Chapter Fifty-Six: Go Low and Go High

"At-Last, My-Love-has-come-along-" Kelly (Clarkson) finally began to sing, and many people were stunned. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The voice is strong and powerful, the transposition is smooth and free, and the breath is long and excellent.

Fergie suddenly lit up, and even Randy Jackson nodded slightly, and Simon Cowell?

"Are you smiling?" said Fergie, turning her head, to see what shocked her—Simon Cowell was curling the corners of her mouth slightly!

"Don't look at me......" Simon Cowell hurriedly held up the folder, trying to cover his face.

But Randy Jackson also coaxed, "Hey, man, I don't think I'm having an eye problem." Simon Cowell actually laughs too!haha-"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly came alive, and Kelly (Clarkson) laughed along, although she didn't know what was going on.

Seeing her puzzled expression, Randy Jackson spoke, "Girl, you know? You're the first contestant on our show to make Simon Cowell laugh. ”

"Oh-oh-" Although I don't know who Simon Cowell is, Kelly (Clarkson) still feels goosebumps rolling through her arms excitedly, and it is a good thing to be recognized by the judges.

"Well, you're not bad at singing. Simon Cowell's few compliments made the eyes of the people in the room widen. Although the United States and the world at this time did not know the power of Simon Cowell's poisonous tongue, these staff members who got along with him day and night were really clear.

Look at the participants with tearful eyes outside the waiting room. They were all Simon's (Cowell's) "sacrifices".

"Thank you. Kelly (Clarkson) smiled and nodded.

For a moment, everyone seemed to see hope, if it weren't for this, Simon Cowell and Simon Fowler wouldn't be sitting here so calmly and making video calls with Sid.

Subsequently, "American Idol" finally got on the right track.

The premiere in May, although it was only the part of the auditions broadcast in various places, looked quite tepid, and some people even thought that this show was really cheesy, not at all like that Fire Lion TV thing!

But the novel and lively content of "American Idol" still made the premiere reach 9 million viewers.

This rating, which is far worse than "Who Can Be a Millionaire" and "Survivor", suddenly made the major North American TV stations collectively breathe a sigh of relief, and to be honest, the ratings of this premiere are not even as good as the new show "Big Brother" at the end of last year.

Some people have already begun to can't wait to celebrate, and it was Time Warner's "Life" magazine that fired first: "The new program of Fire Lion TV, although it is not a failure, is only unsatisfactory." ”

The New York Post also said: "For now, it's hard for us to say that the "American Idol" selected by the Fire Lion is really called "American Idol"?"

And even the big-name mainstream media such as "Los Angeles Times" and "Variety" have chosen to wait and see for the time being, and these relatively independent big-name newspapers and magazines do not want to offend the fast-rising upstart Fire Lion, nor do they want to make Hollywood giants like Warner hold grudges.

"Relax, old man, this is just the beginning. Sid smiled slightly and said to the old man Charles, the head of Fire Lion TV on the other side of the phone.

The premiere result of 9 million is actually quite a good result if it is put on other TV networks, not to mention that this is still the summer file of the off-season of traditional TV.

But this achievement is the worst program in the first broadcast since the establishment of Fire Lion TV. Not to mention that compared with "Who Can Be a Millionaire" and "Survivor", but compared with last year's new "Big Brother", this is also the first time that Fire Lion has premiered a show with a score of less than 10 million people.

Therefore, Mr. Charles still couldn't help but make a transatlantic phone call to Sid who was far away in the UK, but Sid, who was younger, smiled and comforted Mr. Charles, who was knocking on the side.

Compared with several other programs, the form of "American Idol" is still very original, and the new program connotation still requires the audience to accept the process. Sid said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll keep an eye on the production team. Old man Charles nodded when he heard this.

"How's the preparation for 'Dancing with the Stars?'" Sid asked casually with interest.

"It went well, whether it was a star player or a professional dancer, they rehearsed very carefully. Speaking of this, Mr. Charles couldn't help but be excited, "I think at least this year's "Dancing with the Stars" will be more secure, both in terms of highlights and entertainment, it is much richer and more sufficient." ”

"Yes, that's good. Sid nodded with a smile, and then added: "Actually, whether it's "American Idol" or "Dancing with the Stars", the focus is on the contestants, so we must not choose too well-known judges, nor can we let the interaction between the judges steal the show, even if there is interaction, it should be between the judges and the contestants." ”

"All the time, the focus is on the players. Sid said in a conclusive voice.

"Okay, I see, I'll keep that in mind for the monitoring team. Hearing Sid's solemn words, Old Man Charles couldn't help but nod solemnly.

In fact, the reason why "American Idol" declined so quickly Flop's popularity was related to this, after the original Simon Cowell and the kind female judge Paula left one after another. The judges who were selected were all big-name singers such as Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and Spicy Chicken.

This immediately made the brilliance of the contestants suppressed by these big-name stars, coupled with the fierce arguments and tearing between Mariah Carey and Spicy Chicken at that time, which disappointed and disgusted the majority of audiences who regarded "American Idol" all the way as a journey to realize the American dream.

So after a few years of frequent jury changes, "American Idol" finally ushered in its own end!

Sid, of course, doesn't want "American Idol" to last forever, but avoiding the stupid mistakes that could have been avoided, even if it is going to end, and making an iconic show like "American Idol" go beautiful, that's what Sid wants.

And with the broadcast of "American Idol" in May, week after week, Fire Lion TV and the production team of "Beautiful Puppet" were surprised to find that the number of viewers began to rise steadily.

Although the show is very rough, although the show is very rude, although the music program is very cliché, but - everyone can't help but watch it week after week, and the editing and audition content around it slowly accumulates its popularity little by little.

Just as "American Idol" in May was staged step by step, another department of the Fire Lion Group also quietly began its next move.