Chapter 122: Final Preparations
Before the official sale of tickets for the concert, many people reacted to Xu Wangqiu, saying that the ticket price was too expensive. However, Xu Wangqiu is not worried that the tickets will not be sold, according to the market research done by Liu Lin and them, the audience can accept this price. In fact, in just one morning, 90,000 tickets for the five performances were sold out.
After deducting the venue fee, Xu Wangqiu and they received 47,000 yuan in ticket revenue. Now there is no money counter, only manual counting, and the staff of the Capital Gymnasium have a lot of effort to count the money. They tied the money according to one cent, two cents, five cents, and one piece, a bundle of 1,000 pieces, and finally bundled more than 100 bundles, and packed a full six sacks.
Xu Wangchuan believes that he can make a lot of money by going to the cave, and he has also imagined what it will happen after making a lot of money. However, for him, who has a monthly salary of more than 30 yuan, making a lot of money is just a relatively vague concept, and it is not clear what the real big money looks like. At this moment, looking at the six-sack bill in front of him, he had a tangible feeling of wealth.
The six sacks of banknotes were like a fire, igniting the desire for money in Xu Wangchuan's heart. His throat was dry, his eyes were red, and he licked his lips involuntarily. 47,000 yuan, it's only a month! And this is only a five-show actor ticket! If you add the performance income in Tianjin, Modu, and Yangcheng, it will be more than 100,000 yuan! Many people will not be able to earn so much money in their lifetime!
Xu Wangchuan felt that he was so close to wealth, it was really within reach. By this time, he had really made up his mind to go to the cave to make money. No matter what the factory thinks, whether his parents agree or not, and no matter what his girlfriend thinks, he will not hesitate to choose the path of the acupoint.
The time soon came on January 15th, and the day of the official performance of the "Into the New Era" concert arrived.
On this morning, Xu Wangqiu got up early. He traveled for the concert for more than a month, copying songs, finding actors, contacting venues, and advertising...... Tonight is the time to put the results to the test. He was a little nervous inside, but more of an expectation. After a simple wash, Xu Wangqiu rushed to the gymnasium to prepare for the evening performance.
When he came to the gymnasium, Xu Wangqiu saw a large poster five or six meters long and three or four meters high erected at the entrance at a glance. It reads "Into the New Era Concert" and draws a large portrait of Guo Lanying. The poster was designed by Xu Wangqiu and painted by the painting class of Nortel's Fine Arts Department.
Xu Wangqiu walked into the gymnasium and found that the staff had arrived and were putting the finishing touches on the evening performance. Debug the sound, debug the microphone, adjust the lighting, and more. Then the actors came forward one after another to audition to see how it worked. Debugging the equipment is very important for the performance, and only when the equipment is tuned to the best can the best effect be presented to the audience during the performance.
The whole morning, right in commissioning, ended. After lunch, the actors took a short break and began their final rehearsal.
Bai Qiuling, the announcer, stepped forward to announce the curtain, and the actors sang one after another. The actors knew that this was the last rehearsal, and they all brought out their best and sang their songs with affection.
Guo Lanying and Li Guyi have been famous for many years, and their singing does not need to be said. Although most of the other nine actors are unknown, they are all professional performers in various song and dance troupes, all of whom have undergone rigorous training, and their singing is top-notch in terms of voice and technique. is like Tan Jing in later generations, many people think that she is just a party singer and can only sing red songs. But when she put on a mask and came out to sing in the name of Avatar's sister in the future, the audience fell to their knees and exclaimed that the master of Ouchi is really awesome, and the national team is strong! Jiang Dawei, Yan Xiuwen and others are all masters of Ouchi, and they are all members of the national team, but they have not yet become famous.
Many of the security guards and staff at the scene heard Jiang Dawei and them singing for the first time, but they were all moved by their singing, and they were amazed that we had such a powerful singer. Xu Wangqiu and Gu Jianfen are also very satisfied, after more than 20 days of rehearsals, the actors' performances can be said to be close to perfection.
After the rehearsal, Xu Wangqiu made a final mobilization for the evening performance. Xu Wangqiu originally wanted Gu Jianfen to be the general mobilizer, but Gu Jianfen said that she was stupid and couldn't speak, so she asked Xu Wangqiu to speak.
Xu Wangqiu took a deep breath and said impassionedly: "Among you are famous singers, there are also those who have never been aspiring, and there are many newcomers who have not been in the song and dance troupe for a long time, but tonight, we are a collective, a team! If tonight's performance is to be successful, it will take the efforts of each and every one of us! I hope that everyone will go all out and show their best level." We have worked hard for more than a month, and tonight is the time to test the results of our efforts! Conquer all the audience with your singing, and tell the world with your singing that you are the best! Come on, everyone!"
The actors present, as well as all the members of the eight bands, only felt their blood boiling, and shouted "come on" in unison. The loud cheering sound was like a nuclear bomb exploding, causing the entire stadium to shake violently.
At six o'clock in the evening, the actors begin to put on their make-up backstage for the final preparations for the upcoming show.
At the same time, spectators poured in from all directions like a flood water, and the square in front of the stadium was crowded. The audience with tickets includes old and young, men and women, ordinary workers, and government officials...... Although everyone is different in age and identity, one thing is the same, and that is the love of music and life.
On both sides of the entrance to the gymnasium, Liu Lin and Zhang Yimou set up bookstalls. They sell the same kind of books, into the new era of concert songbooks. Many audience members came to take a look at the songbook when they saw that it was a concert, and flipped through it, but when they saw that the price was five cents, most of them put down the songbook. "Popular Movie" is colorful, and there are beautiful female stars on the cover, only three cents a copy, and the songbook costs five cents, which is simply too dark.
Cui Jian squatted in front of the bookstall and slowly flipped through the songbook in his hand, humming softly in his mouth. He flipped through a few pages and found that most of them were new songs he hadn't heard before, and they were particularly good. He also felt that the price of five cents was a bit dark, but he really liked the songs in it, and finally touched five cents to come out: "I want this one." ”
At half past six, the audience with tickets and program lists began to enter. Su Bai and his roommates followed the flow of people into the gymnasium and found their seats to sit down. Soon after, the girls of the women's volleyball team came over. They bought the tickets with Su Bai and the others, and the seats were naturally next to each other.
When Lang Ping saw Su Bai, he raised the songbook in his hand and protested: ""Popular Movies" is only three cents a copy, and the concert songbook is sold for five cents, it's too dark!"
Liu Cancan deeply agrees with this: "Such a broken song book is sold for five cents, and the man of the Su Bai family must have been a profiteer in his last life." ”
Su Bai was not happy to hear Liu Cancan say that Xu Wangqiu was a profiteer: "Wangqiu holds concerts and sells songbooks to raise funds for Teacher Xie Fei's films, not to make money, where is the profiteer?"
Liu Cancan said with a smile: "I said classmate Su Bai, you haven't married yet, why do you protect your husband like this?"
The girls in Su Bai's bedroom all giggled when they heard this. The girls of the women's volleyball team also laughed, they heard Liu Cancan say that the concert was organized by Su Bai's boyfriend. This person is a famous talent, he wrote the script of "Mom Loves Me Again", he filmed the movie "Hoe Rape", and he also wrote several particularly good songs in the music.
Su Bai's face suddenly turned red: "Death Cancan, what are you talking nonsense! I just can't get used to seeing you slander people's innocence out of thin air." ”
The time quickly came to 7:15, fifteen minutes before the concert began. The actors are ready, they are all wearing makeup, and they are all changing into costumes. Because Zhu Mingying wanted to sing black songs, his face and hands were painted with black paint and turned into a black man. Forty years from now, I expect some people to jump out and shout "racism," but there's nothing wrong with doing so now.
Except for Guo Lanying and Li Guyi, the other actors performed in such a big venue for the first time, and it was also the first time to face so many audiences, and they were all very nervous. Shen Chong couldn't stop walking around, not wanting people to see that his legs were shaking, Zhu Mingying couldn't stop pressing his legs to relieve the pressure, and Su Xiaoming ran to the toilet again and again......
Xu Wangqiu looked at the faces that were a little deformed because of nervousness, and said to Gu Jianfen: "They are really more nervous than the other, Su Xiaoming and they have all run to the toilet many times." Seeing them so nervous made me a little nervous. ”
Gu Jianfen chuckled and said, "I really can't see any nervousness in you. ”
Xu Wangqiu shook his head with a smile: "Our director department also wants to learn acting, and my composure is acting." To be honest, fortunately, we invited Teacher Guo Lanying and Teacher Li Guyi, otherwise I wouldn't be much better than them. ”
Gu Jianfen nodded slightly: "Yes, Guo Lanying and they are the Dinghai Divine Needle of this party." They are all so nervous in Ren Yan, if they are not there, I really don't know what kind of nervousness will become. ”
The time soon came to half past seven, and the time for the official performance finally arrived.
Xu Wangchuan ran over and said to Xu Wangqiu: "Wangqiu, it's time, it's time to start performing!"
Xu Wangqiu nodded slightly, and shouted loudly: "Everyone is in place, let's start the performance!"
The lights in the stadium suddenly went out, the scene was pitch black, the noise quickly stopped, and the audience fell silent. Immediately, the stage in the center of the stadium was lit up by spotlights, and the Central Orchestra began to play the music "Backgammon".
In the light and passionate music, Bai Qiuling, who was wearing a long white dress and her hair was coiled high, walked out slowly under the enthusiastic gaze of the 18,000 audience. She was graceful and light, and she came to the center of the stage like a float on water.
There was no big screen at the scene, and many viewers couldn't see what Bai Qiuling looked like, but looking at her in the center of the stage, they couldn't help but pour out the words "Lingbo Fairy". Many people regret not grabbing a front seat and regretting that they didn't bring binoculars.
Bai Qiuling stood in front of the microphone, her body trembling slightly, and her heartbeat roared like a drum. She took a deep breath to calm down her nervousness, and said in a cordial tone: "Dear audience and friends, good evening! Welcome to the scene of the New Era Concert, I am Bai Qiuling, the curtain announcer!"
Most of the audience at the scene heard such a curtain call for the first time, and even called everyone "dear audience friends", and greeted everyone, which felt very cordial. The whole scene immediately burst into warm applause, and the applause of the male audience was especially warm.
Cui Jian also felt that Bai Qiuling's newspaper curtain was very novel, and responded with warm applause, but several of his friends were not good, they were as excited as chicken blood, and shouted loudly: "Dear comrade newspaper, good evening!" and "Dear Comrade Bai Qiuling, good evening!"