Not many people know about the Los Angeles Convention Center, but when it comes to the Staples Center next door, it's almost everyone who knows about it, because it's home to the Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA pilgrimage for basketball lovers, and hosts WWE entertainment and, of course, concerts by top stars. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In contrast, the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center is somewhat unknown, in addition to holding the E3 exhibition, there will be a large number of audiences, usually only some exhibitions can be held, and there are not many people coming, CW TV built the studio here, also because of the geographical location, the venue rent is not high, and it can also be rented for a long time.

Wang Ou, Chen Haoran and Mo Lingshu took the audience tickets and went first, Cheng Xiaoyu sent Xia Shamo, Xia Lan and Yang Yidan to the contestant waiting area. Brie personally came to pick up Cheng Xiaoyu and his party at the door, he first arranged a lounge for Xia Shamo and them, and then took the initiative to talk to Cheng Xiaoyu about some things about the recording process of the show.

You must know that the investor of this show is the big boss in front of him, and the copyright of the show is all in his hands, after a day of recording, he has seen the huge potential of this show, and in his opinion, it will not be worse than "American Idol".

John. Brie first told Cheng Xiaoyu that at this time, "The Voice of America" has neither popularity nor fame, and in yesterday's program recording, the audience who entered the venue were all relatives and friends of the contestants, or people pulled by the program team from various universities in Los Angeles.

Most of the people came to see a few famous judges, and few people came to listen to the contestants sing, but today the situation is much better, most of the audience who came yesterday asked for tickets when they left, and came here again today, just attracted by the wonderful competition, in order to watch the contestants and the mentor turn chairs.

Cheng Xiaoyu vs. John. Brie was not interested in the vague praise of virtue, he certainly knew the appeal of the show, he looked at the hundreds of lights in the sky and asked, "What is the atmosphere of the scene and the effect of the film?" ”

Because the stage was set up in an open exhibition hall, the lighting requirements were extremely high, and there were no hanging points in the infield, so they used 10 tons of light lamp stands, and the total cost of lighting equipment alone exceeded 5 million US dollars.

John. Brie followed Cheng Xiaoyu's gaze and exclaimed: "Mr. Cheng, this is the talent show with the highest stage specifications I have ever seen, only the concerts of top stars can be compared, I really didn't expect you to have such a study of stage art." ”

Stage design and lighting designer Cheng Xiaoyu invited Blake, who has worked with him several times. Regan, he was responsible for the design of the stage of the "Idol Project", Cheng Xiaoyu roughly told him about the stage concept of "The Voice", and he completed the design according to Cheng Xiaoyu's requirements.

In order to make the lighting present a unique and dazzling effect, 80 of the world's most advanced lighting equipment were purchased.

These devices allow hundreds of lights to move precisely and synchronously with minimal error, with a uniform spot and smooth edges. Ordinary strobes are white, and the upgraded equipment introduced by the "Voice" program team this time can make color strobe effects.

The lighting alone can crush another talent show, "American Idol", not to mention the rented concert-level VDOSC sound system, which has been called the "Ferrari of sound", and its sound is certainly top-notch. Most of the best singers use this VDOSC sound system as their first choice for concert hardware, such as Mary. Hughes.

Cheng Xiaoyu has always been a person who strives for perfection, even if he plagiarizes the music in his memory or the movie in his memory, he is meticulous in detail, if he can do better, he must do better, he really can't do better, and he can't make the level of memory worse, it's not a perfunctory copy.

To a large extent, it is based on the creation of things in memory, for example, many special effects of "Titanic" are not perfect, many shots are limited by technology and funds at the time, and the effect does not reach MAX, this time Cheng Xiaoyu once again greatly improved the visual shock of "Titanic", especially under IMAX viewing conditions, the audience will feel a more realistic and grand scene.

Cheng Xiaoyu said: "I used to do this professionally.... The movie is actually just a real cameo. ”

Cheng Xiaoyu's identity in the United States is more of a director, and the American public has not yet accepted his status as a producer.

With a pair of big eyes and a thin body, John. Brie eyebrows fluttered and said: "You are really an incomparable genius, yesterday's video was unexpectedly good in terms of lighting and sound effects, and the atmosphere was quite good, just like watching a concert, there was no need for the on-site director to instigate it, and the idea of rotating a chair was really great, and it was much more exciting than "American Idol" in this regard...... The first episode can be broadcast with at least a 6.0 rating....."

After all, CW TV is still a small TV station with a crane tail for many years, and I really can't think too much about things like ratings.

Cheng Xiaoyu looked up at the audience, at this time the audience was entering the arena one after another, the stage and sound were Cheng Xiaoyu spent a lot of money to get, the cost of the four chairs alone was millions of dollars, plus the dazzling lighting and VDOSC sound system, the stage art alone cost tens of millions of dollars.

Not to mention the signing of the four mentors, except for Will. Jinsen is cheaper, and the other three are all sky-high appearance fees. Hughes alone is $32 million, which accounts for a large part of the budget.

Looking at such a brilliant stage and so many banknotes he smashed, Cheng Xiaoyu felt that it was a shame to not be able to get on 10, and he said with a smile: "No, no, if there is only 6.0, it is a failure." ”

He's counting on copyright to make money for him!

John. Bu Li said with a smile: "You said that if you can go to 10, I will have the bottom in my heart!" For this young director who created a ratings miracle, he sincerely admires that this show was not optimistic about the originally, but with the repeated creation of ratings miracles in "Resident Evil: The Walking Dead", the program planned by Cheng Xiaoyu has also been taken seriously by the station.

The elite soldiers who produce variety shows have all been temporarily transferred to the crew of "The Voice of America", and the best show host Carson can come up with by CW. Ryan, too, was sent over.

Cheng Xiaoyu asked again: "Did there be a player with four turns yesterday?" ”

John. Brie shook his head and said, "So far, up to three turns.... Ms. Hughes hasn't turned her chair once, and the other three mentors have already selected two contestants, but except for today, there are still five days left in the blind audition, which should be enough for them to choose the singer they want. ”

Cheng Xiaoyu sighed and said: "The main reason is that the fame is not big enough, the situation will be very different next year, and those singers who reject us this year will want to come to this stage....."

John. As the chief director, Brie certainly knows that many well-known live singers and well-known cover singers on the Internet have rejected the invitation of the program team, not only because the show "The Voice of America" is not famous, but also because CW TV is also the worst among the five major TV stations, and it really has no appeal.

This season's invitation focuses on major music schools in the United States, so there are a lot of students from the academy this season, he said with a smile: "It's already great, the average is much higher than "American Idol", there is no need to demand more....."

Cheng Xiaoyu nodded and said, "I'll see what the level is today, wait a minute, don't let me down." ”

John. Brie said a little nervously: "Mr. Cheng, if you have any opinions, please don't hesitate to mention them, we will try our best to do our best." "His opinion is more important than the opinion of the station, and now the CW TV can offend the CEO Derby. Feynman, but he must not offend Cheng Xiaoyu, the gold owner.

Cheng Xiaoyu said: "Okay, definitely." He turned around and planned to go to the audience, but he turned around and said, "Wait a minute, remember to shoot Miss Xia beautifully, the lighting and lenses are at the highest level!" ”

As an industry insider, of course he knows what a TV station will do if it wants to hack a player and praise a player, ordinary viewers can't see any clues on TV, and only those who engage in TV know the intentions of the TV station.

For example, a song competition called the toilet table, if you want to hack a singer, it is very simple, you can do it with the lens and lighting, take the camera as an example, when the contestant sings to the climax and is the most expressive, the camera is zoomed out, so that the audience in front of the TV can not be brought in at all, or simply shoot the audience's expression directly, allowing you to dance.

If you want to praise you, I will give you a close-up shot, simply take a certain Jie's lens and lighting to compare with other players, and you will know who the toilet is praising and who is being degraded.

There are too many routines in this, for example, Deng Moumou belongs to the more players who were hacked by the toilet table in the later stage, of course, not all of them are the problems of the TV station, and sometimes, the singer's problem is also very big, such as Sun Moumou, who quit without saying a word, it is simply a hard face to hit the toilet.

It's not impossible to quit, but you have to discuss it with the program team in advance! This is a live show, not a recorded broadcast, if it wasn't for the eloquence of the first brother at that time, it would really be a live broadcast accident.

John. Brie immediately replied seriously: "Don't worry, Mr. Cheng! We must work hard and treat Miss Xia with the highest standards. ”

Cheng Xiaoyu thanked him and left.

John. Brie also reluctantly sent Cheng Xiaoyu to the entrance of the audience.

Cheng Xiaoyu returned to the audience and sat with Wang Ou, Chen Haoran, and Mo Lingshu, and the position was naturally the best position in the entire venue, facing the nearest position of the four mentors.

At this time, the recording is about to start, the stage lights have been lit, the stage dominated by red is particularly dazzling, a huge sculpture of V holding a microphone stands on the side of the stage, the same logo also appears on the big screen, and the black English letters "The.Voice.of.America" are clearly eye-catching.

Four huge red and black chairs stand with their backs to the stage, facing the audience, standing silently between the audience and the stage.

Cheng Xiaoyu heard that the audience around him was discussing the morning or yesterday's game, obviously many of them were old viewers, and everyone thought that this novel talent show was quite good-looking, especially when they encountered their favorite voices, everyone would guess how many chairs were turned, and the mentor would turn.

There was a lot of noise in the audience, and the instructor entered the stage from the side of the stage. When Hughes appeared, there was a huge round of applause from the audience.

A few viewers who saw today from yesterday said, "Mary. Hughes hasn't turned her chair once so far, and I wonder if there will be a singer who can make her turn the chair today. ”

"Yesterday there was a female singer who sang so well that the two mentors turned away as soon as she spoke, but it wasn't until finally Mary. Hughes didn't even turn the chair, and the singer was still her fan, saying that he came especially for her...... It's a pity. ”

"The requirements of the diva are naturally different." Everyone sighed.

Cheng Xiaoyu saw Mary wearing a black low-cut dress with big wavy curly hair. Hughes sat in her place, but she didn't see Cheng Xiaoyu sitting on the stage for the time being. Jinsen spoke.

Host Carson appeared on the big screen. Ryan is interviewing Sha Mo and her mom Xia Lan backstage, and Sha Mo's US debut is about to begin.....