Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 42 The Shocking Song
"Run forward, facing the cold stares and ridicule."

“How can you feel the vastness of life without going through hardships?”

"Destiny cannot make us kneel and beg for mercy."

"Even if my arms are covered in blood."

Gao Ming's broken voice was like a train running at full speed, shocking passers-by, audiophiles and professional singers at the scene.

Starting from the last sentence of the main song "No regrets", the gentle young man on the stage seemed to shed his gentle and refined outer shell, transformed into a rock veteran with a burning body, and interpreted the pursuit of his dreams in a heart-wrenching way.

Some female audience members were already screaming and clapping uncontrollably. Zhou Xun and Fan Bingbing were extremely excited watching Lu Kuan, who had shocked the whole audience, from the second-floor railing. They were as absorbed in the performance as if they were watching superstar Michael Jackson live!
The contrast between before and after is really too great!

Wang Fei remained calm and said to Naying, who was listening intently, "Could it be that this guy used the C key accompaniment just to break his voice? That's too weird!"

The latter expressed his admiration: "This broken sound is even more essential than the sound without broken sound. It is a genius artistic treatment!"

They are all bright on the surface, but they don't know that this is just an ordinary broken voice, and Boss Lu's voice just can't sing it!

Otherwise why would I choose this song? It's all about emotion, no technique at all.

Kelan had already reached the railing and looked back at his two friends: "So according to what you said, can he sing or not?"

"Whether I can sing it or not is another matter. I'm going to ask Xiaolu to buy this song later."

Zhang Yadong did not hide his appreciation for this song at all.

He and his girlfriend Gao Yuanyuan spent a long time explaining the secrets of the song and the magic of the broken voice as the finishing touch. Suddenly, he thought that he could try to persuade the young man on the stage who was immersed in the performance to try his hand at music, as he was a good candidate.

The shock continues.

"Keep running, with the pride of a child."

“How can we see the brilliance of life if we don’t persevere to the end?”

"It is better to burn out than to linger on."

“One day it will sprout again.”

On the stage illuminated by bright lights, the melody is passionate and the strings are fiery.

Lu Kuan's voice, which had become hoarse from shouting, was filled with a declaration of war against fate and an unyielding spirit, like a soldier's charge horn, driving the immersed audience crazy.

Many people have had this experience: when they hear a song, they can recall a past event, a fragment, or a memory.

Music has this kind of power that can resonate with people of different positions, levels, and backgrounds.

Especially the rock music fans, literary youths and gangsters at the scene, most of them were born in the 70s and 80s.

Their life experiences are rich and colorful, but not all smooth sailing.

They are called the "Beat Generation", but who can understand their desire for dreams?

They received the most glorious education of the working class from childhood, but when they grew up, they were thrown into the materialistic society after the reform and opening up;

They endured more than ten years of hard study, only to graduate at a time when universities nationwide were expanding their enrollment.
By the time the first generation of the post-80s generation entered society in the early s, the internet boom had arrived. They were trapped in their existing knowledge systems and felt lost, struggling in the workplace.

Without brothers and sisters, they almost become emotional islands. Who will care about their dreams?

The pursuit and cry of dreams in "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart" is like a hypersonic cannonball that shatters their repression and constraints on life.

The soul-piercing sound echoed in the audience's minds like a spell.

Lu Kuan's guitar plucking on the stage stopped, and the a cappella singing came to an end, and the whole audience fell silent.

“For the good in my heart.”

“Don’t compromise until you get old.”

Cui Jian rushed onto the stage, a bottle in hand: "Brothers and sisters, what a wonderful performance! Let's applaud the creators! Applaud the real singing!" "Hey, Boss Li, 10 flower baskets are mine."

He will use this young man as an example at Luo Dayou's concert next month:

A young singer who has just started writing lyrics and music would rather break his voice than give a live performance to the audience. Who can resist the "real singing movement" he initiated?
He believes that he brought Chinese rock from underground to the surface, and now he wants to lead the entire Chinese music scene from lip-syncing to real singing!
"I'll have one too!"

"Five people, table 32!"

Cui Jian seemed to have become Lu Kuan's shill, and the latter certainly did not expect that his impromptu concert would become a tool for Cui Jian to promote the "real singing movement."

I can only say it was a coincidence.

The dance floor was bustling with people, and the sounds of flower baskets being delivered could be heard one after another. There was probably no need to count the 150 flower baskets.

Boss Lu held up the microphone and smiled at Zhang Tianshuo leisurely, "Master Zhang, what do you say?"

A thin and capable man in a suit came over with several entourages.

This is Zhang Tianshuo’s partner, Lu Changchun, and also his good brother in the underworld.

"Retreat and find a chance to get him."

Looking at the pretty boy enjoying the glory on the stage, the vengeful Mr. Zhang chose to endure it. Now is not the time to take action.

Zhang Tianshuo is vindictive, but Boss Lu is even more petty than him.

You want to leave after offending the abbot?

Lu Kuan and Cui Jian exchanged greetings, but their eyes never left the ugly star and Lu Changchun beside him.

Zhang Tianshuo acts arrogantly and has too many flaws, but none of them are serious. Only Lu Changchun will be his death!

"Xiaolu, right? Nice to meet you! Today's performance was great!"

Cui Jian showed his magnanimity as an older brother and even invited him to perform at the Snow Mountain Music Festival he planned.

Seeing that the scene was too chaotic, Li Henry quickly called the security guards to come in and block Cui Jian's fans. Several of them went to the VIP area on the second floor to chat.

Ke Lan looked at Lu Kuan who was guzzling water and said jokingly, "Hey, little god, did you predict this disaster would happen today?"

When Lu Kuan looked up again, he realized that the second floor was home to almost half of the Chinese music scene: Cui Jian, Na Young, Wang Fei...

"Lucky, lucky!"

Zhou Xun and others also came over. Both groups were familiar with each other and started greeting each other.

Gao Yuanyuan glanced at her boyfriend who was chatting with Wang Fei, and said to Lu Kuan with a chuckle, "Xiaolu, the song just now was so great. Yadong even said he wanted to buy it from you."

She is a typical female intellectual who likes to read and write poetry, and to visit art and film exhibitions. She has also starred in many literary and artistic films such as "The Bicycle Thief" and "Tianhong".

The G-spot of female intellectuals is always strange. Usually you don’t know which action or moment, or even just a back view, can move them...

For example, when she described her relationship with Zhang Yadong, she said: I fell in love with this man as soon as I saw his thin profile.

Lu Kuan's behavior had a direct impact on her heart, as if it had thrown a stone into her emotional life, which had been gradually becoming dull over the past two years.

"Thank you, Sister Yuanyuan. I've watched your performance of 'The Bicycle Thief' many times. Your acting is so good!"

It's customary to return a commercial flattery, but her performance in the movie is okay.

She has both good looks and good acting skills.

Cui Jian, Wang Fei and others had such strong appeal that seeing more and more fans flocking to No. 88, Li Henry hurriedly organized several stars to retreat through the back door to avoid a mass incident.

(End of this chapter)