Chapter 164 Negotiating the theme song for the Three Kingdoms New Year drama

The recording of the eleventh singer breakout competition of "Singing" has ended.

Five singers including Li Caiwei, Xie Yuwen, and Xu Xinzhen successfully broke through and advanced to the finals of the "Battle of the Singers".

In addition to Fang Xing, Liu Hongsheng and Zhong Yuanxun who advanced early, a total of eight singers entered the "Singing" finals.

The breakout competition of the eleventh episode of "Singing" was only recorded and not broadcast.

However, the singers who have advanced to the finals have received notification from the program team and started preparing for the finals.

Therefore, all singers who advance to the finals have received the competition theme and competition rules of the finals.

After receiving the rules of the finals, Songshi Records immediately convened all departments to hold a meeting to discuss the strategy for the finals.

This morning.

Fang Xing arrived at the company on time to attend the meeting, and Li Caiwei also arrived early.

This time, she successfully broke through and entered the finals, and she also attaches great importance to the finals.

After everyone arrived, Qiao Yinghong first explained the rules of the finals:

"According to the rules given to us by the program team, there will be a total of two rounds of competition in this finals.

"The first round of competition is a two-by-two showdown, and the guests are singing. There are no restrictions on the guests that can be invited, as long as they comply with the regulations of radio and television, they can be invited.

“The theme of the first round of competition is ‘Dust of History.’ It is not easy to sing about the weight of history with this theme.

“After the first round of pair-wise competition, the winner will enter the final championship battle, and the loser will be eliminated.

“So, in the second round of the championship battle, there will be four singers competing. It is no longer a two-two duel, but they will take turns singing. In the end, the audience will vote to determine the champion, second and third place.

"The rules for the second round of the championship battle are relatively loose. There is no stipulation on the theme of the competition, and you can sing anything.

"Therefore, in the second round of the championship battle, it can be expected that every singer will bring out their most emotional songs."

Liang Yusong looked at Fang Xing and asked: "Do you have any ideas about 'Dust of History'? If not, the company has a few historical drama songs that fit the theme that you can consider."

Fang Xing didn't expect that the theme of the competition would be this. He thought about it and said:

"Actually, I prepared a song that fits this theme, but this song was originally intended to be the theme song for Shen Jilin's Three Kingdoms TV series.

"Why don't we keep this song and use it in the "Singing" competition, Shen Jilin will forget it."

When Liang Yusong heard this, he became interested: "Don't worry yet, we can have a chat with Shen Jilin and see if we can make things right for both parties."

Fang Xing nodded and said, "It's also a way. Let's make an appointment with Shen Jilin as soon as possible. Make a decision as soon as possible so that we can have time to practice singing."

Things really happened by chance this time.

The theme song originally planned for the New Year drama of the Three Kingdoms could be used in "Song".

However, the Three Kingdoms drama produced by Shen Jilin may not agree to this request.

Therefore, this matter still needs to be discussed.

If Shen Jilin disagrees with the theme song of the Three Kingdoms, he will sing it on "Song".

Then the problem comes.

Should the priority be given to protecting "Singing"?

Or should we give priority to protecting Shen Jilin's Three Kingdoms New Year drama?

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Qiao Yinghong acted quickly and sent the song demo to Shen Jilin and the Three Kingdoms crew that day, and asked them to meet and chat the next day.

In the afternoon of that day, Shen Jilin agreed to meet and talk the next day.

Obviously I am more interested in this song.

The next morning.

The meeting place was arranged to be in the East China Sea, because the Three Kingdoms crew was in post-production here in the East China Sea.

Therefore, Shen Jilin flew over from Kyoto.

Shen Jilin is now the director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, so it was not suitable to meet in a hotel, so we made an appointment directly at the Songshi Records headquarters.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Jilin and the Three Kingdoms crew arrived at Songshi Records. Qiao Yinghong personally greeted them at the door, saying hello warmly and inviting them to the large conference room.

After everyone arrived, Qiao Yinghong first introduced: "Hello everyone, let me first introduce the producer of this song, Fang Xing."

Shen Jilin looked at the crew and cheered: "Do you know us? "Song of the Seven Sons" and "Young China" have been spotted by the Spring Festival Gala director team. If they can pass the screening, they will be able to participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala."

The Three Kingdoms crew is in the intensive post-production period, so they may not recognize it.

However, after listening to what Shen Jilin said, they all knew that the young man in front of them had something.

Moreover, they had heard the demo of the song and thought it was very suitable as the theme song of a TV series.

In the later stage, the director was impatient and got right to the point: "What is the budget for this song?"

Liang Yusong interjected: "There's no rush, there's something we need to discuss first."

As soon as Shen Jilin heard this, he knew that something was wrong, and he frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

This CCTV's opening drama for next year is the highlight.

Theoretically speaking, if you like a song, there is nothing you can't get.

The historical drama that opens the new year can be broadcast on CCTV, and many celebrities are trying their best to participate.

Liang Yusong explained: "It's like this. We are going to sing this song at the "Singing" finals, so we need to discuss with you whether we can take care of both sides?"

As CCTV's new year's drama, the theme song was exposed on "Song" in advance, and CCTV may not agree.

"This..." Shen Jilin felt a little embarrassed when he heard this request.

CCTV is a relatively special existence in the entertainment industry.

For example, countless celebrities are trying their best to attend the Spring Festival Gala, but in fact, celebrities cannot get paid to attend the Spring Festival Gala.

Yes, celebrities have no money to attend the Spring Festival Gala, and they even have to pay for food and travel expenses out of their own pockets.

But even so, the Spring Festival Gala is still a party that celebrities only dream of attending.

Shen Jilin discussed with the Three Kingdoms crew and said in a serious tone: "This may not be easy to handle. The New Year drama broadcast on CCTV is not suitable for early exposure on other programs.

"I'm really satisfied with the demo you sent me. The lyrics are still from ancient poetry, and it has a historical flavor and is full of depth.

"So, I sincerely want to use this song as the theme song of this Three Kingdoms drama, but it may not be appropriate to sing it on "Song" unless it is after the TV drama is broadcast."

The finals of "Singing" will be broadcast live.

The time has been set, and it will definitely be broadcast before the New Year drama of the Three Kingdoms.

Therefore, it is impossible to sing again after the TV series starts airing.

Liang Yusong discussed again: "Can't we discuss it any more? The theme of the final competition of "Singing" is 'The Dust of History', which is very consistent with the meaning of the song."

Shen Jilin shook his head and replied: "It's not that I don't agree, but I can't decide this matter. I need the approval of the leaders of CCTV."

Liang Yusong and Fang Xing looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.

Qiao Yinghong then discussed: "Can't we discuss it? Singing the theme song first on "The Voice" can actually be used to promote the TV series."

If it were a drama from another TV station and could be promoted on "The Voice", I would definitely agree without even thinking about it.

However, CCTV is special and does not need this kind of propaganda method.

Shen Jilin shook his head and said helplessly: "It's more troublesome. The key is that I can't be the master."

He is the director of this Three Kingdoms drama, but he cannot fully decide on the broadcast of the drama.

Fang Xing heard the gist of his words.

What he said was not "can't", but "it's more troublesome".

In other words, this matter is indeed difficult, but it is not completely impossible.

Fang Xing thought about it and said, "Let's do this. I have another song here, sung by a female voice, which also fits the story of this Three Kingdoms New Year drama.

"If Director Shen can agree to sing these two songs on "Song", then I will cover the opening and ending songs of this Three Kingdoms drama."

Shen Jilin raised his eyebrows and said doubtfully: "You guys only sent me a demo."

Fang Xing nodded and replied: "Yes, I only released one demo. However, I have another demo here. You should also listen to it. If you are interested, we can talk about it later."

After saying that, Fang Xing opened his laptop, connected the conference room speakers, and started playing the second song.

This song also fits the theme of "Dust of History" and can also be used as the theme song of the Three Kingdoms drama.

The demo starts playing.

The prelude sounded, and the flute, chimes, cello, violin, and a variety of musical instruments played a melodious and simple tune.

Then, a female voice began to sing a song. The tone was clear and melodious, very pleasant to the ear, and had a rich sense of historical narrative.

Although it is a demo, the quality of the song is very high, and even if it is released directly, it will not be a big problem.

When Shen Jilin and the post-production team of the Three Kingdoms crew heard this song, their eyes suddenly lit up.
To be continued...