Chapter 367: Meng Ziyi: All men are big liars!
There was still some time before the finals began. Meng Ziyi stood in front of the railing of the guest seats, watching the endless cheering of fans with interest, while Meng Bai chatted with Wang Haiping.
"No one expected that Xiao Yang would make it to the end and become the hot favorite of the show." Wang Haiping said with emotion.
"Normal." Meng Bai said, "Except for her lack of singing and dancing skills, this girl is quite likable in other aspects."
Wang Haiping laughed, "Ha, you're right, my daughter also said when she watched this show before that she thought Yang Chaoyue was quite interesting, and she had to use my phone to vote for her."
Meng Bai raised his eyebrows, "Why, is it okay for you as a boss not to vote for your own artists?"
"There were still four people at that time, so you can't favor one over the other. But now it seems that only Xiao Yang can stay in the end." Wang Haiping sighed, "It's a pity that we have to take back her operating rights for two years after the group is formed."
The goal set by "Produce 101" from the very beginning is to "debut as a group". The eleven contestants left at the end of the show will form a two-year limited group.
During this period, the operating rights of the contestants are owned by Tencent, and Wajijiwa is the executor. Of course, the agency contracts of the members of the limited group are still with their original companies, and the parties are in a cooperative relationship.
"Actually, this is not bad. We can develop as a girl group for two years, consolidate her popularity, and see what kind of development route she is suitable for." Meng Bai spread his hands, "Anyway, if I let her come back now, I really don't know what to arrange for her to do? She can't go to film."
Wang Haiping thought about it and felt that this made sense. Although Yang Chaoyue is very popular now, most of it is still concentrated on the identity of "girl group". If she really leaves, I'm afraid it won't take long for these popularity to dissipate.
It's better to let her stay in the group, so that at least she has an identity that can be taken out in the entertainment industry. And as the first girl group selected by Tencent with great efforts, there must be no shortage of resources, which is really more suitable than in their own hands.
What's more, except for Yang Chaoyue, although the other three failed to form a group, they also gained a wave of popularity in the show, and it's just right to arrange some small-scale film and television dramas to test the waters next.
"No, Hani is still in the finals, are you considering her elimination now?" Meng Bai said.
Wang Haiping said indifferently: "Well, she is still there, but we all know that she will definitely not be able to form a group with her ranking of 21st. But she has made it to the final round, and her fans have increased a lot, and her popularity is not low, so it is not a loss."
In fact, in the TCG group, when she first appeared, Hanikz's popularity was higher than Yang Chaoyue's. After all, her exotic face was still very eye-catching.
It's just that Yang Chaoyue's various program effects were too colorful, which led to her being overshadowed. But being able to reach the final stage today is enough to show that there are still many fans supporting her.
"This show is really popular. Unless it is eliminated in the first round, it will always attract a group of fans if it stands out a little bit." Wang Haiping said, "By the way, did Lao Yang tell you that Tencent contacted us some time ago and wanted to raise funds."
"B round?"
"No, A round." Wang Haiping said, "Taiyang Star's A round of financing."
Meng Bai was stunned: "Is it for Xiao Yang?"
"Obviously, or maybe Hani and the others." Wang Haiping said, "Yang Ming plans to ask Tencent about the conditions first, and then bring it up at the board meeting. What do you think as a major shareholder?"
"It's good. Tencent has a good reputation in investment. It does not interfere with operations and can provide resources. Taiyang Star has just been established, and there are many benefits to connecting with Tencent."
Meng Bai would naturally not object, as Arc Light has already cooperated with Tencent. What's more, he holds a 40% stake in the newly established Taiyang Star, which is twice as much as Taiyang Chuanhe. With new financing coming in, his income will be greater.
"Okay, then I'll tell Yang Ming later, and let's communicate with each other first." Wang Haiping sighed: "I didn't expect that I could still benefit from Xiao Yang. Otherwise, with the current situation, few companies can get financing."
Over the past month, the retreat of the capital market has become more and more obvious, and news of bankruptcies in various industries has emerged one after another. Seeing that the cold winter is getting closer, everyone is trying to prepare for "wintering".
"Hey, I was thinking about asking before, is there any problem with our tax accounts?" Meng Bai asked.
Wang Haiping frowned: "There is definitely no problem with your Arc Light department and the newcomers, but the ones above... Well, you also know that they are all partnerships, and we really don't know their situation."
"Then tell them and let them deal with it." Meng Bai said with a gloomy face: "Don't let yourself get into trouble and implicate us."
The two were naturally talking about Huang Xiaoming, Yang Tianbao and Zhou Dongyu, the "big-name artists" of Taiyang Chuanhe.
Huang Xiaoming, needless to say, has frequently collaborated with Huayi, and has a good personal relationship with Zhao Yanzi, who has already had an accident. Yang Tianbao is also a husband and wife.
Zhou Dongyu herself is fine in terms of capital, but she is closely connected with the Hong Kong circle, which is also a sensitive area.
"Okay, I'll go back and remind them..."
The two were interrupted by the music on the scene when they were halfway through their conversation, and a tsunami of cheers came from the audience seats in front of the stage.
With the support of the fans, the lights on the stage suddenly dimmed, leaving only a small pink light strip on the ground.
From Meng Bai's position, it can be clearly seen that rows of people poured out of the passages on both sides of the stage, lined up to walk onto the stage, and then stood in place.
The next second, "Pick me pick me up" that has been running through half of the summer sounded, and the lights suddenly brightened. All the contestants who have participated in the show, whether they have been eliminated or not, all stood on the stage and danced to the theme song for the last time with the melody.
Don't say it, watching more than a hundred beautiful girls dancing together on the stage is indeed a very enjoyable thing.
However, Meng Bai also discovered the flaw in their position. Although they were close to the stage and could even hear the contestants' own voices, the angle was too far and they could only see their backs.
"…
Pick me pick me up
Pick me pick me up
The more you like me, the cuter I am
..."
Meng Ziyi was also very excited. She sat aside, swaying her body, and muttered the lyrics.
Meng Bai frowned and listened for a while. He couldn't help but said, "Do you have to sing it?"
"What's wrong?" Meng Ziyi, who was stopped, looked innocent. "I think I sang very well, just like on the stage."
Only Yang Chaoyue on the stage is the same as you!
Meng Bai glanced at her, and then looked at Yang Chaoyue in the center of the stage, who obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm for several movements. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart - otherwise, they have a good relationship, pure and innocent.
When it comes to acting, Meng Ziyi is indeed talented. In her senior year of high school, she had a sudden idea and directly participated in the art examination as a cultural student. As a result, she passed three of the four film and television colleges.
But when it comes to singing...
The only college she didn't pass was the Military Art College, because they thought her singing was too bad in the second round of assessment.
Although Meng Bai doesn't know how to sing, it doesn't affect his agreement with the examiner of the Military Art College.
"Change to one with lower artistic content, let yourself go and let others go. "
Tsk, you talk like you're a good singer." Meng Ziyi pursed her lips and muttered to herself.
Although she had never seen Meng Bai sing, she had heard Li Yitong say that her uncle's singing was mostly steady, without any ups and downs.
So from the singing point of view alone, the two people's levels were about the same.
Just as the program team had announced before, the hosts of the finals were changed to Huang Bo and Hou Pei-cen.
To be honest, when Meng Bai saw these two people for the first time, he thought he was at a movie award ceremony such as the Golden Horse Awards.
Huang Bo naturally did not come for nothing. Like Jiang Wen, his main purpose was to take advantage of the popularity to promote his upcoming movie "A Good Show".
Meng Bai remembered that he had heard two days ago that Shen Tengxia’s new movie “The Richest Man in Xihong City”, which was released at the beginning of the month, also plans to find the debut group of “Produce 101” to sing the promotional song.
It can be said that throughout the summer season, except for the first released “Dying to Survive”, the other popular movies are basically gathered here.
Meng Bai touched his chin while sitting in the audience.
If he had known that Yang Chaoyue is so popular now, he should have let her make a cameo appearance when filming “Psychological Crime·City of Light”.
After the group dance on the stage, it was the solo performance of the 22 finalists.
As a popular contestant, Yang Chaoyue was the last to go on stage. She wore a blue and white plaid skirt, danced a simple little house dance, and then couldn’t keep up with the rhythm.
She is cute, but she is also really bad.
"Chaoyue - come on -"
Meng Ziyi lay on the fence, clasped her hands together and shouted towards the stage, to cheer up her good friend.
Unfortunately, there were too many fans cheering at the scene, and Yang Chaoyue was trying hard to think about the next dance moves, so she couldn't hear it.
Even so, Meng Ziyi kept shouting until she finished and stepped off the stage, then sat back to rest.
Meng Bai glanced at Meng Ziyi, whose face was flushed with excitement and whose forehead was still covered with sweat. Although he always teased her, this girl was really good to her friends.
"Wipe it off." Meng Bai asked the staff for a pack of tissues and handed it to her.
"Thank you, little uncle!" Meng Ziyi was still immersed in excitement, and said excitedly: "I think Chaoyue actually danced quite well, right?"
"Your friendship filter is too strong."
"Huh - who do you think dances well?"
Meng Bai looked at the stage, and a girl wearing a pink tube top and white tights came up.
I don't know if it was because of the big movement or some other reason, the microphone on her waist fell down. But she didn't panic. She grabbed the microphone line with her backhand and threw it up, and then grabbed it in the air with one hand handsomely. The whole movement was smooth and flowing, and it was obvious that she had rich stage experience.
"This girl is pretty good." Meng Bai said: "I remember her name should be Wu Xuanyi, and she is ranked ahead of Xiao Yang."
He has watched a few episodes of the show, and he still has an impression of the top three popular contestants.
Hearing this, Meng Ziyi glanced at Wu Xuanyi, who was on the stage with a thin waist, long legs and a sweet smile, and snorted: "I knew that you, little uncle, must like this kind of man, haha!"
"You are mocking... Aren't you two of the same type?"
"Nonsense!" Meng Ziyi said seriously: "Aren't I better looking?"
"... I should have asked you to sign up at the beginning, so that these people would be shocked by my beauty!"
"It's good that you have good taste, little uncle."
"I'm not praising you."
"It doesn't matter, I'll take it as a compliment from little uncle."
...
The rhythm of the final scene can be said to be long, and the various performances of the contestants lasted for nearly three hours before they came to an end.
But what should end will always end. With the two hosts coming on stage again, the final voting channel of the program was closed.
Next, it was time for the final ranking.
Meng Bai finally saw Jiang Wen, who was present as a special guest, and the two leading actors of "Hidden Man" Liao Fan and Peng Yuyan.
The three people stood in a row, plus Huang Bo beside them...
Well, now it looks more like a movie awards ceremony.
It can be seen that Jiang Wen and the other two really haven't watched the show much, and they are simply here to take advantage of the popularity and promote it. Therefore, there is no trickery, and the final list of members is announced in a proper manner.
"Fourth place, Duan Aojuan, total votes..."
"Fifth place, Yamy, total votes..."
"..."
"Eleventh place, Xu Mengjie!"
Every time a name is read out on the stage, the fans in the audience burst into shouts of excitement, disappointment, or regret, and the voices get louder and louder.
Until the name of the last member is read out, the atmosphere on the scene has reached its climax.
So far, the contestants whose names have not been read out and their fans have finally given up their last hope. Although the top three have not been announced yet, there is no doubt that everyone knows who those three people are.
"Third place, Yang Chaoyue, total votes..."
"Second place, Wu Xuanyi..."
"First place, Meng Meiqi..."
As expected, the three hot candidates of the show were left in the final top three.
In the audience seats under the stage, all kinds of noisy sounds drowned out the entire scene.
The top two positions of Meng Meiqi and Wu Xuanyi were predictable. After all, they were born in Lehua and had debuted in Korea as a group called "WJSN". They were equivalent to bringing fans into the group,
so it was no surprise that they took the first and second place. But Yang Chaoyue, who ranked third, really surprised everyone.
She was born in the lower class, had poor skills, was good at singing and dancing, had good looks, was lucky, and had her own comedy effect...
It can be said that with the confirmation of her debut as a group, this girl's future development path is destined to be full of controversy.
However, Yang Chaoyue couldn't think that far at this time. She sat on the steps of the stage with tears in her eyes, looking at Chen Yihan who was happily congratulating her.
"Congratulations, Chaoyue, you finally debuted!"
"But why can't you be with me?" Yang Chaoyue cried.
"It's okay, it's just that the show is over, it's not like we can't meet in the future." Chen Yihan looked at her with a smile: "Come on, hug."
Seeing the two girls hugging each other on the stage, Meng Ziyi, who was sitting in the guest seat, frowned in dissatisfaction.
"Huh, this woman is really a playboy!"
Meng Bai on the side glanced at her: "You are not her boyfriend, why are you jealous?"
"Friends are much more important than boyfriends." Meng Ziyi said: "If your friends have a better relationship with other people, won't you feel bad?"
Meng Bai sighed: "I don't have any friends..."
Meng Ziyi's heart tightened when he heard it, and he pursed his lips and looked at him.
Yes, my uncle's career is getting bigger and bigger, and his status is getting higher and higher. The friends who used to have a good relationship should have become distant now. I'm afraid he really doesn't have many friends.
Looking at Meng Bai's emotional expression, Meng Ziyi suddenly felt a little distressed.
Just when he was about to comfort him, he heard Meng Bai continue leisurely: "... There are no friends, only a bunch of rebellious sons, alas!"
Meng Ziyi: (へ╬) Sure
enough, what the Internet said is right, men are all big liars!
Handsome ones are even more!
With no place to vent her anger, Meng Ziyi walked to the fence and shouted at the stage with all her strength: "Yang Chaoyue!"
Not sure if it was because the voice was too loud or because it was too close, Yang Chaoyue, who was still feeling sad, suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the side of the stage.
Looking in the direction, Meng Ziyi's face came into view not far away.
Why is Sister Meng here?
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Yang Chaoyue subconsciously looked around, and then a look of joy appeared on her face.
As expected, I knew the boss must be there!
...
One hour later, backstage.
Yang Chaoyue, who had just changed her clothes, walked out of the lounge in a hurry.
"What's wrong, Chaoyue?"
Meng Meiqi, who debuted as the center and temporarily served as the captain, asked.
Yang Chaoyue, who was caught, paused: "Nothing, I'm going to go out to meet someone."
"The team will be interviewed soon, don't be late."
"Don't worry, I'm at the door."
Yang Chaoyue shouted, and then walked out of the lounge quickly.
As expected, as soon as he went out, he saw Meng Bai standing not far away and chatting with someone, and next to him was Meng Ziyi who saw him and secretly greeted him.
(End of this chapter)
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