The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 166 Lu Nanting's "Encounter" World Tour Concert (BJ Station)

The National Stadium, commonly known as the "Bird's Nest" by Chinese people, is currently the largest stadium in China.

It can accommodate 9.1 spectators, including 8 official seats and 1.1 temporary seats.

Even if it's a concert, considering the stage effects, the number of audience members can still reach over 60,000.

This is Lu Nanting's first time holding a solo concert at the Bird's Nest, and it's also Gu Lanxi's first time backstage at this venue.

"Speaking of which, the last time I came here was to accompany Sister Yongxin to watch the equestrian competition."

Gu Yongxin loves horseback riding. She has a black Arabian horse with a very gentle temperament. She raised it since she was a child. When she was in school, she couldn't bear to part with it, so she brought the horse here and boarded it at a horse farm in the suburbs. She would ride it whenever she had time.

The two sisters have a significant age difference and rarely played together when they were young. Their relationship only really improved after Gu Yongxin came to Peking University for graduate studies.

Gu Yongxin comes from a happy family, has a good personality, and is easy to get along with. Apart from being a little naive, she is a very kind person.

When I arrived here, I was unfamiliar with the place and the people. Knowing that Gu Lanxi's school was just across the street, I often asked her to have meals, go shopping, and play together.

Gu Lanxi and she got along quite well, and she would generally agree to any invitations they had.

At that time, she was deeply in love with Lu Nanting. Gu Yongxin had met Lu Nanting, but she kept her mouth shut and never mentioned it to her family.

"That year I was also a first-year graduate student, probably about two centimeters shorter than I am now? Sister Yongxin invited me to go horseback riding, but I couldn't ride and was quite scared, so I didn't really want to go. She told me that her horse, Yeying, was only 1.53 meters tall. I thought to myself, I'm already over 1.6 meters tall, why should I be afraid of it? But when we got to the horse farm, I found out that horses aren't measured from their heads, but from their shoulders, the distance from the highest point of their shoulders to the ground. So I looked up at the horse and stared at it, thinking, this thing is only 1.53 meters tall?? Then it looked at me with such big eyes, its eyelashes fluttering, it was so cute!"

Seeing her gesturing as she spoke, Lu Nanting couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, he gently patted her head with a tender expression.

His relatives are all wealthy people, and they all take their favorite ponies with them when they go to school, but his family doesn't even know how to measure a horse's height.

It's clear how unlucky it is to have unreliable parents!
"In the equestrian field, the more traditional unit is the palm, which is about 4 inches."

When Lu Nanting suddenly brought this up, Gu Lanxi thought about it for a moment and understood.

He always did this, subtly teaching her things she had never encountered before.

Just like what Lu's mother and her two sisters-in-law did.

Thinking of this thoughtful gesture, Gu Lanxi couldn't help but smile:
"Yes, I made a fool of myself back then, but I brushed up on the relevant knowledge after I got back. Don't worry about it! I'm not ashamed of it, nor do I hold a grudge about it. Don't take it to heart."

She must have felt inferior back then, otherwise she wouldn't have never mentioned it to him.

For a child like Lu Nanting, who comes from a privileged background, activities like horseback riding, golf, skiing, and fencing, which are relatively expensive, are things he has been exposed to since childhood.

For example, horseback riding is something they start learning from kindergarten.

Seeing that she had let it go, Lu Nanting couldn't help but smile:

"Well, a powerful soul doesn't need pity."

"Love is enough; save your pity."

"OK OK."

Standing on the stage, looking at the empty venue with rows of seats that seemed to stretch on forever, Gu Lanxi couldn't help but feel nervous.

Lu Nanting has a wealth of stage experience and is no longer nervous, but Gu Lanxi couldn't help but tremble slightly when she came on stage.

Because she is going on stage today to accompany Lu Nanting on stage.

Once the song ends, Lu Nanting will formally introduce her to his fans.

It wasn't officially announced on Weibo, nor anywhere else.

But it's here.

In front of 60,000 people who were willing to pay to hear him sing.

The two have discussed this song many times.

A few days ago, the two of them had agreed that she would play the intro to "Mosquitoes, My Lifelong Enemy," but Lu Nanting insisted on adding the line "Brother."

It was one thing to do in the recording studio, but in front of so many people, she simply couldn't bring herself to say it. In order not to affect the stage performance, the song was cut.

Then it was changed into a super energetic rock song.

She has never performed on a stage of this caliber before and is afraid of making a mistake, so she will be performing with the other musicians.

Besides her suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument), she also plays drums, electric guitar, bass, and keyboard.

Lu Nanting always takes his concerts very seriously. Basically, in every city he goes to, he arrives at the venue at least six hours before the first show to rehearse carefully, and his personal security personnel also check for potential safety hazards on site.

But he came very early this morning.

The purpose was to add Gu Lanxi to that song.

The musicians were all Lu Nanting's men. They already knew that Gu Lanxi was going to participate in this concert, and this song had always been a backup option.

"Mosquitoes" won't work, so changing it to this one won't make a difference.

Everyone else is used to working together, so when a musician is suddenly added, everyone needs to get to know each other.

Lu Nanting has a diverse musical style and often maintains a playful attitude when making music.

The song, titled "Go Forward Bravely," is the title track of Lu Nanting's second album. It uses a simple melody and a powerful rhythm to express his dedication and pursuit of his dreams.

The two of them are a good match for this project in every respect.

Gu Lanxi practiced at home for half a day yesterday, and came to the rehearsal early this morning. She had been backstage before.

Lu Nanting wanted her to experience what it was like on stage beforehand, so he brought her up here.

"After rehearsing from beginning to end, I'll know how to move on stage and what I should do at any time, and then I won't be afraid at all."

"Okay, let's go down and rest for a while, and recharge our energy!"

"After it starts, you go to the front to watch the performance. When it's almost time for this song, I'll have Xiao Jiang go to the front to call you."

"Yeah, I brought my camera. I'll do my makeup carefully later so I can take close-up photos!"

"Ok!"

Lu Nanting was overjoyed just thinking about it, and when she returned backstage, she was beaming with happiness.

Seeing how happy he was, the crew members filming the behind-the-scenes footage couldn't help but tease him, "Wow, you brought your family along! Mr. Lu is in an amazing mood!"

The others joined in the commotion, shouting, "Oh~~~"

Gu Lanxi coughed lightly to compose herself, smiled generously, and said, "I'll be troubling everyone to take care of my Ting-ge for the next few days. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I'm sorry that you can't go home for a family reunion. I hope this small red envelope will make you feel a little better."

After speaking, he clapped his hands lightly, and two bodyguards set up two tables. Two other bodyguards pulled out several suitcases from the lounge, placed them flat on the tables with a few "bangs," and then a series of "click-clack-clack" sounds of locks being opened filled the room.

Gu Lanxi took the list from Xiao Chen, smiled, and shook it slightly:
"Each red envelope contains 888 yuan, for good luck. Everyone gets one, and each department takes turns queuing up to take one."

As a super-large venue, and given that Lu Nanting is a top celebrity with a huge number of enthusiastic fans, the security personnel were doubled tonight, so the support staff, excluding Lu Nanting's team, numbered more than 800.

Gu Lanxi was very generous; she spent seven or eight hundred thousand yuan on this one project in no time.

Don't let her usual stinginess fool you; when it comes to money, she's incredibly generous.

It's fair to say that none of her employees have been willing to leave since signing her employment contract.

Gu Lanxi's personal studio was established very quietly, but news in the entertainment industry spreads very quickly.

She likes to give out cash during holidays, and everyone has heard about it to some extent. No one expected that they would be lucky enough to receive it themselves.

After so many years of being treated like slaves, it's rare to encounter such a straightforward person who doesn't give gifts but directly gives money, which makes everyone very happy.

Old Wang was worried that she was too young and wouldn't know how to handle things, so he jokingly asked her, "Aren't you afraid I'll take two?"

Gu Lanxi chuckled: "Do you believe me if I say I have a photographic memory? I'm standing right here today. If anyone doesn't respect themselves, they can replace me with someone of good character before the concert starts."

Old Wang gave her a thumbs up and then stopped talking.

Gu Lanxi, with a touch of江湖气 (jianghu qi, a kind of chivalrous spirit), cupped her hands in thanks to him before accepting the megaphone handed to her by Xiao Xu and beginning to make arrangements:
"Please come forward in an orderly manner, from the left and from the right. Stage support team, please come forward. Venue support team, please prepare."

The walkie-talkie notified the heads of each department, and the heads of each department then notified their subordinates.

Hearing that there would be a big red envelope, everyone gathered in no time.

Those ordinary logistics staff, who only earn a few thousand yuan a month, were all very happy to receive so much.

According to the list, each person received one, and no one took more than one.

Once everyone had received theirs, the boxes were completely empty.

One is not too much and the other is not too little.

The bassist, envious, nudged Lu Nanting: "Boss, how much should we pay?"

Their treatment is different from that of ordinary staff, so naturally they can't be paid here.

Lu Nanting was wearing yellow shorts, a simple white T-shirt, and an orange-red sun-protective shirt. Knowing he was joking, he pulled out all four purses before raising an eyebrow and saying:

"I'd like to ask that too! Big boss, how much will I get?"

The drummer, who was also on good terms with him, couldn't help but grab his shoulders and shake him back and forth when he saw him like this.
"Old Lu! Stand up straight!! Where's your arrogant, domineering aura? How can you be a henpecked husband!"

Gu Lanxi was shocked by his actions, her eyes widening as if they were copper bells!

Lu Nanting, fearing she would get angry, coughed twice to reassure the team:

"You should look on the bright side. The big boss is more generous than me. Your good days are coming."

After saying that, he shoved everyone towards the lounge: "Come on, come on, what are you standing here for? Go and rest for a bit, the formal rehearsal starts soon!!"

As expected of longtime collaborators, the drummer and bassist immediately stepped forward, grabbed him, and ran off.

The group ran off noisily, leaving Gu Lanxi standing alone in the middle of the crowd, taking several deep breaths, unsure of what to say.

Only after everyone had tactfully left did she call Fan Tiantian, Zhang Mingyuan, and Mei Xue over:
"Tonight's trending topics are mainly related to the concert. Just a heads up, don't tell anyone about this."

There are too many people, we can only do our best.

"Well, reputation has its pros and cons."

Gu Lanxi sighed, waved her hand, and walked towards the lounge.

Since the man surnamed Lu insists on portraying himself as a henpecked husband, she's not going to care anymore.

The group burst into laughter!

Try to think more positively!
Big boss's reputation in the entertainment industry +1 +1 +1...

(End of this chapter)