Chapter 260 "East Wind Breaks"
"I feel like there is not much excitement in this program."
"Indeed, the atmosphere in the period before the Spring Festival was much more harmonious."
"No way, if it were you and you knew in advance that Xu Kong planned to sing a new song this time, and it would be a Chinese-style song, would you still want to compete with him for first place?"
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At this time, many netizens were discussing in the live broadcast room of "Singer".
Although the show has not officially started yet, the number of people has already broken the record for this season.
This time, because Xu Kong previewed his new Chinese-style song in advance, although the popularity of "Singer" dropped significantly, it still attracted a large number of netizens to watch in a short period of time.
The barrage's guess is almost correct.
There was no way, because before the show started, all the attention was focused on Xu Kong.
Therefore, in this episode of the program, none of the singers participating in the competition, including the two singing kings, thought about competing with Xu Kong for the so-called first place.
As long as you are not directly eliminated, An Xin can be used as a backdrop.
If Xu Kong's new song becomes popular, singers like them on the show can also get some traffic.
Before Xu Kong came, the program "Singer" had lost almost as much attention as before.
Not to mention compared to the previous season, even some variety shows in the same period have experienced a serious decline in traffic.
Therefore, Xu Kong's participation did not steal other people's traffic, but instead brought more attention to the show.
The results of the "Singer" competition may be useful, but in comparison, for the participating singers, traffic and attention are the most important.
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Soon, the various preliminary processes were basically over.
Finally, we have entered the most critical stage of drawing lots to determine the order of performances.
Compared with the previous draws, Xu Kong did not have such good luck, and got the third appearance in this draw.
On the competitive stage, the further you go on stage, the greater the advantage.
This is almost the default.
But for Xu Kong, the first few performances actually don't have much impact.
After all, the song had been decided a long time ago, and to him, the results of the "Singer" competition didn't matter too much.
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"The first one to appear is Su Yuwei. I don't know if this is a new song..."
Fat Bird is still here as a media judge for this issue.
But precisely because he was there, he could clearly feel that in this episode, everyone came here for Xu Kong's new Chinese-style song.
Not only the audience, but also the judges themselves.
Mainly including him, many media judges of "Singer" have directly or indirectly participated in this online debate.
The discussion about Chinese style has never ended completely since the Spring Festival Gala.
Fat Bird himself is naturally one of Xu Kong's most solid supporters. Almost as soon as Xu Kong predicted that his new song would be Chinese style, he said that the quality of Xu Kong's new song would definitely not be low.
Although it does not surpass "Blue and White Porcelain" by much, it is definitely not comparable to those poor imitators that appeared later on the market.
What’s more interesting is that among the media judges on site at this time, several of them were traditional music critics who had had wars of words with him online.
Of course, there was a lot of scolding online, but when they met offline, although the two faces did not become harmonious, both parties still had to exercise a lot of restraint.
I won’t say that I’m still yelling at you offline.
But it is foreseeable that among the media reviews, there are still many doubters about the so-called Chinese style proposed by Xu Kong.
If the quality of Xu Kong's new song this time is not too bad, but it is not as stunning as "Blue and White Porcelain", it is estimated that it will still be criticized by many people.
Everyone's demands on Xu Kong are no longer what they were at the beginning. There is nothing we can do about it.
In the past, Xu Kong was a newcomer, and just a new song of good quality was enough to break everyone's stereotypes about him and even change his reputation a lot.
But now, although it has only been two years, Xu Kong is already the king of singers and has won various behind-the-scenes creative awards from the three major music genres.
Netizens’ psychological expectations have long since changed.
He couldn't even accept that the songs written by Xu Kong were mediocre.
Of course Fat Bird also knows this. If you think about it a little bit, just this kind of psychological pressure can be enough to suffocate sometimes.
So although Fat Bird has always shown great confidence in Xu Kong.
But in fact, it is inevitable that there are still some worries in my heart.
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"We invite the first singer to perform this time, Lan Shu!"
Lan Shu was at the bottom in the last round of voting, but because there were two singers with the same number of votes in the same period, he was added to the round.
I have to say that I have never fallen to the bottom level before.
During this period, Lan Shu was still under a lot of pressure.
Although I have never thought about defeating Xu Kong or taking first place or anything like that, I have to at least persist until the finals. If I am eliminated now, public opinion may not have a big problem, but with Lan Shu's strong character, it will definitely There is no way to accept it.
Therefore, a lot of preparations have been made for this stage, including song selection, stage, etc.
"Okay, although this new song is not of the same genre as Lan Shu's previous new songs, after rearranging it, it is still very eye-catching."
The music director of the small company next to Fat Bird spoke at this time.
This evaluation was approved by Fat Bird.
In fact, he has never had a particularly good impression of Lan Shu.
It's not because of the other party's music problems. Lan Shu's songs are definitely not bad, and it can even be said that the quality is not low.
Moreover, her singing skills, professional attitude, etc. are also hard to find fault with.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the other party, who is in his early thirties, to reach his current status as a first-line singer.
But apart from that, it can be seen that Lan Shu has a rather competitive character.
The songs themselves are also of a relatively competitive nature.
I participated in a bunch of competitive music and variety shows and got pretty good results in all of them.
There is nothing wrong with this aspect, and it is even better than many professional singers who perform poorly.
But Fat Bird just felt that the other party gave him a bad impression. After all, most of the singers' works are mainly musical. Anything more is at best a compromise for the market.
But Lan Shu is different. Her songs are not of poor quality, but they give people the feeling that they are specially prepared for the competition.
Fat Bird calls it a so-called competition singer. Strictly speaking, there is actually no problem with this. People have their own choices.
But at the same time, Fat Bird doesn't like Lan Shu precisely because of these and not many other reasons.
The most important thing is that although Lan Shu's performance at the scene was quite good and even had the singing skills of some divas, the types of songs were the same and there was not much emotion.
The appeal almost always relies on the high notes and other chorus parts.
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"Lan Shu's final vote is..."
"88 votes!"
Lan Shu's results were not too surprising.
Fat Bird finally voted for the other party.
Although he has opinions about Lan Shu, his current status is that of a media judge after all.
Now that he has the right to vote, he still hopes that he can maintain a unified standard.
Don't be influenced by emotions and your own likes and dislikes.
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Su Yuwei came on second.
Fat Bird has listened to a few of Su Yuwei's songs, and his voice is actually more sweet.
It’s very similar to some Internet celebrities who sing quite well online.
But comparing the two, Su Yuwei's own voice condition and the singing skills of a practicing singer are still much higher in all aspects.
Of course, what's more important is that since Su Yuwei's debut, although some of the songs she has released are sweet songs, the homogeneity is not serious.
With the support of a big company like Jiying Media, the songs written for her are of high quality.
And it has a considerable audience base. If it weren't for the newcomer Xu Kong who seemed a bit too dazzling, it would be easy for people to overlook some other young singers.
The speed at which Su Yuwei became popular is definitely one of the fastest among young singers in the past few years.
Moreover, Su Yuwei's cute and quiet personality, coupled with her sweet appearance, makes it easy for people to misunderstand the other party's age.
Fat Bird also checked the information and found out that Su Yuwei was actually a professional singer who officially signed with Ji Yingdang after graduating from college.
Now she is almost as old as Su Zhi.
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“It’s really a new song?”
As soon as the prelude came out, Fat Bird made a judgment.
He had heard almost all of Su Yuwei's old songs.
Previously, Fat Bird had been listening to Su Yuwei's songs for a while.
The main reason is because of the sweet appearance of the other party, which is indeed popular with many LSPs in his live broadcast room.
He was forced to watch many of the other party's music videos and various stage scenes.
It is difficult for Fat Bird to feel disgusted with Su Yuwei.
Even if the other party strictly speaking, there is no single that is too amazing.
In the last issue of "Singer", the song Guo Min wrote for the other party was an exception.
But men, sometimes it is easy to be irrational.
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"It doesn't feel as good as the one in the last issue..."
The music director next to Fat Bird said.
In the last issue, the new song written by Guo Min, a well-known songwriter, especially the melody of the chorus, is indeed impressive the first time you listen to it.
And the style is a little different from Su Yuwei’s previous songs.
This issue is exactly like Su Yuwei’s before.
Fat Bird thought about it for a while. In fact, if the song "The Magic of Love" written by Xu Kong for Song Youyou was sung by Su Yuwei, there would probably be no sense of violation.
On the stage of "Singer", Su Yuwei's type of pop songs, which tend to be more cheerful, really don't have much advantage.
Even if the other party has deliberately avoided some songs that are too unsuitable for competition when selecting songs, there is still such a sense of déjà vu.
Especially in this issue, there is no songwriter of Guo Min's level to help write songs, which is even more obvious.
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"Singer Su Yuwei, the final number of votes is..."
"80 votes!"
When the votes came out, it was no surprise.
Although Su Yuwei's performance was fine, she still suffered a bit in terms of song type.
In comparison, do you think Lan Shu's stage is that much better? It’s out of the question.
But the difference is that there are 8 more votes.
It can only be said that Lan Shu is indeed a competitive singer and can still compete.
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Su Yuwei's vote count was a bit low, but it didn't attract much attention.
Mainly because after her performance, it was time to go to Xu Kong.
For many viewers watching the live broadcast, the main purpose is to listen to Xu Kong's new Chinese-style song.
Naturally everyone seemed excited at this time.
As Xu Kong appeared on the stage, the scene also recalled quite intense cheers and screams.
No way, there may still be some room for discussion in terms of singing skills. After all, the two European and American singers on the show, including singers like Jian Junfang, are definitely no worse than Xu Kong, strictly speaking.
But when it comes to popularity, there is really not much controversy.
Starting with Xu Kong's "Want to See You", last year's two hit dramas, plus a bunch of hits during the period, he is now the most popular young artist in Duoduo domestic entertainment.
And it’s not the same as those traffic idols created by marketing.
The number of Xu Kong's casual fans now greatly exceeds the number of fans he once had in the fandom.
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As the scene gradually became quiet, the prelude of the piano finally sounded.
Although it is a piano, when the music comes out, people can still feel the unique ancient charm of Chinese style that Xu Kong talked about before.
"Is there an erhu in it?"
Fat Bird couldn't help but speak.
"It's Erhu!"
The music director next to him also spoke.
Xu Kong mentioned before that the so-called three ancients and three news, and many Chinese-style songs that later appeared to imitate "Blue and White Porcelain", tried their best to meet this condition.
But the final product always seemed a bit unsatisfactory.
I don’t know if Xu Kong’s new song can meet his previous requirements.
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“It’s really a new song of Chinese style!”
"As soon as this prelude came out, I felt that I had stabilized. Sure enough, the Chinese style of Xu Kong, the founder, was the right one."
"It's not another song called "Blue and White Porcelain" that I mentioned before. Although the style is the same, it doesn't have any similar feeling."
The audience watching the live broadcast also started to get excited at this time.
Although I had received a warning from Xu Kong before.
But when I actually hear Hua Xia Feng’s new song, it’s inevitable that I will feel a little uncontrollably excited.
At the same time, the song information began to appear on the screen and on the big screen behind Xu Kong.
""East Wind Breaks""
"Singing: Xu Kong"
"Lyrics: Xu Kong"
"Composer: Xu Kong"
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The prelude of the piano and erhu ended, followed by Xu Kong's singing voice that was not affected at all and had a kind of eloquence.
"A lamp of sorrow, standing alone at the window"
"I'm behind the door, pretending you haven't left yet"
"It's like revisiting an old place, and it's even more lonely when the moon is full"
"The candlelight that wakes me up in the middle of the night can't bear to blame me harshly"
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"Stable!"
At this moment, Fat Bird's mind almost subconsciously came up with these two words.
Although it was only the beginning, after listening to it, his only feeling was that the quality of this song was not inferior to "Blue and White Porcelain" at all.
Moreover, the two songs can be heard to have the same style, but they are not the same.
That's what matters most.
Because in the past, not only some people on the Internet questioned Xu Kong's inability to write what he called a new Chinese-style song.
What more people are speculating is that Xu Kong's new song will be similar to "Blue and White Porcelain". Whether it is lyrics, melody, or arrangement, if there are similarities, even if it is a new song, in the eyes of many people, It’s still a new song called “Blue and White Porcelain”.
And now, the first verse of the song "East Wind Breaks" has come out, and Xu Kong's so-called Chinese style has been completely stabilized!
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(End of chapter)