Chapter 248 A new song that shocked colleagues and the Spring Festival Gala directors
"Yes, it was a waste of time."
Before Yang Jiangjie even had time to speak, he heard someone beside him say helplessly.
However, his personality doesn't really like communicating with others, so even though he heard it, he didn't react much.
Instead, another person asked:
"No, it's the Spring Festival Gala after all. Even if it's Xu Kong, it won't be confirmed by default, right?"
His words revealed Yang Jiangjie's doubts.
The singer who heard the emotion at the beginning replied calmly:
"If nothing else goes wrong, if we change the program temporarily, Xu Kong will most likely sing the song "Daoxiang" that was on "Singer" some time ago."
"Do you still think there is hope for you?"
After he said this, the scene fell into an eerie silence.
Let’s not mention the heat or anything else.
We are all peers, and we can basically distinguish the quality of songs.
Just because of Xu Kong's fame bonus, some people may think that the world is undecided and that you and I are both dark horses.
When it comes down to a certain song by Xu Kong.
After a little comparison of the program you prepared with the other party, you will have an idea.
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The two people I just spoke to are considered top-tier singers in China.
Strictly speaking, he is not particularly old, even similar to Yang Jiangjie.
It does not refer to the singing skills or creative abilities, but the kind that suddenly become popular in a short period of time and are currently on the rise of their careers.
After saying this, the man just now ignored the others and walked straight towards Xu Kong, greeting Xu Kong in a very humble and polite manner.
The other singers who also came to participate in the Spring Festival Gala program candidates all reacted at this time.
Good guy, it’s obvious that I don’t think there’s much hope, so I just gave up.
Instead, he took the initiative to find such an opportunity to make friends with Xu Kong.
Everyone has entered a bit of a blind spot and just regards Xu Kong as a competitor.
But in addition to Xu Kong's identity as a singer, the other party's creative ability as a songwriter has now been proven by the three major domestic music awards, as well as by the audience and the market.
If you are lucky enough to be able to invite a song from Xu Kong, not to mention the recent popularity of "Daoxiang", even if it is just a single like Su Zhi's album last year.
It is estimated that it will be a major opportunity for his singing career.
So although no one said it directly, after someone took the lead, many people began to deliberately move towards Xu Kong.
Not to mention anything else, if you want to get a contact information, it is considered a profit, and the trip is not in vain.
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Because it was a temporary decision to change the program.
This resulted in an extra workload for the Spring Festival Gala program team at this time.
The key is that although it is only one program in the entire Spring Festival Gala program, its importance is still quite high.
So almost everyone, including the director of the Spring Festival Gala, was present.
"I do think Xu Kong's song "Daoxiang" is the most suitable."
As the director of the Spring Festival Gala and one of the well-known first-line directors in China, Lu Pengtao took the initiative to say something.
Strictly speaking, this is not the first time Lu Pengtao has directed an official Spring Festival Gala.
However, the reputation of the last Spring Festival Gala cannot be said to be very good. Although it is not a mess, compared with Lu Pengtao's own popularity, it is indeed a bit too mediocre and ordinary.
This time I did a certain amount of psychological construction and even postponed a large project with a large investment.
Lu Pengtao is naturally not satisfied with just completing the so-called Spring Festival Gala director's job.
At this point in his life, he has almost no shortage of money and investment. What matters more is his reputation, the works he can leave behind in this circle, and the so-called historical evaluation.
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“Xu Kong’s new song is really suitable for the Spring Festival Gala stage.”
Liu Qiliang, as the recommender, also spoke at this time.
Although he has only cooperated with Xu Kong once, Xu Kong's huge traffic, coupled with his lack of so-called troubles and big-name behavior, is not surprising.
Coupled with the fact that the other party has been rehearsing intensively for the stage for a period of time, it is indeed difficult for people to dislike such an artist who is strong in business and easy to work with.
Liu Qiliang's impression of Xu Kong was so good.
He was the kind of person who when he first found out that he was going to be the deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala, the first thing that came to his mind was to invite Xu Kong to participate.
In contrast, some other decision-making people in the Spring Festival Gala directing team at this time did not have much feelings because they were not familiar with Xu Kong.
Also because of his soft-spoken nature, even though he had personal relationships with some of the other candidate singers present at the scene, he did not dare to speak easily.
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"You should have told him about singing "Daoxiang" this time, right?"
Lu Pengtao asked back.
Similarly, his impression of the newcomer Xu Kong was equally good.
Not only because I also like some of Xu Kong’s songs.
Or because Xu Kong himself is considered a relatively outstanding junior in his opinion.
The two of them are both directors, and there is definitely no competition between Xu Kong and a director of Lu Pengtao's level.
The reason why Xu Kong was not invited at that time was because he knew that the filming of his first movie had just started.
For a stage like the Spring Festival Gala, the various screening, review and other processes of the program itself are very time-consuming and energy-consuming.
Thinking about it from his perspective, Lu Pengtao still feels that Xu Kong's first movie in his career must be more important.
There are many opportunities to attend the Spring Festival Gala. Although it is rare for others, for a newcomer with such great potential like Xu Kong, it is just a difference of one year earlier and one year later.
But now I have to change the program temporarily, but I can make a slight exception.
In addition, Xu Kong's movie has also been completed. Even if Liu Qiliang doesn't mention it this time, he will probably think of inviting Xu Kong.
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"I told him, but we haven't talked in detail about whether to sing this song or not."
Liu Qiliang was stunned for a moment when he heard Lu Pengtao's question, and then spoke with some hesitation.
The main reason is that he doesn't have that much at one time.
But Xu Kong shouldn’t take the initiative to change the song himself, right?
Especially after he, the deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala, mentioned that the program team all agreed that the song "Daoxiang" was very suitable for the Spring Festival Gala stage.
Anyone who doesn't want any big surprises shouldn't use other songs to participate in this temporary program selection.
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"It's really hard to say. If it were anyone else, I probably wouldn't take such an unwarranted risk."
"But Xu Kong is a songwriter himself, and he is still at the peak of his creative output. It is not impossible to write a new song specifically for the Spring Festival Gala..."
Liu Qiliang had just finished speaking when another person in charge spoke next to him.
The other party is the person in charge of the singing and dancing programs of this Spring Festival Gala, and is also half of the music consultant of the Spring Festival Gala. Almost all the singing and dancing programs, various themes, proportions, duration, etc. are decided by the other party.
Lu Pengtao, the chief director, also needs to listen to the other party's opinions in these aspects.
Obviously, Liu Qiliang, who had worked with him before, was not the only one who had a detailed understanding of such a popular newcomer, Xu Kong.
When Liu Qiliang heard this, he immediately felt that it was not unreasonable. Xu Kong really might change the song.
It is inevitable that I am still a little worried.
He does not doubt Xu Kong's creative ability and professional level, but the official Spring Festival Gala is still relatively special after all.
In particular, there are certain requirements for the review and selection of the lyrics and themes of the songs at the party.
It’s not about the quality of the song itself, or whether it can be popular, it’s just one aspect of the criteria.
The safest thing is definitely songs that have already been released.
For a song like "Daoxiang", the theme is suitable and the popularity is high enough. It can almost be said that as long as Xu Kong sings and doesn't make any big mistakes, he will definitely be selected successfully.
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As the performances of the singers who were present at this time passed one after another.
In fact, everyone in the directing team, including Lu Pengtao, did not have much emotional fluctuations.
It’s not that the show isn’t good enough.
The stages that can be used as alternatives must meet the minimum standards of the Spring Festival Gala.
But after all, it has been reviewed so many times before, so it doesn’t have much freshness.
It can be seen that what everyone is looking forward to the most is Xu Kong's performance today.
Especially Lu Pengtao, he also wanted to know whether Xu Kong would take the risk and change the song this time.
In fact, "Daoxiang" is really good. It can even be said to be Lu Pengtao's personal favorite song among the current Spring Festival Gala solo programs.
The theme and style are indeed suitable, and he has certain ideas for even the basic stage presentation effects.
But it must have been heard before, and it was still quite popular during this period, so it inevitably lacked a bit of freshness.
If Xu Kong really wrote a new song specifically for this Spring Festival Gala.
He is also looking forward to what kind of genre it will be, whether it will be a healing style like "Daoxiang".
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Soon, we finally arrived at Xu Kong’s stage.
There was actually no audience at the scene.
Either the other singers who were candidates, or the people from the Spring Festival Gala program team.
As soon as the prelude came out, Liu Qiliang couldn't help but said: "Is it really a new song?"
The intro of "Daoxiang" is so recognizable, with the brisk melody of the guitar paired with the unique chirping of cicadas.
Such a unique arrangement, coupled with such a large-scale spread on the Internet after the fire during this period.
Even Liu Qiliang, who is not a professional but only a dabbler, is quite familiar with it.
To be sure, the intro this time is also quite recognizable, but it is definitely not "Daoxiang".
The main reason is that the singer's accompaniment this time was all the staff of the Spring Festival Gala program. Liu Qiliang had never thought that Xu Kong would change songs before, so he never thought about it at all.
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"This song by Xu Kong..."
When the person in charge of the Spring Festival Gala singing and dancing program heard the chorus, he suddenly said something.
But no one around him paid attention to his words at this time.
Everyone was in perfect agreement and focused on Xu Kong on the stage.
They, the people in charge of the party, were fine, but some of the other singers who came to participate in the selection were a little entranced at the moment.
Someone said before that Xu Kong was most likely going to sing "Daoxiang" this time, but at this time he suddenly changed to a new song.
It was a completely unexpected feeling.
Without any precaution at all, he suddenly became the first audience of Xu Kong's new song in the Spring Festival Gala.
"What style is this?"
"I always feel something weird. I thought of a lot of songs, but I found that they were all a little different."
Off the stage, next to Yang Jiangjie, a singer who could be considered a singer-songwriter took the initiative to ask.
Some other singers may not react at the first time. After all, they are not considered songwriters themselves and are not responsible for the lyrics, music or arrangement of their own songs.
But as a songwriter who can also write his own songs, the feeling of hearing this song is completely different.
"Never."
"And it's not like he's borrowing anything from it. It's a completely unique style of his own."
Yang Jiangjie no longer cared about his rule of not talking easily to strangers.
He answered subconsciously.
His face still maintained a look of seriousness and devotion.
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The whole song is actually not particularly long. Although the stage is large, the scene seems a bit too quiet.
In the past, when other singers finished singing, there was no so-called applause process.
The main reason is that this is not the first time that everyone has listened to each other's alternative songs.
And strictly speaking, it's not a formal performance, and the selection process is quite serious and cruel. Naturally, no one actually performs and sings on the spot.
When it comes to Xu Kong, it's a little different.
After he finished singing, the scene was quiet for a while, and then the director team headed by Lu Pengtao took the lead in applauding, and other singers participating in the scene quickly followed suit.
Although the applause still seemed a bit not loud.
But it is definitely a very special and unique treatment.
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"Director Lu, what do you think?"
After all, Liu Qiliang was the one who recommended Xu Kong to participate. After listening to Xu Kong's new song, he felt a little excited.
Although he didn't understand it particularly well, he could still hear some of the unique features of Xu Kong's song.
"Director Wang, what do you think?"
Of course Lu Pengtao is satisfied in his heart. Even if others object, he will definitely add Xu Kong's new song to this year's Spring Festival Gala program.
But some procedures that should be followed are definitely indispensable.
So at this time, I asked Wang Han, the most professional person in charge of the Spring Festival Gala singing and dancing programs.
Wang Han's clapping hands had not yet been completely put down.
He looked as if he was still immersed in Xu Kong's singing just now.
"Okay!"
Although Wang Han's position is not the highest among the few, but considering his age and experience of participating in nearly five or six Spring Festival Galas, he is the highest among the few in terms of qualifications.
Although he only said one word, there was not much suspense about the temporary selection for this replacement program.
“This song will definitely become the most popular song in this year’s Spring Festival Gala!”
When he came to his senses later, Wang Han, an old man in his fifties and almost sixty, suddenly added excitedly.
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(End of chapter)