"Speaking of which, are you ready for the competition? The second phase is about to start filming. ”

Xiao Zheng ordered two more desserts, which meant to bring down 101 Company.

"Hey, buddy, millions of characters every minute, are actually trapped here by this little broken company and eating matcha mousse."

He scooped up a large spoon and put it in his mouth, and then he was gasped for breath by the ice.

Su Chengyi replied casually:

"A million happy beans?"

"What are you kidding? Back then, Chen Daozai could win 37 million with 20 yuan, and I won 5 million with 200,000 yuan, which was not a problem. ”

Xiao Zheng smiled "hehe" and knocked on the wall of the cup with a spoon in protest.

"Talking to you about business, Sir Su, has the song been written?"

Su Chengyi didn't say anything when he heard this, but just lowered his eyes, as if he was contemplating.

His own temperament dictates this, and as soon as he makes such an expression, it looks very deep, as if there are many inexplicable emotions suppressed.

Xiao Zheng was stunned for a moment, and secretly said "it's broken" in his heart for a while.

Even if it is the so-called "genius producer" and "disciple of Li Lao", as long as they are engaged in music creation like this, they will definitely have a time when their inspiration is low.

Even Li Lao has been at a creative low ebb for a long time, according to people familiar with the matter, during that time he often locked himself in his room, and one shutdown was a whole day, and from time to time there was the sound of smashing things.

The person in front of me wrote two big hits in a short period of time, presumably not only luck, but also the result of inspiration.

In a situation like this, the external pressure is huge, and everyone is waiting for his work to save this dead end, not to mention his psychological pressure.

After all, he was just a young man who had just turned eighteen a few days ago.

When I just turned eighteen, I was still fighting wits with teachers and parents to go to the Internet café to fight Warcraft for a while in order to skip class.

It's like Su Chengyi, who now has to face such a tricky situation all of a sudden, and it is estimated that it is the first time in his life.

It's difficult to write a song, and in this way, it is estimated that it will be even more impossible to write.

Xiao Zheng was a little annoyed for a while, blaming himself for not opening which pot to mention.

"Yes, no."

Halfway through his apology, Su Chengyi suddenly raised his eyes again and asked with a serious face:

"Xiao Zheng, do you think it is better to follow the trend and choose difficult R&B tracks, or to take risks and choose a folk style that can move people's hearts?"

"Well, before I answer, let me ask."

Xiao Zheng was a little confused, he scratched his face, and then asked suspiciously:

"Do you have several plans in place?"

"Hmm."

Su Cheng nodded casually.

Xiao Zheng wanted to punch himself for a while.

It's okay to be hypocritical there, and sympathize, you can't look at the person in front of you with ordinary people's thinking.

This product is a living bug, the open player of Earth Online.

"At the moment, the endgame is like this, I can't make a wrong move."

Su Chengyi frowned slightly, and his tone became serious.

Xiao Zheng always felt that he saw a cold glint in his eyes, he paused, and said in a low tone:

"Maybe we can start with other players? However, for such a show, I am afraid that the secrecy behind it will be doubled, and it is very unlikely that you want to know the songs of other contestants in advance. ”

Yes, live competitions are extremely variable, and the importance of song selection is self-evident.

When other singers take the lyrical route one after another, a passionate selection will undoubtedly leave the deepest impression on the audience; And when other singers show off their skills and soar high notes, a just right little fresh ballad may be more moving.

But they can think of it, and of course other teams can think of it, so before the official recording, the confidentiality work must be put first.

In the free time just now, Su Chengyi re-studied the seven contestants.

Five of them are veteran singers with excellent strength, and many of the songs are the favorites of Su Zelang and Yang Liu's generation.

Not only do they have impeccable singing skills, but more importantly, they will give the audience a mystery - "memory killing".

The so-called memory killing, in fact, is when people are on the scene, with the blessing of top lighting and sound, the sense of atmosphere has been rendered to the extreme, and the singer sings songs that were extremely familiar in childhood or youth.

At this time, the yellowed memories will slowly spread out like a picture album, and life will play with the melody like a marquee, which has to make people feel the urge to cry.

This kind of song may not be people's favorite, but it must be the most nostalgic.

Su Chengyi remembered that in his previous life, he worked overtime until two o'clock in the morning, and in the cold wind of the late autumn night, he walked alone in the underground passage with a briefcase on his back.

Around the corner, I met a wandering singer holding a guitar and singing.

"In the blink of an eye, there have been many joys and sorrows in the world in the past many years, and the young people who once aspired to the Quartet envied the geese flying south."

To be honest, Su Chengyi felt like a mummy that had been sleeping for thousands of years and suddenly saw the sunshine before death.

For a while, I only felt that I suddenly looked back at my previous life, and my eyes were full of devastation.

Even a person like Su Chengyi, who doesn't have normal human feelings, can touch the scene to this extent. It can be seen that this trick "memory killing" is extremely lethal, and as a newcomer singer with insufficient background, he is naturally powerless to parry.

In addition to these five veteran singers, the remaining two newcomers initially seem to be opponents that Chen Jinzhi needs to defeat head-on.

One is Justin, known as a musical genius, who returned from studying at Berklee College of Music, and his music style is changeable, and his best is electronic music fantasy style.

That's right, it's the one who Awakening Entertainment signed with a high profile.

Miss Chu's signing depends on the mood, sometimes it may be that a song is heard correctly, so she waves her hand and sends someone to ask if she has any intention of cooperating.

Whether the other party refuses or agrees, she doesn't care much.

However, as soon as the four words of awakening entertainment came out, few people would choose to refuse.

The other is Vivian, who is fair-skinned and beautiful, talented and beautiful, an original singer who just won the Best Newcomer Award.

is also a menacing newcomer, but compared to Justin, her backstage is not so hard.

Su Chengyi pondered for a long time, only to feel that these people in front of him.

None of them are soft persimmons that are easy to solve.

He tried to describe Chen Jinzhi's resume as objectively as possible.

Iris, a member of the 101 girl group, debuted in the C position of the show with her unrivalled popularity, and now has two top 10 solo singles on the hot chart.

Doesn't seem to be too bad?

It's just that in a music competition at this level, everyone will subconsciously regard the identity of "idol" as a natural disadvantage.

At least, the first impression left on most viewers is not as good as the two newcomers above.

And you can't see the face, it's a waste.

The stage expression and perfect expression management that I have trained as an idol cannot be expressed at all.

And everything that is planned now is even based on the premise that everyone is on the same starting line, but the reality is not.

Others have already had the popularity and audience popularity accumulated in the first issue, and the audience will subconsciously reject the newcomers who come to "smash the field".

Su Cheng thought that it was really the beginning of hellish difficulty.

But when was Chen Jinzhi not playing against the wind?

"Xiao Zheng, do you know the catfish effect?"

"Catfish?"

The expression on Xiao Zheng's face was indescribable, and he felt a little disgusted when he thought of the catfish's appearance with two long whiskers.

"In the past, Norwegian sailors were transporting sardines and found that the survival rate of sardines was low due to the long voyage times and confined spaces.

So they usually put an extra catfish that feeds on sardines in a box of sardines.

With the presence of natural predators, catfish, sardines become nervous, lifeless fish become alive again, and mortality is reduced. ”

Su Chengyi explained the concept.

This is also the reason why the program team must set up a kicking singer.

No one wants to see a competition show turned into a fun family show, and the popularity will speak for itself. ”

"So, as the first catfish to be put into the sardine pond, we must let others know what the concept of natural predators is."

Su Chengyi said slowly.

Xiao Zheng hadn't recovered from the concept yet, and watched him get up in a daze.

"Let's go, I've got the repertoire, I've got it figured."

When he came to the recording studio, Su Chengyi handed over the information sorted out in his mobile phone to Xiao Zheng to see.

"In the first episode of the show, the contestants all had the attitude of testing the water, so they didn't show their hole cards, and they chose relatively mild and well-known masterpieces."

Justin managed to make it to the safety of the top lap, second place, and he himself didn't seem surprised by this result, he was as confident and flamboyant as the genre.

Vivian is not very good, this issue is ranked last, so in the second issue, in order not to be eliminated, she will definitely make a big move.

"Oh roar, I know what she wants to sing. That's it, woo hey~woo hey~"

Xiao Zheng sang as he spoke, the sound effect in the studio was very good, and the apes on both sides of the strait couldn't stop crying.

Su Chengyi casually put the earphone next to him on his head.

"Oops, I can't sing her tune, it's this song anyway, quack high."

Xiao Zheng successfully sang and coughed and waved his hand to forgive.

Several other veteran singers lost to junior Justin, and naturally some of them felt shameless, and they had to catch up this time.

"Yes, yes, yes, when I watched the show, I felt that whoever heard that he was in third place was blackface in public, hahaha."

Xiao Zheng patted his thigh and laughed for a long time, and suddenly sighed again:

"Hey, it would be nice if our artists didn't participate, this show, this group of intriguing people, this clip of catching horses and dogs, and this surging comment area, ouch! How nice it is to have fun! ”

Su Chengyi laughed, and the tip of the pen tapped on the table, bringing the topic back on track.

"I mean, it follows from this that everyone in the next issue should be riveted, like a wind-up toy.

And it is known that the kicking singer is the last to appear, so we choose to relax at the last moment, and we will achieve relatively better results. ”

"Okay, good, you have a point."

Xiao Zheng agreed, and his analysis was about to turn a good entertainment program into a reasoning show.

The sketchbook was drawn like a detective's notebook.

"Then having said so much, have you decided which one to choose?"

"Hmm."

Su Chengyi nodded and wrote the title of the song in the blank space of the draft book.

Mercury

Xiao Zheng smacked it a few times repeatedly, and felt that it seemed to be a little interesting.

"Mercury, Mercury, oh, that's creative. What about the back? ”

"I'll write the rest now."

“.”

Su Chengyi laughed, turned the page, and began to copy the score by hand.

This song was called "emo divine comedy" and "the voice of every unrequited lover" back then, and it conveyed the sad thoughts of many people late at night.

Su Chengyi also likes it, but it is not the same as most people's empathy because of "secret love", he just thinks that this song has a floating cosmic romance from the title to the lyrics and tune.

If I have to describe it, it's like WALL-E in "Robot Story".

I can't tell, but he thinks Chen Jinzhi should understand.

After the recording of the first version of the song ended, it was already early in the morning.

Xiao Zheng looked like he was going to faint in the next second, and the afternoon coffee didn't do anything for him.

After sending him back to the hotel first, Chen Jinzhi and Su Chengyi wandered all the way back to her residence.

It was only for a brief period of time like four o'clock in the morning that the magic capital would be quiet.

In late winter, when the sky was still dark and the streets were empty, it was rare for the two to walk freely holding hands without concealment.

"The person who is close but can't get close, how can you explore, how lucky you must be, so that you dare to find out that you are not lonely"

Chen Jinzhi snorted quietly.

When she was recording, she always felt that she didn't sing well enough, and she repeated it more than a dozen times, and finally reluctantly adopted a version.

If it weren't for Xiao Zheng's imminent sleepiness and shock, Su Chengyi felt that she might be able to record it a few more times.

I was really born to eat this bowl of rice, and I can boil it so well.

"Eh, it's not good to sing."

Chen Jinzhi sighed, his tone was rarely a little distressed.

"I can't tell what's wrong."

Su Chengyi said with a smile.

He really felt perfect, it was a walking CD.

Chen Jinzhi tilted his head to look at him and said:

"It's a song about a crush, right?"

Su Chengyi let out a "hmm", a little weak-hearted.

After all, he didn't write it himself, and he was afraid that Chen Jinzhi would ask him about his creative concept or something.

But Chen Jinzhi seemed to see that he was uncomfortable, and did not ask such a question, but said:

"I haven't had a crush on anyone, so I can't feel that way."

"You haven't had a crush?"

Su Chengyi asked rhetorically.

"Or else?"

Chen Jinzhi is confident.

"Then me."

"Yes to you."

Chen Jinzhi laughed, his amber eyes reflecting the moonlight beautifully.

"And it's hard for you to chase down, I'm trying."

Su Chengyi was stunned by what she said, and when he thought about it, he seemed to be too.

"You're not in love, you're looking for fun, having fun, and flirting."

Chen Jinzhi smiled at his accusation and pursed his lips slightly.

"Teacher Su has a lot of opinions."

"It's fine."

Su Cheng accepted it if he had a good opinion, and turned his head.

"Really?"

"Really."

Su Chengyi felt that Chen Jinyi's initial approach must have been out of curiosity, and the interest and goodwill he showed must also have an element of acting.

But Chen Jinzhi doesn't actually think so, but she has no intention of explaining.

How to explain it, love at first sight is not convincing.

But thinking about it this way, she seems to have a little more understanding of the feelings that "Mercury" wants to express.

Traveling around is boring, at least, with you.

Back to the apartment.

Although they didn't show it just now, they were actually very tired after a busy day.

When lying on the bed after taking a shower, Su Chengyi always felt that he was going to fall asleep in the next second.

After Chen Jinzhi finished blowing his hair, he sat down beside him.

Su Chengyi felt that the bed next to him was dented, and he didn't bother to open his eyes, but he just subconsciously moved inside.

There were slightly cool fingertips gently touching his forehead, and the voice in his ears was smiling.

"Teacher Su, do you remember what you said you wanted to see last time?"

What to see?

What a strange question.

Did he say that?

Su Chengyi was drowsy and a little unable to think.

But remnants of faith emerge.

He opened his eyes and realized himself.

Chen Jinzhi is tucking the headdress back into the drawer.

"Look at the cat's ears!"

This is a cry from the soul.

The sky is getting brighter.

Su Chengyi got out of bed and poured a glass of water, refreshed.

Didn't sleep, but it was more enjoyable than sleeping.

Adjust the water temperature to a suitable temperature, and Su Chengyi brought it to Chen Jinzhi's hands.

Chen Jinzhi didn't want to speak, and closed his eyes and concentrated on drinking water.

The fluffy pink cat's ear hair ornament on top of her head is extremely natural, and she looks like a cat woman who has first incarnated into the world.

Su Chengyi admired it for a while before reaching out and gently helping her take it off.

Chen Jinzhi, who had obtained water resources, finally accumulated enough strength, glanced at him with shallow disgust, pushed open the water cup and buried his head into the quilt.

"Hungry ghost in color."

This evaluation.

Su Chengyi laughed, got up again and closed the gap in the corner of the curtain, and hugged her again through the quilt.

When the city had begun to wake up, Chen Jinzhi's gentle voice came from the quilt.

"Good night."

(End of chapter)