Chapter 308 Seven Steps to a Poetry
During the performance, there was a sudden pause. Whether it was the audience guests, the director backstage, or Zhang Wei who was performing, everyone looked surprised.
"Performance accident! I forgot my words!" The director reacted the fastest and said immediately: "Cut to the audience, wide angle!"
The director instantly overwhelmed Liu Boer The expression was cut away and replaced with a wide-angle shot of the auditorium.
While the director was in a hurry backstage, the program planner was the only one who raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile that showed success.
"Zhang Wei, I know that you are good at writing songs, and you can always write golden songs. But no matter how good the songs are, can you still control others? Your partner is giving you a stumbling block. No matter how good the songs are, I can’t perform it well!”
At the same time, Zhang Wei on the stage was already secretly cursing Liu Boer’s eight generations of ancestors.
There were no problems at all during rehearsals, but when it came time for the official performance, I forgot the lyrics. Isn’t this a mistake at a critical moment?
It is nothing new for singers to forget the lyrics when singing. Some singers even forget their own songs.
Including top celebrities like Jay Chou, when fans requested the song "Romantic Mobile" at the concert, Jay Chou raised a question mark and then said: "Wait a minute, do I have this song?"
If you can forget the songs you have written, it is normal for you to occasionally forget the lyrics. Therefore, many live performances, if the singer needs to actually sing, will have a teleprompter to prevent the singer from forgetting the lyrics.
And there are also customized versions of teleprompters. People like Li Ronghao with smaller eyes will have extra-large teleprompters; people like Wu Bai who go on stage to listen to the audience sing, put the teleprompters behind their backs. One is afraid that the audience will forget the words.
However, there was no teleprompter prepared for today's "Fast Boys" competition. This is a talent show after all, so how could one prepare a teleprompter?
By the way, if you can even forget the lyrics, why would you participate in a woolen talent show?
And this song "Old Boy" is not very difficult. The lyrics only have a few lines that go back and forth, and they are relatively smooth, so there is no difficulty in memorizing it.
The key is that this song is sung by two people separately. Liu Boer only needs to remember half of the lyrics. This is a failure, which is really beyond Zhang Wei's expectation.
In an instant, Zhang Wei realized that this might not be a matter of forgetting the words, but another pit dug by the program team for himself.
Otherwise, how could a young singer in his twenties not be able to remember even half of the lyrics of a song?
The rehearsal was fine and there were no mistakes. Why did it fall apart during the official performance?
Remembering that Liu Bo'er took the initiative to form a team with him before, Zhang Wei's guess was even more similar.
"This program team is so cunning! They actually want to get such a trick!"
At this time, the performance was still in progress, and Zhang Wei had no time to hold Liu Boer accountable. The performance had to continue, he just He glared at Liu Bo and quickly added his own lyrics.
The next sentence was Liu Bo'er's lyrics again. Zhang Wei was afraid that Liu Bo'er would continue to pretend to have forgotten the lyrics, so he shouted directly into the microphone: "Let's do it together!", and then sang Liu Bo'er's lyrics directly. out.
“This young man reacts very quickly!” Qi Qin at the judges’ table nodded slightly.
Qi Qin, a seasoned veteran, holds many concerts every year and has experienced countless performances. How can he not get his shoes wet even if he often walks by the river? , there were also times when I forgot my lyrics during a live performance.
What to do at this time? It's simple, just shout "Come together" and then point the microphone directly into the audience.
When the time comes, it doesn’t matter whether the audience sings along or not. Forgetting the lyrics can be considered a muddle through.
Although Zhang Wei is considered smart, the singing accident just now is definitely irreversible.
The original lyrics were one sentence per person, but after Zhang Wei said "Let's come together", half of the lyrics became Zhang Wei's solo, and the other half of the lyrics were sung by two people. The rhythm of the whole song seemed a bit confusing, and the program The effect is also greatly reduced.
In fact, after such a major performance accident occurred, Zhang Wei no longer expected any results from the show. If he could successfully complete the show, he would have completed the task.
In the minds of the judges, this show has been sentenced to death. You had an accident while performing, so there is no reason for the judges to select you for promotion.
But if you listen to this song carefully, it seems to be pretty good.
First of all, the melody is very beautiful. It sounds simple and lively, but it is not simple at all. The progressive pitch and silver changes brought each class to a climax in the chorus. Then at the end, the melody gradually returned to calmness. This melody and rhythm is simply textbook composition.
The lyrics are also very well written and very connotative. Among them are the preciousness of friendship, the regret of love, the confusion about the future, the pursuit of dreams, and the feelings about life.
"This word is written with great depth. It's not like lyrics that can be written at this age. The sentiment in it is more like what I should have at my age." Qi Qin thought to himself.
Then he couldn't help but sigh, with a regretful expression on his face.
"The song is a good song. It's a pity that such a good song was wasted due to a performance accident!"
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Backstage studio, program The planner couldn't wait to send a text message to the leader. The content roughly said that there was a performance accident in Zhang Wei's performance.
After a while, the leader called and asked directly: "The accident in the performance just now is not a coincidence, right?"
"Leader, what do you think?" the planner asked with a smile, with a hint of asking for credit in his tone.
"Okay, I understand, even if this is a coincidence." The voice on the other side paused for a moment, and then continued: "But if performance accidents can happen, try not to happen. It will affect the performance of the program and the ratings. "
"What you said is that I won't do it next time." The planner continued: "Don't worry, this will happen just this time. This is the second time. Because you won’t be able to see Zhang Wei in the next game. My subsequent arrangements will definitely knock Zhang Wei out.”
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Zhang Wei. After singing, he walked off the stage.
"Zhang Wei, I'm so sorry. I was so nervous that I forgot my words." Liu Bo'er apologized hastily.
"It's okay, I understand. It's a big stage after all, so you'll inevitably be nervous. Okay, you've worked hard too, go and have a rest!" Zhang Wei smiled slightly and ignored Liu Bo'er.
Although Zhang Wei had guessed that Liu Boer was arranged by the program crew to deliberately mess up the performance, he had no evidence. Since there is no evidence, even if Liu Bo is accused of sabotage in person, he can deny it.
What's more, the performance is already over. Even if Liu Bo'er is beaten up, it will not help. Instead, the program crew will catch him by the pigtails. If the media reveals that Zhang Wei was fighting with his partner backstage, On the contrary, it will affect your own image, and you may even be forced to withdraw from the competition.
So even if Zhang Wei knew that Liu Boer was a traitor, he could only endure it for the time being and pretend that he accidentally stepped on a piece of dog shit when he went out.
In the adult world, there are not so many things to rectify this and that. The rules are made by others. If you want to survive under this set of rules, you must abide by the rules.
On the Internet, those so-called post-XX rectifications in the workplace can be treated as jokes. You have been rectifying it for a long time, but you are the one who has changed your status, you are the one who is considered unsociable, and you are the one who has lost your job. The rules have not changed at all.
If you want to change the rules, you should first strive to be the one who makes the rules!
Zhang Wei II certainly knew this truth, and he did not complain. Instead of complaining here and lamenting the unfairness of the world, it would be better to prepare for the next performance quickly.
According to the rules of the competition, after this round of competition, there will be three players to be determined. The one who lost the previous midfield PK will choose one person for PK. Those who are not selected can advance directly. Zhang Wei's performance this time directly caused a performance accident, and it will 100% be pending.
Zhang Wei also understands very well that since the program team has started to do evil things, he will have a high probability of conducting the final PK.
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The result was just as Zhang Wei expected. Zhang Wei was indeed judged to be undecided by the referee.
This result is completely within everyone's expectation. It has already been an accident. It would be really unfair if you were promoted again.
The camera focused on the host, and the host said:
"Next, player Yu Ming, who just failed in the midfield PK, will choose a player to be determined for PK, and the remaining players to be determined, You can directly advance to the top 5 in the country!
But before Yu Ming is selected, we have another link, which is also a link specially set up for this Hong Kong and Taiwan song special. This link is the drawing of lots! ”
"Drawing lots?" Zhang Wei frowned slightly. During the process rehearsal, he didn't say anything about drawing lots.
Not only Zhang Wei, but other players also looked confused, obviously caught off guard.
The host continued: "In the first round of PK, each contestant sang a Cantonese song, but our competition is dedicated to Hong Kong and Taiwan songs, and Hong Kong and Taiwan songs include not only Cantonese songs. , and Hokkien songs.
However, in previous competitions, no contestants sang Hokkien songs. In order to allow Hokkien songs to be on our stage, we added them before the final PK. A lottery session.
The contestants have to come forward to draw lots. If they win the Hokkien language, then the contestant must sing a Hokkien song in the final PK.
If the Hokkien one is not drawn, then the contestant can continue to sing Cantonese songs in the final PK, and of course, he can also choose to sing Hokkien songs. Next, please come to the front and we will start the draw!"
After listening to the host introducing the new lottery rules, an ominous feeling rose in Zhang Wei's heart.
Before the competition started, the organizers never said that Hokkien songs would be sung, so everyone prepared Cantonese songs. Now, a lottery suddenly came up to sing a Hokkien song, which caught everyone off guard.
There are not many Hokkien songs that have been popular in the mainland. There are just a few songs that come and go, and the range of choices is not large.
And even if you have chosen a song, whether you can sing it well or not is still two different things. After all, Hokkien songs are too niche, and most people will not practice a Hokkien song specifically when they have nothing to do.
What’s more important is that this is a live broadcast. Before singing, the songs need to be reported to the program team in advance.
That is to say, if a contestant draws a Hokkien song, he or she will need to register a new Hokkien song to replace the original song to be sung.
If you want to sing a classic old song, this reporting mechanism has no impact. But if you are an original singer, then this reporting mechanism can really cost you three thousand lives.
There are only a few minutes before you go on stage to perform. You need to write a song within these few minutes, then compile the lyrics and submit it to the program team. This is no less difficult than Cao Zhi's seven steps. Into poetry.
It is not impossible for top musical talents to compose a song on the spot in a few minutes. It is estimated that those creative music kings can do it.
But the problem is that what I am writing this time is a Hokkien song! Maybe it could be done by a Hokkien-speaking musician, but if you ask a Mandarin-speaking musician to compose a Hokkien song in a few minutes, it's almost impossible!
Cao Zhi composed the poem in seven steps, but he was not allowed to recite the poem in Wenzhou dialect!
Therefore, this rule is very targeted for original singers, because original singers have no time to create original songs. This clearly means that original singers are not allowed to sing their own songs, but can only choose one from classic old songs.
Among the players to be determined, the one who is most original is obviously Zhang Wei.
"This is forcing me to write a poem in seven steps!" Zhang Wei thought to himself.
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Three contestants stepped forward to draw lots.
Zhang Wei handed the ball in his hand to the host. The host opened the ball and showed the information inside. Sure enough, the three characters "Minnan" were written on it.
"Zhang Wei won the Hokkien lottery!" The host announced loudly and pointed the note at the camera to express that he did not cheat.
But Zhang Wei knows that this is just three hundred taels of silver. If the program team wants to cheat in this form of lottery, there are many ways.
The other two contestants to be determined were not selected and they can continue to sing Hokkien songs.
Next, it is the turn of the player who lost the midfield PK to choose his opponent.
The microphone was handed to player Yu Ming. Yu Ming hesitated for a few seconds, and then said; "I choose Zhang Wei!"
"As expected, I was chosen!" Zhang Wei smiled slightly, but showed relief. expression.
"Excuse me, why did you choose Zhang Wei? You must know that in the previous games, his off-site text message support votes were the highest! Are you confident in defeating Zhang Wei?" the host asked.
"I chose Zhang Wei mainly because he just drew a Hokkien song. I know that Zhang Wei is from Jiaodong and he may not be good at Hokkien songs, so my chance of winning will be higher."
It is an absolutely reasonable and reasonable reason to pick up soft persimmons.
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"In just a few minutes, I don't believe that Zhang Wei can really compose a poem in seven steps and write a song in Hokkien!" A deep smile appeared on the face of the program planner, and then he looked The director said: "Go and urge Zhang Wei to report the songs he wants to sing quickly."
"Okay, Xiao Zhang, go and urge Zhang Wei!" The director pointed to one of his men.
The planner continued triumphantly: "Which song do you think Zhang Wei will choose? "You Will Win If You Work Hard" or "No. 1 in the World"? If I were him, I would definitely choose between these two songs. Choose one of the two songs. "
"I think it is "The Best in the World". This song is easier to sing. Andy Lau's songs are not difficult to sing. "
"I also think it's better to choose "The World's No. 1", and the lyrics are simpler. Even if you don't speak Hokkien, you can still use pinyin notation."
"I think no matter which song Zhang Wei chooses, Song, this round of PK is bound to be a disaster. He is from Jiaodong and it is quite unexpected that he can speak Cantonese. He can't sing well even if he speaks Hokkien."
This sentence falls into the trap! In the planning ears, the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Zhang Wei, your Cantonese singing is very good, which really surprises me, but I have a plan B! Cantonese is good, it's useless! I'll let you sing Hokkien! This Once, you are doomed!”
(End of this chapter)