The bright explosions of light filled the night sky.Ling Ming lowered herself off the platform, and back on the stage. The TSD dancers dispersed around her to go change their clothes.
Stage crew members in black appeared and cleared the stage in record time.
Ling Ming wiped off the sweat on her forehead, then stepped forward. Holding the microphone, she raised her voice, screaming at the audience of 20,000 people: "h.e.l.lo everyone, I am Ling Ming, thank you all for coming to my first ever concert! It"s a pleasure to meet you all for the first time. How is everyone doing tonight?"
"Amazing!"
"Ling Ming, I love you!"
She received a chorus of excited shouts back in reply to her question.
"Well, since everyone is so excited tonight, let"s smash this out the park!".
...
Moments later...
"The next song is called "Feelings"!"
Ling Ming"s first interaction with the audience went perfectly. The purpose was to delay for a little bit of time so that the dancers could change their clothes.
However, it was deceptive to say that Ling Ming wasn"t nervous at all. After all, there were 20,000 spectators at the scene but when she began to perform and speak and saw the fans so enthusiastic she began to get into her element.
She had to learn not just to be a singer but also a performer, she had to learn the ability to adapt.
Through the stage extensions, Ling Ming slowly went to the edge of the stage, only about five meters away from the audience in the front row.
Seeing their idol right in front of themselves, the fans in the front row lost the pot.
Dozens of fans, rushed forward in the direction of the stage.
Many fans had brought in flowers. Carrying them, they screamed Ling Ming"s name and rushed forward, hoping to get closer to their idol.
Upon seeing this, about fifteen security guards immediately surrounded them and formed a wall in front of Ling Ming, blocking the fans who swarmed.
The other security guards took the flowers of the fans and handed some to Ling Ming. Ling Ming wanted to shake hands with these enthusiastic fans to express her grat.i.tude to them, but Zhang Xiaohua had expressly warned her not to do so.
In desperation, Ling Ming could only wave to the fans and thank them for their love with a smile.
When the dancers were ready, the music sounded once again, making the atmosphere feel alive again.
Looking around, there wasn"t a fan sitting down in the audience. They all stood up, and followed Ling Ming"s singing and dancing.
In order to live up to their expectations, Ling Ming fully committed to her performance.
Although autumn had just arrived, the fans were full on sweating from dancing but they continued to dance without a care.
…...
An hour later, as the music of the current song slowly faded away, the lights slowly dimmed and Ling Ming disappeared of the stage.
However, when the spotlight was turned on, Ling Ming reappeared in the center of the stage with a long black skirt and a clean, delicate face devoid of any makeup. She stood quietly on the stage, her hands tightly gripping the microphone, and her eyes closed as if in prayer.
The audience quietened down.
The originally hot atmosphere cooled down instantly.
Everyone quietly watched Ling Ming, looking forward to her next song.
After a short while, Ling Ming slowly opened her eyes and gently opened her lips. She said softly: "The next song is what brought me to my fame, but what you all don"t know is that the first person to sing this song wasn"t me, but a boy. I will be forever grateful to him for allowing me to sing this song. Tonight, I want to dedicate this song to him. Because, without him, I wouldn"t be who I am today."
Having said that, Ling Ming slowly turned to look backstage. She locked her eyes on Zhang Xiaohua and smiled. "Thank you, for everything you have done for me. This has been one of the greatest days of my life. This one is for you!"
Under the performance of the live band, the soft and beautiful music sounded...
"It"s raining outside;
And my heart is bleeding.
Loving you for so long;
Wasn"t easy.
We have to end things;
No more relations.h.i.+p struggles;
No more thoughts about love.
Reluctant and desperately to find excuses;
We can"t force this to continue;
But my heart is still in pain.
When it comes to separating our things;
Tomorrow it won"t even matter.
Your clothes are still at mine;
When you have the time, take them back."
When Ling Ming sang up to here, all the fans on the scene couldn"t help but open their mouths. With the soft and soothing music, they sang loudly...
"Can I hold you, my lover?
Let me cry on your shoulder;
If we are going to separate today;
Let me burst into tears.
Can I hold you baby?
Let me call your name one last time.
You must feel the same;
I will leave with a smile.
You must feel the same...
I must smile and laugh... one last time..."
...
The scene exploded with emotion. Their voices seemed to resound throughout the city, and even G.o.d seemed to be moving. The sky that was originally clear of clouds and filled with moonlight and stars suddenly fell into the shadows. Thick black clouds formed layer after layer and the next moment there came a calm drizzle from the sky, complementing the lyrics of the song, to the last tee.
As the rain fell, gradually soaking the clothes of the fans, all the couples on the scene took each others hands and faced their beloved ones. They sang as if to each other and confided their hearts emotions.
Back on the stage, Ling Ming looked in the direction of Zhang Xiaohua as she stood in the rain...
On the backstage section, Zhang Xiaohua listened to her singing quietly.
Listening to the familiar melody, Zhang Xiaohua was also lost in his emotions.
"Can I Hold You?" was one of his favorite songs. To hear it now in another world brought him a deep sense of security.
In this strange world, Ling Ming had once again let him feel long-lost emotions, thoughts of his hometown, the nostalgia from memories of his old world and his regrets from his past life hit him like a truck.
Full of clas.h.i.+ng emotions, he began to tear up uncontrollably. Zhang Xiaohua slowly raised a fist and then gave a thumbs up to express his recognition and grat.i.tude to Ling Ming.
Ling Ming"s face showed a satisfied expression, she flashed a smile at him.Then she turned back to the audience, holding the microphone in one hand to sing and waving with the other, leading the crowd to sway and sing this immortal song.
The fans responded enthusiastically, raising their hands and swaying in the air rhythmically.
Although this was a slow lyrical song, it had successfully brought the atmosphere to another high point, making people unwilling to break out their trance.
Yuan Datong ended the song with a guitar solo.
At this point, the concert was nearing its end, but the audience was still buzzing for more, no one had left early and almost no one went to the toilet in fear of missing a wonderful scene.
"Let"s give an applause to all the staff who partic.i.p.ated making this concert possible. First of all, please let me introduce, the main guitarist, Yuan Datong!"
Hearing his name, Yuan Datong walked toward the extension with his guitar, then bowed to the audience.
"Let us give the applause to another guitarist, Xiaohai. And the ba.s.sist, Jimmy. The drummer who livened up the scene, Jack!"
The crowd cheered at the top of their lungs to thank the band.
With the movement of the spotlight, Ling Ming walked up to Emma.
The two women first embraced each other into a warm hug, followed by Ling Ming grandly introducing her: "Let us welcome the beautiful keyboard player, Emma! Let me hear your screams, let me see your enthusiasm!"
The crowd, incited by Ling Ming, strained their voices cheering for Emma.
In this warm atmosphere, Emma just waved and greeted the audience at the scene, and then continued to operate the keyboard and played a melody that no one had ever heard.
Ling Ming, facing the audience, said loudly: "The next song is called "Kangding Love Song", this one is for all of you out to there in the audience and to the TSD Troupe, thank you for everything you have done for me so far!"
In the cooperation with Yuan Datong and Xiaohai, the cheerful music once again detonated the scene, and Ling Ming also sang along.
Although no one had ever heard of this song, it was enough to make people energized and active just from hearing the pleasant melody.
In order to express her grat.i.tude, Ling Ming once again walked to the edge of the stage, and the members of the TSD dancers followed closely. Ten security guards stepped forward under the stage and strictly protected Ling Ming .
"High upon the mountain side, floats a cloud so white.
There lies kangding town, bathed in silver moonlight.
Moonlight s.h.i.+nes bright, over kangding town.
Lovely maid with a sweet smile, Li the woodcutter"s daughter.
Zhang the blacksmith"s eldest son, came to court her in moonlight.
Moonlight s.h.i.+nes bright, a courts.h.i.+p in moonlight.
First, he has fallen in love because she is talented and good-looking.
Second, he has fallen in love because she can take care of the family.
The crescent moon, can take care of the family!
Lovely maidens of the world, I cannot but love you.
Gentlemen of the world, they cannot but woo you.
Moonlight s.h.i.+nes bright, they cannot but woo you."
...
Ling Ming sang as she walked. Wherever she pa.s.sed, she always smiled and waved to the fans under the stage, causing screams and screams, pus.h.i.+ng the atmosphere to an unprecedented peak!
Because "Kangding Love Songs" lyrics were cheerful and straightforward, the lyrics were easy to remember, basically everyone joined in singing after hearing it twice.
Under the leaders.h.i.+p of Ling Ming, the 20,000 spectators at the scene once again started a chorus. The happy songs swept through the surrounding area. Even the dark clouds were dispelled by the song, the rain stopped, and the moonlight and stars came out even denser than before. The concert was also coming to an end in this pleasant atmosphere.
At the same time, in a corner of the last row, a pair of wet eyes were taking in the scene, watching everything in the moment.
The owner of the eyes was none other than w.a.n.g Jingwen.
At this time, she was crying, her heart full of regret!
This very scene could have belonged to her!
w.a.n.g Jingwen wallowed in regrets, hearing the cheers around her was just like a sharp thorn smas.h.i.+ng into her heart.
The only thing that had kept her stable over these past few weeks was her family, they needed her. She was the only pillar of support they had, so she struggled through her depression...