I really don't want to be the top streamer anymore

Chapter 230 Xu Kong brought a sense of oppression, and the game began to intensify

Xu Kong himself really didn't expect that one day he would not only be able to sit together with Jian Junfang in peace, but also have a very happy chat with him.

After all, before this, the other party had scolded Xu Kong countless times.

Of course, a big part of the reason is probably that Jian Junfang once cursed someone, and strictly speaking, Xu Kong didn't think it was him.

And only after they really got along with each other did Xu Kong find that he and Jian Junfang could get along quite well.

Including some musical ideas, which actually coincided with his.

As for his personality, Jian Junfang had a rare temper in the entertainment industry where he didn't like too many interpersonal relationships, so he seemed surprisingly frank, which made Xu Kong feel a lot more relaxed when getting along with him.

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"Director Xu, I think the timing is just right this time. Since you said the song is already written, let's just record it once the program crew has finished recording."

Jian Junfang heard Xu Kong say that the song they were going to collaborate on had been completed.

He didn't even have much interest in the "Singer" that was being recorded at the time. He was only thinking about listening to what kind of song the two would collaborate on.

Especially when Xu Kong mentioned it, it turned out to be an R&B type song.

He was even more looking forward to it.

If I wasn't so willful, I wouldn't have just not recorded the show.

He really hoped that he could take Xu Kong to the recording studio right now.

"no problem."

Xu Kong nodded and agreed without thinking too much.

Of course, he still lied a little.

It is impossible that the song had been written a long time ago. It was just that when we were halfway through the conversation, we suddenly felt that there was a song that was quite suitable.

……

At the recording site of "Singer", Xu Kong and other guests arrived early.

However, they are all familiar faces in the Chinese music scene that even most netizens know.

But strictly speaking, the only person who knew Xu Kong was Jian Junfang.

Jian Junfang didn't know how many times he had apologized to Xu Kong.

The main reason was that he remembered the words he had said to Xu Kong in indignation, and now he felt a little embarrassed.

The key point is that although the number of times I met Xu Kong in real life is not that many.

But it feels completely different almost every time.

When Xu Kong first debuted, Jian Junfang felt that he was a complete relative of Xu Kong.

Even when "Our Song" was first recorded, the same stereotype was still maintained.

But later on, I found myself liking and appreciating Xu Kong's works more and more unexpectedly.

This time, after chatting with Xu Kong for half an hour as if no one was around, Jian Junfang still felt like he hadn't said enough.

And at this time, he had already regarded Xu Kong as his rare musical confidant.

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"Didn't Teacher Jian and Xu Kong have a conflict before?"

"Why do you seem to be on good terms now?"

At this time, on the other side, Song Jie, one of the guests, couldn't help but ask a question in confusion.

"They had already reconciled."

Lan Shu had long been accustomed to Shen Chengyu, a senior who was slow in receiving news and even rarely surfed the Internet.

So I told the story about what happened on the "Our Song" show last year.

I have to say that Xu Kong, as this episode's guest singer, did make the show suddenly become a little less dull.

Jian Junfang and Song Jie are talented singers in the entertainment industry, most of whom are in their 40s or 50s.

Moreover, they have known each other for decades. Although they are competing, most people do not actually care about the results of the competition.

Everyone's mentality has long passed the competitive period of their youth.

The Buddhists couldn't be more Buddhist.

The remaining two foreign singers had a completely pay-to-win attitude.

After all, their fan base is not here.

The only difference probably includes Lan Shu and another first-line singer named Shen Chengyu.

They are all in their thirties and are at the rising stage of their careers.

She has never won any so-called awards for the king or queen of singing.

So from the beginning of the show, it was not just a show for the appearance fee.

Everyone wants to win the championship to prove their strength.

……

"Fuck, the number of people in this live broadcast room has increased visibly."

Although Mango TV's "Singer" did not display the so-called number of online viewers in real time during the live broadcast.

But the show hasn't officially started yet, but based on Feiniao's experience, just from the density of the barrage, it can be seen that the number of people is completely different from before.

It can even catch up with the period when "Singer" was very popular last year.

"Xu Kong will definitely succeed in his challenge. Do we still need to guess?"

Fat Bird spoke directly.

Although someone was already commenting on "Xu Chui Tou Zi" in his live broadcast room at this time, Feiniao didn't care at all.

In this year's singing program, there was no huge gap in singing skills.

Although the two veteran singing kings, Jian Junfang and Song Jie, are not as good as they were in their prime due to their age, they are able to perform stably and there is nothing wrong with their performances on stage or on stage.

The two foreign singers, Grace and Lucas, although not as famous as Avril last year, are also the type of singers who excel in live performance and singing skills.

The only ones who are slightly inferior are Lan Shu and Shen Chengyu.

Both of them are still first-tier singers and have never won any awards that can be considered as the current level of the king or queen of singers.

But he is also a typical talented singer.

And because they are in the rising stage of their careers, it is obvious that the two of them have much stronger drive.

The number of votes in the previous few issues was also able to rank at the top.

……

Feiniao briefly commented on the singers participating in the show, and then the live broadcast of "Singer" officially began.

I have to say it, even though I haven't said it directly.

But because of Xu Kong's participation, Feiniao's enthusiasm for watching this show has increased a lot.

It’s not because he is a fan of Xu Kong.

Mainly among the six singers on the show, there is no singer who is a creative singer.

In almost every episode of the show, we watch them adapt some old songs.

In the first few years, the audience still found the adapted routines in variety shows somewhat fresh.

But now, after realizing that it is nothing more than the same old stuff, everyone is a little tired of it.

It's nothing more than changing the arrangement and accompaniment, and then slightly changing the direction of some melody parts that are familiar to the audience.

It can also make a few outdated songs popular, but overall it still makes Feiniao feel quite boring.

It is mainly these talented singers who can better feel the atmosphere and charm of the stage only when they are actually there.

Although "Singer" is live broadcast, it is still separated by a screen, which will only magnify the singers' mistakes and will not increase the audience's perception of the scene.

Although there is no news yet on what song Xu Kong will sing in this episode.

But Feiniao was very sure that Xu Kong would definitely sing a new song.

It’s not because of any other reason, it’s just that most netizens, including Feiniao, know that for Xu Kong, a singer-songwriter who is as prolific as a sow, it’s normal to write a new song and participate in the show.

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"Welcome everyone to watch our show "Singer". This episode's competition system is still the popular challenge match..."

"First of all, let us welcome this episode's challenge singer - Xu Kong!"

As Xu Kong appeared on the big screen on the stage, there were quite intense cheers and screams from the audience.

In terms of popularity, Xu Kong now has almost no rivals in the entire domestic entertainment industry.

The host also has a very strong ability to control the situation. With his forced intervention, the program quickly returned to its normal course.

Although there is a script, it is a live broadcast after all, which still tests the host's ability to control the situation.

So although the host of "Singer" this year is not Bai Ziyang, he is also a veteran host with rich experience on Mango TV.

Live streaming has many advantages. For viewers, the most user-friendly one is that they don’t have to wait for lengthy commercials.

It’s not that there are no advertisements in the live broadcast of “Singer”.

There will definitely be advertisements for program sponsors in the middle.

But because it is a live broadcast, it is impossible to insert advertisements frequently and exhaust the audience's patience, so most of the time advertisements are only placed where necessary.

……

The first person to appear was Lan Shu, a talented first-line singer.

Lan Shu's song style is mostly lyrical and mainly based on high notes in the chorus.

It is somewhat similar to Su Zhi.

And the other party’s famous representative works are indeed all popular love songs.

But before, although Lan Shu was not a singing queen yet, when compared with Su Zhi, many people would probably think that the two were equally matched, or even that Lan Shu was more stable.

It’s just that now, whether it’s popularity or works, or even Lan Shu’s live performance and singing skills, she has always been recognized.

They are gradually falling behind Su Zhi.

Especially with the release of Su Zhi’s new album this year, not to mention Lan Shu, even some veteran singers may not be able to compete with her.

There is no way, although the entertainment industry has its own so-called qualifications, status and other comparisons.

But for the audience, most of the time they are still very realistic and want the work to speak for itself.

……

“It’s actually a new song?”

Looking at the unfamiliar song title and the prelude that Fat Bird could almost confirm he had never heard of before.

The fat bird quickly made a judgment.

“Fuck, it’s actually a new song?”

"No way, why does it feel like the intensity has increased since Xu Kong arrived!"

"Okay, okay, this show is finally getting interesting."

Obviously, not only Feiniao, but most of the audience did not expect that Lan Shu would sing a new song that had never been released before in this episode.

If it wasn't because of Xu Kong, probably no one would believe it.

The comments were all saying that Xu Kong's participation as a guest singer had increased the intensity of the show.

Feiniao also thinks that this is the reason. The arrival of Xu Kong, the so-called strongest newcomer in the domestic music scene, does not care whether these so-called titles are recognized by the outside world or not.

But what is certain is that it did inspire the fighting spirit of some singers.

In addition, Feiniao could also guess that Lan Shu chose this time to sing her new song, which was probably related to the huge attention and traffic that Xu Kong brought to the show.

There is almost no need to guess, as anyone who pays attention knows that with Xu Kong participating in this episode of "Singer", the number of audiences is estimated to be much larger.

……

At this moment at the "Singer" scene, Wu Youxue, who had already known that Lan Shu was going to sing a new song, was not surprised.

Just some emotion.

When "Our Song" was first performed, Xu Kong was still a newcomer.

Most of his opponents competing on the same stage are newcomers in the music industry like him.

At that time, for the sake of the show's effect, he deliberately portrayed Xu Kong as the show's big devil.

In the end, only a short year had passed.

On a bigger show stage, Xu Kong's appearance was a highlight for a group of first-line singers, even the king and queen of singers.

There is no need to even deliberately market it.

The oppressive feeling of Xu Kong as the big devil in this episode naturally emerged.

If it weren't for Xu Kong, he felt that Lan Shu's new song was of pretty good quality and would most likely be sung in the finals.

……

"Not bad. The arrangement, lyrics, and melody are all above the passing line."

“I just always feel like they don’t blend well together.”

“But it’s also a new song of very high quality.”

Fat Bird gave his own evaluation.

It's not that he is strict.

The main reason was that in recent times, most people, including him, had become picky about the songs in Su Zhi's new album.

He naturally knew that it was a special case for someone like Xu Kong, who could arrange the music for every song and make the lyrics and melody fit perfectly.

But as they are both female singers, it is hard not to compare Lan Shu's new song with Su Zhi's new song.

Whether it is the previous "Coral Sea" or "Rewind".

Or maybe the songs "He Doesn't Love Me" and "What I Miss" that were released recently.

The songs Xu Kong wrote for Su Zhi are more memorable.

This inevitably makes Lan Shu's new song seem a little mediocre.

In fact, the difference between Lan Shu and Su Zhi in terms of singing skills and vocal hardware is not that big.

In fact, because of her experience and age, Lan Shu, who debuted five or six years earlier than Su Zhi, is better.

But Lan Shu obviously doesn't have a songwriter like Xu Kong who is willing to write songs specifically tailored for her.

The album "Su Xu" alone is probably a height that Lan Shu, or most singers, are unlikely to reach in the remaining decades of their careers.

……

After Lan Shu appeared on the stage, he successfully got a high number of votes, 91 votes.

This is understandable, after all, it is the first original new song of "Singer" so far this year.

Next to appear were two singers from Europe and America.

Compared to last year, perhaps the novelty has worn off, or perhaps the two people this time are not very famous in China.

As a result, the audience did not pay much attention to the two European and American singers on this year's "Singer".

Of course, the strength is there. Although he is reluctant to admit it, Feiniao still knows the reality. The overall singing skills and performances in Europe and the United States are indeed on average higher than the domestic music scene.

Perhaps there is a survivor bias involved. Those singers who are recognized by domestic audiences are already screened once by the foreign market.

But the number of various performances and live events abroad is definitely far greater than that in China.

Although various music festivals have begun to emerge explosively in recent years, those who are willing to attend live performances or have the means to do so are still only a small number of music fans and followers.

……

In the end, the two European and American singers received 87 votes respectively.

They all performed quite stably, but none of them surpassed Lan Shu, who was at the bottom and nearly eliminated in the previous episode.

It was not until Shen Chengyu, the fourth person to appear on stage, that the audience in the live broadcast room were surprised again.

“Another new song?”

"Is Xu Kong's pressure so strong? Why did the singers on the show start singing new songs one after another?"

"I feel like Xu Kong is the youngest, debuted the earliest, and can even be considered a new singer, but now he has a sense of being the big devil of this year's "Singer"."

Fat Bird obviously didn't expect this either.

Of course it can't be a coincidence, and there is no such a coincidence.

It is obvious that Lan Shu and Shen Chengyu, both first-line singers in their early thirties, are in their prime and on the rise of their careers. They were able to appear so calm at the beginning.

But after Xu Kong participated as a challenge singer this time, his status was completely different from before.

The previous challenge singers did not receive such treatment.

With Xu Kong's arrival, this year's "Singer" finally started to feel a bit more intense.

And Shen Chengyu's song feels more interesting than Lan Shu's previous one.

Although Shen Chengyu is already in his thirties, he still looks like a young man in his early twenties.

In sharp contrast to his appearance is his unique, smoky voice that is quite recognizable.

This time, Shen Chengyu’s new song is surprisingly similar in style to Xu Kong’s original song “Last Dance”.

Although it doesn’t have the intoxicating taste that Xu Kong has.

But I have to say that Shen Chengyu's voice is indeed quite suitable for this type of song style.

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(End of this chapter)