"Why not?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "People are selfish, and I am no exception! If you ask my opinion, of course I would recommend Liang Xueying, who has a better relationship with me!"

"Alright, no kidding!" said Elbert, "tell me what you really think!"

"I'm not kidding, that's what I really think!" Xiao Yao said.

"Then I have to give me some reasons that sound more reasonable and can be relayed to others," Elbert said helplessly, "I can't tell anyone that we chose Liang Xueying because she has a better relationship with Yang, right?"

"Why can't you?" Xiao Yao shrugged, "Isn't this a society that talks about human relationships? If it weren't for my good relationship with you and the models, would you choose me as a guest performer, and let me be in charge of the filming of the tidbits?"

"That's because we've seen what you're capable of, and you're famous in the U.S. and around the world. Elbert said seriously, "I think among the stars in China, you are the most well-known in the world, and there is no one." ”

"What?" Xiao Yao said in surprise.

"Of course, I'm referring to the singer range. Elbert seemed to understand Xiao Yao's thoughts, and added, "Some of your directors and actors in Huaxia may be more famous internationally than you, but the performers we need for the Eva Show are professional singers." ”

"Look, you already have the answer yourself, do you still need me to give you a more reasonable reason?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "What you need is a professional singer! Zhuo Zhiyuan has more fans, which is good, but strictly speaking, he belongs to idol stars." I'm not saying that he can't sing, but professionally speaking, Liang Xueying is obviously better than Zhuo Zhiyuan in singing!"

"Also," Xiao Yao continued, "in terms of masterpieces, Zhuo Zhiyuan doesn't seem to have any masterpieces that are popular in the United States or even in the world. But Liang Xueying is different, the song on the billboard is very well-known in the United States! And that song is the overseas promotion song of our Chinese Basketball Professional League, and with the sale of the broadcast rights of our Chinese Basketball Professional League, it is also very popular in many countries in Asia and Europe. ”

"These sound like decent reasons!" Elbert nodded, "I'll think about it!"

"These are some obvious reasons!" Xiao Yao put his hands on the armrests of his chair and gestured to get up and leave, "So, is our conversation over?"

"Wait, our conversation isn't over yet!" Elbert waved his hand to stop Xiao Yao from getting up, "I have one more thing to discuss with you!"

"One more thing?" Xiao Yao relaxed and sat back in his chair, "What is it?"

"It's also about the Eva show. "As you know, we've always had three groups of guests perform in four sections, and one of them has to perform twice. ”

"I know!" Xiao Yao nodded.

"Originally, we had Nicole on the field twice. "But now Nicole can't come, and we're just going to have a singer to replace Nicole and keep the total number of performers." But no matter who we invite, we don't plan to let the temporary new Chinese guests perform twice instead of Nicole. Another vacant performance opportunity that we hope you will fill. ”

"Me?" Xiao Yao pointed to his nose in some surprise and said, "Don't you have another Mr. Smith from the United States? He has won awards at this year's Grammys, so he should be more suitable to play twice than me, right?"

"No," Elbert shook his head, "although Jamie also won a Grammy this year, he's not like Nicole. He specializes in singing spiritual songs, his style is relatively simple, and he has only become popular in the past two years, whether it is his performance style or popularity, he is not suitable for performing twice on the Eva show. We've been in contact with him, and he himself has no intention of increasing the number of performances on the Eva show. ”

"So you found me!" Xiao Yao smiled bitterly.

"Yes!" Elbert said, "You are our pre-determined guest performers, whether it is Liang Xueying or Zhuo Zhiyuan, they are all temporary substitutes. This extra opportunity to perform should be handed over to the selected guests we have previously determined. At least judging by the diversity of styles in your work, you're a better fit than Jamie. ”

"So I don't have to perform twice, but the repertoire of the two performances has to be different?" Xiao Yao asked.

"Preferably so!" Elbert nodded, "Liang Xueying's masterpiece 'Fighter' you mentioned is a more intense song, while Jamie's spiritual song is more soothing and gentle." So I want your two performance tracks to be one fast and one slow, one intense and one gentle and soothing. ”

"There are so many requirements?" Xiao Yao smiled bitterly.

"I have confidence in you!" Elbert said with a smile and a wink, "I heard that you are a famous creative genius in China and have won many different types of music awards, this must not be difficult for you!"

"This~ okay!" Xiao Yao thought for a while, and finally nodded, "By the way, I would like to make another suggestion, the star singers and models on the Eva show are the biggest attraction, I don't think you need to stick to the rules of three groups of guests performing four times." I can invite more guests and arrange guest performances in each unit, I think the effect may be better!"

"We're aware of that and we're thinking about it. "It's just that this year is our first time in Asia, and we don't want to change too much all at once." Changes may be made in this regard in the future. ”

"Actually, I think you have a lot of ideas when it comes to show planning," Elbert continued, "and if you can't make it in the show business in the future, you can come to Eva to work." Maybe in a few years, you'll be in my seat!"

"Can't get along in the entertainment industry?" Xiao Yao rolled his eyes, "Are you cursed?"

"Well, my bad!" Elbert said with a smirk, "If one day you don't want to continue in the entertainment industry and want to try something different, you are welcome to come to Eva and give it a try!"

"I have to go back to prepare the song for the performance, see you at the rehearsal!" Xiao Yao got up noncommittally and said goodbye.

It is not difficult for Xiao Yao to perform one more time, but the choice of performance repertoire still makes Xiao Yao feel a little difficult, mainly because Elbert also asked for two songs with different styles.

In fact, Xiao Yao's work style is indeed very diverse. If it is a Chinese song, there are still many suitable songs to choose from in Xiao Yao's works. But the Eva show is a world-class show, and it is not appropriate to perform Chinese songs on it, and it is not appropriate to sing new songs, and it is definitely necessary to sing more famous English songs. When it comes to well-known works that are widely circulated, Xiao Yao's original singing, and different types, Xiao Yao doesn't have many choices.

Originally, Xiao Yao's performance track was "ThinkingOutLoud", and with the blessing of the pas de deux MV with very high difficulty and sweetness, this song is not only very widely circulated, but also has achieved good results on the Billboard in the United States, which is a very suitable choice.

This is a relatively gentle and soothing English love song, so correspondingly, the other song needs to be relatively intense. In fact, there are also English works like Xiao Yao, and Xiao Yao has written several popular electronic and rock English songs, but most of these songs are written for others, not Xiao Yao's original song or not just Xiao Yao's original song.

Judging from the fact that Elbert asked Xiao Yao to help him choose people from Liang Xueying and Zhuo Zhiyuan instead of letting Xiao Yao recommend candidates, Eva still has high requirements for the popularity of the performers, so Xiao Yao did not rashly ask to add Gong Chen or Chen Chen to the lineup of performers, as for the "Immortals" band, I am afraid it will be too late in time.

Of course, Xiao Yao can promise Elbert for his reasons. When Xiao Yao sold the copyright of the song, he didn't sell it cleanly. Even if the original singer is not him, as long as it is a song written by him, he retains the right to perform commercially. Just as he was able to publicly sing his "sugar" to the band "Daydream" during the seaside performance of Eva's swimsuit special, Xiao Yao was also able to perform the songs for "Immortals" in public commercial performances.

It's just that those songs were written by Xiao Yao to the band "Immortals". Xiao Yao didn't feel any pressure when he performed with them, but he still felt a little awkward when he performed alone. So unless he really has no choice, Xiao Yao doesn't want to perform the song "Immortals" alone, this is just a guaranteed choice that Xiao Yao can promise Elbert.

After returning from Elbert, Xiao Yao did not devote himself to rehearsals, but sorted out all his English works over the years, wanting to see if there were any suitable options in the English songs he originally sang.

While Xiao Yao was sorting out his English songs, his private mobile phone received a call from Liang Xueying.

"Xiao Yao, thank you!" After the greetings, Liang Xueying's first sentence was to thank Xiao Yao.

"Oh, thank me for what?" Xiao Yao asked knowingly.

Although Eva officially announced the news that Nicole Ao Dai could not come to China to participate in the Eva show due to visa problems, she only said that she would find another performer as a substitute, and had not yet announced who the substitute performer would be, but from Liang Xueying's call at this time, Xiao Yao guessed that Eva should have decided to invite Liang Xueying as a guest performer, and her team had been notified.

"Thank you for helping me win the opportunity to be a guest performer on the Eva Show this year!" Liang Xueying guessed that Xiao Yao might have asked knowingly, but he still said very formally.

Xiao Yao and Eva have a close relationship with Xiao Yao, and there are many times of cooperation, and Eva naturally hopes that Xiao Yao's development can be better. When facing Zhuo Zhiyuan's team, Elbert didn't say that he chose Liang Xueying because of Xiao Yao, and made enemies for Xiao Yao in vain, but when facing Liang Xueying's team, he intentionally revealed to the other party that part of the reason for choosing Liang Xueying was because of Xiao Yao's suggestion, which helped him lay a firmer foundation for his connections in the entertainment industry.

When recording "Singer" the year before last, Liang Xueying also said that she would use her international resource advantages to help Xiao Yao do the overseas distribution and promotion of singles, but two years later, Xiao Yao was invited to be a guest performer in an internationally renowned show like Eva Show, not to mention, he was able to go to Eva Show as a substitute or rely on Xiao Yao's help. Thinking of these, although Liang Xueying didn't feel particularly embarrassed, she was also embarrassed in her heart.

However, after learning the reason from Elbert, Liang Xueying still called Xiao Yao as soon as possible to express her gratitude.

"Well, you're welcome," Xiao Yao smiled, "Who are we with!"

"Well, I didn't hand over your little friend in vain!" Liang Xueying also smiled.

"But I'm a little curious," Xiao Yao asked again, "since you already knew that Nicole couldn't come to Huaxia, Eva was looking for a new performer in Huaxia, and you were fighting for this opportunity, why didn't you tell me earlier and let me go and say hello to Eva? You know what? Eva herself eliminated a group of people first, and in the end only two people were left for me to choose! If you were unlucky, I might not have heard your name from Elbert at all!"

Xiao Yao has long been confirmed to be a guest performer of the Eva show, and some time ago he was busy with the shooting of urban documentaries and the daily tidbits of the Eva show models, so he didn't pay much attention to this aspect, and only after being found by Elbert did he know that Eva had done some screening, and there were only two candidates left in front of them.

"Fighting for job opportunities is mainly based on your own strength. Liang Xueying said with a smile, "Eva asked you, you can help me say some good things, I have no problem with this! But people don't say anything, so I'll let you take the initiative to find Eva's people to be my lobbyist? Don't say if you will feel embarrassed, I feel embarrassed myself." No matter how powerful you are, you are so much younger than me, sister, I also want to save face!"

"Understood!" Xiao Yao nodded.

To be honest, if Liang Xueying really let herself go to Elbert to help her talk before Elbert asked for her opinion, Xiao Yao really didn't know if she would agree. Even if you agree, it is estimated that you will inevitably feel a little disgusted. Thinking of this, Xiao Yao couldn't help but sigh, sometimes making friends really depends on character and temperament and style of doing things.

"You didn't call me today to thank me, right?" Xiao Yao smiled again, "You don't need to be so formal, right?"

"This is the politeness that should be there, no matter how good the relationship is, this attitude must be shown!" Liang Xueying said.

"Okay!" Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

"However, I have other things to discuss with you than thanks. Liang Xueying then laughed.

"I know!" Xiao Yao rolled his eyes and continued with a smile, "What's the matter?"

"Now that Eva has decided to invite me to be a guest performer for the Eva show, I have decided to fly to Shencheng tomorrow to rehearse!" Liang Xueying said, "Your recording studio has more than one rehearsal room, I want to go to your place to rehearse with the rehearsal room of your recording studio, okay?"

When recording "Singer" the year before last, Xiao Yao helped Liang Xueying prepare the song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky", which was rehearsed in the recording studio located in Yin Xi's studio. Liang Xueying was very satisfied with the environment and equipment there, and also knew that although the recording studio was built by Yin Xi, Xiao Yao was in charge, and Xiao Yao had the final say on how to use it.

"Okay," Xiao Yao smiled, "Just pay!"

"Okay~" Hearing the first half of Xiao Yao's promise so refreshingly, Liang Xueying was quite happy, but after listening to the second half of the sentence, she immediately shouted dissatisfiedly, "Okay, you little money fan!"