The show was still being recorded.
During the recording, two contestants made minor mistakes.
Since it was a pre-recorded episode, there was a chance to correct mistakes. However, these two contestants had no presence in the show, essentially just filling slots. They asked for another chance, but the production team refused.
With no other option, they returned to their seats with dejected expressions.
In the entertainment industry, not everyone has excellent resources.
Some lack background and connections. Even those with good professional skills find it difficult to get screen time.
Without screen time, there's no exposure, which means no popularity.
Without popularity, it means they won't become famous.
In the entertainment industry, exposure dictates everything.
Some people even make unspeakable deals just to get a few more minutes of screen time.
This is the rule of survival in the entertainment industry.
It is very realistic and very cruel.
Without connections, no matter how capable you are, even with Su Yu's talent, if you don't have any fame, the songs you release will likely be buried among a pile of other songs.
The idea that good songs can take off on their own is complete nonsense.
This world is never short of talented people being buried. Perhaps by persisting, they might eventually stand out, but the process will be extremely arduous, and along the way, too many people give up.
This is also why Su Yu is so grateful to Zhao Yuan.
He could indeed use the system to enter the industry in other ways, such as becoming a streamer and starting by singing on live broadcasts, or establishing his own company and developing it slowly, promoting his songs by doing business.
However, in that case, without professional personnel to manage his copyrights and without sales resources, he might be plagued by various piracies and trivial matters, exhausting him. His growth rate would definitely be much slower than it is now.
Because he knew the rules of this industry, he decided to join a company from the beginning. With a company, he only needed to release songs, and the company would handle all the trivial matters, not only standardizing copyrights but also obtaining more resources.
And from the start, Zhao Yuan provided him with the best resources, allowing him to become an overnight sensation. With resources plus talent, he was able to rise so quickly.
Of course, another reason is that Lin Chaoyang has been paving the way for him. Although Lin Chaoyang never mentioned these matters, Su Yu knows that Lin Chaoyang must have done many things he is unaware of for his journey to be so smooth.
Talent conquers capital. Perhaps he has the qualifications now because his scale is so large that capital cannot ignore him. However, before he grew, if Lin Chaoyang had not been there to support him, with the suppression of combined capital, even with the culture of the entire Earth, it would have been difficult for him to become this popular.
Zhao Yuan is his discerning judge, and Lin Chaoyang is his guardian.
Combined with his innate cheat, he was able to create the legend of Ting Yu.
If any of these were missing, he would have taken at least several years longer to achieve what he has now.
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The recording of the show continued.
Next was Peng Buhong's performance.
"Xiao Lin, I've prepared a classic good song this time. The first place isn't that easy to get," Peng Buhong smiled at Lin Yanyu before going on stage.
"Sister Hong, good luck," Lin Yanyu said indifferently.
First place was optional for her.
This wasn't the stage of "I Am a Singer King."
There were no professional judges either; the ranking was determined by the votes of the live audience. Whether she got it or not was the same, it held no weight.
Perhaps first place would increase her popularity, but Lin Yanyu didn't lack popularity now. All she wanted was a stage to perform the song Su Yu wrote for her, and that was enough.
"Heh heh, I will," Peng Buhong said with a faint smile and walked towards the stage.
"Sister Hong, go for it!"
"Sister Hong! Sister Hong! Sister Hong!"
"Sister Hong, you're the best!"
Peng Buhong's few good sisters showed her great respect, waving and cheering her on.
This kind of variety show has a live audience, but it's not open to public ticket sales. Tickets are sold to some fan groups of contestants, and most of the attendees are fans and some internal staff. Da Feng Novel Network.
For this episode, 700% of the audience were Peng Buhong's fans.
She had been in the entertainment industry for so many years and still had some influence.
Upon seeing Peng Buhong go on stage, those fans also cheered.
"Haha, Sister Hong's popularity is still so high," the host greeted with a smile, knowing Peng Buhong's standing in the show.
Many of her friends from her era in the entertainment industry had become executives of entertainment companies, and Peng Buhong even had deep connections with major companies like Ding Sheng.
"I can't compare to the young people nowadays," Peng Buhong smiled humbly.
Then, after a few pleasantries, the host left the stage.
The lighting technicians prepared.
The cameramen prepared.
The accompaniment began.
The information about the song for this performance also appeared on the big screen.
"Surrender"
This was one of her early hit songs.
Looking at it now, it was full of nostalgic memories.
Moreover, the person who wrote this song was named Chen Chaoyuan, who was once a peer comparable to Mo Yan.
However, he had faded from the industry many years ago and no longer worked as a producer. His works were few, but most of them were masterpieces.
The kind that evokes memories as soon as the prelude plays.
"Finally found a way to get along with you..."
Peng Buhong's voice was a bit hoarse, which was also her characteristic.
In fact, her singing skills were quite good, and in her youth, she already had the level of a super-line singer. Coupled with her natural conditions, becoming a queen of songs was only a matter of time.
However, she shifted her focus to interpersonal relationships and did not spend much time refining her singing skills, which resulted in her singing skills not improving at all by the time she was almost fifty, and her voice even deteriorating somewhat.
But this did not diminish her fans' enthusiasm.
When her singing began,
The classic memories of her youth flooded back.
And her fans, as she sang the chorus, started a full chorus of the audience.
"Playing the nostalgia card?" Lin Yanyu also hummed along, smiling.
This song was indeed a classic, but it was only a classic now. The current Peng Buhong, in her live performance, was not as good as she sang before.
Perhaps only those with nostalgia couldn't tell the difference.
However, this was not important to Lin Yanyu.
From the audience's reaction, she knew that the production team was indeed favoring her.
Because most of the audience here were Peng Buhong's fans, and the show's rankings were determined by these audience votes, it would be only natural for her to get first place.
"However, even if you give you first place, do you think you can hold onto it?" Lin Yanyu suddenly became interested.
She was singing Su Yu's new song this time.
Although this song was not particularly well-produced, her professional skills were far superior to Peng Buhong's by several streets. If her final ranking was not higher than Peng Buhong's, how would Su Yu's hot-tempered fans react when the show was broadcast?