"It's not just the wine last night that made me cry
What makes me reluctant to leave is not only your gentleness
How long do we have to go, you hold my hand
What makes me feel awkward is the freedom to struggle~"
The unique soothing feeling of folk songs made the audience quiet down as soon as the music started.
Yang Cong and Lu Jin nodded as they listened.
Zimo whispered to Li Doudou: "What famous singers do you think there are in Shudu?"
Li Doudou rolled her eyes, “Shudu singers, that’s too many.”
However, there are only a few young male singers, so it’s easy to guess!
Unfortunately, the Red Duck never fails, and there was no chance for the audience to vote for him to reveal his identity.
"Parting always happens in September, and memories are the sorrow of missing you.
The tender green weeping willows in late autumn kiss my forehead
In that rainy little town, I never forgot you
Chengdu, the only thing I can’t take away is you~”
People from Shudu may not feel anything when listening to this song, but people from other places who have been to Shudu will definitely feel something when listening to it.
Many people go back to Shudu just to pursue the tune of this song.
According to Chinese statistics, the population of this world's Shudu has reached 19 million in 2022, with a registered population of 14 million.
With a population of this size, it is definitely not a small city. It is almost entering the top ten in the world . It is estimated that within a few years, it will be among the top eight or five in the world, and may even exceed the population of Yanjing.
However, when I heard this sentence, I really felt something, a feeling of love.
Unfortunately, this sentence is not written to the lover. The "you" in this sentence refers to Chengdu.
"Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu, oh...
Don't stop until all the lights go out
You'll hold my sleeves and I'll put my hands in my pockets
Walk to the end of Xilin Road and sit at the door of the tavern~"
The singing is melodious.
The unique atmosphere of folk songs makes people calm.
It seems that at this moment, I can feel the faint emotion written in the lyrics.
At this moment, I felt like I had fallen in love with this "small town" that I had never seen before.
The science and engineering guys were confused. Do you know where Shudu is? It ranks second in the country in terms of car ownership and is about to catch up with the first. You tell me this is a small city?
The literary men and women were listening and fantasizing at this moment.
Under the dim light, the moonlight stretched my shadow very long.
The road is full of traces of time, with mottled stone slabs, breeze, willow leaves, melodious singing, and a girl.
This tune is so catchy.
Repeated a second time, there is no high-pitched singing, no complicated arrangement, and no fancy singing skills.
Nothing, all emotion.
When the children in the choir, especially the two children, a boy and a girl, who were representatives, sang softly: " Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu..."
When the whole place fell.
This is a song that can affect people's mood.
Songs that can calm people down.
A song that can make people yearn for it.
An audience member murmured: "The Godfather of Resignation is the Godfather of Resignation. How thoughtful! He helped me choose the destination after resigning."
"You can resign and go to Shudu, but I'm from Shudu, what should I do? Resign and go hang out on Xilin Road? I work on Xilin Road..."
“It’s a tragedy.”
A large population means that many people’s stories have happened here.
The lyrics are not important, nothing is important. What matters is that when you hear them, they bring out your own story.
A large population also means that various elements are widely spread.
Many people have never met Shudu, but this song has created an image of it in their minds.
When a song is strongly tied to a city, it is no longer just a simple song.
For the listener, it is a utopia in the heart.
To propagandists, it is an indestructible battering ram.
For singers, this kind of work is a permanent meal ticket that can guarantee worry-free creation for the rest of their lives.
How could it not be beautiful?
When the children's chorus ended, Red Duck touched the two children's heads and led them off the stage, then bowed to the musicians who were performing live. Some people in the audience even had tears in their eyes and couldn't help but stand up and cheer.
More people stood up and cheered and applauded.
Han Zhou thanked all the musicians before turning around and saying, “Thank you.”
Yang Cong: "It's a song for my hometown. I believe that many people would want to go to Shudu and Chengdu after listening to it, because I want to go there too. It reminded me of my first trip to Shudu more than ten years ago. It was so relaxing and comfortable."
Lu Jin: "So, Red Duck, you are from Shudu!"
Han Zhou nodded: "This song is written for my hometown, not just for any city. Of course I am from Shudu."
Zimo stood up and said, "Friends from the Shudu Tourism Bureau, please have a look and remember to donate! This song is really nice, so is this song actually about remembering a certain girl? Can you tell me what kind of girl this is?"
Han Zhou: "Actually, this is a love song written for this city. Of course, a thousand readers... well, every listener has his or her own thoughts."
“Once a work is created, it’s up to the audience to understand it.”
"If someone listens to this song and thinks of a boy or a girl, then it's my honor."
After a brief chat, it was the turn of the Conch Girl to appear.
It turns out that the Conch Girl is not a domestic singer.
Because she sang an English song which is very popular in Europe and America.
Moreover, his singing skills are very Western style, and give people a very strong sensory stimulation.
It seems that Europe and the United States have already started to take the rhythmic route.
However, it would be a mistake to go down this path.
The greater the proportion of rhythm in music, the lower the probability of producing a good song, but this is also a good thing. Han Zhou will have more opportunities to enter this field in the future.
After hearing this, Lu Jin couldn't help but shake his head: "I can't guess who it is."
Yang Cong: "It's not that there are no singers in China who learn Western singing styles, but I really don't know who the young singers are who use Western singing styles completely."
The Conch Girl jumped up and down: "I remember that if you lose, you can choose to reveal your mask yourself?"
Zimo: "It seems possible. So far, only Teacher Zhou Quanou and Teacher Lin Xiaoxing have revealed their masks themselves."
"Do you want to uncover yourself, too?"
Yang Cong spread his hands and said, "Someone has already taken off his mask. If we don't let you take off your mask, wouldn't it make us, the judging panel, look hypocritical? If you are willing to take off your mask, I really want to know what you look like under the conch mask."
The Conch Girl chose to take off her mask.
No one at the scene knew her, and the audience hardly knew her.
But Li Doudou knows him.
Li Doudou: "Yang Xi!"
Everyone looked at Li Doudou.
Li Doudou: "Yang Xi is a singer who debuted abroad. She used to form a band in Northern Europe, and later debuted in the United States. She has a certain fan base there, but people in China probably don't know her."
"I saw her perform live at a music festival in Europe last time."
Yang Xi bowed happily: "I didn't expect someone would recognize me. Hello everyone, my name is Yang Xi."
Obviously, she was discovered and poached by a domestic company, and now she is making her debut with the popularity of "The Voice of Dark Gold".
After all, Dark Gold Voice wants to make money, so they won’t only invite first-line singers and superstars.
Sometimes second-tier singers are no longer very popular, so choosing a newcomer to perform won’t make much of a difference.
After all, even if the king of singers comes, he may not necessarily defeat the Red Ducks. Whether it is a second-tier singer or a first-tier singer competing with the Red Ducks, the audience's perception of the competition will be the same.
Yang Xi smiled and looked at Han Zhou: "Teacher Red Duck is really amazing. I didn't expect that he could make such amazing music in just one day."
"Not bad." Han Zhou encouraged with a smile: "You are also very good."
Yang Xi: "Teacher, will you release English songs in the future? Or a rock band?"
Han Zhou thought for a moment and nodded: "I'll do it if I have the chance, but it's hard to say on this stage."
After all, Han Zhou had already decided not to come to the seventh and eighth episodes. He couldn't sing an English song in the semi-finals and finals, right? He didn't say he was dead in order to give himself some space.
But I basically can't sing.
The third group is the new contestant from the previous issue, Jumping Soul, wearing a deer headgear.
The appearance of the big devil surprised everyone.
The big devil is obviously a middle-aged male singer, wearing a popular cartoon character, Xixi cat cotton headgear.
As soon as the song came out, the leaping soul was torn apart.
Although the audience couldn't tell who it was, all the singers on the scene could tell that this was the famous bel canto singer, Mr. Dai Liqiang from the national team.
The topic that Teacher Dai Liqiang drew was to change a high-pitched song into a bass version.
A very popular song "Story" was changed into bel canto style, and it was sung by a bass.
It shocked the whole audience.
This time, Yang Cong didn't need to introduce professional knowledge. Lu Jin knew it all: "Teacher Dai Liqiang, Teacher Chu Haoming, and Teacher Zhang Dahe, these three are the only ones who can sing at this level."
"Judging from the volume of your hair, you should be Mr. Dai Liqiang, right?"
Yang Cong hurriedly said, "Hey! This teacher who looks like Mr. Dai Liqiang, you didn't lose the vote, so there's no need to reveal your face."
The big devil on the stage: "I can guarantee that I can't wear it."
The audience thought that the judging panel was so confident that they must have guessed correctly.
Unexpectedly, the big devil Xiximao directly denied it.
The jumping soul will have to wait until the next issue.
The red-skinned duck and the kobold appear again.
Three people stood together waiting for the vote for the first place in this issue.
This is the first time that Han Zhou paid so much attention to the voting for the first place in this issue.
Logically speaking, the Big Devil Group was originally the one that had the advantage in this show.
No matter whether it is the challenger or the big devil, he will sing last after all.
The feeling of singing later is stronger.
It's easier to get high votes.
However, after Han Zhou appeared, the recent episodes were not from the big devil group, but the quality of the works was too high, and coupled with the absence of the tough guy Tanzhao, there was no suspense in these episodes.
But today, with Dai Liqiang on the scene, it’s hard to say how many votes he will get.
Han Zhou was still certain that this person was indeed Teacher Dai Liqiang.
As the number of votes gradually stabilized, Han Zhou's face fell under the mask.
Red Duck, 345 votes, Dog-headed Man, 331 votes, Sissy Cat, 308 votes.
Can the performance of the dog-headed man beat Dai Liqiang? !
Yang Cong was at a loss for words Zimo forced himself to smile and said, "Congratulations to the red-skinned duck for winning first place this time. The dog-headed man narrowly beat Xixi Cat."
"All three of them won first place in individual PKs, and both Kobold and Xiximao are making their first appearances, so I'd like to say anyone who wins first place in the current round or wins first place in two consecutive PKs can directly advance to the semifinals."
Xiximao: "Oh, I see. That means I have to sing it again in the next episode."
The Kobold smiled proudly and said, "I didn't expect to beat Sissy Cat and come in second, but the Red Duck is really strong."
"It's pretty good to be ranked second this time. I think I will challenge to be ranked first in the next one."
The dog-headed man's words were clearly a provocation to Han Zhou.
Han Zhou: "I won't be here next time. I'll have to wait until the semi-finals next time."
"Chen Yin... Mr. Kobold has let your expectations down."
There was an uproar at the scene.
Red Duck guessed the true identity of the Kobold and let it slip?!
Lu Jin was stunned: "Chen Yin?!"
The kobold stopped showing off instantly.
Han Zhou said his name not because he was disgusted with him.
Instead, he warned the program team to investigate the source of the audience themselves.
Later, hundreds of fans of a certain person came into the scene and things started to get bad.
But on the surface, everyone was discussing whether the dog-headed man was Chen Yin.
The dog-headed man was no longer easy to talk to.
Yang Cong understood what was going on, but he still laughed it off: "It seems that Teacher Red Duck thinks the dog-headed man is Chen Yin, but I'm not familiar with Chen Yin. Netizens can discuss it and find some evidence."
"But unfortunately, there is no chance to vote this time, so we cannot confirm the true identity of the dog-headed man. Then everyone can go and draw the next lottery."
Backstage, the Rubik's Cube wants to hit someone.
I originally thought it was abnormal that I lost to the kobold.
After the red-skinned duck exposed the truth, the Rubik's Cube reacted.
This guy brought his fans into the venue, and many of them were his fans.
The remaining people voted, probably about 400 to 200, but there were about 300 of his fans at the scene.
The result became more than 400 versus more than 500.
Now, Rubik's Cube looked very unhappy.
Are you trying to use me as a stepping stone to gain inside information?
Rubik's Cube reached out and took all the next questions in his hand.
Finally one was chosen.
Chen Yin and Xiximao had just returned to the backstage when they saw Mofang handing over a note: "Red Duck is not coming next time, so the problem will fall to the second person in this issue."
"This question is yours."
The kobold looked down at the question.
[Chinese traditional songs praising mountains and rivers]
The kobold was simply dumbfounded.
Every element is his fatal flaw.
If he were to sing traditional Chinese songs with the singing style he has adjusted now, it would mean that his voice would be particularly obvious, which would mean that it would be easily overshadowed by the light.
Moreover, to sing praises of the mountains and rivers, the songs have to be grand, but his team can only make idol songs.
This is a difficult problem.
Xixi Cat: "What about me?"
Mofang: "There will be new people coming in the next issue. Not many people are choosing topics right now, so just pick one at random."
"You can also choose one for me."
…
Not participating in two episodes, plus the semi-finals are divided into two halves, means I won't participate in the recording for three weeks.
This time is very friendly to Han Zhou.
After more than two months of filming, the personal lines of each of the main characters of "The World's Number One" have been completed.
Now comes the final part, the part about the rebellion of Tiedan Shenhou.
Everyone is going to gather together and start showing off their acting skills.
Twenty days is too much time. This part of the filming will take at most ten days.
However, just after returning to filming, Han Zhou encountered a hilarious scene.
Han Zhou was stunned when he saw the fragrant cardamom prepared by the prop team.
In the plot, there are three pieces of Tianxiang cardamom.
Can bring anyone who is dying back to life.
If you eat just one pill, you will fall into suspended animation.
After taking the second pill, the person will come back to life, but if they cannot find the third pill within a year, they will die.
In the plot, Cheng Shifei's mother Su Xin was fed a natural cardamom by Tiedan Shenhou many years ago, and then frozen in a black ice coffin. She maintained her youth, but was in a state of a living dead.
And now, Su Xin is going to be fed the second piece of natural cardamom to wake her up.
Cao Zhengchun used the fact that he would die without the third cardamom heart to threaten Tiedan Shenhou.
So much so that the entire plot breaks out in this part.
However, the props team found a real cardamom to use as a prop.
Han Zhou took the box and looked at the cardamom inside: "Can this thing be broadcast after it's filmed?"
"Are you sure it won't be 404?"
The props team is also helpless. You wrote about the natural fragrant cardamom. Wouldn’t it be appropriate for me to find a real cardamom?
But this stuff is really not suitable for TV.
What does a cardamom look like? Why are girls between 28 and 16 called the cardamom age? That was just a hooliganism by ancient scholars.
Tang Zhou suggested: "If you take off the outer shell, it will look more serious."
But after peeling off the shell of cardamom, it turns into a blood-red grid-like shape. It doesn't look like a decent thing, but rather like a poisonous fruit.
Finally, the props team went to the crew next door and borrowed a fairy fruit prop to use as the Tianxiang Cardamom for filming.
The plot of the crew is progressing very quickly. After all, everyone has already joined the crew and filmed a lot of content.
Now we are shooting the last part together. There is nothing to prepare and no need to worry about getting into the role. The plot is moving forward all the time.
The only ones whose role positioning and relationship transformation are complicated are Cao Zhengchun and Tiedan Shenhou.
But what level of actors are Wang Mingyuan and Luo Daming? It's not a problem at all.
Moreover, after finishing the work on "Real Challenge", the two of them have been staying in the crew to think about the play, so there is no difficulty.
…
After the sixth episode of "The Voice of Dark Gold" was broadcast.
"Chengdu" became popular.
You can hear Chengdu in Yanjing, you can hear Chengdu in Shanghai, and you can hear Chengdu in Guangzhou.
You can hear Chengdu in any city.
There are also many people promoting this song on the Internet.
The popularity is even greater than the resignation trilogy.
Originally, the quality of Chengdu was not better than these three, but the key point was that it hit the nail on the head for the Shudu propaganda agency.
The Shudu publicity agency promoted this song like crazy.
On the search engine city search list, the search volume of Chengdu, mixed with the popularity of the song, directly exceeded the second place by a full seven times!
At the very end, a cell phone rang in the elevator, and the song "Walk with Me on the Streets of Chengdu" was playing. There were five people in total, and three of them took out their phones. They saw that it was the elevator advertisement playing this song. The scene was very awkward for a while.
By the time this song was played in barber shops, its popularity had already reached a new level.
Since the Internet era began in 2010, it has been a long time since a song became popular all over the country.
Thanks to "Cheng Du", "Red Duck" and "The Voice of Dark Gold", they are also known to passers-by.
The popularity of the show has reached a super high level.
This is no longer just a matter of the variety show circle or even the music circle. Many passers-by who don’t watch or listen to these things know about it.
Everyone is also discussing who the Red Duck is. After all, although there are many stars and singers in Shudu, there are only seven or eight people in the younger generation who can hold their own.
There are only three or four male singers.
If we talk about first-line male singers, there is actually only one.
If we expand it to the whole Shu Province and Yuzhou, there will probably be only four first-line male singers.
This is already a manifestation of a super cultural and entertainment-strong province.
The argument that Hanzhou is the red-skinned duck has also returned to the market.
This time, no one believed Lu Jin's words.
After all, the Red Duck's strong creative ability is something that clashes with Han Zhou's.
Among the strongest male singers in Shudu, Han Zhou seems to be the one with creative ability.
Unless the previous singers have improved their creative abilities after long-term study.
For example, Zhang Xuye, who was born in a grassroots family, seems to have gone abroad to study in the past two years. Could it be him?
"Either it's Zhang Xuye who has returned from studying, or it's Han Zhou. These are the only two possibilities."
"Cheng Du" was extremely popular thanks to the promotion of Shudu, and at this time, Wang Xiya's promise to make "Kill That Changshan Man" top the hot song chart for a month had also arrived.
Therefore, "Kill That Changshan Man" dropped off the list, while "Cheng Du" quickly topped the list.
"By the way, if Han Zhou is really the Red Duck, then his output of works is too high."
"Han Zhou has been pushed off the top of the charts now. If he wasn't the Red Duck, he would definitely release new songs."
New songs? New songs are coming.
But it is not just a song, it is more like a background music or a recruitment theme song.
A video appeared on Penguin Video and all major short video platforms.
The pilot film of "Summer of Idols".
The background song of this video, plus the line "This kick kicks out the entire summer."
It seems to be a new trend in the Internet.
It was just launched and it made many people who make short videos laugh so hard. The BGM that I have been waiting for for a long time, you are finally here!!!