China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 402 Theme Song of the Program——"Chasing Dreams"

The first half of 2004 is destined to be inseparable from the word "draft".

From the beginning of April, "Rising Star" was auditioned in 4 competition areas across the country, and then to the re-examination, the battle for the top 20, and the competition for the championship of the competition area.

The continuous exposure made "Tomorrow's Star" completely out of the circle, and became very popular.

Although they haven't entered the final stage yet, the fame and popularity of many popular players have already caught up with ordinary second-tier stars.

Becoming famous overnight suddenly seems to no longer be an unattainable dream.

It also completely aroused the enthusiasm of the audience, especially the popular vote for "Star of Tomorrow", which made the audience feel the pleasure of "raising" a star with their own hands.

Not only boys and girls joined the fan clubs of those players, but even some grandparents and middle-aged people joined in the fun.

During the final match in the Chengdu competition area, fans of the three most popular players in the competition area, Zhang Jie, Zhang Jingying and Tan Weiwei, directly and spontaneously handed out leaflets in many commercial streets in Chengdu, and even paraded the streets to support them. . .

A certain elder brother shouted heartbreakingly in the street: "Today, I will die for Zhang Jingying, fight for Zhang Jingying."

The most amazing thing is that the three fan teams ran into each other during the parade, and almost scolded them in the street.

If it weren't for the fact that there were sensible people on the scene who were afraid that a fight would be bad for the contestants, there might really be conflicts.

Later, this incident made the headlines in the local area of ​​Rongcheng and even "Star of Tomorrow", leaving the passers-by dumbfounded.

The Chengdu competition area has also become the most popular competition area after the Beijing competition area, and it is even more intense than the Beijing competition area.

After all, the top five in the Rongcheng competition area are all from Sichuan Province, and even several of them are natives of Rongcheng.

Many local spectators in Rongcheng can get involved with the contestants on all fours and eights.

How should I put it, the behind-the-scenes footage of the "Rising Star" contestants, almost one-fifth of the competition area in Rongcheng.

At the end of June, after two months of selection, the national top 6 and 20 regional champions of "Tomorrow's Star" were all selected.

Champion of the Beijing Division—Phoenix Legend

Champion of Chengdu Division——Zhang Jie

Champion of Jinmen Division——Gu Miaomiao
Champion of Shen City Division——Gao Jin

Champion of Guangzhou Division——Chen Chusheng
The champion of the Magic Capital Division - Ping An

Champion of Wushi Division——Yang Chengang
Champion of Chang'an Division——A Bao

Champion of the Urumqi Division——Ulan Tuoya

Champion of Hangzhou Division—Ding Dong

……

The next step is for all the contestants to gather in the capital for the final round battle.

The popularity of "Rising Star" has skyrocketed, let alone "My Style My Show" and "Super Girl" have been crazily crushed, even the Athens Olympic Games not long after the European Cup has also been robbed of the limelight.

A phenomenon-level variety show that is truly concerned by the whole people!
"Tomorrow's Star" is so popular, Fanxing Variety Show is an instant hit, and Jingcheng TV is even more happy and crazy.

Advertisements and commercial cooperation flooded in, and related companies and merchants poured money into Fanxing and Jingchengtai frantically, and they couldn't accept it.

However, Fanxing and Jingchengtai did not completely lose their minds while they were making a lot of money.

To make money, the program must be run well!

Let's not talk about the failure, all kinds of business cooperation and advertisements can't appease, it's just such a good cash cow, if it is ruined by yourself, it's too late to cry.

Fanxing now attaches great importance to "Tomorrow's Star". It is conservatively estimated that this year it is expected to make a net profit of 1 million yuan from this project.

This is pure profit, except for Cao Xuan's overseas albums, Fanxing has no projects that can make such a profit.

And after the show, Fanxing is expected to win most of the popular players, and after training, they will all be small cash cows.

Not to mention that if "Star of Tomorrow" is finished this year, there will be another season next year.

It is guaranteed that within two or three years, this project can bring Fanxing a very considerable income.

Up and down the stars, now attaches great importance to this, even surpassing "Embroidered Spring Knife" which was released in early August.

Originally, Cao Xuan devoted himself to the production of the new album. In the past two months, except for going to Xiangjiang to participate in the Penguin listing ceremony in mid-June, he basically stayed in the recording studio.

This time, I also dedicated a lot of energy to pay attention to the "Star of Tomorrow" program, and even "created" a theme song for the program.

.........

Beijing, the airport

"Tomorrow's Star" Yan Kui, the person in charge of the Shen City competition area, walked out of the airport with the top five players in the competition area.

After finally getting rid of it, Yan Kui took people into the commercial vehicle sent by the program group.

"I'll take you to the hotel first. After arranging accommodation, let's shoot posters, record interviews, rest for one night, and hold a conference tomorrow."

"Brother Yan, will all the top [-] players come to the meeting?"

The person who asked the question was Luo Hu, one of the top five contestants in Shen City, a resident singer in the bar, with rich experience and strong strength.

In fact, among the 20 competition areas across the country, the Shen City competition area is definitely a strong competition area, ranking in the top five, and is expected to compete for the top three.

There is no way, who let the three eastern provinces create a competition area, so there are so many strong players. The Shen City competition area is also second only to the Beijing competition area in the number of retest players, and they can make it to the top five. All of them are good players.

"Except for a few competition areas, we all come to the capital to report at about the same time, that is, these two days. If there is no accident tomorrow, we should all be here."

"This is for us to touch before the game starts."

"That's what it means. Let you get to know each other a little bit. There are many other things to do."

Yan Kui explained that, as the person in charge of the competition area, he will also become the "broker" of the contestants in the final stage, responsible for various matters until all the contestants in the competition area are eliminated.

Although the final ranking of the players in the competition area has nothing to do with him, Yan Kui also hopes that the people in the Shen City competition area will be more proud, and he will have face when he speaks out in the future.

Besides, if he really brought out a national champion, his status in the program group would indeed be improved to a certain extent.

So Yan Kui is still very concerned: "The competition system of the finals has roughly come out. champion.

Each round has the same system, some are different, some are eliminated by two-two competition, some take turns as we did before, and I even heard that there is a team competition. "

"Team competition? By division?"

"It's hard to say. After all, there are strong and weak competition areas. If the group is eliminated, they might have to go home together. It's too inhumane. They should be broken up.

However, it’s hard to say whether there will be a team competition. It’s just that there are rumors. The specific competition system is still subject to the on-site announcement. I mean, be prepared and reserve more songs in case of emergencies. "

Yan Kui explained a lot of the inside story that he knew, and then reminded: "Because they are all in the same competition area, if they can help in terms of the competition system, it is best to help each other."

Then he said with some emotion: "Our competition area is strong, but the overall popularity is too average. None of them made it into the top ten of the popularity list. They can't get the benefits of the popularity list, which is a bit of a disadvantage."

In the final stage of "Tomorrow's Star", the popularity index of the players is directly related to the benefits of the various competition systems of the players.

If the player at the top of the popularity list competes with ordinary players, his chances of winning will increase by at least 50%, or even more, not to mention that popular players themselves are always at a disadvantage in canvassing votes.

Therefore, what most players are most afraid of is running into the top ten players in the popularity list, the higher the level, the more afraid they are.

Among the contestants in Shen City, the most popular player is Gao Jin, who is ranked 21st, followed by Xiao Shenyang and his wife, who are ranked 27th, and the remaining three are basically outside the [-]th place.

In the program "Star of Tomorrow", popularity is definitely more important than strength.

If a strong player does not have an overwhelming advantage in performance, many times he cannot compete with popular players at all.

Of course, the program group has also set certain restrictions on popular players in the competition system, so if popular players have no strength but popularity, they will easily overturn.

Players with both popularity and strength are the favorites for the championship of "Rising Star".

Listening to Yan Kui's words, several contestants in Shen City had mixed reactions.

Gao Jin is the champion of the competition area and has the greatest ambitions. Although he doesn't have the sword to win the championship, he also wants to reach the top ten and sign with Fanxing to become an official professional singer.

Tang Chao was different from what he thought. He had already signed with other record companies. Although he also wanted to enter Fanxing, it was impossible for him to make the decision.

His goal is to enter the top [-], and then release a new album based on the popularity accumulated in the show.

In contrast, the other three groups of players basically have no big goals, and they can go as far as they can go.

For example, Xiao Shenyang, his wife and Luo Hu, the main purpose is to strive for bonuses as much as possible, and then gain more fame, so that the performance fees can be higher if they are eliminated and returned to their hometown.

As for signing a contract to make a debut, I didn't even dare to think about it.

Therefore, their mentality is relatively more relaxed. Although they really want to advance, even if they fail, the sense of gap will not be too much. Even Xiao Shenyang and his wife simply came here for travel.

The program team covered the board, lodging and travel expenses, and they were able to walk around the capital with a small part of the bonus, which was very flattering.

The "heartless" Xiao Shenyang and his wife followed Yan Kui to a five-star hotel. Looking at the luxurious and exquisite decoration of the hotel room, the contestants looked happy, and Yan Kui was a little complacent.

"How about it, the accommodation conditions are good."

"Great, how much does it cost for such a big room?"

"Don't worry about how much money you have, one room per person, it's no problem for Xiao Shenyang and his wife to live in one room."

"no problem."

Yan Kui went to check in, and met the person in charge of the Jinling competition area during the period, and the two exchanged ideas.

Contrary to the guesses of the contestants, these room program groups did not spend a penny, and directly won the sponsorship of the hotel.

The hotel became popular, the contestants got a good living environment, the program group saved money, and even raised some sponsorship fees.

For a simple arrangement, the hotel provides buffet meals, and Yan Kui leads the contestants to a studio in the suburbs of Beijing.

This is the stage specially rented by the program team of "Tomorrow's Star" for the final stage. Next door is the stage scene of "I Love to Remember the Lyrics".

In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that the various facilities of Fanxing Film and Television City could not keep up, Cao Xuan could have built a studio on his own site.

But now that Fanxing Film and Television City has insufficient conditions, it can only be rented. Maybe in a year or two, if "Star of Tomorrow" still exists at that time, the final venue should go to Baiyangdian.

In the studio, the contestants are first taken to take pictures and prepare for shooting, and the contestants who are free can go to familiarize themselves with the stage.

Several contestants finally got to know some contestants from other divisions. Although they had seen each other's demeanor on TV, it was still a special pleasure to meet offline.

"That's Rongcheng champion Zhang Jie, I heard that Cao Xuan's songs are all sung, nicknamed Little Cao Xuan."

"Abao from Chang'an Division, his voice is amazing, Shen Yang, you and your wife should pay more attention to him, both of you are masters of high notes."

"That little girl from the Rongcheng competition area, what is her name is Yinglai, she also has a very strong treble, nicknamed Dolphin Princess, and that Zhang Jie from before was also very treble."

"Murong Xiaoxiao from the Jinling Division is also worth noting. I heard that he was born in Huangmei Opera."

"I've heard of that Ulan Tuoya in Urumqi. The high pitch is not inferior to your husband and wife."

"..."

A few people discussed in low voices that Xiao Shenyang and his wife in the Shen City competition area successfully advanced, relying on the two people's good voices, and the high notes of the couple are higher than the other.

If it weren't for Gao Jin's extra points for originality, otherwise the finals in the final division might not be able to hold down the couple.

Looking at it now, the trump card that was in the competition area at the beginning has now won the national competition, and the advantage has been significantly reduced. The top [-] players who are good at treble are at least [-] behind.

A few people didn't think much of it before, but when they went to the scene, they immediately felt the cruelty of the final stage. Almost all of them were masters, and it was remarkable to pick any one at random.

The people in the Shen City competition area looked at the others, and the people in the other competition areas were also observing them.

"That Luo Hu is good at mobilizing the atmosphere of the scene. The typhoon is hot. If it is a live scoring session, he has certain advantages."

"Gao Jin, champion of Shen City, one of the few original singers, full of talent, almost all of them are original."

"Tang Chao, who is good at bitter love songs, is known as Zhang Yu in the Northeast. I heard that he will create originals, but he hasn't come out yet."

"Xiao Shenyang & Shen Chunyang, the only husband and wife team in the top [-] in the country, cooperate with each other tacitly, and are good at soaring high notes. They can be regarded as an alternative version of Phoenix Legend."

"..."

Anyone who is ambitious about performance will pay attention to competitors, not to mention that they don't need to collect data by themselves.

"Tomorrow's Star" is so popular, all the analysts on the Internet have already picked out the characteristics and advantages of each player, and you can find out all about it by checking the Internet.

They just met, and it was of a competitive nature. Except for a few acquaintances, the rest didn't say hello. They usually acted with players from their own competition area.

Until the next day, when all the top [-] contestants in the country arrived, Wang Guangliang, the chief director of the program group, held a meeting and talked about the relevant regulations of the program.

In particular, many taboo contents and confidentiality agreements need to be signed.

If the player violates the rules, he will be disqualified from the competition, all bonuses and related honors will be cancelled, and he will even be sued by the program group.

After giving a stick, it is natural to feed a candied date later.

Wang Guangliang asked people to send out all the papers, and then took the initiative to introduce.

"This is the theme song "Chasing Dreams and Hearts" written by our boss Mr. Cao Xuan for the show, everyone is one of the singers.

Afterwards, we will arrange the teacher to arrange the order for everyone, 1-2 sentences per person, everyone will have a morning to familiarize themselves with the songs, and will officially record the MV and songs in the afternoon. "

Speaking of this, Wang Guangliang paused for a moment and smiled: "Mr. Cao Xuan will also participate in the recording of this song. He and his voice will appear in the theme song with you."

boom!
The scene suddenly exploded, except for a few players such as Phoenix Legend who were still calm, the rest of the players were all excited.

As an international first-line singer, Grammy winner, and Asia's No. [-] king, Cao Xuan's status and influence in the Chinese music scene are self-evident.

I dare not say that all the top [-] players like him, but most of them definitely recognize his strength, and many of them are even fans of him.

How could everyone not be excited about cooperating with superstars/idols this time?

"When can we see Teacher Cao?"

"Well, he won't come over in person, but the singing and visuals will be edited together."

"..."

The contestants were a little disappointed. They thought they could witness and touch Cao Tianwang for a while. The relationship is cooperation from afar.

Wang Guangliang laughed: "Everyone, don't be discouraged, no matter what you say, you will be singing with Cao Xuan. The opportunity is rare, and you can't ask for it."

Everyone thought so, even though they hadn't met each other in person, it was considered cooperation, no matter what step they took, some would brag about it when they went back.

Does Cao Xuan know, Lao Tzu/Lao Niang once sang with him...

.........

Because the first round of live broadcast started within a few days, the production time of the theme song was very tight, almost rehearsing and recording for days and nights, and then editing and mixing.

Finally, on July 7th, the MV for the theme song "Chasing Dreams" of "Rising Star" was launched on Penguin Blog and Jingcheng TV.

Cao Xuan himself reposted the MV, and left a message saying: "Everyone who is brave enough to pursue their dreams is respectable. I hope all the contestants will remain innocent. I will wait for you in the finals."

Hearing that it was the theme song written by Cao Xuan specially for "Rising Star", many of his fans and passers-by immediately clicked on the video.

In the past two years, except for the theme songs of the Spring Festival Gala and movies, Cao Xuan rarely wrote Chinese songs.

Click on the video, at first there was a prelude to the sound of the piano, and then the clips of auditions of all the top [-] contestants of "Tomorrow's Star" flashed quickly.

The clip of the top [-] auditions ended, and the prelude just stopped.

In the next shot, Ping An, the champion of the Shanghai Metropolitan Division, appeared first. In the recording studio, he sang the first line of the lyrics into the microphone.

"Where is the world full of flowers~"

In the next scene, it is Po, the champion of the Chang'an Division: "If it really exists, then I will definitely go~"

The third singer to appear is Phoenix Legend: "I want the highest mountain to stand there~"

Gu Miaomiao: "I don't care if it's a cliff~"

Zhang Jie: "Live hard and love hard, even if it's heartbreaking~"

……

Gao Jin: "Maybe my hands are clumsy than my feet, but I am willing to keep searching~"

Ding Dong: "Give all your youth and leave no regrets~"

After singing here, the melody began to speed up, the drums exploded, and the next second, Cao Xuan suddenly appeared in front of the stage of the final stage of "Tomorrow's Star".

Under the bright lights, he was dressed in black, holding a microphone and shouting loudly.

"Run forward, meet cold eyes and jeers

How can you feel the vastness of life without going through hardships?
Fate can't make us kneel and beg for mercy
Even if the blood spills all over my arms

......"

In the next second, Cao Xuan left the stage, Xiao Shenyang and his wife appeared together with Zhang Jingying and Tan Weiwei, and continued to sing loudly.

"Keep running with childish pride

How can you see the brilliance of life if you don’t stick to it~”

In the next second, Murong Xiaoxiao, Huang Bo, and Yao Beina appeared together.

"It's better to burn than linger
One day it will sprout again~”

That's it, except for the special case of Cao Xuan, the champions of the competition area will sing one sentence, and the top five players in the general competition area will sing one or two lines together in groups of three or two.

Until all the top [-] singers in the country showed up, the last scene was that all the top [-] contestants of "Tomorrow's Star" gathered on the final stage, mixed with the previous stage scene of Cao Xuan, and then ended with a climax of the chorus.

"Run forward, meet cold eyes and jeers

How can you feel the vastness of life without going through hardships?
Fate can't make us kneel and beg for mercy
Even if the blood spills all over my arms

.........

For the good in my heart

uncompromising until old

......"

After watching the more than 4-minute video, the audience in front of the TV and computer was more or less silent for a while, some clicked to rewatch, and some went straight to the comment area.

In just a few hours, there have been tens of thousands of messages in the comment area of ​​the video.

[Damn it, a 30-year-old man actually cried when he heard this]

【555~, it sounds so good, I want to listen to it a hundred times】

【Cao Xuan awesome】

【Those who say Cao Xuan is exhausted, damn it, hit them hard in the face】

[Cheer Zhang Jie, for the beauty in my heart, don't compromise until I grow old]

【Come on Liushui, we will always be your water baby】

[Phoenix Legend, Phoenix Achievement Legend]

[People should have dreams, what if they come true]

[My blood boiled with excitement, I got up from the bed and did a set of papers, only to realize that I had already finished the college entrance examination]

【Good song, good words, good idea】

【…】

Cao Xuan also saw most of the comments, but he still felt a little regretful. This version of "Dream Chaser" is too perfect.

There is no broken sound, less that heart-piercing, hoarse smell...

But there is one thing to say, Cao Xuan's singing skills are definitely better than the original version, the emotion is in place, and the skills are also outstanding. If it is not intentional, it will be difficult to break the sound.

And the most important thing is that his current status is here. If he sings a broken note, he will immediately be named the scene of Cao Tianwang's car rollover.

Cao Xuan didn't really care about this. After all, which singer didn't overturn the car, let me explain in advance that it doesn't matter if I have fun.

But this time it is the promotional song of "Star of Tomorrow", there is no room for flaws, so I still use the perfect version.

Cao Xuan felt sorry for his preconceptions, but from the outside world, this song is very good, it is another inspirational song, and it has a high note that many people like.

All of a sudden, I don't know how many KTV Maiba tried "I Will Love To Die", and then came a ghost-crying version of "Chasing Dreams".

And this song, coupled with the popularity of Cao Xuan and "Rising Star", also reached the top of the major music charts in a short period of time, and became popular all over the streets.

Amidst roaring songs, the hit "Dream Chaser" opened the prelude to the final stage of "Tomorrow's Star".

On July 7th, the live broadcast of the national top 6 to top [-] stage of "Tomorrow's Star" officially started broadcasting on Beijing TV.

(End of this chapter)