Chapter 176 A newcomer to the music scene who is stronger than Xu Kong?
"Teacher Xu Xukong, let me help you carry your luggage."
At the exit of Star City Airport, the mango program team sent to pick up Xu Kong was a young girl in her early twenties.
It could be seen that the other party seemed a little nervous because of seeing the real person Xu Kong.
He was stumbling when he spoke, and his face was even red to the roots of his ears.
"Can I get you an autograph?"
“There are also group photos.”
In the car, Xu Kong was very friendly to this girl who was two years older than him, as Feng Ziyan had seen online.
After proactively signing the petition, he took the initiative to take a selfie with the other person because of his height.
"Teacher Xu Kong, welcome."
"We won't officially record until tomorrow. If you have any requests during this period, you can ask me at any time."
Deng Baoliang, the director of the "Autumn Concert" program, is also the director of Mango.
He doesn't look too old, and his attitude is very low.
He said just now that when Xu Kong had a request, he did not tell the program staff directly, but made it directly to himself.
It is enough to prove the importance attached to Xu Kong himself.
It's not because of Xu Kong's current popularity or celebrity status.
The main thing is the relationship between Xu Kong and Wu Youxue, which is not a secret to most people inside Mango.
Especially the hit movie "Legend of Sword and Fairy" this year, it is said that at the beginning, the copyright should have been sold to them Mango.
But because of Wu Youxue, Xu Kong chose to cooperate with Tomato TV for the same price.
As for the other guests in Mango's new show this time, almost all of them were personally invited by the director. The only one who invited Xu Kong was Wu Youxue.
"The director is too polite."
Of course Xu Kong knew why the other party cared so much about him.
After Wu Youxue returned to Mango, Mango at this time was not the so-called covering the sky with one hand.
But he is definitely the person with the most actual authority.
Based on his relationship with Wu Youxue, the treatment he receives from Mango may not even be comparable to some so-called kings and queens of singers.
Because this program itself is not a competitive music variety show.
There won’t be too many gimmicks or scripts, and the overall process is also very simple.
Although performances are also required, in fact, apart from other guests and live program staff, there are not even more viewers.
Therefore, even the rehearsals and other aspects that were necessary for recording programs in the past are gone. I just went through the process and the rough script a little bit.
I have to say that recording a program like this is much easier.
It’s no wonder that many artists choose to become so-called variety show stars, because those reality shows and variety shows that mostly involve playing games are the easiest to make money.
While the money comes quickly, if the variety show accidentally becomes popular, the popularity and popularity gained will be much simpler and more intuitive than if you put in the effort to make an album or film a movie.
However, not everyone can be a so-called variety show star.
Emotional intelligence, reaction ability, scene control, answering the call and not letting the recording stop, etc., are actually a test of the artist's comprehensive ability.
Therefore, even in today's domestic entertainment industry, artists who can be called so-called variety show stars without any works and are still invited to some variety shows all year round must have two skills.
More artists are actually overdrawing their future careers by participating in reality shows and variety shows.
Xu Kong has seen too many of them. He originally had works, but by participating in the show, his popularity and popularity increased to a higher level.
Later, because the money came in too quickly, I couldn't resist the temptation and began to participate in variety shows frequently.
It wasn't until later that his popularity declined seriously, and he became an unpopular guest on variety shows.
When he returned to his own field, he either had no more scenes to film, or his singing skills declined seriously, and his new songs failed to become popular, and he could only gradually fade out of the audience's sight.
Of course, some traffic idols have a tacit understanding with their brokerage companies.
They all want to make more money while the business is booming, and naturally the money will come as quickly as possible.
I have never thought about my future career development plan at all.
Everyone has their own choice.
In his last life, Xu Kong had walked both paths.
Therefore, when recording such a variety show, it will not appear too cramped and out of place with other guests.
Strictly speaking, the guest lineup of this first "Autumn Concert" is quite strong.
When Xu Kong came to the recording site, he directly met Shi Rui and Ji Bang and the two singing kings.
Both of them were popular singers in Hong Kong in the last century. They were from the record era and have quite a lot of classic masterpieces.
The coffee slot is probably the biggest in this show.
However, both of them are in their fifties or even close to sixty. If they can have the energy to record variety shows, Mango will probably pay a lot of advertising fees.
In addition, singers with such a long career are probably the envy of most people in the music industry.
If a singer reaches the age of sixty, regardless of whether he is outdated or not, it is already very rare for him to have a certain commercial value.
Most artists were popular when they were young and made a lot of money.
But later he suddenly became rich and started spending money lavishly.
In the end, it is not uncommon for people to live miserable lives in their later years and not even be able to die well.
And especially the group of Hong Kong stars who were famous in the last period.
It was obvious that the senior Shi Rui did not know Xu Kong.
Seeing Xu Kong taking the initiative to say hello, he only responded politely.
On the contrary, Ji Bang and the singer, who was already full of wrinkles and was obviously much older than Xu Kong remembered, looked a little surprised.
"Xukong, I know you!"
Then he introduced it to Shi Rui.
"It's the Cantonese song I played to you before. What's it called? "The Best Losing Friend"!"
When the two of them talked, they used Cantonese, which Xu Kong could understand.
It's just that it's not said so neatly.
Most of the words and stuff were learned when I was practicing Cantonese singing in my previous life.
Shi Rui also thought about it after hearing his old friend's introduction.
He was much more enthusiastic about Xu Kong's attitude.
"I like your song very much. It's much better than what the young singers in Hong Kong are writing now!"
Another moment of polite exchanges and exchanges.
At this time, the remaining guests of the show have also arrived.
Not to mention, there were old acquaintances of Xu Kong among them.
Because I participated in the recording of the program, I met Yu Huai many times, but my relationship with him was just average.
Yu Huai was very enthusiastic every time he met Xu Kong before, as if the two were old friends who had known each other for a long time.
But in fact, Xu Kong and the other party didn't even have contact information.
Except when recording the show, I have never met or communicated with him in private. Although Xu Kong didn't like Yu Huai's typical entertainment industry Yue Buqun's face.
But after all, the other party is Mango's own artist, so he still needs to be polite on the surface.
So when Yu Huai took the initiative to reminisce with him, Xu Kong still chose to greet him with a smile.
In addition, Xu Kong also knew the other two people.
One is Xie Yiman, a female singer in her thirties. She has been in the industry for so many years and has been able to maintain her popularity and status as a first-line singer. She is definitely not bad in terms of strength.
Although she has never been able to win the title of Queen of Singer, she is still a mainstay in the current Chinese music scene.
As for the other person, it is Yang Jiangjie who looks quite young.
Xu Kong knew this person through various marketing accounts on Weibo and some websites.
Because many times when I see my name, I can see this Yang Jiangjie at the same time.
And the titles of those articles or videos are quite similar.
"An inventory of the strongest new generation in the music industry under the age of 30..."
"The future hope of the Chinese music scene depends on them..."
"Xukong is the strongest newcomer, you might as well take a look at these..."
Although these marketing accounts are very annoying, I have to say that they are still very good at choosing titles.
After Xu Kong clicked in, he could almost see that many people compared himself with Yang Jiangjie.
As for the reason, it is a new album released by the other party in March and April this year.
There have been several hit singles in a row, and the entire album has received quite high reviews online.
Many netizens are saying that if Yang Jiangjie's album was released last year, the best new artist, or even the best male singer of the year at the music festival, which is the title of the youngest singer Xu Kong holds, would probably have to be replaced. .
Out of curiosity, Xu Kong did listen to Yang Jiangjie's album this year.
I have to say that the quality is quite high, but the main advantage is that it contains several hit singles, which are recognized by the market.
Under such a premise, it is estimated that it will be difficult for most people to give their own evaluation very objectively.
Of course, Xu Kong didn't care about this, because he himself never thought about competing with anyone for these illusory titles.
Yang Jiangjie is twenty-three years old and seems to have just graduated. His first album this year became a hit, and then he was signed by a big company like Jiying Media. It is indeed quite rare.
But the route Xu Kong is taking now is definitely completely different from the other party.
Yang Jiangjie seemed to know Xu Kong too.
But the attitude shown was not too hostile. Instead, he just greeted Xu Kong politely and shook hands.
It's like he doesn't care who Xu Kong is.
When it comes to Shi Rui and Ji Bang and the two senior music industry veterans in Hong Kong City, they have to be a lot more humble.
Because it was recorded outdoors, although the guests had all arrived and the filming started, the program team still slightly adjusted the equipment and on-site facilities for more than ten minutes.
There were a total of six guests, including Shi Rui, Ji Banghe, and Xie Yiman, who was not particularly old but was almost forty. They were all veterans of the music industry who had been in the music industry for a long time.
As for the other side, Xu Kong, Yu Huai, and Yang Jiangjie, the average age is only in their early twenties, and almost all of them are newcomers who have debuted for less than three years.
What the program team obviously wants to do in this episode is dialogue and exchange between young singers in the music industry and singers from the older generation.
Yuhuai's presence in it is obviously weaker.
Because when Xie Yiman mentioned Xu Kong, he talked about a lot of Xu Kong's songs, and even mentioned the popular "Legend of Sword and Fairy" not long ago.
Xu Kong's popularity and popularity are naturally the highest among the three.
As for Yang Jiangjie, Xie Yiman was full of admiration when he talked about Yang Jiangjie’s new album this year.
She obviously knew Shi Rui and Ji Bang and the two singing kings in Hong Kong City, and they relied on his introduction along the way to let them know something about Xu Kong and the others.
But when it came to Yu Huai, it was a little embarrassing.
Although Xie Yiman knew Yu Huai, it was only because he had a mango background.
In fact, I haven’t even heard of Yu Huai’s own songs.
This caused Yu Huai, who originally wanted to find the camera, to be unable to get in the conversation at this moment.
Soon, the dinner arranged by the program team was served.
It's definitely still quite filling.
Mainly because of the location where the location was recorded, the environment and everything were arranged in a very comfortable way.
In such an atmosphere, the chats and conversations among several guests gradually became more relaxed.
Xu Kong has so many years of experience recording variety shows, and he also knows that although reality shows will have scripts, there are also people like Yu Huai who will deliberately design their own on-screen personas.
But most of the time, you can still see some people's personality traits and their style of life from some details.
For example, Shi Rui is like a retired old man. Although he keeps talking, it can actually be seen that he is not interested in most of the things everyone talks about.
On the contrary, Ji Banghe was very curious about everyone.
Especially the younger generation in the music industry like Xu Kong and others are very interested in all kinds of things.
As for Xie Yiman, this first-line singer for almost 40 years has a very outgoing personality. He is also an expert at surfing the Internet every day and knows all kinds of gossip and news very clearly.
Most of the time, it was Xie Yiman who spoke, and others listened.
Yu Huai's words were still hypocritical. This time, the persona the other party set for himself was probably something like a humble junior.
But Xu Kong could still notice that although Yu Huai was still a little dissatisfied because his sense of existence was too weak.
Of course, what Xu Kong found most interesting was Yang Jiangjie.
Although the other party was deliberately controlling, the arrogance revealed inadvertently was indeed very obvious.
Not only Xu Kong, but also seniors in the Hong Kong music scene like Shi Rui, Ji Bang, and others seemed to look down upon him.
However, it is understandable. After all, he is not very old, and he does have talents and abilities, and he has just entered the society. The reputation and popularity of the new album are so high, so it is normal for it to be somewhat bloated.
Most young singers who have been hit by reality will probably be more like Yu Huai.
As for Xu Kong himself, although he has always participated in various topics and chats, most of the time he is quite restrained and will only add a few words at the right time.
"By the way, there have been a lot of rumors on the Internet, Xu Kong, do you have plans to release a new album this year?"
While chatting, Xie Yiman suddenly remembered something, looked at Xu Kong and asked.
Xu Kong was really embarrassed at this time.
He did have such thoughts, but he never said it.
I don’t know how the rumor spread, but now everyone is beginning to think that he will definitely release a new album this year.
"Maybe there will be"
Xu Kong answered somewhat uncertainly.
Then he explained: "It still depends on the time arrangement, because now my main energy is on filming new movies."
Xie Yiman nodded thoughtfully.
"If you release a new album this year, you will probably have to compete with Jiang Jie for album of the year."
After saying this, before Xu Kong could speak, Yang Jiangjie said first:
"I'm looking forward to it too."
He looked at Xu Kong with a hint of provocation and disdain.
(End of chapter)