Chapter 145 - 129: In Terms of Backing, Who the Hell Is More Badass Than Me?
Chapter 145: Chapter 129: In Terms of Backing, Who the Hell Is More Badass Than Me?
Jay Chou, who was chatting with Elder Teng, saw Gao Yuan walk in. After a quick word with the elder, he rose with a smile. "Let me introduce a friend to you two!"
"Brother Yuan."
"My patron for the coming year."
Jay Chou’s witty introduction made Gao Yuan a little embarrassed.
This instantly elevated his status way too much.
Gao Yuan walked forward and stood before the three of them. He first extended his hand to Elder Teng. Grasping the elder’s broad hand, Gao Yuan bowed slightly and smiled. "It’s a pleasure, Elder Teng. I’m Gao Yuan."
Seeing how polite Gao Yuan was, Elder Teng gave him a wink. With a similarly playful tone, he chuckled and said, "I’m Elder Teng. I wonder when Young Master Yuan will be *my* patron for a year!"
Hearing Elder Teng’s words, everyone present couldn’t help but laugh.
Indeed, when you were with him, you never had to worry about a lack of laughter.
It was a great loss to the entertainment industry that Elder Teng hadn’t become an actor. Every one of his movements was full of dramatic flair, and combined with his unique voice, it was impossible not to laugh.
After greeting Elder Teng, Gao Yuan deliberately rubbed his hands together a few times, a thrilled expression on his face. He then reached out to Deng Ziqi. "I’m so excited to meet my idol for the first time."
Deng Ziqi was also amused by Gao Yuan. She covered her mouth with one hand and extended the other toward him.
’I have to say, holding a beautiful woman’s hand feels completely different from holding an old man’s hand!’
’It’s a little cool, but so soft.’
’If I didn’t have to act like a gentleman, I’d totally offer to read her palm.’
After the introductions, Gao Yuan also took a seat nearby.
As he listened to Jay Chou continue explaining the plan for that evening’s concert, he finally understood. This Shanghai concert was going to be quite elaborate.
Jay Chou wasn’t planning on opening the concert himself. Instead, he wanted Gao Yuan to do it.
However, Jay Chou had one requirement for Gao Yuan: he had to sing one of his songs, and it absolutely, positively could not be a sad one.
He was still traumatized by Gao Yuan’s last performance of "Hollow Heart." Another sad song would completely ruin the vibe of his concert.
As he spoke, Jay Chou handed over a song list he had prepared.
For the first song, Gao Yuan could choose one from the list. He didn’t have to worry about forgetting the lyrics, as there would be a teleprompter at the venue.
Gao Yuan took it and glanced at it, letting out a wry smile.
Jay Chou’s recommended song list actually only had three songs. He might as well have just said it was a choice of three.
Her Eyelashes
Confession Balloons
Simple Love
Gao Yuan was quite familiar with and fond of all three songs. At his age, he actually preferred the older songs more.
"Then I’ll go with Her Eyelashes!"
Gao Yuan ultimately chose the first song. In his view, Jay Chou had probably put it first because he wanted him to pick it.
Sure enough, the next moment Jay Chou said, "Great minds think alike."
Gao Yuan chose this song partly because he knew how to sing it and was very familiar with the melody. Also, when he saw the title, it made him think of Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao’s eyelashes were especially long, and every time he saw her, he couldn’t help but be captivated by their curve.
After Gao Yuan chose his song, Jay Chou continued to introduce the next segments.
After Gao Yuan finished his opening number, he would have him go backstage for a break while he himself would perform four or five songs.
Next would be the first song request segment. After the requested song, the first special guest would appear: Elder Teng.
Elder Teng would sing Jay Chou’s "Nunchucks," and Jay Chou would sing Elder Teng’s "Heaven." The musical arrangements for this were already complete.
Because Elder Teng was getting on in years, he would go back to rest after singing this song.
After that, Jay Chou would sing a few more songs before inviting Deng Ziqi on stage as a guest performer. This time, Deng Ziqi would sing a solo, and then they would sing a duet.
Add in the other game segments, and that would basically be the end of the concert.
Gao Yuan had no objections to the concert’s arrangement. He was just a guest performer; being the opening act was already a huge show of respect from Jay Chou.
He had only one request: for Jay Chou to mention the GY brand a few more times during the interactive segments.
A few mentions at a time like this would be incredibly effective at capturing people’s attention.
He believed that over the coming weekend, the GY flagship store would see another massive spike in sales.
The three of them chatted for a while. Just as Gao Yuan was about to go to the next room to practice the song, Jay Chou suddenly came up to him and said in a low voice, "You’d better prepare two more songs."
"A sad one and a sweet one."
Gao Yuan looked at Jay Chou, slightly surprised, not quite understanding what he meant.
"I’m worried the audience will request another song from you after you finish the first one."
Then Gao Yuan understood.
Jay Chou really had thought of everything.
’If someone really does request one of my songs, for the sake of GY’s sales, I’ll have to sing it!’
「The room next door.」
Gao Yuan listened to the song Her Eyelashes a few times. Once he was familiar with the melody, he picked up the microphone in the room and began to sing.
Although he didn’t deliberately change the singing style of the song, his performance was already completely different from Jay Chou’s version.
Gao Yuan recorded a version of the song himself. Listening back, he noticed he used a bit more falsetto. Combined with his mature, "uncle-like" voice, it gave the impression that he was singing to someone right beside him.
It was like gazing affectionately at a lover, praising them little by little.
Now that he was familiar with the song, Gao Yuan felt much more confident.