Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 408 Enough with the dirty tricks! Stop resorting to underhanded tactics!

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They stepped off the stage.

Li Can and his group remained silent.

When you actively enter this "flow-like" state during a performance, and then return backstage to focus your attention on the cheering audience, you will definitely have a feeling of being in another world.

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Lin Feng stared ahead, his gaze unfocused, his mind racing.

"That's awesome! Feng-ge, Can-ge!"

Zheng Jie and Lin Xin took the initiative to come forward and greet them, appearing very emotional.

But Li Can remained completely still and silent.

Lin Feng, still in a daze, murmured something.

"Tell me, what is the ultimate meaning of the universe?"

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Zheng Jie and Lin Xin froze, their expressions turning sour.

Will there still be a "sage mode" after exiting the flow state?

Or does it mean he hasn't completely withdrawn?
Or has he entered some absurd state and is communicating with a higher-dimensional universe, reciting abstract syllables assimilated by the ancient gods?

Noticing the horrified expressions on Zheng Jie and Lin Xin's faces, Li Can, who was in control of the team's overall condition, looked up, glanced at his buddies, shook his head, and spoke up to defuse the situation.

"The so-called Xi refers to the spirit that roams above the Emperor Xi."

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Zheng Jie and Lin Xin exchanged a glance, their expressions even more puzzled.

His face practically screamed, "What the hell are you talking about again?"

It's really hard to keep up when a former friend suddenly turns into a charlatan.

"Haha, this is a sentence from the ancient Chinese music theory book 'Xishan Qinzhu'."

Upon hearing Li Can's words, Li Jianwei, who had just entered, had his eyes light up. His already high level of satisfaction instantly materialized in his gaze as he looked at Li Can.

"So, this is how Comrade Li guides the team's performance? That's interesting!"

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It exceeds the standard; it really exceeds the standard.

Lin Xin and Zheng Jie stared wide-eyed, feeling as if they had learned a fake kind of music.

Patch, Sofia, and Okali, the foreigners, stared at each other in disbelief.

Huang Ya questioned the meaning of life, Xi Qing seemed thoughtful, and the rest of them simply looked like they were dreaming.

"The original meaning of this sentence is, 'The so-called Xi is the ultimate stillness, which leads to the vastness and the intangible, and allows one to enter and exit the realm of existence and non-existence, and to roam the realm of the legendary Emperor Xi.' This is a relatively in-depth mention of psychological suggestion in stage performance in a music book written at the end of the Ming Dynasty."

Li Jianwei was not displeased by the question marks raised by the crowd.

After all, this is not something a normal person would research; only an abnormal person like Li Can would have so many wild ideas.

"When you regulate your breath, your spirit will naturally calm down, just like when you burn incense and exhale the smoke. This so-called state of mind sounds mysterious and profound, but it is actually just a kind of psychological suggestion in a stage performance."

"The state of flow is something that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be sought after. No one dares to say that they can enter it 100% of the time, and actively pursuing it is even more difficult. But that doesn't mean there aren't unorthodox methods to make yourself actively enter it. Psychological suggestion is one of them."

"Only by achieving a state of perfect tranquility can one allow the ripples of one's mind to dance along with the emotions and feelings of the work during the performance. This is stillness; when the mind is still, the sound is pure."

Li Jianwei's explanation was brief and to the point.

Saying too much might lead these less experienced youngsters astray.

Stillness, a calm mind, does not mean the absence of any emotion. Rather than saying that this "stillness" is a static stillness, it is more accurate to say that it is actually a kind of "emptiness".

Only by completely emptying one's mind and emotions, and fully releasing the memory of one's inner and spiritual world, can there be enough space to accommodate more of the emotions belonging to the work.

The rehearsal is over, and there is less than a day left before the official performance.

For the DP band, whose guns were already fast enough, there was no need to hone their skills on the spot.

Adjusting one's state is more important than anything else.

Forget about the performance and life for a while, do some things you are interested in, slack off openly and completely empty your mind.

Firstly, it aims to emulate the sense of "living in the moment" expressed in the benchmark works; secondly, it seeks to achieve a state of "stillness."

In this way, the quiet time during the "warm-up process" on stage can be filled with the performance, allowing the emotional changes to be shown more realistically and vividly.

Li Jianwei knew this deeply.

Not all members of the DP band have reached this level of mastery. Rather, Li Can actively led the band members through a psychological suggestion using the extension of the third type. This psychological suggestion was not sophisticated; on the contrary, it was quite rudimentary.

next second.

After thinking for a long time, Xi Qing finally spoke thoughtfully.

"If a performer lacks the ability to process, summarize, and conclude musical works, when they go on stage and encounter external stimuli from the audience, they will trigger a self-protective mechanism, resulting in a strong psychological reaction, tension, mental blankness, dry mouth, irritability, and even trembling. This is stage anxiety."

"New performers will subconsciously ignore the audience, suppress their nervousness, or relax by having some entertainment before going on stage. In fact, this is a kind of correct psychological suggestion by chance."

"But everyone here is very used to the stage, and it's hard to feel that kind of emotion again, so it's easy to overlook this simple, basic psychological suggestion. The DP band just used it in a different way, actively using psychological suggestion."

Yes.

This is merely a subconscious survival skill in the most rudimentary stage of the performance.

But Li Can used it in high-level games.

The goal was not to alleviate stage anxiety, but rather for them to actively enter a state of flow.

This simple, direct, and effective method can be described as a return to basics.

It has a kind of effortless elegance reminiscent of Laiyang steel pipes.

In that instant, Xi Qing felt he had grasped the meaning.

It turns out that the truly advanced missiles ultimately come down to being made by hand!
"That's too powerful! Hiss!"

"I've learned something, I've really learned something!"

"Is this a possible breakthrough approach?"

After Zheng Jie and the others understood these things, they were utterly astonished.

Comparing singing skills? That's too low-level. If you've reached the top, what are you going to complain about?
Is it a live audition design? But what if the audition designs are also of equal quality?

A breakthrough in thought, philosophy, or even music?
neither.

Others are still honing their skills.

Li Can had already taken the lead in cultivating his state and realm.

While satisfying all of the above and continuously raising the band's ceiling, what Li Can wants to do is to raise the band's performance floor as much as possible, that is, to enter a state of flow as much as possible and let their strength be fully displayed.

Is this even human?
What level has he reached?
Zheng Jie and Lin Xin exchanged a glance, completely baffled.

Li Jianwei understood, but he didn't say anything, because the older generation also had some unspoken feelings due to the complexity of their inner emotions.

Trying to understand things you don't have the ability to do is truly harmful!

At this moment, Mr. Li Jianwei's mind was filled with only two words.

【Outrageous! 】

The contrast between stillness and movement subtly embodies the philosophical ideas of the Tai Chi theory, which emphasizes the duality and fusion of opposites.

Yes.

This is stillness.

What about movement?
In a performance, the logic of movement is completely different from that of stillness.

Opposite states, opposite theories.

Knowing what style of work Li Can was going to perform next, Li Jianwei could better appreciate how absurd it was.

The upcoming performance will undoubtedly be "dynamic".

This actually brought us to the area where DP band excels most.

A complete unity of stillness and movement.

Don't even mention sending it to a music competition; it would be incredibly groundbreaking even in the field of music theory.

This is no longer a question of how far it is, but a question of how fast it will be.

In Li Jianwei's mind, Li Can's image had completely changed.

Such tremendous and comprehensive progress is rare in itself.

But what if all of this only took a little over a year? That would be outrageous.

Real-world experience is the best way to hone one's skills, and while the DP band has certainly been constantly engaging in real-world practice, their direction of progress is all too clear.

"You guys did a great job, maintaining the expected level of performance and quality."

Li Can smiled and patted Lin Feng on the shoulder.

Everyone chuckled, and the atmosphere became much more cheerful.

The backend has become much more active.

This scene made Xi Qing's eyelids twitch wildly.

Regardless of how they got into this state, at least they really got in.

Whether a performer is truly able to immerse themselves in the work is very clear from the audience's perspective.

"Getting into character"

It's not just about acting, but about all performances, including stage performances.

A person who can achieve this level of achievement at this age is generally considered a genius.

But to lead a group of people to achieve this level of success at such an age.
It's not usually a person.

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The subsequent collaboration proceeded seamlessly, and Zheng Jie and his team, deeply impressed, went to prepare for the project.

As the final PK opponent.

Metal Storm and Okali, DP and Xi Qing, sat together, staring at each other.

Patch's expression is perfect for making memes.

Okali and Sofia sat together, their gazes meeting, making the already complicated situation even more complex.

For the first time ever, Teacher Xi Qing felt a little nervous.

What if the DP band really does deliver an explosive performance that surpasses their usual practice and rehearsal levels?
[Damn, with such a formidable collaborator, am I going to be the one holding them back?!]

"Normally we are friends, but today we are rivals. Let us see what you're capable of."

Li Can's gaze was fixed on the group of Metal Storm.

The smell of gunpowder began to intensify.

The unexpected "declaration of war" caught Patch off guard, causing him to catch his breath and involuntarily clench his fists.

Metal Storm and Okali both know this.

Li Can is putting pressure on his own side.

There was pressure, tension was building, but the atmosphere was very serious.

It was all a setup for the performance that followed.

But knowing this doesn't mean I don't feel the pressure.

This is not just empty boasting.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, as if filled with a sense of impending doom.

In the pre-show exchange, under Li Can's leadership, the atmosphere and emotions gradually began to favor the DP band.

[Despicable, utterly despicable!]

Okali bit her lip and glanced at Winnie, her big sister.

But he noticed that Winnie's gaze was sharp and aggressive, yet she simply stared at him silently.

"Alright, alright, so this is how you two young lovers play, is it!"

Okali couldn't help but burst into laughter.

No one present truly believed that Li Can was expressing hostility, much less that this was a complete breakdown in relations.

This is in conjunction with the works that Li Can and others will be performing next.

Wolf Totem!
Wolf Totem

This is a mobilization song originating from the late Ming Dynasty, when the Khalkha tribal leader Chaoketu Taiji launched an attack on the Tumed Mongols.

I already knew about the work and had talked to Li Can about it.

Everyone knows that, of course.

This song, in addition to using music to present auditory realism and depict the texture of the grassland cavalry with iron and blood,

It is also an unjust, bloody, and barbaric expression of aggression.

Metal music, as an extreme genre, needs to express musical content that breaks boundaries the most.

This naturally includes a genuine emotional analysis from the perspective of a purely villainous, unjust person, breaking the conventional idea that songs can only be about being a hero.

Because expressing beauty doesn't necessarily require describing beauty; expressing extreme evil can actually highlight goodness.

You could even say it's a dark, negative energy.

The true evil force!
Even the stage design conveys an extreme sense of evil and chaos.

If we extend this further, it even carries a sense of irony stemming from history.

In other words.

DP is taking a very proactive villainous stance in preparation for the upcoming performance showdown.

oppression.

If this atmosphere isn't broken soon, then there's really no point in continuing.

High-end bands compete on this kind of performance; if you come in and immediately unleash your full power, who can withstand that?
"Shit, Lee, you're really cunning."

In the midst of the metal storm, the most civilized Sophia was the first to swear.

He was so angry he laughed.

"We're not going to cooperate with you. Don't even think about playing dirty tricks; you've got enough of those already!"

"Only a fool would fall for that."

"Hahahahaha!!"

The room erupted in laughter, and the oppressive atmosphere that Li Can had created vanished instantly.

"Wow, that's clever."

Li Can wasn't surprised, and instead burst into laughter along with him.

The opponent is not stupid after all; they have learned from their mistakes and are now finding it difficult to make a move.

Don't be fooled by Sofia's seemingly casual attitude; she's just trying to lighten the mood.

In fact, this is disrupting the expressive power of Li Can and his team in their subsequent work.

To express the essence of evil from the perspective of the villain, one must use strong and detailed language; otherwise, it will greatly disrupt the audience's perception of the work.

The same musical work, expressed differently, and designed differently, will affect the audience's different perceptions of it.

Sofia's move could even strike at the very core of metal music, rendering Li Can unable to rise again.

The camera kept running faithfully.

Record the entire exchange between the stage and the backstage.

After all, such sophisticated and sophisticated tactics, along with the interplay of counter-attacks and counter-attacks, are truly rare.

"In that case, we'll have to rely on our strength."

Li Can chuckled.

Not only was I not annoyed, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Playing against bots is nowhere near as satisfying as playing against someone who can fight back!

In that instant, Li Can's thoughts shifted rapidly.

Since they won't fall for it, then we'll increase the stakes on our side!
Since the character he was to portray was an extreme, savage, and bloodthirsty villain.

If the enemy resists during the burning, killing, and looting, what will happen to true evil and chaos?

It will be even more cruel and bloody!
Soon, everyone began preparing for their respective performances.

When the DP band and Mr. Xi Qing gathered together to begin preparations for the performance.

Li Can's opening remarks immediately put everyone back on track.

“Crush them, leave not a single bone or blood fragment.”

(End of this chapter)