A few days flew by.

In the studio, the White Nights completed their final rehearsal.

There was warm applause from the staff under the stage.

Teacher Jin Shaoqun, the chief engineer of audio, came over and gave Lin Xuan a thumbs up.

Mr. Jin Shaoqun is the most famous sound engineer in China, the selling point of music programs is music, and the sound effect is particularly important, and good sound can bring the audience the ultimate listening sense.

Because it is a band show, there has been no precedent for success before, and the people who listen to rock music are indeed a small niche, not to mention music genres such as funk and reggaeton, and the show does not have those traffic stars, and the price given by sponsors is not high.

Although there is not enough funds, Wu Weixin's production still strictly controls the quality of the program, the price of these underground bands is not high, and several of them together are not as good as a traffic star, and Qin Chu has lowered his salary, so Wu Weixin has spent a lot of money on music equipment, hoping that the program can be better presented.

"Xiaolin, singing is really good, don't be nervous when you go on stage tomorrow. Teacher Jin Shaoqun patted Lin Xuan's shoulder and encouraged.

Because Lin Xuan had never performed on stage, he was worried that Lin Xuan would be nervous at that time, which would affect his performance.

Lin Xuan smiled, "Don't worry, Teacher Jin." ”

"Thirty-six bands, the rest of the bands are singing their own hits, only your White Nights Band is singing new songs, you are not small. Jin Shaoqun said with a smile.

Lin Xuan smiled and said:

"Teacher Qin Chu invited me to participate in the show, hoping that I can bring more good works to the show, then I can't waste the opportunity, it's boring to sing those songs that everyone has heard, since there are new songs that I think are good, just sing new songs. ”

Li Bi laughed and said, "Mr. Jin, what do you think of this song? ”

"If you get brushed off in the first round, it will be too unreasonable. ”

Teacher Jin Shaoqun shook his head with a smile and said, "Behave well tomorrow." ”

……

Early in the morning of the first day, Lin Xuan, Li Bi and others came to the recording studio to prepare to record the show.

Unlike the last world's "Singer", all the bands in the second scene of this show stay in a studio with a big screen through which you can see the live performance.

Zhang Fei, Li Xiong, and Li Bi have been rolling in the circle for so many years, especially Zhang Fei and Li Xiong have been doing livehouse for so many years, and they have friendships with many bands.

So, as soon as they came to the second scene, there was an endless stream of people who came to greet them, and some people who knew them well sat together and talked and laughed with each other.

Zhang Fei and others also introduced everyone to Lin Xuan.

"Xiaolin, this is the lead singer of the sober band, Cao Yang. ”

"Hello Brother Cao. ”

"Lin Xuan, I like your two folk rock songs very much, and the future is terrifying. ”

"Hey, you've won a prize. ”

……

"Xiaolin, this is the lead singer of the band Hitting the South Wall, Dong Jin. ”

"Brother Dong, hello. Lin Xuan greeted with a smile, the name of this band is really characterful.

"Lin Xuan, hello, we are all very happy to see your single sell well, good music can still move the audience. ”

……

"Xiaolin, this is the lead singer of the band No. 43 Lime Street, Cui Chao. ”

"Hello Brother Chao. ”

"Haha, hello Xiaolin, the lineup of your band is too luxurious, the skills of a few of you, plus Lin Xuan's songwriting ability, whoever meets you will be stunned. ”

"Brother Chao, how can it be so exaggerated as you say, many of you here are bands that have been established for many years, our band has just been established, and many things still need years of accumulation. ”

……

Most of the 36 bands are old bands that have been around for a while, but there are also new bands that have been around for two or three years.

No one knows whether those new bands have a dark horse to kill, and among these famous bands, the highest status and most acclaimed in the industry are the three bands of Sober Band, South Wall Band and No. 43 Lime Street, which are also the most powerful contenders for the top three.

However, the atmosphere at the scene was not very tense, and it seemed quite relaxed.

To put it bluntly, this group of people are people who really love music, they have similar interests to each other, and this group of people is relatively far away from the entertainment industry, and there are not so many bad things to tear up, everyone sits together to talk about music.

With all aspects of the first scene ready, the program officially began to be recorded.

There is no mentor for this show, and the godfather of rock and roll Qin Chu, top songwriter Luo Song, famous producer Zhang Qing and show producer Wu Weixin appeared as super fans.

At the first scene, Wu Weixin began to introduce the rules of the program, which is currently the first round of the competition, with a total of 36 bands, and only the top 24 bands can enter the next round.

The ranking is determined by voting, and the program team selected 300 popular music fans from more than 20,000 registrations, and the selection criteria are that these people must follow the band, know something about the band, and often listen to the band's songs.

Fans of the public have one vote each.

Next up are 30 professional music fans, made up of music critics and livehouse directors and other related music industry professionals, each with two votes.

Finally, there are four super fans such as Qin Chu, each of whom can give any number of votes from 1 to 10 votes according to the performance of the band.

There were a total of 400 votes for the three categories of music fans.

Wu Weixin said: "Let's invite the first band. ”

When the show officially began, everyone at the second scene immediately stopped chatting and all cast their eyes on the big screen, seriously appreciating the performances of other bands, which was the greatest respect for them.

Whenever a band finishes a performance, everyone sits together and talks about how the band was.

These people are also very real, and they don't hesitate to praise their favorite bands, but when they see some bands that are not up to standard, they frown and shake their heads unabashedly to express their dislike.

The highlight of the morning was the appearance of the band from 43 Lime Street.

Lin Xuan watched their performance carefully, worthy of being praised by Zhang Fei and others, the cooperation between the band members is very good, the lyrics, songs, and arrangements are also quite good, as a punk rock band, the scene is full of enthusiasm, so that the audience is happy.

After the performance ended and the votes were locked, Wu Weixin began a routine interview, saying:

"Cui Chao, your deeds, people who like rock music and follow the band should know that you debuted at the age of 15, and formed the first underage rock band in China at that time, and wrote your own lyrics and songs, and the quality of the lyrics and songs is excellent, and it has been covered by some seniors in the music industry.

But after only playing for a few years, you switched to pop music, and I heard that you listened to all the songs on the charts of various countries at that time, and then drummed up a few "divine comedies", which became the favorite of square dance aunts, and the fans who originally liked you lost their fans, and the band members also parted ways because they didn't agree with your creative philosophy.

It's been almost a decade since your band broke up, and why did you suddenly bring a bunch of old guys back to play in the band? Why did you choose not to do punk in the first place, and why did you come back now? ”

Cui Chao showed a complicated smile on his face, and asked first, "Mr. Wu, we are currently finished performing, and this number of votes has been locked, right?"

"Yes. Wu Weixin nodded and said with a smile: "Why do you ask that?"

Cui Chaodao:

"Since you asked me, I don't want to avoid this question, but I am worried that because what I said, it will affect the judgment of the audience, so I will vote again.

Finally, there is a show that really pays attention to music, so let's use music to speak, I don't want to win the audience's favor by telling stories, since the positioning of the show is music, then it is pure, if it also tells stories and sells characters, what is the difference between it and other programs. ”

After listening to Cui Chao's words, the audience at the scene applauded loudly, and Lin Xuan and others at the second scene also applauded.

Wu Weixin laughed and said:

"Don't worry, the votes have been locked, you can talk about it, my purpose in producing this show is to promote a three-dimensional band, not only music, but also hope to show people the current situation of the survival of domestic bands and the thoughts and thoughts of this group of people who play bands. ”

Cui Chao nodded, touched his chin, thought for a while, and said:

"Why didn't you make a band at the beginning, it's very simple, because you don't make money by being a band, at that time, the domestic music festival was still in its infancy, the band itself was a niche, the album couldn't sell too much, and there weren't so many performance opportunities, we were already a very popular band in the capital at that time, but the living situation was just like that, I couldn't eat enough and couldn't starve to death. ”

Cui Chao pursed his lips and said:

"My family conditions are average, everyone knows that playing music is more expensive, at that time my parents in order to buy me a musical instrument, ran a small stall to sell pancakes, every day my parents came back from work, went to the stall, sold out and cleaned up and went home to knead dough, ready for tomorrow the ingredients have been busy until the early hours of the morning, only sleep three or four hours a day, and go to work the next day, such days lasted for several years.

I remember one time, my dad crossed the road with a plate of eggs on his face, was tripped and fell directly on the road, my dad's knees were swollen and high, blue and purple, but his hands holding the face plate did not move at all, and he walked with a limp for half a month, and none of the eggs on his face were broken. ”

Wu Weixin and other super music fans and the audience were silent, and the scene was quiet.

Lin Xuan and the others at the second scene were also silent.

Cui Chao's eyes were red and said: "I thought at the time, I must make music to let my parents live a good life, I want to buy them a big house, but after I made music in the capital, I found that this thing is not profitable."

I didn't think that would work, so I went to do what people call the "Divine Comedy". ”

The corners of Cui Chao's mouth twitched, revealing a self-deprecating smile, turned his head to look at the bass player, and said, "Lao Zhao, do you remember the conversation between the two of us after I made those "Divine Comedies" at that time?"

Wu Weixin was curious: "What dialogue?"

The bassist also showed a complicated smile on his face, and said:

"At that time, after Cui Chao wrote those divine comedies, we had a big fight, and I said that in that kind of song, I couldn't hear the sound of music. ”

Wu Weixin said: "Then how did he answer?"

Cui Chao laughed and said, "I said I can't hear the sound of music, but I can hear the sound of money." ”

Everyone in the audience laughed, and then became silent again, especially the band members in the second scene, who showed all the expressions of thought.

Cui Chao smiled and said:

"After that, everyone knew, after those few divine comedies were made, we broke up, I wanted to make money, and a few of them felt that making that kind of music to make money, and they couldn't afford to lose that person, and they would rather go to work and find other things to do than make that kind of music. ”

At this time, super fan Zhang Qing spoke and said:

"Let me interject, from a musical point of view, there are some melodies that are inherently more pleasing to the audience, and they will make people feel that the melody is very good for the first time, and there is a sense of déjà vu, but for professional musicians, they will deliberately avoid those things and want to seek breakthroughs. ”

After listening to Zhang Qing's words, Lin Xuan and the others who were sitting at the second scene nodded frequently.

Zhang Qing continued:

"What Cui Chao just said, in fact, is to please the public and insist on their own problems, it is too kitsch to completely please the public, if everyone does the same thing, the audience listens to the same thing, the music aesthetic will never progress, the market needs different things, and completely personal, it is difficult to spread, to find a balance in the middle, is something that many musicians need to consider. ”

Wu Weixin pulled the topic back and said, "So, Cui Chao, why are you pulling the old guys back to be a band now." ”

Cui Chao smiled slightly and said: "Just like what Mr. Zhang Qing said just now, for a musician with musical ideals, of course he knows that the "Divine Comedy" is not good music, although it has been welcomed by many people, I have also made money, and I am very happy to see everyone listening to such songs, and I am very satisfied to be able to give them happiness."

But to be honest, I can't please myself by making music like that, and now I'm making money and buying a big house for my parents, so I want to come back and make something I love. ”

Speaking of this, Cui Chao sneered and said:

"To put it bluntly, people in the literary and art industry, for various reasons, everyone has been a fool, that's for sure, everyone has a time when they accidentally step on shit, but in this life, you can't keep being stupid, you have to live in the shit heap all the time, and have fun with it, then it's not interesting. ”

There was warm applause at the scene.

The crowd at the second scene burst into laughter.

Wu Weixin froze slightly, not knowing what to say, this is too real.

Qin Chu on the side said with a smile: "Rock musicians are like this, I've seen it." ”

Wu Weixin nodded and said with a wry smile: "I have seen it, fortunately we are an online variety show, otherwise some things can't be broadcast at all." ”

"Alright. ”

Wu Weixin said: "Next, let's take a look at the voting results at No. 43 Lime Street. ”

In anticipation, the number of votes was displayed on the screen.

Wu Weixin announced: "243 votes from public music fans, 48 votes from professional music fans, and 33 votes from super music fans, a total of 324 votes, temporarily ranking first!"

There was a round of applause.