Su Enxi could easily hire a top-tier symphony orchestra or rock band with a single phone call, but she chose not to. Perhaps an orchestra could deliver a stunning performance, and the hosts at Takamagahara certainly had solid skills, but combining the two wouldn't necessarily yield a result greater than the sum of their parts. If bringing in a live orchestra only made the venue more chaotic, she might as well use high-quality sound equipment instead... Besides, the total cost of purchasing that audio gear was already higher than hiring a symphony orchestra.
As the music began to play, Fenger started tapping his toes, every downward press of his hard-toe leather shoes landing precisely on the heavy beat. As the tempo of the drums grew faster and faster, Fenger's steps quickened and grew more forceful. The sound pickup system at the front of the stage recorded the heavy thuds of his leather shoes and amplified them in all directions through the speakers. Every time the sharp toe of his leather shoe struck the ground, it was like a keen steel blade slicing through the rhythm of the music—graceful and precise.
With the prelude concluded, the soothing sound of a cello rose. The cello is the soul of a symphony, and accompanied by the flowing melody, Fenger stopped tapping his feet on the stage. He swung his legs back and forth like a pair of curved pendulums, or like two supple snakes drawing close, meeting, and then crossing paths... At the same time, Fenger's entire body moved …
Chapter 753