Chapter 230 The sense of oppression brought by Xu Kong, the game began to increase in intensity
Xu Kong really didn't expect that one day he and Jian Junfang would not only sit together calmly, but even chat happily.
After all, before this, the other party had scolded Xu Kong countless times.
Of course, a large part of the reason is probably that Jian Junfang once scolded someone, and to Xu Kong, strictly speaking, he was not himself.
And only after getting along really well did Xu Kong find that he and Jian Junfang were quite able to talk.
Including some musical ideas, they actually coincide with him.
As for his personality, Jian Junfang is a rare person in the entertainment industry who doesn't like too many interpersonal incidents, so his unexpectedly frank temper makes Xu Kong feel much more relaxed when getting along with him.
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"Director Xu, I think the time is just right this time. Since you said you've finished writing the songs, let's just record it after the program team has finished recording."
Jian Junfang heard Xu Kong say that the song about their collaboration had been written.
I don't even have much interest in the "Singer" that I'm recording at this time. I just want to hear what kind of song the two of them will collaborate on first.
Especially when Xu Kong mentioned it, it turned out to be an R&B song.
He looked forward to it even more.
If I hadn't been willful, I wouldn't have stopped recording the show.
He really hoped that Xu Kong could drag Xu Kong to the recording studio now.
"No problem."
Xu Kong nodded and agreed without thinking too much.
Of course, he still lied a little bit.
It's impossible to say that the song has been written long ago. It's just that when I was halfway chatting with the other person, I suddenly felt that there was a song that was quite suitable.
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Xu Kong and other guests came to the recording site of "Singer" in advance.
However, although they are all familiar faces in the current Chinese music scene, even most netizens know them.
But strictly speaking, Jian Junfang is the only one who knows Xu Kong.
Jian Junfang didn't know how many times he had apologized to Xu Kong.
The main reason was that he felt a little embarrassed when he remembered the words he had used to scold Xu Kong in anger.
The key is that although I haven't met Xu Kong too many times in real life.
But almost every time it feels completely different.
When Xu Kong first debuted, Jian Junfang felt that he was a complete connection person.
Even when "Our Song" was first recorded later, the same stereotype was still maintained.
But gradually, I found that I unexpectedly liked and appreciated Xu Kong's works more and more.
This time, after chatting with Xu Kong for half an hour as if there was no one around, Jian Junfang still felt like he still had something to say.
And at this time, he has regarded Xu Kong as his rare musical confidant.
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"Didn't Teacher Jian and Xu Kong have conflicts before?"
"Why do we seem to have a good relationship now?"
At this time, on the other side, Songjie, one of the guests, couldn't help but asked in confusion.
"They had already reconciled."
Lan Shu has long been used to Shen Chengyu, a senior who lags behind in news and doesn't even surf the Internet at all.
So I told you what happened in the "Our Song" program last year.
I have to say that Xu Kong, as the kick-off singer in this episode, really made the show suddenly become a little less lifeless.
Most of the powerful singers in the Jian Junfang and Songjie entertainment circles are in their forties or fifties.
Moreover, they are all old acquaintances who have known each other for decades. Although they are said to be competing, most people actually do not take the result of the competition to heart.
Everyone's mentality has long passed the competitive period of their youth.
Those who are Buddhist can no longer be Buddhist.
The remaining two foreign singers are completely paid to do things.
After all, their fan base is not here either.
The only difference is that it probably includes Lan Shu and another first-line singer named Shen Chengyu.
They are all in their thirties and on the rise of their careers.
I have never won the so-called King of Singers and Queens award.
So from the beginning of the show, it was not just a show for appearance fees.
They all want to win the championship to prove their strength.
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"Damn it, the number of people in this live broadcast room has increased to the naked eye."
Although Mango's "Singer" did not display the so-called online audience number in real time during the live broadcast.
But it seems that the show has not officially started yet, but based on Fat Bird's experience, just from the intensity of the barrages, it can be seen that the number of people is not at the same level as before.
It can even keep up with last year's "Singer" hit.
"Xu Kong will definitely succeed in kicking the gym. Do you need to guess?"
Fat Bird said directly.
Although there were already people in his live broadcast room talking about "Xu Biaotouzi", Fat Bird didn't care at all.
In this year's singer program, there was no such big gap in singing skills.
Although the two veteran singers, Jian Junfang and Song Jie, are not as good as they were at their peak as they are older, their performance is stable, and they cannot find too many faults both on stage and in the venue.
The two foreign singers, Grace and Lucas, are far less famous than Avril Lavigne last year, but they are also the type of singers who are good at live performances and singing.
The only ones who seemed slightly inferior were Lan Shu and Shen Chengyu.
Both of them are still first-line singers and have not won any awards that can be considered the level of singers and queens.
But he is also a typical capable singer.
And because they are on the rise in their careers, it is obvious that the two of them are much more motivated.
The number of votes in the previous periods can also reach the front.
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Fat Bird briefly commented on the singers participating in the show, and then the live broadcast of "Singer" officially began.
I have to say it, although I didn’t say it directly.
But because of Xu Kong's participation, Fat Bird was much more enthusiastic about watching this show.
It's not because he is a fan of Xu Kong.
There are mainly six singers on the show, and there are no creative singers.
In almost every episode, we watch them adapt some old songs.
In the first few years, the adapted routines on variety shows still felt a bit fresh to the audience.
But now, after discovering that it is nothing more than that, everyone is a little tired of aesthetics.
It's nothing more than changing the arrangement and accompaniment, and then slightly changing the direction of some melody parts that are familiar to the audience.
It can also make some outdated songs popular, but overall it still makes Fat Bird feel quite boring.
The main reason is that for such powerful singers, only when they are actually present can they better feel the atmosphere of the scene and the charm of the stage.
Although "Singer" is a live broadcast, it is still separated by a screen, which will only amplify the singer's mistakes but not increase the audience's perception of the scene.
Although there is currently no news about what song Xu Kong will sing in this episode.
But Fat Bird is very sure that Xu Kong will definitely sing a new song.
If not for other reasons, most netizens, including Fat Bird, know that for Xu Kong, a singer-songwriter who is as prolific as a sow, writing a new song and participating in the show is perfectly normal.
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"Welcome everyone to watch our "Singer" program. The competition format of this episode is still the kick-off competition that everyone loves to see..."
"First of all, let us welcome this issue's kicking singer-Xu Kong!"
As Xu Kong appeared on the big screen on the stage, there were quite violent cheers and screams.
In terms of popularity, Xu Kong now doesn't have many opponents in almost all domestic entertainment.
The host also has a very high ability to control the scene. Under his forcible intervention, the program quickly returned to the normal flow.
Although there is a script, it is a live broadcast after all, which still tests the host's ability to control the scene.
Therefore, although the host of "Singer" this year is not the previous Bai Ziyang. But he is also a veteran host with rich experience in Mango.
Live streaming has many benefits. For viewers, the most friendly thing is that they don’t need to wait for the somewhat lengthy advertising link.
That’s not to say that the live broadcast of “Singer” is free of advertisements.
There must still be advertisements for program sponsors in the middle.
But because it is a live broadcast, it is impossible to insert advertisements frequently to consume the audience's patience, so most of the time advertisements are inserted in necessary places.
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The first person to appear was Lan Shu, a powerful first-line singer.
Lan Shu's song style is mostly lyrical and high-pitched in the chorus.
It is somewhat similar to Su Zhi.
And several of the other party's famous masterpieces are indeed popular love songs.
But before, although Lan Shu was not a diva, if compared with Su Zhi, many people would probably think that the two were equally matched, and even Lan Shu was more stable.
But now, whether it's popularity, works, or even Lan Shu's live and singing skills have always been recognized.
They can no longer keep up with Su Zhi.
Especially when Su Zhi's new album comes out this year, not to mention Lan Shu, even some veteran divas may not be able to beat it.
There is no way, although the entertainment industry has its own so-called comparisons of qualifications and positions.
But for the audience, most of the time they are still very realistic and have to let the works speak for themselves.
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“It’s actually a new song?”
Looking at the unfamiliar song title and the intro, Fat Bird could almost confirm that he had never heard it before.
Fat Bird made a quick judgment.
“Damn it, it’s really a new song?”
"No, why do I feel that as soon as Xu Kong came, the intensity also increased!"
"Okay, okay, this show is finally starting to be interesting."
Obviously, not only Fat Bird, but also most of the audience did not expect that Lan Shu would sing a new song that has not been released before in this episode.
If it wasn't for Xu Kong's fault, no one would believe it.
The barrage is saying that Xu Kong's participation as a kick-off singer has increased the intensity of the show.
Fat Bird also feels that there is a reason for this. The arrival of Xu Kong, the so-called strongest newcomer in the domestic music scene, regardless of whether the outside world recognizes these so-called titles.
But what is certain is that it indeed inspired some singers to fight.
In addition, Fat Bird can also guess that Lan Shu chose this time to sing his new song, which is most likely related to the huge attention and traffic Xu Kong brought to this show.
There is almost no need to guess. Anyone who pays attention knows that this issue of "Singer" has Xu Kong participating, and the number of viewers is estimated to be much larger.
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At the "Singer" scene at this time, Wu Youxue, who had already known that Lan Shu was going to sing a new song, was not surprised.
Just some emotion.
When "Our Song" was released, Xu Kong was still a newcomer.
The opponents competing on the same stage are also mostly rookies in the music industry like him.
At that time, for the sake of the show's effect, he deliberately shaped Xu Kong into the image of the show's devil.
As a result, only one year passed.
On a larger show stage, Xu Kong's appearance has affected many first-tier and above singers, even the king of singers and the queen of singers.
There is no need to even do deliberate marketing.
The sense of oppression that Xu Kong felt from playing the big devil in this issue naturally appeared.
If it weren't for Xu Kong, he felt that Lan Shu's new song, which was of fairly good quality, was most likely going to be sung in the finals.
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"Not bad. The arrangement, lyrics, and melody are all above the passing mark."
“I just always feel like they don’t fit together so well.”
“But it’s a new song of very high quality.”
Fat Bird gave his own evaluation.
It’s not that he’s strict.
Mainly because during the recent period, most people, including him, have become picky about the songs in Su Zhi's new album.
He naturally knows that people like Xu Kong can arrange every song so that the lyrics and melody can perfectly fit special circumstances.
But since they are both female singers, it is indeed difficult not to compare Lan Shu's new songs with Su Zhi's new songs.
Whether it’s the previous “Coral Sea” or “Rewind.”
Or the songs "He Doesn't Love Me" and "What I Miss" that were released recently.
The songs Xu Kong wrote for Su Zhi are more memorable.
This inevitably makes Lan Shu's new song seem a bit mediocre.
In fact, Lan Shu and Su Zhi's singing skills and vocal hardware conditions are not very different.
Even because of his experience and age, Lan Shu, who debuted five or six years earlier than Su Zhi, is better.
It's just that Lan Shu obviously doesn't have a songwriter like Xu Kong who is willing to write songs tailor-made for him.
This album "Su Xu" alone is probably a level that Lan Shu or most singers are unlikely to reach in the remaining decades of their careers.
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After Lan Shu appeared on the stage, he successfully received a high number of 91 votes.
This is understandable, after all, it is the first original new song in "Singer" this year so far.
Next up were two singers from Europe and the United States.
Compared with last year, maybe it was too fresh, or maybe the two of them this time were not very famous in China.
As a result, the audience did not pay much attention to the two European and American singers in this year's "Singer".
Of course, he still has some strength. Although he doesn't want to admit it, Fat Bird still knows the reality. The overall singing skills and live performances in Europe and the United States are indeed higher than the domestic music scene.
Perhaps there is a survivor bias in this. Singers who can be recognized by domestic audiences are singers who have been screened by foreign markets.
But the number of various performances and venues abroad must far exceed that in China.
Although various music festivals have begun to appear explosively in recent years, there are still only a small number of music fans and fans who are willing to go and have the conditions to go.
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In the end, the votes of the two European and American singers were 87 and 89.
They all performed quite steadily, but none of them surpassed Lan Shu, who was at the bottom and almost eliminated in the previous period.
It was not until Shen Chengyu appeared as the fourth one that the audience in the live broadcast room was surprised again.
“It’s a new song?”
"Is Xu Kong's pressure so strong? Why did the singers on the show start singing new songs one after another?"
"I feel like Xu Kong, who is the youngest, debuted the earliest, and is even considered a newbie, now has a sense of deja vu as the big devil in this year's "Singer"."
Fat Bird obviously didn't expect it either.
Of course it cannot be a coincidence, and there is no such thing as a coincidence.
It is obvious that Lan Shu and Shen Chengyu, two first-line singers in their early thirties who are in their prime and on the rise of their careers, were able to act so calmly in the past.
But after Xu Kong participated as a kicking singer in this episode, his status was completely different from before.
The singers who played in the club before did not receive such treatment.
As soon as Xu Kong came, this year's "Singer" finally started to feel a little more intense.
And this song by Shen Chengyu feels more interesting than the previous song by Lan Shu.
Although Shen Chengyu is over thirty, he still looks like a young man in his early twenties.
And what is in sharp contrast with his appearance is his distinctive low smoky voice that is quite recognizable.
And this time Shen Chengyu's new song is very similar in style to Xu Kong's original song "Last Dance".
Although it doesn't have the overpowering smell of Xu Kong.
But I have to say that Shen Chengyu's voice is indeed quite suitable for this type of song style.
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(End of chapter)