Chapter 102
At the audition for "Miracle Joy," which lasted from morning to night, Zhou Li's waist ached from sitting so much that she had to stand up and slowly rest. She pounded her waist with both hands and asked Shan Jia, "Is your waist okay?"
Shan Jia suddenly made a cold joke: "A drummer can't say his waist is not good."
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. She rubbed her arms and said, "It's so cold!"
Zhu Le also looked frozen.
The auditions were to select ten bands to participate in the show, but only six bands were selected today. Everyone was not very familiar with each other and sat awkwardly in the promotion room. Although the environment in the promotion room was very good, it was also very depressing to sit like this.
Except for the drummer, all other musicians carried their own instruments.
After Shan Jia finished telling the joke, she lowered her head and took out her guitar from her bag. She plucked the strings casually, just like they were in the rehearsal room. Zhou Li tapped the stool, and Zhu Le also took out the bass and sang together. Gradually, different instruments joined in. Everyone communicated through music and gradually forgot that this was an audition.
When the on-site director saw this rare scene, he quickly asked the camera to follow and give a close-up of the contestants who were gathered in a circle and communicating with each other. What Tang Bai saw when he brought the band members to the promotion room was an atmosphere of free communication like a concert. In this relaxed atmosphere, Zhu Le dared to talk to the musician he had always liked but dared not talk to, and asked for his autograph. Zhu Le had just been happy for a while when he saw someone who spoiled his fun.
He saw that Tang Bai had also advanced. Although it was not unexpected, he still snorted in annoyance. He really hoped that the judges would eliminate Tang Bai and the others.
After the Highway Band came in, there were only a few bands left for the interview. Everyone waited for a while and then heard the on-site director ask them to go meet the judges together and select three more bands from the remaining contestants to advance.
Zhou Li followed everyone and arrived at the interview room. The judges announced the results directly. The eliminated contestants left immediately, and the shortlisted contestants stayed to listen to the director announce the time for the official recording.
"Tomorrow everyone will move into the Miracle House and begin the first day of recording. Please bring your belongings with you. The first phase of the ten-day, fully enclosed recording is about to begin. I hope everyone will be on time tomorrow."
After they finished speaking, they dispersed. Everyone dispersed in a hurry. Zhou Li subconsciously grabbed Shan Jia's hand next to her, afraid that she would be squeezed away. Zhou Li let go of her hand only after the crowd had dispersed.
Shan Jia clenched his left hand inexplicably and looked at Zhou Li. Zhou Li was tilting his head to discuss with Zhu Le about going out for a midnight snack. It seemed like it was just a subconscious action.
Zhu Le said cheerfully, "I'll pick you up tomorrow."
"How do you answer?" Zhou Li asked.
"I have a car!" Zhu Lele said, "Tomorrow you and the boss should pack up early. I will pick you up early. We must not be late and try to be the first to arrive."
The staff had added all of them on WeChat, pulled them into a group, and posted the address. Zhu Le took a look and found that the place was quite remote, so it would be more convenient to drive there.
Zhou Li looked at him doubtfully, "Can you do it?"
Zhu Le usually looks unreliable.
Zhu Le pouted and said, "I'm a veteran driver with seven years of driving experience. I got my driver's license when I became an adult. I used to drive them to other places for performances. If you don't believe me, ask the boss."
"Really?" Zhou Li asked Shan Jia, and Shan Jia nodded.
Zhou Licai said, "We are required to gather at ten o'clock tomorrow. Don't be late."
"I'll pick you two up at 8 o'clock and leave. Go back tonight and pack your luggage. We'll be staying for ten days, so you'll need to bring a lot of things." Zhu Le decided to bring his own game console.
Shan Jiazhe wanted to bring his computer and synthesizer, and of course his beloved guitar.
Zhou Li travels the world with just a drumstick.
The three of them left first without contacting the other musicians. By the time Tang Bai reacted, Zhou Li and the others had already sat down at the barbecue stall.
We have to record a show tomorrow, so we didn’t dare drink. We each took a bottle of soda water and toasted.
"I hope we can go further!" Zhou Li started.
"We want to be famous! We want to be popular!" Zhu Le screamed.
Shan Jia didn't say anything, he just touched the soda bottle to Zhou Li and Zhu Le, "Come on!"
"Come on!" the three said in unison.
Zhou Li woke up as soon as the morning sun showed its brow. Although she had only slept for four hours last night, she was still full of energy. She closed her suitcase, put on her backpack, closed the door and went downstairs. Zhu Le had already picked up Shan Jia and was waiting for her downstairs.
Zhou Li put the suitcase in the trunk and got into the car to look around.
She didn't know much about the model of the car, but she could tell that it was an old car, but it was well maintained by the owner.
Zhu Le is full of charm today and is incredibly trendy.
He raised his lip corners while wearing sunglasses. "Isn't my car nice? I paid 30,000 yuan for it! I've been driving it for five years, and it's no different from a new one, right?"
Zhou Li nodded. Seeing him proudly shaking his head to the music in the car, he said unhappily, "Drive well."
Shan Jia had been looking out the window since Zhou Li got in the car. They were leaving the city for the suburbs, heading east. The rising sun was on their left side, and there was no obstruction on the highway, so they could clearly see the sun rising.
Shan Jia rolled down the car window, and the cool morning breeze blew through her hair, bringing a mysterious fragrance.
Her fair face was illuminated by the warm light, as brilliant as the occasional golden light passing by the roadside, which amazed Zhou Li's eyes.
The music in the car seemed to become her background music, and every move she made was elegant.
Shan Jia brushed her wind-blown hair behind her ears, turned around and looked at Zhou Li with a faint smile.
"It's a nice day today."
"Ah, well, it's a nice day today."
Zhou Li could only agree, unable to utter any extra words, and admired everything she saw.
Zhu Le was chattering in the front.
"Will we start filming right away when we get there? What kind of housing will we be assigned? Will it be like a school dormitory? How will we live then? They say it's going to be completely closed-off, so they won't take away cell phones, will they? I've seen those talent shows where they always take away cell phones on the first day. If they take away cell phones, will they also take away game consoles? I just found out I'm not bringing mine, and they take up space."
Zhu Le is a chatterbox and basically never stops talking.
Zhou Li was somewhat grateful to him at this time, because with Zhu Le there, at least he could stop her thoughts from spreading.
Shan Jia was not a talkative person, so he turned his head away and listened to them talking.
Having said that, the journey of more than an hour did not feel boring and they soon arrived at their destination. Although Zhou Li and his friends were not the first to arrive, they also arrived very early.
Zhu Le parked the car in the parking lot and took his things to his residence. Although there were signs and staff on the road, he was still shocked to see the cameras all over the floor. Zhou Li also became restrained, and Shan Jia was even more unusually silent. It was not until they saw the dormitory that everyone was happy. It turned out to be an independent villa.
The ten bands are independent small villas lined up in a row.
Zhou Li and her classmates live in dormitory No. 2, which has a kitchen, a bar, various musical instruments, and a room downstairs.
After looking at it, Zhu Le did not choose to go to the second floor, and said that this room was his. After all, Zhou Li and Shan Jia were girls, and he lived alone on the first floor, which would not affect their independent space and would be safer.
Zhou Li and Shan Jia went up to the second floor. There were three rooms upstairs. They chose the two rooms opposite each other. Zhu Le helped them carry their luggage upstairs.
After putting it away, Zhou Li and Shan Jia went downstairs. Zhu Le asked in confusion, "What are we going to do next? Just stay here like this?"
As he was speaking, the doorbell suddenly rang and someone came to visit.
Zhu Le went to open the door and saw that it was the older brothers from Yizhihua yesterday.
The Yizhihua band consisted of five people: a drummer, two guitarists, a keyboardist, and a bassist. It was a traditional band. The eldest brother sauntered in and said, "Have you heard? We're having a small concert tonight, and it's just the ten of us."
"Ah?!" Zhu Le's voice changed in surprise.
"Did you submit four songs to the program team?" asked Big Brother.
Zhu Le didn't understand and looked at Zhou Li, who nodded.
The older brother said, "Didn't you just get here? Haven't you taken a look around the back? The stage is already set up. I heard the staff say they'll be checking tickets soon, and it seems they've even invited the audience."
"But we haven't done anything yet?" Zhu Le was almost scared to death. Even though he had performance experience, he would still be terrified by being forced to do something so sudden.
"This might be what the production team wants." The elder brother patted Zhu Le on the shoulder and comforted him, "Be mentally prepared."
After the big brothers threw the thunder, they left in a leisurely manner.
For an old band like them that has been together for more than ten years, the stage is old hands for them. As long as they pick up the instruments, anywhere can be the stage, let alone such a sudden stage.
Zhou Li was still exchanging glances with Zhu Le, thinking, "That's impossible!" They were being asked to perform on stage without any preparation. Could the production team be pulling such a tactic? Suddenly, they heard a loudspeaker announce that they should gather in the back.
Zhou Li took Shan Jia and Zhu Le to follow the staff. They also met other band members on the way. Everyone looked confused.
Arriving at the venue, we were surrounded by cameras. Directly in front of us was a large banner with the words "Miracle Music" written in large letters and some pictures. The director said, "Welcome everyone to 'Miracle Music.' This program is sponsored by Universal Entertainment. Now, your first test will be! Please draw lots to choose your order of performance. You will perform in front of an audience of 100. The repertoire will be selected from the songs you submitted to the program team. After the performance, the audience will rate the most popular performance. The first-place band will receive a recording studio sponsored by Universal Entertainment, a dedicated teacher, and five minutes of canvassing for the next show."
"Please confirm the songs for the performance within ten minutes."
With a swish, the gg cloth fell off, revealing the stage and audience hidden behind the gg cloth. The audience waved and screamed excitedly, and Zhou Li's heart began to jump up and down uncontrollably.
"What should I do..." Zhu Le's voice rang out in despair. Zhou Li's throat was dry, his mind was blank, and he couldn't speak.
The program crew really used their big moves right after they arrived.
"Let's sing 'Flourishing Flowers'." Shan Jia's expression remained calm, as if she wasn't frightened at all by the scene before her. She looked at Zhou Li and said, "Don't you think 'Flourishing Flowers' is very similar to the scene before us?"
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment. Shan Jia's finger seemed to touch her finger unconsciously, and then curled back.
"We have practiced this song many times, there will be no mistakes." Shan Jia affirmed.
Zhou Li found his voice again, his voice a little hoarse.
“That’s the song.”
She went to the director to submit the song. Shan Jia looked at her back, his eyes tinged with an indescribable color.
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