Chapter 628: Once Dreamed of Wandering the World with a Sword

At this moment, it was already Tong Shu's turn to go on stage and sing.

The song he was singing today was "The Wind Rises".

His singing voice spread across the stage, and his performance remained very stable.

Luo Mo could roughly guess that the Live Broadcast comments were probably being flooded again: "Tong Shu, Mommy loves you!"

And among them, there were likely a large number of "male mommies" mixed in.

Truth be told, Tong Shu was not short, but because he looked very baby-faced and delicate, he had a very strong youthful aura.

Now, many years had passed since "Creating Idols", and he was no longer young, yet these "mom-fans" were not decreasing, but increasing!

"This is fine too; he won't have his reputation ruined just by dating," Luo Mo thought to himself.

There was no such thing as losing a husband; at worst, it was just mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict.

Xu Chujing sat to the side, leisurely scrolling through her phone.

After a while, she smiled and said to Luo Mo, "It's true, many netizens are saying this year's New Year's Eve Gala is just a company annual meeting for Luo Mo Studio and Xinyu."

Luo Mo waved his hand and said, "How could that be? If it were really a company annual meeting, who would sing their own representative works? We'd definitely just let loose and have fun!"

"Then how would you play?" Xu Chujing asked.

"Me?" Luo Mo pondered for a moment and suggested, "Have Li Junyi, Tong Shu, Sun Yi, and all the men go on stage and dance to 'Love You'?"

"You aren't dancing?" Xu Chujing glanced at him.

Luo Mo opened his mouth, wanting to say, "Me, dance? I was already sick of dancing it in the practice room a few days ago."

"How could I possibly dance this kind of dance?" Luo Mo lied through his teeth in front of his girlfriend.

"But didn't you choreograph this dance?" Xu Chujing asked a soul-searching question.

"That's a different matter entirely," Luo Mo insisted stubbornly.

Once Tong Shu finished singing, Luo Mo could pretty much make his final preparations.

Next, there would be two consecutive dance programs; the first dance was soft, and the second was a combination of martial arts and dance, which was more rigid.

Once these two stages ended, it would be Luo Mo's singing stage.

Staff members knocked on the door and entered the lounge to tidy Luo Mo's clothes and touch up his makeup.

"I'll do it," Xu Chujing said, standing up.

She walked over to Luo Mo and straightened his outfit.

"Sing well, I'll be waiting for you in the room," Xu Chujing said to Luo Mo.

"Alright!" Luo Mo smiled.

He knew very well how many people outside were looking forward to his new song.

Most importantly, this song was not just as simple as a song.

It would be included on Luo Mo's new album, and at the same time, if a certain famous Comedy film were to be shot in the future, this song would also be used.

This song came from the Singer Xu Wei.

Perhaps Xu Wei himself never expected that after so many years, netizens would recently force a title upon him—President of the China Resignation Association.

Because many people felt that many of his songs would make one develop the desire to pursue freedom.

As luck would have it, many video bloggers thought the same, so many videos about pursuing freedom, pursuing oneself, traveling, or changing the status quo would be set to his songs.

There were also many videos of cars speeding on highways that people liked to set to his songs.

Many of Xu Wei's songs had a magical charm; if you listened to them while driving, you would always feel that the sentiment was different.

If you listened to his songs during a road trip, tsk tsk tsk.

Therefore, besides the title of "President of the China Resignation Association", Xu Wei had another resounding title.

People nicknamed him: "Sinopec Strategic Partner".

The song Luo Mo chose was called "The You of the Past".

He would include the original version of this song on his new album when the time came.

And the version he was singing on stage today was the live version from the 2013 Hangzhou stop of the "This Moment Concert". (Note: Readers who like to listen to music while reading are advised to pair it with this version.)

——A full seven and a half minutes long!

If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the longest solo stage in the history of New Year's Eve Galas on Blue Star to date.

For one person to occupy seven and a half minutes of a gala with a singing stage, such an honor could be considered unprecedented!

This concert version could be searched for directly on most music platforms on Earth and was called the most "lit" version of this song by many fans.

Now, Luo Mo was wearing a pure black long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, paired with a pair of pure black jeans, and arrived at the stage entrance in this rather casual attire.

The Live Broadcast screen was still showing the host's side.

But many audience members at the scene had noticed the changes on the singing stage.

There were many more Yueqi on stage.

Such as keyboards, bass, and drum kits.

The musicians specially invited by Luo Mo had also already taken the stage.

And sitting in front of the drum kit was none other than Ding Xiaoyu!

Don't forget, Luo Mo and the young girl first met on the variety show "Walking and Singing".

Back then, secretly practicing the drums was still a little act of rebellion for this piano genius girl in private.

Her mother did not allow her to play the drums.

But she just felt that in the process of playing the drums, she was very relaxed and could vent.

The piano could let her immerse herself in another world, while the drums had a completely different effect.

For the audience at the scene, being able to see Ding Xiaoyu was already considered a Surprise.

A beautiful girl playing the drums had a unique aesthetic.

Yet, what caught the eye most at this moment were... two large drums on the stage!

The drums were placed upright.

This scene made everyone feel a sense of déjà vu, easily reminding people of one of Luo Mo's previous legendary stages: "Loyalty to the Country".

On that stage, four large drums stood around, while a much larger drum was placed horizontally in the center.

Back then, during the instrumental interlude of the song, Luo Mo performed a backflip, landing directly on the horizontally placed drum in the center of the stage, and then danced with a sword.

That image, one could say, gained him countless fans overnight.

There was no helping it; the song was very fiery, and the stage design was also very Ox!

Since then, everyone had not seen Luo Mo use large drums again.

What was magical was that this time, it was actually a band paired with large drums?

The time was almost up, and Luo Mo began to walk into the stage passage, then stood in the center of the stage holding an electric guitar.

The live audience under the stage all had their eyes light up.

This kind of Luo Mo was still relatively rare.

"Could it be rock?" many people thought to themselves.

This stage suddenly plunged into darkness.

This was the final preparation being made.

When the image switched from the host's side to the stage side, the lights only converged on the two large drums, while everything else was submerged in a patch of darkness.

The live audience knew there was a band on stage and knew Luo Mo was standing in the center of the stage, but the audience watching the Live Broadcast were completely confused.

The barrage was going crazy right now.

"It's finally Luo Mo's turn!"

"Holy crap! Large drums!"

"Dreaming back to 'Loyalty to the Country'!"

"My intuition tells me he's going to kill it today!"

"My expectations have suddenly shot up!"

"The Song King is here!"

With the passage of time, everyone had gradually become accustomed to Actor Luo, Screenwriter Luo, and Director Luo.

But don't forget, he had always had one identity, and that was Singer!

And he was the most capable young Singer in the current music scene.

Let's see if Luo Mo, who had played around with crossovers, was rusty after returning to the stage.

Two people were seen standing in front of the large drums, starting to beat them.

"Dong, dong, dong—"

Once the drum sounds began to spread, the song title appeared before the audience.

——"The You of the Past".

At the beginning, the large drums were beaten three times, then paused.

Immediately after, it changed to beating three times, then beating once more on the edge.

The further it went, the faster the drum rhythm became, and the more powerful the sense of force!

For some reason, just this segment of the large drum design made many people feel very fired up listening to it.

Many people slowly came back to their senses: "Has this drum been beating for almost a minute?"

In the barrage, many people began to leave comments.

"Holy crap! Is this such a long buildup?"

"This intro is very long!"

"Whatever, just being fired up is enough!"

"Daring to play like this at the New Year's Eve Gala, how Ox!"

When the drum sound reached its climax, many people thought he was about to start Singing.

Immediately following, a very magical scene appeared.

When the drum sound reached its peak, it stopped abruptly!

The sounds of electronic drums and keyboards cut in at this instant.

Powerful, forceful!

It was a perfect transition!

In a flash, stage special effects appeared, with points of light sweeping across the stage, illuminating a part of the entire stage, and only then did the entire band and Luo Mo, standing in the center of the stage, appear before everyone.

This was definitely the most magical stage in the history of the New Year's Eve Gala where you couldn't see the Main Vocalist's face for the first minute!

Immediately after, the sounds of instruments like the drum kit and electric guitar cut in one after another.

It was just that the light wasn't very bright yet, giving a sense of a starry night sky.

Everyone could vaguely see Luo Mo and the others, yet couldn't see them clearly.

But music is a very magical thing; even so, everyone was intoxicated by the band's performance.

The atmosphere was built up higher and higher, and everyone's emotions were carried to a high point.

——Getting more and more fired up, getting more and more fired up!

By this point, another few dozen seconds had passed.

Many industry insiders who had been waiting to watch Luo Mo's stage at the first opportunity were stunned.

"It's been almost two minutes, right?"

"He really dares to do this!"

"This is the New Year's Eve Gala!"

"This duration is insane!"

For many Arrangers in the industry, the preceding intro can be called textbook-level.

But, do they dare to learn it?

Naturally, they dare not!

Two whole minutes without Singing, what kind of concept is this?

They are a Great God, they dare to do this, but are we worthy?

Learned it and failed, learned it and failed, this thing is something you fail at the moment you try to learn it!

As for us, we should just worship and enjoy the show.

In Beijing, Lv Yi sat in the living room, continuing to watch TV with his daughter.

He couldn't help but say: "Why aren't they Singing yet!"

The girl glanced sideways at her dad and asked: "Is there a problem?"

She knew her dad was a professional and had even been a judge on so many variety shows.

"The intro is made so long, and it's so fiery, which means the effect of the early buildup has been done to the best!" said Lv Yi.

"Isn't that a good thing?" the girl was puzzled.

"If the buildup is done well, everyone's expectations will be high, but you have to understand, a song, in layman's terms, has a part called a 【Climax】, and isn't everyone always talking about hitting the climax in daily life?" said Lv Yi.

"However, he built it up for so long, built it up so fully, and whether it's the drums or the band, it has already made people's blood boil. With this kind of arrangement mode, the Requirement for the first note you sing will be very high; you must make everyone's emotions connect!"

"This doesn't just rely on the climax part, but the very first sentence when opening one's voice must hit the mark, otherwise everything before it collapses and seems redundant!"

Listening to this, the girl understood immediately.

But Lv Yi soon smiled and said: "But he is Luo Mo."

Honestly, he felt there was nothing to worry about.

"Watch, this song might follow the mode of the Fengge Group." Lv Yi wanted to show off in front of his daughter.

"Many songs Luo Mo wrote for the Fengge Group start with a high-pitched note, like 'Above the Moon'."

"Luo Mo's Singing ability is very good, and his high notes are also very strong, so he can hit it. It's just that this mode tests a Singer's Singing ability and stage control too much," Lv Yi talked eloquently.

"Oh, oh!" The girl kept nodding, learned it, learned it.

But in reality, is it really like that?

Is it true that only by hitting high notes can you suddenly hold up the stage?

——Not at all!

A large number of industry insiders all guessed this way.

Yet, the young man on stage did the exact opposite.

Some songs, the moment you open your mouth, the very first sentence can kill it!

"The You of the Past" is definitely among them.

The two-plus-minute intro was finally nearing its end.

When Luo Mo opened his mouth to sing the first word, the lights on the stage became incomparably bright in an instant!

Everyone could finally see everything on the stage clearly.

They could clearly see Luo Mo holding the electric guitar, clearly see Ding Xiaoyu sitting in front of the drum kit, and clearly see the other man next to them holding a guitar, who was Chen Yan, known as the First Guitarist of China.

When the first sentence of "The You of the Past" was sung, it made many viewers watching the Live Broadcast shudder.

Some people had goosebumps all over their bodies!

Some people just felt their blood boiling!

Some people felt their minds go blank!

No high notes, absolutely no high notes!

On the contrary, Luo Mo's singing voice was still vigorous and powerful, deep and magnetic.

Especially for some male viewers, when watching the Live Broadcast, the resonance was even stronger!

The first sentence of this song is incomparably classic.

Being able to achieve this effect also has a certain relationship with the lyrics.

Although it is very popular to say a phrase now: Wuxia is dead.

For many years, for many years there have been no good Wuxia works.

However, too many men grew up watching Wuxia works.

Every man has a Wuxia dream in his heart; this sentence is definitely not just talk.

Luo Mo held the electric guitar, playing while bringing his mouth close to the microphone.

The singing voice spread throughout the venue, striking straight at the heart.

"【Once dreamed of wielding a sword to travel the world——】"

Just this one sentence was enough!

The two-minute-plus intro was worth it!

The moment he opened his mouth, it was clearly a vigorous and magnetic bass, yet the stage effect exploded instantly!

Bass can also be explosive!

………

………

In Beijing, Lv Yi, sitting in front of the TV, had his mouth wide open.

His daughter couldn't help but turn her head to look at him.

She thought her dad had this expression because he had made a fool of himself in front of her, so he felt embarrassed.

Little did she know that the state of mind of Lv Yi was even higher than she had imagined; he had completely forgotten about embarrassment now.

Lv Yi was already completely immersed in the unparalleled atmosphere created by this stage.

If it is said that no tough guy can escape "Love You," then there are almost no middle-aged men who can escape this song, "The You of the Past"!

Young people find it cool and find it fiery.

But for a Middle-aged Person, the resonance and emotional pull this song can produce go far beyond that.

All over the country, countless people silently turned up the volume.

This was an instinctive action.

Everyone just felt that this song should be listened to at a higher volume.

The singing echoed, and the resonance became increasingly intense.

"【Once dreamed of wielding a sword to roam the world,"

"To take a look at the prosperity of the world,"

"The heart of youth is always a bit reckless,"

"Now you make your home everywhere.】"

The style of this song is truly magical.

The opening 【Once dreamed of wielding a sword to roam the world】, the special lyrics, and the special way of Singing, all lifted up the buildup that came before!

But the content that follows, the singing that follows, actually enters into a new round of buildup.

From fiery, it moves toward emotional resonance.

It attacks not only the ears but also the heart.

The lyrics of the whole song are actually written very straightforwardly and simply in many places.

But it just hits home!

It is the kind of feeling that is different when you purely read the lyrics. But if you listen to the song while reading, the feeling is directly maxed out!

Many people cannot help but think of a poem that Luo Mo had recited earlier:

"【Must know that in youth one had lofty aspirations, once promised to be the best in the world】!"

But reality is often not as satisfactory as one wishes.

It is just that I wonder if you have already lost the youth you once were?

Now, the bullet comments in the Live Broadcast are particularly direct.

Many viewers do not know how to express their emotions and their love for this song, so they all repeat two words in the bullet comments, two universal words:

——"Holy crap!"

The singing continues to echo, as if interrogating the human heart; the lyrics of this song are just straightforward and sincere.

"【The girl who once made your heart ache,"

"Now has quietly vanished without a trace,"

"Romance always makes you yearn and feel troubled,"

"Once left you covered in cuts and bruises.】"

At this moment, Luo Mo moved his mouth away from the microphone for a brief pause.

The sound of the band continued throughout, and his hands playing the electric guitar did not stop either.

Many people knew clearly that the chorus was coming!

The climax of the song was coming!

When he tilted his head slightly and his mouth approached the microphone again, the pitch rose sharply.

"【DiLiLiLiDiLiLiLiDenDa!】"

Lv Yi suddenly felt a current surge through his whole body.

It is very strange; this chorus gives one a feeling of breaking through shackles.

Yes, it is the feeling of breaking through shackles!

The new buildup in the previous lyrical parts turned into a new round of blooming in the chorus!

One line of content, Luo Mo repeated three times in the chorus.

Yet everyone listening just doesn't feel tired of it; they just feel it's awesome!

A strong sense of unbridled freedom is piercing everyone's eardrums.

After singing it three times in a row, a normal line of lyrics finally appeared:

"【Walking on the road of forging ahead.】"

With just this one line, it actually defines the whole song.

Reality may not be as satisfactory as one wishes, and perhaps not as the youth imagined at the beginning, but one still has to keep walking, right?

After this line was sung, the chorus began its previous repetition again.

"【DiLiLiLiDiLiLiLiDenDa!】"

After repeating it three more times, maxing out the sense of unbridled freedom again, Luo Mo's pitch slowed down just a little bit.

"【There is sadness and there is brilliance.】"

It is hard to imagine, right? The chorus of a song has only two lines of normal text, but the effect is ridiculously good.

The most important thing is that the interlude of this live version is actually basically the same as the intro at the beginning.

Why a live band is so evocative can be highlighted from this.

You must know—the live performance is the art of a master!

Luo Mo went to great lengths to invite so many experts, and even invited Chen Yan, the number one guitarist in Huaxia, just for the effect.

After all, standing beside Xu Wei is none other than Li Yanliang, who holds the title of "First Guitarist of Mainland China."

Fortunately, this interlude is not as long as the intro, otherwise the emotional flow of listening to the song would be interrupted.

The rich and magnetic bass appears once again.

"【Every time I feel sad,

I look at the Dahai alone.

I always think of the friends walking On the Road beside me,

How many are currently healing their wounds.】"

Many Huaxia men are relatively introverted; there are many things they prefer to digest by themselves, to digest quietly.

The education many people receive from childhood is perhaps that a Man should bleed but not shed tears.

They are not accustomed to revealing any pain in front of others.

With this build-up, the chorus arrives once again.

It is still three repeated lines, incomparably unbridled.

Then, it is followed by the line: "【I don't know how many lonely nights】".

After this line is finished, there are three more repetitions, as if this is the soul of the entire song.

After the repetition, it is followed by the line: "【Waking up from last night's drunkenness】".

It is as if everything before was an unbridled, reckless flight after drinking, and everything was an unknown emotional release.

But in the end, one must return to reality, rather than escape.

Luo Mo brings his mouth close to the microphone, continuing to sing while playing the guitar.

"【Let us drain this glass of wine,

A good man's heart is like the Dahai.

Having experienced the vicissitudes of life and the cold and warmth of the world,

This smile is warm and innocent.】"

The lyrics are simple and plain to the extreme, yet the effect of the live version is incredibly outrageous.

The Middle-aged Person is very susceptible to this.

Yet many young listeners, while listening to this song, also feel like they fall in love with it instantly.

Many young people don't understand; shouldn't they have despised such lyrics upon seeing them in the past?

Many discerning people can see that Luo Mo's ambition has never been small; he is determined to continuously capture the middle-aged market!

He had already rounded up the young people, and now, he is not letting the middle-aged listeners go either.

Some industry insiders don't know if young people will love listening to this song, but anyway, they themselves, having reached middle age, simply cannot resist it!

In fact, for songs of this style, the lyrics must be straightforward, simple, and sincere to be effective!

The audience watching the Live Broadcast envies those in the live audience too much.

If one were to listen to this kind of song live, how could one possibly handle it!

How high would that be!

As the song ends, the whole venue is in an uproar.

This is the magic of a band!

Ning Dan is watching the data backstage, her full red lips curling upward, unable to stop her smile at all.

These various data points are all too strong!

Yes, it has been a long time since Luo Mo sang live.

However, the music scene has always been his territory.

Returning once again, it is another slaughter!

——To this music scene, have you been well?

(PS: Seeking monthly tickets.)

(End of this chapter)