Since the Black Panther band didn't appear in this life, the task of bringing their classic songs back to life falls on Liang Liang's shoulders.

The Black Panther band originated as an electric band affiliated with a beverage company, and at that time they did not yet have their own independent name.

However, almost all the core members of the Black Panther band are here: Guo Chuanlin, Li Tong, Ding Wu, Wang Wenjie, and Wang Wenfang.

At that time, they didn't have their own songs, so they rehearsed some popular songs or covered foreign rock music.

In 1987, the band became independent and was officially named Black Panther. Ding Wu left to form the Tang Dynasty band, while Dou Wei and Luan Shu joined Black Panther.

In late 1989, the 1990 Beijing Modern Music Concert contacted Black Panther and asked if they would be willing to participate, but on the condition that they must have their own compositions.

Thus, Black Panther's first original song was born, which is "Facial Makeup".

Since Liang Liang wanted to recreate the classic performance of the Black Panther band, he naturally put this song first.

Next was the rehearsal of the accompaniment. Liang Liang didn't sing, but only accompanied the music with the bass.

After the entire rehearsal was completed, Liang Liang pointed out the problems she had found and corrected them one by one.

He wants to perfectly showcase the classic works of bands that never existed in this world, striving to be as accurate as possible, down to the smallest detail.

"That's all for 'Facial Makeup'. Now let's move on to 'Grey Bird'."

Xiao Yu hadn't felt the impact of the song's verses yet.

But when Liang Liang shouted out the line "Wandering and Flying," Xiao Yu's body twitched, causing her drum to produce a wrong note.

He was immediately met with a disdainful look from Liang Liang.

You bastard, stop being so sensitive! It's just a single wrong note.

But that bastard's voice is really good, this shout should be D5, right?

When the Blue Shark Band was rehearsing their fourth song, the delivery truck arrived. Zheng Tuo went to arrange the unloading location, and before leaving, he slipped a 200-yuan red envelope into Li Zhizhou's pocket.

When Liang Liang and Zheng Tuo discussed giving Li Zhizhou a red envelope, Zheng Tuo looked puzzled.

"He's just a reporter, what's the point of giving him a red envelope?"

"Brother! I thought you'd gained some insights into life by sleeping all day for the past two months, but it seems you've just been sleeping the whole time and haven't thought about anything at all?"

Zheng Tuo scratched his head: "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm asking you, how much does it cost to place an advertisement in the evening paper?"

"Why advertise? Advertising costs a lot of money."

"For a company to quickly increase its brand awareness, advertising is the best way, even though it's expensive. Wouldn't you like to see our Ocean Jet Ballroom become a well-known company in the future?"

"Of course I want to."

"Advertising is inevitable, but we don't have much money right now, so we can't afford to spend money like water on advertising. We need to be careful with our spending, and advertising in newspapers is a very cost-effective way."

"It costs tens of yuan to put an ad in the newspaper, right?"

"Tofu blocks? I'm asking about half-sheets and full-sheets?"

"That's expensive, it seems to cost several hundred to over a thousand."

"Li Zhizhou once wrote an article praising Bi Sheng's dance troupe, and it was very effective. Our afternoon performance that day was sold out, and there were probably several hundred people who couldn't get in."

Zheng Tuo blinked: "You mean you want Li Zhizhou to write a report about our dance hall in the evening paper?"

"It needs to include pictures, and it needs to be quite long. Even if it doesn't take up half a page, it should still be a large section. That would be like advertising for us!"

"How much will you pay?"

"I think two hundred is enough. Two hundred yuan can produce an advertisement with an effect no less than a thousand or eight hundred yuan. Do you think we made a profit or a loss?"

Zheng Tuo finally realized the truth.

"Moreover, if we build a good relationship with him, he'll report on us every now and then, which will be very beneficial for maintaining and expanding the nightclub's reputation. You said the professional football league starts next year, should we buy some front and back sponsorships for the Lianwan football team?"

Zheng Tuo was startled. This dance hall hadn't even opened yet, and they were already eyeing professional football next year.

After handing the red envelope to Li Zhizhou, Zheng Tuo went to direct the unloading of the goods.

Liang Liang came down from the stage and sat down next to Li Zhizhou.

"Brother Li! Can you still listen to these pieces we rehearsed?"

"It's alright, quite good. I like the song 'Grey Bird,' especially the last line, 'Facing ridicule, flapping its wings,' which is very uplifting."

"Brother Li! You writers are all about expressing your feelings. Now that you have feelings too, please give us, our newly formed band, lots of criticism. We'll humbly accept any criticism, even if it's in the newspaper."

Those who wield the pen will not fail to understand the implied meaning.

"Xiao Liang! Don't worry, you and Boss Zheng, I will definitely criticize your band hard in our entertainment section."

Although Li Zhizhou didn't know how much money Zheng Tuo had put in the red envelope in his pocket, he was sure it wasn't ten or twenty yuan.

This is something everyone tacitly understands.

"Brother Li! Should we add a few pictures? I think that would make the criticism more three-dimensional and achieve a more memorable effect."

"Yes, yes! I'll take some photos for you now."

There's an art to taking photos; you can't just take pictures anywhere.

Liang Liang conducted the band members in several poses on stage, some fresh and gentle, others wild and unrestrained, which Li Zhizhou then photographed.

Two of these photos will be selected as the base images to be painted on the exterior wall.

The new signboard of the Maritime Song and Dance Troupe has just been put up, and it glitters in the sunlight.

Of course, we had to take another group photo of the band under the new sign.

Ming Hong, Ling Lanzhi, and Zhang Hua were also called here by Liang Liang. There were seven people, four of whom were beauties. With beauties, there is bound to be an effect.

After taking the photos, Li Zhizhou happily went back to write his article and develop the photos.

For two consecutive days, the 14th and 15th, the band had intensive rehearsals. When Wang Fan was on duty, Zhang Hua was pulled in to play keyboards.

In order to expand the influence of the soon-to-open Maritime Ballroom, Liang Liang simply moved the band to a local park for a free open-air rehearsal on the evening of August 15th.

Oriental Plaza is located to the southeast of the development zone, which at the time housed numerous Japanese-owned enterprises and was always bustling with people.

Therefore, by the time the open-air rehearsal was going on until after 9 p.m., countless people had gathered around it, making it completely packed.

"Dear fellow villagers, young and old, brothers and sisters, we are the Blue Shark Band from Haiyun Dance Hall. Tomorrow, our dance hall will officially open. Adhering to the business policy of affordable consumption, we welcome all of you to come and give us your guidance. Our dance hall has a high-level band and offers song requests. It is the best place to hold personal gatherings and conduct business negotiations. Welcome everyone to come and visit us."

After finishing the song, Liang Liang started advertising.

It would be foolish not to take advantage of so many people.