Chapter 356: Lies won’t hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife
“At the moment, I’m not sure how big of a singer will be invited to participate this time.”

“But considering the scale of the show’s stage and the size of the venue, I guess they won’t invite anyone who is not too famous.”

After Fat Bird entered the venue, he met many acquaintances.

Or it could be said that since his fame grew, some people in the industry who used to look down on him have begun to take the initiative to contact him.

However, the person who was speaking was the music director of a small company that Feiniao was more familiar with.

After recording so many episodes of “Singer”, the two have become good friends.

Feiniao had previously invited the other party to appear in his video.

He is a nice person, otherwise Fei Niao wouldn’t have kept in touch with him.

But as a music director of a small company, it is still obvious that he exudes a superior attitude from time to time.

It’s also because Feiniao is so famous now, otherwise, they would probably have two different faces.

But Feiniao didn’t care too much about these things. It was a good thing to find someone familiar to accompany him when recording the show alone.

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“Not necessarily. After all, many first-tier singers have very obvious vocal characteristics.”

“I feel like even if I’m masked, I’ll be recognized pretty quickly.”

Fat Bird also gave his own judgment.

In fact, this type of program is most suitable for singers who were once very popular but are now becoming a little out of date.

The audience will not have no impression of him at all, but at the same time, he can definitely gain a chance to become popular again thanks to the show.

A first-tier singer who is already very famous, especially one who many people speculate about, like Xu Kong.

They may not necessarily agree to it, mainly because participating in such a program will only bring limited benefits to them.

Of course, if the program team is resourceful enough, it is not impossible to invite a guest lineup similar to that of “Singer” in the past.

After all, the producer of this show is Mango TV.

Even ordinary audiences should know a little about Mango’s connections in the circle.

……

The recording of the program has not officially started yet, but the audience and media judges like Fei Niao are almost all here.

In addition, there are several prominent guests in the audience stands.

They are all stars, three of them are singers and two are actors.

Overall, their status is not very big. Feiniao can probably guess that these people are probably invited by the program team for the watchability and effect of the program.

Otherwise, with Mango TV’s capabilities, it would be no problem to invite some first-line singers.

As for the professional abilities of these people, everyone has their own opinions. Two of them have even been the kind of people he has criticized in his own videos.

However, professional singers are sometimes not suitable for this job. After all, they do not need to perform on stage, and what is more valued is the sense of variety.

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“Welcome everyone to our first episode of “The Masked Singer”…”

Soon with the host coming on stage, the official recording stage began.

Unlike live streaming, the recording method has a lot more tolerance.

Moreover, many times the recording is not completed in one go according to the process. For example, just now the host asked several guests to introduce themselves, and they were asked to re-record several times.

Some of the audience at the scene also accepted payment for their services.

At least the applause was enthusiastic enough.

Feiniao is not a complete newbie, so he is not surprised by these behaviors.

At least, in some of Mango TV’s music variety shows, the voting process is relatively fair.

These media reviewers have never received any requirements to vote for anyone.

Even in some talent shows, it is not uncommon to arbitrarily adjust the number of votes based on the popularity or commercial value of the contestants as the show airs.

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“Hello everyone in the audience and in front of the screen, I am Bi Yiqiu.”

At this time, several guests present also began to introduce themselves.

Several of them are considered to be relatively professional.

Although the show hasn’t started yet, there’s already a lot to talk about.

After the comedian told two jokes, the atmosphere on the scene became a little more lively.

“Then let us welcome the first singer of this episode!”

The first singer to appear on stage was wearing a cartoon cat mask. From her attire, most of the audience guessed that she was a female singer.

Who knew that when the other person spoke, it turned out to be a male voice.

It’s true, Fei Niao thinks he listens to enough music now, and has listened to almost all types of music.

I know almost most of the active singers in the country.

Who knew that the other party chose a classic old song this time, but couldn’t think of a suitable name for a while.

……

In fact, there is almost nothing worth talking about during the whole performance of this singer.

It’s definitely a professional singer, but it’s a well-known classic song in itself, and there’s not much adaptation done, and even the arrangement hasn’t changed much, so it’s really hard to sing anything new.

However, the core of this variety show is probably not singing, but guessing identities.

Soon after the performance, the so-called interview and question-and-answer session began.

“I want to ask if we have met in the past year.”

In the guest seats, a singer named Zhuo Xiuwen asked a question.

This person is even more of a heavyweight. Last year, he seemed to have participated in a talent show variety show.

The program’s data and other aspects are not very good. Even among so many contestants, not a single one can stand out.

Similar programs appear several times every year in the entertainment industry. They are completely produced by people with huge amounts of capital and just throwing money at it and taking a chance.

As for Zhuo Wenxiu, he was in his forties and was indeed a so-called professional singer before, but he had almost no presence. He released hundreds of songs but did not have a single representative work.

However, when he reached middle age, he began to enter the public eye by frequently appearing on variety shows.

His own personality is that of an unlucky old man, a good-natured person with a good temper. Even his failed career in the first half of his life has become a meme.

But in that talent show, the other party, as a mentor, seemed mean and annoying, and his personality began to collapse immediately.

After working in public relations for a long time, I came out to apologize. The reason I gave was that seeing these juniors was like seeing my past self, and I felt a sense of disappointment, so I behaved like that.

No one knows whether it is true or not, and Fei Niao doesn’t care.

But it is obvious that after being silent for half a year, this person has started to appear frequently on variety shows again.

Fat Bird didn’t have a very good impression of him.

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“Yeah, I’ve seen it.”

The singer wearing a balaclava on the stage hesitated and answered.

As for Zhuo Xiuwen at this time, he also showed an expression that said “as expected”.

“You are Yang Jiangjie!”

After hearing this, not only the other guests, but even Fat Bird couldn’t help but almost rolled his eyes.

He was naturally familiar with Yang Jiangjie, or rather, the other party was not a very famous singing king or anything like that.

But he is definitely one of the most popular new singers in recent years.

He and Xu Kong were once called the four newcomers in the Chinese music scene online.

But now Xu Kong is indeed a bit too supermodel, and is not on the same level as Yang Jiangjie.

But as a fat bird who has heard almost most of Yangjiang Jie’s debut songs, how could he not recognize the other party’s singing.

Sure enough, the singer on the stage, wearing a mask and with a processed voice, answered:
“No.”

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“You’d better stop guessing!”

“It seems like all of our guests are as stupid as you.” Bi Yi Qiu couldn’t help but complain, causing a burst of laughter from the audience.

As for Zhuo Xiuwen, he showed an embarrassed expression.

At this point, Feiniao was certain that Zhuo Xiuwen had obviously done it on purpose.

I have to say that the other party does have a strong sense of variety shows and knows how to get the camera.

At the same time, he doesn’t care at all about playing the clown-like role.

This is absolutely impossible for many artists who cannot lower themselves when participating in variety shows.

Then several guests present asked a lot of questions again.

However, an accurate answer has not yet been determined.

The only thing we know is that the other person should be quite old.

From this point on, Fat Bird felt there was no need to guess.

The main reason is that there are too many similar older and out-of-date singers.

They are often the type that have one or two representative works, but at the same time, they can almost only rely on this one popular song to maintain their success.

I definitely made a lot of money.

But to be honest, it’s just a matter of luck and has nothing to do with me.

Most of these singers still hold on to a glimmer of hope.

I believe that I can definitely get back to the top of my career.

But most of them are just cannon fodder.

Even if this show “Masked Singer” becomes really popular after it’s aired, for singers like them, as Fei Niao said cruelly, revealing their masks will only make the audience feel disappointed or simply not care.

……

Fat Bird also saw some clues from some of the things that happened just now.

Is this show scripted?

Most likely not, because if it was a script, it would definitely not be possible to record the entire process so smoothly.

In addition, the several impromptu jokes that Bi Yi Qiu made just now did not seem to be prepared in advance.

However, the five guests at this moment have definitely determined their respective personalities, positions in the program, etc. before the recording of the program.

Take Bi Yi Qiu for example. As a comedian, he seems not so serious most of the time. He just tells jokes and entertains the audience.

As for Zhuo Xiuwen, he still plays a character that is more like a clown.

The guesses given are all extremely outrageous and obviously incorrect.

But I have to act as if I am very confident in order to create the so-called sense of contrast.

Of course, there is also guest Shi Qi, who has been analyzing carefully and is responsible for giving the most reasonable guesses based on the singer’s voice and various stage details.

Strictly speaking, the other party is not a very famous singer.

But he has indeed persisted and released some so-called hit singles.

From this, we can see that the types of guests invited by the program team are obviously carefully considered.

Everyone plays a different role.

This will make the show more exciting.

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“Can I tell you the truth…”

The comment and guessing session is almost over, and no one has given a reasonable answer.

Suddenly, Feng Youan, one of the guests who had not spoken before, suddenly spoke.

The singer Fat Bird knows this.

He hadn’t listened to the song carefully, but when it came to the person, Fei Niao’s first impression was that he was very pretentious.

From time to time, he has to pretend to be profound, criticize the current music scene, and curse at everything.

When Feng Youan spoke, the scene suddenly became eerily quiet.

“I feel that your performance just now really did not have any characteristics.”

“This is definitely not your song. You don’t sing it with your own style or characteristics. It’s normal that we can’t guess what it is.”

“And my suggestion is that perhaps this is also the main reason why you are not well-known and no one can recognize you.”

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“Fuck!”

At this time, the music director sitting next to Fat Bird couldn’t help but speak.

“You’re so good at pretending.”

“He has a lot of things to say about others, but why is he just the same and never becomes popular?”

Fat Bird couldn’t help but start complaining.

However, he found that the director next to him still had an unhappy expression.

“what happened?”

The music director spoke reluctantly this time:
“Actually… Feng Youan is our company’s artist…”

Fat Bird: …

Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
If Fat Bird knew about this, he probably wouldn’t have said what he just said.

He thought that the other party also couldn’t stand Feng Youan’s remarks.

……

“Not necessarily.”

“I guess this is just the character the program team gave him, and after he said this, I guess he will definitely get some shots.”

“In fact, this approach is also a way to increase your own attention.”

The fat bird had no choice but to start looking for compensation.

But the music director beside him was silent for a while, then said:
“In fact, based on my understanding of Feng Youan, this is probably what he really thinks.”

Fat Bird: …

I have to say, it is worthy of being a company.

He felt that Feng Youan on the stage was somewhat similar to the music director of their company.

They both like to pretend.

It’s just that this guy is picky most of the time, and when you are with him, you will be very restrained.

As for Feng Youan’s words, he would do this without considering the occasion or the other party.

I guess if the show really broadcasts what he just said, some companies and agents will have a headache.

Although I am telling the truth, I still have to be a little polite and considerate.

This is originally a variety show, but it’s made to seem like it’s meant to make enemies.

The fat bird was speechless twice in a short period of time. This time he stopped talking and closed his mouth silently.

……

Sure enough, because of Feng Youan’s words, the unknown singer wearing a mask on the stage stood there for a long time without any reaction.

But it is conceivable that the expression management under the headgear has been completely out of control at this time.

“Thanks for the advice, but the same goes for you!”

This person is not tolerant at all. Lies don’t hurt people, the truth is the sharpest knife.

“I’m an actor, it’s not shameful if I can’t sing.”

Feng Youan spoke in a very angry tone.

But no matter what, Feng Youan is just a newcomer. Even if he is out of date, his status as a senior is still there, so of course he will not accept it.

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(End of this chapter)