57 Music Festival
Zheng Xiyan hung on the front railing and put all her weight on the iron rack so that her feet could rest. She saw that the battery was only left with one bar.
Her mission today was very important. She was responsible for unfolding the left light board before Stary came on stage. She had to stay at her post until the last group of guests came on stage.
Ever since the news that Stary had started to move around the capital, Zheng Xiyan had always felt that they would come to her school sooner or later. It wasn't any gossip, it was just a kind of intuition.
Well, there were other reasons as well. Her school would hold a music festival to celebrate at this time every year. As one of the top three music festivals in the capital, even if it was just for school staff, the configuration was no worse than some medium-sized music festivals. Zheng Xiyan had been following Stary's developments. If they were going to attend a music festival, they would definitely not miss the one at her doorstep.
Sure enough, when the lineup was officially announced, she even felt a kind of calm pride.
However, the rules for admission have changed a bit this year, probably because of the arrival of Stary. The school is also worried that there will be too many people coming for the group and it will be difficult to manage. In previous years, if you wanted to watch the school music festival, you didn’t have to fill out a questionnaire in advance to register, you could just make an appointment and enter the campus to watch it.
She is considered an old fan in Yan Fan's circle, and she usually posts about her daily life chasing stars on social platforms. Some of her star-chasing friends who follow her know that she is still a college student studying in Beijing.
As soon as the official announcement of the admission conditions came out, her private message box was instantly flooded with messages.
Zheng Xiyan originally wanted to reserve the spot for her good friends, but the Yanfan Fan Club and the Xinggui Group Fan Club both approached her and sincerely expressed that there was a serious shortage of staff in her school and that they really couldn't organize a complete support group, and hoped for help.
She discussed it with her friends and decided to focus on the needs of the fan clubs this time. But not only these two, Zheng Xiyan mobilized some friends and roommates in school, and requisitioned many non-star-chasing friends' quota to bring people to ensure that several fan clubs can send in some people to arrange on-site support.
She also personally helped in setting up the group's light boards, but there was no other way as there were too few people available.
Stary's starry sky sign was handed over to the group's fan club outside the school gate at noon. It was several meters long when unfolded and came with a large-capacity power bank. The sisters in the fan club explained that it was fully charged in advance, and when the time comes, just turn on the switch and it will turn into the brightest star in the night sky.
This thing was bought after Stary started his offline performances. He often roams the front rows of various music festivals in the capital, and is dedicated to making all the faces in the front row look like Smurfs during the group photo session after each music festival.
She was mainly responsible for the light board, and another sister from the fan club had to hold the camera and tripod for recording fan photos. Cheng Xiyan insisted on staying in the front row for the whole night, and after the second to last group of guests left the stage, she could unfold the light board on the front railing, just tied to the railing. There are also advantages to being the last group to appear, basically there will be no conflict with the support of the artists in front, and when the time comes, the entire front row can be covered.
During the breaks in the performance, Cheng Xiyan was busy arranging light boards while praying for Stary to have great career luck. She wished that she could be the last one to perform at every music festival, even if it meant standing for an extra hour each time.
She was still looking down and studying how to tie the rope of the light board when suddenly something cold touched the back of her hand. Zheng Xiyan looked up and saw a young girl wearing a black mask, handing water to the fans in the front row one by one.
"Everyone can help pass the message to each other. Thank you! Water for the little satellites!"
Zheng Xiyan thanked him quietly, took it and looked at the brand of the water. It was a relatively expensive brand of bottled water. This was the first time Zheng Xiyan received reverse support from Stary, so she was reluctant to drink it. She stuffed it into her bag first, intending to take it back and take a picture first.
The switch was turned on, and the star-blue sign immediately lit up the night sky. As the time approached, as if receiving some guidance, the fans in the front row began to shout in unison:
"Stary——"
"It's time to go to work—"
"Stary——"
"It's time to go to work—"
It started from the front row and gradually spread out, forming a wave of sound that swept across the entire playground. Behind the thin black curtain, the five people crouching on the stage, ready to go, smiled knowingly, turned around and gestured to the staff at the side curtain that everything was ready.
"Hiss—" a column of white air blew out from the front of the stage. Before the curtain was fully opened, the enthusiastic and loud voices of the teenagers spread through the speakers throughout the campus: "Hello, classmates, how are you?"
"Here's a song called 'Dawn' for everyone. If you can sing, sing along with us!"
The handsome silhouettes went from blurry to clear. Even though she had watched them offline many times, Zheng Xiyan could still feel the vigorous vitality of the entire Stary group. They put 100% passion into every performance and you would never get tired of watching them.
“Oh my God.” She raised her phone to Yan Fan, recording his straight shot. She covered her mouth with her other hand, her eyes simply too busy to take it all in. “Blue hair ah ah ah Yan Fan dyed his hair ends blue ah ah ah God, Yan Fan with blue hair is God!”
This was the first time that Yan Fan bleached and dyed the ends of his hair. His beautiful long hair gradually transitioned from dark black to ice blue, flying and spinning with every crisp and powerful movement of his. It was almost transparent under the light, as if he was dancing in the universe with a nebula.
“When the world presses the mute button, only the heartbeat is roaring in the ears. It is only one step from trainee to king. All doubts will eventually become background noise!” During the first chorus, they danced together holding the microphone in one hand. The theme song that dominated the entire summer this year sounded on campus again. The dusty memories that were instilled in them by short videos and background music played everywhere were awakened in the minds of many passers-by, and they unconsciously joined the chorus.
"We born to be legends——"
The melody of the chorus of the theme song loops back and forth, with a strong sense of rhythm and brainwashing. When it comes to the second chorus, the five people simply point the microphones at the audience, and the sound of the chorus gradually spreads, injecting new vitality into the already tired music festival.
Many people in the audience suddenly realized: "So this is the song! Oh, I've heard it before, it turns out they sang it!"
"So handsome, singing and dancing so smoothly, which group is this? Domestic entertainment?"
"Is it a new group? What's its name?"
Stary sang and danced for two songs in a row when he came on stage, from the somewhat well-known "Dawn" which broke out of the circle, to "Dream Carving" from the new album. Both songs started with dancing. "Dream Carving" was more of a Hip-pop type. Zheng Xiyan's voice was almost hoarse from shouting in the front row. Stary's breath was just a little unstable after dancing to the two songs, but after a few deep breaths he was fine.
Yuan Xiao watched them and their decision to train hard from the first day they joined the company was not a wrong one. Now all five of Stary's have basically developed muscular lines all over their bodies, and even the abdominal muscles and mermaid lines, which are recognized as the most difficult to train, are as deep as the Mariana Trench.
From the end of the second song, many people started searching for Stary's songs. Unfortunately, the songs have not been officially released yet. No matter how they search, they can only find fan photos of the first few performances. They can only turn to follow the official accounts of Stary boy band on various platforms. The increase in fans from these offline performances has pulled their data into a steadily upward arc.
The band took to the stage for their fourth song. A staff member brought two microphone stands to the stage. Su Chen placed his hand microphone on the stands. He turned around and saw Yu Le was already in position. He waved his drumsticks at him. Yan Fan and Pei Zijin each carried an electric guitar and electric bass. Jin Zeyu sat down at the keyboard and gave him an affirmative smile.
Su Chen took over Pei Ge's baton and temporarily served as the host. His voice was gentle and mellow, and his smiling face appeared on the big screen of the broadcast. "Thank you for your hard work. Next, we will premiere a new song called "The Journey of Dear Friends". I hope everyone can follow us and experience it together, okay? Get your ears ready!"
The fans in the front row of the audience breathed softly for a moment, holding each other's arms and excitedly confirming with their eyes:
New song! Premiere!
Pei Zijin had slender fingers, and he held the pick and brushed it across the guitar strings, playing a series of arpeggios. Yu Le joined in at the right time, and the drum beats gradually became louder, introducing the music in a rhythm of light and heavy.
The bass is like the deep night at this moment, silently carrying the colorful dreamy neon lights. The keyboard is connected to the effects unit, pulling the pure music. This song is unexpectedly leaning towards the style of light rock. Su Chen held the microphone stand and raised his hand, leading the audience to wave and sway together.
"Can you lend me your hands?"
"Hey!"
"We were passing through the desert when the wind untied our bags. The horizon outside the window was an unsealed letter. You were holding a map in your hand in the back seat. Let's vanish into the haze."
Su Chen deliberately used a slightly flatter singing voice, his English accent brought out a lazy and grainy feeling. He held the microphone and swayed easily. The beginning of the music was low and gentle, and the smile on his lips was broadcast on the big screen.
"Hey! We chased after the sunset, and exchanged secrets with migratory birds at the gas station. They said that the moonlight bleached all the road signs, and the compass got drunk at the corner where wild mint bloomed."
Pei Zijin connected the previous and next sentences, and sang with Su Chen while looking at each other. The guitar in his hand gradually built up the music to a climax. On the background screen behind them, the handwritten lyrics prepared in advance were jumping one after another, accompanied by the endless road and the red sun in the desert.
"Hey! Never mind the luggage, we are the distance ourselves."
"Hey! Let what is left behind become signposts, and what is not said become codes."
"Hey!"
The drumbeats became increasingly intense, Yu Le quickly swung his drumsticks to produce sparks, Su Chen jumped to Pei Zijin's side with the microphone stand, and stood next to the captain Brother Fan, bouncing around like popping candy, leading the entire audience to raise their fists:
"Hey!"
This is a road-themed song. The chorus is full of "Heys". Even people who have never heard of it can get it at the first time. The boys on the stage have no choreography at all. They just hold their instruments and sway and jump casually to the music, like a call.
Come on, come with us, no matter where we go, let’s start the journey first.
“Throw away your luggage—we ourselves are the distance.”
The five people sang the last sentence together, and the big screen also played it to the end in time, as if it had merged into the red sun.
The music ended with three drum beats. After a brief silence, the audience suddenly burst into the loudest cheers and applause of the entire night. Pei Zijin was right. The band's format was very suitable for the music festival. Of course, this song also had a big reason. It easily brought up the atmosphere of the whole venue. In the chorus, everyone was jumping and pumping their fists. Even if they were a little excited and made a small mistake, it was nothing under such a wave of sound.
Being able to make the audience feel happy is the greatest value of a stage.
"Okay, this performance is over. Please leave slowly. Let's take a group photo today."
After the performance, Yu Le quickly ran out from behind the drum stand and went to the center of the stage with Jin Zeyu. Yan Fan and Pei Zijin put their instruments behind them. Together with Su Chen in the middle, the five of them hugged each other's shoulders and bowed deeply to the audience. This has become a fixed part of their every offline performance.
Then it was time for the group photo. Pei Zijin was sitting on the ground, but he suddenly thought of something and stood up and turned to face the audience: "Friends, please turn on the flash, so that we can take a clear picture of everyone's face when we take the group photo."
The other four also followed their captain and bowed in all directions. They couldn't forget this. Yuan Xiao had reminded them of two things before the music festival. One was that they must not forget to take a group photo, and the other was to try to ask the audience to turn on the flash so that they could take clear photos of their friends in the audience at night.
She wasn't too worried about the stage.
"Click." The organizer and the assistant sister ran onto the stage, bringing a perfect end to the music festival that night. The faces in the audience were full of smiles, and the light signs with Stary and everyone's names were flashing beautifully. All of these were included in the 16th issue of Micro Variety Show.
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