The equipment that Pacific Audio-Visual Company imported at a cost of one million yuan was MBL from Germany, which led Liang Liang to see several Germans with blank expressions on the scene.
These Germans were there to debug the machines and teach the Chinese how to use them, and several Pacific employees followed them around with a devout attitude.
Founded in 1979, MBL is said to have reached the highest standards of top-tier stage audio equipment, from electronic materials and speakers to the volume knobs on WeChat and amplifier chassis.
There seems to be little doubt about this. Domestic stage sound equipment will not be able to catch up for more than ten years. Right now, the best equipment is still from foreign companies.
The audio equipment is truly exceptional; it's the best audio equipment Liang Liang has ever used since his rebirth.
Liang Liang believes they should buy such equipment, as it would make future national tours and concerts much more convenient.
Liang Liang inquired about the price of the stage sound system.
More than 1.2 million Chinese yuan is indeed not cheap.
Liang Liang secretly calculated his own assets.
He already had assets of over four million yuan before May Day.
In recent months, with the release of the band's second album, the resurgence of the Sea Waves band's album, and revenue sharing from other artists' albums, they are estimated to have earned over five million.
With this, he had assets worth tens of millions, and spending over a million to buy a stage sound system didn't seem like a big problem.
Buy one!
At that moment, Liang Liang made up his mind.
From the sound audition to the rehearsal, it took a total of four and a half hours. During this rehearsal, the Blue Shark Band practiced a new song together. By the time the rehearsal was successfully completed, it was almost 6 p.m.
Blue Shark and Black Panther bands launched a massive advertising campaign, bombarding the public with advertisements from television and radio to newspapers and flyers, spending 60,000 to 70,000 yuan on advertising alone.
July 10th will determine the success of the band's appeal and the effectiveness of the advertising.
Tickets will be sold starting at 1 p.m. and will continue until the performance begins.
Ticket prices remain tiered, ranging from 15 to 30 yuan.
Around one o'clock, people flocked to the stadium from all directions.
Initially, the stadium only had two ticket booths open, but as the crowd grew denser, two more ticket booths were temporarily opened around 2 p.m.
Even so, long queues formed in front of each ticket window, and these queues continued until after 3 p.m. with no sign of shortening.
Feeling utterly bored at home, Xu Wei wandered out and arrived at the stadium, only to be startled by what he found.
There were long queues at all four ticket gates of the stadium, each queue being about 100 meters long.
I only remember this place being this noisy during football matches. I didn't expect so many people to be watching a concert here.
At that moment, Xu Wei suddenly realized that the two tickets in his pocket were quite valuable.
He thought about it for a moment, then went to find his girlfriend.
Xu Wei had served in the military, and his girlfriend was his comrade-in-arms, who also lived in the city.
Today is Sunday, and his girlfriend is also on vacation, so these two tickets can be put to good use.
After meeting up with his girlfriend, Xu Wei had dinner at a food stall outside and then went into the stadium.
A very large and very high stage was erected in the center of the stadium. It had no roof and was just a platform with no obstructions on any side.
After finding their seats, Xu Wei and his girlfriend munched on popcorn while waiting for the show to start.
Xu Wei seemed to have only been to this stadium once before. Seeing the dense crowd around him, he was a little confused. How many people had come in?
Thirty thousand or forty thousand?
At 7 p.m., all the lights in the stadium suddenly went out.
The once noisy stadium was rendered eerily quiet by this unexpected turn of events.
A few seconds later, various sounds began to rang out.
"Why is there a power outage?"
"Yes! What's the point of looking at anything when the power's out?"
"I wonder if I can get a refund? I spent twenty yuan on it, that's a day's wages!"
"You have the nerve to complain after spending twenty yuan? Did I say anything when I spent thirty?"
"Won't it take until midnight to process a refund?"
Just as people were discussing the matter animatedly, a voice began to emerge.
The sound seemed to come from underground yet also from the air; it was somewhat faint yet omnipresent.
As a guitar virtuoso, Xu Wei naturally recognized it as a guitar chord. Just as he was concentrating on listening carefully, a lyric came out like a thunderclap in the darkness.
I kept asking myself questions...
There wasn't even a second sentence needed; just that one sentence was enough to set the entire stadium into a frenzy.
"Okay!"
The cheers were like crashing waves, and whistles filled the air.
Xu Wei felt as if his head had exploded with a loud bang. The shout was like a sharp knife piercing his heart, causing his body to reflexively stand up.
His girlfriend couldn't help but stand up as well.
When will you come with me?
But you always laugh at me for having nothing.
I want to give you my pursuit
And my freedom
But you always laugh at me.
Nothing...
As the song deepened, the stadium lights gradually came on, illuminating the stage as if it were daytime.
On stage, a young man holding a bass guitar is singing his heart out.
Liang Liang is now singing "Nothing to My Name," the groundbreaking song that truly introduced rock and roll to the Chinese people.
In the previous life, in 1990, Lao Cui used this song to make the people of Xi'an fall in love with rock and roll, turning it into the rock capital.
In this life, Lao Cui is just another ordinary person, and Liang Liang sang this song in this stadium as a tribute to Lao Cui in his previous life.
Ah~ You're coming with me now!
The song ended abruptly there, and after a pause, the audience erupted in thunderous applause.
This is the power of a band that sells millions of albums; truly extraordinary.
Xu Wei gave his sincere praise.
"Good evening, folks of Xi'an, young and old, uncles, aunts and uncles!"
Liang Liang's usual greeting, but I wonder if anyone will criticize him when the word "Auntie" takes on a different meaning many years from now?
"The almanac says today is an auspicious day, and it also says that the men of Xi'an are honest and simple, and the women of Xi'an are beautiful. Is this true?"
"Really!" came a chorus of agreement from the audience.
Is it more real than the real thing?
"More real than the real thing!"
"Then it's the right thing for us, the Blue Shark Band and the Black Panther Band, to be here today. From now until 11 p.m., our two bands will accompany you through a joyful night. Tonight you will laugh, cry, shout, roar, and jump around. The most direct consequence is... you'll be covered in sweat!"
July is the height of summer, and even if you jump around and dance at night, it's no wonder you're sweating.
A roar! Laughter as vast as the ocean.
"So, I advise every brother and sister who came to the concert today that there is one thing you must do when you get home after the concert, and that is, don't forget to wash your feet!"
The laughter from the audience was deafening.
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