Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 443 Li Can's father is really worried sick.

Fans must imagine that DP is happy.

On the night the meeting ended.

The group did not rush to leave.

In the Star Media Entertainment office, four people huddled together, shivering.

Even Lin Feng, who could usually banter with Li Can, lowered his proud head, feeling somewhat guilty and unable to look Li Can in the eye.

"What are you doing? What are you all doing?!"

Li Can stared at Lin Feng with a sharp gaze.

"You even started kicking the microphone stand on stage, huh!"

"Cough cough."

Zhao Ze glanced guiltily at Chen Gang, but Chen Gang just kept counting on his fingers.

Winnie suppressed a laugh.

But Li Can treated everyone the same.

"Still laughing? Do you even know that you guys were the ones who created this abstraction, but I'm the one who took all the blame?!"

Li Can laughed too, a laugh born of anger.

He stared directly at the five men and executed them one by one.

"Chen Gang, ah, Poland's designated one and only true god, Zhao Ze, Big Windmill, Lin Feng, New Year's greeting vanguard, Big Gift Demon!"

"Your abstract ideas are all my fault!!"

"Look at what the netizens are saying!!"

"When it comes to abstract concepts, it's always me. Damn it, aren't you guys the ones who did all this?! I don't even want to think about how netizens will tag me this time for kicking the microphone!"

This statement came out.

Everyone was about to lose their composure.

"Haha, I'm sorry, Brother Can, I really couldn't help it."

Chen Gang couldn't help himself and was the first to burst out laughing.

That one laugh was all it took; it immediately set everyone else off into laughter as well.

That is indeed the case.

In the end, Li Can only made a start; if you count carefully, there aren't actually that many abstract things.

but.

All the blame for his teammates' mistakes was placed on Li Can, the "King of Blames".

"Who are you blaming? Didn't you start 'I Am a Reverse Butterfly'? Didn't you start playing with drumsticks and potato chips, and slapping cymbals with your big hands?"

Winnie chuckled.

“Our eldest brother is no different from the second brother, you are the big brother of the band, if you don’t take the blame, who will? Whether it’s abstract or not is not really a problem, the problem is not that abstract will affect the performance.”

"Makes sense."

Lin Feng nodded, his brows furrowed.

"We really need to take this seriously. We can't just dismiss it as a joke. We have many stage accidents, but they just don't affect the performance. If we keep ignoring it, it will backfire one day."

"Is such that."

Everyone nodded.

Li Can breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, my buddies aren't arrogant, and they genuinely listen to what I say.

"Fine, if that's the case, then I'll take the blame. Anyway, I'm not bothered by having too many lice."

Li Can made a sarcastic remark.

Another burst of laughter followed.

"To be honest, Brother Can is already quite tired. We've been performing for so long, and we've always been very strict about safety. There won't be any issues like falling off the stage, unstable lifts, or ceiling projection screens collapsing."

Han Jiayin nodded in deep agreement.

"Who would have thought that unexpected stage accidents would keep happening in other strange and wonderful places?"

Li Can sighed.

"The on-the-spot reactions to stage accidents that fans praise create god-level performances, but for us performers, such things are not something to pursue, but rather something to be avoided at all costs."

"Yes, netizens are praising talented performers for not being afraid of stage accidents, but the question is, why do stage accidents happen in the first place?"

"It's not that I think what we're doing is too much, it's just that I think we should be more serious and not just joke around and play around, only to end up taking it seriously."

"Yes, that's right, Brother Can is right."

"That's right. The fans' tolerance is not the reason for indulgence. Being serious is the underlying principle, not entertainment."

The group exchanged glances and nodded seriously.

Li Can wasn't strict; moreover, given that the DP band had reached its current level, they should be even stricter with themselves.

In the performing arts, once you relax, you'll decline; no matter how high you climb, you'll eventually become just another roadside performer.

There have been far too many such examples in the entertainment industry.

Both can be top singers at twenty, but the difference in attitude becomes apparent at thirty. By forty or fifty, audiences will suddenly realize that most have faded into obscurity, while those who can improve their performances over time are extremely rare.

The birth of a legend is something we've all experienced.

What needs to be done now is to prevent the fall of a legend and to try to explore even more legendary territory.

The old father is truly worried sick.

"Now that everyone has realized this, let's put in extra training and go back to the basics."

"No problem, it's necessary to go back to the workshop."

"It's definitely time to let things settle down."

Everyone nodded, quickly abandoning their playful expressions and becoming very serious.

Such an attitude is quite unbelievable in the entertainment industry. Every member understands this, and therefore, every member is defending it.

It's like playing a royal game. Many players originally planned to collect defeat CGs, but once their competitive spirit takes hold, winning becomes the only option, and they will never fall here.

"Then I've made the arrangements?"

"Make the arrangements! Don't pity us!"

"That's what you said!"

Li Can moved very quickly.

He yanked a printed plan form off the table.

It's hard to imagine that such top-notch, timely feedback wasn't prepared in advance; everyone was slightly taken aback.

Oh no, we've fallen for Li Can's big trick!

"Brother Chan, just tell me, did you plan this all along?"

"Never mind whether I planned this or not, I'm just asking you, are you going to practice or not!"

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Lin Feng and Han Jiayin exchanged a glance and fell silent.

Just moments ago I was feeling ashamed of the chain reaction caused by kicking the microphone stand during the performance, and moved by Li Can's dedication. But after glancing at the schedule, all my guilt vanished, and all I could think about was one thing.

Li Can, you idiot, give me back my感动 (feeling of being moved).

"We meet at 7 a.m., do half an hour of aerobic exercise, have a professional dietitian prepare a customized meal plan, then have half an hour to wash up, and start the refresher course at 8 a.m. Brother Can, you're so thoughtful."

Chen Gang had only read one sentence when Zhao Ze snatched the schedule away.

Zhao Ze glanced at his watch and then looked up.

"Personal practice time is from 8 to 10 o'clock. The practice content is adjusted according to the individual. At 10 o'clock, we will start learning about art history and various avant-garde art concepts in contemporary art, and conduct professional paper analysis?"

"get out of class ends at 12:00, with two hours for meals and rest. Solo practice begins at 2:00, where participants practice what was covered in the morning's lessons and familiarize themselves with how to use it in their respective fields of expertise for improvisation. The lead singer receives multilingual training."

"Then individual training resumes at four o'clock and continues until six o'clock?"

Give the schedule to Winnie.

Winnie glanced at it and felt as if she had returned to her student days, which were not so far away from her own.

"We'll meet at 7 PM after dinner for four hours of ensemble practice and rehearsals of new compositions." "Individual practice will be from 11 PM to midnight, a time to review and reinforce the day's material. The entire training program will last fifteen days."

The group exchanged glances, their eyelids beginning to twitch.

Spicy balls.

It's grueling training.

Everyone is beyond saving.

but.

What you think in your heart doesn't matter, but you absolutely must be stubborn in your words.

"Practice is fine, this is nothing, hahaha, it's a piece of cake, Brother Can, you're still too trash."

"Yeah, I thought it was some kind of hellish training, but it turns out it's just this?"

Lin Feng snorted coldly.

That's it?

Laugh to death.

Who among us here hasn't experienced an even more outrageous level of training than this?

Especially the instrumentalists.

I've had many days where I'm constantly in contact with my piano, playing for sixteen hours straight. These days are often concentrated in crucial moments, and I could easily last for one or two months, let alone fifteen.

However, Lin Feng only hesitated slightly before cowering under Li Can's gaze, which seemed to pierce into the depths of his soul.

"Want me to give you some extra food?"

"Actually, no need, but you still need to pay attention to adjusting your state and resting cycle."

"Where is Gangzi?"

"Ah, that's how it is. We have to take advantage of the kindness that Brother Can is showing us, hehe."

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Li Can nodded and continued speaking.

"This 15-day intensive training will include a performance opportunity to showcase our abilities. As for how we will arrange our practice afterwards, that will depend on the score we get from this performance."

Are you referring to the opening ceremony of Tencent Games Carnival?

"Correct."

"...It's a game again."

Chen Gang was just making a casual comment.

But to everyone's surprise, Li Can shook his head very seriously.

"It's not a game. The opening ceremony performance is a performance. My requirements are not high. I just want it to reach the peak of our DP band's performance."

"Holy crap! Li Can, are you fucking insane?"

Now it was Chen Gang's turn to be shocked.

When was DP Band at their peak performance level?
It is the power of the entire team entering a state of flow on the stage of the king, under a semi-controllable state with a touch of trickery.

Such a level of skill is something that many professional bands in the industry have never even heard of, let alone seen. They wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

Individual flow states are easy to achieve, but difficult in a group, because a band ultimately relies on teamwork.

Li Can's words were simple.

But the difficulty is no less than climbing to the heavens.

To put it more bluntly, it means...
The goal is to achieve a fully controlled flow state and perform well at the opening ceremony of the Tencent Games Carnival without resorting to tricks, following this training camp.

This is not just the pinnacle of performance, because the pinnacle of performance is often a state that can only be encountered by chance.

Li Can explicitly demanded controllability. While the performance level might seem like a pursuit of previous peak performances, in reality, it required the entire band to achieve another incredible breakthrough in overall strength.

From pseudo-flow 1.0 to controllable flow 2.0.

Perhaps the picture quality is the same, both being 4K resolution.

However, it went from running at an unstable 30 frames per second to consistently running at a stable 120 frames per second.

Its innovations in graphics cards and optimizations can be said to have created a generational gap, at least the difference between the 4060 and 5090.

The difficulty is ridiculously high.

"Actually, it's not impossible. If you can controllably reach your peak performance in every work, that's a bit superhuman. But if you just want to achieve a controllable peak in the performance of one work, the difficulty isn't as absurd as you might imagine. However, it's still very difficult."

Zhao Ze spoke thoughtfully.

Li Can nodded repeatedly.

Seeing Li Can nod, everyone relaxed slightly from their surprise, and then nodded seriously.

Perhaps this is not an insurmountable task.

Practice makes perfect.

Moreover, if this breakthrough can be achieved, it will be of great significance to everyone.

Don't even mention that you did it 100%.

If they can achieve 50% control, DP Band's future performances will be flawless. The perfect state that others can only dream of is at least half of what DP Band can achieve.

One hundred percent is probably not something humans can achieve.

But in any case, we should always push the limits and get closer to them.

Since the decision has been made to add more training...

That cannot be delayed.

Today is the last day to relax, so we must recharge and prepare ourselves.

Everyone went back to systematically plan their individual training for the next fifteen days.

When a tall guy raises his hand and jumps, only three or four centimeters away from the basketball hoop—just the distance of a hook shot—he will definitely keep trying to jump higher and higher until he actually touches it.

The sense of accomplishment is extremely high.

If this had happened back when DP was still in the early days, everyone would have just laughed it off. But now that they have the opportunity to touch on these things, there's no need for Li Can to explain anything; everyone is just holding their breath.

Time passed in this way.

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

The next day, everyone was working hard to hone their skills, absorbing new knowledge like a sponge, and then constantly applying it in experiments. They also summarized past performances and works, and came up with some brand-new processing frameworks.

It happened at 3:30 p.m. that day.

Wang Yongchang arrived at the office excitedly.

"Ah Chan, your fan meeting this time has had a huge impact on the internet. I won't go into the other gossip, I guess you're not interested, but the feedback data for your new song 'Kai Dao Tu Mi' that you asked me to follow is very encouraging. Your vocal experiment seems to be a success, and the word-of-mouth is excellent!"

"The audience really liked this unconventional yet meaningful expression, and the acceptance rate was much higher than expected."

After exchanging a few excited words, Wang Yongchang sensed the unusual atmosphere in the studio today and glanced at Li Can, as if asking a question.

"Okay, Lao Wang, put it there for now."

Li Can nodded and smiled slightly.

"No rush, we can talk about data feedback and word-of-mouth evaluation later. Now is practice time."

"Okay, I'll leave it here for now. Take a look when you have time. I won't bother you anymore."

Wang Yongchang nodded and then left.

However, I lingered at the entrance of the studio a few more times.

Without saying a word, he turned and left, carefully closing the door behind him.

I took out my phone and glanced again at the overwhelmingly positive comments online.
[Ants, humans, God—a triadic recurrence, too powerful!]

Why is DP still pushing boundaries? Why are they so rigid, so unyielding?

[This is incredible! Holy crap, this scene is absolutely amazing!]

I'm so envious; I got to go there in person.

[DP Band's performance was only slightly impressive, yet it reached an unimaginable level in the music industry.]

Upon seeing this, Old Wang couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

"A slight exertion? This is clearly going all out at all times!"

(End of this chapter)