38 Chapter 38
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In fact, the second before Yun Shang contacted Pei Yuanzhi, Pei Yuanzhi's agent Wei Jie had already received a reminder from an acquaintance from Xigua TV.
"The 'Sing Out Loud' promotional team seems to be furious. All the other artists have reposted the Weibo post, but Zhi Ge hasn't. Sister Wei, please catch up."
Wei Jie was able to become Pei Yuanzhi's agent. Although she was used to indulging this self-centered artist at certain times, she would still make a choice when facing a crisis.
“Didn’t he forward it?”
Wei Jie immediately called assistant Pei Yuanzhi.
The assistant who was being questioned was also in tears, "This is what Brother Zhi told me to do."
"He said not to repost it, and you really didn't repost it?! What's Xigua TV's status?! Go make up for it, and then contact the production team to make a self-criticism."
This is what it means to let the assistant take the blame.
Perhaps Wei Jie's conscience had been awakened, so she added, "I'll give you a bonus this month."
The assistant could only operate with mixed feelings.
A few minutes later, some netizens discovered that Pei Yuanzhi's Weibo had reposted the official Weibo announcement of "Sing Loud" after several days.
Not to mention the reactions of Pei fans, even those netizens who have been scolded by Pei fans and are particularly vindictive came out to mock them first.
[I thought Pei Yuanzhi was so tough, tsk tsk tsk]
[I bet a thousand bags of spicy noodles, this is definitely pressure from the production team. Isn't he a rich young man? How can he not handle even this little pressure?]
[It's unbelievable for a grown man to be so stingy, and Zhang Li didn't say anything.]
[The show seems to be about to start filming. I'm looking forward to Pei Yuanzhi's angry face...]
Seeing these people showing off their presence again, the irrational Pei fans cursed at them for a few more rounds.
Eventually, Wei Jie discovered it and deleted and blocked all the comments, and the comment section became harmonious.
However, some fans felt extremely upset after seeing the Weibo post forwarded by Pei Yuanzhi, and actually stopped being his fans.
Of course, the number of thousands of fans who have left is nothing compared to Pei Yuanzhi's huge number of fans.
When Wei Jie heard the assistant's report, she didn't care and only told the assistant to ask the professional fan leaders to appease the other fans.
But she didn't know that this loss of fans was just the beginning.
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After Pei Yuanzhi knew what had happened, he turned around and scolded Wei Jie.
Unfortunately, the matter was already settled. He knew that if he deleted it again, he would not only offend the program team, but also attract more ridicule from the public.
But he was always holding this anger in his heart, and he couldn't help but want to find a place to vent.
He called Yun Shang and made sarcastic remarks again.
Yun Shang had already figured out his character, and since he really didn't understand it well enough, he just let him get angry and ignored it.
At the same time, Zhang Li finally ended the video conference.
When she saw a new chat group on WeChat, she had a feeling that something was not going on.
As expected, the devil is always one step ahead of the good. Pei Yuanzhi's arrogance was suppressed before he even joined the group.
She also gave a '1' in the group.
But this '1' which was more than an hour apart seemed a bit ironic to others.
After that, no one spoke in the group anymore.
But everyone in the group knows that the power of speech of this program team is completely different from that of the ones they have participated in before. This also means that if you offend them, you are likely to be retaliated against in the program.
Because of their different status, others felt quite depressed, but for Zhang Li, it didn't matter at all.
Zhang Li carefully read the announcement in the group and the email sent by the program team, and had a general understanding of the rules of this program.
Generally speaking, this program is very capricious. There is really only one main line before each filming, which is to rate the starting singers of each episode, select teams, and then compete and eliminate the last-place singers.
Each episode features eight debutants, but three will be eliminated. This means that two contestants from each of the four judges' teams could all be eliminated, or all remain. The production team has stated that everything is based on merit, with no manipulation taking place behind the scenes.
Moreover, after accumulating episode after episode, in the last few episodes of this season, all contestants will leave the stage, and the singers who advance will be ranked in a mixed manner. The eliminated singers can go on stage again to compete and return to the promotion position in a certain ratio. Other failed singers can still challenge the champion and trigger the last-place elimination again.
In addition, the program team also specifically noted that new rules may be introduced at any time.
In this case, the judges' vision becomes very important.
Each singer cannot sing the same song each time. If we start from the beginning, we can pick the contestant with the most talent and the widest vocal range, and maybe we can sing it from the beginning to the end.
But if you misjudge the players' abilities before selecting a team, then if they are eliminated, they can only blame themselves for their bad luck.
Of course, there is another rule, that is, inside and outside the program, all judges, assistants and singers must not communicate privately with contestants from other teams to cheat. If they are found out, not only will the program team terminate the cooperation relationship with the other party on the spot, but they will also use an announcement to nail them completely to the pillar of shame.
Overall, this is a very exciting singing program, and Zhang Li understands why it became so popular in the first season.
In order to better adapt to the rhythm of the program, Zhang Li used the remaining two days to watch the videos of the first season of "Sing Out Loud".
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Two days later, the second season of "Sing Out Loud" finally started recording.
The program is recorded at a venue in City A that Xigua TV frequently cooperates with.
Compared with other judges and deputies, Zhang Li looked like he was just there to make up the numbers.
So when Zhang Li and Chen Xiaodong came to the backstage of the show under the guidance of the program staff, the artists they met basically ignored her.
Before they arrived, everyone except Pei Yuanzhi and Yun Shang had arrived.
Seeing Zhang Li and Chen Xiaodong walk in side by side, Cui Shan was the first to notice and quickly stood up from his chair, "Teacher Chen, you're here!"
His partner Jiajia also stood up immediately and came forward, "Hello, Teacher Chen!"
Chen Xiaodong shook hands with Jia Jia, and Yuan Minshan and her partner Hu Minzhi also came up.
"Teacher Chen."
"Hello, teachers." After Chen Xiaodong finished greeting them, he remembered that Zhang Li looked insignificant because of him, so he quickly introduced her to the others.
"This is my partner Zhang Li."
After hearing his introduction, the others nodded awkwardly. After all, according to the information, this Zhang Li was a pure actor who had never even sung a pop song. Plus, singers are often more temperamental than actors, so the audience was very quiet for a while.
Yuan Minshan was the only woman besides Zhang Li, and she smiled and shook hands with her.
Seeing everyone's attitude, Chen Xiaodong suddenly remembered something and quickly added, "When I was recording the song, Teacher Zhang Li gave me a lot of help."
When these words came out, everyone was shocked.
"Is this your new album?"
After seeing Chen Xiaodong nod, the reactions of others suddenly changed.
"So that's how it is!"
"Amazing! I've listened to your album, and I really can't find any flaws."
These singers originally thought that Chen Xiaodong brought Zhang Li to record this variety show because, as speculated online, it was because Lingman Entertainment required it.
Now after listening to Chen Xiaodong's explanation, I understand that although Zhang Li is not a singer, she definitely has unique insights in some aspects. No wonder Chen Xiaodong brought her along.
After knowing that Zhang Li was not an outsider, other people's attitude towards her was naturally very different.
Yuan Minshan directly invited her to sit aside, and Chen Xiaodong quickly integrated into the group.
Zhang Li heard online rumors that Yuan Minshan was very sharp-tongued, but it seemed that was only true in her professional field. In real life, she seemed quite amiable, just like her in temperament, very straightforward. As a result, after the two chatted for a while, Yuan Minshan felt like she had finally found a kindred spirit.
But before they could talk for long, the last two people arrived.
"Teacher Yun Shang!" Cui Shan was the first to notice this scene.
As he finished speaking, Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi walked in side by side.
Everyone stood up again, except Zhang Li, who was not noticeably a step behind.
Just like Zhang Li at the beginning, even though Pei Yuanzhi was a movie star-level figure, these singers obviously did not take him seriously, but greeted Yun Shang warmly.
Just because Zhang Li doesn’t care about these things doesn’t mean Pei Yuanzhi doesn’t care.
As a young movie star who became famous, Pei Yuanzhi has long been accustomed to being followed wherever he goes.
But after arriving at the backstage of this show, it turned out that Yun Shang, who still had to rely on him, was the most popular.
His face looked a little ugly, but unfortunately no one else gave him any look.
Only Zhang Li was at the back. He glanced at him as if he was watching a trick, and then cast an inquiring gaze on Yun Shang.
Yun Shang was already accustomed to such occasions, and his polite words were quite appropriate, which soon won the unanimous support of everyone.
After a while, he seemed to remember Pei Yuanzhi.
Different from how Chen Xiaodong introduced Zhang Li, Yun Shang introduced Pei Yuanzhi by focusing on his identity as an investor.
"This is my partner, Mr. Pei. Mr. Pei is very famous in the entertainment industry, and he is also an investor in Tianqi Media."
The rest needed no further explanation, and everyone knew what he meant - he didn't ask Pei Yuanzhi to join in the fun, but because he was at a higher level. Maybe he had taken a fancy to a singer and wanted to sign him to become a star.
However, none of the people present were newcomers. Although they responded with smiles on the surface, they actually had no interest in Pei Yuanzhi at all.
After all, he is still an amateur.
Those who have different ideas cannot work together.
Yuan Minshan's character was fully displayed at this moment. She smiled perfunctorily and pulled Zhang Li to sit down.
"Come on, Xiaoli, where were we just now? ...Oh yeah, you also think that the song sung by Xu Zhian lacks artistic conception, right? Let me tell you...blabla..."
Xu Zhian is Yuan Minshan's apprentice, who was brought up by her, so she can discuss with Zhang Li without any scruples. After all, Zhang Li's comments just now immediately grasped the key points.
However, Yuan Minshan would not have rashly offended Pei Yuanzhi. It was just that everyone did not know that before Yuan Minshan became famous, she had a very good friend in the circle. Because he offended a rich man, he was banned by the other party. Even though she became famous later and wanted to promote her friend, her friend had already passed his golden age and lost the chance to become famous.
Yuan Minshan also knew about Zhang Li and Pei Yuanzhi. Most importantly, she actually saw the shadow of her friend in Zhang Li's personality.
In the past, Yuan Minshan might have had to lower her presence in order not to offend people like Pei Yuanzhi, but now her position in the circle is unshakable, so she doesn't have to worry about anything.
Zhang Li did not ignore her good intention and continued chatting with her.
Seeing that the two of them quickly became oblivious to the people around them, Chen Xiaodong and Hu Minzhi did not say anything.
Seeing that Pei Yuanzhi's face was already darkening, Jia Jia and Cui Shan could only try to smooth things over.
"It just so happened that the production team only invited two women this time. It seems we will be ignored for a long time to come."
"yes……"
Unfortunately, Pei Yuanzhi did not feel the good intentions of the two people. He glanced coldly at Zhang Li's back, turned his head, chose a seat completely opposite to them, walked over and sat down.
Although Yun Shang didn't want to leave the group, as his companion, he had no choice but to go and accompany him.
Chen Xiaodong and Hu Minzhi didn't think too much about it. They sat down in their original seats and gradually became involved in the conversation between Zhang Li and Yuan Minshan.
Jia Jia and Cui Shan originally didn't want to offend either side, but they were faced with such a difficult problem before the recording started, and they didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, God seemed to be blessing them, and the host of the program team finally arrived.
"Sorry, sorry, I seem to be late."
Jiajia and Cui Shan felt like they had found a savior and said at the same time, "It's not too late!"
This host is a senior host of Xigua TV. It is said that he has a strong background and he quickly took control of the situation.
"I'm glad you're not late. Do the teachers need to touch up their makeup or anything? We'll be on stage soon."
Everyone present had made time specifically to record the show and had already done their styling in advance.
"unnecessary."
"Need not……"
Hearing the unanimous answer, the host nodded and said, "Then please take your seats at the judges' table."
Following his instructions, everyone walked out of the backstage and entered the recording studio.
"Teachers, you should have already understood our program. Our 'Sing Out Loud' is a live broadcast, so please do not mention anything unrelated to the program during the live broadcast. Try to control your personal emotions. Otherwise, if it causes a negative impact, the program team will not be responsible."
After saying that, the host glanced at everyone, and then paused for half a second at the face of Pei Yuanzhi who came out last.
This seemingly casual action is actually very meaningful.
Pei Yuanzhi's face almost turned darker again, but Yun Shang turned his head and pressed on his arm to calm him down.
Afterwards, the host didn't look at Pei Yuanzhi anymore, but just started arranging seats for everyone.
At the same time, the audience prepared by the program team also began to enter the venue one after another.
These audience members were randomly selected through recruitment platforms and cooperating art schools. They had already been reminded of the rules of entry by the staff, so even when they saw these big stars, they suppressed their excitement to avoid being spotted by bodyguards and directly asked to leave.
Soon, the eight mentors and their assistants took their seats according to the host's arrangements.
Each mentor and his or her corresponding assistant sat on two connected chairs, with Chen Xiaodong and Yun Shang sitting in the middle, and Zhang Li and Pei Yuanzhi sitting on both sides of them.
Next to Zhang Li were Yuan Minshan and Hu Minzhi, while Jiajia and Cui Shan sat next to Pei Yuanzhi.
This was exactly what Yuan Minshan wanted. She hadn't had enough fun chatting just now, so she took advantage of the fact that the show hadn't started yet and went straight to Zhang Li to say something to her while covering her ears.
Although the judges' seats were in the front with their backs to the audience stands, the intimate behavior of the two was still seen by the audience behind them.
Most of the audiences who sign up to participate in the recording of this kind of program are familiar with the entertainment industry.
They easily recognized Yuan Minshan, so it was easy for everyone to guess who the other woman she was talking to was.
Some of the people who came with me in the audience were very confused and gathered together to discuss.
"Why does Yuan Minshan seem to have a good relationship with Zhang Li?"
"Maybe it's because they're the only two women?"
"Then you wouldn't be so proactive in approaching and talking to someone just before the live broadcast begins."
"It's really strange."
However, Yuan Minshan stopped talking after a while, and the audience's attention was quickly diverted.
After the director had tested all aspects, he let the host go to the podium to start the recording.
The host listened to the countdown from the director in the headset, and almost at the moment the camera lit up, he showed his superb professionalism.
He stood straight and straight, then began to recite the lines he had memorized long ago facing the main camera.
"Good morning, dear audience friends! This is the premiere of the second season of Xigua TV's "Sing Out Loud." I'm the host, Bi Yan."
"After last season's Sing Aloud, we have delivered countless surprises to everyone from many amateurs and singers. Now we will start from the beginning."
"This is where singers' dreams begin, and also...blabla..."
In less than two minutes, the host went from reviewing the glory of the previous season to looking forward to the 'extraordinary' season of this one.
Although the lines are simple, they are not boring at all after being narrated by the supporting actors with great emotion.
After reading out the names of the sponsors, the host's first step was finally completed successfully.
"Then, please allow me to introduce this season's mentors and their partners..."
Speaking of which, the main camera switches to the secondary camera.
The camera follows the rule of moving from left to right, and the first faces to appear are Jia Jia and Cui Shan.
The moment they appeared from the camera, the host's voice also sounded.
"The first couple is our Jiajia and Cui Shan..."
Jia Jia and Cui Shan quickly waved their hands.
"Hello everyone."
After the two of them came Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi.
Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi had experienced countless such occasions before. As an actor, Pei Yuanzhi's acting skills were still on point. He no longer had the dark face he had more than 20 minutes ago. After Yun Shang greeted the camera, he nodded calmly and coldly.
Immediately afterwards, the camera turned to Chen Xiaodong and Zhang Li who were standing next to each other.
Chen Xiaodong's appearance is only okay. In comparison, Zhang Li next to him looks so beautiful that she seems to be glowing as soon as she appears in the camera.
Especially the way she smiled, she could be described as stunningly beautiful and peerless, even the director and others in front of the monitor were stunned for a moment.
"I originally thought it was a bit awkward for Chen Xiaodong to take her with him, but now it seems okay."
"At least it's pleasing to the eyes, right haha?"
The director originally wanted to give Zhang Li fewer shots, but now he has changed his mind.
But now it is the introduction session, the camera paused briefly and then shifted to Yuan Minshan and others next to them.
By the time the introduction was over, several minutes of recording had already passed, and the highlight of the show finally began.
"Then there's no need for me to say much, let's get straight to the point and welcome our first contestant!"
As the host finished speaking, the camera switched, and the first singer who had been pre-arranged finally took the stage.
The other person was obviously an amateur, not very good-looking, and seemed a little reserved.
The people at the judges' table thought that the program team would let the singers who had debuted to warm up the stage first, but they didn't expect that they would directly send out amateurs.
Although he was chosen by the program team, his ability should not be too bad, but everyone is still prepared to find fault with him.
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And just when the first singer came on stage, the program had passed the scheduled delay time and finally appeared in the live broadcast room.
Fans and viewers who had been waiting for a long time started commenting almost the moment the show was aired.
【First! 】
【Check in! 】
【Here we come! 】
[Look forward to it! Go! ...]
The barrage of comments suddenly became extremely lively, almost filling the entire screen.
As the host speaks, the number of comments seems to be increasing, which is enough to show the popularity of this program.
However, netizens soon discovered that these barrages were just appetizers.
Once the host started introducing the mentors and partners, the comments became clearer.
【Ka ka ka ka ka! 】
【My baby is so cute! 】
【Long time no see!!】
When will you release new songs, bro?
【Chirp, chirp, chirp…】
Countless barrages flashed by, and there were even many vicious words. The identities of the owners of these barrages were very obvious.
As the camera moved to Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi, the number seemed to have increased several times.
【Shang-ge, Shang-ge!!】
[It really is my brother! Ahhhhh…!]
[Shang Ge is so dedicated!! I decided to be a regular on this show!]
[I just released a new song not long ago, and now I'm taking part in a variety show. Is this kind of happiness really something I can have? ]
Ahhhh…
In addition to those of Ah Yunshang, Pei fans also showed up, unwilling to lag behind.
【Brother is so handsome! 】
【Zhi Ge Zhi Ge Zhi Ge!! 】
[Handsome handsome handsome handsome handsome...]
【Pei Yuanzhi YYDS! ! 】
[Today is also a day where I am stunned by this man’s handsomeness…]
To be honest, Pei Yuanzhi, who became the male protagonist of the original novel, is quite handsome, so netizens didn’t find it strange after seeing it.
But they never expected that in less than a few seconds, when the camera slowly moved from Yun Shang and Pei Yuanzhi to Zhang Li and Chen Xiaodong, the barrage seemed to pause for a moment.
However, it was soon caught up by Yun Shang fans and Chen Xiaodong fans who were delayed for a while.
Just when netizens thought that the harmony would continue like this, they saw that the style of the barrage seemed to change inexplicably, and there were signs of criticism.
[Fuck! Someone seems to have polluted my eyes.]
【Can J-man please get out of here! 】
[The thought of my brother sharing the stage with her makes me sick. Being a sugar daddy is really revealing.]
[I'll be frank, Zhang Li, get out of the entertainment industry!]
[Zhang Li, get out of the entertainment industry! ! ……]
After a while, the screen seemed to be filled with this sentence.
Even when the camera switched to Yuan Minshan and Hu Minzhi, there was still a large area floating on the screen.
Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore.
[SJB! You guys have accepted to be on the same stage, and you guys are all going crazy.]
[I was hoping to watch some barrage while eating, but I instantly lost my appetite.]
[I'm really impressed. I was just stunned by Zhang Li's beauty. I wanted to praise her, but I turned around and saw these NCs.]
[I now truly believe that fans are like the real protagonist.]
[Pei fans, get out of this barrage! Pei fans, get out of this barrage!]
[Pei fans, get out of this barrage! ...]
Pei Yuanzhi's fans quickly aroused the audience's rebellious psychology, and directly launched a wave of counter-insults and reports.
At the same time, the official backstage seemed to have anticipated this and quickly deleted and blocked a large number of Pei fans' comments.
Pei fans were still trying to make a scene, but they discovered that most of their accounts were no longer able to post, while the large number of "Pei fans, get out of this barrage" messages that were posted earlier remained intact...
Some unconvinced Pei fans used new accounts to curse back, only to find that their accounts were deleted and blocked again. Soon after, the authorities even set a ban on new accounts from posting for 15 days.
Who this is directed at couldn't be more obvious.
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