Chapter 562 Half-Step King(1/3)
The screen gradually brightened, focusing on a gorgeous and grand stage. The lighting effects on the stage were dazzling. Lights of various colors intertwined and flickered, creating a dreamy and warm atmosphere.
"Welcome to "Asian Idol"!"
A strong and thick male voice came from across the air, and the camera panned across the empty studio.
The camera looked down and cut to the host Hong Chaofeng on the stage.
He was wearing a suit, with oily hair and a solemn expression.
"Here, Asia's top music teams, the most gorgeous stage, and the most shocking sound are gathered together.
Just looking for the best voices and idols in Asia."
"The schedule of this program is three months, divided into auditions, knockout rounds, semi-finals and finals.
During the audition stage, we searched across 7 major cities in Asia, including Xiangjiang, Taipei, Guangzhou, and Tokyo—more than 70,000 people applied. We only select one in a million, just to be the only one!"
"The winner of "Asian Idol" will receive an exclusive championship contract with New Yibao Records, which will invest tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars to create a platinum-level record by top musicians, making a sound in Asia!"
In Hong Chaofeng's passionate voice, the passionate opening music sounded with a strong rhythm, accompanied by the shining of the stage lights, creating a shocking opening atmosphere.
After the brief and shocking opening remarks, Hong Chaofeng on TV threw the microphone in his hand with an indescribably cool gesture.
"Yeah! This program looks really exciting, much better than the programs on Jade Channel." Wu Meizhen's mother said.
Wu Meizhen was looking at it carefully, and when she heard her mother's words, she looked proud.
"Our boss spent tens of millions just on the camera and audio equipment of this studio!"
My mother exclaimed: "You are really willing to spend money, can you make it back?"
Wu Meizhen is deeply dissatisfied with which of her mother's pots she doesn't play, "As long as the show is good, you can make money back sooner or later!"
"It's begun! It's begun!"
Wu Meizhen stopped talking and stared at the TV screen intently.
The schedule of "Asian Idol" is divided into auditions, knockouts, semi-finals and finals. Each stage has three programs, each program is 2 and a half hours long.
Before it, the longest-running program in Hong Kong was "Happy Tonight", with the average duration of each episode being about 2 hours. It has been the most popular variety show for many years.
On the TV screen, the street scene of Xiangjiang flashed by, and the screen turned into a studio. The words "Hong Kong Audition Site" appeared on the edge of the screen.
Immediately afterwards, the first contestant walked onto the stage.
All the viewers in front of the TV couldn't recognize the bright spot in front of them. This young man is so handsome!
The young man was born with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He was very heroic and his eyes were deep and charming. He looked like a handsome young man from a troubled world in a painting.
"Hello teachers, I am contestant No. 00164. My name is Ekin Cheng. I have been an actor before—"
"Okay, no more nonsense."
Alan Tam, who was sitting at the judges' table, interrupted Ekin Cheng's words with a serious look on his face. He looked even more nervous.
"Please start your performance!" Alan Tam said.
"Okay, the song I want to sing is "Love in Late Autumn".
Anita Mui in the audience looked at Alan Tam, her expression immediately amused, this song is one of his masterpieces.
The audience in front of the TV, like the judges, are all looking forward to Ekin Cheng's performance. Such a handsome young man is not bad at singing, right?
During the audition stage, the contestants all sang a cappella on stage.
"If we were destined to break up early."
As soon as Ekin Cheng opened his mouth, the three judges in the audience frowned and were out of tune!
"bite!
Alan Tam took the ringtone on the table without hesitation and said with a serious face: "Next one!"
Ekin Cheng's face was full of mistakes. He didn't expect the judges' standards to be so strict.
Anita Mui on the side quit, "Hey! I just opened my mouth, so I will inevitably be nervous when I go on stage for the first time. Give me a chance!"
"Nervousness is no reason, we want to choose the singer with the most potential."
"Hey, are you jealous because someone else is prettier than you?'
"Amei, can you please stop being so arrogant? We have to be more fair as judges!"
"I am very fair, but you are too picky!"
The two of them made a gag, and the handsome guy on the stage was at a loss, and the audience in front of the TV was watching with gusto.
After the two finally finished negotiating and gave Ekin Zheng a chance, he spoke again.
"If we were destined to break up, there is no need to pretend to stay with me. If love is eternal, Alan Tam did not interrupt this time, and Ekin Cheng finished the song smoothly. Entering the review stage, Alan Tam was very demanding and found faults in various ways, but Anita Mui was there
Try your best to give good reviews.
Of the last three judges, two gave "pass" and only Alan Tam gave "fail". Contestant Ekin Cheng successfully passed the audition.
"Congratulations to player No. 00164 Ekin Cheng! Come on, let Sister Mei post a pass for you!"
Anita Mui called Ekin Cheng to the judges' table with an exaggerated expression and pretended to tease her by posting her pass.
It made Ekin Cheng smile shyly, and also made all the viewers in front of the TV unable to help laughing.
All of this is of course a deliberate arrangement by the program team.
"Amei, please restrain yourself. This is an audition competition, not your concubine selection!"
In the interval before the contestants left the field and the next contestant entered, Alan Tam's serious complaints came from the TV.
The audience in front of the TV laughed again.
"Oh! This Amei is so interesting!" Wu Meizhen's mother laughed so hard that she almost burst into tears.
The show continued, and the quality of the next few contestants varied.
There was a top student who came back from studying abroad and sang death rock in a fancy dress, which was comparable to a decoration scene, and was blown away by Alan Tam;
A street singer from Temple Street came to the show to sing obscene songs, and Anita Mui became angry and cursed (the show was silenced in many places);
There was a young man who was determined to be the "Michael Jackson" in Hong Kong. He just made a loud noise and moved too much.
As a result, my pants split and I ran off the stage holding my pants.
All of a sudden, the show was so effective that the audience in front of the TV burst into laughter.
Until a slim girl with a pink face and exquisite features walked onto the stage, the judges' eyes lit up, and so did the audience in front of the TV.
"Hello teachers, I am contestant No. 00326, and my name is Wang Xinping."
Huang Lu, who had been silent at the judges' table, looked at the girl and said with a smile: "Hello, Miss Wang! What song are you going to sing?"
Before Wang Xinping could say anything, Anita Mui said disgustedly: "Hey, Alu, don't act like a wet guy!"
After another argument that made the audience laugh, the beautiful girl Wang Xinping sang a cappella, her voice was melodious and sweet, and her song was even more beautiful.
It won unanimous praise from the three judges, and also won the ignorant hearts of countless young boys in front of the TV.
During the two-and-a-half-hour broadcast, the program was full of hits and jokes. It did not make people feel boring at all. Instead, it made all the viewers immersed in it and found it difficult to extricate themselves.
After watching the show, Wu Meizhen looked excited. Although she had watched some clips of the show with Tao Yushu before, the feeling was completely different after officially watching the edited feature film.
So pretty!
Wu Meizhen was afraid that she was too subjective, so she asked her mother: "Mom, what do you think?"
"It's so beautiful! It's so interesting."
Seeing it from the perspective of an ordinary audience, my mother couldn't tell the advantages of being well-organized, but saying "it's so beautiful" was enough to confirm her inner love for Jiezhi.
Seeing this, Wu Meizhen felt even more comfortable, and she couldn't wait to call Tao Yushu.
"Mrs. Lin, have you watched the show? The filming is great! It will definitely become a hit!"
Tao Yushu's voice on the other end of the phone was steady and calm, "It's so late at night, you called just to talk about this?"
Hearing that the boss seemed unhappy, Wu Meizhen remembered that it was already almost 11 o'clock in the evening.
She subconsciously shrank her neck and said, "Ah, um, I'm sorry, Mrs. Lin, I was just a little excited after watching the show. You should go to bed early! Good night!"
After saying that, she quickly hung up the phone and patted her chest with lingering fear.
"Who?" Lin Chaoyang asked.
Tao Yushu was wearing pajamas, with a slight smile on his lips, teasing the silly female assistant Shan, which made her feel a lot happier.
Of course, what pleased her even more was the broadcast effect of the program, which was far more exciting than those variety shows from TVB and ATV, giving Tao Yushu a sense of security that it was finally worth the money.
"It's Azhen, I'm a little excited after watching "Asian Idol"!" Tao Yushu turned around and said.
At this time, the TV at home is still on Star TV’s Family Channel. “The program is really good and the effect is unexpectedly good.”
Tao Yushu looked relaxed, "I just don't know what the ratings are."
"Don't worry, it will definitely be fine."
Tao Yushu nodded, looking forward to the results of the ratings survey in two days.
To be continued...