NovelsAlex Chapter 1041 Performance Time
Chapter 1041 Performance Time
Chapter 1041 Performance Time
"Good show!!"
Jiang Yuan, Paul and others formed a circle and shouted slogans together.
Then I watched Mia, the first singer to perform, walk towards the stage.
Inside the venue, the local time was half past five.
Behind the big screen on the stage, you can just see the afterglow of the sunset, which is a very beautiful scene.
Before the official performance began, the singers' representative works were played to warm up the audience.
“I wonder who will perform first.”
"I'm not sure, but today's performance should be in conjunction with the recording of the show, right?"
"That should be the case. The equipment is already set up, so everyone will probably only have time to perform one song."
"After all, it's not a formal performance, so it's normal."
"Oh? Looks like it's about to start!"
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As the audience was exchanging their guesses about the day's performance, the big screen started up. With the ringing of a bell, the screen began to play an opening VCR prepared in advance by the program team.
The animated images of Jiang Yuan and others were displayed on the big screen one by one, causing cheers from the audience.
After the VCR was played, it also verified the audience's previous guesses about the performance lineup.
After the performance line-up for the day was confirmed, the audience became quite excited.
But before anyone could comment or react, Mia's singing voice rang out on the scene.
The song Mia sang at the beginning had no prelude, and started directly with a high-pitched zero-frame note that sounded like pulling onions out of dry land.
The sound was amplified by the on-site speakers, which immediately shocked many audiences.
While the audience was still in a daze, Mia continued singing and came onto the stage.
After going on stage, the accompaniment of the song started playing synchronously.
It was not until this time that the audience reacted and cheered for Mia.
Jiang Yuan and others were watching backstage and could also see the feedback of the stage picture.
And at the back of the stage, Mia's singing can also be heard.
"So steady, he found his spot as soon as he opened his mouth."
“This opening is really powerful.”
“The opening is so well connected with the accompaniment.”
“It exploded right off the bat.”
“The high notes are really beautiful.”
Mia's opening performance also made Jiang Yuan and others praise it.
The audience was instantly brought into the performance by Mia. The high notes in the opening part, the piano accompaniment in the verse part, and the drum beats in the chorus were very lively.
As Mia's representative song, the audience present were very familiar with it.
At the end of the song, it successfully aroused a chorus from the entire audience.
Overall, it is a song that is very infectious and can give strength to the listeners.
After the song ended, Mia also greeted the audience.
Because we knew that this performance was also the recording site of "Sound Source Live", everyone was prepared for Mia to say goodbye to everyone directly after talking for a few words.
So despite their reluctance, some audience members have already started to guess which singer will perform after Mia.
However, what surprised everyone was that after Mia greeted the audience and introduced the performance with the theme of twilight romance, she also took the initiative to cue her next song.
This surprised the audience, who felt that the performance seemed to have suddenly become much longer.
Seeing the audience's reaction, Mia informed the audience of the decision they had made together before starting to sing the second song.
Each person had time to sing three songs, which clearly told the audience the total duration of the performance.
With each song lasting three to four minutes on average, the performance time alone is more than an hour.
Although this time is definitely not comparable to a formal music festival, it has caught up with many concerts.
Many singers whose concerts are longer often only perform for an hour and a half. Foreign audiences are generally accustomed to concerts of this length.
So after hearing Mia say that everyone would sing three songs in today's performance, they all fell into a happy mood.
With the audience very happy, Mia started singing the second song directly.
The second song sung was still Mia's popular single.
As the opening singer, Mia tried her best to choose songs that could boost the atmosphere of the audience when choosing the performance songs.
The second song was also a disco + chorus style, which made the audience very satisfied.
After the two classic songs were sung, it was finally Mia's last song.
In fact, this is the most important song in Mia's performance today, and it is also the song that will be edited into the main program.
Jiang Yuan and others basically made the same choice, putting this more important song as the third one to be sung.
After singing the two songs, Mia's personal state was indeed at its hottest. She had adapted to the atmosphere on the scene, just like she was on the stage of a music festival on an ordinary day.
Before the performance officially began, Jiang Yuan and others watched Mia direct the audience to learn the parts of the song that required cheering.
Then the performance officially began.
Different from the previous two songs, Mia’s third song also changed the style and added more rap.
This is a relatively unfamiliar song to most of the audience.
This is also a relatively less popular song in Mia's previous album.
This time I sang on the "Sound Source Live" program because I really like this song, so I wanted to use the program to promote the song.
During the rehearsal the day before, Jiang Yuan and others also listened to Mia share the story behind the song.
The song records a conversation with a friend who has passed away, and both the lyrics and the music are filled with nostalgia.
The added rap part conveys the emotion of the song just right.
In the second half of the song, the harmony chorus sung by Mia to the audience was particularly moving.
The more experienced audience members also felt some emotions when they heard the last part, and some were already wiping away tears in the audience.
At this point in time, being alone can easily lead to emotional outbursts.
But when listening to the music festival live, it is not easy to think so much, but I was still moved by Mia's song. But as Mia sang, everyone seemed to release some of the emotions hidden in their daily lives while listening.
After the song ended, I felt much better.
Such a touching song is also a great performance for the audience.
The moment the music stopped, the audience burst into applause.
Because the audience had been informed in advance that each person would only sing three songs.
So after this song ended, Mia was immersed in the emotion of the song, waved to the audience and bid farewell to the stage.
Seeing Mia leave the stage, the audience's reluctance was not as strong as before.
After all, for many viewers, it was a good deal to hear three songs instead of just one.
Therefore, after Mia left the stage, in addition to admiring Mia's performance, everyone also began to wonder who the next singer would be.
The audience didn't have to wait too long. As soon as Mia left the stage, the introduction of the singers appeared on the big screen.
The person who performed right after Mia was Chen Zun.
The video footage also includes some classic scenes from Chen Zun’s previous movie performances.
Many foreign audiences were reminded of Chen Zun through this VCR, and for a moment they were looking forward to what kind of performance Chen Zun would bring on the spot.
As for some international students in China, when they saw Chen Zun’s photo appear on the big screen, they also felt a bit dreamy for a moment.
Although I had seen Chen Zun in the opening VCR, I was still shocked when Chen Zun officially went on stage to perform.
Following Mia's emotional performance, the song chosen by Chen Zun was not a show-stopping one.
The two songs sung consecutively took a more nostalgic approach for both Chen Zun and the audience.
Both songs are very classic songs, and are also representative songs from Chen Zun’s previous works.
As soon as the music started, many listeners began to have images of works in which Chen Zun had performed in the past in their minds.
It was as if I had traveled back to more than a decade ago at the music festival. It was a very unique experience at such a dusk moment.
After singing the two songs, Chen Zun also started talking with the audience in English.
Different from the brief speech at the Masked Concert, this time he sang two more songs, and for Chen Zun, they were all songs he had sung frequently before.
When he was quite popular, Chen Zun often performed these two songs in some commercial performances.
Once upon a time, these two songs were songs that Chen Zun had sung to the point of numbness.
But when I sang these two songs again at an event after a long time, I had a lot of different feelings.
Especially on such a stage, Chen Zun also shared his thoughts.
Some real talks also aroused empathy from many viewers.
After reviewing the two songs just performed, Chen Zun also introduced the next song to be sung.
The third song, which was specially prepared by Chen Zun for this recording, is a cover.
The cover song is also a classic that was very popular all over the world in the last century.
Basically, many singers have tried covers on different occasions.
During the rehearsal the day before, Jiang Yuan knew that Paul and almost everyone else had adapted and covered the song once.
Chen Zun's cover version also has its own unique flavor.
The audience heard a very familiar song and immediately quieted down, waiting for Chen Zun's performance to begin.
It is a very classic song in itself, and it is difficult for Chen Zun to make any subversive adaptation.
It's more about reinterpreting the song from my own perspective.
Whether in terms of arrangement or choice of singing style, it cannot be said to be a very detailed adaptation.
But the rough texture in the adaptation and singing fits the theme of this performance very well and is also suitable for the environment of the performance venue.
As the two singers finished their performance, the sky darkened significantly.
But apart from the big screen and the lighting on the stage, there were no extra lights at the scene, which allowed everyone to feel the passage of time more clearly.
After Chen Zun's performance, the next performer to appear on stage was Sean, a singer who was very familiar to the audience.
As a frequent guest of music festivals, Sean sang three R and B songs in a row, which was in line with the atmosphere of the moment and brought great surprise to the audience.
These songs were chosen to match the theme of Dusk Romance. They are quite different from Sean's usual playlists at music festivals, and they show another kind of charm.
As Sean's performance ended, Jiang Yuan greeted Paul and others backstage and began to walk towards the stage.
Before he even stepped onto the stage, Jiang Yuan could already hear enthusiastic cheers from the audience.
The audience in the audience was somewhat surprised when they saw Jiang Yuan's photo appear on the big screen.
Originally, when seeing today's performance lineup, everyone thought that Jiang Yuan would appear later in the sequence.
As a result, it was Jiang Yuan's turn to go on stage just halfway through the performance. Everyone was surprised and delighted, which is why there was such a warm response.
"This is a song I really want to play every time I reach this time." Paul said when he knew which song Jiang Yuan was going to sing next.
This statement also made Sean and others on the side nod their heads.
Indeed, after deciding on the performance theme of Dusk Romance, everyone thought of this song when suggesting songs for Jiang Yuan to choose.
On the stage, Jiang Yuan's appearance time was somewhat different from that of the previous three singers.
In other words, each singer has his or her own unique little design when he or she appears on stage, just like Mia who starts with zero frame at the beginning.
When Jiang Yuan appeared on the stage, even the big screen at the scene went dark.
For the audience at the scene, it was as if their vision had suddenly lost focus.
In this situation, everyone also paid more or less attention to the sky in the distance.
Behind the stage, only the last ray of afterglow remained, and the sky was about to get dark.
There was some noise from the audience, which sounded a bit noisy.
Just when the audience was confused, some low piano sounds began to play as the prelude of the song.
The song played was also a song that was very familiar to the audience.
As soon as the melody sounded, the audience couldn't help but burst into cheers, and then quickly returned to silence.
After a short prelude, Jiang Yuan also took the microphone and went on stage to start singing.
“City of stars”
As the song started, the big screen and lights on the stage lit up synchronously like the lights coming on at night.