After the broadcast of this breakout competition, which seemed to be a special concert of his personal works, Xiao Yao naturally became a popular figure in the media and on the Internet. Subsequently, there were also countless performance invitations flocking to Xiao Yao's agent.

It is now during the summer vacation, except for a "Singer" final on the weekend, Xiao Yao has no work arrangements for the time being, but Fang Yao, who is familiar with Xiao Yao's character, still directly helped him refuse most of the performance invitations, and reported to Xiao Yao's side, but only one invitation left that made Fang still feel very surprised and couldn't make up his mind.

"What? Zhedong Satellite TV wants me to be the mentor of "The Voice"?" Xiao Yao, who heard the news, was also very surprised, and said incredulously, "I was still a student of that show the year before last, they really dare to think about it!"

"I was surprised when I received the call from Director Hu Bo, but it was true. In addition to calling me, they even sent us an official invitation email to our work mailbox. Fang still said, "I replied that he needs to discuss it with you, and you will make up your mind." Director Hu said that if you are interested, he can come to Shencheng to meet with you and discuss the specific details of cooperation with you in person, which seems to be very sincere, and really wants you to be a mentor. ”

The competition between several David TV stations in China is very fierce, and they have their own-for-tat ace programs in several high-rated program types. However, in addition to the New Year's Eve party, Mid-Autumn Festival party and other party programs that rely on the theme of the festival, the time is fixed, and they have to be tough, and the time of other season-by-season talent shows and real human programs is not fixed every year, in order to strive for better ratings, they will make some adjustments according to the production and broadcast time of similar programs on other TV stations, and try to stagger each other to avoid "hurting each other".

The year before last, "The Voice" was recorded from June to August, from July to October. This year's ratings are bursting and the imposing "Singer" finals will not be until mid-July, and after the ratings of the season of "The Voice" that Xiao Yao participated in the year before last had an unexpected rebound, the ratings of the fifth season of last year fell sharply, and the program team made some revisions to the program, and the preparatory work in the early stage took longer. This year, the program team postponed the recording and broadcasting time by about a month, and only started blind audition recording at the end of July. Xiao Yao went to "The Voice" as a mentor after participating in the finals of "Singer", at least in terms of time.

In fact, at the beginning of the preparation of the fifth season of "The Voice" last year, some people in the program group of Zhedong Satellite TV had already proposed to invite Xiao Yao to participate in the show again as a mentor. It's just that Xiao Yao was still a high school student at that time, and at most he was a fresh high school graduate who had just finished the college entrance examination when he recorded.

Even though Xiao Yao had already won the "Golden Disc" Award at that time and became the youngest winner of the Creative Newcomer Award in Chinese history, he was still just the best newcomer with a lot of momentum at that time, and his age and qualifications were all there, so please sit with other veteran singers who are in their teens, twenties or even thirties older than him as mentors? Most people still think it's a bit premature, and it will give people the feeling that the program team chooses a mentor purely based on fame and topicality, reducing the perception of the authority of the show in the hearts of the audience.

Due to the unsatisfactory ratings of this show last year, in the early stage of the preparation of the program this year, the name Xiao Yao was mentioned again by some people in the program team. The excellent performance in the "Golden Disc" award for two consecutive years is enough to make people no longer look at him simply as a talented newcomer. When the name Xiao Yao was mentioned again this year, there were fewer people who opposed it, but some people who were old and serious still insisted on opposing it for various reasons such as age, seniority, and the need to worry about the feelings of other mentors. This time, the pros and cons were a bit evenly matched, and the issue was deadlocked.

Subsequently, Xiao Yao appeared in "Singer", and the preparatory team of the "Voice" program also paid close attention to Xiao Yao's performance in the "Enemy Station" program. If you only talk about age and qualifications, Xiao Yao is also not qualified to be on "Singer", but because the singers in this show are contestants, not mentors, so this show has relatively fewer concerns, but there is no shortage of veteran singers in this show, looking at Xiao Yao's performance in the show and getting along with those singers who are also much older than him on the same stage and backstage, it can also give them some reference for their own show.

With the broadcast of one episode of the program, Xiao Yao has become the ratings pillar of the show like in "The Voice" the year before last, and what everyone didn't expect is that he, the youngest singer, has actually become the central figure of those big-name singers backstage. Looking at the interaction between singers before and after each game, Xiao Yao has no problem getting along with those singers who are much older than him, and those singers don't seem to treat him as a newcomer or a child at all. At this time, the voice in favor of inviting Xiao Yao to be a mentor has already begun to gain the upper hand in the preparatory group.

Then, Xiao Yao's plagiarism was exposed on the Internet, and the voices in the preparatory team about asking Xiao Yao to be a mentor disappeared for a while, and some people even secretly congratulated themselves that they did not rashly invite Xiao Yao. But immediately, the Xiao family's father and son publicly clarified the plagiarism at the press conference, exposing the amazing news that Xiao Yao is XY. Qualifications: Isn't that enough for people to have already composed and published music fifteen years ago?

As a result, the voices of those who wanted to invite Xiao Yao to come to the show as a mentor were once again raised by the people in the preparatory group.

And when the breakout competition was broadcast, and the other nine breakout singers coincidentally chose Xiao Yao's work as their competition song and appeared on TV, there was finally no more opposition in the preparatory group. Nine big-name singers have shown their admiration for this young man's talent with their actions, singers like Liang Xueying have not only sung his songs in the show, but even all the performances in that episode of the show were created by Xiao Yao, who will hold on to Xiao Yao's age problem, thinking that he is not qualified to be a mentor for those amateur singers or record companies that want to launch new singers?

"There's no need for an interview, you don't have to be so troublesome for people to come over," Xiao Yao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'll call Director Hu and talk to him myself." ”

"Okay. Fang still nodded, took out his mobile phone and dialed Hu Bo's number, and then handed the phone directly to Xiao Yao.

"Hello Director Hu, I'm Xiao Yao. As soon as the phone was connected, Xiao Yao reported to himself. What he has in his hand now is Fang Yi's work phone.

"Xiao Yao, hello, hello!" Hu Bo over there immediately greeted happily when he heard it.

"I've watched your performance in "Singer", it's wonderful. Hu Bo first complimented.

"Thank you. Xiao Yao smiled and thanked him.

"You use Miss Fang's mobile phone to call me, it should be Miss Fang telling you that our show wants to invite you to do this season's mentor, right?" Hu Bo turned to the topic and guessed.

"Yes," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "I was surprised and surprised to hear this! You wouldn't be kidding me, would you?"

"I'm not as fun-loving as you are. Hu Bo said seriously, "We sincerely invite you to be a mentor." ”

"But I was still a student in your show the year before last. In two years, I changed from a student to a mentor, which is too much... It's unacceptable, isn't it?" Xiao Yao said after considering a word.

"What's wrong with this," Hu Bo said, "your development in the past two years, the achievements you have made, everyone is looking at it, and now no one will think that you are not qualified enough." ”

"But..."Xiao Yao hesitated, "I was still a student under Sister Na the year before last, and this year you asked me to sit with her and rob her of people, I was very embarrassed." ”

"You don't have to worry about this," Hu Bo immediately said, "Our mentor candidates have been adjusted, there is no teacher Shen Na among the mentors in this season, not only her, the other three mentors when you participated in the show the year before last, Chen Huan, Yi Kun and Yu Qing are not in this year's mentor team, you don't have to worry about being embarrassed to see the previous mentors." ”

"Oh, there are no acquaintances?" Xiao Yao said with great interest, "Who are the mentors this year?"

"There are still acquaintances. Hu Bo said, "At present, the candidates for mentors are Teacher Shazhou and Teacher Wan Peiling, and in addition to you, there is another one who is also being discussed." Although Mr. Shazhou was Sister Na's assistant teacher in our show the year before last, on that electronic music show, he only asked you to call him captain, not his teacher. Teacher Wan Peiling also cooperated with you in that program, they have all seen you guide others with their own eyes, and they recognize your ability to be a mentor, and they also hope that you can come to the show to be a mentor with them. ”

"Teacher Shazhou and Teacher Wan Peiling. Xiao Yao groaned.

"Also," Hu Bo heard Xiao Yao's hesitation and continued to fight, "Our show has been revised this season, and there are some new rule changes. One of the most important points is that the lyrics of the songs sung by the contestants will be shown on the big screen when the contestants perform. ”

"Huh?" Xiao Yao was surprised.

He still remembers that when he participated in "The Voice" the year before last, because he sang original new songs almost every time, Chen Huan also asked the program team to release the lyrics of the songs he sang, but Chen Nan on the stage refused at that time, but he didn't expect the program team to take the initiative to make this change this year. The lyrics were shown on the big screen, which is a feature of the original music reality show "Good Songs," which is rarely done by other shows. Although "Singer" will also play lyrics, it will be shown to the audience and singers with a small teleprompter, and will not be put on the big screen for TV viewers to see.

"Don't say it's a rule that you changed for me," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "You don't want me to write a new song for every student under you, do you?"

"Of course we wouldn't ask you to do that, but if you want to do it yourself, we're not against it. Hu Bo also laughed.

"Damn! This rule is too deliberate, right?" Xiao Yao complained in his heart, and his enthusiasm for participating in this show instantly dissipated a lot.

"But the recording time of your show will also take two months, if it starts at the end of July..."Xiao Yao didn't want to go, and began to make excuses.

"I know you once quit the show because you didn't want to take a leave of absence from school, but college students always have a lot more free time than high school students, right?" Hu Bo said, "Our programs are recorded on weekends, so we won't delay your school's classes." As for the usual rehearsals, Hangzhou is not far from Shencheng, and it is not troublesome for students to go to Shencheng to receive guidance, we will help you arrange a rehearsal room in Shencheng that can be used 24 hours a day, and it is also possible to guide the students at night. Even if you start school in September, you can continue to participate in our program, and we will do our best to minimize the impact on your studies. ”

Hearing Hu Bo's talk about the program group arrangement, Xiao Yao's disgust in his heart was even worse, and he refused: "Director Hu, I'm honored that your program team has made me a mentor candidate, but I'm sorry, I have a lot of work arrangements in the future, and I may not have time to participate in this show, thank you for your attention to me." ”

"Huh?" Hu Bo on the other end of the phone was a little dumbfounded.

The people in the preparatory team of the program group were debating whether Xiao Yao was suitable to be the mentor of this show, and whether he should be invited to be a mentor, but they never considered Xiao Yao refusing their invitation when time permitted, especially when Xiao Yao had learned more about Xiao Yao from Shazhou and made some rule changes and arrangements for him.

"Then the purpose of your call to me today?" asked Hu Bo again.

If it is really impossible to participate in the show because of schedule or work reasons, Xiao Yao still refuses directly, even if he wants to call and reply in person to show respect for the show he has participated in, it seems that there is no need to say so much before. After saying so much, he still didn't come in the end, isn't this a joke?

Xiao Yao also heard the subtext in Hu Bo's words, and it was hard to say that he had lost interest in the show because of the targeted arrangement of the program. Seeing Fang Yi standing in front of him, Xiao Yao's heart moved, and he thought of a reason, and said to Hu Bo on the phone: "I want to ask, have the candidates for the blind selection of students been decided?

"Do you want to recommend students to our program team?" Hu Bo was stunned, and then said with a smile, "Is it your newly signed rookie singer from Qijia Studio who plans to debut through our program?" ”

"You also know that there are usually not enough students in the blind audition stage of our show, and there will be eliminated students who will return to the stage for the second time to perform and let the instructor choose again, and it is no problem to add a student. Hu Bo continued, "According to the rules, all students participating in the blind selection are interviewed and assessed in advance, but since we can be valued by you Qi Jia, I think it is absolutely no problem to pass the interview assessment." "Qi Jia's people come to participate in the competition, and it is estimated that Xiao Yao will not completely sit idly by, so that even if Xiao Yao is not a mentor, he will have a connection with the show, and the program team will certainly welcome this situation.

"Not from our Qijia Studio, just a friend of mine. Xiao Yao smiled, "I haven't mentioned this matter to her yet, and I can't help her make decisions without authorization, but I think she may be more suitable for your show, so I'll ask you for news first." Since you said that the list of blind candidates has not yet been finalized, then I will discuss with her first to see if she is willing to come, and then let my agent contact you, do you think it is okay?"

Friend, Xiao Yao can't call the shots, and it's very good for such a person to come, so Hu Bo also smiled and agreed: "No problem, give me an answer within ten days, I can arrange it." ”

"Okay, then thank you Director Hu in advance. Goodbye Director Hu!" Xiao Yao hung up the phone with a smile, looked up at Fang Yi and said, "You know who I'm talking about, right?