Before reading this article, please click "Follow", which is convenient for you to discuss and share, and can bring you a different sense of participation, thank you for your support.
Wen|South Lane Resident Scholar
Editor|South Lane Resident Scholar
On August 17, a recording of singer Li Min before his death was exposed, which immediately put "The Voice of China" on the cusp.
Her friend Zhen Ni even posted a bitter article criticizing those mentors who had a good voice, labeling them as "capital", "showmanship" and "loss of conscience".
Even angrily denounced Faye Wong, Nicholas Tse, Na Ying and others as capital businessmen.
Claiming to be a mentor in this show does not look at whether you are qualified or not, but whether you have an iron relationship with other mentors.
Is it really what Zhenni said?
The hidden truth
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Li Min's debut.
But also this year, she chose to end her life.
The impression left by Li Min on everyone is very enthusiastic and optimistic.
So when the news of her death broke, it was generally unacceptable that she committed suicide because of depression.
Until the recording before her death was exposed.
We know what happened to her, who was ostensibly hot as the sun.
In the recording, she criticized the unfair format of the show "The Voice of China".
It is clear that the player with the higher score cannot advance, but the one with the lower score can have the opportunity to advance.
She desperately wants to help these children who love music, but she does not have the ability to confront capital.
At the same time, she also broke the news of the shady scene of the Good Voice format, that is, "banknote ability".
The singer who can get the ranking may not be the best in singing, but he must have paid money to the program group.
This recording before his death caused heated discussions among countless netizens, but the party Li Min has passed away and there is no way to compare.
So her friend Zhen Ni replaced her as a messenger of justice who continued to fight against capital.
A few days after Li Min's death, Zhen Ni sent eighteen long articles angrily criticizing the capital operation in the voice.
Even calling the mentor in the show by name, without the slightest idea of shying away.
The long article said that this show would not have come out if it relied solely on the efforts of the contestants.
On the surface, this is looking for grassroots singers in our lives, but in fact, what can really stand in the spotlight is piled up with money.
The eighteen long words wept blood, and Zhen Ni's grief and indignation were overflowing, and it even affected Na Ying Wang Fei and others.
As we all know, Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse are lovers, and Na Ying and Faye Wong have been friends for decades.
And Na Ying and Na Xin are sisters, and these four are very close.
Zhen Ni directly pointed out that Faye Wong Naying and the others are capital huddles, and they only go to Good Voice to be mentors because of their good relationship.
So the criterion for The Voice to choose a mentor has never been seniority.
The real criterion for qualifications is whether you have a good relationship with other mentors.
The mentor doesn't necessarily turn around for you because you have enough musical prowess, or are moved by your singing.
The real reason may simply be the recognition bought by the wad of banknotes.
As soon as this remark came out, the inside story about The Voice could no longer be hidden.
On August 27, Li Jiajie, a contestant who participated in The Voice with Coco Li Min, was indignant and posted a long Weibo post revealing the dark box operation he saw.
The article points out that half a million yuan can buy a mentor's turnaround.
And in order to get the top ten places, the amount of money required is unimaginable.
Moreover, players who have participated in a game know that the position on the field in a game is also very important.
The Voice program group, on the other hand, can ignore the rules and ignore the rules they set during the blind audition.
After the order of playing has been determined, it can be adjusted at will, resulting in the cancellation of the originally agreed playing time of many players.
Not only that, but those who were pushed back in the upper position did not even have a chance to sing.
Because The Voice terminated the recording of the show early for no reason, so that those contestants who came from afar did not even have time to sing.
What is extremely frightening is that this article was deleted after it was sent, but Li Jiajie himself said that he did not delete it himself.
Even issued an apology later, explaining that his remarks were groundless and groundless, so that everyone should not misunderstand.
It's hard to imagine that the attitude of the three articles before and after has changed so much, is there really no one behind this?
The eyes of netizens are snowy.
Combined with the revelation recording before Li Min's death, and the testimony of those players who had been harmed by the "insider" after that.
The story behind The Voice Capital's operation gradually emerged.
Na Ying, who has served as a mentor for The Voice program several times, has also been criticized by netizens.
What is even more unexpected is that Faye Wong, a generation of divas, was also affected by this incident.
Faye Wong has not participated in The Voice program before, why is she also involved?
To answer this question, we need to start with her relationship with Na Ying.
True sisters in the entertainment industry
On the spring evening of 1998, the queen of the music world, Faye Wong and Na Ying, held hands and sang a song "Meet Nine Eight", which was popular all over the country.
At this time, the audience can't help but wonder, why do these two people who can't beat the eight poles sing on the same stage?
In fact, the two have not only known each other for a long time, but also have a very good relationship.
At that time, Na Ying did not develop well in the mainland, perhaps because of bad luck, and his career has always been tepid.
In 1988, a song "Mountain Ravine" made Na Ying a little popular because it conformed to the popular northwest style at that time.
But the music scene at that time could be described as a fight between gods.
There are Mao Amin, Wei Wei, Tian Zhen and others on it, and she has always been crushed.
In the nineties of last century, Taiwan was relatively easy to become famous compared to the mainland, so Na Ying came to Taiwan to develop.
It was at this time that I met Faye Wong.
After coming to Taiwan, with the help of a professional star-making company, Na Ying successively released several solo albums.
Among them was the popular song "Day Don't Understand the Darkness of the Night", which even set a sales record.
In this way, Na Ying became popular in Taiwan.
But it is said that people are easy to fall when things are going well, and Na Ying at this time is the best portrayal.
Perhaps the star path was too smooth, and her romance with a football player made her fall.
The house leak coincided with the overnight rain, and at this time she also had a conflict with the company and was ready to terminate the contract.
When she was busy with everything, Faye Wong appeared like a rescuer sent by heaven.
She introduced her agent, Qiu Likuan, to Na Ying.
He also helped her terminate her contract with her original record company and signed her to the same company as herself.
The relationship between the two became better and better, not only sharing a dressing room, but when Na Ying went to the event, Faye Wong also asked her stylist to style her.
So even if the fans quarreled and fought over the diva of the music world at that time, they fought for the head.
Neither of these two lords cared, but the relationship became closer.
That year, Na Ying organized his own solo album "Conquest".
But because it was all a song short, the release date was delayed again and again.
It happened that Faye Wong went to visit the class and saw that Na Ying was very busy, so she gave her "Dream Awakened" to Na Ying without saying a word.
Na Ying only made up the requirements for release, and the album was also popular all over the country.
In 2018, Faye Wong participated in the show "City of Phantom Music".
The performance of the last episode is very important, and Na Ying's appearance as the finale guest is enough to see the deep friendship between the two.
Over the years, Faye Wong and Na Ying have always helped each other in their career development.
The status of the two in the music industry is very important, and the huddle of these two diva levels is not a strong combination.
Plus Na Ying and Faye Wong's boyfriend Nicholas Tse have both been mentors for The Voice.
Does this also confirm the "capital huddling" mentioned by Zhen Ni from the side?
Warmth between capitals
The show "The Voice of China" has been established for ten years since 2012.
Every summer season that arrives, there are viewers waiting to be broadcast.
The explosion of the first season not only started the slogan of the show.
It has also brought many music lovers from truly ordinary backgrounds into the public eye.
Among them are the well-known Jike Junyi, Liang Bo, Wu Mochou and others.
With the broadcast of successive seasons, more and more outstanding young singers have appeared on the big screen.
It can also be said that this program has inspired many young people without backgrounds to boldly pursue their dreams.
But gradually, the tree made a big move, and the show changed its taste.
First of all, in the mentor selection process, there are strong traces of performance in the pompous rhetoric when competing for outstanding students.
Although we can also understand that it is for the effect of the show, it seems very unnatural compared to previous seasons.
Then there is the judges' score, and the contestants with more solid singing skills will not get high scores and will not have the opportunity to advance.
Instead, players with lower scores can advance smoothly.
Such a routine made everyone more and more incomprehensible, and many viewers shouted "changed taste".
Zhen Ni also criticized in a long article edited by herself that this show has lost its original intention.
Because of the operation of capital, excessive commercialization has made it lose its musical nature.
She also said that it was not only the nature of the music that was lost, but also the conscience of the singers who served as mentors.
As seniors in the music industry, they do not cherish talents in their hearts.
Everyone's performance may be just a string of numbers in their eyes.
When they turned their backs to the contestants, they did not feel their singing, and some were just the promotion list that the program team had already prepared.
Everyone's performance is useless, and their results have already been clearly priced.
When a piece of cake gets bigger and bigger, everyone wants a piece of the pie.
As an investor, what you want after investing a lot of money in this show is tantamount to higher return business value.
As a result, some of these entertainment companies will find ways to attract traffic for their artists after they become investors.
Among the contestants in these sessions, there are many such "relationship households", and the more related households, the fewer people who are real materials.
And these mentors who participated in the competition, there is also an interest relationship between them, similar to the "official protection" in ancient officialdom.
After they huddle together, it is also a substantial help to stabilize their status in the entertainment industry.
So this is why Zhen Ni said that being a mentor does not depend on whether you are qualified, but only on whether your relationship is good or not.
From the original excellent singers who were buried in order to dig up more, it has evolved into today's mercenary.
Even if the veteran mentor has not changed, and the familiar format has not changed, it still lacks the purity and blood of many years ago.
As once loyal viewers, we can't help but feel sorry that such a show has evolved into what it is today.
epilogue
As Faye Wong and Na Ying at the level of divas in the Chinese music scene.
They should have cherished these music-loving descendants.
But when they put on the name of capital, they turn a blind eye to it.
All they want to maintain is the format built by capital operations.
Whether it is Faye Wong, Na Ying, or Nicholas Tse, Yu Chengqing, Yang Kun and others who have come to The Voice as a mentor.
After a long time in the big dye vat of the entertainment industry, the pursuit of music is not pure.
So Zhen Ni's statement is also true, these mentors have lost their pursuit of music and wasted their talents.
It also broke the hearts of people like Li Min who really valued these civilian singers.
Disclaimer: The article description process and pictures are all from the Internet, this article aims to advocate positive social energy, no vulgar and other bad guidance. If copyright or character infringement is involved, please contact us in time, we will delete the content as soon as possible! If there is any doubt about the incident, delete or change it immediately after contact.