Chapter 562 562. Summer Celebration (Part 1)
On August 6, the last day before the beginning of autumn in 2006, the "Infinite Challenge Summer Festival" was finally about to officially open.
The venue was Gongti. Because of the Olympic Games, Gongti had been renovated for more than half a year since the end of last year. The original large venue can accommodate 62,000 people after the renovation. This venue can be said to fully meet the conditions of the summer festival.
A total of 35,000 tickets were sold for the festival, and they were sold out half a month before the festival. Such a fast ticket sales speed and scale, I am afraid that except for those superstars in Hong Kong and Taiwan, no singer in the mainland can achieve such a level so far.
The weather was a bit gloomy early in the morning. Ma Dong arrived at the company first. After asking the program team to check all the equipment, he took a filming team and got on the company's newly purchased bus to pick up the artists participating in the performance one by one.
This is also a part of the program. When the artists are picked up, they will have a conversation on the bus, which is a kind of alternative interview.
This is a suggestion made by Nie Wei, and the inspiration comes from the program "I Am a Singer".
Strangely enough, the high ratings of the program "I Am a Singer" are not actually in the singing part, which is a relatively stable process, unless the singer has a particularly outstanding performance.
According to the statistics of the program team later, the audience actually prefers to watch the early singer interviews and the later announcement of the results. Often the peak ratings of this program appear here.
In Nie Wei's opinion, the audience likes to see the confessions of stars. This time, the stars are free from the feeling of being out of touch with the world in the eyes of the public. The excitement, tension and other emotions they express will be more real in the eyes of the audience. This is also the reason why reality shows will become the mainstream in variety shows in the future, because reality shows are closer to reality.
The first group of singers that Ma Dong received was the combination of Wei Chi Linjia and Yu Quan.
As soon as the three got on the bus, Chen Yufan felt bright and couldn't help but praise: "The car is good."
Chen Yufan is not an ignorant person. The fact that he can praise proves that this bus is extraordinary, and in fact it is indeed so.
A month ago, Nie Wei added two buses to Fanxing Entertainment Company. One of them is a very ordinary one, mainly for employees, and the other one is different.
The bus that Ma Dong and others are riding now is a customized one of Yutong Company. Originally, such a large bus should be able to carry about 60 people, but this customized bus can only carry 16 people after modification.
Because the original seats have all been replaced with leather sofas, the spacing between seats is wide enough, so people will not feel that they can't stretch their legs. The car is also equipped with a small refrigerator, a small bar, and even a micro kitchen. There is also a small bathroom, which can not only solve personal hygiene, but also shower.
There is also a small compartment at the rear of the car, which is a small bedroom with a nice bunk bed made of solid wood.
You can say that this car is a high-end business bus, or a large RV.
Of course, such a bus is not cheap. Even if it is a domestic car, this customized luxury bus has cost millions, and it is of course worth the money.
However, under the camera, Ma Dong naturally didn't say much. He just responded casually, and then took out a few bottles of water from the refrigerator next to him and handed them to everyone.
"How did you rest last night?" Several people sat together and chatted like a family.
"We are okay, but Yuchi is a little bit worse. Look, he has dark circles under his eyes, haha." Hu Haiquan replied with a smile, and pointed at Yuchi Linjia's eye bags.
"I have a little insomnia, but it won't affect today's performance." Yuchi Linjia didn't avoid this question and promised solemnly.
Several people talked for a while, and the car arrived at the door of another hotel.
Here Ma Dong received Ou Di, Luo Zhixiang and Ding Xiaowen, as well as Chen Jianzhou, Fan Fan and Yuan Weiren.
Everyone greeted each other and sat down one after another, and their eyes also looked around curiously.
"Today is our Romeo group reunited again, plus Teacher Xiaowen, you should prepare to compete for the second place directly." When Ma Dong asked about the ranking, Ou Di took Luo Zhixiang's hand with a confident look.
"How about we make a bet? If you can't get the first place today, you must listen to me the whole time during the next program recording, how about that?" Seeing this, Ma Dong immediately dug a trap.
"No bet!" Ou Di is not stupid. His arrogance just now was just for fun. First place? Anyway, he felt that it was not so easy to get the first place in front of Nie Wei.
Seeing Ou Di so cowardly, everyone followed with a burst of ridicule. While talking and laughing, they picked up Ma Dong's partners Gao Xiaosong and A Duo in the car, and then picked up Cheng Kun, Lao Zi and others at the bottom of a family building, and then set off for the final destination, the apartment building where Nie Wei was.
In order not to expose his residence to the camera, Nie Wei left home early and agreed with Xie Na to wait not far from the bus stop near his home.
The two arrived at the meeting point on time in less than five minutes.
Because it was cloudy, the weather today was very cool and breezy, so both of them wore more clothes than usual. Nie Wei wore a round-neck, long-sleeved, hoodless sweatshirt with slim-fit jeans and a pair of white sneakers. It was very simple and plain, but when worn on Nie Wei, there was a sense of fashion that attracted everyone's attention.
Xie Na was wearing jeans and a ponytail. When he saw Nie Wei, he immediately showed a bright smile and took the initiative to say hello.
"What are you putting in these two pots?" After the two greeted each other, Xie Na was immediately attracted by the two thermos pots in Nie Wei's hands.
"It's scented tea. Your throat will definitely be dry after singing for a while, so I brought it for you." Nie Wei didn't bother and opened a pot directly, then took a cup with the quilt cover and handed it to Xie Na: "Try it?"
"Let me try it, um, it tastes good!" Xie Na took the tea from Nie Wei without any courtesy. She felt that the temperature was not too hot, so she immediately took a big sip. When the tea came in, her eyes lit up, and she subconsciously He gave a thumbs up.
Nie Wei smiled. His research on tea is absolutely master-level. Although it is scented tea, it also uses the best ingredients. For example, the chrysanthemums used in this scented tea are the finest Hangzhou white chrysanthemums. Each one is almost the same size. They are completely identical, even the number of petals is very close.
With good chrysanthemums, you also need a good ratio, the temperature of the water, the amount of rock sugar put in, etc. It is not only good tea but also Nie Wei's good craftsmanship that creates these two pots that make Xie Na feel good when he drinks them. A sweet and refreshing chrysanthemum tea.
"It tastes really good. It's much better than the chrysanthemum tea I've had before. Give me another cup." Xie Na was addicted to drinking. After drinking down more than half the cup of tea left in his hand, he took the initiative to drink it. Asked Nie Wei for a drink.
Nie Wei smiled and poured another glass for Xie Na and said, "Don't drink too much. You'll be in trouble once you get on stage."
"Yes, I won't drink it after finishing this cup."
Xie Na drank his second cup much slower. The two chatted while waiting for the bus to arrive. During the process, some people recognized Nie Wei and Xie Na and wanted to ask for autographs and photos.
Fortunately, it was still early and there were not many pedestrians on the road. Nie Wei and Xie Na did not refuse a few people's requests and generously took photos and signed autographs with them.
During this process, Nie Wei and Xie Na also met a young girl who bought tickets for today's Summer Celebration Concert. She kept saying how much she supported Nie Wei and Xie Na. Of course, Xie Na could also see that. I just followed along. When this little girl expressed her excitement, more than 90% of her eyes were fixed on Nie Wei. The identity of the little girl was fully exposed.
"Liang Jiayi, remember you promised to support sister Xie and me." Nie Wei signed her signature on the little girl's ticket, and then said to her with a coaxing smile.
Liang Jiayi felt that she was a grown-up girl. If someone talked to her like this, she would have been angry a long time ago. Not to mention getting angry, she would at least roll her eyes to show "return". However, facing Nie Wei's affectionate attitude, she was willing to do so. As soon as he drank, he almost put his head over and let Nie Wei touch it.
Of course, the little girl still has a sense of shame, and Nie Wei would not be able to do this to his fans. The impact would be very bad.
‘Gifts included’ Xie Na also signed his name on the ticket, but Liang Jiayi was much calmer when facing Xie Na and just said thank you politely.
Seeing Liang Jiayi holding the ticket and looking back three times with a look of reluctance, Xie Na smiled and teased Nie Wei, saying that he had so many little fans.
Nie Wei does not deny this. Girls account for about 70% of his fan base, and many of them are girls under the age of 20 who are still in school. This group of people is also the most crazy about Nie Wei. Whenever magazines or portals hold polls about male celebrities, Nie Wei is basically able to come out on top, such as the male celebrities who are most eager to fall in love, the male celebrities who are most eager to get married, and even the male celebrities who are most eager to have extramarital affairs...
From these rankings, we can not only see how popular Nie Wei is among women across the country, but also see that this group of media has no lower limit...
The two chatted for a while, and then the bus arrived. Nie Wei and Xie Na got on the bus, and everyone was considered due.
After greeting everyone and chatting with the new artists, Cheng Kun looked at the weather outside the window that seemed to be gloomier and couldn't help but said worriedly: "This day Will it rain?"
"The weather forecast said it was just cloudy." Xie Na replied. After seeing the weather outside in the morning, she went online to check the weather.
"I hope so." Nie Wei smiled. Sometimes the weather forecast is accurate, but sometimes it is unreliable.
Today's weather forecast was really unreliable. Before everyone arrived at the stadium, there was already light rain in the sky. By the time everyone arrived at the stadium, the light rain had turned into moderate rain.
"There is no way to rehearse in the morning." When they arrived at the scene, the director directly told everyone that with this kind of rainfall, there would definitely be no way to rehearse in the morning.
For many people present, this is definitely extremely bad news.
Although everyone knows that this rehearsal will not affect everyone's stage performance. After all, we have rehearsed no less than ten times before, and we have remembered everything that needs to be remembered. If we can't remember, this rehearsal will not affect it. What.
But without this rehearsal, everyone felt a little nervous. It was just like everyone loves to read books before an exam. They know that they can't remember anything, but doing so can make people feel at ease.
Now the opportunity to ‘turn the page’ is obviously gone, so it’s normal for everyone to feel guilty.
"Anyway, I have nothing to do. How about playing a game?" Nie Wei suddenly suggested.
"Okay, but what to play? Let me tell you in advance, I don't know mahjong."
"Then let's play mahjong."
"Hahahahaha."
After everyone had a joke, it was still up to Nie Wei to decide. Considering the large number of people, small board games like mahjong and poker were not suitable. However, Nie Wei thought that after I accidentally glanced at Ma Dong, an inspiration suddenly came to my mind, and I quickly thought of a good game.
"The game is divided into three camps, werewolves, villagers and clergy. Among them, clergy and villagers belong to the same camp. Werewolves are in one camp. Villagers have no special abilities, but they have voting rights during the day. They can vote to kill werewolves to win the final victory. Clergy are divided into witches, prophets, hunters, and their respective abilities..."
The rules of the game are not complicated, and Nie Wei's explanation is simple and thorough. Soon everyone understood the meaning of the game. Everyone gathered in a circle and tried it once. They all found it very interesting.
Unknowingly, more than an hour passed, and the rain outside gradually subsided.
The director saw that the rain had subsided, and he looked at the time. It was enough time for another rehearsal, so he immediately ordered the staff to go to the lounge to call everyone out for rehearsal. However, when the staff arrived at the lounge, they knocked on the door twice but no one responded. If there were no constant discussions coming out from inside, he would have thought that no one was inside.
He added three points of strength again, and this time someone finally called him in.
The staff member hurriedly pushed the door open and was about to notify everyone, but suddenly stopped talking, because the changes in the lounge were really too weird.
The chairs and sofas that were originally leaning against the wall were now pulled to the middle of the room by everyone to form a circle, and everyone also sat together in a circle. If he didn't know that these people inside were all big stars, he would probably think that this was some weird organization.
The most important thing is that some people looked at him with gratitude, but some people were full of unkindness, which made the staff member swallow his saliva. He didn't know where these people got so many emotions towards him, an ordinary staff member.
Fortunately, Ma Dong took the initiative to step forward and asked the staff member what was the matter.
"The director told everyone that the rain has stopped and we can rehearse, but we have to hurry up." The staff member replied quickly.
"Okay, got it." Ma Dong nodded. Seeing that the staff member had taken the lead, he also hurriedly said goodbye. After all, the atmosphere on the scene always made him feel very weird.
After the staff left, everyone got up and prepared for rehearsal. However, on the way to the stage, what everyone talked about most was not the content of the performance, but the "Werewolf" game they just played.
Thank you Hu Hansan Hu Da Laoye for your generous reward of 500, and thank you Qiu Ye Liangyue, Nickname Haofan, and 0773 for your generous reward.