Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 406 Zheng Jie: Ning actually has some strange tricks up his sleeve?!
"It would be absurd if anyone could sing this song."

Startled awake in the middle of the night, Zheng Jie, under immense pressure, sprang out of bed.

All I could think about was DP Band's performance during rehearsals.

I'm so bothered by DP's song "Dream On" that it features me that I can't sleep at all.

Unlike the average audience member, many songs may not seem difficult to sing, but once you actually sing them, you realize that even just going through the normal process is enough to demonstrate your skill.

Many of Zheng Jie's songs are like this, and those who feel this way will only feel it more strongly.

Switching between chambers, pitch accuracy with semitone detachment, and demanding dynamic control requirements that are absurdly stringent.
"As for it?"

Zheng Jie enjoyed listening to the song, but the thought that it was a song that was meant to kick him made him extremely unhappy.

I glanced at my phone; it was already 1:30 a.m.

So Zheng Jie decisively picked up his phone and dialed Li Can's number.

"Huh? Brother Jie? What are you doing?"

The call connected much faster than I expected.

Li Can's voice didn't sound sleepy, but Zheng Jie didn't quite notice it.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you were asleep?"

"She's asleep."

"I can't sleep!"

Snapped.

Zheng Jie hung up the phone.

I immediately felt much better.

I happily muted my phone, went straight to sleep, and slept soundly and sweetly.

"You're crazy."

"Haha."

Li Can looked at his phone, and Winnie's laughter came from beside him.

"You were too rough with him, so it's normal that he couldn't hold back."

The hotel was brightly lit.

I didn't sleep at all; I was playing games the whole time. After finishing the games, I would have a drink and then switch from computer games to interactive games.

Li Can was full of energy and showed no signs of sleepiness.

"Hehe, there's no other way, I guess I'll just have to make do with Brother Jie for a bit."

Li Can smiled broadly, showing not a trace of guilt.

That's just how the domestic music scene is. If we don't push the boundaries with some really intense performances and raise all the bar, things will only get lower and lower in the future.

It has nothing to do with who is being kicked, or even whether they are kicked at all. The important thing is to bring together a group of outstanding performers and make a big splash in the entire music variety show category.

Opening books to each other is exactly what Li Can wanted to see.

Under the influence of the entire performance, it's possible that it wasn't just the singer who opened the book.

The elevation of business logic, content structure, and other aspects will not only raise the bar for the audience but also for those within the industry.

When 3D animations are all stiff, and then someone suddenly comes along with live motion capture, the industry will frantically try to capitalize on it. Once live motion capture starts to accurately capture texture and physical analysis, it will seem like someone is following suit.

As audiences realize that "it can be done," demand gradually increases, naturally stimulating commercial trends within the industry.

Music may be difficult, but it's definitely not impossible.

Even those who are used to eating fine bran can still crave whole grains.

Only sugar.

That can't be cured.

"Jiayin isn't asleep either. She just messaged me to complain, hahaha."

Winnie scrolled through her phone, covering her mouth and chuckling to herself.

Li Can curiously leaned over.

"Ok?"

"It is said that when they were doing business, Lin Feng suddenly started singing bel canto, which angered Jia Yin, and they started fighting in the middle of the night."

"Hahahahahaha."

Li Can's unrestrained laughter made Winnie roll her eyes, and she kicked him away.

"How dare you laugh at him? You're always playing those B-rhythm patterns, and you even ask me if I have any rhythm."

"So what? It's not like you're the same way. You play guitar and tremolo during the day, and guitar and tremolo at night, you..."

"Brett, let's fight."

"You're getting angry now, aren't you! Bah!"

Now I can't sleep at all.

When I woke up after resting, it was already noon.

We gathered in the hotel restaurant, yawning, and it was clear that everyone hadn't gone to bed early the night before.

"Good morning."

Li Can yawned.

"Let's order first."

"I'm feeling a bit sleepy, I need to catch up on my sleep tonight."

Lin Feng is the laziest.

I yawned, my mind blank, and slumped onto the table like a salted fish.

His relaxed demeanor made him seem completely unlike someone about to perform on stage.

It would be fine if it were other celebrities.

But this is DP, the Devil Power band that never takes any performance lightly and always gives their all.

This had a huge impact on the accompanying program staff.

The contrast is too stark! It's even bordering on abnormal!

During the time we worked together, the DP band was incredibly hardworking in their rehearsals, meticulous in every detail and making the most of every minute for adjustments and practice.

How come things have suddenly changed so much so close to the performance?
So lazy?
"Brother Chan, how are you feeling? Should we allow more rest time before rehearsing?"

The production team members are not stubborn or oblivious to others' feelings.

It's purely because I've learned from our interactions over this period that Li Can isn't as difficult to work with as other celebrities; on the contrary, he's quite easy to talk to. Compared to those celebrities who are too lazy to talk to ordinary people, Li Can is quite talkative.

The questions asked were unambiguous, without any concern for offending anyone.

"You're in great shape, that's exactly the kind of condition I'm looking for."

Li Can smiled, seemingly understanding the staff's concerns.

He stretched and hummed contentedly.

"There are many ways to adjust your state, so don't worry, everything is within the plan."

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All of this was completely incomprehensible to the staff.

The performance is just around the corner, shouldn't we all get some rest so we can be full of energy and give it our all?

Previous DPs also did this.

But today seems particularly strange.

Li Can shook his head, smiled, and didn't elaborate.

The state of being in a performance is not the same as the state of being in a person; one's state of being should always serve the work.

When people are celebrating a happy occasion, their performance of a tragic story is far less natural than when they have just broken up.

The same reason.

For someone who has just experienced the pain of a breakup, expressing the joy of marriage in their work is far more difficult than when they are in a happy state.

It’s not that it can’t be done, but that it’s not necessary.

It is most appropriate to perform with the mindset and state that best suits the requirements of the next work.

To express the pain of a breakup, you don't necessarily have to actually have a partner die; to express joy, you don't necessarily have to actually win the lottery.

Staying up late is not a necessity, nor is it the essence of life; it's simply about finding a mindset of "living in the moment."

In your own space, indulge in a little bit of whimsy.

Staying up all night to play a game is currently the cheapest and easiest way to cheat.

Not letting the "performance" dictate your thoughts is actually the greatest help you can give to the performance.

It may seem like the performance has been forgotten, but in reality, everything is for the performance; it's just that the focus has shifted from the surface to a deeper psychological perception. The reason this approach isn't discussed is precisely because it's not suitable for performers at a lower or mid-level.

Learning it will only lead to a quicker demise; if one lacks artistic talent and self-control, it will backfire.

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After the group finished their meal, they returned to the stage.

The subsequent adjustments to the instruments were also made with meticulous care.

However, it is slightly different from the past.

After dinner and a short rest, the group started playing with their own things.

Lin Feng and Han Jiayin were reading comics, Zhao Ze was assembling a figurine model, and Chen Gang angrily gifted the female anchor two lollipops to start listening to her call him "good brother" on a low-budget basis.

Winnie and Li Can pulled out their handheld consoles and started playing a two-player game.

It was as if they had completely forgotten about the performance.

This state of mind left Zheng Jie, Okali, and the others somewhat confused, but after thinking about it, they all showed expressions of sudden realization.

"They have no shame at all. They just kicked me, and they've used every trick in the book."

Zheng Jie's manager overheard his entire rant and immediately asked him about it out of curiosity.

"I think they're slacking off a bit. They didn't even warm up, it's kind of unlike them. Is this their ultimate move?"

"It must be a powerful move. Something is definitely amiss if things are not normal. It's just that the move is strange. I can probably figure it out."

Zheng Jie pursed his lips and muttered something under his breath.

"Don't be fooled by their lack of warm-up. In fact, this is a kind of adjustment method that only top-tier performers occasionally use. In the performance of multiple works, in order to release their emotions in a reasonable way, they do not rush to warm up and find their state at the beginning. Instead, they control themselves and do not let the right state arrive prematurely."

"If the performance consists of multiple pieces, such as a gentle spring breeze, a light drizzle, and then a thunderstorm, then if the state is made too intense beforehand, reaching the thunderstorm state, the desired natural effect will be lost when starting again from the gentle spring breeze."

"The warm-up process is their performance process."

"There is such a saying?!"

The agent's breath hitched, and then his pupils dilated in shock.

I've never heard of such a tactic before.

Just as I was about to ask Zheng Jie why he hadn't used it, I remembered a detail from Zheng Jie: "Only truly top-tier performers use it occasionally."

Then consider Zheng Jie's description of it as a "big move" or a "strange move".

I can't stand it any longer.

"The DP band has no shame at all?!"

The agent exclaimed, "Wow!"

It's one thing to deliver heavy blows, but damn it, it's one set after another without stopping. Is this Hokuto Shinken really going to be a full set?
"I really don't want it anymore!"

at this time.

The show has already become a hot topic online.

Countless internet viewers focused on the second round of performances of "The Stage of Kings," with barrage comments pouring in.

Some viewers have already started joking about Li Can's heavy-handed attack and the joke about him beating up his friend.

But if we only consider it from a performance perspective...

Viewers will never know exactly what kind of beating Zheng Jie was experiencing.

The reality is far more serious than just playing with memes.

[Hehe, I wonder how Brother Jie feels.]

[Gentlemen in the audience, please remember to vote for Zheng Jie!]

[Let's fight! I want to see rivers of blood!]

【Go, go, go!!】

Amid the enthusiasm of the audience.

The second round of live performances has also officially begun.

The first team to compete was Huang Ya and Jiang Youzhen.

Perhaps due to the immense pressure, under tremendous exploitation, one either fully unleashes their potential or suffers from severe diarrhea.

Clearly, Huang Ya's ability as a top-tier singer is extremely stable, with subtle signs of further breakthroughs. Jiang Youzhen has made tremendous progress under high-pressure conditions, and both have begun to experience a qualitative change in their understanding of the stage.

Although it wasn't exactly a fierce battle, the result was still close, and both performers received enthusiastic applause from netizens.

The competitive ecosystem of "King's Stage" is now like this.

The speed at which netizens raise their thresholds is being compared to the speed at which the contestants improve as a result of this stimulus.

The threshold is raised very high all at once, but the speed at which one becomes familiar with and gets used to god-level performances is definitely not as fast as the speed at which these professionally sensitive contestants push themselves to the limit.

【marvelous! 】

[Jiang Youzhen can truly say that she lost with honor this time; she performed even better than in the last episode, and was noticeably more consistent.]

[If the beginning is already this bad, the thought of the big shots coming later makes me tremble!]

[The ceiling! Damn, this is truly the ceiling of music variety shows!]

Amidst the excitement of netizens.

The highly anticipated segment has finally arrived.

DP Band VS Zheng Jie!

The explosive moment of launching a heavy blow against a friend has arrived, and the number of views and viewers is skyrocketing, the topic is also rising, and the density of bullet comments has increased by several orders of magnitude.

Everyone is curious about how heavy this punch really is, and whether Zheng Jie will do something outrageous.

Soon, Zheng Jie's performance began.

This time, there weren't many fancy designs, and the simplicity of the stage brought tears to the eyes of the high school graduation party attendees.

Only the most basic lights were flickering slightly.

There is absolutely no superfluous, scene-stealing, or eye-catching design!
The moment Zheng Jie opens his mouth, his voice is that of a voice honed to perfection.

It was as if the sun's colors were being gently woven into the clear, tranquil lake water with fine golden threads.

It's like an organic combination of cool moisture and warm illumination.

If I had to describe it, it would be as if there was only one thing left on the stage.

【Tone】

The exquisitely crafted tone, combined with advanced technique, allows the body's capabilities to reach unimaginable heights.

Singing with the microphone fully open, it produced an effect that even CDs seem to struggle to achieve—truly pure, dry vocals with no loss.

When there are no other fancy things.

All attention can then be completely drawn to the timbre.

The barrage of comments has already started.

Holy crap! This voice is absolutely amazing!

Zheng Jie is awesome!!

This is awesome! Holy crap, this is what singing is all about!

[That's the feeling! Jay Chou is awesome!]

Wow, with this incredible performance, even the DP band could easily crash and burn!

Holy crap, it's true! That singing is so pure!

Huang Ya looked shocked as she stepped off the stage.

Without proper counterpoint, just a transition, the feeling isn't deep. But once it's properly counterpointed, the timbre is absolutely stunning.

Many fans even started to worry about the DP band.

Singing ability is not entirely about timbre, but in the journey of music, whatever quality is perfected to the extreme will become the sharpest spear, capable of piercing through everything.

However, the fans had no idea.

While Zheng Jie was performing, the DP band showed no signs of nervousness.
They were even sitting down.

Li Can and Winnie had just finished a game segment.

On such a stage, this relaxed state of preparation is even quite absurd.

"They've gone, they're going on stage."

"Oh."

The group stood up and slowly made their preparations.

However, no one noticed that, at the same time of complete relaxation, a sharp glint flashed in the eyes of everyone in the DP band.

(End of this chapter)