Although the performances by Blue Shark and Black Panther were excellent, Xu Wei's performance was also a success, as evidenced by the applause he received after his song.
"Mr. Xu! Besides 'Baby, Don't Cry,' do you have any other songs you'd like to sing today?"
Liang Liang, posing as the host, began to lure Xu Wei into abduction.
Xu Wei is a typical Northwestern man—straightforward, honest, and without any ulterior motives.
"I have quite a few songs, but not many are truly outstanding," Xu Wei said modestly and honestly.
"Mr. Xu Wei, you're too kind. You must have many other great songs to sing. Please sing another one!"
Xu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll sing another song I wrote these past few days, called 'Two Days'."
I don't know the Blue Shark Band, but Liang Liang has heard this song before, though it doesn't leave a deep impression.
There was no accompaniment available, so Xu Wei had to sing along while holding his guitar.
However, the Blue Shark Band wasn't idle either. When Xu Wei started singing, Liang Liang followed the rhythm for a few beats, and then slowly joined in the performance with his bass.
After his bass came in, Xiao Yu's drums and Liu Yuyong's guitar tried to join in.
They had practiced many sets of universal chords, which came in handy at this moment.
Xu Wei never expected that before he had even finished half of a song, the Blue Shark Band would start playing accompaniment without sheet music, and the accompaniment was quite perfect.
Is this the style of a big band?
I only have two days
I'm never sure
One day is used for birth
One day to die
A day is used to hope
A day spent in despair
A day spent thinking of you
A day spent thinking about me…
This song is similar in style to Grunge, or grunge rock.
This style was popular in the West in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam had a significant impact on rock music fans in China.
Influenced by them, domestic rock musicians completely embarked on the wrong path of decadence.
In his previous life, Liang Liang was also among those affected, but in this life, he transcends the Three Realms and is no longer affected by it.
Although Liang Liang didn't really like this style, the audience seemed to really enjoy it, and the applause was just as enthusiastic as when he sang "Baby, Don't Cry."
After Xu Wei finished singing his two songs, he insisted that he would not perform any more outstanding works.
"Brother Xu! I'll treat you to lunch tomorrow. How about we have a chat?" Liang Liang extended a sincere invitation.
Xu Wei nodded.
"Then it's settled. How about I send someone to pick you up from your house tomorrow morning?"
"Xiao Liang! There's something I don't understand: how did you find my house?"
"Just ask around! You're not exactly unknown in Xi'an, so if people in your circle find you, they'll naturally find you too."
Liang Liang spoke very casually, but in reality, the process of finding Xu Wei was quite arduous.
Ban Ya wasted nearly two days searching for him. He inquired everywhere in Space City and Longdu Disco, where young people gathered, and even went to several famous universities in Xi'an. After many twists and turns, he finally found Xu Wei's whereabouts.
Although Liang Liang's explanation was reasonable, Xu Wei was still a little confused. Even if he had heard one of his songs, why would he go to such great lengths to find him?
There's another thing that's puzzling him: his songs are all performed on campus, and the only time he's ever been on stage was two months ago when he went to Ningxia to participate in a rock festival of moderate size. His works are never distributed in album form, so where did Liang Liang hear his songs?
Was it at a college in Xi'an or at that rock festival in Ningxia?
When Xu Wei left the stage, Liang Liang picked up the microphone again.
"Brothers, sisters and friends of Xi'an! Please remember the name Xu Wei. Ten years from now, he will be a top-tier figure in China and the pride of all of you in Xi'an."
Upon hearing this after leaving the stage, Xu Wei gave a wry smile. He didn't even know what he wanted to do, yet he was supposed to become a superstar? Wasn't that a joke?
Xu Wei walked to his seat, and people along the way stood up to shake his hand.
Yu Feng's eyes were full of smiles, welcoming Xu Wei back as if he were a triumphant hero.
How are you feeling?
In fact, she could tell from the smile on Xu Wei's face that he was very happy. This was the first time she had seen Xu Wei so happy since the members of the Flying Leap Band went to the south.
"It's great! I'm really happy to be with them. We work together very well, as if we've been working together for a long time, and there's no sense of unfamiliarity at all."
"So, will you cooperate with them in the future?"
Xu Wei pondered for a moment and shook his head: "I don't know! The lead singer of the Nansha Band invited me to lunch tomorrow and said he wants to talk to me."
"This might be a good thing," Yu Feng said, seemingly to Xu Wei but also to himself.
Xu Wei went back to his girlfriend's place, and the performance on stage continued.
Every song at the concert was a classic. Whether it was Blue Shark Band or Black Panther Band, the applause, cheers, and shouts never stopped. Many people even strained their voices from shouting.
The concert officially ended at 11:30.
The performance was a success; now the next thing to worry about is the revenue.
If a performance is successful but doesn't generate income, it's just a matter of gaining fame. A performance needs to be both successful and generate income.
The concert sold more than 36,000 tickets.
The average price of each ticket was seventeen yuan, and a total of 620,000 yuan was sold.
After deducting expenses such as venue rental, taxes, advertising, and security, totaling 200,000, the concert still had a surplus of 400,000.
According to the profit-sharing contract, the Blue Shark band received a dividend of 200,000 yuan.
Because the performance was moved to a stadium, the original plan of two shows was reduced to one show.
So, tomorrow Black Panther and the Pacific crew will return to Guangzhou.
Blue Shark will also be leaving soon to return to Lianwan.
The Blue Shark Band, the Black Panther Band, and the person in charge from the Pacific were having drinks and a late-night snack at a bar.
The topic of the Black Panther album came up at the dinner table.
"Pacific will produce and release two rock albums in the second half of this year. Finally, there is rock music in the South." Pacific attaches great importance to this concert featuring the Black Panther band and has sent a vice president to personally oversee it.
These were the words spoken by the vice president.
"Mr. Lu! Besides the super energetic 'Light of Hope,' which other rock singers are releasing albums?"
"Zhang Mingming!"
Liang Liang immediately thought of Zhang Mingming when he was mentioned.
This guy used to work for China Records Guangzhou Company, but he switched to Pacific Records last winter.
This year he produced an album called "Southern Big Rock No. 1", which can be considered as pioneering the Southern style of rock.
However, the skill level of the musicians and songs on this album was mediocre, which was met with contempt and ridicule from Northern-style rock bands.
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