Chapter 22
The domestic entertainment industry has been extremely boring in the past two years.
Talent shows are banned, there are no more dating variety shows, and other variety shows are all the same with no innovation, and the audiences have long been tired of them.
And now, veteran variety show director Song Yingming has immediately launched a competitive music variety show as soon as he made his comeback.
The sudden appearance of "The Voice of Nature" instantly captured everyone's attention.
Especially the decision of the program team to only play one line sung by the contestant at the end was unprecedented and quite explosive in the entire domestic entertainment industry.
Therefore, from the time the show aired at 8 o'clock last night until now, all the viewers who have watched the show have been discussing (cursing) about this matter.
As a result of the program production team's actions, several trending searches were suspended overnight.
One of the entries, #A way to open a music variety show you've never seen before#, attracted a lot of people to check it out.
Innocent passers-by saw the entry, clicked on it with curiosity, and then quickly came out cursing.
[With such a shady operation, is there really no one on the Internet that the "Sound of Nature" program crew and directors care about? ]
However, even though the audience cursed, they couldn't help but want to watch it.
Especially after I saw that there were many staff on the scene from major platforms, or the eliminated contestants came out directly to reveal the information.
Whistleblower No. 1: [Because I signed a confidentiality agreement, I can’t reveal too many details. I can only say that the wait is worth it! ! When you watch the next episode, you will find that this sentence edited by the program team is really nothing. The real person is even more beyond your imagination]
Whistleblower No. 2: [That’s right, I’ll make it clear in advance that I’m not a troll. You must go and watch the second episode. Anyway, after listening to the live show, I turned into a screaming chicken who could only yell “WTF”]
Whistleblower No. 3: [I really want to reveal something to you guys but I have to hold it back, sob, sob, sob. I declare that "Goodbye Yesterday" is my god, XXXXX my god among gods!]
The audience's appetite had already been whetted.
As a result, we now see so many certified contestants coming out in person to confirm their support.
This makes the singer of "Goodbye Yesterday" more mysterious and awesome in the minds of the audience.
Everyone's curiosity about him has reached an unprecedented level.
[Just tell me how beyond imagination it is! How can I know if you don’t tell me! ! ! ! ]
[Qiuqiu, please have mercy on me. There are still six days and ten hours until next Saturday. It will take such a long time to reveal the answer. How can I live?]
[Family members!!! Am I the only one who noticed the mosaics put on by the whistleblower No. 3? Does XXXXX mean the other party's name is five characters?]
[Anyone with 8G internet speed who can come out and tell me which internet celebrities and talented singers have five-character names? ]
After the broadcast of "The Voice of China", this explosive editing piqued everyone's appetite.
The program team deliberately used only serial numbers to represent singers, and did not announce any contestants' names (net names) in the first round of the competition, which also caused widespread discussion.
Among the singers who appeared in the first episode of the show, except for those amateurs who had never participated in any competition before, almost all the others who were somewhat famous on the Internet had their identities exposed.
Therefore, after seeing the leaker No. 3's trick, the audience, who had already been hooked and lost their souls, started to compare the sounds in this direction, trying to skip listening to the finished version of the singing and expose the other party's disguise first.
However, this voice is so unique, but the sample only consists of such a short sentence.
Netizens who had already been misled by the information counted many singers with five-character names overnight, and found that none of them matched.
At noon on the second day after the Internet heat fermented, in the meeting room of the director team of "The Voice of China".
The head of the editing team, who had been working all night, looked at the director pitifully.
"Director Song, netizens are now almost ready to ambush me on my way home, put a sack on me and force me to hand over the second episode's material! What do you think I should do?"
I worked so hard and stayed up late for several nights. I finally had a good sleep last night. But who would have thought that when I woke up today and opened Weibo, I found the situation was so terrifying!
He wasn't sure whether he would be beaten up or not, but he knew he would not be able to sleep well tonight.
After all, netizens whose curiosity was aroused but who could not get any satisfaction at all had flooded the official Weibo accounts of several platforms of "The Voice of China" in just one night.
He was very worried that his secondary Weibo account would be attacked in the same way.
Upon hearing this, the person in charge of publicity and operation raised his phone in agreement and immediately handed over the 999+ private messages and comments from his backstage to Song Yingming.
However, he did not convey the netizens' words directly, but took a roundabout approach to tell Song Yingming.
"Director Song, netizens said that it's okay for the second episode to be broadcast next week, but they hope you can give more clues in the behind-the-scenes footage. They said that after it's broadcast, they can introduce you to a very interesting blind box!"
The operator particularly emphasized the four words "very fun" in an attempt to arouse some sympathy in Song Yingming.
After the operation was finished, it did have some effect.
Song Yingming, who has always ignored public opinion, was actually somewhat moved by this proposal this time.
He picked up the glass, leisurely lowered his head to drink a sip of tea, and then spoke slowly.
“Are you really that curious?”
The others nodded quickly.
Hearing this, Song Yingming touched his increasingly thinning hair and pretended to be seriously considering the possibility of telling everyone the truth.
After more than ten seconds, he finally spoke, "In that case, let's generously reveal some clues to the audience."
After hearing what the chief director said, the post-production staff who had just been instructed a few days ago to cut a line from the song sung by the cat doll costume was shocked.
Director Song, who is always willing to be scolded to the end for popularity, this time...
Changed sex?
Amid everyone's curious gazes, Song Yingming opened the video that had gone viral on the short video platform in recent days.
Looking at the extremely cute cat doll costume interacting with two frogs, Song Yingming smiled and watched the video again several times before sharing it with the operator.
Soon, the official Weibo account of "The Voice of China" updated the new highlights.
Tianlaizhisheng official: I heard that everyone wants to know who sang the last line~ Babies, wait a minute, the answer will be revealed in the second episode!! However, today the official Weibo brought you some new highlights. If you can't hear the singing, why not listen to his speaking voice first~ [cute] [cute]
Below this Weibo post, an audio clip of Su Xingyao speaking was edited.
When netizens suddenly saw this updated audio, they found it a little hard to adapt.
[When did Song Yingming become so kind? ]
[My intuition tells me that this audio clip is not that simple, but I still can’t help but want to click on it immediately]
Many netizens who held this idea knew it was a trap, but still couldn't help but click in.
Then……
[Wuwuwuwu, the bad official blog tricked me into coming in and told me to listen to this...]
[Do you dare to play the unprocessed sound? Who wants to listen to the sound after voice change? (╬◣д◢)]
[Official blog: You are no longer my good baby, you are now a big liar who deceived my feelings QWQ]
The official blog clearly gave the "original sound" of the scene, but it was still misunderstood by the audience: [grievance][grievance][grievance]
Netizens saw that the official Weibo account was always online and the girl was acting cute and soft, so they continued to try to coax her.
[Don’t act cute with me! ! Tell Song Yingming right away and ask him to show me the behind-the-scenes footage immediately! ]
[Don't be so fierce above, be gentle, be gentle, official blog baby, let's make a deal, okay? Or you can secretly post a photo now? After I post it, I will like and repost your program every day to increase the number of views and popularity, what do you think? ]
As soon as this netizen posted this sentence, he found that he was immediately responded to by the official Weibo account.
Official blog: cats clapping.jpg
This gif emoticon package was carefully captured by the official Weibo account from the short video of Su Xingyao and the frog interacting to give netizens a "spoiler".
However, netizens who were unaware of the situation saw it.
[Don’t try to divert attention by posting pictures of my cute cats!!!]
[You're trying to trick me again, you big liar! ]
Official blog: [grievance] [grievance]
With the operations of the official Weibo of "The Voice of China", the popularity of this mysterious one-sentence singer even surpassed that of all the mentors.
Even the super director Fu Qingyan, who crossed over to join the show, did not receive as much attention as the other party.
Fu Qingyan's agent had already prepared a publicity plan, but he felt a little unhappy when he saw that everyone's attention was on this mysterious singer.
"This is your first appearance on a variety show, but everyone is paying attention to someone else..."
He had just opened his mouth when Fu Qingyan waved his hand at him, signaling him not to be so petty.
"They are all secondary. This is not my main job."
Fu Qingyan smiled indifferently, lowered his head and clicked on the video, scrolling to the last twenty seconds of the first episode of the show.
Hearing the pleasant and familiar voice, he praised the other party without hesitation.
"He really sings well and deserves such high attention from the audience."
*
Fu Qingyan didn't care about being overshadowed by this mysterious contestant, but some people did care.
Shen Huaixi, who was about to go out to have dinner with Qin Mingchuan and Fu Qingyan, suddenly received a video call from her adoptive mother Wen Ningshu.
After the other party asked him about his well-being, he suddenly asked him.
"Xiao Xi, Mommy went to watch the show 'The Voice of China' where you were a judge today."
Seeing that his adoptive mother cared so much about him, Shen Huaixi immediately smiled happily.
"Thank you, Mom."
However, just as he finished speaking, he heard Wen Ningshu speak again, "Who was the singer who only sang one line? I see everyone is asking but no one knows."
As someone who is very supportive of Shen Huaixi's career, Wen Ningshu is considered one of this adopted son's most loyal fans in the entertainment industry.
No matter what program the other person participates in, she will watch it and share her feelings after watching it with him.
Today, she watched Shen Huaixi's show as usual, but she didn't expect that like everyone else, she was very curious about the person who only sang one line at the end.
Netizens don’t know who they are because the program crew deliberately concealed the information from them.
But since her adopted son is a mentor on the show, she can certainly use this convenient way to know his identity before everyone else.
She was also very curious, so she naturally thought of asking her dear son.
Shen Huaixi was originally annoyed to death because the other party had been on the hot search all day and had snatched all his popularity.
As a result, the adoptive mother actually came to inquire about the other party at this time, and Shen Huaixi immediately frowned in annoyance.
However, he did not show it in front of his adoptive mother, and just said indifferently, "I don't know either."
After he finished speaking, he paused for two seconds, and when he heard the slightly puzzled voice on the other end of the line, he began to explain.
"He was wearing a cat doll costume when he was singing, and the production team didn't reveal his identity. None of the mentors knew who he really was."
Wen Ningshu was obviously surprised by this answer.
"Cat doll costume?"
After imagining the scene in her head, Wen Ningshu thought it was quite interesting and praised him, "I quite like his singing. I didn't expect that he is so interesting in person."
Shen Huaixi’s expression couldn’t help but darken.
When he was recording the show before, he tried every means to establish himself as a person who, although not a professional singer, took music very seriously.
Originally, his team wanted to use this program to hype him up.
As a result, due to the appearance of this weirdo No. 78, now apart from his fans, no one on the entire Internet cares about this matter.
Even his adoptive mother Wen Ningshu, who had always loved him, was paying attention to him.
"Really mom...I don't think he's funny."
Shen Huaixi's words immediately made Wen Ningshu on the other end of the phone notice the dripping of his emotions.
Realizing that she had been paying attention to other people's reactions and might have hurt the child's sensitive heart, she immediately changed her words to comfort him, "Mom was just asking casually. Of course, you watch this show for our Xiaoxi."
"Your comments on the contestants are very professional and sharp. You must have done a lot of homework in advance. It's hard work, my dear."
Shen Huaixi's mood did not improve because of Wen Ningshu's comfort.
After saying a few words to his adoptive mother casually, he hung up the phone.
When Shen Huaixi arrived at the private room, Qin Mingchuan had already arrived.
"Qingyan has an interview and will be there later."
After Shen Huaixi pulled a chair and sat down, he explained to Qin Mingchuan why Fu Qingyan was late.
Today's dinner was organized by Qin Mingchuan, ostensibly to welcome Fu Qingyan who had just returned from filming abroad.
Although it's a little late.
But he had been troubled by Su Xingyao's affairs for some time, and only recently did he feel a little better about coming to have dinner with his friends.
Qin Mingchuan sat opposite Shen Huaixi, looking at the face of the person he had liked for many years. For some reason, the image of Su Xingyao suddenly popped up in his mind.
Afterwards, he actually began to wonder what it would be like if he had dinner with Su Xingyao today?
"Mingchuan, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Qin Mingchuan staring at her intently, Shen Huaixi stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of his eyes.
"What are you thinking about?"
Qin Mingchuan suddenly came back to his senses and smiled unnaturally at Shen Huaixi, "Nothing, I just feel like we haven't had dinner together for a long time."
"I've been busy recording shows lately and have a lot of announcements."
As Shen Huaixi spoke, he cast his eyes on the hot search. After clicking on the entry and quickly reading the information in the hot search square, he said to Qin Mingchuan seemingly casually, "Why is Xingyao on the hot search again?"
As soon as Fu Qingyan opened the door and came in, he heard Shen Huaixi's words.
The gentle smile on his face disappeared instantly, and Fu Qingyan's eyes turned cold.
"What happened to him again?"
Shen Huaixi handed the phone to him, "Xingyao has terminated the contract with our company."
After saying that, he looked at Qin Mingchuan and asked, "When did it happen?"
Shen Huaixi's tone was somewhat accusatory.
He, Fu Qingyan and Su Xingyao were all signed to Movie Star Entertainment, which was owned by Qin Mingchuan.
Although this company belongs to Qin Mingchuan, the other party actually has nothing to do with it, and he is the one who makes the decisions on many matters.
He was a little unhappy when Qin Mingchuan suddenly took over the company and replaced the management.
But the other party was the boss after all, and he didn't want Qin Mingchuan to know that he and his parents were interfering in the company's affairs behind the scenes, so he pretended that he knew nothing and didn't mention it.
However, she didn't expect that after such a short period of time, Qin Mingchuan secretly terminated the contract with Su Xingyao without her knowing, and no one had informed him about this.
The feeling that things were suddenly out of control made Shen Huaixi feel extremely uncomfortable.
Qin Mingchuan looked at Shen Huaixi who was suddenly so angry, and a trace of doubt suddenly flashed through his mind.
But Fu Qingyan's words made him put his doubts aside temporarily.
"Su Xingyao contacted you?"
Qin Mingchuan pulled a chair and sat down, took off his coat and threw it on the back of the chair before speaking.
"I terminated the contract after watching Meteor last time."
He answered Shen Huaixi's question first, and then answered Fu Qingyan.
"He didn't contact me. I ran into him when I was out walking that night."
When Qin Mingchuan mentioned the scene of watching the meteor shower that night, his expression also became not so good.
This made him think of the man who kept appearing beside Su Xingyao and stopped him several times.
When Shen Huaixi heard this from Qin Mingchuan, she realized that there were so many things she didn't know, and her face became even worse.
No wonder he always felt that something was wrong recently.
It turns out that the problem lies with Qin Mingchuan.
Shen Huaixi opened his mouth, originally wanting to ask more about the details of their meeting.
But Qin Mingchuan obviously didn't want to talk about this matter. He pulled his tie and said a few words to brush it off.
"He said he wanted to terminate the contract, and I agreed."
Fu Qingyan didn't say anything. Since the last time he discovered that Qin Mingchuan changed the management after the incident between Su Xingyao and Jiang Zihang, he guessed that the other party would definitely stand up for Su Xingyao.
Qin Mingchuan is soft-hearted, so it is not surprising that he would agree to terminate the contract after Su Xingyao met him and pretended to be pitiful.
Fu Qingyan was too lazy to care about Su Xingyao's matter, nor did he look at what was written on the hot search. He just found a seat and sat down.
Instead, Shen Huaixi stood there, looked at the two men who obviously didn't want to talk about this topic, and returned to his seat awkwardly.
After thinking about it, he confirmed with Qin Mingchuan.
"Xingyao suddenly terminated his contract. Does this mean he wants to quit the entertainment industry?" He made a conflicted yet relieved expression and continued, "It would be great if he quits the entertainment industry. My parents wouldn't have to worry about him anymore."
Qin Mingchuan didn't answer, but just raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Huaixi, his brows slightly wrinkled.
During this period of time, he actually couldn't figure out one thing.
Why are Uncle Shen and Aunt Wen so supportive of Shen Huaixi, but so opposed to Su Xingyao, even though they are both in the entertainment industry?
They are obviously my sons, and they do the same thing...
These words were stuck in Qin Mingchuan's throat for a long time, but in the end he felt that this kind of differential treatment of children was done by two adults and had nothing to do with Shen Huaixi, so he just endured it.
After that, Qin Mingchuan took out his mobile phone and opened Weibo.
He has a Weibo account. When Shen Huaixi debuted, the other party asked him to apply for it, saying that it was to collect data for him, a big star, to like and rank.
Although it was a joke, Qin Mingchuan did use this account to like Shen Huaixi's Weibo from time to time.
However, he logged into Weibo not for Shen Huaixi.
He wanted to see what the trending search about Su Xingyao was about.
Clicking on the hot search terms, the fifth one is #Su Xingyao finally gets kicked out of the movie star list#, and the sixth one is #Congratulations to the movie star#.
The moment he saw these two entries, Qin Mingchuan's face darkened.
When he terminated his contract with Su Xingyao, he handled it very low-key, adhering to the principle of not causing trouble to the other party.
Therefore, after the contract was terminated, the company simply deleted his information as requested by Su Xingyao's lawyer, and did not make any special announcement to publicize to the world the termination of the contract between the movie star and Su Xingyao.
Originally, Qin Mingchuan thought that this was enough to handle the matter.
As a result, he didn't expect that Shen Huaixi's fans suddenly dug up this matter and publicized it with great fanfare.
Qin Mingchuan patiently clicked on the hot search square and found that the first few popular Weibo posts were all Shen Huaixi's big fans celebrating by drawing prizes.
[Congratulations to the movie star for terminating his contract with someone. Our big company has finally gotten rid of this unlucky thing.]
[Happy, happy, Xixi baby finally doesn’t have to be tied to someone just because they are in the same company]
[My fellow family members are so happy. After the movie star terminated the contract, not only did he not even issue an announcement, he also directly deleted all the information about someone. It can be seen that he really dislikes the other person, hahahahahahaha]
[Hahahaha, Su Xingyao’s blessing~]
In the square, in addition to Shen Huaixi's fans who were celebrating by drawing lots, Fu Qingyan's fans also secretly joined in.
They have always looked down on Su Xingyao, thinking that such a low-level person being in the same company as movie stars and their own movie kings really lowers their status.
So this group of people also joined the team that mocked Su Xingyao, and gloated over her misfortune along with other fans and passers-by.
[Even his father, the movie star, doesn’t want him anymore, where can Su Xingyao go now?]
[I don’t care where he goes, just don’t come to my son’s company. I’m afraid of being infected by this kind of garbage.]
[What company would dare to hire a piece of trash like him? ]
[Speaking of which, he hasn't been active recently. After the contract termination, will he fast forward to quitting the circle? 】
[Really? Really? ? The day he quits the entertainment industry, I will definitely set off firecrackers to celebrate for three days and three nights]
Qin Mingchuan's face turned black when he saw people in the square criticizing Su Xingyao.
He knew better than anyone that things were not as everyone was saying, and the movie star did not dislike Su Xingyao at all.
On the contrary, they actually didn't want to terminate the contract with Su Xingyao at all.
However, at this moment, no one cared about the truth. Everyone even spread the rumors they made up, and then used them as a basis to attack Su Xingyao.
Qin Mingchuan glanced at the Weibo posts of Shen Huaixi's big fans who were jumping around a lot.
He didn't expect that the thing he tried to do in a decent way would be dug up by them and spread out like this.
Qin Mingchuan slid his finger up and down the page on his mobile phone, and felt that these people were so dark that they were beyond description.
While sliding, his finger accidentally touched someone else's account @苏星遥.
The mobile page immediately jumped to Su Xingyao’s Weibo homepage.
This was the first time Qin Mingchuan clicked on Su Xingyao’s homepage.
Only this time did he realize that Su Xingyao had not updated her Weibo for a long, long time.
His last post was two years ago...
Looking at the more than one million comments on the pinned Weibo, Qin Mingchuan was a little afraid to click on it and read on for a moment.
But in the end he clicked it.
What caught my eye was the insults that were too much to bear...
Qin Mingchuan couldn't bear to read another word.
He immediately exited Weibo, stood up and walked out of the private room.
"You guys eat first, I'm going to make a phone call."
It was just one time, but even he, as a bystander, felt that he could not stand such a negative trend search. However, over the years, Su Xingyao has suffered from it countless times.
And every time, no one in his company dealt with him.
The more Qin Mingchuan thought about it, the more guilty he felt, and the more guilty he felt, the more he dared not to think about it too deeply.
I quickly called someone to remove the trending search.
After finishing the call, he returned to the room and saw Shen Huaixi's face. Suddenly, the incident in which his big fan scolded Su Xingyao popped up in front of him again.
Sitting next to the other person again, Qin Mingchuan thought about it and spoke directly to Shen Huaixi.
"Huai Xi, tell your fans to stop making rumors about Xing Yao."
Shen Huaixi, who had originally felt a little better after seeing Su Xingyao being scolded, looked at Qin Mingchuan in disbelief.
"What did you say?"
Qin Mingchuan's cell phone rang at this moment. He ignored Shen Huaixi and got up and walked out.
Shen Huaixi stood there in a daze, staring blankly at Qin Mingchuan's back as he left, not daring to believe what he said to her.
What happened today? ?
Why is everyone making things difficult for themselves?
*
In recent days, Su Xingyao has frequently appeared on hot searches in various identities.
But since he no longer pays much attention to the Internet, he actually doesn't know anything about these things.
I learned about the termination of the contract with the company from other people.
On the second day after the contract termination hot search, he received a call from Song Yingming, the chief director of "The Voice of China".
The other party strongly recommended to him a variety show that was said to be a healing show, and asked him if he was interested in recording an episode as a guest.
After hearing what Song Yingming said, Su Xingyao almost thought that the other party had dialed the wrong number.
"Director Song...are you sure you didn't find the wrong guest..."
Song Yingming immediately understood what the other party meant, and said with a little pride, "Do you think I'm afraid of being scolded?"
Su Xingyao certainly knew that Song Yingming was not afraid of being scolded.
Because the variety show he was going to appear on wasn't his.
"I mean your friends."
Song Yingming immediately patted his chest and assured Su Xingyao, "Him? He is even more shameless than me. Don't be afraid. It's just a program. There's no need to be so nervous."
After Song Yingming finished speaking, he sent a screenshot of his Moments to Su Xingyao via WeChat.
Zhang Shanfeng (Remark: Never as good as Song Yingming): This kind of healing style is really suitable for my show
The picture attached to this circle of friends shows a cat waving goodbye to two frogs.
Song Yingming: "You see, he said it's very suitable."
Su Xingyao didn't know whether to laugh or cry after reading it.
They are obviously talking about cats...
Although he played the role.
Song Yingming on the opposite side was like the leader of a pyramid scheme, and was still trying his best to persuade Su Xingyao.
"Go ahead, go ahead. Their program announcement fee is quite high. I've already told him that I want to recommend you, and he welcomes it."
After saying that, Song Yingming immediately patched it up, "Of course, don't worry, I didn't tell him that the one wearing the doll costume was you, and I didn't reveal your identity."
Su Xingyao was made to laugh by the enthusiastic citizen Song Yingming.
"So do I have to wear a doll costume to record the show?"
"No, just go ahead."
"Then I'll think about it first."
Su Xingyao actually didn’t really want to be on a variety show, so she didn’t agree directly.
Song Yingming understood and didn't say anything more. He just asked him casually before hanging up the phone.
"Xiao Su, you have terminated your contract with the company."
Su Xingyao didn't ask how the other party knew that, but just answered directly, "Yes, Director Song."
"Has the new company been found?"
"not yet……"
Song Yingming said "oh" and said after a few seconds, "Remember to find a more reliable company next time."
After saying this seemingly casually, he laughed twice and changed the subject, "I just said it casually, that's it."
After hanging up the phone with Song Yingming, Su Xingyao went to find the show that the other party mentioned and watched it.
Although netizens often criticize Song Yingming for his constant outrageous actions to gain traffic, in fact, his reputation is quite good both in the industry and among the audience.
Not only does he have a good reputation, but so does his good buddy Zhang Shanfeng, whom he mentioned. Both are variety show directors who produce very good quality programs.
He hasn't been in variety shows for a few years, but recently he made a comeback with his good friends and continued to do his best live variety show.
Su Xingyao searched for the other party's new variety show on the Internet overnight and discovered that it was a slow-paced travel variety show that allowed the show to travel around the country to experience various customs and cultures.
Although only two issues have been updated so far, the overall style is still warm and healing.
After watching the two episodes, Su Xingyao felt that she also liked this style of variety show, so she contacted the opposite program crew through Song Yingming.
After the company was gone, Su Xingyao had to do everything by herself.
Fortunately, the program crew was very efficient. After Su Xingyao contacted the contact person, the contract was signed quickly.
A few days later, the director of the program sent him a message, informing him that he could officially join the crew for filming.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
