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Chapter 89, Enlightenment [20 more subscriptions required]

"The Ultimate Dream Concert" is a world tour concert held by Anita Mui to commemorate her entry into the industry.

It starts from Yanjing and ends in Hong Kong, with a total of seven stops.

The Yanjing Workers' Stadium has four sides with a total of 7 seats.

The so-called "four-sided stage" refers to a stage that faces the audience 360 ​​degrees, which has quietly emerged with the development of stage lighting technology and the improvement of stage production level.

The four-sided stage has no blind spots, and audiences from every angle can watch the performance without any blind spots.

The singing style of Asia Four Sided Stage originated from Hong Kong, from the venue of the Hung Hom Stadium and the habits of the locals.

Over the decades of development, singers such as Tan Yonglin, Xu Xiaofeng, and Zhang Xueyou have performed here. One concert after another at the Four-Sided Stage and one jaw-dropping performance after another have made the Four-Sided Stage a trend.

Compared to the "three-sided stage" with a viewing angle of only 270 degrees, the four-sided stage's excellent immersive experience is widely sought after by many fans.

But the four-sided stage is a very challenging task for singers.

Not only does the singer need to have excellent singing skills, stage presence and performance techniques, but he or she must also have sufficient box office appeal.

Because there is an extra table, the number of seats has increased a lot.

If all the tickets cannot be sold out, it is more economical to open a three-sided stage than a four-sided stage.

For example, Huang Guolun, the musician who wrote the song "I'm Willing" for Wang Jingwen, held a three-sided concert at the Bird's Nest.

But he overestimated his box office appeal. In 2017, the ticket price was 88 yuan, and that was at the Bird's Nest, which was really a bargain. But not many tickets were sold. If it weren't for singers such as Zhou Huajian, Deng Ziqi, and Jin Zhiwen who came to the scene as guests to sing, the audience probably wouldn't even be able to fill the inner venue.

As a result, the project cost 3000 million yuan and suffered a loss of at least 1000 million yuan.

Although Anita Mui's popularity and influence in mainland China, especially in the north, is not as high as that of some top singers in terms of music alone.

But this was her first concert in Yanjing, which attracted a lot of attention. In addition, it was officially announced that superstar Zhang Guorong would be performing, so the 7 tickets were quickly sold out.

Anita Mui had been waiting for this concert for a long time and had made adequate preparations.

In the original time and space, Anita Mui had three wishes in the later stage of her career, which were to come to the mainland to hold a concert, perform in a musical, and film Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers".

And here, Shen Lang's appearance accelerated the occurrence of some things.

In this Dreamy Concert, Anita Mui incorporated the idea of ​​a stage play into the concert for the first time, making the entire performance like a small musical. The second half was like a normal concert format, integrating performance and acting into singing. Each song had a plot, and the plot was uninterrupted.

In other words, two wishes will be fulfilled tonight.

At this time, backstage.

Anita Mui was busy putting on makeup.

Shen Lang was chatting with Zhang Guorong while taking Gao Yuanyuan to chat.

"I wish I could be as carefree as you guys. Sometimes I can't do what I want to do..."

Zhang Guorong never put down her cigarette. Seeing Shen Lang and Gao Yuanyuan so cheerful and cheerful, she couldn't help but sigh, "It seems like I've lived for more than 40 years, and there's nothing worth remembering, and nothing worth missing."

Shen Lang frowned slightly. He could guess Zhang Guorong's physical condition, and could also understand Zhang Guorong's depressed and frustrated mood.

In the original time and space, half of Zhang Guorong's life was swayed in lonely struggle and bitter fame, and he was hurt again and again; the other half saw through the impermanence of the world and indifferent to gossip, but he was still hurt.

He was not very good at giving advice. After a moment's silence, he said, "Nine out of ten things in life are not satisfactory, but there are only a few that can be shared with others. I don't know who my parents are, and I don't know how I ended up in an orphanage..."

All Shen Lang could do was share his life experience and past.

He seldom tells others about it, not because he is unwilling to talk about his sadness, but because he feels there is nothing to talk about. Whether it is bitter or not, he has gone through it all.

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes turned red after hearing this. If Shen Lang hadn't said it with a smile to reduce her sadness, she would have burst into tears.

Zhang Guorong felt that she was miserable enough. She had lived with her father for about five days and with her mother for only half a year. She didn't expect that Shen Lang was even more miserable.

"The names of our group of children were all found by the dean from Gu Long's martial arts novel "Wulin Waishi". Shen Lang - taking the world as his home, riding the wind and waves, free and easy, drifting to wherever he goes..."

At this point, Shen Lang smiled and said, "I am very grateful to the dean now. Fortunately, he was not reading Jin Yong's The Return of the Condor Heroes or The Smiling Proud Wanderer. If he had named his name Yin Zhiping or Yue Buqun, it would have been terrible."

"Oh my..." Gao Yuanyuan raised her hand and hit him, saying, "I'm really touched, you're kidding me again."

Zhang Guorong was also amused.

And he could feel that Shen Lang was not pretending to be happy.

Because you can pretend to be happy on the outside, but you can’t fake the sound of your voice. You’ll know it if you listen carefully.

An interesting young man.

My attitude towards life is much better than his.

Shen Lang looked at Zhang Guorong and said meaningfully: "Brother, if you feel uncomfortable in Hong Kong, you can come here to find a courtyard, play with the birds and cats in the morning, eat a bowl of authentic old Yanjing noodles, play the piano and sing in the yard in the evening, and have a pot of mutton hot pot. I guarantee that you will forget your worries and feel happy."

Did he see something? Zhang Guorong thought that this was unlikely, so he said, "Really? Then I have to try."

At this time, Anita Mui came out after putting on her makeup and said to Zhang Guorong, "It's your turn. Go in quickly."

Zhang Guorong stood up and said, "I'm going to put on makeup."

Shen Lang came with makeup on and was wearing a theatrical costume. The outfit of a casual shirt + casual pants + canvas shoes was simple and fashionable, and he could go on stage directly.

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Anita Mui and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Sister Mei, your look is so dreamy."

Anita Mui smiled and said, "Isn't the style too exaggerated?"

Gao Yuanyuan shook her head like a rattle and said, "Not at all exaggerated."

Mei Yanfang asked Shen Lang again, "What do you think, Alang?"

Shen Lang raised his thumb and said, "One word - absolutely!"

Anita Mui was overjoyed by the compliment and smiled, "You two little ones are really sweet." As she spoke, she saw her manager waving at her and said, "It's almost time. I'm going to get ready to go on stage."

She is known as the "Queen of Change".

Because she is a woman who pioneered a visual era in the Chinese music scene. Not only does her album style vary, but she also spends a lot of time thinking about the costumes for each concert.

The costume design for this dreamy concert is sponsored by two major brands, Dior and Blanc de chine. The two and a half hour concert will showcase 10 looks, and the costumes alone are worth over a million.

Gao Yuanyuan also separated from Shen Lang and went into the venue to her seat.

The experience of watching the concert from the side of the stage is still much worse, and the key point is that there is no room for her to stand on the side of the stage on any of the four sides.

The ticket Shen Lang got her was for Area A in the inner field, which was the closest to the stage and had the best view.

The concert started on time at 7:30 in the evening.

(End of this chapter)