This Star Doesn’t Work Overtime

Chapter 174 172. There is no suspense about breaking the record! Can the live broadcast time of the Spring Festival Gala be moved forward? (Please subscribe)

 When it’s time to get off work.

Wang Cheng took Han Xiao to the cafeteria to eat.

 Sit down with the food, Han Xiao was still apologizing in an embarrassed voice.

　　"Wang Cheng, I'm sorry. I haven't recorded a song for a while, I'm not in the best state..."

Wang Cheng ate his meal and said calmly: "It's okay. Let's do it again in the afternoon! Go back and take a good rest at noon."

 Actually, Han Xiao doesn’t have a few lyrics in this song.

 However, the taste is difficult to find.

 Hence, Wang Cheng’s part of the lyrics can only be read twice.

Han Xiaolu has been doing it for two hours and more than a dozen times, but he still hasn't reached the state that Wang Cheng wants...

Han Xiao hummed and continued eating in silence, determined to practice more singing skills in the future. Otherwise, if she had the opportunity to cooperate with Wang Cheng again and was still holding back, she would be just like Wang Cheng's rock song. I feel so ashamed...

She looked at Wen Yixiao who walked in to eat not far away. Wen Yixiao also looked at Han Xiao, and they both nodded to each other at the same time.

 The canteen quickly became lively.

 Members of each team and guests came over to have dinner.

 Huang Bin and Mo Bailin did not go to the recording studio in the morning, so they had a rest all morning. At this time, they came over to eat and sat next to Wang Cheng.

Huang Bin asked curiously: "Wang Cheng, Han Xiao, how is your song recording going? Are you going to practice dancing this afternoon?"

Several other team members are very curious and looking forward to it.

After all, they are all young and vigorous people, and they are still looking forward to having a beautiful woman in the team to practice dancing with, although this beautiful woman will not even look at them.

 However, they can take a look at Han Xiao, which is good for their eyes and makes them feel better.

 Wang Cheng: "You guys go to the practice room in the afternoon and wait. We will record it twice more."

Han Xiao smiled sheepishly: "Sorry, I delayed you..."

Mo Bailin smiled and comforted: "It's okay. If you can finish it in the afternoon, it will be very fast. Recording a song in half a day is very fast for other people."

Han Xiao forced a smile.

She also knows that in the current Chinese music industry, recording a song in one day is considered fast.

but…

Han Xiao, however, compared himself with Wen Yixiao and Wang Cheng!

 There is really no way to compare. Wang Cheng almost always records songs over and over again.

Wen Yixiao can now only record songs three to five times. The rest of the time is spent on arranging and post-production.

At the door, Guo Shouxin walked in with Xie Xingfeng and Ma Jian. The three of them hesitated when they saw that the cafeteria was almost full, with dozens of players almost all eating.

 The three of them looked at Wang Cheng's position and found that Wang Cheng was sitting in the area next to him, but there were many people around him.

Xie Xingfeng’s eyes flickered, hesitated for a moment, and then took the initiative to say: “Director Guo, let’s have a meal first, and then go to Wang Cheng’s dormitory to talk to him.”

There are so many people here, and they are basically the trainees who debuted this year on the Tomorrow Idol stage, as well as a few big-name guests such as Li Xingluo, Yu Huaying, etc. who came to perform.

Both Xie Xingfeng and Ma Jian were worried that the talks with Wang Cheng would collapse. It would be embarrassing for them to be rejected by Wang Cheng in front of so many people at the scene.

 So, it is the best choice to eat first and then go to Wang Cheng’s dormitory to talk after eating.

Ma Jian also said: "Let's eat first, I'm already hungry! I've heard for a long time that Director Guo's canteen is the most delicious in the entire variety show industry. I must try it today."

 Guo Shouxin smiled and said: "I'm absolutely satisfied, let's go!"

The three of them packed their meals and ate at the empty seat at the door instead of going to Wang Cheng's side.

 Many other trainees saw the arrival of Xie Xingfeng and the others, and they all started talking about it.

“Is that Director Xie? The chief director of this year’s Spring Festival Gala actually came to our program team. Are you selecting someone to perform in the Spring Festival Gala?”

"Why choose people? Do you still need to choose? Wang Cheng, Wen Yixiao, and Du Wei are definitely on the list."

“Wang Cheng has refused twice, and Wen Yixiao has also refused once. They may have chosen someone else this time. Maybe we have a chance?”

“Did you come to invite Wang Cheng and Wen Yixiao again?”

“Wang Cheng and Wen Yixiao are still awesome. They refused the Spring Festival Gala invitation. If it were me, I would definitely agree immediately.”

"What's the point? In the morning, the official media praised the two of them by name, but they didn't reply to a single message on Weibo. The last time the official media praised Wang Cheng, he ignored the official media and could only say that he was awesome. As expected. Wang Cheng.”

“Wang Cheng hasn’t posted on Weibo for more than a month, and Wen Yixiao hasn’t posted on Weibo for a month either. Their fans are still very active. I really can’t understand.”

"Han Xiao is lucky. She has been a guest performer for Wang Cheng, and she might become a super giant by then. When she first debuted in spring and summer, she only had 9 million fans, which was not even in the top tier. Now she is almost super giant, no. You know how many people are jealous."

 “Who says it’s not the case…”

 …

 Everyone's discussion gradually became louder.

Wang Cheng, Wen Yixiao, and Han Xiao have become the most talked about.

Wen Yixiao and Han Xiao heard many people linking themselves with Wang Cheng, and a smile overflowed from the corners of their mouths.

Only Wang Cheng remained calm, finished his meal slowly, wiped his mouth and got up and left.

 Seeing Wang Cheng stand up, everyone's discussion became quieter, but after Wang Cheng left, the discussion became even louder.

“Have you seen the Internet today? Wang Cheng is still being discussed everywhere.”

“No, I uploaded it in the morning to be ashamed of myself, and now it has exploded. The whole Internet is discussing this rock song. I have also been listening to it all morning. It sounds so good!”

“Yes, I can listen to Wen Yixiao’s songs and Wang Cheng’s songs on a loop for a while, but I can’t even listen to the good songs.”

“The video of Wang Cheng’s performance yesterday afternoon ranked at the top of the list of views on several short video websites.”

"I really envy his strength and talent. If I had that strength, I might be so arrogant..."

 “I’m not arrogant, but cold…”

 …

The gossip teammates around Wen Yixiao also whispered: "Now everyone on the Internet is taking advantage of Wang Cheng's popularity. The one who fainted at the scene yesterday, named Liu Ziyu, is now very popular. She said that she is Wang Cheng's crazy fan, So I fainted with excitement at that time, and now I have gained 8 million followers in one night..."

Wen Yixiao ate quietly without talking.

Li Xingluo, who was next to him, had just joined in and was eating quietly without speaking. He just looked at Wen Yixiao curiously, curious that Wen Yixiao would become more and more like Wang Cheng!

Li Xingluo suddenly asked curiously: "Yixiao, did Director Xie invite you today?"

Wen Yixiao did not hide anything and nodded: "Yes!"

Li Xingluo thought as expected: "You agreed?"

Wen Yixiao: “No!”

Li Xingluo knew that Wen Yixiao had refused once before. This time Xie Xingfeng came to invite him in person, but was still rejected. He asked curiously: "Why? This is also an opportunity for you. Now your popularity is rising too fast. It’s just a good time to take advantage of the Spring Festival Gala stage to settle down.”

 A popular newcomer has an unstable fan base. After settling down during the Spring Festival Gala, the fan base will become more stable.

However, that is for traffic stars who have no works, such as Wen Yixiao and Wang Cheng, as well as newcomers like Du Wei who rely on hard power and popular works, so there is no stable foundation.

Wen Yixiao didn't say anything and just ate. Apparently she didn't want to explain her choice to Li Xingluo.

Li Xingluo smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

And Wen Yixiao's other teammates are obviously not surprised by this.

Guo Shouxin, Xie Xingfeng, and Ma Jian paid no attention to the turmoil in the cafeteria. After watching Wang Cheng leave, they finished their meal quickly, and then left together towards Wang Cheng's dormitory.

 Come to the door of Wang Cheng's dormitory.

 Xie Xingfeng went up to knock on the door in person.

 Tuk Tuk…

 “Wang Cheng…”

 Wang Cheng's voice came from inside: "Come in!"

Hearing Wang Cheng's voice, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

 They were really afraid of being turned away when they came to Wang Cheng's dormitory, so they would be really embarrassed this time.

If they come to invite Wang Cheng in person again, but don't even have a chance to talk to Wang Cheng, and are turned away, then the reputation of Xie Xingfeng and Ma Jian in the circle will drop by a notch, and they may become the underworld that has been with them for many years. material…

fine.

Wang Cheng let them in.

 Xie Xingfeng opened the door and walked in.

Ma Jian and Guo Shouxin both followed in and closed the door.

Xie Xingfeng and Ma Jian then looked at Wang Cheng's dormitory and gave Wang Cheng a diagnosis of late-stage obsessive-compulsive cancer at a glance.

The room was almost spotless, and everything was neatly arranged according to size...

Even the books on the table are the same.

  This is not what a nineteen-year-old boy should look like at all.

At this time, Wang Cheng was sitting there reading a book. When he saw a few people coming in, he just glanced at them and continued reading, as if he didn't want to talk.

As the leader, Guo Shouxin spoke again: "Wang Cheng, Director Xie and Director Ma want to talk to you about the Spring Festival Gala."

 Xie Xingfeng stepped forward and extended his hand to Wang Cheng: "Hello, Wang Cheng, we meet again."

Wang Cheng hummed, stretched out his hand to lightly shake Xie Xingfeng's hand, and then shook Ma Jian's extended hand, both of which were instantaneous, and then continued to flip through the book.

Guo Shouxin quietly turned around and left, closing the door of the room.

 He did not stay as a spectator…

 The room door closed again.

Xie Xingfeng then said: "Wang Cheng, I brought greater sincerity this time."

Wang Cheng put down the book, looked at Xie Xingfeng, and signaled to start!

Xie Xingfeng looked at Wang Cheng's eyes that were looking at him calmly. He was still under great pressure. That was not at all the temperament and momentum that a nineteen-year-old boy should have.

 The pressure is greater than when he faced veteran giants such as Liu Qianhua. Ma Jian didn't dare to speak at this time, as if he was facing the big leaders of CCTV.

Xie Xingfeng took a deep breath and then said: "Wang Cheng, after our discussion! We can give you five performance opportunities and a performance fee of one million for each performance. You know, we give other artists 50,000 yuan per performance. I’ll give you one million for one game and five million for five games to distinguish you from others.”

 This is a method that Xie Xingfeng came up with.

 He hopes that Wang Cheng is a person who cares about face.

 Give them a unique treatment to satisfy their vanity.

And it is the only treatment in the entire history of CCTV. It is definitely an honor in the Chinese entertainment industry. It symbolizes status and status, and is one step above everyone else.

 Coupled with the opportunity for five performances, it also created the most in the history of the Spring Festival Gala.

 Xie Xingfeng has already thought about how to perform the five performances.

Chinese Kung Fu, Jiucao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Jingwu Men (Huo Yuanjia), and Guzheng Solo General Order are indispensable. They all contain a lot of Chinese cultural elements. Add a nunchaku or feel ashamed. , or Dragon Fist!

Thinking of this, Xie Xingfeng wished he could add two more performances to Wang Cheng, seven performances, including nunchucks, dragon fists, and shamelessness!

pity…

 He knew that was impossible.

 Giving Wang Cheng five performances was the result of his overwhelming efforts. Fortunately, the leaders above agreed, otherwise he would not have been able to convince others.

The Spring Festival Gala is of great interest. There are many people watching every performance, but the overall time is only so long. Giving Wang Cheng five performances means that several other people will miss the opportunity to attend the Spring Festival Gala.

Ma Jian also quickly said: "Director Xie asked the leaders above to approve this, and it was specially approved for you. We all hope that you can come over and give everyone a wonderful performance on the Spring Festival Gala. Although, yesterday you will tomorrow The ratings of Idol have exceeded 5, breaking the record of the past ten years! However, that is only the ratings record of local variety shows. Our Spring Festival Gala’s ratings last year remained at nearly 20 points, and our exposure rate far exceeded that of Tomorrow’s Idols.”

“If you can perform five shows in the Spring Festival Gala, your number of fans will surpass Liu Qianhua’s in a few years!”

Xie Xingfeng continued: "The promise I made to you about your work and rest time last time has always been effective. During rehearsals, you just need to stick to your work and rest time. It only takes one night of rehearsals on the day of the performance and two days before the performance! "

Both of them looked at Wang Cheng expectantly, hoping that they could persuade Wang Cheng...

Wang Cheng looked at the two of them and said in a calm tone: "Director Xie, I said it last time. I don't care about other performances and advertising fees. The only thing I care about is my work and rest time. If the time can , you can just sign with my company directly. If you can’t meet the time limit, there’s no point in talking to me!”

 “I said this, do you understand?”

“I’ve said this again and again, but you don’t seem to understand.”

“I hope that in the future, neither you nor anyone else will come to me to waste time.”

Wang Cheng’s words made both Xie Xingfeng and Ma Jian look unhappy.

 Xie Xingfeng was silent, thinking rapidly in his mind.

 When he went to discuss with the leader, he proposed that Wang Cheng perform before seven o'clock, but was rejected...

The Spring Festival Gala has always been broadcast live at eight o'clock in the evening. This has been a tradition for decades. It is impossible to change the tradition that has been adhered to for decades just because of Wang Cheng.

 So, he could only apply to give Wang Cheng five performances and five million in advertising fees.

 The leader agreed.

 Unexpectedly, this still failed to impress Wang Cheng.

There is a time conflict, so Wang Cheng cannot agree...

 Xie Xingfeng was very helpless about this.

Ma Jian said directly: "Wang Cheng, Director Xie and I both still have some face in the capital circle. If you give us a face this time and agree to the invitation to perform at the Spring Festival Gala, we both owe you a favor. In the future in the capital , if you need anything, you can come to us two!"

“Whether you want to play the leading role of a famous director or something else, we can help you.”

Wang Cheng just glanced at Ma Jian lightly, then stopped talking and picked up the book and continued reading.

He didn't want to hear these useless words.

Xie Xingfeng glanced at Ma Jian. He didn't tell Ma Jian that he promised three favors to Wang Cheng last time, but Wang Cheng didn't agree to them.

Ma Jian changed his tone and continued with a slight seriousness: "Wang Cheng, today we are here to invite you. If you refuse, then any resources in the capital circle may not be available to you."

 This is a threat…

 

 The only voice that responded to him was Wang Cheng's voice turning the pages of a book.

Wang Cheng didn't even bother to look at him.

The resources of the Beijing circle may indeed be crucial to other celebrities and artists. If the resources of the Beijing circle are lost, it will be almost difficult to set foot in the high-level circles of the entertainment industry, and the way to climb up in the future will be cut off. At most I can only make a living in the middle and lower classes of the entertainment industry.

 However, Wang Cheng dismissed this.

In his previous life, he was the biggest boss in the Beijing circle, the kind that would make the entire entertainment industry tremble with one sentence. But in the end, he still died helplessly on the hospital bed, only in his fifties.

 So, at this time, he just feels bored in these circles, so he might as well take more rest and take good care of his body.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　…

Ma Jian felt that the anger in his heart could hardly be suppressed.

Wang Cheng's complete disregard for them really made him angry.

  No one in the circle would dare to do this to him.

However, Xie Xingfeng held Ma Jian down and told him not to get angry or make the relationship too stiff.

"Wang Cheng, apart from time, do you have any other requirements? As long as you can agree to attend this year's Spring Festival Gala, you can make any other requirements."

Xie Xingfeng said again, praying almost without a bottom line.

No matter what Wang Cheng asks for, he will agree to it as long as it does not break the law.

As for whether it is against morality or not, it doesn’t matter.

 How many people in the entertainment industry have morals...

Wang Cheng didn’t want to listen to the two of them talking anymore and said calmly: “If there’s nothing else, you can leave. I want to rest.”

 It’s time for a nap.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　…

 Xie Xingfeng also took a deep breath to suppress his anger.

Ma Jianfeng stood up immediately and said coldly: "Young man, don't regret it in the future!"

Wang Cheng ignored him and continued reading.

Ma Jian turned around and walked out.

Xie Xingfeng stopped talking, just looked at Wang Cheng deeply again, and then followed him out!

 The second invitation came to the door, but Wang Cheng rejected it face to face again...

 The two of them walked out of the dormitory.

Guo Shouxin, who was smoking outside, saw the ugly expressions on the two people's faces and knew that they must have been rejected by Wang Cheng again. He didn't ask any more questions at the moment to avoid the two of them being embarrassed. He just said: "Director Xie, Director Ma, go sit down and have a rest. I’ll treat you tonight!”

Xie Xingfeng forced a smile and said: "Thank you, Director Guo, for the hospitality. We are pressed for time, so I won't bother you. We will rush back to the capital..."

Ma Jian also frowned and said: "Director Guo, you trainee is really too difficult to maintain!"

Guo Shouxin smiled bitterly and did not answer.

Although Wang Cheng has many problems, he has no choice but to follow Wang Cheng, but as long as the performance is exciting enough and the ratings can rise, nothing is a problem for him!

Immediately, Guo Shouxin sent the two of them downstairs and watched them get into the car and go directly to the airport.

In the car, Xie Xingfeng looked at the performance base of Tomorrow's Idol and whispered to Ma Jian: "Director Ma, can we convince the leader to agree to start the live broadcast before seven o'clock?"

Ma Jian was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed drastically. It was the first time he heard Xie Xingfeng mention this matter, so he stared at Xie Xingfeng with wide eyes: "Director Xie, how is this possible? What about the seven o'clock news broadcast? What if the overall time is shifted? , can you arrange to ring the bell on time at twelve o'clock in the evening? Everyone has been accustomed to decades of traditions and procedures, how can it be changed at just a word? We can't change the entire program just for Wang Cheng."

When Xie Xingfeng saw Ma Jian's attitude, he knew that Ma Jian didn't make sense. He immediately shut up and buried the matter in his heart. He would try it again next time he saw the leader.

Ma Jian continued: "Director Xie, actually we don't have to make any changes this year. We should just follow the same steps as last year. The Spring Festival Gala is different from variety shows in other places. We don't have to do it, as long as we don't make mistakes. ."

 This is the style of the Spring Festival Gala directing team in recent years...

 Would rather not do it than make a mistake!

However, as the leader of the younger generation of directors, Xie Xingfeng naturally hopes to have his own characteristics, so he tried to make changes.

Xie Xingfeng smiled and nodded at conservatives like Ma Jian, but smiled and said nothing.

However, Xie Xingfeng picked up his mobile phone and sent a message to Guo Shouxin: "Director Guo, how are the sales of Wang Cheng's new works?"

Guo Shouxin quickly sent over: "The sales volume of Dragon Fist has reached 85 million. In the past, your sales volume reached 81 million. There is no suspense about breaking the record. The sales volume of Wu Di Zi Zhuan, which was just uploaded this morning, also reached 75 million." More than one million, with a tendency to catch up from behind, the sales volume of the guzheng piece Jiang Ling also reached 19 million, creating the best sales record for classical works!"

 See Guo Shouxin’s reply.

 Xie Xingfeng said nothing and just forwarded it to Ma Jian.

Ma Jian looked at it curiously. After reading it, his eyes widened, and then he shut up. He knew that his threat to Wang Cheng might not be that useful anymore.

 The car became very quiet.

 …

afternoon!

The rumor that Wang Cheng once again rejected Xie Xingfeng's invitation spread again among the program team and the industry.

Many people expressed admiration for Wang Cheng after hearing about it...

The director of the Spring Festival Gala came to invite him again and again, but Wang Cheng didn't give him any face and refused again and again!

This attitude of treating the Spring Festival Gala as if it were nothing has shocked many people in the industry and also expressed their admiration...

How many people in the entire circle wanted to attend the Spring Festival Gala, but Wang Cheng refused the invitation to the Spring Festival Gala three times in a row. This difference in treatment is shocking!

However, at the same time, many people are also looking forward to seeing Wang Cheng's jokes.

Because everyone in the industry knows that Wang Cheng’s rejection of invitations from the Spring Festival Gala director team means that he has offended the Beijing circle...

From then on, Wang Cheng will be suppressed by the Beijing circle sooner or later!

Many people are waiting for this day, looking forward to the day when Wang Cheng, the rising newcomer, will be overthrown by everyone. Maybe they will join that crowd!

Wang Cheng himself was not interested in many rumors from the outside world. He went to the recording studio on time during work hours in the afternoon and once again took Han Xiao to record a new song. After spending another hour, Han Xiao finally found the state that Wang Cheng wanted. After completing the recording, Han Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and did not waste more of Wang Cheng's time.

After the song recording was completed, Wang Cheng took Han Xiao, Huang Bin, and Mo Bailin to start choreography and practice in the practice room!

　　Everybody in the program team is also busy preparing for the weekend performances!

time flies!

 In a blink of an eye, it’s the weekend.

 (End of this chapter)