Chapter 17: The King Who Was Tricked to the Point of His Head
The second day's competition was a showdown between Kim Hyo-hee's group and Chen Feng's group.
The neutral mentor who came today was not Liu Yiling, but Lin Xiaoxing.
Lin Xiaoxing also learned some news, so he was waiting to listen to Han Zhou and An Lan's songs.
A large number of people who came to watch the fun and those who were looking for happiness did not succeed.
This time, Han Zhou sang a song that sounded a bit sad, but you couldn't tell where it was sad. It also seemed a bit nice, but not that nice. In a word, it was definitely not a song suitable for the competition.
But when An Lan sang.
The whole scene exploded.
For the first time in this arena, all the audience shouted the name of a contestant together.
Chen Feng praised Han Zhou's lyrics and music as "the most rock in pop, and the most pop in rock." "The most fierce among women, and the most gentle among men." "China finally has a female rock singer, and there is someone to carry on the creation of rock music."
Lin Xiaoxing praised An Lan, "You are only one song away from becoming a diva. It took me ten years to get to this point, but I haven't made it yet. If you participate in the show and make your debut, you may already be a diva by the end of the show."
Kim Hyo Hee commented, "Not bad, very good."
The duet between Han Zhou and An Lan gives people a different feeling.
It seems that Han Zhou is playing with something that is both very old and very new.
It seems like a confession, but also like a farewell.
In the song, An Lan displayed a singing style that was completely different from the domineering queen temperament she displayed in her solo songs, and she seemed like the most standard answer for a niche pop female singer.
The director is counting on this episode to boost the mid-term ratings.
After all, the ratings when Han Zhou and An Lan appeared were the highest in the previous episodes.
At the scene, none of the audience brought in their cell phones, so only the audience who claimed to have been there were praising how awesome An Lan was and how good the songs written by Han Zhou were.
But no one can explain why.
And on the Internet, a huge storm has begun to brew in the past few days.
First of all, "Flammable and Explosive" directly landed at the top of the new song list when the new music APP was updated at 12 o'clock the next night.
At the same time, he landed tenth in the overall ranking.
It is obvious that there is capital operating in it.
But 80% is strength and 20% is operation.
Almost all the major tabloids, entertainment news and marketing accounts in the entertainment industry are praising how good the song "Flammable and Explosive" is.
Praise An Lan as the future queen.
This is a matter related to the music industry and has nothing to do with Han Zhou.
Han Zhou's first song "Happy Breakup" briefly topped the new song chart for about fifteen minutes before "Flammable and Explosive" refreshed it, replacing Luo Xiang's "Ringing Sound".
Unfortunately, no newspaper or tabloid, not even a marketing account, reported it.
That's the gap.
On the one hand, Han Zhou has not signed a contract with any company, and the entertainment industry news has ignored this newcomer with no connections.
On the other hand, Han Zhou’s song “Happy Breakup” is definitely not a song that has the short-term explosive power to become an instant hit. It is a song that needs time to slowly test its performance.
Han Zhou received a call from Liu Jianxi, who wanted to talk to Han Zhou.
It seems that Liu Jianxi hopes Han Zhou will write songs exclusively for An Lan.
Han Zhou would not agree.
Han Zhou told Liu Jianxi that the film he and An Lan were starring in had reached the critical stage of shooting, and they couldn't stay in Yanjing for another day, so they could only wait for the next performance.
Liu Jianxi asked Han Zhou how much it would cost to obtain the full copyright of An Lan's songs.
Han Zhou offered one million, plus 8% copyright fee for each performance or song used.
You know, when a singer from a company goes out to perform, the company first has to take half of the profits.
Then the rest is split between singers and songwriters.
Singers have to support a team including agents, assistants, drivers, etc., of which the agent takes 10 to 5 percent of the singer's share.
So the singer's performance part is generally over forty-five, or even more.
For great singers, the companies would keep a smaller portion of their profits and give it to the songwriters.
Liu Jianxi directly agreed to Han Zhou's request. It was obvious that the 8% income distribution was directly deducted from Mailang's share.
The two of them agreed that the price for all subsequent songs they wrote would remain the same until the end of the show.
This price is no worse than what the best songwriters on the market get paid.
The key is that "Flammable and Explosive" and the two songs in the second issue are worth the price.
Even if the remaining songs to be sung are all garbage, Mailang will not lose a penny.
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Xiao County.
There is one more person named Chen Feng in the military coat team.
After adapting for a while, Chen Feng quickly understood what his role was.
Shu Ge’s elder brother.
For this role, Wang Xiya found a familiar supporting actor who often appears in various movies.
But Han Zhou was very dissatisfied.
The original actors are not just actors of this level, but actors who can play leading roles themselves and have won awards and achieved high box office results.
Ordinary actors can't act out that feeling.
So Han Zhou's eyes were fixed on Chen Feng.
First of all, Chen Feng doesn’t need to act. Chen Feng himself is very entertaining. After all, he is the king of pop.
Then, this character has no lines, you just have to play around.
The key is to play it well and play it weirdly.
It is impossible for Chen Feng to perform that fashionable yet old-fashioned style that only appears in memories, where he looks confident but is actually not very good at dancing.
But after Han Zhou tricked him, he was able to perform!
"That's it?!" Chen Feng's head was buzzing: "No, let's talk about the song that An Lan sang in the last episode. Although it is also a pop song, it is at least pop rock!"
“This is a total pop song!”
"This is the song you wrote for me?!"
Han Zhou said seriously: "Teacher Chen Feng, only you can sing this song with such power!"
The song to be sung, of course, is "A Fire in Winter".
Chen Feng covered his forehead: "But I play rock music, I don't sing this..."
Han Zhou: "Since we are here..."
As long as Chen Feng is too shy to do that dance or sing that song, he can definitely create an embarrassing scene where he looks confident but actually is not a good dancer.
Han Zhou dug the pit and waited for Chen Feng to jump into it. After listening to An Lan's song, Chen Feng jumped into it without hesitation.
Chen Feng's face fell: "You..."
Chen Feng thought that as a rock king and a superstar, everyone knew that he could not sing pop songs, so when Han Zhou said he wrote a song for him, Chen Feng simply assumed that he wrote a rock song.
But who would have known that he would write a pop song, and a dance song at that, and what's more, it was a song from at least 20 years ago.
Although the lyrics are well written, but...
Chen Feng rejected it in his heart.
But like Han Zhou said, now that we are here...
"When the time comes, you can write me another one and I'll perform it!"
Han Zhou: "It's a deal! Double happiness!"
Chen Feng: “?”
Han Zhou: "I promise, the other one is definitely rock!"
Han Zhou even wanted to tie up Chen Feng with a rope. Otherwise, if he asked him to sing Ershoumeigui's "The Train is Leaving", he would definitely run back to Yanjing on the train overnight.
We have to do it step by step first, trick... ask Chen Feng to sing "A Fire in the Winter" first, and then trick... ask Chen Feng to sing "The Train is Leaving Soon".
Chen Feng knocked on the table: "Then I have a request."
"Invite Liu Yiling to guest-star as the girlfriend."
Han Zhou was stunned: "Huh?"
"How can I invite her..."
Chen Feng: "I'll do it."
Soon, Liu Yiling received a call from Chen Feng.
Chen Feng said he came to visit Han Zhou and An Lan on the set, and would also play a cameo role. He said that his character has a girlfriend, and there are dancing scenes between them, and asked Liu Yiling if she wanted to make a cameo appearance.
Liu Yiling was unwilling.
Chen Feng said, "It's fun!"
Liu Yiling: "It's too cold over there."
Chen Feng: "Han Zhou will prepare a mink suit for you!"
Liu Yiling agreed.
When Liu Yiling came over, Han Zhou was sure that Chen Feng could not escape this time.
So he gave Chen Feng's script to Chen Feng.
After reading the script, Chen Feng wanted to leave.
Wasn’t it just a guest appearance? Why does he have so many scenes?
Why was he hanged?
But I had tricked Liu Yiling here, so wouldn't it make me look like a jerk if I ran away?
When Chen Feng, wearing a watermelon-head wig and Liu Yiling, wearing flared jeans, danced to the extremely magical disco of the last century together, and the background music was the suona version of "A Fire in the Winter".
The depressing atmosphere of the entire crew caused by the filming was swept away.
The scene was full of joy.
During a break in filming, Han Zhou saw Chen Feng being hit by two dragon claw hands from Liu Yiling in an empty place.
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"Han Zhou..."
Chen Feng was too tired to complain anymore.
Okay, I won’t talk about the cameo scenes, which are so numerous and the plot about a dead person appearing in a dream.
I am the king of rock and roll, and I won’t say anything even if you ask me to sing pop songs.
I won’t even talk about that watermelon head hairstyle.
I won’t talk about the two dollar red envelope you received after the scene where you were hanged.
The recording studio you found for me is in a field where corn cobs have been harvested?
It is indeed difficult to find a recording studio in Xiaoxian.
There is a school that has it, but the studio environment in this school has an echo...
So after the equipment was borrowed, we took it to the field, and when there was finally no wind, we set it out and started recording.
After reading the lyrics and music, all of Liu Yiling’s vengeance has been avenged.
I had to stare at Chen Feng until he finished singing "The Train is Leaving".
Chen Feng wanted to hit someone when he saw the lyrics.
If you rock, then rock; if you sing, then sing.
It's just rustic, I won't talk about it anymore.
What do the words you marked in the lyrics, 'this part is a little more sexy', 'this part is a little more charming', 'this part is even more charming', mean?
I'm the king of rock and roll, and there's no problem with me singing rock and roll, but I won't sing erotic rock and roll, okay? Thank you!
However, Han Zhou once heard a famous rock singer say in his previous life that rock is all about pretending. Some things can be pretended, but some things cannot be pretended, so rock musicians won't touch them.
So, in fact, the bottom line of rock musicians can be flexible, they just have to hold it in place.
The song "The Train is Leaving" may seem a bit strange to audiences outside this genre, but in front of the rock king Chen Feng, the essence of the song is clearly visible. The only problem is that Chen Feng is already the rock king, so this song is not something that Chen Feng can pretend to be.
Every problem has a solution. The solution to this problem is Liu Yiling, who was found by Chen Feng himself.
Liu Yiling stared at Chen Feng recording the song with an expression that said, "If you don't record, I'll use that green jacket to make a hat for you." Chen Feng completed the last level of torturing the quintet.
At the end, Chen Feng pointed at the song and asked, "What does Journey to the West mean in the lyrics?"
Han Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "My novel, haha , I haven't finished writing it yet. I haven't published it yet."
At the highway intersection, Chen Feng's driver who came to pick him up and Liu Yiling were in the car .
Han Zhou and he were outside the car.
Chen Feng said cheerfully: "This guest appearance trip was very fun and interesting. Next time you have such a guest appearance, look for me again."
Then he added: "But you put your own agenda in the song you wrote for me. See you at the drinking party after the next recording." As he spoke, he raised his right hand, pointed his index and middle fingers at his eyes, and then pointed at Han Zhou.
"Only one will leave standing."
Han Zhou: “…”
Excuses, all excuses!
Chen Feng came to make a guest appearance for ten days, and Liu Yiling came for four days, and the filming continued in an orderly manner.
Including the week of filming after the two left, "Hello Mr. Tree" is actually about to be completed and has reached the final stage.
The sixth episode of "Tomorrow's Superstar", which is also the second episode of Han Zhou and An Lan's group PK, will be broadcast soon.
At this time, An Lan's popularity had reached the skyrocketing level.
Driven by Han Zhou's influence, the number of fans on Weibo has reached 600,000!
