When Zheng Qian came to the studio of "Avenue of Stars", he could already see that the venue was full of spectators.
In the first episode of the show, Variety Channel Director Yang Lei was personally present, and director Yang Pei also put in a lot of effort.
The station has high hopes for this show. First of all, the layout of the stage scene and various sound effects, the band teachers are also top-notch in the country. In addition to the hardware, there are also four heavyweight judges on site, including Zheng Qian. , there are also famous actor Shen Zuoxing, national first-class dancer Jin Wen, and famous writer Li Aoteng. They all have considerable influence in their respective industries and are also familiar faces in the eyes of the audience.
After Zheng Qian got the script, he met with the other three judges. The program procedures were clearly written in the script, including the information of the contestants.
"Director Yang Pei said that our program has a direct connection with the Spring Festival Gala. Excellent contestants will have the opportunity to appear on the stage of this year's Spring Festival Gala. This condition alone has attracted the attention of many strange people in the country."
"I heard that many inheritors of intangible cultural heritage have signed up."
"The ratings of "Chinese Idol" this year are very high, and its influence is very great. It has become a hot topic in the Chinese circles at home and abroad. This time, "Avenue of Stars" is described by the outside world as a popular program comparable to "Chinese Idol" , By the way, Zheng Qian, you are the champion of "Chinese Idol", right?"
Zheng Qian put down the script he was reviewing, raised his head and said with a smile, "Yes, teachers."
“Then there’s the first highlight of the show!”
Dancer Jin Wen smiled and said that she looked at Zheng Qian very carefully because Jin Wen often heard friends and colleagues talk about Zheng Qian.
Jin Wen herself is a teacher at the Beijing Dance Academy, and is also the deputy leader of the song and dance troupe of the Coal Mine Art Troupe. She is a sixth-level civilian cadre. Because she has practiced dancing since she was a child, she has a very slender figure. When she walks and talks, she feels elegant and comfortable. Although she has already She is thirty-six years old, but she looks like a girl in her twenties.
She is also the only female among the three judges, so she naturally attracts much attention.
Writer Li Aoteng also nodded and said: "Zheng Qian is a celebrity and a guarantee of ratings. Although he is not old, I think he is qualified if I ask Zheng Qian to come over and be a judge."
Among the participants, Zheng Qian was the only young man in his twenties. He was the youngest, but his current popularity and achievements impressed the other three judges.
Zheng Qian said politely: "It's all luck."
"That's true. In fact, luck is also a kind of strength."
Shen Zuoxing smiled and said: "Zheng Qian, you really live up to your name, but being too humble is showing off. Also, we are alumni. I read the news and heard that you just participated in the military art graduate program two days ago. take an exam? "
"Yes!" Zheng Qian was surprised: "Teacher Shen is also a military expert?"
"Ten years ago, Teacher Shen was known as the school sweetheart in military arts." Jin Wen covered her mouth and snickered.
She and Shen Zuoxing are similar in age and have been friends for many years. Shen Zuoxing was originally a cadre of the coal mine art troupe. Later, after retiring, he joined a famous drama troupe in Beijing, which caused a lot of talk at the time. After all, the quota for the art troupe is very precious. Later, he officially entered the entertainment industry and participated in many well-known movies. Now he is quite famous in the industry.
After everyone got familiar with it, they began to check the script individually.
Soon, it was time to record the program.
Under the leadership of the staff, we started to go to the back of the stage to prepare for the stage.
Because this is the first program, the four judges Zheng Qian will perform. Jin Wen is a dancer, so she will perform a modern dance, while writer Li Aoteng and actors Shen Zuoxing and Zheng Qian will each bring a special song. Performance.
Unlike the contestants' performances, the judges' performances do not participate in rehearsals.
Compared with their respective reputations in the industry, Li Aoteng and Shen Zuoxing also have good attainments in singing. When they sing, their skills can be clearly heard, but that's about it.
As for Jin Wen, as a famous dancer, her personal choreography ability is naturally very strong. With the cooperation of music, all the audience watching a modern dance were amazed by Jin Wen's waist skills and at the same time, they were also amazed by the dance performance.
Zheng Qian made his final appearance. He sang the song "I Believe", and his temperament was very gentle with that of the "Avenue of Stars" program crew.
When Zheng Qian appeared, the audience at the scene became obviously enthusiastic, cheering and applauding one after another.
The difference in popularity is so obvious!
Jin Wen and others looked at each other with emotion!
"Yeah~~~~"
When the music started playing, the iconic and powerful treble seemed to pierce through the studio in an instant.
As soon as Zheng Qian opened his mouth, he immediately ignited the enthusiasm of everyone present. The fierce high-pitched sound and powerful lung capacity made director Yang Pei, who was wearing monitoring headphones, stagger and almost dropped his headphones to the ground in shock.
"It's so exciting!" Director Yang Pei murmured and picked his ears: "I almost burst my eardrums."
At this moment, with everyone watching, Zheng Qian, dressed in a gray suit, easily sang the lyrics of "I Believe".
"I want to fly into the sky and stand side by side with the sun. The world is waiting for me to change."
I’m never afraid of others seeing my dreams, I can make them come true here
Laughing loudly makes you and I side by side, where can we not have unlimited joy?
Put aside your worries and stride forward bravely, I will stand in the middle of the stage~~~"
"too strong!"
Writer Li Aoteng took a breath and said: "It would be really terrible if Zheng Qian became a player. For the players, it would be pure hell!"
Shen Zuoxing winked and said, "Why don't we invite him to be a judge? Our strength is on display here!"
Jin Wen changed her clothes and just sat down when she heard the two judges sighing and said with a smile: "Zheng Qian is the treasure of the General Political Department Art Troupe. He can sing, dance and create. All his works are He wrote it with his own hand, and even if he doesn't participate in the talent show, it will become popular sooner or later."
"That's true!"
Li Aoteng nodded, and then couldn't help but hum along with Zheng Qian's singing.
"I believe I am who I am
I believe tomorrow
I believe youth has no horizon..."
Since "I Believe" was aired on the "Chinese Idol" program, it brainwashed audiences across the country in an instant and became popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. For a while, the song was played almost every day in cities across the country.
Even now, "I Believe" is still a must-have song for employees in all walks of life in the workplace.
Especially in the service industry, it is a must-have song arranged by the supervisor every morning.
After singing a song, my self-confidence is extremely strong, as if I have been injected with blood.
In that golden moment, Zheng Qian seemed to be the sun, spreading its radiance all over the world.
People wanted to sing loudly, but the tune was too high, and many people couldn't keep up even after shouting.
"I believe I am who I am
I believe tomorrow
I believe youth has no horizon
seaside at sunset
on the busy street
They are all the most beautiful paradise in my heart——"
After a song, the audience burst into applause.
Even most people couldn't help but stand up to welcome the singer who became popular all over the country this summer.
"big guy!"
Zheng Qian waved to the audience, thanked him, and then sat down at the judges' table amid thunderous applause.
This is the first time he has sat in such a seat.
Before this, he always looked up to this seat, and every time he sang, he was waiting for the comments of this group of people.
Now, I have also sat in this position.
Zheng Qian believes that he has empathy. As a contestant, he has rich experience. Combined with the perspective of a judge, Zheng Qian feels that he can tap a large number of very reliable and usable talents for his company.
It is worth mentioning that "Avenue of Stars" is broadcast every week, and the competition system is divided into monthly competition and annual competition.
According to director Yang Pei, only the annual competition is eligible to go directly to the Spring Festival Gala. However, this year because the first season has just launched, in order to build a reputation and build a brand, by the end of the year, individual outstanding singers will be sent to the Spring Festival Gala stage.
At the same time, director Yang Lei also said that Zheng Qian, as a judge of "Avenue of Stars", also has the opportunity to appear on the Spring Festival Gala stage, and Zheng Qian has no doubt about it.
Wang Chuanjun, director of the creative office, also told Zheng Qian that this year's Spring Festival Gala team has been formed and is planning the program format and performance list, which will be announced before the end of the month. During this period, Spring Festival Gala staff will contact the performance teams everywhere.
Zheng Qian is also on this list!
It’s just that Zheng Qian has not received relevant and precise news yet.
But the Spring Festival Gala director Wang Weihong is Wang Chuanjun's biological sister, so Zheng Qian is still very confident about whether he can make it to the Spring Festival Gala.
Soon, the program officially started recording.
Host Bi Jun stepped onto the stage and introduced the program rules to the judges and audience.
Each program has a total of four levels.
First of all, the first level is "Sparkling Appearance". Five groups of contestants appear on the stage in a joint singing style. The judges eliminate one contestant based on the contestant's on-site performance and first impression.
The second level is the "talent competition". The remaining four contestants will each show their talents and skills in any form, whether it is dance, instrumental music, calligraphy, opera, calligraphy, etc.
The jury will eliminate one person based on the difficulty, proficiency, and uniqueness of their performance.
The remaining three entered the third level, "Hometown Beauty".
This level requires contestants to have an understanding of the customs, customs, and regional culture of their hometown, and to demonstrate it through singing, speaking, and acting.
The judges eliminate a contestant based on their overall performance.
The fourth level is "Beyond Dreams". The remaining two contestants each sing a favorite song of their own, and the judges select the weekly champion based on their singing level and expressiveness.
Three weekly champions are selected each month.
There is a monthly competition every month, and the monthly competition consists of two parts.
The first part is "turn defeat into victory". Among the eliminated contestants in each episode of the program that month, based on live audience and online voting, the top four contestants will have the opportunity to return to the monthly competition and each perform a song, which will be voted by the on-site judges.
One person will be selected to enter the second stage of "final decision".
In this session, three weekly champions and a contestant who "turned defeat into victory" competed on a song on the same stage. The judges selected the monthly champion and advanced to the annual finals.
Since the show starts in October, the annual finals will select the annual champion in September next year.
Zheng Qian regards this program as the back garden of his company and wants to select outstanding artists to sign contracts.
However, he kept things simple.
Most of the contestants in "Avenue of Stars" are actually grassroots, coming from all walks of life. There are very few contestants who major in music. To put it bluntly, they are grassroots and earthy enough to cater to the tastes of the public.
It is completely different from a purely commercial program like "Chinese Idol".
They may be good enough, but they are not suitable for commercial promotion.
After watching the entire episode, Zheng Qian understood this instantly.
He can guarantee that if it weren't for him, young people would never be able to watch this show. It only promotes traditional culture, and there are no handsome men and beautiful women. The biggest highlight of the whole show is the host Bi Jun. After all, he is an old host.
His eloquence is quite good. Under his control, the atmosphere of the show is very relaxed and casual. From time to time, he will break out some cold humor. Things that are obviously not funny become quite funny in his mouth.
But Zheng Qian is not interested in the host...
And in this way, if you want to select some potential singers or actors from the show, it is really like finding a needle in a haystack.
Although "Avenue of Stars" was broadcast during the prime time period, and the personal exposure was extremely high, Zheng Qian felt that there was not much progress here, and there would be very little personal improvement.
To put it bluntly, when it comes to things like review, merit means providing for the elderly.
But he is still young!
Zheng Qian had a faint intention of retreating.
However, at this stage, although the idea was born, it was not put into action so quickly.
At least we need to raise the ratings of the program, and then wave our sleeves to not take away any clouds. Then there will be people to serve as judges, otherwise, there will be a stalemate with CCTV...
After the recording of the program ended, Zheng Qian did the back-up, and half an hour later, the work was completed.
Driver Fei Fei drove up to pick up Zheng Qian. After saying goodbye to the director and judges, Zheng Qian got in the car.
Ren Xin was already waiting in the car. At this time, her face was red and she looked very excited. She took out a stack of various envelopes and handed them to Zheng Qian: "Qianqian, invitations are all invitations!"
"What invitation?"
Zheng Qian saw that Ren Xin's excited mouth was full of trouble, so he took it over doubtfully.
Ren Xin patted Zheng Qian's hand and asked him to open the package faster: "Music festival, award ceremony!"
Zheng Qian was stunned and his heart beat suddenly. The honor of a singer and actor is naturally to win awards, win awards, and win more awards!
At the beginning of the month, the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards were announced. Zheng Qian was unable to attend due to identity reasons, so the organizers had no plans to award Zheng Qian any awards. Among the top ten Golden Melody Awards, the Most Popular Singer Award, etc., Zheng Qian was not even qualified to be nominated.
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Everyone knows the reason.
In addition to the Golden Melody Award, Zheng Qian can be present at any time to accept all other music-related awards, as long as they are heavyweight.
You know, it’s been five years since my debut!
Five years!
Zheng Qian didn’t even win half of the award!
He is also eager to win a prize!
Therefore, at Ren Xin's urging, Zheng Qian quickly opened various envelopes. When he opened them, he saw various glittering invitations.
The awarding of various music awards is basically concentrated at the end of the year, so in order to avoid collisions, various organizers will set the dates in advance and concentrate on issuing invitations at the same time.
At this time, in Zheng Qian's hands, the first thing that caught his eye was the Chinese Music Chart jointly organized by Star TV and CCTV, which will be held in late December.
There are still two months to go.
"This invitation letter requires a reply. Just like the Golden Melody Award, you are invited. If you don't go, you won't get the award."
Ren Xin said: "They will nominate you only if you agree to go."
For example, at the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, Zheng Qian was unable to attend and was not even qualified to be nominated.
Zheng Qian then started to unpack it again, and there were all kinds of award ceremonies, large and small.
The nearest and more well-known is the Korean MAMA Awards, the Mnet Video Music Awards, which will later be the Mnet Asian Music Awards, which will be held in Hong Kong in one month.
In addition to inviting Zheng Qian to attend the award ceremony, this invitation letter also specifically invited Zheng Qian to participate in performances. As for whether there was any award nomination, the letter did not explain.
Zheng Qian hesitated.
No mainlander has ever won this award in the past. If you go by yourself, you will most likely be accompanied.