Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 301 is finally here (34)

"Getting first place was quite unexpected. I just talked to Pao Ge (Chen Yu Fan) about it. For the song 'A Lin Daiyu Fell From the Sky,' I actually had a lot of clever designs. From the beginning, I was aiming to show off my skills... I'll sing a more soothing song next time!"

Hong Tao asked, "Is it an original work?"

Shen Yan asked in surprise, "Can we sing original songs on 'Singer'?"

"Not just anyone can do it, but you can, you're our planner!"

"Then why did you give me sixth place last time!"

"...It seems like you're slacking off a bit..."

Shen Yan was stunned: "I'm slacking off?"

"Your sister said she wants to put enough pressure on you... your potential hasn't been fully realized yet..."

"My sister?" Shen Yan turned his head, wanting to find Shen Li...

She stared wide-eyed at Hong Tao in disbelief, and said aggrievedly, "Director, you said it was a secret, that's why I told you..."

"It's alright... let's announce the last place winner..."

Challenger singer Winnie Hsin successfully stayed on—Yang Kun was eliminated!
Back then, there was a popular saying in the music industry: "No matter how tough or tiring it is, just think of the veteran singer Yang Kun!"

He really had a tough time. Like many singers who drifted to Beijing, he hung out in bars, trying to make connections and climb the ladder. Even in his thirties, he was still hanging out in bars, with no future in sight.

Until 2002, Singaporean singer A-do's first album "Darkness" became a huge hit, and his husky voice quickly became popular across Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia.

At this time, Yang Kun released "It Doesn't Matter" with his similar voice, and the song took advantage of A-Du's exposure.

That's right, the person he should thank the most for his success is A-Du.

And so it gradually became popular.

But I don't know who gave him the courage... Later, he acted like a superior, self-centered superstar, and went on to belittle and criticize other musicians.

He criticized Dao Lang's "The First Snow of 2002": "Is that music? Only farmers would like it."

The criticism of Li Yuchun is that she "can't sing, and her existence lowers the public's aesthetic appreciation of music."

They even openly challenged Andy Lau, commenting that Andy Lau "is not a singer in the true sense of the word."

Many people say he lives off one song his whole life, but compared to someone like Yang Chengang, that's a bit unfair...

He does have a few songs!

However, his choice of methods such as "Sinicization" and "tailoring" put him in an even more awkward situation.

The Chinese entertainment industry is too easy to navigate; even a tailor-turned-singer can rise to the top tier. The chorus of "Brothers" and "You Raise Me Up" are exactly the same, and the song "Empty City" not only has a similar key motif in its chorus, but can even be sung perfectly like OneRepublic's "Apologize" with the accompaniment.
His composition "The Unceasing River" for the film "Warriors" was plagiarized by a star for David Bowie's hit song "Heroes"...

However, she does have a great sense of aesthetics; she chose classic songs, much like Tanya Chua!

Shen Yan and he weren't on the same wavelength, and they didn't interact much...

Yang Kun was eliminated. After giving his elimination speech, he got up and left…

Shen Yan was about to leave when Hong Tao suddenly called out to him, "Brother Yan!"

"...Director...don't play me, just tell me what you need!"

"I'd like to talk to you about 'I Can See Your Voice'..."

"Oh, it's nothing then..." Shen Yan waved his hand, then explained to Chen Yu Fan and Hu Hai Quan, "The new program I'm working on was originally planned to continue my collaboration with Teacher Hong Tao, but the TV station has other ideas..."

"Then you two chat!"

……

Like He Jiong, Hong Tao also enjoys spicy crayfish.

We made a reservation at a crayfish restaurant and chatted while we ate.

"I've reached an agreement with President Xia. They'll provide the production team, my sister will be the main MC, and we'll bring in a few more young hosts... They've given us the Friday night slot!"

"Friday night slot...where's the title sponsor?"

"...Sprite...this time it's not Mengniu milk!"

The title sponsorship was all agreed upon, the release date was set, and it was even on a Friday…

It's clear that Zhejiang TV attaches great importance to this program!

Hong Tao was at a loss. After all, his own television station wasn't giving him any face...

The conversation shifted to the current state of "I Am a Singer"...

The ratings for "I Am a Singer" have consistently hovered around 3.5%, ranking first among all major TV stations.

The topic has consistently generated a lot of buzz and attention.

During post-production editing, we would intentionally guide the discussion...

When it comes to creating drama, Hunan TV's production team is second to none!

During a downturn in the film and television industry, and a downturn in the variety show industry, a program called "Goodbye My Love 4" has sparked widespread discussion across the internet...

This variety show has truly created a miracle—Yang Zi and Huang Shengyi, natural trending topics hogs, masters of creating drama, and even scripted, can't beat Mai Lin's smoked chicken!

You could say the guests were well-chosen…

What about shows like "Metamorphosis" and "Divas Hit the Road"?

Especially "Divas Hit the Road 2"—a masterpiece. For a variety show director to have such a show that goes down in the history of Chinese variety shows is something to brag about...

That's right, these are all produced by Mango TV...

Back to "I Am a Singer"...

The recent viewership ratings seem to be slowing down...

"Do you have any ideas?"

Shen Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "...We could find someone who loves the limelight but doesn't care much about criticism, to give a genuine critique after each song..."

Hong Tao's eyes lit up: "So you're just nitpicking?"

"right…"

“…Okay, I’ll contact them right away,” Hong Tao noted it down, and then asked, “Anything else?”

“That’s it,” Shen Yan shrugged. “To be honest, the post-production team for this show is too amazing. They fixed the audio and spliced ​​the frames one by one… If you have the guts, just do a live broadcast with everyone speaking live…”

Hong Tao exclaimed in surprise: "That's too cruel!"

Live streaming reduces the margin for error to almost zero, placing higher demands on the singers' skills and resilience.

On a live broadcast stage, singers need to present their best performance and cannot afford to make any mistakes.

Shen Yan shrugged: "You can wait until 'Singer' loses its momentum and restarts it before using this competition format..."

"...We'll talk about it later!"

"Music variety shows are easy to imitate if you're willing to spend money, equipment, and star power..."

"Don't worry, I have confidence in 'I Am a Singer'!"

……

It was around 2 a.m. when I got back to the hotel…

—The recording of "Singer" ended around midnight…

Fortunately, most of tomorrow's scenes will be filmed in the afternoon.

There are only three more days until it's over!
After finishing filming "Battle of Changsha," he's going home for a week...

On the one hand, I am indeed a bit tired; on the other hand, I need to detach myself from the role.

Lately, he hasn't even dared to go online to read any public opinions, for fear that he won't be able to hold it in...

Gu Qingming personally experienced many things—while these soldiers were fighting desperately on the front lines, these people in the rear refused to send supplies or reinforcements, and were all busy making money, demanding gold bars even for supplies from the rear…

I'm heartbroken!
Therefore, he was unwilling to go to the front lines again after that...

I opened the door, and something felt off, because there was a pair of high heels in the entryway…

Looking at the shape... it looks a bit like Shishi!
But he wasn't quite sure, so he opened the bedroom door and saw Shishi lying on the bed playing games. Seeing him, she exclaimed, "You're finally back!"

Shen Yan was surprised: "Why are you here?"

"I miss you!"

(End of this chapter)