Chapter 147 Sister Tao's Strategy Plan
Lounge.
Xu Chen pondered the doubts and difficulties of the song "Legend".
To be honest, he didn't dare to be careless. After all, if he really failed in the Spring Festival Gala and lost face in front of the people of the whole country, his authority as the king of Chinese pop music would be greatly reduced.
The risk is high and the return is small, which is why most singers choose lip-syncing.
There are many well-known singers in the 1998 Spring Festival Gala, such as Liu Defa, Zhang Xinzhe, Na Ying, Mao Ning...
These singers have extraordinary singing skills and status in the Chinese pop music scene. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are powerful singers, but they all lip-sync by default.
Xu Chen did not despise lip-syncing. He felt that if he had to eat this bowl of singers, he should sing the most authentic voice.
When he is old and can't sing anymore, he should retire. It's meaningless to insist on quibbling that he can sing E6.
Although Xu Chen is promiscuous, philandering, a thief, and a scumbag, he is a pious singer!
"Legend" was created by Shuimu Talent Li Jian. Li Jian's music style is simple and fresh, elegant and graceful. He is a representative singer of the graceful school in the Chinese pop music scene.
The whole paragraph of lyrics is ACB (three-part style), and the three parts represent the past, present and future respectively, combined with the structural characteristics of ACB: foreshadowing, repression and explosion.
Xu Chen roughly sorted out the thoughts of the singing.
The first part of the whole singing: affectionate and gentle, using voice as a brush to paint a picture for the audience: just one more look, you can never forget your face.
The second part: progressive, with vibrato and rutting, like crying and complaining, telling the infatuation that is missed all the time, wanting to say but not, just let go of the eyebrows, but on the heart.
The second part of the princess version of "Legend" is very classic.
The two lines of lyrics "I would rather believe that we had an appointment in the previous life" and "The love story will never change again" are in Rio and change, and the vibrato cicada is heartbroken.
The third paragraph: The yearning is restrained, and the beginning and the end echo each other. Such deep and ardent yearning is treasured in the heart, and it will never change, so this love is legendary and eternal.
Li Jian wrote the song "Legend" for his wife. When he composed the song, he only had a simple guitar. If he wanted to interpret it perfectly, the technique was secondary, and the most important thing was emotion!
Feifei, the time to test our true love has come!
Xu Chen thought of himself and the cold queen holding hands and looking at each other affectionately during the Spring Festival Gala.
The scene where the princess confessed: "I just took one more look, and I can never forget your face again", the old man was probably very unhappy, but Xu Chen was very happy!
"Dongdong... Comrade Xu, is it convenient to come in?"
Xu Chen rubbed his face. CCTV was a giant in this era, and he did not expand to be arrogant in CCTV. He took down the bolt and said neither humble nor arrogant: "Director Meng..."
There was a large group of people at the door, with extraordinary demeanor.
"Director Meng, the real singing must have caused you a lot of trouble. Leaders, please come in." Xu Chen didn't expect that the real singing was so serious. Meng Xin brought people to question him.
"Hello, Comrade Xiao Xu, I am Meng Xin." Meng Xin's first impression of Xu Chen.
The Chinese pop king mentioned in the newspaper is indeed young, but he is not as arrogant as the newspaper said. He has flying eyebrows and looks like a young man.
Meng Xin has a very good impression of Xu Chen. In a sense, she was able to direct the 1998 Spring Festival Gala thanks to Xu Chen's "Legend".
A large group of people sat down, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at Xu Chen.
"Comrade Xiao Xu, these people are all comrades from the director team. This is Comrade Hong Binghong. Comrade Hong and Comrade Xiao Xu are in the same industry. This time he is responsible for the music program."
Meng Xin's thoughts are very conservative. If Xu Chen can voluntarily give up real singing, things will be simple. It's better to have less trouble than more.
Introducing the members of the director team one by one, putting psychological pressure on Xu Chen.
"This is Comrade Chen Weining, Comrade Chen Weining is the artistic director of this Spring Festival Gala."
"This is Comrade Shen Chen, Comrade Shen Chen is responsible for the dance program."
"This is..."
When Meng Xin left, there were only a few people in the team. After walking around the studio, they all came to see the novelty after hearing that Xu Chen was going to sing live.
After a round of introductions, wow, more than half of the leaders of the 1998 Spring Festival Gala creation team came.
Xu Chen wanted to set a fire, and the 1998 Spring Festival Gala was wiped out.
However, in the minds of the Spring Festival Gala team, what he is going to do now is no different from murder and arson.
Seeing the scene of the three-court trial in the lounge, Zhou Tao smiled with his red lips and teased, "Comrade Xu will have a wonderful performance on the stage of Mingzhu's return. I didn't expect that he would be afraid of us watching?"
Xu Chen cooperated angrily and raised his head to wipe his sweat.
"Hahaha..."
Several directors smiled immediately. Comrade Xu is a young man after all!
The three-court trial was made festive by Zhou Tao, and the parents were pulled.
"Comrade Xiao Xu, I heard from Comrade Xiao Zhou that Comrade Xu wants to sing live. Although there have been live singing and lip-syncing in the Spring Festival Gala over the years, lip-syncing is more common. Why does Comrade Xu want to sing live?"
More than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at the young man, and most people would have been timid.
Meng Xin's eyes showed appreciation. Whether Xu Chen has the ability to sing live or not, his aura is indeed worthy of the crown of the Chinese pop king.
"Director Meng, I want to sing live for two main reasons..."
Xu Chen said in detail: "The first reason is that after all these years of development, the Spring Festival Gala has the conditions and foundation for live singing on the stage. The Chinese New Year is a day for our Chinese family to reunite and celebrate. If there is a chance, I want to bring real singing to the audience."
"The second reason is that the song "Legend" has a simple score and relies more on the singer's live performance. Director Meng, I want to review myself here..."
Xu Chen said embarrassedly: "This is my first time on the Spring Festival Gala stage. I want to leave the most perfect program effect and make "Legend" a legend of the 1998 Spring Festival Gala! Leave a deep, beautiful and perfect memory for the national audience."
Xu Chen wanted to break the rules, and the risk could not be borne by Meng Xin.
Only by pulling Meng Xin onto his chariot and aligning their interests, can Meng Xin's balance tilt.
Xu Chen painted a big pie for Meng Xin. Don't you want the Spring Festival Gala you directed to be the most impressive Spring Festival Gala for the audience in the 1990s?
Besides, the princess had offended the leaders of CCTV. In her previous life, she and Na Ying sang "Meet in 1998".
If it weren't for Meng Xin's strong protection, Na Zi called the leaders of CCTV, and this program might be gone.
Xu Chen's words made the lounge quiet.
The Spring Festival Gala creative team looked thoughtful, and Meng Xin was also very entangled.
She bid for the 1998 Spring Festival Gala, and she put in countless efforts and energy. The lyrics of "Meet in 1998" alone were discussed for 23 days.
Besides, Xu Chen is not an ordinary singer. He will sing "As Wish" and "Legend" in the Spring Festival Gala this year, and the probability of live broadcast accidents is higher than that of ordinary singers.
If Xu Chen's live broadcast accident occurs during the Spring Festival Gala, it can be said that all the previous efforts have been wasted.
Moreover, Meng Xin is confident that the 98 Spring Festival Gala will have a successful result if Xu Chen lip-syncs.
However, Meng Xin is very tempted by Xu Chen's idea of making the 98 Spring Festival Gala a "legend".
The lounge was deadlocked for a while.
Zhou Tao's beautiful eyes saw that something was wrong, and smiled with red lips: "Director Meng, deputy directors, Comrade Xu is going to audition. If the audition is good, Comrade Xu has the ability to sing live, then we will discuss the issue of live singing and lip-syncing."
"Director Meng, what do you think?"
"Yes, what Comrade Xiao Zhou said makes sense."
Meng Xin sorted out her thoughts. Now the problem is not whether Xu Chen sings live or lip-syncs, but whether Xu Chen has the ability to sing live.
If Xu Chen is not capable, live singing and lip-syncing are just empty talk and have no meaning.
"Xiao Xu, whether you can sing for real or not depends on you." Meng Xin gave Xu Chen a shot of prevention.
Xu Chen has a high status in the music circle and is a great contributor. Meng Xin is worried that Xu Chen is not strong enough and insists on singing for real. Don't blame her if she refuses regardless of her feelings.
"Director Meng, I will obey the arrangement of the program team." Xu Chen is very tactful and the two sides reached an agreement.
The audition requires preparation time, and Meng Xin gave Xu Chen half an hour.
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Meng Xin left with the Spring Festival Gala creation team.
Zhou Tao took Xu Chen to find the princess.
The CCTV studio is very large, and the dressing room, lounge, and costume room are divided into small single rooms. The aisle is very narrow. If two people walk side by side, they will rub shoulders.
Xu Chen sniffed Zhou Tao's faint chrysanthemum fragrance with his nose. The aisle is narrow, and the two of them tacitly understood that they did not stagger.
Xu Chen is tall, and Zhou Tao can just reach his shoulder.
He deliberately pulled away his left arm, and Zhou Tao's tall and slender body like a lotus branch was close to him, as if she was nestling in his arms.
The studio was heated enough, and Zhou Tao's plain white women's top was thin. Maybe it was psychological factors, Xu Chen felt that Zhou Tao's body was warm through the clothes.
The bodies rubbed against each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous. Xu Chen smiled with a smile on his face: "Sister Tao, you are so amazing, you are worthy of being a beautiful host of CCTV."
"Achen, I was originally a female host of CCTV. Achen said I am a beautiful host. Does she mean that I have beauty but no talent, and I am just a show-off pillow?"
Zhou Tao's white jade cheeks were stained with blush, as light as flying clouds, and his white and round jade ears were delicate and green.
Her beautiful eyes seemed to glance at her, her red lips smiled, and she said angrily: "I helped you so much, but you didn't ask me to let you go, even though the corridor is so narrow."
Zhou Tao's black and shiny hair was combed into a dignified and graceful bun, revealing her fair and round ears, her slender neck was white, and her white silk shirt was exposed from the chest of her white professional OL skirt.
When she raised her head and spoke, she seemed to be asking for the white pearls she had picked, her plump and round lips were like orchids, and her face was full of warm red.
As expected of Sister Zhou in a fighting posture, she is always in the most perfect state.
Xu Chen stared at Zhou Tao's plump and round lips, and the faint chrysanthemum fragrance at the tip of his nose hooked his heart.
He stared at Zhou Tao's red lips and leaned over to kiss him.
As soon as he touched Zhou Tao's soft and tender lips, the faint chrysanthemum fragrance instantly became as fragrant as sticky honey, which made him excited.
The dignified and elegant Zhou Tao's eyes widened. Xu Chen's move was too sudden.
She was stunned, and panic flashed across her dignified and elegant eyes.
Her slender back was against the wall, her body was tense and straight, her white and tender hands supported Xu Chen's chest, and his hot breath rushed to her heart.
Xu Chen raised his hand to cover the bulge of the plain white women's professional OL skirt, greedy like a savage brown bear awakening from hibernation, just wanting to violently destroy the sweet honey that had been brewing for an autumn.
It felt soft and tender, elastic and fragrant.
The more Xu Chen kissed her, the more he was attracted to her. The next moment, the piercing pain suddenly made him sober.
Zhou Tao bit Xu Chen with his white teeth and pushed him away with both hands.
He checked the environment immediately. There was no one in the corridor. He looked up and looked around calmly. There was no camera.
The next moment, his eyes were fixed on the plain white professional OL skirt.
Xu Chen's movements were rough, and Bai Jie's new skirt was wrinkled and messy. Zhou Tao stared at Xu Chen with her phoenix eyes, and carefully smoothed it until there was no trace of it on the skirt.
She methodically removed the marks left by Xu Chen, and pursed her red lips tightly. The lipstick had long been bitten off by Xu Chen, but the lips oozing with blood became more and more delicate and tempting.
Xu Chen pressed his back against the wall, Zhou Tao's calmness was what he expected.
After all, Sister Zhou is a dignified and elegant beauty host. She is always in a fighting state. How could she allow herself to fail on the battlefield?
"Sober up."
Zhou Tao was not angry, his eyes were as calm as a bottomless lake, and his slender back was as straight as a lotus branch. He said calmly: "Princess, turn left in front of the sixth compartment, Xu Chen, what do you want me to do with you?" Woolen cloth?"
"Sister Tao, I like you. From the first time I saw you, I have been hopelessly in love with you."
Zhou Tao is a mature and elegant woman. Her life is strict and does not allow any chance of mistakes.
This time Xu Chen played the role of a younger brother who is infatuated with his sister. He wiped his lips with his fingers and smiled rebelliously: "Sister Tao, is it wrong to like someone?"
Zhou Tao stared at Xu Chen calmly. She could handle any news incident calmly and neatly, and her awareness of risk control was deeply rooted in her bones.
Zhou Tao stared at Xu Chen's smile, and suddenly thought of Xu Chen, who was on the singing list, playing the suona and challenging the Peking music scene wantonly.
Zhou Tao did not blame Xu Chen. Xu Chen's wantonness was the result of his own connivance.
He was the king of Chinese pop at the age of 18. How could he hide his desire to conquer?
Zhou Tao is very clear. Xu Chen's so-called love is just to conquer her, just like he conquered the princess, and he is just his prey.
The hunter's duty is to run away. If he falls into a trap, a hunter like Xu Chen won't even take a look.
"You, you, you are just a little brat, you can't hold your breath." Zhou Tao's white-skinned and red-soled high heels clicked, and his slender and beautiful back was straight as a lotus.
With her fighting posture, the word "lose" has never been in the dictionary on CCTV's territory.
Xu Chen pursed her lips. Zhou Tao's lipstick was very flavourful, soft and sweet. Next time, she would try sister Tao's small and round feet.
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1023 Lounge.
The CCTV lounge is very basic. The space is small, with only a sofa and a small coffee table.
The princess took off her shoes on her well-proportioned and slender legs, curled up on the sofa, and flipped through the magazine with her fingers.
Finally, she couldn't stand the noise of flies anymore. She glanced at Naying with a cold face and seriously suggested: "How about you go and beg your junior uncle? You can call me junior junior sister-in-law with a hundred words here, and I won't be able to find her." Xu Chen is asking for a song for you."
"Fuck..." Naying instantly fell down on the sofa and pushed the princess with her big butt: "Xiao Wang, you have become more and more shameless since you hooked up with Xu Chen. You have to call me hundreds of times before you refuse." , so unkind.”
"Why refuse? Isn't the junior sister-in-law nicer than Xiao Wang?" The princess breathed a sigh of relief. After Na Ying persisted for a second, she agreed.
You can't blame her for not being a best friend, but blame Na Ying for not having perseverance.
She told Na Ying: "Actually, if you hold on for just one second, I will agree."
"Hey." Naying's mentality suddenly collapsed, and the princess became less and less like a thing.
"Sister Fei, Nazi, you are here too..."
Xu Chen opened the door and walked in with a grin on his face. Two women as thin as a bamboo pole, Wang Fei and Na Ying, were occupying the sofa. The older girl, Han Hong, was curled up on the small bench.
Look at how wronged the children are!
"Brother Chen..."
Han Hong released her first new album "Light in the Snow" in November, and the title song "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" has gained a lot of listeners.
Seeing the first brother of the company, the first sister of "Modern Sky", Han Hong, was very discerning and carried a small bench to Xu Chen: "Brother Chen, do you want to drink water? I brought mineral water."
"Thank you." Xu Chen walked up to Na Ying, stretched out his feet and kicked her: "That kid, move your big butt."
"..." Naying rolled her eyes, moved reluctantly, and shouted: "Uncle, you have earned more than 40 million, please take me to eat something good sometime. I think mutton is good."
"Definitely next time." Xu Chen sat down next to Concubine.
"...屮."
Naying mailed 200 kilograms of Shaanxi cross goats to Xu Chen last time and planned to bribe Xu Chen to ask for a song. Xu Chen ate the mutton and the phone was blocked.
The princess and Xu Chen don't have a good relationship.
"Sister Fei, I'm going to sing for the Spring Festival Gala. Get ready. We will have our first rehearsal in twenty minutes." Xu Chen was not worried about the princess singing.
"Yes." The princess's jade-white instep pressed against Xu Chen's waist, she responded casually and continued to flip through the magazine.
"What! Really singing, Xu Chen, are you crazy?" Naying looked like she had seen a ghost.
He glared and said, "Old Xu, if you really sing in the Spring Festival Gala, you are not causing trouble for yourself. In 1994, Mao Amin failed in the Spring Festival Gala. Now everyone in the circle is scolding her. If you really sing in the current Spring Festival Gala, everything will be ruined if something goes wrong."
"... Son, I didn't expect you to care about me so much. I have an idea for your song." Xu Chen put his hands on his hands and hummed: "I am conquered by you like this, drink the poison you hid, and my plot ends , my love and hate have been buried.”
"Conquer" is the album Na Young released in 1998. This song was sung to Na Young by Chen Zeshan. Chen Zeshan is the CEO of Science and Technology and will be the head of Warner Greater China in the future. The key point is that this person is the villain.
"..." Naying glared for two seconds, then she lost her temper. She leaned in front of Xu Chen, pinched her shoulders and said: "Uncle, although you are the king of Chinese pop, but we can really sing, right? Disrespectful.”
Although Nazi is reckless, he is not stupid. He knows that being a good person is the shortcut to success. Naying knows how to be a good person.
"Yes, Brother Chen, I heard that Andy Lau and Jeff Chang both lip-synced, wouldn't it be too risky to sing live?"
Han Hong's chubby face was sincere, she really didn't want Brother Chen to get into trouble.
Looking at Na Ying and Han Hong's concerned eyes, Xu Chen sat up straight and said seriously: "I have a reason to sing live."
"Reason, what crazy reason?" Na Ying shouted: "Tell me, I want to hear what reason can not be in the Spring Festival Gala live singing."
The princess' fingers stopped flipping through the magazine, her eyes fixed on Xu Chen.
"I am a singer!" Xu Chen decided to teach Na Zi and Han Hong a lesson.
"..."Na Ying and Han Hong were silent for a while, Han Hong said with a firm face: "Brother Chen, I will never lip-sync in the future."
Na Ying rubbed her lips, but couldn't say anything harsh, and said angrily: 'I will try to sing live in the future. '
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CCTV studio is not big, but not small.
The entire Spring Festival Gala program is divided into language, songs, and acrobatics. December 2nd is the time for singers to rehearse.
The news that Xu Chen and Princess Wang sang the Spring Festival Gala song "Legend" live spread like wildfire. It was impossible to hide it, and there was no need to hide it.
At 11:30 in the morning.
Many male and female singers came out from the various exits of the studio.
Those who can perform on the Spring Festival Gala are all active first-line singers in China. They meet each other every day and know each other privately.
When they met, they chatted casually in an instant: "Old Tu, did I tell you that Xu Chen will sing live on the Spring Festival Gala?"
Han Lei sang "Walking Four Rooms" on the Spring Festival Gala this time. He is a professional evening singer. Xu Chen sang live and lip-synced, which was instantly embarrassing.
Real talented singers are more or less averse to lip-syncing, just like the author despises Huayuwen, always feeling that it is not presentable.
"I really haven't heard about this, but Mr. Xu's temper makes him really unable to lip-sync." Tu Honggang respects Xu Chen very much.
Not only did he get the permission to sing "Loyalty to the Country", he also sang "Borrow Another Five Hundred Years from Heaven", these two songs will make him a living for the rest of his life.
"Yes, Xu Chen is indeed willful in the mainland music scene." Han Lei held back for a long time, and finally showed his willfulness. He has the strength and is willful enough.
"Song Lazi is here... Old Tu, I'll go over and say hello." Song Lazi is the leader of the evening party singers, and Han Lei wants to go to pay respects to him.
"Okay, let's get together after the rehearsal." Tu Honggang saw Xu Chen coming out and went to meet him.