Chapter 311 There are pitfalls everywhere
The program team announced the rules of the next game. In the first round, the contestants who failed in the quiz will enter the midfield PK. The other four contestants will compete in the ring. The winner will advance to the next round. In one round, the loser enters the midfield PK session. The loser of the midfield PK enters the rescue bench to be determined.
In the second round, the contestants and guests formed a team to sing, with two places directly advancing to the national semi-finals.
The other three players, the one with the lowest number of votes will directly enter the final PK. The one whose rescue seat was previously determined will PK with another player. The winner will advance and the loser will also enter the final PK. Finally, one person is eliminated to determine the final four.
Under this rule, this round of singing with the guests is very critical. If you perform well, you can directly advance to the semi-finals and save one or two rounds of PK.
Two days before the start of the competition, the guests were also confirmed, which was completely consistent with the internal information previously revealed by Jack. The five guests were SHE group, Wen Lan and Joey Yung, all of whom were singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
At that time, there were no female singers in the mainland music scene. The once powerful singers had all become big names. Young female singers had not yet become popular. Except for those who debuted through the Super Girl audition, it was also true. No one can be found.
The most popular girl groups in the Chinese music scene after 2000 are the Twins and SHE. The Twins have a relatively higher status. After all, they have acted in many movies, including "Thousand Chances". A movie that won three good harvests at the box office and word-of-mouth awards. Movie stars are definitely more famous than singers.
When the celebrity position comes up, the appearance fee will be higher. They are both popular groups and can hire more people for less money. Therefore, the cost-effectiveness of hiring SHE is definitely much higher than hiring Twins.
As for Wen Lan, she is a typical singer who is not popular. Everyone has heard her songs, but when she mentions this name, everyone just feels familiar, but they can't remember who this person is. .
At that time, Taipei Star TV had an entertainment program called "Super Rookie King", and the host was variety show king Xian Ge. In the 1997 "Super Rookie King" program, Brother Xian discovered two newcomers, one was Jay Chou and the other was Wen Lan.
At that time, Wen Lan did not have plastic surgery. She was young, beautiful and in good shape. She was highly praised by Brother Xian and made her debut as a singer.
Chou, who has a relatively ordinary image and cannot sing the lyrics clearly, became the music assistant of Brother Xian's company.
Who would have thought that Wen Lan, a young, beautiful and good-looking singer who could sing, could not become popular no matter how much praise she gave, but it was the music assistant who sat at the desk and wrote songs who became the first star of the Chinese music scene. king!
In order to praise Wen Lan, Brother Xian gave almost unlimited resources. For the famous song "Rooftop", he chose the duet of Wen Lan, who was still a newcomer, and also gave her film and television resources. Acted as the heroine in Jordan Chan's movie.
In addition, of course, the songs written by Jay Chou are also indispensable.
Jay Chou has written songs for many people. Among female singers, Jay Chou has written the most songs. You may think it is Jolin Tsai, but it is actually Wen Lan. Including the most famous song "Summer Wind", which was written by Jay Chou.
The song "Summer Wind" was originally planned to be included in the album "Ye Huimei" by Jay Chou. Because Wen Lan liked it, Jay Chou had no choice but to give up the song and replace it with It became "Love Cliff" and "Can You Hear", so there are 11 songs in the album "Ye Huimei".
If you can steal a song from the popular Jay Chou, let me ask you whether you are good or not?
With the blessing of so many resources, Wen Lan is still not popular, it can only be said that he has no destiny.
In 2007, Wen Lan, although her songs were very popular, was still in a tepid state. Being invited to be a guest singer was not overkill.
The last guest, Joey Yung, should be regarded as the one with the highest status among them. After all, she can be regarded as "Hong Kong's last diva" who combines film, television and singing. She has also appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, and her cards are full.
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Looking at this guest selection, Zhang Wei was a little surprised.
The guests are going to be on stage to help sing and perform, so the seats should be about the same. It's impossible to invite Andy Lau and put him in the same position as the Errenzhuan actor. You really let Andy sing "My hometown lives in this village" in Hong Kong.
Joey Yung is also a queen, and her status is obviously a level higher than that of the other four guests. This is not the sister who rides the wind and waves. It is obviously unreasonable for them to be the supporting singers together.
"Although it is difficult to find female singers from the mainland, there should be quite a few of them in Hong Kong and Taiwan with similar positions. Is it necessary to hire a diva-level one? The program team has such ample funds? Is it possible that they will be there again? Plan some kind of trick against me!”
Zhang Wei suddenly remembered Liu Boer from the last game and forgot his words on the spot, causing him to directly enter the final PK.
"Is it possible that the program team still wants to use the same trick?" Zhang Wei thought for a moment, then shook his head to himself.
For a little Karami like Liu Boer, it’s okay to forget his lyrics. These five guests are all big stars. If he forgets his lyrics during a stage performance, it will affect his own image, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
Therefore, for the sake of their own reputation, the guests will not collude with the program crew and intentionally cause obstacles.
Several contestants next to them began to discuss who would be more advantageous to form a singing team with.
“It would be the best if we could form a team with Hebe. She and Fahrenheit sang a duet of “Only I Have Feelings for You”, and they worked very well together.”
“I think Well, SHE is a group and has long been accustomed to singing in a group. There should be a tacit understanding if you form a group with any of them. "
"It's not bad to form a group with Teacher Wen Lan. You can sing directly. The song "Rooftop" was also a must-play song for couples going to KTV. ”
"The song "Rooftop" is a bit too old! The popular song "Today You Will Marry Me" in the past two years is a must-play song for KTV couples."
"Team up with Teacher Rong Zu , is the best card! She is a music diva, and being able to duet with the diva is such a rare opportunity!"
"I think so, with Teacher Rong Zu. Forming a team is not necessarily a good thing. The diva has a big reputation, but she also has a big attitude! There is a saying that it is not easy to cooperate with others. "
This sentence immediately reminded me. Zhang Wei.
"This makes sense. Big-name celebrities will inevitably be more picky. There are quite a few singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan who have great arrogance. Is this a trap dug by the program crew for me?"
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Online comments about Zhang Wei’s poor singing skills are still fermenting, and some articles have even appeared comparing the characteristics of Zhang Wei with several other contestants. The result is naturally that Zhang Wei has poor singing skills. If there is no sound, it is a total failure!
Fans of other players also seized on this and went to major forums to post messages in support of their idols while also belittling Zhang Wei's singing skills.
After the previous few games, Zhang Wei also accumulated some fans, but Zhang Wei's singing skills are indeed inferior to others. Zhang Wei's fans can only talk about his talent.
If you write good songs, you are talented; if you are a top student in Tsinghua University, you are talented; if you are a strong person in scientific research, you are talented; if you can win the Fields Medal, you are talented. Listing these items one by one, Zhang Wei is simply full of talents!
It's just that this is a singing competition. Good academic performance, strong scientific research level, and being able to win international awards are just bonus points for personality and will not help in the slightest with singing skills.
There is also another image factor. Zhang Wei looks like an ordinary person. He is not ugly, but he is not handsome either. In talent shows like this, handsome people can be eaten, and many young ladies prefer to see their faces.
Although Zhang Wei has been using the school network to create the image of a top student, off-site factors have gradually turned against him.
The program team at the venue was also trying to stumbling upon Zhang Wei, and the guest duet with him turned out to be the Queen of Heaven Rong Zu.
Rong Zu herself hasn’t arrived yet, so her assistant came to contact Zhang Wei first. This female assistant is not tall, just over 1.6 meters tall when wearing high heels, but she looks arrogant. Facing Zhang Wei, who is twenty centimeters taller than her, she still looks at people through her nostrils.
"Our sister Joey has a tight schedule, so she can only spare one hour to rehearse with you." The female assistant said.
Zhang Wei nodded. Hong Kong people are accustomed to calling people by English names, and he is not surprised by this.
As for speaking in English, it only gradually became popular after the 21st century.
It is said that the thing is like this. After the handover in 1997, many mainlanders went to Hong Kong to develop, but they could not speak Cantonese well. At that time, Hong Kong people could not speak Mandarin, which would create barriers to communication.
So when you encounter words that cannot be expressed in Cantonese, you can directly replace them with English words. Hong Kong people can understand them and they will feel that you are a half-foreign adult who came back from the United States, England, Canada and Australia, and they will not discriminate against you.
If you encounter a word you don’t understand, you can also ask in English what it means, and they will patiently explain it to you in English. If you ask in Mandarin, they will just sneer at you and be too lazy to talk to you.
Over time, adding one or two English words when speaking has become a symbol of culture.
Just listen to the female assistant continue to say: "As for the rehearsal time, let's set it at 3:30 to 4:30 on Friday afternoon!"
"The official competition will be at 8 o'clock on Friday night. "We don't rehearse until 3:30, is it too late?" Zhang Wei asked.
"Who is our sister Joey? How could it be too late? One hour of rehearsal is more than enough. If you think it's too late, just practice more by yourself, and don't hold back our sister Joey when the time comes!" the female assistant said condescendingly.
“A dog relies on human power!” Zhang Wei cursed in his heart, and then asked: “As for the songs that I and Teacher Rong Zu will sing duet, I have prepared two songs...”
Zhang Wei Before he finished speaking, the assistant interrupted directly: "If you sing a song, it must be sister Joey's song!"
"No." Zhang Wei directly refused: "I only sing my own songs, others I can’t sing the song well.”
“In that case, Sister Joey will not partner with you,” the assistant said in a threatening tone.
"I don't care." Zhang Wei smiled and shrugged.
"Then there is no need to talk. I will inform the program team that Sister Joey will not be coming, and you will be responsible for it then." The assistant said, making a gesture of packing up and leaving.
"That's just right. It saves the announcement fee for the program team. I am a contestant, no matter what, the program team has to let me appear. But you, Teacher Rongzu makes less money, can you afford it? Responsibility?" Zhang Wei said coldly.
The female assistant was startled suddenly, obviously she was hit seven inches.
She is just an assistant, not an agent, and has no right to refuse announcements for artists.
Moreover, her mission this time was to contact the program team. If the business was lost, she might be fired.
In fact, the threatening look she put on before was just to force Zhang Wei to submit. She felt that for a young man like Zhang Wei, he would give up after just a few scare words. Then she would not say it herself. What is what!
But I didn’t expect that Zhang Wei was not so easy to handle. He was not afraid of sharing the burden at all, but instead defeated her.
In desperation, the female assistant had no choice but to say: "In principle, sister Joey sings our own songs. If we have to sing other people's songs, we have two conditions."
"Please tell me." Zhang Wei said calmly.
"The first condition is that it must be a Cantonese song." the female assistant said.
"Why? Can't Mandarin songs be good?" Zhang Wei asked immediately.
“Our sister Joey can’t speak Mandarin well. If she sings Mandarin songs, it will affect the performance. Of course, Mandarin songs are not impossible, but it must be our sister Joey’s own Mandarin songs.” Female Assistant He spoke.
“Why did I forget this!” Zhang Wei showed a surprised expression.
In the early days, Joey Yung was really poor at speaking Mandarin, much worse than Zha Zhahui. Later, after a lot of hard training, she barely reached Cai Shaofen's level.
Although Joey Yung had released more than one Mandarin album at this time, and even sang "Girl with Wings" in Mandarin on the Spring Festival Gala, it didn't sound inconsistent.
But singing is different from speaking. Many Hong Kong singers cannot speak Mandarin well, but they can sing Mandarin songs with perfect accents.
This is because Mandarin has tones, with one, two, three and four tones, and the tones of songs follow the melody, and there is no need to distinguish between the one, two, three and four tones.
The more important point is practice. Hong Kong singers must practice several times in advance to sing Mandarin songs. If they release a Mandarin album, they need a dedicated Mandarin teacher to guide their pronunciation. Of course, they can sing accurately.
But if you give them an unfamiliar Mandarin song, nine times out of ten they won’t be able to sing it well.
Given Joey Yung’s current level of Mandarin, if you give her an unfamiliar Mandarin song, there’s a high chance she’ll fall over. She is a queen after all, so she will definitely not allow things like her performance to overturn. It is reasonable and understandable to ask her to sing Cantonese songs.
It was also at this moment that Zhang Wei finally realized what kind of hole the program crew had dug for himself.
Other groups can sing Mandarin songs, but my group can only sing Cantonese songs. This is an inherent disadvantage!
Among the tens of millions of TV viewers of "Fast Boy", how many are there in the Greater Bay Area? And it’s not like people in the Greater Bay Area can’t understand Mandarin, so they don’t necessarily have to vote for Cantonese songs!
"This program team is so calculating. They really dig holes for me at every turn!" Zhang Wei sighed lightly, and then he had an idea and thought of a way to deal with it.
I saw Zhang Wei say: "I thought of another plan. There is a song called "Break Up with Kindness". I don't know if you have heard of it. It is a duet by Lu Qiaoyin and Wang Leehom.
This song, Lu Qiaoyin sings in Cantonese, while Wang Leehom sings in Mandarin. Although the languages are different, the final result is very good. This song has also won many golden song awards.
I also want to use it. In this way of cooperation, in a song, teacher Rong Zu sings the lyrics in Cantonese and I sing the lyrics in Mandarin. Can you accept this method? "
The female assistant thought for a while and spoke. Said: "I have to go back and ask Sister Joey."
"What is the second condition?" Zhang Wei then asked.
"The second condition is that the song must be shown to our sister Joey first, and then it can be performed on stage with our approval." The female assistant said.
"There is no problem with this. I can guarantee that if you show this song to Teacher Rong Zu, she will agree 100%!"
A song has already appeared in Zhang Wei's mind, Singing at this time is particularly suitable for the occasion!
(End of this chapter)