Chapter 409 "This Is What You Deserve"

The sky is getting darker and the sun is getting closer to the sea level.

The entrance to the "big dining hall" gradually became quiet, but the sound of the waves became more and more obvious.

The tourists have already been seated. Those who arrived early have found seats, while those who arrived later can only stand next to them. The chairs prepared by Huang Youfa and others cannot satisfy all tourists.

The show hasn't started yet, so the tourists are not in a hurry. Many people turn their faces towards the sea and enjoy the beautiful scenery at the end of the venue at dusk.

Today's performance was not notified in advance. Most of the tourists did not know that there would be a performance before they came. They came just because the tourist popularity in the past few days was very high compared to the end of the venue, and the news reported the wedding of Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian. , many people wanted to come over and have a look.

Many people came to know that the so-called wedding between Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian was just for filming a movie.

However, even though they were "cheated", the trip was not in vain. They at least got the beautiful scenery at the end of the venue and a temporary performance.

By half past six, more than half of the sun had sunk below the sea level, leaving a little above the sea level. At this moment, almost all tourists were watching the sunset.

The host Shen Yan, who had already stepped onto the stage, did not rush to speak. Instead, he waited until the sun had gone down before patting the microphone. "Although sunset is commonplace, I still can't help but be attracted every time I see it."

After hearing Ana Shen's words, people began to turn around and look at the stage.

After they all turned around, Ana Shen spoke again, "Before the performance starts, let me briefly explain why there is this performance. The filming of "Time Traveler" at the end of the scene was completed yesterday..."

Ana Shen briefly explained why there was tonight's performance, and also promoted the movie.

After that, he didn't say anything more and directly announced the start of the performance, "Next, I would like to invite you to enjoy "If Love Is God's Will" sung by Li Naiwen."

As soon as Ana Shen finished speaking, before anyone could walk out, the prelude of "If Love Is God's Will" sounded.

Needless to say, the popularity of the song "If Love Is God's Will" in Pengcheng is obvious. Although it has only been a few years, this song has already become a classic.

Whether a song can become a classic often depends on how well it is covered. Usually the more covers and the higher the quality, the more likely it is to become a classic.

Anita Mui's original song is definitely the most popular, but there are also many more popular cover versions. Many singers in Hong Kong have covered this song, and even Jacky Cheung sang a verse on a show before.

It's a pity that Zhang Xueyou only sang one part and did not record the full version. Many fans felt very regretful.

In addition to the Cantonese version, the neon language version sung by Kudo Shizuka also has a large audience, and the neon language version is not only popular in neon China, but also in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

What Li Naiwen is singing now is naturally the Cantonese version, and the accompaniment is also Anita Mui's original version.

After the prelude ended, Li Naiwen's singing sounded. Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. Li Naiwen's singing was better than he expected.

Of course, it was just better than he imagined, and certainly not comparable to professional singers.

"Hey, Xiao Li's Cantonese is not bad." Wang Zuxian said with a smile.

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, he seems to have learned it during this period."

"Quite talented."

Li Naiwen's singing is quite satisfactory. Although Wang Zuxian said that his Cantonese pronunciation is good, he will definitely not escape the ears of the locals when he sings in Cantonese in Pengcheng. People will know that he is an outsider as soon as they hear it.

Fortunately, the song "If Love Is God's Will" is very popular and most people at the scene have heard it, so it can easily resonate with the audience.

When Li Naiwen sang in the middle, some not-so-loud chorus sounds could be heard underneath.

After Li Naiwen warmed up the place, Li Xiaoran came on stage to perform a dance.

She danced a folk dance. Although she did not wear suitable clothes due to limited conditions, she was still able to perform well even though she only wore ordinary clothes.

Zhou Yan also secretly lamented that Li Xiaoran was really being chased by God to feed him.

Dance, like music, requires regular practice.

If you don’t practice for one day, you will know it. If you don’t practice for two days, your peers will know it. If you don’t practice for three days, the audience will know it.

After Li Xiaoran came to the crew, Zhou Yan had never seen her practice dancing at all, and according to her personality, after quitting the dance troupe, she would not continue to practice.

Although he hasn't practiced for such a long time, Li Xiaoran can still maintain a very high level. It's hard to say whether he can fool his peers, but he has no problem dealing with the audience.

The key point is that Li Xiaoran is upright and good-looking. Once he steps on the stage, half of the audience will be conquered.

After Li Xiaoran's dance, there was a skit arranged by Liu Qing and the others.

This skit was well arranged. When it was performed in Yanjing before, it was quite popular. Otherwise, Liu Qing and the others would not have come up with this show. However, the response today was average.

Including the stand-up comedy behind the sketch, the response was also average.

Sketch and cross talk are two art forms that are obviously not particularly popular in Pengcheng.

But later Jiao Huang came out and sang a piece of Peking Opera, and the applause was quite warm.

Zhou Yan didn't know whether the audience was so supportive because the singer was Jiao Huang, or because they could really accept Peking Opera.

The performance was not long, with a total of forty minutes and eight programs.

After all the performances were completed, Zhou Yan walked onto the stage.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, there was warm applause from the audience. This was also the loudest applause so far in tonight's performance. The loudest applause before was when Jiao Huang sang Peking Opera.

When the applause became weaker, Zhou Yan patted the microphone and said, "Today is actually an internal team building for our crew. Everyone is in a good mood, so we simply arranged a few programs to make it lively. But we are still very happy to welcome so many audiences. I hope that the programs just now can leave you some good memories."

As soon as Zhou Yan finished speaking, someone shouted, "Director Zhou, come and do one too!"

The person who shouted this was not a tourist or a member of the crew, but the nephew of the village chief Huang Youfa.

As soon as he shouted this, Huang Youfa hurriedly pulled his arm, signaling him not to make trouble.

But it was too late for Huang Youfa to pull his arm at this time, because when he shouted like this, the tourists behind him also started to make a fuss.

"Come on, come on."

"Come on."

Zhou Yan had no plans to perform, and it was getting late, and everyone was probably hungry, so he thought he would finish his speech and go in for dinner.

But when he saw Xu Guanwen joining in the fun, he suddenly laughed, "As for me, I won't perform today, because I don't have any instruments, and if I sing, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep at night. How about this, I invite someone to come up and sing for you?"

Before the audience could react, Zhou Yan took two steps forward and pulled Xu Guanwen's arm.

Xu Guanwen was originally joining in the fun, but Zhou Yan suddenly grabbed his arm, and he waved his hand quickly, "No, no."

He wanted to break free, but after struggling twice, he found that Zhou Yan's strength was very strong, and he couldn't break free at all. Before he could react, he was pulled up.

Xu Guanwen was pulled up to the stage, and Zhou Yan waved to Jiang Mengfei, who was holding a guitar in the audience. Jiang Mengfei understood and directly sent the guitar up.

Zhou Yan put the guitar into Xu Guanwen's hands and said with a smile, "Come on."

Originally, Xu Guanwen was reserved when he was offstage, but now he was generous, nodded, and hugged the guitar directly.

"In that case, I will sing a song. If it doesn't sound good, you can boo me, but don't throw things on the stage to hit me."

As the comedy king of the previous generation in Hong Kong, Xu Guanwen just came on stage and there were a lot of laughs. At this moment, he made a joke and the audience laughed with their stomachs.

Seeing Xu Guanwen was going to sing, some audiences thought it was funny, but some of them were full of expectations.

Xu Guanwen didn't joke anymore, holding the guitar and strumming twice, and then said, "A song "Iron Tower Soaring to the Sky" for everyone."

According to Xu Guanwen's style, he must chat with the audience before singing, and the chat time may be longer than the singing time.

But today's situation is special, the celebration banquet has not started yet, and he can't delay too much time.

To be honest, he was a little hungry.

The audience couldn't help but exclaimed when they heard "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky".

The song "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky" has a special meaning for the Cantonese pop scene. It is Xu Guanjie's first Cantonese pop song and is also known as the beginning of modern Cantonese pop songs.

It can be said that this song represents an era.

And this song was written by Xu Guanwen.

Xu Guanwen played in a band in his early years and played the guitar well. His younger brother Xu Guanjie also followed him to play the guitar. It can be said that Xu Guanwen is Xu Guanjie's guide in music.

Sometimes Xu Guanwen would joke that he sang the same as his younger brother Xu Guanjie, but he didn't become popular after singing for many years.

There is a joke in this statement, but some parts are true.

Of course, the most true is the latter sentence. He really didn't become popular, so many people didn't know that he could sing.

The voices of the two Xu brothers are very similar. When Xu Guanwen sang "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky", there were two sentences that sounded like Xu Guanjie singing.

To be honest, although Xu Guanwen sings well, he is not as good as his brother Xu Guanjie.

However, when Xu Guanwen picked up the guitar and started to sing "Iron Tower Soaring into the Clouds", it was destined to ignite the scene, and most of the audience could sing along.

This song has been released for more than 20 years, but it has been covered by many people over the years, such as Alan Tam, Andy Lau, and Sandy Lam. It is also because of these people's covers that this song can still be remembered by the audience today.

After the song was finished, Xu Guanwen also breathed a sigh of relief, "Not bad, although it has been a long time since I sang it, but it is not too bad."

Although he was pulled up by Zhou Yanqiang, Xu Guanwen was also very happy to sing it himself.

This kind of performance environment is his favorite. Looking at the audience and listening to the sound of the waves in the distance, he can even remember the scene when he formed a band when he was in school.

In the 1950s and 1960s, it was a wonderful time for him.

At that time, although his family conditions were not as good as they were later, he was carefree. He woke up happily and full of energy every day, and seemed to have a lot to look forward to every day.

Even though he had to teach English part-time at night school in middle school because his family was poor, he still felt that those days were fulfilling and happy.

Later, he studied at a normal school, and after graduation, he taught in a middle school for three years. He saved enough money before going to the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Every day when he woke up, he had a goal and motivation.

On the contrary, now, he feels that he has no motivation.

Now he went on stage to sing a song, which also made his emotions mobilized for a long time.

Zhou Yan looked at the enthusiastic response of the audience and laughed, thinking that it was very correct for him to force Xu Guanwen to come up.

Of course, he pulled Xu Guanwen up not only to mobilize the enthusiasm of the audience, but also to make Xu Guanwen happy.

After this period of time together, Zhou Yan found that Xu Guanwen was very different from the public's impression. He was a little serious and a little melancholy. Sometimes Zhou Yan even doubted whether Xu Guanwen was like this to adapt to the role in "Time Traveler".

Xu Guanwen played a screenwriter who was not satisfied with his life in "Time Traveler". He always looked unhappy.

Zhou Yan originally asked Xu Guanwen to play the role because he had good acting skills, but he didn't expect that his private image was like this, which was very consistent with the role of screenwriter.

After meeting Xu Guanwen and Stephen Chow, two generations of Hong Kong comedy kings, Zhou Yan found that comedians seemed to be very serious and even melancholy in private.

Of course, Xu Guanwen is not as stubborn as Stephen Chow, and his temper is also better.

This is also the first time Zhou Yan saw Xu Guanwen so happy.

Zhou Yan walked onto the stage with a smile, holding the microphone and said, "Thank you Mr. Xu Guanwen for the wonderful performance. Next..."

Xu Guanwen immediately said, "Next, do you want Director Zhou to perform a show for us?"

The audience answered very cooperatively, "Yes!"

Before Zhou Yan could say anything, Xu Guanwen stuffed the guitar into his arms, and the action was exactly the same as when Zhou Yan stuffed the guitar into his arms just now.

The offensive and defensive forces are different!

"I..."

"I know you can play the guitar, "Meteor", right?" Xu Guanwen directly blocked Zhou Yan's words.

Zhou Yan rarely plays guitar, but he showed off his guitar in the commercial he shot for Panasonic, which was the song "Meteor", which was later sung by the Backstreet Boys as "yellow".

Seeing that Xu Guanwen was not going to let him go, Zhou Yan did not refuse anymore. After all, he had just forced Xu Guanwen to stay, and now he could only say that he deserved it. (End of this chapter)