Chapter 254 253. Very unfriendly competition system and public opinion, hell mode starts! (Subscribe!)

The competition system has changed again?

The game is about to start.

Is there something wrong with the international operations team again? This is the first time that The Voice of China is holding a world competition.

so.

The operation team is trying every possible way to attract everyone's attention and to ensure that all ten major competition areas hold the fairest competition. They must select the most talented, capable and best-sounding voices, so as to truly attract the largest number of audiences to watch and listen to the songs.

Objectively speaking, this is indeed a good thing, and the selected players did amaze all the audiences in each region.

Up to now, The Voice of China is almost the most watched entertainment event in the world. Even several blockbusters released in Hollywood at the end of the year cannot compete with it for attention.

This shows that the operation plan is successful.

This gives the operations team more confidence to do their best.

Wang Qian, Qin Xuerong and others all looked at Zhou Qinghua, but did not ask any questions. They just ate their breakfast slowly, waiting for Zhou Qinghua's explanation.

Zhou Qinghua drank a glass of water and said in a more serious tone: "The new competition system has added a performance data, which is very beneficial to their local players."

Seeing that Wang Qian, Qin Xuerong, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin still did not ask.

Zhou Qinghua seemed a little embarrassed and glanced at He Dongming.

He Dongming was indeed the subordinate who had been working and communicating with Zhou Qinghua the most recently. He immediately understood what he meant and asked, "Director Zhou, what data?"

Zhou Qinghua continued: "Sales data!"

Wang Qian understood immediately and whispered, "In other words, the songs performed live will be released to the market? The sales data will be counted in the final ranking?"

Zhou Qinghua nodded, "That's right! The Voice of China operation team has reached a cooperation agreement with Billboard. They will list a temporary ranking list for this Voice of China International Competition. Every time a contestant finishes singing a song, it will be immediately listed and included in this ranking list. The ranking will be determined after one week, and the performance data will be calculated based on the ranking and included in the final results of the competition."

Qin Xuerong asked curiously, "How do you count all this data? There are online audience voting data, live audience voting data, and live judges' scoring data. Now there is also a weekly sales ranking! That's four data points. How do you calculate it in the end?"

Zhou Qinghua immediately explained: "The online audience votes and on-site voting data will be calculated together and all counted as audience votes. Add the judges' scores and sales performance rankings, and there are still three data items. The one who beats the opponent in two or three data items will be the winner."

Wang Qian nodded: "This is indeed the most beneficial to their local players."

For example, Adam, the most famous contestant in North America, has accumulated tens of millions of fans here. If he releases songs and sells them, it will definitely be easier for him to attract more audiences to buy his songs than contestants from other regions.

European players will be less attractive than Adam.

Asian contestants, on the other hand, have almost no fame here. Once they release a song for sale, they have almost no foundation. They need to rely entirely on their own strength and the song itself to attract audiences to buy and download it, and they also have to overcome the audience's instinctive contempt for Asians.

Such a comparison!

It is extremely unfriendly to Asian players, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is as difficult as hell.

He Dongming said: "This is the sales chart that is included in the results. There are also data charts that are not included in the results, but will also be displayed! Billboard will also list a separate overall chart that lists all the sales data of the songs performed by the ten contestants in this world competition. This will continue until the end of the entire competition, and there will be a final ranking of all performances in the end."

"At the same time, these songs will also be included in the overall ranking of Billboard. Not only will the contestants compete, but they will also compete with other big-name singers who released songs at the same time! In other words, this time the operation team will cooperate with Billboard to give all the songs performed by all the contestants an overall sales ranking, and the sales ranking will also be included in the overall ranking of Billboard itself."

"In the end, it's okay for those who are ranked at the top, but it's embarrassing if you rank at the bottom. In short, it's still a very unfriendly mechanism for Asian players!"

He Dongming's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

Zhou Qinghua also sighed and said, "I voted against this decision. The program teams of the island country and Lao San also voted against it. However, all seven major regions voted in favor, so our opposition was invalid. I heard that it was several major record companies that pushed for this resolution in order to increase the popularity and appeal of Adam's players as much as possible through this world competition."

"To prepare for their official debut after the competition. If they succeed, we may be able to introduce several superstar singers."

"As for the Asian players..."

"They think that just coming is enough, and that attracting local audiences is enough. The important thing is participation."

This time, Zhou Qinghua clearly felt the suppression and discrimination against Asian contestants by the program team.

Even though the revenue contributed by the Chinese region this time is second only to North America, people have never cared about the feelings of Chinese players and audiences.

certainly……

These rankings will definitely be of great benefit to increasing the overall attention of the program team.

because.

Only when there are rankings will there be controversy and room for hype.

Just like the rankings of characters in some novels and comics, readers and fans can argue about it for a hundred years and still be passionate about it.

The ranking of NBA players is also a topic that will never go out of style among fans and viewers.

so.

The emergence of these rankings will surely bring about huge controversy, and will also bring huge popularity and attention, which will in turn bring ratings and ultimately profits!

but……

Asian players felt a huge amount of hostility.

Wang Qian listened to what Zhou Qinghua and He Dongming said, but he didn't say anything. He just ate his meal quietly and said softly, "This leaves no room for maneuver, right?"

Zhou Qinghua nodded: "Of course, all sales data is well documented. We have notaries in every region. Whoever finds a problem has the right to publicly question it."

Wang Qian: "It doesn't matter. In the end, it all depends on the ability and the work. I just need to do my work well."

As he spoke, Wang Qian had already finished his breakfast, put down his cutlery, wiped his mouth gently, stood up and said, "Wait for me to clean up, then we'll go to the performance venue."

"By the way, where is the performance venue?"

Zhou Qinghua said seriously: "You must know, Staples Center."

Wang Qian: "Of course I know the home stadiums of the Lakers and Clippers."

Zhou Qinghua: "In order to avoid the game, the program team carefully adjusted the performance time."

Zhao Wei and He Fulin were the most excited! They had never dreamed that they would have the opportunity to perform at the Staples Center in their lifetime.

Murong Yue was the calmest. When she was studying in Berkeley, she often came to the Staples Center to watch performances.

Of course, she never performed there.

Jiang Yu was looking forward to it! Wang Qian dressed up a little and wanted to wear some casual clothes.

However, Qin Xuerong forced Wang Qian to wear a suit, but without a tie.

Wang Qian really doesn't like wearing a tie. Having a rope tied around the neck is not only uncomfortable, but also looks terrible.

Everyone else had already packed up, and after Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong were done, they set off for the Staples Center with Zhou Qinghua and He Dongming from the program crew.

Just went out.

Then I saw Miyuki Nakamori walking out from a distance, accompanied by Maou Chiba and Masahide Ito, as well as two people from the island country's Voice of China program team.

Met Wang Qian, Zhou Qinghua and their group.

Miyuki Nakamori, along with Masahide Ito and Maou Chiba, hurried over.

Miyuki Nakamori nodded slightly to Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong and said softly, "Good morning, Wang Qian-kun!"

Qianyu Zhenzhu also nodded: "Good morning!"

Ito Masahide and others also nodded and smiled politely.

Wang Qian smiled and nodded, saying, "Good morning, everyone. Are you going to the performance venue?"

Miyuki Nakamori: "Yes, we have been taking time to go there every day recently to prepare for the performance in two days. Wang Qianjun, is this your first time going there today?"

Wang Qian: "Well, I'll take my teammates to check out the venue."

Miyuki Nakamori: "Or stick with the rock style?"

Wang Qian smiled: "Of course, this time, I will only play rock music."

No one else said anything, just watching the two of them talking, as if they were two friends who knew each other well! After chatting for a few sentences, they walked to the stairs and separated.

Because Miyuki Nakamori and the program team have other things to do.

Wang Qian took Qin Xuerong out of the hotel and immediately saw many media reporters outside, as well as some local Los Angeles internet celebrities and self-media gathered here.

Cameras and mobile phones were all pointed at the hotel entrance.

Wang Qian, Zhou Qinghua and their group had just arrived yesterday, so they obviously had not expected this situation and were not prepared.

Before the car arrived, a group of media people came up.

Microphones were handed to Wang Qian one by one, and reporters hurriedly asked questions in English.

"Mr. Wang Qian, you are coming to Los Angeles to participate in the Voice World Championship on behalf of the Huaxia Division. Are you confident that you can defeat your opponents?"

"Mr. Wang Qian, I know you promised the Chinese audience on the Chinese Internet that you would win the world championship. Why are you so confident?"

"Mr. Wang Qian, I've been following you recently and noticed that you didn't prepare well for the World Championships, but instead wrote a novel in China. Why is that? Do you know that you have no hope of winning and have given up?"

"Mr. Wang Qian, some people questioned whether your last live performance of the new rock song "I hate myself for loving you" was fake, saying that you simply can't sing like that. Is this true?"

"Mr. Wang Qian..."

The reporters' questions came one after another without any hesitation.

Zhou Qinghua and He Dongming hurried forward to stand in front of Wang Qian.

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Qin Xuerong winked at Zhao Wei and He Fulin behind him, and the two of them quickly stepped forward to block the reporters who were rushing over and protected Wang Qian inside.

Jiang Yu and Murong Yue stood behind Wang Qian.

Wang Qian lowered his head slightly, not looking at the cameras or the media reporters, but just holding Qin Xuerong's hand and walking forward.

He is a veteran in the entertainment industry and has extensive experience in dealing with these media.

Although the questions from these media were very impolite.

Wang Qian is in a foreign land, if he is not careful, he might be smeared by them!

Therefore, Wang Qian knew that the only thing he could do now was to remain silent and say nothing.

Of course, he knew that this would not stop these people from discrediting him.

But there was nothing he could do.

Slandering the Chinese is now the politically correct practice for the North American media, and it is also what they have always liked to do.

but.

In addition to these media outlets that use harsh language to find fault, there are also some media outlets that are relatively neutral and friendly.

"Mr. Wang Qian, can I take a picture of you? Smile!"

"Mr. Wang Qian, many people in North America like your two English rock songs. Will you still stick to the rock style when you come to Los Angeles to compete this time? Will you sing English rock or Chinese rock?"

"Mr. Wang Qian..."

When Wang Qian heard these questions, he did not respond. He just smiled and cooperated with the reporter who was taking pictures. Then he saw the car of the program crew coming. He quickly pulled Qin Xuerong and got into the car under the guidance of He Dongming and Zhou Qinghua.

The reporters around were also persistent, and kept throwing sharp topics at him quickly.

Wang Qian also remained silent. After the group got in the car, they left quickly.

Zhou Qinghua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "These gossip media are really rude. They dare to say anything. Fortunately, you handled it well. Just ignore them. No matter what they say, just treat it as nonsense. Otherwise, if you get angry and argue with them, they will succeed and things will get worse and worse."

Wang Qian: "I know, as for the media, just ignore them. They can make up stories if they want, but I won't answer them a single word anyway!"

He Dongming nodded: "To be honest, the entertainment media here have the most controversy about you. Because many contestants from other regions have publicly expressed their approval of you! Especially in the North American Voice finals, Green, who lost to Adam, publicly stated that Adam's musical talent is not as good as yours, and said that Adam might lose to you."

"Adam also gave in at the time, which caused quite a stir in North America. The media began to dig up information about you frantically and tried to discredit you in various ways."

"Now that you're here, these media outlets will certainly not let you go."

to be honest.

Wang Qian is also under some pressure now.

There is no longer the absolute invincible confidence that I had at the beginning.

because!

Both the competition system and public opinion here are too unfriendly to him.

almost!

There is a feeling of being at war with the whole world.

Want to win in this situation.

It's really a nightmare mode within hell mode.

Relying solely on strength may not be enough, it also depends on luck.

so.

Wang Qian fell silent and looked at the scenery of Los Angeles outside the window.

Seeing Wang Qian silent.

No one else said anything, not wanting to disturb Wang Qian.

Qin Xuerong held Wang Qian's hand tightly and gave Wang Qian his support.

The car soon arrived at the Staples Center.

There are also a lot of media reporters here.

As soon as Wang Qian's car came in, it was surrounded by many media reporters.

The driver wanted to stop.

Because this is a routine operation for other contestants, stopping here with media reporters to be interviewed, chat for a few minutes, increase exposure, which may help with subsequent vote canvassing.

but.

Wang Qian didn’t need it, and immediately said to the driver: “Sir, don’t stop, just go in!”

The black driver looked back at Wang Qian and asked with certainty, "Sir, are you sure? You will miss a good opportunity to be exposed."

Wang Qian smiled and shook his head: "I'm sure I don't need this opportunity. We just need a quiet environment now."

The black driver nodded, and without stopping the car, he drove directly to the entrance.

Zhou Qinghua, He Dongming, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin got out of the car first and acted as security guards for Wang Qian. Then Wang Qian pulled Qin Xuerong out of the car. Jiang Yu and Murong Yue followed closely behind and entered the passage together.

Seeing that Wang Qian had no intention of stopping, many media reporters who were waiting nearby just took a few photos and did not chase after him.

Inside, there were already several reporters waiting, and several NBC cameras were set up, recording all the details of Wang Qian entering the venue.

The host, a tall, thin white lady in a black suit, quickly came up and handed a microphone to Wang Qian. "Hello, Wang Qian from China. I'm the interview host, Diana. Can I have an interview with you?"

Wang Qian looked at Zhou Qinghua to confirm whether the other party's identity was real.

Zhou Qinghua nodded slightly, indicating that yes, this was the exclusive interview with the contestants arranged by the program team.

Wang Qian immediately agreed: "Of course, this is what I should do."

Diana looked young. She looked at Wang Qian carefully with her brown eyes and immediately interviewed him.

And at this time.

Another group of people came in through the door.

Adam, Ceci, and Winston walked in.

They immediately saw Wang Qian and his group who were being interviewed.

Adam and the others stopped and looked at Wang Qian.

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