The audience left.
The tallies were being tallied.
The singers returned to their respective rooms.
And at this moment, the competition between the hosts' managers for the contestants began. When the director, Hu Fei, announced the start of the competition, several of the hosts roared and rushed out like they were in a 100-meter race. They pushed each other, pushed each other, and tripped each other. Only Dong Shanshan did not run and walked at the back with a smile.
"Who pushed me!"
"Go away!"
"Grandma Zhang is mine!"
"I'm gonna faint, they even tripped her?"
"Hey, you guys are too sinister!"
"Manners! Pay attention to your manners, comrades. We're recording a show here! "
These hosts were not the biggest names of Beijing Television's Spring Festival Gala hosts. They were some of the younger and more familiar faces. This was specially requested by Zhang Ye. Dong Shanshan alone was enough to hold the fort, while the rest of the hosts would have to "mess around" and be open. Therefore, it was most suitable for them to be young and not too famous hosts. This segment might not seem to have much substance or technical content, but in fact, no one knew that this was something that Zhang Ye had repeatedly briefed in meetings with the dozen or so hosts' managers before the recording. Every single detail was in Zhang Ye's hands. This was Zhang Ye's job, and the importance of being the executive director was reflected here! This was also the reason why Hu Fei and Beijing Television had tried so hard to get Zhang Ye to be the executive director of King of Masked Singers. When it came to ability, experience, results, and a responsible attitude toward work, there was no other variety director in the industry who could compare to Zhang Ye.
The managers laughed and fought as they rushed into the singers' resting area. There were no names written on the doors of the rooms. The male host who ran the fastest pushed open a door and shouted in surprise. He dashed inside and was about to close the door when he was stopped by two female hosts who rushed over from behind.
The female host asked, "Who's in there?"
The male host shouted, "There's no one in there!"
"Who are you lying to! Open the door! "another female host said with a laugh.
Behind her, the others also came over and worked together to open the door!
"Ah!"
"Grandma Zhang!"
"It's Grandma Zhang!"
Zhang Xia was in the room looking at them with a smile. She was tickled. "What are you all doing?"
In the end, the managers all rushed into the room, each holding a contract in their hands.
The male host who came in first squatted down in front of Zhang Xia and said, "Grandma Zhang, let me introduce myself first. My name is Da Lei, but you can call me Xiao Lei. From now on, I will be your manager on the stage of I Am a Singer!"
Zhang Xia smiled. "Hello."
"What do you mean by you?"
"Dalei, stand aside!"
"Grandma Zhang, sign a contract with me!"
"Aren't you going to be Teacher Zhao Wuliu's manager?"
"I've changed my mind!"
"Grandma Zhang, ignore him. Sign me, sign me! She's a two-faced woman! "
A female host was even more ruthless. She went up and hugged Zhang Xia. "Grandma! You're my grandmother! "
Zhang Xia exclaimed, "Why are you still trying to recognize him as your relative?"
Zhang Xia was too popular. After she finished singing "Wild Rose", Zhang Xia had become the most wanted person among the hosting agents, because there was no need to worry about being eliminated!
At this moment, Dong Shanshan entered the house.
"Sister Shan, don't fight with me!"
"Shanshan, there are enough people here!"
Zhang Xia smiled and said, "Are you going to sign a contract with me too?"
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "That's right, Grandma Zhang."
Zhang Xia said with a headache, "Then this is going to be difficult. Who should I sign with? I can only choose one person. "
"Sign me!"
"Me, me, me!"
"Oh my dear grandma!"
Everyone rushed forward and announced their strengths.
Dong Shanshan ran her fingers through her hair and said, "Grandma Zhang, since they're done introducing themselves, let me introduce myself as well. My name is Dong Shanshan, and I'm a university classmate of our I Am a Singer's executive director, Zhang Ye. When we were in university, we sat in front of each other, and he used to copy my homework and steal my eraser. So you should know very well that I'm the one who has the best relationship with the program team's executives. In the future, if you have any needs or requests, just let me know. Everything will be OK, and I'll do everything for you."
Zhang Xia pointed at her. "Shanshan it is then! Sign the contract! "
Dong Shanshan revealed a victorious smile.
The other hosting agents nearly fainted!
"You can even do that?"
"Sister Shan, you're too shameless!"
"What the heck!"
"I'm convinced by this self-introduction!"
With Zhang Xia being taken down by Dong Shanshan, they could only change their target. The group of them dispersed and settled for the next best thing, going out to compete for the other singers!
…
Half an hour later.
The seven starting singers and their hosting agents were brought to a very small recording studio by the staff. There were only 14 chairs and some recording equipment inside.
The singers sat down.
The hosting agents joked around.
Dong Shanshan smiled and said, "Everyone has chosen their favorite singer, right?"
The hosting agents said:
"Yeah!"
"Yes!"
"That's right."
Dong Shanshan's tone changed and she curled her lips. "How can that be? How can there be such a coincidence!"
Everyone burst into laughter!
Chen Guang, Xiaodong, and the others were also amused!
"Isn't it time to announce the results?"
"Phew, I'm a little nervous."
"Grandma Zhang, why are you still nervous?"
"I'm really convinced by your singing today."
"Old Zhao, long time no see, right?"
"Yeah, Big Sis Zhang."
"Hello, Teacher Zhao Wuliu. I'm a fan of yours."
"Amy, right? This is really the first time we've met. "
"Yeah, when you became famous, I was still a kid."
"But I've often listened to your Spring Garden's songs. They're very good."
Everyone was chatting and trying to ease the tension in their hearts. For some reason, out of all the big names present, which one of them wasn't a big hit or used to be? What kind of situation had they not seen before? But even a veteran of the music industry like Zhao Wuliu and a national artist like Zhang Xia could not help but feel their palms sweating. This was because this was not a performance. To them, this was not just a variety show, but a competition. There would be winners and losers, and there would be elimination. The results of today's round were too important. If they got off to a bad start, there was a high chance that they would have to leave the stage in the second elimination round. This was something that no one wanted to see happen, so they were extremely nervous and had high hopes for their results.
Suddenly, footsteps could be heard approaching.
Zhang Ye finally appeared. He was dressed very formally today and walked very slowly with a very serious expression on his face. "Hello, everyone. I'm the executive director, Zhang Ye."
The atmosphere became even more tense.
"Director Zhang."
"Are the results out yet?"
"Announce it."
"Phew, I'm sweating!"
"Me too!"
The managers were chattering away.
Zhang Ye steadied himself and said calmly, "First of all, I would like to thank the comrade from the Beijing Notary Office for their supervision and notarization of the entire process of counting the votes. Now, the results of the votes have been sent to the latest 8-inch Polaroid tablet with multi-core technology that I'm holding." After a pause, he picked up a bottle of drink next to him. The camera also gave him a close-up. "Before announcing the results, I want to have a sip of Sweet Juice to moisten my throat." After taking a sip, he said, "Yeah, it's delicious. Actually, I'm even more nervous than you guys, so I still need to drink some of the leading health supplement brand Brain Gold to boost my condition." A staff member had already handed it over to him. Zhang Ye opened the packaging and said in surprise, "Ah, there are gold bars inside? Is it true that Brain Gold has a chance of winning gold bars after being repackaged? "
Everyone below burst into laughter!
Xiaodong said, "Director Zhang is still the most professional!"
Zhang Xia: "Is this a commercial?"
A female manager said, "This is definitely not an advertisement!"
A host's agent: "Yes, there's no trace of an advertisement at all!"
"Yeah, there's no trace at all!" Another male manager tried to hold back his laughter.
Without a trace, your sister!
This fucking trace of an advertisement is way too obvious!
In the past, a lot of the audience were more sensitive and averse to product placement. But it still depended on who it was. Zhang Ye's way of handling things had always been different from others. This fellow could come up with all sorts of ways to insert his advertisement into the program and still make everyone laugh. This was also the reason why so many companies were still willing to work with Zhang Ye despite the high advertising fees for I Am a Singer. Everyone in the industry knew how dedicated Zhang Ye was to his work. Whenever there was a chance, Zhang Ye would put up an advertisement. It was unlike other television stations and other places where they had to hide their advertisements for fear that others would notice.
Zhang Ye said, "Next up, we'll be announcing the rankings. Before that, I would like to ask how everyone feels about this stage?"
Zhao Wuliu smiled and said, "They're all experts."
Zhang Xia said, "The sound effects are pretty good."
Xiaodong said, "I just feel a lot of pressure."
He Huan gave a wry smile. "If I had known that the other six contestants were them, I probably wouldn't have come."
Amy exclaimed, "Teacher He, I should be the one saying that, alright!"
Zhang Ye smiled. "First of all, I would like to thank everyone on behalf of the program team for coming today. All of you are singers who have been famous for a long time. I know that it wasn't an easy decision for you to put down your previous halos and statuses and come to compete on the stage of I Am a Singer. But since it's a competition, there will definitely be a ranking, to be honest." He looked at the tablet in his hand. "When I saw this ranking, I was a little surprised. So I would like to first announce the fourth place contestant."
Surprised?
Why would they be surprised?
The contestants and managers were getting their hearts pounding from this suspense!
Who would be in fourth place?
This was a very conservative name, but it wouldn't be too bad. It was still passable.
Zhang Ye looked at the tablet. "The fourth place contestant for the first episode of the first season of Brain Gold's I Am a Singer is …" His voice paused.
Everyone was waiting with their eyes wide open.
One second.
Five seconds.
Ten seconds.
Then, they didn't even get a sh * t!
"Director Zhang?"
"Are you asleep?"
"Why isn't there any more activity?"
"Aiyo, I'm dying of anxiety!"
The managers couldn't take it any longer!
Zhang Ye said apologetically, "Sorry, I got distracted just now. I was wondering how much the gold bars in the Brain Gold gift box could sell for. Why don't I go and sell them first?" He then turned around to leave.
Xiaodong was dumbfounded. "Eh, where are you going?"
Amy was dumbfounded. "Director Zhang, if you leave, who's going to announce the rankings?"
Dong Shanshan laughed, "Pfft!"
Zhang Xia was also amused. "Director, hurry up."
Zhang Ye smacked his lips. "Alright then, I'll announce the rankings first. The fourth place contestant is …" He paused for a long time. "Xiaodong —"
Xiaodong was just about to show an expression.
Zhang Ye said unhurriedly, "What do you think your ranking is?"
Fuck!
It's not me?
Everyone was being tortured to the point of screaming!
"Director Zhang!"
"You can't be like this!"
"Can't you just give us a quick answer?"
"Ahhhh!"
The recording had already been going on for 15 minutes!
But in the end? Zhang Ye had been rambling for a long time, but there wasn't even a ranking announcement!
Everyone was nearly vomiting blood!
Back on the stage of The Voice, Zhang Ye had shocked everyone as a host. That fast-talking mouth of his was like a machine gun, shocking everyone in the industry. They all commented that even in the world of hosting, no one could match Zhang Ye's speed of speech!
But now?
What the hell was going on?
Where was that fastest talker in the world?
You're wasting too much time!
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