Chapter 43 Chapter 43 New Year's Eve Official Announcement (2 in 1)
[Chapter 43, New Year's Eve Announcement]
On Mo Xun's birthday, his agent Xu Baichuan announced a piece of good news: "Yuntu TV's official Weibo account will announce your participation in the New Year's Eve party at 20:00 tomorrow night. Please forward it on time."
New Year's Eve itinerary is finally confirmed! All five of them were very happy.
However, after waking up the next morning, Fu Fei opened the super topic and found that the fans were arguing excitedly.
"It's almost the end of the year, aren't there any activities?"
"So many satellite TV stations are holding New Year's Eve parties. I saw many obscure singers went. Don't we FTM deserve to go?"
"Other boy bands have already announced their official membership, but FTM Studio is like a dead body, they are indeed a makeshift group with a lot of reputation!"
"Bluewind officially announced that they will be going to Dongyang TV for the New Year's Eve, 12-star will go to Nanxing TV, and sonic will go to Yuntu TV. Only our FTM has not made any move."
"I won't talk about the waste in the studio anymore!"
"Ahhh, should we go or not? Can you give me a definite answer in advance? I have the budget to buy a ticket and support it now~"
"The official fan club is as good as dead. I am really tired of buying shares and following them for three months. Can the fan club be reorganized as soon as possible?"
"What is Fanyun doing? Where is the docking account?"
"FTM has no fan luck at all, and has been so sloppy since their debut. The five handsome guys are so popular recently, can the team stop holding them back?"
"@FTM Official Studio, I'm calling you, are you still pretending to be dead?"
Fu Fei originally wanted to check the super topic to see what the fans were doing, but the result was - all of them were cursing the studio.
Yesterday was Mo Xun’s birthday and everyone held back and went to wish the captain a happy birthday. As soon as the birthday came today, the accumulated dissatisfaction among fans broke out completely.
The Weibo post criticizing the studio for inaction has received tens of thousands of likes.
Fu Fei boldly @ed his agent in the group and asked, "Brother Xu, I see everyone in the super topic is arguing. Do we have an official fan club?"
Xu Baichuan said: "I just recruited a few people a while ago to take charge of FTM's follow-up fan operations, event docking and other work. We were established too hastily, and there are indeed many things that we didn't have time to do."
In fact, according to Lao Xu's original plan, they should have officially debuted around Christmas in December. As a result, the top management rushed the project and it was rushed up in August without much preparation.
Mo Xun asked, "Are the official fan clubs also run by staff hired by Brother Xu?"
Xu Baichuan explained: "The president of the fan club is a full-time staff member who guides the wind direction at critical moments to prevent muddying the waters and preventing haters from sneaking in to cause trouble. Then some fans are selected to serve as vice presidents and functional groups, and they are publicly elected."
He paused and said, "We also need to prepare an official fan club website. When we hold concerts in the future, we can release some fan tickets and give fans some autographs and other benefits on a regular basis."
The five people didn't understand fan operations in the entertainment industry, but since Xu Baichuan said that it was being prepared, everyone felt relieved.
Although fans often scold the studio when they get angry, FTM’s agent is actually quite reliable. All the imperfections currently shown are chain reactions caused by debuting too hastily.
It will slowly get back on track.
At noon that day, a message appeared in the FTM super topic.
FTM-Music Group Megaphone: "Hello everyone, this is the official studio docking account. I just received a message that tonight at 8 o'clock @Yuntu TV, FTM will be officially announced to participate in the New Year's Eve party. Everyone can wait and see."
This piece of news was like a drop of water falling into a frying pan, instantly igniting the anger of fans.
"You could have given more notice really."
"It's so funny, the official announcement was made at 8pm and you're only notifying me now? You might as well wait until they're done performing before notifying me."
"Hey, the studio finally has internet access?"
"Is there a review control team? Should I go to the official blog and like it?"
"The fan club is half-dead, and the fans can't gather together!"
"This is the worst boy band I've ever seen."
"The amateur team finally got a connection number. It's not easy! I'll go give a thumbs up tonight and give the FTM five some face."
"Finally there's a stage to watch. I'm so excited!"
At the same time, the news of the official reorganization of FTM’s official fan club was also pinned to the top of the super topic area, and many loyal fans actively signed up for the election.
Even though everyone was cursing, the feeling of liking them and wanting to do something for them still prevailed.
Many talented fans are running for functional groups, such as the publicity group, comment control group, data station, anti-black station, etc.
The fan club requires a large number of talented people to build it together.
The fans were very enthusiastic, and some veteran fans in the fan circle quickly caught wind of the situation and organized the confused fans.
A large number of call posts appeared in the super topic area——
"The priority right now is to officially announce and control the comments at 8pm, and get the front row to like and give the group some face! Everyone, get moving. This is the first time the group has attended a large-scale event. We are no longer a small, obscure group that no one cares about!"
"Tickets for the New Year's Eve party will be available for sale in three days. The ticket purchasing channels are summarized as follows [Link 1] [Link 2]. Sisters with strong abilities can support offline."
"Sisters who go offline must join the official fan club group, be careful to identify scammers, and keep your money safe!"
"FTM support color number #C36625, amber gilded, you must bring a light board when you go offline, you must bring a light board! I made a preview of the light board effect, you can save the picture and find a store to order it~"
"The FTM personal website 'Sister Note Group' is officially established, welcome to follow. The sister will go to the New Year's Eve party and take beautiful pictures for everyone!"
The fans took action quickly.
This is the first time FTM has participated in a large-scale event since their debut.
They have only been debuted for three months, they don’t have enough loyal fans, and it is impossible to organize large-scale offline support. But fans who are rich and capable are still willing to do their best to let FTM hear their support.
**
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Yuntu TV officially announced that FTM would participate in the New Year's Eve party on December 31, and a large number of fans' messages flooded in on Weibo.
The five members of FTM also retweeted the Weibo on time. The number of likes on the official Weibo account quickly exceeded 10,000+, and the total number of likes exceeded 500,000+.
The fact that so many fans took quick action despite such a hasty notice shows how strong FTM's ability to attract fans is during this period.
A certain entertainment forum was also discussing this matter, and even started to draw up a table to compare the comment control data of domestic entertainment boy groups.
"With 100,000 likes in the group, it is a well-deserved top group~"
"12star-Star has 50,000 likes in the group. The most popular one is the lead singer He Jing and the lead dancer Mu Ziqian. These two are so entangled that they can't be separated!"
"The top 20 on Sonic Snake's official blog are all dominated by Qu Yan's fans. Qu Yan's popularity is really leading by a huge margin."
"FTM has 10,000 likes. The little group is getting better!"
"The comments of music groups are all avatars with the group logo, and no individual fans are seen. Do their group fans account for such a large proportion?"
"It's a new group that just started. The five members don't even have individual cheering colors, only team cheering."
"This little obscure group just started to reorganize its fan club. They made the official announcement at night, and only sent out the notification at noon. It was so sloppy. I pity you~"
Fan circles like to compare various data.
All four of the domestic entertainment industry’s most famous boy bands will participate in this year’s New Year’s Eve party, and the newly debuted FTM will naturally attract a lot of attention.
Bulewind of Star Entertainment is abbreviated as Fengtuan. Its popularity has been very stable in the three years since its debut. 12star, short for Star Group, is the second-generation group from the same company. They officially debuted in March this year and already had millions of fans before their debut.
Sonic, also known as the Snake Group, is a leader among talent shows in recent years. The C-position Qu Yan has tens of millions of followers on Weibo, and his popularity is far ahead in the group.
FTM is the most pitiful. They just debuted in August and are not mature enough in all aspects. The official announcement process for the New Year's Eve also seemed very sloppy.
But the fans are very cohesive. In just one afternoon, the number of likes in the official Weibo comment section exceeded 10,000, which is comparable to many popular actors.
More than one TV station is hosting the New Year's Eve Gala.
The three TV stations with the highest ratings in the country - Nanxing Satellite TV, Dongyang Satellite TV and Yuntu Satellite TV - have all tried their best to attract popular stars.
Today a top movie actor is officially announced, and tomorrow a pop diva is officially announced. All the satellite TV channels are filled with big names, and the guest lineup is dazzling.
In front of such a "feast" as the New Year's Eve party, FTM, as a newcomer who just debuted, is not even worthy of having the main poster on the table, and the TV station will not pay much attention to them, after all, there are many more big-name stars than them.
The reason they were invited was simply because their recent cover contest was quite popular, and their "first singing and dancing stage" was also a publicity gimmick.
In recent days, major forums have been discussing which celebrity will go to which TV station to celebrate the New Year, and the order and status of the official announcement have also been quite a heated debate.
The five of them simply had no energy to pay attention to other stars.
They spend almost every day in the practice room, repeatedly practicing singing and dancing with the microphone on, so that their bodies can form muscle memory.
Even if you practice the dance thoroughly, the key is still the voice.
Even if you can sing the whole song in the practice room, you will be nervous when you get to the stage, or you may encounter various emergencies. No one can guarantee whether the performance will go smoothly until it is completed.
But at least - try your best so that you will not have any regrets.
***
Time flies, and the New Year's Eve is getting closer.
On the afternoon of December 27, the five of them collectively took a few days off from school and flew to Yuncheng with their agent.
The plane landed on time at 10pm.
Recently, many celebrities have come to Yuncheng to participate in the New Year's Eve celebrations. The airport's security has been significantly upgraded. Two railings have been set up at the domestic arrival area to separate the fans who come to pick up the airport in an orderly manner on both sides to make way for pedestrians.
The five of them walked for a while, and when they passed a corner, a picture suddenly appeared in Fang Yinnian's field of vision - many girls stood together, holding amber signs with the "FTM" logo on them.
After seeing the five of them, the fans screamed excitedly: "Ahhh, here they come!" "FTM, come on!" "Oh my god, so handsome!"
The five people were flattered as they were greeted by fans at the airport for the first time.
Xu Baichuan whispered, "It was the fans who spontaneously organized the airport pick-up."
Mo Xun tried to remain calm and waved to them.
Fang Yinnian also curved his eyes, and as he approached, he smiled and said, "Thank you all for coming to pick me up at the airport. You've worked hard."
A burst of screams of “Ahhhhh” rang out from the crowd.
There are a lot of stars coming to Yuncheng these two days. Their FTM flight arrived at 10 pm. In addition to their fans, there were also many other star fan groups who came to pick them up with various support items.
For example, "Tao Yizhou Global Fan Club", "Qin Luo Fan Club", etc., are arranged in a very long line, with no end in sight for dozens of meters.
FTM has only twenty or so fans, and is not noticeable among the large number of fans of other stars.
Even weak and a little pitiful.
But the five of them still happily greeted and interacted with them.
Among them, two girls carrying extra-long cameras were taking pictures of them. They jogged along as they walked out of the airport, pressing the shutter button frantically.
Mo Xun asked, "Is it the station sister?"
The two girls nodded excitedly: "Yes! Come on, we will go to the party to support you!"
Mo Xun was the last one to get on the bus.
After closing the car door, he opened the window and waved to the fans who had chased after him: "Go back quickly, thank you for coming to pick me up at the airport."
Fang Yinnian poked his head out and said with a smile, "It's late, be careful on the road."
Tan Junwen opened the third row of car windows: "Go back and have a rest, bye!"
Fans: “Aaaaaah!”
Several handsome guys have very good tempers and take the initiative to greet fans. Some of the big traffic fans just turn a cold face and ignore them.
It’s still more fun to follow the small and confused groups because I can see them up close.
Only when you get close do you realize how handsome these five guys are!
Just now, Mo Xun was the first one to walk out of the airport. With his handsome and strong facial features and super tall stature of 188cm, his visual impact made many fans confused on the spot.
Fang Yinnian walked side by side with him. His flawless fair skin and clear eyes that looked so beautiful when he smiled made many fans' hearts beat faster, especially when his pleasant voice rang out. The fans all had stars in their eyes and screamed until their voices were hoarse.
There is also Tan Junwen, who is so gentle with a big smile on his face.
Although Tang Che had a cold expression on his face, he took the initiative to nod and greet them. Xiaofei smiled like a fool from beginning to end, which was very cute.
The five-person car drove away quickly.
The remaining fans were still excited: "Oh my god, I saw Yin Nian up close, he looks so good! Ahhh, I'm perfect!"
"You have to start chasing stars when they are still unknown. Hehehe, after a few years when they become famous, I guess we won't be able to see them from the front row."
"I just captured Mo Xun talking. It's a life video!"
"Sister Mu, please fix the picture!"
"I'm fixing it, I'll post it soon~"
A moment later, several fans in the super topic area posted FTM’s airport photos on Weibo. The guns and cannons carried by the fans are all high-definition cameras worth tens of thousands of dollars. The aesthetic tastes of the fans who came to follow FTM this time are also very unique.
A fan club member named "Rumu Chunfeng" took many FTM photos, edited them and uploaded them, which stunned a group of fans.
She is a fan of the group and she handled the situation very well. She posted a set of nine-square photos of five people each, making everyone look good.
There is also a CP fan station called "Magic Cube Family Group" who specializes in taking pictures of Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian. In the short few minutes when the two walked out of the airport side by side, a large number of beautiful photos were taken.
CP fans said: "What a perfect match!"
When they walk together, the height difference is perfect.
CP fans also got a lot of sweet moments from the airport video: "I found a seven-seater nanny car, and Mo Xun and Yin Nian were sitting together in the second row!"
"When Mo Xun finally opened the window, Yin Nian leaned forward and stuck his head out to greet him. It was so adorable!"
"It's fine for a young couple to sit side by side in the second row."
"Every time these two are in the same frame, there are candies to eat. Do I want to seduce them? It's clearly them who force us to seduce them!"
On the way back to the hotel, the five people were still upset.
Seeing so many girls holding FTM signs and screaming excitedly, the five of them felt the enthusiasm of fans live for the first time.
Fu Fei said happily: "We have fans too, and there are fans too. Hehe, the camera that the fans are carrying looks really expensive!"
Tan Junwen said: "I admire them very much. They can run very fast with such heavy equipment on their shoulders."
Mo Xun smiled and said, "Many fans have both money and time, and fly all over the country to take pictures of their favorite stars. In the future, we may see them offline often."
Fu Fei opened his Weibo and said excitedly, "I saw the photos that Gongzhong Haogaoleng Taotao and the other fans took just now. They made us look so handsome!"
He shared the photos in the group.
Fang Yinnian clicked on it and took a look - this photography technique is truly amazing!
In the few photos taken of Fang Yinnian, the passers-by around him were blurred out, and the angle of the shot was particularly good. In the photos, he has a thin waist, long legs, and smiling eyes, which are comparable to the official promotional pictures.
Xu Baichuan also saw the photo and praised: "The fans who came to FTM all have good aesthetic tastes, which is a good thing."
The official studio of large-scale events takes a long time to produce pictures, so the fans at the fan club can produce the pictures offline as soon as possible, which can help promote the event and retain fans.
Some of the photos taken by fans are even better looking than those taken by the studio.
These fans who have advanced equipment are considered "high-quality fans". They have good vision as they started following FTM so early.
Xu Baichuan smiled and said: "From now on, you have to get used to meeting fans at every offline event. Everyone should pay attention to your manners and behavior. You are no longer a small and obscure group that no one cares about."
All five of them nodded.
Fu Fei looked at the unfamiliar city outside the window and said excitedly, "We came out of the Novice Village. Is this our first time entering the main city?"
Fang Yinnian said, "Doesn't the last time we went to South City to record a variety show count?"
Fu Fei shook his head: "That doesn't count. Variety shows are a side job. If you don't perform well, you'll be mocked at most. It can only be considered a daily small copy. Singing and dancing are our main jobs. The stage is our professional copy!"
Xiao Fei's words are rough but his point is true.
Even if they lose three games in a row on a variety show, it will not have any negative impact on their professional ability, at most they will be laughed at by the audience. But as a singing and dancing group, if they fail on stage, the impact will be serious.
What's more, this time there are fans coming to support them offline.
They must sing well.
The hotel booked by the agent is only a 5-minute drive from the stadium where the New Year's Eve party will be held. This hotel will also be the first choice of many celebrities.
In order to prevent paparazzi and illegitimate fans from entering, the hotel lobby is strictly controlled and the internal environment is very quiet.
After checking in, the five people returned to their room to rest.
Xu Baichuan quickly notified in the group: "I received a call from the head of the artist department, and they arranged a rehearsal for us at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Fang Yinnian was stunned: "So early?"
Xu Baichuan said: "There are more than 50 groups of artists for this New Year's Eve, and it is very troublesome to coordinate the schedule. Let's just go at the time we are asked to go, and try to cooperate."
All the big guys have to go to rehearsal. They are a bunch of unknown people, and it is impossible for the program team to take the initiative to accommodate them.
Mo Xun said: "No problem, let's get up early."
The few of them went to bed early that night, got up at seven o'clock the next day, washed, had breakfast, and set off for the stadium at half past seven.
The stadium this time is the Yuncheng Asian Games Center which can accommodate 60,000 people. The annual New Year's Eve party is also a key event for major satellite TV stations with many sponsors, so the stage specifications are extremely high.
When the five people arrived at the scene, they were all amazed by the stage in front of them.
The colorful castle theme of the Shengyao Family concert had already shocked them greatly, and this time the Yuntu TV New Year’s Eve stage with the theme of “Light of the Stars” was actually made into a technological universe and starry sky world!
The stage design takes "spaceship" and "planet" as its core elements.
In the center is a huge curved main screen that is dozens of meters wide, with a "Stargate" at the bottom and wavy split screens extending on both sides. The brilliant galaxy projected by LEDs follows the wavy split screens and surrounds the entire stadium.
There are three "planet" shaped structures above the stadium - these are actually projection screens suspended in the air, which can project the stage scene in real time from all four sides.
There are many small planets around the three big planets as embellishments, which can light up at night and change into different colors.
The central platform is composed of more than a dozen lifting modules, each of which can control the height individually to form a variety of three-dimensional stages.
The stage floor is covered with LED panels that can simulate a variety of science fiction elements such as the starry sky, meteorites, and spaceships.
On the left and right sides of the stage are the towering "red and white twin towers". Huge laser transmitters are installed on the top of the towers. Laser lights of different colors can make the night stage effects even more brilliant.
There are also many wire equipment hanging in the air.
There are starships, spaceships, hovercrafts and so on.
Fang Yinnian looked up in a daze at the huge sci-fi world in front of him - it was indeed a New Year's Eve stage that was built with great expense, it was amazing!
Compared to this, the SingYao concert is like child's play.
Mo Xun couldn't help but get excited when he saw the scene in front of him: "This time the dance is beautiful, is it a science fiction theme?"
Fu Fei said excitedly: "Yuntu TV is really exaggerated. The New Year's Eve scene is like a special effects science fiction blockbuster!"
Tan Junwen narrowed his eyes and said, "There are so many spaceships in the sky, and there are several planets overhead. We can directly pull a crew to shoot Star Wars."
Tang Che said calmly: "You can be willful if you have money."
As expected of being one of the three major TV stations in China, it is indeed rich and willful. I heard that the sponsorship fee for the title sponsor of this New Year’s Eve party is over 100 million.
The reason why FTM was able to perform on the New Year's Eve stage was thanks to the recent cover competition which gained some popularity, and the first single also had good data in all aspects, otherwise they wouldn't even be able to get tickets.
Xu Baichuan smiled and said, "You've learned a lot, right?"
The five of them nodded in unison, and Fu Fei rubbed his hands excitedly: "Hey, we finally walked out of the Novice Village and arrived in the main city!"
Xu Baichuan said: "Let's go, follow me to the backstage."
Several people followed the agent to the backstage to greet the staff.
The staff started working early in the morning.
One of them was a young man with dark circles under his eyes holding a walkie-talkie, directing various departments to check the details.
Xu Baichuan took the initiative to step forward and shake hands: "Hello, Director Xin."
Director Xin asked, "Is this your first rehearsal?"
Xu Baichuan nodded and said, "The head of the artist department asked us to rehearse at 8 o'clock."
Director Xin glanced at his watch and said, "Okay, time is almost up. I took a look at your stage design. It's going to be all singing and dancing with the microphone on, right?"
Xu Baichuan: “Yes.”
Director Xin frowned, "In order to ensure the stage effect for the New Year's Eve party, 70% of the people will lip sync, and only a few singers with strong singing skills dare to sing with the microphone. You bunch of newcomers, do you want to reconsider it?"
Fang Yinnian said, "Director, we just want to try turning on the microphone."
Director Xin said: "Every New Year's Eve there will be a car accident scene with all microphones on. If you mess up the singing, don't regret it."
Fang Yinnian said: "We will do our best to complete it."
Director Xin smiled and shook his head, truly a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.
There are always car accident scenes during the New Year’s Eve broadcasts of major satellite TV stations, and some of the car accident scenes can even be discussed and become hot topics among netizens.
What the entertainment industry lacks most is popularity. Even if the singing is out of tune or sung out of tune, as long as it can become a hot topic, the major satellite TV stations are happy to see it happen.
Director Xin nodded: "Okay. How about your way of exiting directly from the interstellar gate in the middle?"
He paused and said, "When the time comes, the twin tower laser lights will illuminate you, creating a feeling of traveling through time and space, and you will appear in a starry sky tunnel."
The five people looked at each other and were extremely excited - this way of debuting sounded so cool!
Director Xin explained: "After all, you have to sing and dance, so you don't have to consider complicated entrances such as hanging on wires, walking on bridges, and sitting on lifts. Just keep it simple and do a good job of the stage special effects."
It is very dangerous for five people to hang on wires together, and it is even more impossible to dance on an airship. It is better to be cautious when singing and dancing.
Xu Baichuan agreed: "Let's do it this way, thank you Director Xin!"
Director Xin: "Get ready for rehearsal. There are so many celebrities coming today. You only have 30 minutes to go over the movements and songs a few times."
He paused and said, "We'll follow up on the lighting during the rehearsal tomorrow night. Today we'll just go through the process and listen to the sound effects."
The five of them quickly followed the staff and came to the backstage location according to the director's instructions.
They spent a whole afternoon rehearsing for the last Sing Yao concert. After all, it was their own company’s event, and the director and staff were all familiar to them, so they were more patient with them as newcomers.
But the New Year’s Eve party is different. There are so many stars, and it is impossible for a bunch of unknown people like them to occupy the place.
With a time limit of 30 minutes, the five people nervously practiced their movements while also checking the photographer's camera position. Their voices were shaking while they sang.
Director Xin said helplessly: "I say, why don't you just play the original singer's lip syncing? What is this song about?"
Five people: “…”
Xu Baichuan said: "I'm sorry Director Xin, they are a little nervous."
Director Xin was obviously impatient: "It's unnecessary for new singers to open the microphone right away. Many veteran singers don't dare to open the microphone at all. You really are..."
Although he didn't finish his sentence, the second half of his sentence was very clear - you are such a troublemaker and are causing trouble for the staff.
If you play the original song, there is no need to repeatedly adjust the sound effects of the microphone. The microphone does not need to be turned on anyway, it is just for show.
Fang Yinnian clenched his fists tightly.
Is it true that lip-syncing is the trend at today’s evening parties?
He had never paid attention to these things before, but today he heard from the director that more than 70% of the time they were lip syncing.
What kind of New Year’s Eve concert is that?
Just call it the “New Year’s Eve Lip Sync Contest”.
Someone who lip-syncs with a microphone is not called a singer. He should be called an actor. Can't we just pull someone over to sing the original version and lip-sync with it?
Fang Yinnian's three views were overturned.
There are so many people in this circle who are just giving up.
So are they going to give up too?
They just went with the flow since their debut, lip-syncing all the way, and their singing skills didn't improve at all. A few years later, when the public mentioned them, FTM, they were still a group of rookie idols who could only rely on post-production sound editing and lip-syncing.
...He doesn't want this.
If you neglect your professional abilities from the very beginning, you will only become more and more dependent on audio editing and less and less willing to speak up.
Fang Yinnian took a deep breath, looked at the director and said, "Director Xin, we have to sing with the microphones on - even if we mess up, we will insist on singing with the microphones on."
Director Xin: “…”
I've never seen such a stubborn newcomer.
Xu Baichuan smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Director Xin, if the children want to insist on singing, let them sing. They will bear the consequences of their singing."
Director Xin was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, it's up to you."
Anyway, the New Year’s Eve shows of major satellite TV stations are fun to watch every year. If your singing is out of tune and becomes a hot topic, it will also increase the popularity of Yuntu TV.
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