socalfunplaces Chapter 186 The Masked Singer
Chapter 186 The Masked Singer
Li Ming's previously nonchalant expression froze instantly.
He sat up abruptly and turned the tablet volume up to the maximum.
"This song..."
"That voice..."
"You've got something!"
Hearing the line "My heart beats with hope," he felt his long-dormant passion ignite!
"Great song! Absolutely a great song!"
"This style is completely different from those melodramatic love songs currently on the market!"
"If only we could bring this song to the stage of 'The Masked Singer'..."
"Even if Zhang Dali plays terribly, this song can still rock the atmosphere!"
Li Ming was excited.
He quickly checked the comments section below the video to find the source of the song.
This song is called "My Future Is Not a Dream!"
The original singer is a newcomer named Jiang Bai!
[Although it's not a hit yet, it's definitely destined to be a divine song!]
"Jiang Bai?"
Li Ming's gaze lingered on the two characters "Jiang Bai" for a long time, as if he were examining a piece of uncut jade.
He kept repeating to himself:
"Jiang Bai... Jiang Baizhi..."
"Tsk......."
He stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming with excitement:
"Do you really think such a coincidence exists in this world?"
"Jiang Baizhi became a hit on the show 'The Voice of China' next door. She sings sweet songs and goes for a natural, forest-themed style. She's everyone's 'wife' online."
"Another 'Jiang Bai' has popped up here, singing rock and roll, going for a tough guy style, he's a passionate man."
"Their names differ by only one character, yet their styles are two completely opposite extremes."
The assistant director next to him leaned over, looked at the name, and was also taken aback:
"Director, the names are too similar."
"Could this be some kind of relative of Jiang Baizhi?"
"Who cares if they're relatives or not!"
Li Ming slammed his hand on the table, his eyes burning with fervor:
"Whether we're related or not doesn't matter! What matters is—the names are similar!"
He stood up and paced back and forth in the room, becoming more and more excited as he spoke:
"Think about it, right now the whole internet is searching for 'Angelica dahurica'."
"At this moment, our program suddenly announced a masked singer named 'Jiang Bai'."
What will the audience think?
"They'll definitely be curious! They'll be confused! They'll complain!"
"Who is this person? Is he just trying to ride the coattails of someone else's popularity? Is there a typo? Is he a male version of Jiang Baizhi's singer?"
Li Ming snapped his fingers:
"As long as there's discussion, that's traffic!"
"This is blatant opportunism! And it's blatant, shameless opportunism!"
"What does our Masked Singer lack right now? It lacks attention!"
"Just by getting Jiang Bai to perform, even if he's only so-so, just having his name trending on social media will be enough to tear a piece of flesh off 'The Voice of China'!"
"not to mention......."
Li Ming pointed to the video on the screen, his tone becoming more serious:
"This song, 'My Future Is Not a Dream,' is truly top-notch!"
"Nayoung and her group are using a 'soft approach,' while we'll go for a 'head-on collision'!"
"One soft, one hard; one sweet, one fiery—and their names are so similar."
"Won't that generate buzz?"
Having figured this out, Li Ming could no longer sit still.
He felt like he had grasped a lifeline and had to hold on to it tightly.
Without hesitation, he shouted at the assistant director:
"quick!"
"Go and investigate this singer named Jiang Bai!"
"No matter who he is, no matter where he is!"
"Send me an invitation! I want him to participate in the next season of 'King of Mask Singer'!"
"Tell him! We'll give him the highest appearance fee for a newcomer!"
.......
Tuesday afternoon, the sun was shining lazily.
Jiang Bai was lying on his dorm bed, scrolling through his phone out of boredom. He sighed as he looked at his main account, [Jiang Bai], which, although showing some improvement, still had a pitifully small number of followers compared to his secondary account.
"Ring ring—"
A call from an unknown number.
Location: Kyoto.
Jiang Bai answered the phone, his tone casual: "Hello, who is this?"
"Hello! Is this Mr. Jiang Bai? I'm Li Ming, the chief director of 'The Masked Singer'!"
"What kind of scam calls are these? They're all impersonating directors."
"I'm not scamming anyone, I'm real! I got your contact information from someone claiming to be your agent!"
broker?
Jiang Bai ignored the person opposite him and asked the system in his mind.
[Ding! Yes, this person is Li Ming, the director of "The Masked Singer"!]
"rub!"
Upon hearing the system's approval, Jiang Bai sprang up from the bed like a fish that had come back from the dead, his back ramrod straight!
The light in his eyes was the light of a hungry wolf eyeing its prey!
"Director Li?! Hello, hello!"
Jiang Bai was so excited that his hands were trembling.
"The Masked Singer"! A primetime variety show!
at last!
Finally, a TV production team recognized my talent and saw my potential... no, I mean, my body brimming with male hormones?!
"Our big business is finally about to take off!"
On the other end of the phone, Li Ming's voice was extremely enthusiastic:
"Teacher Jiang, I listened to your song 'My Future Is Not a Dream' online, and it was so powerful! That sense of strength is exactly what our program lacks right now!"
"Therefore, I would like to formally invite you to participate in the recording of our next episode! As a masked singer!"
Jiang Bai took a deep breath, suppressing the overwhelming joy in his heart, and tried his best to make his voice sound calm and professional:
"Thank you for your kind invitation, Director Li. But... when is the recording scheduled?"
He needs to check his schedule.
I'm going to record "The Voice of China" this Saturday.
I spent most of the seven-day National Day holiday filming for Yu Zheng's "Beauty's Rival in Palace".
"Next Saturday, October 7th, evening," Li Ming said.
Jiang Bai's brain was working at lightning speed.
"The 7th...that was the last day of the National Day holiday."
"Although I was still on set that day, Yu Zheng said my scenes could be filmed in seven days, and I could catch my flight and be the last one to record, so I had plenty of time!"
"Is this what they call filming multiple projects at once? It's a bit tiring, but I'm going all out to become famous!"
"No problem!" Jiang Bai readily agreed. "I'm available! But could you schedule me for the last recording?"
"no problem!!"
Li Ming was clearly pleased on the other end of the line, and they immediately began discussing the specific stage design:
"Teacher Jiang, I have a small suggestion regarding song selection."
"You can sing those kinds of passionate, masculine songs!"
"In terms of styling, we're going for a tough-guy look! Leather jackets! Studs! The wilder, the better!"
Jiang Bai was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.
A kindred spirit!
This is the kind of director who truly understands me!
Unlike that system, which forces me to wear skirts every day!
Unlike that director Wang Dazhong, who makes me pretend to be a sweet girl every day!
Look at Director Li!
That's what you call vision! That's what you call aesthetics!
He saw through the surface and discovered the tough guy spirit deep within my soul!