China Entertainment 1997

In mid-July, the "Rising Stars" national top 50 promotion to the top 20 ended, with a week's rest, during which one extra round of play-offs was played.

The winner can get the qualification to sing the song "Painting Heart" "composed" by Cao Xuan himself.

Since it is a play-off round and has a greater promotional meaning, the competition format does not strictly follow the main competition process of the second season of "Tomorrow Stars".

The candidates to participate in the play-offs are very simple. The top ten are voted on by online and text messages, regardless of whether the players are eliminated or not.

To put it bluntly, the movie needs gimmicks and exposure, and it is useless to have a singer who is good at singing but not very popular. What is needed is a popular singer to add glory.

Before the play-offs, a 48-hour voting time was set aside for all players to canvass votes.

In the end, 10 contestants were selected, all of whom were popular contestants, among whom there were only three female contestants.

The song "Drawing Heart" is more suitable for girls to sing, so at the beginning, the final candidates were basically predetermined for this play-off competition. Even the competition system eliminated off-site voting and focused on judges and live audiences, making it easier to operate.

Of course, if any male contestant really performs superbly, the program team does not have to be stubborn. With a few changes, the male can sing "Drawing Heart".

However, this year's "Star of Tomorrow" did not live up to Cao Xuan's expectations. Popular players often do not fully represent that they are powerful players.

Among the several male contestants, the most eye-catching ones are Ma Tianyu and Li Yugang. Rain God Xiao Jingqi, who was barely in the top ten of Lin's popularity list, was eliminated in the first round because of his abnormal performance.

In addition, although Zhang Han and Li Yifeng are very popular, their stage performance is still inferior.

On the contrary, among the female singers, Qi Wei and Shang Wenjie performed well, and the program team took care of them. In the end, Qi Wei narrowly won and became the "lucky one" in the end.

As for Shang Wenjie, Cao Xuan was very restrained when he kicked her out of the second season of "Star of Tomorrow" without any shady plot.

The entertainment industry is a mixed bag, but there are very few black-hearted bosses like her who squeeze people to death. Even capitalists like Boss Cao feel disgusted when they see her.

People like this feel like it's a waste of rope when they try to pull up a street lamp, and it just pops out, which makes the bullet feel unlucky...

But even so, the result of this play-off still cannot conceal the "shady" fact.

In the main competition of "Stars of Tomorrow", Fanxing has not interfered too much. At most, it has provided side help to some popular contestants in the hope that they will go further and increase the ratings, but there is nothing shady about it.

Since the playoffs are promotion + singer selection, there is not so much emphasis on them, and it is more about movies.

Although this situation is common in the entertainment industry and is already an open secret, Boss Cao is still relatively particular.

Afterwards, the program crew, in the name of the "Painted Skin" crew, gave each of the nine unsuccessful contestants a cash appearance fee of 10,000 yuan as compensation and advertising expenses, so that they did not let their work as tool men go to waste.

As for Qi Wei, he didn't have a dime, but he got an opportunity countless times more valuable than 10,000 yuan.

Sign with the stars!

Opportunity to sing "Painted Skin"!

Singing at the premiere!

Even if she reaches the finals of the second season of "Tomorrow's Stars", unless she wins the championship, the benefits won't be as great as the play-offs.

What she doesn't even know is that because the overall contestants in this year's second season of "Tomorrow's Star" were not outstanding, Fanxing has tightened the threshold for signing singers.

In addition to the singers who are determined to reach the top ten in the country, there are only one or two singers who perform well and are expected to break the restriction.

Even among the top ten potential singers in the country, there are actually a few who are artists from other companies or are being contacted by other companies to sign contracts. Fanxing didn't do much to stop them. This shows that they are disappointed with the quality of the contestants in the second season of "Tomorrow's Stars".

Of course, Fanxing's high profile is also because we got a lot of good talents in the first season. He is not worried about popular and capable singers, and his desire for newcomers is not that high.

Under such a premise, Qi Wei is very lucky to be able to sign Fanxing, and he can directly get the songs written by Cao Xuan.

Not to mention the newcomers in the second season of "Tomorrow's Star", many famous singers in the first season are envious.

Qi Wei himself had been feeling dizzy until he followed the director of the Fanxing program team to the Fanxing Building and signed the artist contract, but he still felt a little fake.

"My surname is Wan, please call me Brother Wan from now on. I see that you don't have a place to live in the capital according to your information, so I will take you to find a dormitory first."

Although she had just signed a contract, Qi Wei was still assigned to an agent. The man who called himself Brother Wan arranged the signing process for her and introduced her own abilities to shock the newbie.

"Do you know Xue Zhiqian?"

Qi Wei nodded obediently: "I know, last season's album "Serious Snow" released this year was very popular."

Brother Wan patted his chest proudly: "I took him."

"Do you know Zhang Jie?"

Qi Wei said in surprise: "I know that. The last champion, the pride of our Sichuan Province, Teacher Cao... No, I sang the song "This Is Love" written for him by the boss in the competition."

Brother Wan was even more proud, with a bright smile: "He is also my artist."

"And our boss, no need for me to introduce him."

Qi Wei was all excited and looked at Brother Wan with admiration: "Have you ever taken care of your boss?"

"Ahem, that's not true."

Looking at the little girl's adoring eyes, Brother Wan wanted to nod, but after all he still had some idea in his heart, so he coughed twice and expressed his reserve.

"I can't say that I have led the boss, but around 2002, I served as the executive agent for the boss for two years. I was involved in some of the work including the Pepsi-Cola contract, the World Cup finals performance, and the first Grammy competition."

Qi Wei, who is still new to the industry, is not sure how serious Wan Ge's words are, but in fact, her resume as an agent is quite good, and she is eager to get it from other companies. Even in Fanxing, they focus on training agents. people.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to become Zhang Jie and Xue Zhiqian’s manager, and then I would have secured the first contracted singer for the second season, Qi Wei, a promising singer who sang “Painted Skin”.

After taking Qi Wei to fill out the dormitory application form and getting the key, they went to the apartment building near the company, found the corresponding dormitory, opened the door and entered.

Wan Ge took Qi Wei around and introduced the situation of the apartment.

This is Fanxing's artist dormitory, with about 80 square meters of facilities, complete household appliances, and a dedicated person to clean up every week. The most important thing is that it is free, and the water, electricity, electricity and rent are all covered by the company.

Speaking of this, Brother Wan also smiled: "It's a coincidence that Liu Yan lived in your dormitory before. He lived there for several years. He just moved there not long after the new year. The feng shui is not generally good. You should try it too. .”

Liu Yan has been living in the staff dormitory in the past few years. It's not that she hasn't made any money, but that all the money she made has been taken back to her hometown to buy a house.

Until the battle of "The Promise" at the end of last year, Liu Yan became famous and became a popular host. Not only did she have many star programs, but she also had announcements on other TV stations. She even received several contracts and endorsements, and her income soared.

Not only did I pay off the mortgage in my hometown in one go, I also saved up the down payment for a house in Beijing, bought a fully decorated house, and moved out of the dormitory where I had lived for several years.

Liu Yan is one of Fanxing's artists who has lived in the staff dormitory for the longest time, and most of the others use the dormitory as a place to stay. She really takes the dormitory as her home.

When she first moved, she was almost reluctant to leave. If the company hadn't unified the management of apartments and dormitories, it was really inappropriate and she would have bought this house.

This matter is still somewhat famous within Fanxing. Many people joke that this dormitory has good feng shui and that the next person who lives in it will be lucky.

Speaking of this, Brother Wan suddenly glanced at Qi Wei in surprise. He found that this girl was not very lucky. She had a prosperous career and life. It was possible that he had met the girl of destiny.

Wan Ge, who usually likes to read online novels, opened up his imagination, and the smile on his face unconsciously became much kinder and kinder.

"You don't have to worry about the rest of the process. I'll take care of it for you. You have a good rest. You have to record songs in the next few days. Let's try to get it done during the suspension period so as not to delay your subsequent games.

Although you have signed a contract with a company, in terms of exposure and honors, the further you go in the competition, the better. If you can win the championship and have a song written by your boss, you will make a lot of money. "

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Brother Wan."

Qi Wei actually hasn't graduated from college yet this year, and he still has a bit of a student's youth.

However, because I have been very artistic since I was a child, I often participated in activities or performances in schools at all levels, and was exposed to more of the world. In addition, I was a single-parent family, so I developed a bit of a tomboy character. I am more sophisticated and courageous than ordinary college students. .

This girl from Yuan Shikong just had some capital, so she dared to go to Beidiao with her classmates. She didn't know anything, so she dared to join a gang.

The classmate who served as the agent couldn't even understand the contract, so Qi Wei was cheated by the crew and kept filming without any time to rest. He stepped on the wrong path several times before he was on the right track.

But now, Qi Wei's fate has undergone a completely different change since he abandoned "My Style, My Show" during the auditions and participated in the "Tomorrow Star" Hangzhou Division.

………

The next day, when he woke up from the dormitory, Qi Wei still felt a little unreal. He didn't even eat breakfast before being picked up by Brother Wan and rushed to Baihua Recording Studio to record songs.

Qi Wei has studied violin and vocal music, and studied recording in college. His musical foundation is not very good, but he is definitely much better than ordinary people.

But it was still the case. Wei Xixi, the producer of "Painting Heart", frowned deeply after listening to her singing a cappella. Instead of letting Qi Wei record the song directly, he took her to the side to coach her on some singing skills.

The sound engineer shook his head, turned on the equipment, and prepared some sound editing software.

Brother Wan watched eagerly from the side and gave Qi Wei a comforting look, but did not dare to say anything more.

Wei Xixi is Cao Xuan's royal producer and the deputy director of Fanxing's music department. Even many kings and queens have to call her "Teacher Wei" when they meet her.

Most of Wan Ge's artists are singers. He has dealt with them several times and knows the importance of this person. If it weren't for Cao Xuande's choice, Qi Wei would have been expelled long ago.

However, what made him somewhat gratified was that after a simple audition, Wei Xixi still gave Qi Wei some positive comments.

"The technique is too poor, but the timbre conditions are pretty good, and some singers are talented."

Brother Wan breathed a sigh of relief, he was not afraid of having a bad foundation, he could practice these things, he had a certain amount of patience, but he was afraid that if he didn't have the talent, it would be a failure.

"Teacher Wei, look, can you record it?"

"Can."

Wei Xixi nodded. In fact, with Qi Wei's current level, singing "Painting Heart" was not close, but the promotion of the movie was the most important, and the sound could be modified later.

As for the premiere ceremony, you have to practice diligently in private. If you practice well, you will be good at it. If you don't, you will change the process. Anyway, whether the theme song is sung or not is not a necessity.

After that, Qi Wei became familiar with the melody and lyrics of "Painting Heart" under the guidance of Wei Xixi, and mastered the song as soon as possible.

Brother Wan was still very optimistic about this newcomer Qi Wei, so he put aside all other work and concentrated on Qi Wei watching her practice singing.

During the surprise training, Qi Wei picked up the song quickly and started recording it in the afternoon. The sound engineer left some good selections and may try to fix the sound and splice it later.

In the evening, today's recording ended and Qi Wei walked out of the recording studio tiredly.

"Brother Wan..."

"After singing all day, don't talk. I'll take you to dinner and then rest."

Qi Wei nodded, and the two said goodbye to the sound engineer. As for Wei Xixi, he left in advance after Qi Wei got on track.

Going to the parking space next to Baihua Recording Studio to find a car, Wan Ge was about to ask Qi Wei what he wanted to eat when he suddenly saw a figure. After a moment of concentration, he quickly asked Qi Wei to wait where he was and trotted over.

Qi Wei watched blankly as his agent chatted enthusiastically with her for a few minutes, and then waved to her excitedly.

As he walked forward quickly, the distance kept getting closer, and Qi Wei gradually saw the other party's dress clearly.

He is very tall, wearing a white patterned T-shirt on his upper body and very simple shorts on his lower body. He is holding a mobile phone in his hand and wearing a mask on his face. Because of the backlight, he can't see his face clearly, but he still feels vaguely familiar.

When she came closer, under the illumination of the street lamp next to her, Qi Wei could see the other person clearly, her eyes showing disbelief. As the other person took off his mask, Qi Wei's suspicions completely turned into reality.

"ah!!!"

A piercing scream sounded, and Cao Xuan's smile, which had just taken off his mask, suddenly froze, and he quickly reached out to cover his ears.

Don't underestimate the volume of a woman, especially a woman with a certain vocal foundation. The burst of sound can kill some little bugs.

That is to say, Cao Tianwang is well-informed and has been to various large events with tens of thousands of people and music festivals. He has a certain degree of resistance to it. If it were an ordinary person, he would still be confused for a while without seeing an otologist.

Brother Wan was like this. He covered his mouth with one hand and his mind was shaking unconsciously. He probably had a slight tinnitus.

"Calm down, calm down. If someone is summoned, you won't be able to explain."

Cao Xuan is very concerned about his reputation. Although he has enough confidence to prove his innocence, it is hard not to think too much about the two men and one woman screaming loudly in the corner.

With persuasion, Cao Tianwang slowly moved under the streetlight and pointed at the camera arranged in the outer corner of the recording studio. Zhu Jiang and others who were originally on the side directly surrounded him.

Boys must protect themselves outside!

People like Cao Xuan, who are a thorn in the eyes of men, a favorite among women and some men, world superstars, national idols, and business tycoons, must be extremely cautious. Cao Xuan is extremely vigilant in this regard.

Outside of his own territory, he would rarely be alone in a private space with unfamiliar strangers, especially women;

When going out, many filming crews or event dressing rooms will require cameras to be installed. If there are few people in the room, the door will basically be left open;

Bodyguards and assistants are always there, and everything you eat and drink is watched. The place where you live for the first time is even scanned with retired military equipment to prevent pinhole cameras and bugs.

The computer never browses incognitoly, only reads discs. If it breaks, it is not repaired at all, but smashed directly;

After being tricked by a Korean woman, Cao Xuan always carried Fengyoujing, chili sauce, mustard and strong alcohol in his bag...

Qi Wei had no idea what was going on. He just looked at Cao Xuan excitedly and made a whimpering sound from his covered mouth.

When Boss Cao saw that the situation was under his control, he asked Brother Wan to let go of Qi Wei. The other party involuntarily rushed towards Cao Xuan, but Brother Wan grabbed him and spoke incoherently with excitement on his face.

"Boss... no, Teacher Cao... no, boss, I am your die-hard fan. I like you very much. My mother also likes you, and my sister and cousin. Really, I am so happy to be able to sing your songs. ...I didn’t sleep all night and called my mother crying...Thank you for giving me the opportunity..."

Qi Wei cried and laughed, his brain was out of control at all, and he had no idea what he was talking about. Brother Wan silently held his forehead behind him.

With Cao Xuan's fame and status, newcomers are often very excited to see him, but it is relatively rare for him to lose his temper like Qi Wei.

Fortunately, he had just put in a good word for her in front of the boss, praised her as a good talent, and shamelessly helped her brush her face, but in less than 5 minutes, he slapped her in the face.

However, Cao Xuan had a very good impression of Qi Wei. Although the girl frightened him, looking at her, she was indeed a true fan.

For fans, Cao Xuan has enough patience and beautiful filters, and true fans are even more so, so Qi Wei, in a sense, has given himself extra points.

"Xixi told me just now, practice singing hard and strive to be on stage at the premiere. This is a rare opportunity, don't waste it."

"Uh-huh."

Qi Wei hadn't come to her senses yet, but Wan Ge poked her before she could react. She didn't hear clearly, so she nodded vaguely.

Seeing her like this, Cao Xuan didn't say much and looked at Brother Wan: "You haven't eaten yet? Just go to Caoshangfei. I'll give you a call. You can order whatever you want there and I'll pay for it."

"thank you boss."

Cao Xuan nodded and asked Zhu Jiang to take out an A4-sized kraft paper bag from the car and handed it to Qi Wei.

"This is a packet of herbal tea ingredients that someone gave me. I brew it in hot water and drink it cool. One packet is about two liters. It refreshes my mind, moisturizes my throat and protects my throat. It is good to drink some when practicing singing."

After saying that, he nodded to the two of them and drove away with Zhu Jiang and others. Wan Ge took a look at the brown paper bag and looked at Qi Wei fieryly.

"Have you always been so lucky, or did you get lucky through some changes? If you have any tips, please share them."

It was only then that Qi Wei slowly calmed down from the excitement. His first reaction was to hold on to the brown paper bag, and his second reaction was embarrassment and regret. His face was flushed, and he squatted on the ground and closed himself up.

It’s not easy to meet an idol once... Oh, kill me!

Brother Wan looked amused, and continued to strike at the side: "Just now, you shocked me and the boss. You were shouting and crying. You didn't see it just now. The boss almost thought you were crazy."

Qi Wei: "..."

What if I want to die even more?

While eating and on the way back to the dormitory, Wan Ge was still imitating Qi Wei's performance just now vividly.

Qi Wei huddled in the back seat, feeling weak and helpless. Half of the Great Wall was dug out of the void in his toes, and he fell completely into a state of social death. He did not recover for several days.

Even later, she met Cao Xuan in the recording studio who was working on the accompaniment of the new album. Her entire psychological defense collapsed and she ran away in an instant.

Cao Tianwang thought that his charm had declined, so he went to the recording studio to find a mirror and looked at it, and then he felt relieved.

Well, he must have been forced to retreat by the handsomeness of this king!

Although he was trapped in social death, Qi Wei still performed well in his tasks. In other words, no matter who came, under the operation of millions of tuners, he could produce a perfect "Painting Heart".

The crew worked overtime to edit the film, and it was released as the third movie trailer in late July.

Prior to this, there were two trailers for "Painted Skin". One was a large number of fast-paced fight scenes, and the other was about Xiao Wei, played by Mr. Zhou, "sloughing off" his skin.

This trailer only lasts for a few dozen seconds, and the real shedding scene only lasts about 6 to 8 seconds. But this skin, together with materials, technology, and post-production special effects, cost millions of yuan in total.

But the effect presented is great, with a very high thriller and suspense atmosphere, and it maintains the weirdness and bizarreness of the prototype story "Liao Zhai".

Of course, "Painted Skin" is a commercial movie after all, and similar plots are just a taste, but they are a good element and gimmick to promote and attract audiences.

As expected, this trailer has the largest impact, and even the prototype story of "Painted Skin" has become popular, and everyone is curious about the plot of the movie.

Is it possible that Mr. Zhou wants to play a green-faced evil ghost?

At this juncture, the third trailer was released together with the promotional song "Painting Heart".

It is worth mentioning that the song "Painting Heart" was not actually written by Cao Xuan, but was composed by a Japanese composer in 2003. Of course, the copyright has now been bought.

"Loving you is like a heartbeat that is hard to touch

I can’t draw your skeleton even though I’m painting you.

Remember your face is my persistence in waiting for you

You are a song that I can never finish singing

…”

Cao Xuan, who was wearing inner clothes, frowned and looked at Mr. Zhou, his eyes were complicated, but then turned cold, he said "I have Pei Rong" and turned to leave.

Looking at his leaving figure, Mr. Zhou's eyes were filled with tears, his beautiful eyes full of sadness and infatuation.

On the other side, Hu Jing looked at herself in the mirror, as if she had made up her mind.

The next scene shows Hu Jing attacking Mr. Zhou with a head full of white hair. At the critical moment, Cao Xuan rushes out and repels the opponent, but when he sees Hu Jing's face clearly, he is horrified.

"Can't see through it is your lost soul

I can’t guess the color of your pupils

A gust of wind, a dream, love is as unpredictable as life

What is it that deceives your heart?

…”

In the extremely fast plot, Hu Jing seemed to have turned into a villain, doing all kinds of evil, and Cao Xuan led his troops to chase her. At the last moment when she was about to kill the opponent with a knife, she suddenly squinted her eyes and turned around to look aside.

The next second, Duan Long and Huang Bo appeared and fought with Cao Xuan. In the end, Cao Xuan was knocked away by Duan Long, and Mr. Zhou cast a spell to attack Duan Long.

In the last paragraph, Mr. Zhou's face was pure white, with blood and tears streaming down his face, and he slowly lay in Cao Xuan's arms.

The camera zoomed out to show the scene where Cao Xuan, who was wearing armor, rescued Young Master Zhou, who was wearing cool clothes, for the first time. Young Master Zhou looked at Cao Xuan with eyes full of surprise and admiration.

"...

La la la la la la la

La la la la la. "

When the song ended, the trailer of "Painted Skin" also ended. The audience was moved and understood the plot.

Previously, Mr. Zhou "sloughed off" and thought he was a villain, but emotionally she was a good person. This movie should be about the love between man and ghost.

Although it is a bit atypical, it makes sense. Since there is a reckless hero Xu Xian, shouldn't Cao Daguan be allowed to be a ghost knight for a time...