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Chapter 974: Chapter 855: Offer Your Knees (Subscribe please!)
Ten o’clock sharp.
Assistant Chen answered a phone call.
After informing Li Feng, she quickly walked out.
Soon, she brought in a group of people pushing carts, all wearing neat company uniforms, tall and sturdy. Li Feng immediately understood that these were the employees of the audio equipment provider company.
He sized them up once more.
Li Feng couldn’t help but nod internally.
Nothing else to say.
This attitude and quality.
Gave a professional impression, not at all like a disorganized crowd. They were of similar height, had ordinary, yet enduring looks, with a firm gaze and a faint touch of a soldier’s demeanor.
But this wasn’t about comparing employees.
Whether good or bad.
It would be up to the equipment to decide.
Upon entering,
Li Feng saw them immediately find a spot, open the boxes on their carts, and start busy themselves.
Not even a greeting.
Quite aloof.
"Director Li, they are from Qing Yang Audio Equipment Company, and they will soon start installing and adjusting the equipment. It’s estimated to take an hour to install; these people all have a technical background and are somewhat unfamiliar with social etiquette. Please be understanding, Director Li," Assistant Chen explained.
Assistant Chen herself had just experienced the newcomers’ aloofness.
But these were professionals her boss had hired.
As an assistant, although she wasn’t comfortable, she still tried her best to mitigate any negative impression.
"Oh."
Li Feng didn’t say much. He had seen plenty of proud and unruly people. These individuals might have a notable company background, or perhaps their boss was well connected, but regardless, he felt no need to lose his temper over this.
He walked over.
Together with Assistant Chen, he watched them work.
Li Feng noticed that the equipment they took out of the boxes, besides computers and wires, included items he didn’t recognize, yet they looked very high-end from their product design; he gave it top marks.
Very much imbued with a sense of technology.
The most abundant item in the box resembled a camera and could rotate, but the audio equipment’s distinct design at the camera-like head made him realize, was this a sound playback device?
"Assistant Chen, where should this equipment be installed?" Li Feng asked curiously.
In such a large venue.
The other party didn’t use large speakers, but all these small speakers instead, which was quite original and had its charm. It was novel, but he wondered about the effectiveness, as large speakers only required tuning one.
But for small speakers, because of the potential interference, the tuning could be very troublesome.
The more the number, the harder it is to tune.
"I don’t know either," Assistant Chen shook her head.
Li Feng was speechless.
Well.
He could only diligently follow and watch.
In the following hour,
the two of them gained an understanding of what professionalism and high technology meant. The small speakers, which resembled cameras, were placed in various corners of the venue by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Secured.
Installed.
With minimal manual intervention.
Ninety-six small speakers were installed in position.
Thirty-one sound receptors were also installed at the base.
"Hey, buddy, don’t these devices need electric wires? And why install so many? I see there are over a hundred now," Li Feng couldn’t help asking, feeling a bit silly.
The technician looked at Li Feng.
And slowly said,
"Our audio design philosophy isn’t about loudness but about a perfect auditory experience, or rather, sound optimization. This venue is enclosed, unlike sports stadiums.
It needs a lot of sound offsetting to maintain high quality and volume while avoiding echoes and interference. So, the number is a bit more than what would be needed for an open venue.
Our signals are all wirelessly transmitted, and are not inferior to wired signals. Each device’s battery is sufficient for ten hours of continuous use. They will be turned off after the testing is complete and will not be restarted until just before the concert."
Li Feng listened and felt a bit skeptical.
So many speakers.
The interference could be frustrating. It seemed there were drawbacks, hence only ten hours of use.
"How long do you need for the adjustment?" Li Feng quickly asked.
The technician said, "Fifteen minutes. We need to collect data on the sound reflections from all the devices inside the venue, which will start in five minutes. It might get a bit noisy during that time, so you might want to inform Director Li and the on-site staff to either leave the venue or wear earphones."
As he spoke,
the technician handed over a microphone.
"Director Li, you can use this; our equipment has been activated."
"Okay."
Li Feng said and took the microphone.
"I am Li Feng."
"I am Li Feng."
"I am..."
Quite loud voices came up in the venue, with echoes. Li Feng didn’t mind; although the sound was loud and clear, his own equipment could achieve that too.
Li Feng continued, "All on-site staff, the venue will begin testing the new audio system in five minutes. The test will last fifteen minutes and might be a bit noisy. You might want to step outside for some fresh air."
After finishing,
Li Feng put down the microphone.
People from the venue started leaving gradually. They weren’t afraid of the sound test, mainly because it meant a twenty-minute break, so many happily left, leaving only a few who wanted to see what was going on.
The new audio system.
Never seen before; naturally, they wanted a glimpse, especially those in the industry.
A few minutes later.
Li Feng looked at his watch.
It was about to start.
The Soldier put on the earphones and said into the microphone, "All units pay attention, the audio effect information collection test will begin in ten seconds, and the test music will be played soon, ten, nine, eight... one."
When the Soldier counted to one.
"La... Dong... Ang... Ding..."
Li Feng heard a complex piece of music play inside the venue, or rather, it wasn’t so much music as it was a chaotic jumble of musical instruments’ sounds fluctuating in pitch.
From low to high.
Every single note.
Then came mixed notes, noise notes, and some sounds he couldn’t even identify—some like shattering glass, some like wailing wolves, others like divine sounds entering his ears. How chaotic indeed.
"This is the test music? Not very impressive..."
Li Feng, like everyone else, was somewhat skeptical, wondering if this was all there was, just playing a messy piece of music as a test?
Only Assistant Chen was confident about this system.
Because she had witnessed the impeccably perfect live effect at the Annual Meeting.
The entire test lasted fifteen minutes.
From musical instruments to singing, to the chirping of insects and birds, with each sound’s highs and lows, every noise was collected by the sound collector, and after ten minutes, the fine-tuning began.
The test was over.
That also meant the adjustment was completed.
Therefore.
From ten minutes on.
The expressions of Li Feng and others began to change.
"La la la... La la la... I am a newsboy... ’Goodbye Kiss’ with you... on the deserted street... Waiting for a Thousand Years... the horse trots south as I gaze north... watching the verdant, dusty landscape soar..."
When the mixed song test ended.
Li Feng’s face was clearly filled with ’astonishment.’
His expression and those of the other staff demonstrated amazement—could that sound really have been produced by the venue’s audio equipment? Without any noise or echo, it felt as if he was listening to a high-quality song through earphones.
"Director Li, not bad, right?" Assistant Chen finally relaxed, letting the results speak for themselves.
Li Feng came back to his senses.
"Can I listen to a whole song?" Li Feng asked urgently, as the test music had been sporadic and, although pleasant, did not provide a complete ’exhilarating’ sensation.
Assistant Chen looked at the Soldier.
"You can, but considering the battery capacity of the equipment, I can only offer the duration of one song," the Soldier agreed.
Li Feng was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, let me think, just play ’Goodbye Kiss’ by Jacky Cheung that was part of the test earlier, would that be okay?"
"Sure."
After the Soldier finished speaking.
He operated the computer for a moment.
The next moment.
The familiar music began to play.
The melodious prelude made Li Feng perk up his ears, then he started running around different parts of the venue, from the left side of the stage to the front and back, his mind racing with the thought: the same, the same, the same high quality.
The high notes were loud, yet he heard no echoes.
"Past memories turn into clouds, disappearing before our very eyes..." Jacky Cheung’s voice filled the venue while Li Feng ran below, acting almost madly, convincing other people to understand.
This sound.
Was exceptional.
Audience seats.
Li Feng visited each one.
He also went up to the second floor, yet he found not a single flaw—it was as clear as listening through earphones.
Just as Li Feng was standing in front of the second-floor balcony.
The music stopped.
Li Feng stood rooted to the spot.
Perfect sound effect.
Truly perfect sound effect.
Everywhere he went, the sound quality was almost lossless; usually, the high notes in a typical live concert would be uncomfortable, but in this sound system, the high part was a pleasure to hear in the ears.
"Sss..."
A breath of cold air.
Li Feng realized that with the release of this equipment, the domestic and perhaps global audio industry might soon face a deep shuffling. A concert would no longer be a messy shoutfest, not just about seeing a celebrity.
But a true enjoyment.
At this moment.
Li Feng was completely conquered by this audio system.
He almost wanted to drop to his knees.
Once Canghai’s difficulty was like water.
Thinking of his own venue’s equipment, he now felt it could be thrown in the garbage.
Seeing the Soldier preparing to pack up the equipment from afar, Li Feng rushed over, walked up to the Soldier, and said excitedly, "Brother, how much for this system? Name your price."
The Soldier shook his head.
"Due to technological and cost limitations, this system is only available for rent, not for sale."
On hearing it was not for sale.
Li Feng’s face fell.
"What about renting? What’s the price?"
The Soldier said, "The rental price for the equipment is based on the conference hall area, costing fifteen RMB per square meter, and the usage time should not exceed eight hours at a time. If used continuously, we will offer a discount."
"What? Fifteen RMB per square meter?" Li Feng was shocked.
By this calculation.
Using it in their venue, even just for a few hours, would cost five or six hundred thousand RMB—an exceedingly lucrative business.
This was practically a robbery.
Li Feng immediately shut his mouth.
If renting was this expensive.
The price to buy would undoubtedly scare him to death.
