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

The semi-final recording site of "The King of Masked Singer".

At this time, the audience present had already started queuing up to enter.

In addition, judges such as Fei Niao who are responsible for voting on site enter the venue earlier than the audience.

And we used a special employee passage.

In this regard, Mango TV is indeed experienced, having hosted more than one or two similar music variety shows.

Therefore, the process arrangements in this regard are also relatively reasonable.

But for Feiniao, he actually did not receive any so-called high appearance fee for participating in the recording of this program.

He didn't attend at the beginning, but later on his videos and live broadcasts became very popular.

The program team invited him again and again, and he finally came.

Although Mango helps to reimburse travel expenses, it still takes two or three days each time and I have to travel a long way.

If it weren’t for the fact that this show is really popular and he is willing to come and watch the performance.

In fact, in terms of Feiniao's own traffic, it would be better for him to wait for the show to be broadcast and watch it live.

At least it can save some time and energy.

……

There is no way. As Fei Niao's influence grows, he inevitably can no longer be as casual as before.

There are so many related activities and things.

In addition, he still remains alone and does not hire anyone to form a team, so it is normal for him to be too busy.

It seems like a freelance job, so it can be said that there is no such thing as going to work.

But to be honest, Feiniao himself has had almost no rest since the Spring Festival, which is almost a month.

For this reason, even the frequency of updating my own videos has been reduced a lot.

But there are still some things I can’t take care of.

Feiniao has thought it through. He has already accepted these offers and can’t refuse them after signing the contract.

I will never attend similar invitations and activities again.

Although some activities do pay a lot of money, Feiniao is honestly absolutely satisfied with his current income.

There is no need to sacrifice the main purpose to earn more money.

Still, your own videos should be the main focus.

Live broadcast needs to be controlled.

……

"what happened?"

"You seem to be in a bad mood today?"

Still the familiar music director.

In fact, the seats arranged by the program team for the two people were not next to each other. Later, Fei Niao took the initiative to ask the program team to change seats.

The two of them had just met by chance, and now they were good friends.

At least the music director of this small company would even take the initiative to find Fei Niao for a meal or something, whether he had something to do or not.

Both of them live in Shanghai. Although they are not close to each other, Fei Niao still cherishes the opportunity to have someone to chat with.

Since he graduated from college until now, he has made a lot of friends online, but almost none in real life.

I stay alone in the house most of the time.

He had thought about it before, and it would actually be more comfortable to return to his hometown.

At the beginning, I was indeed holding my breath, wanting to prove myself.

But as he has achieved secular success, his number of fans and influence have grown.

Instead, I can’t leave.

In addition to adapting to life in a big city, living in Shanghai would indeed be much more convenient in all aspects.

……

"Stop talking, I'm almost exhausted."

"I just finished attending a business event in Hangzhou. Yesterday afternoon, I had dinner with a senior executive of a music company. I rushed over to record the show today."

The fat bird looked so tired that it was too conspicuous.

The other party was not surprised when he heard it.

With Fei Niao's current influence, most things are actually normal.

In particular, some companies and artists who would never even look at him before are now willing to take the initiative to invite him to meet them.

In addition, there are probably too many business collaborations and invitations to offline events to refuse.

"I heard that if they want you to make a promotional video now, the price can be over 500,000?"

"Some people are even willing to offer a million-dollar price."

When Fat Bird heard this, he was stunned.

"how do you know?"

Fat Bird naturally didn't tell anyone. Although he declined, he was inevitably shocked in his heart.

Judging from the other party’s reactions, it seems that these have already spread within the circle?

……

"You were right not to answer."

"Besides one or two people who really want you to help promote the product, there is also the possibility that someone is deliberately setting you up."

"When you criticized people before, you did offend a lot of companies and artists."

The music director of this small company said calmly.

Of course, he had only heard some news and was certainly not clear about the more specific details.

But this kind of operation is actually quite common in this industry.

But before, most of the people who were fooled were the so-called music critics.

For a video blogger like Fei Niao who became famous in the era of streaming media, this is the first time.

"I guess that's a possibility."

The fat bird nodded.

The reason why he refused was because of his so-called persistence.

It was because the offer was too high that he had to consider these conspiracy theories.

In fact, of course he did accept promotions, but most of them were advertising placements for some products or brands.

Feiniao knows that this kind of overly direct promotion of new songs is the most profitable, but he has always restrained himself and dared not touch it.

……

"Don't even mention those little-known singers. Even if Xu Kong came to me..."

Fat Bird couldn't help but speak halfway.

The music director couldn't help but smile and asked, "How could you refuse Xu Kong's request?"

"It's just a bluff anyway. It's just something that comes to hand."

The fat bird still shook its head.

"It may all be a lie, but I really can't answer it."

“Once you get paid, things change.”

Feiniao believes that he cannot set this precedent.

Otherwise, I’m not sure I’ll be able to resist this temptation in the future.

The money came in too quickly.

It’s not like product or brand placement, where the money is calculated based on the data of the corresponding video or the number of his fans.

For helping to promote the song, the price given was much higher than the market price.

But then again, there is definitely no need for Xu Kong to spend money to promote him.

Those newcomers ask him to promote their songs simply because they are interested in his traffic and influence online.

With Xu Kong's current fame, it is no longer necessary to use this method.

It seems that almost all the people who come to see him, apart from newcomers, are either second- or third-tier singers, most of whom are probably out of fashion.

Those who are truly in the rising stage of their careers, or are well-known first-line singers.

Obviously it is not necessary. …

While the two were chatting, the audience had almost already entered.

The staff from the program team are talking about some precautions.

The official recording is about to begin.

"First, let us welcome several judges!"

After the host finished his opening remarks, he began to introduce the program according to the process.

It was still Zhuo Xiuwen, Bi Yiqiu and others.

In fact, their main task during their participation in this program till now is to sit in the judging panel and guess the identities of the participating guests.

It doesn't look like there's much technical content involved.

In fact, there isn't.

Feiniao thought that if he were to go up, he would be more eloquent than these people.

And because of the popularity of "King of Masked Singer", these judges, who are already livening up the atmosphere, also gained a lot of traffic.

In particular, Bi Yi Qiu, who likes to create show effects, and Feng Youan, who plays a negative role and criticizes singers' performances, have received a lot of attention no matter what.

Especially Feng Youan, who fully interprets what it means that black and red are also red.

As an actor, he actually understood nothing, but still got shots thanks to his sharp comments.

But after the show, he posted an apology on Weibo.

It can be said that he has mastered this trick to its fullest.

The audience has been calling for a replacement, but of course there is no way the production team would agree to that.

Anyway, it’s not the production team that is being criticized. On the contrary, this kind of program effect and conflict is what variety shows need.

……

As several judges took their seats, Feiniao also noticed that the original five judging positions had become six.

And the one left was in the middle, slightly higher than the others.

Sure enough, the host continued to speak:
"By the way, we have invited special guests to be here today."

"Next, welcome Teacher Xu Kong!"

When Xu Kong's name came out, there was an immediate violent reaction at the scene.

With Xu Kong's appearance, the scene felt like it was about to explode.

Even many media judges like Feiniao were quite excited at this time.

Although Xu Kong participated in the first episode as a special guest.

After that, I basically had no special connection with this show.

But because Su Yuwei sang several songs in a row on the show, it was confirmed that they were written by Xu Kong.

After Mao Zheyu's identity was guessed, it was no surprise that several new songs were released, as they were also the work of Xu Kong.

So although Xu Kong himself did not appear on the show, his presence has actually always been quite strong.

……

"Fuck, did they really invite Xu Kong here?"

"But this doesn't allow him to perform twice on stage?"

The music director seemed to have received some relevant information before, but he was still a little surprised to see Xu Kong actually appear at the recording site.

After all, Xu Kong is no longer available to participate in this kind of variety shows, let alone some corresponding performances.

We can get some clues from the last time Xu Kong appeared on the Tomato TV Spring Festival Gala and how much attention he brought to the other party.

Nowadays, Xu Kong is indeed deliberately controlling the number of times he shows his face.

It is also because of his own high popularity.

But it is precisely by doing this that netizens' enthusiasm has not diminished in the slightest, and has even increased.

……

“That’s another price!”

When the fat bird saw Xu Kong, he immediately became much more energetic.

I couldn't help but smile and started talking.

Everyone definitely wants to see Xu Kong perform on stage.

But like he said, there is another price for the performance.

It is also obvious that Xu Kong himself and the program team do not want him to steal too much attention from the participating singers.

Otherwise it would be putting the cart before the horse.

However, when Xu Kong participates in the show, he will definitely give his own comments.

In this regard, Fei Niao is also looking forward to it.

At least compared to the other judges on the show, Xu Kong is definitely more professional and more qualified.

……

Because of Xu Kong's appearance, the host spent a lot of effort to finally restore the scene to a quiet state.

There is no way, Xu Kong’s popularity is just too high.

Although no audience member knew in advance that Xu Kong would come, they rushed to buy tickets.

In fact, even if they didn’t know about it in advance, the audience at the scene already had singers they supported on the show.

But when he saw Xu Kong, he still couldn't help but get excited.

Now, Xu Kong’s fan base is probably the most exaggerated among domestic artists.

Who hasn't heard the other's two songs? At the very least, some of Xu Kong's film and television works are almost all hits, and their scope of coverage is really too wide.

……

As for Xu Kong himself at this time, he appeared to be relatively calm.

He had actually only been on the scene a short time.

The main thing is that I'm just here to join in the fun today, and I don't have to perform on stage, so I'm naturally more relaxed in all aspects.

"Okay, next is our official semi-final round."

"The format of this semi-final can be said to be the most cruel of the show so far. Three singers will take off their masks..."

After the host took control of the scene back into his own hands.

Continue to follow the script and go through the corresponding steps.

……

"Next, let's welcome our first singer of this episode!"

The singer appeared on stage wearing an abstract graffiti headdress.

In fact, everyone has already guessed his identity a long time ago.

Xu Shangyi is a new generation singer who is one of the four new talents.

The reason he was able to make it to the semi-finals of "King of Masked Singer" is not only because he has almost released an entire album of high-quality new songs, but his live singing skills and stage performance have also improved greatly compared to those years.

"Sleepless Night"

"Singing: Graffiti Thugs"

"Lyrics and music: Graffiti Thug"

Because his identity had been guessed long ago, Xu Shangyi actually kept his identity open in many subsequent episodes.

However, participating in this program allowed him, as the least popular and famous among the four newcomers, to finally appear in the public eye again.

Of course, Xu Shangyi may actually need to thank the marketing account that originally included him in the four newcomers.

Otherwise, based on his performance in the past two years, it would be impossible for him to be remembered by so many people.

It is simply because of the label of one of the four newcomers that he is always the focus of netizens' attention.

Especially because of the special existence of Xu Kong among the four new singers, the other three can now be considered singers who can easily get Xu Kong's terrifying traffic.

……

"It's OK. It should be an album. The style of the songs is very similar to those in his previous show."

"This song is the most thoughtful in terms of melody and arrangement. It is probably one of the hit songs."

Fat Bird listened and gave his own evaluation.

...(End of chapter)