In the first studio hall, most of Yao Beina's competitors in the show are unknown, but sitting on the judges' bench is so powerful that only a TV platform of the level of National Television can achieve it.
Xu Qiuyu, who first served as the chief judge of the culture category, is a famous Chinese cultural scholar, theorist, cultural historian, and essayist.
Xu Peidong, who serves as the chief judge in music, is the vice chairman of the National Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the vice president of the Composition Department of the Huaguo Conservatory of Music.
The chief judge of the individual category to comment on the vocal level is Zhao Yishan, director of the Musicians Association and deputy editor-in-chief of Modern Music Publishing House.
Any one of these three is a leading figure in the academic world, but do you think that’s the end of it?
Looking at the people in the ordinary judges' seats, there are fourteen judges in the popular singing seats, and each one of them is a super first-line singer or a famous songwriter or band conductor.
There are even some current singers like Han Lei and Han Hong who are kings and queens.
There are ten people in national singing, including new singers like Song Xiuying who are contemporary national singers, and old singers like Li Guyi.
There are thirteen people singing in the original way. Although most of them are unfamiliar faces, they are all professionals engaged in behind-the-scenes or teaching work, real experts and scholars.
As for the bel canto judges, the lineup is terrifying. They are bel canto singers who have truly gone abroad and won various international awards. Each one of them is a big name, and they are also regular guests at the National Television Spring Festival Gala and major music festivals.
Since some judges are busy during the team competition and individual finals, they will be replaced by temporary substitute judges, so the number of judges in each group is different.
Such a lineup is terrifying enough, right? Compared with it, aren’t the four judges and mentors on The Voice very shabby? This is the scale of national television and the true talent base of a national mouthpiece.
But in Liu Qingshan's view, it is just a gimmick that is shocking enough, and its actual market influence is limited.
After all, the current music market is dominated by pop music. Who has seen any bel canto singer’s album release with good sales guarantee? Man talks about platinum record sales, which means that the producer can ensure that the producer does not lose money and makes a profit, which is considered good luck.
Therefore, it is an indisputable fact that serious music will never have a bigger market than pop music. There is nothing we can do about it. After all, there are very few ordinary people who have the qualifications and financial resources to go into the concert hall to listen to the concerts of famous artists. This is the case in any market in the world. Same dilemma.
Therefore, in Liu Qingshan's eyes, the appearance of these big names is just another selling gimmick. In fact, few of the champion and runner-up singers from the Youth Song Competition actually enter the market, and most of them still hang out in various professional groups. Mix an iron rice bowl into it.
But there are exceptions to everything. For example, Song Xiuying is a singer who came out of the National Singer Invitational Competition. However, there are too few people with both talent and beauty like her. There are very few people who can really stand on the front line of performance.
It's just that Liu Qingshan didn't quite understand at first. Today was just an ordinary rehearsal. Does it require such a neat lineup?
After he said hello, he was told that even the finals would be recorded and broadcast, and the TV station would select the best of the two videos as the final footage.
In other words, today's rehearsal was prepared completely in accordance with the formal competition standards. In fact, this method is a very common phenomenon in National Television, but Liu Qingshan lacks experience in National Television variety shows. In fact, this has nothing to do with fraud, but is determined by the nature of the TV station.
As the mouthpiece of the national media, it is common for live broadcasts to use half-open microphones or complete lip-syncing performances. Otherwise, if there is an accident in the performance, it will be embarrassing to the image of the entire country. After all, the national television signal claims to cover the whole world.
Liu Qingshan smiled noncommittally at these situations, expressing understanding but not agreement.
However, he will never make irresponsible remarks about this. National Television has a big name and strong momentum, but the pressure it faces is also huge. It has been elevated to the height of the country's image. It is understandable to be more cautious. .
As an actor or guest, he only needs to be clear in his heart. In the face of personal strength, all preventive measures are useless.
But when the director learned that Liu Qingshan and contestant Yao Beina were using a new song, and the two had never practiced together, his face showed dissatisfaction.
It's just that he is facing Liu Qingshan, a master who can create live in the live broadcast of the United States.
And their works are qualified to dominate the overseas charts for more than ten weeks. TryWhich one of the dozens of judges present here can do it?
So after he was in a trance, he still adopted a gentle tone: "Mr. Liu, should we officially broadcast the version on the day of the official recording?"
Liu Qingshan was also very polite, but his attitude was very clear: "Based on the opinions of the director team and judges, I just do my own thing! But even new songs are not difficult for me, as long as I can remember them The lyrics are all written over and over again in the recording studio!"
The director trembled in his heart. With his status, he naturally knew every guest, and Liu Qingshan's recording method was not a secret. Li Zhongsheng had said it to reporters several times. .
"That's it, you confront Yao Beina again. If you think the conditions are ripe, I will release them into the hall!"
Liu Qingshan understood the second half of the director's words and saw it with his own eyes on the way here.
For live recordings of National Television, two batches of 500 people are usually prepared for ordinary listeners in the auditorium. If the first batch of viewers does not perform well, he will immediately switch to another batch of people.
Therefore, the live recording program of National Television even takes into account the group performances. Even if the two groups of audiences fail to meet the standards, the crew can still organize the third and fourth groups in a very short period of time.
But these are not things Liu Qingshan is willing to worry about. He only needs to explain Yao Beina.
After the director left, he said directly: "As long as you keep in mind that the male and female voices are staggered, just follow your own rhythm. You don't have to worry about whether I can keep up. Then there's the middle part and the end of the song. , there will be two measures of harmony singing, and you can choose to follow it or not. My music has never had a fixed pattern, as long as you remember the lyrics correctly and devote yourself wholeheartedly to it!"
Having said that, it is still necessary for two people to rehearse in advance. After all, this performance is a matter of two people, and it also takes time to complete the short arrangement of the accompaniment music.
Fortunately, before agreeing to appear this time, Liu Qingshan told Deputy Director Li that he would use his own band, and he still had a high degree of tacit understanding with them.
The legend band actually arrived early in the morning and already had the music score in hand. They only needed to cooperate with Liu Qingshan once to achieve a seamless connection.
Since it was not the official recording period, the status of those on the judges' bench was basically quite relaxed, but today was an exception.
What they were about to face was no longer the previous contestants, but heavyweight international stars among the guests. Therefore, before the rehearsal on the stage began, these people all showed themselves to be sitting upright.
Because they really want to know how the legendary world-class singer will perform live. Of course, the quality of the new work is also their biggest focus.
In the following rehearsals, Liu Qingshan did not really open his voice to sing, but focused mainly on following up Yao Beina's music.
But when it was the boys' turn, he just sang along in a low voice.
When singing two bars of harmony, he was almost humming, but Yao Beina, who was cooperating with him, not only did not feel the slightest bit abrupt, but instead had a sense of smoothness due to immersion in emotions.
After singing the song, he whispered a few words to the band and Yao Beina respectively, and then made an "OK" gesture to the director who had been paying attention to them. .
Although he was full of doubts, the director still chose to cooperate, turned around, picked up the walkie-talkie, and asked the crew to let people in.
This was because he had received several explanations from several groups of people in advance. It was not easy to invite this person this time, so that he could calm down his violent temper.
Otherwise, seeing how perfunctory the rehearsal on stage is,
According to his temper, he should have become furious long ago.
As expected, the audience walked into the hall and saw that it was Liu Qingshan standing on the stage. In fact, they could not hide their excitement.
As for why they didn't make a fuss about it, it's because the program team had let the news out before, and it was possible that Yao Beina's guest star would be Liu Qingshan.
Although these audiences are half-supporting and half-group performers, they are essentially star-chasers who have money and leisure. They are the type of people who most often gather in areas where celebrities hang out.
Of course, there are also professional shills, who can be regarded as a type of group performers, but these people are in the minority, and their main function is to lead and guide the atmosphere.
But no matter what type of person they are, they all have the hobby of chasing stars or the huge curiosity of young people, so they all show strong emotional reactions when they see Liu Qingshan, not to mention the presence of his loyal fans.
Liu Qingshan just waved to them from a distance and informed the directing team through the headset: "There is no problem on my side and you can enter the performance state at any time!"
He doesn't need to worry about how to reflect the relevant scenes on stage. There will be a complete process to go through on the day of the official recording. If today's recording effects are used, those shots can be edited in later.
This kind of live band format rarely appears in ordinary talent shows. The main reason is that most of the contestants are not professional singers and lack the experience of working with a band.
But most of Liu Qingshan's live performances are in the form of a band. This is the most typical Western performance method, but it is undoubtedly the most reasonable and effective performance style.
Since it is possible to record an official version, on-site lighting effects are a must.
At this time, when the two of them closed their eyes slightly on the stage, the stage lights immediately went out, and then turned on again the moment the piano accompaniment sounded.
