Chapter 221: Concert 4

On stage, Xiang Fei wiped his sweat, looked at the waving phone flashlights in the audience, and suddenly sighed: "Looks like I'm really getting old..."

Before the words had even faded, Li Keqin, holding a guitar, strolled out from backstage with a look of disdain: "Hey, if you're old, does that mean I should be in the ground?"

The entire venue instantly erupted in laughter, even causing the band members to hit the wrong notes.

Taking advantage of the lingering laughter, Xiang Fei cleverly changed the subject: "By the way, Brother Sam, I heard you're preparing to hold a concert on the mainland?"

Li Keqin's eyes lit up: "That's right! What do you think, Director Xiang? Will you come and support me then?"

Xiang Fei pretended to hesitate: "I'd be willing... I'm just afraid your fans won't be!"

Immediately, shouts rose up from the audience: "We are willing!!!"

A female fan holding a Li Keqin support sign stood up and shouted: "Brother Sam, take him with you!"

Li Keqin proudly raised an eyebrow: "Did you hear that? With such a high public outcry, you must bring Ah Min along with you!"

Xiang Fei laughed and raised his hands in surrender: "Alright, alright, if Brother Sam says so, how dare I disobey?"

Just as they were speaking, the intro to "A Laugh in the Blue Sea" suddenly played.

Li Keqin looked utterly confused: "Wow, are those guys backstage in such a rush to see the audience?"

The two exchanged a smile, then stood side by side, left and right, and began their classic alternating verse performance. When they reached the line "The clear breeze laughs, stirring up loneliness," Li Keqin suddenly handed the microphone to the audience, played an improvised guitar solo himself, and drew screams from the entire venue.

As the song ended, Xiang Fei suddenly acted shamelessly: "Brother Sam, sing 'God of Wealth Arrives' again? I'm going backstage for a drink of water!"

Without waiting for a response, he dashed off toward the backstage. Li Keqin was just about to chase him when the familiar intro to "God of Wealth Arrives" began to play; he could only helplessly point in the direction Xiang Fei had fled and laughingly scold the audience: "Is this really your favorite director, Xiang Fei?"

The audience below burst into laughter.

As soon as Xiang Fei pushed open the backstage door, he was stunned by the scene before him—

Cheng Long was slumped on the sofa, fast asleep and snoring softly;

Mei Yanfang, Zhou Huimin, Zhang Guorong, and Li Keqin were actually gathered around a mahjong table, enthusiastically shouting "Pong! Chow!";

Chen Huilin was sitting before a makeup mirror, seriously discussing tomorrow's schedule with her assistant...

"Ah Fei?" Chen Huilin was the first to spot him. "Why are you back? It's not your break time yet?"

Zhou Huimin played a tile without looking up: "Must have tricked Brother Sam again."

Zhang Guorong laughed and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses: "Alright, finish your water and get back quickly; once Brother Sam finishes, it's your turn."

Mei Yanfang, with a cigarette in her mouth, mumbled indistinctly: "Wait until my part, I'll let you rest a bit longer~"

Xiang Fei took the mineral water handed to him by the assistant and gulped down several mouthfuls, then suddenly noticed Zhou Huimin's mahjong tiles: "Wow, Ah Min, you've got a pure suit!"

Mei Yanfang immediately became alert: "What?!" She quickly grabbed back the tile she had just played. "I'm changing one!"

Zhou Huimin shook her head with a smile: "Ah Fei, you really are..."

Just as the commotion continued, the finale of "God of Wealth Arrives" and thunderous applause echoed from the front stage. Mei Yanfang glanced at her watch: "Time to get ready; the next one is your and my 'Song of the Sunset', right?"

Li Keqin suddenly raised his hand: "Wait! That last hand doesn't count; Sister Mei retracted her move!"

Just as everyone was laughing together, the stage manager rushed over: "Mr. Xiang! Mr. Xu has finished!"

As Xiang Fei was walking toward the stage, Li Keqin ran over; Xiang Fei muttered under his breath: "Brother Sam, you ran faster than me..."

Li Keqin retorted with righteous indignation: "Obviously, why didn't you say anything when you just left me on stage?"