Chapter 273 From Internet Celebrity to Star
Chen Hao is very happy to be the spokesperson for his hometown's external publicity image in a sense. It is an honor, an honor to raise his image in front of relatives and friends.
Who doesn't have close relatives? Even if you don't have that vanity, you would still like to be the almost invincible 'other people's child' that everyone calls you. There is also a feeling that makes parents proud. As a child, you have to give materially. Parental filial piety is one aspect. Spiritual filial piety is to make parents feel that the children they have given birth to are promising, and they will feel at ease and no longer need to worry about their children's future.
I made an appointment with Director Dong Bo at a cafe near the TV station. It was a very small cafe that also sold steak rice bowls. After the meeting, the two parties quickly reached an agreement on the shooting, mainly because Chen Hao had no requirements at all. , I will cooperate with you in whatever way you want me to do in your promotional video. Whether it is me singing loudly on the grass, or showing my singing voice in the recording studio, whatever the environment color is, what singing color, whatever is the most conducive to your ideas, shoot it.
Dong Bo's politeness was expected, but his perception of Chen Hao was a 180-degree turn. Before meeting Chen Hao, he felt that such a young man who became famous at a young age and had a strong and tough heart It's okay for a new guy not to be popular, but after he becomes famous, he will definitely be young and frivolous, and he may be very arrogant when meeting him, so he will be extra polite when he calls. After meeting, everything was overturned. This young man was polite and polite, not the kind of modesty he pretended to be, but a kind of indifference, without feeling that he was nobler than others at all. He was not impatient or impatient.
It was unexpected. What made me feel at ease was that this time I was shooting, I no longer had to wait for those old men. Working with this young man would become a source of conversation for me. When I meet those old men who think they are smart, I can also talk about it myself. I worked with Haozi at the beginning. He was called a humble and polite person. I also used this method to disgust those who pretend to be big names. Not to mention that Haozi is not popular enough. Compared with you who only work in provinces and cities. For those of you who are somewhat famous, their B rating is much higher than yours.
"If it is convenient, we will start shooting in a day or two. We still hope that you will be in some places with the characteristics of our city. Preliminary estimates are Meicheng Bridge, the riverside, the train station, and the pedestrian street in the business district. You will have to sing four songs in four places. Then let’s cut it, Mr. Chen, do you think there’s any problem?”
"No problem. I hope that a stylist who understands your shooting ideas can come over and give me some advice on styling according to the style of this promotional video..."
"We will have a whole team dedicated to serving you, Mr. Chen. You can rest assured about this. I have something to tell you in advance. I may be embarrassed. This is a public service video. The remuneration we can provide is this …”
"Director Dong, I am also a member of Meicheng. There is no need to mention this matter. I want to get paid for the public service announcement, and my dad will kick me when I get home. Okay, Director Dong, we will contact you by phone then. I I can accommodate your schedule during the day here in the past few days. I have to prepare for my concert on Lele in a few days, so I may have to leave."
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A more down-to-earth way to test a person's popularity is to throw him or her on the street and engage in some activities on a very down-to-earth street.
Chen Hao was a band borrowed from Candy. We all worked together for a night. After Boss Fang learned about this, he provided on-site staff for free, a group of young people recruited by his offline company, and also let them show up. Show your face, if you need extra dancers or something, they can come up to support you, and they can also take advantage of Chen Hao's popularity and post live videos on the spot.
Dahai originally planned to support Chen Hao's security guards, build momentum for him, and create some pomp and circumstance for his appearance, but Chen Hao refused. He felt that he did not have that pomp and circumstance, not to mention that the TV station would have corresponding staff to maintain order on the scene. Dong Bo thought the same thing, so he didn't take it too seriously. Just like in the past when filming some host's live events and reporters' live interviews, at most they added a few staff members who temporarily dispersed the onlookers to get out of the shooting area.
When they arrived at the scene, everything was completely different. Dong Bo was so frightened that he temporarily mobilized the special police near the train station and the railway police at the train station to come over immediately to maintain order. Later, he transferred 20 people from the traffic police team. There were many people, and they had to use security from Candy to barely contain the place.
At the beginning, a small stage was built in the square in front of the train station. Chen Hao and his band were going to perform their first singing here. During the day, they were at the train station and pedestrian street, and at night, they were taking pictures of the bridge and riverside park, and setting up the audio equipment and small stage. At most, it's just a few glances from people passing by, but not many people pay attention. People who come to the train station in broad daylight are all catching trains or just leaving the station in a hurry to go home. Even the large LED display standing in the square , not many people pay attention to it, it is not the kind of area where the elderly walk. Even if a TV series is played during the day, it is not said that many people sit and watch it.
Everything went according to plan. Dong Bo arranged it well. He got a small commercial Iveco for Chen Hao to use as a makeup car and a temporary rest and change vehicle. With a band, it must be a rock style. Today, Chen Hao wore a pair of riveted low boots, a pair of ripped jeans, a black T-shirt, and a leather jacket with a rivet pendant. His hair was slightly styled. The sky was a little gray and there was no sun, which provided good and convenient conditions for filming. According to Dong Bo's idea, if the singing went well, the filming might be completed in two hours.
Result.
His idea was completely tragic.
Chen Hao came out and stood on a small stage with the band to adjust the instruments and play together to get a feel for the music. This was a very normal thing and was within the shooting time calculated by Dong Bo. After more than ten minutes, before the adjustment work was finished, there were already some excited shouts from the side: "Haozi? It's really Haozi!"
"Haozi!"
Faced with the enthusiastic calls, Chen Hao responded one by one. Who knew that within these ten minutes, dozens of people gathered, and the number was still increasing. At first, Chen Hao would meet everyone's requirements. If there were bold people who came over, he would take a photo with them. For some, he would pose and smile for them to take pictures.
As the number of people increased, the order on the scene began to be affected, and a few staff members could not stop the increasingly enthusiastic crowd.
Chen Hao is no longer treated as an Internet celebrity. At most, everyone said they knew him, greeted him, and said they liked him very much.
His current treatment is like that of a star. Some young girls are beginning to scream and jump with excitement. When Chen Hao took a photo with one of them, she burst into tears and kept saying, "I like you so much. I didn't expect to meet you today and take a photo with you."
Dong Bo found that the situation on the scene was out of control, let alone shooting. People were about to rush onto the stage. Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the current popularity of this young man. He immediately contacted the leader and asked for support for on-site order and security. Only then did he temporarily call in the help of the nearest special police and railway police. Then, seven or eight traffic police vehicles drove over, and twenty or thirty traffic police got off the cars and quickly controlled the order on the scene.
The order was controlled, but no one dared to take the main credit, because on that small stage, the sound system was turned on, and in such an open-air environment, in an environment with almost no added effect, Chen Hao calmed everyone's emotions to a certain extent with his performance.
His single "Escape" not only made the people at the scene, but also the people passing by and the cars around him stop. He had a top-notch rock voice, no need to control it. He stood on the stage, played the guitar, faced the microphone in front of him, and the sound gathered but did not disperse.
"I want to escape, but I can't."
"Giving up on you is the most painful torment."
"I want to escape, but I can't."
"I want to hold you even for one second."
During his performance, a school leader of the traffic police department at the scene was quite experienced and immediately asked people to clear the traffic on the road in front of the railway station. All vehicles were not allowed to stop. Except for temporary stops at the ticket office, no vehicles were allowed to park near the square and roll down the windows to watch the performance, which would cause traffic jams.
Although more and more people came, everyone's emotions were finally calmed down. Chen Hao finished the song, smiled, and said to everyone: "Sing another song. I hope everyone can cooperate with our shooting. This is the soundtrack shooting of our future city promotional video. I hope everyone can contribute. When the official shooting is about to begin, please keep as quiet as possible. I don't want to contribute a little to my hometown and then do the dubbing. I want the live sound to be sent to friends all over the country. Do you think we should have the live sound?"
"Yes!"
Dong Bo was a little dumbfounded. He didn't even dare to think about the live recording. Isn't it all lip syncing and then dubbing into your studio singing later? This is the industry rule, why should it be changed? Even if the noise on the scene is processed later, the effect...
"Director Dong, is it okay? Let's see the effect, how about it?"
"A song "Friends" is dedicated to all friends present today. I hope you can help. Thank you."
Chen Hao's bow with the guitar in his arms certainly cannot infect everyone. Some people's quality is far from being able to behave in a civilized manner, but some young girls and boys present, who are considered Chen Hao's fans, were touched. They first regulated their behavior, stopped shouting and yelling, and helped maintain order on the scene, telling people around to keep quiet.
Chen Hao did not open the show directly, but talked to several band members. Everyone looked at each other. As veterans of playing in bands, everyone would have improvisational performances. Although it is not very recognized now, in certain occasions, if you want to ignite or unify the atmosphere on the scene, such personal performances are definitely more crazy than singing.