Hongdae is not so much a Christmas party as it is a grand open-air party. Walking along the street, in front of the park, in the parking lot and in the alley, you can see large and small, ingenious stage arrangements.

Of course, some of them are done by merchants, and the purpose is self-evident as a means to attract business, and most of them will invite some well-known artists to perform commercially.

And more often than not, there are unknown underground bands, or entertainers on the fringes of the entertainment industry, and even trainees from entertainment companies are mixed in, on this special day, they are not here to make money, but hope to have the opportunity to stand on this unique stage to show their style.

"Oppa, there are so many people here!!" Cui Xueli looked around excitedly, and let out such an exclamation in her mouth.

Cui Zhenlong didn't expect that it would be so lively here today, so he quickly grabbed his sister's little hand to prevent her from running around, and on the other side, Zheng Xiuyan also grabbed Zheng Xiujing, who was eager to try, in time, and reached out to hold Cui Zhenlong's arm tightly, as for Lin Yun'er, the girl walked in the front to be a pioneer, and in this way, a group of five people walked slowly and aimlessly in the direction of the flow of people.

"Ernie, there~~ Let's go there and have a look!!" Zheng Xiujing jumped in place a few times, pointed to the front of the large shopping mall around the corner in front of her, and saw a group of people dressed like hippies, standing on a large stage doing the final work, as if they were ready to start the official performance.

Sure enough, with the rhythmic beat of drums, and with the help of the huge loudspeakers on both sides, the whole street reverberated with deafening music, and many people were drawn to the stage, stopping under the stage to wait for the performance to begin.

The rock band on the stage doesn't seem to be very well-known, at least in Cui Zhenlong's impression, he doesn't know where they belong to the Holy Spirit, but if they are qualified and capable of standing on this stage, they should at least be more famous in the industry.

In fact, rock is not very popular in South Korea, and it is a very niche music.

Older audiences don't like it, preferring folk songs, known as "Trot," the earliest traditional pop music of the Korean Peninsula that, according to South Korea's official version, dates back to the Japanese occupation, when the whole of Korea was a Japanese colony at the beginning of the last century. The most famous of the representatives who sang this kind of folk song are Song Dae-chan and Tae Jin-a, who are still active in the Korean song industry.

Compared with the older generation's favorite "Trot", the younger generation in Korea is more fond of modern pop music such as dance music, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop, which is also known as "K-Pop". This form of music is actually Western music in the eyes of musicians in other countries, or more bluntly, a variant of American music.

However, it is worth mentioning here that Koreans have also expressed this variant of music in another form according to their own understanding, one of which is the so-called toxicity of the song itself, simple melody and repetitive lyrics, so that people can remember the basic tone of the song after listening to it once, and many so-called "divine comedies" in Korea are mostly of this type.

And another point is to interpret what is called "songs are not only for listening, but also for watching" concept, just like Uncle Bird's masterpiece "Jiangnan style", don't watch the MV, just listen to the music itself, many people think that the tune is average, there is a certain toxicity but there is no anti-heaven effect that infects the audience, but after the horse riding dance that is somewhat funny and easy to learn, the whole song has undergone earth-shaking changes in perception, and there is an urge to stand up and imitate.

Therefore, based on the above points, rock and roll, a form of music that simply relies on the power of sound to attract audiences, is not very popular in the Korean music market.

However, the level of the band they saw today Cui Zhenlong does not seem to be low, and the opening is a classic song of Queen Band "We/will/rock/you", the strong and distinct rhythm, coupled with the unusually familiar tune, instantly grabbed the ears of many audiences.

When the lead singer of the band, who was in a cloak, shouted "Singing~", many of the audience in the audience followed the rest of the band to sing the simple and repetitive lyrics of "We/will, we/will/rock/you", especially the two sisters Zheng Xiuyan and Zheng Xiujing next to Cui Zhenlong, for them who were born in the United States, English is their real mother tongue, plus they are very familiar with this song, so there is no problem at all in singing.

However, it seems that the band on stage today seems to be a big fan of Queen, and the song "We/will/rock/you" has just ended, followed by another song "We/are/the/champions", which is the classic song "We Are the Champions", which appears very frequently in many competitive novels.

Cui Zhenlong is not very familiar with this old song, let alone likes it, but when he saw the Zheng sisters who were still singing with great interest, he patiently continued to watch the performance on stage. Until the end of the song, Cui Zhenlong took the opportunity to mention that everyone continued to move forward, and there were more fun things ahead, which was unexpectedly unanimously agreed by others.

But before they could go far, a red figure standing on the side of the street with a large package on their backs instantly attracted the attention of Cui Xueli and Zheng Xiujing, and the two struggled to break free from their brothers and sisters' restraints, and ran over together. This can't be helped, the legendary character "Santa Claus" is the absolute protagonist wherever he goes on this special day, and it is a first-class stick to attract the attention of children.

Cui Zhenlong was worried that his sister would be lost, so he took the hands of Zheng Xiuyan and Lin Yun'er and followed quickly, and walked closer, unexpectedly the man dressed as Santa Claus was taking out two small gifts from a large package and handing them to the hands of the two little girls.

Santa Claus nodded to the people who rushed over, Cui Zhenlong and others also hurriedly bowed in return, although the other party wore a hat and a fake beard, the overall age and appearance can not be seen, but from the bare skin on the back of the hand, the other party's age is definitely not young, in South Korea, which pays attention to etiquette, it is necessary to salute when you see someone older than yourself, which is basically deep in the bones of every Korean.

"Ernie, take a picture of us!" Zheng Xiujing took out the "Instant Shot" camera from the small bag behind her and handed it to Zheng Xiuyan. In this regard, Jessica, who likes to take pictures everywhere, will certainly not refuse her sister's request.

Looking at the two little girls standing there with Santa Claus on the left and right posing for various poses, Cui Zhenlong consciously moved away for a distance and waited quietly aside, and suddenly he noticed a small red box at Santa's feet, which seemed to be a donation box, and there seemed to be the words of a certain monastery written on the side, but because the sky was dark, it was not real.

Choi Jin-ryong's heart moved, took out his wallet, took out six banknotes with a maximum denomination of 50,000 won from it, and silently put them into the donation box. His actions did not seem to escape the eyes of Santa Claus, who was cooperating with the photo on the side, he turned his head slightly and nodded again in the direction of Cui Zhenlong, behind the transparent round lenses, the eyes with a sense of vicissitudes revealed a little approval and gratitude.

Seeing this, Cui Zhenlong also bowed again and returned the salute, this move was done quietly, and the two sides did not alarm several other girls who were taking pictures, and Cui Zhenlong completed a good deed in this friendly atmosphere.

But to be honest, Cui Zhenlong himself is not a philanthropic person, but has an instinctive sense of rejection for those so-called fundraising, charity and other behaviors. This may be a legacy of his previous life, and the excessive negative coverage has made Cui Zhenlong completely lose trust in the so-called charities that sell dog meat on the head of sheep.

"It's not that I don't have love, but I hate being deceived, and instead of being deceived, it's better to look at the world with a cold eye" This is the concept that Cui Zhenlong has always adhered to, so he has been lacking interest in charity, donations, and other behaviors since he was reborn.

But today is a rare kindness, the key is that Santa Claus's approach makes him feel very comfortable, from the beginning of their appearance to the present, Santa Claus has not mentioned anything about donations at all, the donation box is more like an ornament on the side, but when he sees the children coming, he also takes the initiative to distribute gifts. Although these gifts are not worth a few dollars in Cui Zhenlong's eyes, at least they are enough to make the children happy.

"I'm happy that it's hard to buy a daughter", just at Cui Xueli and Zheng Xiujing's heartfelt smiling faces, Cui Zhenlong felt that he had a reason to do this!