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Chapter 918 - 919: Compliance and Utilization of Rules

Chapter 918: Chapter 919: Compliance and Utilization of Rules

Shanghai City is an international metropolis, and although it is also known as a prefectural city, its administrative institutions are comparable to the entire Nanfu Province.

By this logic, Dragon TV would be considered a provincial television station. Although such local TV stations can’t compare with the Capital Main Station, Dragon TV is renowned within the industry and hosts many famous programs.

At Dragon TV, Ye Xiyao also had cooperative relations, so their group received a warm reception.

Upon learning that Li Changlin was coming to participate in the Xuanyuan Good Voice finals, a deputy director at Dragon TV became even more enthusiastic, even proposing to sign a contract with Li Changlin, with promises of a substantial investment in packaging him to fame.

Actually, it was all because of Ye Xiyao’s influence.

As a Heavenly Queen superstar, even a brief mention of Dragon TV on her Weibo would greatly boost the station’s popularity and viewership ratings.

That is the power of resources. Although Dragon TV is significant, it still can’t match the draw of a Heavenly Queen superstar.

Li Changlin, of course, couldn’t possibly accept the proposal; he was, after all, already a prominent broadcaster, with Heaven and Earth Streaming willing to pay him an annual salary of 18 million, which he had not yet accepted.

However, he would eventually leave Endless. The main reason he had not yet reached an agreement with Heaven and Earth was his concern that their promotion could affect the revenues at the Home of Changlin.

After all, the income from the bet with the Feixue Legion had not yet been accounted for.

If that money came through, Li Changlin would definitely consider leaving.

Ever since he used the IQ Card, his intelligence had drastically improved.

The reason why Endless went to such lengths to promote him was simple: to use his and the Endless Dual Kings’ reputation to attract followers to the platform.

Heaven and Earth Streaming’s fame and profits primarily arose from the large number of users on the platform.

Before it was in the streaming business, the platform originated as a gaming, voice-over guild alliance, so its resources were strong.

Of course, these matters were momentarily unrelated to Li Changlin. The pressing priority was to get through the Xuanyuan Good Voice challenge first.

One day later, the preliminary selections for Xuanyuan Good Voice officially began, managed by Dragon TV. Across the country, thirty-five provincial capitals each had about thirty direct nominations, and an additional fifty contestants emerged from the open auditions, bringing roughly eighty people per province.

With thirty-five provinces, this amounted to several thousand contestants. Dragon TV was prepared; they arranged for fifty well-known musicians to helm the selection, completing it in just three days.

Of course, because of Ye Xiyao’s backing, Li Changlin was spared this part of the process, which left a deep impression on him.

However, Li Changlin knew that Ye Xiyao’s assistance could only go so far.

By the fifth day, when the official recording of Good Voice began, everything would depend on his true abilities.

Yet, Li Changlin felt no pressure.

Aside from Li Changlin, Sky Horse Records had also nominated two newcomers, Chen Xueying and Ma Kaibo, whose onstage performances were disappointing, and they failed to get past the open auditions, essentially just taking in the sights of Shanghai City.

As for Wang Yiyi, she easily obtained a pass, performing comfortably with the songs written by Li Changlin.

From thousands of contestants, only about a hundred remained to compete.

These contestants would face another ranking on the fourth day, determining the top sixty-four, and those remaining would be the stars of Xuanyuan Good Voice.

The elimination rate was somewhat brutal, but Xuanyuan Good Voice sought only the best; those who weren’t elite wouldn’t make it onto the stage.

When Ye Xiyao had requested that Dragon TV exempt Li Changlin from the audition, the deputy had also asked Li Changlin to sing a few lines.

If Li Changlin had lacked the skills, the deputy might have offended Ye Xiyao, but unlikely would have conceded the favor.

Thus, it goes to show, one has to be tough as iron.

With true talent, Dragon TV was naturally willing to add gloss to an already shining prospect.

Also, knowing Li Changlin’s capabilities was why the deputy director at Dragon TV proposed signing a contract.

Yet, Li Changlin of course couldn’t accept, though this would not affect their mutual respect.

On the fifth day, the recording of Xuanyuan Good Voice officially commenced.

That day, the sixty-four contestants were arranged in several large rooms by Dragon TV, each wearing a mask to prevent recognition by or familiarities with others.

According to principles of fairness and impartiality, not only did the contestants remain unaware of each other, but the four coaches and five judges were also uninformed about each contestant’s details.

Of course, rules are rules, but there were still vulnerabilities to exploit.

Like Luo Tianyi, being one of the judges, she knew Li Changlin had passed the auditions.

Even, on the evening of the third day, she found time to go bar-hopping with Li Changlin.

Ye Xiyao didn’t join, though; her fame far exceeded Luo Tianyi’s. A captured video could significantly affect her reputation.

While the contestants prepared in the rooms, the stage was already buzzing with the recording of the show.

This season of Xuanyuan Good Voice was hosted by Dragon TV’s top male and female hosts, Wang Han and Lu Piaopiao, who had been a team for years and were very successful in the entertainment world.

The four coaches were seated, each a heavyweight in the music scene: Heavenly Queen superstar Xie Yixin, Love Song King Zhang Zhiqian, and the celebrity couple Zhou Yufan and Zhang Yifei.

These were all highly reputable figures, especially Xie Yixin and Zhang Zhiqian, who were on par with Ye Xiyao.

Xuanyuan Good Voice had spared no expense in engaging them as coaches.

The choices for coaches were heavyweights, but the judges were all well-known personalities as well.

Among them, Luo Tianyi needed no introduction; she was the champion of the last season of Xuanyuan Good Voice.

The other four included Lin Qiao’en, Lin Ruonan’s aunt, head of a Capital City art group with a military background; Liu Jielun, a famous lyricist respected by many stars in the music industry.

Luo Weiting was a high-pitched singer, Zhao Yixuan a popular actress at Dragon TV.

According to the rules of Xuanyuan Good Voice, neither the coaches nor the judges were to meet the contestants face-to-face.