Shen Jianbin was under a lot of pressure. Lin Chudong was keeping things from him, so naturally, he wasn't completely open with Lin Chudong either.
He had poured his heart and soul into his music for years, and he had a rock song up his sleeve, just waiting for this moment to perform it.
Da Fei's song, "No More Hesitation," had become incredibly popular, and Shen Jianbin was determined to outdo him this time.
He wanted the fans to know that Da Fei's band would always be Da Fei's band, and that their strength wouldn't change, regardless of who the lead singer was.
"Sun Jie, prepare well for the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala."
"Don't worry, Brother Bin!"
Liang Yin immediately went next door to buy some fruit and nervously asked Sun Xuan to sit on the sofa.
"Director Sun, sorry about the simplicity of our place."
Sun Xuan nodded. "Not bad. Starting from a music store, it has a good atmosphere."
Other bands all have their own companies and rehearsal rooms, while they only have a music store. It was indeed a humble place.
Who would have thought that the esteemed Da Fei would be stuck in such a small place?
"Director Sun, why are you looking for me?"
Sun Xuan said, "I'm here to ask you if you want to perform at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala."
Lin Chudong was taken aback. "You came to invite me personally? I don't deserve this."
Sun Xuan remained expressionless. "I'm also here at someone's request. I'm here to invite you, but you still need to audition. If your performance doesn't meet the gala's requirements, I'll still have to reject you."
Liang Yin quickly said, "Director Sun, do you think these songs of ours are suitable for the gala?"
"We don't need to talk about 'Chengdu,' it's a hit. And 'No More Hesitation' and 'The You of the Past' are perfect for warming up the audience."
Sun Xuan fell silent for a moment, not saying anything.
Lin Chudong asked, "May I ask, who put you up to this?"
Sun Xuan suddenly smiled, which was rare for him.
"I think Da Fei, you should know very well, right?"
Lin Chudong was slightly taken aback, and immediately understood.
No one else, it must have been Lin Qiqi who helped.
Who knew this girl had so much influence?
Lin Chudong said, "Director Sun, it seems you're not very satisfied with these songs of mine?"
Sun Xuan said, "It's not that I'm not satisfied. The quality of the songs is good, but I need a heavyweight track."
"Something serious, something that promotes positive energy."
"I haven't found one, and I wanted to see if you, this musical genius, had any ideas."
Liang Yin and the others fell silent. Their band, while multi-genre, mainly focused on folk, rock, and pop. They weren't very good at other categories.
Lin Chudong thought for a moment and said,
"I have a song. Would you like to come upstairs and listen?"
"Great!"
...
Five minutes later, Sun Xuan stood up excitedly and shook hands with Lin Chudong.
"Excellent! This program is exactly what I was hoping for. I'll report this to the leaders and make the arrangements. You're the headlining music act for this gala. Remember, this is a live broadcast, so don't you dare mess up!"
"Don't worry, Director Sun, I'll give it my all!"
Sun Xuan exchanged contact information with Liang Yin and Lin Chudong and then left, completely satisfied.
Liang Yin's face was flushed with excitement.
"Da Fei, we're going to be on the Spring Festival Gala!"
Lin Chudong said, "Boss, don't get too excited. It's just a Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, and it's a local station. Plus, the performance fee isn't that high."
The exact performance fee hadn't been discussed yet, but getting to perform at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala was a chance to get noticed, so they weren't too concerned about the fee.
Liang Yin said, "Then we need to prepare properly. Da Fei, arrange the work for me."
Lin Chudong: "...You're the boss!"
"Forget it, I'll arrange it. You do have work to do. You need to contact the City Folk Arts Troupe and hire two string orchestras, primarily using traditional national instruments."
"Xiao Jia, no drum kit for this performance. Change it to a Tang Drum. It'll be more imposing. Boss Lady, get ready as soon as possible and let Xiao Jia get familiar with it."
"Feifei, you're the main focus this time. Pure piano accompaniment, a grand piano. This is your strength; it shouldn't be a problem."
"Old Chen, Wang Zhi, the two of you might not have many opportunities to perform this time. You might not even get on stage."
Chen Jianguo nodded. "It's okay. I'll help you guys behind the scenes."
Wang Zhi also said, "Good luck, you guys."
Although it was a bit disappointing not to be able to perform at the gala, everyone still put the bigger picture first.
"Boss, the orchestra wants to interview me. I'll check their skill level. Don't worry about the money. Our performance fees this time are estimated to be around 100,000 yuan. As long as we don't lose money, it's fine."
Liang Yin nodded, "Understood."
Liang Yin currently had over 100,000 yuan in hand, and her salary hadn't been paid yet. The mortgage procedures for her house hadn't been completed either, but she had enough money to spend.
Everyone went to do their own thing, and the sound of music constantly filled the air.
Lin Chudong was also constantly adjusting his voice.
After singing a few lines, Lin Chudong was a little dissatisfied, "Change the second chord of the second bar, use a IV chord."
Feifei was stunned, "Isn't it impossible to follow a V chord with a IV chord?"
Lin Chudong frowned. "That's classical music! What's off-limits in pop? Wang Zhi, how did you teach her music theory?!"
Wang Zhi's lips twitched. "Da Fei, I'll explain it to her again. Calm down!"
Once rehearsal started, Lin Chudong was quite strict.
Chen Jianguo sat in the corner, legs crossed, and said, "Being strict is fine. With Da Fei's drive, our band can go far."
Wang Zhi looked crestfallen. "Da Fei just yells at me. I'm the one who gets yelled at for everyone's mistakes..."
Chen Jianguo laughed twice and patted his shoulder.
"Who told you to be the bassist? Every bassist in every band is like that. You'll get used to it."
Lin Chudong went through it once and was quite satisfied.
"Wang Zhi, order takeout."
"I want spicy duck necks."
"I want potato noodles!"
Chen Jianguo said, "Just get me some peanuts, and I'll have a drink."
Wang Zhi: ...
This band is bullying the honest man!
The next day, the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala program schedule was released! The Liang Yin Band was the final act!
Besides a small segment where the host interviewed the audience, Lin Chudong and the others were the last act.
This was an honor!
Jia Lu was flushed with excitement. "Da Fei, do you think we're considered heavyweight guests?"
Lin Chudong said, "You guess, we don't even have an office. How can we be heavyweight..."
At that moment, the landlady pushed the door open and entered.
"You'll have an office soon. My house loan came through. I'll rent an office later, not in the music store."
"Da Fei, I've got the orchestra sorted out, and I've also found a harmony group. Do you want dancers?"
Lin Chudong shook his head. "No dancers, don't steal the musicians' thunder."
"Landlady, save some money for me, leave me some. I'm going to do something else later."
Liang Yin nodded. "Okay, you handle the money in our family."
Lin Chudong: …
Wang Zhi: …
Jia Lu: …
Feifei spoke after a moment, "Boss Lady, are you trying to create a scandal with Da Fei?"
Liang Yin's face flushed. "Don't be ridiculous, what scandal am I creating!"
"Didn't you all see the program lineup? Da Fei Band is performing right before us!"
The others then noticed that Liang Yin Band was the final act, while Da Fei Band was performing just before them.
It was the complete opposite of the music festival; now Lin Chudong was taking their stage.
Chen Jianguo chuckled, "Interesting. Da Fei, your nemesis."
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