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Chapter 166 Worthless? Must it be in English? [47 Updates]

What followed was Huang Dalong playing the guitar and singing with great intensity.

Just as Xia Shen predicted, middle-aged men have their own charm. Initially, they might be nervous when facing a stage they've never been on before.

However, once they actually took office, their calm and experienced nature, along with the wisdom accumulated over the years, enabled them to quickly adapt to various environments and make corresponding adjustments.

For example, right now, they are no longer nervous. With such makeup and costumes, they are actually quite at ease on stage, and their level of adaptation seems to be far greater than that of some of the other guests.

This made Xia Shen nod in agreement.

It was worth it for him to lead the rehearsals of the Rose Red Flower project for so long; the results were quite good.

The real reason he didn't make it into the first round was that he wanted to give these people a chance to experience.
Being constantly guided won't provide the desired training or experience.

When he faced a huge stage like Ultra all by himself, did anyone guide him? Who could he rely on?
No, he could only rely on himself, and everything depended on his own arrangements.

If he had been mentored from the beginning, he would never have been able to achieve what he has today, let alone break into the world's top 100.

Human potential is often unleashed under pressure.

On stage, Huang Dalong and his group gradually became more at ease. They even blinked strangely with their makeup and hairstyle, which, in combination with the music, created a very eerie atmosphere.

This isn't a vulgar aura, but most people can't quite explain why it's so powerful or amazing.

This is actually stage presence; rock music is a performance style that emphasizes stage presence during live performances.

"If you're not busy the night before, you'll be busy the night after."

"After dreaming of gold, I dream of a wasted life."

"The spring rain won't wet even the most devoted ghost."

"The autumn chill seeps into the heart of the devoted lover."

The unique melody, reminiscent of Errenzhuan (a traditional Chinese folk art form), and the arrangement incorporating numerous folk music elements, offer a refreshing and novel experience, unlike anything I've heard before.

Just like their makeup and costumes, it's very bizarre.

The audience was completely bewildered, and it took them a long time to react before they started posting comments and making noise.

"No way. Where did this come from? I'm serious, are you sure this isn't the Oriental Scala live show?"

"What a weird tune, what a weird stage, but... it's so cool!"

"I've already started shaking!"

"Unexpectedly, it resonated with me. Is this a combination of rock music and folk culture?"

"Damn, who understands the sense of redemption that comes the moment the suona starts playing? Who understands, family members?"

"I know, it really gave me goosebumps, and then with the distortion from the electric guitar, wow, it sounded strangely good."

"Moreover, the words are quite profound. 'Not busy the night before, busy the night after, dreaming of gold and then of yellow millet.' Combined with their makeup and costumes, what were they doing in the second half of the night? Can this even be broadcast if it's said out loud?"

"Why are you saying it can't be broadcast anymore? Can't it be about the funeral industry?"

However, there was not only positive feedback, but also some negative feedback.

"What is this? Is this rock music?"

"Isn't this just a two-person comedy routine? Adding a distorted electric guitar makes it rock, right?"

"Hilarious! It's nowhere near as good as aspirin. This stuff sounds really vulgar and awful, like something you'd give an old man. Is this really not for old men?"

"? This isn't very artistic? Is this the level of appreciation that aspirin fans have?"

"If you touch your own country's folk culture or things, you're considered unsophisticated and vulgar. You think the moon is always brighter in foreign countries? If you like foreign countries so much, why don't you go there yourselves? Why stay in China and suffer? Tsk!"

"If they could go, they would have gone already."

"Bro woke up to find his skin was still yellow, and the sky fell down."

"This is just rubbish! Who would listen to this stuff? It's so crazy, it's only for lunatics. It's just a bit off, more or less like that."

"That sense of superiority is irritating." Huang Dalong and the others, of course, were unaware of these arguments.

They were just trying their best to sing.

At this moment, even the atmosphere at the scene was stirred up, and most people were getting into the fun.

Of course, there are exceptions.

The chubby boy with glasses who had just given aspirin a high score was now frowning and even shaking his head, looking very dissatisfied.

This moment was also captured by the camera.

Huang Dalong is playing the guitar.

"A Chinese Ghost Story owes a woman a debt, but overnight it's all cleared. I plead with heaven, earth, and my confidant, forgetting mountains, forgetting water, forgetting my lover."

Then, the guzheng was added, along with the flute.

The member in charge of playing folk music was responsible for playing all the folk instruments.

Until the song ended.

Pah, pah, pah, pah—

A round of applause broke out in the room.

The host then took the stage: "Okay, that was our Rose Red Flower Band's performance of 'Fairy.' Now that their performance is over, we've reached the most exciting moment: revealing their results."

Next, we'd like to invite our fans to share their thoughts. First, let's hear from Gao Xixi of Aishi Culture.

This is a female music fan from a small cultural communication company.

She said, "This song is refreshing to me. It's something I've never heard before, but it's not bad at all. On the contrary, the integration of folk music elements into rock music is eye-catching. Plus, your stage presentation is very dynamic. Considering all aspects, I would give you a high score of 89.76."

clap clap clap-

"Okay, thank you, Gao Xixi," the host said. "Next up."

Next, representatives from the fan clubs gave their evaluations one after another. Three representatives gave high scores, and even the lowest score was a passing grade.

Then, in his words, he felt that something was missing; this wasn't the rock music he remembered.

Then it was the turn of the chubby boy.

He picked up the microphone: "Yes, I understand what that fan meant, but she didn't explain it clearly. I know what she meant was that something was missing, and that this song is worthless in my eyes."

After saying that, he shook his head.

Deng!
At that moment, many people, whether audience members, music fans, or guests, felt a 'thud' in their hearts.

The atmosphere in the room fell silent.

Huang Dalong did not speak, but simply bowed slightly.

However, you could still tell from the dazed look in his eyes that he was a little bewildered by this sudden turn of events.

The chubby fan continued, holding the microphone, "In my opinion, this isn't real rock. It's just a two-person comedy routine disguised as rock. As we all know, two-person comedy is a lowbrow art form. I don't even consider it an art form; it's more like dross. Anyone who's been to a live show knows that this kind of performance is often accompanied by a lot of vulgarity, including the makeup and costumes of the performers, and the lyric 'Not busy the night before, busy the night after,' which is actually quite tacky."

At this moment, Huang Dalong quickly raised the microphone: "That's not how it is, judge/mentor. I used to work in the funeral industry, and this sentence was a reflection on a similar industry."

"I don't care about any of that, so don't try to argue with me!"

However, the chubby guy raised his voice and interrupted Huang Dalong: "Now it's our scoring round. If you want to continue developing in this industry and really become a rock singer, you have to learn humbly. Newcomers can't be made overnight. You can't always think of eye-catching things to gain traffic."

To be frank, I can't give you a very high score; 17.8 is the score I'm giving you.

Just like the production and arrangement of this song, it's tacky! Terrible! Disgusting! That's my evaluation of this song. It's worlds apart from the previous Aspirin Band song. I also hope that the arranger of this song can learn from their strengths and listen to truly excellent rock music.

However, at that moment, no one noticed that Xia Shen, who was still sitting in the middle of the first row of the guest seats, next to Lin Jian and Zhang Qiangwei, had already picked up the microphone.

"Wait a minute, my friend, are you saying that it has to be entirely in English to be considered rock?"

(End of this chapter)