Chapter 52
Seven: ...
That sounds like great news indeed.
Their idols and seniors wrote new songs for them. They never dared to dream about it before, but now it is like a pie in the sky.
I wanted to be surprised, but it didn't come true.
According to the director team's excuse, no, it's an explanation, every piece of information given before had a hidden meaning, which was closely related to the common points between them and the blue hat.
The theme song of Ou Tu Si actually refers to their first intersection. The first album of Blue Hat, "Siren", is now related to their next first album, "Apollo", which is also named after mythology;
The first concert, Glory was going to start the tour right after releasing the song, it was also their first concert, and the first stop was also chosen in the famous tourist city of Zhoushan.
--"first".
What an important and meaningful direction this is. If you think deeply about it, you will definitely think of the senior blue hat.
Therefore, the director team denied that they had any intention to mislead, it was just a coincidence and a misunderstanding of the members.
Although Liu Hao and Song Yu had clearly given warning, even if they did not guess in that direction at the beginning, they would probably continue to release interference.
But the director team just refused to admit it.
Li Chu sighed, not bothering to argue with them: "I knew it."
They could only go out to buy things once, so even if they had some unspent money they couldn't spend it today, and they really didn't have any money left.
It's already this late, and there's no time to be shocked or denounce the production team. You all need to start preparing for dinner tonight.
For seven people who had hardly ever cooked, accomplishing this was more difficult than they had imagined.
Cooking is sometimes like math, if you don’t know how to do it, you don’t know how to do it.
"The right amount of salt...wait, what's the right amount?"
“How do I cut this?”
"One tablespoon of dark soy sauce, how much does it mean? We have had it since we were little."
Even with some simple division of labor, everyone was still in a mess.
The first to fail was the simplest cola chicken wings. I don’t know why they were a little burnt. Later I found out that the heat was too high. The cola dried up before the gelatin was stewed out. In the end, I switched between high and low heat in a mess to force the sauce to dry. The result was a strange dish that was obviously a dark cuisine.
As soon as the dish was served, everyone fell silent, and the kitchen smelled of burnt and mushy food.
Fortunately, they anticipated that there might be problems, so they only used one-third of the chicken wings the first time. Li Chu prepared for the worst and bought a lot.
If it weren't for Li Chu, they would really be doomed.
If this dish was served to the Blue Hat Band, they would never forgive themselves for the rest of their lives.
"Let's try again," Qu Shoubai broke the silence, "We'll pay attention, and we'll definitely be able to do it next time, definitely next time."
For some reason the second time it came out it was extra salty and had a bit of an inexplicable sour taste, but after learning from my mistakes the third time it was much better.
It is a common problem among novices. When the explanation is not clear or they encounter problems, they will unconsciously express themselves.
The cola chicken wings were done, but the sesame seeds were missing. I couldn’t remember whether I forgot to buy them or left them there after checking out. So after discussion, everyone tore some seaweed and crushed some crispy potato chips and put them on to pretend they were sesame seeds.
"Wait a minute," Bai Ruoyi said after putting it on and realized something was wrong. He looked at the packaging and said, "This seems to be mustard-flavored seaweed, and the potato chips are cucumber-flavored."
It smelled fine, so he took a small spoon and tasted the juice. He frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Well, how should I describe it? It's quite, quite special."
Ruisong tried to make amends: "Just say it's an innovative dish."
There was no way to create new dishes, but they didn’t dare to touch this dish anymore. This was the only chicken wing left, and time was running out. It took an hour just to make one dish of cola chicken wings, and there were still so many dishes to cook.
In addition to the four dishes, I had to use my own ideas a little bit. However, considering my own abilities, I tried to make the other dishes as simple as possible. For the soup, I chose the infallible tomato and egg soup, which Li Chu knew how to make, so it wasn't a big problem.
Although the stir-fried shrimp with seasonal vegetables was a little overcooked, it didn’t make a big difference and it was a success the first time I made it.
But there is no way to cook boiled beef and squirrel fish, especially the latter, which requires knife skills.
The young idols who were desperate found other ways - asking for help.
Liu Hao can cook boiled beef.
Although he was not the actual invited guest and was just a cover, Ji Mowei and the others had no choice but to call him on the spot and use threats and inducements to force him to come from the filming location in Haicheng after get off work.
The director team objected: "You are breaking the rules!"
"We have no choice. We can't be manipulated by you like this," Li Chu said, "Never mind, let's get the person here first."
These seven people were also very good at playing rogue. After they found out that Liu Hao was very honest, capable and hardworking, they surrounded him and praised him until he felt flattered.
After the success, Qu Shoubai also began to think about bringing Song Yu over as well.
When they were calling for help, Song Yu was still live streaming.
He was already a well-known anchor. He signed with an idol company and became even more popular after being on the idol show. His live streaming income was higher than that of popular idols. When Qu Shoubai called him, he didn't turn it off, but the first sentence he said was a reminder: "Brother, I'm live streaming. You can't blame me for the group show."
Qu Shoubai: "I won't listen. You have a bad heart and you are betraying your brothers."
Because of this phone call, the live broadcast barrage instantly surged. Song Yu was also good at making a show effect. He immediately smiled and said, "Brother, don't be like this. Isn't it enough for me to apologize to you? Besides, it's already this time. What do you want to do?"
"Then come and help, come and cook," Qu Shoubai pressed on, "Hurry up, we need help, we really don't have time."
Song Yu does know a little bit about cooking, at least better than the seven of them. Seeing the number of people watching the live broadcast increasing, he said, "Brother, I have signed a contract with the platform. I have to complete a certain amount of time every day. I still have more than an hour left. I really can't leave today."
Qu Shoubai didn't answer for a moment, as if he was discussing with the person next to him. Then the whole live broadcast room heard him ask the person next to him: "Check how far he is from here."
Song Yu was also in Haicheng. Several people knew his address. Then Li Chu's slightly cold voice said, "It's a 40-minute drive."
"That's enough. There's still time," Qu Shoubai said. "Come here with your camera. I'll send you the address. Liu Hao is here. Ask yourself, is it appropriate not to come?"
Song Yu: "Okay, okay... Do you still need to send me the address?"
Everyone on the Internet knows that they live in Xiangshan Villa.
"It's too big in there, you won't be able to find it," Qu Shoubai said, "Hurry up, if you don't make it in forty minutes, you're done."
Song Yu: “…”
A bunch of “Hahahahaha” flashed in the barrage. Song Yu, who felt threatened and took a look at the popularity of the live broadcast, really set off.
On the way, he also explained that this was a recording of the Glory group variety show, but he didn't know who today's guest would be. Looking at Qu Shoubai's expression, it seemed that he was most likely tricked by the program director team.
As he spoke, he watched the number of people watching the live broadcast tonight continue to grow.
This is really beyond the script.
But after the director team discussed it and reported to Shen Mingzheng, the other party on the other end of the phone laughed and did not stop them. He just said it was up to them and that this method was not bad.
If these seven people couldn't handle it, the team would naturally cover it. After all, it is impossible to let the Blue Hat Group really eat weird things for the sake of variety show effects. However, such "covering the bottom line" must be accompanied by a small punishment or price that the group needs to pay.
But the purpose of variety shows is not to "win" or so-called punishment, but to "be interesting".
The surprise is the highlight.
So Song Yu came over with the live broadcast handheld device and the entire live broadcast room audience, and also took a picture of Liu Hao who was already wearing an apron and was conscripted, which made the whole scene even more humorous.
Nine people got together, and although there were still two who knew how to cook, they were still inevitably in a mess. The comments on the forums laughed when they saw them cooking clumsily, and the calico cat was meowing under their feet.
"It's over. I can't hide the fact that my baby is an idiot anymore."
"The squirrel mandarin fish looks like a hedgehog mandarin fish. What kind of knife skills are you using?"
“Hahahaha the braised tofu has turned into braised minced tofu.”
"Wow, it turns out everyone kept in touch after the competition. I didn't expect the relationship to remain so good."
"So, who are we going to entertain today?"
Everyone knows who will be coming tonight, but it is still kept secret and no one has revealed it in order to maintain a certain sense of mystery before the group variety show is broadcast.
So Song Yu's live broadcast reached its duration at around 6:45 and was turned off amid the wailing of the audience.
Of course they couldn't just leave after helping with the cooking. The seven of them were not so heartless. They kept them here. It just so happened that they gathered here to see the Blue Hat Band, so two more people wouldn't make much difference.
The Blue Hat Band arrived on time at 7 o'clock. When they entered the room and saw nine people standing in a row, the bassist Wu Zhu was the first to ask, "Aren't there seven people in your group? How come there are two more children?"
The young idols were very nervous and were about to explain, but then keyboardist Cai Xibei laughed again: "He was teasing you. We all saw the live broadcast online before we came here. We all know everything. Come on, come on, sit down."
"Oh, this house is really nice," the host Lan He followed behind and looked around, "but it's too big and hard to clean."
The guitarist Haozi who was following behind him dismantled his stage: "Ignore him, this guy has mysophobia. Such a nice place, he just can't keep it clean. He must be exhausted in this life."
Although they are seniors, they are not arrogant at all. As soon as the four of them came in, they joked with each other and melted the tense atmosphere in the room. You can tell at a glance that they are old friends.
They were also very caring towards the newcomers. It was obvious that they knew the members well. They cueed each member while eating, and even chatted with Liu Hao and Song Yu. They also praised their "innovative dishes" that they had been tinkering with for an entire afternoon and at least they were edible.
Following these dishes, let’s talk about the past.
"Wuzhu, Haozi and I are from the same county. After we got out, we met Lanhe and formed a band," Cai Xibei said. "We decided to go out for a meal, so we found a restaurant and ordered these four dishes."
“It wasn’t long before we went out together and wrote The Blue Sea.”
Music, this is the hidden theme of this group variety show.
But directly showing the album-making process or showing how much effort was put into it is just bragging, and it will also be boring and uninteresting for the audience.
But now, after this bustling day, everyone, who had eaten and drunk their fill, sat in the semi-open garden outside the villa. Lan He picked up a guitar from the villa and sang a passage from "Blue Sea". His singing skills had not diminished over the years, and memories came flooding back.
They also talked about their creative ideas at that time.
"When we were your age, we formed a group of four and took a green train to explore the world," Wu Zhu said. "When we looked out from the train, the sky outside the mountains was exceptionally blue, without a single cloud. I will remember that scene forever."
"When I was a kid, the teacher told me that there was an ocean beyond the mountains. We had never seen the ocean before. The first time I walked out of the mountains, what I saw was our ocean."
So in "Blue Sea",
Life is an ocean, and I am like a small boat. The road is long and my heart is leisurely. I will sail to the oasis in the distance, and the oncoming waves are my friends.
Then they talked about creation and performance, the changes in popular music over the past twenty years, and also listened to the feelings of the young people in front of them.
Su Ning had asked them to observe more and think more before, and the important thing was to keep thinking. He also encouraged Ruisong and Zhou Heng to create original works. So now, they are not shy or embarrassed when talking to their predecessors, and they naturally respond by asking questions.
After a while, it became very harmonious.
Later they talked about writing songs for this album and mentioned a lot of behind-the-scenes things. Although this part probably won't be edited in, lead singer Lan He also mentioned it, mainly because of Shen Mingzheng.
He had known Mr. Shen since he wrote the lyrics for the theme song of Oupu 4. They had a pleasant collaboration at that time, but it was a pity that he became a boss but didn't make his debut. So later when Shen Mingzheng invited him, this opportunity came true.
He values talent, but after feeling regretful, he is also very pleased to see that there are still so many young people who continue to have a passion for music and the stage.
A group of people chatted until late at night before leaving. Before leaving, everyone took a group photo together. In the photo, the lazy fat calico cat was lying in the middle of the table.
This photo was quickly posted on social networks late that night. Fans were already very excited about Song Yu's live broadcast, and the man in the blue hat even took the initiative to speak up and praise them.
It is speechless to argue with fans of the so-called "senior" Liao Yuansi. The blue hat is the real senior in the music industry. With such affirmation, who would quarrel with others?
The fact that Blue Hat has 70 million fans is not exaggerated. As for the unfounded accusation of disrespecting predecessors, it is not tenable at all.
However, the moment that the seven people remembered most was the last words that the man in the blue hat said with emotion before leaving.
"We feel great to see you young people come together and work together to do something today."
"We are old, and often we are powerless. Looking back at my youth, I felt that what was left behind was the work, but at this age, more precisely, I feel that what remains is the feelings in the work. People still remember the song Blue Sea, perhaps because they can't forget the feelings at that time.
"Thank you for your hospitality today. I wish you all the best and I hope you will remember not to forget the initial feelings you had."
This group variety show was released a week before the album was released. At the end of the show, a short clip of "Our Story", the only ballad song in the album written by Blue Hat, was played. It was a clip of the members in the recording studio.
“This is our story.
Hold each other's hands at this moment,
Then the winter turns to spring,
Ordinary time also turns into poetry. ”
The ability of the Blue Hat is beyond words, the melody is melodious and catchy at first listen.
There is no doubt that among the many idols who are going to release albums in the near future, Glory has the biggest momentum. The MV production and the stage performance on the release day are arranged in an orderly manner, and Su Ning is ready for streaming media promotion that will soon cover the entire network.
With so much pre-heating, even the fans themselves said that with this kind of promotion, as long as the song is not bad, it will definitely be a hit.
Then the new album "Apollo" was released amid much anticipation. The title song of the same name "Apollo" is a concept song about ancient Greek gods, and the sub-title song "Pirate Ship" is a dynamic electronic music style.
As for how good this album is, Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng have both done their best.
The rest is left to the audience to judge.
More than a week after the release of the Glory album, Su Ning walked out of the commercial center after negotiating resources. Soon, shots of the group appeared on the largest dynamic billboard in front of him.
——That is a special reward for winning first place in a music program and breaking the historical record.
For this title song, the members with fairer skin in the group dyed their hair blonde. Gold also has different shades. Zhou Chunqing made some adjustments based on their own characteristics. As the center, Li Chu's blonde hair is very eye-catching.
However, the performance on stage seems to be even more eye-catching.
Li Chu's nickname is the straight-shot killer, and he is even better at zooming in. There is a close-up action in which he covers his face with one finger and then reveals his eyes. The sun pattern drawn on his forehead is very memorable, and combined with his indifferent eyes like a god at that moment, it is even more impressive and unforgettable at first sight.
This is the expression management that the main dancer in the center position can show off.
The partner who was quite hesitant before the album was released but now follows closely behind him said, "Mr. Su, it's a pleasure to work with you."
He also took the initiative to hold an umbrella for Su Ning from behind.
Su Ning turned his eyes away from the billboard, looked back at him, and smiled: "Happy cooperation."
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