It took eight years to debut

This is the champion of The Voice of France from the Paris Conservatoire, Sophie!

As one of the top ten champions, and her appearance and talent are top-notch in the world, Wang Qian remembered her performance video after watching her.

Sophie is very tall, almost as tall as Wang Qian, at least 1.7 meters [-]. Fortunately, she didn't wear high heels, otherwise she would be almost the same as Wang Qian if she wore high heels.

And women are generally very tall, and in the case of the same height, most people think that women are taller.

Sophie and the French rose in Wang Qian's memory are very similar, except that the eyes are blue, and the temperament is more noble and outstanding, and there is an artist's breath on her body, which is more dazzling than the French rose.

However, when Sophie saw Wang Qian at this moment, she restrained her unique temperament of a noble artist, and said to Wang Qian in broken Chinese: "Hello, Wang, Qian, I am, Su, Fei..."

As she said that, Sophie extended her hand to Wang Qian very politely.

Wang Qian reached out and shook Sophie's slender white hand, and immediately knew that this hand must have played the piano for many years, so he said in French: "Hello."

Sophie looked at Wang Qian with surprise in her blue pupils, and asked in French, "Do you speak French?"

Wang Qian could only speak a few words, shook his head and replied in French: "I can only speak a few words, you can communicate with me in English."

Sophie nodded and said in English: "I'm sorry to disturb your rest. It's just that I heard that you are here, so I really want to come and see you. I heard Taylor and Professor Dawson talk about you, and they treat you very well. I am very surprised, and you gave me the scores of several piano pieces of yours, these are the piano pieces that have surprised me the most in recent decades."

"Originally, I didn't want to come to participate in this World Championship. My plan was to perform at the French finals. I would exit the competition as a winner and give up the chance to participate in the World Championship to the runner-up. However, I heard that you participated I won the World Championship, so instead of carrying out my original plan, I followed the arrangement of the program group and participated in the World Championship."

Sophie looked at Wang Qian and said very seriously: "Because, I want to come to Los Angeles to meet you, and I also want to perform on the same stage with you."

After Sophie finished speaking, she was still a little emotional, and continued to say in a low voice: "I like your piano piece Zhi Xuerong very much. This piano piece is simply perfect in my eyes. My teacher also commented on it in the same way. Yes, there has never been a piano piece that can achieve this level, it is beautiful, simple, and very complete!"

"This piano piece will surely spread to every corner of the world, and every beginner can play it easily. I proposed to the program group that I want to play this piece first in my opening performance. The group has agreed. However, I would like to ask for your permission..."

amount……

This Sophie seems to talk a lot.

Although Wang Qian's English is very good, it is rarely used in China after all. When he first arrived, he heard her talk so much at once, and he was not used to it. He listened very carefully, and then he understood what Sophie meant. He nodded immediately and said: "Of course it's no problem. Although, from a commercial point of view, both the program group and you should pay me the copyright fee. However, since your attitude is so good and you really like it very much, then I agree to play this song for you. song."

Sophie was not displeased with the copyright fee mentioned by Wang Qian. She knew very well that artists also have to eat, and thanked with a smile: "Thank you, I have practiced this piece for a long time, I will not give it to you." Shame on you. By the way, will you play the piano at your opening act?"

Sophie looked at Wang Qian expectantly.

Although, her performance on the stage of Good Voice is very good, and she is called one of the European musical talents.

However, her favorite is still classical music, and she participated in pop music competitions just because she made a bet with a friend to prove herself in the field of pop music.

Now that she has proven herself, her previous plan was to retire from the regional finals and give up participating in the World Championship.

Because she has already proved her strength and talent in the field of pop music, and she never thought about really developing in pop music, so there is no need to go to the World Championships to compete for rankings and accumulate popularity.

Therefore, she is even more eager for Wang Qian, a new pianist she likes, to play piano music on the same stage as herself.

Sophie's face, which almost represented another kind of beauty ceiling, looked at Wang Qian with wide eyes and expectation.

Like this, ordinary people may not be able to bear it at all. No matter what request Sophie puts forward, they will probably agree to it wholeheartedly.

but.

Wang Qian couldn't, he shook his head calmly and said, "Sorry, I don't know how to play piano music on this stage. I'm here to participate in the good voice competition, and the competition item is not piano."

Sophie was slightly disappointed: "Well, can I ask you one more question?"

Wang Qian nodded: "You ask. However, I hope it is really the last one."

Feeling Wang Qian's impatience.

Sophie hurriedly asked, "Who do you think is better, me or Taylor?"

Wang Qian was surprised.

He thought the other party would ask some questions about the piano.

After all, Sophie has always expressed her liking for his piano music.

did not expect……

It turned out to be such a problem.

really.

It can only be said that women are women after all.

Wang Qian smiled, shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't know. I only met Taylor once, and I just met you. I don't know you well, so I don't know how to answer you."

Sophie nodded: "Okay, then can I meet Xue Rong?"

Wang Qian was surprised: "Xue Rong?"

Sophie: "Yes, I want to see how beautiful and outstanding Zhi Xuerong's protagonist is, so that you can write such an excellent piano piece."

Wang Qian: "Sorry, she's asleep. But, you'll see."

The World Championship hasn't officially started yet, so there are plenty of opportunities to meet each other.

Sophie: "Okay, then I won't disturb your rest, good night!"

Wang Qian: "Good night!"

Sophie turned and left to go upstairs to the room.

Wang Qian watched Sophie leave, instead of going back to the room immediately, he stood at the door and looked around for a while to see if anyone else was coming?

It seems that he is somewhat popular among the players?

Waited about 1 minutes.

No one came.

Only then did Wang Qian close the door, wash up and go to sleep.

……

There are only two days left before the official start of The Voice World Championship.

The entire program group has entered a high-speed operation mode, and many local media in North America have also become active.

At the same time, entertainment media from all over the world also sent people over to gather news.

The Voice World Championship is now the hottest topic in the entertainment industry around the world, and it is also the entertainment topic that most people pay attention to.

Early the next morning.

Zhou Qinghua and He Dongming came to look for Wang Qian.

Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong were eating breakfast delivered by the hotel.

Zhao Wei, He Fulin, Jiang Yu, and Murong Yue also came over after breakfast, sitting in the living room watching TV and chatting.

Zhou Qinghua and He Dongming came and sat down politely, looking at Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong.

"Would you like to go to the venue today to rehearse and move around?"

Zhou Qinghua asked.

Wang Qian nodded: "Well, I'll go later, you lead the way."

Zhou Qinghua: "Wait a minute, there are two interviews you need to prepare. One is the local NBC TV station in North America, which is a partner of The Voice in North America. Ten contestants will be interviewed by them. The other is our own Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations. Let's interview you."

Wang Qian did not refuse this, it should be done, and agreed: "No problem, what time?"

Zhou Qinghua: "NBC's is in the morning. They should interview you when you go to the venue. Our own people are in the afternoon. When you come back to rest, I will bring them over."

He Dongming said: "Reporters in North America tend to ask more intense questions, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Wang Qian: "Hehe, if it's intense, it's intense. At worst, I'll just keep silent. Besides, I have nothing to fear!"

Zhou Qinghua: "That's good. Your mentality is that I am the most at ease. If you need anything, you can ask us at any time. We are here this time to be your babysitters. By the way, there has been a little change in the competition system!"

Zhou Qinghua's tone became a little dignified and serious.

Chapter 253 Very Unfriendly Competition System and Public Opinion, Hell Mode Starts!

The competition system has changed again?

The game will start immediately.

Is there another moth on the international operations team?

This is the first time The Voice has held the World Championship.

and so.

The operation team is trying their best to attract everyone's attention, and try their best to let the top ten competition areas hold the fairest competitions. They must select the most talented, powerful and best-sounding voices, so as to truly attract people. The largest number of viewers come to watch and listen to songs.

Objectively speaking, this is indeed a good thing, and the selected players have indeed amazed all the audience in each competition area.

Up to now, The Voice International is almost the most watched entertainment event in the world, and even the few blockbuster films released in Hollywood at the end of the year cannot compete with it for attention.

This shows that the operation plan is successful.

This gave the operation team more confidence in tossing around.

Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong all looked at Zhou Qinghua, but they didn't ask any questions. They just ate breakfast slowly, waiting for Zhou Qinghua's explanation.

Zhou Qinghua drank a glass of water, and said in a more serious tone: "The new competition system has added a performance data, which is very beneficial to their local players."

Seeing Wang Qian, Qin Xuerong, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhao Wei, and He Fulin still didn't ask questions.

Zhou Qinghua was a little embarrassed and glanced at He Dongming.

As expected, He Dongming is the subordinate who has cooperated and communicated with Zhou Qinghua the most recently, and immediately asked understandingly: "Director Zhou, what data?"

Zhou Qinghua continued: "Sales data!"

Wang Qian immediately understood, and said softly: "That is to say, the songs sung live will be listed? Will the sales statistics be included in the final ranking?"

Zhou Qinghua nodded: "That's right! The Voice Operations Group and the North American Billboard have reached a cooperation agreement. A temporary ranking list will be made for this International Competition of The Voice. Every time the contestants finish singing, they will immediately To be listed, to enter the ranking of this list is limited to one week, and the ranking will be determined after one week, and the ranking will be used to calculate the performance data, which will be included in the final score of the game."

Qin Xuerong asked curiously: "Then how do we count so many data? There are online audience voting data, on-site audience voting data, and on-site judge scoring data. Now there is another weekly sales ranking! This is four data. How do you calculate it in the end?"

Zhou Qinghua immediately explained: "Online audience votes and on-site voting data will be counted together, all counted as audience votes. In addition to the judges' scores and sales performance rankings, there are still three data, two or three data are better than the opponent's. , is the winner."

Wang Qian nodded: "This is indeed in the best interest of their local players."

For example, Adam, the most famous player in North America, has accumulated tens of millions of fans here. If he releases songs for sale, it will definitely be easier to attract more audiences to buy his songs than players from other regions.

European players will be less attractive than Adam.

Asian players, on the other hand, are not well-known here. Once a song is released for sale, there is almost no foundation. They need to rely entirely on their own strength and the song itself to attract viewers to buy and download, and to overcome those viewers' instincts towards Asians. contempt.

Such a comparison!

For Asian players, it is simply extremely unfriendly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the difficulty is hell.

He Dongming said: "This is the sales list that is included in the results. There is also a data list that is not included in the results, but will also be displayed! The bulletin board will also list a separate overall list, listing the top ten players in this World Championship. The sales data of all the songs performed will be listed until the end of the whole competition, and there will be a final ranking of all the performances at the end."

"At the same time, these songs will also enter Billboard's overall rankings. Not only will the contestants compete, but they will also compete with other big-name singers who released songs at the same time! That is to say, this cooperation between the operation team and Billboard will give everyone All the performances of the contestants will have an overall sales ranking, and the sales ranking will also be included in the overall ranking of the billboard itself."

"At the end of the day, it's okay for the top rankings, but it's embarrassing once the rankings are low. In short, it's still a very unfriendly mechanism for Asian players!"

He Dongming's tone was a little dissatisfied.

Zhou Qinghua also sighed and said: "I voted against this decision. The island country program group and the third program group also voted against it, but all the seven major regions voted for it, so our objection is invalid. I heard that, This decision was promoted by several major record companies in order to increase the popularity and appeal of Adam's players through this World Championship as much as possible."

"To prepare for their official debut after the competition is over. Once successful, there may be several queen singers."

"As for the Asian players..."

"They think that it's enough to come here, and it's enough to attract local audiences, and the focus is on participation."

Zhou Qinghua clearly felt the oppression and discrimination against Asian contestants by the program group this time.

Even if the revenue contributed by the Huaxia region this time is second only to North America, they have never cared about the feelings of the Huaxia players and audience.

of course……

These rankings will definitely have huge benefits in raising the overall attention of the program group.

because.

Only when there is a ranking will there be controversy and room for hype.

Just like the ranking of characters in some novels and comics, readers and fans can argue for 100 years, and they will still be full of enthusiasm.

The ranking of NBA players is also a never-ending topic among fans and audiences.

and so.

The emergence of these rankings will definitely bring huge controversy, and it will also bring huge heat and attention at that time, followed by ratings and the final harvest of benefits!