In the next moment, the lights of the theatre gradually dimmed on the stage, the stage lights gradually became brighter.
The concert had officially started!
As the curtains on the stage slowly rose, Wang Jingwen entered the audience's eyes, suddenly came burst of wolf whistles, in fact, some of the audience directly began swearing like a bunch of rogues. Obviously these people hadn't come to listen to Wang Jingwen sing, but specifically to tease her.
Zhang Xiaohua watched through the LED display above the stage. Wang Jingwen was wearing a translucent crimson skirt with heavy makeup on her face. Her hair was dyed to match her clothes, she showed no reaction to the audiences comments or actions. But at first glance, it was obvious she appeared lonely as she received a barrage of insults and degrading comments.
"Oi stupid b**** aren't you gonna start singing, our is this part of your scam as well?"
"Scammer!"
Two front-row spectators suddenly shouted through the noise and hubbub, and soon a chant calling Wang Jingwen a scammer broke out. Instead of showing the most basic respect to Wang Jingwen, the audiences chatter and chants intensified. The atmosphere was extremely lively.
In fact, Wang Jingwen herself was very clear that this concert was pointless and unnecessary at all. If she could have chosen to, she would never have got up on to the stage.
However, in order to maintain the company's image, New Century Entertainment had insisted on running the concert. If it was abandoned halfway, it would only attract criticism from the public and the media.
Therefore, Wang Jingwen had no choice but to do what she was told. She was no longer the big star of the past. From being treated as a treasure at New Century, she was now treated worse than a dog. Even the other singers began to treat her like dirt, but she had to endure, she had lost her value in the eyes of the company. She was treading on thin ice, she could be abandoned at any time.
Therefore, even if there was only a little bit of hope of a turn around, she had decided to pour out her soul into her performance tonight. Even if she was being treated like trash at New Century, she had to hold on or she would be left with nothing. She didn't want to go back to performing at nightclubs.
After a while, the music for the first song slowly rang out.
Due to the recent heavy losses, New Century Entertainment didn't bother investing in the concert, there were no dancers, no choir, no symphony orchestra, even the background music for all the songs relied on a CD playback.
New Century Entertainment had only provided for the concert the venues and a few sets of costumes for her to change into.
Listening to the background music, Zhang Xiaohua frowned and listened for a long time, he felt like he had heard this somewhere else before, he just couldn't quit pinpoint where. He knew this was gonna bug him for ages.
"An Erhu and a Guzheng they actually used such ancient instruments, it's not like there aren't any modern string instruments," Zhang Xiaohua thought to himself.
Sometimes he just couldn't understand the music style of this world.
After a full minute of the instrumental prelude, Wang Jingwen finally began to sing...
"I haven't felt loved yet.
Snowflakes bloom in cold climates
We tremble together
Understanding more through suffering
What is love..."
...
Zhang Xiaohua sprayed his drink out his mouth.
God, wasn't this song just "Red Star"!
If he didn't hear the lyrics, just based on the instrumental, he never would have recognized it, as for the lyrics, it seemed they had swapped out some of the original lyrics and just made the song super dark and depressing.
Zhang Xiaohua was stunned, when had they got their hands on the song sample? Then it clicked in his head, that was why Wang Jingwen was so edgy the last time they had seen her before she cancelled the contract, she goddamn stole their song samples.
Now that he had finally realised the truth, he understood why the entertainment culture of this world was so tragic. They were given the building bricks to a classic song but somehow they still managed to ruin it and turn it into this sh**.
"Hurry up and get to the ticket draw!"
"Brothers someone ask for her bra as the keepsake from the lottery!"
"I came to see a stripteases not some trash sing!"
"Hahahahaha..."
The audience began to get rowdy again, completely disregarding Wang Jingwen and showing no trace of respect.
In the face of the unscrupulous ridicule and taunts of the audience, Wang Jingwen also felt embarrassed, her face turned completely crimson but she could only endure the humiliation. Bowing her head, she tried to continue the song.
Three minutes later, the song ended, not waiting for the music to fully fade out, Wang Jingwen hurriedly walked off backstage and at this time the stage was a mess, snacks were scattered everywhere and there was even condoms thrown on to the stage.
"Fully deserved!" Emma's mood was exceptionally good. In her opinion, this was the price Wang Jingwen should pay. Who told her to betray them.
"I think it's pitiful. No singer should encounter such a scene!" Ling Ming was very kind. Although she didn't like Wang Jingwen's style, but as a singer, she understood Wang Jingwen's current feeling.
"She chose to be a traitor. No one was holding a gun to force her to go?" Yuan Datong said with a serious tone, and at the same time he looked at Zhang Xiaohua subconsciously, and couldn't help but admire him. This seemed to be all within the expectation of Zhang Xiaohua, no wonder he was always so calm!
Ten minutes later, when Wang Jingwen returned to the stage, she had changed into white knee-length dress. The makeup on her face disappeared. On her head, she wore a black and elegant wig, which looked plain and simple. However, her dress was in accordance with Zhang Xiaohua's request previously when they had recorded the music video for the song. The audience, sensing the atmosphere, couldn't help but fall into silence. Finally, the audience had something to look forward to.
"The following song is "Broken-Hearted Woman". Thank you for coming to listen to my concert today. Thank you very much, thank you!" Wang Jingwen said with a trembling voice, her hands clenched the microphone and her eyes burst into tears. The fluorescent flashing lights, insinuated her crying heart, and as Emma said this was a true portrayal of a 'Broken-Hearted Woman'.
When the familiar music sounded, Wang Jingwen finally entered her best state at this moment, just like a nightingale she began to sing...
"We slowly become drunk as the night deepens
at this moment we are so close to each other
my thoughts appear to be shaken
contradictions grow deeper
my trembling lips
waits for your kiss that never came
I am but a heart-broken woman"
...
The audience was still silent, everyone was breathing shallow and quietly listening.
At this moment, in the eyes of everyone on the scene, Wang Jingwen was undoubtedly eye-catching, because she sang a real classic and emanated the emotions of all people.
Unfortunately, this aura could only belong to her for a few minutes.
As Zhang Xiaohua said, the reason why fireworks were so beautiful was due to the short-lived nature they had. At this moment, comparing Wang Jingwen to fireworks was the most appropriate!