Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 194 The Tree in Front of Wang Fei Hall in the Past

The next morning.

Wang Luyao opened the door of the Santana and got in. While fastening her seatbelt, she looked at Han Hong next to her and said, "Not bad. You've kept it up lately and haven't gained weight."

"Right, right?"

Han Hong shifted her position in the driver's seat with delight and exclaimed excitedly, "Do you think the side effects of these hormones might have already passed? Will I be able to lose weight completely again?"

"Very likely, so you should prepare yourself now..."

"I've been..."

Within the entire Dream Company, the two of them were the first to meet. Because of their vastly different body types, they didn't have any conflicts and their relationship had always been quite good.

We chatted casually along the way.

When they arrived at the Changhong Cinema in Beijing, Wang Luyao and Han Hong originally planned to find a place nearby to rest and have lunch before attending the premiere.

When I passed by the entrance, I saw people coming in one after another.

Han Hong was a little puzzled: "Didn't you say you booked the entire theater? Are there other movies showing this morning?"

"That's what Director Guan said."

Wang Luyao thought for a moment, then picked up her mobile phone and dialed Zhang Yan's number, wanting to ask what was going on, but no one answered after it rang for a long time.

Han Hong suggested, "Why don't we go in and take a look?"

So the two of them pulled over and got off the bus. When the ticket inspector scanned their tickets, they learned that the rock singers they had invited couldn't wait and started singing to their friends inside.

Both of them had invitations, so they entered the theater without much trouble.

Sure enough, the stage was already in chaos. On the left, the Overload band was singing a rock version of "You'll Only Win If You Fight Hard," and on the right, a few unfamiliar people were singing a passionate version of a Northwest folk song.

The two sides sang a line each, and soon their accents became different, which made the audience burst into laughter.

Han Hong was no stranger to this kind of atmosphere, and Wang Luyao also loved to join in the fun. She found her way to the front row in the dark, and as expected, Zhang Yan was sitting in the corner, talking to a young man holding a guitar.

"You arrived so early?"

When Zhang Yan saw Han Hong and Wang Luyao approaching, he was initially surprised, then pointed to the young man beside him and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Li Songqiang, who will be our agent from now on."

Li Songqiang [see author's note for details] also plays rock music, but he is not well-known in the industry and was not qualified to participate in the Xinjiang aid team. However, he is from the border region, so he eventually managed to get into Zhang Yan's logistics team and performed quite well.

So when he returned to Beijing, Zhang Yan advised him to change careers and become a broker or logistics manager.

After a week of consideration, Li Songqiang has just given Zhang Yan a formal reply.

"Sister Han, Sister Wang."

Li Songqiang hurriedly and respectfully greeted them.

Just as Han Hong and Wang Luyao were about to respond, they suddenly heard a commotion nearby. When everyone looked up, they realized that the two bands had finished their performance and the Black Panther Band had taken over the stage.

Despite the controversy surrounding the change of lead singer, Black Panther is a well-known band that has caused quite a stir in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they have only recently returned to the mainland to develop their careers, so people still have high expectations for them.

Standing in the center, Luan Shu looked around and saw that his teammates were all ready. He picked up the microphone, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when someone below suddenly shouted, "Dou Wei, Dou Wei, we want Dou Wei!"

Luan Shu froze instantly.

The people in the rock scene are always stirring up trouble. If Luan Shu reacted quickly and successfully defused the little incident, then it would be fine.

Seeing him frozen on the stage, several people in the back row immediately joined in the shouting: "We want Dou Wei! What kind of Black Panther is he without Dou Wei?!"

Seeing the growing uproar, Zhao Mingyi on stage angrily threw down his drumsticks, stood up, and shouted, "Who the hell is talking nonsense? Who Black Panther chooses as their lead singer is none of your business..."

"Dou Wei is here! Dou Wei is here!"

"And there's also Miss Hong Kong, Faye Wong!"

Coincidentally, Dou Wei and Wang Fei arrived at that moment, which made the commotion from the audience even louder.

Luan Shu was furious on stage, his face red and his neck bulging. He wanted to throw down the microphone and leave, but he felt that would be showing weakness. In fact, after so much time had passed, he no longer cared about Wang Fei. He just felt that he couldn't save face.

Suddenly, someone took the microphone from his hand. Luan Shu turned around in surprise and realized that Zhang Yan had quietly gone up on stage.

"cough~"

Zhang Yan cleared his throat and said loudly, "Since everyone is so eager for it, then I have no choice but to make a fool of myself—let's start with 'Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty'!"

As she spoke, she shielded Luan Shu behind her and gestured to him with her back turned, indicating that he should go backstage to avoid the situation.

Accompanied by the high-pitched and energetic music, Zhang Yan's off-key singing quickly silenced the jeers from below.

After this trip to Xinjiang, his fame and prestige in the rock music scene have increased, and people will definitely give him some face.

Seeing this, Luan Shu secretly glared at Dou Wei and Wang Fei, who had just walked off the stage, and then quietly went backstage.

Once backstage, he stood there in a daze for a while, then picked up a guitar that someone had left on the dressing table and began to play casually.

Although he is the keyboardist for Black Panther, he is also quite good at playing the guitar, to the point where he can express emotions effectively.

After playing for about seven or eight minutes, Luan Shu felt her mind had calmed down a bit, and then she stopped.

Just then, a handkerchief was handed to him. Luan Shu looked up in surprise and realized that a plump girl had sat down next to him at some point.

"Han Hong?"

"you know me?"

Han Hong was quite happy to see that Luan Shu recognized her. She had seen Luan Shu leave the stage in a sad mood and felt a sense of empathy for him, which was why she had secretly followed him backstage.

Luan Shu said, "I have seen 'I'm Crazy for Singing', and your recent song 'When I Grow Up, I Will Become You' is also very popular."

"It's a pity I didn't write that myself."

Han Hong felt a little regretful, but then asked curiously, "Did you compose that music yourself? I felt it was very emotionally charged."

"That's it."

Luan Shu didn't actually remember what she had just played, but Han Hong was a graduate of the National Conservatory of Music, so if she thought it was an original piece, then it must have been a pretty good piece she had casually composed.

“Really, I think it’s just as good as Dou Wei’s arrangement!” Seeing his casual reply, Han Hong excitedly leaned forward again and said, “You should add lyrics and sing it.”

After a pause, he couldn't help but add, "I don't think you should stay with Black Panther. You'll only be Dou Wei's shadow. With your talent, you could easily form your own band or become an independent singer."

These words truly touched Luan Shu's heartstrings. He had been feeling inexplicably constrained lately, as if everyone was using a ruler named Dou Wei to measure his length, width, and height.

But now Black Panther's album is selling very well in mainland China, and the band is preparing for their second album, when he suddenly started threatening to leave the band...

Finally, Luan Shu pretended not to hear what he said next and pressed on, "Do you really think that piece you just played was particularly good?"

"Of course!"

Han Hong said confidently, "I heard it clearly from beginning to end, it's definitely a good piece of music!"

"Uh~"

Luan Shu said somewhat awkwardly, "I just played it casually, um, could you...?"

Halfway through the conversation, footsteps suddenly came from outside.

Han Hong quickly pointed at Luan Shu's face. Seeing that Luan Shu didn't react, she directly used the handkerchief in her hand to wipe Luan Shu's face twice, and then whispered, "You just cried."

Luan Shu was feeling a bit awkward when he heard this and realized what was going on. He quickly gave Han Hong a grateful look.

Facing his gaze, Han Hong inexplicably felt her face burning and hurriedly stood up, saying, "I...I'll go back to the front desk first."

As he spoke, he quickly walked outside.

"Wait a moment!"

Luan Shu quickly stopped her, saying, "Could you not leave your contact information?!"

He mainly wanted Han Hong to copy down the piece of music, but Han Hong clearly misunderstood something. She turned around and looked at Luan Shu in surprise, awkwardly took out her business card and handed it over, then fled from the backstage area as if she were escaping.

(End of this chapter)