June 20. Cloudy. Air index: good.
At 9 am, the Capital Stadium in Beijing was decorated with lanterns and streamers. The registration and preliminary test for the second season of Shonan TV "Super Singer" in Beijing Division were launched at the same time.
Hundreds of tents have been set up in the gymnasium. All the tarpaulins have been customized to represent the orange color of Xiangnan Satellite TV. The black and white logo of "Super Singer" is printed on it, which is particularly eye-catching. Above the surrounding auditorium, huge advertisements are spray-painted everywhere, with the word "rich" clearly written on it!
As the hegemon of domestic satellite TV variety, Shonan TV's advertising revenue is catching up with CTV, and it surpasses the latter in terms of capital utilization. It's really not short of money, but it also dares to come to the capital to set up a stage.
When Lu Chen arrived at the Capital Stadium, there were at least tens of thousands of people gathered inside.
Because of worries about traffic jams on the road, Lu Chen came by subway. There were many audition singers like him who were carrying guitars on their backs, and some of them were much younger than him.
When he arrived at the stadium, he realized that it was a real sea of people. If it weren't for a large number of staff wearing yellow vests to guide the crowd, Lu Chen wouldn't have been able to find a place to participate in the preliminary test.
The on-site registration for "Super Singer" Beijing Division was onlyfor one day, and online registration had already begun. After Lu Chen completed the online registration, he was lucky to be assigned to the first day of the preliminary test.
The time for the preliminary test of the audition is three days, and after the end of the audition, there will be an official live broadcast of the audition on the 25th.
Lu Chen's contestant number is 17690, which means that more than 10,000 people have signed up before him. In addition to the number of people who signed up in the next few days and on the spot, it is estimated that there are at least 30,000 to 40,000, or even 40,000 to 50,000.
This number is quite exaggerated. It should be known that this is only the number of people who signed up for the Beijing Division, and "Super Singer" has higher requirements for the talent contestants. They must be able to sing and write songs, and at least have a certain level of music literacy, otherwise they will be a laughing stock.
But on the other hand, only in Beijing can there be such a grand occasion.
Because Beijing has gathered countless Beijing drifting singers, plus the three major music academies and numerous music training institutions, Big and small entertainment and media companies … It's really normal for people to have a lot of people.
According to the contestant's number, Lu Chen was assigned to the 19th preliminary contestant.
The so-called preliminary test was actually a big tent. The contestants would enter in order to perform. If they passed, they could enter the live auditions on the 25th. If they didn't pass, they would be directly eliminated.
Shonan TV was well prepared. Although there were many contestants waiting for their turn, everything was in good order. There was an awning outside the preliminary area, and there were plastic chairs for the contestants to rest on. There was also free mineral water.
There were at least one or two hundred contestants sitting together with Lu Chen. Some of the contestants had even brought their entire families!
For example, there was a little girl to the left of Lu Chen. She looked to be about 14 or 15 years old and was dressed like a princess. She was surrounded by her parents and grandparents, serving her like an empress dowager.
The little girl was very arrogant, holding a pink guitar in her arms. Probably noticing Lu Chen's gaze, she turned her head and rolled her eyes at Lu Chen Big. Her mouth was so pouting that one could hang a milk bottle.
Lu Chen couldn't help shaking his head. He stood up and said to the little girl's grandmother, "Old lady, this seat is for you. Take care of yourself."
The seats in the waiting area were all for the contestants. There were no relatives or friends. Lu Chen saw that it was really hard for the old lady to stand, so he took the initiative to give his seat to her.
The old lady and the little girl's parents, who were surprised, thanked him repeatedly. Lu Chen smiled and stood to the side.
What was interesting was that the little girl's eyes suddenly turned red, and large drops of crystal-clear tears fell down, startling everyone in the family.
The next moment, she jumped down from her seat, pulled her grandfather and said, "Grandpa, sit!"
Her grandfather hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Grandpa, sit. Xiaoqi, sit."
The little ancestor immediately lost her temper. "If I ask you to sit, then sit. If you don't sit, I'm going home. I don't want to play anymore!"
Her grandfather had to sit down.
The little girl was satisfied. Then she looked at Lu Chen provocatively.
Lu Chen smiled and gave her a thumbs-up.
The little girl didn't buy it. She snorted and turned her head away from him.
Time passed little by little. The clouds in the sky dispersed and the sun came out. The hot sun shone in the open-air stadium. The temperature kept rising, and the air was filled with an anxious atmosphere.
Lu Chen was a little dizzy from waiting. He drank two bottles of mineral water.
"Contestants 17688 and 17689, please come and get ready!"
At this time, a staff member came out of the preliminary tent on the 19th and said loudly with a loudspeaker in his hand, "Contestants 17688 and 17689, please come in and get ready!"
Immediately, two singers stood up and followed the staff into the big tent.
Lu Chen suddenly felt refreshed. After sitting there for more than two hours, it was finally his turn!
The organizers were still very efficient. As the preliminary tent, there were entrances and exits on the left and right sides. The contestants who lined up here went in, and there were people coming out on the other side. There were also newcomers entering the waiting area outside the venue.
The one who just came out was a girl in a white dress. She was crying so hard that even the makeup on her face was ruined. She ran out of the venue regardless. It was estimated that she was ruthlessly eliminated in the first round.
The contestants in the waiting area were used to it.
There were tens of thousands of people who participated in the preliminary audition, and at least 90% were eliminated in the first round. The competition in this kind of popular talent show was actually very cruel. No matter how much effort they put in at the beginning or how much praise they received, there was still the possibility of being eliminated at any later stage.
Shonan TV's talent show had always been very controversial, but it couldn't stop their high ratings!
Therefore, as contestants, they had to be mentally prepared to accept failure.
In contrast, Lu Chen's mentality was much more relaxed — he was happy to succeed, and it didn't matter if he failed.
He mainly came to warm up and familiarize himself with the process and atmosphere of the talent show.
If ChenJianhao's judgment was right.
After about five minutes, two more contestants came out, and then the staff appeared.
"Contestants 17690 and 17691, please come and get ready!"
Lu Chen hurriedly walked over with his guitar.
It was also a bit of a coincidence that contestant 17691, who was following him, was the arrogant little girl.
Her group of relatives and friends wanted to follow in, but they were stopped by the staff. "Family members are not allowed to enter!"
Lu Chen looked back and saw that they were very anxious around the entrance. He said, "You don't have to worry. I will help take care of this little sister. She will be out soon."
It was probably because Lu Chen's previous action of giving up his seat made the little girl's family feel good, so they reluctantly felt relieved.
The little girl snorted and said, "I don't want you to take care of me. I'm not your little sister!"
Lu Chen ignored her and looked curiously at the situation in the preliminary area.
His current position should be regarded as backstage, but the area was very small. There were two singers waiting to go on stage in front of him. Sitting here, he could clearly hear the singing on the stage inside and the judges' comments.
When he came in, a contestant had just finished singing.
He heard the judge say, "There are two passages that are well written and sung. Pass."
Another judge said, "Well, I agree."
The third judge said, "Pass!"
It was very fast, without any sloppiness. There were three judges in the preliminary test, and two of them passed.
The contestants only had a little more than a minute to go on stage, so they couldn't sing longer. If the judges felt that something was wrong, they would be interrupted after a few words and then eliminated!
The two singers in front of Lu Chen were eliminated.
"Contestant 17690!"
Hearing his number, Lu Chen calmly picked up his guitar and walked in.
The layout inside was very simple. Three judges, two men and one woman, were sitting behind a long table. There was a folding chair in the open space in front of them. There was not even a microphone, but a small digital camera was next to it.
As soon as Lu Chen stood still, the female judge said, "Let's begin."
She must have said the same words many times, but it sounded weak.
Lu Chen bowed slightly as a salute, and then skillfully plucked the strings and began to play.
He was playing "You Who Sat Next To Me".
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