The biggest feature of the 72H Grass Music Festival, which was also the most talked about, was that on its stage, celebrity status and fame were not important at all. The audience judged the singers based on their live performance.
In other words, whether it was Liao Jia or Lu Chen, there was not much difference between them and other singers who were just performing on the street. Everyone was standing on the same starting line and competing on the same stage.
Of course, famous singers would definitely get a lot more attention, but that was all!
Liao Jia's "challenge" to Lu Chen originated from this. He was very serious. If a singer wanted to break through, 72H was undoubtedly a very suitable stage.
He challenged Lu Chen, and other singers were also challenging him and Lu Chen.
Liao Jia was a very proud person. He appreciated Lu Chen, but he would never be willing to be a foil to Lu Chen here.
Bringing out all his strength was the recognition of the challengers.
It was also the greatest respect for the audience.
72H was actually equivalent to a large-scale singing competition. The judges were tens of thousands of enthusiastic audiences who came to Wild Mountain Park. Many of them came from all over the country and traveled thousands of miles just for the sake of their feelings.
Near noon, as the opening ceremony of the music festival was about to be held, more and more people gathered in the park. Looking from a high place, it was all black and there were also erected tents.
Freedom, openness, and tolerance were the theme of the 72H Grass Music Festival. To participate in the 72H Grass Music Festival, there was no need to buy tickets, and there were no seats. Everyone could watch and leave, and it was not a problem to set up camp!
However, due to the large number of audiences, near noon, the management of Wild Mountain Park began to restrict the audience's entry to prevent the number of people entering the park from exceeding the park's capacity.
In addition, the large advertising LED screens on the east and west sides of the park would also synchronize the live broadcast of the main stage to play the role of diverting the audience and reducing the pressure on the venue.
In addition, hundreds of security personnel and a large number of volunteers worked together to maintain the safety and order of the music festival.
On the first Friday in March 2016, the weather was exceptionally sunny. The warm sun shone on Wild Mountain Park in early spring. The crowd was bustling, and the air was filled with the smell of music.
At 12 o 'clock, 12 outdoor speakers placed in different parts of the park played passionate music at the same time. The blood-boiling singing fiercely impacted the eardrums of all the audience present.
The crowd was shocked into silence for a moment before they let out earth-shattering cheers!
The 20th 72H Grass Music Festival, a carnival for free pop music fans, was about to begin. The opening music was the classic rock composition of the Black Ravens — "Tomorrow Reborn" that everyone was familiar with.
This song "Tomorrow Reborn" is not only the famous work of the Black Ravens, but also the pinnacle of national rock. Almost all rock singers have covered and practiced it.
As long as they heard this familiar melody, people would always think of the glorious days of the National Shake.
However, his eyes were brimming with tears.
Among the audience at the music festival, there were many old fans in their 40s and 50s. The rock and roll years that they had personally experienced had long been engraved in their memories.
Therefore, when "Tomorrow Reborn" was played, they roared and sang along like hot-blooded youths!
The atmosphere of the music festival was pushed to a climax at the beginning.
Unlike those ordinary large-scale outdoor activities, the opening ceremony of the 72H Grass Music Festival was so simple that it couldn't be simpler. There were no flags fluttering, gongs and drums to cheer, no beautiful models to match the etiquette, no long speeches from big-bellied leaders to sponsors, and not even a host.
On the big stage, the band for the first performance was already in place, and then Liao Jia appeared as the singer representative.
This big brother of the pop music industry was wearing a black long-sleeved cotton shirt with the head of Gao Yi, the lead singer of the Black Ravens, and tattered jeans. His unruly long hair was braided, and his dark face looked solemn.
He stood in front of the microphone and said to the thousands of audience below the stage, "Hello, everyone. I'm Liao Jia. I'm very happy to stand here with everyone again and enjoy the happiness that music brings to us …"
"It's been 20 years. How are you all?"
Liao Jia roared out the last sentence with all his strength, with a kind of hysterical vicissitudes and nostalgia.
"Good!"
Countless audiences responded loudly, and countless hands were raised high. Their shouts converged into a sea of sound waves, spreading in all directions and passing to every corner of Wild Mountain Park.
After Liao Jia waited for the audience's emotions to erupt, he nodded and continued, "I won't say much else. You're here to listen to the song, and I'm here to sing. That's it!"
He grabbed the microphone and threw it to the lead singer of the band behind him. "Come on!"
The next moment, applause, screams, and whistles sounded one after another, and it didn't subside for a long time.
In such a noisy atmosphere, the first band to participate in the 72H Grass Music Festival, which was also a local band in Beijing, the Engine Band, began to sing.
Lasting for 72 hours, a gluttonous feast belonging to pop music fans officially began!
At the same time, Lu Chen sat in the corner of the backstage area. He was watching the live video broadcast on the big screen in front of him while his mind wandered.
The 72H Grass Music Festival did not have a live TV broadcast, but the copyright of the live online broadcast was bought by NetEase Music. The number of online audiences was quite astonishing.
Anyone who cared about domestic original pop music would not miss this extraordinary performance.
After experiencing the initial excitement and excitement, Lu Chen was now very calm. He recalled his musical journey all the way and always felt like he was still in a dream.
Maybe it was because everything came too fast!
"Lu Chen, what are you thinking about?"
Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought, Wang Jing came over and sat down beside him and asked curiously.
Lu Chen came to his senses, smiled at her and said, "Nothing, just thinking about our performance."
Wang Jing said, "It's still early for us to go on stage. You're not nervous now, are you?"
Lu Chen couldn't help laughing and shook his head.
Wang Jing was embarrassed. "I'm a little nervous. I never thought I would have the opportunity to go on the 72H stage before."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Believe me, the stage that belongs to you will only be bigger in the future!"
Lu Chen didn't just say that. He built the Nirvana band as his own exclusive band. This band will accompany him to a more brilliant stage. 72H is just the beginning.
Wang Jing bit her lip and said, "Thank you, Lu Chen."
She has too many reasons to thank Lu Chen. Thank Lu Chen for helping her at her most difficult time. Thank Lu Chen for allowing the Nirvana band to survive and be reborn. Thank Lu Chen for investing a huge sum of money to let Wang Hui build the high-end recording studio he dreamed of. Thank Lu Chen …
She hasn't properly and sincerely thanked Lu Chen.
Lu Chen's contracts for the New Nirvana band, including her and Wang Hui, are very loose. There are no harsh restrictive clauses, no squeezing conditions, but the treatment given is higher than the average level of the industry.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "You're welcome. We're friends."
Friends? Wang Jing nodded silently.
After a while, she stood up and said, "I'm going to practice."
Lu Chen: "Okay."
As soon as Wang Jing left, another man sat down beside him and handed him a can of beer.
"This chick is interested in you. You can't let Fei 'er down. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rough with you!"
Lu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Brother Liao Jia, you think too much."
"It's better that I think too much."
Liao Jia casually pulled open the ring and gulped down a few mouthfuls. Then, he said, "I told Old Tan that pretty boys are unreliable. Old Tan said that you're not, but I'll keep my eyes on you!"
Lu Chen shook his head, opened his beer, and clinked it with Liao Jia: "You'd better give up. I won't give you a chance to be rough, and even if you are rough, you're not my opponent."
"I admire your confidence …"
Liao Jia clenched his left hand, and his knuckles creaked: "Tonight, I can beat you up and let you know what a real rock singer is like!"
Lu Chen was curious: "Brother Liao Jia, your new work tonight is pure rock?"
"Are you scared?"
Liao Jia gave him a contemptuous look: "Tell me first, what song are you going to sing?"
Lu Chen replied without hesitation: "Rock!"
"Rock?"
Liao Jia's eyes widened in disbelief: "You're going to sing rock?"
Lu Chen was famous for folk songs, especially the campus folk songs he created, which made him widely popular among young people, and he was known as a folk music genius.
Lu Chen also wrote many rock songs, but most of them were sung by others, such as The Bionics, North Needle, etc., and he only sang "Chasing Dreams with a Childlike Heart."
Liao Jia couldn't help but feel surprised that he was going to sing rock at the 72H Grass Music Festival instead of the folk songs he was best at.
72H wasn't a talent show or a recording studio. Singing on stage here was unplugged and untuned. Most of the audience were veteran rock music fans, and they would be able to hear the slightest loss of standard.
Also, rock was not easy to sing!
Lu Chen's voice was used to singing lyrical and nostalgic folk songs. Could he sing rock live, even if it was light rock?
Liao Jia expressed his doubt: "You're not deliberately trying to lose to me, right?"
Lu Chen returned a contemptuous look: "You're not afraid, are you?"
Liao Jia suddenly felt hot blood rush to his head: "Afraid of you, just don't cry when you lose!"
Lu Chen laughed: "Okay, let's make a bet. Whoever loses will go back and treat us!"
Liao Jia slapped the stool fiercely. "Let's do it!"
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