A girl's heart is like the clouds in the sky.
The next morning, Xu Mei arrived with her guitar, skipping and hopping as if nothing had happened, completely unaffected by the emotional setback she had experienced the previous night.
It's so good to be young!
When they arrived at Gao Xing's house, Gao Xing had already lit a stove in the side room, and the other members of the peasant band had also arrived.
"Are you already familiar with the sheet music for the song 'Harvest'?"
Liang Liang took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and asked.
"We're familiar with everything!"
"Our task this morning is to familiarize ourselves with the old songs first, and then we will rehearse the song 'Harvest'."
After reviewing the original four pieces, we began rehearsing "Harvest".
Liang Liang considered the original arrangement of the song to be a complete failure.
Since you're talking about a bountiful harvest, why are you using only Western musical instruments to arrange the music? Aren't you just making a fool of yourself?
Even with a bountiful harvest, it's still a failure without the accompaniment of suona horns and gongs.
Liang Liang discarded the original accompaniment and rearranged the music.
The main instruments are the suona and gongs and drums, with the pipa guitar as a secondary instrument.
In the beginning and middle transition sections, he composed long solos for the gongs and drums and the suona, respectively.
Especially during the middle section with the excessive use of the suona, Gao Xing offered many of his own ideas.
Liang Liang felt that this excessive suona solo was the finishing touch to the entire song.
Next came individual performances and ensemble pieces.
After rehearsing it over and over again, countless times, the song was finally completed around 3 p.m. The coordination was definitely not perfect; it was at best a passing grade, good enough to get by.
"We'll be leaving promptly at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone. Don't be late. Xu Mei and I won't be coming; we'll be waiting at home."
Liang Liang and Gao Xing coordinated again to see if there were any issues that had been overlooked, and then Liang Liang drove home.
"How about you write me a piece of music later?"
On the way home, Xu Mei made her request.
"You want to sing too? Your voice isn't bad, but it's not particularly outstanding!"
"I know my voice isn't very good, but I just want to sing. I think singing on stage with an electric guitar would be really... how to describe it?"
"Absolutely awesome!"
"Pah! You're the one who's a jerk!" After saying that, Xu Mei realized something was off and blushed.
"So what style do you want to sing?"
"Like the style of 'Don't Be Lonely'."
It has a lively and energetic rhythm, making it a high-energy song.
Xu Mei's voice is a bit husky; you can't tell when she speaks, but when she sings, it has a strong metallic quality.
She's probably not cut out for ballads, but she has potential in rock music.
What song should we choose for her to sing first?
As Liang Liang drove, he suddenly remembered a song.
It seems he didn't hear the song "Passionate Desert" from this reborn world.
Call Jin Hao and ask if this song exists in the world. If not, let Xu Mei be the first singer of this song. If there is a stage like CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, she will become famous overnight with this song.
Send her south?
The level of rock music in the South isn't very good; it's better to send them to Beijing, where the rock music scene and heritage are much stronger than in other places.
There are just too many beasts in the rock scene; it would be a loss if I got hurt by them.
It's better to cause trouble yourself than to let others mess with you.
Thinking of this, Liang Liang grinned lewdly.
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At 7:00 a.m. on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, a 16-seat minibus stopped outside Gao Xing’s courtyard.
Gao Xing and Ha Lazi loaded their things onto the bus, and then the minibus drove to Liangshui Bay to pick up Liang Liang and Xu Mei.
At 7:40, the minibus arrived at Yahe Cinema and stopped in front of the Oriental Song and Dance Hall.
Qin Wenju's three entities, including the Oriental Amusement Hall, did not close during the Chinese New Year.
During the Lunar New Year, business is usually booming, so of course they won't close down unless they've lost their minds.
The hotel industry is very sluggish after the Lunar New Year. Apart from state-owned hotels, almost no privately owned hotels are open for business during the first month of the lunar calendar.
So the Oriental Dance Hall is open for business today.
Qin Wenju had arrived long ago and even directed people to set up a simple platform.
Why do I say it's simple? This platform is made by piecing together several tables and securing them with ropes. I don't know where he got so many tables; they're not even school desks.
Although these tables look quite sturdy, they wobble when you push them.
This made Liang Liang very worried.
"What if I fall off this table?"
"Don't worry! It's far away from the heart!" Qin Wenju said with a smile in her eyes.
Would this be considered murder of her husband?
Two thick tarpaulins were laid on the table, which made me feel much safer this time.
"I've already contacted you about the business. All the shop owners on this street will come to watch your performance when the Oriental Dance Hall opens. If they like you, they'll invite you over. If they don't, it means they don't like you! I've also set a price for you: 380 for two shows. I was originally going to set it at 400, but I hate 4, so I'll go with 380."
This price is in line with Liang Liang's prediction.
Liang Liang's head spun 360 degrees, and sure enough, he saw firecrackers in front of many shops, either placed close to the ground or hung on racks.
"In order to let them see your performance as early as possible, the Oriental Song and Dance Hall will set off firecrackers at 8:18 am to open for business. Other places open after 9 am, so that they will have time to come and see your performance. Otherwise, we will only open after 9 am."
Liang Liang quickly checked her watch; it was almost eight o'clock.
There are still more than twenty minutes left, which is a very tight timeframe.
They quickly called Gao Xing to unload the equipment from the car and place it on the makeshift platform. They hurriedly set it up and tested it. Just as the tests were almost finished, the firecrackers announcing the opening of the Oriental Dance Hall went off.
The firecrackers at Shibapan were set off for a good ten minutes.
After the smoke from the firecrackers dissipates, the farmers' band's New Year's greeting performance begins.
The first song is naturally "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing you prosperity).
As soon as the gongs and suonas started playing, many shop owners came out to watch.
They all set their opening times between nine and ten o'clock, so they still have time to come out and watch the excitement.
"Congratulations on your fortune! Congratulations on your wonderful life..."
Accompanied by cheerful music, Liang Liang's singing voice immediately attracted the attention of the onlookers.
"It sounds great, the singing is excellent!"
"This song is really good, the lyrics are excellent, and it's auspicious!"
Qin Wenju's feelings when listening to this song were different from others.
He looked incredibly handsome, especially when Liang Liang clasped his hands together and shouted "Wishing you prosperity!"
Her heart trembled for a long time, as if she were walking on a tightrope.
Aside from emotional factors, this was the first time she had heard this song; the melody was pleasant and cheerful, and the lyrics were festive and auspicious.
No wonder this guy dared to ask for a thousand yuan.
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