Chapter 498: On Stage
"I'm not sure, but I think she might be warming up her voice?" Kim Taeyeon said uncertainly, but listening to the girl's voice and the melody she occasionally sang two or three words, it felt like she was practicing, but it was a little strange.
"This is the way to open your voice?"
Huang Miying and Lee Sunkyu were also dumbfounded. This was too strange, wasn't it? It didn't seem very professional at all. For a moment, the four girls were left with a little envy.
It is really enviable to be able to perform on a stage like today, but it is a pity that even if they don’t have so many Antis now, they are still very popular, but according to the situation , it is basically impossible for them to perform on such a stage. If they really perform on the stage, they might be able to feel the Black Sea again.
Time passed by minute by minute, and soon the little girls also came on stage, singing the same song "Buzz Buzz". Fortunately, compared with the previous new bands and idol bands, the audience was particularly tolerant. Maybe the song itself was good, or maybe the children were too cute. In addition, Choi Joon-hee and Lee Ji-eun's singing became more and more distinctive. Although they were still very immature, the response was still good.
However, it cannot be denied that this song is more suitable for small theaters or small fan clubs. On today's stage, it feels a bit like a side dish on the table, completely fresh and clean.
"This is?"
"It's the director's arrangement. Just keep the stage equipment running for a while. Turn off the other lights if possible. Also, stop all the cameras, leaving only one in the front position. Everyone else, start packing up!"
"Assistant Director, are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. This is Director Quan's order, so everyone just needs to know it!"
After hearing what the assistant director said, everyone understood what was going on. They naturally cursed the director in their hearts, but apart from cursing, these people had no choice but to do as he said. Anyway, they were going to be busy until very late today, so it didn't matter if they had a little more time.
"What's going on? The audience is starting to leave?"
"Uncle, don't you guys want to perform too?"
Below the stage, Kim Taeyeon looked at Zheng Chenggong and others who were already standing nearby preparing, and asked in surprise, because after the Resurrection Band's ending stage, the host announced the end of the music festival, and the audience began to leave in an orderly manner.
Zheng Chenggong shrugged and said with a smile: "Yes, I will go up in a moment!"
In fact, there is nothing strange about this situation. Kwon Zhenshi made the decision under coercion, and Zheng Chenggong had no guilt or fear. Even if Kwon Zhenshi called the police later, it would not matter. Zheng Chenggong already had strong experience in dealing with the Korean judicial system, and Kwon Zhenshi's rather sarcastic words could also be regarded as an act done in anger.
Furthermore, although Quan Zhenshi agreed, he still stood firm. He could provide them with a stage, but it was an informal one. Simply put, they were only rented the right to use it, and they had to perform on stage ten minutes after the last show ended. He said that this was the only way to explain to the media and the higher-ups.
In fact, Zheng Chenggong could probably guess what Quan Zhenshi was thinking. Anyway, the original purpose was not that complicated, so the remaining audience was more than enough for such a stage.
What he hadn't anticipated was that the level of music at today's festival had completely surpassed his expectations. This was actually quite a headache. If it had been him and the pseudo-middle-aged band, the Big Three, Zheng Chenggong might still have been confident they wouldn't be ignored, but things were different now.
To put it bluntly, I underestimated this music festival at the beginning, but this is how the world is. Not everything is under your control. Perhaps a seemingly simple thing will fail because of a small negligence.
The problem Zheng Chenggong faces now is that, let alone two stages, it is hard to say what results he can get from the first stage.
"I've seen you guys here for a long time. Are you the band that's going to perform today? Why haven't I seen you guys on stage?"
At this moment, a lot of people came from the front row VIP seats not far away. The most conspicuous among them was a little old man who came over and asked Zheng Chenggong with a smile.
Zheng Chenggong was a little surprised. He didn't expect that it was the little old man at the beginning. He must have watched the whole show. He was in really good spirits.
"We're about to go on stage!"
Zheng Chenggong responded to Shin Jung-hyun with a smile, and then looked at Quan Zhenshi and some middle-aged men who were accompanying him.
Kim Taeyeon next to her almost couldn't help but bow 180 degrees and say hello to her senior, but thinking that they were in a disguise, she carefully stepped aside.
In fact, Zheng Chenggong and his other three are still very conspicuous. Zheng Eun-ji and Park Cho-rong are both carrying musical instruments, and their clothes don't look like they are here to play. The most important thing is that the silver-haired loli lying on Zheng Chenggong's back is too eye-catching, so when Shin Joong-hyun left, he couldn't help but come over and ask, and he looked at Zheng Xiaoxiao with a kind look.
"Ah, then come on, I'll take another look. I haven't felt this kind of atmosphere for a long time, and I don't know if I'll have time in the future!" Shin Joong-hyun said happily. He didn't seem to feel disrespected by Zheng Chenggong's brief reply. Instead, he shifted his gaze and looked at Zheng Chenggong with a little more appreciation.
"We are amateurs!" Zheng Chenggong suddenly said with a smile, then looked at the stage and clapped his right hand back.
“Bang!”
"It's time to get up, it's our turn to perform soon!"
"Ah! Dad, can't we perform tomorrow?" Zheng Xiaoxiao's little head was arched on Zheng Chenggong's back, and he looked really sleepy.
"Then you can put off your meals until the next day, or just eat fast food from now on. I'm too lazy to cook anymore. Or every time you want to eat something delicious, I'll just postpone it to the next day!"
"Alright, alright, I know what's going on. I was just saying, Dad is so mean, ah!"
"Ah, don't bite!"
Zheng Chenggong's face turned dark. There were quite a few people around the stage at the moment, and it was really embarrassing to have his ears bitten by a little girl.
"Director Quan, we're on stage!"
"Oh, of course, please help me connect the equipment!" Kwon Jin-seok stood aside, speechless. He could clearly feel the strange looks from the members of the Resurrection Band and famous singers like Yoon Do-hyun.
Anyone would find this situation strange. After all, even if Kwon Jin-seok had done this, he wouldn't have needed to explain it to anyone. At most, he could have explained it to the Tourism Bureau as an Easter egg at the end of the film. He already knew that the girl was an internet celebrity, and because of this father-daughter couple, a lot of people had flocked to Busan recently. Of course, the number was definitely small, but it was undeniable that she was a Busan internet celebrity. Plus, the girl was adorable, so Kwon Jin-seok had already prepared an explanation.
But the premise is that the final stage is not a mess.
But what bothered Quan Zhenshi was why the old man was interested in them. Now, those following Shin Joong-hyun were all iconic figures in the Korean rock circle. To be honest, in today's situation, if the old man didn't leave, it would be embarrassing for others to run away. As a result, Quan Zhenshi received a lot of attention.
Watching the four guys take the stage, Quan Zhenshi forced himself to stay spirited amid the curious gazes of many people, and then said calmly, "Actually, in principle, we can't add more stages. They signed up too late, and they're a little unfamiliar with the music, but their original songs are really good. With the idea of sharing music in mind, we made this arrangement. Don't look at me curiously. Everyone knows the purpose of the Busan Music Festival. Profits aren't a big deal anyway, so let's help out if we can. After all, the music industry these days... well!"
"Ah, so that's how it is!"
"Well, it should be considered as Director Kwon's special recommendation. In fact, it can be directly included in the official performance!" The captain of the Resurrection Band, Kim Tae-won, asked casually, and seemed to agree with Kwon Zhenshi's reason.
Quan Zhenshi smiled helplessly and said, "The list has to be reported to the higher-ups. The Tourism Bureau doesn't care about the quality of the music. Except for some newcomers from management companies, they have companies to help promote them. Choosing an unknown band to be on the list wouldn't be that easy!"
The assistant director standing by suddenly felt that he had so much to learn. The chief director was just lying.
But to some extent, this is indeed the case, which is why the music festival will last for three days, starting tomorrow and ending the day after tomorrow night. It will be the stage for real folk bands, including independent bands, underground bands, and even student bands. In fact, it stands to reason that the stage for bands like "Busan Zheng Jiajun" should be in the last two days.
After hearing what Quan Zhenshi said, everyone understood the "reason" and felt that the reason was acceptable. However, they were just curious, especially since almost half of the audience had left and the audience in the front were still slowly leaving. It would actually be very disadvantageous to go on stage at this time.
Shin Joong-hyun, who had been silent until then, smiled and said, "Isn't this great? If you care about so many things, you'll lose that sense of purity!"
"Senior is right!"
Everyone agreed... The scene was very interesting.
Zheng Xiujing, who was standing by, was a little anxious at the moment, because she was not completely sure. Just now, because the little girl fell asleep, she could not get close to her, and Zheng Chenggong pretended to take care of his daughter and did not say anything. Now she was very angry, but...
"Why are you so happy?"
Turning around and looking at Choi Sulli who was a little excited, Krystal was confused.
"No!"
"Then what are you laughing at?"
"Ah? I'm not smiling. Maybe I'm just born with a smile!"
"Why don't you just die!"
