Chapter 277 'The Masked Singer' recording, an old acquaintance is here
"Variety show invitation?"
Xu Ji was also a little surprised after hearing Youman's words.
The main reason is because Youman also knows his attitude. In the past, basically all similar program invitations would not be given to him.
At most, Lala Ji is just a young man.
Some other people would not agree, but only Ji Yiyang was the best choice.
As a result, this time he was targeted, and Xu Ji always felt that something was not right.
"The appearance fee is really high!"
"And this time you have approved so many projects at once, our finances are indeed a bit tight."
"If you can participate, it will indeed relieve you a lot."
Youman spread his hands helplessly.
Xu Ji is just a hands-off shopkeeper who doesn't care about things and can make money.
But now my ability to spend money is also showing a lot.
All Youman naturally had the idea of being prepared for danger in times of peace.
It is indeed a good choice to let Xu Ji take on variety shows.
Anyway, it’s really easy to make money just by doing shows and stuff.
After Xu Ji hesitated for a moment, he decisively refused.
It’s not because participating in variety shows is a waste of time. Although there are many things now, I can still find this little time.
The only thing is that Xu Ji doesn’t want these variety show announcements to become the company’s source of income.
Although Ji Yiyang participated in variety shows before, it was said that Youman took the initiative to arrange it, but the more important thing is that the other party is willing. If Ji Yiyang is not willing, like this time, Youman cannot force it.
And although Xu Ji doesn't know the current financial situation of the company, it's not yet at the end of its rope.
After all, the various shares from G station are actually a considerable amount of income every month.
The company has added five more crews at once this time, and the money is flowing in all aspects, but the funds are not necessarily required to be in place at once.
The operating space is quite large.
Hearing Xu Ji's rejection, Youman was actually expecting it.
In fact, he could see that Xu Ji was not someone who would compromise because of money.
Even if the current situation occurs.
However, as Xu Ji thought, the current Tongji Entertainment actually has no solution at all.
The investment in various aspects by the five crews this time is indeed very large, even exaggerated to the point of straining the company's finances.
You must know that Tongji Entertainment’s cash flow is much better than that of many companies in the industry.
But the money actually doesn’t have to be available all at once.
For dramas such as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and "The Legend of the Withered Heroes", the investment during the filming was not huge.
The post-production special effects cost is the most expensive part.
But the filming hasn’t officially started yet, so the money for post-production special effects doesn’t need to be spent all at once.
It's not as difficult as imagined.
Of course, it means that it is not very difficult for Tongji Entertainment to make money.
Basically, you don’t have to worry about losing money on a drama.
The cooperation with G Station is equivalent to an extra layer of insurance.
Although Xu Ji rejected You Manti’s invitation to participate in a variety show.
But he himself is really going to participate in the show these days.
The fourth episode of "The Masked Singer" will begin recording soon.
Xu Ji has not yet started preparations for his second movie, so he can spare some time at this time.
I flew directly to Hangzhou with the assistants and bodyguards arranged by Youman.
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"Little Bear, can we really go together?"
"Can I see the faceless man?"
At this time in Hangcheng, Xiong Lu was surrounded by three girls, chattering.
The three of them actually knew that Xiong Lu was a well-known self-media blogger on the Internet.
But Xiong Lu actually won’t take the initiative to disclose information related to her work.
The roommates only knew her online account and those song reviews. Unexpectedly, Xiong Lu actually gave each of the three of them a ticket for this recording of "The Masked Singer".
It’s really surprising.
Xiong Lu actually didn't think too much about it, because Mo Jianwen actually contacted her proactively. After a friendly exchange with her for a period of time, he suddenly said that he could give her some audience tickets for the recording of the show.
Xiong Lu had participated in several of Mo Jianwen's programs before, so she knew a bit about the director.
However, their identities are different after all. After all, Xiong Lu is not from the entertainment industry and has never actually met.
But after the last episode of "The Masked Singer" aired, Xiong Lu used her Little Bear Lulu WeChat account to praise the Faceless Man's song "Under Mount Fuji" on the Internet.
Xiong Lu, who has her own fans, naturally attracted a lot of attention.
It also brought a lot of popularity to the show.
This made Mo Jianwen notice Xiong Lu's existence.
Another point is that Xiong Lu is the only one who firmly believes that the faceless man is Xu Ji.
Although not many netizens agree with this view, it is true that the true identity of the Faceless Man is Xu Ji, the person who first put forward the speculation.
In addition, Xiong Lu had the opportunity to interview Xu Ji alone before, which made Mo Jianwen feel that the relationship between Xiong Lu and Xu Ji should be quite good.
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If it were other players, Mo Jianwen wouldn't care at all.
But that's Xu Ji, but it's his program traffic password.
His ability to reach this point after resigning from Penguin Video is absolutely inseparable from Xu Ji.
Therefore, Mo Jianwen attaches great importance to everything related to Xu Ji.
"You should be able to see it."
"Queue to check in!"
Xiong Lu answered her roommate's words, and then she looked very calm.
Because their major is music, the four people in the dormitory, including Xiong Lu, are actually fans of Xu Ji.
The performance of the Faceless Man was also quite good this time. Xiong Lu said that the Faceless Man was Xu Ji, and a few people really believed it.
I just said that I was used to it, so I didn’t directly call the faceless man Xu Ji’s name at this time.
Because Xiong Lu was judged by the public, she and her three roommates walked in different aisles.
However, the three of them seemed very excited after they started checking tickets and stopped caring about Xiong Lu.
Xiong Lu entered the recording studio alone.
He waved to his three roommates from a distance.
It's like saying hello.
It was just an accident to bring three people to the recording site of "The Masked Singer".
At this time, Xiong Lu still remembered what his main task was this time.
Because the lyrics of the last song "Below Mount Fuji" were so attractive, Xiong Lu studied the lyrics throughout the whole process, but he never thought that his purpose was to verify the possibility that the faceless man was Xu Ji.
This time she is fully prepared and will definitely find out the clues from the live performance.
Discover the truth that the faceless man is Xu Ji!
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After all the audience entered the room, the program staff explained some relevant regulations during the recording, and then waited for more than ten minutes before the host of the program walked onto the stage.
The host of "The Masked Singer" is the official host of Orange Blossom Channel.
My hosting skills are quite good.
Of course, there is still some gap with the official host, but for such a variety show, it is more than enough to control the scene.
"Welcome to watch the fourth episode of "The Masked Singer"!"
"The last episode was quite exciting, what kind of exciting scene will our masked singers bring this time."
"Then let us hand over the stage to the contestants!"
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It’s still the same rules as the previous show. The first person to appear this time is the replacement singer from the fourth episode.
Speaking of which, the singer who was eliminated from the last episode of the program began to speak ill of the program crew after the program ended.
Although he didn't say it clearly, the slightly sinister tone of his voice can still be heard immediately.
However, the audience's eyes are obviously sharp, and they can naturally see that the opponent's elimination in the last period was entirely their own fault.
The song selection is also chosen by the singer himself, and no one deliberately affects his performance on the spot.
The reason why even though he is a first-tier singer, he still got the last place, it actually has something to do with his song selection and performance.
Therefore, the speech online did not cause much response.
It is even more impossible to affect the reputation and popularity of the program.
But directors Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu have obviously learned the lesson from the previous issue.
This time we didn’t let some singers go through the back door again.
Instead, they carefully reviewed the information of singers who wanted to be on the show.
The effect is also quite good.
The replacement singers participating in the show this time are definitely not to be underestimated in terms of their strength.
Soon, a singer wearing a cartoon radio hood walked to the center of the stage.
Song information also appeared on the big screen.
The first singer in this issue actually came up with an original song?
Xiong Lu looked a little surprised.
What surprised him even more was that the other party's singing skills turned out to be quite outstanding.
Especially in the treble part, it can be said that this song is all about showing off your skills.
Even in the entire Chinese music scene, not many people can achieve such a high note.
What makes Xiong Lu confused is who the male singer is.
Several names came to her mind, but in the end she rejected them all.
There are indeed only a few singers with such high notes.
But it can be clearly heard that the masked singer called "Radio" does not match the timbre.
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At this time, in the personal lounge backstage, Xu Ji, who was wearing a faceless mask, had indeed guessed the identity of this person.
This singer’s voice is so familiar.
What surprised Xu Ji was that he didn't realize that the other party had such a strong treble before.
That's right, the replacement contestant in this episode of "The Masked Singer" is actually the singer Jiang Nian.
Back then, Sha Yetong was his biggest rival in terms of good songs.
Unexpectedly, the other party came to participate in this program.
As the king of singers, Jiang Nian’s participation in variety shows is indeed more frequent than among top-tier singers.
But even so, the other party was still able to rely on this surprising high-pitched voice to make everyone present unable to guess his true identity.
If Xu Ji hadn't seen Jiang Nian live so many times before and was impressed by some of his little habits during live performances, he might not have dared to recognize him.
However, Xu Ji remembered that when Jiang Nian was young and first debuted, his high notes were indeed outstanding.
But later, it seemed that it was for my own development, so I started singing love songs, and rarely sang songs with particularly difficult high notes.
No, this actually gave Jiang Nian a pretty good way to disguise himself on the show "The Masked Singer".
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After Jiang Nian finished singing, the guests on the show began to comment one after another.
Several people also began to frantically test each other's identities.
But because of the voice changer and the fact that Jiang Nian, as the king of singers, has no particularly obvious shortcomings.
After being able to conceal some of the more obvious singing characteristics, the guests on the show mentioned several names in succession, but none of them could guess that it was the singer Jiang Nian of Phoenix Entertainment.
Of course, when Jiang Nian heard these names, he neither admitted nor denied them.
Xiong Lu was also a little confused at this time.
Unexpectedly, the identities of the Faceless and the Redeemer became a mystery. This time, there is a third singer whose identity cannot be guessed, but who is so powerful.
However, at the recording site of the entire program, apart from Xu Ji and the two directors, it was not that no one else guessed Jiang Nian’s identity.
That is Yu Feifei, who is also one of the players.
Yu Feifei and Jiang Nian are both artists from Phoenix Entertainment, and they have collaborated several times before.
The most important thing is that Jiang Nian was once a singer brought out by Zheng Yuzhen, and his relationship with Zheng Yuzhen is not comparable to that of other people in the company.
Therefore, Yu Feifei has always regarded this "senior" under Sister Zheng as her learning object.
Under such a premise, Yu Feifei was naturally aware of it.
But she is not as sure as Xu Ji that this singer is Jiang Nian.
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After Jiang Nian's performance ended, several singers who appeared later felt tremendous pressure.
After all, although I didn’t know that the person who performed just now was the king of singers, my performance on the spot cannot be faked.
Especially an original song like this seems to exist just for the singer to show off his skills.
You must know that the theme of this stage is "memory".
Such a theme is easy to say and difficult to say.
In fact, the best way is to choose a song that the audience can resonate with.
But it is not impossible to use dazzling skills to shock the audience and leave a deep impression like Jiang Nian did.
And it is indeed a good way to solve the problem.
Speaking of the theme of each program, in fact, as directors, Mo Jianwen and Wang Jiangyu are also very cautious.
After all, many people on the show used original songs.
Especially under the leadership of Faceless and Redeemer, it seems that this program has no advantage without original new songs.
In fact, the broader the theme, the better, which will allow the singers to perform well.
Once upon a time, Mo Jianwen would actually choose some relatively narrow themes in order to make his program special.
For example, on a composer's program, there were special performances on niche music types such as rock and folk.
But the final result and the audience's evaluation were quite bad.
Mo Jianwen is not as stubborn now as he was back then.
For the sake of data and popularity of the program, a lot of compromises have been made.