Chapter 246 Pressure
A conference room in the Mango Broadcasting Building.

Although it is late at night, all the relevant personnel from the "Singing 2024" program team are gathered in this room.

"Director Li, there are more and more controversies on Weibo regarding our show's competition system. Netizens' enthusiasm for discussion is simply unstoppable."

At the conference table, a staff member looked at the data displayed on the computer screen in front of him, and a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

the first time.

This is the first time that "The Voice of China 2024" has been boycotted by many netizens since its launch.

"If you can't suppress it, then don't suppress it."

Li Xiao waved his hand, looked up at the people at the conference table, and asked, "I think you all know the problems our program is facing now. Let's talk about it. Should we change the team competition system of our program or not?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the room began to express their opinions.

……

Back to the hotel in the nanny car.

Zheng Wei said, "Shuyi is ready. Next Friday, October 10, Xinghe Girls will release "Nobody."

Bai Xingjian said "hmm" and nodded, as if he had thought of something, and asked again: "Will Yehua Entertainment help with the promotion?"

"will not."

Zheng Wei shook his head and explained under Bai Xingjian's puzzled gaze:
"I forgot to tell you before, because Yehua Entertainment did not participate in any part of the production and release of the song "Nobody", so when our studio signed the contract with Xinghe Girls, Yehua Entertainment removed itself from it."

"That is to say, Yehua Entertainment will not spend any resources on this song, and accordingly, the revenue generated by this song has nothing to do with them."

"That's good." Bai Xingjian grinned.

The current situation is what he wants.

"It's really good for the studio, after all, it doesn't have to take a bigger share of the pie."

Zheng Wei couldn't help but smile, but she didn't smile for long. Her expression fell a little and she said:

"It's just that the current environment of Xinghe Girls is not very conducive to the release of new songs."

"Is it because of "The Voice 2024"? " Bai Xingjian still had some idea in his mind.

"Yes."

Zheng Wei sighed, "Wasn't Park Ji-jae ranked last on the show tonight? This ranking has caused quite a bit of controversy on the Internet, especially among netizens in Corea. They said that our domestic audiences are deliberately targeting Park Ji-jae and discriminating against him. They also said that they treat the Chinese members in Corea the same way we treat Park Ji-jae."

At this point, Zheng Wei was so angry that she almost laughed: "Can't they see what Park Ji-jae did on "The Voice 2024"? They have to find an excuse to save their oppa's reputation, right?"

“There’s nothing we can do about it.”

Bai Xingjian is not too worried about this. "In the end, it all depends on the quality of the song. I believe in Galaxy Girls and the song 'Nobody'."

"Yes."

As if he thought of something interesting, the smile on Zheng Wei's face became more and more intense.

……

The next day.

It's twelve o'clock sharp.

The official Weibo account of Galaxy Girls released a trailer for the MV for "Nobody", a 30-second video with only about 15 seconds of actual effective content, interspersed with a short melody of "Nobody" and clips of the five girls of Galaxy Girls dancing.

Soon after this preview video was released, it sparked heated discussion among netizens.

[I just heard that Star River Girls was going to release a new song a few days ago, but the trailer came out so soon? They are really fast!]
[The new song is called "Nobody"? Does it mean no one or nobody?]
[If I remember correctly, Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi also participated in the recording of the MV for "Nobody"? Why didn't they appear in the trailer?]
[This retro style of painting looks a bit strange? Are you serious, Star Girls?]
[So this song was written by Bai Xing? The melody sounds quite K-pop.]
[Not bad, not bad, this should be a good song! ]
The comments made by domestic netizens are relatively friendly, but once they go to external platforms such as INS and YouTube, the style of the comment section below the trailer video becomes completely different.

There were so many curses that it was as if the Galaxy Girl had offended someone she shouldn't have.

[You’re here to film a music video wearing such ugly clothes? You, the Star River girls, should go back to your country as soon as possible!]
[Ugly! Your outfit is so ugly!]
[The melody of this song is also terrible! How did you make such terrible music? Go find a new producer!]
[The choreography is disgusting, and it makes me want to vomit!]
[This trailer is the type that will make you explode if you watch it for one more second!]
An apartment building in Gangnam District, Seoul.

Star Girls' manager, Chen Shuyi, was currently holding a tablet and reading netizens' comments on the trailer of their new song.

The more she flipped through the pages, the darker Chen Shuyi's face became.

"The netizens here are full of venom, right? Each one is more poisonous than the other."

Looking at the comment section that was flooded with all kinds of insults, Chen Shuyi cursed in annoyance.

But she didn't care much about these insults.

Chen Shuyi could see that many of those who cursed in the comment section were just following the trend and venting their anger.

After all, these people’s oppa Park Ji-jae was bullied on "The Voice 2024", and these people want to "give others a taste of their own medicine."

Once the storm has passed, the situation should be much better.

“It’s just that these comments still seem a bit bad.”

Chen Shuyi couldn't help but frowned, picked up the phone beside her and sent a message to Bai Xingjian.

……

"Ding Ding-"

The cell phone rang. Bai Xingjian, who was having lunch, took out his phone and took a look. He almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Noticing his movements, Feng Shiqi asked with a puzzled look, "What's going on?"

"Sister Chen sent a text message."

Bai Xingjian repeated, "Didn't Galaxy Girls just release a teaser MV? They received a lot of negative comments on the Internet, and we all know the reason, it's because of Park Ji-jae."

“So Sister Chen asked if we could eliminate Park Ji-jae during the live broadcast of “The Voice of China 2024” next week, so that the netizens from Corea won’t continue to blame him.”

After saying this, Bai Xingjian couldn't help laughing out loud.

Feng Shiqi also had a strange expression on her face. She raised her eyebrows and said, "But there has been a lot of controversy about the competition system of "The Voice of China 2024" recently. Who knows if the production team will suddenly change the competition system again when the live broadcast starts next week."

"I feel like it's a foregone conclusion that the program team will change the competition format."

Mei Jie interjected, "Because there were so many insults on Weibo, the official Weibo account of the "Singing 2024" program team was forced to close the comment section by netizens."

"Huh? Is the problem that serious? The comment section is closed?"

Bai Xingjian asked in disbelief. He really hadn't noticed this.

Feng Shiqi couldn't help but open his eyes wide and looked at Mei Jie in surprise.

"Yeah! It's the comment section that was closed a few minutes ago."

Mei Jie smiled and nodded, her tone somewhat lamenting, "I didn't expect that this points competition would cause such a big uproar that the production team was forced to close the comment section. This seems to be the first time that this has happened in the Singing Voice series, right?"

"In that case, the production team will probably have to make some major changes to the competition system, otherwise this is definitely not going to end well."

Bai Xingjian grinned. This time, due to the competition system, the program team was forced to close the Weibo comment area by the audience.

It's really strange.

"Who cares if they change the competition system or not? We just need to do our job well."

Feng Shiqi didn't care much about these things. After expressing his opinions for a few minutes, he concentrated on eating.

Bai Xingjian is in a similar state, Kuku is eating.

The food at noon today was especially delicious.

……

Mango Broadcasting Building.

A certain conference room.

After last night's discussion, Li Xiao and his group still didn't come to a definite conclusion.

Should this competition system be changed or not?

"Director Li, I personally think it's better not to change it. After all, if we change the competition system like this, wouldn't we be admitting that we were wrong in disguise?"

The person who said this was the leader of the publicity group, Xu Hui, a woman in her forties who looked extremely capable in her dress and temperament.

She continued with a bit of disdain in her tone:

"Besides, if we change the competition system under the pressure of netizens this time, what if the result of the change still cannot meet the requirements of netizens? What will they do? Will they continue to attack our official account? Should we continue to change the competition system at that time?"

"One step back, all the way back, this is not our style!"

Xu Hui's attitude was extremely tough and she had no intention of compromising with those netizens.

"Sister Hui, there's nothing we can do about this. Our Weibo account has been shut down due to attacks on the comments section. If we don't do something drastic, the reputation of our show will plummet."

The head of the business team said, "Currently, some brands are planning to terminate their advertising contracts with our program. If this storm cannot be resolved quickly, I estimate that there will be more and more brands like this."

As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room suddenly became quiet.

How do they make money from "The Voice of China 2024"?

Isn’t the main source the advertising fees of these brands?

Now even the financial backers have been affected and are starting to waver. If things remain unchanged, it will be all over.

Li Xiao frowned and asked, "Which brands have such ideas?"

"We have all major brands including Junlebao, Pechoin, Wuliangye and Bottega Veneta." The head of the business team responded.

Upon hearing the names of these brands, many people present gasped, sighed, or expressed surprise.

These are the main sponsors of "The Voice of China 2024". If these brands withdraw, the program team will probably suffer heavy losses.

"Yuan Hong, are you sure about the news you received?" Xu Hui asked in disbelief.

Yuan Hong is the head of the business team. He nodded and said, "Of course I am sure. The person in charge of taking over the brand told me all this news. Nowadays, these brands are very careful about their reputation. If there is any disturbance or something that is not good for the brand image, they will choose to withdraw in time."

"They are still waiting and watching. We can only say that they are reluctant to give up this piece of meat because of the large scale of our "Singing 2024"."

Yuan Hong expressed his opinion: "But if the meat was smelly, they would definitely cut it up immediately."

Having said that, everyone in the conference room had a definite idea in their minds.

They can't really go against money.

"Then let's just change the competition format."

Li Xiao raised his head and looked at everyone, and finally asked, "Who agrees and who disagrees? Those who agree, please raise your hands."

Hua Hua Hua——

Almost everyone in the conference room raised their hands. The only one who didn't raise his hand was Xu Hui. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly raised her hand.

"Okay, then let's all talk about how to change the competition system. I have a few plans..."

Li Xiao opened the PPT.

Before long, the conference room became noisy.

……

Beijing, Yehua Entertainment Headquarters.

The atmosphere in the office of Ji Qiu, the artist director of the music department, was not harmonious.

Ji Qiu, the owner of the office, was sitting upright on the sofa, as if he was awaiting trial.

Opposite Ji Qiu was a middle-aged man wearing glasses. He had strong facial features, white hair and beard, and looked particularly elegant.

The middle-aged man is called Tang Xianyun, one of the directors of Yehua Entertainment.

"You guys are not being very open about what you did this time. You set up a studio and left Yehua Entertainment to work."

Tang Xianyun looked at Ji Qiu, his tone calm and gentle: "Many people are somewhat dissatisfied with your event this time."

"Is it because I gave Fenghuang Yufei too many powers?" Ji Qiu asked back.

"You know that too."

Tang Xianyun smiled and said, "Establishing a studio is fine, after all, Fenghuang Yufei does have the ability, but what about signing Xinghe Girl to Fenghuang Yufei's studio? Let Xinghe Girl make money for Fenghuang Yufei? And also take Yehua Entertainment out?"

"If this happened in ancient times, all you did would be considered rebellion."

Tang Xianyun was so angry that he almost laughed.

When he first received the news, he was a little bit unbelieving.

But unexpectedly, the news turned out to be true. Ji Qiu was so brave that he dared to sign any contract.

Looking at Tang Xianyun's smiling face, Ji Qiu couldn't smile at all.

Sure enough, before he could think about it, Tang Xianyun changed the subject and said, "It's good to be innovative, but you can't be too unrealistic. The company can let you indulge yourself this time, but you must also produce some results."

Under Ji Qiu's gaze, Tang Xianyun made several requests in a row.

"If the new song released by Xinghe Girls fails to achieve these goals, then all the contracts you signed previously will be invalidated, and Fenghuang Yufei's studio will also have to temporarily stop for a while."

Tang Xianyun continued.

After listening to these contents, Ji Qiu wanted to say something, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tang Xianyun:
"I know what you want to say, but it's useless even if you say it now. Without outstanding results, you should go back to where you came from. Yehua Entertainment is not owned by you."

(End of this chapter)