142 Craziness

Wednesday Night, 8:00 PM.

On TV and So Cool live broadcast.

Within just a short ten minutes, the whole Heavenly State erupted.

People had never thought that an ordinary talent show could produce such an overwhelming stage.

Fundamentally speaking, "I Am a Singer" was indeed an ordinary talent show. No matter how creative a form it had, it was still a talent show.

However, no one had expected that such an ordinary talent show could have such a breathtaking stage and venue.

From the five thousand security guards in the beginning to the helicopter picking up the audience, and then to the giant spotlights on top of the surrounding skyscrapers, it had left everyone dumbstruck. With just these, it was enough to make everyone crazy.

This could not be simply expressed as throwing in money.

For such a scene, only one word was appropriate to describe it—prodigal.

Yes, squandering like a prodigal. It had only been ten minutes since the start, but it was analyzed by experts in the industry that it had cost at least three million yuan.

Three million for an opening scene of ten minutes—it was no wonder that countless people had completely kneeled down in the end. They only had one idea left in mind: "When Dali produces something, it must be the best! If it's not up to standard, he will throw in all the money needed to ensure it's the best!"

Such a scene could indeed not be described as art—not even the slightest bit was linked to art.

But no one would object that this opening ceremony created through burning money was indeed perfect! It could even be said that many people might not even be able to see such a scene in their lifetime.

After the shocking opening scene and Li Nianwei's flawless face was displayed on the screen, "I Am a Singer" immediately caught on fire. The fire was beyond people's imagination and burned throughout the entire entertainment circle.

Goddess Li Nianwei.

This star who had never received any endorsement contract since her debut, a Goddess-level figure whose reputation rose in the entertainment circle like a comet was actually willing to serve as an interview reporter on the spot! And it was precisely because of this that her net worth skyrocketed again—because when the camera caught her close-up, even the most discerning person couldn't pick out the slightest bit of problem on her.

Then, the entire Holographic Projection Technology was completely unveiled in front of everyone for the first time.

In just a split second.

The whole world went crazy.

In this world where entertainment was lacking, Holographic Projection Technology meant a lot. It managed to produce a dreamlike landscape of unparalleled beauty. People didn't even dare to use beauty to describe it and praised it as it was much better than that. It could be said that this was a milestone in the history of entertainment. This episode of "I Am a Singer" was a big jump in the entertainment industry in human history.

From a normal stage, it had transformed into a mystical one.

"I Am a Singer" immediately went on fire in the whole world.

Colleagues, Turkey friends, Weipo, and major portals reported and discussed "I Am a Singer" at an unprecedented rate, causing the show's fame to spread like a virus.

Almost all the teenagers who kept up with the trend discussed "I Am a Singer"—the shocking opening, the perfection of Goddess Li Nianwei, and the power of Holographic Projection Technology.

The administrators of the major websites smiled at the crazy site traffic. Just a report related to "I Am a Singer" would cause the site traffic of the website to skyrocket.

With a single report from a large portal, traffic data had soared to millions and continued to climb to new heights.

In an internet cafe.

"'I Am a Singer' is so cool! But it's too short, lasting only an hour and a half. It's not enough at all!"

"When Dali produces something, it must be the best! If someone were to have told me that in the past, I would have mocked him. But now, I'm in complete in agreement with this whatsoever declaration. He's just like a god!"

"Ai, does this Dali have any other productions before this? To have been able to come up with such a show, he's definitely not a simple person!"

"After hearing you say that, I'm indeed quite curious now. Let me check."

Five minutes later, a scream sounded in the internet cafe.

"This Dali is actually the organizer of Goddess Li Nianwei's concert and the producer of Unexpectedly!!"

"It's him? It's actually him?!"

Everyone went crazy. "He was the one who came up with the God-level plan for the concert of the Goddess Li Nianwei?? The one where more than forty luxury cars were used as lighting?" "The producer of Unexpectedly!?!" "No wonder! It's no wonder that he dares to say that whenever Dali produces something, it must be the best! His abilities are through the sky!"

Unknowingly, because of this news, Li Nianwei's concert and Unexpectedly! downloads reached new heights.

…

"I Am a Singer" went on fire all over the country. After the broadcast at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, news media reports swiftly followed, and there was a lot of discussion about the show. The comments were quite professional. Those that didn't know much only knew it was good. They didn't put superficial comments but mainly focused on talking about the Holographic Projection Technology of the show and the overall quality of the singers.

"When I saw the unveiling of the Holographic Projection Technology, I was completely stunned. The technology of Heavenly State has already reached such a height. It's something that certainly makes me over the moon."

"I really like the fact that 'I Am a Singer' has no judges. I have had enough of those unreliable judges. There is no need for comments, no need for scoring. The audience's votes directly decide whether the singer leaves or stay. This is awesome."

"A simple opening with no nonsense. A draw for the sequence of singing before the first singer directly enters the stage. Once the singer is up, the music starts rolling. I like this. There is no need for interviews. The role of the singer is to sing. There is no need for so many intermissions. Jiang Ruoyu's 'Starlight Teardrop' was really good."

"When I heard them sing, I felt that my true love was back. On top of their strong foundational singing skills, their songs were filled with so much emotion. When I watch the other talent shows, the singers either have skill but no emotion, or no emotion and no skill. But through this episode of "I Am a Singer," I have finally heard and seen the most touching song. A good song with a good singer solely focused on singing and bringing out the best."

"This show is truly good. What's rare is that it didn't insert any advertisements in the whole process. Of course, if you have to say that this is to advertise the organizer, Caiwei Entertainment, then I have nothing to say."

Of course, the main focus of these reports were all on the show itself. The real person behind the scene, Hong Dali, was left unreported—this was not because they didn't want to, but Caiwei Entertainment had issued a statement that they were not allowed to talk about it. Otherwise, they would be sued.

It must be said that Hong Dali was really a person who was quite afraid of trouble. He always believed that his job was to spend money every day. As for how much money was earned, his lackeys would help him calculate it. He couldn't bother to use his brain cells on that.

And the result of this was that Young Master Dali, the one who had proclaimed "Whenever Dali produces something, it must be the best! If it's not up to standard, then he would throw in all the money he can to make it the best!" became more and more mysterious.

However, in just one day, the online search for Hong Dali, the God-level organizer, was much hotter than that of the big stars. The number of click rates increased, and the mystery continued to grow. One could see millions of posts related to him in one day.

Of course, there were also some who said otherwise on the internet.

However, towards such discussions, Hong Dali naturally didn't even bother to look at them.

It had to be said that the people of the Heavenly State were quite simple—they didn't care what the mess was. As long as the picture quality was good, the singer was good, the atmosphere was good, the show was good.

And these were definitely not an issue for "I Am a Singer" which had Hong Dali behind.

The continuous broadcast of "I Am a Singer" shocked countless people. Almost without any resistance, everyone accepted the claim "When Dali produces something, it must be the best!". And at this time, the vice president of Caiwei Entertainment, the manager of the Goddess Li Nianwei, Zhang Cai, threw out the second piece of shocking news—

"The second episode of Unexpectedly! is going to be recorded soon." During the news conference, Zhang Cai said.

Thus, the whole of Heavenly State was once again drowned in madness. How could people forget the toy knife that shined brightly? How could people forget the impeccable martial arts effects that were through the sky? How could people forget the classic line "I have no regrets in my youth?"

With the skyrocketing fame of "I Am a Singer" and Zhang Cai's speech, it caused Unexpectedly!'s download count to reach a new peak. Countless people became curious about this micro-movie, and overnight, Hong Dali become the male God in the hearts of many girls!

…

Of course, if someone's happy, there would be someone frustrated.

Tianjing Satellite TV's Huang Zhongyang was now rolling back and forth in joy and grief. He was feeling painful and happy at the same time.

"Hey, this is Tianjing Satellite TV. Ah, really sorry, our TV station's advertisement slots have been filled to midnight until 12:00 AM." Huang Zhongyang was happy and anxious. Then, he said, "At present, the ratings of our TV station have reached 4.6% and is still growing. It can't be helped. I too want to answer to your company, but there really is no more slots left."

"What? Your company intends to have the advertisement in the early morning slot?" Huang Zhongyang wiped his cold sweat. "But there's already a show in that time slot… Oh, ok, ok, I will try to arrange it."

…

Unlike Huang Zhongyang's who was living in grief and happiness, Zhao Wei of Warwick Films was sitting at his desk looking at the ratings' report in his hand, with sweat all over his forehead.

The ratings of the series he shot were terrible, though Huang Zhongyang had already given him sufficient face.

Because there were too many advertisements inserted in the TV series, countless viewers kept complaining: "Can you not insert advertisements in TV dramas? The advertisements keep popping up here and there…"

After hearing the netizens comments, Director Zhao almost wanted to die.

What was most frustrating for him was that he had no way to change the status quo. He couldn't possibly ask the other party to insert commercials, right?