Chapter 89: Inviting Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying as Judges! What Carbon-Based Lifeform Could Have Thought of This?
The temptation of overnight fame is something few ordinary people can resist.
After a night of consideration, Deng Ziqi’s mother personally visited the next day, wanting to discuss her daughter’s development with Shen Qing in depth.
The mother and daughter happened to meet Zhang Liangying, who was going out shopping, at the hotel entrance.
This 2005 Super Girl champion, now with countless fans, had undergone a complete transformation in her complexion and appearance.
It completely illustrates one fact: success nourishes a person!
Seeing how radiant Zhang Liangying was, the mother and daughter completely dispelled their doubts.
After the meeting, without much introduction from Shen Qing, Deng Ziqi’s mother signed an agency contract with Shen Qing on behalf of her daughter.
The day after returning to Hong Kong, she mailed the registration materials to Shen Qing.
This is reputation!
No matter how much you say, it’s not as good as them seeing Zhang Liangying’s transformation with their own eyes!
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Early March 2006.
The three major satellite TVs were all in tense preparation.
Due to Mango TV’s experience from the previous two years, they acted the fastest, and were the first to announce the launch of the Super Boy preliminary selection.
On March 15th, the preliminary selection for the Chengdu Division began.
Afterwards.
Divisions such as Changsha, Nanjing, Jinan, Guangzhou, and Xi’an followed suit.
As of the 15th, the number of contestants who had registered in the Chengdu Division reached 17,672, more than last year’s Super Girl.
In the next few days, dozens of staff members will select over 200 people to present to the judges through phone or live auditions.
The three judges were Hei Nan, Zhu Hua, and Yang Yang.
The lineup of judges was similar to before.
Hei Nan, as a professional musician, selected contestants from a professional perspective, and Zhu Hua assisted Hei Nan in finding singers with strong singing skills.
As for Yang Yang, who came from a jazz dance background, she primarily considered aspects such as physique, temperament, and speaking.
It must be said that Mango TV is professional in this regard.
The Super Boy contestants they selected collectively later developed quite well, much better than those on Absolute Singing.
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Jiangsu Satellite TV was the slowest!
They announced the competition first, but are still in the process of inviting judges and finalizing procedures, and the staff are still not very professional.
Perhaps it is also related to their complex competition system.
Jiangsu Satellite TV’s Absolute Singing uses a format where males and females compete independently first, then form pairs to PK, which actually makes the competition more sensational and watchable.
But it started too late.
Many high-quality contestants went to Super Boy and Come On! Boys.
If Absolute Singing could produce a group as powerful as Phoenix Legend, then this show would be an instant legend.
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Dragon TV’s progress was slightly faster.
March 20th.
Monday, a work progress meeting for Come On! Boys.
Vice Station Director Liu Chunshan presided over the meeting.
The main responsible person of the Entertainment Channel, the supervising responsible person, and the program team staff were all present.
Liu Chunshan held a document and tapped the table: “I don’t understand why someone would report that we reached an insider deal with Shen Qing? Who among you made a deal with Shen Qing?”
Liu Meng, the deputy director of the Entertainment Channel, was sweating profusely!
But Liu Chunshan didn’t delve into it and continued:
“I can also understand the reporter’s feelings. After all, that kid Shen Qing is indeed amazing at writing songs. If he were a contestant, no one else would have a chance at the championship.”
“Chen Gang, you tell me, what should we do about this matter?”
Chen Gang was the director of the Entertainment Channel.
At this moment, facing the station director’s question, Chen Gang suddenly said: “Director Liu, I think we can try to have Shen Qing be a judge. His skill level is very high, and we can also invite Zhang Liangying. That would definitely generate a lot of buzz…”
Huh?
His words made everyone look sideways.
Inviting Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying to be judges together!!
Wouldn’t the buzz explode?
Is this a brilliant idea that ordinary carbon-based life forms could come up with?
It’s like mobilizing all the excavators from Lanxiang and digging fiercely at Mango TV’s corner for three days and three nights, slapping their faces hard!
Mango TV was already annoyed, and now they were even more so.
After finally selecting the super popular star Zhang Liangying, it’s one thing that she didn’t sign with Tianyu and was mocked by netizens for not being retained, but now if she’s invited by Dragon TV to be a judge…
Mango TV might as well be put on life support immediately!
They would be furious to death…
You damn Dragon TV, Zhang Liangying is a contestant we cultivated, what do you mean by inviting her? Don’t think you’re great just because you have money, I, Brother Mango, am the king of variety shows!!
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At this moment.
The meeting fell into a brief silence.
Liu Chunshan thought for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying: “Good! Very good! An excellent plan. You entertainment channel can proceed with confidence, and I will handle the rest!”
Chen Gang was overjoyed and immediately said: “Okay, Station Director, I will personally contact Zhang Liangying and Shen Qing shortly to try and invite them.”
Liu Chunshan: “I don’t want to hear ‘try’… I want ‘definitely’! Zhang Liangying and Shen Qing will definitely have concerns, worried about offending Mango TV. If they are unwilling to come, then increase the price!”
After the meeting.
After Chen Gang finished his call with Shen Qing, he sent Liu Meng and Li Jing, the female director of Come On! Boys, to visit Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying immediately.
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Lujiazui.
Shen Qing and Zhang Liangying were looking at apartments nearby.
Recently, a new batch of ringtone revenue sharing arrived, amounting to several million. The two couldn’t help but want to buy a house, as the environment and location of Lujiazui were truly unique and too tempting.
After they found a river-view apartment they liked, they happened to receive a call from Dragon TV and left the sales office to take a taxi to a nearby upscale restaurant.
Twelve o’clock.
The group met and chatted while eating.
Li Jing was initially a little worried that Shen Qing was too young and lacked presence.
But after meeting him, she was very satisfied with Shen Qing.
Shen Qing’s appearance, height, and demeanor were not like a rash university student, and he would have no problem intimidating those contestants.
Moreover, as a woman, Li Jing was very lenient towards handsome guys like Shen Qing.
Whenever Shen Qing spoke, she listened very attentively and then softly replied, “Okay, Little Shen, Auntie thinks you’re saying great things!”
Shen Qing’s ‘interview’ was fine.
As for Zhang Liangying, Liu Meng and Li Jing had already understood her situation, and she was even more suitable. With this popular female singer on the judging panel, she could drive viewership ratings.
Therefore, not long after the dinner began, Liu Meng made the decision.
“Liangying, Little Shen, I am now representing Dragon TV to sincerely invite you to join Come On! Boys as resident judges and vocal consultants.”
“Don’t feel pressured. Our show doesn’t require you to be present all the time. We will only invite heavyweight guests like you for individual important preliminary rounds and the national finals, so it won’t take up your precious time.”
“…”
Their attitude was very sincere, and Shen Qing did not refuse.
He happily accepted the job!
Shen Qing couldn’t help but smile, “What’s meant to come has finally arrived.”
In fact, Shen Qing’s most desired identity has always been that of a music producer; this is the man at the top of the music industry food chain.
After all, a music producer who churns out hit after hit is like a god to singers; they will always respectfully call him: Teacher Shen!
Some might say that music producers don’t make money.
That would be a big mistake.
Ordinary music producers might not make money, merely being unfeeling songwriting machines, but Shen Qing, who masters hit songs, can earn so much from copyright fees every year that his hands go numb.
Few singers can compare.
Furthermore,
he not only has Zhang Liangying, who has already debuted, but also Deng Ziqi, who has just joined, and Zhao Lei, who will be half the folk music scene in the future.
—Two talented Little Heavenly Queens + the king of the folk music scene.
These three are all capable of selling out concert tickets in seconds, and their earning potential ranks among the top singers.
Such a combination would be an invincible force in any record company; many companies with over a hundred employees don’t have such powerful artists.
Therefore, even if Shen Qing continues to work behind the scenes as a formidable music producer in the future, he will not lack money.
As for being a contestant~
That is a secondary choice.
The reason Shen Qing cooperated with Zhang Jizhong’s promotion and registered this time is because his current qualifications are very shallow and his exposure is insufficient.
However, by leveraging the immense popularity of Liu Yifei, Zhang Liangying, Huang Xiaoming, and The Return of the Condor Heroes, Shen Qing’s name has entered the public’s view.
This is much better than promoting himself for several years.
If Shen Qing were not famous, a television station as large as Dragon TV would not choose a 19-year-old young man as a judge.
Now~
Although the outcome Shen Qing anticipated has been delayed, it has finally arrived. In fact, even if the outcome hadn’t materialized, he would have actively found a way to secure the judge position.
Shen Qing: “Director Liu, Director Shen, happy cooperation!”
Liu Meng: “Happy cooperation!”
Li Jing: “Little Shen, we’ll be colleagues from now on. Call me Director Li for work, and don’t be so formal in private, just call me Aunt Li.”
Zhang Liangying: “???”
This woman doesn’t seem like a good person!?
Look, with a female director like this in the program group, what position wouldn’t Shen Qing get… Moreover, the planner for Go! Boys! is also a woman named Long Danni, who is also a woman with temperament. If Shen Qing uses a little charm, she might even give her position to Shen Qing…
Just kidding~
From the personnel configuration of Go! Boys!, it can be seen that the important positions are all held by women, and this program is entirely aimed at female audiences.
In fact, Mango TV’s Super Boy is also like this.
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That evening, the news of Zhang Liangying and Shen Qing joining “Good Men” appeared on the homepages of portal websites like Sina and NetEase.
For a time, the grievances between Zhang Liangying and Mango TV were brought up again by the public. Various media outlets began to dig into the past, and with Dragon TV fanning the flames, Mango TV was put on the spot.
A reporter asked Mango TV three questions:
First, what unfair treatment did Zhang Liangying suffer?
Second, Jiangsu Satellite TV and Dragon TV do not force contestants to sign contracts, so why does Mango TV require the top 50 contestants to sign contracts for 8-10 years? Is this awesome?
Third, who should be held responsible for the exploitative contract incident?
These three consecutive questions completely stumped Mango TV.
The Liangfen fans were furious and led the charge!
