A rock band is about to step onto the Spring Festival Gala stage. Is this something that only happens in dreams?
Huang Jie rubbed his eyes hard, and while rubbing them, he also pinched his temple with his thumb.
I felt pain, so I was sure this wasn't a dream.
Is the Blue Shark band really going to perform on the Spring Festival Gala?
"Don't listen to your brother's nonsense. We're only here for rehearsals. It's not even certain whether the show will get off the stage."
"Whether you can perform or not, as long as we can invite you to participate in the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals, it's fantastic news for rock music."
Since its inception, rock music has never appeared on any major galas, let alone something like the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
“Brother Huang, what you said makes some sense. Regardless of whether our program will ultimately appear on the Spring Festival Gala stage, it is indeed good news for Chinese rock. But you can’t be blinded by this news. You have to see through this news to the essence of the matter, which is why our band was favored by the Spring Festival Gala?”
"Is it that kind of mainstream rock song you guys sang, 'I Love You, Motherland'?"
"This is only one aspect of the reason. Since our Blue Shark band was formed, we have released three albums. Apart from some love songs without political meaning, the spirit that our other songs express is positive and uplifting. We never touch on those dark and dirty elements. As long as you can summarize our band's successful experience and make songs that are accepted by the public, you will not be far from success."
Huang Jie had a sudden realization: success is really that simple.
Although it involves bowing to society, it can lead to success.
"But even if we make wholesome and uplifting songs like you, we might not get discovered. After all, the biggest stage we're on right now is in nightclubs."
“We plan to hold a music festival in Lianwan City next summer. People from Hong Kong and Taiwan audio-visual companies, Pacific Audio-visual Company, and other video companies will come to watch. As long as you can create good works that are accepted by the public and showcase them at the music festival, you will definitely be appreciated, and you might even soar to new heights.”
Huang Jie felt like his brain wasn't working properly; they were actually going to hold a music festival tomorrow!
Will this be approved by the higher authorities?
Rock music festivals must be subject to strict censorship, and the approval process won't be easy.
"There shouldn't be any problem. If our program can get on the Spring Festival Gala, then there's even less of a problem. The rock atmosphere in Lianwan City is quite strong. There are now more than a hundred bands of all sizes. If you really can't make it in Beijing, you can go to Lianwan City for a change of scenery. A tree dies when it's moved, but a person thrives. Maybe a change of scenery will allow you to make a name for yourself."
These rock musicians in Beijing didn't know much about the rock scene in Lianwan. If it weren't for the Blue Shark band, they wouldn't even know that there were rock musicians in Lianwan.
The news that Dou Wei, the lead singer of the Blue Shark Band and the Black Panther Band, had come to Shucun somehow spread throughout the village. By the time Liang Liang got to this point, dozens of people had already gathered outside the Night Machine Band's house.
When these people heard from Liang Liang that there were actually hundreds of rock bands in Lianwan City, they were all very surprised.
"Don't you have any bigger rooms here?" Liang Liang felt a pang of pity seeing the young people shivering and shivering outside.
There's a mosque over there.
"It's best to stay away from religious sites," Liang Liang directly disagreed.
"Then there's the Rock 'n' Roll Cafeteria."
The Rock Market is a small restaurant on the side of the road in Shucun. It has seven tables and the rock musicians sometimes eat here. Although it's called the Rock Canteen, they don't come here very often.
If you can't even afford instant noodles, how could you possibly come to a restaurant?
It's around 2 PM now, and there's no food being served at the small restaurant; all the tables have been taken over by these rock musicians.
However, this is not all the rock musicians in Shucun. After all, there are some who are oblivious to the world around them and only care about reading sheet music.
Liang Liang asked the restaurant owner to cook a pot of hot vegetable soup and give each person two steamed buns.
Some of these people probably don't even eat lunch; they all look pale and thin.
He can't cook for this many people in this small restaurant now, but he can still make soup.
Seeing his colleagues wolfing down their soup, Liang Liang had the idea of opening a small theater in Beijing.
Tell Douwei to find a suitable place in the capital to open a small theater, so that these people will have a place to drink soup and stay.
While these people were drinking their soup, Liang Liang repeated what he had just said to Huang Jie.
Some people agree with Liang Liang's "fallacies," while others disagree.
People eat all sorts of grains and cereals, so there are all kinds of people; it's impossible to standardize this.
Liang Liang didn't force it. Changing someone's mindset was a success, and there was nothing he could do if he couldn't.
Why do I suddenly feel like a missionary?
However, these people expressed considerable interest in the music festival that Lianwan City will host next year.
"The music festival is 90% likely to be successful. If you are interested in performing on stage, I will provide you with food and lodging and also give you an appearance fee, but the exact amount will depend on the situation on site."
Liang Liang also sells tickets to his music festival. Once tickets are sold, it becomes a commercial activity. When these bands and musicians perform on stage, a supply and demand relationship is formed, and he naturally has to pay them performance fees.
"But there's one condition, I wonder if you can meet it?"
"What are the conditions?"
"Although the publicity says to let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend, the music festival I hold may be the opposite of that. My music festival does not need those half-dead works. Dark and decadent styles, stay away from me. I don't want any lyrics that are below the waist. What I need is works that can make people feel uplifted and smile. Do you understand what I mean?"
This requirement seemed a bit too demanding for these rock musicians, and many of them didn't answer for a moment.
"There's only one month left until Chinese New Year, aren't you all going home?" Liang Liang changed the subject.
There are still seven or eight months until he holds his music festival next year, so there's no rush.
Even if the bands from Beijing don't go, there are enough bands in Bay City. Once his Maritime Music Festival makes a name for itself, will there be any shortage of bands coming?
Every year around Chinese New Year, the rock musicians in Shucun would go into a frenzy. If they couldn't raise enough money for their trip home, they would sell their gear, anything and everything, as long as they could scrape together the fare.
They don't care what will happen next year once the goods are sold out.
"Even if I wanted to go home, I couldn't, because I can't afford the fare!" someone said, speaking the truth.
It's truly pathetic to have fallen to this state.
Liang Liang sighed.
Looks like I'll have to learn from Lei Feng again.
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