At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

Yu tide's gaze lingered on the band's introduction.

Generally, participating bands are required to upload a group photo, a selfie/artistic photo of each musician, a brief introduction, and finally, an individual introduction.

As expected, the information about "Paradise" is:

"A Japanese-style indie rock band formed in Tianhai City, consisting of four first-year students from Tianhai Conservatory of Music and a disciple of a lecturer from the Conservatory. It is a fully-trained team, mainly playing J-Pop covers, and all members are cosplayers."

"Are they all highly trained professionals?"

Upon seeing this ominous introduction, Yu tide frowned deeply and quickly continued reading the member-related information—

“配置是1主唱1鼓手1贝斯1吉他1键盘，用的都是圈名……

The lead vocalist is from the vocal department at Hainan Conservatory of Music, her name is Chie; the drummer is from the jazz department, her name is Dango; the bassist is from the classical music department, her name is Ayana; the guitarist is a top-notch musician from the music production department, her name is Orange Cat P; the keyboardist… the keyboardist isn't formally trained, but rather a student taken in by that so-called formal music teacher, I think her name is Yuki Kaori.

……

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Chapter 244 Real Landmine and Young Che (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"Xiangxiang, our first opponent was called 'Seven Colors,' I think? Do you remember her?"

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In the "Small Garden" rehearsal room, the newly formed band "Paradise" is present and is undergoing a tense and high-pressure rehearsal. At this moment, it is the time to review between pieces.

Guitarist Orange Cat P is the leader of the group and has certain songwriting and arrangement skills, so no one dares to disobey her.

She had long, dyed orange hair, and was leaning against the wall, one hand supporting Fanta, the other holding her phone, reading aloud the key information word by word from the intelligence messages she had written down.

"...Founded in Tianhai City, the Landmine Team uses dazzling visual colors and stage impact as its core to depict the emotions that the composer originally wanted to convey..."

The members include lead vocalist An Qing, guitarist Yuan Xiao, bassist Gu Zhi, keyboardist Yu tide, drummer Lin Xiao, and lead vocalist Su Che… Emm… quite a full lineup.

As a formally trained student at Tianhai Conservatory of Music, I'm always on the lookout for any rising stars or amazing achievements in the underground music scene. After all, we're all in the same industry, and I'll go to any concert that's not too far away whenever I have the time.

But for some reason, the orange cat had never heard of "seven colors".

"Xiangxiang, you've made a lot of friends out there, don't you know that?"

She looked at a snobbish-looking girl behind the keyboard rack and asked.

The other person has an average appearance, maybe a 5 out of 10, but with heavy makeup, they could be upgraded to a 6.5.

Moreover, she was wearing a full set of mass-produced lace outfits, paired with uniform shoes and black over-the-knee socks, and even had pigtails, so with all the buffs stacked up, she could get close to a 7 out of 10.

Her name is Xiang Xuechuan, and she studies under Meng Meng, the teacher in the Music Education Department of Hainan Conservatory of Music, who is known for her love of slacking off.

I heard that a class costs 800 yuan, and she has been taking it for more than half a year.

The orange cat, P, squinted at her, his mind racing with scheming thoughts.

Bringing in a non-formally formally trained student wasn't because we were truly interested in her mediocre skills, but rather because we considered that Ms. Meng would likely be in charge of the final assessment for our harmony and form class...

If I reject Xiang Xuechuan, given her vindictive nature, she might say a few words to Teacher Meng. As the team leader, would I still have a chance to get over 60 points on the ridiculously difficult harmony course?

Obviously not.

The harmony in music conservatories is divided into classical harmony and jazz harmony, which is not the same as the popular harmony in modern music... So even though the orange cat has written more than 30 original songs, it still often scratches its hair during the written exams at school, leaving a table full of orange cat hair.

"I heard."

At this moment, Xiang Xuechuan spoke up.

"The 'Seven Colors' group operates in the riverside area of ​​the city center, while we're in the university town, which is too far away, so we don't usually run into each other."

"……city center?"

"Hmm." Xiang Xuechuan nodded, glancing expressionlessly at the plainly dressed orange cat, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes:

"I went to see their Mid-Autumn Festival live once before, and they were quite good, not bad overall. By the way, the guitarist is pretty handsome."

"!"

Hearing this, the little drummer, Dumpling, became interested and raised his hand to ask:

"How handsome is he? Do you have a photo? Is he single? Can he get a girlfriend? If he doesn't cooperate, do you think I can knock him out with my strength?"

"..."

Xiang Xuechuan scoffed, too lazy to respond.

On the other hand, the more serious lead singer, Chie, also expressed curiosity: "If they say it's dominated by typhoons, then are their looks all better than ours?"

This is a question that Chie is particularly concerned about.

after all……

The biggest flaw of "Paradise"...

It's just that none of them are very good-looking.

As a professionally trained team, the guitarist is obsessed with practicing every day, as well as arranging and mixing music. Staying up all night is a given, and he has lost a lot of hair, so he had to dye it orange to cover it up. He simply doesn't have time to think about his appearance.

Drummer Tuanzi is quite small, and his catchphrase is, "I need to be well-fed to have the energy to practice more difficult drumming techniques, otherwise who will provide me with the energy to hit 210?"

As a result, his weight reached 210 without any hindrance.

Although the bassist has a well-proportioned figure, her endocrine system is not very good, so she has developed a lot of skin problems on her face. After her frantic scratching, it has evolved into endless acne scars... Even a thick layer of foundation like wall plaster can't cover them up.

As for the lead singer herself, she is just an ordinary girl who loves to sing. After being admitted to the vocal music department, she has always wanted to "prove herself with her strength" rather than her image.

This resulted in the fact that, in the vast "paradise," only Xiang Xuechuan looked the most beautiful after putting on makeup, and she even earned a title because of it—

She was referred to as "the wild girl" in the group chat of the remaining four people.

Xiang Xuechuan was neither deaf nor blind; he already knew about this.

Her purpose in requesting to join the team was to use the word "professionally trained" to enhance her image, so that she would have more material to embellish herself on social media platforms in the future.

[I can sneak into the school's music rooms with them for photos, perform on stage, and get free photos from photographers. And most importantly, none of them are as good-looking as me on stage, so they'll just be my foils, haha...]

Xiang Xuechuan thought things through very carefully and had his own well-established playing style:

Find opportunities – increase your market value – take photos – accumulate materials – high-quality editing – publish on all platforms – fish – test the fish's fatness – release them into the fishpond – raise fish – go through the process of processing the fish – monetize – dispose of excess gifts – dispose of shriveled and dead fish – find new opportunities.

This cycle continues endlessly.

I opened my phone and found over 50 group chats and 999+ unread messages on Fetion.

My WeChat Moments is divided into seventy or eighty groups, many of which are even set to "visible only to XXX".

In other words, it's a one-on-one social circle tailored for a certain big fish, with the purpose of "baiting out the bait to attract the fish".

Instead of sending you this selfie, I'd rather post it on my WeChat Moments to seduce you. Once you like it and click "like," then I'm sorry, you've already fallen into a psychological trap, and you can't escape it.

A single ambiguous reply can drive countless men crazy for you.

A few casual, innocent-looking photos can make those repressed souls linger in the bathroom several times a night, while pretending nothing happened and acting as if it were nothing.

Xiang Xuechuan really liked this feeling.

I really enjoy the feeling of having men under my thumb and having them completely manipulated.

After all, youth is an asset.

My capital is this young body, this face brimming with youth and vitality.

My favorite book, which I have read carefully, is called "Su Mei Says".

It lists 365 practical tips on "how to use men's resources to improve yourself," which I really like.

As it turns out, as long as you practice according to the core principles in the book, you will basically win every battle, and the ultimate goal is to save ten years of hard work in one battle.

Xiang Xuechuan has been immersed in cult classics for a long time, and the number of men she has ruined with them is countless.

"Xiangxiang, what are you thinking about? Why are you daydreaming?"

Seeing her strange expression, Chie couldn't help but think that her question had been too realistic, and she regretted it quite a bit.

She snapped out of her reverie and said, "Typhoon is definitely no match for them. After all, even if that team doesn't play any instruments, just standing on the stage is more pleasing to the eye than us who are playing instruments."

"what?"

"Landmine team? Never heard of them? Do you understand the value of those?"

Xiang Xuechuan turned his head to look at the women.

Bassist Ayana shook her head: "Explain in detail."

"Those who can be called the 'landmine team' must all be teardrop-shaped. Regardless of gender, as long as their makeup and styling become teardrop-shaped, they have a basic foundation in the typhoon area, because they have their own system."

Based on my observation that day, the "Seven Colors" outfits were far from ordinary; they must have had a professional costume designer... because... they were all wearing stage costumes.

"Performance outfit!"

"Hmm. Stage outfit."

Xiang Xuechuan's mind flashed back to the scene that night when she was stunned by the magnificence of the stage and stood in the corner.

At that moment, the expression on my face unconsciously changed from envy to longing.

Then, aspirations can evolve into lust.

Thinking to myself:

"I wish I could play in a team like that."

I wish I could have teammates like that.