Chapter 365 On and Off Stage (Update 1)

At the beginning of a new year, everything is new. The theme of Po-Yung Chan's concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum is simple and direct: "Po-Yung Chan '85 Concert".

Of course, this is not the first time that Po-yang Chan has held a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum: as early as 1983, he had held two solo concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

However, as his popularity and strength increased, the next three nights of concerts all adopted the "four-sided stage" model.

It is said that the history of the "four-sided stage" can be traced back to the Colosseum in ancient Rome. Its core concept is that the stage is surrounded by sloping stepped stands on all four sides - and the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong is a particularly typical four-sided stage with scene design.

The difference between a four-sided stage and a three-sided stage is that the four-sided stage does not have a large screen behind it. The stage lights are usually suspended vertically from the top of the stage. The staff responsible for backstage assistance also have to be farther away from the stage. In addition, the audience can see all the details on the stage in a 360-degree all-round manner, with almost no blind spots in the viewing angle...

Therefore, when performing on a four-sided stage, performers have to change direction from time to time in order to take care of the audience on all sides. This is a great test of the performers' on-the-spot performance and on-the-spot control capabilities, and is relatively more difficult.

As for the three-sided stage, because there is a large screen at the back and corresponding staff to assist in the performance, there is no need to change the direction for the audience to see the performance, so it is more suitable for performers who are not convenient to move or do not like big movements.

Taking all the above reasons into consideration, even though the Hong Kong Coliseum's seating capacity is planned to be around 12,000 seats for four-sided stages and 10,000 seats for three-sided stages, many performers would rather reduce the number of seats on one side and open only three sides, seeking stability as much as possible and avoiding upsets in front of the audience.

In the Hong Kong Coliseum, all singers who can and dare to perform on a four-sided stage are outstanding people who have gone through numerous tests.

Of course, there are singers who are popular and talented enough to perform on a four-sided stage, but prefer a three-sided stage. In such cases, which method they choose depends mostly on their performance needs.

In short, if there are relatively more dance performances in the concert, or if the performer likes to walk around and interact with the audience and is confident in his or her popularity, a four-sided stage is more suitable. The performance is difficult but has few restrictions, and the immersive feeling is excellent. A three-sided stage is more suitable for "quieter" performers. The performance difficulty is relatively lower, but the limited stage space may reduce the on-site effect and audience participation.

However, in addition to the performance of the performers themselves, the related stage design, sound system, lighting and even the final presentation effect of the entire concert are all a great test for the participants.

Chen Baiyang is used to taking the "few but good" approach because he feels that if he wants to achieve the best performance effect, according to his current physical strength and energy, he can only control three games at most.

It’s not that he can’t sing or dance at other times, but after seeing the best results, a slightly inferior performance can no longer satisfy his heart that always pursues perfection.

"That's why he never makes a lot of money from his concerts. He prepares so long in advance, works so hard, works out, thinks of ideas, creates new works, and does his styling. If you take energy into account, it's almost a loss..." Zhang Querong, who was sitting on the left, couldn't help but complain to Su Yun.

"He has signed such a long contract, and has already taken the commercial path in many aspects, so he wants to preserve the concert as the last piece of 'pure land' to reunite with the fans who love him and whom he loves so much." Su Yun continued.

"Yes, yes, Danny is such a pure person!" A petite and cute young girl sitting on Su Yun's right nodded desperately.

Noticing that Su Yun and Zhang Querong both turned their heads to look over, the young girl quickly extended her hand: "Hello, I'm Lin Dandan, the host of the Hong Kong Radio program "Three Little Fairies", and I'm also a super loyal fan of Danny!"

"I recognize you, your uncle is Ti Lung." When filming "The Exorcist", Su Yun also saw Lin Dandan running to the set to talk to Ti Lung.

"Do you really recognize me?!" Lin Dandan was very surprised.

"Mary has a good memory, don't be so surprised." Zhang Querong was a very outgoing person, and Lin Dandan often played his and Chen Baiyang's songs when she was a disc jockey in the past, so he more or less remembered this little disc jockey who helped him gain a lot of popularity among the audience.

If he had free time at that time, he would tune into the channel to listen to Lin Dandan's program during his rest time.

Lin Dandan smiled shyly, but she secretly glanced at Su Yun a few times out of the corner of her eye: We are all human beings, how come others are so ugly!

Her looks, height, family background and personality are all first-rate... No wonder her idol has a crush on Su Yun!

Yes, as one of the "leaders" of the fan club, Lin Dandan also had connections in the circle, so she really once tried to chase Chen Baiyang to a disco, and at least she was able to talk to him with her hard-earned superb dancing skills.

As time went by, Lin Dandan was invited to participate in the low-profile fan birthday party held by Chen Baiyang last year - most of the people here were loyal old fans. For someone like Chen Baiyang who is particularly good to fans, he would definitely want to bring joy to the fans whenever he has the chance.

At that time, Su Yun was out of town and couldn't come back, so she didn't attend. But fortunately, with this group of enthusiastic fans and friends who came to congratulate her, Chen Boyang was able to hold the gift that Su Yun had prepared in advance and asked Mei Yanshuang to pass on, and cut the cake with a happy smile.

While everyone was eating and drinking, Lin Dandan, relying on their friendship as a friend and fan, quietly approached, wanting to "steal" a chance to cuddle up to her idol...

Then she was immediately held down by the very alert Chen Baiyang: Lin Dandan herself has a little sister-like personality and appearance. She always shouts in front of other fans, "If Danny agrees to marry me, I will marry him immediately." In fact, when Chen Baiyang calls her to go out to see a movie when he is bored, she will be so excited and nervous that she can't sleep for a whole day and night, and can't even speak clearly the next day.

It was only after everyone got to know each other better that she wasn't so nervous as to lose her composure.

However, in the face of this innocent "touching" behavior, Chen Boyang still raised his hand to resist like an excellent student of the Men's Ethics Class: "Hey, Sandy, don't touch me too much!"

Sandy is Lin Dandan's English name.

So, Lin Dandan, who was pushed away, took a look at the gift box held tightly in Chen Boyang's hand, and showed a rare look of disdain: Tsk, if it was Mary who came over, you would probably want to go even further -

After all, she is a super loyal fan who can recognize people by their fingertips. After secretly dressing up and going to watch "Grave Robbers" with Chen Baiyang, Lin Dandan seemed to have discovered who Chen Baiyang's secret lover was.

What to do? If the person she likes is Su Yun, her idol is not even worthy of her now...

No matter how much she loves her idol Chen Baiyang, the relatively rational Lin Dandan can also understand the gap between the two.

No wonder her idol kept the identity of her lover a secret for so long—she must still be struggling to be worthy of Su Yun.

What Lin Dandan didn't expect was that seeing Su Yun up close in person was far more vivid and moving than seeing her on the big screen.

No wonder Chen Boyang has been doing this for so many years.

Lin Dandan held the hand-woven scarf in her hands, ready to give it away, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: In this way, her thoughtful gift can be useful tonight.

As we all know, with the openness of the times and the change of people's concepts, fans are becoming more and more fierce. In the early days, if Tan Yunlun wanted to chase stars, he had to dress up as a woman before he could go on stage to present flowers. Now, even if he can control the crowd on the stage, he will still be swarmed by men and women who shake hands, hug and kiss him because of his easy-going personality...

As for meeting someone like Danny Chan who is easy to talk to and not very defensive, it is really like what Zhou Yuanfa said about him back then: Danny is a "protected little animal."

Having been frightened by this group of hungry fans, and having worked out well in preparation for the concert, Chen Boyang had been harassed by Mei Yanshuang and Zhang Querong earlier when recording a music variety show.

Su Yun saw the follow-up report while eating breakfast and reading the newspaper in the morning. He grabbed his collar tightly, looking like a good boy who was forced into prostitution... His face was even redder than the orange shirt he was wearing.

He was "taken advantage of" so much that he asked for a scarf as a gift at his birthday party...

"No wonder he's wearing three layers of clothes inside and three layers of clothes outside tonight!" Although the cold weather is also a reason, Chen Baiyang, who used to love dancing in nightclubs, often never buttoned the top two buttons of his sexy and fashionable shirts.

Logically speaking, in a temperature-controlled venue, Chen Boyan should have some "hot" looks.

But it was not until Su Yun finished listening to the enthusiastic response to the first song "Genesis" that Chen Boyang took off the unique crystal mask on his face. He was still wearing the high-necked black tassel sequined jacket, and he slowly patrolled on the stage like a proud black panther.

"Thank you, thank you so much..." The first song was an intense and fast one. Even though he was breathing fully, he was still panting slightly. His voice also changed from the domineering tone of "He holds light and lightning in his hands, riding on thousands of clouds" when he sang the lyrics of "Genesis" before, and returned to his usual gentle and elegant tone.

"Many people say that the ultimate goal of a singer is to hold a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, but I don't think that's right..." He walked under the spotlight, his sequined jacket emitting a dreamy glow under the light. "Because I think the most important thing for a concert to be truly successful is not the location, but whether it can have a close communication and contact with the audience - I mean, in terms of their hearts."

"I hope the following love songs can bring us closer together..."

As he finished speaking, the graceful and moving ancient style prelude rose up. It was after the vigorous singing and dancing that he sang "I Just Like You", his most popular slow song in the past two years and the song that won the TBS Final Award at the Tokyo Music Festival.

It is obviously the same outfit, but just because of the different songs, the temperament and aura it exudes seem to be completely different.

Under the dim blue lights of the stage, a handsome young singer sang a slow song that sounded like a lover's whisper. The stage presentation was breathtakingly beautiful.

For the same song, the person singing on the stage and the people sitting next to him were exactly the opposite of that year.