Chapter 179 The Attention of the Junior High School Dance Hall Owner
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After "I Can't Forget You", Liang Liang sang "Grey Bird".
After finishing this song, including the opening medley, he had sung five songs in a row.
It's time to take a break.
"Isn't it getting boring watching an old man like me sing all the time? Let's change things up and have a beautiful lady perform. Please welcome our first guest of the concert, Ge Anping, the famous female singer from the Pacific Art Troupe. She will be performing her famous song 'A Damp Heart.' Let's give her a round of applause!"
The applause wasn't very enthusiastic, but it wasn't exactly lukewarm either.
Ge Anping came on stage with a professional smile. She was quite interesting; she also made a statement before starting her performance.
"You may not know or have noticed that the lyricist and composer of my song 'A Damp Heart' is also Mr. Liang Liang."
This time there wasn't a chorus of "wows," but there were still exclamations of amazement.
Liang Liang's team, who were already focused on providing accompaniment, waved to the audience.
Ge Anping has sung this song countless times. She knows every note and every transition in the song like the back of her hand, and she can play it with great ease.
The accompaniment from the Blue Shark band was also just right. Although it was their first collaboration, the partnership went quite well.
After a perfect performance of "A Wet Heart," Ge Anping stepped off the stage with a smile amidst applause.
She only prepared one song, so there's no possibility of an encore.
Don't assume that Liang Liang took over after Ge Anping stepped down; Liu Yuyong will naturally follow.
Liang Liang selected all four songs from Su Ennan's album; Liu Yuyong has to be included.
Singing four songs is no problem for a normal person at all; look how easily Liu Yuyong sings them.
Next time, we'll have to increase his workload. How can you stand on stage without singing seven or eight songs at a concert?
Liu Yuyong's performance was decent, but after he finished, it was Liang Liang's turn to go on stage. If he didn't come on stage soon, someone might start to rebel.
As the owner of a well-known nightclub in Haikou, Zhou Anming, even if he is not a professional, still knows quite a bit about music.
The concert has so far featured ten songs and lasted for one hour and eight minutes.
He could tell that the Blue Shark band was incredibly talented; their singing style seemed to far surpass the standards of the modern music scene.
Most importantly, they know what the audience wants to hear.
Even with the same song, they seem to know what kind of performance the audience likes, so they express it in a way that caters to the audience's preferences.
They did it cleverly; it won over the audience.
However, it also has its drawbacks; if it continues to develop, it will not gain the recognition of those orthodox figures in the music industry.
It must be said that Zhou Anming has a keen eye and his thinking is beyond ordinary people; he looks at problems from a different perspective than most.
Whether or not he can gain recognition from established figures in the music industry is not something Zhou Anming cares about. He's not in that circle, so whether they recognize him or not is none of his business.
He's thinking about whether he can keep the Blue Shark band performing at his cabaret venue.
This is a money tree!
If he keeps such a band in his cabaret, it is believed that the band will bring him a continuous stream of wealth.
Yesterday, when that shameless guy came to rent a venue for a concert, he didn't even give this Blue Shark band a second glance.
I really made a huge mistake.
Now he feels that the idiom "blind to the truth" was made for him.
"Mr. Liu! Is this band affiliated with your Pacific Group?"
Liu Wen was sitting next to Zhou Anming; this seat was arranged by Liang Liang.
Liu Wen shook his head: "Strictly speaking, the Blue Sand Band doesn't belong to our Pacific. If they did, do you think they would hold a concert like this?"
They will definitely open it, but whether they can actually open it is hard to say.
"Even a company like Pacific Records didn't sign this band?"
"They haven't signed with any company yet. Their leader, the lead singer, said that they're not ready to sign with a company yet, and he plans to wait two years."
Upon hearing that the Blue Shark band did not belong to any company, Zhou Anming began to make his own plans. He felt that as long as the conditions were right, it was not impossible to keep the Blue Shark band at his Guozhong Dance Hall.
You formed a band just to make money, right? I can guarantee you'll make money with me, that's all that matters.
At this moment, Liang Liang, who had already sung "Facial Makeup" and "In the Eyes," introduced their second guest to the stage.
The Big Flower Sedan Chair has been very popular lately, and as soon as he stepped onto the stage, many people shouted out his signature song.
"We are different! We are different!"
Since the audience already knew what song the big sedan chair was going to sing, Liang Liang didn't give any introductions and started the performance with a single gesture.
At this moment, Liang Liang noticed that the owner of the Guozhong Dance Hall had started smiling at him frequently.
This means that the Blue Shark band has caught the attention of the owner of the National Central Dance Hall, who has already recognized the value of the Blue Shark band.
And he already knows who the core member of the Blue Shark band is.
This must have been told to him by Liu Wen.
So, if nothing unexpected happens, the boss surnamed Zhou will come back to talk to him about something after the performance.
Of course, it's about the Blue Shark band staying at the National Central Music and Dance Theater to perform.
To retain the Blue Shark band, he will definitely offer them a deal they can't refuse.
If he could use the grand prize from this singing competition as a bargaining chip, he certainly wouldn't refuse.
Anyway, the prize money wasn't paid by the junior high school dance hall. As one of the organizers, it's entirely possible that the owner of the junior high school dance hall used it as a bargaining chip.
As for fairness or purity, there's not much to say.
Society in the 1990s was very chaotic, so this little thing was not even worth mentioning.
Of course, they are not afraid of fair competition, and they have no problem winning the grand prize based on their strength.
After winning the grand prize, the band now has six members, each earning more than 13,000 yuan.
With this 13,000 yuan, Luo Lin and his girlfriend should be able to make ends meet until next year.
Liang Liang doesn't want Dao Lang to starve to death in Hainan in the future, as that would be a huge loss to the Chinese music scene.
He had no intention of claiming Dao Lang's songs as his own; he was prepared to watch them become superstars.
This is also a very interesting thing.
As for their residency at the National Chung Chung Dance Hall, they naturally wouldn't stay here permanently, but they would pretend to stay for a while.
Next month, they'll be asked to film a promotional music video for the album in Xianggang, so they can legitimately leave now.
Once they leave, they'll never come back.
While I was lost in thought, we finished singing "The Big Sedan Chair"!
At this point, the concert was halfway through, featuring thirteen songs.