They’re all reborn, what’s wrong with being a little more almighty?

Chapter 304: The target is not perverted enough

In the meeting room, the leader threw an evening newspaper on the table.

The headline of the social news in the newspaper was: The wanted criminal was moved by "Where Has the Time Gone" and surrendered himself after three years on the run.

Almost everyone present came from the media industry, and several of them had graduated in journalism. They naturally knew how powerful this piece of news would be if it were placed in the social news section.

A suspect who had been on the run for three years was moved by hearing a song and then turned himself in. This is such a bizarre thing, and it is a true story. It is definitely a favorite of reporters and is much safer than risking one's life to investigate illegal discharge of pollutants.

This kind of interesting news will definitely attract a large number of readers and viewers when it is placed on the news page. Anyone with a little curiosity will not be able to help but take a look.

As long as the audience takes a look at the news, they will immediately know about the show "Where Has the Time Gone". Netizens will probably search for it online and listen to it.

Wouldn't that make Zhang Wei even more famous? Wouldn't that make him even more popular?

By then, even people who haven’t watched “Coming Soon Boys” will know that there is a contestant named Zhang Wei in this show. He is so awesome that he sang the wanted criminal into surrendering.

Fortunately, there were no hot searches at that time, otherwise this news would definitely be on the headlines of hot searches, and various short videos would also be reposting and discussing this matter.

For an entertainment company, I spent so much money organizing this talent show, but in the end the artist who became famous was not my own. This is intolerable!
"I asked you to find a way to eliminate Zhang Wei, but what happened? He turned himself in as a wanted criminal! Now all the major portals in the country are reporting this! It won't be long before the whole country knows about it!"

"Leader, this incident is really an accident. We didn't expect that this wanted criminal is so weak-willed. He has been on the run for three years. He should hold on a little longer! It will get through this if he grits his teeth!" someone explained.

"Is this the point? Am I talking about whether to persist or not?" The leading man suddenly became furious.

"Leader, please calm down first. It is indeed beyond our control that a wanted criminal turned himself in after listening to the song. But we can still communicate with the media. How about we use our connections to ask those portal websites to take down this news first?" someone else spoke up.

"It's too late to remove the news now!" The leader sighed and continued, "Besides, can you remove this kind of news just because you want to?
The fugitive turned himself in because he missed home. What a positive publicity! Is this a role model? The public security department is eager to publicize and report it so that other wanted fugitives who are afraid of crime will turn back and turn themselves in as soon as possible. "

These words made everyone fall into silence. In the eyes of the media, this might just be a piece of curious news, fresh and interesting enough to attract attention.

But in the eyes of the relevant departments, this report is more like an advertisement for wanted criminals, telling those wanted criminals who have escaped to come back and turn themselves in as soon as possible. The earlier they turn themselves in, the earlier they can be reunited with their families.

Seeing that no one was talking, the leader stopped getting angry. After a moment's silence, he said, "Okay, let's not worry about this report for now. Let's talk about Zhang Wei. This Zhang Wei is not an artist we signed. What should we do next?"

"I think that he is dragging his feet and not willing to sign a contract with us because he may be dissatisfied with the conditions we offer. Why don't we try to improve the conditions?" Hu Li asked tentatively.

"He's just a newcomer. Do we have to give him the same terms as a celebrity artist?" someone asked immediately.

"No, this loophole must not be opened." Someone immediately objected.

"Yes, we can't open this loophole. Once it is opened, it will break the rules of the entire industry. Then other entertainment companies will probably cause trouble for us."

"And if this loophole is opened, there will definitely be people who want to do the same thing in the future. The talent show is our flagship program. If all future contestants want celebrity contracts, what will happen to our program?"

"Let's not talk about the future, we are in trouble now. We signed a large number of contestants in the Super Girls talent show before, and they are still under contract. If we give Zhang Wei a star contract, the Super Girls who signed before will definitely rebel, and we will suffer great losses."

Everyone discussed it and soon reached a consensus, that is, Zhang Wei must not be offered a better contract.

The entertainment company is not stingy. They just lack the star contract for Zhang Wei. What they are worried about is that once they give Zhang Wei the star contract, it will cause a chain reaction.

This is just like the demolition company's reluctance to give more compensation to the nail households. A project can cost hundreds of millions or even tens of billions, and the demolition company can afford to spend a few million or eight hundred thousand.

But the demolition company is worried that once they give the nail household the 1.8 million yuan, other households to be relocated will also demand the same 1.8 million yuan, and then they really won’t be able to afford it.

Therefore, the demolition company would rather spend millions to hire gangsters to cause trouble than pay hundreds of thousands directly to the nail households.

This is the situation Zhang Wei is facing now. Because he is a newcomer, the entertainment company is unwilling to give Zhang Wei a better contract. Even if it means hurting the enemy by a hundred and losing a thousand themselves, they will find a way to eliminate Zhang Wei.

Since we can’t give stars contracts, things are back to square one. What should we do when faced with Zhang Wei, a talented original singer?
The meeting room suddenly became quiet again, and everyone was silent.

The program team even came up with the theme of "Being Grateful to Parents", but still failed to eliminate Zhang Wei. Instead, they helped Zhang Wei become a hot topic. In the face of such absolute strength, dirty tricks seemed to be completely useless.

"Speak up, are you all mute? You usually talk so much, but now that I'm asking you for advice, why are you all silent?"

The man at the head glanced at everyone angrily, and finally his gaze stopped at the very end. The previous rock concert and the theme of gratitude to parents were all suggestions made by the man at the end.

"Xiao Sun, do you have any new ideas?" the leading man asked.

Xiao Sun hesitated for two seconds, then said, "Leader, I came up with two ideas before, but they didn't work. I don't dare to come up with any bad ideas now."

"A bad idea is still an idea. Speak boldly. You are not guilty of speaking out and you will not be held responsible."

"Okay, let me tell you about my bad idea. I think that the idea behind our previous rock concert and the theme of being grateful to parents was correct. If it was someone else, they would have been eliminated long ago.

But Zhang Wei’s musical ability is so strong that it is no exaggeration to say that he is a musical genius. That’s why we made these unfavorable rules and failed to eliminate him!
I think that since our thinking is correct, it only means that the rules we have formulated are not targeted enough, so if we want to eliminate Zhang Wei, we should formulate more abnormal rules targeting Zhang Wei. "

"What more perverted rules could there be?" asked the man next to him.

"I checked Zhang Wei's information. He is from Jiaodong, right? So for the next game, can we have a theme of Hong Kong and Taiwan songs and add some Cantonese elements?

People from the northern part of the country probably can't speak Cantonese well. If we ask the contestants to sing Cantonese songs, Zhang Wei will most likely not pronounce the songs correctly and won't even be able to sing the lyrics correctly. Then we'll have an excuse not to let him advance.

Moreover, the pronunciation of Cantonese words is very different from that of Mandarin. The same lyrics that sound good in Cantonese may not sound good when translated into Mandarin. Similarly, Mandarin lyrics may not sound good when translated into Cantonese.

This can also limit Zhang Wei from the perspective of lyric writing. Not only does he have to be able to write lyrics, but he also has to use Cantonese lyrics to write a good song.

In addition, I have also checked that among our remaining contestants, some have stayed in Shenzhen for several years, and some are simply from Guangdong. They must be very fluent in Cantonese.

When the time comes, let the contestant who knows Cantonese compete with Zhang Wei, he will have an innate advantage. Zhang Wei is from Jiaodong, even if he can speak a few words of Cantonese, can he compare with a native Guangdong person?"

"This is a good idea. Since we can't defeat Zhang Wei with music, let's defeat him with language!" The leading man nodded with satisfaction.

Another person said, "But what if Zhang Wei can speak Cantonese? Cantonese is also Chinese, at least it is much easier to learn than Wenzhou dialect. And Cantonese is widely used. In the past few years, the streets were full of Cantonese pop songs. For example, Beyond's song "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies", "Iron and Steel Pot", crying with tears in their eyes, "Fix the Pot". I can sing it, and my ears as a professional musician are calloused from listening to it.

As for movies and TV, weren’t all the popular movies in the past Hong Kong movies? Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-fat, Xu Jinjiang, and Charlie Cho. I remember in the 1990s, many people learned to speak Cantonese just by watching movies.

"Xu Jinjiang? Charlie Cao? It seems that what you watch is not a serious Hong Kong movie!" Xiao Sun complained in his heart, but smiled slightly on his face and said:

"Even if Zhang Wei can speak Cantonese, we have other ways. Didn't I just say that we are doing a Hong Kong and Taiwan song theme? Besides Hong Kong songs, we must also have Taiwan songs!"

"Taiwanese songs are also sung in Mandarin! Oh, by the way, they call it Mandarin over there."

"Maybe not!" Xiao Sun narrowed his eyes gloomily, and then continued: "In addition to Mandarin songs, there are also Minnan dialect songs! I don't believe that Zhang Wei, a Jiaodong native, can sing Minnan dialect songs!"

Everyone around gasped and looked at him with admiration.

It’s already amazing for northerners to speak Cantonese, but how is it possible for them to speak Hokkien as well?

Apart from anything else, few of the people in the conference room can speak Minnan dialect.

The key is that the Minnan dialect is quite different. Even in FJ province, the Minnan dialect spoken is different. For example, Quanzhou dialect, Zhangzhou dialect, Xiamen dialect, Longyan dialect, Chaoshan dialect, etc. are all different. After the Minnan dialect came to Taiwan, it also developed into a special Taiwanese Minnan dialect.

In fact, dialects in other regions are similar. Zhejiang alone is not a large area, but it has many dialects. Let alone the Wenzhou dialect, which is hard to understand. If a person living near Shanghai goes to Taizhou, it will be difficult to understand the dialect, let alone a person from the north, who will be completely at a loss when he goes there.

Speaking of this, we really have to thank Qin Shihuang. The unified writing system allowed people from all over China to communicate and integrate with each other. Even if they could not understand what the other person was saying, they could understand what the other person was writing.

So it is really difficult for a northerner to sing a Minnan dialect song, just like learning a foreign language song. It is really smart to use this trick to restrict Zhang Wei.

However, someone nearby said, "There are actually quite a few hits in Minnan dialect. The ones I can name off the top of my head include "Only by Working Hard Can You Win", "Just Be Happy", and "No. 1 in the World". Zhang Wei can definitely choose one from these hits!"

"That's great! We can't wait for him to choose a song from the Cantonese Golden Songs! Zhang Wei's most powerful weapon is originality. If he sings other people's songs, it would be tantamount to highlighting his weaknesses and avoiding his strengths. Then we will have even more reason to eliminate him!" Xiao Sun said with a smile.

"That makes sense. Let's follow Xiao Sun's plan!" The leader nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "As for the guests, let's make some adjustments. Since we are going to sing Hong Kong and Taiwan songs, invite a guest from Hong Kong and Taiwan to be a flying judge. Remember to choose a big star. With big stars supporting us, the ratings will be higher!"

……

At this time, Zhang Wei was cooperating with the program crew to record the program.

The content of the program is very simple. The remaining six contestants gather together and chat. There is not even a game segment. There is only a host to lead the topic, similar to the current reality shows where celebrities get together and chat.

This program will be broadcast as a behind-the-scenes feature after the competition, which can also help to boost the ratings.

The six big boys talked about their growing environment, past experiences, and their idols, and then they talked about studying.

"I have loved singing since I was a child. When I filled out my college entrance examination application, I originally wanted to go to an art college, but the tuition at an art college was relatively high, so I went to a normal university. At that time, I thought that a normal university also had a music major, so if I went there, I could continue to study music."

"I didn't want to study when I was in high school. I just played and sang with my guitar every day. I didn't finish high school and went to Shenzhen to work. I was bored at the time, so I signed up to learn electric guitar. After being accepted, I was introduced to sing in a bar..."

"My grades were pretty good when I was in school, so I went to study in Australia in my second year of high school. My dad wanted me to study business, but I was still interested in music..."

"I was raised by my grandmother. My mother is a Peking Opera actress, so I started learning music and playing the piano when I was young..."

"We are similar. I also started learning music in elementary school. I studied violin."

Finally it was Zhang Wei's turn. The host spoke first: "Speaking of Zhang Wei, someone on the Internet recently said that you are a top student at Tsinghua University. Is that true?"

"It's true!" Zhang Wei nodded.

"Are you really from Tsinghua University?" the host asked.

"Guaranteed genuine!" Zhang Wei said as he took out his Tsinghua University student ID from his wallet.

"You are really from Tsinghua University!" The host's eyes lit up immediately. A top student from Tsinghua University came to participate in a singing competition. This was quite a topic and needed to be explored in depth.

"Did you enter Tsinghua University because of your musical talent? I remember that Tsinghua University doesn't have a music department?" the host asked again.

"No, I got in through the normal college entrance examination."

"How many points are added for special skills?" the host continued to ask.

"I didn't get any extra points. I got into Tsinghua University with my raw score!" Zhang Wei replied.

"Admitting to Qinghai University with bare score?" The host was shocked at first, but felt a sense of dissatisfaction in his heart.

He was also a top student back then and was directly admitted to Beijing Foreign Studies University. With such a level, he was top-notch among major domestic satellite TV stations, and was not inferior to the ace hosts of CCTV.

Now he has met someone who is even more awesome than him, who was able to get into Tsinghua University with just his bare score. It is inevitable that he will develop a competitive spirit.

So the host asked, "How many points did you get in the college entrance examination?"

"Teacher, which time are you asking about?" Zhang Wei asked back.

"Have you taken the college entrance examination several times?"

"Three times." Zhang Wei stretched out three fingers.

"It turned out that he had to repeat two years before he was admitted to Tsinghua University. That's far worse than me. I was recommended to Beijing Foreign Studies University. If I had repeated my studies, I would definitely have been admitted to Tsinghua University!"

The host instantly became full of confidence!

(End of this chapter)