Chapter 61: You're Selling Me Out?

The stage lights were still bright; clearly, at the third public performance, there were a full one thousand audience members, plus the production crew, making it over a thousand people in total.

But why, with so many people squeezed together, could we still not help but get goosebumps?

Clearly, one shouldn't be afraid when there are many people!

This, then, is the effect and charm that an excellent stage should have!

At this very moment, many audience members felt their scalps tingling.

The performance had already ended, and many people had forgotten to applaud for a moment.

It was unclear who took the lead, but the applause evolved from scattered sounds at the beginning into a mountain-toppling, sea-overturning roar later on.

Besides clapping, many people also let out screams and cheers.

However, these sounds felt strange, as if half were cheering for the brilliant performance brought by the Anonymous Team, and the other half were... bolstering their own courage?

"I'm not afraid! Laozi is not afraid!"

"Hahaha, isn't it just a ghost wedding? Hahahahahaha, damn it!!!"

Many audience members were now recalling the performance just moments ago; many details that were terrifying upon reflection were now clear at a glance.

Some female audience members crossed their arms over their chests and began to touch the goosebumps standing up on their arms.

This experience was very contradictory.

You felt both afraid and somewhat moved.

The performance before their eyes was indeed "underworld-like," but that kind of romance involving the separation of life and death was also somewhat touching.

One couldn't help but feel the choreographer's goal was—either to move you to tears or to scare you to tears!

Since the second public performance's "Red Actor" had not yet been broadcast online, many audience members' impression of the Anonymous Team was still stuck on "Big Fish."

Good heavens, where did the previously ethereal, clear, and clean stage style go?

Changing just like that?

"Big Fish" gave people a feeling of being transcendent and otherworldly; after all, judging from the lyrics and melody, this fish could fly.

But now, this song "Happiness" directly changed the stage style from ascending to heaven to entering the earth.

This thing called a Chinese oboe is indeed very explosive, extremely explosive.

Beyond being explosive, the audience actually also had an inexplicable sense of familiarity; after all, this method... ahem, this Yueqi, is relatively down-to-earth.

However, a performance can be down-to-earth, but how can it be "down-to-underworld"!?

There was a hiss-ha, hiss-ha sound in the audience, one after another; many people were gasping in cold air, committing a sin against global warming.

Amidst the thunderous applause of the audience bolstering their courage, all members of the Anonymous Team bowed to thank the audience, ending the performance.

Next was the mentors' critique segment.

Shen Yinuo stood beside Luo Mo, preparing to lift her Red Veil.

Just as she was about to move, Li Ge picked up the microphone and said, "Hey, hey, hey! Xiao Shen! Wait!"

This rapper, who had just been scared out of his wits, was rubbing the goosebumps on his arm tattoo; he had a dragon tattooed there fair and square, so why were the dragon's scales protruding now!

He played the villain: "The bride's veil must be lifted by the groom!"

With him stirring up trouble like this, the mood at the scene warmed up a bit.

Li Ge was truly worthy of being a professional variety show Atmosphere Group.

However, these words of his made Jiang Ningxi, sitting to the side, knit her brows.

What is he doing!

Fortunately, Shen Yinuo ignored Li Ge's joke, keeping in mind her identity as a girl group member, and still lifted her Red Veil, saying, "Teacher-student romance is not encouraged!"

A celebrity Music Mentor and a trainee—isn't that exactly a teacher-student romance?

Under this commotion, everyone's emotions gradually calmed down.

Wei Ran held the microphone, took another look at the "Happiness" Poster on the big screen, and said, "Just when the stage ended, Li Ge was hitting me while saying this poster looked just like a coffin."

"Luo Mo, I really admire you; how could you dare to play it so big!" Wei Ran said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Hearing this, Luo Mo smiled at him.

The song "Happiness" indeed needed to have this kind of effect to work.

On Earth, there were quite a few Stunning Stage performances of this song, the most famous likely being the performance brought by the couple Yang Wentao in "Street Dance of China."

Back then, that dance made it to the top three of the Weibo Hot Search overnight, went viral instantly, and is still hailed as one of the god-tier stages in the seasons of "Street Dance of China."

Besides this, on platforms like Bilibili, there were also many dance versions of this song, among which there were also a large number of excellent works.

Luo Mo did not copy any of them, but simply processed it using the elements this song should have.

He combined the theme of a ghost wedding with the live performance of the Chinese oboe, neglecting neither side.

Such a stage was the most suitable for him, and also the most suitable for the Anonymous Team.

During the choreography process, many things were indeed traded off, but fortunately, it still managed to blow the roof off the place.

The Chinese oboe as a musical instrument is too unreasonable, and this stage made the point of the ghost wedding even more prominent.

Xu Chujing picked up the microphone and said, "At first, I thought it would be that kind of wedding song, and I even thought this theme was quite clever; if the creation is excellent enough, such useful songs spread very quickly."

"And on days like Valentine's Day or the Qixi Festival, these types of songs usually climb the Hot Song Chart, and their popularity reignites."

"But this song of yours..." Xu Chujing smiled and did not continue.

A wedding turning into a funeral hall—what kind of situation is this!

After saying this, she let her gaze rest on the Chinese oboe in Luo Mo's hand.

She began, "I won't say more about the dance of the whole song, lest everyone starts feeling lingering fear again. From the perspective of the song, I personally think the Chinese oboe elevated the entire piece."

After Xu Chujing finished saying this, Wei Ran hurriedly echoed her; as a Music Mentor, he strongly agreed with this point.

He said, "I am very happy to see Chinese classical musical instrument shine on the stage of 'Creating Idols,' especially the Chinese oboe, which usually receives relatively low attention."

"Were you all shocked?" Wei Ran turned his head to ask the audience.

Responding to him was a uniform and loud: "Yes!"

Everyone's impression of the Chinese oboe was completely overturned.

—This is not the Chinese oboe we know!

This point was what the General Director Ning Dan was most happy to see.

With both Opera and Chinese classical Yueqi, it directly raised the tone of the entire talent show.

This is promoting culture!

This is the power of Luo Mo!

What he brought was not just a refreshing and innovative stage performance.

Behind it, there were even deeper things.

Finally, it was Jiang Ningxi's turn to give her critique.

She spoke up: "I suddenly feel that getting a bye in the draw last time wasn't such a good thing; I don't seem to be that lucky anymore."

Shen Yinuo giggled and waved her little fist at her.

She picked up the microphone and said: "Jiang Jiang, you don't know how tired we were during rehearsals; we had to practice every movement at least several hundred times."

Listening to this, Jiang Ningxi's brain automatically filtered the information; words like "exhausting" were not recorded in her brain, she only focused on 【several hundred times】.

Doesn't this mean those Embrace movements were also done several hundred times?

Although they might have just gone through the motions during daily practice, stopping at the point of contact, but... isn't this number a bit too high?

To make matters worse, after you finished practicing, you still had to show it off in front of me, your best friend and ex-girlfriend.

Unbelievable!

Jiang Ningxi supported her forehead with one hand and said: "How about... we talk about the Chinese oboe instead?"

As soon as this topic was brought up, Shen Yinuo got excited.

She immediately replied: "Yes, yes, yes, you really don't know how powerful the Chinese oboe is. Anyway, my perception has been refreshed."

Hearing this, Li Ge once again fulfilled his duty as the Atmosphere Group and said: "Luo Mo, why don't you play a piece solo now? If I remember correctly, the Chinese oboe version of Confession Night is very popular online."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole venue immediately erupted in cheers.

"Come on, come on." Shen Yinuo gently poked Luo Mo with her arm.

She wanted to win and take first place in the performance assisted by the three groups of mentors.

Is there any way to solicit votes on the spot more suitable than the Chinese oboe?

Luo Mo was helpless; he couldn't just turn his back on her after they had just finished acting as a married couple on stage.

Just as he was about to step forward, he heard Shen Yinuo say: "Before rehearsals, Luo Mo said that the Chinese oboe can not only play Confession Night, but even Electronic Music."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Ge immediately got hyped.

"What? Electronic Music!?" He stood up directly and did a few clubbing moves; because he looked so tough, he looked like a Boss in a gangster movie taking his underlings to a nightclub for a team-building event.

"Can you demonstrate it?" Li Ge said.

Hearing this, Luo Mo turned his head and glanced at Shen Yinuo.

"You brat, you sold me out!?"

To get votes, she would stop at nothing!

Shen Yinuo gave him a sweet smile, trying to act cute to get away with it.

This reminded Luo Mo of the days when his family's small restaurant was about to open when he was a child, and his old man kicked him to the front of the shop to play the Chinese oboe.

—"Soliciting Customers Night."

However, since he had just given the audience a "hellish" experience, it was indeed time for something lively.

Electronic Music it is, he would just play around with it.

Li Ge looked at Luo Mo and said: "Luo Mo, which Electronic Music track do you want? The production team should have a live DJ who can accompany you."

Luo Mo just shook his head and said: "No need to be that troublesome, I have the Electronic Music tracks on my computer."

(End of this chapter)