Thinker in the entertainment industry

Zheng Zhiyong hadn't walked a few steps after getting out of the car, when he saw the camera of the program crew moving in his direction. "It's not too late?" he asked.

"No, you came relatively quickly," said the staff member who came to greet him, and then he noticed the bag in Zheng Zhiyong's hand, "What is this?"

"When I got the call, I just bought fried chicken and was going to go back to eat." Zheng Zhiyong said with some resentment, "I ate some in the car, but I haven't finished it yet. Since I have time, can I go in after I finish eating?" ?”

In the case of abundant time, the program group is naturally happy to do so.So Zheng Zhiyong stood where he was, took out his remaining half box of fried chicken from the bag, and ate it with a facial tissue.He ate very fast, but he didn't swallow the dates whole, but simply tore off the meat with his teeth, and chewed it neatly and carefully in his mouth.

People who do filming work generally have good dynamic vision. It is easy to find that although Zheng Zhiyong's eating posture is not refined, there is no place to pause and take screenshots to make black pictures.It's hard to say whether he has received strict education in this area, but Zheng Zhiyong has good control over his own external image for sure.

"Thinkerxi is also very handsome when he eats."

Zheng Zhiyong had already swallowed the last bite of meat at this time, "There is a limit to boasting, I don't pay much attention to dining etiquette", he took out the remaining half of a cup of Coke, and drank it in small sips through a straw He said, "It's just because of your sudden notice that you rushed over without eating a good meal, and then I was a bit unwilling to be photographed in a strange picture."

"Thank you." Zheng Zhiyong gave the person in front of him a small bow with a smile, and said in a tone that made it difficult to get angry.

It’s hard work for you to accompany me to stand outside to feed the mosquitoes in the summer, but it is very likely to be a white job.

When Zheng Zhiyong walked to the studio after eating and throwing out the trash, there were only fifteen or sixteen contestants inside.Now he doesn't have to be nervous, Zheng Zhiyong licked his lips, and walked to the side of the west exit. In this case, he is more used to looking for acquaintances: "When did you come here?"

"Just arrived," Xi said, "what did you call us this time?"

"It is estimated that a surprise attack will be carried out and a few people will be eliminated. Now that the number of people is divided into groups, it will be eliminated by almost half. They think it is a bit too fast."

West Exit agreed: "Maybe, what method will they use?"

That being said, Xikou's expression clearly showed that he didn't really need an answer. The strength of the champion candidate level was at stake. The impact of the competition method was limited. As long as it wasn't for the singing test, the possibility of Xikou being eliminated was very small.

Zheng Zhiyong's thinking is similar, he is not good at everything in the hip-hop field, like freestyle, he is not very good at it, but after making sufficient preparations in advance, Zheng Zhiyong does not think that he has arrived will be eliminated in this round.

"Don't mention it," Zheng Zhiyong waved to the west exit, beckoning him to come closer, "I was called by Zico to watch the songs he wrote for the group during the day, and he didn't even tell me that there was recording. I was about to have dinner received a call at the time."

West exit: "So the taste in your mouth is the sauce on the fried chicken?"

Zheng Zhiyong: ... Amid the laughter at Xikou, he closed his mouth bitterly, and licked his teeth from the inside to the outside with his tongue.

It didn't take long for the rappers to arrive one after another.Line up in front of the camera, and then four groups of producers enter the venue.

But why are there five sofas?Whose is that empty sofa in the middle?

After the producers sat down, Sane introduced the situation. Sane was very direct this time, "Long time no see" followed by "Four people will be eliminated this time", "The theme is cypher".

In hip-hop, cypher is a culture in which many rappers gather together and take turns to improvise their raps one by one, without any provocative and confrontational elements.It can be regarded as a branch of freestyle.

As soon as Zheng Zhiyong heard that the theme was cypher, he immediately turned his head to look at the West Exit beside him, and blinked at him: When it comes to freestyle, it is definitely the world of the West Exit.

Zheng Zhiyong was actually a little surprised that freestyle became a part of the competition of "showmethemoney". Freestyle is of course a very important part of hip-hop culture, but it has not developed well in Korea, and it is not a necessary skill for an excellent rapper—with beat, flow, and lyrics (lyrics), you can It can be called a good rapper, and the ability to play on the spot is the icing on the cake. It is not shameful if you are not good at it. Zheng Zhiyong is not good at improvising lyrics, which is not an isolated case in the hip-hop circle.What's more, it is not easy to conduct assessments, and it is too much affected by the state of the rapper.

However, if only four people are eliminated, it shouldn't be a problem to ensure "qualified promotion".Among the people present, the west exit has obvious advantages, and there is no particularly big gap between the others. They all have similar experiences. Zheng Zhiyong is still prepared. The only thing that may be worse is the rapper Yang Hongyuan, who is still a high school student. I'm afraid I don't have much freestyle experience, and it's hard to think of this layer.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhiyong has completely calmed down, [-]% of his mind is used to pull out the available lyrics he prepared from his memory for the next competition, and the remaining [-]% ​​is used to listen to what Sane said.

"In order to meet this special task today, we have invited a very special producer, and now we have invited a special producer to come here."

The door behind the producers' seats opened, and a figure appeared in the field of vision of all contestants.

There was a burst of exclamation.

"showmethemoney" really paid big money for the ratings this time around: they brought in snoop, a legendary figure in the west coast gangsta rap genre.

Zheng Zhiyong thought of the different name tags that some people wore on their chests. No wonder the original Korean name tags were written in Roman accents in English, so that snoops who don't understand Korean can see people's ratings.

But he doesn't understand Korean, so will the review be good?Zheng Zhiyong has doubts about this.

Before Snoop sat down, he put his palms together and saluted, which was regarded as the sincerity of "doing as the Romans do in the country", and then he expressed his request:

Don't imitate other people's voices, but want to see the rapper's own characteristics.

Now it's Xikou's turn to watch Zheng Zhiyong: In terms of freestyle, there is no one better than Xikou, but when it comes to vocalization, no one can match Zheng Zhiyong's proficiency.

As long as he wants to get the lyrics.

Both of them were very relaxed at this moment, but the rules that Sane read out next made their faces change.

There is only one microphone, and confident people can step forward.Use the beat given by snoop to rap within 10 minutes of the time limit. Those who do not do well will be eliminated, and those who do not sing rap within the time limit will also be eliminated.

"show meth money, get drop the beat."

A familiar beat came from his ears, but Zheng Zhiyong's face froze into a delicate piece of ice.

One microphone, time limit 10 minutes, are you kidding me?

"10 minutes equals 28 seconds, 20 contestants, 40 seconds per person on average, 20 seconds for buffering, do you think it is sufficient?" After the dust settled, the program team interviewed the contestants, Zheng Zhiyong said bluntly He raised his doubts bluntly, "Ask the rappers who are doing freestyle, how many people will think that [-] seconds is enough, and those who are not familiar with the form of cypher and have no self-confidence, it will take longer. The person who designed this link has never watched the cypher video, and has not actually practiced the impact of only one microphone, so this is a very good link.”

Snoop has been invited, so can't you be a bit distracted when designing the show?It's not that there is a lack of microphones, honestly, one person and one person form a circle to relax the time limit and follow the rules of cypher?Some of the previous controversial practices of "showmethemoney" can also be interpreted as increasing the ratings. The setting of this link is purely because the IQ is not online.Even Zheng Zhiyong couldn't hold back his gentle and upright exterior, and spoke out all the unreasonable parts of the rules in one breath.

The scene during the cypher really made him, who has rarely gotten angry, accumulate a lot of anger.

Zheng Zhiyong is not the only rapper who thinks about the problem of running out of time. When cypher first started, many people walked towards the microphone in the middle.The innovator who taught rap in the entertainment planning agency fnc was the first to get the microphone, and his performance was not bad. After speaking, the innovator handed the microphone to Newchamp in front of him.

And newchamp, a well-known "crazy" rapper in the hip-hop world, released his nature after getting the microphone, and moved directly in front of snoop to perform his freestyle. Some people waiting for the microphone moved with him, and some because The hesitation stopped, and the scene became chaotic, so that Zico repeatedly shouted "back off", trying to calm the atmosphere down.

Zheng Zhiyong did not move with the crowd, but stayed where he was, and when Zico called out "Back", he took a few steps back and almost went out of the camera.

The available lyrics were quickly screened, combined and changed in his mind. He was not surprised that freestyle would be a competition item. What surprised him was that the time would be so tight that his own part had to be completed as soon as possible.

When it was the turn of the third rapper who got the microphone, the people around became more impatient. Even before the microphone was put down, someone stretched out his hand.When the rap of the earthlings ended, they were even more crowded together.

The first three rappers were all performing normally, without intentionally delaying time, and did not use a lot of pretexts, but everyone else clearly felt that time was running out.

The process of grabbing the microphone turned into a contest of strength, and the physically strong microdot won.However, Microdot obviously thought of a lot of words, and the people around him became more and more impatient, and there were even scenes of pushing and stretching their hands in front of Microdot.For a competition between rappers, such a scene is undoubtedly embarrassing, not to mention that there is an American like Snoop sitting in the middle of the judges' bench.The producers finally couldn't hold back, stopped the beat and interrupted the game.

Snoop, who also saw the problem, set a new rule: "After one person has sung eight to twelve lines, give up the opportunity to others, no more. The important thing is not how much you sing, but how much you sing." What exactly was sung?"

The tense Zheng Zhiyong suddenly became embarrassed: What did we sing, do you understand it?

When it started again, the scene improved for a moment. After Superbee sang a few words, he handed the microphone to cknut.

However, when the microphone was snatched away before the end of One's rap, the original tense atmosphere was thrown into sparks.

People who start to rap with a microphone have enough experience in freestyle and have enough confidence. The rap time may be long or short, but they are all smooth.The people in the back are relatively unfamiliar, and the atmosphere is getting more and more tense, and some people make mistakes in forgetting words, or they can’t think of what to say when they get the microphone, and use "yeah" "oh "This kind of amusing words delays the time, which aggravates the impatience of the people around. Not only did pushing and shoving appear again, but some people directly reached for the microphone with their hands, so as to seize the opportunity immediately after others finished.

There are several stretched arms in front of the person who is rapping, such a scene... a bit ugly.

Zheng Zhiyong stood still as if frozen, and the scene in front of him made him have no idea of ​​joining.Coming to "showmethemoney", the ranking is second, and the most important thing is to give the public a clear first impression. The program team did not think well about Cypher's appearance. They all felt that it was outrageous, but the gains outweighed the losses.

He exchanged eyes with Xiide not far away, both of them were full of helplessness. Rapper can be said to be a group that does not pay much attention to image, or it can be said to be a group that pays great attention to image.They don't care about being rude, arrogant, crazy, and presumptuous on stage, but they don't want to make themselves humble, weak, and pitiful, especially don't want to show their desire for something.But now, a group of rappers who say "I have a dream" are pushing and shoving for the microphone in order to advance, as if performing a monkey show in front of the camera. What is the difference between an idolrapper or an ordinary person?

It would be okay if this monkey show was performed in an entertainment show, entertaining the public was always a job at that time, however, this is a rap competition.

Zheng Zhiyong looked at the shaking figure in front of him, and quietly took another step back.

Even if you can't advance, you can't make actions that you can't explain calmly in the future in order to advance.Anyway, cypher was designed like this, because if he didn't sing and was eliminated, no one would question his strength.

If you have time, rap, if you don't have time, give up.

Zheng Zhiyong made a decision.