Chapter 162: It’s great to have a wide network of contacts
The hot search titles read #Xia Xubai will sing and dance in the next episode#, #Xia Xubai is set up by capital#.
The hot search details include the second competition stage task drawing video released by the "Rising Star Singer-Songwriter" program team.
The program team prepared four different songwriting themes for the contestants, which were printed on eight task cards.
The eight singers who successfully advanced in the previous episode will choose their task cards by drawing lots.
Since there are eight contestants and four themes, this means that every two contestants will draw the same theme and need to compete in pairs.
In the lottery video released by the program team, Xia Xubai drew the keyword for song creation, which was "fast-paced and exciting song."
Regarding this creative keyword, the mentors unanimously suggested that the contestants present the creative stage of original songs in the form of singing and dancing, which would better boost the atmosphere of the audience and win them more votes.
As soon as the lottery video was released, it aroused widespread heated discussion among netizens.
Not only because Xia Xubai is blind and can't see, so he can't practice dancing at all, but also because his opponent is Zhou Xingran, a rapper who was a street dance teacher.
Zhou Xingran, the contestant who ranked seventh in the first stage voting, also drew the theme of "Fast-paced Hilarious Songs".
For Xia Xubai, this competition is a dimensionality reduction attack that he has no chance of winning!
Many netizens are standing up for Xia Xubai, and some even think that Zhou Xingran bribed the program team to arrange an opponent that he has no chance of defending against.
[This is too much! How can a blind person dance? Didn't Xia Xubai definitely lose this competition?]
[Also, several of Xia Xubai's works are lyrical. It's obvious that he's better at writing works with delicate emotions. Now asking him to write fast-paced and upbeat songs is just embarrassing, isn't it?]
[God damn it, how many tens of thousands did Zhou Xingran spend to bribe the production team? I wonder how many netizens support Xia Xubai?]
[It was already annoying that the top spot in the previous episode was snatched away by Ling Che, who already had a huge fan base. Now this has happened again. The production team is furious!]
[Galaxy TV has always been like this, they love to do something out of the ordinary to gain traffic...]
Xia Lili glanced at the comment section and frowned. She remembered Ling Che's snake-like expression when her brother rejected Ling Che's invitation to cooperate last time.
She always felt that Ling Che had something to do with this matter.
Xia Lili called Xia Xubai.
Xia Xubai answered the call quickly.
His voice on the other end was still as calm as water: "Lili, are you calling me about the trending search?"
Xia Lili hummed, "Brother, what are you going to do now?"
"What else can I do? I just practice. I can't possibly never learn it." Xia Xubai chuckled, even calmer than Xia Lili. "I don't know how far I can get, but as long as the audience sees my sincerity, that's all."
"For a 500,000 yuan pay for one episode, I don't mind dancing until my body falls apart."
Xia Lili was amused by her brother's words, but unexpectedly, she was the one comforted by Xia Xubai. "Okay, then keep up the good work!"
Xia Lili was not worried at all about the requirement for a fast-paced song. After all, her brother was a creative genius and could write any type of song!
However, Xia Xubai has just made his debut, so Mingzhou asked Xia Xubai to sing more songs of a fixed style first, which would be more memorable.
Mingzhou said that good dishes should be served one by one so that the audience can savor them carefully, and not all at once.
When the audience is "a bit tired of the same songs", they can then introduce new types of songs to surprise them. This way, they will feel like they are constantly discovering treasures, and the artists will continue to be popular.
Mingzhou's words made Xia Lili feel that he was worthy of being an ace agent who had brought out many best actors and actresses, and he was really good at making arrangements.
Xia Lili opened the browser on her mobile phone and wanted to search for information about Zhou Xingran, Xia Xubai's opponent in this episode, but when she saw the news on the browser homepage, she was attracted by a piece of technology information.
The headline of this tech news item reads: [Major breakthrough with AI assistance! Blind people can also "see" the world!]
The content of the article is roughly as follows: A domestic scientific research team recently made a breakthrough - they developed an intelligent assistance system of "motion touch + AI voice".
This system allows blind people to avoid obstacles through voice prompts, reach their destination more accurately, and make their daily lives more convenient.
There are many professional terms and nouns in the article, which Xia Lili really can't understand.
But she doesn't need to understand it. This article reminded Xia Lili that she might be able to find an expert to ask!
Xia Lili opened her address book and nervously called Professor Ren, a chip expert.
Professor Ren answered the phone half a minute later.
Xia Lili held her phone and asked, "Professor Ren, are you busy now?"
Professor Ren's kind and gentle voice rang out: "Lili, if you have anything to say, just tell me. As long as you call, I'm not busy."
"Are you running out of self-defense gear? I'm flying to Country M next month to attend an academic conference, and I'll help you find some new deals!"
Professor Ren did not forget that Xia Lili asked him to find an old friend to purchase 10 sets of self-defense vests made of polymer materials.
"Also, I've urged my old friend about the wholesale of self-defense clothing you requested, and he's working on it now."
"Thank you, Uncle Ren!" Xia Lili chuckled a few times. She didn't expect that this phone call would bring her an unexpected gain.
"Uncle Ren, I'm calling this time because of my brother..."
Xia Lili recounted the dilemma Xia Xubai was facing: "My brother is in this situation. Is there any AI system that can help him practice dancing?"
——"You asked the right person, it really exists."
Professor Ren’s words made Xia Lili almost scream with excitement!
"I once mentored a student named Fu Ting. I developed chips for his artificial intelligence experimental project. The article you saw was probably written by a technology blogger based on the research results of Fu Ting's team."
"Fu Ting's laboratory happens to be in Haicheng. I'll give you his phone number."
Professor Ren's tone on the other end was as casual as a chat: "Just set up a time to discuss it. I'll cover all other related expenses."
"It's all OK if you can help arrange it! Costs are not a problem!" Xia Lili said hurriedly.
After the call, Xia Lili received the contact information from Professor Ren.
Xia Lili immediately called Mingzhou. Now that she had the connection, she left the communication to Mingzhou. She was not aware of any matters related to the stage performance.
As soon as the call was connected, Mingzhou said, "Lili, are you worried about your brother's dance practice?"
"Don't worry, I heard there's a top technology laboratory in Haicheng that has assistive devices that can help blind people practice dance. I've asked someone to contact them."
Xia Lili thought to herself: What a coincidence?
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