The straight man in the entertainment circle

The recording of the 10th episode of "The Masked Singer" has begun.

Just like the previous time, Lin Li arrived at the hotel early to put on makeup, and then Song Wenjie drove him to Lychee Terrace.

Song Wenjie also wore a mask and sunglasses to avoid being recognized.

Although the topic created by Bai Wuchang in the last issue was not too exaggerated, Song Wenjie and Lin Li were still cautious about keeping their identities secret.

"Son, the Chinese New Year will be here soon. Several channels have invited you to participate in their Spring Festival Gala. Lychee Channel, Blueberry Channel, Tomato Channel, Kyoto Channel, Pengcheng Channel and Mango Channel. I think Lychee Channel is good. It's close to It’s close to home, but Mango Terrace offers the most money, so you can choose one yourself.”

Lin Li asked: "There is no CCTV."

Growing up, when everyone talked about the Spring Festival Gala, they defaulted to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. On New Year's Eve, all TV stations broadcast the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. According to statistics, the number of people watching the Spring Festival Gala every year is no less than 800 million, which is more than half of the country's population. Everybody will read it.

Except for babies and old people with dim eyesight, it can be said that everyone across the country will watch CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.

Such terrifying ratings are unprecedented in the world.

In the entertainment industry, there are many celebrities who became famous from the Spring Festival Gala. Even celebrities who have been on the front line for a long time will work hard just to appear on the Spring Festival Gala.

The CCTV Spring Festival Gala has become a traditional program for Chinese people to watch the New Year's Eve. The Spring Festival Gala mentioned by other TV stations is a party held by various TV stations on the first night of the Lunar New Year. Naturally, the ratings and influence are far less than those of CCTV. However, because it is during the holiday, the ratings are also All are still considerable.

So when it came to invitations from TV stations for the Spring Festival Gala, the first thing that came to Lin Li's mind was the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

"The CCTV Spring Festival Gala requires you or the company to sign up for you, and it has to be rehearsed three to four months in advance. At that time, you were just beating someone in the CCTV building. Do you think you can go on?"

A complaint from an old mother.

The influence and ratings of CCTV programs are so great that they naturally have the highest requirements for the programs. The programs need to be reviewed for several rounds. The people who perform the programs have to start rehearsing long in advance, and they need to rehearse several times before they can finally go on stage.

Lin Li said, "Hey, even if they invite me, I won't go. It would be better to celebrate the New Year at home."

"Are the people from other stations not going?" Song Wenjie asked.

"Well, I won't go. I'll celebrate the New Year with you at home," Lin Li said.

Song Wenjie glanced at Lin Li. She also felt that Lin Li had been working a lot recently and should take a break during the New Year.

"Okay, I'll reject it later."

The mother and son said nothing, and soon the car arrived at the foot of the Lychee Terrace Building.

Lin Li called Yu Hui, and not long after, the eight foreigners from last time arrived carrying a sedan chair.

The sedan door was directly facing the car door. Lin Li didn't need to get off the ground at all, he just hunched over from the car and entered the sedan directly.

When the staff at the litchi table saw these eight foreigners carrying Bai Wuchang in again, they all turned their attention.

"Did you see that the one who just passed by is the mysterious guest?"

"I saw it, it's really beautiful."

"I heard that the show "The Masked Singer" has become a hot topic because of her appearance."

"Really? I saw that the ratings of their last show were just like that."

"Everyone didn't know there was this mysterious guest in the last episode. It depends on the ratings when this episode is aired."

"One guest, even if it's mysterious, can't save "The Masked Singer" from being such a mess."

"I don't think so. Don't underestimate people's curiosity."

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Lin Li was waiting in the lounge for the show to start. It was a mess outside. There were five newcomers in this period, and they were obviously not very familiar with it.

Not long after, Yuhui came to Lin Li's lounge.

Unlike before, this time Yuhui had a bright smile on his face.

Yu Hui closed the door, walked to Lin Li, held Lin Li's hand, and smiled excitedly: "Oh, I really don't know how to thank you. You really saved our show."

Lin Li smiled and said, "Director Yu, you are serious."

"No, I'm not exaggerating. You know, although our ratings increased by 0.1 percentage point in the last episode, every previous episode would drop 12%. The online broadcast volume of the last episode doubled. I believe that when this episode is aired, the ratings will skyrocket, and because of you, our program now has several companies wanting to co-sponsor our program, and our budget for the next episode will be one million more."

When Lin Li came in today, he did see that there were several more brand logos in the program. He was really happy to see Yu Hui and was happy for him, saying, "That's because you cooperated well and kept my secret."

Yuhui nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course. Didn't you notice that I didn't call you by name when I just came in? I'm afraid the walls have ears!"

Lin Li smiled and said, "You are really cautious."

Yu Hui also laughed and said, "It's not about being cautious, it's about you being a life-saving straw. I don't want to lose it."

"Don't worry, I'm not a straw, I'm a lifebuoy. If you don't expose me, your show won't die."

Yu Hui laughed heartily after hearing Lin Li's metaphor, thinking that he was indeed a top student at Yanda.

At this time, there was another noise outside. Yu Hui smiled sheepishly and said, "The budget for this show is the one we applied for last time. It's not much, so we invited some internet celebrity singers. I guess they don't understand the process. Don't mind. .”

"Are they all Internet celebrities?" Lin Li asked puzzledly.

The biggest reason why "The Masked Singer" was scolded on the Internet before, apart from the embarrassing acting skills of the judging panel, was that it hired a lot of inferior singers.

"There's nothing I can do. The budget given by the last period was too small, and you and Luo... I have to be the time management expert. You two are so valuable. I can't help it."

"Then you have to be prepared to be scolded." Lin Li reminded.

Yu Hui smiled proudly and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm used to it. Besides, everyone doesn't look at others anymore, they only look at you. I heard you sing that song last time and I was stunned. Now I can even tell others your identity." , they must think I’m joking.”

"If you say so, then I have to perform well today."

"I believe you can do it." Yu Hui said and looked at the time, "Okay, then I won't disturb you. I'm going to get ready. I'm going to start recording soon."

Lin Li nodded, and Yu Hui stood up and left.

Yu Hui went to inspect various departments and suddenly saw a few familiar figures. They were the same people who had formed a group to come to him in the last episode and said they were going to other shows.

"Director Yu..." The person who spoke was still the leader from the previous issue, but this time, they looked even more ashamed than last time.

"Didn't you say you were going to the show team next door? Are you here to hand in your resignation?" Yu Hui asked.

"No, Director Yu..." The leader looked at the people around him, "We... we don't want to go..."

"Oh? Can I ask...why?" Yuhui asked.

The leader gritted his teeth and said, "We saw the promise of this show last time. We... still hope to stay. I hope Director Yu will give us a chance!"

The seven or eight people nodded towards Yu Hui.

How could Yuhui not know what they were thinking? He had come up from the bottom. He also knew that there were seniors and juniors in this group, and they were under a lot of pressure. It was understandable that he wanted to find a better program team to work with.

But they have accompanied the show for so many episodes, so they still have some feelings for it.

"Okay, you can stay, but you have to work hard!"

When those people heard Yu Hui relent, they all expressed that they would do a good job.

Yu Hui walked around again and told everyone to get ready before returning to the director's control room to direct the opening.

The audience began to enter the venue. Unlike the last time the auditorium was not full, this time the audience quickly filled up, and everyone's face began to show anticipation for the upcoming show.

Then the seven members of the guessing team walked onto the stage one after another and went to sit down in the guessing area.

After a few minutes, the on-site director shouted: "Okay, everyone, be quiet. Turn off or mute your cell phones. The recording will start soon. All departments are ready. Three...two...one, start!"

The live music sounded, the lights rotated and finally focused, and Li Hao stepped onto the stage.

There was a round of applause.

Li Hao walked to the venue and said loudly: "Hello everyone, welcome to the recording site of the 10th episode of "The Masked Singer" sponsored by Ye Ye Mask and co-sponsored by Yimi Mobile, Penguin Music, and Sync Clothing. I am the host Man Li Hao!”

"After the last episode of our program was aired, it received heated discussions among netizens. Among them, # Masked Singer Bai Wuchang # and # Others cost money to sing, but I will die if I sing # The number of discussions in the past three days has exceeded 200,000, and the rating on Douban has also improved, which makes us full of motivation!"

"Five new singers have joined today. They have put on masks and are ready to appear!"

"There are still two remaining old people, who are they? Let's wait and see!"

"Okay, let's invite our first singing guest today, the silly and sweet Mary Sue!"

The audience applauded, and the silly and sweet Mary Sue came on stage.

Her head was a silver-white mesh mask, and she was wearing a sequined skirt that sparkled under the stage lights.

The silly and sweet Mary Sue sang Leng Ying's famous song "When I Met You". Lin Li didn't know much about Internet celebrities and couldn't tell who this person was, but his singing skills were average compared to Leng Ying's. , simply a bit shabby.

After she finished singing, the host Li Hao and the guessing team interacted with her, and then the guessing team finally gave the answer: Belle.

The guess was correct and the unveiling was successful.

This person was the anchor of Whale, and Lin Li didn't know much about it.

Lin Li didn't know whether the guests guessed it on their own or whether it was the script, but judging from the live effect, he guessed that the judges must have acted it out.

According to Yu Hui, all Internet celebrity singers will be invited for this issue. If the budget for the next issue is enough, it will be natural to invite some real singers. Of these five Internet celebrity singers, there will not be more than one, and at most one will be retained. .

"We thank Belle for her wonderful performance. Please go backstage and take a rest..."

Li Hao continued to host, and after reading a commercial, he said: "We invited our second guest singer and I finally appeared on TV!"

There was some laughter, followed by a round of applause.

The look of I’m finally on TV is very simple, with a TV on my head and a TV cloth covering my body.

This person's voice sounded like that of a boy, and he sang an old song called "The Endless Blue Sky." His voice was quite magnetic, and his singing skills were average.

After he finished singing, Li Hao and the guessing team also asked some questions and guessed the names of several people. The last name given was: Ono.

This was an amateur singer who had just become popular in Douyin, and Lin Li didn't recognize it. When Ono revealed his face, many people at the scene recognized him and shouted excitedly.

The third codename is Agent Ouchi, and he looks like a girl.

Agent Ouchi is dressed in night clothes, with a black mask and long black hair.

Detective Ouchi sang "Yesterday's Meteor", and after only two lines of singing, Lin Li recognized that this person was Ayu!

Although this issue has invited Internet celebrity anchors, they have basically invited some popular anchors and Internet celebrities. Ayu is now one of the top three anchors in Ivory Live, so it is not surprising to invite her.

Ayu originally had short hair, but it seemed like she was wearing a wig.

Ayu's singing has always been pretty good, but it's still a lot worse than professional ones. She's not much different from the other two anchors, but her stage performance is much better. The first two are obviously a little nervous.

The members of the guessing team didn't pay much attention to the Internet celebrity anchors. They guessed the first two, which was naturally required by the script, but the Ouchi secret agent guessing team didn't guess it.

Lin Li thought it was probably because Ayu was a member of the Royal Forest Army and had something to do with him. Others didn't know it, but Yuhui still knew it, so Yuhui hoped that she would stay for one more issue, otherwise too many people would reveal their faces in this issue and have to find her again in the next issue. Lots of people to fill.

The fourth person to take the stage is the time management guru none other than me. This Luo Fei has been here for three times. If he doesn’t guess it this time, he will enter the final night.

However, Luo Fei's characteristics are too obvious. Everyone knew it was him in the first episode. However, the program team never guessed Luo Fei, which attracted many people's complaints.

This time after Luo Fei finished singing, the guessing team guessed Luo Fei's name. After all, if they didn't guess it, the audience would get angry again.

But even though I had known for a long time that this time management expert was none other than me, Luo Fei, when he showed up, the scene was still filled with joy.

Luo Fei stayed on the stage for a long time and said a lot, more than the previous people combined. This is the special treatment of a front-line performer.

Then, the person who came up behind was called the mosquito-repellent incense box. His body was in the shape of a mosquito-repellent incense box. The front, back, left, right, and top of his head were covered with mosquito-repellent incense. The mosquito-repellent incense head had been treated to look like it was burning.

This mosquito-repellent incense is really good for a boy, but it was not guessed in the end.

The guest codename girl who came on stage next was a chubby robot from a cartoon.

She sang a new song, and I didn’t know if it was her original song or a new song composed by the company.

In terms of singing skills, this girl can sing the best among the anchors, and she can reach the level of ordinary professional singers.

The final answer given by the guessing team was Whale anchor Feng Panpan, a very thin girl.

Finally, the face was revealed, and it turned out to be Feng Panpan.

At this point, the first six guests of this episode have finished their performances.

"The Masked Singer" is not like the "The Voice" that Lin Li participated in before, which requires a lottery. The order of the show is completely arranged by the program team. Anyway, there is no conflict with other guests. Unless there is something special, everyone will They will all follow the arrangements of the program team and don't care about the order of appearance.

Lin Li, the person who received the most attention, was naturally put last by Yu Hui.

Three of the five newly added guests today have been guessed, and they are all Internet celebrity anchors. This has allowed the audience to find some clues.

"The five new people joining today seem to be internet celebrity anchors."

"Well, the program team is out of money."

"No, look at this issue, there are a lot more sponsors."

"Is it possible that Bai Wuchang is really a diva-level person who spends too much money, so he has no money to hire other singers?"

"No matter what, Bai Wuchang is the only one who is interested in this show anyway. Others don't care who he invites."

"Right……"

"Finally, Bai Wuchang is about to appear. I wonder what song she will sing this time!"

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