Chapter 299: Character Design
Including the previous auditions in various competition areas, the "Fast Boys" competition has been going on for three months.
Starting from the finals of each division, the program began to be broadcast nationally, plus two 48-hour breakout matches, and three national finals. By the time of the top seven, only the games were broadcast nationally. Just did ten games.
Within three months and ten live broadcasts to warm up, the popularity of "Fast Boys" has already risen, with ratings and attention surpassing that of 2005's "Super Girl".
What is different from Super Girl in 2005 is that this time there is a higher level of attention in online media. The music channels of portals such as Sina and Sohu even have a special topic called "Fast Boys" .
Although Supergirl in 2005 was also very popular, the Internet was not so developed. At most, there was a tofu report in the entertainment section of major newspapers. It was only after the finals that it had the opportunity to appear on the entertainment front page.
Sina also specially invited contestants to open blogs.
In 2007, Twitter was just getting started, and there was no Weibo in China. At this time, traditional blogs were very popular. The click-through rate of Sina Blog even exceeded the click-through rate of Sina Portal. , has vaguely become Sina’s most important business.
At the same time, the videos of the contestants were also posted on the Sina Podcast Channel.
This Sina Podcast is the predecessor of Sina Video, a video sharing platform newly established by Sina in December 2006.
After all, a portal is just a channel for disseminating information. It can only quickly spread information to netizens. Information exchange among netizens mainly relies on major forums and social media.
On the school website, an article "Zhang Wei, the Prince of Love Songs, Is Actually the Hegemon of Tsinghua University" spread quickly, and then aroused widespread discussion among young people.
In the university cafeteria, a few friends gathered together.
“Last weekend, did you watch “The Boy Who Comes Soon”?”
“I did, and I even invited Teacher Wang Feng!”
"Zhang Wei's song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" is so nice. It made Teacher Wang Feng cry."
"I think his first song is better, it feels special. Hi."
"You said it was the song "Princess", right? I was particularly impressed by this song, because after he sang this song, it started to rain, and I just hung up my clothes. , I have to take it back again."
"I was browsing the school website last night and saw a post saying that this Zhang Wei is a top student at Tsing University!"
"Tsing University Music Department. ? No wonder you can write such a beautiful song!”
“Only your Tsinghua University has a music department!”
“Does Tsinghua University not have a music department? Then you are just a music lover!”
“Music lovers can still write Such a beautiful song, amazing!”
“I am from Tsinghua University. There are no monsters or monsters in Tsinghua University. Those who can get into Tsinghua University are all well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, artistic and physical skills!” >
Qingda University’s BUFF is still top-notch. Ordinary people's impression of Tsinghua University Master is a mixture of wonder and admiration. Not only in terms of study, but also in various hobbies, they are at a level that makes people look up to.
Not only are they good at studies, but they are also good at sports, art and culture, music and instruments, and all aspects of life, including AK guns.
So in the perception of ordinary people, it is a matter of course that the top university in Qing Dynasty is very good.
Zhang Wei also took this opportunity to establish an awesome persona as a top student.
2007 was still the early stage of the talent show. At this time, people had not yet realized the importance of personality to the contestants.
As a reborn person, Zhang Wei has watched so many talent shows, and of course he knows how important character design is to the talent show.
Simply put, personality is the concentrated expression of a player's image and characteristics in the public eye, and this reflection will directly affect the audience's cognitive and emotional projection, the audience's support for the player, and their final voting choice.
All the final PKs of "Fast Boys" are voted by the audience's text messages, so this affects the voting choice, which is particularly important.
In a talent show, there are so many contestants, and the show’s stylists are also the same people, so it is inevitable that the contestants will all have similar appearances.
How can the audience remember you at this time? Personality is the best weapon. A distinctive and attractive personality can help a player stand out among many contestants and form a unique memory point for the audience, thereby increasing the player's exposure and attention.
Elements such as a player’s personal experience, personality traits, values, etc. can be used as a personality to attract attention. If the audience can find emotional resonance, it will be easier to support the player. and fondness.
Therefore, "The Voice of China" has to tell a story after singing. If there is no touching story, we will make up a touching story. If it doesn't work, we will give ourselves a double blow on the spot, just to establish a personal profile.
If everyone else creates a character but you don’t, then the audience will remember others, not you, which forces you to quickly create a character.
Therefore, those who participate in this kind of draft ending and cannot tell stories are not good players.
When talent shows become more mature in the future, things like character design will not only be related to the outcome of the competition stage, but also related to the future business potential and long-term development of the players.
Sponsors and brands are often more inclined to cooperate with players with distinctive personalities and broad influence. A deeply rooted personality can help artists establish a stable fan base in the entertainment industry.
A more typical example is Yang Jinli's character design in "Produce 101". This is definitely a successful case of character design in the draft.
"The hard work and luck of an ordinary girl", this character design can attract the attention of the audience and arouse widespread resonance. Without the characters of "Village Beauty" and "Koi", Yang Chaoyue would not have been able to get so much traffic.
Zhang Wei knew the importance of personality, so he used the resources of the school network to first create a personality for himself as a top student. After all, academic master is a complimentary title, and it can also be regarded as a positive personality.
As for other characters, such as scientists, writers, cartoonists, etc., there is no rush at the moment and they will be added little by little later.
Establishing a character should be done step by step, like squeezing out toothpaste, so that it will be easier for the general public to accept it. If a particularly top-notch character is suddenly revealed, people will not be able to accept it.
For example, if Sun Wukong jumped out of a crack in the stone and had the character of the Monkey King, readers would definitely think that the author is an idiot.
But after experiencing a series of events and battles, it would be different to give him the character of the Monkey King, especially after experiencing the havoc in the Heavenly Palace, even if he was killed by Tathagata Buddha He has been suppressed under the mountain for five hundred years, but at least the character of the Monkey King has stood firm.
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The next game is 7 to 6, and the program team also announced the rules of the game.
“The theme of the next game is to be grateful to parents?”
Several contestants were a little confused when they heard this competition theme.
This type of talent show usually involves singing pop songs. Songs to express gratitude to parents are often folk songs, or bel canto songs, suitable for formal performances in formal wear. There are not many popular songs that sing about being grateful to parents.
The players immediately started discussing.
“It’s hard to find a song for this theme. Is it possible to sing “Only Mother is Good in the World”? That’s a children’s song!”
"There are not only children's songs, but "Mom in Candlelight", what a classic!"
"This type of song is not suitable for me. I am still suitable for singing pop songs. I might as well sing Jay Chou's "Listen to Mom" 》
“Oh, why are you stealing my song? I still want to sing this song!”
“Then change it and sing “In the Name of the Father” "
"Forget it, "In the Name of the Father" is not easy to sing. If it weren't for Jay Chou, he would definitely not be able to sing it like that. If he didn't sing well in the competition, he would be scolded by the audience! ”
"There are really not many choices for songs to express gratitude to parents. The key point is that most of them are old songs!"
"Actually, classic old songs are also good, at least they are good to listen to. You can play one when the time comes. "If the Wine Is Sold," will definitely move the audience and make the judges cry with you!"
"Forget it, I don't have Zhang Wei's ability. Without Su Rui's penetrating power, it would be self-defeating to sing "If I Sell Nothing". I thought, I would just sing "365 Days of Missing You" which is less difficult."
""365 Days of Missing You" is a song to express gratitude to parents?"
"Of course it is, it is the theme song of "Lotus Lantern", haven't you seen the cartoon "Lotus Lantern"? The Monkey King in it is voiced by Chen Peisi! Chen Xiang cuts the mountain to save his mother. This song is about the child's longing for his mother. He thinks about his mother every day, 365 days a year. "
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"According to this, "Love is Just One Word" by Zhang Xinzhe also counts!"
"Liu Huan's "Heaven and Earth Are in My Heart" also counts."
"They are both "Pauline" The interludes of "Light" are all about Agarwood cutting mountains to save her mother, and they are all songs written for her mother. Haha, we suddenly have three more songs to choose from. "
"In addition to Chinese songs, there are also English songs. There are also songs to express gratitude to parents, right? Do foreigners also have fathers and mothers? Do any of you plan to sing English songs? Brother Su, you are good at English songs. Have you thought of any suitable English songs? All eyes were on Su Xing. He had studied in Australia and was familiar with English songs. He had often sung English songs in previous competitions.
"I'm thinking about it." Su Xing said.
“I am reminded of a song, Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. This is so famous. The first line in it is mother.”
““Bohemian Rhapsody” The first sentence of "Rhapsody" is to call mom, but the next sentence is justkilledaman, Putagunagainsthishead, pulledmytrigger, nowhe'sdead
It means I just killed someone, I pointed a gun at his head and detained the flight. , now he is dead! You call this kind of lyrics to be grateful to your parents?” The song "Dad, I'm Back", I am against domestic violence!"
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, and Zhang Wei was focused on the specific process of the next game.
Now there are only seven contestants left, and the number of participants is small. In order to make up for the program duration, originally 13 people each sang one song, but now seven people each have to sing two songs.
Therefore, the number of rounds of PK has also been increased in the competition. Each player must conduct at least two rounds of PK. In the first round of PK, the winner does not advance directly, but enters the second round of PK, and only the winner of the second round of PK can advance.
Those who fail in the first round of PK will have to go to the midfield PK. It doesn’t matter if they lose in the midfield PK. They will not be eliminated directly. They will still have a chance to win the final PK, because the next game is 7 points. 6. Only one person will be eliminated.
This is equivalent to a double-elimination tournament, where everyone has two lives. Only when both lives are used up is one truly eliminated.
"In this week's quiz, I will most likely be the first one, and I will go directly to the midfield PK. If I lose the midfield PK, I will go directly to the final PK, so I will only sing two songs.
< br>If you win the midfield PK, you will be relegated successfully and you can advance to the second round. If you win the second round, you can directly advance to the top six. This is also two songs.
If you lose in the second round. , then it’s time to enter the final PK and I need to sing one more song, which means I need to prepare three songs to cope with this competition.”
Thinking of this, Zhang Wei instantly understood the program team! intention.
“On the theme of gratitude to parents, there are not many songs to begin with, and there are even fewer hits-level songs. There are just a few songs that go back and forth. If seven people share it, they will basically have all the songs of this type.
Moreover, this theme has nothing to do with love songs or rock and roll. The mainstream is mainly folk songs. In terms of ordinary pop music, songs with this theme are really not easy to write.
The rules set by the program are clearly intended to restrict me. They don't want me to sing new songs, but as long as I sing other people's old songs, they have an excuse to eliminate me directly.
This program team really tried their best to eliminate me! The last time they had a rock concert, they failed to eliminate me. This time they had a theme of gratitude to parents. I really admire their brains!
Thankfully, I am a reborn person, and I have a lot of future hits in my head. If I were to write them now, I might not be able to write three good songs to express gratitude to my parents in such a short period of time! ”
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Just as Zhang Wei expected, he came in last in this week's quiz.
The quiz champion is Mr. Jie, and his championship benefit is to sing a song with the flight judges.
The flying guest in this issue is Xu Ruyun, who is also the "Queen of Love Songs", but her status is definitely not as high as that of Liang Jinru, Liu Ruoying, and Mok Wenwei of the same period.
At the beginning, Xu Ruyun and Jie Shao sang a duet of "Love Movie". Jie Shao's voice was very suitable for singing this song. This opening performance also gave Jie Shao a big plus point.
Next, the other six contestants except Zhang Wei sang one after another. The one with the lowest number of off-site text message votes had a midfield PK with Zhang Wei.
However, the outcome of the midfield PK is not decided by the number of SMS votes, but by the 31 public judges on site.
Looking at the 31 public judges on the sidelines, Zhang Wei felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
Flying guest Xu Ruyun does not seem to be a very emotional person, and her evaluation of the players is relatively neutral. She does not seem to give herself full support like Teacher Wang Feng.
This is understandable. After all, he is an artist from Hong Kong and Taiwan. He does not have a deep foundation in the mainland entertainment industry. He is not like Mr. Wang Feng, a rock veteran with deep connections.
“Without the support of the judges, these public judges are probably going to mess with me!”
Zhang Wei took a deep breath, but he didn't care.
Even if the midfield PK is lost, it will not affect the overall situation, because the final PK still depends on the audience’s SMS voting. As long as it is SMS voting, Zhang Wei is confident that he can make a comeback!
(End of this chapter)