Xiao Yao just heard about and met the crosstalk Master Zhang Baoqing on TV, but he didn''t see him in private. But it''s not very difficult for Xiao Yao to inquire about the big man in the folk art circle and verify a Zi''s words. To put it bluntly, a few phone calls.
The first call, Xiao Yao called wang yuan of Xiangnan satellite TV. This famous entertainment host who has been working for nearly 30 years has a very wide range of contacts. From his attitude towards folk music, we can see that he also likes and attaches great importance to Chinese traditional culture, and he knows many well-known figures in the field of traditional folk art. Xiao Yao calls to ask, Wang Yuan really knows Zhang Baoqing, the crosstalk master, and has a good friendship.
The second call, Xiao Yao called his grandfather Xiao Chengru. The old people of this age are basically very interested in traditional quyi. The old man is a native of Yanjing. Besides being a fan of Beijing opera, he also likes folk art such as cross talk. As a performing artist of the older generation, he also knows this crosstalk talent.
Wang Yuan first met Xiao Yao in the program more than ten years ago. He liked and valued Xiao Yao very much, both in public and in private. Xiao Chengru is Xiao Yao''s grandfather, not to mention Xiao Yao. When Xiao Yao asked the two elders to help him find out about Zhang Baoqing and his daughter Zhang Huanian, they agreed immediately. Even when Xiao Yao raised the need to keep secret and couldn''t let Zhang Baoqing know that he was in the process of inquiring, they both agreed, although they were a little strange.
Zhang Huanian did not perform in public when he was a child. He did not show his face in the media. He was hidden by Zhang Baoqing. Many of Zhang Baoqing''s acquaintances and friends have seen his little daughter. Whether the father daughter relationship is good or bad, career planning and career development are not very private for friends around us. Although few people know the "three-year agreement" between father and daughter, they heard that the daughter of the crosstalk master does not like to talk about crosstalk, and there are also many differences between father and daughter in this aspect.
Two days later, Xiao Yao received a reply from Wang Yuan and Xiao Chengru. Except for the "three-year agreement", which needs to be kept secret, Xiao Yao didn''t tell them. Besides, Zhang''s age, appearance, growth experience, current situation and relationship with Zhang Baoqing are all true.
On the third day of the new year''s Day holiday, Xiao Yao sent a message to Zhang Huanian, asking her to meet in the studio.
"What shall I call you? Zhang Hua Nian, Hua Nian Jie, Hua Jie, Nian Jie, or continue to be called a Zi? " Seeing Zhang Huanian, Xiao Yao asked with a smile.
"I don''t dare to be called elder sister. It''s better not to call me Zhang Huanian at ordinary times, so as not to be heard by others. Just call me Azi all the time." Hearing Xiao Yao say this, a Zi knows that Xiao Yao has determined his identity and has promised to help him. He also says with a smile, "I prefer to be called by others as my own stage name."
"Well, ah Zi," Xiao Yao nodded with a smile, handed over a few pieces of paper and said, "get familiar with it first, and then try to sing in the recording room."
"Good," Azi happily took over, looked at two eyes, the head drooped down again, "how are all old songs? You still want me to cover it? " It turned out that the pieces of paper Xiao Yao handed her were scores of several songs, including songs written by Xiao Yao and songs of others, but they were all old songs that other female singers had published.
"I said I wanted you to audition, but I didn''t say I wanted to record for you," Xiao said with a smile. "I''ve seen your live video, but I haven''t heard you sing live. I need to know your singing skills first."
"The song I gave you is not written yet." Xiao Yao continued, "the types of songs you sang during the live broadcast are too miscellaneous. I also need to help you find the location. These songs are all of different types. I have to see what you are good at and what kind of songs are suitable for, so that I can decide what kind of songs to write for you. "
"Oh, all right." A Zi nodded, picked up a few pieces of paper on the hand to see.
These are all songs that have been released, and Azi has heard them before, so she just looked at them and told Xiao Yao the order of her singing, so that Xiao Yao could play the accompaniment and go to the recording room for audition.
This is a audition, not a recording. Xiao Yao just listened quietly throughout the whole process. He didn''t talk much and didn''t stop to correct a Zi''s singing problems. Almost half an hour later, Azi sang all the six songs Xiao Yao gave her and came out of the studio.
"How do I sing?" After returning to the control room, Azzi immediately asked Xiao Yao.
"I''ll tell you a secret first!" Xiao Yao didn''t answer. Instead, he put up a finger.
"What''s the secret?" A Zi is curious.
"Did you send demo to Huayu records?" Xiao Yao continued.
"Yes Ah Zi nodded, puzzled, "isn''t it a secret? How come it''s about me sending demo again? "
"The secret I want to tell you," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "is that I got a message from Huayu records. At the beginning, your father said hello to the people of Huayu. He didn''t say you were her daughter. He just said that he knew a female singer named Azi, whose singing level was average. I think other record companies should have received similar hints from him. "After confirming a Zi''s identity, Xiao Yao remembers that a Zi once said that he had sent a demo to the record company, and through Xiao Siqi, he contacted the person of Huayu records to listen to the demo that a Zi had sent. After all, the audio quality of live videos on the Internet is uneven, and the content that can be heard is limited. Although Xiao Siqi went out from Huayu and set up his own house, he still had a very close cooperative relationship with Huayu. It''s not a big deal to ask them for a demo. Of course, Huayu people won''t refuse.
When looking through the demo, the people of Huayu also saw a special record from the relevant document memorandum, that is, Zhang Baoqing said hello, the singer sang in general, not suitable for signing a contract. Huayu people don''t know that Azzi is Zhang Baoqing''s daughter. They still think that this female singer has something to do with Zhang Baoqing or his subordinates. In addition, the demo is not particularly good. Naturally, they won''t reply to new singers who have never heard of her.
Xiao Siqi suddenly asked for a demo delivered more than a year ago. Although Huayu didn''t refuse, it''s impossible not to be curious. A check, it was found that the Azzi seems to have the same name as a popular anchor now, it is estimated that it will be the same person.
At present, Xiao Yao, the son of Xiao Siqi, is the closest star in the live broadcast circle. He not only does live broadcast by himself, but also writes songs for three popular female network anchors. Huayu people guess that Xiao Yao is going to write a song for the online celebrity anchor named Azi. Xiao Siqi wants to sign the online celebrity anchor into his studio. In order to avoid Xiao Siqi''s partner accidentally offending the master of Quyi because of this popular network anchor, Huayu people also gave Xiao Siqi a chance when giving the demo. Xiao Siqi is a demo for Xiao Yao. Naturally, he tells Xiao Yao the obscure implication of Huayue.
"What? Did my dad ever do this on the sly? That''s too much! " A Zi a listen to, immediately blow up, angrily matchless call a way.
"Don''t be angry, and don''t rush to argue with your father!" Xiao Yao waved his hand and said, "I heard the demo you gave to Huayu. It''s really common. To be honest, even now, even if you throw away your father''s greeting factor and send a demo to Huayue, you will be wandering between signing and not signing according to Huayue''s standard. If Huayue arranges a audition before signing the contract, it is more likely not to sign you than to sign you. Even if Huayue reluctantly signs you, you will not be the object of their support in two or three years. If you don''t tell Huayue who your father is, you may never be able to get ahead in Huayue. "
"You mean I sang badly just now?" A Zi some discouraged way, "I am not suitable to take the singer this road?"
"Singing is really not good, but it''s not that I can''t be a singer." Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "singing is the foundation, but it''s not everything. Besides, singing is not something that can''t be practiced. You don''t have to be too frustrated."
Xiao Yao''s words just now are a little exaggerated, which is deliberately lower. However, he doesn''t want ah Zi to be too complacent. He thinks that everything will be fine if he has his own songs, instead of beating her down completely.
"You mean I still have a play?" Ah Zi looked up immediately.
"Of course," Xiao Yao nodded, "would you like to listen to my arrangement?"
"Do you have plans for me?" Azi said, "is it to guide my singing skills? Have you agreed to accept me as a student? "
"When recording, I can give you guidance on the performance of a song, but in terms of basic skills, I don''t have the time and patience." Xiao Yao shook his head and said, "I have many things, and I''m still in school. I can''t be a full-time teacher."
"What are you going to do?" Azzi road.
"From the way you dress that night and the things you use now, you don''t have much financial pressure, do you?" Xiao Yaodao.
"Well," Azi nodded, "my father and I just have differences on my future career path. I''m not falling out with my family and running away from home. My father is not going to impose financial sanctions on me. My mother and my brother are very concerned about my life. In addition, I''m still good as an anchor now. There''s no financial pressure at all."
"Since you have money, then the first step is to find a professional vocal music teacher for yourself, study hard and improve your singing skills." Xiao Yao said, "if you don''t know anyone in this field, I can introduce one to you. The vocal music teacher of Shenxi opera is very good. He graduated from the Conservatory of music. He is very powerful."
"It''s OK for me to find a teacher to learn basic skills, just in time..." Azzi hesitated.
"Worried about the conflict with your live time?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "this is my second point. Since you don''t rely on live broadcasting, you should greatly reduce the time of live broadcasting in the future. Five times a week, about two hours each time, is enough. "
"Two hours at a time?" A Zi surprised way, "is not too little?"
"Just two hours!" Xiao Yao said, "it''s not only the shortening of live time, but also the adjustment of live content. Two hours is mainly singing, during the break to chat, those miscellaneous content all don''t continue
"Is this live broadcast style long?" A Zi some worry way, "although now many more popular female anchor are singing anchor, but in addition to singing, we all have some other specialties and characteristics.""You are not the same as them," Xiao Yao said. "For example, sister La, her style is suitable for webcast, and you can''t learn it if you want to. It can be seen from the fact that she sang "the end" on "good voice" and made a round of tour on purpose that she also had an accurate positioning of herself and had no intention of developing into the traditional entertainment circle. But you are different. Since you don''t plan to be an anchor all the time, you are going to the traditional entertainment industry at the beginning, so don''t build an image that is too close to the people. You should give the impression that there is nothing else but singing. There is only one and a half years left in the agreement between you and your father. After one and a half years, no matter who wins with your father, you should quit the network anchor. From now on, you will start to change and manage your new image. This image should not serve the identity of network anchor, but prepare for entering the traditional entertainment circle in the future. "
"In that case, why don''t I just stop the live broadcast now and concentrate on going to school?" Azzi road.
"Because there is something about popularity in the terms you agreed with your father," Xiao Yao said. "You did live broadcast at first, didn''t you do it for that?"
"In fact, it''s a good way to be a network anchor to accumulate popularity," Xiao Yao said. "After changing the style and time of live broadcasting, you may lose fans, but I also think of a remedy for you. If it''s done well, it''s hard to say whether the number of fans in your live broadcasting room will drop, but the number of subscriptions on microblog and website music radio should rise instead of dropping 。”
"What can I do?" Zi asked. When she made an appointment with her father, she didn''t become an anchor yet. The number of fans in the live broadcast room is not an agreed condition. It doesn''t matter how many fans there are. As long as the number of fans on Weibo and music websites can rise, it''s good for her.
"It''s very simple. Go to the live studio of other anchors to be guests and live with others!" Xiao Yao said, "if you go to the live broadcasting room of other anchors, the income from props and gifts is from others. If people get profits and you circle fans and get names together, there won''t be many anchors who refuse. In terms of candidates, you don''t have to limit yourself to Kirin, a live broadcast platform. Although you can play across platforms, I''ll introduce you to the three "Youyu". If "Qilin" has a problem with you going to the live broadcasting room of other platforms, it will terminate the contract and change the platform. Anyway, you are not short of money and do not live on it. "
"Well, I''ll listen to you!" A Zi thought for a while, nodded and agreed.
"If it goes well, I should be able to write songs for you in half a year." Xiao Yao said with a smile.
"Half a year later? So long? " Azzi road.
"Half a year? Don''t you have a year and a half to go with your dad? " Xiao Yao said, "the first one is to let a famous big record company sign a contract with you. I can''t guarantee that it doesn''t have so much energy, so our goal is the last three. It''s January now, and the program list of the Spring Festival Gala is estimated to have been settled. This year''s Spring Festival Gala is definitely out of your way. It''s better to accumulate it for half a year. If all goes well, half a year should be enough for me to put you on the stage of next year''s Spring Festival Gala. If at that time you can successfully stand on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, I believe the other two conditions have already been achieved
"I believe you. I''ll do whatever you say!" A Zi''s eyes are firm.
"In fact, these are all plans. It''s up to you whether you can achieve them or not." Xiao Yaodao.
"I understand!" Ah Zi nodded and asked Xiao Yao, "by the way, speaking of the Spring Festival Gala, is there you in this year''s Spring Festival Gala?"
"I received the invitation from the program group of the Spring Festival Gala, but I declined." Xiao Yao said, "I went to the Spring Festival Gala last year, and I will accompany my family well this year."
"How many people can''t make it to the Spring Festival Gala even if they want to, but they''ve been rejected by you?" Ah Zi shook his head and sighed, "this person is really incomparable with others!"