Chapter 81: Reversal (1)
Saturday is just around the corner.
Early in the morning, the third floor, where the art department is located, was shrouded in a tense atmosphere of impending war. All the staff were in a hurry, eager to split all their time in half. Zhou Fang sat in the office, and the instructions were issued one after another, making sure that all the preparations before the broadcast could be done to the most solid point.
The two episodes that will be broadcast tonight and tomorrow night, Zhou Fang attaches great importance to them. In the past few days, she took Zhang Wenliang, Cai Jianjun and others to watch these two episodes of the program more than ten times, picked out a few minor faults and repaired them again, and re-watched them to confirm that they were correct, so they were completely relieved and handed over the final edited program to the editor-in-chief's office to broadcast tonight.
On the show, now Zhou Fang and others can't find anything wrong. From their professional point of view, these two episodes of the show are not only very tightly edited, but also full of fun, and the respective styles of several judges and teachers will gradually show in front of the audience from the second issue.
Especially in the first episode of the show, judge Ni Jun, who was criticized by the audience, almost seemed to be a different person in these two episodes. His "poisonous tongue" attribute still exists, but it is not offensive after reading it. The audience will feel that this judge dares to think and speak sincerely, although there is a lot of criticism, but what he says is reasonable. And as long as a contestant has enough outstanding talent, his support for this contestant will also be the largest and most direct among the three judges.
Such a "down-to-earth" image of the judges completely reversed the harsh and unapproachable impression of the first episode of the show, and it can be regarded as unique among the three judges.
That's the credit of the editing. One more shot or one less shot, a few more words or a few fewer words, choosing this material or using that material, the final result will be the difference between heaven and earth.
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Speaking of Ni Jun and the three judges, Ye Zi has to be mentioned again. The personality traits of these three judges had already been determined in Ye Zi's original plan. After the establishment of the program group, what to do is to find the three judges who meet the requirements according to the map.
Ni Junlai is the judge of this matter, of course, there is Ye Zi's fake public and private elements in it. But Ni Jun's own cheerful and upright personality is also one of the reasons why Ye Zi chose to push him to the forefront. Zhou Fang and the others are familiar with Ni Jun, and of course they also know his temperament, and everyone unanimously voted in favor of Ye Ziti for Ni Jun to play the most challenging role of judge.
Although because of the editing, Ni Jun, the judge, did not leave a good first impression on the audience in the first episode of the show. But after watching the second and third episodes of the show, Ni Jun, a judge with an extremely outstanding personality, will definitely leave a deeper impression on the audience. Whether this impression is ultimately good or bad can only be left to be tested later.
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Teacher Zhu Fengbo was specially invited by Zhou Fang on behalf of the TV station. As the most representative female singer in Shencheng, Ms. Zhu has achieved remarkable results across two singing methods: ethnic and popular. She borrowed from the vocal method of Western bel canto and formed her own unique singing charm. As early as the 60s, Mr. Zhu was famous all over the country for the classic singing passages in the ballet "The White-Haired Girl". She deserves to be the most kind and encouraging judge.
In the first episode of the program, Mr. Zhu's contestants' singing comments were fully accepted by the audience. This is also one of the few highlights of the current program, but the director gave Mr. Zhu too few shots when editing. In the upcoming show, this deficiency has of course been well corrected. Moreover, the-for-tat confrontation between Mr. Zhu and Judge Ni Jun on some contestants is one of the means to deliberately arrange eye-catching in this show.
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Brother Shui's big name is Shui Qing, which sounds like a girl's name, but in fact, Brother Shui is an eight-foot Kanto man. He heard that after the show was looking for judges, he took the initiative to come to the door with a relationship.
Brother Shui can be regarded as one of the veterans of the Shencheng pop music scene, in the early 80s, he was transferred from the Black Province Song and Dance Troupe to the Shencheng Song and Dance Troupe as a soloist. He himself is a student of folk songs, but he has a soft spot for pop songs. In the Shencheng Song and Dance Troupe, he adapted and sang a lot of songs with the characteristics of the black province but mixed with some old Shencheng music styles, which were very popular with Shencheng fans. One of his works with an old jazz flavor "Morning in Anling" has been rated as one of the "Ten Favorite Popular Songs of Shencheng Citizens". In the early and mid-80s, in the Shencheng pop music scene, Brother Shui occupied a very important position.
In recent years, with the emergence of a group of young singers, Brother Shui's influence has gradually become less than before. Especially after the establishment of the Shencheng Light Music Troupe, it occupied the commanding heights of the Shencheng pop music scene in one fell swoop, and good singers emerged in an endless stream, and Brother Shui felt the pressure. He also wants to seek breakthroughs and create new glories. At this time, Brother Shui heard that the event "Campus Top Ten Singers Selection" needed to find a young judge, and he felt that this might be a good opportunity, so he recommended himself.
Brother Shui usually likes to collect all kinds of interesting anecdotes and miscellaneous stories in the music and music worlds, and he has a sense of authority in terms of professionalism, whether it is bel canto, folk songs, or popular. He was also just the right age, just in his early thirties. After considering it comprehensively, Ye Zi, Zhou Fang and others felt that it was very appropriate to use Brother Shui to take on the role of adjusting among the three judges, so it was quickly determined that Brother Shui would join.
In fact, among the three judges, Brother Shui is the most lively and unscrupulous. He has a moderate attitude towards the players, not as easy to talk as Mr. Zhu, but not as strict as Ni Jun. If a player can have any outstanding characteristics, such as pitch, rhythm or timbre, etc., it is very easy to pass the test in Brother Shui. So in the hearts of the players, the evaluation of Brother Shui is still very good.
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Ye Ying has been very sad this week, and the pressure on her shoulders is no less than that of Zhou Fang.
Two weeks ago, after the number of participants in the audition exceeded 30,000, the higher-level authorities had specially commended Ye Ying and her organizing committee. After the program was broadcast, in the face of their calls and inquiries and secret criticism, Ye Ying could also explain that the show would improve after it was just broadcast. But in the face of accountability from the victor company, Ye Ying couldn't deal with it calmly.
When the two parties signed the contract, there was a minimum rating rule, and if it could not be met, the winner company had the right to reduce the naming fee. Now the ratings of the first phase are only 33%, which is far from the 47.5% agreed in the contract, and the winner company is of course very dissatisfied, and of course there is a reason to call accountable. And they won't accept explanations like "the show has just started, and the grades will slowly improve", they need to see the facts. And the fact is that the ratings of the first episode of the show are very bad, which makes Ye Ying's pressure very huge.
For a whole week, she was almost overwhelmed by criticism and accusations from all sides.
The audition is still going on every day, and Ye Ying is still responsible for summarizing the situation every day and arranging the next work. There was no one to bear the pressure on her body, and no one could help her with the responsibilities she shouldered, and she really lived like a year for a week. In just one week, she was much haggard, and she looked exhausted at first glance.
Saturday has finally arrived.
Ye Ying is looking forward to the arrival of the second episode, and at the same time she is worried about the results of the second episode. Although she knew that Ye Zi participated in the remake of the show, she also learned the general content of the second episode from Ye Zi, but before the ratings came out, her heart was always bottomless.
On Saturday afternoon, she came to Ye Zi's rented house early. Last week, everyone had made an appointment to watch the show together for the entire duration of the show.
If there are more people, Ye Ying's heart will be a little more stable. Ye Zi was present, and her heart would be a little more steady.
I don't know when Ye Zi, a junior brother who has just stepped into the university, has become the backbone of Ye Ying's heart.
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Ye Zi asked Zhou Fang for two days off and came back to rest for a while. Accompany Yin Lihua, watch the show to relax, and go to the TV station to continue working the day after tomorrow.
He wasn't too worried about tonight and tomorrow night's episodes. The program team has gone all out, and the program has achieved the best level that can be achieved now, if this still doesn't work, then Ye Zi has nothing to think about. What's the use of worrying if that's the case?
Ye Zi firmly believes that these two episodes of the program will definitely change the impression left by the first episode of the program, and the ratings will never be as bad as last week's 33%. But what kind of effect can be achieved and what kind of ratings can be obtained, Ye Zi is not a god, how can he predict these? As the saying goes, it is in the sky that people make things happen, Ye Zi has already put in all his efforts, and the result is not something he can control, so why bother thinking about it again!
Ye Zi's attention is more focused on the two radio columns "Weekly New Song Recommendation" on Saturday and "Pop Music Charts" on Sunday. He is not only concerned about the results of "The Sound of the Waves" this week, but also about Zeng Chun's results, as well as Zhang Lei and his own new songs.
Zeng Chun's "Sing If You Want to Sing" is not surprising, and it will also enter the top ten on the list this week, and Zhang Lei's "How to Say Love" will be on the "Weekly New Song Recommendation" this Saturday. As for his own new song, of course, it is the Chinese version of "Late Autumn" written by Su Lai.
After Zhang Lei's new song was recorded, Ye Zi also took the time to record and sing "Late Autumn". Relying on the good results of "The Sound of the Waves" and Chen Zimo's strong recommendation, this new work will once again be on the "Weekly Special Recommendation" of "Weekly New Song Recommendation", as the first song introduced by the program, and recommended to all listeners and friends next to the radio.
The results of "The Sound of the Waves Remain" on other lists have also come one after another. Maybe the price code given by Ye Zi is not in place enough, and this new song is only ranked fifth on other lists, far lower than Shencheng's results. After Ye Zi, Sun Yun and Chen Zimo discussed together, they decided to focus on Shencheng first, and wait until the dust settles on Shencheng's final results, and then go all out to attack the other lists.
Yin Lihua still accompanied Ye Zi as always, quietly snuggling up to him like a kitten.
The two of them were still listening to the radio live broadcast with headphones on one side, their eyes fixed on the TV.
The clock struck seven o'clock, Zeng Chun's innocent and lovely smiling face appeared on the screen, and the singing of "Sing If You Want to Sing" sounded again, and the second episode of the program was about to be broadcast.
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