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

Chapter 308: Seven Steps to a Poem
The song suddenly got stuck during the performance, and everyone looked surprised, including the audience guests, the director backstage, and Zhang Wei who was performing.

"Performance accident! He forgot his words!" The director reacted the fastest and said immediately, "Cut to the audience, wide angle!"

The director instantly cut away Liu Boler's bewildered expression and replaced it with a wide-angle shot of the audience.

When the director backstage was busy, only the program planner raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile of success.

"Zhang Wei, I know you are good at writing songs, and you can always write hits, but no matter how good the songs are, can you still control others? Your partner is tripping you up, so no matter how good the songs are, you can't perform well!"

At the same time, Zhang Wei on the stage was already cursing Liu Boler's ancestors in his heart.

There was no problem at all during the rehearsal, but when it came to the actual performance, I forgot the words. Isn't this a failure at the critical moment?
It is not uncommon for singers to forget the lyrics while singing. Some singers even forget their own songs.

Even top stars like Jay Chou, when a fan requested the song "Romantic Phone" at a concert, Jay Chou looked puzzled and then asked, "Wait a minute, do I have this song?"

If you can forget the songs you wrote, then it is normal to forget the lyrics occasionally. Therefore, in many live performances, if the singer is required to sing live, there will be a prompter to prevent the singer from forgetting the lyrics.

There are also customized versions of the prompter. People like Li Ronghao, who have smaller eyes, will have an extra-large prompter. People like Wu Bai, who go on stage to listen to the audience singing, put the prompter behind them, because they are afraid that the audience will forget the lyrics.

However, in today's "Hurry Up Boys" competition, there was no teleprompter prepared. After all, this is a talent show, so why would there be a teleprompter?
If you can't even remember the lyrics, why are you participating in a talent show?

Moreover, the song "Old Boy" is not difficult to sing. The lyrics are just the same few sentences, and they are relatively smooth and easy to remember.

The key point is that this song is sung by two people, and Liu Boler only needs to remember half of the lyrics. The fact that he still failed to do so was really beyond Zhang Wei's expectation.

In an instant, Zhang Wei realized that this might not be forgetting the lyrics, but another pit dug by the program crew.

Otherwise, how is it possible that a young singer in his twenties can’t even remember half the lyrics of a song?
Everything was fine during rehearsal without any mistakes, so why did it fail so badly during the actual performance?

Considering how Liu Boler had previously approached him to form a team, Zhang Wei's guess was almost certainly correct.

"This production team is really ruthless! They actually thought of such a trick!"

The performance was still going on at this time, and Zhang Wei had no time to hold Liu Bo'er responsible. The singing had to go on. He just glared at Liu Bo and quickly continued with his lyrics.

When it came to the next sentence, it was Liu Boler's lyrics again. Zhang Wei was afraid that Liu Boler would continue to pretend to forget the lyrics, so he shouted directly into the microphone: "Let's sing together!", and then sang Liu Boler's lyrics directly.

"This young man reacts very quickly!" Qi Qin, who was sitting on the judges' panel, nodded slightly.

Qi Qin is a veteran who holds many concerts every year and has performed in countless concerts. As the saying goes, if you walk by the river, you will get your feet wet. Even though he is a superstar, there have been times when he forgot the lyrics during a live performance.

What should you do at this time? It's simple, just shout "Come on" and then point the microphone directly at the audience.

At that time, no matter whether the audience sings along or not, the matter of forgetting the lyrics can be considered as being covered up.

Although Zhang Wei was considered smart, the accident during the performance just now was definitely irreversible.

The lyrics were originally sung by each person one line, but after Zhang Wei said "Come together", half of the lyrics were sung by Zhang Wei alone, and the other half was sung by the two of them together. The rhythm of the whole song seemed a bit chaotic, and the program effect was greatly reduced.

In fact, with such a serious performance accident occurring, Zhang Wei no longer expected any good performance results. He considered that he had accomplished his mission as long as he could finish the performance smoothly.

In the eyes of the judges, this program has already been sentenced to death. You have had an accident during the performance, and there is no reason for the judges to choose you to advance.

But if you listen to the song carefully, it seems to be quite well written.

First of all, the melody is very beautiful. It sounds simple and bright, but it is not simple at all. The progressive pitch and silver changes make each class reach a climax in the chorus, and then at the end, the melody gradually returns to calm. This melody rhythm is simply a textbook composition.

The lyrics are also well written and full of connotations, expressing the preciousness of friendship, the regret for love, the confusion about the future, the pursuit of dreams, and the emotion about life.

"This lyric is very profound. It doesn't seem like a lyric that can be written at this age. The insights contained in it seem like what I should have at my age." Qi Qin thought to himself.

Then he couldn't help but sigh softly, and a look of regret appeared on his face.

"It's a good song, but it's a pity that there was an accident during the performance. Such a good song is wasted!"

……

In the backstage studio, the program planner couldn't wait to send a text message to his leader, the content of which roughly said that there was a performance accident during Zhang Wei's show.

A moment later, the leader called and asked directly: "The performance accident just now should not be a coincidence, right?"

"Leader, what do you think?" the planner asked with a smile, his tone revealing a tone of seeking credit.

"Okay, I understand. Let's just say this is a coincidence." The other party paused, then continued, "But if it's possible to avoid performance accidents, try to avoid them. This will affect the show's effects and ratings."

"You're right. I won't do it again." The planner continued, "Don't worry. This kind of performance accident will only happen once. It won't happen again. You probably won't see Zhang Wei in the next competition. My future arrangements will definitely make sure Zhang Wei is eliminated."

……

Zhang Wei finished singing and walked off the stage.

"Zhang Wei, I'm so sorry. I was so nervous just now that I forgot the lyrics." Liu Boler apologized hurriedly.

"It's okay. I understand. After all, it's a big stage and it's inevitable to be nervous. Okay, you've worked hard too. Go and have a rest!" Zhang Wei smiled slightly and ignored Liu Boler.

Although Zhang Wei had guessed that Liu Boer was arranged by the program team to deliberately mess up the performance, he had no evidence. Since there was no evidence, even if he accused Liu Boer of sabotage in person, he would deny it.

What's more, the performance is over. Even if Liu Boler was beaten up, it would not help. Instead, the program crew would catch him. If the media broke the news that Zhang Wei had a fight with his partner backstage, it would affect his image and he might even be forced to withdraw from the competition.

So even though Zhang Wei knew that Liu Boler was a traitor, he could only endure it for the time being and pretend that he had accidentally stepped on a pile of dog shit when he went out.

In the adult world, there is not so much to regulate this and that. The rules are made by others. If you want to survive under these rules, you must abide by them.

Those so-called post-XX people who cleaned up the workplace on the Internet should just be regarded as jokes. You have been cleaning up for a long time, but it is you who has changed your status, you are regarded as a misfit, and you also lose your job. The rules have not changed at all.

If you want to change the rules, you should first strive to become the one who makes the rules!
As a person, Zhang Wei II certainly knew this truth and he did not complain. Instead of blaming others and lamenting the unfairness of the world, he might as well prepare for the next performance.

According to the rules of the competition, after this round of competition, there will be three contestants to be determined, and the one who lost the previous mid-game PK will choose one person to PK, and the one who is not selected can directly advance. Zhang Wei's performance in this round directly encountered a performance accident, and he will definitely be determined.

Zhang Wei also understood that since the production team had started to play dirty tricks, there was a high probability that he would participate in the final PK.

……

The result was just as Zhang Wei expected, and Zhang Wei was indeed judged to be pending by the referee.

This result was completely within everyone's expectations. There was already an accident. It would be really unfair if you were allowed to advance again.

The camera was pointed at the host, who said:
"Next, contestant Yu Ming, who just failed in the mid-game PK, will choose a pending contestant to compete with, and the remaining pending contestants can directly advance to the top five in the country!
But before Yu Ming makes his choice, we have another part, which is specially set up for this special show of Hong Kong and Taiwan songs, and that part is drawing lots! "

"Draw lots?" Zhang Wei frowned slightly. When they were rehearsing the process before, there was no mention of drawing lots.

Not only Zhang Wei, but other contestants also had confused expressions and were obviously caught off guard.

The host continued, "In the first round of PK, each contestant sang a Cantonese song, but our competition is a special show for Hong Kong and Taiwan songs, and Hong Kong and Taiwan songs include not only Cantonese songs, but also Taiwanese songs.

However, in previous competitions, no contestants sang Minnan songs. In order to allow Minnan songs to be performed on our stage, we added a lottery session before the final PK.

The contestants must come forward one by one to draw lots. If they draw Minnan dialect, then this contestant must sing a Minnan dialect song in the final PK.

If the contestant does not draw the Minnan dialect, then in the final PK, he or she can continue to sing Cantonese songs, or of course he or she can choose to sing Minnan songs. Next, please come to the front and we will start drawing lots! "

After listening to the host's introduction of the newly added lottery rules, an ominous feeling arose in Zhang Wei's heart.

Before the competition started, the organizers didn't tell us that we had to sing Minnan songs, so everyone prepared Cantonese songs. Now, a lottery suddenly appeared, and we had to sing Minnan songs, which caught everyone off guard.

There are not many Hokkien songs that have been popular in mainland China, and there are only a few of them over and over again, so the range of choices is not large.

And even if you have chosen the song, whether you can sing it well is another matter. After all, Minnan songs are too niche, and most people will not practice a Minnan song when they have nothing to do.

More importantly, this is a live broadcast, and the songs need to be reported to the program team in advance before being performed.

That is to say, if a contestant draws a Hokkien song, he or she will need to report a new Hokkien song to replace the original song.

If you want to sing a classic old song, this reporting mechanism will have no effect. But if you are an original singer, then this reporting mechanism can really cost you your life.

There are only a few minutes left before the performance on stage. You need to finish writing a song within these few minutes, then compose the lyrics and submit them to the program team for filing. The difficulty of this is no less than Cao Zhi's seven-step poem.

It is not impossible for a top musical talent to compose a song on the spot within a few minutes. I guess those creative music kings can do it.

But the problem is that this time we have to write a song in Minnan dialect! If it were a musician who speaks Minnan dialect, maybe he could do it, but if you ask a Mandarin speaker to write a Minnan dialect song in a few minutes, it is almost impossible!

Cao Zhi could compose a poem in seven steps, but he was not allowed to recite the poem in Wenzhou dialect!
Therefore, this rule is extremely targeted at original singers, because original singers have no time to create original songs. This clearly means that original singers are not allowed to sing their own songs, and can only choose one from classic old songs.

Among the several contestants to be confirmed, the one with the best originality is obviously Zhang Wei.

"This is forcing me to compose a poem in seven steps!" Zhang Wei thought to himself.

……

Three contestants came forward to draw lots.

Zhang Wei handed the ball in his hand to the host, who opened the ball and showed the information inside. Sure enough, the three big words "Minnan dialect" were written on it.

"Zhang Wei picked the Minnan dialect!" the host announced loudly while pointing the note at the camera to show that he did not cheat.

But Zhang Wei knew that this was just a cover-up. If the production crew wanted to cheat in this kind of lottery, they had plenty of ways to do it.

As for the other two pending contestants, none of them were drawn, so they can continue to sing Minnan songs.

Next, it is the turn of the player who lost the mid-field PK to choose his opponent.

The microphone was passed to contestant Yu Ming. Yu Ming hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "I choose Zhang Wei!"

"Sure enough, they chose me!" Zhang Wei smiled slightly, revealing an expression of relief.

"May I ask why you chose Zhang Wei? You should know that in the previous few games, his number of off-court text message support votes was the highest! Are you confident that you can defeat Zhang Wei?" asked the host.

"I chose Zhang Wei mainly because he just drew a Minnan song. I know Zhang Wei is from Jiaodong and he may not be good at Minnan songs, so my chances of winning will be greater."

It is an absolutely reasonable reason to pick on the weak.

……

"In just a few minutes, I don't believe Zhang Wei can really write a song in Minnan dialect in seven steps!" The program planner smiled and looked at the director: "Go and urge Zhang Wei to report the song he wants to sing."

"Okay, Xiao Zhang, go and urge Zhang Wei!" The director pointed at one of his subordinates.

The planner then continued smugly, "Which song do you think Zhang Wei will choose? 'Only Hard Work Can Win' or 'The World's Best'? If I were him, I would definitely choose one of these two songs."

"I think it's 'World's Number One'. This song is easier to sing. Andy Lau's songs are not difficult to sing."

"I also think that 'World's Number One' is a better choice, as the lyrics are simpler. Even if you don't speak Minnan dialect, it's not too late to annotate it with pinyin."

"I think that no matter which song Zhang Wei chooses, he will definitely fail in this round of competition. It's surprising that he can speak Cantonese, as he is from Jiaodong. He can't even speak Minnan dialect, so he will definitely not be able to sing well!"

When the planner heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Zhang Wei, you sing Cantonese very well. This really surprises me, but I have a plan B! It's useless to speak Cantonese well! I'll let you sing in Minnan dialect! This time, you can't escape!"

(End of this chapter)