Nervousness makes it easy to make mistakes. For an experienced singer, rich stage experience means that mistakes can be easily covered up, and even if they are discovered later, it can be a good story.
Just like in his previous life, when Dou Wei sang "Oh My Good Boy" at the Hong Kong Coliseum in 1994, he forgot a large part of the lyrics in the middle, but he just hummed and hawed and got away with it without anyone noticing.
More than a decade later, people discovered this clip of Dou Wei singing nonsensically without changing his expression in a video replay. Instead of being ridiculed, it was hailed as a classic.
Everyone says this is the originator of the ultimate level of showing off.
But this is different for new singers.
If Shi Zhang sings off-key, goes out of tune, or forgets the lyrics at the Hong Kong Coliseum, his confidence will naturally be affected, and it will take a long time to recover. If he cannot regain his confidence, it could even end his career.
But by this time, Shi Zhang had already taken office, and no one could help him; he could only rely on himself.
Shi Zhang took a deep breath and nodded in the direction of the band.
The soothing piano accompaniment began, and as the prelude continued, Shi Zhang's deeply emotional voice began to resonate throughout Hung Hom:
I can't forget you.
Not going to the ends of the earth
It's good that you're by my side.
If love is a quagmire of pain
Let's escape together!
Liang Liang let out a long breath.
Shi Zhang's rendition of this forward-moving chorus can be described as perfect.
With tender and affectionate words, it is like a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds on a rainy day, warming one's heart.
The screams that pierced the roof burst forth from below the stage, as if trying to lift the roof of the Hong Kong Coliseum to the heavens.
If he sings this part well, there shouldn't be any major problems. As long as Shi Zhang performs normally, he will have successfully performed this song.
Liang Liang's prediction was correct. Shi Zhang sang the verses in a standard manner, and then came the chorus that would drive the climax.
I can't forget you.
Not going to the ends of the earth
It's good that you're by my side.
If the promise is unreliable
What makes us embrace?
I can't forget you.
Not going to the ends of the earth
It's good that you're by my side.
If love is a quagmire of pain
Let's escape together!
The accompaniment stopped when the song reached this point.
After a pause, Shi Zhang began to sing a cappella, and only his voice echoed throughout the entire Hong Kong Coliseum.
I can't forget you.
Not going to the ends of the earth...
This a cappella performance is a real test of one's voice and singing skills; any flaws in one's voice or singing skills will be magnified in front of the audience.
To those who are just listening for the spectacle, they won't understand the nuances, but to those who understand music, they can immediately discern the truth.
In the last line of this a cappella performance, Shi Zhang sang a note out of tune.
But since this is a new song, none of the audience members in the Hung Hom had heard it before, so they naturally couldn't hear any flaws here. They would assume that this is how the song is sung.
Only those who have heard this song before will be able to recognize it.
But that's nothing compared to the success of Shi Zhang's performance of this song.
After this short a cappella section ends, the accompaniment begins and continues until the end.
The applause and screams were deafening.
People outside may not know who Shi Zhang is, but those inside the Hong Kong Coliseum will surely remember Shi Zhang and his singing.
But here's the problem: the applause isn't going to stop, and Shi Zhang didn't prepare an encore song. He can't just stay on stage forever.
Fortunately, arrangements had been made in advance.
"Because the concert time is limited, I will not be singing any more songs for you. Next, I would like to invite a fairy to sing for you. You must remember her. Please welcome Ms. Chen Jiewen to sing 'Sky'."
Shi Zhang made a cameo appearance as a host and invited Chen Jiewen to the stage.
Chen Jiewen arrived gracefully in her flowing white dress.
"Fairy! Fairy!"
Surprisingly, a unified cheer from the audience erupted from below the stage.
Chen Jiewen does indeed have a fairy-like temperament, and we should suggest that Jinmeng package her as a fairy.
However, this narrows down her repertoire, since there are very few songs suitable for a fairy to sing.
But none of that matters. Let's make her famous first.
The song "Sky" is known to many people in Lianwan City, but it would be considered a completely new song elsewhere, a new song that couldn't be newer.
This song has many similarities in style to "Legend," and Chen Jiewen's performance of it is truly ethereal.
Chen Jiewen's singing also won a standing ovation, and she was too embarrassed to leave the stage.
So she had no choice but to sing another old song that she had sung before but which hadn't become popular.
Unexpectedly, people extended their affection to this song, which hadn't been popular before, and it gained widespread recognition.
Jin Hao sat in the audience pretending to be a member of the audience. He had an idea in his mind: to use "Legend" as the main song, plus "Sky" and some old songs that Chen Jiewen had sung before, and release an album first.
All the old songs have negatives; all we need to do is record these two new songs once and combine them together. It won't take much work.
Jin Hao formed a plan in his mind.
Actually, quite a few people from the Hong Kong music scene attended Su Ennan's concert.
Mu Xi and Liang Qingyao also watched the whole thing from an inconspicuous area.
"Ah Yao! Who wrote 'Legend,' 'Sky,' and 'I Can't Forget You'?" Mu Xi asked her nephew, suppressing her shock.
"If no one else comes forward to claim it, then it must have been written by him."
Mu Xi took a deep breath: "Such talent has actually emerged from the mainland? That's impossible! Although the cultural field on the mainland has improved since the reform and opening up, it is still a cultural desert overall. It's impossible for any brilliant artistic flowers to bloom under that kind of autocratic system."
Liang Qingyao greatly admired his uncle's talent in writing lyrics, but he disagreed with some of his political views.
You say the mainland is a cultural desert, but what about the pieces Liang Liang composed seems to have grown out of the desert?
"Second Uncle! You should change your views. You look down on mainland musicians, but they don't respect you either."
"Look down on Second Uncle? What right do they have?"
“I don’t know if others are qualified, but Liang Liang definitely is. Don’t underestimate him just because he’s young. I can tell that Liang has a very disdainful attitude towards you. If you don’t respect him, he won’t take you seriously either.”
Mu Xi felt a lump in her throat when her nephew mentioned Liang Liang.
That young man really has the right to look down on him. According to my nephew, he's not even eighteen yet, but he's already produced at least ten popular works.
Some composers could never create so many influential pieces in their entire lives.
Mu Xi suddenly felt her face burning.
At this point, Shi Zhang and Chen Jiewen had sung four songs, and Su Ennan had sung six songs; the concert program was nearly halfway through.
Su Ennan sang three songs on stage, including his signature song "Thousand Paper Cranes".
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