The straight man in the entertainment circle

The program "The Masked Singer" has a total of 12 episodes, 8 of which have been broadcast so far, and Lin Li is going to record the 9th episode.

This show caught the audience's attention when it first started. Everyone thought that the format of the show was novel and guessing the judging panel was quite interesting, especially because it was the first episode and the guests invited were also big names, which was very interesting.

But starting from the second episode of the show, the show's reputation began to decline. By the time the show's chief director Yu Hui found Lin Li, the show's reputation had fallen to the bottom.

The reason is simply that the acting of the guessing team is too fake, the vocals and singing skills of the singers are too obvious, and the audience already knows who they are, but they still act like idiots on the stage and say it is difficult to guess.

There were several singers that no one could guess who they were. In the end, it was discovered that the singers were unknown to them at all, or they were just Internet celebrities. The audience felt a little cheated.

These are the problems faced by "The Masked Singer". The guests are neither easy to guess nor difficult to guess. The program team is also aware of these problems, but they are powerless.

Unless there is a singer who is familiar to all the audience and can not be guessed on this stage.

The program team found many guests and made a lot of efforts, such as deliberately changing singing techniques and enunciating words and breathing, etc., but the effect was not obvious, and because it would affect the final presentation of the songs on stage, many guests were unwilling to do so.

Many reasons have led to the current predicament of "The Masked Singer".

When Yu Hui first approached Lin Li, he said that because the show required masks, it was not easy to find singers for the show. When he found them, they were all those who had already decided to participate in the number of episodes. Some signed up for two or three episodes of the show. Then the first guessing team must act and not guess.

And when you know who it is but you have to act in such a way that you can't guess who it is, this becomes a point of complaint from the audience.

Later, the guest singer could not be found, so the program team hired a few Internet celebrities. These people were very cooperative and listened to the program team's arrangements. However, after the show was revealed, the program team was still criticized, saying that the program was deceiving the audience.

Nowadays, the program's ratings have dropped, making it increasingly difficult to invite guests, with fewer and fewer well-known singers, and the program crew's scoldings have become louder and louder.

The program has fallen into such a vicious cycle and cannot extricate itself.

The people on the program team were very frustrated and felt that the show could no longer be run next season.

On the first night of recording "The Masked Singer", the first semester of study at Yanda was over.

Lin Li followed Song Wenjie by plane to Jinling and checked into a quite secluded hotel.

Lin Li got up early the next day and put on black and white Wuchang clothes. This time he was wearing white Wuchang clothes. After putting on his clothes, Lin Li took out the cosmetics he had prepared and sat in front of the mirror.

He's going to put on makeup.

Now that Lin Li is a master in [Disguise], makeup is already a piece of cake for him.

But in reality, there are some differences between disguise and makeup. However, after thoroughly understanding the functions and effects of various cosmetics, it is not difficult to change one's appearance with cosmetics based on the knowledge of "disguise".

Just like the top special effects teams at home and abroad, what Lin Li is going to do today is a special effects makeup.

Because participating in "The Masked Singer" required strict confidentiality, Lin Li had no choice but to do it himself. Although it was a bit strange for him to put on makeup for the first time, he was also inexplicably excited and nervous inside.

After calming down and using an eyebrow pencil to mark the distance between his facial features in the mirror, Lin Li couldn't help but boast: "It's a pity that such a handsome face is not allowed to be seen by others."

Unfortunately, after a while, Lin Li started to attack himself.

Men, you should be tougher on yourself!

Isn't it just women's clothing and makeup, and it's not like wielding a knife to commit suicide!

Lin Li painted Bai Wuchang today. According to the image in "Talk about Jianghu", this Bai Wuchang is a female, charming and enchanting. Her skin must be so white that there is no color in it, so the base makeup must be thick, but thick without losing clarity. This is Apply makeup sparingly and frequently.

After applying the base makeup, the next step was the white oil makeup. After this part of makeup was done, Lin Li looked like a character in Peking Opera, with all other features on his face except his eyes eliminated.

Finally, wearing colored contact lenses on your eyes can also solve the problem.

Then Lin Li brightened his lower eyeliner, modified the shape of his lower eyebrows, and made the tail of his eyebrows very long. This made him look charming and a little imposing, just like Bai Wuchang in "The Legend of Rivers and Lakes".

At this time, Lin Li could no longer recognize himself.

Then he shadowed his cheeks so that his face would look different from his own, and his chin would become more pointed.

Lin Li then painted herself with pink eye shadow, making her makeup charming and lively.

Then, putting on a headband, a wig, and Bai Wuchang's long hat that made him get rich at first sight, Lin Li realized that he was Bai Wuchang from "Talk about Jianghu".

He looked in the mirror.

Um...there's still something I need to do...

It was indescribable, but Lin Li had already prepared it, and there were quite a few silicone pads.

After stuffing it, Lin Li straightened up, feeling a little awkward, but he looked so beautiful in the mirror!

Lin Li tried to smile charmingly in front of the mirror. Lin Li's heart trembled when he saw the autumn water reflected in his charming eyes.

She turns out to be so beautiful!

I almost fell in love with myself!

After Lin Li put on makeup, he took a careful look at his whole body. He found that as long as he paid a little attention to his body movements, there was no flaw. The only thing that was not easy to hide was his height. With Bai Wuchang's tall hat, Lin Li This shape is already close to two meters.

But Lin Li had already thought of this. He picked up his phone and sent a text message to Yu Hui, the chief director of "The Masked Singer", asking: "Are you ready for what I want?"

Yuhui immediately replied: "Ready."

Lin Li: "Okay, I'll leave right away."

"Well, the recording will start soon. I'll wait for you."

Lin Li put on makeup for the first time, which took a long time. It was already noon.

Recording starts at 2pm.

Song Wenjie asked outside the room: "Son, are you up? Have something to eat, it's almost time to record the show."

"get up."

"Then I'm in."

Lin Li said "hmm" out of habit and immediately realized something was wrong, but Song Wenjie had already pushed the door open and entered.

Song Wenjie came in and took a look at Lin Li. Her pupils suddenly dilated, she took a big step back and screamed.

"Ahhh!!"

Fortunately, it was broad daylight. If she saw this scene at night, Song Wenjie felt that she would faint.

"Mom, it's me!" Lin Li explained quickly.

Song Wenjie leaned against the wall, protecting her chest that was being hit hard by her heartbeat. After hearing Lin Li's words, she still couldn't believe it.

Although she knew that Lin Li had bought this costume and that Lin Li would cover it up to participate in the show, looking at such a strange face in front of her, Song Wenjie couldn't believe that it was her son.

Lin Li was quite happy to see Song Wenjie like this. His mother didn't even recognize him when she was standing so close, let alone others.

After walking around in a circle, Lin Li said, "I am really your son."

Song Wenjie calmed down a little and looked at Lin Li for a while before finally confirming.

"Are you dating a girlfriend?" Song Wenjie suddenly asked a question that sounded unrelated.

Lin Li was already used to his mother's thinking and said, "No."

"Then..." Song Wenjie pointed at Lin Li's face, "When did you learn this?"

Lin Li hesitated: "There are tutorials online."

Song Wenjie was doubtful, but she knew that her son was a quick learner, so she did not continue to ask. Instead, she stared at Lin Li for a while and said with a smile: "Oh, my son is really beautiful."

"It's up to you." Lin Li complimented.

"Flattery, go eat." Song Wenjie spat.

"Forget it, I won't eat. It's not convenient for me to eat like this. Let's talk about it after recording."

Song Wenjie thought for a while, took out a glass of oat milk and said, "Then drink some milk."

Lin Li took it and said, "Mom, I can go alone for today's recording of the program. Just don't show your face. Many members of the Royal Forest Army and the program team will recognize you."

"I know. I wore a mask and sunglasses and put them down as soon as they were delivered to the door of the radio station."

Lin Li nodded. This was their first time recording a program. No one else knew about it except director Yu Hui, so there was no need to worry too much. As long as Song Wenjie didn't show her face, no one would guess it was Lin Li.

"Son, you can hide it from everyone like this, but this show is about singing. If you open your mouth, it will be exposed. There is no need to do this." Song Wenjie said.

"You'll know when the time comes." Lin Li smiled mysteriously.

Song Wenjie had goosebumps all over the floor and said, "Okay, okay, let's almost set off!"

After the two of them finished speaking, they secretly went downstairs, entered the underground garage, and got in the car. Song Wenjie drove to a nearby car rental company to rent a car early in the morning, and took Lin Li to Jinling TV Station.

The hotel is not far from Jinling Radio Station, and the car will arrive quickly.

Lin Li called Yu Hui in the car.

"I have arrived."

"right away."

Lin Li hung up the phone, then took out the contact lens box, opened the box, took out a small suction cup to suck out the contact lens, opened his eyes and put the contact lens in.

Lin Li had never worn contact lenses before, so it was naturally not very comfortable for him to wear contact lenses for the first time. He blinked a few times before he managed to get used to them.

A few minutes later, eight burly men suddenly came out of the main entrance of the Jinling Building, and they all seemed to be foreigners.

These eight people attracted countless people's attention as soon as they appeared. The reason was not because of their model figures, but because they were actually carrying an ancient large sedan chair.

Eight foreigners were carrying an ancient Chinese sedan at the gate of Lychee Terrace. How could they not attract attention?

Under the attention of many passers-by, the eight foreigners went to the car where Lin Li was sitting. They put down the sedan chair with the sedan door facing the car door. Lin Li walked in and sat down.

The car door closed and Song Wenjie drove away. The eight foreigners lifted Lin Li and went into the litchi terrace.

Lin Li had discussed this with Yu Hui in advance in order to avoid exposing his height. Not many singers could reach more than 1.8 meters in high heels. Lin Li's height could easily make people think of men.

But if you are sitting, it will be difficult for everyone to tell the height, and Bai Wuchang's hem is a skirt, which can cover the lower body, which makes it more difficult to tell how tall Lin Li is in the sedan chair.

Although she is not considered to be 1.6 meters tall, it is still possible to be considered 1.7 meters tall, and there are many female singers around 1.7 meters tall.

Lin Li knew that sex on the radio was bad. If he just walked in, even if he performed amazingly on the show, gossip would soon spread.

Therefore, if you want to disguise, you must do it thoroughly and not give others any chance to leak it.

The same goes for finding eight foreign models.

The eight foreign models all carried their passes, and no one stopped them from carrying Lin Li in and out. However, their high profile naturally attracted the attention of countless people, and everyone in the Lychee Terrace began to whisper and inquire.

"Here, what's going on?"

"There seems to be a Bai Wuchang in the sedan, which scares me to death!"

"real or fake!?"

"It seems to be from the program "The Masked Singer". Isn't it recorded today?"

"That show is going to be obscene, and you're still doing this nonsense."

"Do you know who is invited here?"

"I don't know. Judging from the ostentation, I guess she is at the level of a queen."

"Impossible, can "The Masked Singer" hire a singer of this level with its current budget?"

"Don't they all go into the lounge to put on makeup? This person seems to have put on makeup."

"It's just a gimmick. Look, people will definitely recognize you as soon as you sing."

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Because Lin Li saved the time of putting on makeup, when Lin Li came backstage, several other people participating in the show also arrived, and they all put on makeup in their respective rooms.

In addition to Lin Li, there are six participating guests this time. Four are left over from the previous episode and the other two are new to this episode. Each one has a separate lounge.

Probably because they couldn't invite any guests this time, the guessing team put on a big show in the last time, and four of them couldn't guess it.

Lin Li had watched the last episode of the program the night before, and there was a lot of criticism on the Internet. Lin Li and the audience had basically guessed who the four people left in this episode were.

This show requires anonymity, so everyone on stage has their own code name, and how strange it is.

The first one, I have to be the master of time management. This one is the singer Luo Fei, who is quite famous. He has been a long-term guest in the domestic first-line variety show "This Is Fate". Luo Fei's popularity has skyrocketed with this show, so he is here to stay. The most famous of the four.

The second one, the lonely root number three, is the singer Jiang Mengyao, who is considered an unknown singer.

The third one, kids, do you have a lot of question marks? The host is Huang Haining. He used to be the host of Mango Channel. He later resigned and joined the entertainment industry. He is a somewhat famous person, but not very popular.

The fourth one, I was sent by the sponsor. This person has a very special voice. Everyone can recognize it. He is the singer Hu Junfeng.

Among these four people, only Jiang Mengyao, the lone root number three, is not famous, so it is a little difficult to guess. The other three are relatively easy to guess.

Although the other three, except for Luo Fei, who is a master of time management, are still active in the public eye, the other two are already on the fringes of the entertainment industry, but after all, they have been in the entertainment industry for a long time and their characteristics are considered Obviously, it's not difficult at all to guess.

Lin Li did not go to the ground during the whole process. He was carried into the lounge by eight foreigners. Such a big battle made the program staff look at him with suspicion.

There were no curtains in the sedan chair, so you could directly see the people inside. Lin Li was sitting in the sedan chair with his legs crossed and his face expressionless. When the staff peeked at Lin Li, Lin Li also glanced at them sideways.

The staff of the program team took a quick look and saw Bai Wuchang, who was as beautiful as a peach blossom but as cold as ice, and his breath couldn't help but stagnate. The way she looked at everyone that day seemed to be asking for her life.

The whole place was silent, and everyone felt a chill running down their spines.

When Bai Wuchang entered the lounge and eight foreigners came out, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Then everyone's curiosity was unprecedentedly strong, and they all put down what they were doing and gathered around.

"Hey, who is this person? This is too famous, isn't he? He was carried in?"

"How can our program have the budget to hire big names? I think it is more likely that they will be people with disabilities."

"Disabled people are brought in in wheelchairs, how can they carry a big sedan chair!"

"Don't you guys on the production team know who this is?"

"I don't know. We were talking about why there was one less guest in this episode, but we didn't expect that he was here!"

"Xiao Zhao, don't you, the people on the directing team, know what this is?"

"I don't know. You have to ask the director about this."

"No matter how mysterious the guest was in the past, everyone within our program team should know who it is. This person is too mysterious."

"Just wait and watch the recording. I'm not bragging. As long as it's a celebrity I know, I can recognize it!"

"How about we start a game?"

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