Two days later.
The second round of the auditions began.
"Contestant # 1, please come onstage."
"You may sing now."
"Stop, that's enough. Sorry, you did not pass our criteria."
"Next contestant."
The contestants were called out one after another. Most of them failed to advance to the next round, with only a few of them passing Zhang Ye's discerning eyes. The program team staff did not think much of them as they knew that Zhang Ye had a different sense of aesthetics and selection criteria than the others, so they did not say anything. In any case, the more they did not think highly of the contestants, the more Zhang Ye thought highly of them. And the more they liked the contestants, the less Zhang Ye thought highly of them.
At this moment, the 28th contestant was called out.
A very beautiful girl walked in from outside. She was dressed very stylishly and looked very confident. One could tell from her every movement that she had a strong presence.
The program team staff's eyes lit up, but they quickly sighed.
Ha Qiqi glanced at her. "Introduce yourself."
The girl said in a crisp voice, "Hello, Teachers. My name is Yuan Tong, and I'm 24 years old this year. My occupation is … white-collar, I guess."
"White-collar?" Ha Qiqi asked.
Yuan Tong said, "Yes, I work at my parents' company."
Oh.
A rich second-generation heir?
Ha Qiqi said, "You may begin."
Yuan Tong smiled and said, "I'll be singing a song, 'Flowers Bloom.'"
Ta, ta. Yuan Tong gently snapped her fingers to the beat. After a few beats, she gently opened her mouth and a beautiful voice came out of her throat.
"On the windowsill, the flowers have bloomed.
"But you, you're not here.
"Thinking back to that spring, you were still by my side.
"These petals, with a smiling face."
Suddenly, her voice changed to a high note!
"The flowers have bloomed!
"I'm crying!"
The pitch of the high note was very high and full. There was no vibrato, and the breath was very strong. It had an unnoticeable feel to it. Her singing was quite good and commendable.
The song ended.
Yuan Tong bowed. "I'm done with my performance."
Ha Qiqi also felt that she was very good. She was beautiful, had a good temperament, and sang very well. But she regretted that she had come to the wrong place. This was because their executive director was different from the others. If it were any other show, the production team would definitely fight for her. But their executive director only favored those who were not good-looking, had "flaws" in their voices, and had very low occupations. Hai, what a pity for such a good contestant.
Ha Qiqi said, "I'm sorry, but it doesn't meet our standards."
Yuan Tong was stunned.
The rest of the program team had also figured out Zhang Ye's character and knew that the person they had their eyes on would definitely not be someone that Zhang Ye would like. Wu Yi also said, "Please go back."
Yuan Tong said helplessly, "Thank you, teacher."
But at this moment, Zhang Ye was stunned. "Please return what?"
Ha Qiqi looked over in surprise. "Ah?"
Wu Yi and the rest were also stunned.
Zhang Ye did not understand and said, "This contestant sang very well, is there even a need to ask? He must have advanced. What do you mean by not reaching the standard? What kind of standard are you guys at? " He was still a little angry. Do you think it's easy for this bro to make a show? You guys can't help me at all.
But when Ha Qiqi and the others heard that, they nearly vomited blood!
I thought you didn't like this type of player? Why did he suddenly change his attitude?
Ha Qiqi said, "Then wasn't Chang Si from before …"
Zhang Ye said, "Which Chang Si? Oh, I remember now. That contestant's high notes were not as stable as hers and she wasn't as pretty as her either. A contestant who is pretty and can sing well is definitely worth paying attention to. How did she get eliminated by you guys? "Then he turned to the girl and said," You've advanced. "
This was the contestant that Zhang Ye was most satisfied with today. Although her singing was not the best, it was still quite outstanding. At the very least, it was slightly better than the train driver of the "Four Great Guardian Deities" from two days ago. The key thing was that she was pretty and would definitely be a strong performer!
Yuan Tong was overjoyed. "Thank you, Teacher Zhang. Can I make a small request?"
"What is it?" Zhang Ye asked.
Yuan Tong said, "I would like to get an autograph from you. The two songs that you wrote for Teacher Zhang Yuanqi have always been my favorites. I listen to them on repeat every day."
"Hur hur, sure." Zhang Ye did not say anything else and gave her an autograph.
Ha Qiqi and the others looked at one another. They finally understood that there was no such thing as a standard for the preliminary auditions. There was no such thing as passing a certain line or failing a certain line. Whether it was acceptable or not, it was all up to the executive director. If Zhang Ye said it met the standards, then it met the standards. If he said it couldn't, then it couldn't! Hai, to have met such an executive director, it was truly a dream come true.
The program team staff all thought that Zhang Ye had chosen the contestants based on his mood and that there was no standard for whether they were good or bad. But in reality, that was not the case at all. The reason for this was that Zhang Ye saw things differently from what they saw. Ha Qiqi and the others were not very knowledgeable when it came to music, so they were just here to watch the show and look at a contestant's external conditions or their own subjective judgment of the music. As for those professionals who were chased away by Zhang Ye, they mostly looked at the contestant's singing skills and whether they were trained in music. Their judgment of the voice was more traditional and could not accept a voice that was too novel.
It could be said that they all had their own limitations.
Compared to them, Zhang Ye's judgment was much more comprehensive. When he looked at a contestant, he looked at their overall qualities, whether their singing was good or not, whether their voice was recognizable or not, whether there was anything about their profession that was worth hyping up, and even whether the contestant would be able to create a topic of conversation on television. These were all things that Zhang Ye had to consider. He rejected pretty? Who said that! If the contestant sang well, had a recognizable voice, and was especially beautiful, only an idiot would reject her! It was hard to find such a person, so why would he not let her advance to the next round!?
… …
Half a day passed.
The second round of the preliminary auditions ended.
Zhang Ye asked, "It seems like there were a few good contestants that we picked out earlier, but they didn't come this time? Why didn't I see them around? "He was still looking forward to hearing some of the contestants' voices.
Ha Qiqi answered, "Yes, they didn't come. One of them has to go to school and can't spare any time. There's also another who has to work overtime. Although I said that I would reimburse her for her round-trip air ticket, it would take at least two days for her to make the round trip to and from the auditions. She probably feels that work is more important, so she's afraid that if she applies for leave and comes over, we won't be able to select her and she would lose her job.
Her company's boss probably won't be easy to talk to. "Finally, they went through the demos that had been sent to them again. Although the number of demos was increasing by the day, the quality was uneven. There were very few good ones and most of them were not up to par.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Ye decided to change the method of the preliminary auditions. He would do it according to his previous world's The Voice's auditions. "Sister Qi, how about this? We'll hold another round of auditions here tomorrow. After that, you can choose some employees and bring them to the major cities in the country to register for the auditions. If we don't have the energy, we can hold the auditions one by one. If we have enough manpower, we can also hold the auditions in several cities at once."
Ha Qiqi was taken aback. "If we do that, wouldn't it cost too much? If the entire team were to travel, the hotel, venue, equipment, and promotions would all need money. "
Zhang Ye said, "I'll give you guys 5 million RMB first. Is that enough?"
Whoa! Ha Qiqi immediately perked up and said, "Sure!"
Being rich really made them willful!
They had forgotten that their show had a production budget of over 100 million RMB. It was different from the other talent shows that were skimping on those satellite channels. They did not lack money at all!
Wu Yi said worriedly, "Director Zhang, if we expand the scope of the auditions to such a large scale, we won't know how the contestants are going to qualify without you overseeing it."
Zhang Ye delegated authority and said, "As long as you guys think they're good, then just submit them to me. The people that I gave the final approval to are all seeded contestants and are the ones that I like the most. They can be the saffron of the show. But the reason why a saffron is a saffron is that it needs to be complemented by a green leaf to stand out. So there's no need to worry about who's good or not. If you guys agree that they're good, then just submit them to me first. We'll decide after we see the number of participants."
These words made Ha Qiqi and the others feel much more at ease. Otherwise, if they really had to choose the contestants based on Zhang Ye's standards, they wouldn't have been able to participate in the auditions anyway. That was because they did not know the standards at all.
Zhang Ye said, "Have you found the music arrangement teachers?"
Ha Qiqi nodded. "Director Jiang has transferred two music arrangement teachers and a band to us, but there aren't any music directors or consultants. Teacher Yan and the others, didn't they …"
Zhang Ye nodded and said, "There's no need for music directors. With them around, they'll only add to the mess. As long as there are music arrangements, it'll be fine. As for the contestants who have qualified for the auditions, get the music arrangement teachers to start rehearsing the songs for them. Let's start today. Otherwise, when more contestants advance, we'll be too busy. I said that for the contestants that we should focus on, we must put in a lot of effort into the arrangements and make sure that they are done well. As for the other non-key contestants, we still have to pay attention to them.
Ha Qiqi said, "I understand."
Over there, Zhang Zuo came over. "Director Zhang, the new equipment has arrived."
Zhang Ye immediately led everyone to the recording studio. After taking a look around, he said to Zhang Zuo, "Have the custom-made chairs been completed yet?"
Zhang Zuo said, "I've already placed the order. I've urged them, but they're rushing the work. Due to technical issues, they said that they'll take at least half a month to complete the work."
"What about the stage?" Zhang Ye looked at the stage that was filled with materials.
Zhang Zuo said, "Everything has been set up according to your instructions. We've already started work yesterday. In the contestant waiting area and the second recording studio, the workers have also started work."
Zhang Ye instructed, "Hurry up, the sooner the better."
Zhang Zuo said, "I understand, I'll rush them."
"How's the construction of the website coming along?" Zhang Ye asked.
The staff member in charge of the website immediately said, "Director Zhang, the website has been completed. We've been working through the night, so we can post the latest updates and promotional news at any time."
"Well done." Zhang Ye said, "What about contacting the Publicity Department?"
A female editor said, "We've already contacted them. Central TV Department 1 has given us a total of 75 seconds of promotional time. It's up to us how we want to allocate the seconds. As for the advertising time, as long as it's not during primetime on weekends, they've said that we can choose any other time."
Zhang Ye nodded. "Then we'll make it 15 seconds for each ad. We'll make a total of five promotional videos, one for each of the four coaches. Finally, we'll make an overall promotional video."
Everything was progressing very quickly. Everything was on track.
Right now, the countdown to the recording had already begun!
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