I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

The assistant director had just finished speaking.

Guo Haitao hurriedly reminded, "Billy, it's okay to delay the time. Jiang Chen finally found time to come here, I think we should let him go on stage to rehearse first, so that the other contestants can make way."

Assistant Director Billy looked at Jiang Chen, frowned and asked: "You need to make an appointment in advance if you want to use the stage for training and rehearsal. You come here suddenly now. What about the other contestants who have already made an appointment?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "If you really don't have time and the reservation is full, then forget it."

After saying that, Jiang Chen turned around and was about to leave.

Guo Haitao hurriedly said, "Wait, wait, I'll contact the director and producer to find a solution."

Ma Rui, a contestant from Northern Europe, said with a smile: "I think you just need to prepare your return tickets and don't waste time rehearsing. This is the first time I've seen a variety show contestant who doesn't take the show seriously at all. Is this your first time in North America and you haven't seen the beautiful world, so you lost yourself and forgot about the performance?"

Jiang Chen glanced at Ma Rui and ignored him. He just sat down and looked at Guo Haitao. Ma Rui felt a little bored when he saw Jiang Chen ignoring him. He turned around and walked into the stage. It was time for him to go in for rehearsal.

Guo Haitao has already picked up the phone and called Hailey: "Ms. Hailey, Jiang Chen is here to practice and wants to use the stage, but Director Billy said that his schedule is full. Can you help spare some time for Jiang Chen?"

When Haili heard that Jiang Chen was coming, he immediately said, "I'll be right over!"

At the same time, Hailey also called Oldman: "Jiang Chen is here and wants to rehearse on the stage, but Billy refused. Let's go meet him."

Oldman also set out to find Jiang Chen.

Although they didn't see Jiang Chen these days, they became even more dissatisfied with him and had already started thinking about how to deal with the aftermath after Jiang Chen was eliminated next time.

but……

But they did not dare to underestimate Jiang Chen at all.

Because the big boss behind them, Mr. Trins, would call every day to ask whether Jiang Chen had come to the program crew, and it was obvious that he was extremely concerned about Jiang Chen.

Therefore, they did not dare to offend Jiang Chen.

Now that Jiang Chen has come to rehearse, they naturally have to make arrangements.

Even if Jiang Chen was really eliminated early, they did not dare to offend him and did what they should do. If Jiang Chen was eliminated, it was because Jiang Chen himself was not as skilled as others and his strength was not good enough, and it had nothing to do with them.

Haley and Oldman walked over quickly together, startling many staff members outside the stage.

Obviously, Billy and the others didn't expect that Jiang Chen could actually attract the two big bosses from the program team to come and make arrangements in person.

Hailey hurriedly stepped forward and said to Jiang Chen: "Mr. Jiang Chen, this is your first time to rehearse, right? The performance will be the day after tomorrow, are you confident?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Of course I have confidence."

Haley: “You still stick to your original creation?”

Jiang Chen nodded again in affirmation: "Yes, I said that I will never sing other people's songs. This sentence will always be valid!"

Haley, Oldman and others all responded with some sarcasm.

Never sing other people’s songs?

Europe and the United States have hundreds of years of pop music history, but no one has ever done it.

They didn't believe Jiang Chen could do it.

but.

Haley still quickly asked, "You want to rehearse on stage now?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Yes, I just happened to have some time today, so I brought the band here to rehearse and practice the stage moves. However, the assistant director said that he didn't have time, and I was about to go back."

Haley immediately asked, "Do you have time to come over tomorrow?"

Jiang Chen shook his head: "No!"

Haley and Oldman were speechless.

The other contestants will follow the time arranged by the program team. This is the time for the contestants to adapt to the program team.

For Jiang Chen, it became a time for the program team to adapt to Jiang Chen.

They were somewhat speechless.

If it weren't for the big boss behind the scenes, Trins, who gave a warning, Haley and Oldman would have definitely fired Jiang Chen immediately.

But now...

Haley tried to keep smiling and asked, "When are you free next time?"

Haley still didn't want to break today's schedule because that would be unfair to other players.

However, Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "The official performance will be next time. In fact, there is no need to rehearse or practice. If you can't arrange the time, then forget it. When the official live performance starts, I will go on stage and perform directly."

Haley and Oldman frowned at the same time.

Oldman turned to Billy and said, "Billy, who's rehearsing with the stage in there right now?"

Billy immediately replied: "It's Marie!"

Oldman: "Let Ma Rui come out and wait for a while. Let Jiang Chen go in after he finishes rehearsal. The other contestants should all move their time back!"

Billy asked in surprise: "Sir, are you saying that in order to make time for Jiang Chen, all other contestants will reduce their time?"

Oldman nodded: "Yes, go ahead!"

Billy said dissatisfiedly: "But, sir...this..."

He wanted to say that this was unfair.

However, Haley immediately said seriously: "Billy, go and do it!"

Hailey turned to look at Jiang Chen: "Mr. Jiang Chen, how much time do you need?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "A few minutes will be enough. Thank you for your help."

Haley and Oldman both frowned.

They thought that Jiang Chen hadn't been here for a few days and would have no time to rehearse later. This was the only rehearsal opportunity and might take a lot of time, so they personally stepped forward to compress the time of other contestants.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen only needed a few minutes?

Nakajima Sayon stepped forward and said, "Ms. Haley, Mr. Oldman, I am willing to give up my time to Jiang Chen!"

Diana also took the initiative to say: "And mine, I am also willing to give up my time to Jiang Chen!"

Hailey said: "Jiang Chen, you don't have to worry about not having enough time. You can rehearse as long as you want. I hope you can ensure that you are in the best condition for the performance."

Jiang Chen glanced at Nakajima Saya and Diana, shook his head and said, "A few minutes will be enough. Thank you for your help, but it's not necessary. I hope you can have a wonderful performance." Nakajima Saya looked at Jiang Chen and said, "I hope you can bring a wonderful performance. I heard that your work is original?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "That's right, I won't sing other people's songs!"

Diana: "Great! I hope you can satisfy the audience!"

After hearing what Jiang Chen said, several other contestants confirmed that Jiang Chen was going to sing an original song, and a smile appeared in their eyes.

This is the World Singing Championship, not the World Original Singing Championship.

The audience listens to the songs, and the contestants need to show off their singing skills and voices, so the songs they choose are all classic old songs that are difficult and well-known.

This meets their needs.

It is very difficult to gain the audience's recognition for a new song that they have never heard of before.

Therefore, there are very few contestants who sing new songs on talent shows!

Just pick a difficult song and show off your voice and singing skills.

Jiang Chen didn't pay attention to the looks of other people around him. He watched Assistant Director Billy quickly walk in and bring out Ma Rui, who had just been in for less than two minutes.

Ma Rui was about to complain, but when he saw Haley and Oldman both shut their mouths and dared not speak, he only looked very unhappy when he saw Jiang Chen walk in.

Haley and Oldman were also somewhat helpless. They were worried that such an operation might lead to some bad topics.

In particular, it may cause some misunderstandings among other contestants, making them think that their program team will favor Jiang Chen. In that case, once controversy arises in subsequent performances, they will not be able to choose Jiang Chen, because that will make others dissatisfied and think that they are manipulating behind the scenes.

Only Nakajima Sane and Diana knew the approximate reason. They knew that Haley and Oldman did not dare to offend Jiang Chen, so they could only arrange stage time for Jiang Chen.

The other contestants were somewhat indignant.

I feel like their schedule is already a bit tight, and now they have given the time to Jiang Chen who didn’t have a reservation, so what’s the point of them making an appointment in advance?
Guo Haitao and Luo Sheng both felt that the other contestants looked at them with some hostility, which suddenly made them feel more stressed, but they didn't care anymore, as they didn't have to worry about having too much debt.

Haley and Oldman chatted with several players here to calm them down, especially the North American champion Rambo.

"Rambo, with your ability, you just need to perform normally. The day after tomorrow is just the opening performance, there will be no results! Your partner is Milia, who just won the Billboard Championship last week. The cooperation between the two of you will definitely make everyone excited..."

Oldman said to Rambo.

Rambo is the champion selected from the North American Singing King Contest. His strength and talent are both world-class, and his voice has a natural mixing effect. Many people like him very much. The number of downloads of several classic works he covered online is extremely high, and the sales have exceeded 100 million, which is an absolutely shocking achievement in today's North American music scene.

However, because it was a cover song, it did not enter the Billboard New Songs chart.

Milia, who performed with him, is one of the hottest new female singers in North America in recent years. She has won the Billboard championship three times. It is no exaggeration to say that she is the new queen.

The opening performance by the two of them was carefully prepared by the program crew. Millia initially refused, but the program crew offered a sky-high appearance fee of millions of dollars for one performance, which was definitely the treatment of the world's top superstars, so Millia agreed to perform with Rambo at the opening.

Rambo is also very much looking forward to it and excited. He has already regarded the championship of this World Singing Contest as a sure thing. Performing with Milia will further enhance his fame, and then attract more support from European and American fans. He can also draw a large number of votes with his wonderful performance and crush other contestants.

Then he won the championship and debuted directly with the title of World King of Singers, becoming a world superstar as soon as he debuted.

The script has been written.

Rambo is now waiting for the show to officially start live, then the script will begin, and he will be the protagonist of this script.

but……

Only then did Rambo notice that Haley and Oldman attached great importance to Jiang Chen, which made him feel a sense of crisis.

However, thinking that Jiang Chen was going to sing an original song, he didn't care anymore.

An original song, or an English song created by a Chinese person, hoping to make a name for himself in North America?

That's nothing but a dream!

Just when Haley and Oldman were about to leave.

Jiang Chen came out with Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia, Li Wen, Wang Jing, Han Qing, and Yan Ruyu.

Haley and Oldman, as well as Guo Haitao, Billy, Nakajima Saon and others all looked at Jiang Chen in surprise.

Oldman even picked up his cell phone to check the time, and confirmed that Jiang Chen had only been in there for a few minutes before coming out, and his eyes widened.

"Mr. Jiang Chen, you don't have to rush to finish. You can have up to 20 minutes to rehearse!"

Oldman told Jiang Chen: "I hope you can perform at your best for the live show the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Chen nodded and said calmly: "I know, I'm ready, a few minutes is enough. This is a song I wrote myself, so I don't need so much time to rehearse and find a way to perform it to separate it from previous performances!"

Haley, Oldman and several other contestants frowned slightly after hearing this, and they all felt as if Jiang Chen was asking them to sing old songs.

Guo Haitao saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he stepped forward and said, "Haha, Jiang Chen was just joking. Well, thank you for taking a few minutes of your time. Jiang Chen, you must be tired, why don't you go back and rest first?"

Jiang Chen nodded, not wanting to waste time talking to the others, and said directly: "Okay, I will be there on time for the live performance the day after tomorrow. Director Guo, remember my performance time. I must finish the performance before nine o'clock. Don't delay my time to go back and rest."

Guo Haitao nodded hurriedly: "Okay, I'll fight for you!"

Jiang Chen frowned immediately and said, "What I want is not to strive for it, but to make sure of it! If I can't do it, I have the right to withdraw from the performance directly. This is written in the contract."

Guo Haitao was sweating profusely.

At the beginning, he did agree to Jiang Chen's conditions and wrote them into the contract.

but……

Recently, Jiang Chen has been uncooperative with the program team, so Guo Haitao was mentally prepared that Jiang Chen might be eliminated at any time, so he did not try to get performance time for Jiang Chen.

Only then did he suddenly remember that he would be performing live the day after tomorrow. How could he still fight for it?
Jiang Chen passed Guo Haitao and looked at Hailey and Oldman, saying seriously, "My performance must be scheduled before nine o'clock, and I will leave and go back to rest after the performance!"

Haley and Oldman looked at each other.

The other nine contestants and several big-name stars participating in the performance also stared at Jiang Chen with wide eyes, as if they were looking at an alien.

They have met all the superstars who are qualified to negotiate terms with the program crew.

However, Jiang Chen was unknown in North America and was obviously not a superstar qualified to negotiate terms.

Moreover, the conditions are so outrageous.

I want to request a performance time...

Just leave after the performance?
No matter how big a star or artist is, he or she would not dare to put forward such outrageous conditions when facing such a large program crew. This is a bit of completely disrespecting the leadership of the program crew as human beings.

Haley and Oldman both fell silent, suppressing their anger.

If it weren't for Terrins above, they would have asked Jiang Chen to leave immediately! (End of this chapter)