Ten minutes before the opening.
The audience had already taken their seats.
Xia Weiliang had thought it was Director Du's carefully selected enthusiastic audience. However, the moment she appeared, the entire venue erupted, "Niangniang! Niangniang!"
"Niangniang!"
She stood stunned on the stage, "This is..."
Nuomi grinned, "Weiwei jie, surprised? Unexpected? These are all your fans!"
Xia Weiliang was genuinely a bit bewildered. It was her first time seeing so many fans, and her resilience as an idol wasn't that strong!
"But how did they..."
"It's like this, our show was prepared too hastily, and its recognition was low. The official Weibo's interactive activities didn't attract many participants, it was truly pathetic compared to 'Miracle' next door. That day, I just casually mentioned it in the Liangfen group, and I didn't expect the official Weibo's interactions and shares to break ten thousand that day!"
Nuomi said earnestly, "Even though Weiwei jie has always been behind the scenes, hearing you were in trouble, they all came. So, they truly came for you!"
"Oh dear, oh dear, my makeup is going to be ruined!"
She deliberately turned her face away. She wasn't used to shedding tears in front of people.
Nuomi chuckled and muttered softly, "Don't look for such flimsy excuses, your face is bare as it is~"
Suddenly remembering something, Nuomi exclaimed, "Ah! Weiwei jie, how was the performance order arranged?"
Mentioning this, Xia Weiliang smugly curled her lips, "You'll see soon enough!"
Although she still trusted Weiwei jie, those elderly gentlemen were indeed difficult to please. Otherwise, why would Director Du have passed the buck to Weiwei jie?
"Uh, right, are the guests in place?"
Xia Weiliang asked as if casually, her gaze drifting towards the guest seating area directly in front.
Brother Cheng and Sister Hua were already seated, chatting with the audience behind them.
Beside them was Shang Rongrong, who was diligently looking at some documents. As for the seat on the other side, it was empty, with only a nameplate that read "Xiao Yi".
She blinked in surprise, "He's not here?"
"Second Brother just called me, he'll be here any moment!"
Xia Weiliang frowned. Xiao Yi's attitude towards work was obvious. He would earnestly fulfill his commitments. What was happening today?
Director Du hurried over again, "Liang'er, those esteemed guests..."
"Heh heh!" Xia Weiliang turned away directly, unwilling to deal with him.
"Oh dear, oh dear, it's Little Du Ge's fault, but what could I do! Those esteemed guests are one more difficult to handle than the next, I truly have no way with them!"
"No way, so you sell out your teammates? Little Du, you'll have no friends like this in the future!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Liang'er, you're right! So later... won't there be a performance accident..."
Xia Weiliang shrugged, "I've done my best, the rest is up to fate."
Director Du's heart sank.
The recording had entered the countdown.
Xia Weiliang also felt a bit nervous. The situation had escalated to this point, and it was her reckless talk that caused the trouble. Director Du had almost staked his entire fortune on this. If it failed, wouldn't she have dragged him down?
She contacted the backstage via intercom, "Are you ready?"
"Ready!"
She took a deep breath, staring intently at the stage.
"3, 2, 1—"
The stage suddenly went dark.
The audience was also taken aback, everyone watching silently.
Director Du was shocked, "What's happening? Lights! Lights!!"
As his words fell, three spotlights shone onto the center of the stage!
There, the four esteemed guests and an additional member, all wearing sunglasses, stood in the center of the circular stage.
Master Duan carried a guitar, beside him was Zhang Tianshi holding a flute, and then Wang Fudao with his suona, and next to them was the accompanying guitarist Gao Xiujie, Brother Jie.
Behind the four was a drum set. Shen Zhong, shirtless and wearing a leather vest, with his head wrapped in a bandana, exuded a "Don't look at me, or I'll punch you" aura.
The audience was stunned at first, then erupted in a "Wow"!
Despite being close to fifty, the cool styling of these elderly gentlemen was unparalleled!
Director Du was dumbfounded, "This, this... this isn't right!"
According to the previous rehearsal, the host should have come on stage now, and then one of the esteemed guests would be revealed, bringing a wave of nostalgic memories...
Why were they playing as a band now?
No, no, no, had they coordinated? Had they rehearsed?
Ahhhhhh!
Director Du felt his brain couldn't keep up, and his hands began to tremble.
According to unreliable gossip, President Jiang was mingling in the audience, but the cameras hadn't spotted him yet.
Although it wasn't a live broadcast but a recording, the opening was particularly important. Everything called for a good start. Now, everything was scattered!
Xia Weiliang held her breath, fully focused on the stage.
Master Duan, worthy of being from a rock band, exuded an aura the moment he stood on stage. Standing before the microphone, he directly roared:
"I am your Grandpa!!!"
With that opening line, Shen Zhong hit a crash cymbal, followed by Director Wang's suona blasting out, and the atmosphere immediately ignited!
Indeed, it was a 4K studio that kept up with international standards, with cool and shocking stage effects.
And truth be told, these elderly gentlemen, with their versatile skills, played their instruments to perfection. Heard from afar, it was pure chaos!
In a nutshell, everyone played their own thing, blew their own tune!
But for some reason, amidst the chaos, there was order, yet upon closer listening, it was still chaotic...
Under this complex mood, the elderly gentlemen went all out, and Shen Zhong's drumming with the small sticks was incredibly boisterous!
Brother Jie and Zhang Tianshi were both dressed in white robes, one with a guitar, the other with a flute. Their collaboration wasn't seamless, and they certainly lacked chemistry.
But under their dual assault, after a guitar solo, Master Duan managed to hold his ground!
The audience below, however, paid no attention. Just seeing these four formidable elders and a minor imp on the same stage was enough to drive them wild!
Whether the opening show was successful or not was unknown, but the audience was certainly going crazy.
Xia Weiliang didn't know what a variety show was; she only knew that if everyone was having fun, it was a success!
She could barely contain herself, feeling an immense power within her that needed to be released.
It wasn't just her; Xiao Lan, who was coiled around her wrist, seemed to be stimulated by this ragtag band and slowly lifted its head, swaying its head a couple of times.
The camera work was also mischievous. While it was focused on the stage, for some unknown reason, it shifted to her.
There was a large screen on stage with live broadcast. Seeing her enthusiastically dancing along, the fans frantically shouted, "Niangniang, do it!" "Niangniang, go up!"
Hearing the cheers, Master Duan didn't hesitate. He beckoned her with a finger.
Oh, dear!
Did he dare to provoke her?
Could she refuse such a challenge?
Xia Weiliang narrowed her eyes. For some unknown reason, she took off her hat, threw it onto the ground, grabbed a microphone, and jumped onto the stage!
Nuomi: "!!!"
Ahhhhhh!
She didn't catch it!!!!