Chapter 22 Then You Should Give Fewer Words
"Since everyone agrees on 'Ode to Heaven and Earth', let's finalize it!"
Ren Limeng smiled gently, as if she didn't notice the trap secretly set by Li Qingzi's words. Compared to blaming each other and confronting each other in front of the camera for the possibility of a failed performance, she had more important things to do.
Besides, she is not as pessimistic as Li Qingzi. Even if there is disunity within the team, as long as everyone is in the same direction, the weekend performance is not necessarily a losing situation.
"There might be a problem."
Dong Zhu silently watched Ren Limeng's lobbying throughout the whole process. Her eyes unconsciously looked at Ren Limeng, who had been ignored by her. She couldn't help but sigh that Ren Limeng was worthy of being a host, and her ability to stabilize the situation could be called a master strategist.
Their Orange platform is indeed full of hidden talents. In the extremely marginal agricultural channel, a host whose name is almost completely unheard of actually has such excellent business capabilities.
Hearing Ren Limeng's decision, Dong Zhu smiled. The anxious staff member beside him finally couldn't help but lean over and whisper. Dong Zhu frowned and listened, then stood up and walked to Ren Limeng and other female guests.
"'Song of Heaven and Earth' is Zhang Bai's work. Zhang Bai's copyright has always been difficult to obtain. The production team probably won't be able to successfully acquire it in such a short time. You'd better prepare for both situations."
There was a hint of regret in her voice. The stage performance of "Song of Heaven and Earth" envisioned by Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi might very well amaze the public. As the director in charge of the group, she was naturally proud of it and could only support it. However, the reality could not be ignored. The program crew had already set up the stage framework for the songs they prepared for the demo and confirmed the copyright issues, but "Song of Heaven and Earth" did not.
With only half a week left, one could already imagine the difficulty of contacting Zhang Bai, the composer of "Song of Heaven and Earth", not to mention getting the singing rights. It was too daunting, almost impossible.
"Actually, the last song on the show was pretty good too. It was one of the top ten hits last year..."
After carefully considering her words, Dong Zhu couldn't help but slowly persuade them. As far as she knew, the other three groups of guests had directly chosen their performances from the song demos circled by the program team. Frankly speaking, the risk of being unconventional is always great.
Her eyes swept over Yan Baiwei and the others, and her preference for stage selection was very obvious.
"Or we can choose..."
Xu Chichi looked around and noticed the unclear expressions on everyone's faces. He spoke hesitantly. It was already Wednesday afternoon and they had not yet decided on the performance repertoire. Everyone present was more or less anxious.
"I'll take care of the copyright for 'Song of Heaven and Earth'."
Suddenly, Shen Xingzhi's voice came from behind Ren Limeng. His voice was not very loud, but it carried a calmness and courage that was beyond words, and it echoed in everyone's ears with a sonorous and powerful voice.
Ren Limeng turned sideways and looked at Chen Xingzhi who was walking slowly towards her. Her tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little unconsciously, and the smile on the corner of her mouth became more intense.
Yes, since Shen Xingzhi proposed "Song of Heaven and Earth", he would naturally not be unprepared.
His role as a team leader may be a bit rough, but stage performance is his job, and Shen Xingzhi's professional ability is obvious to all.
"Teacher Shen..."
Dong Zhu was slightly stunned by Shen Xingzhi's brief words, her brows still furrowed. She quickly realized the other problem and stammered, "Thank you so much! But... the program team has limited funding for each group. Zhang Bai's copyright fee is notoriously expensive in the industry. 'Song of Heaven and Earth' is likely to exceed our budget."
Not only was the program crew unable to communicate with Zhang Bai in a short period of time, they also had no money to pay the additional copyright fees. It seemed like they were trying to get something for nothing!
Or, the program team simply doesn't want the guests to have free rein in song selection, and all the difficulties may be simply because they didn't choose from the predetermined song demos as the program team intended.
"Shan Hai" is just a variety show after all.
Ren Limeng shook her head secretly in her heart, and her smile became a little helpless. After Dong Zhu finished speaking, she looked at Shen Xingzhi's calm eyes, and her expression became a little unnatural, and the atmosphere became quiet for a while.
"I told you that you don't have to worry about the copyright of 'Ode to Heaven and Earth'."
Shen Xingzhi nodded slightly, his expression unchanged, his clear voice still steady, "Director Dong, if that's the case, there shouldn't be any problems with the stage, right?"
Ren Limeng and the others looked at Chen Xingzhi with a cold expression, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes. Chen Xingzhi's implication was that he wanted to pay the program team for this considerable copyright fee?
In this way, the program team can get a great advantage.
"Of course, we'll do our best! You and anyone else, please feel free to share any ideas you have!"
Dong Zhu made the promise solemnly, her smile at the moment being particularly sincere. She had saved such a huge expense and gotten Zhang Bai's "Song of Heaven and Earth" for free. She could imagine how satisfied the program director Yao Xin would be after learning about this. Chen Xingzhi was just asking their program team to be more attentive to the stage. This deal was a great bargain!
"Brother Xingzhi is at a loss!"
Dong Zhu left the camera only after she had discussed the performance stage with everyone on behalf of the program team. Xu Chichi looked at her overjoyed back and muttered something with emotion in a low voice.
Yan Baiwei and Li Qingzi didn't say anything, but the look in their eyes when they looked at Shen Xingzhi changed after all.
"Brother Xingzhi is so generous!"
Ren Limeng also echoed softly. If there weren't so many people at the scene, she would have wanted to say that Shen Xingzhi had the potential to be a sucker.
Anyway, Shen Xingzhi’s choice is none of her business, as long as the problem is resolved.
"I've asked a friend to choreograph a dance and posted it in the group chat. Everyone should familiarize themselves with the lyrics and dance of 'Song of Heaven and Earth' today, memorize the lyrics, and then divide the lyrics tomorrow morning and practice together in the afternoon. Is that okay?"
Chen Xingzhi briefly arranged the performance practice for the next two days. Ren Limeng listened attentively, took out her mobile phone to watch the dance video, and nodded with satisfaction.
She took back her inner complaints. Shen Xingzhi, as a leader, was very organized. She thought he had just been recording the show on his own these past two days, without any organization or arrangements. The so-called captain was just a "hands-off boss."
I didn't expect that Shen Xingzhi had secretly prepared so much in just two days. His execution ability is really strong.
He just talks too little, doesn't know how to take credit, and isn't tactful enough when arranging things. He was so straightforward. Ren Limeng looked at Yan Baiwei, and sure enough, Yan Baiwei's expression turned from sunny to gloomy again.
"That's not enough time! How can I possibly memorize all the words?"
Yan Baiwei really didn't mean to argue with Shen Xingzhi this time. Although "Song of Heaven and Earth" was quite popular and she had heard it many times before, she was not that familiar with its lyrics. It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was totally unreasonable to ask her to memorize the lyrics before tomorrow morning!
"We only have less than a week to prepare for the performance. How many days do you want to spend memorizing the lines?"
Shen Xingzhi spoke in a light tone and looked indifferent. He thought that the high-intensity schedule and training of "Shan Hai" was a consensus among all the guests.
If a guest wants to do a perfunctory job in his team, he will not tolerate it no matter what the reason is.
"The performance is only this weekend, why do you want us to memorize all the lyrics in one day? We have a recording session later, how can we possibly memorize all the lyrics in such a short time?"
Shen Xingzhi ignored Yan Baiwei's protest and turned to look at Xu Chichi, "Reciting words for a day, Xu Chichi, do you have any problems?"
Everyone fell silent. Xu Chichi was somewhat flattered by Shen Xingzhi's special concern. She quickly glanced at Yan Baiwei's gloomy face, then looked at Shen Xingzhi with a focused gaze. She bit her lip and finally shook her head slightly.
Shen Xingzhi didn't say much, but there were no fools among the guests present. Looking at Xu Chichi's uneasy expression, Ren Limeng and others gradually reacted.
Chen Xingzhi is a singer, Yan Baiwei and Li Qingzi are actors, and she is the host. One of the basic skills of these three professions is memorization. Ren Limeng looked at Xu Chichi again. As a self-media blogger, Xu Chichi is the guest with the greatest difficulty in memorization in theory. Chen Xingzhi's deliberate question was just to shut Yan Baiwei up.
Shen Xingzhi's approach was much more mature than his blunt questioning of Yan Baiwei's professionalism at noon, and more like the style of someone in the circle.
Yan Baiwei also understood the implication of Shen Xingzhi's words. She took a deep breath and did not directly turn hostile like she did at noon. She did not choose to stop recording at the slightest disagreement. However, she could not force a smile on her face. Yan Baiwei stared at Shen Xingzhi with her big beautiful eyes and acted like a rogue. "I have other work to do. I can't finish reciting it tomorrow morning."
"Then you should use fewer words."
Shen Xingzhi's answer was crisp and clear, without a trace of hesitation. His unquestionable tone made Ren Limeng unable to help but look sideways, and also made everyone present secretly observe Yan Baiwei, secretly worried that she would pause the filming again.
Li Qingzi was always paying attention to Yan Baiwei's mood. At this moment, she had quietly grasped Yan Baiwei's right arm and tried to smooth things over before Yan Baiwei could speak. "Brother Xingzhi, don't joke with us. Anyway, let's all work hard on memorizing the lines first. Let's work together to successfully conclude this first leg!"
"Uh-huh!"
Xu Chichi quickly joined in, trying to make his voice more excited to cover up the stagnant atmosphere on the scene.
Chen Xingzhi curled his lips in a half-smile, and was about to say something, but Ren Limeng couldn't help but say, "Director Dong, when do we officially start recording? Sorry to have delayed everyone for so long!"
Although the camera crew had already quietly started filming, the program team did not officially announce the start of recording. Ren Limeng's words successfully diverted everyone's attention, and the guests all looked at Dong Zhu, who had been worried behind the camera.
Dong Zhu was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his rhythm. "Let's begin now! Before everyone ascends the Flame Altar, we need to re-record the song selection. Please select 'Song of Heaven and Earth' and sing it again."
"Didn't we just film it all?"
Xu Chichi pointed at the camera that was obviously working, with a puzzled look on his face.
"There's not enough material. We need more footage to facilitate editing."
After Dong Zhu gave a brief explanation, the guests cooperated and started the "discussion" again.
Li Qingzi looked at the camera, then glanced at Ren Limeng, and suddenly spoke out, "Brother Xingzhi, the 'Ode to Heaven and Earth' you suggested is very good!"
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