Chapter 284 Parallel Lines
After dinner, Lao Wu finished watching the day's "News Network" and took the dog out for a walk.
The prime viewing slot at eight o'clock every night has always had nothing to do with Lao Wu. At this time, the TV will always be occupied by his daughter, and those romantic TV series that young people watch are obviously not suitable. Lao Wu's appetite is so bad, so he might as well go out for a walk with his dog and chat with the fishing guy when passing by the river.
After wandering outside for more than an hour, Lao Wu returned home. The main reason was that the fisherman by the river had not caught any fish for a long time. Finally, the dog became anxious and forced Lao Wu to go home.
Going to the sofa and sitting down, Lao Wu picked up a rag and wiped the dog's paws while casually glancing at the TV.
Today, my daughter is not watching the TV series Do You Love Me or Not? She is watching a singing competition. Those participating in the competition were all young guys, and many of them were dressed in non-mainstream styles, which made Old Wu couldn't help but frown.
People of this age will most likely think that the Burial Love family is a group of monsters.
Finally, a relatively pleasant-looking young man appeared on the TV screen. If he looked carefully, he looked familiar.
“I seem to have seen this person somewhere before!” Old Wu said.
"Dad, have you seen him before? Did you watch the last program too?" the daughter asked.
"How could I watch this kind of singing competition? I think I've seen this young singing guy on the Xinwen Network." Lao Wu said.
"Can I be on the news network? What kind of competition is it?" my daughter asked.
"It's not a competition, it's an international award for mathematicians. I can't remember the details! Anyway, the winners are all mathematicians. The young man who won the award looks quite similar to him." Lao Wu replied .
"It's just that they look alike, so they are definitely not the same person. This is a talent show, and it has nothing to do with mathematics. This contestant's name is Zhang Wei, and he is an original singer, and the songs he writes are pretty good. "My daughter said immediately.
"Zhang Wei? I remember the prize-winning mathematician, also named Zhang Wei." Old Wu said.
"It must be the same name! There are so many people named Zhang Wei. My classmates in elementary school, junior high school, and high school all have the name Zhang Wei." My daughter said.
"That's right. There is also someone named Zhang Wei in my unit, so he must have the same name." Old Wu Shen nodded in agreement.
Probably no one would have thought that a Fields Medal winner, the top scientist in the country, would come to participate in an amateur singer talent show.
So even if some viewers thought Zhang Wei looked familiar, they didn't think about it that way. One is an internationally renowned mathematician, and the other is an amateur singer. These two professions are completely parallel and cannot be connected no matter how hard you think about them.
What's more, this person is named Zhang Wei. There are hundreds of thousands of people named Zhang Wei across the country. The number of celebrities named Zhang Wei in the encyclopedia is almost 1,000, even if they are named by name. People will also think that it is just the same name.
After all, who doesn’t know one or two people named Zhang Wei?
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After the regular meeting on Monday morning, Principal Gu returned to the office.
The assistant came over and handed over several documents. The top one was this week's schedule.
Principal Gu took a look at the schedule, briefly modified two items, and then handed the schedule back to the assistant.
"Principal, there is one more thing that I think I should report to you. It is about Zhang Wei." The assistant looked hesitant to speak.
"Looking at your expression, it doesn't look like a good thing? What kind of trouble is Zhang Wei going to make? Is he going to drop out of school again, or change his major again?" Principal Gu asked directly.
"Zhang Wei participated in a talent show and was promoted to the top ten in the Beijing competition area." The assistant said.
"Talent show? He wants to be a star!" Principal Gu complained.
"There is a real possibility. This talent show is called "Fast Boys". In the past two years, there was a "Super Girl" that was very popular. You must have heard of it! These two programs are one and the same. Organizer.”
"This Zhang Wei, at the end of last year, applied for a research project on the graphene Hall effect. I thought he had changed his gender and planned to come back to do scientific research. He has not yet researched this topic, so why should he do it again? You're going to be a star! You're really not a good person!" Principal Gu looked dissatisfied.
The assistant continued: "Principal, I learned from the side that Zhang Wei's next game will be next weekend. He borrowed a room from the Art Education Center and spent some time there. My classmates who play musical instruments rehearse every day! Our school’s student union has also established a support group for him. When we plan to compete, we will come to the scene to cheer him on.”
“Why didn’t the student union get involved? Are you getting down to business?”
“You forgot, last semester, Ye Haotian was the president of the student union. He resigned because he was going to the United States to study for graduate school. Ye Haotian and Zhang Wei were in the same dormitory. "Yes." The assistant reminded, and then quietly observed Principal Gu's expression.
Principal Gu's face was gloomy, and he was obviously very unhappy.
In Principal Gu's view, if a scientific research genius wants to become a star, isn't it a waste of natural resources?
After a while, Principal Gu asked: "You just said that Zhang Wei entered the top ten in the Beijing competition area. What kind of level is this?"
"I have seen the competition system and said it is a must. Only the first in the division can advance to the national finals. Then the national champions will be ranked first, second and third place. National finals?" Principal Gu said.
"Well, I'm afraid it's hard to say." The assistant replied.
"What do you mean? Is it possible that Zhang Wei can still win the first place in the competition area? Is Zhang Wei singing pretty good? He didn't participate in the annual New Year's Day party and the school anniversary artistic performance before!" Principal Gu He spoke.
“I really don’t know if the singing is good or not, but the song writing is really good.”
“The song is good? Zhang Wei can not only write equations, but also write songs. ?" Principal Gu looked surprised.
“I watched that talent show, and Zhang Wei was the only original singer, and he sang all the songs he wrote himself. Even I, who don’t understand music, felt that his songs were It sounds pretty good," the assistant replied.
Principal Gu had a worried look on his face: "This kid has always been unorganized and undisciplined. He is used to doing whatever he wants. If he really gets addicted to playing, he might actually give up on his career and become a star!"
"Principal, how about I call Zhang Wei and you talk to him?" the assistant asked tentatively. "No, if I say one thing, he will have three sentences waiting to retaliate against me." Principal Gu thought for a while and said, "Forget it, I guess this kid is in high spirits right now, so let's let him cause trouble for a while first!
This kid has always been good at everything. Just because he changed his major three times in three years, he probably won’t last long in singing. By the way, Zhang Wei went to participate in the talent show. , How many people in our school know about it?”
“If you say you know, you probably have heard about it. But except for some students, most of them don’t pay much attention to this matter. Yes. All departments are busy doing academic experiments, so there is no time to watch the talent show, so it won't have much impact," the assistant replied.
There are many people who know Zhang Wei, but they are basically concentrated in academia. They are all physicists or biologists. Whether they are scientific research cows at the top or experimental dogs at the bottom, they have no time. No matter what talent show you watch, some people don’t even pay attention to the entire entertainment industry.
High-end scientific research and amateur athletes are two unrelated parallel lines, so even if Zhang Wei appeared on TV, no one in the academic community paid attention to it.
For these scholars, even if they are told that Zhang Wei is participating in "Come Soon Boy", their first reaction may be, what is the research topic of "Come Soon Boy"?
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As the 50 into 10 program was broadcast, the traders behind the scenes also began to take action.
In an entertainment company, the manager was discussing behind-the-scenes operations with several of his subordinates.
"In the next competition, if you want to win first place, you need to sing three songs. Recently, Wang Bo from our company has been training these three songs. We also specially hired a stage teacher to design a set for him. A script for stage performance."
"The thirteen expert jury has already settled eight. Counting us, there will be nine votes by then. The winner of the arena PK competition will be decided by voting. At that time, our company’s Wang Bo will definitely win the final title and enter the final PK.”
“Two of the three judges expressed their willingness to help us. When the competition comes, if the players are strong. If they are equal, they will also prefer Wang Bo."
The manager frowned and asked, "Why can't we get all three?"
"One of them has a higher price. The budget is not enough." The man paused and continued: "But in the next competition, whether the judges can get the first place depends on the SMS voting outside the venue."
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"We have to get first place. If we enter the 48-hour breakout competition and nearly twenty people compete for four places, the chance will be slim." The manager snorted coldly and then asked: "You all also watch the 50-to-10 competition. Now, which players do you think will be Wang Bo’s strong rivals?”
“In terms of singing skills, there are a few that are pretty good. Compared with our Wang Bo, they all have their own characteristics. But when it comes to image, That must be our Wang Bo who is the best!" one of them said.
"That's natural. Wang Bo's face cost more than one million Korean won to make! If it doesn't look good, the company's money will be wasted!" The manager snorted coldly.
“Besides his image, Wang Bo’s biggest advantage is his stage performance. Wang Bo’s more than half a year of training in South Korea has also been fruitful. Although he was eliminated during the selection of trainees, the skills trained in South Korea That kind of stage performance is still better than those of domestic amateurs," another person said.
“So, do you all think that Wang Bo is a sure shot?” the manager asked.
"I think there is one contestant worthy of our attention, and that is the one named Zhang Wei. Although his image and stage performance are average, he is an original singer, and his songs are really good!
In the 50-to-10 competition, the song "You Are Not Really Happy" made even the live accompanist cry. And as far as I know, this song is now very popular in various bars in Beijing, almost every day. A must-sing song."
"I also noticed this contestant, but his singing skills are very average. From a professional perspective, he can't even be considered a good singer."
" But he is an original singer after all, which is definitely a bonus in the talent show. The key is that the songs he wrote are very good."
"Those two songs are very good, but one is very good. How many good songs can a musician write in his lifetime? I guess he can only do these two songs. By the time he gets to the next competition, he will be exhausted, so that’s not enough evidence!”
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Several people began to express their opinions, but in the end everyone turned their attention to the manager and asked him to make a decision.
After pondering for a moment, the manager said, "How about his song for the next competition? How about asking about it? It's already this time, and the contestants have already rehearsed several times. The program The team provided the accompanist and dancer, and went to find the accompanist and dancer to steal his competition score!"
"Okay, I'll do it right away!" One of the people walked out of the conference room immediately.
However, after only three minutes, the man returned to the conference room.
“You heard about it so soon?” The manager looked confused.
"I just asked an acquaintance and found out that Zhang Wei didn't attend the rehearsal."
"The competition is next week. If you haven't rehearsed this week, are you not planning to compete?"
" An acquaintance I contacted said that Zhang Wei chose to bring his own band, so he did not use the accompaniment and dancers provided by the program team. Even the program team did not know what songs he would sing during the competition. "
Hear! This answer made the manager feel distressed and felt a sense of foreboding.
“This guy named Zhang Wei must be holding back some big moves!”
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Only on the day of the competition did the organizer get the list of three songs submitted by Zhang Wei.
The program director looked at the song titles and said: "I have never heard of the three songs, are they all original songs? This Zhang Wei is also amazing enough, he was able to come up with three original songs for the competition. I really hope he can enter the national finals. Having an original singer will definitely help the ratings."
"Let me see what the songs are!" The director next to him also came over: " "Don't Listen to Slow Songs for Sad People"? This song's title is so good!"
"The song's title is a little bad, and this is his first song in the competition! Maybe the song will surprise us!" the director said.
"I heard that this contestant did not use the accompaniment and dancers provided by the program team, but brought his own band? Then we can only hear the true nature of this song during the game in the evening!" the director said.
"The song "Isn't You Really Happy" that he sang when he turned 50 into 10? The lyrics are really good. I hope this song can have the same level." Another person said road.
"If you want to see the lyrics, I can show them to you now. The next show is a live broadcast, and singers will not be allowed to sing randomly, so the lyrics have been reviewed in advance." The director said, turning the The material was handed over, and then he was told: "Read it here, don't take it away, keep it secret after reading."
"Don't worry, director, I understand the rules!" The director took the lyrics and read them carefully. stand up.
“I don’t care who you are, who is yours, I am mine, let your heart beat and feel alive, this word is a bit interesting, it feels like a tongue twister!”
(End of this chapter)