Chapter 033 Backing Sound
The production director waved his hands, not worried at all: "These are all minor issues, just a matter of a word, I will definitely help you cover it up."
Lin Chiran was stunned. Can he cover it up?
"Director Li, what do you mean by this...?"
"Just play the vocals. There's no audience anyway, so just sing casually. Everyone will understand." The production director looked smooth and his expression was meaningful.
Lin Chiran's face changed: "That's not what I meant. Music Life has never had such a precedent."
"Isn't it already there? I won't tell anyone, and everyone in the industry knows it, you see..."
The production director was still secretly happy about providing Lin Chi Ran with a convenience. Such a good opportunity happened to fall into his sight. If he went back to establish a good relationship with Lin Chi Ran, maybe he could get some benefits.
“No need, Director Li.” Lin Chiran’s tone turned cold: “Our group doesn’t know how to lip-sync.”
The production director was choked by Lin Chiran's decisive rejection and was a little unhappy. This guy is ignorant. Everyone knows the usual level of idols. He is putting on airs while giving you a favor. If you don't accept my toast, then don't blame me.
"Then Xiaolin, what do you think we should do? We can't let your members really perform badly and ruin the reputation of our program." His tone was unfriendly, and the way he addressed them changed from a friendly name to a surname that hinted at the difference in seniority.
Lin Chiran found this somewhat amusing. Was he preparing to intimidate him?
"Director Li, since we are here today, we will never let the audience down." Letting the audience listen to lip-syncing is the most disrespectful behavior.
The production director looked at Lin Chiran, then turned and left alone after a while: "Tell your members to get ready quickly."
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Backstage, the members had already prepared their makeup and were surrounding Shen Xun, asking about his well-being.
"Captain, have you taken the medicine?" Jing Xing looked at Shen Xun worriedly.
"I've eaten." Shen Xun's skin was burning hot, and he was a little sleepy due to the effects of the medicine.
"Captain, would you like another glass of water?" An Juesui held the water and looked at him eagerly.
Shen Xun wanted to say that An Juesui had already fed him several liters of water today, but seeing his pitiful look, he still took the cup.
"Captain, do you want to cover yourself with a blanket? Is the air conditioner turned up too high?" An Juesui took out the plush blanket with a dog pattern that he carried with him and wanted to hand it to Shen Xun.
Shen Xun shook his head: "Don't think too much, it's not your fault."
An Juesui's eyes were a little red, and his expression was full of guilt: "If I could swim, this wouldn't happen..."
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A few days ago, Wax&Wane went to the beach to shoot a group variety show for the Mytube channel.
The project theme was to build a giant sand fortress together on the sunny beach, taking into account the size and making it unique and exquisite. For this purpose, the members went to the beach to find some beautiful shells for decoration.
Except Ji Qifeng, no other member knew that An Juesui couldn't swim and was afraid of water, and it just so happened that the two of them were not assigned to the same group.
In order to find better-looking shells, An Juesui pulled Shen Xun further and further away, lowering his head to concentrate on searching, and completely unaware of the huge waves behind him, and his consciousness suddenly fell into the abyss.
When she woke up again, she saw Shen Xun's worried face in front of her, and water droplets dripped down his hair onto her face.
Chen Xun and An Juesui were soaked through; they had only planned to shoot during the day and had not brought any change of clothes.
The temperature difference between day and night at the seaside is particularly large, and the sun sinks below the water without warning.
By the time the new clothes were delivered, both of them were sneezing and it took a long time to recover.
An Juesui was a healthy baby and was full of energy when he woke up the next day, but Chen Xun suddenly caught a bad cold.
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Ji Qifeng pulled An Juesui, who looked sad, and said, "Let Chen Xun take a break." Then he gave Chen Xun an apologetic look.
Lin Chiran came in at this time, and seeing that Shen Xun was in low spirits and had a hot face, he advised him: "Shen Xun, your health is more important. You should rest first in this game and come back next time. We understand."
Shen Xun shook his head and tried to cheer himself up: "Brother Lin, if I don't play in this game, I won't forgive myself. We have all practiced for so long, we can't let all our efforts go to waste because of me."
He knew that this opportunity was hard-won, and for a newcomer who was about to debut, this might be the only chance. He must not let the efforts of everyone in the team go to waste because of himself. Even if he had to hold on, he had to hold on.
Lin Chi Ran looked at Shen Xun's stubborn expression, as if he saw his past self, and decided to respect his choice. After a moment of silence, he said, "If you feel like you can't hold on any longer, you must tell me. Others should also pay more attention to Shen Xun's condition. Tell me immediately if there is any problem."
In addition, Lin Chiran is still very worried about the reaction of the production director. It would seem cruel to say it at this time, but these things must be made clear to the members.
"If someone comes to you and says that they can accommodate the situation and not turn on the mic or only turn it on halfway..." Lin Chiran weighed his tone, considering how to convey this matter to them.
"We won't agree to that." Shen Xun's tone was a little weak, but he answered firmly: "This is the bottom line."
"Even if we fail and are mocked by everyone, we will never lip-sync." Jiang Hechu was sure that this was what he could not tolerate the most: "What's more, we have the ability, so we just need to do our best."
Other members also expressed their attitudes and said they would not open the dangerous Pandora's box for the sake of temporary performance effects.
Lin Chiran also felt relieved and nodded: "We should present to the audience not only the superficial and exquisite shell, but also insist on being yourselves."
Even if many people think that these are no big deal, even if everyone is doing it and saying that it is common sense in the industry, you must always stick to your bottom line, otherwise you will fall into an abyss with no end.
Someone once told Lin Chiran that his persistence was meaningless, but time will prove everything. He has stood here until now, while those who chose shortcuts have long left the stage. Even if there is no impact, I will not accept myself losing my bottom line.
Just in case, Lin Chiran told the members what had just happened between him and the production director, and warned them to be careful if he made any move.
"We understand, Brother Lin." Jingxing has been in the idol industry for quite some time, and he has heard some bad comments from other people. Lip-syncing can even be done by playing the original sound source and the pre-recorded sound, and they go to great lengths to deceive the audience. This is something he had never imagined before.
Anyone who is interested in the sound source can compare it directly. Although the pre-recording adds breathing sounds and small mistakes to pretend to be real, the effect is still very obvious if you listen to it many times with or without the microphone on. The audience who is a little knowledgeable can tell whether there is sincerity or not.
"Unless all our microphones are turned off, we have to sing out loud even if we have to shout." An Juesui felt very guilty about Shen Xun's matter, and he must not let anything go wrong in this matter. The other members also agreed.
Lin Chiran told them to go ahead and do it. If this Ivy League program crew really started to deceive the audience, then it would be over soon. There was no need to leave such a hidden danger for the sake of a temporary "good reputation".
At 7pm, Honeydew Channel started broadcasting Music Life on time.
Wax&Wane was in the middle of the show, and Lin Chiran was watching the live broadcast of the stage backstage.
The host briefly introduced the first group of artists and soon they began their performance.
After hearing just a few sentences, Lin Chiran realized the problem. It was simply ridiculous.
The first group of artists used chorus as their selling point. They were a student choir that had recently become popular, but they actually let little kids lip-sync. They had no conscience at all and I couldn't help but despise them in my heart.
What's even more outrageous is that this is just the beginning. Except for a few, almost all of the first ten or so groups of artists had some tricks up their sleeves. Some of the band's electronic instruments were even unplugged. If you didn't know, you would think they were shooting a silent MV. There was no skill at all, it was all acting, which was extremely ironic.
The members who had been paying attention to these things in the waiting room also noticed something was wrong. However, due to the many people around them talking, they communicated silently with their eye contact.
"Is this lip-syncing?" Jiang Hechu glanced at the stage.
"Absolutely. Brother Lin's worry is true..."
"what to do?"
"Let's follow the original plan!" An Juesui nodded vigorously.
At the same time, the staff called out Wax & Wane's names, and they were the next to appear.
The five people formed a circle, put their hands together, and pressed their palms down hard.
"Wax&Wane!Run!" Jiang Hechu replaced Shen Xun, whose voice was a little hoarse, and lowered his voice to shout out the slogan that An Juesui insisted on chanting when he had his second-year syndrome attack a few days ago.
"Run!" Everyone shouted in unison, raised their arms, pointed to the number 5 with their fingers, and walked onto the stage in a mighty manner.
The other artists waiting in the wings looked at them curiously. The newcomers present had been told by their agents that their strongest competitors at the same time were Wax&Wane. Under the leadership of Lin Chiran, they were unstoppable and might even exceed everyone's expectations in the future, so they had to keep an eye on them.
The members stood in formation in the darkness, the melody was introduced by strings, and the spotlights suddenly lit up.
The movements were in perfect coordination and the dance moves were perfect. When the prelude ended, Shen Xun raised the microphone and sang the first sentence.
The sound was not clearly separated from the accompaniment as imagined, but rather overlapped. Shen Xun's voice had a clarity that shouldn't have been there today.
Everyone was stunned for a second, but soon realized that the production team had played the background music without permission.
The hand holding the microphone subconsciously tightened and I almost lost my voice.
Lin Chiran in the backstage quickly realized something was wrong and walked towards the director's control room.
"Xiao Lin, this is not the place for you, please get out." The production director just wanted to get rid of the person quickly.
"Director Li, this is not how we talked about this. You are going too far." Lin Chiran's eyes were extremely cold: "Please turn off the background music now."
"Turn it off, are you kidding?" The production director looked incredulous. Listen to what he sings for yourself. You can still listen to it when it is turned off. Aren't you afraid of losing face? I don't want to ruin my reputation either.
In the monitoring headphones, Shen Xun's voice was very weak, and just singing the complete lyrics exhausted all his strength.
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