Chapter 561 The King of the Western Drums

The final awards for this year's music festival are listed below:

Best Arrangement: White Night Band's "I'm Running Wild on the Snow"

Best Compositions: "The Shepherd" by Desert Wind and Sand and "Asking the Sea" by Black Night Reef Band.

The two best drummers are Cao Meng, drummer of the Songyang Iron Brothers Band, and Zhao Muyang, drummer of the Beijing Cold Bird Band.

When the host announced the name of the best drummer, Zhao Muyang, Liang Liang couldn't sit still.

She stared intently at the long-haired man.

Yes, that's definitely the person.

Zhao Muyang, the King of Drums in the West!

One of the most famous drummers in Beijing back then.

I never expected to see a real person here.

If you were to rank the drummers in Beijing's rock scene during the 1980s and 90s, no matter how you ranked them, Zhao Muyang would definitely be in the top three.

Back in the day, he was a part of rock bands like Overload, Canglang, and Breathing at No. 43 Baojia Street.

However, in the late 1990s, he mysteriously disappeared from the rock scene, and no one knew where he went.

He reappeared in 2015, when he returned to the public eye with the song "Xia Ke Xing" on the show "The Voice of China".

Liang Liang felt that this person should stay in Lianwan and Haiyun.

I'll talk to them after the awards ceremony.

The awards ceremony continued.

The best keyboardist is Zhang Di, the keyboardist of the Shucun Five Worms Band.

Best Bass: An Hsien-po, bassist of the Lianwan Blue Wind Band.

This guy often asked Liang Liang for advice on bass techniques when he was in Lianwan, and now his skills have indeed improved by leaps and bounds.

Two people each won Best Rhythm Guitar and Best Guitar, from Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Harbin, and Shucun respectively.

There are two awards left: Best Band and Best Vocalist. These are two prestigious awards.

"The Best Vocalist award is also given to two people: Zhang Xiao, lead vocalist of the Lianwan Heavy Motorcycle Band, and Mo Tong, lead vocalist of the Beijing Big Airplane Band. Please come up to accept the award!"

Two guys, grinning like idiots, went up on stage.

I know Zhang Xiaoliang, the lead singer of the heavy motorcycle band. His band often performs in nightclubs.

This guy's voice is like a deep bass cannon; his singing is ear-splitting.

After the Best Vocalist award was given out, only the Best Band award remained.

The award was presented by Liang Liang himself; he stood up and walked onto the stage.

Thirteen awards have already been given out, so there will be two Best Band awards.

"So far, we have presented eight awards, with a total of 13 winners. Let's give another round of applause to these thirteen award-winning musicians."

Applause erupted.

"Now we bring out the last and most important award of this music festival, the Best Band Award. Please welcome Mr. Liang Liang, General Manager of the Shipping Company, to present the award."

The male host handed the envelope containing the list of winners to Liang Liang.

Liang Liang stood in front of the microphone, tore open the envelope, and took out two red pieces of cardboard.

The first piece of cardboard reads "Desert Wind and Sand Band".

The second piece of cardboard had "Night Sky Band" written on it.

Liang Liang smiled.

Although the overall level of the bands participating in this music festival has improved compared to last year, there are still many unsatisfactory aspects.

In this respect, almost every band has its flaws.

Relatively speaking, although neither the Desert Wind and Sand Band nor the Night Sky Band had any individual winners, they were the two best bands in terms of overall performance.

Their teamwork was the best, and they truly deserved to be named the best band.

"Now I announce the winners of the last award of the second season of Haiyun Music Festival, the Best Band Award. They are the Desert Wind and Sand Band from Urumqi and the Night Sky Band from Shucun, Beijing. Now please invite all members of these two bands to come up on stage to receive their awards."

Although the members of the Desert Wind and Sand Band couldn't suppress their smiles, they were still able to control their emotions and keep their composure.

Meanwhile, that good-for-nothing Huang Jie was already dancing disco in the audience. What's even more infuriating is that there were musicians whistling and clapping to accompany him.

Liang Liang really wanted to throw a slipper down and knock him unconscious.

The Desert Wind and Sand Band went on stage first to shake hands with Liang Liang one by one, which was very ceremonial.

They won Best Composition and Best Band, making them arguably the biggest winners of the night.

After Ye Kong came on stage, things got a bit chaotic; those bastards actually started jumping around on stage.

Liang Liang put the check in his pocket and only gave them a trophy and a certificate.

"Mr. Liang! Something's not right! Where did our checks go?"

"You're still thinking about checks? Tell me first what kind of behavior it is to dance on stage? Jump off the stage and we'll talk after you've had your fill."

Just kidding.

After receiving their awards, the two bands began performing their shows.

Desert Wind and Sand performed an old Xinjiang song called "Yakshi," while Night Sky performed one of their new songs.

With that, the awards ceremony came to an end, and the fans could go about their business.

However, the fans showed no sign of leaving and unanimously requested that the Blue Shark Band sing a song.

Liang Liang readily agreed and sang "Red Flag Fluttering" with the Blue Shark Band.

The entire audience of fans sang in unison, bringing the awards ceremony to its final, glorious moment.

Glory represents yesterday and the past.

When the sun rises again the next morning, everything will begin anew.

With the music festival over, Liang Liang immediately started worrying about what was to come.

The day after the music festival ended, Haiyun Audio-Visual Company was already busy.

Some bands that performed well at the music festival will sign with Ocean Rhythm Records, while others will not meet the signing requirements, but their music is more valuable.

Haiyun Company bought the copyrights to these songs and prepared to release a compilation album.

Liang Liang and Zhao Muyang sat under a big tree, each with two bottles of beer and a few packets of peanuts, chatting as they drank.

It's not that they can't afford to eat out; it's just that this is the kind of atmosphere they like.

Zhao Muyang is quite the talker. He talked about his hometown, the Yellow River, and his rock and roll career.

"Our band is going to perform in Germany at the end of next month, and I need someone to play the bass drum. Anyone interested in joining us?"

Zhao Muyang was very puzzled: "Playing a big drum?"

"When we go to foreigners' territory, we should naturally showcase our own culture. I want to form a folk music band with suona, flute, guzheng, yangqin, and zhamunie, dombra, etc. Now we are only missing a big drum."

That bastard, Halizi, went to get married during the May Day holiday, and then followed the trend and went on a destination wedding. Nobody knows where he got married, and nobody even knows what's going on.

By the time this guy got back, it was too late. Luckily, they saw the Western Drum King here, so Liang Liang set his sights on Zhao Muyang.

When you're on foreign soil, you should definitely showcase your own Chinese culture. After showcasing your own culture, then use Western culture to amaze the foreigners.

This is why Liang Liang wanted to form a folk music accompaniment ensemble.