Chapter 371 Before the Start of the Game

The Shangyi Music Competition, two months after its inception, finally came to the finals.

In the previous rematch, after Shangyi launched online voting, Fan Ying initially had some advantages, but was still pushed to second place by Luo Quan, who was extremely popular and had better works.

In fact, the "Nightingale" played by Luo Quan in the preliminary competition was simply a half-finished product, and playing it on the piano could not fully bring out the advantages of the music.

But even so, she still exerted her strength in the second half of the semi-finals, overtook Fan Ying and won the first place in the semi-finals.

Fan Ying, who claims to have the support of the entire hip-hop circle, did not extend his advantage to the end. After being overtaken by Luo Quan, a group of fans rushed to canvass for him anxiously, and even linked this ranking to the honor and disgrace of the entire hip-hop circle. .

Unfortunately, although the number of votes has increased, the increase has not reached the point of surpassing Luo Quan.

When the voting results came out, Fan Ying's fans began to scold Shang Yi online for engaging in secret operations and deliberately giving Luo Quan votes.

More and more people scolded it, and eventually it even became a hot search topic.

Originally this was just some people in a small circle complaining, but unexpectedly it became a hot search topic and was made public.

Although hip-hop is very popular in China during this period and is the code of wealth for traffic, it is still a niche culture and cannot be compared with the mainstream.

Therefore, when these people’s complaints were posted on trending searches, they were immediately ridiculed by Luoquan fans and passers-by:

"Who gave you the illusion that you can beat Luo Quan when it comes to fans?"

"With the release of several popular rappers, have they really turned the series into international superstars?"

"That is to say, Luo Quan never canvasses votes for himself, but if he posts an update on Weibo Station B, won't he crush Fan Ying from the beginning to the end?"

"The works and popularity are one-sided, so why do you still need to pay for votes?"

"It's fine if niche things are in their own territory and cute. If you have to come out and show off, if you don't want to compete, they'll say they're discriminating against you. If you can't compete, you'll be accused of being behind closed doors. You'll have to say whatever you want."

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There is no doubt that the hip-hop circle encountered its first waterloo since the summer in Luoquan.

Since this rather rebellious circle became popular in the summer, it has been constantly at odds with people in other circles, and many people have even been dissed by rappers writing songs.

But this time, he met a tough opponent, Luo Quan, who didn't dare to scold and couldn't scold him.

Regardless of Luo Quan's current image on the Internet, which is gentle and quiet, at the beginning, he was also a person who was defiant to the sky and the earth. He just settled down after being reported, but those diss songs are still there.

And she herself has written many rap songs. Whether they are in English or Chinese, the quality is extremely high.

A truly talented rapper would not know what level Luo Quan is, so he would not provoke her.

So although there are many people on the Internet who write songs to diss Luo Quan, most of them are unpopular rappers, and their purpose is to gain popularity and hype.

Luo Quan always pretended not to hear these voices. There were so many people who wanted to make her angry by touching her, and it was too tiring to respond to them all.

Besides, these are just clowns. With her current status, she is no longer worthy of being dissed by her specially written songs.

So even though the topic on the Internet is very hot, there is no movement at all from Luo Quan's several accounts, which makes those who want to tie up with her for marketing very anxious.

After all, singing a one-man show can't maintain too much popularity. Luo Quan ignored it. No matter how much these people wanted to jump around, they had nowhere to rely on.

The finals of Shangyi Music Competition are also being prepared as scheduled and will be held soon.

This music competition was originally planned to be held on Dragon TV, but because it was too popular, it attracted the attention of CCTV. In the end, it was intercepted by CCTV and was changed to be held in Beijing.

This is definitely a good thing for Shangyi. Although Dragon TV is good, it is still far behind compared with CCTV. Being on CCTV is equivalent to being recognized by the country, and it will be more confident for external publicity in the future!

Moreover, the judges participating this time are not only music professors from Shangyi, but also several professors from Chinese Music and Chinese Music Schools, and even some big guys from the national team will also be present as judges.

Such a terrifying lineup is unmatched by even the Youth Song Competition.

Generally speaking, competitions that can bring these seniors together must be at the national level to be qualified. However, the students participating in the competition this time included only those students from Shangyi School, which can be regarded as a benefit from the traffic.

Speaking of which, I have to thank some Fan Ying and his fans. If they hadn't made the matter so big and attracted so much social attention, the Shangyi Music Competition would never have been able to reach this point.

The fly in the ointment is that because the contestants are limited to Shangyi School, although this is one of the best music academies in the country, it is only one of them, and the quality of the works cannot be compared with that of the national competition.

Therefore, even if the works are carefully selected and sent to the finals, most of them are only barely satisfactory.

Fortunately, there is Luo Quan here.

If this game is a crown, the other contestants are the diamonds embellishment of the crown, and Luo Quan is the most dazzling gem on the top of the crown.

It doesn’t matter whether the diamonds are of fine quality or not, because the gems are so eye-catching that those who appreciate them won’t even notice the flaws in the crown.

Those who participate in the competition with Luo Quan are sad, because they are destined to become Luo Quan's foil, and no matter how hard they try, they can only compete for second place.

But they are lucky at the same time, because they will be known and remembered because they participated in the same game as Luo Quan.

The competition was held in the studio on the fourth floor of the CCTV Building. The judges were composed of professors and directors from various music conservatories and members of the national team.

The audience has invited student representatives from local universities such as Chinese Music, Chinese Music, Tsinghua University, and Peking University. The first two schools come to study and get to know the big guys in the industry. It can be regarded as a large-scale social network in the music circle. Activity.

Students from the latter two schools come here purely to enrich their extracurricular life and resume. Of course, there are also many who are fans of music or Luo Quan. In short, the composition is relatively complicated.

Because Shangyi was too far away, in addition to the participating students, only a dozen student representatives were sent to observe. Anyway, they were all students from their own school, so there was no need for a support group.

At ten o'clock in the morning, everyone from Shangyi arrived in the capital. After having an early lunch, the students, led by Principal Li, went straight to the CCTV Building.

This Principal Li is the principal of Shangyi. Luo Quan has only met two vice principals before, one is Vice Principal Liu, and the other is Vice Principal Zheng who is also the dean of the music school.

This was her first time meeting Principal Li, mainly because he had been doing study research in the United States and had only recently returned.

I met Luo Quan immediately after returning and gave her very high praise for her latest work "For Alice".

He also told her that when he was studying at the Manhattan School of Music in the United States, he had appointments with many musicians in the music scene every day. Every time he met, these musicians would talk about her and praise their school for being able to teach such a student.

It can be said that Luo Quan really gained a lot of face for him and the school.

Of course, he and all Shangyi's teachers also knew that Renluoquan's arrogance had nothing to do with Shangyi, and he still knew this.

The so-called sedan chair was carried by everyone. Principal Li praised and valued her so much, and promised all kinds of benefits and treatment as soon as she came back. She herself reciprocated the favor and kept saying that it was the school and the teachers who taught her well.

In short, the relationship between the two is quite harmonious.

Luo Quan didn't know anything else, but if he wanted to take a long leave in the future, it would probably be completely smooth.

Shangyi and his group of 40 people came to the CCTV Building and were led by staff to the studio where the competition was held.

Various banners and facilities have been arranged in the studio. The game will start at six o'clock and will be broadcast live on TV and the Internet simultaneously.

There are a total of twenty students participating this time, more male than female, and most of them are pure music, with two songs being pop and one being rap.

When entering the CCTV building, Luo Quan was at the front of the team, and Fan Ying stayed at the back. She didn't know if she didn't dare to face Luo Quan because of a guilty conscience.

Because we were participating in the competition, everyone came earlier. At this time, there was no one else in the studio except the staff.

Everyone first went to the stage to familiarize themselves with the venue, and then it was time to hand over the accompanist to the director.

There is no rehearsal for the competition, but some procedures still need to be completed in advance. The main purpose is to familiarize everyone so as not to make mistakes later. After all, this is also a national live broadcast on CCTV. Although accidents are not inevitable, it is definitely best if it can be done in one go.

As for the accompaniment, Luo Quan originally planned to ask the Xianyin Ensemble that accompanied "Farewell Moment" last time, that is, the group commanded by senior Song Ling, to accompany her performance this time.

It was originally agreed upon, but who knew that those rap fans were only allowed to allow one contestant to take the stage, and were not allowed to invite foreign aid.

There was no way, Luo Quan could only record all the instruments by himself.

Taking advantage of the time after returning from the Maldives, Luo Quan recorded the cello, violin, piano, electronic keyboard, and harmony according to the content of each part.

In addition, he also made a guest appearance as a conductor and performed the conductor's movements again.

In order to give the effect a magnificent momentum, Luo Quan also overdubbed some musical instruments. For example, he overdubbed a recording of a violin twenty times. In the end, it sounded like twenty violins were playing.

Of course, no matter how you stack it, it will still not be as effective as a serious symphony orchestra, so this competition is destined to be less than perfect.

This time for the competition, the clothes everyone prepared were winter uniforms issued by the school.

As one of the most fashionable universities in the country, Shangyi's school uniforms are not the usual blue and white designs in China, with big sleeves and big trouser legs.

First of all, boys and girls should all wear dark coats with slim trousers, with a thin warm shirt underneath, and then whether to add a scarf based on actual needs.

To be honest, such a configuration is enough to withstand the cold in the capital, but in Shanghai, in most cases, it is impossible to wear such a thick layer, and it is not worth wearing such a small amount when it is really cold.

Therefore, although Shangyi's school uniforms have been selected as the most handsome school uniforms in China many times, they are still just decorations and can only be worn during school celebrations or other important events.

Today, obviously, is this important event.

The students put on school uniforms with Shangyi badges printed on them early. All the clothes were fluttering. The boys were handsome and the girls were dashing. After being put on by CCTV makeup artists, their image and temperament immediately improved to a new level!

Not long after, students from the four major local universities in the capital arrived one after another. These schools obviously had unified requirements for the students who came to observe. The boys were all in suits and leather shoes, and the girls were in dignified dresses.

But these outfits are so common that compared to Shangyi's uniquely designed school uniforms, they were immediately outclassed.

However, students from universities in the capital have a sense of arrogance, especially students from Tsinghua University and Beijing University. This title will always be a card no matter where they get it, not to mention that most of the students who come this time are the elites among the students.

Of course, arrogance does not mean arrogance. After the students came in, they still greeted everyone at Shangyi warmly and showed their friendship as landlords.

Principal Li and a group of professors and directors were also warmly received by leaders of local music schools in Beijing.

However, the leaders of the Beijing Conservatory of Music were enthusiastic, but the expressions of the professors who followed him were not so good.

In fact, it is easy to understand. Whether it is Chinese music or Chinese music, as one of the best music academies in China and both located in the capital, there is no shortage of competition. Being on CCTV is also a major focus of competition.

But because the first one who is closest to the water gets the first, no matter how hard the two schools fight, they never get this good water out.

As a result, I didn’t expect that this time, Shangyi, an outsider, would be featured on CCTV, and it would be broadcast live across the country during prime time. So many seniors and professors were invited, which shows how much attention is paid to it.

As for such a major event, only students from Shangyi could participate in it. It was strange that the professors from the other two schools looked so good.

Not to mention the professors, even the students are actually not very happy about it.

This was originally a great opportunity for them to show their faces, but now they can only sit in the audience and watch.

You know, these are their biggest competitors in the future, and now they have to cheer for them in the audience.

Of course, no one else can control what they think in their hearts. At least the actual actions of teachers and students of local music schools in Beijing are quite generous, with polite words and enthusiastic attitudes.

She was particularly enthusiastic about Luo Quan. Within a short time, four student council presidents and seven ministers had come to her to ask for her contact information.

Although these boys came from different schools, Luo Quan did not favor one over the other and rejected them all.

But after rejecting the younger one, the older one came to the door again.

"Luo Quan, come here." Principal Li, who was chatting with several principals, suddenly shouted to her.

Luo Quan looked up and then walked over.

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