179: Chapter 179 The Most Explosive Moment in Music Festival History

"a moment of romance," that movie title, how should I put it? It sounds like a tragedy... It's a perfectly good movie; they wouldn't kill off the female lead, would they? That would be way too cliché.

But Lin Chuyan didn't overthink it. He hadn't even seen the script yet, so he would talk it over in detail when the time came.

The time for the music festival arrived quickly.

Shimen in July was quite hot, and not long after Lin Chuyan arrived, it was time for him to start rehearsing.

To be honest, he hadn't been to a music festival in his past life either, so this counted as a first across both lifetimes.

At this moment, he only had one feeling: big, it was really big.

However, that was none of his business. His process was very simple: just complete the rehearsal under the staff's arrangement.

Naturally, it was impossible to sing every song during the rehearsal. Everyone was limited to two, mainly for debugging equipment. As for which two songs to choose for the rehearsal? Whatever you want...

However, even though it was said to be casual, most artists would only choose their two best songs. After all, many fans bought tickets to hear your signature songs, so not making mistakes was what mattered most.

But Lin Chuyan didn't think so.

This guy decisively chose his new songs to rehearse— "my only" and "i truly love you."

And he decided that as soon as he went on stage tomorrow, he would sing these two first, shocking the fans right from the start... No, wait, giving the fans a surprise.

That's what a qualified artist should do.

The next day arrived quickly.

Lin Chuyan finished lunch and didn't arrive at the venue until past 2 PM.

He was scheduled to perform in the evening today, so there was no rush. From 5:00 PM to 5:40 PM, it was considered a golden time slot.

At this moment, he was backstage, getting his makeup and styling done while chatting with Wu Yue.

"Brother Yue, there are several stages, which one are we at again? I forgot."

"'Love Stage.' This stage is usually arranged for musicians like you—you have popularity and a fan base, but you aren't that type of veteran artist or band that has debuted for many years. Sigh, actually, you could have gone to the 'Strawberry Stage,' but they probably hoped you could divert the crowd and improve the venue's usage efficiency... I'm guessing."

Lin Chuyan shrugged, indicating he didn't care.

He was surprised that he wasn't nervous; honestly, the number of listeners outside right now was extraordinary.

Huh, could it really be as Brother Yue said, that because he had already performed at an 80,000-person concert, he had become calm when encountering this kind of thing?

Awesome.

No, wait, his girlfriend is awesome.

With his makeup and styling done, at 5 PM, Lin Chuyan was ready to go on stage.

In-ear monitors, wireless microphone receiver, his own microphone... he checked them one by one.

Alright, let's go.

Lin Chuyan's appearance was quite a surprise for the audience at the scene—you should be secretly happy just to be able to hear Lin Chuyan live!

After all, this guy was truly a sub-par musician...

He didn't participate in any music-related performances at all.

Live performances? Those two live streams don't count; there weren't many viewers. Come to think of it, his real live performance was actually showing off affection at Ruan Xingyu's concert...

Damn, kid, you better know when to stop!

If you sang badly, that would be one thing, but you just had to release a "blue album," which currently has a 9.7 rating on both platforms...

And then your main profession is actually an actor? That's going too far, that's going too far.

"What do you think the first song will be?"

"I guess it's 'finding myself.' This song is perfect for an opening; the intro has thunder and rain, and then the emotion and rhythm slowly build up."

"That makes sense, but I guess it's 'I Am a Fish.' After all, it was his first lead single and his first signature song. Oh right, it was also a commercial song; everyone knows how to sing it, so it's also very suitable."

The familiar audience members below the stage started discussing it as he was about to go on. They said all sorts of things, but regardless of which song it was, everyone was equally looking forward to it.

Then.

Lin Chuyan started singing.

"I have been hurt before, there were things I couldn't let go of, but I was also timid about facing the future, afraid of love rolling in again."

The audience below was a bit confused. Hey buddy, where's your intro?

What song is this? Is there not even a second of intro? You're just starting to sing?

Wait a second... I haven't even heard clearly what you sang yet!

"So I have stopped loving, and I've been living quite freely; my love is anchored in a windless sea."

"It's a bit strange, an angel brought you here, telling me to look forward to pulling myself together again."

"Don't let yourself regret, take back your tears, don't compete with anyone in bitterness and fatigue."

"Thank you for appearing; the past events are like smoke. Nothing is owed before my eyes; you are the eaves during the rain."

"That love has no time limit; happiness is at our fingertips, making my vision blurry with emotion."

"That longing, in the blink of an eye, can be realized in an instant, within this lifetime."

"my only girl friend, my only girl friend."

Good grief, now they understood.

A new song, right? Showing off affection again, right?

"An angel brought you here"... That means an angel brought Ruan Xingyu here, right?

"Telling me to look forward to pulling myself together again"... That just means you met Ruan Xingyu when you were at the lowest point of your life, which is what made you pull yourself together again, right?

And the last line, you're not even pretending anymore, right? Just straight to "my only girl friend"?

No, what is this song called?

Sharp people were already looking at the setlist.

"It's called 'my only,' what does that mean? my only?"

"Damn, you release a new song at a music festival and continue to show off your affection?"

One song ended, and Lin Chuyan's next one came.

Come on, come on, the audience's emotions were stirred up; they wanted to see what other tricks he could pull.

"You have a pair of eyes that can speak, you have a heart that understands people; ignorant and fearless, I am always fascinated by your smile."

"You have a pair of affectionate eyes, you have the magic to melt ice and snow; I, who never dared to hope for too much, cannot escape your beauty."

"For what reason does your hair's fragrance always linger? When did my world begin to be unable to distinguish day from night, turning upside down, coming and going, all because I miss you?"

Alright, alright, the audience finally understood.

It's just crazily writing about how much he likes Ruan Xingyu, right?

All that "unable to distinguish day from night, turning upside down, coming and going, all because I miss you," in short, it's as cheesy as it gets. Then the chorus came.

"Oh... I secretly fell in love with you, but I didn't dare to tell you, because I knew I couldn't give you what you wanted."

"Oh... I could only secretly miss you, could only secretly watch you, always lacking the courage, always unable to say that i truly love you."

Alright, understood.

So Lin Chuyan was that humble back then?

That makes sense; people realized it once they thought about it—after all, when he was at the lowest point of his life, Ruan Xingyu was already a superstar. He must have been humble to the point of being in the dust, right?

Those with vivid imaginations had already filled in a lot of details.

Liking someone but not daring to confess, only being able to hide it silently in the bottom of his heart, and then trying his best to strive and chase...

I tried my best, just to be worthy of you.

Now, Lin Chuyan has done it.

Awesome.

The crowd started pushing forward, and there was no shortage of male fans shouting his name and then cracking their voices...

Lin Chuyan took a sip of water, nodded to the fan whose voice cracked, and continued singing.

20 minutes later, Lin Chuyan started singing the second-to-last song, "changing myself."

Then, the biggest news of the day was about to happen.

Or rather, the most explosive moment in music festival history was about to happen.

"Woke up this morning, looked at myself in the mirror, suddenly discovered my hairstyle was a bit KUSO from sleeping."

"A little change, makes a big difference; the power of you and me can also change the world."

"Recently quite annoyed, recently my mood is very down, every day watching the news, I always want to scream loudly."

"But swearing is useless, everyone will just think you're fierce; I change myself and discover a big difference."

"New generation of friends, let's cheer on properly, everyone say it loudly together, Na Na Na Na Na."

Lin Chuyan was singing with great enthusiasm; when he reached this line, there was actually an interaction segment with the fans below.

He sang "Everyone say it loudly together," and then passed the microphone, and the fans below sang "Na Na Na Na Na"... However, just at this moment.

Just as Lin Chuyan passed the microphone, suddenly a shoe flew straight from the audience toward his face!

The shadow went from a small dot to gradually getting bigger; when it reached in front of him, he could even see the dirt embedded in the cracks of the dark shoe sole.

No sooner said than done.

Lin Chuyan dodged slightly to the side, quick-eyed and fast-handed, and without thinking much, he caught it directly with his other hand!

And because it was the microphone-passing segment, his eyes were actually looking at the audience below the whole time, so he could see clearly who threw the shoe.

Damn it... are you sick or what?!

So.

He didn't know what he was thinking, or rather, his brain didn't have time to think at all; he directly threw the shoe back with force!

"Smack!"

It accurately hit the face of the listener who threw the shoe at him...