Li Xinran felt baffled.

Zhang Hong called him?

What is he looking for?

The victor's taunt towards the loser?

He grabbed the phone and suppressed his anger, "I'm not Wang Chen! You dialed the wrong number!"

"Ah? I'm not looking for Wang Chen, he's with me." There was a voice from the other side that made Li Xinran sleepless at night, "Brother Li, are you interested in coming out? I don't have a song for my new film, so I plan to invite

If you take action, are you willing to give me a favor?"

Brother Li? When did I have such a good relationship with you... Li Xinran still had a stern face, but his tone had slowed down a lot, "Teacher Zhang, your musical attainments are much better than mine now, so why bother to sacrifice what is close for what is far away."

Although he is not willing to be inferior, his skills are indeed inferior to others.

Moreover, I was so enthusiastic at the time, but now I understand more what reality is.

He, Li Xinran, is known as the "little rap prince" in China and is also the most popular guy in the past two years.

But if you really become inflated and think that you are really a big shot, then you are not far away from being confused.

Zhang Hong is a TV drama director.

And he is not an ordinary TV drama director.

He has currently filmed three TV series, two of which have occupied the top two ratings in recent years.

The first TV series was broadcast on the Internet, and its data also crushed other online dramas in the same period. Even among the TV series that achieved stardom, the only TV series that could compare with him was "Blood Youth".

However, the most outstanding role in "Blood Youth" was played by him.

I heard that he went to film a movie recently.

But no matter whether the movie is a success or a failure, the status of the two people is different.

He could clearly see what happened to the last brother whose traffic volume was so big that he couldn't recognize himself.

Capital can praise you as the number one traffic figure, but it can also make you irrecoverable.

In the final analysis, he is just a tool to make money for the company.

So...he must not let go of music!

They are not singers who rely on traffic, fan circles and companies to achieve sales, but singers who truly rely on their works to speak for themselves!

At that time, he can initially break free from the shackles of capital and become a true... artist.

At the very least, the company will not boss him around and treat him completely as a money-making tool.

Because when a tool man is squeezed dry, what is waiting for him?

Kick you away and tell you to get out?

Not so kind.

The way to do it at that time is to make the black information about you, either deliberately or accidentally, anonymously public to the public, and then let you hide it, and take the opportunity to squeeze out the last bit of profit.

After that, you can disappear and make way for those who come after you.

Li Xinran admitted that his dislike of Zhang Hong was not entirely due to Wang Chen.

Because when he was in the company, Wang Chen was just a young trainee, but now he has successfully got rid of the title of "little fresh meat" and "traffic niche" by relying on his acting skills, and can now call himself a "powerful young actor" openly.

All of this was brought about by Zhang Hong.

Similarly, Zhang Hong is the same age as him, they are both twenty-five years old this year, but their status and reputation in the eyes of the people who eat melons are one in the sky and one on the earth.

He is a popular star who is "disdainfully caricatured", but the other person... is a talented director, actor, and songwriter.

Because of jealousy, how could he feel good about Zhang Hong?

Zhang Hong's relaxed voice came from over there, "What do you think?"

Li Xinran clenched his fists.

The displeasure in my voice was very clear, but you didn't care.

In your eyes, I'm probably as important as the grass on the roadside.

"I think? I think Mr. Zhang, you may just be too busy shooting a movie, so you leave some simple things to others, but because this matter is not important, and there are people in the circle who want to curry favor with you.

There are many, so you chose me."

Because he and Zhang Hong didn't deal with each other, he had nothing to ask for.

Even if he wants something, he must change his attitude, which is still no loss to Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong's laughter came from over there, "Unfortunately, brother, you guessed wrong."

No, I actually guessed it right.

The songs in "Idol Legend" only need to be good enough, the main thing is the lyrics.

Zhang Hong obviously couldn't write lyrics that fit the plot based on his own skills, so he needed a tool.

A tool who can write songs.

As long as what is written is generally pleasant to the ears, the main thing is that the atmosphere must be properly rendered.

After much deliberation, Li Xinran was the right one.

But of course he couldn't say that.

Zhang Hong's tone became more solemn, "Brother Li, no, Li Xinran, let me ask you one question: Are you really willing?"

Li Xinran thought about it and asked without leaving any trace: "What does Teacher Zhang mean by this?"

"Nothing else, I just saw it when we were recording the program before." Zhang Hong paused and said, "Brother Li, just be a traffic star like this, and then get kicked after you drain the value.

Kai, are you really willing?"

Anyway, Zhang Hong felt that he would definitely not be willing to accept it.

Zhang Hong is well versed in the slippery ways of society, which means he is good at observation.

During those two or three months of recording variety shows, he noticed some interesting things about Li Xinran.

This guy is different from the ordinary traffic stars.

He is ambitious and sensible.

He was indeed criticizing himself at first, but after he produced those two songs in the first period, he changed.

After the recording of the second program, he continued to compete with himself. It was no longer from the heart, but more like a routine.

Obviously, he has understood the purpose of the program team and his own position in this variety show.

Then, he acquiesced that he was a stepping stone to improve Zhang Hong's musical level, and cooperated silently with a tacit understanding.

What is his position?

A position that may have some musical talent, but is just a "little traffic star who doesn't know the heights of the sky" is a positioning that serves as a stepping stone for himself as a "well-known young TV drama director and outstanding singer-songwriter".

What do audiences like to watch?

Like to eat melon.

As for eating melons, except for some people who pretend to be aloof and say, "Although there are problems with xx, xxx is not a good thing," the rest of the people who eat melons will have their own tendencies.

The world is not black and white, but when eating melon, everyone hopes to have one black and one white.

And the "little traffic fresh meat" is naturally the black side.

Don't look at the fans of various popular celebrities on the Internet calling them Huanshi, it seems that they are their companions everywhere.

In fact, the majority are silent, and fan culture is just a small circle after all.

Most of the people who watch the show silently...actually hate popular celebrities.

They will compare their acting skills with actors with outstanding acting skills.

They will compete with the dancers who have practiced hard since childhood.

They will compare their singing skills with outstanding singers.

Then criticize them because they really can't compare.

It can't be compared, but you still have to get involved in everything to make money.

Maybe the capital behind them wants to make money by taking advantage of their current popularity, maybe they want to make money themselves, maybe it’s both.

But for traffic stars, personality is more important than anything else.

But Li Xinran's approach can basically be said to not care about the character at all. He is willing to be the "villain" in the show.

In addition, the songs he wrote are actually pretty good, although they are certainly not comparable to Zhang Hong's songs that have been tested in the market in his previous life.

This made Zhang Hong discover a fact.

Li Xinran may have been looking for a way out for himself.

Or, he is tired of the troubles caused by popular celebrities and their personalities.
To be continued...