Xiao Yao only heard and met the cross talk master Zhang Baoqing on TV, but he didn't see it in private, but it is not difficult to inquire about this big man in the music industry and verify A Zi's statement. To put it bluntly, it's a matter of a few phone calls.

On the first call, Xiao Yao called Wang Yuan of Xiangnan Satellite TV. The network of the famous entertainment presenter who has been in the industry for nearly 30 years is very extensive. It can be seen from his attitude towards folk music that he also likes and attaches great importance to the traditional Chinese culture, and he also knows many well-known figures in the traditional music industry. Xiao Yao called and asked, Wang Yuan really knew Zhang Baoqing, a master of cross talk, and he still had a good relationship.

On the second call, Xiao Yao called his grandfather Xiao Chengru. The elderly at this age are basically very interested in traditional opera. The old man is a native of Yanjing, in addition to being a Peking Opera ticket holder, he also likes cross talk and other operas. As an older generation of performing artists, he also knows this big man in the cross talk industry.

Since Wang Yuan first saw Xiao Yao on the show more than ten years ago, whether it is public or private, he likes and values this little guy very much. Xiao Chengru is Xiao Yao's grandfather, and it goes without saying anything to Xiao Yao. When Xiao Yao asked these two elders to help inquire about Zhang Baoqing and his daughter Zhang Huanian, both of them immediately agreed. Even when Xiao Yao proposed that he needed to keep it secret and couldn't let Zhang Baoqing know that he was inquiring during the inquiry, although the two of them were a little strange, they still agreed.

Zhang Huanian just didn't perform on stage in public when he was a child, didn't appear in the media, and was not unsightly, he was hidden by Zhang Baoqing, and there are many people who have seen his little daughter among Zhang Baoqing's acquaintances. The relationship between father and daughter, career planning and career development are not particularly private things for the friends around them, although there are few people who know the father and daughter's "three-year agreement", but I heard that the daughter of the cross talk master does not like to talk about cross talk, and there are also many people who disagree with the father and daughter about this aspect.

Two days later, Xiao Yao received a reply from Wang Yuan and Xiao Chengru, except for the "three-year agreement", which needs to be kept secret, Xiao Yao did not tell the two of them, Zhang Huanian's age, appearance, growth experience, current situation, relationship with Zhang Baoqing, etc., all what A Zi said is true.

On the third day of the New Year's Day holiday, Xiao Yao sent a message to Zhang Huanian, asking her to meet in the recording studio.

"What should I call you?" Zhang Huanian, Sister Hua Nian, Sister Hua, Sister Nian, or continue to call Ah Zi?" Seeing Zhang Huanian, Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"I don't dare to call me sister, it's best not to call me Zhang Huanian's name, so as not to be heard by others, so keep calling Ah Zi. Hearing Xiao Yao say this, Ah Zi knew that Xiao Yao had determined his identity and promised to help him, and said with a smile on his face, "I prefer others to call me my stage name." ”

"Okay, then Ah Zi," Xiao Yao nodded with a smile, handed over a few pieces of paper and said, "You get familiar with it first, and then go into the recording room to try out the singing." ”

"Okay," Ah Zi happily took it, and after looking at it twice, the expression on his face quickly drooped again, "Why are they all old songs? You still let me cover them?" It turned out that the pieces of paper that Xiao Yao handed her were the scores of several songs, including songs written by Xiao Yao and songs by others, but all of them were old songs that had been published by other female singers.

"I said let you audition, but I didn't say I wanted to help you record," Xiao Yao smiled, "I've watched your live video, but I haven't heard you sing live, I have to know how your singing skills are." ”

"I haven't written the song for you yet. Xiao Yao continued, "The types of songs you sang during the live broadcast are too miscellaneous, and I also need to help you find your location." These songs are all different genres, and I need to see what you're good at and what type of songs you're suitable for before I can decide what kind of songs to write for you. ”

"Oh, okay. Ah Zi nodded, picked up a few pieces of paper in his hand and looked at them.

These are all songs that have already been released, and Ah Zi has heard them before, so he just took a few looks, and told Xiao Yao about the order in which he wanted to sing, so that Xiao Yao could play the accompaniment, and went into the recording room to audition.

Since it was an audition rather than a recording, Xiao Yao just listened quietly throughout the whole process, basically didn't talk much, and didn't stop to correct Ah Zi's problems when singing. Almost half an hour later, Ah Zi sang all the six songs Xiao Yao gave her and came out of the recording room.

"How am I singing?" After returning to the control room, Ah Zi immediately asked Xiao Yaodao.

"I'll tell you a secret first!" Xiao Yao didn't answer, but raised a finger and said.

"What's the secret?" Ah Zi said curiously.

"Did you send a demo to China Entertainment Records?" Xiao Yao continued.

"Yes!" Ah Zi nodded, puzzled, "Didn't you say a secret?

"The secret I'm going to tell you is," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "I got a message from China Entertainment Records, when your father greeted someone from China Entertainment, he didn't say that you were her daughter, just that he knew a female singer named Ah Zi, and her singing level was very average." I reckon other record companies have received similar hints from him. ”

After confirming Ah Zi's identity, Xiao Yao remembered that Ah Zi had said that he had sent a demo to the record company, so he contacted the people of China Entertainment Records through Xiao Siqi, wanting to listen to the demo that Ah Zi had sent at the beginning. After all, the sound quality of the live videos found on the Internet is uneven, and the content that can be heard is limited. Although Xiao Siqi went out from China Entertainment to set up his own business, the cooperative relationship with China Entertainment is still very close. It's not a big deal to ask them for a demo to listen to, and of course the people of China Entertainment will not refuse.

When turning out the demo, the people of China Entertainment also saw a special record from the relevant document memo, that is, Zhang Baoqing said hello, the singer sings averagely, and is not suitable for signing a contract. The people of China Entertainment didn't know that Ah Zi was Zhang Baoqing's daughter, and thought that this female singer had something to do with Zhang Baoqing or his subordinates, and the demo didn't sound particularly good, so naturally they wouldn't reply to this kind of newcomer singer who had never heard of it.

Xiao Siqi suddenly asked for a demo that was delivered more than a year ago, and although the people of China Entertainment did not refuse, it was impossible not to be curious. After checking, it was found that this Ah Zi seems to have the same name as a current Internet celebrity anchor, and it is estimated that it will be the same person.

At present, the star closest to the live broadcast circle is Xiao Siqi's son Xiao Yao, who not only does his own live broadcast, but also writes songs for three Internet celebrity female anchors. People from China Entertainment speculated that Xiao Yao might be going to write a song for this Internet celebrity anchor named Ah Zi again, and Xiao Siqi wanted to sign this Internet celebrity anchor into his studio. In order to prevent Xiao Siqi, a partner, from inadvertently offending the quyi master because of this singing Internet celebrity anchor, the people of China Entertainment also ordered Xiao Siqi by the way when they gave the demo. Xiao Siqi was the demo that Xiao Yao asked for, and naturally told Xiao Yao the vague hint of Huayu.

"What? My dad did this kind of thing secretly? It's too much!" Ah Zi immediately exploded when he heard this, and shouted angrily.

"Don't be angry yet!" Xiao Yao waved his hand, "I listened to the demo you gave to Huayu." To be honest, even if you put aside the factor of your father's greeting, with the standards of China Entertainment, you were hovering between signing and not signing at that time. If China Entertainment arranges an audition before signing a contract, it is more likely not to sign you than to sign you. Even if China Entertainment reluctantly signs you, you will not be the object of their praise in two or three years. If you don't tell China Entertainment that Zhang Baoqing is your father, you may never get ahead in China Entertainment. ”

"You mean I sang badly just now?" Ah Zi said a little discouraged, "I'm not suitable for the path of a singer?"

"It's true that singing skills are almost meaningless, but it's not that you can't be a singer. Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "Singing skills are the foundation, but not everything, and singing skills are not impossible to practice, so you don't have to be too discouraged." ”

Xiao Yao's words just now were a little exaggerated, and he deliberately said it low, but he didn't want Ah Zi to be too complacent, thinking that everything would be fine if he wrote his own songs, instead of hitting her to the point of completely losing confidence.

"You mean I still have a play?" Ah Zi immediately looked up.

"Of course," Xiao Yao nodded, "are you willing to listen to my arrangement?"

"Do you have any arrangements for me?" Ah Zi said, "Do you want to instruct me in singing? You agreed to accept me as a student?"

"I'm sorry, I don't have the time or the patience. Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "I'm still a student now." Although I have a nominal student like Tang Jingjing, I don't have much time to guide her. She is a student at the Music High School, and she mainly learns music knowledge in school, so I just let her come to the recording studio to play, and sometimes I give her a guide when recording. ”

"Then how are you going to arrange me?" said Azi.

"Judging by what you were wearing and what you were using that night, you don't have any financial pressure, right?" Xiao Yao said.

"Well," Ah Zi nodded, "Although my dad doesn't support me as a singer, there are no financial sanctions for me, my mom and my brother are very concerned about my life, plus I'm not bad as an anchor now, and there is no financial pressure at all." ”

"Okay, since you have money, then the first step is to find yourself a professional vocal teacher, learn and improve your singing skills. Xiao Yao said, "If you don't know anyone in this area, I can introduce you to one, our vocal teacher of Shenju is good, graduated from the Conservatory of Music, very powerful." ”

"It's no problem for me to find a teacher to learn, but in terms of time..."Ah Zi hesitated.

"Worried about the conflict with your live broadcast time?" Xiao Yao smiled, "This is the second point I want to say." Since you don't rely on live broadcasts to eat, then you have to drastically reduce the time of live broadcasts in the future, four or five times a week, about two hours each time. ”

"Two hours of live broadcasts at a time?" Ah Zi was surprised, "Isn't it too little?"

"Yes, it's just two hours!" Xiao Yao said, "Not only is the live broadcast time shortened, but the content of the live broadcast must also be adjusted." You are not Sister La's style, neither Sister La's humor nor Yiyi's cute style is suitable for you. Therefore, those email links and game links can be omitted. The two hours are mainly about singing, and the break time is a brief chat. You can learn from Sissi's goddess-like style, but you'll have to be even colder than her. ”

"Is this live broadcast style long?" Ah Zi said with some concern, "Although many of the more popular female anchors are singing anchors now, in addition to singing, everyone has some other specialties and characteristics." ”

"You are different from them," Xiao Yao said, "It can be seen from Sister La's singing "The Voice" on "The Voice" and deliberately taking a round of tours, that she has no intention of developing into the traditional entertainment industry, so they must be very kind and close to the people." But since you don't plan to be an anchor all the time, you don't need to be too close to the people, and the impression you give others should be that there is nothing other than singing. You still have a year and a half left in your agreement with your father, so after a year and a half at most, you will quit the anchor circle. From now on, you have to start transforming and managing your new image in preparation for entering the traditional entertainment industry in the future. ”

"In that case, why don't I just stop the live broadcast now and concentrate on going to school?"

"Because the conditions you agreed with your father are still about popularity," Xiao Yao said, "Didn't you do the live broadcast for this in the first place?"

"In fact, being an online anchor to accumulate popularity is also a good means," Xiao Yao said, "After changing the style and time of the live broadcast, you may lose fans, but I have also thought of a remedy for you, the number of fans in your live broadcast room may fall, but the number of subscriptions on Weibo and website music radio should increase." ”

"What's the solution?" asked Azi. The fans in the live broadcast room are not the conditions she agreed with her father, and she was not an anchor at that time, so it doesn't matter the number of fans in the live broadcast room, as long as the number of fans on Weibo and music websites can increase, it will be beneficial to her.

"It's very simple, go to the live broadcast room of other anchors as a guest and broadcast live with others!" Xiao Yao said, "Anyway, you are not short of money, go to the live broadcast room of other anchors, and the income from props and gifts is all from others." It should be too difficult for others to benefit, and you let more people know about you, and both parties will benefit. You don't have to be limited to the live broadcast platform "Kirin", although you can play cross-platform, I can let my agent introduce you to the three of "Swimming Fish". If "Kirin" has an opinion about you going to the live broadcast room of other platforms, then cancel the contract and change the platform, and you don't rely on live broadcast to eat. ”

"Okay, I'll listen to your arrangement!" Ah Zi thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

"If it goes well, in half a year, I should be able to write songs for you. Xiao Yao smiled.

"Half a year later, so long?" said Azi.

"Half a year is a long time? Isn't there still a year and a half left on your agreement with your father?" Xiao Yao said, "I can't guarantee that the first one is for a well-known big record company to sign a contract with you, it doesn't have that much energy, so our goal is the last three." It's January now, and the program list of the Spring Festival Gala is estimated to have been decided, you must have no drama in this year's Spring Festival Gala, it's better to accumulate it for half a year. If everything goes well, half a year should be enough for me to send you to the stage of next year's Spring Festival Gala. If you can successfully stand on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala at that time, I believe that most of the other two conditions have already been achieved. ”

"I believe in you, I will do what you say!" Ah Zi said with a firm look in his eyes.

"Actually, these are all plans, whether you can achieve it or not, the most important thing is up to you!" Xiao Yao said.

"Understood!" Ah Zi nodded, and couldn't help but ask Xiao Yaodao, "By the way, speaking of the Spring Festival Gala, do you have you in this year's Spring Festival Gala?"

"I received an invitation from the Spring Festival Gala program team, but I declined. Xiao Yao said, "I went to the Spring Festival Gala last year, and I want to spend time with my family this year." ”

"How many people can't go to the Spring Festival Gala if they want to go to the Spring Festival Gala, and they took the initiative to invite and were rejected by you?" Ah Zi shook his head and sighed, "This person is really incomparable!"