China Entertainment 1997

Los Angeles Music Festival, live

The music festival is open-air, with a performance stage in the front and most of the square in the back connected to the street, which can easily accommodate nearly 50,000 spectators.

There are large curtains on both sides of the stage, and cameras will project stage footage at night so that the audience can clearly see the singers on stage.

The music festival hasn't started yet, so it stands to reason that now is the stage for fans to support or wait for the opening.

Either shout slogans to cheer for your favorite singer from a distance, or chat with a few friends or a small circle. If no one is watching, go to the nearby vendors to eat snacks or browse the area of ​​​​the music festival that specializes in selling peripherals.

But today's Los Angeles Music Festival does not have so many sessions. Basically, more than 90% of the audience gathers together, including men, women, children and eight generations of the FXXX organizer's family...

After FXXX finished the organizer, everyone shouted in protest to the singers who were reported to be appearing at the festival.

Britney Spears, Eminem, Oasis, The Cure and more.

Later, even those singers who were not rumored to participate in the music festival were called out by name, including Madonna, Sister Niu, Michael Jackson, and Linkin Park.

After calling out the singer's name, everyone called out the organizer's name again, and then called out the singer's name again, and then called out the organizer again.

The cycle goes on and on, never getting tired of it.

The momentum was so great that even Cao Xuan, who was in the background, was so noisy that he couldn't relax in Versailles and ran to the door to listen for more than ten minutes.

The level of English swear words and American slang has skyrocketed, and I have even learned a lot of Latin and "national quintessence" of some national languages.

He even heard a few familiar Chinese greetings to the female surname of the host's family starting with "a certain plant" and "the sun". It was obvious that compatriots were contributing.

Yuan Gong is one of the few people who curses in Chinese. He is an international student at the University of Southern California. He came to watch the concert with several classmates, but was ignored by the organizer and couldn't help but curse.

In fact, Yuan Gong is not very interested in this music festival. He prefers movies and games.

But many of his friends at school are music lovers, and more importantly, the white girl Sandy he likes is also a rock fan. In order to join the group and pick up girls, Liang Gong naturally transformed into a "fan".

When he came to the music festival this time, Yuan Gong actually came with the purpose of getting close to Sandy, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

He didn't know what other people were doing, but Yuan Gong himself was very happy with the scolding, seamlessly switching between Chinese and English, and even took the time to assist several companions on the Chinese "quintessence of Chinese culture".

After all, in terms of swearing language, I don’t say who is superior or inferior, but Chinese has richer heritage and more exciting tricks...

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The audience continued to make noise from afternoon to night.

Seeing that the music festival is about to start, many people think that the organizer will announce the end, refund everyone's money and leave.

Even Cao Xuan thinks so.

At first he thought it was nothing, but now the fans have been making noise for several hours, and it is obvious that the place has collapsed.

The audience has obvious oppositional emotions. It is difficult for the singer to suppress the performance, and he may be attacked by others. There is no need to continue.

But capitalists are capitalists, and the organizer is a bachelor. Since he has been scolded, it is even more impossible to refund the money. Otherwise, if he is scolded in vain, wouldn't it be a huge loss?

So, no matter how the audience reacted, the singer went up to perform anyway.

It's up to you whether you want to watch the show or not, but the festival has not been cancelled, and the money will naturally not be refunded.

The organizers were very cunning. From the beginning to the end, they did not publicly declare which celebrities must be in place. It was all gossip. Even if it went to court in the future, some of them would be wrong.

But now the singers are quitting. You two are fighting each other, and we are the ones on stage. What if the audience gets angry and attacks the stage?

Just throw an egg or a stone. The key point is that the United States can't hold back guns. If it encounters a fool, it will go directly to God if it's not good.

The organizer was obviously well prepared and came up with a performance contract. All the singers signed the contract when they were invited to participate. There was a clause in it that if they did not participate in the performance, liquidated damages ranging from 300,000 to 700,000 US dollars would be incurred.

The whole place was in an uproar, and Cao Xuan frowned and called Mike directly.

Mike was a little confused when he answered the call, so he quickly called and got a reply from Cao Xuan within a few minutes.

There is no problem with the contract, as is the case with general performances. The liquidated damages may be slightly higher, but they are within the normal range.

However, this time the performance was deliberately calculated and they deliberately invited some singers who might not be able to afford liquidated damages.

This music festival is obviously a show-off to make money. Warner originally thought it was a normal music festival with superstars attending, so it would give Cao Xuan a break.

Unexpectedly, he was fooled, but the forces behind the organizer were very complicated, and Warner didn't want to fall out.

Now that the two parties have communicated, Cao Xuan can leave directly without participating in the show. Warner will take care of the rest, and Warner will compensate him for this mistake in the future.

Cao Xuan hung up the phone, and an old white man from the organizer nodded to him. It was obvious that he had received the news.

Cao Xuan was not the only one who called for help. All the singers and bands present began to contact him, but unfortunately, except for a few who were relieved, most of them had ugly faces.

Among them is Avril Lavigne. Although her Arista Records company is not weak in strength, it is still lagging behind Warner.

Although they are still trying their best to contact and communicate, the progress is mediocre, and the agent has not said the words Avril Lavigne expected, "We will pay the liquidated damages."

300,000 US dollars is not a small amount of money. No matter how potential Avril is, she is just a newcomer.

The most important thing is that even if it is just a performance, there may not be any accidents. There is no need to throw away 300,000 US dollars in a hurry.

Avril is known as the little witch, but after all she is just an 18-year-old girl. She was dumbfounded. Although she did not cry, the panic in her eyes was clearly visible.

Cao Xuan took care of his own safety, relaxed his mind, and was about to leave. Seeing Avril like this, he felt a little unbearable when he thought of the little fan girl who admired him before.

However, he did not take care of everything, but asked Avril to come to him to see the situation.

Avril Lavigne's performance sequence is at the back. If the reaction to the previous performance is too intense and directly causes the music festival to get out of control, then the music festival will also end directly, and Avril Lavigne will naturally not have to go on stage.

If nothing happens and everyone performs normally, then Avril can also go on stage normally.

If it's a situation that's not out of control, but is dangerous at the same time.

The worst case scenario is that Cao Xuan loaned this girl 300,000 US dollars. Anyway, Avril Lavigne became famous after she released her album in June, so she can afford to pay back 3 million US dollars.

Cao Xuan told Avril what he thought, and then took a look at his checkbook, telling her not to worry.

After hearing what Cao Xuan said, Avril immediately cried.

First, the stone fell in her heart, and she could no longer bear the grievance in her heart. After all, she was still a young girl, how could she not be afraid, and she was also moved.

In a critical moment, someone reaches out to help you, and that feeling is something you will remember for a lifetime.

Especially since she had just been rejected by a company she trusted, she felt desperate. As a result, Cao Xuan, a stranger who had not been around for a long time, came to help her. The emotional conflict caused by this sharp contrast was too strong.

"Keep your voice down and don't alert others."

Cao Xuan reminded him, and Avril immediately covered her mouth, wiped her tears, and stayed by Cao Xuan's side obediently.

His petite body huddled up, sobbing twice from time to time, pitifully like a newly adopted stray cat.

However, with Avril Cao Xuan covering up, others are not treated so well.

Cao Xuan is not a holy mother, so he helped Avril just because of her performance as a little fan girl and the reason for the filter in future generations.

But for others, if human life is at stake, Cao Xuan definitely can't watch it, but no one knows the situation now, so let's keep an eye on it.

Cao Xuan knew in his heart that the organizers were doing it for money, not for their lives. If a human life was lost, they wouldn't be able to save it.

Therefore, it was probably a false alarm that everyone was trying to scare themselves, and the situation should still be under control.

Sure enough, after the organizer's bodyguard vaguely revealed the bulging gun on his waist, a Canadian band took the stage.

Cao Xuan asked Zhang Chong to go out to see the situation. Later, he learned that the audience did not do anything particularly radical and did not attack the singer, but they kept booing and abusing people, making the performance atmosphere very embarrassing.

The same thing happened when a band and singer appeared later. They were not attacked, but were often accompanied by overwhelming abuse and boos.

This actually made everyone backstage feel a lot more relaxed.

As long as there are no personal safety issues involved, just boo as many times as you like and expect the deceived audience to applaud. It is too difficult.

The smile on Avril's face bloomed again, and she took out a mirror to touch up her makeup. She had spent all her smoky makeup just because of crying.

Cao Xuan was also in a good mood. He sold the favor of the future queen and saved 300,000 US dollars. Even if he was delayed for half a day this time, it was not a loss.

The old white man who the organizer and Cao Xuan nodded to just now also slipped over.

"Cao, are you still playing?"

"Why do you want me to play? Your goal has been achieved."

"You are a singer on the billboard or an Asian king. Your weight is greater than theirs. It will make the music festival more legitimate. If they sue, it will be easier for us to defend ourselves."

The old man was very down-to-earth or straightforward. Cao Xuan had a gimmick in attending the music festival, so he would have something to say in case of a lawsuit.

Asian King In the United States, things can be worthless if they are said to be worthless, and they can be very valuable if they are said to be valuable.

Cao Xuan is also very down-to-earth. He is the "victim" anyway and the blame cannot be placed on him, so he might as well take advantage of the opportunity.

"What can I get?"

"Add another $30,000 in remuneration."

"It's too little. For an additional $150,000, I'll appear."

"It's too much. It's more than 300,000 US dollars. The appearance fee is almost enough to hire a top-tier singer."

"Then you go and ask for help."

"80,000, the highest."

"100,000 is the lowest."

"...Deal, Cao, you are such an excellent businessman."

"Thank you, but to be honest, the grocery shopping aunts in our country are better at bargaining than I am."

Cao Xuan smiled sincerely and shook hands with the old white man. Adding the 100,000 US dollars to his previous performance fees, this performance was worth nearly 2 million yuan.

The capital society is still rich. Cao Xuan can get this price even for the most expensive normal commercial performance in China.

However, after what happened just now, Cao Xuan didn't believe in the old white man's character at all, so he contacted Mike directly to ensure that he got the money before he was ready to perform with the band prepared by the organizer.

Avril rolled her eyes, picked up her guitar and followed Cao Xuan.

"I've listened to "Natural" and "Numb" and can play accompaniment for you."

Cao Xuan nodded and didn't stop her. Anyway, this was just a formality, it didn't matter whether it was rigorous or not.

Not long after a few people arrived at the waiting area, the black singer at the front left the stage.

It can be seen that this guy was scolded so much that he couldn't stop breathing when he came off the stage. He was talking about ***** and the sound of the muffler was beeping on the TV. When he saw Cao Xuan, it was rare for him to offer sympathy and advice. One sentence.

"Ignore them, you sing your song and get off the stage after you sing."

Because of this kind reminder, Cao Xuan fist bumped with the black singer, and then went on stage with the band.

Everyone took their positions in their own order, with the drummer at the back, the keyboard player at the back right, and the bassist at the back left. Avril Lavigne and another guitarist stood on both sides of Cao Xuan.

Cao Xuan stood in the center of the stage, and was broadcast by cameras on the big screens on both sides. When all the audience saw the new singer taking the stage, they immediately let out loud boos.

If you are an ordinary singer, you may be confused when you see the angry faces, abusive words and raised middle fingers in the audience.

But Cao Xuan, who had gone through the test, not only did not feel angry, but instead felt an uncontrollable excitement.

After experiencing the Temple of Heaven Concert with 100,000 people and several Spring Festival Galas, it is difficult for him to feel a lot of tension and passion in casual performances.

But today's challenging scene allowed Cao Xuan to regain some of the excitement and trembling in his heart when he held the Temple of Heaven concert.

In a word, the state is here!