Battle of The Heavens: Earthly Joy in the Haze
Wang Xuming
At a time when the land is smog and almost suffocating; when the various entertainment talent shows on the screen are as chaotic as smog and almost suffocating, fortunately there is a series of programs from Shanghai Oriental Satellite TV, and fortunately there is also "The Battle of Tianlai". Seriously, the first season of "Battle of Tianlai" has just ended, and I am already looking forward to the second season.
Earthly joy in the haze!
"The Battle of Tianlai" is good, first of all because of its natural, authentic and unpretentious program style. In the show, some unknown so-called celebrity singers, although many of them are also slightly famous, but compared with the four entertainment stars, they are still "vegetarian". The competition between the celebrity singer and the entertainment star is the real celebrity and grassroots dispute, and the real song singing art live play dispute, so that the show is good and the real charm is revealed.
In "The Battle of Tianlai", we were pleasantly surprised to see that the folk singer Yang Zi sang "The Love of a Lifetime" by himself, and successfully challenged the pop music veteran Mo Wenwei with a slightly vicissitudes of singing; Su Shiding, who was a student of Yang Kun's "team" in another music program, defeated the singer Yang Kun with a song "Painful Sorrow"; bar singer Ren Bairu sang "On the Side of the Water" with an acoustic guitar in "The Battle of Tianlai", which was stunned to defeat Fei Yuqing, who was known as the "evergreen tree of the music world" Zhao Youqiao, who has always regarded singer Hua Chenyu (Hua Hua) as a musical idol, defeated him with Hua Chenyu's own song "Dust in the Fireworks"; and the fat girl Tianyuan, who liked Zhang Xinzhe's songs, sang Zhang Xinzhe's song "Forest of Two People" to "pick Zhang Xinzhe off the horse", and so on.
Star Element Battle, that is, ordinary people challenge stars, which is not only a new music program model, but also an inspiration for the direction of life and the growth of youth. The ratings report shows that in the audience composition of "The Battle of Tianlai", young people under the age of 34 account for 37.2%, most of whom are young people aged 25 to 34 and college students. This data shows that young people are more concerned about how people who have become famous, but how the unmoulded people work the road of struggle and how to achieve success in the end. It can be said that the process is more important than the result, and the artistic display of this process is undoubtedly of special significance for the healthy growth and motivation of young people.
In the process of such a battle, many details are the highlights. We were moved by these details again and again, and we were moved to tears by these details again and again. In the absence of sincere and unpretentious relationships, especially on the screen, it's no surprise that the show is fascinating. Of course, in addition to the truth, the whole show is full of suspense in terms of structural arrangement and design, and the elimination of singers on the stage makes the audience feel addicted and powerful, giving everyone a strong sense of expectation.
Another reason why "Battle of Tianlai" is good is the deep musical literacy and personality charm displayed by the four singers. To some extent, this stage is not only popular with ordinary people, but also a second shaping of the image of famous singers. In the whole competition process of the Battle of Tianlai, in addition to Fei Yuqing, Karen Mok, Yang Kun and Hua Hua, there are also zhang Xinzhe, Yang Zongwei, Cao Ge, Ye Qianwen, Li Jian and other veteran singers on the stage, who all show their own qualities without exception, especially respect for the ordinary singers and the audience. For example, in the match between the vegetarian and the star, there is a vegetarian who selected Mo Wenwei, and when he failed to challenge and leave the stage, the male singer said that he came to this stage for Mo Wenwei, so he felt that he was worth it, he pulled Mo Wenwei's hand and politely released it. What he didn't expect was that Karen Mok graciously took his hand and said, "It's okay, pull a little longer." "This kind of truth and understanding and the understanding of the grassroots heart are really touching. For another example, when the star chose to pair with the challenger, Fei Yuqing and Hua Hua chose Su Shiding at the same time, and in the stage of Su Shiding's anti-selection, she chose Hua Hua. The little brother saw the situation and said very politely: "That is, you see how much you match, don't be embarrassed." Fei Yuqing has used witty humor like this to resolve many embarrassments many times many times. What I feel particularly deeply is that he shows not only language art, but also the transparency of his attitude towards life, which is really precious. You see, when Fei Yuqing commented on his collaborator Zhao Youqiao, he said: "Don't look at this girl who is very public on the stage, but she feels a little shy in life, which is very cute." How well it was said.
On the stage, the stars released the greatest kindness and sincerity to the singers, sent all their blessings, and even hoped that they would be defeated, which is the dedication and love for music, but also the heart. In the Xingsu battle session, Ren Bairu's "On the Side of the Water" made Karen Mok cry, she said: "Every action is from your heart, I can't cry, I thank you very much." Yang Kun's evaluation is more direct, "This voice has a story, he has no singing skills, no skills, and small mistakes, but this is a story." There's no way to take your eyes off him. And Fei Yuqing said a very emotional word after losing to Ren Boru, he said: "There are many good voices, but the sound of the story is difficult to find, he suddenly sang a "Boat Song" in the back, this adaptation surprised me." This feeling of vicissitudes is also a kind of beauty. Yang Kun has said from the first game, "I hope she (the challenger) can win." In the second scene, he was very happy when he lost to his former student Su Shiding: "Three years ago, your work touched me, three years later your singing voice shocked me, as the first singer in the history of the music world to be killed, I am honored to die at the hands of my own students." 」 Hope you can keep singing, getting better and better, and be proud of you. ”
I have to talk about the host Cheng Lei. Among the entertainment hosts I have seen, and even other types of hosts, Cheng Lei has made my eyes light up. His hosting is atmospheric and unpretentious, steady and rigid, and what is even more valuable is that he is very appropriately shown to be witty and humorous. For example, when Ren Bairu defeated the little brother and climbed to the top of the pyramid, the host Cheng Lei said, "Little brother, you gave him a pair of invisible wings. For another example, after the successful pairing of the last issue of Huahua and Su Shiding, Cheng Lei said to Huahua not without ridicule but with some meaning: "Remember Fan Yuanyuan on the shore of Daming Lake?" "I thought a similar expression obviously couldn't be prepared in advance. For many hosts who can only recite the manuscript, it is difficult to have such a realm. This is the charm of the host.
The four stars are not only obsessed with music on the stage, fully displaying their musical talents, but also their multi-faceted artistic accomplishment is also impressive. Fei Yuqing's square dance, Karen Mok's electric guzheng performance, Huahua's tango dance, and Yang Kun's song "Dancing Lady" are all bold breakthroughs and refreshing. At the same time, their accurate program reviews, no loss of time in singing a few sentences, and verbal wisdom are unforgettable.
The third reason why "The Battle of Tianlai" is good is that it also makes the public fully aware of a new generation of singers, that is, Hua Chenyu, a young singer with the stage name Huahua. "The Battle of Tianlai" first showed his musical talent. If nothing else, "My Skate Shoes", which was adapted from flowers on the stage of the Battle of Tianlai, can be described as a sense of rebirth, instantly popular on the Internet, and is known as the 2016 annual powerful RAP. This song is a divine comedy that has been all over the Internet since 2014, and Hua Hua's adaptation is extremely subversive, breaking the musical structure of the original song and giving the song a new life. Some commentators said that he "not only retains the characteristics of the original song's demonic brainwashing, but also integrates his own unique understanding and emotions, the high-pitched place is vivid, the RAP is spontaneous and beautiful, and the helplessness of chasing faith that the original work wants to express is vividly sprinkled out, and at the same time, it also presents a kind of freedom that leaves the hardships and hardships behind and strides forward with his head held high." In particular, the smile at the end of the frame can be described as extremely charming and touching. Some people say that Brilliance Chenyu can control different singing styles, even if it is the same song, each singing can bring a different feeling to everyone. In addition, his ability to adapt and create cannot be ignored, and various different styles of music are also at his fingertips, from singing himself to helping Su Shiding win the championship, Huahua Music has also achieved transformation and gorgeous turn.
"The Battle of Tianlai" also shows the expression ability of Hua Hua in an all-round way. In the Battle of Tianlai on December 4, when the big screen showed the number of votes of "Tianlai Singer" Yang Kun's three-vote victory over the challenger Liu Qi, Hua Chenyu interrupted the progress of the game, he said "Wait a minute", Hua Chenyu stood up and expressed his opinion: "Every time we have the ticket of 'Tianlai Singer' offstage, it is not counted in the final vote, is it possible to change this rule?" Therefore, Xi Cai's "Hua Hua" once again solicited votes for the challenger music teacher Liu Qi to the "Tianlai Singing General" around him. The star singer who originally voted for Yang Kun was also entangled. And Yang Kun also stood up and said very generously: "I also want to give Liu Qi a chance." "Although, the game has rules of the game. In the end, the number of votes did not change, and Liu Qi still regretted leaving. However, this "small storm" also allowed the audience to see the "natural singing general", especially as the new generation of flowers and flowers for the excellent challengers of the talent.
In the expression of flowers and flowers, there is no lack of elaboration of life, society and their own growth experiences, which also give people inspiration. After the singer Zhou Xiaoxiao sang and challenged the failure, Hua Chenyu said something like this: "I just listened carefully to your experience, very happy and still insisting on your musical dreams, I am also drafted, when I competed, everyone was saying, including the media and judges, Hua Chenyu is a genius, there is no need to compete here." Finally, once standing on the PK stage, I couldn't help but say, I'm not a genius, I just worked hard a little earlier than others. I put my best form on the stage at once, and you saw my best form directly. Fortunately, you are ten years, and Uncle Fei (Yuqing) has sung on this stage for more than ten years, when you fail every time you think about winning next time, but why I will lose, where I am not good enough. You must know that failure is not terrible, and after this, if you can still stand on this stage, it will be touching. Whether it is ten years or twenty years, as long as there is still a stage that can make us ordinary people stand on it, we should cherish it. Hua Hua's sincere and encouraging words have infected and touched countless people, including me in front of the TV. Hua Hua's speech is not so much a wonderful expression of words. It is better to say that his sincerity is direct. There are many such words, such as: "I really love too much and he loves you too much!" "Your love songs are very good, but Uncle Fei's songs have a feeling that makes me blush..." "Teacher Li Jian also makes music, you will definitely like Yuanyuan's rare tone, she will shine with a little polishing." Wait a minute.
After Jay Chou, I have always hoped that among the new generation of mainland singers after 90 and 00, there will be a "second Jay Chou" generation, and from Hua Hua, I am happy to see such hope. Although Huahua still has some immature and unsatisfactory places, his style, especially its background color, that is, the sincerity of treating people and expressing things, the casualness, the enthusiasm, and the naughtiness are impressive and endearing. We look forward to more young singers, including Hua Hua, growing up to become talents and becoming idols of health and sunshine in the fertile land of Chinese mainland, inspiration and struggle.
Although "The Battle of Tianlai" is still immature, especially regretting the finals, it seems a little hasty, but in any case, "The Sound of Tianlai" is enough to make us amazing and joyful, enough to let us enjoy some earthly joy in the smog.
I would also like to quote two people to conclude this article: One is Li Yong, director of Oriental Satellite TV Center and general manager of Oriental Entertainment Media Group Co., Ltd., who said: "The program outputs values, and the content is only a carrier. All successful variety shows are a mirror, and if it can catch fire, it must shine into the hearts of the Chinese public. "The Battle of Tianlai" is also trying to be such a mirror. Zhou Ye, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Fudan University, pointed out: "The positive values and interpersonal interactions displayed in the TV program hit the demands of the times when they sought challenges and sought to reset the sequence, so they had a greater resonance beyond the aesthetics of hearing." "The words of these two can be said to be the best footnotes of this show, and it is also the reason why I, a non-entertainer, praise an entertainment show."
Battle of Tianlai: Earthly joys I enjoy in the smog.