Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Debut Countdown 3 Days
[Chapter 18, Rehearsal Scene]
The central lift platform is 40 square meters, and it is still spacious even with a grand piano.
Xu Baichuan adjusted their positions.
Director Liu's voice resounded throughout the venue: "Everyone, take your positions. Countdown 3, 2, 1 - lift platform up!"
At the director's command, the "lid"-like partition above the stage suddenly opened to the left and right, allowing the evening sun to pour in, and their lift began to rise rapidly.
It feels like a sci-fi movie, super exciting!
In the blink of an eye, the five people were promoted to the big stage.
Fang Yinnian looked around and found that they were in the square in front of the central castle they had just seen.
This time it was a walking rehearsal, with no music or singing, and the focus was mainly on the camera positions.
Director Liu held the intercom and shouted, "Camera No. 1, test shoot. I'll check the effect with the director."
After a moment, Director Liu said, "That curly-haired guy... yes, that's you, turn 45 degrees to the right."
Tan Junwen immediately adjusted the angle: "Is that so?"
Director Liu seemed to be checking with the broadcast director. After a moment, he nodded and said, "That's enough. Remember your position and don't move. Camera No. 5 is preparing for a close-up follow-up shot... Pay attention to the camera! The close-up will be magnified on the screen. The side profile doesn't look good. Show the front face."
The five people were so nervous that they could hardly breathe.
There are too many fucking cameras around here, which one should I look at? ?
Xu Baichuan hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry Director Liu, this is their first time on stage and they don't know how to find the camera position, I'll teach them on the spot."
Director Liu was helpless: "Okay, teach me quickly."
Xu Baichuan walked forward, pointed at several cameras around him and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't tell which one is camera 1 and camera 5. This circle of cameras has electric tracks that will keep rotating. If the camera is right in front of you and you see it light up red, that's your signal to shoot. You can give the audience a frontal shot of your face, which will be projected onto the large LED screen on site."
"Don't worry about it at other times. Don't look around to find the camera yourself - wait for the camera to find you, understand?"
The five people roughly understood what was said, but were still a little confused. They have no experience of paying attention to the camera position while singing, and it is very likely that they will be so absorbed in the singing that they will not even realize whether the camera is coming or not, and will keep their faces sideways to the audience.
Xu Baichuan said: "It's okay, we will rehearse several times, and you will be familiar with it after watching it twice. If you can't make facial expressions, you can focus on singing, but don't sing with your eyes closed the whole time."
The five of them nodded in unison: "Okay."
Stage performance is also an important quality for a singer. They lack experience and will have to practice more slowly in the future.
Director Liu urged: "Are you ready, Lao Xu?"
Xu Baichuan gestured: "Alright, Director Liu, shall we let the mother go first?"
Director Liu: "OK, all teams are in place. The lift is lowered back, and the sound effects team is ready to play the song - 321 rise!"
They were lowered back into the ground, and a moment later they were raised again.
As the lift came to the ground, a familiar accompaniment melody began to sound in their ears. The five people stood there waiting for the camera to come and shoot. The cameras kept spinning, almost making them dizzy.
Xu Baichuan gestured to Director Liu: "Director Liu, during the second verse, the lift platform needs to continue rising."
Director Liu picked up the intercom: "The lift goes up!"
As the second round of verses sounded, the lift rose again. When the second round of chorus began, just when Fang Yinnian and Tang Che were about to sing the high notes, it hovered at the highest point.
Fu Fei looked at the empty seats in the stadium and his face turned pale: "Damn, it's so high..."
Tan Junwen smiled and said, "Singing while hanging in the air is so cool, brothers."
Mo Xun reminded in a low voice: "Be careful and don't move."
Fang Yinnian had only heard the agent describe that they were going to take the lift, but today when he actually went up there he realized how fantastic this arrangement was.
If the verse starts to rise in the second round, they can keep up with the rhythm of the song, keep rising, and hover in the air when the song reaches its climax.
He and Tang Che sang an explosive high note together.
By then, the whole venue will echo with their singing.
If we shine a spotlight from the sky, the picture will surely be beautiful, right?
Fortunately, the agent insisted on using a lift and piano to sing, otherwise the stage effect would be greatly reduced.
Lao Xu checked the control rhythm of the lift with the on-site staff twice.
Director Liu got tired of checking and simply said, "How about this, Old Xu? On the day of the performance, you stay backstage and arrange the exact time for the lift to rise according to the rhythm of the music. The staff is not familiar with your song and may not get it right."
Xu Baichuan immediately made an OK gesture: "No problem, I'll control the rhythm!"
Director Liu held the intercom and said, "Next, test the ear monitors and microphone sound effects. You guys sing a section with the microphones on. You don't have to sing the whole thing. Just sing the chorus and see if the five of you can sing well together."
Fang Yinnian started playing the piano, and his teammates immediately followed suit, with all five of them singing in harmony.
Director Liu asked, "How's the sound effects team?"
A female voice came from the castle on the right: "Director Liu, the piano is too quiet. The lead singer's microphone has an electric sound, so we need to change it. And the handsome boy with the hair tied up, the microphone is too loud and covers up the voices of others."
Director Liu said: "Hurry up and adjust it!"
A group of staff with "Sound Effects Team" written on their chests rushed to the stage and adjusted the microphones and in-ear monitors for them.
Director Liu shouted loudly while holding the intercom: "Wire act team, move the moon to the right, behind the castle, otherwise the lifting platform will block the panoramic shot of the drone!"
"Props team, take those things on the right side of the stage away! Don't let your dawdling affect the rehearsal, okay?"
Five people: “…”
The chief director's voice was hoarse and he kept yelling.
They have witnessed the chaos and confusion of large-scale events.
It is really not easy to present an event perfectly in front of the audience, and the staff behind the scenes are almost busy like spinning tops.
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The five of them went up and down countless times, and when Xiao Tomo walked out of the Novice Village for the first time, he was at a loss in every aspect.
It was getting dark, and I finally checked the details such as camera position and sound effects.
Director Liu's voice came: "Get ready, sing it from the beginning with the microphone on!"
Fang Yin asked in a young voice: "Brother Xu, the band is playing live, do I need to sing along with them a few times?"
All the songs in the concert were accompanied by the band live, rather than playing the accompaniment music directly.
The song begins with Fang Yinnian playing the piano and singing, but it would be too monotonous if the whole song was just played on the piano, so strings were added to the climax part to create an atmosphere when arranging the song.
Fang Yinnian had never played with the band teachers for this concert and was worried that he would not be able to get the rhythm right.
Xu Baichuan said: "The band will follow your rhythm, and your piano is the main sound. Don't worry, Teacher Qiao will conduct the band himself."
Fang Yinnian: "Teacher Qiao is here too?!"
Xu Baichuan nodded: "She is in the castle in the middle."
Fang Yinnian breathed a sigh of relief. These words were like a reassurance to him.
As Director Liu counted down, the lift rose again.
This time it is the official rehearsal with lighting + sound effects + full microphone singing.
The moment the five people were sent to the stage, the lights in the dark stadium suddenly lit up.
The spotlight hit the center lift platform just right, illuminating all five people.
It felt amazing, as if at that moment they became the focus of the entire stage.
Fang Yinnian closed his eyes because of the strong light, took a deep breath, and began to play the piano keys with both hands.
The smooth piano melody suddenly filled the entire venue.
——As long as I lift the piano up, I won’t play a wrong note.
He is not bragging, the fluency of his piano playing is as good as playing live accompaniment, super stable.
After a soft prelude, Fang Yinnian began to sing the verse, and his voice amplified by the microphone echoed in the venue.
Director Liu was stunned for a moment. This newcomer’s voice is so nice!
Several staff members of the sound effects team also looked at each other.
The sound is full and has a very textured feel without any tuning. A person playing piano solo at the beginning? I didn't get stage fright at all.
Not even the slightest tremor could be heard.
Very stable.
Director Liu asked Xu Baichuan softly, "Is this kid the lead singer of your boy band?"
Xu Baichuan looked proud: "Well, it's okay, right?"
Director Liu smiled and said, "There's something!"
…
The five of them soon sang the harmony part.
Xiao Fei's voice was trembling slightly, he was too nervous. Tang Che's voice was also a little tense, and the switch between the high notes and falsetto was not as smooth as usual, and he was obviously very nervous.
Mo Xun's singing was standard, without any mistakes, but his expression management was a problem. In the close-up shot, his face looked so serious, as if he was attending a criticism meeting.
Tan Junwen is actually the most relaxed one. Although his vocal skills are poor, he is not nervous at all in big occasions. It may be because he participated in a rap competition last year and has relatively rich stage experience. In addition, he has a lazy personality and a relaxed mentality, so his performance in front of the camera is very good.
Fang Yinnian has always been very stable.
——That is as stable as the “Dinghai Shenzhen”!
He didn't sing a single wrong note throughout the entire song, nor did he play the piano wrong once, and he sang the high notes very smoothly.
Xu Baichuan's face almost broke into smile when he heard his voice.
He is worthy of being the lead singer selected after repeated discussions by the vocal group!
In this kind of situation, if the lead singer can't keep his composure, then everything will be ruined.
As long as Yinnian can keep calm, at least the main melody of this song will be nice. The other people can adjust their mindset and perform better during the actual performance.
After the song was finished, the lift slowly fell back to the ground.
Fang Yinnian's palms were covered with sweat.
Director Liu looked at the live recording playback and said, "Let's do it again. After the lifting platform is suspended in the air, the lighting team and the props team, pay attention, give them some aurora diamond special effects. Three sets of aurora lights, snow machines blowing from the top of the castle, all teams ready - 321 start!"
No one knows what this special effect means?
The pure white follow spot just now looks pretty nice too.
Until the moment they were suspended in the air during the next rehearsal...
With a snap, three beams of light shone simultaneously from three angles on the top of the castle.
The silver-white aurora gradient lighting effect has countless "broken diamonds" in the middle.
The five of them were surrounded by such lighting effects, as if they were suspended in a diamond galaxy!
The five people looked at each other, feeling extremely excited.
Xu Baichuan praised: "The effect is great!"
Director Liu said with a smile: "I'll give you some special effects, suitable for high notes. Let your lead singer perform well."
Xu Baichuan stepped forward and shook hands gratefully: "Thank you, Director Liu! I am sorry to bother you with so many rehearsals today. I have ordered milk tea for the staff and will deliver it later. Thank you for your hard work."
Director Liu said, "It's okay, I mean it."
Xu Baichuan waved and winked at the five people.
The five people immediately ran over and bowed together: "Thank you, Director Liu."
Director Liu waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. Once you're done, leave immediately. There are more singers coming up."
The five of them returned to the backstage and left the scene with their agent.
On the way back, Xiao Fei couldn't help wondering: "Brother Xu, why did the director suddenly change the lighting effects for us just now? The lighting effect of the diamond aurora is really beautiful."
Tan Junwen was also very curious: "How do you achieve the diamond effect? It looks so high-end, much better than a single-color spotlight."
Xu Baichuan said: "The laser lights, starry sky lights and the snow machine on the roof projected together, it was like countless diamonds were sprinkled down from the sky. Director Liu also spent some time designing for you because he saw that you sang well."
Everyone: “…”
The director is so good!
Xu Baichuan looked at everyone and said, "When you are in the entertainment industry, remember to be polite to the people behind the scenes. It will pay off."
The five of them nodded quickly to show that they understood.
The director has the final say on how to create the stage effects.
If the director insisted on not letting them play the piano, there was nothing they could do. Fortunately, today's director was easy to talk to, and the staff behind the scenes were very cooperative. Their rehearsal went smoothly, and they even upgraded the lighting effects at the end.
Xiao Fei clenched his fists, took a deep breath and said, "I will practice a few more times when I go back. I must not be nervous during the official performance. You don't know how my legs were shaking when I was standing so high in the air just now! Oh my god, this is the first time I stand so high to sing!"
Tang Che said, "Me too. This is my first time in such a big stadium." He looked at Fang Yinnian and said, "Aren't you nervous at all?"
Fang Yinnian wiped the sweat from his palms and said with a smile, "Actually, I was also very nervous. But I have been playing the piano since I was a child. As long as I sit in front of the piano, I will feel that the whole world has become quiet, and it is easy to calm down."
Tan Junwen was surprised and asked, "So, playing the piano is not a debuff for you, but a buff instead?"
Fang Yinnian nodded: "Yes. The piano is like my little friend. With the piano, I can concentrate better."
Xu Baichuan listened to their conversation and said with satisfaction: "The rehearsal went smoothly overall. Yinnian is very stable, keep it up. The others, go back and adjust your mindset. With the experience gained from the rehearsal, you should give full play to the performance!"
The five people said in unison: "Understood."
Mo Xun suggested: "We don't need to attend the rehearsal tomorrow. Why don't we practice a few more times by ourselves? We will make sure everything goes well."
Fu Fei nodded hurriedly: "Okay! Let's sing it a few more times."
Tang Che: “Agree.”
Tan Junwen: “Add one.”
It seems that the teammates' fighting spirit has been completely ignited.
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