22. Anniversary Concert
As the situation opened up and its popularity increased, Five Clouds gradually gained some fame. Not only did Liu Wu's restaurant increase the number of diners, but it also drove some nearby businesses, and the southeast corner where they are located was originally a bit remote, neither a scenic spot nor a rich area, and there were not many large schools (Zhao Yun's Dabei Pavilion was actually more than 20 miles away from here), so the commercial activities here have always been underdeveloped. As the fame of Five Clouds slowly spread, at least the entire street was positively affected.
Of course, this influence is relatively speaking, which still makes Liu Wu a little disappointed. His way of composing, his singing and accompaniment, is so different in this world, it should have been popular all over Kyoto overnight, but after a year, it can only affect a small area, and even the people in Situ Wangfu can't be alarmed, this speed of transmission is really disappointing.
In fact, Liu Wu is still too optimistic about the musical influence of the Han Dynasty. Singing saved his life, but it does not mean that singing can bring influence all over the world here, because the Han Dynasty not only did not promote men to engage in music, but also had various restrictions.
For example, running to a restaurant to listen to men singing is definitely a behavior that dignitaries and nobles despise. Officials of the Han Dynasty generally believed that such low-level restaurants were unlikely to be hygienic in the first place, and that there must have been a considerable amount of turbidity in the air. Turbidity not only affects spiritual power, but also luck. So occasionally, when you are extremely hungry, it's okay to go to a restaurant, but if you go to a restaurant for a long time, you are joking with your spiritual power and future.
Of course, if you listen to women singing, their singing voices are clean, and the singing voices of those high-level singers even have a certain decontamination and dusting effect, then of course you can listen to them. However, high-level singers are inherently rare, and even if there are, they are all snatched up by the royal family, nobles, dignitaries and nobles who love songs. Moreover, even if they were not robbed, there were few singers in the Han Dynasty who made a living in catering and commercial establishments, but formed societies and performed in various places as needed. The status of this kind of society is not as lowly as the troupe in Liu Wu's historical knowledge. In the Han Dynasty, although male singers had no status, high-level female singers were rare and respected, because high-level singers would enter high-level spiritual retreats to cultivate their spirits, so that their singing could have physical effects such as healing and sewage discharge, and their status was of course different. As for ordinary female singers, at least their singing voices can be pleasing to the eye, and they will not become a source of aura pollution, and they can listen to them after tea and dinner.
And the Five Clouds Group, the name is a male and female group, but in fact the singer is a man. This determines that the audience is those who do not care about fame and fortune. Whatever is taken to heart will be rejected.
This is the reason why Liu Wu's group, although people who like to listen to it like it, have not been able to catch fire in Kyoto.
Liu Wu didn't know these (no way, many of the regulations of the Han Dynasty were directly orally set at the top level, and then agreed on among the people, and did not directly form a written word, and people of his class did not know this.) He always thought it was caused by his inadequate packaging. He had never been in business all his life and knew nothing about marketing. And at the beginning, he positioned the combination of five clouds, but he was just temporarily looking for a foothold in a corner of the capital in order to make a living, once Zhao Yun's studies were completed, they could leave the capital together, and with Zhao Yun's ability, they went to find his two sisters, anyway, Zhao Yun in history did not stay in the capital.
However, as the popularity increased, by the first year of the Five Clouds Combination, Liu Wu suddenly had a new idea. He thinks that he may be able to directly use his singing voice to influence the entire Han Dynasty, just like those big singers in the previous life, becoming a smash hit male singer and absorbing a large number of female fans, if the power of fans is huge enough, it will be a different situation.
Then, the Five Clouds Combination should not just fight in the restaurant, but expand the stage and become independent from the restaurant.
Once the idea is generated, it's hard to suppress.
Therefore, Liu Wu decided to package the Five Clouds Group once again on the first anniversary of its establishment, and now he has the money to play with it anyway. He told the boss that on the day of the first anniversary, he would charter the entire restaurant and pay the profit for the whole day directly according to the daily situation of the restaurant, and only asked to remove all the tables that day, fill the seats, and let more customers come in to listen to the song.
Then Liu Wu went to some painters and painted a large poster, some small posters and small leaflets, the big posters hung directly at the door of the restaurant, and the small posters were posted everywhere. The poster reads: "New stage design, new singing style, let's listen to the anniversary concert of the Five Clouds Group." A unique song that needs your listening. "That's followed by the exact time and place.
Then he also found a clothing store, made two or three unique sets of costumes for himself and Zhao Yun, as well as Xiao Hachi and others, and added a curtain to the small stage, and then added atmosphere lights, everyone didn't know what tricks he was going to make, but seeing his energetic and confident appearance, they were very curious.
Driven by flyers and posters, the air around them was slowly heated up, and a few days before the first anniversary, people in the neighborhood were talking about the dynamics of the five clouds, and many people were curious about how they would play and what tricks they could play...... Because this type of concert has never been heard of in the Han Dynasty. A small stage, can you still play flowers?
Finally, the day has come.
Sure enough, there were a lot of people in the evening, and by half past seven in the evening, the two-story restaurant was already full. Everyone who came saw a different scene than usual, the small stage was blocked by a thick curtain, but it was usually open.
The curiosity of all was aroused.
I only heard someone behind the scenes: "Please don't panic, we need to turn off all the lights in all restaurants temporarily." ”
All the lights were turned off, and the whole restaurant was pitch black. Everyone held their breath.
At this moment, the stage lit up. The curtain was slowly pulled back.
Then, a handsome young man dressed in an ancient general's uniform walked out of the center of the stage and said in a deep and magnetic voice: "Welcome friends, good evening, on behalf of all the members of the Five Clouds Group, I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone who came to watch our performance...... After speaking, he took the lead in applauding, and the audience below also applauded.
Only then did the acquaintances hear that the young man who spoke was actually Liu Wu. Unexpectedly, he was wearing a general's uniform, and he was so handsome and charming under the rendering of the lighting.
Liu Wu said again: "We won't say much gossip, the next is our first song, please enjoy it." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain was closed and the lights were extinguished.
After a while, with the melodious sound of the zither, the curtain opened.
Then, a yellow pillar of light shines directly on one side of the stage. A girl dressed in ancient costume is sitting there and playing the guzheng elegantly. The girl is already delicate, and then focusing on the direct light of this golden light, it is even more amazing.
There was a shout of exclamation, followed by applause!
Sure enough, it's different from usual, but this beginning can be said to be beautiful! At least that's something that no one here has ever seen before.