Around seven o'clock, Su Ennan, wearing a hat and glasses, accompanied his uncle Su Tan to the park in the center of the street. He spent eight yuan to buy two tickets.
After dinner, his uncle said he would take him to see a very interesting amateur troupe performance. Su Ennan also wanted to relive his glorious past, so he accompanied his uncle.
By seven o'clock, the tent was already full of spectators.
Bi Sheng was grinning from ear to ear.
This was the first time the dance troupe had sold tickets for four yuan each, and they actually sold three hundred. He had no reason not to smile.
He was considering adding some variety to his dinner that evening.
The performance officially began at seven o'clock.
Liang Liang maintained his hosting style, interspersing stories and jokes, and bursts of laughter frequently filled the tent.
Qin Wenju and her friend had the best seats, which allowed her to see everything happening on stage from the best angle.
Whenever Qin Wenju saw Liang Liang appear on stage, every cell in her body would throb with joy. Her eyes would be fixed on Liang Liang, and only she knew what she was thinking.
The downside was that a certain part of her body felt sticky, which made her feel uncomfortable.
"Uncle! Apart from the host being quite interesting, there doesn't seem to be anything special about him?"
After initially reliving the atmosphere of a makeshift troupe, the song and dance troupe's performances became somewhat bland.
Su Ennan is now considered a singer. Although she hasn't reached the top tier yet, she's a standout among the second and third tier singers, so her perspective and appreciation level are naturally different.
In his eyes, the level of a makeshift troupe was just so-so.
"They shouldn't have arrived yet. I saw them rehearsing some pieces this afternoon, and they had some interesting ideas."
As time went by, by 9 p.m., the troupe's show was more than halfway over, and all that was left was Liang Liang's closing act. He would sing five or six songs, and that would be the last hour.
His band, a mix of Chinese and Western styles, began setting up on the stage.
"Here they come!" Su Tan nudged his nephew, who was in low spirits.
"What's here?" Su Ennan asked, somewhat bewildered.
"This is the group I was talking about."
Su Ennan looked up at the stage and saw a drum set that looked quite worn out, an old-fashioned electronic keyboard, a guzheng, and a pipa.
What kind of band is this?
Then he saw the host carrying a... presumably a Red Cotton guitar for beginners to learn to play as he came on stage.
Su Ennan immediately lost interest; based on these musical instruments alone, he had no appetite for the rest of the program.
But to his surprise, a group of mostly girls on the left burst into screams.
"Northern pervert! We love you!"
This left Su Ennan a bit dumbfounded. This guy actually had some popularity. He just went on stage with a guitar on his back, and people screamed without him saying a word?
The screaming people were spectators who had come from Shishan Township.
Shishan Township is right next to Yahe City, separated by a river. The distance from the Shishan Township government to the street park is only about five miles, so they felt no pressure coming to support Liang Liang.
Liang Liang nodded and smiled at the fans in Shishan Township.
"Fellow villagers of Yahe City, it's my turn to go on stage now. I've already said a lot of nonsense, so I'll sing now and not waste any more time. I'll sing one more song for you all. My first song is 'When Dreams Awaken'."
Su Ennan is very familiar with this song. It's Greenway's first classic work to surpass one million copies sold, but it was previously sung by a female artist. Is this guy going to sing a male version?
Su Ennan herself has hummed this song countless times in her spare time, but has never sung it on a formal occasion.
It seems that no other singers have ever performed on stage in public.
Because of the differences between male and female voices, it is very difficult for a male voice to sing this song with the tender and affectionate charm of a female voice. Even if you sing it with great feeling, it just doesn't sound right.
Now that someone is going to sing the male version, Su Ennan felt a little bit of anticipation.
Music begins.
The first instrument to appear was the guzheng, but the melody it played had the feel of a bass guitar. Two bars later, the drums joined in.
The sound of this drum is truly speechless.
Then the pipa joined the young man's guitar, which he also began to play.
Su Ennan immediately understood that the guzheng uses the bass and double bass registers as an electric bass.
The pipa was undoubtedly a fake electric guitar. Although the tone was different from that of a real electric bass guitar, ordinary citizens who didn't understand music couldn't tell the difference.
"You said you loved someone you shouldn't have..."
The moment the lead singer opened his mouth, Su Ennan felt a slight electric shock.
Can this song be changed and sung in this way?
The reviews for Dick Cowboy's adaptation of "When Dreams Awaken" in the previous life were mixed.
Many people believe that his adaptation is the worst version.
But some people say this version is the most enjoyable to listen to.
Liang Liang undoubtedly leans towards the "enjoyable" aspect; as long as it's enjoyable to listen to, it doesn't matter how bad his changes are.
As long as it's enjoyable!
Although she had already been electrified by this song the night before, Qin Wenju still felt an electric shock when she heard it again, especially the final, distant, desolate, high-pitched roar, which made her body tremble uncontrollably.
Her two best friends were also dumbfounded. It was the first time they had heard this kind of rock-style singing in this small county town, and they felt enlightened.
In the middle section, Liang Liang even performed an impromptu solo on that broken guitar.
It was only then that Su Ennan noticed the young man's exceptional skill on the guitar.
It's surprising that such a young guitar virtuoso is hidden in this makeshift troupe.
Liang Liang's first piece of music won thunderous applause.
The emotions of the people of Yahe were ignited by this song when they first heard this singing style.
The music had stopped, but Su Ennan was still savoring the song.
The lead singer has a very good voice, powerful and slightly weathered. Judging from his final roar, he should be able to reach G5.
A voice that reaches this pitch is usually quite high-pitched, but this guy's voice is much more powerful, which doesn't make sense!
Furthermore, the weathered quality in his voice seemed somewhat out of place for his age.
This makeshift troupe didn't have many Western musical instruments; they probably couldn't afford them or couldn't find them. But they managed to substitute them with traditional Chinese instruments, which, while not perfect, were enough to pass off as genuine.
Wow! Who did this? Could it be the lead singer?
Judging from his age, when he hadn't even grown a full beard, although the young man played the guitar quite well, these arrangements probably had nothing to do with him.
If he was the one who came up with all these things, then he's a prodigy.
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