On July 10th, at 6:10 p.m., backstage at Beijing Satellite TV Studio Hall.
In another 1 hour and 20 minutes, Beijing Satellite TV's first entertainment reality talent show "Singing China", the qualifying competition in the capital competition area will be broadcast live in the big studio.
Capital Satellite TV is one of the first TV stations in China to go on the stars, so it has a wide and good influence in China and Asia. Relying on the huge advantages of the local TV stations in the capital, its comprehensive strength has always been in the forefront of major TV stations.
However, in the past five years, with the increasing popularity of variety shows, local satellite TVs such as Shonan Satellite TV, Donghai Satellite TV, and Jiangning Satellite TV have risen rapidly, taking a large market share and severely reducing the living space of Beijing Satellite TV.
In particular, Shonan Satellite TV, which is famous for producing variety shows, has successively launched popular auditions such as "Super Strong Girl Voice", "Super Strong Boy Voice" and "National New Idol" since 2008, which not only achieved great success but also A group of well-known idol stars have been launched, and the ratings rank first among all satellite TV stations!
The most embarrassing thing for Beijing Satellite TV is that all the audition programs of Shonan Satellite TV will set up sub-competition areas in the capital.
It is a face-to-face slap in the face for Beijing Satellite TV to turn its own site into a place for competitors to show off!
What makes Beijing Satellite TV even more annoying is that Donghai Satellite TV, Jiangning Satellite TV and other latecomers are also educated and talented.
Under such circumstances, Beijing Satellite TV, which has always been proud, finally couldn't bear the declining ratings year by year. After half a year of planning and preparation, it launched its own talent show for the first time - "Singing China"!
The ambitious Beijing Satellite TV even competed with Shonan Satellite TV's "The Strongest Singer".
For this program, Beijing Satellite TV has also spent a lot of money. Not only has the studio been remodeled, but even the backstage has been expanded. It is much more spacious and comfortable than before, enough to accommodate hundreds of contestants and staff.
There were only 35 contestants participating in the first qualifying match in the capital competition area tonight, plus the members of the friends and relatives group who helped out on the spot, there were only about a hundred players.
Lu Chen was one of the 35 players in the first qualifying round, and he was one of the very few players who did not have a group of relatives and friends.
It's not that he doesn't have friends in the capital, but classmate Li Feiyu wants to help him broadcast the game live on the Internet, and Sister Na and Qin Hanyang are too busy because of the recent popularity of the band, so they have long since stopped performing at the Wangyoucao bar. So Lu Chen didn't bother them either.
As for other people, they are probably not very suitable, such as Ye Zitong, although the two have a good impression of each other, but they have not established a real relationship, so they can't pull her to the scene to appear in front of the whole country, right
Lu Chen simply took a guitar and killed him single-handedly.
Relatively speaking, among the 35 players, Lu Chen's mentality was the most relaxed and peaceful. While he rested and waited on the bench, he also had time to observe other people.
Sitting on Lu Chen's right was a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard, messy hair, a personalized T-shirt and frayed jeans, dressed like a typical street singer, holding a guitar and bowing his head in thought.
In front of him was a band group. The five members were very young, full of vigor and vitality. They talked and laughed and encouraged each other, looking excited and full of anticipation for participating in the draft competition.
One row ahead, TV crews and cameramen are interviewing a contestant.
All contestants have to pre-record a short video, which is the so-called VCR. The content of the video mainly introduces their own situation.
It is said to be a live broadcast, but it is not broadcast in real time. The time difference between recording and broadcasting is about 1 hour.
The advantage of this is that it is convenient for the control, processing and editing of the program content, and it is not easy to have broadcast accidents. Now it is considered very fast. In the past, talent shows were often produced a few days or even a week in advance, and then they dared not show up when they were broadcast on TV stations. It's called a live broadcast.
It's just playing monkeys!
Although the production effect of recording and broadcasting a few days in advance is the best, the majority of TV viewers are not fools. What they want to see is more real and direct content of the talent show, and they are increasingly disgusted with programmed and routine programs. The formal process has led to a huge change in the live broadcast of the draft.
The previous qualifiers and semi-finals were advanced an hour, and the knockout and finals were at most 30 minutes.
There are even real live broadcasts!
Of course, this is a big test for any TV station. Without a strong enough and good enough behind-the-scenes team, it is impossible to play this kind of live reality talent show.
Lu Chen's on-site VCR has just finished recording, and it only took a few minutes.
It was originally a simple thing, but this handsome man with glasses looked very nervous when facing the camera and the microphone, and he stuttered and couldn't express his words, making the group of relatives and friends next to him anxious for him.
However, compared to the other female contestant sitting four or five meters away to Lu Chen's left, he was pretty good. This eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl was so nervous that she cried, but she didn't dare to cry loudly, she just lowered her head Sobbing.
There are also two girlfriends by her side, but they obviously don't know how to comfort and speak, and persuasion and encouragement have no effect for a long time, so they are a little at a loss.
When I saw other players nearby, most of them felt it was funny, and some even showed a sneer.
With such poor mental quality, how dare you perform on stage
After listening to what they said, Lu Chen finally understood that the female contestant probably had bad luck. Today was such an important day, and her mood was seriously affected. Moreover, she recorded the VCR in front of her. It wasn't very good at the time.
All kinds of emotions accumulated, so I collapsed before I even got on stage.
Originally, the role of the group of relatives and friends was not only to increase the fun of the program, but also to support and encourage the contestants on the spot.
However, these two teammates are really unqualified!
After thinking about it, Lu Chen stood up and walked over to the other party.
He took out a bottle of peppermint gum from his pocket, handed it to the crying girl, and said, "Don't be too nervous, just give me some gum, chew a few times and you'll feel better."
The girl and her companions raised their heads in surprise.
Lu Chen smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to open the bottle cap, and said, "Try it!"
Scientific research has shown that the sincere and friendly smile of a handsome guy or a beautiful woman can often resolve people's tension, fear, anxiety and uneasiness, which is equivalent to the BUFF that boosts morale and effectively stimulates the secretion of dopamine and hormone hormones!
Although the above content is pure nonsense, Lu Chen's handsome and warm smile really made the young contestant relax. She embarrassedly wiped away the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, and a shy blush appeared on her pretty face.
The girl hesitated for a moment, but still raised her rosy little hand and said, "Thank you..."
Her voice is very soft and sweet, it sounds like a toffee that has just melted, refreshing in her mouth.
Lu Chen poured a piece of chewing gum into her palm.
This is the privilege of a handsome guy. If Lu Chen were a wretched fat guy, or a skinny nerd, probably no girl would want any candy from him.
Lu Chen asked her companion: "Which university are you from?"
Being so young and immature, and having no relatives to accompany him, there are nine out of ten students who are studying in Beijing from other places.
The other party replied enthusiastically: "We are all from the School of Foreign Languages, and we will accompany Xiao Chu to participate in the competition. You are also a contestant, handsome guy? Where did you study?"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "I'm also a contestant. I just graduated from Jianghai University this year."
"So it's a graduated senior!"
The other party's eyes lit up, and he immediately pushed the girl next to him: "Xiao Chu, ask the senior for a contact information, maybe both of you can make it to the finals!"
In fact, she wanted it very much, but she was too embarrassed to say it directly.
Lu Chen exchanged Fetion signals with the three of them with a smile, and became friends with each other.
He thus knew the shy girl's name.
Mu Xiaochu.