Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Breaking through the self is the hardest

On May 28, 2013, I was sitting in the dressing room backstage at the recording site of the second season promotional video of The Voice of China.Looking at me in the mirror, I felt in a trance that the recording of the first season was still yesterday.A year passed like this... There is a proverb in English that a good beginning is half the battle.This sentence is used in the TV circle, but it is only half right. Although "The Voice of China" was a big success in the first season, the pressure of the second season is much greater than that of the first season.I saw the on-site timer in the mirror, my brain went blank, and my eyes became a little blurred. Only the flashing numbers told me that it was not long before the second season of "The Voice of China" started.

Hua Shao, are you ready? In 2013, "The Voice of China" had more and more competitors, and many satellite TVs launched similar programs, and the "draft war" continued to escalate. This invisible pressure made everyone involved in the production of the second season uneasy Dare to be a little slack. But in my opinion, the only opponent of "The Voice of China" is myself, which is the first season of "The Voice of China". Proud to say, this confidence is by no means boastful, let alone unfounded.I don't intend to interpret this confidence here like an analyst, but I can be sure that all the production staff of the second season of "The Voice of China" feel the same as me.

For me, this confidence also comes from those countless phone calls.Of course, the most important thing is the people who call.During the period from October 2012 to the start of the second season, I received calls from many seniors in the circle.To be honest, many of them I have never contacted or have not contacted for a long time, including those who have never thought of contacting me.There was only one topic of conversation: the other party knew a certain friend who sang very well, and asked if I could help. This is definitely no small matter!In our line of work, seniors must never be offended.First of all, their achievements are worthy of my respect, and even I can hardly match them for a long time.More importantly, who knows if he will have a close comrade-in-arms relationship with one of my leaders?In case... Every time I receive such a call, I am trembling, and answer with a standard broadcast tone: Yes!Will do my best!

In fact, I can only bow to my seniors here! Yep, I basically didn't make it. I would like to take this opportunity to tell my seniors that I can't help at all.In the final analysis, every player who comes to participate in the competition has to rely on his real ability to speak, and there is no other way.Otherwise, the first season would not be so popular, and the second season would not be so popular.Believe me, Liang Bo is really not a relative of herbal tea. You probably understand, right?A great start can be a burden to ultimate success. It is really difficult for the second season of "The Voice of China" to surpass the first season, because the first season is so good.I chatted with the production staff of the second season, and they even "complained" and said: "Blind, I really regret that I did so well last year. If I had known this, I would have reduced the effect by 30%, and we would be much better this year!" So, again Some people say: If you are too successful, you often have no future.You must be very familiar with such a situation, right?

Of course, words can be said in this way, but things must not be done in this way.One of the scary things about cultural products is that it is impossible to make an accurate market assessment before sales, and reduce the effect by 30%. Maybe "The Voice of China" will be reduced to a mediocre talent show, and there will be no "happiness" today. troubles". When it comes to making a second season, we have to put all the accomplishments of the first season behind us.All the colleagues of "The Voice of China" have this belief: don't miss the past, only surpass yourself.It's the same for me, I "grow wildly" very happily in the first season, what should I do this season?

In the second season of "The Voice of China", there are still many areas that need to be broken through, and some are even bottlenecks.First, across the country, more students want to be discovered, how can we create opportunities for them.Second, there will still be a lot of advertisements in this season, how to deal with them is still a headache for me.It can't be faster, and my tongue is so slack after exercising every day (it sounds weird).slow?Can't be slow, if you are slow, you will definitely be scolded: artificial!shameless!crazy for money!At this moment, I am scratching my head and face with a gloomy face. I never thought that the meat in my mouth would become my biggest burden.Third, I am thinking about how to use last year's experience and actively innovate. In the second stage of the competition and the finals, within the scope of my ability, I can find a balance between myself and my mentor, and create a reasonable atmosphere. , to serve the program.How to make everyone think that besides being fast-talking, Hua Shao is also a host with some style?

And "The Voice of China" has very special requirements for the host: Moisturize everything silently!This is a bit like the referee of a football game. A good referee should make everyone feel that he is not there when watching, but he is indispensable.In the program, many things I do may not be seen by the audience, but it must be meaningful.In the first season of the show, we had many communications with the Dutch executive producer. He told me more than once that the host of this show is warm (this means knowing everything on and off the stage), You are the host of the show, but you, the host, do not necessarily have to stand on the stage to greet the guests.

After the first season, we had a celebratory dinner, which I attended with several mentors.Everyone is very proud, thinking that the program and the players are excellent.During the dinner, Teacher Liu Huan toasted with me. There was a sentence that impressed me deeply, "At first, when we heard that you were the host, we were a little worried." The reason for worry is that they don't want the host to influence the mentor in such a program, or to influence the mentor by influencing the audience.When the host coaxes the audience together at the scene and encourages the audience to give a shout out to a certain contestant, the opinion of the instructor is likely to be hijacked by the opinions of the public. This is likely to cause pressure on the instructor and weaken the professional judgment of the instructor.So, they're very thankful that I didn't become that kind of host, which is a very valuable experience that we have accumulated in the first season.Here I would like to thank Teacher Liu Huan in particular, because of your praise, I killed a large bottle of red wine and half a bottle of rice wine that night.Everyone said: Liu Huan has praised you, drink!

Drink, I will.The wine is in the mouth, and the tears are in the eyes, which are full of tears that are understood by others - it is better for a man to be old! Although the performance in the first season was not bad, when I think of the second season, I always tremble in my heart, and even have a feeling of waiting for a trial, but these are things that "The Voice of China" and I can't avoid "Compulsory courses".