Chapter 312 It’s time to show off your singing skills!
It’s time for the weekly quiz again.
"Zhang Wei, you are a very talented player. However, in terms of singing skills, compared with other outstanding players, you do have some gaps. Specifically, these gaps are mainly reflected in pitch In terms of accuracy, sound stability, and timbre control,
Let’s talk about pitch first. Pitch is the foundation of singing. It requires the singer to grasp every note accurately. In this regard, you are not as good as Ajie. Contestant.
Let’s talk about the stability of the voice. This is one of the important indicators to measure a singer’s singing skills. Your voice sometimes fluctuates during singing. In this regard, you are not as good as contestant Wei Chen. .
The two contestants Chen Sheng and Su Xing are better than you in pitch and voice stability, and their timbre is the most outstanding. Compared with them, your timbre has no characteristics..." the judge commented slowly.
"As I said, Chen Sheng is a timbre hooligan. There are not many people in the entire Chinese music world who have this kind of talent. How can I compare my timbre with him because I am so free? "Zhang Wei couldn't help complaining in his heart.
"So the contestant who failed in this week's quiz is..." The judge deliberately made a long note: "Contestant Zhang Wei! ”
This result was completely within Zhang Wei’s expectation. When articles criticizing Zhang Wei’s singing skills appeared on some portal websites, Zhang Wei had already guessed that his singing skills would definitely be used by the program team. Article.
Now it seems that his guess was correct. He first created a reputation online and created a persona that was not good at singing.
Then when it came time for the competition, he talked about his singing skills and told the audience through the judges' mouths that Zhang Wei's singing skills were not good and his timbre was average.
Next, let’s compare it with other contestants to let the audience know that other contestants are better than Zhang Wei in singing. Naturally, many viewers will be affected and will not vote for Zhang Wei.
Especially in the one-on-one PK voting session, this trick is definitely useful. In front of a national audience, if you praise your opponent's strengths and exaggerate your shortcomings, your original fans' willingness to vote will decrease, while your opponent's willingness to vote will definitely increase. The key is that neutral viewers will definitely vote for your opponent.
This is like a foreign political election. If a candidate has a scandal, his supporters will most likely not vote, while the opponent's supporters will vote more enthusiastically, and the middle Voters' votes naturally went to the opponent.
“It’s time to show off my singing skills!” Zhang Wei took a deep breath and called the devil:
"Brother Gui, remember you said that you can redeem talents there, right?"
"Yes, but talents are high-level items and can only be redeemed with lifespan." The devil paused, and then said: "Also Yes, I am a devil, not a ghost. Ghosts are the kind that float around, but we devils are the kind that are fierce.”
“Your description is quite vivid! "Zhang Wei responded.
The devil returned to the topic: "Tell me, whose talent do you want to exchange for?"
"I want to exchange Zhou Shen's singing talent for one day." Zhang Wei said.
"Just one day? It's too little, I can't change it!" the devil directly refused.
"You said, you can change anything, but you don't intend to abide by the rules?" Zhang Wei asked with a smile.
"What do you mean 'again'? When have I never followed the rules? It's just you, always taking advantage of loopholes in the rules and getting stuck here with me."
Devil's Voice After a pause, the price was finally given: "One month of life can be exchanged for one day of Zhou Shen's singing talent."
"So expensive?" Zhang Wei questioned.
"Zhou Shen's singing talent is world-class, so the price is naturally expensive!" the devil replied.
“What if I redeem it for two days?” Zhang Wei asked again.
"Two days is of course two months of life, doesn't that count?"
"No discount?" Zhang Wei continued to ask.
“You only redeem it for one or two days, where do you get the discount!”
"How many days must it be redeemed before the discount can be obtained?"
"It must be at least a month!" the devil replied.
“One month is 30 days, which is a life span of 30 months. How much discount can I give you?”
“I can give you a 10% discount and only charge you 27 months of life. "
"More than two years!" Zhang Wei pretended to be thoughtful, and then asked: "Is there no discount if it is less than one month, and only if it is more than one month?"
"Yes." The devil replied without hesitation.
“Brother Gui, we have known each other for several years, can we discuss it? Let’s change the price!”
“There is no need to discuss it. The price will not be changed within one month. This is It’s a rule!” The devil continued impatiently: “Do you want to redeem it? If not, I’ll leave!”
“According to the rules you said, one day’s talent needs a month. Life span is 24 hours a day, so I will exchange it for 4 hours of Zhou Shen’s singing talent. If we calculate it this way, 30 days divided by 6 is a life span of five days, right?” Zhang Wei said. Said with a smile.
"Wait a minute! Why do you change the exchange by the hour again?" The devil immediately interrupted Zhang Wei.
"The rules don't say that you can't exchange by the hour."
"Are you kidding me again?" The devil snorted coldly, and then said: "The rules don't say that you can't exchange by the hour, but by the hour If you exchange it by the hour, it’s not the price you mentioned. Let me calculate, 4 hours of talent requires two weeks of life!”
“Hey, Brother Gui, you forgot, you just said, The price will not be changed for less than one month. This is a rule! What, are you going to break the rules?”
“I dare you to bargain with me just now to set a trap for me. Are you waiting for me here? "The devil realized that he had been tricked by Zhang Wei again.
"Don't think like that. You made the rules. I have abided by your rules. You have to have a sense of contract, right? Besides, 4 hours of talent will take five days. Lifespan, if I exchange it hundreds of times, you can take away a few years of my lifespan, and you don’t have to discount it. Small profits but quick turnover, you won’t lose anything.” Zhang Wei said with a smile.
"Cunning human being!" The devil's voice seemed a little distorted, and then he fell into silence. He was probably cursing Zhang Wei in circles behind his back.
Four hours of talent are enough for Zhang Wei to finish a game.
......
The next four opponents Zhang Wei faces are not only powerful ones, but also the type that God will reward them with.
When talent reaches a certain level, it cannot be surpassed by any method. No matter how hard you work or how rich you are, you can never cross the talent gap.
The only thing that can defeat talent in a certain field is higher talent!
The one who defeats the talent monster is always the talent monster.
Facing several opponents who are favored by God, Zhang Wei can only exchange for higher talents in order to defeat them.
Among the Chinese music circles, the one who has been rewarded the most by God is none other than Zhou Shen. That is the innate holy body of singing, which can truly reach the level of the sound of nature.
In terms of voice, God rewards ordinary people with a bowl of white rice, while singers are rewarded with fish-flavored shredded pork, Kung Pao chicken, and boiled fish. Those with better luck can be rewarded with braised fish. Hard dishes like pork ribs, sea cucumbers and sea cucumbers. And what God rewarded Zhou Shen was a pot of Buddha jumping over the wall, using wild two-headed abalone!
If Zhou Shen's singing talent is put to use on the stage, as long as he is not deaf, he will not talk about his singing skills and timbre.
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The program planners are always paying attention to Zhang Wei’s movements.
“Have all Zhang Wei’s songs for the talent competition been submitted?”
"The papers are here. Just like before, they are all original songs. Can I give them to you now?" The subordinate said and hurriedly found the songs Zhang Wei applied for.
The planner does not understand music, cannot read music scores, and cannot judge the quality of the songs. He can only read the lyrics.
"What is this? A long time ago? A dragon? A princess? A fairy tale?" The planner curled his lips, obviously not understanding.
Then he asked: "Teacher Rong Zu has already contacted Zhang Wei, right?"
"Teacher Rong Zu's assistant has already been here and has also met Zhang Wei. Yes." The subordinate replied.
"Then did he make any special requests?" the planner asked again.
“Yes, the assistant mentioned that Teacher Rong Zu must sing in Cantonese!”
“It’s just as I expected!” The planner took a deep breath and showed a smile that showed a successful plot. , and then he continued to ask: "Have all the 21 members of the Volkswagen jury been selected?"
"Don't worry, they have all been arranged, and they are all equipped with Nokia with the best signal. When the time comes, The group text message can be sent in a few seconds, and it will definitely not delay anything."
The subordinate first expressed his credit, and then asked: "For the next competition, what are the three judges? Don’t you want to make arrangements in advance?”
"I'll tell the judges personally. But wait until before the competition starts to go to the three judges to avoid leaking the news in advance." The planner said.
The subordinate nodded, and then reported: "One more thing, this time Mr. Jie also applied for an original song. He found a professional music producer to write a song specifically. "
"It seems that the competition has reached this point, everyone is under great pressure, and some players have begun to use their own resources." The planner narrowed his eyes slightly, and then asked: "I remember that they have been eliminated. Are there singers who are good at original creation among the contestants?”
“Yes, and there are more than one. In addition to the contestants who were eliminated in the national finals, there are also many who were eliminated in the previous divisions. "
"Then contact some of these singers who are good at original creation and collect excellent works from them." The planner took a deep breath and continued: "Perhaps only originality can beat originality!"< br>
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On June 29, the sixth game of the "Fast Boys" finals, the 5-to-4 game officially started.
At the judges' table, the three judges seemed to have calm expressions, but in fact they had different thoughts.
Before the show started, the planner came to the lounge in person and made two requests. One was not to vote for Zhang Wei; the other was to deliberately criticize Zhang Wei’s singing skills and timbre.
The plan is to take action personally, which is clearly out of control. The judges must cooperate with the requirements of the program team.
Several of the judges are old people in the entertainment industry. They have seen many unspoken rules in the entertainment industry. In various singing competitions or talent shows, it is normal for the organizer to pre-determine the rankings of the contestants and recommend those contestants with backgrounds to advance.
Under normal circumstances, the judges would turn a blind eye and do things according to the organizer's hints. Because when the competition reaches a certain stage, the level gap between the remaining players will not be very big, and it makes sense for whoever is selected to advance.
But this time it is different. Zhang Wei will bring two or three original songs to every game, and they are all golden songs. This is really a plus! If Zhang Wei is forcibly eliminated, it will obviously be a shady conspiracy.
Judges also care about face, and they don’t want to be poked in the back.
However, when commenting, I deliberately criticized Zhang Wei for his mediocre singing skills and mediocre timbre. This is not a problem.
Compared with the other four contestants, Zhang Wei's singing skills are indeed very average, and his timbre is indeed featureless. To criticize Zhang Wei from this aspect is to be honest.
From a moral perspective, it is indeed quite unkind to deliberately focus on other people's shortcomings.
The three judges looked at each other, and they probably understood each other's thoughts from their eyes.
Then the three people nodded to each other. This was not a greeting, but a consensus.
As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the roof. These judges rely on the organizers for food, so naturally they still have to obey the organizers' requirements.
These judges are not big enough and dare not easily offend the organizer.
At the beginning of the game, the players appeared one after another, and the one with the worst performance had the final PK with Zhang Wei.
After the other four people finished singing and the judges finished their comments and selected the one with the worst performance, it was finally Zhang Wei’s turn to take the stage.
The prelude of piano playing sounded, and then drums and orchestral music were added, and Zhang Wei began his singing.
“Walking and stopping along the way, following the traces of the young man drifting, I hesitated a little before I stepped out of the station...”
"Huh? Zhang Wei's voice seems to have changed!"
"Yes, he didn't have this voice before. His previous voice was not so neutral, right?"
"It feels like Zhang Wei's voice has changed." Wei's voice seems to have become clearer, with a sense of agility and gentleness!"
"Did he change his vocal method? Otherwise, his voice would not have changed so much."
Both the judges and other audience members all showed surprised expressions. This time Zhang Wei's voice was completely different from the previous games, as if he was a different person.
If they weren't there at the scene, they would really doubt whether Zhang Wei found another person to record a lip sync in advance.
For those professional musicians, their first reaction was that Zhang Wei changed the way he produced his voice, which is why there was such a big change in his voice.
They didn’t know that Zhang Wei had exchanged Zhou Shen’s talent, and his voice had completely changed.
Everyone’s attention was focused on the changes in Zhang Wei’s voice, but they did not realize that what he sang this time was another divine song, and it was also a very difficult divine song.
"The Wind Rises", the chorus part of this song is basically difficult for people who are not music majors to sing well. The vocal range is up and down, and it is definitely difficult to pronounce the bass and sing the high notes. Not going up.
It is also difficult for female singers who have learned vocal music. Many Internet celebrity female singers will blush when they cover the chorus of this song.
For boys, the chorus of this song is a top challenge for singing skills!
(End of this chapter)