Chapter 180 LIVE
Lu Yao felt that the muscles on his face were a little stiff now.
As for the "father" Xu Ruochu calls...
Xu Guojun actually looks no different from ordinary middle-aged people.
This is the truth.
There is no such thing as "not angry but self-defeating" or "looking down on the world".
He is about 1.8 meters tall. He does not look old. He does not wear glasses. His skin is of medium level. He is neither black nor white. He is dressed quite simply. He wears a thin down jacket, a pair of sports pants and a pair of sportswear. shoe.
The whole person is indeed inconspicuous.
If you can put aside the look in his eyes that looked at Lu Yao, he looked like an ordinary middle-aged man.
However, it can be vaguely seen that Xu Ruochu's features do look a bit like him.
Just better structured.
But this middle-aged man was definitely not ugly when he was young.
This is Lu Yao's first impression.
But after reacting, he quickly said hello:
"Uncle Xu, hello, I am Lu Yao...this is the first time we meet, please...please take care of me."
He stuttered a bit.
There's no way, it's too hasty.
It was so rushed that he didn't even have time to react.
No... the first sister. Can we give some advance notice when we meet the "parents"?
Even if you tell me 5 minutes in advance, that's fine.
Suddenly you brought someone in front of me?
He was speechless.
However... Xu Guojun's attitude was very kind.
In other words: ordinary.
He didn't show any good or bad feelings toward the college student in front of him.
You can't even tell how he feels.
With a dull expression that was far from expressive of emotion or anger, he nodded slightly:
"Well, hello."
"Uh..."
Lu Yao instantly didn't know what to say.
But fortunately, the savior came at this time.
"...Dad?"
Xu Ruochen, who was following behind, looked at the people in front of Lu Yao and was subconsciously surprised.
When he walked over quickly, his eyes were full of surprise:
"Why are you here?"
"Come and see your show."
Xu Guojun used "people", obviously, he was not just here to see Xu Ruochen.
It's very possible that even Lu Yao's share is included.
Then, he looked at Lu Yao again and then asked his son:
"Are you nervous?"
"...It's okay. A little bit."
"Don't be nervous, I'm just sitting in the audience, what are you afraid of?"
It was obviously an ordinary sentence, but it suddenly made sense to Mr. Xu.
Too.
My father was sitting in the audience, not afraid even if the performance failed.
Although from a rational point of view, if the performance really fails, there may not be anything middle-aged people can do.
But... growing up, Mr. Xu, as a child, has always received such support from his father.
No matter what he does, his father's advice is "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
It's as if the sky is falling and my father can withstand it.
A simple reminder instantly gave him confidence.
So Mr. Xu nodded vigorously:
"Hmm! Hehehe..."
Seeing his son smile, a soft meaning appeared on his face.
But he didn’t procrastinate and said directly:
"You two go and get ready."
"Well, okay... let's go."
Only then did Xu Ruochen realize what kind of role Lu Yao played in his family.
Pull him away quickly.
But this time Xu Guojun did not refuse and allowed his son to take his daughter's boyfriend away. Then he heard his wife say:
"How's it going, Lao Xu, isn't it good?"
Hearing Lin Miaoyun's words, Xu Ruochu felt a little uncomfortable.
Subconsciously he looked at his father.
She found her father looking at her too.
As for reviews...
Looking at his daughter who was afraid to look at him, he nodded slightly:
"Well, the young man is not bad."
He didn't show any of his values in looking at people, or how he could see why Lu Yao was pretty good.
Just giving a review.
Xu Ruochu subconsciously avoided his father's gaze.
……
"..."
Looking at the silent Lu Yao, Mr. Xu asked:
"What did my dad tell you?"
“I didn’t say anything, just said hello.”
Lu Yao shook his head subconsciously after coming back to his senses.
But he rubbed his hands unconsciously.
It turned out...his palms were already covered in sweat.
Then, he took the initiative to lower his voice:
"Why did your dad come over suddenly?"
"I didn't know...it must have been my little mom who dragged him here, right? It's my first performance anyway."
"...Did he come here when you were in high school?"
"He's been here before. He came to see me once when we performed in the freshman year of high school. This time should be similar to that time. Don't worry, he must be here to see me. Why are you so nervous?"
Seeing the awkward look on Lao Lu, who had always had a fairy-like attitude, Mr. Xu wanted to laugh a little.
Lu Yao still wanted to insist that he was not nervous.
But... the sweat on his hands never stopped for a moment.
I had no choice but to remain silent.
Fortunately, Wei Qianqian, who had gone around a circle without finding anyone, appeared in time:
"You two hurry up, it's about to start. Go change clothes~"
"Oh, here we come."
……
In front of the stage, the drum kit and keyboards were already set up.
Five people stood backstage and took a look through the gap in the curtain.
"...is it full?"
Xu Ruochen's eyes were full of surprise.
At this moment, the first and second floors of the auditorium were crowded.
At least visually, it looked like it was really full.
But no one can count the details. They just hung posters online and on the bulletin board, and it is a completely free performance... I really don’t know how many people can come.
And his words received no response from anyone.
Everyone saw that the audience was full, but it was precisely because of this that some...
"I...I'm nervous."
Zhang Lina expressed what everyone was thinking.
Not even Lu Yao escaped.
The last time was the New Year's Day party. At that time, it was not only them, but also other seniors' programs.
The backstage was noisy and there were many people, but it didn't seem that nervous.
But today... they are the only protagonists.
Good or bad are their own responsibility.
It would be a lie to say I'm not nervous.
And when it comes to girls...
"Don't be afraid."
The team spirit stood up.
Wearing a black leather jacket and leather boots, Wei Qianqian, who looked cool and dashing, suddenly put his arm around her shoulders.
At the same time, she also raised her eyes to look at the others.
Although her heartbeat began to accelerate at this moment, after all, she had participated in many such occasions since she was a child, and she had her own way of dealing with them.
"Don't be afraid."
She continued:
"When the spotlight comes down later, the light is very dazzling. Let's... don't move around. As long as we don't move around, the light will be above our heads. It shines down, it's very bright, and we can't see clearly... you guys in the audience Just pretend that everyone doesn’t exist. Just... treat this place as a big KTV, let’s come and sing.”
"..."
"..."
"..."
To be honest, her words of comfort were actually quite pale.
Even a little clumsy.
But...
"Okay, there's no reason for the squad leader to comfort us three old men."
Lu Yao took a deep breath and hugged Zhao Hang on the left and Mr. Xu on the right at the same time.
"Just listen to the squad leader, we just come to KTV to sing! Let's go step by step... Our opening is "WEWILLROCKYOU". The audience is too relaxed and may be late to get into the mood. We are all mentally prepared, let's... be ourselves! OK?”
"OK!"
Xu Ruochen nodded first.
Then came Zhao Hang, Wei Qianqian, and finally the girl Bess who also took a deep breath, as if she was holding something back.
"Okay."
Lu Yao said and looked at the time on his phone.
One minute left.
He turned off the phone immediately.
Seeing this, everyone else woke up one after another and turned off their mobile phones to prevent the electromagnetic waves from a sudden call or text message from interfering with the performance.
Then, Wei Qianqian stretched out her hand: "Come."
Five hands stacked together at the same time:
"One, two, three!"
"Come on!"
No one survived.
Get on stage!
……
"It's started, it's started."
Yu Kun quickly patted Liu Mingze who was playing with his mobile phone.
Liu Mingze subconsciously turned off the screen and looked up.
I came up with the sentence instinctively:
There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!
"Why is Lu Yao wearing a suit again?"
Looking at Lu Yao, who was wearing a three-piece suit on the stage and looked more like a model than a rocker, he couldn't help but complain.
Yu Kun has a different opinion:
"How handsome. Many people say that Laolu Typhoon looks like Dou Wei, and I think so."
"...Okay."
Liu Mingze also agreed with this point.
After all, there are so many talents in 305, and the one with the best looks is definitely Lu Yao.
And his perception is also the voice of a group of people here.
The moment Xu Ruochu saw Lu Yao taking the stage, his eyes lit up.
Bai Yao, who had a Sony camera in front of her, narrowed her eyes.
After taking a look, he quickly adjusted the focus of the camera.
But actually it was the lighting engineer who made a mistake here.
Because according to previous rehearsals, when the five people took the stage, the lights would dim first and then light up instantly.
As a result...the five people who kept saying "not nervous" forgot to tell the lighting engineer in advance that they were going to go on stage, so they just walked up in a bachelor manner.
The lighting engineer was also confused.
No...
Didn't you agree to communicate first?
Why did you go up all of a sudden?
But now seeing them carrying guitars and tuning them, the amateur lighting engineer didn't know what to do.
We can only make mistakes like this.
So, Lu Yao, who was standing in front of the microphone, looked back and saw that Zhao Hang had nodded. Then he looked at the others. After making sure that everyone was ready, he nodded slightly to Zhao Hang.
"Dong dong da. Dong dong da..."
The rhythm of Queen's extremely classic "WEWILLROCKYOU" sounded.
This song is actually just excessive.
When the band first started, the audience had just entered the venue.
Everyone's spirit is relatively scattered and requires a process of concentration.
Therefore, it is best to play a song that everyone is familiar with, and it is most suitable for both parties to get into the mood together.
Lu Yao's opinion was quickly adopted. After choosing this song, because he was worried that only the people on the stage would be "rocking" in the second half of the stage, he only chose two sections of the song to go overboard. And will be seamlessly interspersed with the first of the band's own songs.
This arrangement was Xu Ruochen's idea.
Everyone also thinks it’s okay.
And the effect of such arrangement... is unusually good.
Mainly because of Lu Yao's voice.
His voice, which is full of metallic flavor when it's high-pitched, is perfect for singing Queen's songs.
When the first lyrics of "WEWILLROCKYOU" sounded, it instantly caught everyone's ears:
"Buddyyou'reaboymakeabignoise..."
The high-pitched voice quickly "cooled" the originally agitated scene, and at the same time, the attention was directly captured in his hands.
Perhaps, they knew about Lu Yao and knew that there were no survivors because of "Flowers".
But at this moment, Lu Yao used the singing voice of "WEWILLROCKYOU" to tell them:
"No Life is more than just "Flowers"."
"SAYWEWILLWEWILL......"
Along with Lu Yao's conductor, the song "ROCKYOU" that was not loud but really started to catch up rang out in the audience.
And the moment the song started to sound, it was confirmed that the five-person group was not enjoying themselves... and their hearts suddenly felt at ease.
So, with the repeated singing of "WEWILLROCKYOU", everyone began to gradually enter the state.
Soon, after the last chorus, the familiar harmony rang out in the entire auditorium:
"My heart~my heart..."
Yes, after the opening song, when the band chose "first song", several people chose "Flowers".
And this song...
Fuhua students are very familiar with it.
Two or three months was enough for everyone to start singing along.
Therefore, there was no need for Lu Yao to take the initiative to conduct. When he started singing "The Man Inside the Rainbow", the singing in the audience began to spread in all directions.
Then, when he sang "How are you?", the alumni in the audience said in unison:
"Okay!!!"
Lu Yao was stunned.
Then a bright smile appeared on his face and he waved to the audience.
"Oh!!!"
Cheers mixed with singing began to spread again.
In the audience, Xu Guojun ignored his wife's waving arms, but looked around curiously.
Frankly speaking, among the people in this audience, he seemed a little out of place.
Because I am the oldest.
And seeing everyone around him humming along, especially listening to his wife's singing, he opened his mouth slightly and started humming along.
He can also sing this song.
As a guitar player, my son sang a song to the point that all the friends and relatives around him knew it.
As a father, how could he not listen?
And if he wasn't proud of his son, how could he give the accurate answer without any hesitation when his wife asked him, "Xiaochen has a performance on Friday, their first live show, will you come?"
What's more...
"It's a pity for me, but I sold the car!"
While he was humming along, he looked at the high-pitched singing voice of his daughter's boyfriend in a suit on the stage, and a flash of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.
This song is sung by young people.
It was written by young people.
That's right.
But...at his age, he will always have some memories of the past and his former self.
The dreams of youth, those things that cannot be achieved, those buried passions... although they can be covered up by the composure tempered by the years.
But the heart of a boy who remains young until death is still there.
He also once had his own motorcycle.
Maybe...sold too.
Maybe not.
But no matter what, I always feel a little sad when I hear this most resonant song.
So, amidst his wife's joyful singing, he continued to hum:
"My heart, my heart~The whole building is for rent~I give it to you everywhere~~~"
“Grown flowers~~~~”
As he sang, he focused his attention on his son.
Sure enough, when the first chorus ended, my son took a step forward.
"Always open, always open~always open~~~~full...SOLO!"
Along with Lu Yao's words, guitarist Xu Ruochen had an excited and confident smile on his face, rubbing the more than 200,000 Gibson in his hand, and started a smooth and silky guitar solo amidst people's cheers.
Lu Yao was right next to him, with one hand on the microphone stand and the other pointing in the direction of his friend.
The middle-aged man couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.
That's his son.
Excellent son.
Under the pride of the old father, even his daughter's boyfriend became a little more pleasing to the eye.
Um.
This show is...not bad.
……
The second chorus of "Flowers" ends quickly.
It’s the third paragraph that is the most important and the one that is liked by the most people.
In the middle interlude, the piano plays slowly and eloquently.
Lu Yao stood in front of the microphone:
"Hello, Fuhua."
"Oh!!!!"
Applause and cheers resounded instantly.
In everyone's increasingly expectant eyes, Lu Yao said:
"Please give us a moment."
"A formal hello to everyone."
"Hello everyone, we are the No Survivor Band."
"I hope you can enjoy the performance tonight. You and I will share this moment together."
After saying that, he took a step back, and the metallic voice sounded again:
"SAYONE!"
"TWO!!!"
There was no need for him to continue shouting, the audience spontaneously received his voice:
"ONETWOTHREEFOUR! Oh!!!!!!"
Wei Qianqian's voice full of vitality, Lu Yao's high-pitched harmonies, and everyone in the auditorium shouting loudly, gathered together at this moment.
No more words needed.
It is enough to express your emotions in this passionate and blooming song.
on stage.
The middle-aged man's son took over the SOLO that originally belonged to Lu Yao.
With the melody getting faster and faster, a song completely ignited the night sky in Fuhua at the beginning of the performance.
Fireworks bloomed in the night sky.
The gazes of Xu Ruochu and Bai Yao merged into one in this dazzling beauty.
It fell on the lead singer who showed a cheerful smile.
Involuntarily, the corners of his mouth rose, completely curled up.
(End of chapter)