West Lake City.
In an apartment.
Chen Xiaowen sat on the sofa, watching Ru Ke walk off the stage on TV, and said softly, "Senior Ru Ke is my rival. I heard that she was extraordinary and very talented when I was in school. However, her performance has been mediocre since she participated in this season of The Voice of China, and I thought her words were exaggerated."
"It turns out that she has been deliberately hiding her abilities."
Wow, all the doctoral graduates from the Central Conservatory of Music who are on the national team have mediocre performance
Sun Jing asked curiously, "Why is Ru Ke hiding her talent? Her singing ability has always been very strong, not inferior to you and Wang Qian. However, in other aspects, I think she is very ordinary. She does not have the amazing creative ability like you and Wang Qian."
Sun Jing felt strange after she finished speaking.
Since when did creative ability become one of the judging criteria on the Voice of China stage
Isn’t it just about whether the sound is good or not
But…
This year’s Voice of China is indeed like that!
Everyone is very strong.
They all have good vocal talents and strong singing skills, and none of them are slackers.
Wang Qian has always insisted on singing his own original songs, and they have been very popular, thus bringing about a wave of original trends, making the audience at the scene and the audience across the country unconsciously believe that original good songs are one of the standards!
Sun Jing also thought so unconsciously.
Therefore, she didn't think Ru could pose a threat to Chen Xiaowen.
Moreover, Ru Ke is older and has only worked in the National Song and Dance Troupe for three years. Her personal style and thinking may have been finalized, and she is not so malleable anymore.
Chen Xiaowen smiled and said, "You don't know Senior Ru Ke. When I first entered the Central Conservatory of Music, Senior Ru Ke was about to graduate with a doctorate. She was a celebrity in the academy and was very talented in composition. She sang an original song at the graduation party that year, which amazed the entire Central Conservatory of Music."
"Later, several major entertainment groups came to the Central Conservatory of Music to recruit people, but Ru Ke refused and joined the National Song and Dance Troupe, and remained silent for a few years. This year, when Ru Ke signed up for the Voice of China, I was very surprised and thought she would be one of the contenders for the championship!"
"However, Wang Qian was too strong, and I suddenly had an inspiration. In comparison, Senior Sister Ru Ke became ordinary."
"But, this is all superficial. Senior Ru Ke is not ordinary at all! When she was in school, she formed a band, played rock music, and participated in several performances in the Beijing music industry."
"It's a pity that she refused to debut back then, otherwise she might have become a strong rival of Liu Shengnan."
"She and Liu Shengnan were classmates when they were studying for their doctorates."
Chen Xiaowen told the story in detail, explaining Ru Ke's origins and even linking her to the most popular diva Liu Shengnan.
Even Sun Jing, a veteran agent, found this very novel.
At the same time, she also felt emotional.
This circle is really small.
Several major art colleges have almost half of the people working in the entertainment industry.
With a little bit of pulling, you can basically establish a relationship.
Therefore, everyone in the circle is more concerned about face because they are all acquaintances or friends of friends.
Sun Jing asked again: "So, you mean, Ru Ke is about to explode now?"
Chen Xiaowen nodded, her eyes full of excitement and anticipation: "Well, I believe that in the next game, Senior Sister Ru Ke will perform better and bring us surprises."
Sun Jing: "Has Ru Ke signed a contract with an agency?"
Chen Xiaowen shook her head: "I don't know! But I guess she may not sign a contract with an entertainment company. If she makes her debut in the future, she may become an independent singer."
Sun Jing asked: "Why? She has the ability and talent, and big companies will rush to give her big contracts, which is much better than her own development!"
Chen Xiaowen: "I heard at school that her family didn't want her to be a star in the entertainment industry. After those entertainment companies hit a wall, they never looked for her again!"
Sun Jing's heart trembled, and he quickly suppressed this thought.
She is just an agent with some connections, and she just wants to strike out on her own and start her own company to live a stable life.
There are some people she dare not mess with!
"This time, Wang Qian is under a lot of pressure. Lin Gangjun is not a good person. With a top-level creative team at the Grammy level, the quality of their works must be good. And I think English is a plus for rock music!"
Sun Jing changed the subject, with some anticipation in her eyes.
She was looking forward to Wang Qian being eliminated by Lin Gangjun so that she could have the opportunity to cooperate with Wang Qian.
Moreover, if Wang Qian is eliminated, Chen Xiaowen's chances of winning the championship will greatly increase.
Lin Gangjun's popularity is several levels lower than Chen Xiaowen's.
The two have different musical genres. Even if Lin Gangjun can eliminate Wang Qian, he may not be able to eliminate Chen Xiaowen.
Chen Xiaowen shook her head: "I personally don't like the works created by those European and American teams."
Sun Jing asked: "Why? In recent years, the good songs on the charts in Europe and the United States are basically created by multi-person teams. This has become a successful creation model in the industry. In recent years, domestic popular singers have all taken this path."
Chen Xiaowen laughed and said, "So, the popular singers are not successful. They can only rely on selling their looks to deceive some young and brainless fans to make money, and their works never go viral. The works created by the team are the result of extreme industrialization. The works created in this way certainly contain many popular elements and have everything. But they lack the most important thing."
Sun Jing: "What?"
Chen Xiaowen said with a firm tone: "The soul of a singer!"
Sun Jing was stunned for a moment.
now.
On the TV screen, the second group of contestants have already appeared.
Two contestants from Qin Han began to perform.
Chen Xiaowen looked at the TV screen and continued, "European and American music creation teams are assembly-line works with extremely detailed division of labor. Everyone keeps doing what they are good at. For example, if someone is good at chords, he will keep composing for chords in his room, creating countless chords to provide choices. That person is good at composing a certain type of lyrics, so he will keep composing one or two lyrics. There is even someone who specifically adds words like yeah to the songs... The division of labor is very detailed."
“Therefore, many popular singles in Europe and the United States have more than a dozen creators! The works created in this way meet the aesthetic tastes of most people. Because everyone creates segmented works based on market demand, and finally the producers or singers choose the best ones, or the ones they like the most.”
“Songs created in this way will not perform too badly, and occasionally there will be a hit single that becomes a champion.”
"But it's a hodgepodge of team styles, with no personal style! Also, it's hard to maintain continuity, that is, it's hard to create hit singles continuously. It takes too long, and the album production cycle is too long, so we can only release singles."
"Now, Christine, the most popular female singer in Europe and America, relies on her unique personal style. Most of the works in her two albums were written by herself. She stood out in five years. Each song has a distinct personal style and set sales records for singles and albums!"
"I think it's very difficult for Lin Gangjun to defeat Professor Wang with his assembly line works! Or... it's unlikely..."
Chen Xiaowen analyzed it quietly, and finally said with shining eyes: "The only one who can defeat Professor Wang is me."
Sun Jing clapped her hands lightly and smiled: "That's very well said!"
Chen Xiaowen stopped talking and stared at the screen on TV with a surprised and solemn expression.
Qin Han's two contestants also had extremely outstanding performances this time.
An independent singer named Ma Rufei sang an original song that moved everyone!
This original song titled Tomorrow does not require any difficult singing techniques, nor does it have any complicated or sophisticated arrangement design. It is just a slightly difficult singing, extremely heartfelt lyrics, and a few simple chords.
One person, one guitar, and a folk song.
And a story that is told in a leisurely manner.
Chen Xiaowen's eyes became slightly red as she listened to this, and she was deeply moved.
Sun Jing also widened her eyes and murmured in a low voice: "This year's Voice of China is really too strong."
In her opinion, Ma Rufei is also an absolute talent and creator!
This kind of heartfelt and touching folk songs are the most attractive to fans. Plus, his image is also decent. If he makes his debut, he may not become a huge hit, but he will be able to maintain his status steadily after becoming a small star, and he will be able to occupy a place in the Chinese music scene.
However, such a contestant seems mediocre among the contestants of this Voice of China.
It's incredible.
No surprise.
After Ma Rufei finished singing, there was warm applause from the audience and everyone liked it very much.
Wang Jingyu even wiped the corners of her eyes, raised her hands to applaud Ma Rufei, and said loudly: "It's well written and well sung."
Qin Han had a slightly stiff smile on his face, clapped vigorously, and said nothing.
Cui Wenfeng said softly: "There are cigarettes, alcohol, girls, and folk songs. It's really good."
Liu Junhua also nodded, his face a little sad, obviously moved by the song.
The professional score is as high as 89, which is slightly higher than Ru Ke’s previous score.
Wang Jingyu asked: "Ma Rufei, is this song about your story?"
Ma Rufei held his guitar and nodded sadly: "Yes, this is my experience when I was drifting in the south."
Wang Jingyu: "Great! Keep it up!"
Ma Rufei bowed slightly to the four mentors and all the audience, then turned and left with his guitar.
Ma Rufei's opponent also sang an original song, but it was a relatively rare folk song, a northern Shaanxi-style folk song, which was very lively and festive. He demonstrated strong strength and his professional score was as high as 86, only three points behind Ma Rufei!
All the audiences who watched The Voice of China were impressed by how powerful it was.
On Weibo, a music critic said: "This year's Voice of China can be renamed China's Best Singer-Songwriter! These contestants are all talented, have great creative abilities, and are excellent singers, but they have never become famous. Why is that? I don't know. I only know that they will definitely become the mainstay of the Chinese music scene in the future."
“They have the ability and the qualifications.”
This passage was liked by many people!
Ten or twenty years ago, people just needed to look for songs to listen to and search the charts.
Now...
Instead of looking for rankings, it is better to look for online music, maybe you will find a surprise occasionally!
Apart from fans, no one else pays much attention to the major music charts because there is nothing good on them.
Many independent singers with strength and talent have become internet singers!
…
Wang Qian returned to the lounge and lay on the sofa without moving, resting and recuperating.
Qin Xuerong stood behind him, rubbing his shoulders and the acupoints on his head to help him relax and rest.
Several people watched the TV screen together.
He Fulin praised: "These contestants are so strong. When we were in a band before, the lead singers were not so strong."
Zhao Wei nodded: "Well, these players are indeed quite strong."
Jiang Yu and Murong Yue both wore dark clothes and looked a little serious.
They have always looked down upon those pop singers in the Chinese music scene.
However, on the Voice of China stage, they met many capable and talented contestants, forcing them to put aside their pride and contempt!
If they were allowed to perform as individual contestants, they knew they would definitely not be as good as those people, such as Chen Xiaowen, Ru Ke, Ma Rufei, etc.!
Next, the contestants under Wang Jingyu came on stage.
Moreover, there is also Lin Bing, whom Wang Qian knows!
Today, Lin Bing's outfit is very cold, just like her name, like an iceberg beauty.
All in black!
The hair was styled.
Expressionless!
The song sung is also a new song!
Everyone has become numb to it.
It seems that no one dares to go on stage unless they sing new songs.
All of the contestants who competed today showed off their creative talents, whether it was a new song or a major adaptation!
Lin Bing’s new song Love is Hard is an urban love song similar to Not That Simple released by Wang Qian. The lyrics are very touching, the melody is catchy, and it is difficult to sing!
Wang Qian whispered, "Lin Bing might explode today, too."
Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei and He Fulin all nodded in agreement.
They are all professionals.
You can tell a good song from a bad one just by listening to it.
You can roughly tell whether a song will be popular just by listening to it.
Lin Bing’s opponent hasn’t appeared yet, so it’s not certain whether she can advance, but her song will definitely become a hit after it is released.
Finish singing!
Lin Bing looked calm and relaxed, appearing to be at ease, demonstrating his strong personal strength and talent.
The professional score was 89 points!
Liu Junhua said: "Today's contestants all exploded. Were they hiding themselves in the beginning? Did they start to explode in the later stages?"
Lin Bing smiled and replied, "It's not an outburst. In fact, I have wanted to create something for a long time, but I have never had the courage to publish it. The song I sang last time was created together with others, and I just participated. Today's song is completely written by me, and I also participated a lot in the arrangement."
"I thought, with Professor Wang and Chen Xiaowen here, I won't win the championship anyway, so I'll just enjoy the performance and show myself!"
All right!
Everyone laughed after hearing what Lin Bing said.
So free and easy.
I can't win the championship anyway.
Just enjoy every performance.
There was warm applause.
Lin Bing bowed slightly, then turned and walked off the stage.
Later, Lin Bing's opponent was an independent singer contestant who had signed a contract with a large company. This time he sang an adapted song, an old song that was very much in line with current popular style, which was eye-catching, as if it was a new song!
pity!
His score was still a little lower than Lin Bing's, with a professional score of 87!
However, it is already a high score.
All the contestants participating today had very high professional scores, and their scores were very close, which shows that in terms of singing expertise, there is really not much difference between everyone.
Up to now, every contestant who remains on the stage is absolutely strong.
As long as you don't make mistakes during the performance, your professional score will not be too low.
…
at last!
Finally it was the last group of contestants' turn.
Under Cui Wenfeng.
Lin Gangjun and Wang Qian.
When the host Daji came up, his expression also became excited: "Okay, the last group of contestants tonight is about to appear. It is the match we are most looking forward to, Lin Gangjun and Professor Wang Qian."
"The real rock showdown is coming! To be honest, I didn't expect that rock would become the most popular music genre on the Voice of China stage this year."
"Okay, the next contestant to appear is Lin Gangjun. Please welcome him with applause!"
The four mentors, Cui Wenfeng, Wang Jingyu, Qin Han, and Liu Junhua, as well as thousands of audience members in the audience, all applauded, looking forward to the most anticipated match of the day.
…
Lin Gangjun and several band members clapped their hands one by one, encouraged each other, and then went on stage one after another and took up their respective seats in familiarity.
Not far away, the agent clenched his fist towards Lin Gangjun and mouthed, "Come on!"
Lin Gangjun also responded with a clenched fist, looked back and saw that several band members were already in place, then immediately took the microphone, stood in the center of the stage, closed his eyes, adjusted to the best state, and savored the song again.
…
Zhou Qinghua also became nervous.
When Wang Qian first appeared on stage to write calligraphy works, the ratings reached a super high of 9.5!
Afterwards, it dropped a little and has been hovering around 8.5 to 9 o'clock.
This is already incredible viewership data.
However, Zhou Qinghua has always had higher expectations.
After all, the ratings exploded at the start.
The ending must be even more explosive!
Otherwise, this episode would be considered a failure.
The duel between Lin Gangjun and Wang Qian was the final trump card.
He Dongming hurried over and said to Zhou Qinghua, "Director Zhou, the ratings have returned to 9.5 and are still slowly increasing. It will probably break 10 soon."
There was obvious excitement on He Dongming's face.
The others who heard it also laughed excitedly, and all the fatigue from a busy night disappeared.
Although, the performances of the contestants who had just performed were very exciting and there were no mistakes throughout the whole process, they all enjoyed watching it.
Moreover, the fact that the show can maintain such high ratings shows that these contestants are very popular!
but…
What they are most looking forward to.
It’s still the last set of confrontations.
…
In each lounge, contestants who have already performed are now staring at the stage, looking forward to the final showdown.
Looking forward to Lin Gangjun's performance, see if he can bring any surprises!
Wang Qian's eyes, which had been rather cloudy just now, became bright at this moment, and he stared at the stage with piercing eyes!
Boom boom boom…
A burst of rapid drumbeats sounded.