Cultivation Shura Field

Xu Zhe: "Civilization."

Shen Lan thought for a moment and suddenly asked: "Is this game very time-consuming, so you can go find them while I am addicted to the game?"

Xu Zheyi said sternly: "How is that possible? I'm not that kind of person!"

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Chapter 440 440 Fairness in the entertainment industry

After staying in Shanghai for a few days, Tang Lingfei boarded another flight and went straight to the recording site of The Voice. With her, in addition to her manager Sister Sun, there were of course Song Xingye and Xu Zhe.

Just like on the plane to Shanghai.

But this time, there were no fellow passengers who came to check in with me. After arriving at the destination calmly, Sister Sun rented a spacious SUV and drove the three young people to the stadium where the show was recorded.

On the way, Sister Sun suddenly asked: "Have you all watched the show The Voice?"

Tang Lingfei looked at the boy in the passenger seat and smiled: "Xiao Zizi and I have seen it, but it's hard to say whether a certain boss has seen it."

Xu Zhe: "I have seen it, but not much."

Next to her, Song Xingye, who was also sitting in the back row, said: "It means that you understand the general process of this program, but you have no interest in this kind of entertainment product, right?"

Xu Zhe nodded.

Sister Sun added: "Then you should all know that this show is nominally a blind audition. The four instructors have their backs to the stage and can only hear the voices of the contestants. The instructors choose whether to turn around based on the singing, and the contestants will also turn around. Choose one of the people to be your mentor. When this program first appeared in China two years ago, it was very new and seemed fair and interesting.”

Xu Zhe smiled and said: "It's interesting, it's really interesting, but it looks fair, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's really fair."

Xu Zhe shook his head slightly, and then said: "The show has professional sound editors, so don't be afraid of mistakes, don't be afraid of the audience's booing, just work hard to show your strength."

Sister Sun: "Of course I have no conclusive evidence. However, the program team did assure me that you will definitely be able to pass the first round of blind auditions and even the third round."

Xu Zhe understood what she meant - wouldn't it be bad if she didn't say anything and let Feifei think this was a fair stage?

Sister Sun sighed: "Because the assistant director contacted me before getting on the plane."

The car was silent for a while.

Tang Lingfei was stunned and said: "Wait, wait! I haven't even gone on stage yet. What if I make a mistake?"

Xu Zhe: "In other words, Feifei is guaranteed to be in the top 16 in the country, right?"

Sister Sun is already familiar with this: "The third round I'm talking about is eight into four, and each instructor has only the last four left. The four instructors add up to sixteen people."

Song Xingye asked: "How many contestants are left in the third round?"

Tang Lingfei couldn't help but interrupt: "What are you talking about? Is the show The Voice unfair? Then why should we participate?"

Sister Sun said calmly: "Because we have the bargaining chips to go to the table to talk with others. But for those who have no chips, there is no fairness. What if I said that the instructors already knew the contestants before they came on stage? Turn around, do you believe it?”

Xu Zhe was slightly startled: "It seems that I really don't know enough..."

Sister Sun: "How should I put it? The prices are different for players with different statuses. With our connections, we can guarantee that Feifei will enter the top 16, no problem, but there will be other requirements in the future. If it is an ordinary players, at this stage, they should sign with them.”

As a loyal viewer of The Voice, Tang Lingfei could not refute, she could only say: "Well, no way..."

Sister Sun glanced at Xu Zhe.

Xu Zhe asked: "Did the other party make a request?"

Suddenly, Song Xingye asked: "Why are you talking about this now?"

Xu Zhe: "Is it necessary to join the agency of this program group?"

There was also a smile in Sister Sun's voice: "Mr. Xu, you don't know enough about these things. To be fair, it's definitely unfair. Even if it's interesting, it doesn't necessarily mean it's really interesting."

Sister Sun: "Yeah, but behind us is Sony Music, so it's impossible to join them. Besides, the contracts they give artists, well, I think it's quite excessive when I look at it from the perspective of a passerby."

Xu Zhe: "If you don't join, it's impossible to advance?"

Sister Sun: "Unless you choose Sa Ying as your mentor."

As we all know, the Voice of China program team will have four mentors throughout the show. They are responsible for pressing the turn button, selecting the singers under their command, and finally sending the best singers to the stage of the finals. The four mentors of this season are Sa Ying, Wang Feng, Yang Kong, and Qin Qi, all of whom are well-known bigwigs in the music industry.

"But why is it different when choosing Sa Ying?" Tang Lingfei was very puzzled.

"Because even if they are both mentors, their relationship with the program team is different."

After Sister Sun's meaningful voice fell, the car was quiet for a while.

Suddenly, Tang Lingfei said: "I don't want to participate in this show anymore."

Xu Zhe: "Do you think it's unfair?"

Tang Lingfei: "Yes, I just think it's so boring!"

Xu Zhe smiled and said: "I seem to have read this sentence somewhere before, and I kind of forgot where I read it. It's probably like this - if you can't stand lice and fleas, it's impossible to wear that gorgeous dress. robe."

Tang Lingfei pouted: "But I didn't want any gorgeous clothes at the beginning."

Xu Zhe: "Okay, if you really don't want to, we can leave now."

Tang Lingfei: "Leave now?"

This made Sister Sun unable to calm down. But she was still holding the steering wheel in her hand, and it was not easy to park on this road. She quickly asked: "No, Mr. Xu, are you serious?"

Xu Zhe: "Of course we have to listen to the contestant's own opinion. If she feels that this program is not worth participating in, we can turn around and go back immediately."

Sister Sun: "..."

Song Xingye opened his mouth but stopped talking.

The car became quiet again.

Tang Lingfei suddenly asked: "Do you want me to participate? I don't want to know other people's opinions, I just ask you."

There was no name in this question about 'you', but both Sister Sun and Xiao Zizi in the car knew who Feifei was asking.

Xu Zhe: "I hope you can become stronger."

Tang Lingfei took a deep breath and said, "Then I will participate."

Song Xingye next to him smiled and said: "Actually, Feifei, the dirty reality you are exposed to is already protected by a thick layer of protection."

Tang Lingfei: "I understand, and if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had the chance to be a singer. But..."

Xu Zhe: "But what?"

Tang Lingfei: "I don't want to choose Sa Ying as my mentor."

Sister Sun quickly advised: "Feifei, don't worry too much. Sa Ying is also a woman, so there can't be any hidden rules."

Tang Lingfei shook her head: "I'm not afraid of hidden rules. With Xu Zhe here, who can hide the rules for me? I just feel that since this show is so boring, it doesn't matter how good the final ranking is. They won't let me advance. , Humph, I don’t want it yet!”

Xu Zhe smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, the top 16 is enough. Our goal is just to show our faces a little bit to build momentum for the album release."

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Chapter 441 Chapter 441 This is professional

Every contestant on The Voice will take a video of them walking into the recording site. When Tang Lingfei shot this video, only Song Xingye was by her side.

Two young and beautiful girls walked into the recording scene holding hands, looking very intimate.

As for Xu Zhe, he sat in the audience.

The position that Sister Sun negotiated for him was very comfortable. It was diagonally in front of the stage - he could see the singers on the stage without any obstruction, and he could also see the expressions of the four instructors, and the distance was close enough.

When he first sat down, the surroundings were almost empty. But it didn't take long for the auditorium to become lively. There were many people coming from all directions except the stage in front of it. But he soon noticed that there seemed to be a certain pattern in the audience.

The further forward and the brighter the place, the more elegantly dressed the spectators who are seated there are. And the spectators further back and in the corners seemed to be... less well-off.

After sitting and waiting for a long time, the huge recording studio had become as noisy as a vegetable market, but the four instructors still didn't show up.

Only one staff member came to the stage with a microphone and tested the sound effects with "hey hey hey", and then told the audience some precautions - mainly when to keep quiet. , when can it be appropriate to make some sounds, such as clapping and so on.

Xu Zhe was a little impatient with waiting. He took out his mobile phone and played his own game. After dying several times, the four celebrity mentors finally arrived.

However, the audience was very calm and did not applaud or cheer or disturb the four instructors.

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Xu Zhe smiled: "It's a bit of a trivial relationship..."

Tang Lingfei shook her head and said: "No need now, let's do it later. Wait until you are about to go on stage before opening your voice. That will have the best effect."

Xu Zhe: "Is it also related to the show team?"

Xu Zhe sighed in a low voice: "Everyone is of high quality, not even one wants to sign an autograph."

Xu Zhe: "Why do you say that? There are many people who are willing to come to see The Voice live, right?"

The girl curled her lips: "This show is one hour on TV, but it actually takes several hours to record, or even more than ten hours! Most of the time, I'm waiting, waiting for the instructor, waiting for the actors, and there's a long period of time in between. They are all very boring. On TV, the highlights are compressed and watched together. Who would like to watch this kind of boring real-life recording?

Xu Zhe nodded: "So that's it."

Xu Zhe was stunned for two seconds, then slapped his thigh: "Oh no, what a loss!"

While Xu Zhe was waiting boredly in the audience, Tang Lingfei was also bored in the singer's lounge.

A young girl next to me suddenly said: "Of course, everyone is a professional."

Xu Zhe turned to look at her: "What major?"

The girl also laughed: "Look, let me tell you, those of you who work voluntarily must not be short of money."

Girl: "Anyway, it has something to do with the executive director."

The girl said matter-of-factly: "Professional viewers, it takes from forty to eighty-one days to get paid after watching...don't you?"

The girl looked him over and over and said with a smile: "Come on, you definitely don't need that little money. I know that, except for those who came in with money, the rest of the audience came in because they have connections and connections. So do you. Bar?"

Fortunately, I still have a good friend by my side.

Song Xingye suddenly asked: "Don't you need to warm up your throat?"

Song Xingye: "Okay, you decide, you are the professional."

When she heard the word 'professional', Tang Lingfei's little face suddenly collapsed: "Don't call me professional, I have never been on this kind of professional stage. Oops, I'm almost nervous to death!" "

Song Xingye came to her, hugged her gently, patted her on the back and said, "Come on, don't be nervous, and don't think too much."

Tang Lingfei sighed: "I can't just think about nothing. This show is not only about singing, but also about telling stories."

Song Xingye was slightly startled: "Telling a story?"

Tang Lingfei: "Yes, you have also watched the first and second seasons of The Voice, right? Those contestants, after singing, have to talk about how they pursue their music career. It is not easy. It is best to tell their mentors. Only when you cry can the show be effective.”

"But you don't have any stories..." Song Xingye frowned and said, "It's impossible. You want to tell all your and Xu Zhe's stories on TV, right?"

Tang Lingfei shook her head vigorously: "Of course that's impossible! But Sister Sun has talked to me, and my parents can be in my story."

Song Xingye: "Your father and mother?"

Tang Lingfei: "Yes, I have loved music since I was a child and had a music dream, but my parents wouldn't let me. Later, the music I posted online was noticed by others and I wanted to sign a contract. But my parents still disagreed and said I was afraid that it would affect my studies, so I sang while studying and recorded two songs, but I didn’t show my face when I released them.”

Hearing this, Song Xingye no longer frowned, but was simply stunned.

She murmured and asked: "It's not what Xu Zhe and Sister Sun discussed when singing without showing your face..."

Tang Lingfei also lowered her voice: "Yes, yes, that's the strategy they discussed. But this time they said that this matter is just for making up stories on The Voice. Otherwise, my family would not be miserable at all, and no one would stop me from pursuing my dream." , there is no story.”

Song Xingye suddenly felt worried: "This story is quite good, but...can you explain it clearly on stage?"

Tang Lingfei nodded confidently: "You think I'm stupid, yes! And Sister Sun said that if I forget my words, the host will remind me."

Song Xingye couldn't help but cover her face: "Sister Sun is a professional for planning so carefully."

Tang Lingfei smiled and said: "Of course, the agent Xu Zhe found for me can't be unprofessional?"

Song Xingye thought for a while, but realized another problem.

"Have you told your dad?"

"say what?"

"It's about making your dad the villain in the story."

"Ah..." Tang Lingfei's mouth slowly opened into an O shape.