Chapter 404 'The Star of Tomorrow' has many talents under his command
“It’s the loneliest thing if you want to stay but can’t.”
I haven’t finished talking about tenderness, only Li Ge is left
One second before heartbreak
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On the stage, Xiao Shenyang and his wife took over and sang so loudly that the judges in the middle of the stage even heard a little blurry.
Today is the second round of the Top 100 to Top 50 competition, with 30 groups of contestants competing for the last 10 top 50 spots.
According to the rules of the competition system, 30 groups of players were drawn, and each 3 groups of players competed and competed in turns. 2 players were promoted and the other 2 players were eliminated.
In a true battle of life and death, even a thoughtful person would not dare to hide his clumsiness and use his special skills.
It doesn’t matter how the top 50 fight, let’s talk about surviving!
Xiao Shenyang and his wife were very capable and very popular. Logically speaking, they should be able to advance in the first round. However, they were unlucky and met Zhang Jingying.
This little girl is born with a dolphin voice, and the high-pitched trump card of the Xiao Shenyang couple does not have much advantage in front of her.
Besides, Zhang Jingying is a young girl, and her popularity is much higher than that of the young couple.
If the strength is not dominant and the popularity is at a disadvantage, the result is self-evident...
Today is the last round of the second round, and Xiao Shenyang and his wife make the final appearance.
The first two contestants performed well, and there was even a young girl from the Urumqi competition area who performed exceptionally well and sang "Daybreak" very well.
The judges at the scene happened to include the original singer Han Hong, who not only gave a very high evaluation, but also gave the judges a perfect score of 50 points.
Each of the five judges scored 50 points, and the 500 audience members each scored 5 points, for a total of 2,750 points.
This little girl scored 2432 points, while the other one only scored over 2000, based on the scores in previous rounds.
Most of the on-site scores of the promoted players are between 2300 and 2500, with very few exceeding 2500.
Although the popularity vote will be added to the comprehensive calculation later, this little girl's popularity is not bad to begin with.
And after competing for so long, everyone can also get some experience. The number of live broadcast popularity votes is closely related to the players' live performance.
To a certain extent, live broadcast voting is equivalent to popularity base (fans) + on-site voting (passers-by).
Having more fans will definitely give you an advantage, but a good performance will attract a large number of passers-by to vote, just like a good performer on a flyover will receive rewards from onlookers.
Although there are not many votes, each person only casts one or two, unlike fans who cast dozens or hundreds of votes, but the audience base cannot stand the passers-by, which is much larger than the number of fans of the players.
Little things add up, and if you are not a super popular player with a lot of fans, you are very likely to be counterattacked.
In the previous games, it was not that there were no popular players because of their outstanding performance on the spot, which attracted a lot of votes from passers-by and successfully counterattacked.
This kind of competition system is naturally beneficial to both the audience and the program, forcing the players to give their best in every game and not to slack off.
But it is very cruel to players. Even super-popular players dare not say that they can always perform stably. Even if they don't overturn, the risk is also very high when an opponent goes berserk.
There are too many uncertainties during this period.
For example, among the three groups of contestants today, Xiao Shenyang and his wife originally had the greatest hope of advancing, but when the little girl performed extremely well, the results suddenly became confusing.
Looking at the little girl's score, the couple looked at each other and were silent for more than ten seconds. Seeing that they were about to go on stage, Xiao Shen Yang suddenly started to calculate the score.
"I asked someone about the house we looked at before, and the average price was about 3,000 per square meter."
"The two of us have 30,000 yuan, and our family can still raise another 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. No matter what the result is today, the bonus will be 10,000 yuan.
The boss called me before and said that our wages have increased. Together, we can make 8,000 yuan a month. If we save a little, we will have enough for the down payment by the end of this year, but..."
Xiao Shenyang paused and raised his voice slightly: "If we can break into the top 50, we can get a bonus of 20,000.
The boss's salary will also increase. The two of us add up to less than 10,000 yuan per month, and we may even go out to do business and perform to earn extra money. With good luck, we will directly bring our parents to the city to celebrate the New Year at the end of this year."
"It goes without saying."
Shen Chunyang stopped her husband's words and took the microphone. His voice was not loud, but full of determination.
"Fight with her."
Seeing his wife's grooming going out, Xiao Shen Yang showed a sly smile, and then followed her up and down.
Just like the Legend of the Phoenix, many people think that Ling Hua is the showman and Zeng Yi is just making up the numbers, but they don't know that Zeng Yi's role is very crucial.
Ling Hua alone is just another Ulan Ya, but with Zeng Yi, she is the Phoenix Legend.
As for Xiao Shenyang and his wife, many people feel that husband Xiao Shenyang is the main force, and Shen Chunyang is not bad, but not as good as her husband.
But in fact, the strength of the two is contrary to what the outside world thinks. Maybe in some pop songs, Xiao Shen Yang is stronger, but compared with his voice and high pitch, Shen Chunyang is the couple's trump card.
Shen Chunyang, who was very upset when he came on stage, burst into full force on the stage. His face was a little red when he sang, but his tone was also very high.
Not only was it high-pitched, the lyrics were also clear and accurate, the voice was very stable and full of emotion, and the audience had goosebumps when they heard it.
Even in the second chorus, Xiao Shen Yang stopped singing. It was all about his wife showing off her voice, with a look of pride on her face.
After the song was sung, there was applause of admiration on the spot, and several judges gave extremely high evaluations. After the comments were completed, the score was given on the spot, a rare high score of 2565.
In the popularity rankings announced later, the couple's votes were significantly higher than the other two, and they grabbed the last ticket to the top 50 in the country.
When they saw the vote count displayed on the big screen, the couple cheered and hugged.
The house is available!
After a brief excitement, the two went to hug and comfort the two eliminated contestants, and finished their elimination speeches after the two contestants burst into tears on the stage.
Host Liu Yan officially announced the selection of the top 50 "Rising Stars" nationwide.
Two days later, the competition for the top 50 to advance to the top 20 began. The 20 regional champions entered the stage, and the competition became more intense.
After the live broadcast ended, the audience in front of the TV was still unsatisfied, discussing the performance of the players just now, and looking forward to the new game two days later.
On the stage of "Tomorrow's Star", the eliminated contestants were not only sad and sentimental, but the contestants who had just been promoted were very happy and worried about being among the top 20 in the near future.
20 regional champions, all the top ten on the popularity list entered the venue, and more than half of the top 50 were eliminated. This is the real Shura Field...
To be honest, there are too many people in the top 100 in the country, and due to the competition area, a small number of them are more or less "filling up the numbers".
It’s not that they aren’t great, but overall they are not as good as some eliminated players from strong regions.
Except for some popular players or those with special features, many viewers cannot remember so many people.
When it came to the top 50 in the country, they were carefully screened again, and those who could basically stay were each with their own abilities and highlights.
"Tomorrow's Star" is now so popular that it is no exaggeration to say that many top 50 contestants have been recruited by some record companies.
Even if he is not favored by the company, given his popularity base, he is still considered a minor celebrity.
Go out and pick up a job, find a residency, I dare not say it will take a long time, at least within a year or two, you can make a living by relying on the aftertaste of the show, and even make a small fortune, and live a happy life.
And when you reach the top 20, let alone it, you can already be considered a small star.
As long as you are willing, it is not difficult to sign a contract with a record company anyway. Even though Fanxing only signs with the top ten, if you perform well, they will not push out good talents.
In the final analysis, the Top 50 is just a matter of taking advantage of the east wind. Many people are waiting for the next batch of talent show singers to come out, and there is a high chance that they will be wiped out by everyone.
And reaching the top twenty means that you can secure certain resources to support subsequent development.
Maybe after two years of being famous, he is still invisible to everyone, but he may also skyrocket, take root in the entertainment industry for a long time, and even become famous.
So in the eyes of everyone, especially the players who are aspiring to develop in the entertainment industry.
Being among the top 20 not only means 50,000 bonuses and more opportunities to appear, but it is also a ticket to the entertainment industry and the beginning of a prosperous life.
But Xiao Shenyang and his wife are not that ambitious, or they know it well.
Both of them are not dominant in terms of popularity and strength, and their trump card has basically been used up. Reaching the top 50 is basically considered the top, and there is little hope of reaching the top 20.
So the two of them were very relaxed and completed the rest of the game seriously, then went to the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, and then returned to Shen City to make money to buy a house.
The couple packed their things and returned to the hotel. They were thinking about the bright future of buying a house when they were suddenly stopped. When they looked back, it was the host Liu Yan.
"Wait a moment, you two, someone wants to talk to you."
"Teacher Liu Yan, who is looking for us?"
"Our boss Cao Xuan."
"Cao Xuan???!!"
The couple looked confused, but Liu Yan had already dialed the phone: "Hey, boss, they are by my side, okay..."
Xiao Shen Yang took the phone in a daze and heard a steady male voice in his ear.
"Hello, I am Cao Xuan."
"Hello, Hello, Teacher Cao, we are both listening."
When Xiao Shen Yang heard the voice, he woke up suddenly and hurriedly answered while holding his mobile phone. Chen Chunyang leaned over to listen to the phone with his feet.
She didn't understand what the international superstar and the boss behind "Star of Tomorrow" wanted to do with the young couple.
"It's like this. A teacher has taken a liking to you and wants to admit you two. He asked me to send a message. I want to ask your opinion."
Taking on a disciple?
The couple looked at each other, confused and a little surprised, who could be so awesome that Cao Xuan could help convey the message.
"This teacher you are talking about?"
Xiao Shen Yang asked in a low voice, and Cao Xuan smiled heartily: "You must know this person. In fact, he has a close relationship with you. He is a fellow from the Northeast who sings duets..."
"Teacher Zhao Benshan!"
Before Cao Xuan finished speaking, Xiao Shen Yang blurted out, which is actually not difficult to guess. There are many duo artists in the Northeast, but the one who is qualified to ask Cao Xuan to help spread the word and respect him as a teacher is the king of sketches.
"It's Teacher Zhao. If you agree to give me a reply, I will give you your contact information to Teacher Zhao, and you can do the rest by yourself."
"We agree, we agree."
Xiao Shenyang and his wife did not hesitate at all and directly agreed. Northeastern duo Zhao Benshan may not be the most powerful artist, but he is definitely the most influential and well-known.
Ordinary duo actors have no way of becoming a disciple, but this time they took the initiative to accept them. How could the young couple disagree?
"Is that Tang Chao also a fellow countryman of yours? I won't call you. You can convey it to Liu Yan and then wait for Teacher Zhao to contact you."
"Okay, thank you, Teacher Cao, please excuse me."
Xiao Shenyang's father thanked him repeatedly. Although it was Zhao Benshan who took the initiative to recruit his disciples, they would not be able to see them without the stage of "Tomorrow's Star".
Moreover, Cao Xuan was the one who pulled the strings. To a certain extent, Cao Xuan had the kindness to introduce them, so he couldn't help but be grateful.
"You're welcome. Come on for the rest of the game."
Cao Xuan hung up the phone, and after a while he received a text message from Liu Yan, forwarded it, and then called Lao Zhao.
"Did you see Teacher Zhao's text message? The young couple agreed. If you are interested in Tang Chao, just contact him yourself."
"Gao Jin is really bad. To be honest, this guy has already decided to join Fanxing. He is even drafting a contract. Let's wait until next year. If there are suitable good talents next year, I will leave two more for you."
"Then I won't be polite. I'll kill you well later."
"Okay, okay, bye."
After putting away his cell phone, Cao Xuan ran to the study room and wrote and drew a list.
In fact, if Zhao Benshan wanted to recruit a disciple, he could bypass Cao Xuan and contact Xiao Shen Yang and others directly, which is why he still bothered Cao Xuan.
Mainly, "Star of Tomorrow" is Cao Xuan's home field. If he doesn't find people directly through Cao Xuan, it would be a bit poaching.
If there is no friendship, just do it. The key is that the relationship between the two is good, and it is easy to bury the hatchet, so Zhao Benshan took the initiative to ask Cao Xuan for "help" and gave him a favor in vain.
Cao Xuan actually doesn't care about Xiao Shenyang and others. Their abilities may not be bad, but their style restrictions make it difficult to become a popular singer like Phoenix Legend.
Therefore, Cao Xuan never wanted to take Xiao Shenyang and his wife into his employ. If Old Zhao wanted to do so, he would just go with the flow.
Tang Chao is quite talented. Although most of his songs are just mouth-watering songs, his singing is quite popular.
If Lao Zhao doesn't speak up, Cao Xuan actually wants to sign it, but it doesn't matter if he gives it to Lao Zhao. With the relationship between the two of them, Cao Xuan can definitely get the operating rights of Tang Chao's songs through him.
Whether it's "Wolf Falls in Love with Sheep", "Bitter Coffee", "That Taste" or "Beautiful", they are all songs with excellent ringback data. Even if you don't get the operating rights, they are still a considerable amount of income.
As for Gao Jin, Lao Zhao also wanted it, but Cao Xuan blocked him.
It is no exaggeration to say that among the many contestants in "Tomorrow's Star", Gao Jin ranks in the top three among those Cao Xuan most wants to sign.
This is not only a singer, but also an original musician with extremely high output and high quality. His value is far beyond that of a simple singer.
So no matter what ranking Gao Jin gets in the end, Fanxing will definitely not let him go.
In the same way, singers with creative abilities such as Zhang Jie, Yao Beina, Chen Chusheng, Hao Yun, etc. are treated in the same way.
There is also Xue Zhiqian, although he is still immature and there is a high probability that he will not even enter the top 20, but he has high potential and Cao Xuan is also prepared to win.
This is why he encourages originality in "Tomorrow's Star" and added a rule for extra points for originality, just to discover original music talents.
Originally, Cao Xuan planned to hold back and wait until he reached the top 20 or when the players were eliminated before taking action.
But now it seems that "Stars of Tomorrow" is so popular that every household is watching it. Although Fanxing's signboard is attractive enough, there is no guarantee that the contestants will not have firm consciousness and will be coaxed and deceived.
And if we really get to the back, I'm afraid many big companies will come to snatch people away.
Although Fanxing is well-known and has Cao Xuan as its director, after all, it mainly focuses on film and television production and does not have many impressive achievements in music records.
Ordinary companies can definitely withstand it, but if major companies such as Sony, Universal, and Rolling Stone fail, Fanxing really has no advantage at all.
Although signing the contract in advance, if the singers signed by Fanxing perform well in subsequent competitions, they may be exposed as "shady", but Cao Xuan can't care so much.
Before the last moment is reached, act quickly and seize some potential stocks.
Unfortunately, he went to great lengths to hold the draft, and in the end all the good prospects were scooped up by other companies...
Under Cao Xuan's instructions, the original two-day offseason became a recruiting ground for Stars to sign players.
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At the hotel, Xue Zhiqian came to the restaurant with a smile on his face, ordered a meal, and ran to two friends from the Magic City Division.
Although they have been in the capital for nearly half a month, the preparation time for the competition is tight and the competition is very competitive. There is no time for the players to make friends. Most of the players still focus on the competition area.
After a series of battles in the Magic City Division, only three people were left to advance, the champions were Ping An, Xue Zhiqian and Jin Sha.
However, this data is already very good. Except for the 5 groups of players from the Beijing competition area, only 3 groups from the three competition areas of Rongcheng, Shenshi and Magic City remained.
The rest of the divisions are basically in Group 2 or below, and even the worst ones, except for the champion, advance directly, and the rest are eliminated.
It was said before that the Beijing Division is the strongest and is a well-deserved death division. The top five are the most valuable, but many people are still not convinced.
The promotion from the top 100 to the top 50 this time has completely made the Beijing Division famous, and everyone is ruthless.
Beijing Division champion Phoenix Legend and popular player Yao Beina occupy two of the top ten spots on the popularity list, becoming the favorites to win the championship.
Of course, there is also a popular player in the Magic City Division, and that is Sands.
With her good-looking face, charming girl-next-door temperament and sweet singing voice, Jinsha is extremely popular in "Tomorrow's Star".
Forcibly suppressing female singers such as Yao Beina, Ding Dang, Zhang Jingying, Tan Weiwei, and Gu Miaomiao, they are called "Tomorrow's Two Beauties". I don't know how many popularity votes of old perverts and innocent boys have been harvested...
The three of them were quite familiar with each other in private. When Jinsha saw the smile on Xue Zhiqian's face, he couldn't help but joke.
"Old Xue, why are you so happy that you picked up money?"
"Don't say it, don't say it."
Xue Zhiqian smiled brightly, but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at him calmly.
"They're looking for you?"
"You too? That's right, you are the champion of the division."
Xue Zhiqian was a little surprised, but he suddenly realized that he had already been signed, how could he not sign for peace?
"What riddle are you two playing?"
Jinsha was confused, Xue Zhiqian smiled apologetically: "It's not that I'm unloyal to Shasha, I actually signed a confidentiality agreement, so I can't say anything."
"Is there anything I can't say?"
Jin Sha muttered, suddenly seemed to remember something, looked at the two of them suspiciously, and asked decisively.
"Fanxing signed you up?"
Xue and Ping looked at each other, coughed unnaturally, and remained silent. Jinsha suddenly understood, and said sourly with a little envy.
"There is nothing to hide about this. The heads of each competition area have been running around in the past two days. In fact, everyone has already spread the word privately."
After hearing this, Xue Zhiqian and Xue Zhiqian stopped hiding each other.
The confidentiality agreement stipulates that it cannot be disclosed or acknowledged without the permission of the company. For players like Jinsha who already know about it, it doesn't really matter whether they hide it or not.
"Shasha, why didn't you sign Fanxing? You are in the top ten on the popularity list."
"The top five are useless, I already signed Haidie last year."
Jinsha is also a little depressed. Although Haidie Records is an old company, with singers such as Adu and Lin Junjie under its banner, although it is good, it is far less wealthy than Fanxing.
Unless big companies like Sony and Warner focus on cultivating talents in the industry, everyone will definitely be more inclined towards Fanxing.
Not to mention that Jinsha has good looks and can be an actor to a certain extent, and Fanxing is even better than Haidie in terms of film and television resources.
Comparing the two, Jinsha will definitely be a little reluctant. If she hadn't signed Haidie, she would definitely have signed a contract with Fanxing now.
"You can break the contract after signing the contract. You're a newcomer, so I guess the liquidated damages won't be too high."
Xue Zhiqian came up with a thief idea. Jin Sha was a little tempted, but quickly shook his head.
Jin Sha knew very well that her own style was actually very similar to Gu Miaomiao's. They both followed the path of fresh idol singers and sang sweet/sad love songs.
She is the girl next door, and Gu Miaomiao is the innocent first love, with somewhat conflicting styles.
Fanxing has signed Gu Miaomiao, so he won't be very interested in her.
Of course, if Jinsha wanted to join Fanxing, they would not turn her away, but she still had a hidden danger.
"Tomorrow's Star" Sands has been able to reach where it is today, whether it is at the top of the popularity list or able to beat other female contestants to win the title of "Tomorrow's Two Beauties", Haidie has a lot of help behind the scenes.
If she kills the donkey now, wouldn't it force Haidie and her to fight to the death?
Even if Fanxing can keep her, his impression of her will be greatly reduced afterwards, let alone Gu Miaomiao.
In the [Two Beauties of Tomorrow] selection, Sands borrowed the help of Haidie. There must be many stars behind Gu Miaomiao, but I do have a huge advantage.
There are so many female contestants in "Rising Star". In terms of singing, it is difficult for Gu Miaomiao to beat Wulan Yaoya, Yao Beina, Ling Hua and others.
But when it comes to looks, Gu Miaomiao is definitely better than me.
With 700,000+ blog fans, the popularity list of "Tomorrow's Star" has basically not fallen out of the top three, and it often ranks at the top of the list, which explains everything.
In front of you, there is Gu Miaomiao blocking the road, and behind you, there are sea butterflies watching eagerly.
No matter how tempted Jinsha was towards Fanxing, she could only give up the idea and stay safely in Haidie, looking at Ping An and Xue Zhiqian with envy.
"You're doing well this time. Covered by the stars, you will surely enter the top twenty."
"Pull him down."
Hearing this, Xue Zhiqian's face collapsed: "Signing a contract is a contract. I have already made it clear that I won't be able to compete and will take special care of me. They even directly told me to let me participate in a music training class after being eliminated. They clearly don't think highly of me."
"It doesn't matter if you practice, your basic skills are too poor. Anyway, if you sign the contract, you can feel at ease. Winning or losing the game is only temporary, and you still have a long life."
"Hey, what I said about peace makes sense. Come on, have a bowl of chicken soup."
