Chapter 275 Tit for tat
After half an hour.
75 contestants filed out from the backstage and sat in the audience seats, one level higher than the other, according to their respective groups.
Roughly speaking, it appears to be divided into three groups, but if you look closely you can see that each group is divided into several small circles.
The two circles with the most clear barriers are the professional players in the front row and the non-professional players in the back row.
From the very beginning, the former had rejected and despised the latter, and after several rounds of fighting, this situation only worsened.
Feng Xiaogang's group and Zhang Jizhong's group are relatively good, as all the contestants are girls. However, since half of Chen Kaige's group are male contestants, there have been two fights.
Of course, although the female players haven't fought yet, there are more intrigues and trivial conflicts than among the male players.
No wonder some people say that the entertainment industry is a battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder. It has become a mess before any benefits have been seen.
It's just like that, before and after every PK, everyone has to show their brotherhood and sisterhood in front of the camera.
This is what Zhao Liying couldn't stand the most. They were clearly fighting like fighting cocks before going on stage, but as soon as they came on stage, they started crying and saying things like "I can't bear to see you go" and "I would rather be the one to be eliminated", which gave people goosebumps.
It's okay to pretend, but many of them look fake at first glance, yet they keep crying on the stage.
This time there are more special judges present, and everyone is trying their best to perform. I wonder how many more "falling in love" will emerge.
Zhao Liying sat in the middle of the "professionals" in the front row, resting her hands on her chin, thinking about random things, completely ignoring the disdainful looks from those around her.
The purpose of participating in a talent show is to stand out. What does it matter whether you are in a circle or not, or whether you have trained in a professional school or not, as well as occupying the front row and grabbing the spotlight?
Besides, don’t those city girls in the back row who are not from professional backgrounds look down on her as a country girl?
At this moment, the lights suddenly dimmed, and then three beams of light focused on the center of the stage.
Sure enough, the semi-finals are different. There weren't so many fancy moves in the rematch.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
Zhu Xun stood under the spotlight, holding up the microphone and said: "Before we start the rehearsal, let me first introduce our special judges for the top 25. Let's welcome the special judge of Zhang Jizhong's group, Director Yu Min!"
As he was speaking, another spotlight lit up in a corner of the stage, chasing a plain-looking middle-aged man to the center of the stage.
"Wow~~~"
Hearing everyone cheering in shock, Zhao Liying couldn't help but tug at the sleeve of the person next to her and asked quietly, "Who is this Yu Min?"
"Director Yu Min, you don't know?"
The contestant next to him looked disdainful and was about to say something when he heard Zhu Xun introduce on the stage: "Director Yu Min is currently directing The Return of the Condor Heroes, which is currently on the air. Director Yu will also be the chief director of The Deer and the Cauldron. He has taken time out of his busy schedule to be a special guest on our show. Let us thank Director Yu with warm applause~!"
Applause and cheers rang out again.
At the same time, Zhao Liying heard the contestant next to her exclaim, "So it turns out that The Return of the Condor Heroes was filmed by Zhang Da Huzi?!"
Zhao Liying was speechless. Since you knew nothing, then why were you showing off just now?
Zhu Xun exchanged a few words with Yu Min on the stage, then pointed to the corner again and said, "Next, let's welcome Chen Kaige's special judge, Ms. Chen Hong, with applause!"
This doesn't need to be introduced specifically. If the people who come to participate in Yahoo Star Search don't even know Director Chen's wife, then they can forget about making a name for themselves.
However, some people could not help but wonder, the previous arrangements clearly gave Chen Kaige the highest praise, but why was it that the special guest from Feng Xiaogang's group was the last to appear?
Could it be that Ge You is here? !
Otherwise, even if it was Xu Fan, he would not be able to surpass Chen Hong.
"Finally, let's welcome Feng Xiaogang's special judge, Director Xu Kun!"
Wow~
This time everyone was really shocked. Chen Hong and Yu Min, in the eyes of young people, are far inferior to the strongest post-80s in the entertainment industry!
Many people even stood up subconsciously, clapping while stretching their necks and widening their eyes. The person next to Zhao Liying was no exception.
But Zhao Liying had no time to complain about the other party, because she had already jumped up excitedly.
Under the spotlight, Xu Kun, who had just shaved his head to keep cool while dancing the lion, walked towards the center of the stage with his head held high.
Compared to when he had a textured side-back hairstyle, he looks three points less shrewd but five points more masculine.
When he came to the center of the stage, he was obviously closer to Chen Hong, but he chose to go around to Yu Min, and even lagged behind Yu Min by half a step, as if he was respecting an old senior.
Chen Hong glanced at this scene, snorted, and then pretended not to see it, and still stood side by side with Yu Min.
Although Yu Min didn't dare to ask Chen Hong to step back and highlight herself, she was still very pleased with Xu Kun's attitude. She even turned around and nodded and smiled at him.
"Brother Kun, you..."
Zhu Xun was just about to say a few words to Xu Kun as usual and ask him to express his support for the show when he heard someone in the audience shouting, "Brother Kun, I'm your die-hard fan and an administrator of the AiKun group!"
Xu Kun looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhao Liying waving desperately. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Your name is Zhao Liying, right? I've heard you sing "Fable". Hmm~ You sang it with great vigor."
Even though Zhao Liying was the famous "Sheniu Huniu" in Feng Xiaogang's group, she couldn't help but blush in embarrassment when she heard her idol say that.
The song "Fable" she sang was either out of tune or had broken voice, the only thing left was the "momentum".
Seeing this, Xu Kun laughed again and said, "Actually, I'm not that good at singing. When Lost on Journey premiered, Baoqiang and I were in charge of connecting the lines and singing out of tune.
But our program team makes a comprehensive assessment. As long as your strengths are outstanding enough, you will have the opportunity to stand on the final stage - right?"
The last three words were spoken to Zhu Xun.
Zhu Xun nodded quickly: "Of course, our program tests comprehensive qualities, and talent show is only one aspect of it."
She took the opportunity to return to the original topic, and after greeting Xu Kun, she invited the three special judges to sit on the judges' table.
Then she stepped forward and asked, "Three judges, should we start rehearsing now, or..."
"Wait a minute."
Chen Hong picked up the flow chart on the table and scratched a line with her fingernails. She said dissatisfiedly, "I remember that in the previous recordings, our group was the first to appear. Why did it change to another group this time?"
This other group is naturally Feng Xiaogang's group.
As for the reason, even a fool knows that it is because Xu Kun is the most popular and famous now. As long as Chen Kaige and Zhang Jizhong are not present in person, he will be the only one.
But it is not easy to say this openly, especially in front of Chen Hong.
"This……"
While Zhu Xun was thinking quickly about how to deal with the situation, he winked at Li Chen, signaling him to help delay and ease the situation.
As a result, Li Chen just watched his nose with his eyes and his nose with his heart. He was just a supporting role on the stage. Anyway, he didn't get to do the most outstanding things at other times, so it was naturally impossible for him to take the initiative to step into the trap at this time.
Finally, Xu Kun calmly said, "Since the Chen group has always rehearsed first, let's follow the old rules. As the saying goes, there is no order without rules. No matter whether they are rules written on paper or rules that have become customary, we should abide by them. If we break the rules casually, what kind of people would we be?"
This is obviously another attempt to seduce Chen Kaige and overturn the table to break the unspoken rule of box office fraud.
Anger flashed across Chen Hong's face. Ever since she married Chen Kaige, no one had dared to be so sarcastic and make indirect accusations in front of her for a long time.
But she was the one who took the initiative to question the program team's unauthorized change of the order. She can't just go against the program team and say that the change was right or good, right?
So he could only bear with this loss for now, and wait for an opportunity during rehearsal to retaliate - if he really couldn't find an opportunity, he would just vent his anger on the contestants in Feng Xiaogang's group!
(End of this chapter)
