Aesthetics of Violence [Entertainment]

Ge Qiao really doesn't remember Zhong Mingcan.

When we met for the first time, we just passed each other in the corridor on the seventh floor. People like Ge Qiao would definitely not take it seriously. Does a person who bumped into him while passing by still have a name?

The second time we met was just last night, in the bathroom of the hotel. Ge Qiao should really be curious, why Mingming Zhong Mingcan recognizes him, but he doesn't know him?It's a pity that Ge Qiao has a problem. After drinking, he tends to lose his memory.Maybe I did ask him then?But Ge Qiao didn't remember it at all.

Therefore, at this very moment, in the recording studio, when Ge Qiao, who came as a media director, formally greeted Zhong Mingcan, who came as a music producer, he continued to greet Zhong Mingcan very naturally according to the etiquette of first meeting: "Excuse me, what should I call it?" The tone was friendly and gentle.

Zhong Mingcan is so wronged, I have already reported my family to this person three times, how can I pretend not to know him because of how much hatred I have? "...Mr. Ge, I've answered this question twice for you. I don't think I'm so popular. Why can't you remember my name?"

Ge Qiao was taken aback, what did Zhong Mingcan's words mean?

Zhong Mingcan was also stunned, what does Ge Qiao's reaction mean?

Yao Li was by the side, and at this moment he couldn't stand it any longer. He didn't care to understand the specific situation to help clear up the misunderstanding, and went up to introduce them to each other: "Brother Qiao, this is Zhong Mingcan, the producer of the title song. Mr. Zhong, This is Ge Qiao, the media director of our company, and he came to talk to me about something today. Maybe you have met before? Oh, everyone has been so busy recently that we have no energy, small things, it’s good to know each other now!"

Feeling that what was said was not enough, he added: "Ming Chan, Mr. Ge is also credited for being able to cooperate with you this time. When he first heard your demo, he thought it was interesting! To tell you the truth, sometimes Mr. Ge His intuition is more accurate than that of women, several times he thought that the groups and songs that would be popular finally became popular in the end!"

Ge Qiao smiled, he is not a person who can't listen to praise, besides, this matter is indeed very mysterious.

There was a company dinner, probably to celebrate the successful completion of some event, Ge Qiao was drunk, dazed, pointing to a new girl group that flashed on the TV in the box, and shouted thickly: "These little girls can do it!" ! Within three months, it will definitely become popular!"

At that time, Yao Jie heard about it, and she paid special attention to it, but it was a rookie group that debuted less than a week ago, and it seemed that there was no background worth mentioning, so she didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, in just one month, this new girl group suddenly showed its talents. Several members kept getting invitations to variety shows and TV dramas. It stayed high for weeks.

Yao Yao was so shocked at the time, he grabbed Ge Qiao and asked, "How do you know they will be popular?"

Ge Qiao's problem of amnesia when he drank alcohol has never changed. At this moment, his eyes are really dazed, and he looks confused: "They? Who?"

After that, in Yao Yao's heart, there was another mysterious legend about Ge Qiao.

"Sorry, it's indeed my problem," Ge Qiao understood after thinking for a few seconds. He probably met Zhong Mingcan sometime in private. He introduced himself and exchanged names with him, but he forgot .

Ge Qiao also felt very embarrassed, but he really didn't have the slightest impression in his mind. Since it's already like this, let's quickly find a way to remedy it.

"Now I remember, you are Zhong Mingcan. Zhong, Ming, Can, I won't forget this time."

Zhong Mingcan heard his name being read twice from Ge Qiao's mouth, suddenly he was a little happy, and his mood rose. He raised the corners of his mouth and let out an incomparably bright smile: "Okay, this is what you said , don’t forget again.”

"No." Ge Qiao promised with a smile.

This person is a bit cute, and he's so easy to coax.

"Then what should I call you?" Zhong Mingcan continued to ask, "Mr. Ge? Ge Qiao? Uh... Or Brother Da Qiao? I heard Sister Yao call you that just now..."

"I'm older than you," Ge Qiao didn't worry about these things, "You can't lose you by calling me brother, just call me Brother Qiao."

"Okay," Zhong Mingcan finally regained his happy expression, as if he was still a teenager, "Brother Qiao, just call me Mingcan."

"I'm a little curious," Ge Qiao finally had time to ask after sorting out the family tree, "When was that song of yours written?"

"It should be when I was studying. In order to practice more, I wrote a lot during that time."

"Is that what I wrote casually?"

"That's right." Zhong Mingcan seemed to have misunderstood Ge Qiao's words, and quickly explained, "I definitely didn't deal with it. You can ask Sister Yao. Later, I re-arranged the music and continued to use it after review."

"Ah, it's okay. If you are at this level if you deal with things casually, you are welcome to deal with us a few more times." Ge Qiao said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Mingcan understood the subtext, and this was throwing an olive branch at him.

"No problem! If you need me next time, I will definitely help!"

"I'll just chat with you casually," Ge Qiao wanted to make his expression look kinder, he always felt that Zhong Mingcan was particularly vulnerable to fright, like a little abandoned animal, a little pitiful, "Don't be nervous , I don’t talk ironically, I mean whatever you hear.”

"Ah."

"Then how long does it usually take you to write a song?"

"I don't deliberately count the time, I can make a good song in two hours when the inspiration comes, and it will probably take a few months if I'm not in the mood, right?"

"Have you ever been out of state?"

Zhong Mingcan looked up at Ge Qiao, feeling a little shy: "Not yet, after all, I have just started, if I have no inspiration now, then what kind of music producer should I be?"

Obviously not showing off, but Ge Qiao still felt the undisguised sense of superiority of the person opposite. This is the aura of a person who has never experienced Waterloo and is confident enough in his heart. He really is a child with extraordinary talents.

"I really think you are very powerful, the kind that you can feel immediately when you hear it." Ge Qiao hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Why haven't I heard of you before?"

"Actually, I have written a lot of songs for others, and they may all be hidden at the bottom of the album. After all, there are so many singers who have released albums, and I can't finish listening to the title songs." In fact, Zhong Mingcan has also seriously analyzed this problem, so Ge Qiao answered naturally.

"Not reconciled?"

Hearing this, Zhong Mingcan suddenly had the illusion that Ge Qiao was now just like the counselor he met in psychology class, trying to read people's hearts, and would always use negative words to ask others back.

"I'm not reconciled." Zhong Mingcan frowned slightly. This familiar feeling made him a little nervous. "Opportunity depends on luck. Don't rush it."

"Well, it makes sense." Ge Qiao raised his right index finger and tapped it into the void, and then snapped his fingers. This small movement made Zhong Mingcan relieve the tension just now, and started to look at Ge Qiao again, smiling all over. The face is bright.

"Now, my opportunity is sitting in front of me..." Zhong Mingcan took out his mobile phone, tapped the screen twice, and continued, "Brother Qiao, is it convenient to add a WeChat?"

"Ah? Ah!" Ge Qiao came to his senses, took out his phone from his pocket, and accepted Zhong Mingcan's friend request.

Neither of them had exchanged their mobile phone numbers yet, but directly used a more private contact method.

Ge Qiao didn't think there was any problem at the time.However, when he remembered this first meeting (for him, it was indeed a first meeting), he realized that he had fallen into this person's trap a long time ago.

Zhong Mingcan only looks innocent on the surface!

Ge Qiao clicked on Zhong Mingcan's blank circle of friends and the gray initial avatar, paused for three seconds, and changed Zhong Mingcan's note to "elder nephew".Most of his WeChat friends are celebrities, afraid of getting into trouble accidentally, so he never put others’ real names on them. Anyway, his cousin, third uncle, second uncle, and master can make up a name no matter how he makes it up, so he posted on WeChat All the people became his "relatives".

Staring at the friend column and hesitating for a few seconds, he moved his finger and changed Zhu Zan's "big nephew" note to "big cousin".

Later, when he explained to Zhong Mingcan, he said this: because of close relatives, there are also distant and distant ones.

The last time Zhu Zan told Ge Qiao about Hu Shiwei's treat to a musical, but later Hu Shiwei slipped his tongue on the phone, and the musical they wanted to watch together turned out to be "Rent a Lucky House".

"Tell me," Zhu Zan narrowed his eyes with a fierce look on his face, "What does Hu Shiwei mean?"

"What do you think she means?" Ge Qiao also thought it was funny, he chose this one because he couldn't choose anything.

"I think," Zhu Zan gasped for breath, almost suffocating, "she either knows that I am, or she knows that you are."

"Oh, no," Ge Qiao didn't care at all, and leisurely began to analyze the cause and effect, "I was called to go with you, and it has nothing to do with Hu Shiwei. You... you are actually a little dangerous, after all, you are old. Classmate, if you hang out with girls all day long, you can't really be hard on anyone, with Hu Shiwei's brain circuit, don't you doubt it?"

"You fucking..."

"My words are rough and reasonable," Ge Qiao interrupted Zhu Zan's swear words, "You, you should surrender obediently. Hu Shiwei and Hu Shiwei have tortured each other until now. Wouldn't it be nice if you made each other happy?"

"Fuck, do you know how serious the consequences are if you tell her such a thing?"

"How serious? Kill people to silence you? Get someone to kill you? Make you kill Hu Zhinan?"

"... Fuck." Looking at it this way, it seems that what Ge Qiao said is more serious.

Ge Qiao sneered: "Isn't it just a matter of running around in the circle of friends? Even if the former classmates and friends know about it, they can really do something to you after a few hundred kilometers? At most, it's just spreading rumors behind your back. , causing no substantial harm at all.”

Zhu Zan shook his head, paused, and said, "I'm just not ready yet."

"Afraid of being known by that man named Deng Weiyi?"

"..." Zhu Zan was silent.

Ge Qiao didn't catch his breath, and then said flatly: "Forget it, just continue to torture yourself like this, I don't bother to care about you." Before Zhu Zan could answer, Ge Qiao fell straight on the sofa and stopped moving.

"...How do you know Deng Weiyi?"

"You mentioned it once, I have a good memory, so I said it out of the way." Actually, Ge Qiao was wrong. He blurted out just now, and he immediately realized that he had said something wrong, but he still habitually said it stiffly. "I apologize , I'm sorry, I won't expose your old scars. If you are hurt by the pain just now, hide in a place to heal your injuries quickly, don't talk to me, be careful that I can't control myself, and continue to sprinkle salt on it. "

Ge Qiao didn't look at Zhu Zan either, but closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he felt the surroundings quiet down, he opened his eyes, and Zhu Zan had already left.

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Hu Shiwei: I tm kindly invite you to watch a musical!Why do you add so many scenes to me? !

FocusGroup

Large conference room on the tenth floor.

Nine strange faces, four men, five women.

Ge Qiao held a black folder in his hand.

Yao Jie was distributing materials to the nine people and walked around the table.

"Have everyone got the information in hand?" Ge Qiao's voice said, "Please don't look through it yet, relax, it's not important content, don't be nervous."

Warm air blows from the air conditioner.Breath dry.

"Good morning, everyone. It is a great honor to invite you to participate in today's discussion. I am Ge Qiao, and I am also the organizer of today's discussion."

"I'm very sorry to take up your precious time. Everyone here may still be a little unfamiliar with each other. It doesn't matter. I will leave time for everyone to get to know each other in a while, so friends who have already thought about the people around them, hurry up and write down the draft. , This is the only chance."

"One thing that needs to be emphasized to everyone in advance is that we have signed a strict confidentiality agreement. If the content of today's meeting is leaked, we will investigate its legal responsibility depending on the seriousness of the situation."

"First of all, please open the information in your hands and turn to the first page. No matter whether you already know the characters in the picture, please allow me to introduce them again. The five of them belong to an idol group named AIX. What? What about idols? In Japan and South Korea, where idol culture is very developed, they define them as "people who sell dreams". These people are what we call "star artists". You can see these young faces on the billboards, they sing and dance on stage, they are also funny or cute in variety shows, and even challenge their acting skills. The meaning of their existence is to bring people aesthetic pleasure and spiritual sustenance. All in all, Idols are a group of teenagers chasing their dreams, and idols will also become the dreams of ordinary people."

"...All of you are college students from Pingjing City. According to the results of the questionnaire filled out in advance, except for this student Feng, they are all star fans. Among them, these three female students are also fans of AIX. Thank you for your love. It seems that people who don't follow stars are rare species..."

"The topic of today's discussion is related to this AIX group. They will release their first official album in three months. The recording work is currently in progress. The first round of makeup photos and comeback concept have been completed. You can go to Looking back, the photos in the profile are their personal makeup photos."

"Although the concept has been finalized, the stage formation and basic positions of the group members during this comeback have not been finalized. Most of the students here are already quite familiar with idol culture. I believe you can understand that due to various factors Influenced by idol groups, there must be a central position in the idol group—that is, the so-called Center, C position. Generally speaking, people who stand in this position will receive more attention.”

"The focus of today's discussion is, who should take the central position of the AIX group during this comeback?"

"Everyone can speak freely, for example, according to the feeling brought by the makeup photos in front of you, or to see whether the concept of returning to the image of the members, positioning is inconsistent, etc. For follow-up research, we will keep the recording, but the personal information of the students , we will keep it absolutely confidential, please don’t worry about it.”

"Then let me tell you first! I am a fan of the AIX group. I have liked them since their debut. I have watched all variety shows and listened to songs, so I think I know the personality of each of their members very well. Just now I looked at these materials, and the concept of this comeback seems to be more juvenile, similar to AIX’s debut positioning. At that time, the maknae[note] stood at the center. This time it is a regular series, with the same formation How is it? It also seems to be particularly 'not forgetting the original intention'!"

"I'm also a fan of theirs, but my thoughts are a little different from yours. Actually, although I'm a fan of the group, I'm more inclined to be the captain in the group, because the role of captain is really too difficult to do. I have to sacrifice myself for the group, for the sake of the group. The members have to sacrifice themselves, they have come back three times since their debut, and it’s still not our captain’s turn to take the center position. The youngest is very cute, but we must give other members a chance to show their youthfulness!"

"But the captain is obviously interested in sex appeal. Wouldn't it be a little unfriendly if he deliberately took the boy's route?"

"The sexy route was also given by the company at the beginning. Our captain is obviously very gentle in private. It is definitely a good senior series!"

"This is his positioning! With positioning, an idol has his own exclusive label, can be remembered by the audience, can be stalked when he is on the show, and can attract more fans in the future."

"It's not like this. An idol who has been stereotyped can't go far. Once the style is fixed, the future road will be narrowed. For example, the maknae will be half fifty in five years. How can I still dress up?" cute?"

"How do you call 'pretending to be cute'? Obviously..."

"Uh... I don't know if I will be beaten if I speak now? Actually, I am a fan of your opponent... That... sisters, don't get excited. I am a professional fan and never participate in online sex. Listen to me How about an outsider’s opinion? Although I don’t follow the AIX group, from the standpoint of a bystander, the member in the blue dress and peaked cap is very attractive to me, and his appearance is very clean... "

"He is the captain!"

"Really? How about comparing it with the member in the yellow sweater? He won't lose either..."

"It's a bit intense," Ge Qiao leaned against the wall with his arms folded, and interjected, "Everyone, please stay calm. It's just a temporary C position, not a debut member. Just take it easy. Our company won't be biased Any idol, so in the long run, this position will not have much impact on the personal development of the members, and the close-up shots of the center position on the stage will only be five to seven seconds longer than others. We are going to discuss today The theme of the book is the master of these five to seven seconds."

"Sorry, after all, my son is guarded by me..."

Ge Qiao followed with a smile: "Where are the others? From these five fixed-makeup photos alone, who attracts your attention more?"

"Hmm...can I use the word 'attractive'? It sounds weird to me as a straight man..."

"Then be happy! Be happy!"

"You just pretend you're a woman and think about who you want to marry."

Ge Qiao pulled back to the suddenly distorted topic: "Who do you think is more in line with your definition of 'juvenile feeling'?"

"I chose this member in black. Looking at his posture holding the basketball, he should have played really well."

"What do you think people are doing with the ball posture?"

"Don't you girls usually like boys who play basketball? This guy is very good at playing basketball at first glance, how real, and how in line with your girls' fantasies about boys."

"Sorry, our fantasies about boys are based on faces."

"This guy looks pretty good too. Do you think he's ugly? Can an ugly guy be an idol?"

"To popularize science, he is in charge of rap in the team, has a subwoofer, and is super strong! His looks... It is said that he is more popular overseas, and he is not very popular in China."

"I also like the member in black, and the member in blue just mentioned..."

"Oh yeah, the captain has two votes now, right?"

"Or let's hear it from friends who don't follow stars at all? Is it classmate Feng?"

"Ah? Oh! It's me. I've been reading the introduction to the concept of comeback just now. I don't know if you have noticed. There is a sentence here, 'At the best age, be yourself boldly', compared to pursuing image I think this sentence is more important, right? I don’t know if what I said is right, you can take a closer look at the information..."

"If that's the case, I'm more inclined to be the rap guy in black, or the handsome guy in the white shirt."

"Okay, now there is another option."

"I think Mr. Feng hit the point. Rather than pursuing an image fit, it's better to find a member with the most suitable temperament. After all, the comeback period of the official album is quite long. In addition to the time on stage, there will also be variety shows, Concerts and the like, these activities require a basic formation. If the theme concept of this time can be highlighted in the program or when interacting with the audience, it should be considered a very successful comeback project for the group and the company. ?”

"I second it! Let's take a look at what's written in the information again, and summarize what the theme of this comeback is?"

"Hey, there really is that sentence!"

"'When you hear this song, do you also ask yourself like me-who are you', damn it, think about it carefully, this sentence is inexplicably ignited!"

"There is also this sentence, and this sentence, 'If the eyes of others turned into swords, I would have died thousands of times; only later did I realize that they are nothing, and I shouldn't be hurt', is it true? Am I old? This typical chicken soup sentence actually makes me want to cry."

"I think what Feng said just now is right, the central sentence is 'be bold and be yourself'!"

"So, can this comeback concept be summed up as 'real boy'?"

"Hey, I think this summary is good, and the so-called youth here also represents a kind of spirit, simple, clean, undivided, and a little... how to describe it... brave and foolish at the level of commendation?"

"Is the fan friend who was the first to speak just now here? Didn't you say that you know the characters of the members very well, or tell us what their personalities are like?"

"Okay, let me think about how to describe it... The captain is the member in blue. He has a gentler personality and is always considerate of others. He is the conciliator in the team; the lead singer is the member in pink. , don't look at him wearing such a girly color, but he is actually a real man, he is very courageous, when he enters the haunted house on the show, he really walks through the whole scene with a blank face; this one in yellow clothes is a maknae, just a typical cuteness He is handsome, can talk, and has a high emotional intelligence. I really want to have such a son; the members in black are really strong, but they also have the lowest sense of presence in the team, probably because there is no specific style positioning and few words. The members wearing white shirts are responsible for their appearance, with a somewhat out-of-the-ordinary personality, four-dimensional teenagers, the kind who make fans feel ashamed when they go crazy."

"Hey! By the way, can these personalities be seen from the makeup photos?"

"Hey, let me try."

"It feels a bit difficult. With just such a photo, I really don't have the brains to imagine their characters."

"Teacher Ge Qiao? Do you have any videos or other materials here? For example, MV highlights, practice room videos or something?"

Ge Qiao, known as the "teacher", turned around calmly, turned on the projector, and replied while fidgeting: "I did shoot a Vlog [note] in the recording studio a few days ago, and I plan to use it in the future pre-promotion and show it to everyone Let's go. It's very short, only about three minutes and 40 seconds."

Video playback ends.

"..."

"Oh my god, I seem to be a little fanatic?"

"Come on~ have fun~ let's chase stars happily~"

"After reading it, I still like what the captain said, it's so gentle..."

"I have an immature idea. The presence of members in black clothes is indeed too low. In the video, they are clearly wearing fluorescent green clothes. How can they be so invisible?! So I was thinking, or take this opportunity to give him The central position, let him take a style positioning? For example, an inspirational boy? Or as I said just now-a real boy?"

"This is also a way!"

"But I think the concept of 'reality' is still too broad. Can it be directly specific to a certain feature?"

"for example?"

"Such as substituting real experience in the lyrics, or embodying it in the choreography?"

"Let's not forget, this is not for us to choose only one person to be on stage. These five people will all stand on the stage. At that time, it is enough to show five different styles of 'reality'. There is no need to give so much to the people in the middle position." A lot of pressure, right?"

"But no matter what, the person in the central position should be the most intuitive to let people feel the boy's 'real' side."

"Then I think the white shirt is very good, four-dimensional, living in his own world, and doesn't care about other people's eyes at all. This kind of person must be very popular in variety shows. And he is also handsome, and he really hits the spot My aesthetics, even in this low-quality lens, are still handsome."

"He and the captain are the only two people who have not been in the center position. I also agree to let him stand in the center this time."

"Seconded."

"No opinion."

"Although she looks a bit girly, she is really pretty, and it can be seen that she is indeed a bitch, so I don't have any objections."

"The singing stage can be messed up, and the order in the chaos shows that everyone has their own style."

"Yes, yes, give up the knife dance! I've always wondered why idol groups dance so neatly every day, it's not interesting at all!"

"Maybe it's for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder hahaha..."

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"...Thank you very much for your participation and cooperation. The above is the entire discussion about the AIX group's return to the C position. Thank you again for providing so many valuable opinions for our company and its artists..."

There was a slight squeak when the chair legs mopped the floor.

The sound of paper rubbing.

The computer plays shutdown music.

The projector's curtain slowly rises.

The author has something to say: In the first session [intermission], I will bring you a live broadcast of the focusgroup (focus group interview), telling how AIX decides the C position every time it comes back!

Dear national producers~ Who is your pick! !

[Note] Maknae: The youngest member of the team, from the Korean word "?? (youngest)".

[Note] Vlog: Video blog (videoweblog or videoblog, referred to as vlog), derived from the variant of "blog", meaning "video blog", also known as "video web log", is also a type of blog.

AIX exists only in the author's brain!No prototypes!Absolutely no prototypes!