At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaoming came to the community to pick up Qin Xiaobao and Yaya, and went to the concert venue.
When we arrived, there were still nearly four hours before the concert, but there were already dozens of people waiting under the shade of the trees outside. Vendors selling headlamps and glow sticks that we hadn't seen two days ago were selling their products.
Xiaoming drove the car directly to the passage at the back. After entering, he went through security check, checked his identity, and issued a badge to the three of them with a guest card written on it.
After many twists and turns, I was taken to my brother's waiting room. Standing at the door, I could vaguely hear the sound on the stage. I guess it wasn't too far away.
Knocking on the door, my brother was eating. When he saw the two of them, he waved: "Here, Yaya, come and sit down."
Yaya gave a sweet smile and was not polite.
Qin Xiaobao looked at the food on the table, sushi, pig's trotters, salmon, chocolate, everything.
"What are you having for dinner or lunch?"
"For dinner, let's put some food on your stomach first." Brother handed Yaya a pair of chopsticks: "Try it, it tastes good."
Yaya obediently took a piece of sushi and nodded after tasting it.
"I said it's delicious."
"Where are the sister-in-law and the children?" Qin Xiaobao looked around.
The waiting room is very large. There is a row of clothes racks on the left hand side of the door. There are clothes hanging on them. There is no fitting room. If you are in a rush for the concert, you will basically not set it up. There is a long table in the middle and a dressing table against the wall.
, the staff inside will sit in their respective positions and rest.
"Oh, they are already on the way, Yaya, you will sit with them later." Brother explained: "Wa Tsai and Faye Wong are getting familiar with the stage. Wait for them to come down, and then you can go up."
The latter sentence was said to Qin Xiaobao.
"Oh, now that the two big guys are on stage, I won't be lazy." Qin Xiaobao stood up and said, "Yaya, just sit here and I'll go take a look."
After that, he was led out of the door by the staff.
"Mr. Qin, your song was finished at the sixth song, about 8:40, and the time reserved for you is about six and a half minutes..."
The staff repeated the process again on the way there, including where to change clothes, what time to prepare, and where to go on stage. Xiaoming kept writing in his small notebook, which he
work.
Although the timing of the concert is not as precise as the general requirements for live TV broadcasts, you still have to pay attention.
Because the number of hours the venue gives you is the number of hours. If you exceed it, you will be fined at least, and you will be complained about disturbing the residents at worst, so you have to pay attention.
As soon as I arrived at the stage, the music stopped and sparse applause broke out.
Qin Xiaobao walked out: "Hello, Sister Fei."
Faye Wong tilted her head and looked for a while before reacting: "Hello, Director Qin."
Come to think of it, she is short-sighted, and everyone she sees from three meters away is a mosaic.
Qin Xiaobao quickened his pace and stepped forward to shake hands. As a result, Sister Fei was very enthusiastic and gave him a hug directly.
Liu Tianwang also walked up from the front row.
"Have you met before?"
Qin Xiaobao shook his head: "This is the first time, I like Sister Fei's song very much."
Faye Wong laughed loudly: "I have also seen your movie, it is very good, and I know that "Let the Bullets Fly" will be released during the Chinese New Year."
"Thank you, Sister Fei, for paying attention despite your busy schedule." Qin Xiaobao smiled.
"With so many polite words," Liu Tianwang patted him on the shoulder: "We both came here after two o'clock, but luckily for you, it's already after four o'clock."
"You can't blame me, you guys came early." Qin Xiaobao said he would not take the blame.
The three chatted for a while, and then the on-site director came over and treated the three big stars in a friendly manner: "Director Qin, they are almost done practicing, how about..."
"It's my turn, right?" Qin Xiaobao nodded quickly: "Brother Hua, Sister Fei, you go backstage to rest first, I'll work hard."
The two of them did not delay. They came here just like me. They were not rehearsing to practice singing, but to be familiar with the venue and know how to move.
The stage is different every time. Even if I have held a concert here, it is still unfamiliar.
Especially if you stand on top, with all the lights coming on, not to mention the audience below, you can't even see the edge of the stage clearly. If you don't move in advance, accidents can easily happen.
Qin Xiaobao is not the protagonist. The mechanism on the stage has nothing to do with him. He walks to the side with the director.
"At about 8:30, Director Qin, you have to take your place. After my brother finishes singing "Xu Xin", he will introduce you but will not say your name. Then the lights will dim for about three seconds and you will come out.
When the spotlight comes on, you walk all the way to the middle of the stage..."
As he spoke, he led Qin Xiaobao to demonstrate it again.
"There is reflective paper half a meter away from the edge of the stage. You must pay attention when you move..."
Qin Xiaobao was not careless. The height of the stage was about one and a half meters. It was not dangerous to fall through the air, but he would definitely lose face. He didn’t want the headline when he got up tomorrow morning to be that he fell through the air during his brother’s concert.
Not to mention occupying public resources, it would be too stupid if something unexpected happened.
Therefore, he watched and practiced very seriously.
After walking five or six times, I was sure that I had memorized the route, and then I made an OK gesture.
"Director Qin, after the first section ends, if you take a few steps back, there will be fireworks effects at the edge of the stage." the director reminded.
"Okay, I get it."
After the rehearsal, Qin Xiaobao and Xiaoming came off the stage.
"Director Qin, will you miss standing on stage after more than two years?" Xiaoming asked.
Qin Xiaobao slowed down: "You don't think it's anything yet, but it's really a little bit. I guess I'll be nervous later."
Xiaoming laughed: "In a few years, fans may forget that you are actually a singer."
"Why..."
Xiaoming is right. Qin Xiaobao has basically disappeared from the music circle since the end of the singers club the year before last year. Not only did he not sing, he also did not release any new songs.
In the entertainment industry, which is changing very quickly, it is indeed easy for people to forget.
Nowadays, the director's career is going smoothly, and there is no need to sing just for the sake of singing.
There are some die-hard fans in the group who are thinking about him and come out from time to time to ask when the new album will be released.
But this is ultimately a minority, and the feature film market has shown no sign of recovery in the past two years.
Now that I release an album, I don’t know if it can break a million.
"Let's wait two years before we talk." Qin Xiaobao shook his head gently to dispel those unrealistic thoughts in his head.
Xiaoming just talked about what to do, it was not his turn to talk.
Returning to the lounge again, it was lively inside. Not only were the two guests back, my brother's wife and daughter were also present, with more than a dozen people laughing and joking there.
Qin Xiaobao was not polite and sat down to eat something and drink some water. Then he sat in front of the mirror and started putting on makeup.
Time flew by, it was seven fifty.
"Come on!" Everyone stood up and shouted for their brother, watching his dressed-up brother walk out the door.