Chinese entertainment: Top stars have no holidays

Chapter 108 Recording a Song, the Starlight Awards Begin!

A night passes in the blink of an eye.

After a whole night's rest.

The epic battle between Jiang Bai and Chris Wu yesterday, which captivated the entire internet and dominated the trending topics for a full day and night.

Although the heatwave has not yet subsided, it has begun to slowly recede thanks to the joint efforts of Jiang Bai and Chris Wu's teams in controlling the temperature and heat.

Related trending search terms on major platforms are being gradually restricted.

Marketing accounts no longer recklessly recount the entire process.

Even though netizens were still not satisfied, the conditions for the topic to continue to develop gradually disappeared.

This year's most explosive showdown between top celebrities finally came to an end with Kris Wu deleting his song to cool things down.

As everyone watching knows, Jiang Bai won a resounding victory in this battle.

The next morning.

Jiang Bai woke up naturally, leisurely enjoyed breakfast, and then relaxed at home for a full half day.

After aggressively associating himself with Chris Wu and capitalizing on his popularity, Jiang Bai finally turned his attention back to his own career.

Blacksmith need its own hardware.

For Jiang Bai now, refining his work, consolidating his foundation, and solidifying his achievements are the only options to truly defeat Chris Wu head-on.

The hype is ultimately just a bubble, and it will burst at any time.

Only solid works can be the fundamental asset for an artist to establish themselves in the Chinese entertainment industry.

For example, the song "Big Bowl Wide Noodles" will likely remain in people's hearts even after Kris Wu is no longer known, and will become a way for people to remember him.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Bai felt that his decision to release this song was absolutely right. Although it had angered Chris Wu to the point of being hospitalized, he might even be grateful to Jiang Bai when Chris Wu sheds tears and thinks about it in the future.

Hey, he should thank us!

One o'clock in the afternoon.

Jiang Bai changed into casual clothes, put on a mask and a baseball cap, and, accompanied by bodyguards and assistants, discreetly drove to Universal Music's top-notch recording studio in the heart of Shanghai.

As early as yesterday, the music production team that Universal Music arranged for him was already waiting for him here.

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To support the production of Jiang Bai's first solo album, Universal Music Group poured all its resources into it, drawing on the company's top-tier team and adding a very talented mainland music producer.

This was considered the highest level of treatment that only top singers in the industry would receive.

This shows how much Universal values ​​him.

Jiang Bai today is no longer the rookie actor who had to be mindful of others' opinions and carefully fight for resources.

With multiple hit works, top-tier traffic, and numerous high-end endorsements, she also possesses exceptional original creative abilities.

Even within the entire Chinese-language entertainment industry, he has the right to freely choose his collaborators.

The car pulled up smoothly downstairs at the recording studio.

Jiang Bai got out of the car and walked straight into this professional recording studio that only serves top-tier singers under Universal Music.

In the spacious and luxurious recording studio, more than ten professional staff members, including those specializing in arrangement, mixing, harmony, recording, and mastering, were already in place, quietly waiting for Jiang Bai's arrival.

Qian Lei, the core producer of the team, was sitting in front of the mixing console, reviewing the production materials he had prepared in the early stages.

As one of the most outstanding new generation producers in the Chinese music scene in recent years.

Qian Lei achieved legendary status in the entertainment industry with his song "Big Fish".

He is also skilled in creating various musical styles, including love songs, pop, and traditional Chinese music, and his production skills are impeccable.

Upon seeing Jiang Bai enter, all the staff members stood up to greet him respectfully.

This rising star isn't just popular; he's a real songwriter.

That song, "Big Bowl Wide Noodles," is still prominently displayed as the number one most-watched song on Bilibili each week.

No one dared to regard him as an ordinary actor dabbling in other fields.

"Teacher Jiang." Qian Lei stood up and gave a friendly smile.

"Teacher Qian, thank you all for your hard work." Jiang Bai responded politely, without any airs of a top star.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, everyone quickly got to work.

According to Xu Xu's previously established work plan, Jiang Bai will not immediately devote himself to the creation and recording of his first full-length album.

His top priority right now is to complete the production of the three scheduled songs.

Two of them are official OSTs for the TV series "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

The instrumental track for this song is ready, and two demo versions have been recorded. Jiang Bai and his team can complete the mastering of these two songs in a day or two.

Aside from the two OSTs for the TV series, the last song has a more personal meaning.

This song was a special single that Jiang Bai had previously promised to Tian Xiwei.

However, this song needs to be polished from scratch in terms of arrangement and accompaniment production.

It will take more effort than a pre-made OST, but it is estimated that the arrangement and accompaniment should be ready in three or four days.

All that's left is to wait for Tian Xiwei to finish filming out of town and return to Shanghai so she can go directly to the recording studio to record her vocals.

After the work order was finalized, a soft accompaniment melody quickly filled the recording studio.

Jiang Bai began the official recording of "Exchange of Lifetimes".

For the next five days, Jiang Bai went back and forth between his apartment and the recording studio, immersing himself in music production.

It has to be said that with the support of a top-notch production team and his own advanced songwriting skills, making songs is a breeze for Jiang Bai.

On the first and second days, the recording of the two OSTs for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" was successfully completed.

Jiang Bai, with her stable and adequate singing skills, only needs to record four or five takes of dry vocals on average to meet the requirements of the recording studio.

Then Qian Lei led his team to fine-tune the accompaniment, balance the audio tracks, and optimize the mixing effects, successfully producing the final master tape, which was directly delivered to the production team, thus completing the task perfectly.

With three days remaining, the entire team switched gears and focused all their efforts on Tian Xiwei's exclusive single.

From defining the musical style, matching instruments, and chord progressions, to detailed arrangement and harmonic foundations.

Jiang Bai took the lead throughout the process, while Qian Lei's team was responsible for implementation. The two sides cooperated seamlessly.

The complete product that had taken shape in Jiang Bai's mind gradually transformed from vague lyrics and music into a smooth, melodious, and richly layered accompaniment within just a few days.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the second day of December, the recording of two OSTs and the production of the instrumental track for a custom single were completed, marking the end of the first phase of the project.

Jiang Bai also needed to temporarily put aside his work, leave the recording studio, and head to Beijing with his team to complete a major event announcement.

On the evening of the 2nd, iQiyi's major entertainment event of the year, the Scream Night, was successfully held in Beijing as scheduled.

This grand event was extremely important in the entertainment industry in 2017, with maximum exposure, and it was also a battleground for many artists to boost their exposure, presence, and win awards in the second half of the year.

It's worth mentioning that the exclusive title sponsor of this year's Scream Night is the vivo X20 series mobile phone.

However, none of the three brand ambassadors attended this year's Scream Night.

Eddie Peng's schedule is packed; he's currently filming a commercial blockbuster overseas and can't be in two places at once.

Zhou Dongyu was filming on set and declined the invitation to the business event.

As for Jiang Bai, the reason is even simpler and more straightforward.

So far this year, Jiang Bai has not had any dramas or variety shows broadcast on Taobao.

All awards at the Scream Night are judged based on the platform's big data throughout the year.

Without a platform to present his work, Taobao wouldn't be able to find a suitable category to award him.

Tao Factory wanted to invite him, but Xu Xu was definitely not going to do something so helpful that he turned down the invitation to the event for Jiang Bai.

However, Jiang Bai's fans don't care.

Because right after the Scream Night, the Tencent Video Star Awards will be held.

Jiang Bai will not only attend this grand event, but will also be one of the most watched artists of the night.

December 3rd, 9:00 AM.

Shanghai International Airport.

The entire Jiang Bai team was ready to go. The group boarded a first-class flight to Beijing directly through the VIP exclusive channel.

After a short two-hour flight, the plane landed smoothly at Beijing Capital International Airport.

As soon as I stepped out of the airport terminal, a biting cold wind hit me.

Compared to Shanghai, winters in the north are much colder. Although the temperature is only five or six degrees lower, the feeling of the cold wind in Beijing during winter is completely different from that in Shanghai, which is located by the sea.

Jiang Bai's face was sore from being scolded.

The organizer's van was already waiting outside.

Jiang Bai and his group quickly got into the car, shutting out the cold wind, and headed straight for the five-star luxury hotel they had booked in advance.

Tonight's Star Awards will be held at the Beijing Olympic Sports Center, a large venue capable of accommodating tens of thousands of spectators.

It is also the regular venue for the Tencent Video All Star Awards.

According to the official schedule, the red carpet event will officially begin at 6 p.m., and the awards ceremony will start promptly at 8 p.m.

Tencent's network is still stronger than Taobao's.

Compared to yesterday's iQiyi Scream Night, today's Tencent Video All Star Awards certainly had more star power.

Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Yang Yang, Tang Yan, Zhang Yixing, Dilraba Dilmurat, Jin Dong and other top celebrities and veteran actors were all invited to attend.

In addition, a large number of second-tier celebrities, rising stars, singers such as Mao Buyi and Li Ronghao gathered together.

It includes almost half of the top-tier stars in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Interestingly, Zhou Dongyu, who didn't attend the iQiyi Scream Night yesterday, came to the Tencent Video All Star Awards today.

Her excuse for missing Scream Night yesterday was really flimsy.

The production crew didn't give you your leave yesterday, but they gave you it today, right?

It's clear that these days, screaming nights aren't really that prestigious.

The Star Awards, a top-tier event featuring a battle of the titans, naturally attracts an incredibly high level of attention.

According to official data released earlier, the number of viewers for the Tencent Video All Star Awards live stream exceeded 60 million last year, setting a new industry record.

This year's figures will only be higher.

After arriving at his hotel room, Jiang Bai rested briefly before his dedicated styling team moved in to prepare his full look for the evening.

Since you're attending a top-tier annual event, your presence, styling, and outfit must all be flawless.

This is also a required course for top-tier celebrities.

Xu Xu had been planning his look for tonight for a week, taking into account all the luxury brand resources Jiang Bai now had, and creating a complete top-of-the-line luxury outfit.

From head to toe, everything is high-end luxury, showcasing the ultimate in the rich and noble temperament of the elite.

She wore a black Armani haute couture tailored suit, the clean lines of which perfectly complemented Jiang Bai's tall and slender figure.

The dress features a cinched waist that accentuates the smooth lines of the shoulders and back, while subtle shimmering patterns are hidden on a simple and elegant black base.

When the light shines down, the entire suit appears understated and restrained, yet subtly exudes a luxurious edge.

Wearing a pure white silk shirt underneath, with two buttons undone at the collar, abandons the rigid formality and adds a touch of casual, lazy, and youthful wildness.

It strikes a good balance between the mature and dignified look of the haute couture suit, since Jiang Bai is still young and a style that is too mature would not be appropriate.

The chest pocket is also adorned with a Chanel black embroidered pocket square, which is exquisite and small, adding a sense of layering to the outfit.

On Jiang Bai's wrist was a Vacheron Constantin Patrimony high-end watch.

With its platinum case and deep blue dial, this timepiece, often priced in the seven figures, needs no further explanation; it is the ultimate symbol of top-tier wealth.

The neck and chest accessories are all from Tiffany's 2017 Haute Couture Jewelry Collection.

The diamond necklace is paired with matching cufflinks, featuring scattered diamonds that are dazzling yet understated, making them perfect for formal evening occasions.

Finally, she wore a pair of custom-made black Oxford shoes by Lupitin.

Hand-polished and polished, the upper is as smooth as a mirror, while the red logo on the sole subtly reveals the brand's classic design, understated yet subtly flamboyant.

The luxury items in the entire outfit come from two sources.

Some of the loans were sponsored and lent out by official partners such as Armani, Tiffany, and Chanel.

The brand is well aware of the incredible exposure that will be generated at tonight's Star Awards, and they are eager for their products to be worn by Jiang Bai.

Leveraging the influence of top celebrities to enhance brand awareness among young people in China.

The other high-priced accessories, such as Vacheron Constantin watches and Lubrizol custom-made leather shoes, were purchased outright by the studio itself.

The Drama Cute Studio truly cherishes Jiang Bai like a precious gem, treating him with utmost care and affection.

The clothing allowance alone was an incredibly high figure, allowing the styling team to create Jiang Bai's full potential.

The styling team worked methodically, spending a full three hours meticulously refining every aspect, from hair and makeup to clothing and accessories.

It was exactly 5 p.m.

The styling work has just officially come to an end.

Standing in front of the full-length mirror, Jiang Bai slowly straightened up, calmly examining his reflection.

The black bespoke suit accentuated his tall and straight figure, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, creating a perfect proportion.

He possesses both the youthful exuberance and the mature composure of a man.

His neat and sleek side-parted short hair, combined with a clean and clear makeup look that minimizes unnecessary embellishment, maximizes the highlighting of his naturally superior facial features.

The delicate sparkle of diamonds and jewelry adorns the entire outfit, with priceless watches complementing haute couture attire, exuding an aura of luxury.

At this moment, every inch of Jiang Bai's body exudes the flavor of money and top-notch aesthetics.

That feeling was incredibly intuitive.

Even an ordinary person standing next to him can clearly sense his noble temperament and his high-class aura that keeps strangers at bay.

It won't be overly flamboyant and vulgar, falling into the aesthetic trap of nouveau riche, nor will it be too simple and bland, losing the prestige that top-tier artists should have.

"Perfect."

Jiang Bai tilted his head slightly, looked at himself in the mirror, a faint smile curving his lips, his eyes full of satisfaction.

The stylist standing nearby also exclaimed sincerely, "Ms. Jiang, this is the most successful look I've done this year."

"Looking at the entire event tonight, no one can surpass you in terms of outfit and style."

This isn't exactly deliberate flattery.

With Jiang Bai's good looks and physique, plus a full set of top-of-the-line luxury clothes, it would be difficult for him to make a mistake.

"Let's go."

Jiang Bai withdrew his gaze, straightened his suit cuffs, and remained calm.

As soon as the words were spoken, the group left their hotel rooms and boarded their private vans, which slowly drove towards the Olympic Sports Center.

5:40 PM.

The area around the Olympic Sports Center was already packed with people, creating a lively atmosphere.

Temperatures in Beijing plummeted tonight, with howling winds and the perceived temperature dropping to around zero degrees Celsius.

The terrible weather couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the fans and onlookers.

Outside the main entrance of the venue, a red star-studded carpet several hundred meters long was laid out in a straight line, with double-layered ultra-high protective railings erected on both sides to completely separate the fans from the red carpet passage.

Outside the guardrail, fans from all over the country were densely packed together.

Fan site administrators, media reporters, and entertainment photographers had already secured the best shooting positions, with their long lenses and microphones lined up in a row.

On both sides of the red carpet, there were also exclusive signature walls, densely covered with the Tencent Star Awards' exclusive logo and the logos of many partner brands.

Numerous celebrities will sign autographs, stop by, and receive brief interviews from the on-site host.

At this moment, many second- and third-tier celebrities are making their appearances on the red carpet, walking the red carpet and signing autographs in the order arranged by the organizers.

The screams and cheers of the fans rose and fell, and the sound of media shutters clicking incessantly created an extremely enthusiastic atmosphere.

According to the official appearance order rules of the event, the lower the artist's status, the earlier they will appear.

Top celebrities and leading artists all made their grand finale appearances in the last half hour of the red carpet event, maximizing their exposure and popularity.

This is why most of the performers in the early stages were new generation actors, niche singers, and second-tier artists.

The real A-list celebrities have still not made an appearance.

"I just saw Zhao Liying's van arrive! The goddess should be making her appearance soon!"

"Yang Mi's car has arrived at the backup parking area! We can't wait for the two queens to share the stage tonight!"

"I wonder when Brother Jiang Bai will appear? He's not the last one, is he?"

"I bet they'll be in the last three! My brother Bai's current status is definitely headlining!"

"I'm freezing, but it's worth it to see Jiang Bai! I hope my look tonight will absolutely stun everyone!"

Outside the railing, fans wrapped their coats tightly to ward off the cold wind while chatting with each other.

All eyes were focused on the entrance to the red carpet, eagerly anticipating the appearance of a host of top celebrities.

Just as everyone was eagerly anticipating its arrival, a Pullman super-extended Maybach smoothly drove into the red carpet backup parking area.

The vehicle is entirely black, with privacy-protecting blacked-out windows, exuding understated luxury.

The next second, all security personnel in the backup vehicle area were in place, clearing the area and opening up a dedicated passage.

This subtle movement instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

Only a handful of top-tier celebrities have the privilege of receiving special security arrangements and access to designated channels from the authorities.

The entire venue fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an even more frenzied commotion.

Immediately afterwards, the rear doors of the Maybach were slowly pushed open from the outside by staff.

A pair of gleaming, exquisite black Oxford shoes landed first, followed by a tall figure in a black bespoke suit, who bowed slightly and stepped out of the car with composure and elegance.

The evening breeze ruffled the fine black hair on his forehead, and the diamond jewelry he wore sparkled brilliantly under the hundreds of spotlights on stage.

In an instant, the sound of camera shutters went off like crazy, and deafening screams of support echoed throughout the entire Olympic Sports Center!

"Jiang Bai!!"

"Ahhh! My husband is so handsome!!"

"Help! What kind of top-tier wealthy young master is this?!"

The fans who were originally scattered and cheering for other artists all turned around at this moment, and their light boards lit up with the words "Jiang Bai" in unison. The sea of ​​white lights instantly covered half of the red carpet.

The media reporters on site were instantly excited, and all their cameras focused on that one-of-a-kind figure.

Even if there were other celebrities on the red carpet at that moment, they were all subconsciously ignored by everyone.

Not far from the red carpet, a group of second-tier celebrities who had just finished filming and were preparing to leave couldn't help but look over, their eyes filled with envy and awe.

This is the absolute dominance of the top celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Without needing to make any extra moves, a simple entrance is enough to easily capture everyone's attention and overshadow all the other artists present.

Faced with the overwhelming cheers and screams, Jiang Bai remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.

With one hand casually tucked into his suit trouser pocket, he stood tall and walked steadily along the bright red star-studded carpet, unhurried and deliberate.

As he passed by the enthusiastic fans on both sides, he would slightly turn to the side, raise his hand and nod gently in greeting. His eyes softened, and his cool aura instantly melted away, replaced by a touch of tenderness, which caused the fans' screams to rise several decibels again.

Amidst the biting wind, a young man arrives bathed in light, his black suit accentuating his stunning beauty, sparkling diamonds reflecting starlight.