Chapter 1241 1341. Falling into the Abyss

Chapter 1241 1341. Falling into the Abyss

Originally, everyone was nervous enough because they had to perform in front of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. Now Alan suddenly raised the requirements so high that Shu Chang, who was not a professional, even Zhou Duoduo and Cheng Kun felt very stressed and uncomfortable.

Alan didn't say anything from beginning to end, but she frowned, interrupted the rehearsal again and again, and gave instructions again and again. Except for Nie Wei who performed steadily, the others did not improve, but got worse and worse.

In the end, Cheng Kun's hands were even shaking with nervousness, Zhou Duoduo couldn't hold the drumsticks, and Shu Chang was even worse. He played several wrong notes in the prelude.

Seeing Alan reaching out to interrupt the rehearsal again, Nie Wei stopped her before she could say anything.

"Alan, that's enough. This is just a variety show."

"I just hope to do better, and I believe everyone can do better." Alan looked directly at Nie Wei without giving in.

"But what you asked for has exceeded their capabilities. You can't expect an amateur instrument lover to become an instrument master in just a dozen days. Your request is a bit unreasonable." Nie Wei did not give in at all, and his words went straight to the point.

Alan's requirements were simply too high in Nie Wei's opinion. She was completely demanding everyone according to professional standards, and this standard was top-notch among professionals.

Let alone Shu Chang, Zhou Duoduo and Cheng Kun, if all the band players in China were brought to Alan for Alan to choose, I'm afraid that more than 80% would not meet her standards.

Nie Wei understood Alan's desire to sing this song well, but he couldn't let her do it like this.

Under Nie Wei's strong resistance, Alan finally lowered her head and asked reluctantly: "What should I do?"

"I'll think of a way." Nie Wei took off the guitar and handed it to the staff beside him, indicating that everyone should take a break.

There are ways to quickly learn a musical instrument, but they are for people without basic skills. If you want to make great progress in just a dozen days after getting started, you either need to be very talented or very perceptive. The latter is hard to say, it depends too much on luck. As for the former, Nie Wei glanced at Shu Chang and the other two, and it was obvious that none of them were talented.

Then we can only find a way from cooperation.

Originally, the band was led by Nie Wei as the lead guitarist, Cheng Kun as the secondary guitarist, Alan as the bassist, Shu Chang as the keyboardist, and Zhou Duoduo as the drummer.

In the rehearsal just now, Alan was most dissatisfied with Zhou Duoduo's performance.

Drums play a big role in this song. Whether it is the rapid machine gun-like recitation at the beginning or the repeated lyrics at the end, the rhythm of the drums is needed to set off the power of the main singer. If the drums are weak, the lead singer's voice will also be weak.

In fact, Zhou Duoduo is still very good at playing drums. At least from an amateur perspective, she is considered top-notch. In the words of the industry, she has already squeezed into the threshold of the professional.

But as a girl, strength is her weakness. She can control the rhythm, but she is not strong enough to play the strong drum beats.

Now the best way, besides changing people, is for Nie Wei to replace Zhou Duoduo.

Because among the five people present, besides Zhou Duoduo, only Alan and Nie Wei can play drums. Alan is the main player, but professional bands basically don't let drummers be the lead singer.

Because the drum sound is too heavy, it is easy to cover the voice of the lead singer. In addition, this is really an instrument that requires strength, and singing is actually a very laborious thing. It cannot be said that no one can do both, but at least there are very few people who can do both. Alan at least can't do both.

So the burden of the drummer can only fall on Nie Wei.

Thinking of this, Nie Wei gathered everyone and announced the matter.

"I'll be the drummer, Kun'er, you'll be the lead guitarist, Duoduo, you'll be the secondary guitarist, and the rest will remain the same. Everyone, get familiar with the instruments, and we'll rehearse again later to give it a try." Nie Wei made the arrangements with a few words, and then asked everyone to go back to get familiar with the instruments.

As soon as Nie Wei walked to the drum set, Cheng Kun came over and said to Nie Wei with a rather embarrassed look on his face: "I'm afraid I can't be the lead guitarist."

Cheng Kun's guitar playing was actually OK, but after half a day of rehearsal, he knew very well how big the gap was between him and a professional like Nie Wei. Now that he was suddenly asked to be the lead guitarist, he felt that he might not even be half as good as Nie Wei.

"Don't worry, although there are a lot of guitars in this song, as long as you play accurately, the showmanship in the middle is saved. It's okay if you practice this song well." Nie Wei comforted Cheng Kun a few words and asked him to practice aside.

Two minutes after Cheng Kun left, Zhou Duoduo shrugged her head and also found Nie Wei.

"Brother, why don't I quit?" Zhou Duoduo said with a sad face as she walked up to Nie Wei.

She originally came to form a band with Nie Wei for fun, but she didn't expect Alan to have such high requirements. This made Zhou Duoduo feel very stressed. If this happened before her debut, she would probably cry.

"It's okay. You know what Alan has been through. She just wanted to sing this song for that little girl, to speak for her, so that more people can feel it from the bottom of their hearts. That's why she asked for a higher standard. Don't be too stressed. You are good at guitar, and besides, isn't there Cheng Kun to back you up?"

"Why, as a professional musician, are you afraid of losing to Cheng Kun?"

Although she knew that Nie Wei was using provocation, Zhou Duoduo was still willing to be fooled. It was not to compete with Cheng Kun, but thinking that Cheng Kun was her brother in distress, Zhou Duoduo felt much more relaxed.

Nie Wei thought that Shu Chang would come to see him next, but Nie Wei did not wait for Shu Chang, but waited for Alan.

"Teacher, did I go too far?" Alan lowered her head, feeling a little guilty, but after she finished speaking, she raised her head again and said firmly: "But I will not lower my standards, this song must be sung well."

"I didn't think it was too far at first, but now that you said that, I really think it was a bit too far." Nie Wei made a fair comment, which made Alan very embarrassed.

"Okay, I was just kidding." Nie Wei smiled and gently nudged Alan's shoulder, saying, "It's a good thing to strive for perfection, but sometimes you push too hard, which will make everyone nervous and make the scene worse and worse. Didn't you feel it in the last few rehearsals?"

"So everything should be done in moderation, and you should also understand the limits of your teammates, just like you can't expect to use amateur players as NBA superstars, right?"

"I just think they might be better if they work harder." Alan muttered a little aggrieved.

"Okay, don't worry about it, leave the teammates' affairs to me, and you only need to sing from now on." Nie Wei's words 'deprived' Alan of the right to guide, because if this continues, I'm afraid everyone will turn against Alan.

Didn't you see that during the last few rehearsals, Zhou Duoduo's eyes on Alan were not good.

You know, this girl and Alan are very close on weekdays. After all, every time Alan returns to China, he never forgets to bring gifts to Zhou Duoduo. But this friendship obviously can't stand the repeated "unreasonable" tossing, which makes Zhou Duoduo complain in her heart.

As for Shu Chang and Cheng Kun, it's not obvious on the surface. After all, they are adults and have seen too many storms. But it's impossible to say that they don't have any thoughts in their hearts. They just don't show it.

Even Nie Wei felt that the atmosphere just now was not very good, and that's why he took the initiative to interrupt Alan when Alan interrupted the rehearsal again.

"Okay." Alan nodded obediently. She was anxious in the rehearsal just now and couldn't control her emotions, but this time she regretted it.

Otherwise, she wouldn't come to Nie Wei. Although she didn't forget to be tough, she was actually giving in to Nie Wei in action.

Although Zhou Duoduo and Nie Wei changed their instruments, the music score was still the same. After getting familiar with it a few times, everyone could start this arrangement again. This time, with Nie Wei as the drummer, the effect of the rehearsal was not an immediate change, but to Alan, it was much better than before.

Nie Wei's drums were powerful and there was a fierceness to vent his anger. Alan's singing became more emotional with Nie Wei's drums.

Rehearsal is not a half-day thing. In the following week, they had to rehearse every day. This was also a benefit given to the team by Nie Wei as the boss. As for other teams, there was no such good thing. They could only wait to line up with professional bands for rehearsal.

Of course, Nie Wei and others did not notify the program team of their rehearsal. It was completely a private behavior. As for whether other groups would go to other places for private rehearsal, Nie Wei had no control over it, and he was not curious to inquire.

At this moment, in the Sakura Country, which is across the sea from China, the fate of some people began to change.

Gaoqiao has lived in good conditions since she was a child, but in recent days, she finally felt the earth-shaking changes in her family. The slap from her father that day made her realize that everything she experienced now was her own fault.

She could no longer go to school. The school, which had already let the matter go, suddenly held Gaoqiao responsible. Not only did it give her a decision to withdraw from school, but it also reported the matter to the police station in the nearby community.

Gaoqiao has been summoned by the police station once. She can't remember the scene at that time, but she clearly remembers that she was trembling all over and couldn't speak clearly when facing the police.

Her good life is gone. Her father's slap not only destroyed her dignity, but also cut off her pocket money.

Her bedroom was originally 20 square meters, but now it is only square meters. In addition to a single bed, it can only put a bedside table. Her desk, her computer desk, and those dolls can't be put.

Her home also changed from a two-story villa to a low-rent apartment, from the original living environment of more than 200 square meters to less than 40 square meters.

There is no air conditioning, not even an electric fan. In the hot weather of more than 30 degrees, she either opens the window to feed mosquitoes or sweats and sleeps all night.

There is no bathtub anymore. There is only one shower head in the bathroom, and the water flow is not smooth. In order to save money, her father even boils a little hot water every day. If she takes a long time to shower, her father will be angry and bang the door outside the bathroom, which scares Gaoqiao to cry several times.

The quality of food has also declined a lot, and she can't even watch TV freely. After watching the news every day, Gaoqiao's father will turn off the TV, and her mother has also "quit" the TV series she used to follow for a long time.

I no longer have bright fluorescent lights, but only a small desk lamp, and my father doesn't let her turn it on too brightly.

Most of his beautiful clothes were basically sold by his parents, as well as her game console, her toys and some collections. In just a few days, she changed from a little princess to Cinderella.

The material changes were not a big deal. What really destroyed Gaoqiao's heart was the constant quarrels between her parents every day and night, her mother's tears, and her father's cold eyes. In just a few days, Gaoqiao changed from the arrogant queen of Baoxian Academy to an autistic girl who only lowered her head when walking, as if to isolate herself from the world.

One day, Gaoqiao was walking on the road and suddenly found a familiar figure, who also lowered his head and hid in crowded places.

Gaoqiao tried to call out, Suzuki.

The familiar figure paused for a moment, and just when Gaoqiao happily wanted to say hello, Suzuki, who had his back to Gaoqiao, did not turn around, but ran away quickly as if his butt was on fire.

Watching the figure of his former best friend disappear at the corner of the street, Gaoqiao, who took half a step, could no longer bear it and burst into tears on the street.

Sakurai didn't know what Takahashi had been through recently. She only knew that the kids who bullied Nishimiya had either transferred or dropped out. Even those who stayed in school were no longer powerful and were under special supervision by the school. They were given a serious demerit and would be expelled if they made another mistake.

You should know that in Sakura Country, being expelled from a school is a very serious matter. It will be recorded in the student's file and become a lifelong stain. It is not easy to even change schools. After all, any school that accepts such seemingly unstable fans will worry about whether it will affect the atmosphere of the entire school.

The experience of Ren Amamiya, the protagonist of "Persona 5", is the most obvious example.

After the last bad boy Sakurai knew in the school was reported, she came to Nishimiya's house again. She wanted to tell Nishimiya's mother the good news.

At the same time, she was secretly grateful to Nie Wei in her heart, because she knew very well that all this was done by Nie Wei.

Because these unlucky bad kids were all on the list that Sakurai provided to Nie Wei, not one more, not one less.

After school, Sakurai quickly came to Nishimiya's house, but when she entered the door, she found that in addition to Nishimiya's mother, there were two strangers in suits. Their serious faces made Sakurai subconsciously shrink back her steps.

Thanks to Bloody Night Bookworm for his generous reward of 1,000.