How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 240: Find a mentor to write a song?
Sitting in the tutor's seat, Wu Tao picked up the microphone, pondered for a moment, and spoke with some embarrassment.

"As for Huang Chen, I think your basic skills are pretty good. I can see that your singing skills are improving, but..."

Wu Tao looked at Huang Chen, paused for a moment, and then continued speaking.

"However, I still feel your music is not up to par. In fact, the original songs you've performed in recent performances, I personally feel, are not up to par. While it's rare to go the original route, your originality is quite good among many students. However, I think you really need to work on your music more and learn some professional knowledge."

"Your music has never passed the test with me."

Simple and calm words came out of Wu Tao's mouth, with a bit of harshness and criticism. Even Wu Tao's expression was rather cold. Looking at Huang Chen, he shook his head and did not cast his vote for him.

Huang Chen couldn't say anything about this. It was not just him; all the students were like this. No matter what you thought or felt about the instructors' comments, you had to accept them.

As soon as Wu Tao said this, the atmosphere at the scene became a little solemn. Even in the audience seats, everyone was whispering about this matter.

"I feel like there's nothing wrong with the music of Huang Chen's song. It goes really well with the lyrics he wrote."

"Wu Tao never seems to have given Huang Chen any good comments, and doesn't seem to like Huang Chen very much."

"Tsk, you're saying this as if Wu Tao is targeting me. I actually think there's nothing wrong with what Wu Tao said. Huang Chen's music is just not that good. It's too simple, not at all gorgeous."

"Uh...are you kidding me? This song is in this style. But you said Jiang Yu's "Sunny Day" has simple lyrics and music. Does that mean it's a bad song?"

……

Liu Huayu echoed the sentiment from the mentor seat, and the camera suddenly shifted to Jiang Yu, Huang Chen's mentor. Wu Tao also looked at Jiang Yu. Although he did feel that Jiang Yu was targeting his group, Wu Tao also felt that Huang Chen's arrangement was problematic and too bland.

Jiang Yu simply ignored Wu Tao's comments and picked up the microphone to support his student without hesitation.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with Huang Chen's songs. The lyrics and music fit well together. They're simple and unpretentious, depicting scenes from life."

“Not all songs need to be embellished with gorgeous lyrics and music. Simple and plain songs can touch people’s hearts more.”

Jiang Yu didn't even look at Wu Tao from beginning to end, but the meaning of his words was to refute Wu Tao.

Wu Tao's expression was a little cold. He wasn't surprised that Jiang Yu would support his student and refute his own statement. But in Wu Tao's opinion, there was no way Huang Chen could win the championship.

Even if these amateur students possessed some original talent, they were merely runners-up. He knew that several of his group members were being promoted by their respective agencies. For example, his ace student, Zhou Lei, had consistently ranked in the top three. He considered him the student with the best chance of winning and debuting, and Wu Tao had high hopes for him.

As for Huang Chen, he was only in the top ten, far behind his student Zhou Lei.

When the audience saw this scene, everyone in the live broadcast room became a little excited.

"Tsk tsk, it seems that not only the students are very competitive, but even the instructors are full of hostility."

"Actually, I think what Jiang Yu said is right. Not all songs need to be embellished with fancy lyrics and music. Simple and plain songs can also touch people's hearts."

"Indeed, although I'm not a professional and don't understand music, I think Huang Chen's songs are pretty good."

"Jiang Yu and Wu Tao also seem to be somewhat competitive."

……

At this moment, backstage at the program crew, Director Hu was sitting on a chair, looking at the backstage data, then glanced at the situation on the scene, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

This is exactly the effect we want. There is also a lot of tension between the mentors, which is what makes it explosive.

Look, right now, the live broadcast room's data is rising again. Shortly after the semi-finals live broadcast began, it broke 100 million views. Now, with the debate between Jiang Yu and Wu Tao, the number of viewers is rising again.

It has to be said that although the students are the focus of this program, their popularity and popularity cannot be compared with those of the celebrity mentors. This is why, when they edited the daily content, although there was a lot of content about the students, some of the content about the mentors was not neglected.

After all, although the students have fans, they account for a small proportion, and most of the people who come to watch the show are here for the mentors.

Director Hu is very clear about this.

and……

Director Hu looked at Jiang Yu and Wu Tao. The two of them had some grudges against each other, and now they were arguing about the students' affairs and had different opinions, which naturally made things interesting.

The key point is that Director Hu actually thinks there's nothing wrong with what Jiang Yu said, and he himself thinks Huang Chen's songs are pretty good. While they're not yet as good as those by professional songwriters like Jiang Yu, Director Hu thinks they're pretty good among the many students. Huang Chen has potential and strength, and is a promising talent.

Yes, that’s right. There are also Lin Feifei and Yang Zihan from Jiang Yu’s group, as well as Zhao Ying, who are all very good talents.

Director Hu glanced at Jiang Yu and was thinking in his heart.

"Will Xiao Jiang sign these promising youngsters later?"

When chatting with Jiang Yu before, Director Hu heard Jiang Yu say that he came to this program to select some potential newcomers for his company and wanted to train some newcomers.

Jiang Yu now has his own company. He is the only artist at the moment, and he is both a boss and an employee, so he is quite busy.

Many artists have started their own companies, such as Yang Xue, who also trains new talent. Several artists under Yang Xue's company have been brought on by her to appear on various TV shows and dramas over the past two years, and their careers have been quite good. Jiang Yu, a songwriter so talented, found it easy for Director Hu to train new talent.

Jiang Yu's group currently has several promising young talents. He knows that some have already been contacted by agencies, but it seems that Lin Feifei and the others haven't signed yet. He wonders if they are waiting for an invitation from their own mentor or something else.

But Director Hu knew very well that if these people could be signed by Jiang Yu, then even if they didn't make their debut in the end and didn't get the resource package, they would still have a good career just relying on the resources and talent brought by Jiang Yu.

Everyone is quite accustomed to on-site debates, especially when it comes to students' performances, where the instructors have different opinions.

Huang Chen's ranking remained stable until the end of the semi-finals, placing eighth. Lin Qianqian and Yang Zihan were also in the top five, and Wu Tao, the star player in the group, secured a respectable fourth place.

As the semi-finals came to an end, Director Hong Tao took the stage at the last moment to explain the rules and content of the subsequent competition to everyone.

"Congratulations to the 35 students who successfully advanced to the next round. We'll be performing again in the eighth round, also using a final elimination system. However, this time, you can ask the instructors, your own entertainment companies, or friends for help with songwriting, arrangement, and so on. Of course, the number of songwriting opportunities is limited, and only the top three students in each group will have this opportunity..."

"So, everyone, keep working hard. I hope to see even more wonderful performances from you in the next show."

When the trainees heard this rule, their eyes lit up. From now on, they could seek help from outsiders in writing songs. Trainees with management companies were naturally happy.

For those students who rank high in each group and do not have an agency, they can seek help from their own tutors.

Lin Feifei and Yang Zihan's eyes lit up, and they stared straight at their mentor in front of them.

Lin Feifei touched Yang Zihan's sexy and round legs, feeling the wonderful touch, but her eyes were fixed on the figure of her mentor Jiang Yu, and she spoke excitedly.

"Zi Han, we can ask Teacher Jiang Yu to help us write songs."

Lin Feifei was a little excited. She had been waiting for such an opportunity. She had not signed with any agency, but she knew her mentor was a great songwriter and had been waiting for such an opportunity. Now it had finally come.

"We're the top two in the group this time, along with Zhao Ying. That's just enough for three spots. Hehe, we can ask Teacher Jiang Yu to help us write songs."

Lin Feifei seemed to be a little impatient, and even Yang Zihan's pretty and innocent face showed a bit of excitement and joy.

She dared to say that in her group, no, in the entire training camp, there was not a single student who didn't want to ask their mentor for help in writing songs. Their mentor's creative ability and talent were well-known.

Everyone knows that if they can ask their own mentor to help write a song, it will most likely become a hit, and it may even become their retirement insurance.

"Yes, we can ask Mr. Jiang Yu to help write songs."

Yang Zihan felt somewhat relieved in his heart, relieved that he had a good ranking in the group this time, with three places available, and that he had this opportunity.

Zhao Ying, who was sitting in the corner, was also feeling a little expectant and excited at the moment.

Teacher Jiang Yu had previously lent her money, and her mother's surgery had already gone smoothly and successfully. Now, with her mother being cared for by her aunt, her main task now was to focus on the competition, striving for a good ranking, or even debuting as a big star. That way, she could earn money to repay Teacher Jiang Yu and provide her mother with a better life.

After the live broadcast ended, without any surprise, the semi-finals of "Star of Tomorrow" once again dominated the hot searches on major platforms tonight.

In an empty classroom, there are now twelve people left in Jiang Yu's group, which is considered to be the largest number of students left among all the groups.

"As for the subsequent competitions, everyone must know that they will become increasingly difficult. Half of the participants were eliminated in the semifinals this time, and the remaining students are all very strong. Furthermore, there is a slight imbalance in the number of students remaining in each group. This means that the opponents you draw on stage may be from other groups or your own. So everyone must not slack off and work hard..."

Jiang Yu brought up the problems that some students had this time and corrected them.

He glanced at Yang Zihan, Lin Feifei, and Zhao Ying, then spoke.

"The top three students in our group this time are Lin Feifei, Yang Zihan, and Zhao Ying. You three can come to me for help writing songs. The other students can write on their own or ask others for help. If you have an agency, you can contact them. I think there are quite a few students in our group who are going for the original track. I trust everyone. If you have written a song, you can show it to me and I can give you some advice."

Lin Feifei and the other two smiled happily upon hearing what their teacher Jiang Yu said. Especially Lin Feifei, who was wearing a pink student uniform with a pleated skirt and a pair of beautiful legs in black over-the-knee stockings folded together. She raised her hand and stared at Jiang Yu with her beautiful eyes.

"Then Mr. Jiang Yu, can we come to you later to prepare the new song for the next performance?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Zihan and Zhao Ying looked at Jiang Yu expectantly. The other students, including Huang Chen, were envious. Although Huang Chen could write songs himself, he knew that his own songs were not as good as Jiang Yu's. If he could get a song written by Jiang Yu, it would definitely be better.

But unfortunately, I fell short this time, ranking fourth in the group. I had to be in the top three to have this chance, so I missed out this time.

Jiang Yu looked at Lin Feifei's sexy and hot body, and had to say that every time he chatted with Lin Feifei, this girl was full of energy.

"Well, you can come talk to me later."

Seeing this, Lin Feifei, Yang Zihan and Zhao Ying immediately showed an expectant and excited look.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, let's disband. The others can move freely. Um, you three can come to my lounge and chat."

Jiang Yu thought about it and didn't have much to say. It was already quite late after the live broadcast ended, and now he had been chatting with the students for a while to summarize the meeting. It was already 11 o'clock. He also had to talk to Yang Zihan and the other two about the new songs they were preparing for next time. He guessed that judging by the looks of the three of them, they all wanted his help writing the songs.

Although the rules state that the top three students in the group can ask the instructor for help in writing songs, the instructor can certainly refuse. However, Jiang Yu will definitely not refuse his own students, and...

Jiang Yu happened to have something else to talk to a few people about this time.

(End of this chapter)