Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 405: Another legendary work in the history of rock and roll!
"There's really nothing wrong with my condition. Don't make it so competitive. After all, it's a variety show with low competition."

Zheng Jie smiled calmly, for everything in the world is nothing more than a few trials and tribulations.

The agent was speechless, shook his head, and bluntly complained to his face.

"You didn't say that at the beginning. Even if it's a friend's price with a huge discount, have you already forgotten how much Mane cost to invite Xie Lang?"

"I did that to achieve the ultimate stage effect!"

Zheng Jie shuddered, and his face appeared slightly flushed.

Within the industry, it's definitely not acceptable to offer free appearances as a victim of a major scandal; however, it's possible to get a significant financial loss through connections.

Even with a discount, Xie Lang is still a top-tier international pianist.

In exchange for one appearance fee, you can earn enough to record at least two rounds of live stage performances.

It's not necessary to keep dwelling on whether the money is real, but the fact that there's a loss is also real.

foreign aid?

This time, it's really over.

"Alright, let's skip the meal and start the rehearsal."

The agent shook his head, not wanting to provoke Zheng Jie any further.

Zheng Jie's condition can't be described as bad.

I feel a bit empty inside.

It's not quite normal, at least the reason for my absence is a bit off.

When facing the DP band, will Zheng Jie really compare his work, his ideas, his depth, his innovation, or even the quality of his stage performance to stimulate the audience's emotions?
No, not at all.

Zheng Jie excels in all these aspects, but if he focuses on these aspects and falls slightly short, it becomes an unsatisfying gap. Moreover, Zheng Jie is not a singer-songwriter.

If you really want to compete, you must leverage your absolute advantages.

【function】

Singing ability is a very general category. If we're talking about pure vocal technique, Zheng Jie doesn't think he can compare with prodigies like Lin Feng and Han Jiayin, who are considered top-tier even among classically trained singers.

But the functionality is not necessarily guaranteed.

The singer's physical abilities are not about whose pitch is higher or whose voice is naturally better.

That's only a small part.

More importantly, it refers to the degree of opening and closing and the strength in a physical sense.

Each person's physical functions are different, and even if vocal skills are up to standard, the resulting auditory experience will be completely different depending on the different functional characteristics.

At this point, what matters is individual uniqueness and the audience's level of liking; winning or losing, superiority or inferiority, loses their significance.

Then you haven't lost!

As long as you can bring out your best vocal range within your preferred vocal range.

The outcome is truly uncertain.

Zheng Jie used his sharpest weapon, and Li Can naturally countered with his sharpest weapon as well.

Zheng Jie's idea was that he couldn't compete with flashy music, so he would focus on one thing: creating a contrast through the simplest expression.

But Li Can anticipated Zheng Jie's actions.

“Zheng Jie is very capable. As long as he’s not stupid, he will definitely focus on this and concentrate all his strength on this one spear, eliminating all the fuss and using a clear, bright tone to cover up all the redundant stage design.”

Just before rehearsal, Li Can brought up the opponent analysis he had discussed countless times with his buddies once again.

The brothers showed no impatience whatsoever, carefully considering Li Can's scheming.

"What if he really is an idiot?"

“Then he would definitely become a clown, but that’s impossible. Zheng Jie is not just a pretty face.”

Li Can snorted and shook his head.

“We need to deflect his sharpest spear, but we also need to concentrate, focus on the performance elements, remove the flashy stuff, and target him with a different kind of purity.”

"On this stage, whoever plays fancy moves will suffer. Everything returns to simplicity. In this situation, as long as you avoid his sharp edge and attack him from the side, he will definitely be exhausted."

"His abilities are terrifying and very distinctive, but such distinctiveness often leads to extremes, limiting his musical style. Once his pure and clear voice is honed to the extreme, there are very few musical styles that can best highlight this quality."

"That is to say."

Li Can paused slightly.

His gaze swept over his brothers.

Lin Feng and Han Jiayin exchanged a glance and nodded seriously.

What kind of voice you have determines what style of song you should sing. It's like acting. Some people are born with very unique voices, but they may have a narrow range of songs and be limited by the style of the songs they sing.

Zheng Jiege's path is not narrow, but that's from a business perspective.

It's not that DP band is getting arrogant.

Anyone who dares to approach this stage with a business mindset will be crushed, even by Metal Storm.

It's all about achieving the ultimate!
If you really want to fully highlight its functions and showcase them to the extreme.

There is no other choice but love songs.

Zheng Jie isn't only good at singing love songs, but if he wants to reach his full potential, only love songs can achieve the highest degree of compatibility with his voice in terms of emotional quality and content expression.

If you're going to choose, then narrow it down to the extreme, targeting the very core of your being.

If you don't choose it, you might not be able to reach your full potential, so I'll just go for it.

Love songs are indeed a natural disadvantage in the music genre.

Love between men and women is the most common thing, and love is an eternal topic.

But it is also the easiest to be highly restricted.

Not all love can be elevated to the level of the Titanic, and even if it is, there are limitations in its scope.

The grand narrative of patriotism and national sentiment is too empty.

By simply extending the philosophical or ideological dimension of the reflection on the meaning of life, the overall theme of the work would surpass that of a love song. Li Can's consideration is not even how high to elevate it, but rather how to make it more poetic and closer to everyday life.

Different people have different playing styles.

Li Can's considerations were extremely thorough, almost meticulous.

"Brother Can, did Zheng Jie not give you your share of the profits last time? Why are you acting so aggressively? Like we're enemies."

"Nonsense, when you can legally hit your friend, wouldn't you go all out?"

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Chen Gang, who had just felt that it was a bit excessive, immediately shook his head.

That's a joke. If you had the chance to compete with your friends on the same stage, wouldn't it be even more ruthless to do it yourself?

"Hehehe, good, good, beating up a friend is awesome!"

Chen Gang and Lin Feng immediately burst into laughter.

This caused the photographer who was recording footage nearby to twitch slightly at the corner of his mouth.

Is competitiveness still necessary?

They were already about to start a fight, and it was a fight to the death.

It's all for the sake of the show.

This reminds me of the promotional posters that have recently become popular among fans.
Zheng Jie's profile against the profiles of all the members of the DP band creates a balanced artistic design, making him seem like a lone hero.

But looking back now, all I can picture is six Minions kicking a poor wretch, an image that, while abstract, carries a hint of joy.

soon.

The rehearsal officially begins.

Huang Ya and Jiang Youzhen's PK begins.

Although there was no audience voting segment, the winner and loser were already quite clear.

Jiang Youzhen's singing and dancing skills are indeed above average, but when Huang Ya, a top-tier singer, shows her strength, she won't be completely outmatched, but she definitely won't be able to compete.

The transition was seamless, and then we arrived at the next round of the competition.

Zheng Jie fights against evil forces.

Zheng Jie, who was the first to perform, brought his abilities to the fullest.

The techniques used to handle emotions are not flashy or redundant; on the contrary, they serve to subtly express those emotions. The three consecutive shifts in vocal resonance, followed by a superb vibrato with a clear contrast between loud and soft notes, make the listener's emotions seem to rise and fall along with the singing.

Through this change in color, the audience was surprisingly moved to feel the anxiety and uncertainty that comes with love.

Let's switch to a competitive music variety show.

It's practically enough to instantly kill the opponent.

The staff members in the audience couldn't help but sigh with emotion during their breaks from work.

"As expected of Zheng Jie!"

"That's incredible, that really unleashed a huge amount of energy."

"It's all about emotion."

"This is no longer as simple as God chasing after him to feed him; God not only chases after him to feed him, but also seems to be afraid that he is not eating enough or eating well."

Zheng Jie sang a love song.

When evoking emotional memories, it always allows the audience to savor that feeling of tears welling up in their eyes.

An involuntary sigh.

It is precisely because rational people do this in order to cover up their impulsive emotions caused by being influenced by the song.

It was as if he always wanted to take a deep breath and release the emotions that had been building up in his eyes through words.

It even gave the staff a strange feeling.

How can the DP band avoid being affected?

The answer came quickly.

The praise for Zheng Jie and the staff's感慨 (feelings of admiration) did not stop until the DP band took the stage.

Then it entered another state.

It was as if one had stepped out of the shackles of love, savored the meaning of life, and finally reconciled with oneself, which surprisingly soothed the bittersweet feeling brought by Zheng Jie's song.

Unintentionally, the DP band and Zheng Jie even collaborated on a perfectly coordinated pre- and post-performance.

It's as if it's telling everyone.

True masters don't just compete with each other, nor do they neglect the essence of music because of competition. While competing, their main focus remains on how to present the audience with more moving live performances.

At the end of DP Band's performance.

The staff members were even more moved.

"What God? DP Band is God!"

"This is outrageous! Is this the world of expert players? There's always someone better!"

Zheng Jie let out a long breath, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on his lips.

The fighting was more like children playing.

Winning or losing isn't important; what matters is enjoying the process of the struggle.

At this moment, the feeling of spiritual elevation from sharing the stage with high-level opponents swept over Zheng Jie's entire body, and the ultimate competitive experience brought by the beauty of music made Zheng Jie unable to stop.

It's a tacit understanding where we compete, complement each other, and cooperate.

It felt like when I was playing Lee Sin, and at the same time I used R to flash and kick away five people, my teammate Rumble unleashed a perfect ultimate.

"Dream On? It truly feels like a dream."

Zheng Jie sighed.

The agent looked at Zheng Jie, who was muttering to himself, with a slightly shocked expression.

At this moment, Zheng Jie's nose twitched slightly, and though there were no tears, one could hear the trembling excitement in his voice.

It's like meeting a worthy opponent in chess, or like resonating with each other in music, a feeling of souls beginning to connect.

Taking a deep breath, Zheng Jie finally spoke again.

His tone was full of praise.

"I am very sure that this will become a classic, because a classic is time itself, because it flows through history and resonates in every era."

Zheng Jie seemed to be explaining, but he wasn't really explaining.

It's like an unconscious boast, a heartfelt agreement.

"This has nothing to do with compositional techniques or timbre selection, but rather with the content expressed by its melody reaching the pinnacle of music—finding the divinity deep within humanity and embodying it in the form of a work, or even a poem."

"Retro innovation".

"They really figured out how to play the DP band."

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The agent remained silent for a moment.

DP's song "Dream On" reminded their manager of a phrase.

You never know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

For some reason, I felt a strong connection and resonance with this sentence, as if I was moved by the emotion that overflowed from the DP band's performance.

Perhaps, as Zheng Jie said, this is a glimmer of divine brilliance deep within human nature.

There are many things that the agents don't understand, and many of the staff don't understand either.

At least on the first listen, I was so moved that I couldn't generate any further thoughts.

But that doesn't mean no one understands it.

Okali and Sofia exchanged a glance, both experiencing a pupil-wide earthquake of magnitude eight or higher.

Dream on

The performance of this song took everyone by surprise.

Instead of their usual explosive and emotionally stimulating style, DP chose the opposite approach.

This is a "lyrical" song, a genre that the DP band rarely explores.

But it's not entirely lyrical.

The tenderness and romance of rock and roll are fully revealed here. This is even a poem that can stir the heart and calm the mind.

"This has even become a completely new style."

Sofia couldn't hold back any longer; even her mutterings were filled with excitement.

You can hit your friend if you want, and you can go all out if you want.

Is this a completely new musical style being developed in Ward?!

Not a human at all.

"Lyrical, but not merely lyrical; it's an unconventional, powerful lyricism, a power that isn't even what's conventionally understood in the music world."

Okali took a deep breath and patted her chest.

My heart is beating a little fast.

"A ray of light in rock history, another legendary work in the rock music world."

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Jiang Youzhen trembled all over, unable to contain her wild joy.

At that moment, Jiang Youzhen realized for the first time how much progress she had made under such high pressure.

A keen sense of the nuances of a work is an essential skill for a professional singer.

I understood it, and I understood more than one level of it; I even heard levels that I had previously found difficult to comprehend.

I felt the deepest emotion emanating from the music.

It was like a purification process.

"I don't know what their next collaborative work will be, but I do know that with just this one piece, DP has once again become the main performer this time. Could it be that this is the power of the fully-fledged evil force?"

Lin Xin held her breath for a long time, then involuntarily murmured the unforgettable lyrics.

"Sing with me, sing for the year—sing for the years, for laughter, for tears—but what am I singing for?"

At this point, only 23 hours remained before the live broadcast of the second round of the "King's Stage" gala performance.

(End of this chapter)