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There was no sound from both earphones. To make sure it wasn't a problem with the earphones themselves, Song Lianqing followed the earphone cables to check the top and bottom connectors, but no matter how she debugged it, it was of no avail. Now that they were on stage, she didn't dare to move too much and could only look at the side curtain for help, repeatedly touching her microphone bag to signal.
Fortunately, she was not the first one to sing in the first song, so she still had one and a half verses to deal with the problem.
Before recording "I Don't Want To", when they were still trainees, Yuan Xiao taught each of them the specific solutions to stage accidents:
"Of course, this does not apply to recording." Yuan Xiao said, "In any recording occasion, if you encounter equipment or physical problems, you can stop the recording immediately. The staff can quickly solve the problem to save everyone's time. Especially for those who are physically unwell during long-term recording, you must raise it immediately and don't force it. I mean the situation where it is impossible to stop temporarily, such as offline performances."
"First of all, stay calm. The most serious situations are hand mics and headsets. When your microphone has problems, if the stage has not yet started or has just started, do not hesitate, go offstage immediately and signal the staff to replace the backup mic. If the line is temporarily disconnected during the performance, first ask for help from your teammates, and after completing your part, still ask for help from the staff immediately."
Yuan Xiao warned them, "During the performance and future music festivals and concerts, the central control and director will definitely be the first to notice your situation. If there is a problem with the microphone, the staff will deal with it immediately, because the impact of the microphone problem is relatively large. Even if it means sacrificing some stage continuity, we must ensure that it is completely handled as soon as possible."
"The second is the earphone monitor, which is also a device that is more likely to have problems on stage. The earphone monitor problem may include a certain track missing from your earphone monitor, or simply not being able to hear anything. At this time, just like the microphone, you must inform the staff immediately." Yuan Xiao emphasized: "Don't imagine that these things will suddenly get better just like they suddenly broke down. Things that need to be reconnected every time have a high probability of problems. All problems on the stage must be let the staff know as soon as possible so that they can help you solve them."
"Of course, there is also a situation where the ear monitor is completely disconnected. In this case, don't hesitate, just take it off."
After confirming three times that there was no response from the earphone, Song Lianqing decisively pulled off one of the earphones.
The noisy sounds in the venue came pouring in all of a sudden, including music, talking. The stage was the center of the entire stadium, and along with the music there were countless other sounds. The in-ear monitors needed to be specially made to fit the ears perfectly, so as to isolate the external sounds on the stage and allow the performers to focus on their own performances. Song Lianqing tried hard to distinguish the sound of the accompaniment, and had to keep part of his mind focused on when the remaining in-ear monitor would be able to restore the connection.
Yuan Xiao had told all of them at their first live performance how to tell which one on the stage was the ground return. Song Lianqing recalled what Sister Xiaoxiao had said at that time, and tried to focus all her attention on the musical accompaniment sent back by the ground return.
At this moment, the members also noticed the situation on Song Lianqing's side. After all, she kept looking back and pulled off her in-ear monitor. Even the fans in the audience could see that there must be something wrong with her in-ear monitor.
After Leng Ci finished singing the intro, he calmly adjusted his position and stood slightly in front of Song Lianqing so that she could see his movements and thus determine the exact rhythm of the song.
For mature singers, it is not too difficult to distinguish simple notes from the ground return and find the entry point of the song. It can be regarded as a performance of superb skills and rich stage experience. However, for idol groups who sing a song in a very fragmented way and need to coordinate with each other and hit the right moments, it is really a very risky thing to perform only with the ground return.
“Not declaring, not refuting, just existing is magnificent enough.”
The string music in the prelude gradually dominated the entire sound field, and Leng Ci's low and hoarse voice provided a powerful enough introduction. The difficulty of the song "The Law of Blooming" should almost not exist in the debut album of a girl group that has just debuted, but the girls did a great job.
Three days after Celes’ first single was released, it topped all the music charts on the Internet. The hand gesture dance and cover songs dominated the short video platform searches. During those days, any music blogger or dance blogger who didn’t know about “The Law of Blooming” would be asked if there was no internet in the village.
The girls raised their heads and kissed their wrists. The law of blooming is that there are no rules, they will bloom on their own.
“Not making noise, not arguing, just existing is hospitality enough.”
The music that has been playing will not be paused due to temporary problems. Xin Mengting changed her voice, accurately controlling her breath. Her ethereal voice descended, echoing Leng Ciyao. The double-front opening gave the song the greatest respect.
Compared to the boy band style songs and dances that have lasted for nearly two hours, the girls on the stage now have waists as flexible as willows, and their dance style that combines urban and jazz has distinct movements. Girl groups don't have to be as strong as boy groups to be considered strong, they can do more things that boy groups can't.
"With tens of millions of frequencies of growth, the dormant bamboo shoots are gently pushing the frozen soil, using dew to translate all the spring and autumn seasons. I heard her story, and she will never surrender."
Mo Shuangzhu held Xin Mengting's arm and crossed their arms sideways. The erupting air column swayed the girls' hair. The melody of the main song was infinitely flattened to almost sound like rap and recitation. By the way, the five people were glad in their hearts that this crucial backbeat was not given to Song Lianqing.
In the MV of this song, they have two sets of clothes as the main visual. One set is a more colorful layered design with macaron-dyed hair and contact lenses, and the other set is an extremely plain white design with pure black long hair and nude makeup. Even the lipstick is just a little bit of shiny lip gloss, and green powder is used on the arms and cheeks to create a moss-like texture.
The entire MV seems to be floating in water mist. A wet atmosphere is created using special equipment and special lens language in a specially built studio. The specially remastered version of the MV also has light water sounds mixed in the accompaniment. It is a song that is very suitable for listening to on rainy days.
Yuan Xiao came to visit them during one of their recording sessions and talked with a smile about the stage equipment she had recently made for Stary. She said that when she was showing Stary the available equipment, she picked out a great water sprinkler device, which would be perfect for use when they sang this song at their next concert.
They can be flowers, very beautiful ones, or they can just be large patches of inconspicuous moss. God blesses them with rain and dew, so they grow vigorously and bloom vigorously.
Plants don’t know what is high or low, good or bad, beautiful or ugly, they only know to move upward.
The costumes they brought to their first offline "The Rules of Bloom" promotional show were the ones that were ultimately rejected. Compared to the one in the MV that was restrained and highlighted the looks of a few people, the silhouette of this one was much more obvious, and the concept of moss was not attached to the body, but integrated into the clothes.
There are two major changes in the drum beats in the whole song of "The Law of Blooming". The first part where Song Lianqing started the song was passed without any trouble. Fortunately, the fans in the audience were not familiar with their new song, otherwise the action of Leng Ci's temporary adaptation of the dance moves and clapping for her twice would have been too obvious.
Song Lianqing's anxious mood miraculously relaxed a little.
Celes and the other four people moved back and let her go back to the backstage. Song Lianqing couldn't help but glance at the backstage again. The song was almost at the chorus and it hadn't ended yet. The sound in her earphones was still blank. Shouldn't she count on the backstage?
Problems that may arise cannot be solved remotely.
In fact, after she started singing the last line of lyrics, nothing could be heard except her own voice. We could only judge from the reactions of the members around her that there was no car accident. The chorus with everyone singing together was also relatively easy to get through, but the second part was a new test.
How can one rap without being able to hear the beat?
They all felt very happy when writing this show-off all-English rap, but the various flow changes and jumpy lyrics have now become a big problem.
After all, even a fortune teller or a prophet would find it difficult to predict in advance that someone would one day sing rap without any accompaniment.
“She’s the heartbeat of eternity. Our creator is the soil she feeds life beyond gender.”
When they moved again, Leng Ci took advantage of Xia Wentao's cover in front of her and secretly made a gesture to Song Lianqing. The gesture was a little abstract, but Song Lianqing miraculously understood it based on the tacit understanding they had developed over time.
Originally, the two rappers should be responsible for four lines each of the ten English rap lyrics, and then sing the last two lines in harmony. Leng Ci meant that she would sing the whole thing and Song Lianqing would provide backup.
After finally going through all the difficulties, Song Lianqing hurried back to change her earphones while others were simply talking. She was so nervous that she almost cried after stepping off the stage. When she restarted, she swore that from now on she would check all the equipment she carried with her eight hundred times before going on stage.
Yuan Xiao was also at the exit. He reached out and touched the little girl's face, comforting her: "Very good, you have done well, at least 90% of it. Similar situations will inevitably occur in the future. You can just deal with it the same way as today."
The charm of offline performances lies in the fact that every performance will encounter various situations and produce various versions. It can be said that every meeting is unique and is a beautiful and profound exclusive memory between idols and fans.
Today's song "The Law of Blooming" has become the first offline stadium-only version with exclusive in-ear monitoring issues, which is also good.
Not to mention, even though today is not Celes' home court, the feedback from Stary's fans offline was also very good. Most of the people who could come offline were audiences who could truly appreciate the concert. As long as the stage quality was acceptable, it would be a good feast for the eyes.
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