Xia Yuan’s band special training program is in full swing.
After Liu Xiaoyu had a successful first street performance with Peng Xue's company, he obviously became more adapted to this "rebellious" rhythm.
On the second day after the performance, Liu Xiaoyu discussed with Peng Xue about going to the square center of the business district to perform together. Peng Xue and Liu Xiaoyu discussed the plan. Xia Yuan saw that the two of them had adapted to the special training rhythm. She was happy for them and began to prepare for the next livehouse performance.
"November is the off-season for traveling, but this also means that some large livehouses have more opportunities to offer performances. If I go there more often, I should be able to find an opportunity..."
Xia Yuan sat cross-legged on the sofa and told Mei Fang about his subsequent band operation plan, "But we can't just focus on running these livehouse venues. These can only help us accumulate experience, but the effect of accumulating popularity is not good."
"So, your goal is that, right? The place where our Yuanyuan's dream of becoming a band began."
At this moment, Xia Yuan was using his mobile phone to show Mei Fang a recent notice of a performance. After hearing what Mei Fang said, he immediately showed a very satisfied smile.
"That's right! As expected of Ah Fang, who is in tune with me, he understood my intention immediately."
What was displayed on Xia Yuan's phone was the notice about the Blueberry Music Festival. The venue of this year's Blueberry Music Festival happened to be Pengcheng where Xia Yuan and her friends lived.
When the Big Three were still the Little Three and they lived together for the first time in Jiangcheng, it was because Xia Yuan took Peng Xue and the others to this music festival that Peng Xue and Xia Yuan later had their musical dreams.
Now Xia Yuan has become a nationally renowned idol singer, and she is now restarting her band dream as the band's guitarist Wanwan.
"It feels very romantic to become famous in the place where my dream began."
Lin Youxi held Xiaobai in one hand and Daju in the other, and put them into the cat bed nearby, then added some supplementary food to the cats' food bowls.
"Yes, yes, by the way... has Big Orange gained weight recently?"
“I feel that way.”
Lin Youxi stroked the big orange cat's back, and it purred comfortably.
"But the big orange one is growing very fast. It feels a bit like its mother now."
"My queen... I don't know where you are now, and whether you are doing well..."
Xia Yuan showed a sad expression when she heard Lin Youxi say this, "It's great that these little guys are carefree, but I don't know if they will miss their mothers..."
"It has more to do with my own situation. The kids are very happy now, so they don't care about this. For example, Yuanyuan, you are very happy and every day is very fulfilling, so you don't miss your mother at all."
"Why, why do you say that, Youxi!"
Xia Yuan snuggled in Mei Fang's arms and stroked her hair, saying, "I was just so busy these past two weeks that I didn't get in touch with my family. You're making me sound like a filial daughter."
Lin Youxi smiled without saying a word. After feeding the cat, she sat beside Mei Fang and rested her head directly in Mei Fang's arms. Mei Fang also naturally rubbed and kneaded Lin Youxi as if she were petting a cat. The chat of the family of three often got into the rhythm like this.
"Come to think of it, I haven't sung for a long time. Yuanyuan, don't just play with your band, play with me too."
"Okay, okay, whatever instrument you want to learn, I'll teach you..."
Xia Yuan paused and said, "Ah, um, you don't want to be the lead singer, do you?"
"No, I won't target Xiaoyu that much."
Lin Youxi smiled and said, "I don't have the time to go with your band. I just asked if there is a chance to go to KTV together."
"Of course I have this, haha, I'll arrange it right away!"
Xia Yuan gave Lin Youxi a heart sign and said, "Youxi hasn't played with Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue for a long time. It's a good opportunity to invite them together this time, and then invite Xiaoyizi as well."
"It doesn't really matter, as long as I can relieve stress every night with Fang and Yuanyuan. By the way, my AI will soon be released in beta, and I have to work overtime a lot recently. I plan to apply it to Fang's new 3A game. After all, the amount of NPCs that need to be generated in an open world is too ridiculous."
"Fuck, are you progressing so fast..." Mei Fang was stroking Lin Youxi's hair when he was shocked for a hundred years by Lin Youxi's shocking speech.
You know, introducing AI into the game is a dream that has not been realized in the previous game until 2023. If Lin Youxi himself leads the team to accomplish it, what a genius idea that would be!
"Afang, you too... Don't just focus on accompanying Yuanyuan in making music, pay more attention to your gaming career. Yunyun is almost out of work, and I haven't seen you contact her recently.
"Oh yeah... I've been a bit lazy lately..."
Mei Fang was a little embarrassed, and he rubbed Yuanyuan's roundness with his hands, "But to be honest, making music is quite interesting. It feels much faster than making games."
"Ah Fang... Come to think of it... Weren't you writing songs before?"
No, no! I’ve finished writing it. I’ve been busy with you recently and forgot to send it to you. I’ll show it to you now.”
"No, I don't want to read the music myself."
Xia Yuan coquettishly rubbed against Mei Fang's arms, "I want you to play it directly for us."
Lin Youxi also turned around and looked up at her lover, while reaching out to stroke Xia Yuan's cheek. Even with such a death perspective, she could handle it easily.
Mei Fang was teased by Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan and was eager to form a three-black team: +
"Well... one is enough for me, and you two are coming together-"
"You will get a reward only if you do it well, otherwise you will just take off without landing!"
Xia Yuan looked at Mei Fang with a smile on her face, and made a silencing gesture with one hand. At this moment, Lin Youxi had already stood up from Mei Fang and suggested to Xia Yuan, "Then, let's relive our memories of high school and let Ah Fang sing for us?"
"No problem! I'll go get my big guitar that has been gathering dust for years!"
Mei Fang ran excitedly to his room, and then played the latest single he prepared for the Yixia Band - "As Promised" for Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi.
This song was adapted from Hao Ge's work. It has a simple and lively melody. Even the guitar solo has a very rhythmic sense. Mei Fang looks a lot younger when he plays the guitar. Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi both enjoy it very much. Even the cats curiously gather around Mei Fang and meow with him.
This song expresses the pure emotions between friends, the pure wish that old friends can get together more often, and the sincere hope that good things will always come as promised.
Mei Fang had actually thought about this song for Liu Xiaoyu for a long time, because in her mind the song was sung by Liu Xiaoyu in her previous life in the Top Ten Singers competition. If Mei Fang returned it to her at this time, it would feel more fulfilling.
However, considering the content and intention of the lyrics of the song, it would easily trigger some messy thoughts, causing some unnecessary troubles for both himself and Liu Xiaoyu. Of course, the most important thing would be to cause doubts among the wives, so in the end he was excluded by Mei Fang.
That's it!
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi both liked the topic and idea of Mei Fang's song, and they applauded at the same time after listening to it.
"Great! I think Xiaoyu will definitely like singing this song."
"Why didn't you say that she likes anything written by Ah Fang?"
"Ah, you know Xiaoyu has a crush on Ah Fang!"
"Isn't it obvious? Xiaoyu never says it, but she can't hide her love for someone... She's so good, but she hasn't found a partner yet. Doesn't this speak volumes?"
"Well... that's true... But Xiaoyu is a very good person. She won't cause any trouble for Ah Fang or us. Really, don't have any problem with her."
"… "
Lin Youxi smiled and sighed, "I really don't know whether to say that you are too naive, Yuanyuan, or that you are a good person, so all the good girls surround you."
"There are bad girls too... but there's basically no chance for me to introduce them to Ah Fang, haha."
"What do you mean by looking stupid?"
While the sisters were undergoing special training, Xia Yuan also told her teammates in the Yixia Band about her plan to register for the Blueberry Music Festival.
"The basic requirement for the Blueberry Music Festival is that the band must have more than 10,000 Weibo fans. We still have about a month to go. If we go to the livehouse twice a week to accumulate fans,
"If... I mean if!"
Curious Baby raised his hand to ask Bingbing, "If we don't have 10,000 Weibo fans by the registration date, what should we do?"
"We are very strong, we should be able to do it with a little effort! Don't say discouraging words!"
Peng Xue reminded Xia Yuan, "If, if, Bingbing said if!"
"If... this low-probability event really happens..."
Xia Yuan said seriously: "Then go to Station C and let the operation push traffic!"
"I'm determined to attend the Blueberry Music Festival!"
So Peng Xue and Xiang Bingbing patted their chests and said, "We are all relieved to hear that Yuanyuan can say such shameless words."
Xia Yuan’s determination was affirmed!
In the following period of time, everyone was undergoing special training while participating in more livehouses. From being unknown in the beginning to building up fans, Liu Xiaoyu gradually let go, but still a little shy and timid, became everyone's favorite and slowly learned to control the situation.
The progress is obvious...
As the guidance and supervision person of Liu Xiaoyu, Peng Xue is also very pleased with his growth.
Teaching Yuanyuan these things always feels a bit abstract, Bingbing is a bit uncontrollable, and Xiaoyu is just right...
The Yixia band was having a brief celebration backstage for their outstanding performance at today's livehouse. Everyone was chatting and laughing at the table about the details of today's performance. Peng Xue was tuning her bass on the side, enjoying the brief afterglow of the passion on stage.
Just at this moment, a passing grey-haired curly-haired girl slowly walked up and patted Peng Xue on the shoulder.
"Oh my god, it's you... Michelle, you are Michelle, right?"
Peng Xue seemed a little surprised when someone called her by her old nickname, and was even more confused when she saw the other person:
"It's me, Bella. We met in Rongcheng. Don't you remember?"
"Xiaoxue's friend?"
Lin Wanwan was a little curious, "Is this the friend I met that year, Xiaoxue?"
"I really don't have any impression... If it was a friend, I would definitely remember it."
Peng Xue patted his head.
"Oh, you are such a forgetful person."
The curly-haired girl took off her sunglasses. When Peng Xue saw the curly-haired girl's nose ring, she slowly remembered something:
"Oh, you are Bella, the lead singer of Chunxi Band, right?"
"Hahahaha! That was many years ago. I haven't formed a band for a long time. My teammates are too likely to hold us back."
"That's true." Peng Xue nodded. "If your previous band had a new lead singer, the overall quality and level would be much higher."
As soon as Peng Xue said this, Lin Wanwan and the others immediately understood.
This is the woman who has a grudge against Xiaoxue.
Bella made a coquettish motorcycle voice, "Oh, come on, Michelle, why are you still holding a grudge? Didn't we just have a few arguments in the bar before? Why are you still holding a grudge?"
Peng Xue smiled and said, "What are you talking about? I have at least some impression of your name, but I really can't remember what happened between us."
"It doesn't matter if you can't remember. Are you attending the Blueberry Music Festival this year? You'll remember me at the festival then."
Bella started to stroke her hair as she spoke. "Actually, after I went solo, I participated in some variety shows on my own. Now I have 40,000 to 50,000 fans on Weibo!"
"Oh, you're awesome."
Peng Xue smiled and said, "You are a big shot in the entertainment industry now, why do you still come to see such a low-class thing as a livehouse?"
"I heard that there's a new band in Pengcheng that's very popular recently, so why don't you come over to see it? hohohoho—"
Bella covered her mouth and laughed strangely. "I really didn't expect to see the singer of "The Strange Power Song" in such a small place. Where have you been these two years? Are you going back to form a band again?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Peng Xue nodded, "Being in a band is so interesting. People outside the circle like you can no longer experience it."
"Hahahaha, I really can't feel it. After all, the money I earn in one month is enough for your annual salary."
Bella is now in high spirits. When she meets a woman she used to be at odds with, she feels sorry for herself if she doesn’t sneer at her:
"With your talent and qualifications for singing folk songs, why don't you join Sing! to become famous instead of staying in a small band like this as a bassist?"
"I am a musician. The entertainment industry and variety show industry are too complicated. I can't handle it..."
"Come to think of it, you are the one who wrote the song about special abilities, Michelle. You should have been invited to perform at the Blueberry Music Festival, right? Ah... You didn't receive an invitation, did you?"
"Yes, yes, of course we got it!"
Lin Wanwan stood up to defend Peng Xue at this time, "Our supporters will attend the music festival with us!"
"Then you guys better perform well then. Fans at music festivals are much stricter than those at livehouses. I hope your show won't be a dull occasion. Hahaha! Ah, my agent is calling me back. I have to go shoot a commercial. Bye, bye!"
"Goodbye."
Peng Xue sent the annoying Bella away. Lin Wanwan, who was standing by, seemed a little surprised. "This woman... why does she exude the aura of a villain?"
"This is what a bitch who loves to make trouble is like. Ignore her." Peng Xue was very casual. "Let's control our own pace. Ignore this bitch."
"Xiaoxue, it feels so good to curse! Let me try it too..."
Xiang Bingbing followed suit and echoed, "Humph, you are such a bitch who loves to make trouble."
Lin Wanwan immediately showed a very horrified expression when she heard this, "Don't learn this kind of thing, Bingbing!"
I've finished typing, and am going to sleep!
(End of this chapter)