Entertaining Children

Not long after Hong Wei came out from Zhao Lixun's place, a five-minute countdown to the start of the competition sounded in the singer's rest hall. Xiao Yao and Director Li, who was following Hong Wei, greeted each other, and left with the camera on their shoulders. You don't need to watch the rehearsals of other singers, but Xiao Yao still has to watch the official performances of the singers, and you can't stay in Hong Wei's room all the time.

"Yeah, why did the little intern leave?" Hong Wei asked curiously as he looked at Xiao Yao who had left.

"The station has arranged another task for him." Director Li explained to Hong Wei with a smile.

Back in his temporary lounge, Xiao Yao returned the cameraman to himself and the cameraman of the filming crew, quickly took off his disguise, went to the dressing room to change into his costume, and sat in front of the dressing table So he asked the makeup artist of the program group to make up for him and watched the live broadcast of the studio through the TV in the lounge.

In the studio at this time, the band was ready and the audience had all been seated. After the five-second countdown to the start of the recording sounded on the live speakers, Zhao Lixun, as the host, was the first to walk out from the backstage channel amidst the cheers of the audience and stood on the stage.

After taking the stage, Zhao Lixun very conscientiously read out the name of the sponsor in his substandard Mandarin with a Hong Kong accent as the opening remark, which immediately caused a burst of laughter from the audience. Applause.

Next, Zhao Lixun pointed out the laughter in the audience, laughed at his own Mandarin, and then began to talk about tonight's tournament. The main thing is to introduce the rules of the kick-off competition to the audience at the scene, explaining that the kick-off singer must enter the top four to succeed in the kick-off, otherwise he will be eliminated. Seven singers will be eliminated.

After making a grimace to express his nervousness, Zhao Lixun continued to introduce the first performance piece tonight. According to the routine of the program, the host will not directly report the name of any singer in the introduction, but only the name of the song sung by the singer. This is why Zhao Lixun does not know the name of the singer who kicked the hall. However, Xiao Yao, who was disguised as a cameraman when the singers drew lots, was also present. He knew that the first singer to appear was Liang Xueying, a female singer who debuted through the talent competition ten years ago.

Back then, with her incomparably beautiful dolphin voice, Liang Xueying had already amazed the music scene as soon as she debuted. At the same time, her appearance is quite outstanding, and she is definitely a first-class singer with both singing skills and appearance. Now in her early thirties, she is in the best years of her life, and in the first episode of the show, she overwhelmed senior singers like Xiao Siqi and Hong Wei to win the first place in this season. Her strength should not be underestimated. . From the heart, Xiao Yao can be regarded as her fan.

Liang Xueying chose a folk song that was very popular more than ten years ago. The original singer of the song was a male singer, but the careful adaptation not only made the song suitable for female singing, but also changed it into a "big song" that is very suitable for her singing skills. Among them, a very innovative rock-like soundtrack was added, which made the relatively "flat" song more turbulent.

While listening to her singing, Xiao Yao in the waiting room couldn't help shaking his head and applauding several times, but at this time Xiao Yao was still putting on makeup, and the makeup artist almost gave his face to Hua Hua several times. up. Finally, under the unbearable warning from the makeup artist, Xiao Yao restrained himself and stopped.

Starting from Liang Xueying, the next few singers who came on stage performed very well. I don’t know if they really got strength from the gifts and cheers given by Hong Wei before, or if they are more familiar with this stage in the third period , With more experience, anyway, judging from the reaction of the audience, at least it was more enthusiastic than the first episode that Xiao Yao had watched.

"Do you want to see what those singers are talking about now?" After the fourth singer finished singing, Shen Man asked Xiao Yao with a smile.

According to the rules of the program, the singer stays in his room before singing, but after the singing,

It is to stay in the lounge with other singers who have finished singing to watch the subsequent performances. When a few people get together, there will definitely be something to talk about. In the rest hall, there is also a camera team shooting, just cut the signal over.

"Okay," Shen Man smiled and picked up the TV remote control on the table and began to operate, "Next, I will show you the magic of Shire TV and watch it on split screen."

Following Shen Man's operation, a small screen appeared on the TV screen playing the scene of the studio, which showed the scene of several singers in the rest hall after singing. Shen Man pressed another button, the big and small screens were switched, and the voice on the TV became the voice of several singers in the lounge.

"Are you advertising?" Xiao Yao made a very surprised expression very cooperatively, "It's amazing, can you still play like this?"

"Your expression is too exaggerated!" Shen Man smiled and patted Xiao Yao's shoulder.

On TV, Hong Wei, the fourth singer who finished singing, just walked into the lounge, and the first three singers who finished singing immediately stood up from the sofa to greet them.

After several people congratulated each other on the wonderful performance just now, Cai Ruoqi suddenly raised her hand and suggested, "Can I go and lock the door of the singer's room? This way he doesn't have to come out!"

"Good idea, who, who has a lock, let's go and lock the door of the singer's room! If he can't get out, he won't be able to kick the hall." Hong Wei immediately said eagerly, "So we will be here today. No one will be eliminated."

At the end of the concert, the singers who relaxed a lot also joked unscrupulously.

"Pfft~" Shen Man, who was drinking water, said with a frightened expression, "Teacher Hong wouldn't really do that, would she? I think she can do it!"

"Don't worry," Xiao Yao glanced at the door of the room, and waved his hand downwards, "It doesn't matter if it's locked. Just this door, I kicked it open with one kick. No one can lock us up!"

"Kick the door? Do you want to be so violent?" Shen Man took a breath.

"It seems to be starting over there." Xiao Yao looked at the small screen and found that the signal screen in the studio showed that the stage was ready, so he took the remote control and cut the screen of the studio into the main screen.

"You can also operate?" Shen Man looked at Xiao Yao and said.

"This?" Xiao Yao raised the remote control in his hand, "Just now you can play it after operating it once, it's very simple."

Xiao Yao purposely held the remote control and leaned in front of the camera and said, "The Shire TV has split-screen display, powerful functions, and easy operation, just one look at it!"

"Remember to tell Shire TV later, count the advertising fee for me." After sitting back on the sofa, Xiao Yao instructed Shen Man again.

"That's okay? You're amazing!" Shen Man gave a thumbs up in admiration. This variety show sense, where is a rookie in his twenties?

"It's okay, I played with this meme when I was five years old." Xiao Yao waved his hands indifferently.

At this time, on the stage of the studio, the host Zhao Lixun was the fifth person to appear on the stage. After introducing his song, he did not leave the stage and started singing directly on the stage. After singing, he stayed on the stage to introduce The song to be sung by the sixth singer.

The sixth person to appear on the stage is Xiao Yao's father Xiao Siqi, who is also the object of Xiao Yao's most attention. Seeing Xiao Siqi come on stage, Xiao Yao also stopped joking and watched seriously.

In fact, Xiao Siqi's early style is somewhat similar to the Taiwanese singer Lin Qingyuan who was eliminated in the second phase, but since Xiao Yao released the album "The Most Beautiful" when Xiao Yao was four years old, no matter in terms of writing style or singing style , Xiao Siqi began to become more diverse. Over the past ten years, Xiao Siqi has accumulated more outstanding singing skills, and the types of songs he can sing have also become more abundant.

"Uncle Cao!" Before Xiao Siqi's singing started, Xiao Yao recognized an acquaintance.

"Who? There are your relatives in the band?" Shen Man asked curiously.

"No," Xiao Yao pointed to a musician sitting behind Xiao Siqi, "That is Mr. Cao Zhongyun, a well-known ocarina making and playing master in China. Unexpectedly, my dad invited him too."

Xiao Yao naturally remembered this master who they met after their father and son participated in "Everyday Upward". Later, Xiao Siqi and Cao Zhongyun became acquainted with each other because they helped Xiao Yao sell the film and television soundtrack and episode copyrights of the ocarina song "The Original Scenery of Hometown" and the song "Insects Fly". Over the past ten years, the two have become close friends.

Tonight Xiao Siqi chose a pop rock song from the 1990s. While retaining the excitement of the chorus, the whole song is adapted to be more lyrical. In the prelude and verse, Xiao Siqi also added the soundtrack of the ocarina, and invited Cao Zhongyun, a master of ocarina production and performance, to accompany him on the spot.

It’s just that Xiao Yao couldn’t fully appreciate the song by his father Xiao Siqi. Before Xiao Siqi sang the first chorus, he was urged by the filming director Mei Fang to go to the backstage channel of the studio stage to wait. up. Their temporary lounge is not on the same floor as the studio, and it took some time in the past.

When Xiao Yao stood in the backstage channel of the stage to prepare, Xiao Siqi in front of him just finished his singing. The singers came out from the passageway backstage and left from the front of the stage, so Xiao Yao couldn't meet his father face to face in the studio.

"The next one to be on stage is the last competing singer tonight. He is our first singer this season." After the audience's applause stopped, Zhao Lixun came to the stage to introduce the last singer Singer, he also deliberately said with a tense expression and accent, "He is a very, very young singer, age...Sorry, the script that the director team gave me didn't write his age."

"Woo~" The audience in the audience let out a burst of laughter and boos.

"Just kidding, let's relax." Zhao Lixun smiled, and then became serious again, "Because what I'm going to introduce next is really a little scary."

"He is not only a singer, but also a very good songwriter and music producer! Although he is very young, he has already won many music awards." Zhao Lixun said solemnly.

"Wow~" Many audience members in the audience exclaimed.

Zhao Lixun's introduction continues: "His music works are very diverse in style, and the songs he has won awards are also of different types. At the same time, he is also a singer who has performed on the stage of the Oscar awards ceremony. Choosing him as the first singer to kick the hall, It not only represents the diversity of music on this stage, but also represents the style of this show."

"Xiao Yao!" At this time, some audience members directly shouted Xiao Yao's name.

"Damn! August 1st is really here, and he is the first singer to be kicked out of the pavilion." In the singer's rest hall, Xiao Siqi, who came back and briefly greeted other singers, sat down and watched TV nervously, exclaimed excitedly!

"I'll go!" Hong Wei also looked at Xiao Siqi and said, "Old Xiao, is the singer who kicked the hall your son?!"

"What?" Several singers and managers who hadn't reacted looked at Xiao Siqi and Hong Wei and said, "Is the singer who kicked the hall the son of Mr. Xiao?!"

"That's right, his son's nickname is Bayi, and he performed at the Oscars with an American band." Hong Wei looked at those people with disdain and said, "You don't even know this?"

On the live stage, Zhao Lixun went on to say: "The song he is going to bring next is called "Now". It is an original new song that he has not released yet. Today is the first time he has performed in public. On this stage , sing a new song that no one has heard before, he is the first to do it! Let's invite the last contestant singer with warm applause!"

Amidst the cheers and applause of the audience, the lights on the scene dimmed, and a figure appeared in the passage behind the stage and slowly walked to the front of the stage. As a chasing light from the scene hit the figure, Xiao Yao also clearly appeared in front of everyone.

With spirited short hair, clean earlobes and fingers, a delicate and handsome face, and a tall and straight figure paired with a well-tailored white casual suit, Xiao Yao's whole person looks unusually refreshing and neat, giving people an eye-catching feeling.

"So handsome~" Looking at Xiao Yao in a white casual suit on the stage, Liang Xueying couldn't help but shouted while clasping her hands.

"What are you doing?" Hong Wei glared at Liang Xueying, and taught in a Northeast dialect, "Halazichacha, don't look at how tall you are, but he is still a child, not an adult yet!"

"Ah? Teacher Hong, what are you talking about!" Liang Xueying said in a coquettish, embarrassed voice.

"Sister Hong, my son has grown up!" Xiao Siqi said with black lines all over his head.

"Ah?" Hong Wei pretended to be ignorant and said to Xiao Siqi, "Your son is already an adult, so you are so old? Don't play with me in the future."

"I..." Xiao Siqi was speechless angrily. Naturally, it caused laughter from the singers and managers in the hall.

"Hello everyone!" Xiao Yao on the stage first bowed to the audience, straightened up and waved his hands.

There was another scream at the scene.