Chapter 41 Chapter 41 National Cover Contest (2 in 1)…
[Chapter 41, Fresh Activities]
The effect of this live broadcast far exceeded Xu Baichuan's expectations.
The number of views of FTM’s live broadcast room has exceeded 10 million, which can be compared with the birthday live broadcasts of popular stars. The number of people online in real time tonight is also quite considerable. Obviously, there are many netizens who are interested in FTM.
What is even more frightening is FTM’s powder-fixing ability.
Xu Baichuan discovered that many fans had signed in on the super topic for 90 days. FTM debuted on August 18, and it has only been 90 days since then - that is to say, almost all the "stock buying fans" who have been there since their debut have stayed.
There are also many new fans.
Just because of a simple live broadcast by Gong Zhonghao and Gao Lengtao, the super topic directly gained 200,000 followers, and the number of fans of FTM’s super topic also exceeded one million!
The number of followers on the five people’s Weibo accounts is increasing rapidly.
The harmony of the five of them cannot be found in the domestic entertainment industry. Most of the new fans are "group fans" who like the harmony and dancing of the five of them, and they like the atmosphere when they are together even more.
New fans usually follow all members and the FTM super topic, and some who like to ship CPs follow Magic Cube World.
Tonight's #Magic Cube World# is still lively.
Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian gave out a lot of candies without realizing it.
For example, Fang Yinnian wanted to take Mo Xun with him when he went to the deserted island; during the photo recognition session, Mo Xun recognized the one-year-old Fang Yinnian in one second, and said that Yinnian had a red mole on his ear bone; Fang Yinnian said he could cook noodles, so Mo Xun asked him to make some for him to try.
These "sweets" were repeatedly intercepted and discussed by CP fans.
There is a powerful UP host at Bilibili who edited together all the variety shows and live broadcast interactions between Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian during this period and made a half-hour long video promoting the CP.
The UP host said excitedly: "While I was making the video, the corners of my mouth were curled up like crazy. How can you not ship such a sweet couple?!"
The edited video really went viral on the homepage and became the most popular CP video in recent times. After watching it, many people said: It’s so good!
In the Weibo super topic area of #魔方天地#, a big shot appeared and started serializing a novel.
The boss' name is @魔方小管家, and the title of the novel serialized on Weibo is "魔方夫亓亓整理夫漠島夙记".
The first chapter describes FTM's sea travel. As a result, a strong wind blew and Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian were accidentally swept to a deserted island.
After the two met up, they looked everywhere for their teammates but couldn't find them, so they had to start thinking of ways to survive on the deserted island.
Fu Fei has been surfing the Internet on the front line, and his secondary account also follows the CP super topic. When he saw this novel was pushed to the top, he clicked on it out of curiosity.
The comment section is going crazy——
"I eat, eat, eat!"
"Hello, let me have a bite!"
"God, please produce food quickly!"
"We also have a great writer on Magic Cube, that's great 555"
"I wish I could update 100 chapters overnight"
"It's great. I have a feeling this will become a masterpiece in the circle!"
Fu Fei read the beginning and found it well-written, so he began to follow the serial with great interest.
The boss produced content very quickly, probably because he was full of inspiration. He published three chapters in a row that night. Fu Fei realized something was wrong when he saw the third chapter.
"It was dark, and the two of them spent the night in the cave. Mo Xun couldn't control his emotions, so he bent down and kissed her... Damn, so exciting!"
"What are you mumbling about?" Tan Junwen leaned his head closer.
"I saw a Rubik's Cube fan fiction. Oh my god, these CP fans are so talented!" Fu Fei pointed to the novel in the computer.
"They have fan fiction? Let me take a look." Tan Junwen took a curious look and couldn't help laughing, "They kissed right away? Hahaha, I wonder how they will react when they see it."
"It will be so embarrassing that the apartment will be deducted for three bedrooms and a living room." Fu Fei gloated.
"Send it to them and try it out?" Tan Junwen said in a mischievous manner, "I feel like Mo Xun is quite generous and doesn't care about these things."
"Brother Nian doesn't care, does he?" Fu Fei said, "Look at today's live broadcast, he said he would take Mo Xun with him when he went to the deserted island, giving sweets to his CP fans."
"He has a simple mind, he just wants to practice singing well." Tan Junwen smiled slightly, "So every time he gives out candies, it's always unexpected."
"Haha, Brother Nian is out to do business, and the Rubik's Cube has really reached the top again." Fu Fei said excitedly, "This couple will probably go viral."
"Mo Xun is also outspoken. The mole on Yinnian's ear will definitely become the focus of CP fans' fan fiction."
"I understand, I understand!" Fu Fei smiled brightly.
“CP fans will probably be celebrating Chinese New Year tonight,” Tan Junwen concluded.
The fans of the Rubik's Cube CP are indeed as happy and lively as during the Chinese New Year.
The mole on the ear has been used to create several novels, and the life of the two people on the deserted island is simply the perfect creative material.
Not only have some big guys started writing articles, but many of them have also started drawing fan comics, such as Mo Xun possessing and kissing the mole on Fang Yinnian's ear, Fang Yinnian making noodles for Mo Xun, and the two's daily "living together" on a deserted island, etc.
Comic strips, emoticons, novels, and secondary creative works are spread all over the super topic, helping the #魔方天地# super topic to reach the top again.
Fang Yinnian didn't do it on purpose. His teammates recommended themselves with reasons like telling jokes, drawing, singing... Of course Fang Yinnian chose the "doer" Mo Xun. Isn't it normal to bring someone who can do physical work with you to a deserted island?
If Fu Fei hadn't @ed them in the group, saying that Magic Cube CP had reached the top again, neither of them would have paid attention to this.
Mo Xun said generously: "If we reach the top, we'll reach the top. I'm used to it."
Tan Junwen: "You two are a really popular couple. Today, a large number of secondary creations have emerged. I can't even save all the pictures."
Fang Yinnian was curious: "What are they talking about?"
Fu Fei concluded: "A deserted island trip for two, a mole on the ear, making noodles, mom and dad, etc. The output of fan fiction is exploding."
Fang Yinnian: “Really?”
Fu Fei sent a link in the group: "Hey, a big guy wrote an article, do you want to take a look?" He was just trying to watch the fun and actually sent the fan fiction written by CP fans to the two main characters.
Fang Yinnian clicked it out of curiosity, then closed the webpage with a red face: "What is that?"
I shouldn't have clicked it.
Mo Xun was puzzled: "What did you see?"
Fang Yinnian looked away and lowered his head, saying, "The novel says that the two of us spent the night in a cave on a deserted island, and then..."
Mo Xun became curious: "What happened next? We were attacked by wild beasts in the middle of the night, and we worked together to repel the wolves?"
Fang Yinnian: “…”
It seems that you still don’t understand CP fans well enough.
Mo Xun opened the novel curiously. He thought that the novel would describe him and Fang Yinnian teaming up to fight monsters and have adventures on a deserted island.
The more I looked at it, the more something seemed wrong.
How come he acted like a hooligan and started kissing Fang Yinnian, and he kept kissing and licking the mole on Yinnian's ear.
Mo Xun's face suddenly became hot, and he cursed in a low voice: "Damn, what kind of nonsense is this..."
It is not uncommon for CP fans to create fan fiction in the circle.
The Magic Cube CP didn’t produce that many secondary creations before, but the deserted island mentioned today is indeed very suitable for imagination, no wonder a big shot wrote an article about it on the same day.
Mo Xunliu turned his head and glanced at Fang Yinnian. Yinnian's ears were red, and the mole above the ear bone was particularly bright.
Thinking of the passage described in the novel, Mo Xun's Adam's apple rolled inexplicably. He quickly looked away and said calmly, "You should read less fan fiction. It's too weird."
Fang Yinnian stood up: "Well, I'll go take a shower first."
He turned and ran away holding his pajamas.
Mo Xun touched his nose awkwardly, and then sent a private message to Fu Fei: "All you do is eat melons and post fan fiction in the group."
Fu Fei: "I think it's fun, so I'd like to share it with you."
Mo Xun: "What a joke!"
Fu Fei: “…”
Mo Xun: "It's a mess, and there's even a kissing scene! Damn it!"
Fu Fei: "Hehe."
Mo Xun: "What a joke! Don't post it again!"
Is the captain really angry? Wouldn't it be fun to read this kind of fan fiction? Fu Fei scratched his head, not quite understanding.
In the bathroom, Fang Yinnian's ears were getting hotter and hotter.
The fan fiction was written very realistically, as if he and Mo Xun really spent the night together in the cave, with Mo Xun holding his ear in his mouth, biting and licking it, kissing all the way down, and finally blocking his lips.
In the silent cave, they could hear each other's rapid breathing, their warm bodies intertwined, and it seemed as if they were the only two people left in the world.
Fang Yinnian: “…”
He turned the shower head on to the highest setting of cold water, quickly washing away the memory of the novel from his mind.
Fang Yinnian shook his head vigorously, trying to forget the matter. Then he adjusted his breathing, turned around and walked out.
When I returned to the bedroom after taking a shower, Mo Xun was sitting on a chair replying to messages. Hearing the door open, Mo Xun raised his head, and their eyes met, then they looked away at the same time.
My heart seemed to skip a beat at that moment, probably due to the influence of the fan fiction. Both of them felt a little embarrassed.
Fang Yinnian returned to his seat, pretended to be calm, sat down, turned on the computer, and continued to read the teaching materials sent to him by his master.
The house fell into an eerie silence.
After a moment, Mo Xun coughed lightly to break the silence: "Well, Brother Xu just said that we should find time to record an instrumental version next week."
When it comes to work, Fang Yinnian immediately perks up: "Instrumental version?"
But he was still too embarrassed to look at Mo Xun, so he stared at the computer screen and asked, "Do you want to remove the lead sound?"
Mo Xun said: "Yes, just record the pure accompaniment of the harmony."
Many singers also put the accompaniment audio source online for netizens to cover. The agent asked them to record harmony accompaniment, probably for the cover?
Fang Yinnian nodded: "Got it."
Mo Xun continued, "The MV will be officially released next weekend, and the five of us will also drop into the Q Music comment section to interact in real time. Brother Xu probably wants this song to stay on the popularity chart for a while longer."
Fang Yinnian often listens to music on major music platforms, and also clicks on lists such as "New Songs Chart" and "This Week's Rising Chart" to find songs. It would be better if their new songs could stay on the charts longer.
Everyone will definitely follow the agent's arrangements for the promotional plan.
After returning from school on Monday, the five of them went to the vocal music classroom to re-practice the harmony singing of the accompaniment part.
The score was changed strangely. For example, Fang Yinnian was originally the one who sang the main part solo, but after the changes, he was the one who sang the harmony, leaving the main melody empty. The same goes for everyone else.
90% of Tan Junwen's rap part was left empty, with Tan Junwen only opening his mouth to seduce the rhythm at a few key points.
The five people were completely confused during the practice.
Fu Fei asked directly: "Teacher Qiao, what are you going to use this accompaniment for? Are you going to sing a cover for others?"
Qiao Anhua said: "Your agent is going to cooperate with the platform to organize a cover song event. This is the first time I've seen this kind of format, it's quite fresh."
The five people finished practicing the song with doubts.
Everyone doesn't need to practice the harmony, they have already memorized it. Each person completed the main part of the song by themselves, with a small amount of key changes and harmony. Since the melody of the main song was the same, everyone quickly became proficient in it.
The next day, everyone went into the recording studio and finished recording the accompaniment.
The song has been recorded and the MV has been filmed.
But their subsequent courses are still not easy. Not only do they have to consolidate their dancing skills, but they also have to try singing and dancing with the microphone on.
This is the practice room version. The music was added later and you only need to lip sync when recording. But when it comes to performing on stage, you must turn on the microphone.
It is easy to sing out of tune, sing out of tune, or be out of breath when singing and dancing at the same time, which is the most difficult thing.
Many singers’ open-mic performances almost sound like a car accident scene. Some people don't even dare to use the mic fully, so they either use half the mic and raise the backing track very high, or just lip sync.
Since FTM was labeled as a music group when they debuted, they definitely cannot lip-sync.
Although we don’t know when the official stage will be, we must take it seriously and practice singing and dancing with the microphone on in advance.
The difficulty is directly doubled.
How to control breathing when dancing vigorously and how to ensure the stability of sound when changing positions frequently are both severe tests for them.
…
A week passed quickly.
On Friday night, FTM’s official accounts on all major platforms neatly released the new song MV. Fans, UP hosts and passers-by who heard the news clicked in to enjoy it.
I thought the MV was just a dance clip with some personal shots and post-production special effects - I didn't expect that this MV was actually shot on location.
At the beginning, Tan Junwen was singing rap on the street while interacting with passers-by around him. He had an outstanding temperament and was super relaxed and confident.
The director did a great job with the lighting, making Tan Junwen look handsome and natural.
There are many shots of Fang Yinnian’s personal part, some of which are of him playing the piano seriously in the piano room, and some of which are of him walking on a sunny road with a smile on his face.
The boy looked up at the sky, the sunlight shone through his fingertips onto his face, forming fragments of light and shadow. This scene makes many people imagine the male protagonist in a campus drama, who is both good in character and academic performance, gentle and quiet.
The scene also perfectly matches his singing.
The barrage area was indeed filled with screams of “Ahhh, this is so beautiful!”
Tang Che's part has more night scenes, with moonlight and the bright lights of a bustling city. His loneliness is particularly evident at night.
The young man walks alone in the dark night with firm and calm steps, moving forward resolutely, because he has a burning dream in his heart.
Fu Fei was holding a guitar, singing happily in the bedroom. The young man had a smile on his face, was full of energy and enthusiasm.
Mo Xun was wearing a cool black outfit and a hood, and was sweating profusely on the stage. His personal part filmed many difficult dance moves. Mo Xun, dancing in front of the camera, seemed like a natural king of the stage.
Entering the accompaniment before the chorus, the five people seemed to have heard some call and set out together to the designated location.
Five storyboards are used here to show the perspectives of five people.
They are running towards the same goal.
After the interlude, the five people finally gathered together from five directions.
The moment they smiled at each other, the seeds in their hearts sprouted green leaves - they formed FTM.
When the chorus started, the five people started to dance in a neat group with swords.
In the MV, they are wearing black and white stage costumes, which look better than the everyday short-sleeved shirts in the practice room version.
Fans in the barrage section were overwhelmed with excitement.
"Ahhh so handsome!"
"Five people rushing towards their goal together, who understands this sense of destiny?"
“This MV is really well shot.”
"The style is very fresh and everyone's shots are so nice~"
“It’s like a short campus movie.”
“I took screenshots directly frame by frame, the lighting is absolutely stunning!”
“I’m taking screenshots like crazy and I can’t take any more~”
The MV of this song was obviously carefully designed, with many real scenes.
Someone has counted at least 10 different scenic spots, including streets, alleys, boulevards, flower beds, etc.
At the end of the MV, the five people walked side by side on the sun-filled tree-lined path. This scene was warm and healing.
It fits perfectly with the chord at the end of the song.
"Connected by musical notes, the bond of our lives will never stop turning"
The accompaniment ended softly, and the camera slowly shifted from the front to behind the five people. The young men's backs gradually faded away - no matter where they go in the future, they will move forward side by side.
After the MV ended, many people watched it again from the beginning, still wanting more.
This group's sincerity can be felt by the public in every aspect, whether it's harmonies, dancing, live broadcasts, or MVs.
The number of views of the MV of FTM's first single "For the music" continued to increase and soon exceeded 10 million.
Many netizens gave positive reviews: "The MV is well shot."
"There are a lot of outdoor scenes, which are much more serious than those MVs that just shoot a bunch of face shots indoors and then synthesize them in post-production."
“It’s clear that the team behind the scenes took this song very seriously. They put a lot of effort into both the choreography and the MV.”
“The scenic spots are well chosen, and the light and shadows are beautiful.”
“It’s fresh and natural. The director’s framing and lighting are very good. It’s much better than the directors of some TV dramas.”
The MV has received more and more positive reviews, and its popularity has driven their new songs to continue to top the "New Song Charts" of major music platforms, and the number of collections is also constantly increasing.
On Saturday night, all FTM members dropped into the Q-voice comment section to interact.
A large number of fans rushed to the comment section to like and leave messages, and the five people would also reply to the comments randomly.
The interaction lasted for an hour.
The number of comments on this song has exceeded 1 million!
After a week of promotion, more and more people know about FTM.
On Sunday at noon, another bombshell was released.
FTM official studio——
"The #FTM 伴你一起唱和谐音# National Cover Contest, an official collaboration between FTM and Kugou, officially kicks off today!
How to participate: Register as a member of Kugou, download the instrumental version of FTM's new song "For the music" from the music library, and sing freely.
The accompaniment is divided into 6 tracks, including individual harmonies of FTM team members and harmonies of all members. Everyone can DIY and customize it. Different tracks can be selected for each section to synthesize your own personalized song.
The five members of the FTM group will sing the chorus with you!
The judges of the competition are composed of five vocal experts, including Zhang Jiaming, general manager of Kugou, music critics Chen Leyang/Feng Shiyu, music producer Yu Ziluo, and Professor Qiao Anhua of Shengyao Media.
The competition is divided into preliminary selection stage and final evaluation stage.
The top 30 participants will be selected in the preliminary round by online voting; in the final evaluation stage, the expert jury and online voting will each account for 50% of the score.
One first prize: RMB 100,000;
3 second prize winners, each with a prize of 50,000 yuan;
8 third prize winners, each with a prize of RMB 10,000;
The rest of the outstanding awards will receive a microphone gift package~
Everyone is welcome to actively participate! ”
Once the news was released, it quickly became a hot topic and shocked the industry!
Karaoke platforms have been very popular in the past two years, and many folk artists have posted songs that they have recorded and covered themselves on them.
But no one expected that - you, a boy band, would dare to organize a national cover contest when releasing a new song? !
The theme of the competition is still "FTM sings harmony with you".
Even the accompaniment is divided into 6 tracks, and all those who participate in the cover can freely customize who will sing the harmony with them.
This form is simply unheard of!
The managers of other boy bands in the industry were bewildered: "Can a boy band promote itself this way? What on earth is Xu Baichuan doing?"
No boy band has ever dared to put their songs on a cover singing platform for competition. It's already polite enough that passers-by don't laugh at you, so how dare you let passers-by cover your songs? Aren't you just asking for trouble? !
But FTM is different.
As for the harmony group, Xu Baichuan has such confidence.
Come on, let’s all cover the song and let the five members serve as harmony tools for everyone to see what these folk masters can record.
We must believe in the secondary creation capabilities of experts.
When there is a big reward, there will always be brave men.
It's just a cover of a song, and the first prize is 100,000 yuan. There are also many places for second and third prizes. The prize pool is set so high, of course it will attract a large number of passers-by.
This song is no longer limited to the fan circle.
Being able to become popular on the cover song platform and let more people who don’t pay attention to boy bands know about FTM and the music group is also a way of publicity to overtake others.
At the same time as the online KTV platform goes online, the accompaniment audio of this song will of course also be available online at offline KTVs across the country.
The idol track is too crowded, and Xu Baichuan's "alternative" way of promotion has confused other boy groups. This is the first time in so many years that we have seen a boy group holding a cover competition.
It really broadened my horizons!
The five people from FTM were particularly happy.
After all, when they release a song they don’t want to just entertain their fans. Wouldn’t it be great if more people could hear it, more people could cover it, and even have it appear in KTV venues across the country?
In the future, when family and classmates get together and go to KTV, you can also order your own songs.
Wouldn’t your popularity increase?
The "National Cover Contest" event held by FTM and the K-song platform was excitedly discussed by netizens and became a hot topic.
“This is the first time I’ve seen a boy band doing a cover competition!”
“FTM is really different.”
"Is this the confidence of the music group? First of all, the songs have to be good, otherwise it's useless. The more you turn them, the worse they sound."
"Customized soundtrack, amazing! I like Fang Yinnian, can I choose his voice to chorus with me throughout the whole process?"
"This idea is really amazing. They already have five different sounds, and they let the secondary creators choose the accompaniment, which can create countless different feelings."
"Ahhh, if I choose Xiaofei throughout the whole process, will the recorded song sound warm?"
"You can also choose the full version. The chorus with five people singing in harmony sounds best. As for the verse, let the corresponding people sing in each section. This is the most perfect way."
"I just listened to the sub-tracks and have decided to participate in the competition. I'll let five handsome guys play supporting roles for me!"
"I can't sing well, so I'll just record a song to try. The important thing is to participate~"
"Oh shit! My goddess Jingjing said she wants to participate!"
“There are also several influencers who said they want to participate.”
"As long as they haven't officially debuted as a singer, they can participate. I guess there will be a lot of internet celebrities coming to take advantage of this wave of popularity!"
"I saw that the 2D male god Fox Brother was also talking about this..."
The popularity of the cover competition exploded across the entire Internet.
It’s so rare that they are the first boy band that dares to offer high prize money for a national cover singing competition!
Many online celebrity singers are also talking about this in their live broadcast rooms——
"FTM? Oh, I know this group. It's a fresh boy band made up of five handsome young men. They just released a song recently, right? Cover contest? No, no, no, I won't join in the fun. Good luck to you guys."
"Who gave a boy band the courage to hold a cover contest? What? A music group? Sorry, I've never heard of it... Let's go and listen first."
"What is a cover contest? Why are there so many people in the live broadcast room asking me if I want to participate?"
"The National Cover Contest, is it so big?"
"I went back to listen to the instrumental track first. It was the first time I saw a competition with DIY tracks. It was very interesting."
Well-known music forums in the circle are also discussing this matter——
"FTM's new song is actually collaborating with Kugou to hold a cover contest!"
"This boy band is really shameless, aren't they afraid of being scolded?"
"Aren't they an idol boy band? With idols' singing skills and those crappy songs they recorded, how can they have the nerve to let others cover them?"
"The songs of this band are pretty good and worth listening to."
"Can you please listen before you curse? You just start to criticize right away, which makes you look like keyboard warriors."
"I heard it, there's something."
"They recorded 6 accompaniment tracks, and you can choose freely when singing a cover, and DIY it."
"Free customization? You mean you can choose every accompaniment?"
"That's right. The original version of the main song has Fang Yinnian in the first verse and Tang Che in the second verse. You can change it to let Fu Fei sing the first and second verses for you."
"You can freely change the backing singers for the four verses, but it's best if all the singers sing in unison for the chorus."
"To be honest, DIY accompaniment is fun! I just recorded two versions and asked Tang Che and Fu Fei to help sing throughout. It feels completely different."
"The note of Fang Yinnian's solo at the end is too high for me to sing. I have to lower the key to record it. I look forward to the second creation of the masters."
"This music group is interesting. They can make a song come alive."
"The main thing is that the five people have completely different voices, and their characteristics are very distinct. This kind of group can really play with separate tracks and harmonies, which is very interesting."
"I'll bet my whole family's ID numbers, this group will be a hit!"
After a weekend of online promotion, FTM's new song accompaniment topped the popularity list of Kugou cover songs.
A large number of netizens began to DIY their own works.
"Everyone, listen to my recording and help me vote!"
"I recorded a five-person harmony version, please support us if you pass by~"
"I'm tone-deaf, sorry for making a fool of myself, hehe, mainly because I've never played this kind of harmony mode before, so I just came here to join in the fun."
“…”
Secondary creative works have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
On the first day of the competition, the homepage was flooded with a large number of cover works.
Sunday night.
The entry #FTM accompany you to sing harmony# ranked first on the main hot search list, followed by a distinct "boiling".
This is the first time FTM has been on the main trending search list since their debut.
People in the industry have said: I don’t understand this group.
However, companies such as Xingmang Entertainment and Huayue Century, which also produce boy bands, have keenly sensed a huge sense of crisis.
——FTM is taking a different path.
What if this road is open?
This small and obscure group, which was formed in a hurry, definitely has the ambition to become a top-tier boy band!
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