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

Chapter 317 Returning to the Film Crew (34)

Shen Yan winning the championship... was almost a foregone conclusion.

In fact, not only mainland media, but also Taiwanese media are paying close attention to "I Am a Singer"...

A Taiwanese TV program analyzed four of the most popular candidates: Yang Zongwei, Lin Zhixuan, Peng Jiahui, and Shen Yan!

In the days leading up to the finals, Lin Zhixuan and Yang Zongwei were receiving a lot of attention on Weibo…

Lin Zhixuan is indeed strong, ranking first in all three episodes, a true powerhouse!

Yang Zongwei was initially eliminated, but his performance in the revival round was astonishing. His comeback, finishing first in the semifinals, completely ignited the buzz...

Of course, Shen Yan is also a strong contender for the championship, after all, he won first place four times in the regular season!

But... Lin Zhixuan sang "Exaggeration" in the final...

To be honest, I really dislike Lin Zhixuan's version of "Exaggeration".

The lyrics completely disregard tonal patterns and rhymes...

Conversely, Wyman's lyrics used the Huailai rhyme scheme, giving Eason the opportunity to sing with his mouth wide open...

In Lou Nanwei's lyrics, regarding the tonal patterns, the word "浮夸" (fúkuā) in the climax is a combination of oblique and level tones in Cantonese, but entirely level tones in Mandarin. This makes Lin Zhixuan's pronunciation sound awkward during the climax...

As for his performance of "Exaggeration"...

Actually, there were two songs to be chosen for the final: "Exaggeration" and "Parting"...

"Exaggeration" features a 50-music-piece ensemble, a rather luxurious group. If they were to sing "Parting," it would only have one pianist…

So he chose "Exaggeration"!
Okay, actually Lin Zhixuan is quite aloof—to some extent, he's expressing his musical pursuits and satirizing the current superficiality in the Chinese music scene.

His position in the Taiwanese music scene is awkward. He was popular during the Yu-Ke-Li-Lin era, but was forced to go home to open a printing factory and disband Yu-Ke-Li-Lin. Not long after he returned home, the printing factory caught fire. After returning to the entertainment industry, he has been in a depressed state ever since – he has been nominated for awards many times, but has never won one.

His experiences on those low-budget music shows in Taiwan were even more astonishing—he would be singing earnestly while the host next to him was flirting with female guests…

Furthermore, the guest performances were really disappointing. Jam Hsiao and Terry Lin's duet was not good, and the same goes for Li Quan and Aska Yang...

Actually, the champion of the first season was predetermined to be Qi Qin.

However, his vocal cords had deteriorated too much to support him, and his withdrawal from the competition created suspense for this season…

Regardless, Shen Yan has already won the championship…

……

"The first episode of 'I Can See Your Voice' featured Yu Quan as guests... Haiquan is really good at creating a lively atmosphere..."

"Aren't you going?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "No, I still have to film, I can't leave... Because of participating in 'Singer,' I've already missed many filming sessions..."

Shen Li nodded: "Alright, anyway, I'm quite familiar with Teacher Haiquan and Teacher Yufan..."

"Who else did you invite for the guessing team besides Da Zhangwei?"

"...I contacted Sister Jia Ling, Wong Cho-lam, and Shen Ling...and they all agreed to join!"

It's normal. Zhejiang TV is considered a top-tier station, and these four are the main lineup for Friday night variety shows. There's no reason for them to refuse.

"That's good. Get ready..."

"Oh…"

Seeing that her younger sister wasn't very enthusiastic, Shen Yan remembered something and asked, "Aren't you feeling pressured?"

"What do you think! This is my first time hosting such a large-scale TV variety show... and it's on Zhejiang TV, a place I'm completely unfamiliar with..."

Shen Yan retorted, "You talk like you know Hunan TV like the back of your hand..."

"Well...I know the staff too!"

"It's all the same... Variety shows recorded in a studio mainly rely on the guests themselves. By the way, you like watching 'Strong Heart,' right? You could suggest adding some playful subtitles in post-production..."

"Hmm..." Shen Li nodded, looking up at Shen Yan, "Brother, thank you..." "There's nothing to thank me for. You know, even without you, I would have found someone else to host..."

"But someone like me who just graduated... definitely doesn't have a chance!"

"Do your job well, don't be nervous..."

After chatting for a while, Shen Yan turned and left—he had to catch his flight!

"I Can See Your Voice" is confirmed to air on Zhejiang TV... Friday primetime.

Competing against "Day Day Up"...

That's "Day Day Up"!

Last year, in 2011, the average viewership rating for "Day Day Up" was 1.61%.

Although it can't compare to "Happy Camp" or "If You Are the One," it's still Hunan TV's flagship variety show!

Oh, in the original timeline, this year Zhejiang TV launched "The Voice of China," which completely blew "Day Day Up" away—its ratings were a mere 0.3%...

As an aside, 2012 was Hunan TV's darkest hour: "Perfect Release" (hosted by Li Xiang, a very boring show) had a 0.2 rating, and "Who Dares to Challenge" (a Chinese version of the Japanese variety show "Contradiction Showdown") had a 0.3 rating…

The ratings for "Let's Date" couldn't beat Zhejiang TV's "Love Connection," and it was almost overtaken by Guizhou TV's "Perfect Match," not to mention "If You Are the One"!
The newly released show "Go Up, Young Man!" only garnered a 0.2% viewership rating…

……

The crew of "Bad Genius" held a simple celebration banquet for Shen Yan...

No matter what, he's still the King of Singers!
Shen Yan didn't care much—Starlight Splendor provided 4000 million yuan in production funding, and so far less than 3000 million yuan has been spent!
The production crew is quite wealthy, so consider this a treat for everyone.

Oh, "Bad Genius" is a film produced by Spark Studios, published by Starlight Entertainment, and distributed by Wanda Pictures.

Shen Yan received 500 million yuan for screenwriting and production fees, plus 15% of the box office revenue.

That's right, 500 million for the script and production fee!
This price exceeded Zhang Yimou's salary—a staff member from Zhang Yimou's studio revealed that Zhang Yimou had consistently failed to receive his payment on time. Several years later, after the release of *A Simple Noodle Story*, New Pictures finally paid the outstanding fees for the previous five films (including *Hero* in 2002, *House of Flying Daggers* in 2004, *Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles* in 2005, and *Curse of the Golden Flower* and *A Simple Noodle Story* in 2006)...

The total is 1147 million!
Goodness, the director's fee for five movies was less than 1150 million...

In Beijing, a decent house costs more than 1150 million...

This is exactly how Chun Chun treated Zhang Yimou like a servant!
A lot of people online are speaking out in defense of Zhang Yimou…

Ten million is a lot, but compared to many people, it's a small amount...

Huayi's IPO created a large number of billionaires.

No one expected that Zhang Yi not only didn't earn as much as Feng Xiaogang, but even Hu Ke (with 36 shares) was worth more than him!

It's okay, more people will discuss this after the over-birth incident breaks out.

Uh… back to *Bad Genius*…

The film crew held an open-air cocktail party right on the beach…

To be precise, it's beer and seafood.

Dilraba and Jing Tian congratulated Shen Yan together: "Brother Yan, congratulations!"

“…Thank you,” Shen Yan smiled and raised his glass as well. “You haven’t gotten yelled at by the director these past few days, have you?”

Jing Tian: "The director has a pretty good temper..."

"It's just a bit slow!"

Dilraba added quietly, "...I filmed one scene 17 times yesterday!"

Shen Yan laughed: "So you didn't scold him?"

Dilraba quickly waved her hand: "...I wouldn't dare to scold the director..."

"When you're feeling down, swear a couple of times to relax and unwind!"

(End of this chapter)