Not only Xu Yanyu thought it was a joke, but everyone in their production team thought so too.
However, their director, Director Zhou, for some unknown reason, took a liking to Xu Yanyu and insisted on inviting her to participate in the program.
Xiao Sun was still organizing his thoughts, trying to figure out how to answer Xu Yanyu's question.
Director Zhou, who was standing nearby, waved to Xiao Sun, signaling him to hand over the phone.
Xiao Sun's eyes widened immediately. Director Zhou actually valued Xu Yanyu so much?
He quickly moved the phone over.
"I think our program can't do without you." Director Zhou said this as soon as he answered the phone.
Xu Yanyu was genuinely frightened this time. "Ah, you're exaggerating!"
Director Zhou's statement is not an exaggeration.
Xu Yanyu is definitely the only candidate for the new season of "Masked Singer".
He had been struggling with the selection of replacement contestants, and it seemed that this season of the show was going to end in a lukewarm manner, just like the last season.
The rules of Masked Singer are that each episode has six contestants who are drawn in pairs and compete on stage while wearing masks to disguise their identities.
It's a competition of who has the best singing skills and whose voice can move the audience more.
Then, based on the votes of the judges and the audience, the two worst performers will be eliminated each episode, and other contestants will be invited to participate as replacements.
But now the show has changed; whoever's identity is guessed is eliminated, turning a singing competition into a guessing game.
The singers who remain in the competition now all have very distinctive voices, so they can only rely on the judges to cover for contestants who have a good relationship with them.
Focusing solely on revealing secrets without emphasizing actual ability goes against the original purpose of this program.
The audience also noticed the problem and started to complain.
Many viewers say the show is becoming increasingly fake and exaggerated.
Director Zhou knew that the show was about to be canceled.
He reflected deeply and finally realized that the stage of "Masked Singer" needs contestants with strength and whose identities are difficult to be exposed.
So after listening to Xu Yanyu sing, Director Zhou felt that Xu Yanyu was very suitable.
Although Xu Yanyu doesn't have many musical works, her singing ability is quite good, and the audience will definitely not guess that she is a natural performer, which adds a lot of interest.
Of course, the contestants cannot be amateurs with only talent. If amateurs are chosen, there will be no direction for the audience to guess, and another aspect of the show will be lost.
To demonstrate his sincerity, Director Zhou briefly explained his situation.
Xu Yanyu listened to his words and began to ponder.
Director Zhou's invitation was a bit sudden, and she had to weigh the pros and cons.
She's still in a lawsuit with her agency, so it's unclear whether participating in the show will have any impact.
Director Zhou didn't know what Xu Yanyu was hesitating about, so he could only say frankly again: "The original intention of our program should be to provide a singing stage for those who have the ability and a certain degree of fame, but do not have the opportunity to showcase their talents."
"I'll think about it," Xu Yanyu said, biting her lip.
To be honest, there are many benefits to participating in this show. The show has a large audience now, which will definitely earn her a lot of fame.
However, her current situation makes her hesitate.
The lawsuit hasn't been resolved yet, so taking on freelance work will definitely be affected.
Upon hearing Xu Yanyu's words, Director Zhou offered another tempting offer: "Why don't you reconsider? Our production team will give you an appearance fee of 500,000 yuan per episode."
The latest episode will be recorded on Friday, so it won't take up too much of your time.
You should know that he just invited a very talented singer yesterday and only gave him an appearance fee of 400,000 yuan.
Xu Yanyu is not a professional singer, but he paid 500,000 yuan per episode to invite her, which is quite a lot.
"A 500,000 appearance fee?" Xu Yanyu paused.
She gets 500,000 yuan for recording one episode, and there are several episodes left in a season. Even if she joins midway as a substitute contestant, she can still earn a lot.
The longer she persists and the more episodes she records, the more she will earn.
Her computer screen was displaying the rules of "Masked Singer" for this world.
The rules are similar to those in her previous life.
Moreover, the show has a rule that is very favorable to her: even if a contestant loses a competition, she can choose whether or not to take off her mask.
Wearing a mask and disguising her identity to participate in the competition will not affect her lawsuit with her agency, as long as she does not reveal her identity.
Even if the lousy agency blames her for taking on private jobs, the money she earned from live streaming during the show's recording period, plus the money from the show itself, is enough to compensate her!
Well, the production team really did offer a lot of money, so Xu Yanyu's opinion shifted.
She looked at the calendar on her computer and finally made up her mind—she'd do it!
She shouted into her phone, "I promise you, I'll participate in the recording of the new episode of 'Masked Singer' this Friday."
"Great!" Director Zhou shouted, slamming his hand on the table.
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