One person's entertainment

Chapter 77, Is this the way to do it?
[The showdown between "genius" and "king"! 】

[Is it a coincidence or intentional? ]

[Shen Lingyou's "Yellow Man" - a golden song for heroes; Liu Dehua's "Chinese" - a golden song for Chinese people...]

Shen Lingyou read the latest issue of the music magazine "Music Gramophone", in which a column article made a comprehensive comparison between his "Yellow Man" and Liu Dehua's "Chinese Man".

The conclusion is that they are equally matched.

Many of the opinions in it are written relatively objectively, without deliberate denigration or praise.

In the original time and space, these two songs are very representative among the main melody songs.

However, in terms of popularity, "Chinese People" is better than "Yellow People".

On the one hand, as singers, Andy Lau is the king and Tingfeng Xie is the little king.

On the other hand, the release time is: "The Chinese" in 1997 and "The Yellow Man" in 2005.

Another aspect is the distribution method. "Chinese" was specially created to celebrate the return of Hong Kong, while "Yellow Man" was created as the ending song of the TV series "Little Fish and Flower".

Now on Blue Star, the two songs were released at the same time and in the same way.

The only difference is that "Chinese" is still sung by superstar Andy Lau, while "Yellow Man" is sung by newcomer Shen Lingyou.

One has been popular for seven or eight years, and the other has been popular for seven or eight months.

In terms of fan base, Shen Lingyou cannot be compared with Liu Dehua.

Therefore, on major music charts, "Yellow Man" is surpassed by "Chinese Man".

Yes, second again.

"Is that what you're doing?"

Shen Lingyou was speechless and helpless.

This time, we are just one step away from the first place.

However, even after using three songs, I still couldn't take this step.

"Ling You, this time, the reviews are really not very good. I felt hot all over after listening to both songs."

"Of course, we definitely support you."

"Honestly speaking, Andy was not very kind this time. Four-fifths of the songs in the album are covers. I bought it for 15 yuan, but there are only three new songs. It would be better to release it as an EP, which can save a few yuan."

The three "music critics", Qin Hao, Liu Huohua and Chen Minghao, praised the two songs one by one and expressed their support for Shen Lingyou.

"Alas, punch the king and kick the queen, these are not what I said, why do you do this to me!"

Shen Lingyou asked the heaven in silence.

Liu Huohua patted him on the back and comforted him: "Don't be discouraged, you are young, let's see who can outlast who."

Shen Lingyou frowned and rolled his eyes at him.

Liu Huohua chuckled and said, "This is only the third day of the ranking competition. It is still unknown who will win."

Chen Minghao narrowed his eyes and said, "Ling You, I'm not pouring cold water on you. It's really hard for your song to become a champion single. I've been listening to the radio for three consecutive nights, and I've requested Andy Lau's song more often."

Qin Hao then comforted him, "Failure is the mother of success. If it doesn't work this time, try again next time!"

Shen Lingyou exhaled, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "It's okay, I'm not that fragile."

What he cares about is not the champion single, but the reward of special opportunity. There are still more than two months until July 7st, so he will see how it goes after releasing "I Love You China".

He still remembers a lot of main theme songs. If he fails to get the first place again, don't blame him for being unethical.

Seeing him say that, Liu Huohua ended the topic and said, "By the way, when will our drama start filming?"

Shen Lingyou saw his expectant expression and immediately said with a smile: "Can't wait?"

Liu Huohua scratched his head and said, "I really want to experience what it's like to actually shoot a movie. It must be different from shooting an MV, right?"

Qin Hao heard this and blurted out, "It's different. There's a big difference."

Chen Minghao asked: "How do you know? Have you taken the photo?"

Qin Hao stopped talking immediately. He had filmed a movie before. He went to Beijing Film Studio with Shen Lingyou and played a special role as a eunuch. The experience was not very good, so he never mentioned it.

Shen Lingyou took in the change in his expression, smiled, and said, "The preparations are almost done, except for the investment. We plan to start filming at the end of this month and try to finish it before school starts in September. Since it's not convenient for you to take leave, I will arrange your scenes after the summer vacation."

He and Huo Wenxi have already made a shooting plan.

Speaking of this, Chen Minghao took out his key to open his locker, took out the script, and said: "Ling You, I read the script several times and studied the character's psychology. Listen, is my performance correct..."

In this way, several people rehearsed in the dormitory in advance.

This is a good thing.

How does the saying go, there are no small roles, only small actors.

The success of a play not only requires the acting skills of the protagonist, but also the efforts of the supporting actors.

In the absence of plug-ins and backstage, opportunities always come to those who are prepared. Every small role is the cornerstone for preparation for entering a big role.

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The next day, Saturday.

Shen Lingyou and his friends arrived at the Xinghuo office building.

There is a performance room here for better practice.

All the equipment from the Blue Ocean Recording Studio has also been moved here, and now we are recording songs here.

"Several companies are skeptical about the effectiveness of promoting their products in TV dramas and are unwilling to invest too much money, just 40 yuan in total. After the media received the news, they immediately reported it, but no one has come to invest yet." Huo Wenxi reported the problems faced by the drama "Never Close Your Eyes" to Shen Lingyou.

"That means a difference of 160 million..." Shen Lingyou turned his office chair, looked up at the ceiling, thought for a moment, and said, "It's not a lot, but it's not a little, but this penny can make a hero stump."

"You can continue filming as planned. When your new album is released in June, you will receive some money, which will be enough to continue the production." Huo Wenxi said this was a last resort.

"That's it for now." Shen Lingyou knew that the drama "Never Forget You" was a sure win, so he naturally invested as much money as he could into it.

"The director and actors are all here. Would you like to make an appointment to meet them?" Huo Wenxi asked.

"Then let's meet." Shen Lingyou thought for a moment and said, "How about this, we hold a script reading session a week before the filming starts to see if everyone has any opinions on the plot or characters."

"Script reading" is a method between the script and the formal performance or performance. There is no assistance from costumes, makeup or lighting, and the actors do not need to worry about the camera movement and scene scheduling for the time being. They only need to read the script dialogues according to their roles.

How to guide actors into their roles? How to build a trust mechanism between directors and actors? How to get along with experienced and high-profile actors? ... These can be improved to a certain extent in script reading sessions.

A successful script reading may raise a script that originally scored 80 points to 90 points. Even if it cannot add extra points, it can prevent all creative departments from going astray during the early preparation process.

(End of this chapter)