I wonder where Qin Wenju has gone. Is she going to provide lunch or not?

Looking around, there was still an hour until noon. Liang Liang, with the idea of ​​"beating a child on a rainy day and having nothing better to do," gave pointers to the Red Cliff Band.

He gave instructions to Li Jun and He Er.

"Brother Liang! What song's drum score were you playing just now?"

He Er's name is really funny, it's He Suoju.

At first glance, one might think it's called "What is there to fear?"

Liang Liang thought that calling him He Suoju (meaning "fearless") was more appropriate, as it matched his somewhat eccentric personality.

"I am utterly ashamed!"

"Ashamed? Is there such a song? We don't think we've ever heard of it."

You're right if you haven't heard of it; 99% of the people in the country haven't heard of it either.

Only some people in Hainan have heard this song.

However, a large percentage of people across the country will hear this song after the Chinese New Year.

The members of the Red Cliff Band will hear this in a couple of days; the Blue Shark Band will be performing this song when the local dance hall opens.

"Of course! You'll hear it in a couple of days. Would you like to learn the drum score for this song?"

"Judging from the drumbeats, this song has a pretty fast tempo, which I like."

Liang Liang's biggest annoyance was drawing drum scores; it was so incredibly painful.

In the time it takes him to draw one drum score, he can produce the sheet music for three or four songs.

Can you read drum scores?

"I can watch it, but I can't understand it all!" He Suoju answered honestly.

Isn't this like a blind man lighting a lamp and wasting his time? He spent several minutes drawing a drum score, and he couldn't even read it.

If you can't read drum scores, how do you play the drums? Did you figure it out entirely from memory?

How did Xiao Yu teach them back then? Didn't you teach them the drum scores when you were teaching them drums?

Liang Liang had no choice but to supplement He Suoju's knowledge of drum scores.

"This is a whole note rest. You can see that these four squares all contain this kind of note. This tells you that there should be a four-beat pause in all four measures. In other words, the drummer has nothing to do at the beginning of the intro. The drummer only enters on the fifth beat."

He Suoju nodded: "I understand!"

If he still doesn't understand this, he'll be an idiot.

"Next up is the drumming. See these tadpole-like notes? That's the bass drum, the 'boom' in 'boom-boom-boom.' Next, those tadpole-like notes are the hi-hat. And this circled X means 'on', understand?"

…

Liang Liang was annoyed. He had only come to conduct an assessment, but now he was being asked to help with poverty alleviation.

"Didn't your teacher teach you how to read drum scores when he was teaching you?"

He Suoju blushed slightly: "I did teach! But I found those lessons boring, so I didn't study them properly and even missed a few classes in between."

No wonder this guy was somewhere between knowing and not knowing how to read the drum score; he'd skipped class.

"Go to the side and look at the drum scores. If you don't understand something, come and ask me again. Your task now is to learn to read all the songs and understand the drum scores within three days."

He Suoju ran to the side, scratching his head and looking timid.

Li Jun's problem is that he hasn't received formal vocal training; he sings entirely based on his natural voice and brute force.

Singing like this is not only tiring, but it also damages the lifespan of your voice.

Liang Liang first taught him some simple vocal exercises.

This needs to be done gradually, not rushed. Let him master it little by little.

Liang Liang was instructing He Suoju and Li Jun, while Wang Fan was instructing Hongya Band's guitarist Xi Hai and keyboardist Xie Dejun.

While continuing his keyboard practice, Wang Fan also dedicated himself to learning guitar over the past two months.

He felt that boys holding guitars were more likely to attract girls' attention.

When Luo Lin was a keyboardist at Blue Shark, he played rhythm guitar and did it quite well. Although his skill level was far inferior to Liu Yuyong's, he could still fool people by pretending to be Gong Xihai's master.

On the keyboard, he no longer needed to cheat or deceive; he could openly and honestly be Xie Dejun's mentor without any problems.

Qin Wenju was busy with something and didn't arrive until almost 11 o'clock.

"Although the overall level of the Red Cliff Band is not very high, they can still handle a few song requests in your Oriental Dance Hall. There aren't many people here who truly understand music, and even fewer who understand Western instruments. So even if they have flaws, no one will notice them. As time goes by, with more experience and more mature skills, plus some guidance, give them a year and they will make up for these flaws. Then they will be an excellent band."

Qin Wenju had no objection to Liang Liang's professional advice, but she did object to why Liang Liang had brought Wang Fan along.

This light bulb is a real nuisance, ruining many romantic moments.

Originally, Liang Liang was going to do something intimate with him after the band audition today, but now it seems there's no hope left.

At noon, Qin Wenju arranged a banquet at the Oriental Hotel, which was attended by Liang Liang, Wang Fan, and members of the Hongya Band.

At the dinner table, Liang Liang explained the duties that the nightclub band should perform.

They can play at least a few dozen currently popular songs to accompany their music, in order to meet the needs of various customers.

This also includes the needs of some tone-deaf customers who love to sing and show off.

A large forest has all kinds of birds, and a large population will produce all sorts of oddballs.

Some people are tone-deaf but still like to wail and howl in front of others. There are definitely not just one or two people like this who are hostile to all of humanity, but many.

When a band accompanies someone like that, they need to be fully prepared mentally.

Liang Liang passed on all his experience from the dance hall band to the Hongya Band.

"From now until the end of next year, you must make a qualitative leap in your skills. Stop doing those fruit-making things all day long, otherwise you will be completely eliminated from this industry. You only have a little over a year left."

Starting in the second half of 1994, VCDs will appear on the stage of home appliances. Their emergence will greatly popularize people's karaoke level. Some small-scale karaoke bars and dance halls will adopt this equipment that is a one-time investment and will benefit for a long time.

Therefore, some mediocre bands residing in these small dance halls will be completely eliminated.

If the Red Cliff Band doesn't improve themselves within one to two years, there's a very high possibility they'll be eliminated by VCD.

Of course, if they can advance to the level of performing in large nightclubs, they can survive by signing with a record company or becoming professional accompanists.

Of course, the basic requirement is that your skill level must meet the requirements.

"We will definitely seize the opportunity to improve our skills."

"No pain, no gain. When you make a name for yourselves, I dare not say you'll have plenty of money, but you'll certainly have no shortage of women. So, a moment of patience brings peace and tranquility, and taking a step back will leave you with nothing... sorry, I misspoke again. It's not about leaving you with nothing, it's about having a vast and open sky."

A burst of laughter erupted at the table.