This top guy is crazy!

"The Rap of China", the first audition stop is in the capital.

At the audition site, a huge banner was hung with the words "City Directors Meeting. Imperial Capital Station" written on it. In addition, there were various advertisements and posters from sponsors. In short, the scene was very grand.

The venue was overcrowded with contestants, and humanoid creatures of various shapes and very anthropomorphic forms were queuing up to enter.

Some of them have dreadlocks, some wear their baseball caps tilted at an angle, some wear pants that are so loose that they are about to fall off, some have lip and nose piercings, and some even have faces covered with tattoos with almost no clean skin left.

At the entrance, security guards were maintaining order, but even so, they could not stop the rappers from getting agitated, and quarrels broke out from time to time in the crowd:

"We agreed to hold an audition in the Imperial Capital. Why are you from Bashu joining in the fun?"

"Why, we are all from Tianxia. Can't people from Bashu come to the Imperial Capital for the audition? Are you dissatisfied?"

"Yeah, I don't accept it. What do you think?! Touch me?"

"Then let's do it?! Come on, who's afraid of you? Hi, listen to me: those fake people with dyed yellow hair can't sing real hip-hop, and those second-rate people in the alley can't perform on the big stage."

Suddenly, there was a deafening cheer from the crowd, all of whom were enjoying the fun.

In addition to the contestants, there were also reporters from major media outlets, some tabloid paparazzi, self-media influencers, etc. At the moment, they were looking for materials, and when they saw a contestant they were interested in, they would go up and ask a few questions.

A red-haired guy pointed his phone at himself and said loudly:

"Look where I am, you guys? That's right! I've arrived at the audition site of Tianxia Rap of China in Dijing! I'm AKA If I'm not fat to death, I'll just eat and play real! I will definitely get the qualification to participate!!"

After a while, hundreds of contestants who came to participate in the auditions all entered the venue.

The host held the microphone and kicked off the audition:

“Welcome everyone to the audition site of The Rap of China! This is where dreams begin and a stage for music to collide! Let us witness together who will prove themselves with their voices, qualify for the competition, and advance to the competition!”

In the judges' seats, three judges sat upright.

They are the vocal director, artist director, and contestant director of the "Summer Has Hip-Hop" program team.

It was naturally impossible for Cheng Cheng, Jiang Nan and others to come to the audition stage, so they had to be pulled in to take the position. Fortunately, they all had a high level of appreciation for this position and were able to select the contestants needed for the program.

The first contestant's name was called and he went to get ready.

He first accepted a brief interview, and the director asked him a few questions. The first was about his personal information, such as his name and whether he had any works; the second was why he came to participate in "The Rap of China"; and the third was what his musical dream was.

These materials may not be used because 80% of the contestants in the auditions will be eliminated.

But this link is also indispensable, as many program effects depend on it.

The interview ended and the first contestant took the stage.
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Time passed by minute by minute. After a simple meal at noon, it was already afternoon.

Backstage, Chen Mo paced back and forth, holding a Bodhi bracelet in his hand, the beads had become shiny from his rubbing.

On the stage, the previous contestant's rap was still ringing.

"Next one, number 118!"

As the staff called out, Chen Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief. Waiting was the most difficult part, and when it was his turn, he actually relaxed inside.

He followed the guiding staff through the backstage and came to the waiting area.

The staff gave him a marker and asked him to sign his name on the billboard, and then the director began to ask him questions.

"Please introduce yourself first."

Chen Mo:

"Hello everyone, my name is Flow Xia Amo."

Director:

"Why is it called this name?"

Chen Mo:

"Well, because my name is Chen Mo, so I'm called Ah Mo, and then Flow Man, because I think my flow singing is pretty good."

Director:

“Do you have any work?”

Chen Mo:

"I have five songs now, namely——"

The director interrupted him:
“Has it been uploaded to the platform? How many views and comments are there?”

Chen Mo:

"I uploaded it to ZZ Music, but the number of plays was not high and there were less than 100 comments on each song."

Director:

"That's rare. Why did you come to participate in the show "The Rap of China"?"

Chen Mo: "Because I want to be famous."

Director: "So what is your musical dream?"

Chen Mo clenched his fists and said excitedly, "I want to be like Cheng Cheng and become the biggest rap star in Tianxia! Lead Tianxia rap to the world, let Tianxia rap be liked by everyone, and let those foreigners know that there are more than just black rappers in the world!"

After asking a few more questions, finally, the previous singer had finished singing and the staff reminded Chen Mo that he could go on stage.

Chen Mo first handed the audio to the staff, then walked onto the stage and looked nervously at the judges' seats below.

The three judges were all looking at the information in their hands attentively, and one of them said:

"What's your name? What are you going to sing?"

"My name is Flow Xia Amo, and I'm from southern Henan." Chen Mo said nervously, "Today I'm going to sing one of my own songs, "My Baby"."

Judge: “Let’s get started.”

"Ok."

Chen Mo waited for the music to start.

After a while, his accompaniment began to play. Chen Mo adjusted his breathing and began to sing:

"Born in the yellow land of southern Henan,
The paths in the village mark my first steps.

People laughed at me for being too rustic and dressing like a dog.
But they don’t understand, the fire in my heart is burning fiercely!

The 808 beat is throbbing in my headphones.

My cousin said this foreign thing is useless.
But I said he actually didn’t understand!

Because only when I rap can I wash away the rusticity!
My baby, my baby.

You will grow up eating milk powder in the city!

My scars my scars.

It will eventually melt into a lump of gold in your chest!
The starting line is not a dotted line but a Tower of Babel!
I crush myself into the scaffolding for you to ascend to heaven!

This is my baby, he won't repeat my path.

I want to be a star in the rap world and light up his way.

Every time we stand in front of the microphone, we fight back against prejudice.

I know that success doesn't just happen.

But for my baby, I am willing to try my best.

Cut the fertilizer bags into oversized coats.

Dialect slang explodes into a mushroom cloud in the beat,

My baby will no longer be called unsophisticated.

I paved a golden road for him at the starting line.
When my flow reaches the sky
Make those who look down on me cry and cheer!

"

Chen Mo's body moved to the rhythm. When he finished singing, the three judges nodded in unison.

One judge said:

"What do you do? A full-time rapper?"

Chen Mo shook his head:

"No, I work in a factory in my hometown."

"Oh, you're married? Have a kid?"

Chen Mo shook his head again: "No, I'm not married yet, my baby is just my imagination."

The judges were curious:
"So you got into rap? Did you teach yourself all this?"

Chen Mo said:
"When I was in middle school, I bought a Walkman and there was a rap song in it. Then I fell in love with this form of music. Later, I taught myself and watched videos online. I came up with all my songs by myself."

Judge: "Have you ever made money from rapping? Recording songs also costs money, right?"

Chen Mo:

"I haven't made any money yet. The money I make from recording songs is all saved from my own work."

The judges said:
"Well, actually the flow of your song lacks coherence. For example, after the second paragraph "When my flow reaches the sky", the beat layering is too monotonous. It is almost entirely single-rhythm, without the background of strings. Also, the biggest problem with your song is that it lacks musicality. Of course, you said that you have not received professional vocal training, and it can be seen."

Another judge also said:
"I think so too. The flow is too simple and sounds monotonous. Also, your rap level is not good enough. You should add different rhythm patterns, changes in speech speed and pause techniques. You are lacking in many areas."

“But—” said the judge sitting in the middle, “This song still has a lot of good points, such as attitude and vitality. I can feel your anger in this song, which is the most important thing for a rapper, so I’ll give you a pass.”

Second judge:
"Yes, professional vocal knowledge can be learned later in life, and I will pass it for you."

The third one also pressed the "Pass" key.

Suddenly, Chen Mo was excited and bowed deeply to the three judges.

In fact, for the three judges, Chen Mo's performance was already very good, at least better than 80% of the contestants. Many contestants could not even sing a single song, and some contestants' content was too vulgar and they could not be on the show at all.

Not to mention those songs that overly imitate other people's styles and are obviously plagiarized.

People like Chen Mo are one in a million.

After stepping off the stage, Chen Mo completed the registration under the guidance of the staff and received the formal invitation letter to participate in the competition.

Walking out of the audition site, Chen Mo felt extremely excited.

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"The Rap of China", after the audition in Dijing ended, the auditions in Bashu, Yuhang, Xingcheng and other stations started one after another.

Finally, in mid-December, all the auditions were completed.

"On December 12, with the end of the Fuhai Station of the "The Rap of Summer" audition, the "The Rap of Summer" audition work officially came to an end.

In recent years, hip-hop culture has become widely popular among young people. This time, "Summer Has Hip-Hop" created by Cheng Cheng is definitely a blockbuster work that leads the trend. Although "Summer Has Hip-Hop" has not been officially broadcast yet, it has aroused a huge amount of discussion and is undoubtedly the most anticipated new variety show by the audience.

This year's hip-hop auditions also sparked quite a bit of discussion.

A rapper who returned to China posted his invitation letter and wrote that he had passed the audition. In addition, Flame Tongue, AKA Shotgun and others also posted their invitation letters on social platforms and vowed to win the rap championship of The Rap of China.

The show also encountered an unexpected storm. After being eliminated, a contestant actually dissed the judges on the spot.
With the end of the auditions, The Rap of China has officially announced that it will be recorded at the end of December and the first episode will be released at 12 pm on January 1th.

As the news was further released, netizens were all excited:

"finally come!"

"Can't wait!!! Come January 1th!"

“I absolutely want to see it!!”

“Looking forward to the first rap variety show in China!”

"Cheng Cheng, please come and save the rap world."

"Damn, I'm dying of laughter just watching the videos from the auditions. Damn, the Rap of China auditions are like the college entrance exam for technical secondary school students, with so many weirdos and so many weirdos!"

“I just want to say that I am dying of laughter knowing the real names of many rappers.”

“It’s really hilarious!”

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For Shinhwa Company, December is undoubtedly the most important month among its key tasks.

But Shinhwa's projects go far beyond this, with two TV series set to be released.

Shinhwa Company has two productions, one is the anime version of "Gintama" which was released in Japan as early as December 12th, and the other is "The Big Bang Theory Season 8" which will be released on December 12th, following "Friends".

The release of "Gintama" has created quite a craze in Japan.

First of all, "Gintama" is Cheng Cheng's work, which itself has a strong fan base.

Secondly, "Gintama" has been serialized for more than two years and has now reached the 10th volume. The hundreds of episodes have enabled "Gintama" to accumulate a huge fan base. Moreover, "Gintama" is one of the few excellent works in recent years and has become the number one comic after the four major comics in Japan.

Therefore, the release of the "Gintama" anime naturally attracted much attention and was also a major event in the Japanese two-dimensional circle.

However, due to the nature of "Gintama", it is impossible for it to become a global hit as soon as it is released. It needs time to slowly ferment, and later, it needs to be adapted into a live-action version before it can truly enter the public eye.

In addition, "Green Snake" has completed all post-production and has been scheduled to be released on New Year's Day, and has begun its official promotion and marketing.

Not only Cheng Cheng is busy, the entire Shinhwa Company is busy.

Not only does he have to keep an eye on the progress of "The Rap of China", he also has to carry out the early promotion of the movie with Wen Lian and Yan Gou'er. After all, this is another screen combination of him, Wen Lian and Yan Gou'er, and he is indispensable for the early promotion.

However, this is Cheng Cheng's normal state.

More than half of his day is spent on work.

This is also an important reason why he has created such a big business in just a few years. Even if he doesn't have a system, with his hard work and perseverance, he will succeed in everything he does. Although he may not be able to become the top star, he is more than enough to be the backbone.

Finally, it was December 12th and the recording of "The Rap of China" officially began.

At seven o'clock in the morning, when the sky was just beginning to turn pale, assistant director Zhang Yibai came to the studio in high spirits, and staff from other program groups also arrived before half past eight.

After everyone arrived, Zhang Yibai held a brief mobilization meeting, and then everyone took action.

Some went to the scene to set up the stage, some adjusted the sound equipment, and some contacted the singers and mentors to confirm the time of their arrival. The entire program team, hundreds of people, were preparing for the first recording of "Summer Has Hip-Hop".

Finally, at ten o'clock in the morning, a staff member's voice came:
"Director Cheng is here!" (End of this chapter)