#178 - Chapter 178 The Voice of China premieres, the ignored powerful opponent!
Han Tang Media.
Conference room.
A 42-inch LCD TV is on.
Xiao Ling and other Han Tang Media executives are present.
Everyone is very nervous.
Recently, the company has put most of its energy into "The Voice of China."
Even Qin Keqing's concert has been temporarily postponed because of this.
Multiple city auditions!
Spending money on promotion.
Spending money on inviting mentors.
The biggest expense is buying the prime time slot on the TV station.
In fact, the most common way to cooperate is to sell the copyright to the TV station.
But!
Xiao Ling decided to take a gamble!
This means that the investment will be much larger, and the company will bear all the risks.
Of course.
Risk also comes with huge potential.
Once the show becomes popular, the economic benefits generated will have nothing to do with the TV station and will all belong to Han Tang Media.
Just buying the prime time slot cost as much as 50 million!
If the show doesn't become popular...
Plus other investments.
It will be a huge loss!
7:56.
The show is about to start.
"President Xiao."
Chen Hao arrives.
"Chairman Chen!"
A group of executives stood up, and Xiao Ling hurriedly said, "It's about to start!"
Success or failure depends on this!
"Everyone, don't be nervous."
Seeing the executives tense, Chen Hao smiled relaxedly: "Everyone has put in all their efforts, whether it's the show itself or the promotion, everything has been done well—the rest is up to the market."
Being nervous is meaningless.
Besides, Chen Hao doesn't think this show will fail at all.
In his previous life.
"The Voice of China", "Super Girl", and "Happy Boy" all had extremely high ratings and became the most popular shows at the time.
And created many first-class singers.
And he has combined the advantages of this type of music program in all aspects, learning from each other's strengths and weaknesses.
It can be said.
The appeal of "The Voice of China" is unique even in later generations!
Today in 2000...
Need I say more?
Eight o'clock sharp.
The TV screen changed.
After the auditions in each division, a total of 36 people will be selected.
The first episode is the PK competition of 36 people in each division, until the top three are left.
The show airs every Saturday.
The PK competition in the eight major divisions will be broadcast for eight weeks.
Then.
The top three in each division, led by the mentors in their respective divisions, will enter the national competition stage—that's another story.
The first match, Shanghai Division!
Xiao Ling's mind is not on the competition itself.
But...
Ratings!
On the contrary, Chen Hao watched the game quietly, not worrying about the ratings.
"Audience friends, the first contestant in the first match of the Shanghai Division is Zhou Dong from Taiwan!"
"Zhou Dong is a newcomer to Han Tang Media and stood out in the Shanghai Division auditions."
"The song he will sing is—Blue and White Porcelain!"
Zhou Dong took the stage.
Little did he know that many viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but discuss after hearing the host's announcement.
In an episode of "Happy Camp".
Han Tang Media's artists presented a visual and auditory feast.
"Victory" was a global hit!
At the same time.
"Blue and White Porcelain" was also a big hit!
Everyone directly linked "Blue and White Porcelain" with Lu Yang.
Now, Han Tang Media has a newcomer who is also singing "Blue and White Porcelain", which is a bit strange.
...
In a rental house.
Wine bottles are scattered on the floor.
The air is filled with a strong smell of smoke.
A porcelain bowl filled with water is piled with countless cigarette butts, which have been mixed with the water in the bowl for a long time, and the smell is nauseating.
Before.
In order to protect his voice, Lu Yang never smoked.
Now, it's different.
He leaned on the sofa with a stubble, and the whole person looked extremely decadent.
After being terminated by Han Tang Media, he was full of confidence in addition to anger at the beginning.
So what if "Blue and White Porcelain" belongs to Han Tang Media?
Han Tang Media can take back this song, but it can't take back his existing fame.
With fame.
With strength.
If I'm not welcome here, I'll be welcome elsewhere!
He tried to take on commercial performances and announcements.
As a result...
Everyone's requirements are the same—to let him sing "Blue and White Porcelain!"
The problem is that the contract with Han Tang Media states that all songs belong to the original company, and once the contract is terminated, he is not allowed to sing for commercial purposes, otherwise it will involve infringement and face a lawsuit from the original company!
Knowing that he can't sing "Blue and White Porcelain", who else would be willing to cooperate with him?
After all.
He became famous because of "Blue and White Porcelain".
Whether it's a commercial performance.
Or being on a show.
The audience wants to hear "Blue and White Porcelain".
Lu Yang leaned on the sofa, staring at the TV.
Suddenly!
Zhou Dong took the stage.
"With you, you dare to sing 'Blue and White Porcelain'?" He gritted his teeth in anger.
The host just claimed that this kid came from Han Tang Media, obviously a newcomer they just dug up.
In Lu Yang's opinion, "Blue and White Porcelain" was tailored for him, how can a newcomer who is casually dug up compare to him?
'The plain embryo outlines the blue and white brushstrokes, thick and light'
'The peony painted on the bottle is like your first makeup'
'The lingering sandalwood fragrance permeates through the window, I understand your thoughts'
'I put down the brush halfway through the writing on the rice paper'
The sound is ethereal.
The pronunciation is not as clear as Lu Yang's.
The voice is not as ethereal as his.
But...
I don't know why!
As the singing echoed, the blue and white porcelain symbolizing China seemed to be presented in front of him!
The feeling is very strange.
Vivid!
Lifelike!
Lu Yang's face changed drastically on the spot.
'The celadon color is waiting for the misty rain, and I am waiting for you'
'The smoke curls up, thousands of miles across the river'
'Writing Han characters on the bottom of the bottle, imitating the elegance of the previous dynasty'
'Just treat it as my foreshadowing for meeting you'
Celadon color.
It seemed to come alive in front of Lu Yang!
What is that?
As a singer, he knows very well.
It's resonance!
Emotional resonance!
Music has no borders, which means that even if you don't understand the lyrics, you can still have emotional resonance with truly beautiful music.
This kind of resonance is better than a god-given voice.
More than amazing skills.
I don't know how many times more important!
At this moment, Lu Yang's face was pale: Once, he felt that Chen Hao used his power to forcibly deprive him of everything. He was irreplaceable. Until this moment...
He understands.
It's not that he made "Blue and White Porcelain".
It's Chairman Chen.
It's Han Tang Media.
Made him!
It was never how strong he was, but how strong the song "Blue and White Porcelain" was.
Just like at this moment, Han Tang Media changed a newcomer, but he performed it more perfectly than him!
He knows.
From now on, this song "Blue and White Porcelain" will no longer belong to him.
...
Han Tang Media Headquarters.
"President Xiao, the ratings are 1.5!"
"The ratings have increased to 1.7!"
The assistant reports the data to Xiao Ling every once in a while.
Undoubtedly.
As a new show that has just started, it already has a very high rating.
But Xiao Ling frowned.
Even Chen Hao frowned.
It shouldn't be!
Although it is a new program, and today is the first broadcast of the first episode, the previous publicity is not small, almost known to everyone.
Chen Hao hyped it up in the name of a mathematical genius.
The two Mas appeared at the audition site.
These.
Are the best publicity!
In 2000, the number of TV stations and programs could not be compared with later generations.
Once a popular program appears, the ratings will be very high!
Four or five points are not impossible.
Suddenly!
Chen Hao's pupils tightened: "President Xiao, are there other similar programs in the same time slot?"
"The same song, on CCTV-3."
Xiao Ling said in a deep voice.
"What?!"
Chen Hao subconsciously patted his forehead.
Reborn 33 years ago, he doesn't remember some things.
"The Voice of China"?
"Super Girl"?
These are programs that appeared many years later.
But forgot...
There are also other music variety shows in 2000.
"The Same Song".
A music program launched by CCTV.
Gathering big names!
Strong lineup!
This program was launched much earlier than "The Voice of China" and has a large fan base.
However, the two programs are broadcast on the same day.
Objectively speaking, it is actually not low to get this rating.
What's the difference between snatching food from a tiger's mouth?
But for Chen Hao, it is far below expectations.
"Chairman Chen."
Xiao Ling looked apologetic: "I was too arrogant!"
