Chapter 243 No, is the pressure so great?
For Lan Shu, he basically didn't have much feeling about Xu Kong's participation in "Singer".
The only advantage is that the other party's participation can bring greater traffic to the program.
Lan Shu has always been like this, there are no so-called friends or opponents, only so-called interests.
In this regard, although Lan Shu is not very old, he is one of the few people in the entertainment industry who can achieve such sobriety.
This time, Jian Jun took the initiative to invite Xu Kong for the same purpose.
Now that her career has reached a bottleneck, besides asking Xu Kong to help her write songs, there seems to be no other better way.
Putting aside the quality of the songs, Xu Kong’s current popularity and traffic have actually brought about a great publicity effect.
So for this song, she was willing to pay the copyright fee herself. Even if the other party offered a sky-high price, Lan Shu was ready.
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What surprised Xu Kong was that someone like Jian Junfang was actually willing to help Lan Shulai connect with him.
Although we only met once and had almost no communication.
But Xu Kong is no stranger to people like Lan Shu.
To put it nicely, it is a character that has its own goals and directions and is difficult to be shaken.
But in fact, he is the type who completely disowns his relatives in order to become popular and successful.
Whether in the previous life or now, artists of this type are actually not uncommon in the entertainment industry.
And you can’t say there’s anything wrong with the other person.
Humans are inherently emotional animals and rarely have absolute rationality.
Strictly speaking, this is the opponent's advantage.
It can be seen from the fact that Lan Shu started debuting in his twenties and became a well-known first-line singer in his early thirties.
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"Hello, Teacher Xu Kong."
After all, they had successfully made an appointment for the "Singer" live broadcast. Lan Shu took the initiative to come over and say hello to Xu Kong this time.
Xu Kong also smiled and nodded, and responded simply.
In this issue of "Singer", the overall singer lineup has not changed much.
The two European and American singers who spent a high fee to invite will naturally not be eliminated.
The two veteran Buddhist singers, Jian Junfang and Wang Songjie, are still there.
Including Lan Shu, they are actually still the same people as when Xu Kong recorded last time.
The only difference is that Shen Chengyu, who was eliminated before, has been replaced by a certain first-line female singer Su Yuwei.
But Su Yuwei obviously doesn't have a good attitude toward Xu Kong.
After meeting for the first time, Xu Kong discovered the hostility of the other party.
He didn't react at first.
But soon after being reminded by Jian Junfang, Xu Kong learned that the other party was an artist under Jiying Entertainment.
What's more coincidental is that not only is it Ji Ying's person, but he is also the unlucky guy who happened to be robbed of a certain tens of millions of endorsements by Xu Kong.
Xu Kong obviously has no personal grudges against these artists under Jiying.
Don't even know him at all.
But it just so happened that Zhu Yu contacted someone that Su Yuwei had been in contact with before to endorse a certain brand.
Being robbed of endorsements is a very common competition in the entertainment industry.
But it is certainly unlikely that you will be robbed of resources and still face it with a smile.
So it is natural to have hatred for Xu Kong.
Of course, Xu Kong didn't care too much about this.
After all, when I made that decision, I had already thought about the consequences.
Since they are facing a big company like Jiying Media, it is naturally impossible to care about the thoughts of the other party's artists.
As for revenge, although Su Yuwei is a first-line singer, she is still limited to an ordinary singer.
It is unlikely that it will really affect Xu Kong today.
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This was indeed the case. For Su Yuwei at this time, the most she could do was give Xu Kong a cold face.
Even if there is a camera, you have to be polite enough and greet with a polite smile to avoid being noticed by the audience.
After all, there was no way to put it on the table that she was robbed of resources by Xu Kong.
It's not an unspoken rule in the circle or anything like that. It's simply a way to get yourself caught up in similar public opinions. It's a totally unworthiness.
Moreover, she did not sign a contract with the brand, so the idea of being robbed of resources by Xu Kong was untenable.
But before coming here, as the only artist under Jiying Entertainment in this show.
It can be said that there are high hopes.
Even the company's management hopes that if she can defeat Xu Kong, although there is no substantial gain, just dampening Xu Kong's current energy is good news.
In this regard, Su Yuwei could only smile helplessly.
Even though the company specially asked its well-known songwriters to help her write new songs, in her opinion, it is still a little more difficult to beat Xu Kong.
After all, Xu Kong just won a bunch of awards at the Chinese Music Media Awards.
And throughout last year, Xu Kong's two dramas' soundtracks, interludes, etc., plus the album he produced for Su Zhi, can be said to have exerted quite outrageous dominance.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that throughout last year, the Chinese music scene was dominated by Xu Kong alone.
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"Welcome to watch the episode of "Singer"..."
While the contestants on the show were thinking about all sorts of random things, the live broadcast of "Singer" had already begun.
As a media judge, Fat Bird has already sat in his corresponding position.
However, compared with some other media judges, Fat Bird is still a little uncomfortable with his identity.
After all, when I watched the live broadcast before, I would habitually start making critical comments.
Now that I'm on the scene, I definitely can't stop talking.
I can only work hard to control my talkative nature.
But it’s not like there aren’t opportunities to communicate with other people.
Today's Fat Bird is no longer the internet celebrity who didn't have much fame during "Our Song".
His current fan base and popularity are among the largest among self-media in the domestic music field.
Therefore, some other media reviewers around us, whether they are some so-called traditional music critics, peers, or some senior executives of Penguin, all have the idea of taking the initiative to get to know Fat Bird.
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"The gossip I heard is that Su Yuwei has prepared a new song for this issue, and it was written by teacher Guo Min..."
Sitting next to Fat Bird was the music director of a small record company.
It certainly doesn't have a high status in the industry.
But it can be regarded as having its own fixed connections and sources of information.
The other party had revealed similar revelations to him before, and the accuracy was still very high.
"A new song written by Teacher Guo Min?"
Su Yuwei, a singer, is not too young, not even thirty yet. Strictly speaking, she can be considered a newcomer with great potential without comparing herself to individuals like Xu Kong.
However, Fat Bird had heard some of the other party's songs and didn't really like them, so he didn't pay much attention to them.
Moreover, in terms of live performance and singing skills, compared with other people on the "Singer" program, there is still a relatively obvious gap.
Originally, Fat Bird would not pay too much attention to such a singer who was almost definitely a soy sauce artist.
But after hearing Guo Min's name, Fat Bird became interested.
Because Guo Min is a relatively legendary songwriter in the domestic Chinese music scene.
Having been in the industry for almost 20 years, he has written almost a bunch of hit singles.
What's more interesting is that the other party and Xu Kong have some similarities, that is, the genre of music they are good at is not fixed, and they can write almost any type of song. Such songwriters are relatively rare.
So if it were a song written by Guo Min, and this episode of the show was featured, maybe it would be really interesting.
Sure enough, Xu Kong still had to come to participate.
As soon as he came, this originally boring program suddenly became interesting.
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"Do you mean that you are optimistic that Su Yuwei will take first place in this issue?"
Fat Bird asked in return.
After all, the new song was written by Guo Min, and it really made Su Yuwei, who had no sense of presence at all, suddenly become competitive.
However, the other person shook his head decisively.
"That's not the case."
"Even if it is a new song written by Guo Min, it is not to the extent that it can determine the outcome of the competition."
"Strictly speaking, I am more optimistic about Xu Kong."
"After all, if nothing unexpected happens, Xu Kong will most likely sing a new song. The probability that the songs Guo Min has written before will become popular is only about 10 to 20 percent at most."
"But Xu Kong's songs, even if they are some of the soundtracks in his dramas, more than half of them can make it out of the entertainment industry."
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The meaning of the music director's words was obvious.
That is that Guo Min is indeed a well-known songwriter with high achievements and abilities in the Chinese music scene.
But compared to the degree of abnormality that Xu Kong has shown in the past two years, it is still far behind.
While the two were discussing, the number of live viewers of "Singer" had once again broken the record.
Wu Youxue looked at the real-time data and felt helpless.
Currently, the two issues with the best statistics for "Singer" this year are the two episodes in which Xu Kong participated.
There was no way, especially after Xu Kong had just won the award, he frequently appeared on hot searches, and the traffic he brought to him reached a terrifying level.
What's more ridiculous is that at the beginning, he thought he invited Xu Kong to participate.
It's a way of returning the other person's favor. After all, with a big IP like "Singer", there are countless singers in the country who want to ask for a chance to participate.
It seems that with Xu Kong, they don't rely on "Singer" to attract fans at all. Instead, it feels like their program is riding on Xu Kong's popularity.
Although all this can be considered a helpless move.
But for Wu Youxue, who has been producing various popular variety shows, he was still a little bit shocked.
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The order of appearance in this period is still determined by drawing lots.
Xu Kong got the penultimate appearance.
His luck is quite good, but for him, it doesn't actually have much impact on when he performs.
Originally, the new song he decided on this time was still a random one.
But because of the various rhythms on the Internet in the past few days, Xu Kong finally made the plan to change the song temporarily.
It’s not just about breaking the so-called doubts either.
Mainly because of the recent chaotic rhythms, Xu Kong was a little upset.
In this case, songs like "Bridge of Tears" in the previous issue that were not big hits are obviously not enough.
This time, let's be more direct, which can be regarded as a knock on the mountain.
After all, in the face of the absolute quality and popularity of the work, the other party's little tricks are completely useless.
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Here, Jian Junfang, who is the first to appear, has already appeared.
The other party is still good at R&B songs. Jian Junfang looks quite young, but his voice still has a rare juvenile feel.
In this regard, it is indeed a blessing from God.
Over the years, I have almost won all the awards I should win, and I am almost considered successful.
Therefore, even if they had mixed up a little before, no one would doubt the opponent's strength.
This episode finally started to get serious, and the scene immediately gave people a completely different feeling.
"Teacher Jian Junfang is starting to exert his strength!"
The music director of the small company next to Fat Bird said.
Not only him, but almost all the viewers who had watched the previous show had very obvious feelings at this time.
That was Jian Junfang's scene this time, which gave people a completely different feeling than before.
Although it is still an old song that has been released before, with the only Chinese singer who specializes in R&B singing, it even has a feeling that it surpasses the original singer.
Especially some of the impromptu passages in it are the kind that make people feel goosebumps when they listen to it.
"I take back what I said before. I'm afraid it won't be so easy for Xu Kong to take first place in this issue."
Fat Bird listened silently, but couldn't refute it at all.
Jian Junfang's performance this time was indeed a bit too perfect.
From the song selection to the live performance, there is almost no fault at all.
Even if Xu Kong really sings a new song, it is a live broadcast after all, and the competition is also on the stage. In addition to the song itself, the performance of the singer himself is also very important.
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It is worth mentioning that not only Jian Junfang, but also the two subsequent European and American singers, including Wang Jie, another veteran singer in his fifties, almost all contributed their best performances since participating in this show.
"Damn it, is this issue so strong?"
"No man, is this really a live broadcast? It feels so stable, completely like the studio version."
"It's outrageous. Is the pressure brought by Xu Kong so great? It feels like everyone is singing as if it's the finals!"
At this time, the barrages also started to get excited.
I have to say that the previous "Singer" programs felt a bit lackluster most of the time.
The main reason is that there is not so much excitement, and the competition system is not cruel,
This time, both in terms of song selection and the performance of the singers, everything seems to have gone up to several levels.
Even ordinary viewers have very obvious feelings.
And it can be seen from the on-site voting.
The average number of votes for the four singers who have performed so far has remained above 90.
Jian Junfang, the top performer, was the first to appear and received the highest number of votes in the audience, 93.
In the past, there would definitely not be such an exaggerated situation.
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Backstage at this time, Xu Kong was still normal, but Su Yuwei and Lan Shu, who had not yet appeared on stage, had obviously serious expressions.
Mainly because the first two European and American singers, the two kings of singing, are superior to them in terms of ability.
In the past, I didn't feel the strength gap between myself and the opponent so clearly, but this time, I suddenly felt like the pressure was exploding.
It turns out that what netizens said before that Jian Junfang and others have been messing around and not showing their full strength is actually true?
Su Yuwei was okay, but Lan Shu felt it particularly clearly.
Although Te and Jian Junfang have known each other for a long time, this is the first time they have seen each other at this level again after many years.
Before, she had always felt that the gap between her and a singer like Jian Junfang was not that big, it was just because she was unlucky and couldn't find a song that suited her.
But now, I feel like I finally recognize myself.
"No, is the pressure so great?"
Xu Kong looked at the two first-line female singers frowning next to him and was obviously a little stunned.
But he didn't know it, because when he cooperated with Hua Hongjuan before, he had thoroughly experienced the singing skills and on-site pressure of top singers and queens.
At this point, you don’t even need to sing a duet with the other person, but it doesn’t feel like much.
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(End of chapter)