Chapter 194 More money is needed

"How was it, did you sleep well last night?"

When Bai Xingjian came to the dining table to eat early in the morning, Feng Shiqi asked him.

On the dining table, there was breakfast for three people as usual, but at the moment only Feng Shiqi was drinking porridge.

"pretty good."

Bai Xingjian sat down opposite her and noticed the slightly dark circles under his adopted sister's eyes, as well as Mei Jie, who was absent for the first time.

He said, "It seems like you didn't sleep well last night. Was it because of those trending searches on Weibo?"

Feng Shiqi licked the porridge on the corner of his mouth and nodded, "Yes..."

Then, as if she had opened up a chatterbox, she recounted in detail the experience of how she and Mei Jie led many fans to take over the Weibo comment section last night.

"Great, my sister Qi!"

Bai Xingjian raised his hand and gave a thumbs up. He did not say anything bad like what if the secondary account was exposed.

"It is my sister's duty to protect my little brother's dignity!"

Feng Shiqi raised her head proudly, revealing her snow-white neck.

Perhaps because she had just woken up, her shoulder-length black hair looked a little sharp, which made her look more lazy and charming.

"Then just go take a nap later. You've been up until three o'clock, and you're still waking up so early today."

Bai Xingjian smiled and looked at his cheap sister's delicate face.

Although she had been staying up all night, she inevitably had some dark circles under her eyes, but they still couldn't hide her beautiful facial features.

"I can't help it. I woke up because I was hungry."

Feng Shiqi gulped down the porridge, then picked up some steamed buns and showed them off.

It seems that he is indeed a little hungry.

Bai Xingjian tried his best to hold back his laughter and not let the porridge in his mouth spit out.

……

After breakfast, Feng Shiqi went back to her room to catch up on her sleep.

Bai Xingjian cleaned up the table and returned to his room.

Since I don’t have to record "Song Gu", my schedule for the rest of the day can be considered to be relatively relaxed and ample.

However, some planning is still required.

Just as Bai Xingjian was sitting in front of the computer desk, calling up the panel to make a schedule, Mei Jie called.

The content of the chat was also very simple, it was about the hot searches on Weibo.

Mei Jie told him that he didn't need to pay attention to these things, as his company's public relations team would handle it.

Bai Xingjian was naturally happy to have some free time.

This may be the advantage of choosing Yehua Entertainment. You don’t have to worry about public relations.

After hanging up the phone, Bai Xingjian continued to look at the panel.

Attributes:
(Basic) Breath: A (3/50) +;

(Basic) Articulation: A (3/50) +;

Special skills:
(Music) Popularity: A (5/50)+;

(Music) Rap: A (29/50)+;

(Dance) Popular Dance: D (2/20) +;

[Attribute points: 5]

【Lucky Wheel: 3】

【Blind box of works: 2】

After this period of polishing in "The Voice of China 2024", Bai Xingjian's various data have also made great progress.

Of course, a lot of it comes from his own addition of points.

The attributes of [Breath] and [Articulation], as well as the special skill [Popularity] have all been upgraded to A-level, and even the special skill [Dancing] has reached D-level.

As for why [dancing] was upgraded, Bai Xingjian attributed it to the body movements he made when singing rap, which may also be considered part of popular dance.

[Attribute Points] There are only 5 points left, so there's nothing much to say.

I have to talk about the three [Big Blind Boxes of Works]. These three [Big Blind Boxes of Works] are the products of [Breath], [Pronunciation] and [Popularity] being upgraded from Grade B to Grade A, and their gold content is extremely high.

How high is it? It's just like when Bai Xingjian used [Rap] to upgrade from B level to A level and got [Lucky Wheel] which opened 3 versions of "A Laugh in the Sea".

As for the [Blind Box of Works], even though there are only two left now, Bai Xingjian still has a bunch of new songs in his hands.

For example: "A Beautiful Myth", "It's a pity there is no if", "May we live together forever", "A Glimpse of Beauty", "The East Wind Breaks", and "Ten Years".

He opened all of them recently.

As he looked at the panel, Bai Xingjian's hands suddenly felt itchy.

He couldn't help but click on a lucky wheel, muttering, "I already have three anyway, it's useless to keep them, why not open one and see if I can get something good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xingjian started talking.

A golden light flashed.

then……

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the special skill - Piano B level! ]

ha? ? ?
Bai Xingjian was in a trance.

This [Lucky Wheel] actually turned to a skill?!

Before he could think about it, an entry for the special skills on the panel had already appeared -

【（Instrument）Piano: B（1/40）+】

At the same time, some information began to emerge in Bai Xingjian's mind:
Regarding the special skills of [Musical Instruments], compared with other skills, they will only be displayed on the panel after the level reaches B level.

Other than that, nothing is displayed.

"No wonder, it's not like I can't play the guitar and piano. It just didn't show up before because my level was too low..."

Bai Xingjian curled his lips and felt his hands itching again. He really wanted to find something to play.

Unfortunately, there was only a guitar in his room, no piano, not even an electronic one.

"Why don't you go out and find a piano store to play some music? And buy one to put in your new home?"

Bai Xingjian couldn't control his emotions.

Before he acquired this skill, he was at the tenth level of piano playing. Now he has "evolved" to level B. How amazing is that?

Moreover, the large, simply decorated flat he had bought in Linjiang with a loan of 800 million yuan was about to be delivered.

You can move in right away when the house is delivered. The decoration is simple, with not much furniture. Buying a piano won’t take up much space, and you can play it at your leisure.

Thinking of this, Bai Xingjian couldn't help but smile.

He did what he said. He got up, took the car keys, took some necessary things for the trip, and left the hotel.

……

The other side of Linjiang City.

Li Xiao, the chief director of "The Voice of China 2024", representatives of Mango TV and representatives of investors of "The Voice of China 2024" gathered together at this time.

This was not their first meeting, but their third.

The popularity of "The Voice of China 2024" is getting higher and higher. Almost every time it is broadcast, it can get dozens of hot searches on Weibo. The huge traffic also makes them earn a lot of money.

Now, the competition of "The Voice of China 2024" has reached the final stage as planned, and it will end in a few episodes.

But once this program ends, many revenues will drop sharply, which is a situation that some people do not want to see.

So today's meeting is for the three parties to discuss some follow-up matters of "The Voice 2024".

At this moment, at the conference table, Li Xiao was looking at Mango TV's data report and the investor's return on investment table.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes. These data were much higher than he had imagined.

The representative of the investor looked at the representative of Mango TV and asked with a smile, "I'm afraid that recently many people have subscribed to your Mango TV membership because of the arrival of Birds and Fish, right?"

"No, no, not many. The renewals are more numerous." Having said that, the Mango TV representative's mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear.

The period when "The Voice of China 2024" was broadcast was simply their best period of performance, and it was unprecedented.

After chatting about some data in a cheerful manner, the investor representative's expression turned serious and he said:
"Next week, 'The Voice 2024' will be the tenth episode, right? According to the plan, it will end at the twelfth episode, but if it ends right now, wouldn't it be a pity?"

“It’s a pity indeed!”

The Mango TV representative nodded in approval, "As a loyal viewer of this show, I haven't seen enough, and it's almost the tenth episode? I was a little confused when I thought about this on the way here today."

What the representative said is true. He is indeed a loyal viewer of "The Voice 2024" and he watches the live broadcast every week on time.

In addition to being a viewer, he is also a beneficiary of the show.

Why not have more episodes of a program like this that can both make money and satisfy your own interests?
The representative of Mango TV expressed some of his own thoughts and also expressed some of the thoughts of those behind him.

Representatives of investors also expressed some insights.

The two parties were talking excitedly, but Li Xiao's brows remained furrowed for a long time.

"What's wrong? Our Director Xiao has been frowning. Is there any problem?" asked the representative of the investment party with a smile.

"Problem? This is a huge problem."

Li Xiao's expression was not very good, and he expressed some of his concerns.

Among the three parties, the program team represented by Li Xiao is the only one that stands in the open.

Whenever there are any changes to the program, he will be the first person the public will turn to.

Although he was used to it, he couldn't stand it after it happened so many times.

But none of this matters. What matters is that Li Xiao believes that his own abilities are limited.

This can be seen from the recent frequent changes in the competition system of "The Voice 2024".

So, the originally planned twelve episodes were enough to make him suffer, but now "The Voice of China 2024" has to be extended?
Therefore, Li Xiao was not very willing.

The investor representative could also see his concerns and said:
“Director Xiao, I’m not saying anything bad, but the Voice of China series of variety shows has been around for more than ten years, so your abilities are undoubtedly strong.

Now we are just extending "The Voice of China 2024" for a few episodes. I believe in your ability!

And think about it, if "The Voice of China 2024" comes out with a few more episodes than planned, it will be a first in the entire history of variety shows in our country!
Who else besides you will be the ‘number one in variety shows’ in China? "

Hearing these words, Li Xiao's expression relaxed a little.

The representative of Mango TV struck while the iron was hot: "Director Xiao, as long as you agree to extend "The Voice of China 2024" for a few more episodes, it is not impossible to readjust the revenue sharing ratio among the three parties.

You said so, right? Brother Zhou? "

"Yes, yes, yes!" the representative of the investor also hurriedly said.

At this moment, a smile finally appeared on Li Xiao's face. He said, "For the position of 'the best in variety shows', I will try with you guys!"

The Mango TV representative nodded with a smile: "For the number one in variety shows!"

……

"What were you doing this morning? Didn't you come back for lunch?"

At around 2:30 in the afternoon, Bai Xingjian, who had just returned to the hotel suite, was caught by Feng Shiqi who was watching TV in the living room.

"We went out for a drive."

Bai Xingjian said this lightly, and Feng Shiqi didn't ask in detail, but just said, "Why didn't you ask me to go out for a drive?"

"I guess you'll still be sleeping soundly when I leave. You'll probably beat me to death if I wake you up."

Bai Xingjian changed his shoes and came to the living room. Looking at Feng Shiqi's posture at this time, he couldn't help laughing.

Feng Shiqi was wearing a pair of cotton shorts, revealing her long legs of astonishing proportions.

She was lying on the sofa, with her pair of long, fair and well-proportioned legs hooked on the armrests outside the sofa, and her calves dangling in the air.

The main style is a pure home style.

After hearing Bai Xingjian's answer, Feng Shiqi rolled his eyes at him, indicating that he was speechless.

Is she that violent?
It's definitely slander!
Just when Feng Shiqi wanted to call Bai Xingjian, Bai Xingjian's cell phone suddenly rang. He took out his phone, took a look at it, and went back to his room without looking back.

Feng Shiqi looked puzzled. Out of curiosity, she got up from the sofa, walked barefoot to Bai Xingjian's door, and carefully put her ear to the door to eavesdrop.

There's definitely something wrong with this guy today!
inside the room.

Bai Xingjian answered the phone with some confusion. It was Li Xiao, the chief director of "The Voice of China 2024".

After some polite greetings, Li Xiao got straight to the point:
"Xingjian, do you have any ancient style songs in your hand? This is how our program is arranged. I hope that in the live broadcast next week, you, Fenghuang Yufei, can sing an ancient style song.

If not, you can also choose directly from the music library we have prepared for the program."

Bai Xingjian heard this and pondered for a while before saying, "There are also ancient style songs."

The songs that he has now that can be considered as ancient style songs include: "A Glimpse of the Stunning", "The East Wind Breaks" and "Chi Ling".

"May We Live Together Forever" shouldn't be considered an ancient style song, right?

Although the lyrics are quite ancient, the arrangement is quite modern.

"How many are there?" Li Xiao asked.

"Just one."

Bai Xingjian did not tell the truth because he felt that Li Xiao seemed to have something else to say.

Sure enough, after hearing his answer, there was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.

About five or six seconds later, Li Xiao's voice sounded a little embarrassed.

He told Bai Xingjian truthfully that "The Voice of China 2024" was going to extend the competition system, and said that he was the first singer to know about it.

At the same time, Li Xiao also made an unwelcome request: "In the next competition system, can you Fenghuang Yufei go for the ancient style route?"

"Ancient style route? Why?" Bai Xingjian asked curiously.

"Is such that……"

Li Xiao said a lot in an orderly manner, and the summary is -

The current positioning of Fenghuang Yufei in "Singing 2024" has some overlaps and conflicts with that of Fei Niao Yu Yu.

"Director Li, I can understand this, but it's really hard to create ancient style songs! It takes a lot of brain cells."

Bai Xingjian said in an awkward tone.

In fact, he also thought about the conflicting positioning between the Phoenix in Flight and the Birds and Fish.

As for where the problem lies, we can actually get a glimpse of it from the conflicts between fans of both sides on the Internet during this period.

But in Bai Xingjian's eyes, this problem is not a big deal.

He and his cheap sister were still young, and with the support of Earth's entertainment songs, they could kill the birds and fish on the beach without any effort, so he didn't care much.

But judging from the current situation, it is the birds and fish that seem to be a little anxious?

"It's not a big problem if it's difficult to compose. Our program team has a music library, and we can pick out some from it when the time comes." Li Xiao said.

"Director Li, are you serious? I'm not bragging, but I think you should know that many viewers who come to watch "The Voice of China 2024" every week come for Fenghuang Yufei's new songs, right?

If we let Fenghuang Yufei choose to cover songs from the music library, we will definitely lose these audiences.

I don't think Director Li would want to lose this part of the audience, right?"

Bai Xingjian did not get angry, but spoke slowly and calmly.

As for what he said, it was actually his own inference and had no substantial basis.

Judging from the data released by the "Singing Voice 2024" program team, there are indeed many audiences who come to watch them sing Fenghuang Yufei, but it is unknown how many of these audiences come for the new songs.

“That’s true.”

Li Xiao on the other end of the phone also felt that what Bai Xingjian said made sense: "Xingjian, feel free to tell me your requirements for ancient style song creation. I will do my best to satisfy you."

Hearing this, Bai Xingjian showed a satisfied smile on his face and started chatting with Li Xiao on the other end of the phone.

Everything finally came down to one sentence: "Director Li, I have one more request, that is..."

"You have to pay more."

The moment these three words were spoken, Bai Xingjian suddenly had the illusion that the scene was replaying itself.

(End of this chapter)