrolling down when suddenly his pupils contracted sharply, and a cry of "Holy crap!" erupted from the ground like thunder.

"Holy crap! DP band is challenging us? And it's all random?!"

(End of this chapter)