Chapter 153: The audition begins
The popularity of "Confession Balloon" is purely an unexpected joy.
is also this song is really too in line with the taste of young people, Dong Chou's song, Fang Wenshan's lyrics, it's hard to think about it.
Huaguo is now early in the morning, and it is at the weakest time for the competition on the Weibo hot search list, so there is no pressure on the popularity of "Confession Balloon".
It is not the first time that He Xiao has been on the hot search list, except for the joy at the beginning, there are no big ups and downs, he is used to it, and he fell asleep when he covered the quilt.
When I opened my eyes again, I was awakened by the early morning sun in Paris, and my eyelids were shining.
After a sigh, He Xiao sat up from the bed, and the first thing he did was naturally look at his phone.
I touched the pillow for a long time before I caught it, and I don't know if I kicked the quilt when I fell asleep last night, and the phone almost fell into the gap between the bedside.
It's eight o'clock in the morning in Paris, and I've slept for about seven hours, which is enough for an adult.
Pulling the unshading curtains to both sides, He Xiao glanced out the window, and the snow from last night had really melted away and disappeared.
This is the last time Paris will cool down, after which the weather will pick up dramatically and spring is coming.
Even now, patches of verdant green can be faintly seen in the green belt of the city.
The Eiffel Tower stands tall in the distance, and the occasional flock of birds passes by the top, which is a truly beautiful scene.
He Xiao couldn't help but feel good, after washing up, he went downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast, and then returned to the room to start researching the Isabella Piano Competition and the filming of the MV for "Confession Balloon".
In addition, you have to notify the agent Yu Xiao, otherwise after a game, you won't see anyone for a few months, and it won't be like that.
turned on the mobile phone, first habitually took a look on Weibo, the popularity of "Confession Balloon" has not decreased, and it has climbed to the third place on the hot search list.
After clicking in, you can see in the recently released Weibo that many netizens have been fans of this song and have expressed their support.
However, nothing in this world can be liked by everyone, and under the majority of the praise, there are also a small number of people who express their dislike for this song.
"Garbage. ”
A simple and clear comment entered He Xiao's eyes, and he smiled lightly and ignored it.
The Internet has always been an unscrupulous place, and for keyboard warriors, it's all over for them to look uncomfortable, and they don't need a reason at all.
Do whatever you want, speak freely, He Xiao has long been used to it.
Even if it is the singer Zhang Juncheng, he will be scolded, let alone such a young star who has just debuted.
Swiped through this comment and continued to flip through the popularity, and one of the long Weibo posts condemning "Confession Balloon" came into view.
"What kind of song are yours? You are really harmful, you are this song! My son's grades in every subject are only that average score, he is now in the second year of junior high school, what should you do if you call my son? He is not yet in high school, okay? You killed my son!"
A parent, Aite Ho, laughed and angrily rebuked the song.
He Xiao suddenly wondered, what does my singing have to do with your son?
clicked into this parent's homepage and flipped it up and down, and then it dawned on me.
What happened is roughly that her son is too obsessed with the entertainment industry, always listening to songs and watching variety shows, and avoiding studying.
No, I was caught by her again this morning, and this young man was watching the video of He Xiao's "Confession Balloon" at the time.
So the parent was furious, so he ran to Weibo to reprimand He Xiao.
In fact, He Xiao is completely lying down in this matter, because his son is obsessed with the entertainment industry, not He Xiao, a star, he also watches other variety shows and TV series, but he was listening to He Xiao's songs when he happened to catch it.
This parent has obviously had a grudge for a long time, and he has nowhere to vent his anger, so he can only catch whom.
Such a pungent behavior naturally caused dissatisfaction among everyone, and many fans of He Xiao went up to theorize.
"What does your son have to do with our master if he doesn't study?"
"Parent, please calm down. ”
"Hello, except for your son, our fans span the world, with an average of 985 and 211 graduations per capita, what is your son?"
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Looking at the rising gunsmoke, He Xiao touched his nose and didn't pay attention to it.
This kind of thing is reasonable and unclear, just keep silent, if you respond, the other party will only become more and more fierce.
Leave it to the company's PR team to take care of it, or let it cool down naturally, and you'll be fine.
Ignoring this episode, He Xiao was about to continue scrolling through Weibo when a phone call came in.
"Brother Yu, long time no see. ”
He Xiao couldn't help but smile after picking up the phone, he was thinking about calling Yu Xiao to report the situation, but he didn't expect the other party to call first.
The sound of sorting out documents came from the microphone, the year has passed, people have returned to work, the company is busy again, Yu Xiao, as the minister of the artist management department and the gold medal agent and music producer, he has a lot of work every day.
"Xiao He, I saw that your new song was on the hot search, but there were some negative comments on Weibo, and I have sent a public relations to deal with it for you just now. ”
Yu Xiao still looks like time is precious, and every time he speaks, he goes straight to the point, and he is very capable, which is also a common problem of most business elites, in their eyes, time is money.
"I see. He Xiao nodded unexpectedly, and said: "By the way, let me tell you something, my new song "Confession Balloon" is going to be placed on the first album, and the MV happened to be filmed in France by the way, and it may require an extra amount of funds." ”
"It's not a problem, you can arrange it yourself. Yu Xiao swallowed his tea, not caring about it.
He Xiao is very free in the company, and his authority has always been great.
And after hearing that Yu Xiao was not very involved in his affairs, he thought about it and told him about preparing to participate in the Isabella Piano Competition.
But this time, Yu Xiao reacted, almost without hesitation, and his voice directly raised a step.
"Are you crazy? That's the Isabella Piano Competition, do you know how low the odds of winning are? And it's going to be held for two whole months, do you know how precious these two months are to you? I can get you a lot of variety show announcements, if the response is good, maybe your Weibo fans will exceed 20 million in two months!"
Yu Xiao has always cultivated He Xiao as a seed, and tried his best to win the opportunity for him to become popular, and this month of the new year is very important to He Xiao.
Compared with the unreliable Isabella Piano Competition, he thinks that He Xiao is the right thing to return to China to participate in variety shows to increase exposure.
He Xiao touched his nose, but he didn't expect the agent to react so much.
Thinking about it, Isabella's competition, throughout the past century, no Chinese has won the championship, and the best result is only the top ten.
So Yu Xiao felt that it was normal for this matter to be unreliable, he was thinking about the problem from an objective point of view, and he didn't know what kind of hole cards He Xiao had in his hand.
"Brother Yu, I have been taking the original route since I started in "The Voice of Dreams", you should know my level, believe me, this Isabella Piano Competition will definitely help me more than participating in domestic variety shows!"
He Xiao didn't want to give up this opportunity so easily, so he patiently explained to Yu Xiao and assured him.
The other party was silent when he heard this, and he probably thought about the possibility of things in his heart.
It was about a minute or so before the sound of sighing came from the microphone.
"Well, I'm sure you won't joke about your star journey, be more careful abroad. ”
Yu Xiao finally approved the request, it can be said that an artist like He Xiao who is so willful that he can make his agent toss with him with his temperament, there is no second one in the entire company.
The two sides exchanged a few more simple pleasantries, and then hung up the phone.
He Xiao pinched his waist and looked at the beautiful scenery of Paris outside the window, and his heart suddenly opened up.
The company has been settled, there are no worries, and the next thing is just to fight hard.
Whether it is success or failure, it all depends on the will of God.
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Seven days later.
The temperature in Paris is rising faster than expected.
The auditions for the Isabella International Piano Competition will start today, and the temperature has reached minus 10 degrees.
He Xiao wore a simple British trench coat, trousers and leather shoes, and a pair of leather gloves, and strode out of the hotel.
He bought this costume for the MV of "Confession Balloon", and the whole is full of British style.
The so-called people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, and their personal temperament has also improved a lot.
Stepping on the neat gravel path, He Xiao got into a black business car.
Carol was sitting inside putting on her own makeup, and her eyes lit up when she saw He Xiao's dress, this dress was very handsome.
"You've finished shooting the music video for that song?"
Putting the cosmetics in her bag, Carol turned her head and asked with a smile.
"No, it's only half the shot, take your time, I'm going to be in Paris for two months anyway." ”
He Xiao took off a glove, closed the car door, and then leaned back on the leather chair and straightened up.
The MV plot and scene layout of "Confession Balloon" are very exquisite, and it can't be filmed in three or five days, but fortunately, this is not a hurry, He Xiao plans to use his spare time to participate in the Isabella Piano Competition to complete it slowly.
Carol nodded, motioning for the driver to drive first.
The opening of the competition is imminent, and the audition has begun today.
The official statistics of the number of participants this year are 860, these 860 people are piano elites from all over the world, in order to become famous in one fell swoop, but in the end, only one person can win the championship in the final and be remembered by the world.
The schedule is brutal, the elimination rate is terrifying, and all the contestants are inevitably a little nervous.
The audition phase will last for a week, and half of the people will be eliminated in each round until the top 100 are determined.
And the competition is not held in one place, the organizers have set up a total of four competition areas to share the workload of the judges.
He Xiao and Carol were both assigned to the East Division, and their numbers were 48 and 33, and they would not appear until around noon.
So just arrive at the location before noon, otherwise being late or not arriving will be considered a waiver.
The vehicle was driving rapidly on the road, and He Xiao and Carol stopped talking, silently adjusting their state.
Both of them are contestants who want to perform original repertoire, and unlike others who directly play the piano pieces that have already become famous, they take shortcuts and are more difficult.
Carol has some talent in music, and specializes in composing, so in terms of music, it is even better than singing.
And He Xiao is much simpler and rude, there is everything in the black phone, he just needs to pick out a suitable tune.
The life of hanging is like this.
Of course, this can't be said that He Xiao won the championship 100%, after all, the aesthetic level of this world is also different from that in black mobile phones.
Everything is inseparable from the right time, place and people, and sometimes, the tunes in the black phone may not be popular in this world.
You have to choose the right one, which is enough to touch people's hearts.
The car sped and soon arrived at the East Division, a hotel with a huge area where the audition was held.
This is also one of the sponsors of this event.
Looking out of the car window, you can see that there are already a lot of people in front of the hotel, densely packed with people of all skin colors.
However, the majority are still white, followed by blacks, and the Chinese are the least.
Paris is too far away from Huaguo, even if there are some folk gods in Huaguo who have high piano attainments, they do not have the conditions to come here to compete.
Therefore, in every competition, the Chinese are a "rare species".
After getting out of the car, He Xiao wrapped his coat tightly and entered the hotel side by side with Carol.
Following the signs, they moved to the hall on the second floor, where the audition for the East Division was held.
At this point in time, many people have already come to the scene, in addition to the contestants, there are also some media, holding long guns and short cannons in their hands, trying to catch some big news.
Because not only amateur contestants will participate in the competition, but also many masters who have a certain reputation in the field of piano.
Or a star like Carol who tries to gild, as long as you look closely, you can find a lot of it.
Isabella's competition is the most formal, including the audition, whether it is a famous master or a low-level wandering musician, all will be treated equally.
It is precisely for this reason that in previous competitions, there is often news that some star singers were eliminated in the audition stage, and they became the object of ridicule after everyone's tea.
Yu Ji is the most unconscionable group of people, afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so they are indispensable at the audition site.
If a star is eliminated during the audition, it is guaranteed to be known to the whole world within a day.
Carol also seemed to be a little scared of these reporters, and after entering the scene, she wore a mask and followed He Xiao to avoid the camera.
They must first register, show their identity information, and review the information on the official website before they can enter the infield of the game.
In front of a makeshift counter, a white woman in a small suit was crackling through the information in front of the computer, and there was a long queue in front of her.
He Xiao could only line up obediently with Carol.
Don't look at them as celebrities, they have to follow the rules when they get here.
It was a full half hour before it was finally their turn.
"Sir, please show your valid identification information. ”
The woman couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw that He Xiao was a Chinese.
Because there are so few Chinese people participating in the Isabella Piano Competition, this is the first one she has received today.
"Okay. ”
He Xiao nodded, handed over the passport and the number sent by the text message at the time of the appointment, and the review became smooth, and He Xiao was soon let through, and Carol followed closely and walked into the infield together.
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