Kyoto, Zhengjie Media Company.

Lin Li sat on the sofa chair in the living room, and opposite him was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a round face and a beard.

This person is Yu Sunset, the chief director of Litchi Channel's "The Masked Singer".

Since Lin Li called him yesterday and said that he was willing to participate in "The Masked Singer" but needed to discuss it in detail, Sunset was very excited and asked a media company that cooperated with Litchi Channel to come by plane to meet Lin Li early this morning.

After Lin Li's New Year's Eve party rescued people, he fought a battle with Fan Zhou to fight a true and false battle, which can be said to be in the limelight at this time, at this time Lin Li was relieved, as the chief director of "The Masked Singer", he naturally would not let it go.

In order to express the importance of the program team, Sunset came to meet Lin Li in person today.

"Lin Li, I finally met you, we also invited you a month before our show started."

Sunset tells the story, hoping to make Lin Li feel his sincerity.

"I know that, but do you know why we didn't agree to be on your show?" Lin Li asked.

"Is there no schedule?"

"There were still some back then." Lin Lidao.

"Yes...... Are we giving an appearance fee too low? ”

Lin Li shook his head, the Litchi Station where "The Masked Singer" is located is still quite rich, after all, it is the TV station in Jiangnan Province, the richest country in the country, and the ratings of the previous episodes of "The Masked Singer" are good, and they no longer have a problem with the 800,000 appearance fee now, let alone when they didn't have such a high value before.

"Do you think our show has a bad reputation?"

"At that time, your show was not on the air." Lin Lidao.

"That's because our show is masked and we don't think there's exposure?"

Lin Li nodded and said, "My mother...... That's what my agent thinks. ”

Sunset smiled wryly and said, "It's true that our show attracts the audience with masks, but it puts some singers off. ”

The show "Masked Singer" can be described as a masked success and a masked defeat.

The singer masked and sang on stage to make the guessing panel guess the singer's program form quite novel, the audience will have a sense of participation, and there is a sense of accomplishment if they guess correctly.

Because of this, the ratings of the first few episodes of "The Masked Singer" were among the best.

But after a few episodes, everyone found that this show was a bit fake, obviously many singers were easy to guess, and even some of them were friends with the people who guessed the jury, but the people who guessed the jury were stunned and couldn't guess.

Everyone still thinks it's the effect of the show in one episode, but everyone thinks it's a bit too much in the two episodes, and the audience will definitely not be able to stand it if they perform like this in the third and fourth episodes.

"The Masked Singer" has been criticized for this, and many people feel that the program team is not attentive and fools the audience.

Lin Li saw that Sunset was speaking sincerely, and said, "It seems that you know what the problem of your show is now." ”

Sunset was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "Then how can I not know, netizens say that it is rotten, isn't it that the show is too fake." ”

"It's not, as soon as many singers open their voices, everyone can guess who it is, but the professional guessing panel can't even guess it, and the acting skills are too poor." Lin Li echoed.

Sunset said bitterly: "What's the solution, some singers have obvious characteristics, and there are many fans, so they will be recognized at once, but if the jury doesn't perform, we will be recognized as singers in every issue, and if it's hard to guess, we can guess in two or three issues, then there will be no singers in the finals." ”

"And let's invite a famous singer to this show, everyone will know who it is when they hear it, and there is no need to guess at all, but we invite the kind of singer that everyone has never heard of, and the audience will also spray us if we can't invite someone, that kind of person is not called a singer or something, we are also in a dilemma, so we can only invite some singers who are still some famous and representative works to come, and let the members of the guessing jury play it."

The competition system of "Masked Singer" is that the singers sing on stage with masks, and after singing, the seven guessing groups on the scene guess who the singer is, and each guest group can only give one name, if it is correct, the singer unveils, if it is incorrect, the singer continues to appear on stage in the next period, if the three issues are not guessed, the singer enters the finals, and the finals are guessed again, whether it is right or not, the singer must be uncovered.

Because the positioning of the program is masked, many singers who need to be exposed are not very willing to come, which leads to the fact that there are not many singers who can be invited to the show, and there are no back-up singers, who must be even more reluctant to let the guessing panel guess directly, except for those singers with very recognizable voices, other singers, the program team will arrange two or three episodes before the guessing panel can guess.

This is why everyone in the show can see who the singer is, and the guessing panel still treats the audience as if they are fools, and they can't guess it.

But as Sunset said, the program team knows what the problem is, but they can't change it, and the guessing panel must act according to the script.

Otherwise, guess all the singers, what about the finals of "The Masked Singer"?

Could it be that all the singers in the finals are not masked?

Then don't call this show "The Masked Singer".

And the show always has to give the audience some suspense, even if this suspense may have been guessed by them a long time ago.

For those who are really not easy to guess and have schedules, the program team will leave him for the finals, which can be regarded as doing his best.

Lin Li had actually seen through the predicament of "The Masked Singer" a long time ago, and when he heard Sunset say it, he also felt some sympathy for him.

Like Li Shuai's "Tucao Faction", they all have their own predicaments.

The producer and director of the program really doesn't seem to be an easy job.

"Well, I think I can understand your feelings a little." Lin Lidao.

Sunset was a little relieved when she heard Lin Li say this, and asked tentatively, "Lin Li, let me ask, you ...... How many issues are there? ”

Lin Li smiled: "What are you doing with this?" ”

Sunset smiled awkwardly, his face rounder and looking a little silly.

"We need five or six singers for the finals, and now we have only decided on two, and you have a lot of singing styles, rock, lyrical, pop, rap, it's not so easy to guess, if you can...... I'd like to put you in the wrap-up round...... I don't know ...... you."

"That's to sing four episodes, isn't it?" Lin Lidao.

"That's right, don't worry, we will never say that the appearance fee will reduce you a little because of the fourth phase."

"Do you think I sang three episodes, guess the jury can't guess me?" Lin Li asked.

Sunset thought for a moment and smiled, "I'll be honest with you, the guessing jury knows who the singer is in advance, and since we let you enter the finals, they won't guess you." ”

Lin Li sighed and leaned back on the sofa.

"Director Yu, you may not know me well, if that's the case, I won't participate in your show, it's boring."

Sunset was stunned, thinking of Lin Li's reputation, and knew that he was a person who didn't cooperate with the program team in acting.

"This ...... We are willing to respect your intentions and have any requests you can make. ”

Sunset doesn't want to go back in vain, Lin Li is very popular now, and the show is also lacking singers with topics.

Lin Li was waiting for him to say this, and said: "I hope that I will participate in your show, except for the two of us, no third person will know, let alone guess the jury, even the rest of the program team will not know." ”

Sunset listened, puzzled, and asked, "Why?" ”

"Don't you want the show to have a singer who no one can guess, if you say it, how can there be gossip."

Sunset was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Li, and thought to himself that he just said that you are difficult to guess, just a scene, not that the guessing jury really can't guess, if you don't communicate with the guessing jury in advance, Lin Li is afraid that he will be guessed in two or three issues.

Lin Li suddenly changed his throat, and his voice was very hoarse, like the words of someone who had been inflamed in his throat for a long time.

"Do you think that even if you don't say anything, the guessing panel will still guess me quickly?"

Sunset couldn't help but gasp when he heard Lin Li's voice, he never knew that Lin Li had such a hoarse voice, let alone Lin Li, Sunset had the impression that no one in the entertainment industry had such a voice.

After being slightly shocked, Sunset suddenly became excited, and he knew why Lin Li was asking of himself like this.

If Lin Li sings with such a voice, let alone guess the jury, even Lin Li's fans probably can't guess it.

Sunset had done her homework on Lin Li before she came.

Lin Li has amazing performances in "Super Voice", "I Am a Creator" and "Tucao Pie", which can be said to have driven the word-of-mouth and ratings of these three programs, and even the cultural program "Chinese Studies Conference" has broken the ratings record because of Lin Li's appearance.

Originally, Sunset felt that her stage would limit Lin Li's performance, and she was afraid that it would be difficult to shine, after all, someone in the guessing panel recognized Lin Li.

Hearing Lin Li's voice now, Sunset couldn't help but look forward to his performance in the "Masked Singer" program this time.

"Your voice ......"

Lin Li still said in a hoarse voice: "You can sing." ”

Sunset's eyes light up and she says, "I didn't expect you to have this ......"

"So, you agreed to my terms?" Lin Li asked in a normal voice.

Sunset naturally wants her show to have a topical singer, preferably with a good song that everyone doesn't recognize.

But in the entertainment industry, people who really sing well are more famous, and famous singers are easy to guess.

So if you want to sing it well, but you can't guess it, it's really impossible.

But Lin Li gave Sunset some hope this time, Lin Li is afraid that like him in other shows, he will bring a huge topic to his show!

Since Lin Li asked not to let a third person know, he blocked the spread of gossip as much as possible, which was also a guarantee for the interests of the program team.

When everyone is guessing the true identity of a certain singer, the topic and popularity of the program group will increase, and the ratings will not be worried.

However, Sunset doesn't say yes, as it's difficult to keep a third person from knowing.

"There are some staff and makeup staff in the program team who receive singers, and they can all be trusted, but they can't do it?"

"Nope." Lin Li said very firmly.

"That'...... Costume and make-up ......"

The singers of this show need to be masked, and most of them also need to cover their figures, which requires the efforts of the costume props team and makeup artists of the program team.

Lin Li didn't want others to know his identity, these people couldn't hide it.

However, what Sunset never expected was that Lin Li said, "I'll just do this myself." ”

Sunset didn't expect Lin Li to say that he wanted to come by himself, he was a little worried that Lin Li would mess up, don't let others recognize his voice at that time, Lin Li's mannerisms and movements or revealing certain parts of his face made people guess at a glance.

"You're worried I'm messing up, aren't you?" Lin Li asked.

Sunset was stunned for a moment, realizing that she couldn't hide anything from Lin Li every time she thought about it.

Sunset thought about it, Lin Li should have his own makeup artist and team styling, so he smiled: "You saved money for our program team, I can't be happy, how can I not agree, it's just ...... You don't want me to tell others that you are coming to participate in the show, but you will definitely show up when you record, and the people in the program team will still know about you at that time. ”

"Don't worry about this, I'll dress up and then enter your TV station, when I enter the radio station, I need you to find someone from the program team to take me in, but don't say my identity."

Sunset was stunned, it was the first time he had met a guest like Lin Li, and he had come by himself.

"Okay, then I promise you." Sunset laughs.

Lin Li's method can indeed hide from the people in the program team, Sunset and Lin Li don't talk about it, plus Lin Li sings in the hoarse voice just now, this time it will definitely make countless people unable to guess.

Sunset suddenly became a little excited, the show has been running for so long, and finally ushered in a singer like Lin Li!

"After you go back, tell the people of your show, and say that we haven't talked about it, I won't go to your show, in order to avoid everyone's suspicion, I won't go to record this episode, and I'll go back in two episodes."

Sunset noticed that Lin Li's thoughts were unique, and said with a smile: "Actually, most of the singers who come to our show still hope that everyone can guess him, only you are really afraid that others will come out." ”

Lin Li smiled: "Isn't this the biggest charm of your show, you have lost it now, I will get it back for you." ”

Sunset was very moved when she heard it, Lin Li was far less difficult than the legend, and it could even be seen that Lin Li's participation in the show really considered the program team, which was much higher than the vision and level of those singers who only cared about cost and exposure.

"Then the two of us will exchange contact information, and we will communicate when the time comes."

The two exchanged contact information, chatted for a while, and then the two dispersed.

On the way home, Lin Li saw the newsstand at the door hung with the magazine "Young Idol".

Only then did Lin Li realize that the New Year's issues of major magazines had come out.

Unlike other magazine cover photos, all of which are flawless facial retouched pictures of the stars, this photo of Lin Li does the opposite, leaving only a cool and handsome back, which is the most eye-catching in the cover photos of a lot of flowers and branches.

The magazine "Shonen Idol" has a very small audience in Kyoto, and it is not usually seen at the newsstand in front of the door, but it seems to be selling well, and in places like the newsstand, they sell whatever newspaper and magazine sells well, and you can see which magazines and newspapers are popular.

As soon as she entered the house, Song Wenjie shook Lin Li with a copy of "Juvenile Idol" magazine.

"The magazine sent it, your cover is on the hot search, and their magazine has sold 200,000 yuan, and it is still being reprinted, and their editor-in-chief called to thank you just now."

Lin Li glanced at it and said with a smile: "No wonder I saw this magazine at the newsstand at the door just now." ”

Lin Li's back photo cover is eye-catching, coupled with his New Year's Eve party to save people and the battle with Fan Zhou's network, so that the cover of this year's magazine has been noticed by more people.

However, Lin Li didn't expect that the cover of his year's magazine could still be on the hot search, so he sat down and opened his mobile phone to read the hot search.

Hot search eighth: Lin Li's back cover.

Click in, and it is the cover photo of Lin Li on "Teen Idol".

There are a lot of comments below.

"Just by virtue of the direction of this flowing hair, I have identified the back of this Qi Yu Xuanang, and the original owner is Lin Li!"

"Handsome, Lin Li!"

"It's really much better than other magazine covers!"

"Lin Li is like a walking hanger, with its own halo!"

"'Teen Idol', right, brothers, buy it!"

"Why do you shoot your back, your face isn't good-looking?"

"Why else, isn't it just for the sake of being so good!"

"Now I don't show my face on the cover, hehe."

"Is Lin Li too ugly to show his face?"

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To Lin Li's surprise, there were still many people who scolded him in the comments.

It's normal to think about it, Fan Zhou's group of brainless fans have nowhere to vent, and now that they are on the hot search again, they are naturally all here.

And Lin Li's cover photo robbed the halo of the stars on the cover of other yearbooks, those are all big stars, and they always have some brainless fans who can't see Lin Li dominating the limelight.

However, even though many people ridiculed Lin Li for being too ugly to show his face, it did not delay the sales of "Young Idol" at all.

Usually, "Juvenile Idol" sells about 150,000, but this month's magazine has only been published for three days, and it has broken 200,000, and even Lin Li learned from his mother that this magazine is also on the shelves of his official website mall, and it sells very well, and it seems that it is not difficult to break 300,000.

In the new year, sales suddenly doubled, which is a great joy for ordinary magazines.

"Juvenile Idol" magazine is naturally in a happy atmosphere at the moment, and Hou Haisen, the editor-in-chief of the magazine who was opposed by many people to choose Lin Li as the cover character of the opening year, has been praised by the magazine at this moment.

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