37 Chapter 37
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"Aren't you and Liu Shu planning to import singers from South Korea? You don't know yourself or your opponent. Do you want to repeat the same mistakes?"
Yun Shang had originally planned on doing this well. Starting from Korean dramas, after breaking down the barriers, he would be able to introduce Korean culture and quickly impact the Chinese entertainment market with Korean boy and girl groups.
But he never expected that such a good hand of cards would be ruined by Pei Yuanzhi and Liu Shuyi.
They didn't choose any of them, but instead chose a TV series that was the least suitable for China.
I spent tens of millions on it, but it was reported and taken off the shelves, and my money was completely wasted.
Now that Tianqi Media's funds are not so abundant, they can only curb their arrogance, but Pei Yuanzhi and Liu Shuyi are already preparing for the next round.
Yun Shang only knew that they were raising funds, but he had no idea how big a deal they wanted to make.
In order to prevent Pei Yuanzhi and Liu Shuyi from doing it with their heads covered and eyes closed like last time, he could only come up with this method.
"Sing Out Loud" is considered a first-class singing program in China. The production team will invite singers of various types to gather together, and the mentors they choose are also very capable people.
Even if Pei Yuanzhi didn't know much about the Chinese music scene, as long as he stayed in this program for a few episodes, he would be able to quickly find out what was mainstream.
Only by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese music scene can they find the right remedy.
Hearing Yun Shang's words, Pei Yuanzhi's face turned dark, and he obviously remembered what happened before.
But on second thought, what he said does make sense.
If they don't have a systematic understanding of the music scene, their plans are likely to fail again.
"When does it start? I'll ask my agent to make time."
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Because Xigua TV, the platform behind "Sing Out Loud", is very powerful, the people invited by them don't know who else they have invited besides themselves.
When signing the contract, everyone signed one by one and did not meet each other.
According to the rules of "Sing Out Loud", the mentors must choose singers with extremely strong abilities. As for the assistants, they can be from any profession in the entertainment industry and can be brought by the mentors themselves. If the mentors do not recommend, the program team will choose.
But in the first season, the invited mentors were basically people related to the music industry.
Zhang Li and Chen Xiaodong did not expect that Pei Yuanzhi, a person who had almost no connection with the music industry, would follow Yun Shang to participate in "Sing Out Loud".
Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi never expected that the program team would also invite Chen Xiaodong and bring Zhang Li along.
So, not long after the signing of the contract, when the official Weibo of "Sing Out Loud" suddenly announced the mentors and assistants invited for this season, almost everyone was stunned.
[Official Weibo of "Sing Out Loud": The new season of "Sing Out Loud" is coming soon. Mentors, assistants and guests are in place. New challenges and new dreams, let's see who will be your pick in the end!
Welcome our four mentors @云尚cloud @辰晓冬 @渊旻珊 @佳佳hei ~
Welcome our four deputies @Pei Yuanzhi @Cui Shan @Hu Minzhi @Zhang Li~
Players, please get ready! 】
The first season of "Sing Out Loud" became a hit and attracted a large number of viewers and fans. They knew that after the first season ended, the program team would definitely launch the second season.
But no one expected that the cast of this season would be so strange.
This Weibo post had just been published and hadn’t started trending on the search list yet, but fans of the official Weibo account had already noticed it and were excitedly clicking in.
At first glance, there was nothing to be proud of, and many netizens were even very happy about it.
[Wow! They invited Chen Xiaodong! I really trust the production team's vision. Will Chen Xiaodong sing? I really want to see if he'll be able to rock the show!]
[Yun Tian Wang!! You can sing loudly!!]
Yuan Minshan is here too! With her sharp tongue, this season's contestants are in trouble!
[Huh? There's Jiajia here too! I haven't seen him in a while. I thought he'd retired.]
[Not bad, not bad! Looking forward to it!! ...]
The comment section was initially harmonious, with everyone's attention focused on the instructor.
But in less than half a minute, many people discovered the blind spot.
[Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!! Am I dazzled? Who did the deputy invite? ? ?]
[Ah? The production team...]
[Wait… am I blind? I actually saw Pei Yuanzhi and Zhang Li while watching the official announcement loudly? ?]
[Pei Yuanzhi? ? Zhang Li? ? ?]
[Hiss… Should I say it's Xigua TV, worthy of it? I bet Pei Yuanzhi definitely doesn't know that the production team invited Zhang Li at the same time as him.]
Xigua TV: Hey! We're just so brave. We don't care about being banned or not. Once you're on our show, even a dragon has to coil up for us, and even a tiger has to lie down for us...
As soon as the comments were made, memories of netizens were awakened.
While everyone was marveling at the power of Xiguatai, they also took out their melon seeds, looking forward to the upcoming "dance of demons".
Sure enough, when Bai Wen and assistant Pei Yuanzhi were about to forward this Weibo post as required, they felt terrible after reading it.
The two reported the matter immediately.
Pei Yuanzhi hadn't been acting for a while, and when he heard what his assistant said, he was furious and checked his Weibo.
He found out that the program team had tagged him and Zhang Li at the same time. He was furious and confused.
He immediately called Yun Shang.
"When you invited me, why didn't you tell me that Zhang Li was also invited to this show?!"
He had previously claimed to ban Zhang Li, but then he appeared on the same show with her? Was he trying to completely discredit him?!
Yun Shang had also seen the Weibo post, and when he heard Pei Yuanzhi's question, he was suddenly speechless.
"Um... I don't know either. The production team actually invited her..."
"Wait, the program team also invited Chen Xiaodong to be a mentor. Zhang Li might have been recommended by him..."
Pei Yuanzhi gritted his teeth, his cheeks curling stiffly. "So you didn't ask the production team in advance who they had invited?!"
"This..." He didn't think too much about it.
The most important thing is, how could he have imagined that Zhang Li, an 18th-tier artist, would appear on the list?
Pei Yuanzhi now only wants to kill Yun Shang, who is unreliable.
"Tell the production team that I want to terminate the contract!"
"Impossible!" Yun Shang said reflexively.
"I said, I! Want! To! Terminate! The! Contract!"
Yun Shang quickly tried to persuade him, "We're signed with Xigua TV. Do you know how much influence they have in the domestic entertainment industry? If you terminate the contract after their official announcement, they'll definitely not agree. It might even anger them and they might even ban you from the industry. Furthermore...given Tianqi Media's current situation and your announcement fee, it's probably going to be difficult for them to pay you a termination fee right now..."
If Pei Yuanzhi had only heard Yun Shang's last sentence, he would have blurted out without hesitation: "With my worth, I can't afford a mere termination fee?"
But the key point is, that sentence 'they may directly ban you in the industry'.
Pei Yuanzhi never imagined that he had always been the one to ban others, but now he was facing the threat of being banned...
If his position in the Pei family was already stable, he would certainly not care about a mere job in the entertainment industry, but he has not let the eldest wife let down her guard yet, and this protective color must not be taken off.
"I really want to... kill you!"
Yun Shang curled his lips innocently, knowing that Pei Yuanzhi had to give up the idea of terminating the contract.
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Zhang Li was filming and didn't find out from Bai Wen until the end.
When she heard that Pei Yuanzhi was also going to participate in this program, she was not as surprised and angry as Pei Yuanzhi, but just raised her eyebrows.
"In what capacity did he participate?"
Cheng Yu answered her on behalf of Bai Wen: "Just like you, A Li, I am the instructor's assistant."
Zhang Li immediately thought of the connection, "Yun Shang's deputy?"
"That's him."
Zhang Li nodded and said nothing more. He just lowered his eyes and began to think.
Knowing Pei Yuanzhi's character, she knew that he had a very high opinion of himself. Without a special reason, it would be impossible for him to be inferior to someone and serve as someone's deputy.
But it’s different when it’s connected with Yun Shang.
At the last banquet, when Yun Shang was with Pei Yuanzhi and Liu Shuyi, she had an unusual feeling. Later, the incident of Tianqi Media introducing Korean dramas happened. She didn't think these two things were unrelated. It was very likely that Yun Shang was the one who made the connection.
This time the two of them got together again, and Pei Yuanzhi even "unfairly" sacrificed himself to be the assistant music instructor. He must have some ulterior motive.
Then it’s easy to guess what happens next.
Pei Yuanzhi and Yun Shang's thoughts were obvious to her.
"Ali, what are your plans?" Cheng Yu asked.
"I don't have any plans." Zhang Li smiled leisurely.
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Soon, this Weibo post of "Sing Loudly" was reposted one after another by the artists who tagged it, including Zhang Li.
However, the onlookers noticed one key point, that is, among those artists, only Pei Yuanzhi had not forwarded it yet.
Now, netizens can’t stop discussing it.
[Hahaha, only Pei Yuanzhi didn't retweet it. I was sure he was kept in the dark! Now that he knows, I don't know how pissed he is!]
[Hahahaha, the person you want to ban is on the same show as you. If I were Pei Yuanzhi, I would definitely terminate the contract!]
[Upstairs, don't you know that "Sing Out Loud" is owned by Xigua TV? They're notoriously overbearing. If Pei Yuanzhi dares to terminate the contract, I bet Xigua TV will retaliate by banning her.]
[Oh wow~ This Shura field, gather your strength! ]
If Zhang Li, an artist who has nothing to do with the music industry, was the only one participating as a deputy in this episode, everyone's focus would definitely be on her identity.
But as soon as Pei Yuanzhi appeared, everyone's attention shifted to her entanglement with Pei Yuanzhi.
Pei Yuanzhi specifically asked his assistant not to forward it, but netizens still did not mind making trouble and started to stir up trouble under this Weibo post.
Before it even became a trending topic on Weibo, it was discovered by Pei fans who were patrolling everywhere.
Seeing that Zhang Li, whom they already hated to the core, was going to be on the same show with Pei Yuanzhi, Pei's fans went crazy.
[What the hell?! Did the production team tag the wrong person? You invited an 18th-tier artist like Zhang Li to sing loudly?!]
[If you want to belittle yourselves, don't drag our Brother Zhi into this! ! Who arranged this?! What the hell?! !]
[Ahhhhh! This crazy woman Zhang Li is trying to scam me again! Are you blind, production crew? Why choose something like this to disgust the audience?!?]
[Go s go s go s go s!! What a NC unpopular! What a disgusting production team! Are they really willing to do anything for the sake of popularity? ? ]
[You guys invited someone like Zhang Li? Did a dog eat your brain?...]
The appearance of Pei fans instantly took over the comment section.
Many netizens just watched the fun and made fun of Pei Yuanzhi, but they were attacked indiscriminately as a result.
Such mad dog-like behavior instantly made the attacked netizens angry.
They were originally neutral, but they immediately stood on Zhang Li's side.
[What kind of dog is biting people? Zhang Li is a female artist, and you've been chasing and biting her for so long, and she's even banned by your real boss. You're a bunch of crazy people who attack others every day. Don't tell me Zhang Li is clinging to you. Just look at the picture your real boss posted. Zhang Li is just standing at the door of the room. She didn't even make a move to cling to your real boss. And you still have the nerve to say she's clinging to you? It's really just a picture at the beginning, and the rest is all made up.]
[The noodles are cooked as they are! What kind of person you are, what kind of fans you have]
[XS, you don't think you're the only one left in the domestic entertainment industry, do you? Being a fan of certain people is really stupid.]
@Pei Yuanzhi, your dog bit someone? Should you bring it back?
[Based on these crazy fans, I think Zhang Li might be innocent...]
As the quarrel grew louder, this incident unsurprisingly became a hot topic.
Pei Yuanzhi's agent Wei Jie finally discovered something was wrong. After talking to Pei Yuanzhi on the phone, she immediately ordered the fan leaders to start controlling the fans' behavior.
Of course, not all fans can be controlled, so their crazy behavior made many netizens have a plummeting impression of Pei Yuanzhi.
In short, before Zhang Li and Pei Yuanzhi even appeared on "Sing Out Loud", the show had already become popular before it was even recorded because of their quarrel.
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The two actresses who were in the same dressing room with Zhang Li were expecting that after seeing the official announcement, the audience would point the finger at Zhang Li's behavior of forcibly crossing the line to gain popularity, but they did not expect that everyone's attention would be focused on Pei Yuanzhi being on the same show with her.
It would have been fine if Pei fans had just gotten angry and scolded her, but as Pei fans attacked her indiscriminately, they actually attracted a group of people to stand with Zhang Li.
The two of them found it really boring and stopped paying attention.
And the two of them didn't realize that after this incident, many people in the "Legend of Li Wan" crew gradually became familiar with Zhang Li.
When everyone first saw Zhang Li bringing so many people into the group, they thought she must be acting like a big shot, so they basically followed the principle of less trouble is better and tried not to have any contact with her as much as possible.
The most important thing is that Concubine Li, played by Zhang Li, appears to be gentle and weak on the surface, but is actually vicious and cruel behind the scenes, which makes other people feel their scalps tingling after watching it, and they stay away from her even more.
Only the director and screenwriter often talked to Zhang Li. No one else, not even Sun Mian who played the female lead and the actor who played the emperor, would look for her except to act with her.
On the contrary, after this incident, when Sun Mian was eating lunch, he gossiped with others about Zhang Li being attacked by Pei fans, but he didn't notice that Zhang Li was not far away.
A few people were talking excitedly, and when someone reminded them, they noticed Zhang Li.
You can imagine how embarrassed Sun Mian and the others were when they were caught gossiping about others.
However, Sun Mian was a very straightforward person and quickly went up to apologize.
Following her lead, the others also apologized to Zhang Li.
But Zhang Li, who they thought was very difficult to get along with, not only did not blame them, but also said: "It's okay, gossip is human instinct."
This one sentence instantly narrowed the distance between her and everyone else.
Sun Mian is a person who loves to gossip, and his impression of Zhang Li instantly improved after hearing this.
She mustered up her courage and actually started asking Zhang Li, the real person, "Many people online are spreading rumors about you. It's Pei Yuanzhi who is slandering you..."
What Sun Mian actually wanted to ask was whether her team should take this opportunity to whitewash themselves.
As a result, Zhang Li misunderstood.
She frowned when she thought of Pei Yuanzhi, that psychopath. "He's mentally ill."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered that in the original novel, Sun Mian in front of her had later worked with Pei Yuanzhi and was paired with him. In order to prove his innocence to Liu Qingran, Pei Yuanzhi not only drew a clear line between himself and Sun Mian, but also deliberately embarrassed her during the live broadcast.
Seeing this, Pei's fans launched a cyberbullying against Sun Mian, which not only caused Sun Mian to lose several jobs but also almost made her depressed.
Thinking of this, she kindly reminded: "Female artists should stay away from him... Of course, the same goes for male artists."
When she said this, she looked very serious, and her disgust and contempt for Pei Yuanzhi were visible to the naked eye.
Everyone present was from the entertainment industry, and they were quite good at discerning emotions.
Just from Zhang Li's expression, everyone could tell that there was definitely something else behind that incident.
Especially Zhang Li's words "Female artists had better stay away from him" which came from deep inside, seemed to be a real reminder to them.
Sun Mian and the others didn't ask any more questions, but they kept her words in mind.
After this incident, Sun Mian and others realized that they might have had some misunderstandings about Zhang Li before.
In order to make up for their own preconceived notions and the negative impression they had of Zhang Li, they slowly began to invite Zhang Li to participate in their conversations.
Zhang Li just doesn't like to talk much because she is busy, but that doesn't mean she hates socializing, especially when others are proactive and enthusiastic towards her.
After a few interactions, a group of people led by Sun Mian quickly became familiar with Zhang Li.
After getting to know her, they discovered that Zhang Li was truly an extremely intelligent person with very unique insights. Of course, like many highly intelligent people, she didn't care what others thought of her and spoke her mind directly, not wanting to beat around the bush.
This is a very difficult personality to get into in the entertainment industry. Everyone now understands that it is no wonder that with her looks and acting skills, she is still only a third-tier star.
But because they got to know her, Sun Mian and others began to like her.
So, Zhang Li and the two people in the dressing room discovered that, without realizing it, Zhang Li had inexplicably broken into the circle of the female lead Sun Mian and others. Not only did he exchange contact information with everyone and follow each other on Weibo, he also became their "core figure".
On the day Zhang Li finished filming, everyone even held a special wrap-up party for her, and everyone gave her a wrap-up gift.
This was Zhang Li's first film crew, and she hadn't had many expectations at first. But before leaving, she couldn't help but feel touched by the many gifts she received. After all, these people had no idea who she was behind the scenes, and they only wanted to befriend her because of her.
She carefully put the gift away and then made a promise: "You can contact me anytime in the future. If you encounter any trouble, don't be shy. I will help you if I can."
Sun Mian and the others had no idea of the significance of this promise and were amused by her serious look.
"Ali, you really are... We treat you as a friend, and you say such things!"
"You deserve to be punished! You must drink three cups!"
Amidst everyone's laughter and fun, Zhang Li's first play ended successfully.
That night, photos of many people laughing heartily appeared one after another on the Weibo accounts of Zhang Li, Sun Mian and others.
[Zhang Li v: Happy wrapping! /Photos attached]
[Sun Mian v, ...: Be happy every day! @Zhang Li/photo]
The actors who were able to enter "The Legend of Li Wan" were all of some weight, so when their Weibo posts were released, they still caused a small sensation.
Their fans didn't expect that their idol would get along so well with Zhang Li.
As a result, many fans put aside their prejudices and began to leave their blessings to Zhang Li.
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Happy times are always short.
After leaving the crew of "Legend of Li Wan", Zhang Li was still a little uncomfortable with the sudden disappearance of laughter around him.
But soon, her schedule was filled with other things.
Not long after Zhang Li returned to City A, one day when she was having an online meeting with Wu Heng and others, she didn't know that a chat group suddenly popped up on her WeChat interface.
[The administrator added 'cloud', 'Chen Xiaodong', 'Pei'... 'Zhang Li', and others to the chat group.]
[Administrator changed the chat group name to 'Sing Aloud Season 2 Chat Group']
[Administrator pinned announcement: [Welcome everyone to join the "Sing Out Loud" family. The second season of "Sing Out Loud" will start recording the day after tomorrow. The specific time and location have been sent to the teachers' emails. Please don't be late. Here we repeat the main plot and rules of our "Sing Out Loud" Season 2 recording: ...]]
[Administrator: Teachers, please check the announcement. If you have any questions, please let us know in time. PS: Regarding the official blog post about the release of "Sing Out Loud", please forward it in time (emphasis added)]
Not to mention the artists who were pulled in, except for Zhang Li, the lowest ones are second-tier. They all have busy schedules, and even if they have the time, after reading the administrator's last sentence, they don't know what to say.
It was Yuan Minshan who broke the zero-response streak after seven or eight minutes.
YMS: Ahaha
With the first person speaking up, others also bubbled up within half an hour.
【cloud：Uh】
[Jia Jia: Haha, hello everyone~]
【There are trees on the mountain: 1】
[*: 1]
Just when everyone thought that the administrator's photoshopped key points were going to be glossed over, unexpectedly, Chen Xiaodong started to act sarcastically.
[Chen Xiaodong: It’s the official Weibo account. I think everyone should have reposted it, after all, we all signed the contract.]
As soon as these words came out, the group fell into extreme silence again.
Several minutes passed before the administrator appeared again.
[Admin: /Like. If there are any who haven’t forwarded it yet, please do so in time.]
This sentence almost named someone, pointing out that only Pei Yuanzhi did not forward it.
Seeing this, everyone seemed to have a feel for the style of this program team.
Even Yun Shang couldn't help but worry about Pei Yuanzhi, and quickly contacted him privately to repost the official blog to make up for it.
【Author’s words】
"Sing Out Loud" production team: Dragon or tiger, lie down!
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