Rock and Roll: Glorious Years

Meanwhile, in the studio, the fans were already ready. All sorts of light sticks and posters were held high overhead. Judging by the crowd, at least half of them were there for Xia Yuxi, and the rest were fans of the two young male idols, as well as some fans of the pop female singer. Together, they made up almost 90% of the fans.

There were very few rock fans who were actually there for these musicians, and they didn't have any support supplies on hand.

Xiaofei and her friends from yesterday were holding glow sticks, but she secretly slipped a poster of Bian Lang into her bag. She had found the poster online yesterday, taken a screenshot of Bian Lang's video, and had it printed at a print shop.

While searching for videos, she learned more about Bian Lang. Although she didn't know much about rock music, she came to the conclusion from the rave reviews from rock fans: "This young man, Bian Lang, is absolutely talented!"

Just then, another companion nudged her and said, "Xiaofei, where's Yuxi's poster? It's about to start, why haven't you taken it out yet?"

Xiao Fei hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "I wrinkled it in the car on the way here, I'm sorry I had to take it out..."

Under the murderous glare of her companions, Xiao Fei silently lowered her head.

Then, Niu Bo started by stating that he didn't understand rock music and was just there to fill in the atmosphere. He asked everyone not to criticize him if he said anything wrong.

After a burst of laughter, Xia Yuxi was announced to take the stage.

Xia Yuxi chose one of her early representative works. As soon as A4 opened her mouth, she sang a falsetto word, but immediately warmed up the atmosphere.

Entering the verse, his natural voice articulation was very good in the G2 section, but in the chorus, his natural voice breath control became less stable at F3.

When the chorus came, two consecutive falsetto C5s drew screams from the fans in the audience.

Those rock fans, however, scoffed at it...

Bian Lang felt that Xia Yuxi should thank Hunan TV. If Hunan TV hadn't hyped up her high notes in various music variety shows, she probably wouldn't have so many fans now. After all, even in a different time and space, music fans with independent aesthetics are still a minority, and most people are still inevitably swayed by external information.

After C5, it seems like Bianlang wanted to hit F5, but perhaps due to travel fatigue and a bad voice, he deliberately lowered it back to C5, which made this part of the chorus sound like it had lost its proper layers and rhythm.

But fans didn't see it that way; they just thought their idol's singing was amazing, able to sustain high notes for so long.

Upon hearing this, Pan Jianhu frowned slightly and quickly scribbled a few words in his notebook.

Niu Bo didn't understand at first, but seeing the atmosphere created by the audience, he clapped along. The other three mentors simply wore faint smiles, showing no other expression.

As expected, after Xia Yuxi's performance, the mentors, who each had 5 points, gave her an extremely high score of 23 points. After discussing it, Niu Boyi directly awarded her an S-level captain card.

Upon seeing this, Xia Yuxi's fans naturally began screaming, almost as if they were about to blow the entire recording studio roof off.

But the rock musicians in the rest area weren't happy, and when they saw the close-up shots of the audience on the screen, they started cursing:

"Giving this an S? Isn't this show a bit boring?"

"He's already using falsetto on an A4, and now he's forming a band? Is he expecting us to play gothic with him?"

"May Guanyin Bodhisattva protect me, please don't let this guy choose me!"

"Don't be so unconvinced. Look at the crowd he had here. If we didn't give it to him, would we give it to us rough guys who nobody even knows?" The rest is self-explanatory!

That's how it is now, but when Xia Yuxi returned to the rest area, some of the people who had been cursing along actually joined in applause to welcome her.

Then look at Bian Lang, who hasn't said a word the whole time; it's obvious who's the real actor and who's just pretending.

The next keyboardist was also impressive; Bian Lang saw a resemblance to Yang Ce from his past life in him, but without Yang Ce's obsessive passion. He ultimately scored 20 points, with his level pending.

Then it was Huang Kai's turn to perform. His skills were undeniable. He started with a root note that was at the level of a warrior, and his impromptu solo showcased a wide range of bass playing techniques.

But with bass, those who understand it get excited, while those who don't don't get the full meaning of the instrument.

So apart from a few professionals, no one else was really interested, let alone the audience.

Bian Lang felt that although this level was not as good as Liu Junli from the original Earth, it was still at the level of Third Brother, much better than himself. It was just a pity that this was a story that was neither destined nor meant to be.

After Huang Kai scored 21 points, the next few players were not in the same league, with scores hovering around 15 points.

The funniest one was a young, handsome guy who started with a song, dance, and rap, but by the end of the song, it felt like he was off-key for about 8% of the time. Niu Boyi asked him what happened, and he said he wasn't used to the microphone. Niu Boyi didn't know either, so he asked four professionals for help.

Liu Yao immediately interjected, "Maybe he's always used an electronic microphone before. If I sang with that microphone, I'd probably be off-key anyway."

When Zhao, the ninth player, came on, his rhythm was incredibly steady, and his performance was absolutely stunning. He also scored 23 points and earned an S-level captain card. At this point, Bian Lang's pre-match predictions were all correct.

The tenth guitarist to take the stage looked unremarkable, but as soon as the guitar melody started, Bian Lang laughed: "Well, I didn't expect someone to use Peng Kuzi's song to participate in the competition so soon."

Huang Kai, who was the first to hear it, looked over at Bian Lang and saw his aunt-like smile, so he knew he hadn't misheard.

Next up was Xia Yuxi, whose face was filled with disbelief after the confirmation: "It's standard practice for contestants to perform their mentors' works, but what makes Lang so special that he can get other contestants to perform his works?"

Gradually, more and more people in the lounge heard this and turned to look at Bian Lang.

"The book 'Those Without Ideals Don't Get Hurt' is indeed good, but it's a bit too over-the-top!" This person was jealous.

"Don't just talk the talk, why don't you see that guy playing your band's music?" This person was envious.

Pan Jianhu and Liu Yao realized it almost simultaneously. They exchanged a smile, and then Pan Jianhu said, "This kid's got potential!"

The other three hadn't seen Bian Lang's videos. They thought the guitarist named Ouyang Zhong was technically good, but not to the point that he deserved their special attention.

"Gentlemen, what's so special about this guitarist that makes you two so interested?"

Pan Jianhu kept everyone in suspense: "Just wait and see, you'll understand naturally later." He was certain that Bian Lang had read his letter, so he would definitely perform "Those Without Ideals Don't Get Hurt" when the time came.