Chapter 196: American Idol

Zeng Xiaoxian rested in the hotel for a day, and the next day Elena came to the door. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Dear Zeng, I'm really happy to see you in Hollywood!" Elena unconsciously changed her name to Zeng Xiaoxian, she used to always call Zeng Xiaoxian Mr. Zeng, but now she has become Zeng, although Zeng Xiaoxian is not very used to being called dear by someone who is not too familiar.

Because this dear is an intimate title in China, but I didn't say anything when I thought that it was a foreigner's habit.

"Nice to meet you, Lady Elena, how are the auditions going?" Zeng Xiaoxian asked.

"It's already in preparation, and the round of auditions will officially start tomorrow!" Elena replied.

"Oh!" Zeng Xiaoxian's head suddenly burst into an idea: "Ms. Elena, have you ever thought about cooperating with a TV station?" ”

"TV station?" Elena was a little puzzled, and she didn't know what was going on with the TV station. "Can you elaborate on that?"

"Since we're going to hold auditions, it's actually a talent show, isn't it? Why not cooperate with a TV station? With the help of the influence of the TV station, we can extend the influence of this actress selection to the United States. And not just Twilight fans and some girls looking to get ahead in Hollywood. And TV stations can also use this draft to find a new focus and increase ratings, which is a very beneficial thing for both parties, isn't it? Zeng Xiaoxian said eloquently.

"You mean something like American Idol?" Elena asked tentatively.

"American Idol" is a civilian reality TV singer contest launched by Fox TV, which has set a myth in the American television industry for many years of broadcasting. The reason for its popularity is the participation of the whole people without barriers, and the jury includes both Grammy Award winners and Hollywood's biggest producers.

This light-hearted and funny TV talent show has become popular not only in North America, but also in many countries and regions around the world.

"That's right, of course we can't hold it for as long as "American Idol", it should be said that it is a reduced version of "American Idol", so that we can have enough time to prepare in advance, and when the draft is over, we have not only selected the heroine, but also prepared and promoted the new film, why not!" Zeng Xiaoxian agreed.

In the previous life, "American Idol" had a very large number of loyal audiences in the United States and even around the world, but it was Kong Qingxiang who made Chinese know "American Idol". At that time, he was a junior in the engineering department of the University of Berkeley, a young Chinese American with cannon teeth, singing out of tune, and clumsy dancing, who became famous overnight because of his "selfless" performance of the Latin prince Ricky Martin's masterpiece and "electric hip" dance on "American Idol".

Of course, Zeng Xiaoxian seems that Kong Qingxiang really doesn't dare to compliment, I really don't know how foreigners like him. But thinking about Brother Chun, who became popular in China later, it doesn't seem to be so difficult to understand.

Speaking of Brother Zeng and Brother Chun, I have to mention "Super Girl", which was also a talent show held by Mango Channel in the previous life, saying "Beginner Girl", many people now are estimated to be disgusted and want to vomit, but I have to say that it was still very attractive when it first came out, and after experiencing the unknown An Youqi, Li Yuchun, Zhou Bichang, He Jie's session reached its peak.

Since then, it has been in a state of decline, and in the next few sessions, strictly speaking, only Brother Zeng may be considered really able to maintain a certain degree of popularity after the end of the competition. So what's the difference between "Super Girl" and "American Idol"?

First, "American Idol" was ahead of "Super Girl" and ahead of the curve.

Second, there is a strict age limit for "American Idol", and no one can participate in this event at least this age or older. And "Super Girl" originally did not have a minimum and maximum age limit, and later set a minimum age limit, that is, it cannot be lower than the age of the couple, and there is no upper limit.

Third, "American Idol" is actually an amateur singer grand prix for American civilians, and its selection methods are flexible and diverse, and the audience can even make a preliminary audition by phone and other means, and enter the re-examination after the initial audition, and finally voted by the judges and the audience. The audition of "Super Girl" is to queue up at the specified time to sign up, and then be tested one by one in front of the judges.

Fourth: Most of the judges in "American Idol" are Hollywood superstars, ace producers, musicians, etc., and the most important difference is that "American Idol" does not have a public judge. Although there are many professional judges of "Super Girl", the influence is not big enough. "Super Girl" has added public judges, who have the right to decide whether the contestants will stay or stay among the two.

Fifth: "American Idol" is about participation, not competition. The protagonist on stage is definitely the contestant, not the host. Every move of the contestants will be broadcast to the whole country. For this reason, it has a wide range of participation, receiving many votes alone.

The total population of the United States is less than 300 million, and even the votes for the US presidential election are not as good as "American Idol". And no matter how popular "Super Girl" is, its participation does not have such depth and breadth.

Sixth: "American Idol" is a bigender talent show, which means that both men and women can participate and compete on the same stage, while "Super Girl" is a single-sex talent show.

Seventh: "American Idol" is sung alone from beginning to end, while "Super Girl" has a group and a choral performance.

Eighth: After the performance of "American Idol", wait for the ballot, wait for elimination.

Ninth: "American Idol" only has champions, and according to the number of votes, only the champion with the highest number of audience votes is selected. The champion will get the opportunity to sign a contract with the record giant Peng Company and become its signed artist.

"Oh God, dear Zeng, I think you're a lot more suitable as a producer than I am, and your idea is pretty good!" Elena said with emotion.

Compared with the director system, whose domestic rights have been greatly weakened, the rights of Hollywood producers are much greater.

Hollywood companies generally don't have producers, and even the most famous or highly successful producers are rarely employed by studios, so there are many independent producers in Hollywood.

Producers usually realistically or get a story and turn it into a script.

If the film company likes the script, the producer can sell the book to the company at one time, but most producers want to sign a contract with the company, and the company invests in it, and he is responsible for shooting the film, and then the company is responsible for selling.

(To be continued.) )