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Chapter 248 A new song that shocked peers and the Spring Festival Gala director team

"Well, it was a wasted trip."

Before Yang Jiangjie even had time to open his mouth, he heard someone next to him speak helplessly.

However, he himself does not like to communicate with others, so even though he heard it, he did not make any big reaction.

Instead, another person asked:
"No, it's the Spring Festival Gala after all. Even if it's Xu Kong, he won't be selected internally, right?"

His words expressed Yang Jiangjie's doubts.

The singer who expressed his feelings at the beginning replied calmly:

"If nothing unexpected happens, the program will be changed temporarily. Xu Kong will most likely sing the song 'Rice Fragrance' that he performed on 'Singer' a while ago."

"Do you still think you have hope?"

After he said this, the scene fell into a strange silence.

Let’s not talk about the popularity for now.

We are all in the same industry, so we can basically tell the quality of songs from the perspective of each other.

Just based on Xu Kong's fame, some people may still feel that the outcome is uncertain and that you and I are both dark horses.

When it really got to the point where it got specific about one of Xu Kong's songs.

Just compare the program you prepare with the other party's and you will have a general idea.

……

The two people who just spoke are both top singers in the country.

Strictly speaking, they are not particularly old, and are even similar in age to Yang Jiangjie.

It does not refer to their singing skills or creative abilities, but rather to the fact that they are the kind that suddenly became popular in a short period of time and are currently in the rising stage of their careers.

After saying this, the man no longer paid attention to others, but walked straight towards Xu Kong and greeted him in a very humble and polite manner.

The other singers who were also candidates for the Spring Festival Gala program only reacted at this time.

Good man, it's obvious that he feels there is not much hope and just gives up.

Instead, he took the initiative to find such an opportunity to make friends with Xu Kong.

Everyone had somewhat fallen into a blind spot and just regarded Xu Kong as a competitor.

But in addition to Xu Kong's identity as a singer, his creative ability as a songwriter has also been recognized by the three major domestic music awards, as well as the audience and the market.

If you are lucky enough, you can get a song from Xu Kong. Not to mention a song as popular as the recent "Dawn", even if it's just a single like the one in Su Zhi's album last year.

It is estimated that this will become a major opportunity in my singing career.

So although no one said it directly, after someone took the lead, many people began to deliberately move towards Xu Kong.

Putting aside other things, if I can get a contact number, it would be considered a good deal and not a wasted trip.

……

Because it was a last-minute decision to change the program.

This results in extra workload for the Spring Festival Gala program team at this time.

The key point is that although it is only one program in the entire Spring Festival Gala program, its importance is still quite high.

So almost everyone, including the Spring Festival Gala director, was present at this time.

"I do think that Xu Kong's song 'Rice Fragrance' is the most suitable."

As the director of the Spring Festival Gala and also one of the well-known top-tier directors in China, Lu Pengtao took the initiative to speak at this time.

Strictly speaking, this is not the first time Lu Pengtao has directed the official Spring Festival Gala.

However, the reputation of the last Spring Festival Gala was not very good. Although it was not a complete mess, compared with Lu Pengtao's own fame, it was indeed a bit too mediocre and ordinary.

This time, I did some psychological preparation and even postponed a large project that required considerable investment.

Lu Pengtao was naturally not satisfied with just completing the so-called work of Spring Festival Gala director.

At his point in life, he has almost no shortage of money and investment. What he values ​​more is his reputation, the works he can leave behind in this circle, and the so-called historical evaluation.

……

"Xu Kong's new song is indeed very suitable for the Spring Festival Gala stage."

As the recommender, Liu Qiliang also spoke at this time.

Although he had only worked with Xu Kong once, Xu Kong himself had huge traffic, and there was no so-called trouble or any behavior of being a big shot.

In addition, the other party has been rehearsing intensively for a period of time in preparation for the stage. It is really hard not to like such an artist with strong professional ability and who is trouble-free.

How good is Liu Qiliang's impression of Xu Kong.

When he first knew that he was going to be the deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala, the first thing he thought of was to invite Xu Kong to participate.

In contrast, some other decision-makers in the Spring Festival Gala director team did not have much feeling at this time because they were not familiar with Xu Kong.

Also, because of his low status and lack of influence, even though he had private relationships with some of the other candidate singers present at the scene, he did not dare to speak easily.

……

"You should have told him about singing 'Rice Fragrance' this time, right?"

Lu Pengtao asked back.

Similarly, he also had a good impression of the newcomer Xu Kong.

Not only because I also like some of Xu Kong’s songs.

Or it was because Xu Kong himself was considered a relatively outstanding junior in his eyes.

Both of them are directors, so there is definitely no competition between Xu Kong now and a director of Lu Pengtao's level.

The reason why Xu Kong was not invited at that time was because he knew that the other party had just started shooting his first movie.

For a stage like the Spring Festival Gala, the various processes of screening, reviewing, etc. of the programs are extremely time-consuming and energy-consuming.

Putting himself in Xu Kong's shoes, Lu Pengtao still feels that the first film in Xu Kong's career must be more important.

There are many opportunities to perform on the Spring Festival Gala. Although it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for others, for a newcomer with such great potential like Xu Kong, it is just the difference between a year earlier or later.

However, we have to change the program temporarily now, but we can make an exception for once.

In addition, Xu Kong's movie has also been completed. Even if Liu Qiliang didn't mention it this time, he would probably think of inviting Xu Kong.

……

"I told him, but we didn't really discuss in detail whether or not to sing this song."

When Liu Qiliang heard Lu Pengtao's question, he was stunned for a moment, and then spoke with some hesitation.

The main reason was that he didn't have that much at the moment.

But Xu Kong wouldn't take the initiative to change the song, right?
Especially after he, the deputy director of the Spring Festival Gala, mentioned it, the program team unanimously agreed that the song "Dawn Fragrance" was very suitable for the Spring Festival Gala stage.

Anyone who doesn't want to cause any major accidents would not use other songs to participate in this impromptu program selection.

……

"It's hard to say. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't take such an unnecessary risk."

"But Xu Kong is a composer himself, and he is still in his most productive period. It is not impossible for him to write a new song specifically for the Spring Festival Gala..."

Liu Qiliang had just finished speaking when another person in charge next to him spoke up.

The other party is the person in charge of the song and dance programs of this Spring Festival Gala, and also serves as half of the music consultant of the Spring Festival Gala. Almost all the song and dance programs, various themes, proportions, duration, etc. are determined by the other party.

Director Lu Pengtao also needs to listen to the other party's opinions on these aspects.

Obviously, Liu Qiliang, who has worked with Xu Kong before, is not the only one who has a detailed understanding of Xu Kong, a newcomer with such high popularity.

When Liu Qiliang heard this, he immediately felt that it made sense. Xu Kong might really change the song.

It's inevitable that I started to feel a little worried.

He did not doubt Xu Kong's creative ability and professional level, but the official Spring Festival Gala was still relatively special after all.

In particular, there are certain requirements for the review and selection of the lyrics and themes of the songs for the evening party.

It’s not about the quality of the song itself, or whether it can become popular, these are just one of the consideration criteria.

The safest option is definitely the songs that have already been released.

For a song like "Rice Fragrance", the theme is suitable and the popularity is high enough. It can almost be said that as long as Xu Kong sings it and there are no major mistakes, he will definitely be selected.

……

As the performances of the singers attending the event went by one after another.

In fact, everyone in the director team, including Lu Pengtao, did not have much emotional fluctuations.

Not because the show wasn’t good enough.

To be able to become an alternative stage, it must have met the minimum standards of the Spring Festival Gala.

But after all, it has been reviewed so many times before, so it’s not fresh anymore.

It can be seen that what everyone is most looking forward to is Xu Kong's performance today.

Especially Lu Pengtao, he also wanted to know whether Xu Kong would take the risk to change the song this time.

In fact, "Dou Xiang" is really good. It can even be said to be Lu Pengtao's personal favorite song among all the solo programs performed in the Spring Festival Gala.

The theme and style were indeed suitable, and he even had some basic ideas about the stage presentation effects.

But you must have heard it before, and it’s been extremely popular recently, so it’s inevitable that it lacks a bit of freshness.

If Xu Kong really wrote a new song specifically for this Spring Festival Gala.

He is also looking forward to what type of drama it will be, and whether 0 will be like the healing drama "Rice Fragrance".

……

Soon, it was finally Xu Kong's stage.

There were actually no spectators at the scene.

They are either other singers who are nominated for the award, or people from the Spring Festival Gala program team.

As soon as the prelude came out, Liu Qiliang couldn't help but ask: "It's really a new song?"

The prelude of "Rice Fragrance" is so recognizable, with the light melody of the guitar and the unique sound of cicadas.

Such a unique arrangement, coupled with the fact that it has been widely disseminated online since it became a hit recently.

Even Liu Qiliang, who could not be considered a professional but only a half-baked guy, was quite familiar with it.

What is certain is that the prelude this time is equally recognizable, but it is definitely not "Rice Fragrance".

The main reason is that the accompaniment for the singers this time was given to the staff of the Spring Festival Gala program team. Liu Qiliang had never thought that Xu Kong would change the song before, so he never thought about it in that direction.

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"Xu Kong's song..."

When the person in charge of the Spring Festival Gala's song and dance programs heard the chorus, he suddenly spoke something.

But no one around paid attention to what he said at this time.

Everyone was in perfect harmony and focused their attention on Xu Kong on the stage.

Those of them who were in charge of the party were fine, but some of the other singers who came to participate in the audition were all fascinated by what they were listening to.

Someone said before that Xu Kong was most likely planning to sing "Dawn Fragrance" this time, but he suddenly changed to a new song.

It was a completely unexpected feeling.

Without any preparation at all, they suddenly became the first listeners of Xu Kong's new song during the Spring Festival Gala.

“What style is this?”

"I always felt something was a little weird. I thought of a lot of songs, but they were all a little different."

Off the stage, next to Yang Jiangjie, a singer who was also a songwriter took the initiative to ask a question.

Some other singers may not have reacted at first. After all, they are not songwriters themselves and are not responsible for the lyrics or arrangements of their own songs.

But for any composer who can write his own songs, the feeling when hearing this song at this time will be completely different.

"Never had."

"And it doesn't seem like he borrowed anything from someone else. He has created a completely unique style of music."

Yang Jiangjie no longer cared about his rule of not talking to strangers easily.

He answered subconsciously.

His face still maintained a serious and focused look.

……

The whole song was actually not particularly long, and although the stage was large, the scene seemed relatively too quiet.

When some other singers finished singing before, there was no so-called applause process.

The main reason is that it’s not the first time that everyone has listened to each other’s alternative tracks.

And strictly speaking it was not a formal performance, the selection process was quite serious and cruel, so naturally no one actually performed and sang on the spot.

But when it came to Xu Kong, things were a little different.

After he finished singing, the audience was quiet for a while, and then the director team headed by Lu Pengtao took the lead in applauding, and some other singers attending the scene quickly followed suit.

Although the applause still seemed a little bit not loud.

But it is definitely a very special and unique treatment.

……

"Director Lu, what do you think?"

After all, Liu Qiliang was the one who recommended Xu Kong to participate. After listening to Xu Kong's new song, he couldn't help but feel excited.

Although he didn't understand it very well, he could still hear some unique features of Xu Kong's song.

"Director Wang, what do you think?"

Lu Pengtao was of course satisfied. Even if others objected, he would definitely add Xu Kong's new song to the program list of this year's Spring Festival Gala.

But there are still some necessary procedures that must be followed.

So at this time, he asked Wang Han, the most professional person in charge of the Spring Festival Gala's singing and dancing programs.

Wang Han hadn't completely put down his clapping hands yet.

He looked like he was still immersed in Xu Kong's singing just now.

"it is good!"

Although Wang Han's position is not the highest among the few, his age and experience of participating in nearly five or six Spring Festival Galas make him the most experienced among the few.

Although he only said one word, there was no big suspense about the temporary selection of changing the program at this point.

"This song will definitely become the most popular song in this year's Spring Festival Gala!"

After coming to his senses, Wang Han, an old man in his fifties or almost sixty, suddenly added something excitedly.

……

(End of this chapter)