The show "Masked Singer" is now a hot ticket, with regular tickets being scalped for over five thousand yuan. The authorities have also taken many measures to combat scalpers, such as requiring real-name registration for ticket purchases, binding tickets to identification cards, and then using ID cards for entry.
Under the crackdown from various parties, scalpers have gradually decreased, and audiences can buy tickets at more affordable prices.
After all, this program is not purely profit-driven. The audience is just there to enhance the live atmosphere; it's not meant to make money from them.
As of now, many sponsors have joined in, and this is the main source of the program's revenue.
Yi Hai Entertainment, as the organizer, is also the biggest beneficiary.
The company has now specifically assigned a team to operate the "Masked Singer" program.
Backstage of the program.
Shen Tianyue's face was beaming with joy.
"Haha, it's a good thing I let that kid Su Yu compete back then." As the chairman of Yi Hai Entertainment, Shen Tianyue was naturally the happiest.
When this program was first launched, Lin Chaoyang had said that as long as Su Yu was given a spot, his group's subsidiaries would sponsor the program. Shen Tianyue, valuing the sponsorship from Huang Chao Yu, had allowed Su Yu to cut the line.
Later, with the involvement of official bodies, the nature of the program shifted from an entertainment variety show to a professional singing competition.
At that time, Shen Tianyue had very high expectations for the show, given the precedent of official-organized city competitions becoming popular.
However, he never expected that the reason for its popularity would not be the official organization, but rather its strong connection with Dark Night Rabbit.
Not only was Su Yu a good songwriter, but his singing was also incredibly powerful.
"Should we reveal Dark Night Rabbit's identity? The heat would probably be even higher." a senior executive said.
Many people were still speculating whether Dark Night Rabbit was Ting Yu, but no one could confirm it. The company's senior executives naturally knew.
If they could leak evidence of Dark Night Rabbit's identity, the program's popularity would reach a terrifying level.
A musical prodigy with the potential to become a singing god – the explosiveness of this topic was almost unimaginable.
"Is there something wrong with your brain?" Shen Tianyue was stunned, then cursed at the executive, "What good is that kind of heat to you? How much advertising revenue can you collect? Enough for you to buy a coffin?"
Revealing Dark Night Rabbit's identity – aren't you just asking for trouble?
Setting aside how to reveal it in a way that netizens would believe, if substantive evidence was presented, even a fool could guess that the program team did it themselves.
How would they explain it to Su Yu?
How would they explain it to Lin Chaoyang?
And how would they explain it to the officials?
Moreover, after all the effort they put into transforming the program from pure entertainment to a professional competition with official backing, having such a sloppy incident discovered would be like lifting a rock only to drop it on their own feet!
"It was my oversight..." The executive, under the gazes of everyone treating him like an idiot, quickly wiped off a cold sweat and said with a sheepish smile.
He was just thinking habitually.
After all, in usual programs, the production team would deliberately reveal contestants' identities for the sake of popularity.
At that time, it was merely an entertainment variety show. This time, it was different. It was not entertainment, but a professional competition with official backing.
...
"Welcome to the sixth episode of 'Masked Singer,' sponsored by Xiang Guo Wu Yu, 666 Gan Mao Ling... I am your host Lin Han. Are you ready to welcome the upcoming audio-visual feast?"
As the host took the stage, the audience below erupted in an incredibly enthusiastic cheer.
As the program became more and more popular, many sponsors were drawn to it. Therefore, the advertising script was also longer than before. Lin Han had excellent hosting skills; he could rapidly recite a long string of advertisements in one go, which had become his unique signature.
Not only did people not dislike the advertisements, but they even hoped for more, wanting to see what Lin Han's limit was.
"Haha, the king of memes, I only recognize Lin Han!"
"There used to be only one, but now he has a competitor."
"No matter who the competitor is, I still only recognize Lin Han!"
"Is it that Brother Ma can no longer wield his knife, or have you gotten too arrogant?"
"I have to say, Brother Ma's memes are the most comfortable to use!"
Currently, there were two kings in the meme world: Lin Han in the east and Brother Ma in the west, dividing the territory equally.
However, Lin Han had a positive public image, while Zhang Qingyun's reputation was not as good.
"Teacher Mo Yan, what are your thoughts on this episode?" Yin Na could no longer contain her excitement.
Last episode, Dark Night Rabbit had conquered her, showing her what true vocal skill was.
The breath control, the high notes – it had sent her into ecstasy, leading her to perform that salute and exclaim, "Dark Night Rabbit, you are my god!"
Many people online had turned this moment into memes, comparing it with her previous picture of yawning at Dark Night Rabbit for humorous effect.
Although Yin Na felt that the meme incident had somewhat affected her public image, she had no choice. With Zhang Qingyun's precedent, she could only choose to handle it with a cold shoulder and dared not send out lawyer's letters.
"I'm more looking forward to what song Ting Yu will bring this time," Mo Yan said with a smile.
Mo Yan, who was beside him, became interested when he mentioned Ting Yu. "Teacher Mo Yan has a discerning eye. Have you realized that Dark Night Rabbit is Ting Yu?"
Han Qi also turned his head to look at Mo Yan.
Mo Yan, however, wore a profound smile and slowly shook his head, not answering.
...
On stage, it was already time for the draw.
The first round was a head-to-head competition between Faceless Knight and Lonely Moon.
Faceless Knight's song choice this time was quite good. It was another classic old song by Mo Yan. The original singer of this song was the singing god Chen Qianyu, and it was very well-known.
As the most senior musical prodigy, Mo Yan had written almost all the classic songs that were widely known.
This was also the reason why he had such high prestige.
In fact, there was another person who could be compared to Mo Yan in the past. That person only wrote lyrics and not music, and only wrote Yue language songs. He was known as the Sage of Lyrics, and almost all famous Yue language songs had their lyrics written by him.
However, due to some inappropriate remarks, he was banned by the authorities.
Three views are the most important. No matter how talented someone is, a person with crooked views will not be accepted by the public.
This was also why Su Yu, the new musical prodigy, was so popular.
Not to mention his good looks.
His three views were very upright, both towards his fans and the market.
"Faceless Knight, the further he gets, the more he seems to be showing signs of fatigue. He probably doesn't have many tricks left."
"Not necessarily. Although there hasn't been anything surprising, his state is still very good."
"I think Faceless Knight is playing it safe. He's really too safe. If Zhan Ma hadn't taken second place last episode, he would have felt like the eternal runner-up."
"Haha, is he possessed by Shen Jinghong, the eternal runner-up?"
The audience's evaluation of Faceless Knight could be summarized in one word.
Stable!