Tong Jian has started singing. His penetrating voice coupled with the sharp and powerful music beat instantly changed the atmosphere on the stage. The song was great, but people weren't listening very attentively.
The fans asked questions in panic, looking worried. The barrage area in the live broadcast room was also filled with question marks. The topic #Tong Jian goes solo# has become popular on Weibo.
Offstage, Huang Mo was stunned for a moment, then heaved a long sigh.
"So that's what you guys were thinking. No wonder you want the best of everything..." He looked at Mo Bin, who was also stunned, and laughed sarcastically, "Mo Bin, everyone is more thoughtful than you. Congratulations on getting what you wanted. IUD is finally going to disband."
Mo Bin could no longer hear anything and just stared blankly at Tong Jian on the stage.
Go solo? iud... is it really going to disband?
After Tong Jian finished singing the song, there was no applause from the audience. He put down the microphone, blinked hard to hold back tears, looked at the audience who were shrouded in anxiety, bowed deeply, and said: "Next... I will hand over the stage to Ke Lan."
The stage darkened and the lights gathered on the high platform on the right, where Ke Lan's figure appeared. He waved towards the audience and said, "The song I'm going to sing next should be the last song of my life. It's called "The God of Time" and it was written for me by Chen Hao."
Another new song, but there was no cheering or screaming from the audience. The fans realized in despair that what Tong Jian said before did not seem to be a collective hallucination of theirs.
But how could this happen?
IUD just released a new song, and it’s so good and amazing, IUD will definitely be better, but why, but why…
"God of Time" is a folk song without many high notes, which is very suitable for Ke Lan's voice. Ke Lan stood on the high platform and sang softly, every word of the lyrics was a farewell to this stage.
"don't want!"
Some fans couldn't help but scream, but the venue was too big and the sound quickly drifted away into the night. Only a few people heard it and it didn't cause any splash.
But soon, another louder call of collapse was heard.
"Iud, don't disperse!"
Ke Lan looked in that direction, smiled and shook her head.
The audience suddenly collapsed.
After the song ended, Ke Lan also bowed deeply to the audience, then stood up and said, "Chen Hao, the stage is handed over to you."
The stage darkened again, and when it lit up again, Xu Chenhao had already appeared in the center of the stage. He smiled apologetically at the audience and said, "I'm sorry that I've been away for more than a year and now I don't have any new songs of my own to bring to you."
The rainbow sea was sparkling quietly, and all the fans had red eyes.
"As compensation, I'll briefly tell you about how I came back and everyone's decision for the future." Xu Chenhao sat on the chair that Jie Yang had sat on before, and spoke in detail like an old friend reminiscing about the past, "About two months ago, Ke Lan suddenly sent me a message saying that IUD was going to disband, and it might be an ugly disbandment. I won't go into detail about the reason for the disbandment, anyway, it has nothing to do with Jie Yang."
Mo Bin in the audience suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Xu Chenhao on the stage, and tried to stand up by holding the handrail.
"Sit down!" Huang Mo pushed Mo Bin down with force, saying threateningly, "This is IUD's final performance, watch it carefully! Don't make trouble!"
On the other side, Long Shuyou also turned his head to glance at Mo Bin, but he quickly retracted his gaze, looked past Xu Chenhao towards the backstage, and tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers slightly anxiously.
Mo Bin's back was covered in cold sweat, and he stared at Xu Chenhao's mouth, afraid that he would say something he shouldn't.
But he obviously thought too highly of himself, and Xu Chenhao on the stage had no intention of using his name to taint this farewell performance. After emphasizing that the reason for the disbandment had nothing to do with Jie Yang, Xu Chenhao changed the topic and talked about what Tong Jian and Ke Lan would face if IUD had disbanded like that.
"Everyone knows that IUD's popularity has been declining over the years. After I left, IUD's new album has not been released yet. Everyone has a new job, but it is not going well and they are not happy. If IUD had disbanded at that time, Tong Jian might have continued to be a singer, or he might have mixed in various variety shows and wasted his voice. Maybe in the future Tong Jian will have the opportunity to become popular again as a solo singer, but who can say for sure about the future?"
"And Ke Lan, all his expertise is behind the scenes. His singing skills and voice are not outstanding in the general music industry. If IUD disbands, he will be even sadder than Tong Jian."
The audience was in an uproar.
Xu Chenhao paused and asked, "Do you think I'm exaggerating?"
There were responses from the audience.
Xu Chenhao smiled and said, "No, it's not an exaggeration. Your idols are not as powerful and popular as you think. In fact, my speculation about Tong Jian and Ke Lan's future is already in a positive direction. The premise for them to develop like that is that IUD can disband normally, but according to the information Ke Lan revealed to me, the possibility of IUD disbanding normally at that time was basically zero. They were already in a desperate situation. Tong Jian wanted to give up on himself, and Ke Lan was ready to quit the circle."
There was a gasp from the audience.
"But fortunately, after telling me all the bad news, Ke Lan gave me some good news." Xu Chenhao changed the subject, "He said that there is a person who is willing to use his excellent music to help IUD have a grand closing ceremony, and asked me if I would like to come back to give IUD a perfect ending."
When the bad news was finally confirmed, there was a burst of desperate resistance from the audience.
Xu Chenhao made a "hush" gesture, and after everyone lowered their voices, he continued, "Ke Lan sent me an incomplete sheet of music. I read it, and then I immediately booked a flight back home. That song is the "IUD" that we sang at the beginning of today's show."
"The composer is called Jie Yang, only 20 years old, a student recruited by Brother Biao from the Film Academy. Brother Biao used his dream to convince him and signed him to IUD, filling the gap left by my irresponsible departure, and pinning all hopes of IUD's resurgence on him."
The audience gradually quieted down.
"After returning to China, I met Li Yang. He was very courageous. He analyzed the situation for everyone, helped IUD make new songs, contacted Wen Yi to help us rent a venue, and spent money to prepare such a great farewell stage... He could have withdrawn early, but he chose to stay and help us. It was he who pulled IUD out of the desperate situation and told us that IUD still had hope and a bright future. Now IUD can say goodbye to everyone in a decent way like this, all thanks to him."
These were all things that the fans didn’t know, and the audience was in stunned silence.
"You should believe what Tong Jian said. He is a stubborn person and cannot lie. Some people don't want IUD to get back on his feet, so they bully Jie Yang, who is the least known and has no fan base." Xu Chenhao paused again. "From the time IUD was in danger of disbanding to now, in the past two months, Jie Yang has taken all the slander and attacks, and bought me, Ke Lan, and Tong Jian some absolutely quiet time, allowing us to concentrate on preparing for this farewell performance."
"Jie Yang has even arranged our future. After this performance, Tong Jian will release an album as a solo singer, and the songs in the album will be produced by Jie Yang and me. Ke Lan will transform into an actor. Jie Yang gave up his audition opportunity, and Ke Lan was lucky enough to seize the opportunity given to him by Jie Yang. He successfully passed the audition and will join the group soon. I will retreat behind the scenes and use my strength to fully support them to do what they want to do. In the future, we will still work together, but no longer as a singing group."
Xu Chenhao's expression became serious and solemn: "We are very grateful to Xie Yang, but we also feel very guilty. He joined the group the latest and was the youngest. He came with dreams, but he didn't know that people are treacherous and there were traps waiting for him. He should have been a little brother who was well loved and cared for by everyone, but as soon as he joined the group, he almost ruined his future and suffered countless unwarranted accusations and slander. Here, I solemnly emphasize that Xie Yang has never done anything to hold iud back, never disrespected the seniors in the group, never used backdoors, and never used money to pressure people. From beginning to end, he is innocent and innocent."
The whole place was silent. Many people in the audience lowered their heads and shrugged their shoulders, unable to bear it.
Sorry, they don’t know, they don’t know…
Xu Chenhao stood up and looked at the audience: "Now, I ask you to answer me a question as objectively as possible. Do you like "IUD", "Reincarnation" and "Wutong Shuo"? Is this stage good?"
How can it not sound good? How can it be bad?
The responses of "nice" and "good" rang out intermittently, and then slowly connected into a piece and merged into a sea.
"I think so too." Xu Chenhao smiled gently, "Jie Yang is a member of IUD, now and in the future, and in the records of history, he will always be one."
"He deserves you to light up a sea of lights for him."
"I'm glad to say goodbye to you so formally. I'm sorry for leaving you back then, but I'm glad to be back now." Xu Chenhao stepped back and raised his hand, "Please enjoy IUD's last song."
The stage lights dimmed again and a burst of crying suddenly broke out in the audience.
The sea of stars at the opening lit up again, and beams of light shone down from overhead. This time, four people finally appeared on the stage.
Xie Yang was wearing a white suit and standing in the middle with a violin in his hand. He lowered his eyes, put the violin on his left shoulder and closed his eyes.
"Jie Yang! I'm sorry--!!"
A loud cry with a crying tone came from somewhere. Jie Yang paused in the action of holding the bow, opened his eyes, raised his eyebrows, closed his eyes again, and played the first note of the last song.
"IUD", played purely on violin, echoed in the venue, conveying depression, despair, darkness, death, extinction... Xie Yang stood in the light with his eyes closed, pulling the bowstring with enjoyment. The other team members stood quietly behind him, silently supporting him.
Intermittent sounds of "I'm sorry" were heard from the audience, but Xie Yang never looked at the audience again and just concentrated on playing the piano.
Offstage, Qiu Xing glanced at the audience behind him, sneered, turned back to look at Xie Yang on the stage, raised his chin slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth sarcastically: "Who cares about your apology."
The sound of the piano finally dissipated into the darkness.
Tong Jian picked up the microphone and wiped the tears from his face while singing.
The lyrical version of "iud" echoed in the venue.
The darkness was shattered, and the light of hope descended, then spread out layer by layer.
There are young animals stretching their bodies in the light, opening their ignorant eyes to look at the world, then standing up and taking tentative steps, and finally running towards a future full of hope.
The singing slowly stopped and the stage was filled with starlight.
There was crying in the audience.
"iud! iud! iud!" the fans shouted loudly with tears in their eyes.
The instrumental version of "Dreaming" sounded, and the big screen began to play the traces of IUD's journey.
Tong Jian and the other three stood side by side, holding each other's hands.
On the big screen, the scene of IUD singing "Dreaming" on stage for the first time flashed by.
Tong Jian tried her best to hold back her tears, and raised her hands with Ke Lan and the others, saying with red eyes: "Five years of youth, five years of IUD, thank you!"
“iud! iud! iud——!!” the fans shouted at the top of their lungs.
Tong Jian took a deep breath and said, "I declare that IUD...is disbanded!"
"No--!!!"
The crying was deafening.
All four of them bowed together.
The stage lights gradually dimmed from outside to inside, and the sea of stars gradually became darker. On the big screen, the jumping picture slowly turned into three cursive letters "iud". Finally, the letters turned into dust with the wind and drifted into the depths of the sea of stars.
The stage went completely dark.
The crying in the audience became louder, and no one knew where it started. The voices of apology rang out again, gradually becoming uniform and echoing throughout the venue.
"sorry!"
"sorry!"
"sorry!"
Sudden.
"Jie Yang! Thank you!"
Xie Yang, who was walking down the stage, stopped, looked back at the audience seats with flickering lights, snorted and laughed like Qiu Xing usually did, then turned around and continued walking down.
"Wow." Tong Jian followed behind Jie Yang, crying until she almost passed out, and tried to reach out to pull Jie Yang.
Xie Yang dodged: "Stop crying."
Tong Jian shook his head and continued to reach out to pull him.
Xie Yang dodged again.
Ke Lan on the other side suddenly said: "Jie Yang, I'm sorry. And thank you."
Xu Chenhao also said: "Thank you, Xie Yang."
Xie Yang couldn't stand this disgusting atmosphere. In fact, he didn't know Xu Chenhao would go on stage to talk about that conversation. He said, "If you really want to thank me, then make money for me. Don't cry. Remember to post on Weibo later. Take advantage of the current popularity to start pre-orders for Tong Jian's electronic album and give me some money back."
Tong Jian choked and then cried even louder. Ke Lan and Xu Chenhao were stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter.
The four of them returned to the backstage in a relatively relaxed atmosphere, but found the atmosphere backstage a little strange.
Xie Yang looked sharply in the direction where the atmosphere was most off, and saw a strange man wearing a hat and a mask leaning against the wall in the corner. After meeting Xie Yang's gaze, the man immediately stood up and strode over.
"Jie Yang." Long Shuyou took off his mask and stopped in front of Jie Yang. "Want to release an album? I'll make it for you."
Xie Yang looked at Long Shuyou's eyes which seemed to be glowing green, and slowly, slowly raised one of his eyebrows.
Wait a minute, wasn’t this what Nagarjuna said to the heroine when he was about to release an album for her?
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