After listening to Mo Jianwen's introduction, Feng Huan took the initiative to ask:

"Director Mo, can I know what your criteria are for selecting singers?"

When Mo Jianwen heard Feng Huan's words, he replied unhurriedly:

"Teacher Feng Huan, I know you're worried about something."

"You can rest assured that although these singers do not meet the standards of singers, they have also been strictly screened by us."

"There is still a certain strength."

"Although I can't guarantee that I can sing the songs of the teachers, I won't be ruined."

"And after we evaluate the strength of each player, the difference is not big, relatively speaking, it is still very fair."

......

After Feng Huan heard Mo Jianwen's words, he nodded and didn't speak again.

"Then the four teachers, our singers are all ready to perform at the moment."

"How about you please go and inspect the goods together?"

Mo Jianwen made an invitation.

After listening to each other's words, the four groups, including Xu Ji, had no doubts.

And Mo Jianwen breathed a sigh of relief after seeing everyone get up.

He was afraid that everyone would pick on these lyrics and songs and not record them.

If that's the case, Mo Jianwen really can't do anything about it.

Although some prepared formulas were also prepared, this was the best result.

......

In the stage waiting area of the recording venue, Kong Cheng was constantly taking deep breaths.

He cherished this opportunity, just like when the program team found him to participate in the show, in order to prove himself, he could sing for half an hour continuously.

He is very aware of the popularity of the show "I Am a Songwriter", and he also knows that if he can get the favor of the songwriters in it, he is likely to be able to come out.

At least you don't have to continue to mingle in various bars as a resident singer.

Not only Kong Cheng was nervous, but the other singers were no better.

You must know that there are seven people who will perform on stage, but in the end, only four people can get the choice of songwriters.

Before the next time, more singers were screened and eliminated.

Compared with some other talent shows, this show really has a great chance that their amateurs will soar.

After all, you must know that as long as you are selected, there is a high probability that there will be a song that everyone tailors for yourself.

Even if he is not the only Xu Ji who is not a songwriter, the songs he wrote, I don't know how many people are vying for it.

In stark contrast to the others, one of the male singers looks more handsome.

Compared with Kong Cheng, who was nervous, he was much more determined.

The whole person looks very confident.

Kong Cheng knows this person, Feng Zhenghao, the other party is an Internet celebrity singer, and he is quite famous.

It has more than one million fans on Weite.

And compared to it, the other party looks more like he was born to be on stage.

Young and handsome.

It's not like Kong Cheng, who is not handsome in the first place, and then has been beaten by life, and looks much older than his real age.

Such a stark contrast made Kong Cheng inevitably feel a little ashamed.

"Singers prepare!"

"The first to appear, Feng Zhenghao!"

At this moment, the appearance of the staff interrupted Kong Cheng's thoughts.

......

There are more than four singers?

Xu Ji was a little surprised when he heard the introduction, but he quickly understood.

This is also a good thing, at least for the four of them, the range of choices is wider.

"Ballads?"

At this time, Feng Huan, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't help frowning.

When the first singer first appeared, he thought that the style of songs that each singer was good at was different.

But after the three singers performed in a row, not only Feng Huan, but even Xu Ji and others reacted.

This is definitely no coincidence.

The singers arranged by the program group in this issue are not only not famous amateurs, but also folk singers.

"It's really fair."

Bian Ruxuan said with a wry smile.

She herself has never written a ballad-style song, so she has encountered an area that she is not good at.

Feng Huan and Bian Ruxuan both looked at Zong Ge and Yan Fen and his wife.

After Zongge found out, he spread his hands helplessly.

Among the three groups of songwriters, the Zongge couple have written ballad-style songs.

And also wrote more than one song.

The kind of quality and heat that are not low.

Feng Huan secretly looked at Xu Ji, but found that the other party still had a very determined expression.

Feng Huan couldn't help but pout.

This kid can still pretend to be younger than he was.

He has heard all of Xu Ji's songs, and it stands to reason that folk songs don't seem to be familiar to the other party.

And the songs Xu Ji wrote before were all written for Sha Yetong, and they are basically songs suitable for female singers, and the singers in this issue are all male singers.

Xu Ji didn't panic at all?

Feng Huan only thought that Xu Ji was trying to save face at this time.

......

"All seven of our singers have already finished their performances."

"Take a break for the next ten minutes, and ask the four teachers to think carefully and make their own choices."

The host spoke on stage according to the process.

In the background of the players, Feng Zhenghao was full of confidence at this time.

Although his singing skills are similar to others, he wins in appearance.

And when the host introduced it just now, he also mentioned that he has millions of fans on Weite.

At this time, he already felt that he would definitely be the best choice for several songwriters.

Of course, he knew that the order of selection this time was based on the ranking of the previous issue.

If nothing else, Xu Ji should be the first songwriter to choose people.

But Feng Zhenghao didn't particularly want Xu Ji to choose himself.

Although Xu Ji's ability to write songs is not weak, he is just a newcomer.

The other three songwriters have their own studios behind them, and they also represent the three largest companies in the entertainment industry.

Feng Zhenghao wants to sign the big three, which will be more beneficial to his future development.

But if Xu Ji insisted on choosing him, there was nothing he could do.

Compared with Feng Zhenghao at this time, he had already begun to analyze who he hoped would choose him, but Kong Cheng on the other side already felt that he had been eliminated.

Compared with others, he obviously can't let go on stage.

And his special voice is also the biggest problem.

He participated in a draft before, and he was directly brushed down because of this during the audition.

This time I feel like I'm going to go down the same path again.

"Singers, please come on stage!"

Hearing the voices of the staff, the seven singers walked onto the stage in a neat manner.

At this time, the host said:

"According to our ranking in the last issue."

"Teacher Xu Ji's group, the media review received 95 votes, plus an additional 30 votes for the first place in the audience's support rate, a total of 125 votes, ranking first."

"Xu Huan, Fan Nina teacher group, the media review received 91 votes, plus an additional 20 votes for the second place in the audience's support rate, a total of 111 votes, ranking second."

"Teacher Bian Ruxuan's group, the media review received 91 votes, plus an additional 10 votes for the third place in the audience support rate, a total of 101 votes, ranking third."

"Zongge, Yan Fen's teacher group, the media review received 89 votes, and there were no additional votes in the audience support rate, with a total of 89 votes, ranking fourth."

"Teacher Xu Ji has the right to choose cooperative singers."

Feng Zhenghao on the stage was praying in his heart at this time that Xu Ji would not choose himself.

Xu Ji picked up the microphone and said, "No. 3, Kong Cheng." ”

When they heard Xu Ji's words, many people present were stunned.

Even Xu Huan looked at Xu Ji with some surprise.

According to his guess, Xu Ji is likely to choose No. 1 or No. 5 singer.

At least if it were him, he would have chosen it that way.

chose the No. 1 singer Feng Zhenghao, largely because the other party is good-looking and already has a fan base.

Yes, these two reasons that seem to have nothing to do with music will be the reason why Feng Huan chose each other.

After all, according to Mo Jianwen's words before, if he chose a singer, he basically signed that person.

Feng Huan's own studio also has a lot of contracted singers, and as the boss, the first thing he considers is the value that singers bring.

And the outer skin is very popular in many cases.

Feng Zhenghao is really easy to pick up compared to other players.

As for No. 5, it's because of this person's voice conditions or something, which is just right for a song in Feng Huanqu's library.

With a little adaptation, it is not a big problem to change it into a ballad.

But what he didn't expect was that Xu Ji would choose this singer named Kong Cheng.

This Kong Cheng is not good-looking, and his hoarse voice is simply a very troublesome thing in Xu Huan's opinion.

There are characteristics and characteristics, but it is not easy to write a song that suits the other party.

On the other side, Zongge had a pity on his face.

He originally thought that his group, as the last person to be selected, should be able to choose Kong Cheng.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ji also took a fancy to it.

As the only one among the three songwriters who has written folk songs, he knows very well that Kong Cheng's voice is hoarse and has a sense of story, and it is the most suitable voice for singing folk songs.

And he also happens to have the right stock for the other party.

......

Kong Cheng heard that Xu Ji had chosen himself as the first one, and the whole person couldn't believe it, and after being stunned for a while, he bowed and thanked Xu Ji excitedly.

And Feng Zhenghao felt fortunate when he heard that Xu Ji didn't choose himself, but he couldn't help but feel that Xu Ji had no vision in his heart.

In the end, all four songwriters chose the singers to work with.

The recording of the first half of the second episode is also here for the time being.

The follow-up requires the songwriter and the singer themselves to communicate and cooperate on the scene.

The second half of the recording is the fourth singer who reappeared to sing the songwriter's song.

Kong Cheng left with Xu Ji.

"You don't have to be so reserved."

Xu Ji found that Kong Cheng had been tense and couldn't help but say.

"In fact, with your voice, it is indeed very suitable for singing folk songs."

Hearing Xu Ji's words, Kong Cheng said in disbelief:

"Really, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Ji nodded.

"Why else would I choose you?"

"During this time, you go back to Rongcheng with me first, and then I will give you the song and practice it a few more times."

"No problem, right?"

Kong Cheng nodded hurriedly.

"No problem!"

"I'll try!"

In this industry, only singers who have been crawling at the bottom know that opportunities are not easy to come by, so they will cherish them extraordinarily.

......

The time is about to enter August, and at this time, the start time of "Mountains and Seas" is gradually approaching.

At the same time, Xu Ji now knows that Xia Yunjie's tribute drama has also been completed, and it will still be broadcast in August like himself.

Speaking of which, not many people paid attention to the gift drama.

But this year, there are many netizens who know the news.

Because not long ago, there was a lot of talk about discussing whether Xu Ji is qualified to direct the tribute play.

In addition, Xu Ji is different from some other directors whose works are famous and their own fame.

Because of his identity as a songwriter, he often appeared when he was in "Original Good Songs", and later went to the Spring Festival Gala with Sha Yetong.

So the attention itself is not low.

is rare, because of the popularity that the director brings to the tribute drama.

After the broadcast of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy I", the grand scene of countless netizens clamoring to send blades to Xu Ji is enough to prove it.

So when I heard the news that Xu Ji was going to shoot a tribute drama, many netizens were still looking forward to it.

Of course, in the end, it is still difficult for people to be very interested in tribute dramas.

Even if Xu Ji came to shoot, the most he could do was pay attention to the news, and most people didn't really plan to broadcast it to watch it.

Even if it is a gift drama filmed by Xu Ji, many people think that it is nothing unusual, and it is almost the same.

Especially today's young people, in fact, they hate the feeling of being preached by others.

Coupled with the boring theme and plot, this has led to the fact that the audience of the tribute drama has been relatively old for many years.

......

Penguin Video headquarters is holding a high-level meeting at this time.

Xu Sheng looked at the memo on his computer and said methodically:

"For these new dramas that will be broadcast online in August, the relevant publicity and promotion must be in place."

......

"The official tribute drama looks like it's going to be broadcast in August, right?"

"Feihong, you can get in touch with that side at that time, and then, as before, by the way, talk to other platforms to unify a time to go online."

Bi Feihong nodded and agreed.

At this time, a high-level official took the initiative to ask:

"Mr. Xu, I heard that this tribute drama seems to be the director?"

"Xu Ji's previous two dramas were both hits, should we win the exclusive broadcast rights of his gift drama this time?"

"And the popularity of the recent tribute drama seems to be quite high!"

This person had just finished speaking, but he found that many people at the scene looked at him a little wrong.

Like looking at a fool?

Even Wen Hao, who has always had a good impression of Xu Ji and took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Rongcheng to talk to Xu Ji about the copyright of the second part of the fairy sword, also shut up and did not speak at this time.

Xu Sheng directly pretended not to hear it, and said in a surging voice:

"If you're okay, we'll start here for today's meeting."

"Let's go about our own business, and the meeting will be dismissed."

......

This guy was transferred from another company in Penguin.

At this time, I also didn't understand what I said wrong.

When he came out of the conference room, he quietly ran to Wen Hao's side and asked:

"Mr. Wen, why did Mr. Xu pretend not to hear it just now."

Wen Hao had a headache when he saw that the person with the head iron had found him.

But he still persuaded him:

"For the project of the tribute drama, just follow the previous process to buy a simulcast right."

"Don't make a fuss."

Hearing Wen Hao's words, he still couldn't understand it.

"Mr. Wen, didn't I hear that you always wanted to cooperate with Xu Ji before?"

"Why did you suddenly change your attitude this time?"

Wen Hao shook his head.

"If it is any other drama, as long as Xu Ji is the director, I will strongly agree to buy the copyright."

"But it's a tribute drama......"

- "What happened to the tribute drama?" ”

Seeing that this person was destined to ask to the end, Wen Hao sighed, and still opened his mouth to explain:

"Let me tell you this."

"Do you know what a penguin video was like three years ago?"

Hearing Wen Hao's words, the high-level frowned, and then began to reminisce.

"...... three years ago"

"I remember I've read some related materials, and our penguin video seems to have developed quite well three years ago, right?"

fo

"What's going on?"

Wen Hao replied with a smile: "It's not very good, it's the existence of crushing peers!" ”

"Three years ago, our Penguin Video produced five hit dramas in one year! Two popular variety shows. ”

"In one year, the number of paid members increased by nearly 40 million."

"Almost every copyright we bought that year made a lot of money!"

The higher-ups nodded when they heard Wen Hao's words, but they still didn't understand what it had to do with what he just said.

"I said, almost."

"There were five dramas that year, and we all lost money."

Speaking of this, Wen Hao paused for a moment, and then continued to smile and continue:

"Of the five dramas that lost money, three were tribute dramas."

......

As Tong Wenhao said, the tribute drama is more like a task that must be completed for each platform.

It doesn't matter if they don't buy the copyright, but for the sake of the relationship with the official, the video platforms will still spend this money.

Anyway, everyone tacitly agrees to buy the simulcast rights together, even if they lose, they can't lose anywhere.

It's like filling the film and television library of your own platform.

Even in the opinion of Wen Hao, who is very optimistic about Xu Ji, the gift drama is destined not to be watched by too many people.

Xu Ji will not change much when he comes to shoot.

Penguin Video is still a profit-oriented company after all, and the number of views and the growth of paid members are everything.

Of course, almost all of the video platform's peers think so.

Why say almost, because there are people who do think differently.

......

At the headquarters of Station G in Shanghai, Chi Jiang took the computer in his office and swiped the news on Weite.

The content is a discussion among netizens about Xu Ji's tribute drama.

"Mr. Chi, the ticket has been bought."

Chi Jiang nodded.

"Mr. Chi, are you really going?"

The one who spoke was the current vice president of the film and television department of Station G.

Today's film and television department has undergone a complete change, and compared with before, Chi Jiang has absolute control.

Of course, he is not the kind of person who likes dictatorship, as long as it is not the situation where the people below unite to empty themselves as before.

He will also let go of power.

"Go, why not?"

When the vice president heard Chi Jiang's words, he was still a little hesitant.

"But ......"

Chi Jiang said with a smile:

"I know that everyone in the industry is not optimistic about gift dramas."

"Even if it is Xu Ji, they feel that the broadcast volume and popularity of the tribute drama will only lose money."

"But it's our chance."

"Xu Ji, this person ......"

Chi Jiang hesitated for a while before giving his own evaluation:

"It's a monster!"

"I think he can shoot anything."

"Even if it is a gift drama, as long as it is filmed by Xu Ji, our G station will get the exclusive broadcast right!

！ ”

......

"The person in charge of the film and television department of Station G?"

Duan Shengyu heard his assistant's words and felt a little strange.

His contact with Station G is not much compared to other video platforms.

After all, the film and television layout of station G has not yet risen, and there are few new dramas submitted for review every quarter.

"Let him in."

After thinking about it, Duan Shengyu still planned to meet the other party.

It was the first time Chi Jiang met Duan Shengyu.

As one of the official representatives, Chi Jiang still looked very respectful after the meeting.

After the two greeted each other, Duan Shengyu asked:

"Mr. Chi came this time, I don't know what it was for?"

"But let's say it first, here, I don't want to open the back door or anything."

"Gifts or anything else can also be exempted."

Chi Jiang naturally didn't come for this this time, and he didn't go around in circles, so he said directly:

"Old Duan, we at Station G want the exclusive broadcast right of the tribute drama filmed by Director Xu Ji!"

Duan Shengyu was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing the other party's words.

"Exclusive rights?"

It had been a long time since he had heard the word.

Because of the film and television projects on the official side, whether it is a gift drama or something else, the copyright is sold to several video platforms together.

It is rare to sell the exclusive rights alone.

"Yes, solo!"

"In terms of royalties, we are willing to give the official satisfactory price."

Chi Jiang gritted his teeth and said.

Duan Shengyu didn't understand and asked:

"You guys can actually buy the simulcast rights together?"

"In that case, the price is actually not too expensive."

Chi Jiang really shook his head firmly, as if he had already made up his mind!

Duan Shengyu hesitated, he didn't really care about solo or simulcast.

It is better to simulcast the tribute drama, so that more viewers can see it.

But he actually knows very well that every time the copyright of a gift drama is sold, it is actually like a penguin, kiwifruit and other platforms, and he is reluctant in his heart.

I feel like I'm losing out on this money.

As one of the few people who have watched the entire drama of "Mountains and Seas", he knows very well how well this tribute drama is made.

But even so, he can't judge whether the show will be popular with the audience.

But since Station G has such courage, what about selling it to it?

If it's on fire by then, it's just right.

In case every time you sell official film and television copyrights, these platforms look like they are at a loss.

"Mr. Chi."

"Xu Ji's "Mountains and Seas" will be broadcast exclusively on your G station."

"The copyright fee is according to the normal fee, not ......"

"I'll give you a 20% discount."

Chi Jiang was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

"By the way, in addition to Xu Ji, we also have several other tribute dramas......"

Hearing Duan Shengyu's words, Chi Jiang hurriedly refused:

"Old Duan, our budget is only enough for one ......"

......

At this time in Rongcheng, during this time, in addition to following up the post-production of "The Beginning" with Pang Er every day, Xu Ji was supervising Kong Cheng's singing.

I have to say that Mo Jianwen didn't lie, Kong Cheng's singing skills are still very good.

Kong Cheng's voice is indeed suitable for the song given by Xu Ji, and in just a few days, it has already achieved the effect that satisfies Xu Ji.

At this time, the gratitude to Xu Ji has also changed from the previous to the current worship.

He also sings ballads and writes his own songs.

I didn't expect Xu Ji to really write folk style songs, and the taste was much more orthodox than he imagined.

Kong Cheng likes the song Xu Ji wrote for himself very much, and he also thinks it is very good.

In fact, he wasn't quite sure if the song Xu Ji wrote for himself could win the other three songwriters.

But when he himself sang this song, he cried many times.

.......