Hubei TV had invited Jiang Hua just as a try.
But they didn't expect Jiang Hua, Jun, and Xiao to bring such attention.
The show's production team hadn't had high hopes themselves.
Young people really didn't like traditional opera.
But look, the tickets they had planned to give away were now all snatched up.
Look at this, for the first show recording, fans were everywhere outside. This wasn't a concert, it was just an opera competition.
The opera world hadn't seen such a spectacle in years.
"Love is like quicksand, I don't care..."
A huge crowd was singing Jiang Hua's songs to show support.
It was embarrassing. Jiang Hua suddenly felt a bit ashamed. This was a proper opera competition.
They were singing pop songs, and Jiang Hua's songs at that. Wasn't this disrupting the event?
Jiang Hua stepped out and shouted, "Alright, stop singing. This is an opera competition. How about we sing some opera?"
Damn, it was already good that they could sing his songs. Now he wanted them to sing opera? Being Jiang Hua's fan had requirements.
"I'll start, everyone follow along, how about that?"
Damn it, the fans all smiled bitterly.
It was a farce. These fake fans couldn't even sing "A Lin Daiyu Descends to Earth".
Jiang Hua directly posted his complaint on Douyin and Weibo.
"My fans, many of you came from far away to see me, but you can't even sing the simplest opera. It makes me unhappy. I've decided to do a daily tutorial to teach everyone how to sing opera."
The first to disdain his fans, he was truly a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry. Being Jiang Hua's fan had high requirements.
He would frequently express disdain.
It was really strange. His fans were disdained, yet his follower count increased. It was now approaching 7 million.
Under Jiang Hua's video disdaining his fans,
The comment section was discussing how to get back at him next time.
"Everyone, let's ask Jiang Hua to do a live stream teaching opera. Isn't that a win-win?"
"I see you just want to see his beautiful face. Your calculation is so loud, Tokyo can hear it. But I second the motion."
"Seconded!"
The first episode's recording began, with the show doing an outdoor segment.
There were 23 young contestants, all excellent performers. Jiang Hua stood out as an oddity among them.
He felt awkward himself, but as part of the atmosphere group, he faithfully fulfilled his duty.
He listened attentively when others spoke and gave feedback.
For example now, the host was teaching everyone local dialect. Jiang Hua studied seriously, but his overly enthusiastic manner
Directly stunned the director's team. Brother, we invited you as part of the atmosphere group, no need to try so hard.
The director's eyes lit up. This was creating buzz, wasn't it?
Originally this competition didn't attract young people, but now with this commotion, it was generating talk.
"Director, should we cut this?"
"No need to cut. Why did we invite Jiang Hua? It's to increase buzz."
At the director's request, this outdoor segment was left uncut. This made Jiang Hua's fans laugh hysterically.
"Idol, you disdain us, but look at how hard you're trying."
The fans turned the tables, now mocking their own idol.
The show's ratings actually rose, ranking in the top few at the TV station.
This show was created to promote opera. The station hadn't had much hope.
But by inviting Jiang Hua and two Yue Opera performers, wow, the ratings were almost comparable to their main shows.
Was this atmosphere group too effective?
The director asked, "Doesn't Jiang Hua know how to sing opera? Let him perform as a guest."
The assistant director immediately said, "Well, I'll have to discuss this with him. After all, we didn't say he needed to perform."
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Backstage at the competition, Jiang Hua became a cheerleader.
The 23 contestants were divided into several groups to compete against each other.
Li Yunxiao and Chen Lijun were separated. As popular figures, they had to be spread out or others wouldn't play along.
"Go Yunxiao, you're the best!"
"Thirsty? Want some water?"
He was really embarrassing. Look at how others were staring at her strangely.
"Oh come on, can you be quiet? Let me think for a bit."
Jiang Hua shrugged. He was just afraid she'd be nervous. Fine, I'll go check on my brother then.
Jiang Hua turned and left.
Two girls from her group gathered around, whispering:
"Yunxiao, where did your Yue Opera troupe find this treasure? Can we borrow him for our troupe? His popularity is terrifying. He can trend just by dissing his fans a few times."
Li Yunxiao pricked up her ears. They wanted to poach him? She could disdain their own people, but they couldn't be casually lent out.
She smiled, "This guy came to us on his own. But he's our formal employee, can't be casually lent out."
The two girls teased, "Oh, Yunxiao, are you reluctant to part with him?"
She immediately retorted, "Not at all!"
Jiang Hua walked into Chen Lijun's dressing room.
"Junjun, how's your waist injury?"
Hey! This guy was really like central air conditioning. Even the production crew couldn't stand it.
Jiang Hua continued, "Don't be nervous. Li Yunxiao is going on stage first. Our group is doing a martial arts scene. Her civil opera isn't attractive enough to the audience."
This guy was really good at playing different roles. He really understood show effects.
Chen Lijun was also fed up with this attention-seeker.
But she had been extremely nervous just now. His interruption actually calmed her down a bit.
Jiang Hua went around to several groups, ostensibly encouraging everyone, but actually gathering intelligence.
Even the staff member following him couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Jiang Hua, is this really okay?"
"Which team are you actually on?"
Jiang Hua's lips curled slightly.
"Of course I'm on Teacher Mao's team. Teacher Mao is a mentor."
With that, he pushed open the door to Teacher Mao's team room, his face beaming.
"Teacher Mao, I've gathered information on the situation of several groups. Let me report to you."
This bootlicking appearance was truly the real face of a working person, always thinking for the leader.
The director's team was laughing hard. This guy really knew how to create show effects, as expected of someone from the entertainment circle.
What was originally a serious competition became lively with his antics.
But next, Jiang Hua directly broke the director's team.
After reporting the situation, this guy directly started slacking off.
He found an empty corner and actually started dozing off.
This was the real state of a working person. He knew that after today's performance, he was just part of the atmosphere group and shouldn't steal the spotlight too much.
But how could the director's team let him go? This guy was a treasure.
The director's team had really bet on the right horse this time.
"Comrade Jiang Hua, how about you perform for the opening act later?"
He quickly shook his head. He was just part of the atmosphere group, and there was no appearance fee. Why randomly steal the spotlight?
"What? Me perform? I won't go. Everyone is so excellent, wouldn't I just embarrass myself?"
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