The King of Crossover Entertainment.

Chapter 184 0184, Fire

"I Am a Singer", which premiered in prime time on Friday night, was so exciting that it filled the entire venue with sound, presenting the audience with an audio-visual feast. It also won the ratings championship with an impressive 5.0% viewership rate, and the number of people watching the live broadcast through third-party online platforms exceeded million.

[zjjhday]: In addition to showing a singer's overall musical quality, this program can also discover many good songs that have been overlooked in the past.

[Lan~die]: Finally, there is a show that focuses on the live performance. I can sit down and savor it carefully. It feels great to see the various musical instruments dancing.

[Spring Rain Nourishes the Earth]: The best variety show in the past decade, no doubt about it!

[Hide your shortcomings as a habit]: Ren Xiao is indeed a genius, but it's a pity that his golden age has passed and his throat has become dry.

[Memories Are Always So Painful]: In terms of individual popularity, Leng Yiming has the highest, in terms of live atmosphere, Ren Xiao has the best, in terms of arrangement and sentimentality, Lin Haifeng wins completely, and He Qian's first place also proves the saying - time will prove everything.

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For a time, the variety show "I Am a Singer" and the seven singers participating in the show saw a significant increase in online search volume, WeChat circle popularity, and WeChat friend circle index. These users once again carried out word-of-mouth publicity, and the content quickly spread widely through rapid copy and paste on the Internet.

The industry's evaluation of "I Am a Singer" is also positive.

“In addition to showing a singer’s overall musical quality, this program can also discover many good songs that have been overlooked in the past.”

“In terms of show and gimmicks, it’s average, but the feeling on the scene is great.”

"The entertainment industry is a place where people get tired of the old and love the new. Even if there is no new topic, it will be easily forgotten. At present, I Am a Singer is a highly talked-about program, which provides singers with an opportunity to return to the audience's attention."

“Although the seven singers in the first episode were ranked, each of them performed perfectly. Singers who want to be on this show in the future will need super strength and great courage.”

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Among the three major domestic entertainment giants, Penguin Entertainment, Xingyu Music, and Huahai Entertainment, only singers from Xingyu Entertainment participated in the show.

After seeing the ratings and popularity of the first episode of "I Am a Singer", both Penguin Entertainment and Huahai Entertainment were excited.

Early on Sunday morning, Lin Zixuan received an urgent notice to come to the company for a meeting.

In the conference room, seeing that the manager had not arrived yet, a newly hired agent sat next to Lin Zixuan and asked in a low voice: "Sister Lin, I heard that except for the agents who accompanied the artists to participate in activities, all the agents on vacation have been called back. Is there something serious going on?"

Lin Zixuan replied: "It should be for Mango TV's new variety show "I Am a Singer"."

The newly hired agent exclaimed, "Ah!" and said, "The artists I manage are actors. Is it necessary for them to attend this meeting?"

Lin Zixuan shrugged and said, "I don't know about that."

This is not the first time that the manager of their artist department has done such confusing things.

She guessed that the company wanted its artists to participate in "I Am a Singer" and asked their agents to discuss it.

After a while, the artist manager came to the meeting room.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the manager said directly: "The theme of today's meeting is very simple. We are going to nominate an artist to participate in I Am a Singer."

Upon hearing this, the agents began to discuss the matter among themselves.

The manager said “artist” instead of “singer”, so the meaning is different.

Because most of the artists under Penguin Entertainment have developed in multiple fields, actors have released singles, and singers have made guest appearances in movies.

Therefore, it can be analyzed that the company pushes an artist to participate in "I Am a Singer" not for the purpose of winning the championship, but simply to increase the topic and popularity.

"I think Ren Fan can go. He's from a Korean group, is good at singing and dancing, and the movie he stars in will be released during the National Day holiday..." An agent expressed his opinion.

"I took a look at the competition system of I Am a Singer. The singers who enter later are all there to challenge the champions. I personally think it is more appropriate to promote newcomers." Another agent followed up.

Zhang Jiang, who was spinning a pen out of boredom, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes and said, "I Am a Singer is ultimately still a competition-based variety show, and in this kind of show, singers with a wide vocal range and the ability to sing high notes have an advantage. Take He Qian, who won first place in the first episode, for example."

The manager followed his words and asked, "Do you mean to let Yang An participate?"

Zhang Jiang said with a smile: "Letting Yang An challenge the singer would be too much of a bully to other singers. I also meant to recommend a new singer."

Lin Zixuan narrowed her eyes, having guessed what he was planning. She heard the manager ask, "Do you have a candidate?"

Zhang Jiang replied: "Zhao Xuan is also good at high notes and has good singing skills."

Although the company tailored a new song for Zhao Xuan at the beginning of the year, it was squeezed out of the top ten of the new song popularity list and the results did not meet expectations.

But the problem was not with Zhao Xuan. It was mainly because Yun Feng did not play according to the conventional routine and even three of the Four Heavenly Kings were almost lost.

In terms of strength, Zhao Xuan is one of the more outstanding newcomers who debuted this year.

The manager looked around and asked, "Does anyone else have any recommendations?"

Ren Fan, a popular young actor with increasing traffic.

Zhao Xuan is a talented newcomer and Yang An’s fellow apprentice.

At present, except for those big guys in the company, other artists cannot compare to these two.

Seeing that no one else was speaking, the manager continued, "In that case, then choose one from Ren Fan and Zhao Xuan..."

At the same time, in the office of the president of Huahai Entertainment.

"Runze, how is the preparation for your new album going?"

"It's in the later stages."

"Are you satisfied with the songs?"

"satisfy."

"Did you watch I Am a Singer which started the day before yesterday?"

"Looked."

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After chatting for a while, the president got to the point and asked, "Tell me what you think of "I Am a Singer."

Liu Runze and his agent looked at each other, neither of them understood the purpose of the president's question.

After a short silence, the agent spoke first: "I personally think that I Am a Singer has created a new genre in the history of domestic TV variety shows - panoramic variety shows."

Seeing that the president was listening attentively, he explained in depth: "From the arrival, waiting, watching others sing, etc., every detail and every subtle reaction of the contestants are conveyed to the audience through the camera. The whole show has no story, no sensationalism, only pure music. There are no dancers on the stage, and there is not even any VCR before the performance to exaggerate how great this singer was. It is simply to give the singer a stage, a stage equipped with a top orchestra, for the singer to perform on the spot and let the audience appreciate the purity of the music."

After listening to this, the president turned to Liu Runze and asked abruptly, "Do you have any thoughts on participating in "I Am a Singer"?"

Liu Runze was a little surprised and confirmed: "Me?"

The president nodded.

The manager said, "We rejected the invitation from the program team. If we were to participate now..."

The model of famous singers competing on the same stage has put the early preparations for "I Am a Singer" into an awkward situation where big names are disdainful and small names are afraid of losing. Almost 99% of the first-line singers refused.

The president smiled and said, "Are you still afraid that the production team will bear a grudge? Rejection and acceptance are both normal choices."

The agent added, "However, participating in the recording of I Am a Singer is not as simple as following a notice. From song selection, music arrangement, audition in the recording studio, to rehearsals and the final performance, the weekly recording rhythm takes up almost all of the singer's time. Runze has invested a lot of energy in the new album in the past few months. I am worried that his body can't handle it."

The president continued, "The reason I asked this is because I think if Runze participates in "I Am a Singer", he can use this opportunity to attract a wave of passers-by fans and increase the sales of his new album."

After listening to the discussion between the CEO and the agent, Liu Runze said only three words: "I do."

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, Liu Runze's popularity has always been suppressed by Yang An, Zhou Ruilin and Zhang Feng. He has basically been a runner-up in various music award ceremonies.

He really wants to change this situation, and "I Am a Singer" is an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)