1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 69 Returning to Beijing to collect music and create a god-level record!
March 7, 15 p.m.

After a few days of rehearsals, Jiang Xiaofeng held a small "Jiang Xiaofeng 903 id club wide-open concert" at the Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai and the commercial radio station 903.

Because it was a ticket sales concert, the 3600 seats were not all filled, only 3256 fans were seated, but all the fans who came were Jiang Xiaofeng’s loyal fans, not the ones hired by themselves. The average ticket costs 240 yuan Hong Kong dollars.

For a newcomer like Jiang Xiaofeng, who has only debuted in Xiangjiang for more than a month, he sold 3256 tickets for the first ticket sales live, and his cash flow ability can definitely be called excellent.

The reason why Chen Jiaying held this live was to test Jiang Xiaofeng's ticket selling ability and hone his on-site ability on the one hand, and to prepare for Jiang Xiaofeng's future appearance in the Hung Hom Stadium on the other hand.

As we all know, there are many standards to test a singer's singing skills, but LIVE is the most important and difficult part to measure a singer's level.

LIVE, also known as "La Kuo" in Cantonese, is a live concert. LIVE is different from recording. The singing environment and conditions in the recording studio are first-class. If you don't sing well, you can find problems in time, re-record countless times, and then go through post-processing. With the MV, make it into an album, and make a song flawless.

But on LIVE, you will face various difficulties and situations: noisy audience, forgotten words, broken sound, out of tune, cold silence, etc.

When many viewers listen to some singer's concerts, they will feel that there is a huge difference between this person's live performance and the recording, feel cheated, and want to refund the ticket in anger.

After a concert, the singer can't stop singing and dancing twenty or thirty songs. It must be steady and good, so LIVE is definitely the best way to show the true level and hard power of a singer.

Chen Jiaying had already seen Jiang Xiaofeng's singing on stage at the "Rock and Roll Chinese Music Power" concert held at the Hung Hom Stadium before. Although there were still many flaws and deficiencies, she still liked Jiang Xiaofeng's live singing very much. confident.

And Jiang Xiaofeng did not disappoint Chen Jiaying. At the beginning of the show, he hugged his guitar and collaborated with the band on a fast rock song - "Alive VIVA", which caused the fans to scream continuously.

"You are so young that anyone you meet can be as crisp as Wafer

Living half a day is like living a million years

Anything can be as crisp as youth

Happy to be one year older every day

......"

The song "VIVA" has such power that people just want to dance and shout, and the excitement factors in the whole body overflow into the air.

Looking at the charming Jiang Xiaofeng on the stage and the crazy fans dancing with him, Chen Jiaying, who was sitting in the stands, showed a happy smile.

Liang Rongjun also said with emotion: "Feng Zai is a born superstar, born for the stage!"

Chen Jiaying smiled and nodded: "Yeah, I didn't expect him to be so good. Not only can he compose, but his stage performance is also very cool."

Liang Rongjun took advantage of the situation and said: "Hurry up and let him release another Cantonese album, let him create by himself, I will be his producer, I don't care about the rest, let him develop freely."

"Now that his momentum is so strong, we must strike while the iron is hot, otherwise it will easily delay his development."

Chen Jiaying smiled wryly and shook her head: "I told him, and he said that he wanted to make a Mandarin record. This kid has a big appetite. His eyes are not only on Xiangjiang, but on the entire Chinese music scene."

In this regard, Liang Rongjun had a different opinion, and said frankly: "I have heard all his Mandarin songs, and the writing is really good, but I personally think that there is no Mandarin song that can compare with his Cantonese song "Next Year Today". compared to."

"He has such great talent in creating Cantonese songs. If he doesn't take advantage of his youth to write more Cantonese songs, it will be a loss for our Hong Kong music scene."

Facing Liang Rongjun's regret, Chen Jiaying just smiled, nodded, and said nothing more.

In this open-air concert, Jiang Xiaofeng not only sang a few Cantonese songs from the album "Listening to Maple", but also sang Mandarin songs such as "Blue Lotus", "I Have You in My Life", "I Believe" and so on. .

At first, Jiang Xiaofeng thought that singing Mandarin songs by himself might not resonate with the local Xiangjiang fans. However, in fact, most of the people who came tonight were his loyal fans. Not only did they often listen to his Cantonese songs, but even his Mandarin songs were very popular. familiar.

Therefore, the atmosphere of Jiang Xiaofeng's concert has always been very enthusiastic, and several songs have triggered a chorus at the scene.

Jiang Xiaofeng is very different from Huang Jiaju of the Beyond band.

When Ka Kui was alive, he once said bluntly to the audience during a concert: "I hope you don't sing along with me, just listen quietly. I don't want us to be karaoke machines."

Indeed, if the audience sings along with the audience, it will increase the noise, and it is likely that the singers on the stage will not be able to hear the band and their own voices and get out of tune.

But Jiang Xiaofeng is the singer who likes to let the audience sing in a chorus, and even handed the microphone to the audience in the front row to sing. It can be seen that he interacted with the audience several times.

Jiang Xiaofeng was still at this concert, and he especially thanked his manager Chen Jiaying, Liang Rongjun, the producer of the record "Listening to Maple", and his fellow countryman Wang Fei.

Although Wang Fei did not come to join the show due to work reasons, Jiang Xiaofeng still expressed his gratitude to Wang Fei in front of more than 3000 fans.

Happy times are always short, and before I knew it, Jiang Xiaofeng's "Jiang Xiaofeng 903 id club widening concert" came to the last song.

Since Jiang Xiaofeng used the powerful song "Alive VIVA" as the opening of this wide-ranging concert, the song that can echo this song from the beginning to the end, and is evenly matched, is naturally the hit song that resounds throughout the city—" Next Year Today".

In fact, the song that all the fans at the scene wanted to hear the most was the song "Today Next Year" that made Jiang Xiaofeng famous in Xiangjiang.

"If this bunch of chandeliers pour down, or I, will no longer exist, even if you don't love, you don't need to separate..."

When the fans at the scene heard Jiang Xiaofeng singing the song "Today Next Year" affectionately and deeply, the audience burst into applause instantly, and the screams continued to linger, shaking the sky above the Yi Pavilion, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

However, Jiang Xiaofeng's singing was not disturbed by the fans' screams, and he still devoted himself to the interpretation of the song "Today Next Year".

"I can meet you in the moment of my life

spent all my luck

Only found out today
had breathed air. "

After singing the last line of the song "Today Next Year", Jiang Xiaofeng bowed to the fans and friends in the audience amidst the cheers and shouts, thanking them for their support and encouragement.

"Encore!"

"Encore!"

"..."

At first, there were only one or two people shouting the word "Encore". Slowly, other people were also mobilized, and more and more people joined the ranks.

In the end, the voices of at least 3000 people gradually turned into waves, sweeping the entire Elizabeth Stadium.

It is worth mentioning that Encore is a Chinese word, which is a transliteration of "Encore". The noun means asking to sing again.

When the last song is finished, everyone will shout "Encore, Encore" together, which means to return to the scene to sing again after the performance at the request of the music fans.

Jiang Xiaofeng held a concert for the first time, so many fans shouted "Encore", which showed that everyone was reluctant to leave and wanted to hear him continue to sing again, which showed the success of this concert.

Faced with the enthusiasm and love of the fans at the scene, Jiang Xiaofeng was also very moved. Without much hesitation, he continued to sing his favorite Mandarin song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" to give back to the loyal fans at the scene.

"This Mandarin song is not bad, it's the first time I've heard it!"

"It was so enjoyable to listen to tonight!"

"Feng Zi is really too fond of fans!"

"No, it's worth the fare!"

"..."

Obviously, Jiang Xiaofeng's comeback concert won unanimous praise from the fans at the scene. It was also from this concert that Jiang Xiaofeng had a group of loyal fans in the Xiangjiang music scene.

After the concert, both Chen Jiaying and Liang Rongjun gave Jiang Xiaofeng a thumbs up and praised his performance tonight.

Seeing that everyone was so happy, Jiang Xiaofeng also took the opportunity to ask Chen Jiaying for leave: "Sister Katie, I want to ask you for leave."

Looking at Jiang Xiaofeng who was full of smiles, Chen Jiaying suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, and then asked with a bland smile: "Okay, Fengzi, how many days do you want to invite?"

Jiang Xiaofeng thought for a while and said, "I want to ask you for a month's leave."

Hearing Jiang Xiaofeng's words, Chen Jiaying's eyes widened, and she asked incredulously, "A month please? What kind of international joke are you making? Why are you asking for such a long vacation? What are you going to do?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said frankly, "I want to go back to Yanjing."

"Even if you go back to Yanjing, it won't take a month. Why are you going back? Are you going back to accompany your girlfriend?"

Chen Jiaying also knew about Jiang Xiaofeng having a girlfriend.

Jiang Xiaofeng nodded: "Almost, but not all."

Before Chen Jiaying got mad, Jiang Xiaofeng suddenly changed the subject: "Sister Katie like this, I feel like I'm in Xiangjiang and can't find inspiration, I want to go back to Yanjing to collect folk songs."

"Sister Katie, you may not know that when I was in Yanjing, my inspiration was often surprisingly good. The Cantonese song "Next Year Today" was written when I was in Yanjing."

"Actually, most of my original songs were written in Yanjing. I want to see if I can write more good songs when I go back this time."

Chen Jiaying can understand that creators need inspiration, but taking a month off to find inspiration is a bit too long, and it will affect his follow-up work arrangements.

However, seeing that what Jiang Xiaofeng said was sincere and not like lying, Chen Jiaying also hoped that he would be able to write a few more good songs when he returned this time.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Jiaying finally opened her mouth and said: "Feng Zi, it's absolutely not for a month, I'll let you wait for half a month, after half a month, I want to see you and appear in front of me, otherwise, I will deduct your money! "

Jiang Xiaofeng was secretly happy, but pretended to sigh reluctantly: "Okay, half a month, half a month, I know Sister Katie, and I will be back on time."

However, what Chen Jiaying didn't know was that Jiang Xiaofeng didn't want to ask for a one-month vacation at first, because he also thought that a one-month vacation was too outrageous, but if he asked Chen Jiaying for a half-month vacation directly, then she might not Yes, that's why Jiang Xiaofeng told her on purpose that he would take a month's leave. Sure enough, Chen Jiaying did not agree to one month's leave, but was willing to let him take half a month's leave.

In other words, Jiang Xiaofeng learned this trick from Mr. Lu Xunyou.

As we all know, Mr. Lu Xun has a "window opening theory". He said that Chinese people like to make compromises. If you think the room is too dark and you need to open a window, everyone will not allow it. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will come. To reconcile, I am willing to open the window.

With the permission of his manager Chen Jiaying, Jiang Xiaofeng set off for the mainland three days later.

That night.

Yanjing, Houzhai Hutong.

Jiang Xiaofeng saw Taohong whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and hugged her tightly.

At this time, the Chinese opera is on summer vacation, and Tao Hong, who is idle and bored, misses Jiang Xiaofeng more and more intensely, longing day and night, and finally looking forward to Jiang Xiaofeng's return.

And Jiang Xiaofeng's yearning for Taohong also increased day by day. After seeing Taohong this time, he hardly let her get out of bed for a whole night.

It's almost dawn.

Jiang Xiaofeng was lying on the bed tired, ready to have a good sleep.

Nestling in Jiang Xiaofeng's arms, Taohong asked softly, "How long have you been back this time?"

Jiang Xiaofeng closed his eyes and replied weakly: "Half a month, fifteen days."

Hearing Jiang Xiaofeng's answer, Taohong asked in surprise, "Why is it taking so long this time?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said solemnly: "I told Sister Jiaying, I miss you so much, I want to come back to spend more time with you, I must come back, otherwise I will quit!"

Seeing what Jiang Xiaofeng said was serious, Tao Hong was both moved and worried, and asked, "Isn't it? You really told her that? She's not angry with you, is she?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said solemnly, "Anger is definitely angry, but I don't care. Couldn't she give me a few more days off for working so hard and let me come back to accompany you?"

Although Taohong also missed Jiang Xiaofeng very much, she was quite rational and felt that Jiang Xiaofeng's career was more important, so she persuaded her: "It's okay, as long as you can come back, I will be very happy, and it will be fine for a few days."

Jiang Xiaofeng's thinking is actually similar to Taohong's, but he also believes that people should not only know about work, but also know how to enjoy life and savor life. In Jiang Xiaofeng's view, life is far more important than singing.

Talking and chatting like this, Jiang Xiaofeng felt drowsy, and his upper and lower eyelids were fighting more and more, so he hugged Taohong in his arms, and slowly fell asleep.

Jiang Xiaofeng returned to Yanjing to stay for half a month this time. In addition to having a tryst with Taohong and reminiscing with Lao Lang and other friends, he also wanted to take a good rest for a while.

Of course, when Jiang Xiaofeng returned to Yanjing this time, he did not forget his mission. Although he didn't need to rely on music to find the so-called inspiration, he also secretly made up his mind to create a god-level Mandarin record that could cause a sensation in the entire Chinese music scene. .

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