In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, and a nanny car drove into the Jingtai compound. As soon as the door opened, an unpopular singer with short hair and a petite figure got out.
Stefanie Sun!
She is 33 years old and still young and energetic. She walked into the building with several members of her team to record the second episode of "The Voice of China".
After entering the new century, Hong Kong's music scene declined rapidly, and the mainland was half dead. Fortunately, a group of Chinese singers emerged in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia to take over. Represented by Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Stefanie Sun, Jolin Tsai, Elva Hsiao, and Leung Jingru, etc., they successfully continued the Chinese music scene.
Ten years of life.
Needless to say, Jay Chou has won numerous awards, but one of his greatest regrets is that he did not win the Best Newcomer Award at the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.
You can only win the Newcomer Award once, and then it’s gone.
The finalists that year were Jay Chou, Stefanie Sun, Dai Peini, Weiqi Fan, and Lin Fan. The final winner was Stefanie Sun.
Stefanie Sun just got married in the first half of the year and will have a baby next year. Then she reduced her performance activities and gradually became an "unpopular singer". Later, she became popular inexplicably as "AI Stefanie Sun".
"Hello, Teacher Liu Huan!"
"Hello, Teacher Han Hong!"
"Brother Harling!"
Entering the lounge, Stefanie Sun quickly greeted them. These four were the mentors of "The Voice of China".
The director took today's schedule and explained to everyone: "The first episode has been edited, and the company called back, saying that the contestants were not amazing enough and the atmosphere was not enough..."
"We have to make up the record, right?"
"No, no, no, our process today will be longer, and we will just select some shots to supplement the first phase. We just have to work hard for four teachers!"
The four of them exchanged polite greetings, and Han Hong was very polite even when it came to things like this.
Because you have signed an agreement, you have to follow it, and 99 is too much. The budget for the first season of "The Voice of China" was as high as 100 million.
Most of the time, money can smooth out all conflicts.
After staying for a while, I put on makeup and entered the studio.
There is a semicircular stage in the middle, facing four red chairs, with auditoriums on both sides and behind. The copyright owner of "The Voice of the Netherlands" has very strict requirements. For example, the chair style must be in accordance with the original version.
The four of them sat on it, first tapped the buttons one by one to test whether they worked, and then turned around.
Stefanie Sun turned her back to the stage and secretly took a sip of water, knowing that this was a long recording. She debuted in Taiwan and has been baptized by countless variety shows, and she is as well versed in it as Yu Chengqing.
After recording one scene, I already understood what effect the program team wanted.
Not only the performance of the contestants, but also the banter between the instructors. She was the youngest and quickly found her niche: a coquettish and cute person who steals people.
The seating order is: Yu Chengqing, Han Hong, Liu Huan, and Stefanie Sun.
One man and one woman, one man and one woman. Yu Chengqing took on part of the host's job and was responsible for controlling the scene. When the official recording began, Stefanie Sun huddled on a large chair. She was already petite, and Liu Huan was next to her. The contrast was obvious.
Each episode of "The Voice of China" lasts more than an hour, but the recording may take more than ten hours, or even twenty hours.
The level of the contestants varies, and the program team needs to find a large number of people to solidify the foundation and then select the best among them. So most of the time, the instructor has to endure those bad voices. It is easy to meet someone who can sing well, and the spirit will naturally be lifted.
It's not entirely an act.
Like this, the sky quickly turned dark.
The contestants were passed through a sieve, one by one, and one by one came down. The atmosphere in the studio was anxious, and the instructor was exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Click!"
"Take a 20-minute break!"
"Teachers, just hold on, there are still seven groups of contestants left and it will be over."
Stefanie Sun's face fell. There were still seven groups, so the recording would have to go into the early morning! She went to the bathroom, came back to touch up her makeup, drink water, and her assistant came over with a phone.
"We have an impromptu banquet tomorrow!"
"Who is it?"
"The company behind this show is the wife of the chairman of 99 Group."
"Madam Chairman?"
Stefanie Sun was stunned. She had participated in many business activities, but this was the first time for her. She asked curiously: "Why, why does she want to see me?"
"Said I like your song, the company hopes you can participate in your Meizu event next month, Meizu is also owned by them."
"Oh, let's go then!"
Of course she had to agree.
Those who work in the entertainment industry are inextricably involved with the powerful class. It is the artist's luck to meet someone who is polite and courteous. If they meet someone who is strong and unreasonable, there is nothing anyone can do.
The most famous one is Teacher Chen.
Around 2003, the daughter of a high-ranking official in Shenzhen wanted to make a movie and found her favorite teacher Chen to be the male lead.
"Can you star in a love movie with me? I will invest 20 million!"
"Chouji! Get out, don't act!"
"Do you know who my father is?"
"Wow, this script is pretty good..."
The film is called "Seven Hours of Time". After it was released, the official issued a document asking "junior high school students to arrange to purchase tickets during class time to watch this educational film at their own expense."
In the end, the national box office was 1 million, and Shenzhen contributed 600,000.
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After the break, continue recording.
The contestants were still mediocre. The four of them were drowsy and had no intention of turning around. Although the program had a script, it had to be performed based on on-site reactions and could not be forced.
Backstage.
Liu Xijun sent Huang Ling to play.
The two became super girls at the same time, joined the company at the same time, and lived in the same dormitory, so they naturally became good friends. Liu Xijun arranged Huang Ling's clothes and said: "Go up and sing well, don't be careless."
"I've always been careless, this is my style!"
"Your contract with the company is about to expire. If this continues, who will dare to want you? This is your last chance, you have to seize it!"
Liu Xijun hated that iron could not become steel, and said: "Or are you saying that you don't want to be famous?"
"..."
Huang Ling couldn't say anything offensive to her good friend, so she shrugged: "Then I'll just sing!"
"Hurry up, it's time to play!"
Amidst the greetings from the staff, Huang Ling waved to Liu Xijun and swayed onto the stage.
There is a segment in "The Voice of China" where the accompanying relatives and friends will watch the show's reactions live. But Liu Xijun cannot show up. If she does, she will overshadow the show.
In her opinion, Huang Lingchao is very powerful, but he is a bit crazy.
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2:00.
Stefanie Sun walked out of the building tiredly, said goodbye to Liu Huan and the others, and got into the nanny car.
After struggling for more than ten hours, I was exhausted from sitting. Fortunately, I got a little surprise at the end, as if a monster suddenly jumped out among all the living beings.
The voice is so coquettish, so soft, and so charming!
She tried all her means to snatch this person away, but unfortunately she lost to Yu Chengqing.
"Go back to the hotel. I'm dying. I just want to take a shower and sleep."
"You can only sleep for four hours. You have to be interviewed tomorrow morning and go to a banquet at noon."
"Ouch!"
Stefanie Sun fell down on the chair, feeling hopeless.
This time she will stay in the Mainland for a while. In addition to having a good voice, she will also attend the launch of Meizu's new mobile phone and sing a song "Meet" live.
Although I don’t know why I chose this old song, I’ll just sing it if I’m given the money.