Taking a deep breath, Ouyang Guang followed the band members to the side of the stage.
The familiar vibration of the floor came, and the shrill sounds from the audience were like waves. He sat down on the drum stool and checked and adjusted the drum set as usual.
At this moment, a clear shout suddenly pierced the noisy background sound in the venue: "Ouyang Guang! Come on!"
He subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and his heart skipped a beat. In the audience area on the side of the stage, several girls were holding light signs with his name printed on them and waving glow sticks.
Looking closely, there are both Chinese and Korean words on the cheering board, so they must be fans following from Korea.
He had heard that she had a fan club and a fan page, but he never expected that they would come all the way to Shanghai just for a few minutes of drumming performance.
Although there were only a few people there, the flickering light was brighter than the stage lights in his eyes.
The cheering signs with mixed Chinese and Korean words swayed gently with their movements, and the light shining through the ceiling lights of the venue made the glitter on the cheering signs sparkle, just like the light of expectation in their eyes.
Ouyang Guang opened his eyes wide, his amber pupils filled with emotion - his throat suddenly tightened, his nose felt sore, and his eyes were filled with heat.
The corners of his mouth lifted uncontrollably, breaking into a brilliant smile, revealing his signature little canine teeth, and he waved vigorously at the girls: "Nuna, thank you for coming to see me!"
After saying this, Zheng Ding put his hands together, bowed his head to express his thanks, then quickly raised his hands and made a shining heart above his head.
The girls burst into even more enthusiastic cheers, and the endless shouts of "Come on!" instantly filled Ouyang Guang's heart with warmth.
Ouyang Guang never imagined that even though he was just a drummer in the corner, there would actually be fans who would come across mountains and seas to support him live.
Behind these cheering boards, perhaps there is the hard work of staying up all night to make them, and the travel across countries to pursue schedules, but they are just for his short few minutes of appearance time.
The prelude of the music suddenly sounded, and Ouyang Guang quickly grasped the drumsticks, with a slight tremor still remaining on his fingertips.
When the first note burst out from the drum, his body immediately swayed to the rhythm.
Unlike the show in Seoul, this time, his eyes would always unconsciously drift in the direction of the fans' cheering.
Every time the drumsticks fell, he could see the girls waving their light sticks excitedly. Those encouraging eyes seemed to inject new strength into the familiar drumbeats.
In the interval between intense drum beats, Ouyang Guang accurately captured the banners held high by fans - "Your drum beats are the beat of my heartbeat."
His breathing stagnated, but the movements of his hands became more and more smooth and unrestrained. The strands of hair on his forehead flew as he shook his head violently, and sweat fell along his jawline, reflecting a crystal light under the stage lights.
He knew that at this moment, he was no longer a trainee pursuing his dreams alone, but had completed a two-way journey across distance with the people in the audience.
Sweat dripped down his chin, but he laughed even more freely. Every time the drumsticks fell, he felt that he was not only performing, but also responding to the love of these fans and the expectations of his family and friends in the audience.
As Kim Heechul's singing and drum beats intertwined, in the audience, Ouyang Guang's mother was holding Chang'an's hand tightly, with an expression of pride and heartache on her face; He Ziqi was holding up the camera and taking pictures frantically, while Chen Zheng and He Zilin were waving their glow sticks vigorously to the rhythm.
䀴The girls holding cheering signs kept staring at his figure intently, holding up light signs with his name printed on them in both hands and waving glow sticks.
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