Chapter 578: I’m Afraid That Little Sister Will Be Unhappy
Although they were famous in the entertainment industry, they couldn’t compare to Jiang Xingyi’s fans.
One of them sighed softly, “He really is a celebrity with high traffic—a real traffic celebrity...”
His voice was very soft, and only his manager beside him could hear it.
His manager reminded him, “It’s not good if this word gets out. Everyone knows how strong Jiang Xingyi’s appeal and the fans’ fighting power are. We can’t afford to be so popular. Let’s hurry up and go in.”
At the entrance.
Jiang Xingyi and Jiang Yu walked up to the group of fans.
He placed his finger on his lips and gestured for the fans to quiet down.
Jiang Xingyi looked around and said, “Don’t call me ‘brother.'”
The fans: “?”
Jiang Xingyi looked at Jiang Yu and said gently, “I’m afraid that Little Sister will be unhappy.”
The fans: “! ! !”
Oh my God!
Couldn’t he leave a way out for them?
How could they be jealous in this scene?
Just as Jiang Yu was about to say “I won’t be unhappy”, Jiang Xingyi grabbed her wrist.
Jiang Xingyi said in a low and coaxing voice, “Little Sister, promise me that you won’t be angry. I’m just your Big Brother.”
The fans sniffed.
Oh my God, what kind of beautiful love is this... No, brother-sister relationship, doesn’t it feel a little too good?
A sentence suddenly popped up in Jiang Yu’s mind.
But he wasn’t her only big brother.
But thinking that this sentence didn’t seem to be appropriate, the straight girl, Jiang Yu, promptly controlled her actions and pursed her lips. In order not to speak recklessly, she solemnly nodded her head.
Jiang Xingyi thought to himself, Little Sister’s serious expression is a little too cute?
He subconsciously rubbed Jiang Yu’s head and coaxed, “Little Sister is so obedient.”
The fans: ???
Wait, was this enough?
Why were they still being so sweet?
A portion of the fans felt that their way of opening the box wasn’t right. Another portion of the fans bit their lips and screamed in their hearts, “I can do it!”
She could also do this kind of brother-sister relationship!
A few of the anti-fans who had been chosen by Jiang Xingyi arrived at the venue and saw this scene.
The three of them said disdainfully, “It’s starting again, starting again. They’re starting to hype up the character of the beloved sister again. When will this be over? Do we still need to record the show?”
“In the eyes of a certain celebrity, recording the show is of course not important. Anyway, it’s not like they’re relying on their work to speak for themselves. They need popularity and fake data to get first place in sales.”
“That’s right, what kind of ability do they need? Isn’t coming to this show just a round of touring? Why don’t they hurry up and establish their presence and finish building up their wave of fans? Of course, they have to work hard to continue firing the character set and ensure that this pampered little sister character setting is true to the end.”
“That’s right. Moreover, today is a good opportunity for a live performance. How can they not put their best foot forward?”
Jiang Yu turned her head and glanced at the few of them.
“You guys are very arrogant.”
“Why? Is there a problem?”
Jiang Yu looked up and said coldly, “Not really. I’m just afraid that your faces will hurt later.”
Jiang Xingyi did not have a decisive expression on his face. He gave them a sidelong glance and said, “I hope you can persevere to the end.”
After saying that, Jiang Xingyi and Jiang Yu stepped into the venue together.
…
Jiang Xingyi went backstage to get ready.
Jiang Yu sat in the audience seats at the front.
The program team had reserved a seat for her in the second row. The first row was reserved for the big shots in the industry that the program team had invited, who were also serving as professional judges.
The competition score was made up of two parts: the public judges and the professional judges. The public judges had a total of 500, with one vote each and there were 15 professional judges with 20 votes each.
There were a total of eight guest contestants participating in this competition. After two rounds, the last contestant with the lowest combined vote would be eliminated.
When Jiang Yu sat down, she heard the professional judges in front of her discussing.
“Who do you think will be the first contestant today?”
“It must be Bei He. He’s an old singer. Back then, he sang a song called ‘Continue to Fly’ and it has been sung till this day. He has left behind so many classics!”
“But you said it yourself. That was back then. Bei He hasn’t had any good works these few years. It feels like he’s still eating the same books from the past few years. There’s nothing new, and the melody hasn’t changed much...”
“In my opinion, I think it’s Hua Xin. She has a wide vocal range, has good singing skills, and has good stage presence.”
“But why do I feel that her works are a little noisy? Her composing skills aren’t that good...”
“Or it’s possible that he...”
“What about her...”
After a long discussion among the judges, one of them suddenly said, “Why hasn’t anyone mentioned Jiang Xingyi’s name even after all of you have talked for so long?”
As soon as he said that, the air suddenly froze.
To be honest, although Jiang Xingyi was very famous, they had never heard of his works before.
Even if they had, everyone knew that there were too many places where songs from the recording studio could be faked.
Many people claimed to be singers. Once they sang live, it would be a whole different story.
Although Jiang Xingyi had also held a concert and the venue was packed, everyone subconsciously thought that his fans were too lenient with him. Even if he was out of tune and out of breath, no one would think that there was a problem.
Of course, they wouldn’t be idle and go online to search for Jiang Xingyi’s concert videos to watch, so everyone was suspicious of Jiang Xingyi’s strength.
Jiang Yu retracted her gaze and snorted lightly.
Old things.
Stupid.
It was the same in the backstage waiting area.
The order of entering the stage was decided by drawing lots. Although these guests had seen each other before, they weren’t familiar with each other. After entering, they only greeted each other politely. After chatting for a while, backstage fell into silence.
Jiang Xingyi sat in a corner, playing with his phone. With his eyes closed, he replayed the melody in his mind.
His posture was relaxed, and he did not look nervous at all. He really did not look like he was here for a competition.
Some people thought that he must be secure in his popularity. Although the 500 public judges at the venue had been drawn randomly, there might be a lot of Jiang Xingyi’s fans hidden inside. Therefore, he was fearless.
Traffic celebrities were really enviable. There was no need for them to be professional. They only had to rely on their faces, and blow up their fans’ heads.
The other few people’s gazes also swept past Jiang Xingyi’s side without a trace, and then they quietly withdrew their gazes.
Although no one said anything, the few singers present felt that Songwriter had invited Jiang Xingyi for the sake of Jiang Xingyi’s fame and traffic, so that it could bring the show’s popularity up.
Whether it was his fans or his haters who deliberately wanted to make fun of him, with a hot topic, the show would also have a viewership rating.
The show would not be ruined, and they would also be able to bask in the limelight. Why not?
Therefore, although they did not think much of Jiang Xingyi, no one revealed it either.
Soon, the program recording officially began.
Chapter 579: You Are My Only Future
The first contestant to go on stage was Hua Xin, a female singer who was favored by several professional judges in the front row.
As one of the professional judges mentioned before, the venue was very lively and deceitful. As a stage performance, it was very good, but when it came to the arrangement of the music, the lyrics were very common and were not very memorable.
However, as an opening act, it managed to stir up the atmosphere.
Someone in the audience screamed, “It’s too explosive!”
“Ah, Xin Xin, I love you!”
“Hua Xin’s songs are really meant to be heard live!”
Hua Xin left the stage after finishing her performance.
Jiang Yu felt that Songwriter had done a pretty good job. They didn’t vote immediately after singing. Instead, after everyone finished singing, they went on stage together and gave a brief introduction. Then they would let the audience review the song they had just sung before voting.
This way, there wouldn’t be any lack of expectations for the previous contestants or being overly conservative, and the voting would be fair.
It would be better to reduce the impact of the order of the contestants on the votes.
The main point was that it would save time, to prevent one person from being long-winded and playing the emotional card.
After Hua Xin left the stage, the second person to go up was the veteran singer, Bei He.
Bei He was in his forties this year and had debuted for more than 20 years. He had been extremely popular 20 years ago, and in the past few years, he had somewhat retreated to the second-tier. He did not have many works left, and the entertainment industry was changing too quickly. The style of his songs at that time…wasn’t very popular now.
But even so, he was still a senior in the entertainment industry. Anyone who saw him had to stand up and call him teacher.
Bei He sang a rock-and-roll song that was very personal to him. But to be honest, it was too conservative and nothing was outstanding about it.
After a few more people, it was finally Jiang Xingyi’s turn.
While the host was still introducing Jiang Xingyi, there was already a commotion at the venue.
“Ah, ah, ah, Jiang Xingyi is coming out!”
“I can finally see him up close in person! Let me see if he is really as handsome as the legends say?”
“Of course! Glory World Beauty, do you understand?! It’s a huge loss for the entertainment industry that Jiang Xingyi doesn’t act!”
“Wait… did you guys get on the wrong set? This is a singing show, right?”
“What song are you listening to? Just look at his face!”
“You’re not allowed to talk about your brother like that. Your brother sings really well!”
“Alright, this is a fan of Jiang Xingyi. Forget it, we’ll find out later whether it’s good or not.”
Although the public judges in the program had been chosen randomly, they were still screened before the selection to avoid a situation where a large number of fans of a particular guest would gather and affect the voting.
Therefore, when they chose people on Weibo, they chose a large number of people who were related to music, such as self-media music critics, the lead singer of an unknown band, and so on. The rest were bloggers from all walks of life.
These people were active on the internet. Of course, they had heard of Jiang Xingyi’s name, but they had never heard of his songs.
After all, in the music industry, there was an unwritten discrimination chain against idols and celebrities. If you said that you liked their songs, you would be laughed at by others.
The crowd gave a symbolic round of applause. In their hearts, they did not look forward to Jiang Xingyi’s songs.
Jiang Yu clapped her hands as well.
Third Brother was about to take the stage.
Jiang Xingyi walked from the side of the stage to the center.
He accurately found where Jiang Yu was and smiled at her.
“Eh, is Jiang Xingyi looking at us? Who is he looking at?”
“Could he be looking at me?”
“Don’t think too much, okay? Maybe he’s looking at me?”
“But you’re so handsome!”
“Lower your voice. Let me admire the handsome guy quietly.”
There was a stool in the middle of the stage. Jiang Xingyi took a step back and sat on the stool.
The bright light dimmed and turned dark blue. The screen behind him turned black.
The prelude began. The subtitles on the screen appeared one by one like a typewriter. Jiang Xingyi opened his mouth and sang the first sentence:
“You told me that you were fine since we last met, but you didn’t know the storm in my heart…”
The tune was melodious. Under the light, he lowered his eyes. One of his long legs rested on the pole of the stool, while the other stretched out as he quietly sang.
There was no wild and cool dance accompaniment, no dazzling dance beauty, no hoarse shouts, and no band that had a tacit understanding with each other.
He sat there alone as if he was slowly telling a story, but his voice entered everyone’s hearts.
Everyone looked at him in a daze, being brought into the picture of the story by him.
“The world has never had a fairy tale, you are my myth…”
On the screen behind him, the handwritten lyrics seemed to have struck into the depths of everyone’s hearts, touching their nerves.
Some people’s eyes were moist.
They seemed to see themselves through the lyrics.
In the end, after a climax segment ended, a short piece of fast-paced music accompanied by drumming. Jiang Xingyi hummed the last sentence softly:
“The mountains and rivers revolve and the galaxy burns. You are my only future.”
The corners of his mouth rose slightly.
His gaze was doting and gentle.
Jiang Xingyi put down the microphone and finished the song.
It was quiet.
No one said a word.
Everybody’s stuck in there, and they’re not coming out.
Until one of them sobbed quietly.
And this one, it pulled everyone back.
The man asked his companion for tissue paper and sobbed quietly, “Sob, Mama Ye, I didn’t think that I would come to this program and actually cry on the spot, it’s really too embarrassing, but I just can’t help it. Sob…”
This tear, it really ran out on its own. She really couldn’t control it at all.
Her companion looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle. It was said that this way, the tears wouldn’t fall.
It was really strange. Why were her eyes moist?
She hadn’t listened to music and cried for a long time.
Could this be the magic of listening to music on the spot?
However, she had never expected that she would cry while listening to Jiang Xingyi sing?
At this moment, most of the people at the scene only had one question.
Was this really the live soundtrack?
Was it all on the microphone?
Did it not have any padding?
Was this Jiang Xingyi’s real voice?
Could live singing sound like this? It was really…
It completely shattered their original expectations of Jiang Xingyi!
Based on their understanding of Jiang Xingyi, they knew that he was an amazing dancer. They thought that he would perform on a cool stage like Hua Xin and perform a solo dance at the end to add points to his performance.
Although this didn’t add any points to the song, it could add more color to the stage. At the very least, it could be considered to have played to his strengths.
In any case, for such a popular celebrity to participate in the program, it was just an additional opportunity to show off.
But never thought that Jiang Xingyi would bring them such a big surprise!
Chapter 580: They Are My Exclusive Composer
This song! Whether it was the composition or the lyrics, it was flawless!
It can be said to be perfect!
Only then did the judges in the front row carefully flip through the introduction page of Jiang Xingyi’s song. They suddenly realized that he was also the one who wrote the lyrics and the composition?
And there was another person’s name added to the composition, Spicy Beef. They didn’t know if Jiang Xingyi was just using his name, but these words had been written very well!
Because the program had a time limit, Jiang Xingyi went down right after finishing his song. Even if the judges had questions, they could only wait until all the guests had finished singing before asking questions.
Jiang Xingyi was the fifth to go on stage, so there were three other guests behind him.
But for some reason, perhaps because Jiang Xingyi’s performance had been too outstanding, the judges felt that something was missing when they watched the next three guests’ performances.
Finally, after all the guest contestants had finished performing, everyone went up to the stage and began introducing themselves one by one. There would also be questions and comments from the professional judges.
To put it bluntly, it was just a symbolic gesture to prove to the audience who didn’t know much about music that these contestants were all capable!
The professional judges had originally thought of praising Jiang Xingyi’s stage performance, but when Jiang Xingyi really finished performing, each and every one of them scrambled to express their love for Jiang Xingyi.
It was as if they didn’t praise him, they would appear to be at a disadvantage.
The judges thought in their hearts: Praise! Of course, we have to praise him!
Otherwise, they had previously despised Jiang Xingyi. If they didn’t praise him back, how could they feel good about it!
However, one of the judges still had doubts in his heart. He couldn’t help but ask, “Xingyi, I saw that the lyricist and composer of this song are both you. Did you participate in it?”
“I wrote the lyrics. As for the song…”
Jiang Xingyi paused for a moment before his gaze drifted to the side. “I didn’t finish it on my own. I was guided by an expert. It was mainly because of them.”
The judge blurted out, “Spicy Beef?”
Jiang Xingyi said, “Yes.”
The judge said, “I don’t think I’ve heard of this name before…”
How come he had never heard of a master composer called Spicy Beef?
“You don’t know because you don’t pay attention to my songs,” Jiang Xingyi said bluntly. “They helped me compose the title song of my new album, Star Language. They have helped me a lot.”
The judge didn’t want to admit that he was ignorant, especially to that line—you don’t pay attention to my songs. It was too harsh. He cleared his throat, trying to search through his memory, “Then, this… Spicy Beef, do they have any other works?”
The corners of Jiang Xingyi’s lips curled up. “There are still a few others, but you will only be able to see them on the next stage.”
The judge was stunned. “They only compose for you?”
Jiang Xingyi raised his chin slightly and said affirmatively, “Yes, they are my exclusive composer.”
“Am I mistaken? Why do I feel that Jiang Xingyi is very proud of what he just said?”
“You are not mistaken. Not only is he proud, but he is proud and showing it off.”
“Then, I have another question. Do you feel like…he’s looking at us?”
“I also feel that he is a little bit. He seems to glance in our direction when he says something. I secretly want to ask, Jiang Xingyi can’t be looking at us from the side, right?”
“Of course not! If a celebrity had this problem, he would definitely be criticized by others, or even forced to correct it! Actually, I also had a vague feeling that he had been looking this way. Then what exactly was he looking at? His manager?”
…
After the judges finished asking their questions, they praised Jiang Xingyi in a fancy way. Then, the host began the voting process.
“Then, Xingyi, go ahead and canvass votes for yourself.”
Jiang Xingyi raised his eyes and glanced at the audience. He then lowered his eyes and said casually, “I’m done singing the song. Whether you guys vote for me or not, that’s up to you.”
The Host: “???”
That’s it?
Just one sentence, and it’s over?
The host mumbled, “Hmm… does Xingyi have anything else to say to the audience? For example, the journey of the composer of this song? Every contestant has 40 seconds to canvass for votes for themselves.”
He wanted to remind Jiang Xingyi to say something that was beneficial to him, but Jiang Xingyi frowned slightly and said nonchalantly, “It’s all in the song. Just vote.”
The host was silent.
He suddenly felt that he had made the wrong decision by hinting Jiang Xingyi to say one more sentence.
The next few guests seemed to be a little awkward?
Fortunately, Jiang Xingyi suddenly thought of something and added another sentence, “This song that Little…”
He changed his words in time, “I did my best to perform the song that I completed with my exclusive composer. I’m more satisfied with my performance this time, and I hope she is as well.”
The host: “…”
Everyone: “…”
If this was called canvassing for votes, Jiang Xingyi had won.
So he was really having a good time and didn’t care too much about the result?
Compared to the previous results, this style was really unique.
“I don’t know why, but when I heard Jiang Xingyi’s song earlier, I wanted to cry. Now that I hear him talk, I’m a little resentful that he didn’t live up to his expectations. What’s going on? Can’t he be more emotional and tell us some of the stories behind the scenes? Why is he acting so casually?”
“Maybe he’s really talented and confident? If it’s because he doesn’t canvass for votes for himself and that person doesn’t vote for him, then those people must have a problem with their ears, right?”
“I think this kind of personality is quite addictive. Isn’t this a singer who relies on his work? What he wants to say is already reflected in his work. Why are we talking about other things? This is a music program, not a variety competition.”
“My focus might be off. What I’m more curious about is… who exactly is Spicy Beef? I feel like Jiang Xingyi really cares about them.”
“What’s so strange about that? If I could find such talent, I would definitely hold them in high regard.”
…
Although there was a Jiang Xingyi who didn’t play by the rules, the last three guests were all in the entertainment industry. They had seen all kinds of scenes, and this level was just a small case.
They calmly completed the canvassing session as they had originally planned. Then, the voting officially began.
The contestants went backstage and waited for the final results.
The venue invited the notary office to supervise them. After the voting session ended, everyone received the result.
The final result was, of course, not made known to the audience.
At the same time, because of the confidentiality agreement, no one was allowed to post spoilers on the Internet.
Although no spoilers were allowed, this didn’t stop fans from bragging about their idols on Weibo.
This made Jiang Xingyi’s fans anxious..