This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 201 The Difficulty Is Here

Xu Feng is not a person who cares much about other people's eyes, let alone insignificant people.

He loves to give people a good face but he doesn't give it to them.

Anyway, Zhou Yanliu would never give Xu Feng a good face, and Xu Feng would be even less likely to give Zhou Yanliu a good face.

Although this inexplicable and sudden hatred was strange, and it seemed like he was being blamed, Xu Feng didn't care at all.

He could even claim responsibility for it.

Zhou Yanliu's teeth were almost broken as she watched Xu Feng walk past her in a domineering manner.

In Tian Ji's horse race, he was an inferior horse, even a cow horse, which would be a huge blow to anyone's mentality.

What's more, someone like Zhou Yanliu, who is extremely confident in herself, cannot accept the cruel fact that she is treated as an inferior horse.

But, who is to blame for not being able to achieve any “results”?

If Xu Feng had been dealt with on the technical level earlier, would this kind of thing have happened?

Zhou Yanliu was filled with anger, but she finally put on a gloomy face and led her students into the filming location.

Those students didn't dare to say a word.

Even if they fell from first to last, even if their accommodation conditions plummeted, they dared not show their dissatisfaction with their instructors in front of the camera.

If the students really said something like that, even if it was true, they would definitely be completely suppressed by public opinion.

In similar talent shows, there has never been a situation where a student complained to his or her mentor in person.

Even the narrator is blowing it.

Forget it, let's wait until the opportunity to change groups arises...

……

Xu Feng and his companions came to the largest practice room, looked at the surrounding environment, and asked first: "How are you these days? Are you comfortable living in the new dormitory?"

“It must be comfortable!”

"This is a single room with a private bathroom! Not to mention filming a show, I have rarely lived in such good conditions in my life."

"Yeah, why don't you say thank you to Teacher Xu Feng?"

"..."

Bai Yao interrupted at this time: "Don't be too happy too soon... I have received news that this round of competition will be very, very hardcore, and the rules will be different from before."

You actually received the message...

Xu Feng muttered something and didn't say much.

But this kind of reminder is not very effective, it is just a boost.

The students were not afraid: "Don't worry, teachers. We will definitely be able to keep our place this time!"

"If you can beat them once, you can beat them twice."

Qin Daoqiu, who had been very quiet and was called the "silent boss" by his companions, suddenly said, "What if Teacher Xu Feng took out "Big Fish" and asked you to sing it?"

As soon as this question came up, everyone fell silent.

No, you were talking nicely, but you suddenly started talking loudly right away, right?
During non-program shooting periods, students also have their own free time.

During this period, the biggest event was "Big Fish" and the singer Xu Feng.

After listening to this song, many of their students couldn't wait to give up their free time and went to the practice room to sing with great enthusiasm.

Then, there was a scene of screaming “Ahhhhhhh”.

Almost no one can sing the last whistle well... No, not to mention singing well, those who can barely sing it are the best!

People would believe that the voice was a female one.

Xu Feng can actually sing with such a voice!
He was never like this before.

Sure enough, it was too difficult for Mr. Xu Feng to sing on a variety show of this level - not too difficult, but too easy.

Perhaps the song "A Song Not Written for Anyone" that stumped everyone last time was not Xu Feng's deliberate show of skill.

The difference in their levels is simply too great.

"You're still being picky. If Teacher Xu Feng is willing to give you a chance to sing "Big Fish", even if the price is to come in last in this round, I think it's all worth it!"

"Yeah, if I perform well, I can sing this song. I can't even think about it!"

"Even if we didn't perform well, it's still great. Teacher Xu Feng's songs are rarely covered. We just benefited from this show."

As soon as these words came out, everyone else nodded.

Those songs of Xu Feng are hard to find, not to mention covers, even the originals...

If it were someone else, if they had a good song that broke through the circle, they would want to stick it on their face and release all kinds of albums.

Who is like Xu Feng, who pretends the song doesn’t exist after singing it once?
Too extravagant.

"Forget it." Xu Feng joked, "If I do this, won't it confirm the voices cursing me online?"

"Also, please don't slander me. I've always sung, but no one paid me to sing. If someone asked me to sing, I would be happy to do so."

"I'll reiterate, it's not that I don't want to sing."

"Ha ha!"

"Teacher Xu Feng just loves to joke."

"To be honest, I've participated in a lot of variety shows, but it's rare to find a mentor as willing to joke as Mr. Xu Feng."

I'm not kidding...

My buddy is a little short of money now.

Xu Feng sighed inwardly: "If you don't invite me to sing, then let's not talk about this. To be honest, don't be too blindly optimistic this time. Just do your best and set your goal to be in the top three."

The program team was asked by the sponsor to change the rules, so the difficulty for everyone else must be hellish.

Even though the rules are the same for everyone, the party that can obtain the information in advance will definitely have an absolutely unimaginable huge advantage.

If they don’t get first place this time, these people must not lose their mentality.

Of course, we can't lower our requirements too much, and we still have to ensure a top three ranking.

However, his students did not think so.

"Tsk! How can that be possible! We absolutely cannot embarrass our two instructors!"

"The main reason is that I can't bear to give up the big house and the big practice room."

"Wow, total privacy, someone helps clean up every day, and you can order takeout for free, which is awesome. Before, we could only cook for ourselves or eat in the cafeteria."

"What level of mentor is Teacher Xu Feng? Other mentors would like to sing a famous song for their whole lives, and some mentors' famous songs were even more than ten years ago... But Teacher Xu Feng, during the break in filming the show, will create a divine song for you."

"With a mentor like this, I still can't get first place. It's embarrassing to tell others about it!"

"..."

Morale is high...

Xu Feng smiled and shook his head: "The news I received is not optimistic. Let's calm down and wait for the program team to announce the rules of this competition."

"Sometimes, my good performance and your good performance may not necessarily solve the problem." Xu Feng half-lying on the chair, said slowly, "Some seemingly fair rules will actually weaken the strong team and strengthen the weak team, and prevent the suspense of this variety show from disappearing too early."

If a similar talent show has a star that is determined to be promoted, the suspense will indeed disappear relatively early so that the contestant can gain continuous traffic.

At most, for the sake of the authenticity and viewing experience of the program, this contestant will be allowed to occasionally retreat to the third place.

However, there are no such people in "My Home Court".

So how can we fairly “help the weak and suppress the strong” when someone is giving us money? It’s very simple. Just match the strong and the weak and average them out.

But Xu Feng didn't know how to equalize it specifically, so he could only wait for the program crew to come and announce the rules.

They didn't have to wait long before the chief director walked in from outside.

This is the privilege of the top-ranked group - the rules are announced by the chief director himself.

The chief director nodded to Xu Feng first, then turned around and said with a smile: "How was your rest these days? Did it affect your condition?"

"That certainly won't happen!"

The chief director laughed and said, "That's not necessarily true... The first place is not an easy position to sit in. We have filmed so many shows, but there are very few teams that can win consecutive championships."

Xu Feng sat on the chair and said directly: "Just tell us the rules, the sooner we know, the sooner we can prepare."

"The rules are very simple." The chief director smiled, "We will divide all the groups into two temporary lineups! First, we will have a 1-on-1 match. No one in the winning half will be eliminated, and those who perform well can compete for rewards."

"The losing side will have to 'kill each other' in order to avoid being eliminated and punished."

Divide everyone into two groups...

And then depending on the outcome, have a civil war?
It is indeed a good way to balance the strong and the weak, and it seems that the rules are fair to everyone.

Moreover, even if a strong team really loses because of poor teammates, they can still get a good ranking in the subsequent civil war through good performance.

Amazing……

It really takes into account the interests of all parties.

It not only meets the requirements of sponsors, but also appears to be a fair balance between the strong and weak teams, and in the end it will not actually cause too much damage to the strong teams.

It can be said that no one is offended.

At least no one will be particularly dissatisfied.

You are worthy of being the host of a show. You have mastered the art of compromise.

"Okay." Xu Feng nodded, but he still grasped the most important point, "What about what you said, 'very hardcore'? Where is the hardcore part? I don't think I can hear what's hardcore about it."

The chief director smiled and glanced at the camera next to him.

"The hardcore part... is that both sides must come up with original songs and compete within a limited time without being allowed to ask for help from the outside world."

"The countdown starts now. Dear instructors and students, time is running out. Hurry and find your teammates!"

"..."

After the chief director announced the start, many people present were a little confused.

"Uh, is this hardcore?"

"Why doesn't it feel so hardcore? It's just an ordinary rule."

"Teacher Xu Feng, isn't this a random killing spree?"

"yes……"

Many people looked at each other, not understanding what was so rigid about this rule.

Isn't it a normal rule?

Xu Feng, who had been sitting on the chair, knocked on the table and said, "Don't tell me, this is really hardcore."

"Ah? Teacher Xu Feng actually feels pressured?"

"impossible?"

"Wouldn't it be a hit if Mr. Xu Feng just wrote a random song?"

"..."

Xu Feng thought carefully about what the director said and shook his head: "Didn't you notice that the rules he mentioned are a bit too simple?"

Bai Yao interrupted at this time: "Too simple?"

"Yes." Xu Feng knocked on the table. "The obvious hardcore point is to create songs within a limited time. This is nothing... In fact, there was this segment in the first episode."

“But at that time, it was allowed to seek help from the outside world.”

The student was even more confident than Xu Feng at this time: "What does this mean to Teacher Xu Feng?"

In many people's minds, Xu Feng has been demonized.

A ruthless songwriting machine.

Xu Feng did not deny this emotion, nor did he respond. He just said, "This is just the hard-core point on the surface. In fact, the most tricky point is at the back."

The most annoying part is at the back?

The students asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

I can't see how deceptive this is. Isn't this a major benefit to Teacher Xu Feng?

Xu Feng reminded: "Think about it, the chief director never seemed to say how we should decide on the song selection after we split into two groups, right?"

The students' minds froze.

It seems to be true?

Divide so many people into two groups, but each group can only perform one song?

There are so many mentors, so many students, and each group and each mentor has different interests. They are all competitors. How can this song be finalized?

It would be fine if there is enough time, at worst we can have fair competition within the group.

However, this time limit is a bit too harsh.

In a short period of time, it is likely that no one will be able to convince anyone else, and every group will want to have their own song performed!

It may take a lot of time to argue.

Three monks have no water to drink!
After being reminded by Xu Feng, Bai Yao and other students reacted immediately.

yes……

If it was just Xu Feng's group, then the program crew's requirement would be very challenging, but not hardcore.

But now, there are several groups together!
Internal strife is almost inevitable.

Sometimes, 1+1 may even be less than 1. The more people there are, especially those with inconsistent interests, the more difficult it will be to accomplish things.

There is strength in numbers, but there is a greater chance of being held back.

This production team is really cunning...

Don't make things too difficult for people with hard rules, but set traps in such places.

Indeed, compared to solving technical problems, solving "people" problems is much more complicated.

Especially composers like Xu Feng.

The students immediately realized that the “hardcore” part was not in making songs, but in making songs with other groups.

"Teacher Xu Feng, what should we do? How do we coordinate with other groups?"

Bai Yao also looked towards Xu Feng blankly.

She knew about songs, but she was a little confused about this kind of interpersonal communication...

Xu Feng sighed: "Who knows... We have to see which teammates we are assigned to. I hope it's not Zhou Yanliu."

"That shouldn't be the case. The first and last place don't seem to be put together."

Just then, there was a knock on the door of their practice room.

(End of this chapter)