Chapter 14 Auditions
Originally, Xia Haoyang wanted to go back to his alma mater and ask his former professors if there were any suitable candidates, and ask the professors to recommend a dozen people, and then select the ones he thought were suitable. However, he greatly underestimated his influence. Although he is still attacked and insulted on the Internet, he is still the idol senior brother of the junior students on campus. As soon as he walked into the school gate, a post about Xia Haoyang's return to his alma mater had already been pinned to the top of the news and became the top news in Yancheng Conservatory of Music. Many students ran to the gate to get his autograph.
Xia Haoyang, who had just walked through the door, was surprised when he saw that he was surrounded by so many junior students and he immediately reacted. He told the students around him that he was here to select singers today and could find a place to audition. He also hoped that the junior students would make an announcement on the campus website: so that all interested students could come.
As soon as the words were said, the scene suddenly got out of control. The female students who originally thought they would be happy just by getting an autograph were now able to become singers and sing songs written by Xia Haoyang. The scene was even crazier. They couldn't move around Xia Haoyang. With the help of several teachers, it was not easy to find a large classroom for self-study in the nearest teaching building for Xia Haoyang's audition.
While moving to the large classroom, Xia Haoyang quickly called Zhao Yishen, Li Tianci and others and asked them to come and help with the audition. Otherwise, with today's popularity, if he auditions alone, he probably won't have to leave within three days.
Half an hour later, after finally maintaining order at the scene and lining up to audition one by one, Zhou Yuanhong came to the school first. Xia Haoyang handed Zhou Yuanhong a pen and a notebook, and explained a few words: "The preliminary selection should be simple. Just be good at singing or dancing and have a sweet appearance. Then write down your name and mobile phone number, and then do the second round of screening."
Zhou Yuanhong nodded. As a professional post-production engineer, it was okay to simply judge a student's singing skills, so the two began the boring selection process.
Within an hour, two more people showed up - Zhao Yishen and Xie Shujie, both of whom also helped with the audition. The two who didn't come were because they were helping people record songs in the company.
There was a small episode during the audition process.
A boy participated in the audition by dressing up as a girl. The rough makeup revealed his true gender, which aroused the dissatisfaction of all the girls in the room. As a result, when he opened his mouth, more than half of the girls turned into nymphos and screamed. His falsetto soprano is simply heavenly and so beautiful. Listening to such a beautiful female voice, Xia Haoyang thought, if I could carry "The Drunken Concubine", then you would definitely be famous, or even more popular. It's a pity that this world has Li Gangyu and this work.
As for choosing him to join her girl group? This is impossible. Although he is a talent and speaks well, Xia Haoyang still wants to create a pure girls team. When he politely rejected this boy, the scene was filled with regret and sighs. Two young ladies immediately ran over to comfort me, not even caring about their audition. Good looks are an advantage, no matter ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, male or female, Xia Haoyang sighed in his heart.
Apart from this episode where a man dressed as a woman, nothing else happened at the scene. It was just a normal singing of a favorite song or a dance, and then if it felt right, he would be asked to leave his name and phone number for the second round of screening. I was busy for more than 5 hours. I don’t know how many people were interviewed. Anyway, the last four people together were able to participate in the second round of screening, with a total of more than 110 people.
Seeing the densely packed names, Xia Haoyang sighed and said that China has a lot of people. Is it a waste if 110 people only build one team? Look at the style, and if it suits you, it’s okay to just create a few teams.
Early the next morning, Xia Haoyang came to the company with these notebooks and handed them to Xiao Liu at the front desk, asking her to call them one by one to notify them of the re-examination screening. In the second round, these girls were asked to come to the studio for interviews. The company's practice room has some music equipment and a large space, which can also ensure privacy during the interview. Because the girl group was proposed by Xia Haoyang, I had to do this myself. Several other people also found it interesting. Unless they had a job, they were all willing to interview together. It is always a pleasure to meet these young, lively and energetic young girls. .
Three days later, on Saturday, the retest began. The six bosses of Fat Cat Studio appeared neatly in the company, but the other five people stated that they would not decide on any candidates, but simply came to appreciate the "beauty". The ownership decision was completely concentrated in the hands of Xia Haoyang. But the female college students who participated in the interview did not know this.
Considering the large number of people, the interview was divided into two days. The singing group was arranged on Saturday, and the dance group was arranged on Sunday. Some people were arranged in the morning, and some people were arranged in the afternoon. The official Weibo of Fat Cat Studio There is also an announcement for recruiting singers, with detailed instructions. Those who meet the requirements can mail their resume to the Fat Cat Studio mailbox, and interviews will be arranged again.
These details were not requested by Xia Haoyang, but decided by Xiao Liu at the front desk after hearing Xia Haoyang's introduction. Then he told Xia Haoyang his arrangement. When the little fat man heard it, it was very reasonable and he adopted it decisively. At the same time, I sighed in my heart: This Xiao Liu is a talent.
According to Fatty's own ideas, a six-member team must first have a dance foundation, and then the voice must be qualified and the vocal lines can be matched. There must be 2-3 lead singers, at least one of whom must be able to hit high notes, and one of them must be a rapper. 1-2 lead dancers, and then choose the most beautiful one to be the facade, that's about it. As for being sexy, cute, and handsome, he doesn't really care.
On the contrary, the person in charge of sex appeal can be the same person as the person in charge of appearance. At that time, a company in South Korea that was not a good person required Xiao Ming, a member of its girl group, to show her waist on stage, which made fans hate it. However, the great thing is that every time she performs on stage, Xiao Ming always attracts the most attention. , fans also like to talk about Xiao Ming’s gorgeous waist. Do you want me to make such a request? The little fat man touched his crotch and was thinking secretly. What bad thoughts could the little fat man have? He is just doing it for the benefit of his fans!
The formal second round of interviews began.
"Hello teachers, I am Li Mengyun, a student majoring in music performance at Yancheng Conservatory of Music. I am a sophomore this year. The song I sang is "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon."
"Slow down. Well, you should actually know these people here, right?" Xie Shujie spoke.
"We know each other. We are all seniors who graduated last year. Your band is called "Fat Cat Band". Senior brother Xie, I like you very much. I am your fan." The little girl answered cheerfully.
"That's right, we are all seniors. The older one is called Zhou Yuanhong, and he is also your senior from the class of 08. So don't call me teacher, just senior brother. No matter what happens in the future, I can't say whether I can sign in. , but we were all students of Yancheng Conservatory of Music and that will not change. We are brothers and sisters."
"Well, I understand, thank you, senior brother." The little girl was very excited.
"Um, Tianci, you go to the door and explain. You also ask the junior sisters waiting at the door. Don't call me teacher when you come in later." Xie Shujie turned around and said.
"Okay." Li Tianci immediately went out to explain.
"Come on, let's start your performance." Xie Shujie spoke in a slightly serious tone.