194: Even though he seems to be laughing every day, he must be very sad inside, right?
The sun gradually set in the west.
At 3 PM, in the Hangzhou Songcheng area of the amusement park, rows of ancient-style buildings stood.
Chen Fang and the other guests, along with He Xing, stood diagonally in front of a tavern.
Liang Yan stood on the far right, holding a prop knife in his hand, his smile a bit stiff.
His role today was a county magistrate, and among the duties of a Song Dynasty county magistrate was the apprehension of thieves.
He initially suspected Chen Fang, and after voicing his suspicion, Chen Fang retorted with righteous indignation, making him feel very guilty, as if he were a criminal who had falsely accused someone.
The result… damn it, Chen Fang's true identity was a thief!
That old guy was so self-righteous today, constantly rebutting whenever he found a logical loophole in their arguments. It made him suspect Chen Fang was a county magistrate, but he never suspected him of being a thief.
Damn it, so annoying. If anything bad happens in the future, I'll definitely suspect Chen Dog first!
Just as he was furiously complaining in his mind, He Xing, who was beside him, had already concluded today's activity and began to preview the grand finale event for the day after tomorrow, Saturday, which was also the last day of the show.
"Our live broadcast for today is about to come to an end, but please don't leave just yet, because I'm going to assign the ultimate task for this weekend to our seven guests!"
"Starting today, Wednesday, our seven guests will be busy. Because we require each guest to present a traditional culture-themed performance that resonates with the Chinese trend area during the finale on Saturday night."
"For example, dragon dance, opera, traditional instrument performance, and so on."
"Please note, we have the following three rules!"
"First, you must find a teacher to learn from or collaborate with! Starting today, after our daily live broadcast ends around 2 or 3 PM, guests will need to seek out teachers or teams involved in traditional culture to learn from or collaborate with for performance rehearsals."
"Second, there are no restrictions on the performance format. You can find a partner individually or team up with other guests, but the performance duration for each person must be between 10 to 15 minutes. If multiple people collaborate on the same program, the duration will be equally divided among each person. For example, if three female guests collaborate on a 15-minute program, each person will be counted for 5 minutes."
"This Saturday, we will conclude the second season of the adventures with a grand Chinese style show."
"All teachers can also 'spy on each other's military intelligence' these days to see if they want to learn dragon and lion dances, or wield Guan Yu's broadsword. In short, see you on Saturday!"
"Audience friends, please also remember to look forward to our live broadcast on Saturday and witness the birth of this Chinese trend carnival together!"
As He Xing spoke, the audience in the live broadcast room quickly started discussing.
"Ah? Is the training process not being broadcast? Let us see!"
"10 minutes is too short, at least 15 minutes, okay?"
"(゜ ﹃ ゜) A performance? Are there any shirtless ones?"
"(⁄ ⁄ • ⁄ ω ⁄ • ⁄ ⁄) Dunhuang Flying Apsaras dance, choose costumes that show off abs."
"(• ̀ ᴗ -) ✧ Is it going to be a vote? Don't just attract me, you need to entice me."
"You guys, a handful of glutinous rice won't solve this anymore."
"The second season is already ending? I'm so sad, I really like the feeling of being tired from studying and being able to open my phone and see Chen Fang."
"You can still watch his videos after it ends."
"Newbie fan feels the same. I don't want to watch recorded broadcasts, I want to see him in the same time and space as me o(╥ ﹏ ╥)o"
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"Alright, audience friends. Our competitive activities are still continuing. See you at the same time tomorrow morning, don't be late ~"
As He Xing spoke, he smiled and waved at the camera, ending today's live broadcast.
After the camera was turned off, the director walked to the center of the seven people and said:
"Everyone has worked hard, let's rest for half an hour, and then your photographers will follow you to capture the scenes of you preparing for the final show, which is a recorded broadcast. If there's anything that cannot be filmed or edited for broadcast, remember to say something."
The seven replied: "Okay." "No problem."
"Everyone has worked hard, take a break first."
"Director, you've worked hard too."
Everyone dispersed.
Chen Fang walked into the tavern behind.
This tavern didn't have many customers on a Wednesday afternoon, so the production team had rented it out as a lounge.
As soon as Chen Fang entered the door, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Tang Chen's call.
"Hello, Tang Ge."
"The live broadcast just ended, right? Are you free now?"
"I have half an hour."
"Alright, then you sit and rest for a bit. I have three things to tell you."
Chen Fang walked to the second floor, entered an empty room, closed the door, and sat down. "You say."
"moonlight has been approved, no modifications needed, and they also agreed to only acquire the right to use it."
"Hmm, that's good. What's the second thing?"
"The company plans to discuss optimizing and adjusting your contract with you. Don't worry, it's to your benefit. But it's a bit complicated to explain over the phone. After the adventures finishes filming, let's discuss it in detail at the company next week. I'm just telling you this good news now."
"Okay, thank you, Tang Ge and the leaders. We'll set a time then."
"The third thing is…"
On the other end of the phone, Tang Chen walked to the office window, paused for a moment, and said: "I recently got in touch with some staff from the Spring Festival Gala. Even if our company exchanges good resources, a solo performance is basically impossible. Because there are usually only three to five solo slots each year, and we have to compete with the national team and established national-level singers."
On the phone, Chen Fang hummed, seemingly a little disappointed.
Tang Chen comforted him: "Don't be disappointed, this is normal. You are still young, a duet is not a big problem. Let's first strive for a relatively good duet program. How difficult a solo performance is, let me give you an example."
"You must have heard of He Mingyuan, he is in his thirties this year. He was considered a top star before. He appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for seven years, and only got a solo performance in his fifth year. And before that, he sang main theme songs at major galas, promoted intangible cultural heritage, and participated in main theme movies. With so much accumulation, he finally secured a solo performance. We still have too little accumulation now."
"This year, let's first strive for better duet resources, and then work hard to accumulate, striving to get a solo performance sooner, next year, the year after, or the year after that."
"I've roughly thought about it, we can actively participate in CCTV programs, release main theme singles, and sign endorsements with Spring Festival Gala sponsor brands…"
"As for the specific path, I will plan it for you in the next few days. I'm just giving you a general idea now."
After Tang Chen said a long string of things, Chen Fang chuckled: "Tang Ge, my mind isn't that fragile, you don't need to worry about my mental state so much. I'm not Xie Yunxuan, I wouldn't be upset about this."
"Are you really okay?"
Although Tang Chen often joked with Chen Fang, he was still very concerned about Chen Fang's mental state when it came to crucial matters.
He knew that Chen Fang wanted to climb up quickly. He probably was once cheated by capital, which is why he was so eager to win awards and gain influence, and that's why he worked so hard on writing songs.
Alas, he works so hard on writing songs. Don't look at him being cheerful every day, he must be suffering inside, right?
You can see this from his songs too. Not a single happy song.