Chapter 117: Hard Match

It is certainly exciting to finish recording and go out for fun in one week, but we still have to take the competition seriously. On the one hand, we respect the stage, and on the other hand, the bet with Shenghua Entertainment has not been reached.

So far, only one song, "Run to", has entered the top ten of the Eastern Music New Force Annual List. "Suddenly I Miss You" that I just sang has hope, but it is not guaranteed. The last two songs need to be insured.

For the last two songs, Xu Rui, like before, hopes to arouse the audience's patriotism and convey more power. He thinks that in this era, people, especially young people, should hear more such voices and are happy to hear such voices.

For the first song, considering the cooperation with Tang Fei, he chose "Mountain and River Map" which fits the theme of "Magnificent Mountains and Rivers", and for the second song, he hesitated between "Wanjiang" and "Loyalty to the Country" based on the magnificent mountains and rivers of the first song.

The former combines the national style with the opera tune, full of affection, sings the vastness of the motherland and expresses national pride, while the latter is more heroic.

After struggling for a long time, Xu Rui chose "Serve the Country with Loyalty", for the last sentence that made people excited, but this song was not very relevant to the proposition given by the mentors before, so he decided to do a small experiment and throw this difficult problem to the program team to see what Zheng Hongyang and Director Ma would say.

He wrote the score on the same day. On Tuesday morning, when other contestants were still working hard to write songs, he took the score to find Jiang Xiaohe. When he learned that Jiang Xiaohe was not there, he went directly to the music group to find Zheng Hongyang.

"Teacher Zheng, I have written the new song for the final."

"So fast?" Zheng Hongyang was a little surprised, "Two songs?"

"Yes, but there is a problem."

Zheng Hongyang asked hurriedly, "What's the problem?"

"Take a look first." Xu Rui handed over the score.

"Let me see." Zheng Hongyang took the score with interest, humming while reading it, and was completely attracted in a moment.

A picture of mountains and rivers, outlining the mountains and rivers of the motherland, fully depicts the magnificence and vastness of China, and the combination of men and women is also very exquisite. It has both national characteristics and rap elements that conform to the current trend. The combination complements each other and is simply perfect.

The other song has a retro tune, but it is also suitable for the heroic spirit of fighting on the battlefield. Especially when seeing the last sentence, Zheng Hongyang did not hum, but sang it. Sitting in the seat, the torso involuntarily straightened up, and the voice was majestic.

Xu Rui could see that when Zheng Hongyang sang the high notes, the veins on his neck bulged. After reading the score, his neck flushed with excitement.

"Good song, I think it is a great work, no problem, what's the problem?" Zheng Hongyang asked puzzledly.

Xu Rui then explained: "The topic, the first song sang 'The Magnificent Mountains and Rivers'. After writing the second song, I found that it didn't quite fit with the previous topic of the mentors."

"Is that so?" Zheng Hongyang was stunned. He had never thought of this kind of problem. Then he remembered that there was a topic rule.

Moreover, as an old man in the entertainment industry, he is not only a shrewd person, but also experienced. He can understand the elegant meaning of the music. Why did Xu Rui ask him this question? Needless to say, he wanted to sing but couldn't fit the topic, so of course he hoped that the program team would help solve it.

Zheng Hongyang immediately said: "Go and call Director Ma over, and tell him that I called him."

"Oh."

Seeing Xu Rui leave, Zheng Hongyang smiled. The rules were made by the program team to create a gimmick. Fairness does not exist in the talent show. If he changed a contestant or a song, the program team would definitely refuse, but it is different now.

Xu Rui is now the ratings guarantee of "Original New Generation". Although the program may be suspended at any time, this program is different from other talent shows. It has established a good reputation and will be transformed from a talent show to a music competition program in the future. It is not impossible for the second season to have a perfect ending, so the program must have a perfect ending.

This request was made implicitly. Obviously, Xu Rui knew his weight and the value of the two songs he brought out. He had no reason to refuse, and Ma Zhiru was even less likely to refuse.

Sure enough, Ma Zhiru arrived soon, and Zheng Hongyang was very straightforward and asked Xu Rui to sing it once.

This is not the first time it has happened. The one he was called to listen to before was "Run to", so this time Ma Zhiru was mentally prepared.

However, after listening to the two songs, he was still a little excited. Zheng Hongyang just said at this time: "Ahem... That, Xu Rui encountered some problems. It is said that "Loyalty to the Country" does not quite meet the previous propositions of the mentors."

"Ah? What was the previous proposition of the mentors?" Ma Zhiru understood as soon as he heard it, "That... Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang!"

The assistant was called over.

Ma Zhiru asked, "What were the previous topics of the instructors?"

"Here they are." The instructor immediately showed him the tablet.

After staring at the topic for a while, Ma Zhiru laughed and said, "How can it not fit? I think it fits the topic of 'Five Thousand Years of History' very well. After all, the history of our country is a grand history of war. Your poem "Loyalty to the Country" expresses patriotism through Yue Fei's military life. Doesn't it embody the spirit that has been passed down for five thousand years?"

"..." Xu Rui really admired him. He was worthy of being the chief director. He could even do this for him. But wasn't this the purpose of his coming? Since Ma Zhiru had spoken, he immediately cooperated, "So that's the case. I really hadn't thought about it. Thanks to Director Ma's guidance."

Ma Zhiru smiled and said, "I think these two songs are very good. Don't change them."

Xu Rui got the advantage and didn't sell out: "Okay. No changes, definitely not. Now that it's decided, I'll go back and practice the song now?"

"Well, go ahead." Ma Zhiru nodded calmly.

When there were only two of them left in the room, Zheng Hongyang spoke: "You are a bit shameless."

Ma Zhiru was not happy: "You're still blaming me. You asked Xu Rui to call me over. Isn't that what you meant? How come you put the blame on me in the end?"

Zheng Hongyang said calmly: "You are the chief director. You decided."

Ma Zhiru snorted: "I am shameless, you are hypocritical!"

"Okay, the two of us, the eldest brother, don't talk about the second brother." Zheng Hongyang stopped arguing with him.

Online, the news that "Original New Generation" is about to go to the finals has been officially announced. Although netizens are surprised, they understand it from the comments.

"After all, there are rumors online that all talent shows may be suspended due to the "pour milk tea" incident. Some programs even take the initiative to suspend broadcasting for rectification. Although "Original New Generation" is more conscientious, it is also afraid of being affected."

"Ah, then does it mean that we will miss a few songs of Xu Rui."

"Indeed, it's a pity."

"Original New Generation" is a good program, there is no need to stop broadcasting!"

"To be honest, this program is also supported by Xu Rui. If he is not here, you may not think so, but it is really unnecessary to cut it off."

"It may not be a one-size-fits-all approach. It may be that the platform itself is scared and it will be over sooner rather than later. What if, right?"

"That makes sense!"