If we say that the semi-finals of the first half of "Voice of Dark Gold" were about the battle between Hope and Searchlight.
There are also four singers who have the potential to be superstars, queens, or quasi-superstars to compete with each other.
Then in the second half of the semi-finals of “Voice of Dark Gold”, what we need to see is what amazing strength the Red Ducks can show when there are no restrictions on the questions.
To be precise, the second half of the semi-finals was arranged as a solo show for the Red Ducks.
The first episode of the semi-finals of "The Voice of Dark Gold" brought too much heat.
The whole internet is discussing who is.
Many music UP hosts on Bilibili and Yinlang are also analyzing who the Red Duck is.
Because the direction of "Chengdu" is so strong, the suitable candidates are those five.
Four top male singers from Shu Province, plus Han Zhou.
Among the four first-line male singers in Shu Province, some have strong creative abilities, but some are good at arranging music, while others are good at writing music.
He is good at writing lyrics, composing music and arranging music.
One is Han Zhou.
There is still one doubt.
That is Zhang Xuye.
Zhang Xuye was born as a grassroots singer, so he has several representative works in terms of lyric writing thanks to his flash of inspiration. As for arranging music, he spent money to learn it after he became rich, and he is also very good at it.
However, he has never performed well in composing music. Although he once composed a song himself, many passers-by who were not Zhang Xuye's fans suspected that Zhang Xuye asked someone to write the song for him and then bought out the naming rights at a high price.
Therefore, the more people on the Internet analyzed, the more they felt that the red-skinned duck was Han Zhou.
When filming "Tomorrow's Superstar", Han Zhou only showed the level of a creative talent in the initial stage.
However, after An Lan's "Falling in Love at First Sight" came out, in the eyes of professionals, Han Zhou has firmly become a gold medal songwriter with this album.
Even with this album, as long as Han Zhou continues to gain experience in the entertainment industry, he will definitely receive a national first-level subsidy when he is 40 years old.
This is no joke; it is the highest level of certification for creative ability.
Those UP hosts on the Internet who are familiar with the music all said the same thing, making the identity of the red-skinned duck no longer a suspense.
Netizens also began to mock Lu Jin.
"Hello Fengchu, goodbye Fengchu."
"Before Lu Jin, I always thought Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Child was a very positive term."
"Lu Jin is really amazing, or is he deliberately protecting Han Zhou?"
"The word 'sheltering' is not quite accurate. The word 'harbouring' should be used."
When Lu Jin saw the comments online, he firmly refused to believe them.
How is that possible.
How could the red-skinned duck be my brother Han? Was I just kidding about Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick?
To confirm again, Lu Jin made a video call with Han Zhou.
At this time, Han Zhou was working in the recording studio.
Lu Jin had a bad feeling.
"You...are you really a red-skinned duck?"
Han Zhou: "What do you think?"
Lu Jin: "I... can't say for sure!"
"Netizens say you are!"
"Netizens also said they have seen ghosts. Have you seen one?" Han Zhou smiled and said, "You are really naive. You believe everything."
Lu Jin: "Okay, by the way, about my contract..."
"I spoke to Sister Hong on the phone, and she said it would be best if I built a studio and registered it under the name of New World."
Han Zhou: "Okay, if the studio is registered under the name of New World Entertainment, then we only want 10% of your commercial performance income, but we will only give you one resource to appear on satellite TV and three interview resources of first-tier media every year."
"If you join New World, the company will take 50% of all the performances and revenue, but will at least give you three satellite TV resources, nine first-tier media interview resources, one Shanghai TV drama resource, one movie resource, and I will write songs for you personally every year."
Lu Jin hesitated.
The former has the highest degree of freedom, and if something goes wrong, the new world will come out to help, but you have to find all the resources yourself.
If it is the latter, it’s not just the resources, but Han Zhou will also write the songs himself.
Given the sales of "Falling in Love at First Sight", which singer wouldn't want Han Zhou to write a song for him?
Lu Jin thought for a moment and said, "I'll discuss this with my parents and I'll get back to you before the show starts."
In fact, Han Zhou received a call from Lu Jin that night.
Lu Jin joined Han Zhou's New World Entertainment.
Han Zhou was also very willing to give the title of the number one singer in the New World to Lu Jin.
Originally, this kind of false reputation is useless, and Han Zhou is not releasing an album now.
Of course, the top star of New World Entertainment is still Han Zhou himself.
Lu Jin's contract was also easy to finalize.
Yang Hong had originally wanted to bet on Lu Jin, but she didn't expect that after many twists and turns, everyone would meet up in the New World.
That's okay.
Yang Hong signed a contract with a first-line star, with market price and market treatment, the same as other companies.
The contract is only for five years.
You know, the longer the contract is, the better, not to mention that Lu Jin is only twenty-one years old.
However, Han Zhou was not afraid at all that Lu Jin would run away at that time.
Because New World releases songs to internal singers, the copyright of the songs belongs entirely to the company, and the singers will always have the right to perform during the contract period.
Once you're gone, if you still want the song, just spend money to buy it.
After hanging up the phone, Han Zhou continued to make songs quietly.
The phone rang.
Wang Jietao, the chief director of Dark Gold Voice, called.
Han Zhou picked up the phone: "Director Wang."
Wang Jietao: "Han Zhou, your identity has almost been guessed on the Internet."
There is no other way around it. In order to obtain the publicity resources from the Shudu Publicity Group, the song "Cheng Du" must be released.
Now, what artistic youth wouldn't "walk with me on the streets of Chengdu, oh oh oh?"
Wang Jietao: "I found Zhang Xuye and asked him to cooperate and act so that the audience would know him as the Red Duck."
Han Zhou's eyes lit up.
There were originally two suspects on the list, and everyone thought it was Han Zhou, but everyone analyzed that there was a 30% chance that it was Zhang Xuye.
If Zhang Xuye is willing to act.
The situation became confusing again.
In this way, suspense can be created until the end.
In this way, the popularity of the red-skinned duck will surely be unprecedented!
And this popularity can continue for a long time, until Han Zhou's new program comes out, which can attract a large number of viewers.
"sure!"
Wang Jietao laughed awkwardly: "But there is one thing."
"Zhang Xuye himself certainly knows that the red-skinned duck is not himself, so he is very sure that the red-skinned duck is you."
"He asked, I can act, but I have to write a song for him."
Han Zhou frowned.
Write a song?
Although from a short-term perspective, writing a song in exchange for this wave of popularity is super cost-effective.
However, Han Zhou wants to avoid leaking too much of his songs.
Especially Zhang Xuye, Han Zhou didn't know him at all.
It may not be a good thing for a song to be leaked.
Wang Jietao: "Zhang Xuye said that he really wanted to write a song for his mother, but after studying for so long, his songwriting skills were still not good enough, so he kept asking the top songwriters in the circle to write this song for him."
"But you know, everyone likes to write love songs, or sentimental songs, and the third choice is to write patriotic songs. Few people have stocks of family songs."
"To write a high-quality family song, you need inspiration, so Zhang Xuye has never been able to get such a song."
Han Zhou was stunned for a moment: "Write a song for my mother?"
"What happened to Zhang Xuye's mother?"
Wang Jietao: "When Zhang Xuye just debuted and was not yet famous, his mother died of illness. The specific reason is unknown."
A family song?
This is something to talk about.
First, family songs are more about the singer’s personal memories of his or her relatives, and they are rarely used for commercial performances to make money.
Second, the market for family songs is far smaller than other types of songs.
If it is a family song, it will not affect Han Zhou's business plan. At the same time, he can also do him a favor and let Zhang Xuye owe him one.
"Okay, I'll write one, but I've already said that no matter whether he likes it or not, it will be this one."
Han Zhou did remember that there was a song that was very suitable for Zhang Xuye.
Although he had never met Zhang Xuye, Han Zhou had heard him sing on the Internet, and his voice was quite delicate.
There is also some potential for literary youth.
The singer of the song "Chengdu" just happens to write a song for his mother in every album.
He has a song called "I Remember" which is very good.
This is it.
…
"Big news! Zhang Xuye arrived in Jinling, apparently preparing for the semi-finals of "Dark Gold Voice"!"
As soon as this news came out, it became a hot topic.
After all, netizens are discussing who the Red Duck is, and Zhang Xuye is one of the suspects.
The semi-finals were about to begin, and Zhang Xuye's appearance in Jinling at this time was almost a sure thing.
After all, if he wasn’t going to participate in the show, why would Zhang Xuye come here?
Soon, former paparazzi, current Weibo celebrity, and entertainment reporter Su Quan posted photos.
The first photo shows Zhang Xuye coming out of the hotel where he was staying, and the second photo shows Zhang Xuye getting into a car.
The third photo shows the same car parked in the underground garage of Jinling TV Station.
The three photos put together prove that Zhang Xuye has arrived in Jinling and Lizhitai.
"It turns out that Zhang Xuye is the red-skinned duck!"
"Ah, it's Brother Xu! Is Brother Xu's creative ability so strong now?"
"Didn't Brother Xu go to the United States to study for a long time? He couldn't afford to study before, but now he has money and studies so seriously. I didn't expect that he is also a creative genius. After studying, his talent has been activated!"
"So the Red Duck is Zhang Xuye. He is indeed one of the representative singers of the young and middle-aged generation. It is surprising but reasonable that his singing ability has reached this level."
Someone specifically asked Zhang Xuye on Weibo, and Zhang Xuye replied with a smiley face: "I can't say."
Can't say, not to say 'no'.
Can't say, almost like saying 'It's me, but there's a confidentiality agreement.'
One netizen asked: "Does the program Dark Gold Voice have a confidentiality agreement?"
Zhang Xuye replied: “Yes.”
The netizen asked again: "Have you signed it?"
This time Zhang Xuye did not answer, but netizens flocked to him.
"Oh, I love 'Once Upon a Time' so much, it's so beautiful!"
“I like Chengdu!”
"Blue Lotus is simply amazing, Brother Xu is so strong!!!"
I wonder what will happen when they realize that they have vented their passion in the wrong place.
#张旭烨就是红皮鸭子# also topped the Weibo hot search list.
At the same time, Bilibili’s performance was slightly better, but it was also on the hot list.
On the Yinlang side, the same entry also topped the hot list.
Two days before the recording.
There is new news.
"Han Zhou arrived in Jinling, arrived at Litchi Terrace! Could it be that the red-skinned duck is Han Zhou?"
The entertainment reporter's revelations instantly attracted a large number of netizens.
"Hey! It's pointless to stir up something that's already been confirmed."
"Haha, the red-skinned duck is Zhang Xuye."
"Did the production team invite Han Zhou to play a role because Zhang Xuye's identity was exposed?"
Some of Han Zhou's fans also went to ask Han Zhou.
Han Zhou replied: "It's bad, I've become a substitute."
Han Zhou's Leziren fan: "Although I have never heard of this sentence, I feel that it is very interesting and can be applied for World Heritage status."
Fans of Han Zhou all know that Han Zhou is currently working on a TV series and has no time to participate in any show. After all, human talent has its limits.
They didn't think Han Zhou was that talented.
So, it’s all just a joke, saying that Han Zhou is the red-skinned duck.
Sometimes the truth is what you tell when you're being funny.
After Han Zhou arrived at Lizhi TV, he started practicing the song for the finals.
Just after finishing a practice, the phone rang.
Han Zhou walked to the side and took the phone out of the red duck hood.
The call was from Wang Xiya. Wang Xiya was currently watching the training ground for "Summer of Idols". The call must have something to do with it.
As soon as the call was connected, Wang Xiya said, "Qingting is here. Should the trainees start practicing rap right away?"
Dragonfly? Han Zhou was stunned for a moment before he realized that it was Ding Ding Cat.
Ding Ding Cat originally said that he would come to Yanjing after he finished arranging things in Shudu.
But he had been looking for commercial performances before, and just happened to find two jobs at this time.
So I called Han Zhou to apologize.
Han Zhou asked him to finish his work before going to Yanjing.
So I arrived today.
"Let's arrange for them to contact each other." Han Zhou: "How is Li Xinqi doing?"
Now Li Xinqi has been signed by New World and is working as a vocal teacher in the "Summer of Idols" training camp.
However, she had been depressed before, and although she is better now, Han Zhou is still concerned about her.
Wang Xiya: "Li Xinqi is in good condition, no problem, she has been cured for several years, this kind of cure generally will not relapse."
Han Zhou: "Well, remember to keep an eye on that group of people. By the way, how is HNT?"
Wang Xiya: "I have made great progress, especially in singing, but I still have some progress in dancing."
"Zhang Die has made the most progress and is almost at the top of the league."
"Liu Yanzhou's progress is much worse."
"Wei Chengan is making rapid progress. In terms of strength, he's probably above average."
Han Zhou nodded: "That's fine."
The three people of HNT were selected from the worst. After experiencing ups and downs, although they all woke up, awakening does not mean success.
It's a blessing that Zhang Die was able to practice it alone, and Wei Cheng'an is not bad either. As for Liu Yanzhou's failure to practice it, there is nothing that can be done about it. Hard work does not always help, and not everyone is suitable to be an artist.
Wang Xiya: "By the way, there is something you need to pay attention to."
"Guangyi Media has been contacting several troll leaders recently."
Han Zhou was puzzled: "Huh?"
Wang Xiya: "Didn't you say that the dog-headed man is Chen Yin? Chen Yin is now from Guangyi Media, maybe..."
Han Zhou: "I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Han Zhou continued training.
After the on-site executive director filmed some scenes, he asked, "Mr. Red Duck, didn't you prepare a second song?"
"The semi-finals require two songs."
Han Zhou: "I don't need a second song. I won't lose."
This is Han Zhou, warning the program team for the second time.
The last time was when Chen Yin’s fans entered the backstage and pretended to be passers-by fans of the show…
It was this guy last time too.
I have already told the executive director this. Anyway, for the semi-finals, I only recorded the accompaniment of a song.
If you have the guts, let him do it.
…
"Welcome to the new large-scale music variety show "Dark Gold Voice" sponsored by Mengshan Milk! I am Yang Cong!"
"This program would like to express great gratitude to Sylphy Automobile for its title sponsorship. Thank you..."
"Second game of the semi-finals, friends and fans, are you ready?"
The audience screamed wildly.
"The Voice of Dark Gold" has been around until today, and the number of fans of the program is no less than that of first-tier singers.
The show itself is loved by many passers-by.
And those who can enter the scene now are all die-hard fans of the show.
Unlike the first episode, Lu Jin sang and danced on the stage to get the atmosphere ready for the recording to begin.
Yang Cong laughed loudly: "Today, all the contestants who can participate in the Dark Gold Night will be decided."
"Lu Jin, who do you think is good?"
Lu Jin shrugged, indicating that he would not be fooled: " I hope to hear seven perfect songs performed. As for whoever makes it to the finals, I like them all."
Zimo: "Haha, if the first four songs were perfect, there would be no need to compete with the last three songs, because there would be no one who could directly enter the finals."
Li Doudou finally got the chance to speak at this time: "I like the Red Ducks! I hope the Red Ducks make it to the finals!"
The audience screamed in response.
The four words "Red-skinned Duck" have become a phenomenon in the music world.
The four red-skinned ducks were also sitting in the singers' hall backstage.
Soon, the first singer will appear on stage.
The kobold stood up.
The Cube smiled and said, “Come on.”
Ice Beauty: "Don't sing too well, or I'm done."
Han Zhou was also happy: "Keep up your performance."
After the judging panel finished their chat, the ogre also walked up the aisle to the stage.
Dance style.
A song called "Nanatha".
This song is a very famous South American folk song, or as they say, it should be called a folk song.
It was changed to a dance style and some lyrics were written in Chinese.
Although this method borrows the tune of a well-known foreign folk song that the audience is not familiar with, it has a tricky element and can also add points for its freshness, but the dog-headed man's singing is okay.
The only problem is that when singing the last few sentences, the tune was changed to make the dance more intense, and it didn't seem to be a good change.
It’s okay if the changes are not good, but as long as they conform to music theory, no one will react.
However, the biggest problem is that it seems like I sang it wrong and one note was out of tune.
Music should be within a certain pattern; it is very easy to hear it out of tune.
The face beneath the devil's mask smiled slightly.
It’s settled!
Han Zhou has already stood up to make preparations.
Before Han Zhou went on stage, the executive director approached him and asked, "Mr. Red Duck, are you ready for the second half of the song?"
Han Zhou turned his duck head towards the executive director and took out a USB flash drive from his pocket: "Have you really thought about it and want to listen to this song?"
The executive director laughed awkwardly: "It depends on the netizens' vote. If the result of the vote is that we need to sing a second song, then there is nothing we can do."
Han Zhou turned his head and ignored him.
Han Zhou was at the entrance of the passage and made an OK gesture to the music director of the program team.
And be ready to go on stage.
Although the music director was puzzled, he still started the music.
The music has already started, but the Red Duck has not yet come on stage.
In fact, the prelude is very long.
But as the prelude played, many professionals who understood music theory at the scene were all dumbfounded.
Hmm? Traditional Chinese instruments?
Hmm? Reverse fifth?
Hmm? Chinese style songs?
Wait a minute, how can you play like this?!
After a one-minute-long prelude, Han Zhou finally walked along the aisle onto the dim stage at the last moment.
The song information subtitles are given on the big screen.