silver sea

The performance started at [-]:[-], and at [-]:[-], Lu Yining hid in the backstage and watched: "Damn, are there so many people here?"

"Taiguo has done a good job in marketing, and it's almost bringing us to heaven."

"It's over, my heart beats faster even though I wasn't nervous at first." Lu Yining rambled, "There are so many beautiful girls..."

Gu Qi hadn't been on stage for four years, and after a month of intensive rehearsals, she was still nervous. Hearing this, she couldn't help but hurt Lu Yining's self-relaxation: "It's all for Qiu Sheng, what's the matter with you?"

It was like this in the past. Yinshan had a lead singer who was as good-looking as a young male idol, and a sexy and ruthless bass player. The other two left a name when they were introduced, and no one probably remembered them.Now that Lu Yining has passed the age of being jealous because of this rivalry, he is particularly open-minded.

He said calmly, "It's okay, I'll just take a look."

Gu Qi laughed: "Before it's released, you have to go all out with Qiu Sheng."

"Anyway, everyone is paid the same salary, peace and love."

Gu Qi: "Dad is so happy to grow up."

Lu Yining scolded him that if he wanted to be a father, he would hurry up and get a license to make a man with Quanjiao, how could he take advantage of his teammates every day.

They squabbled for a while, the song outside stopped playing after one song, and the audience was silent for a few seconds, as if they realized something and looked at the clock on the back wall of the livehouse——

At 7:59, the lights are all dimmed.

"Let's go." Qiu Sheng said, "It's been a long time since we performed, so don't be late."

Who knows who first saw the shadow of the musicians walking on the stage, burst into cheers, and then screamed one after another, Qiu Sheng ignored it, and only started the intro on time at the end of the last few seconds.

Bass and drums cooperate closely, guitar keeps up, a beautiful solo.

The light is adjusted to silvery white, sparkling, not like the outline of a mountain, but the shadows of trees at the bottom of the swimming pool swaying in the sun.After a simple intro, Qiu Sheng didn't say hello, and the guitar in his hand changed the key.

The opening is "Respect for Freedom".

This song seems to be one of the few styles of them that can overturn the roof. It is restless and upright, and the music that gradually rises is full of young people's superciliousness and roaring.

The empty "ideal" and "freedom" are suddenly within reach.

From the bottom of his heart, he looked down on the so-called producer-adapted versions of the talent show. The rampant dilapidated boat was decorated with starlight sound effects into an airship roaming the galaxy. It was lazy and had no original taste at all.

Only guitar, bass and drums can show his arrogance in 360 degrees, without dead ends.

Qiu Sheng's voice was less youthful than four years ago, because it was a bit hoarse because of smoking, but the higher the pitch, the more obvious the metallic feeling. He was like a musical instrument, desperately twisting himself to the limit as if it was about to break.Therefore, in order to cooperate with him, no matter which piano or drum was used, he became more and more vigorous. When he sang "Absurd Dream in the Desert", Qiu Sheng had already started to sweat and get hot. His palms were hot and he could hardly hold them. electric guitar.

The long-logged madness was finally released, the pores all over his body were open, and he couldn't wait to kiss the long-lost feeling of lack of oxygen. Qiu Sheng seemed to die once and came back to life again, and he heard the bass sound in his ears all the time.

His eyes became hot, and he almost couldn't hold back the crackling sound during the orgasm.

"We walk through the center of the universe and worship freedom."

"We travel through the center of the universe."

"My freedom is the sky of the future."

At the age of 21, when he was writing songs, he talked a lot, except love is a dream, Qiu Sheng started so smoothly that he lacked anger.This song was born on the verge of collapse, by accident, it fit the feeling Wen Youxia wanted most.

But the anger at that time was floating on the surface. After four years of illness, parting, precipitation, and reunion, it broke out like a dike, and then boiled, pushing a boat into the iceberg without looking back.

What are you doing back?Live in the moment, die in the moment.

If you don't go back to the past, your life will be brilliant forever.

In the end, it ended in a distorted guitar, Gu Qi almost broke the strings, and threw away the pick with a growl.

No one expected that they would be full of passion at the beginning, and the audience in the audience who were on the sidelines were completely infected by them. The cheers and screams lasted for 3 minutes from the last chorus at the end of the solo.

Qiu Sheng stopped panting. He looked at the crowd who spontaneously made POGOs, and suddenly thought: This time it will work.

The character design and story line are all fictional. Only a good performance can convince music fans that they are seriously preparing to start again.

He seems to be much younger, not 21 years old anymore, more chic and presumptuous.The agitation that he had no time to express in the future jumped in his body, leading him to habitually look to the far right of the stage - that is the bassist's favorite position.

Wen Youxia hid at the boundary between light and shadow as always, and let the music fans shout his name at him. He hugged the apple red Yamaha and gave Qiu Sheng a thumbs up.

Qiu Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled with relief.

At least he and Wen Youxia can let go of everything temporarily during the performance.

Later, I performed a few more songs, all of which were the most famous songs before. Psychedelic and romantic such as "May Rain", "White River Night Boat" and "Blue Winter", irritable and violent such as "Scar" and "Enthusiasm". I sang the existing works one by one.There is also an instrumental battle in the middle, Wen Youxia is very face-saving and plays off Gu Qi, making him stand out.

It wasn't until the end that he remembered that he had to introduce himself. Qiu Sheng grabbed the microphone and said, "After listening for so long, do you know who I am?"

"Know--"

"Then I won't declare my family name." He smiled, not feeling the glare of the lights, "Let me introduce our band, Yinshan, which was established in 2012 and disbanded once in 14. It was reorganized earlier this month, just five years after its establishment. Nian—guitar, Gu Qi. Drummer, Xiao Lu. Bass, Wen Youxia, but we all call him Wenxia, ​​you can call him that too, he likes it better.”

Wen Youxia waved his hands awkwardly, and the audience immediately booed with dignity: "Oh!——"

Qiu Sheng's mood was greatly relieved, and he couldn't even feel the faint cramps in his stomach: "It's almost over, the last song that doesn't sing the band, but I wrote it, so it's not bad."

"It's called "2099", have you heard of it?"

"I've heard—"

"Then listen to me sing again."

The first song written by Qiu Sheng after recovering from a serious illness.

The band was gone, and he didn't think about selling it to anyone, so he kept singing for himself.Later, I thought about the lyrics for a long time, and after playing the guitar twice, I wanted to try it. I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.

From then on, he couldn't sing anymore, due to psychological reasons, every time he picked up the guitar and opened his voice, it reminded him of the night when he knelt in the backstage and his limbs were weak. The whole thing was like a big stone in his heart, If you don't move, you can't make a sound, and if you move away, you may die.After being persuaded by Liu Wangyu a few times, Qiu Sheng sold the song to Sang Xue graciously, and became Sang Xue's producer himself, letting her voice that is suitable for being the lead singer of a band help him squander his feelings.

The song "2099" was praised by music critics for its combination of "despair that cannot be loved" and "heart-piercing forbearance".The arrangement of the whole song is relatively simple, the bass line is dull, and the depression before the last moment is all brewing, just for this one to let go.

As for the sound of letting go, what did Qiu Sheng think?

He doesn’t often analyze the thousands of thoughts when he writes music. Now that he returns to the livehouse, he can perform smoothly. When he heard the bass sound like a jade mountain collapsing, he suddenly remembered: I’m afraid he was in a hallucination. , I want to chop Wen Youxia with a knife.

The interlude guitar was played like weeping, and Qiu Sheng suddenly started talking about sex.

"Do you know why this song is called '2099'?" Qiu Sheng said, "Because 2099 is the end of the century closest to us, and I really want to live until that time."

The fans started laughing.

At the beginning of the next chorus, Qiu Sheng heard a certain playing machine that never made a mistake break out.

The premiere ended perfectly, and the butterfly effect it brought was beyond Liu Wangyu's imagination.

In her blueprint, as long as the show ends smoothly, they will conduct a small three-city tour to help the band adapt to the turning point of going "on the ground".Then I recorded an album, and successfully released the second album that died that year in the New Year. The title Qiu Sheng had already picked it up, and it was called "Ideal World".

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and the next day after the premiere, Liu Wangyu's phone calls were rang up by his peers.

"There is a reality show looking for you." Liu Wangyu propped his forehead wearily, "It's like a 'tavern'. It hosts the show in one place, the venue is to be determined, and there will be some storylines. They pay very generously. But it can’t be very free, to put it bluntly, it’s acting, you can decide whether you want to take it or not.”

Variety show, when Qiu Sheng heard these two words, one head and two big.

We all know that the underground looks down on the ground, and the niche looks down on the mainstream. Domestic bands who go to reality shows are like smashing their own jobs. If they are placed in the circle, they will be cast aside.Even though recording a variety show does not distinguish between day and night until you are paralyzed, it is better than touring.Now it’s too difficult to make money from touring albums alone. Accidentally smashing a piano can make the band even worse. The equipment is all money.

Woken went to a certain music show as a guest performer and earned six figures in a single show. People in the circle scolded "bending for five buckets of rice" on the surface, and they probably thought in their hearts, if they can record a few variety shows, they will buy a house and a car. I will go to me also.

Liu Wangyu also didn't accept too outrageous reality shows for them - such as those who brought children, played games, and opened restaurants - and finally they had something to do with their profession, which made Qiu Sheng shaken.

He knew that Gu Qi was short of money to get married, and that Lu Yining's family had five fat and strong farm cats waiting to be fed.The only person in their band who is not short of money is himself, but Qiu Sheng is not short of money enough to squander it at will.

A generous reward is like a radish hanging in front of a donkey.

The album might be delayed, Qiu Sheng thought.

He held a meeting with the band members: "I have told you all about the situation. The money must be much more than the three tours, but it is not that simple. It may be scolded by those old cannons. It may even appear for the effect of the show. Some unexpected circumstances, so I'm here to ask you what you think."

Lu Yining regards the recording of the program as a trip: "I have no problem."

"I can take the annual leave to record." Gu Qi was worried, but he was already biased, "This program won't be recorded for more than half a month, right?"

That is, both of them agreed, Qiu Sheng asked Wen Youxia's opinion: "What about you?"

At the same time, he secretly said in his heart: If Wen Youxia dares to say "casual", or wants to make annoying remarks such as "music has a threshold for listening" and "we should not follow the crowd's self-deprecating and self-deprecating and following the crowd", I will take Lu Yi Ning's cymbal blew his head off.

Wen Youxia's Adam's apple moved slightly: "Yes."

It seemed that the quarrels of the past few days were not in vain. After all, he had listened to all of them, and tried to shake hands with the general public's aesthetic level, and no longer regarded entering the studio as something that idiots can do.

Prejudice can be let go, can contradictions be okay?

The tight string in my heart was released by Qiu Sheng's fingertips, and the clear sound like water droplets broke a diaphragm.

"You can pay me back after recording this show." Qiu Sheng made an understatement joke, but Xia was unmoved by what he had seen and heard, so he could only laugh out loud to himself in embarrassment.

"I can pay you back now." Wen Youxia said.

No, what if he finally made him owe me a favor, and ran away after repaying it? !

Qiu Sheng's brain became hot, and he yelled at him in front of the two people: "Don't pay it back, you owe it. We will talk about the money after I allow you to pay it back. Do you hear me? You owe me this."

The rehearsal room was quiet for a few seconds, and no one could talk to anyone.

Wen Youxia touched the four strings of the bass, and nodded seriously: "Okay, wait for you to call me."

The author says:

Qiu: So Wenxia is worth [-] RMB, and I earned it

See you tomorrow, it's too hot recently, I can't help shouting out to pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling down! !