Chapter 201: Shocking the Recorder
Chen Can also learned from Chen Yun that Xia Wanyuan had no experience recording songs in the past.
Hence, after placing Xia Wanyuan in the recording studio, Chen Can went for an hour and a half meeting, thinking that he could give her more time to familiarize herself.
When he arrived at the recording studio after the meeting, he realized that the recorder was listening to the voice in the earphone with an indescribable expression.
Seeing Chen Can walk over, the cameraman put down his headphones and moved his mouth, looking troubled.
“Old Yang, didn’t I tell you already? This young lady has never recorded a song in the past. You have to be more tolerant and give the newcomers some tolerance.” Chen Can walked over and patted the recording master’s shoulder with a smile.
In Xia Yue’s studio, everyone knew about the fame of Recording Master Yang. He was serious, stubborn, and obsessive-compulsive.
Back then, when a famous singer came to Xia Yue’s studio to record songs, there was a sentence that he could not get over. The recording master had to insult him and record nearly a hundred times before he could finish this sentence.
Those who usually came here to record songs knew how amazing he was. Even the pronunciation of the words had to be repeatedly practiced, afraid that this extremely strict recording master would grab hold of them and grind them a hundred times.
Chen Can felt a little guilty about handing Xia Wanyuan to Recording Master Yang. After all, he knew Old Yang’s character, but he did feel that Xia Wanyuan’s melody was very good. In the entire Xia Yue Studio, Old Yang was the only one who could record this song to its best effect.
Looking at Old Yang’s expression, Chen Can panicked. Xia Wanyuan must have not done it well, causing this usually strict recording master to hesitate and want to plead for Xia Wanyuan again.
“No, Director Chen, you’re too humble. This young lady’s voice, aura, voice, and emotions are all very outstanding. I’ve been in the recording industry for so many years, but this is the first time I’ve seen her aura so stable. She doesn’t need our guidance at all to reach a very good state.”
Chen Can was shocked when he heard the recorder’s words. He quickly picked up his headphones and placed them by his ear.
Xia Wanyuan’s ethereal voice sounded by his ear. Having worked in the production of songs for so many years, Chen Can naturally determined this singing standard in an instant. The way he looked at Xia Wanyuan immediately changed.
This was the blessing of the heavens!
In the glass window, Xia Wanyuan, who was seriously singing along with the accompaniment, had actually been waiting for the recorder to call for a stop.
After listening to the accompaniment for a while, Xia Wanyuan told the recorder to try recording.
The recording master saw that she had only listened to the accompaniment for a short while and was about to sing. He was very worried about her and repeatedly reminded her that she had to stop when someone outside shouted for her to stop later. She could continue after adjusting her breathing and adjusting her voice.
Who would have thought that after recording two songs, the person outside did not call for a stop?
What Xia Wanyuan did not know was that the development of technology was good and bad.
Modern music production technology was so advanced that it could be perfectly edited in the later stages. This led to many people relying too much on sound equipment.
However, she was different. In her previous life, when she was learning zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, how could she have such advanced equipment? She relied on her physical voice and used the training methods given by the teachers to maximize the advantage of her voice.
This made her voice appear especially stable. Furthermore, after practicing the ancient zither for a long time, she had a very sharp sense for the extremely subtle tones. In the modern world, the problems of many singers having an outdated tone and unstable breathing were nothing to her.
Finally, after recording three songs, Chen Can gestured for her to go out and Xia Wanyuan walked out.
“Director Chen, is there anything I didn’t do well?”
Chapter 202: Poor Acting Skills??
Before entering the recording studio, the recorder had said that she had to stop and adjust continuously. Now, Xia Wanyuan felt that she had done something wrong and needed to improve.
“Miss Xia, is this really your first time recording a song? Have you never had any experience in this area?” Chen Can asked in disbelief the moment Xia Wanyuan came out.
“No.” Xia Wanyuan shook her head. The original owner of this body did not have such experience. As for herself, she had the experience of her previous life, but it was obvious that she could not bring it up.
After all, in modern society, what was important was science. As a person who had mysteriously entered the alternate world, if she was discovered, she wondered if she would be thrown into a scientific laboratory.
“Miss Xia, you’re really talented! You’re amazing!” Chen Can had been in the music production industry for many years and had seen many ace singers. He could be considered to have extremely high standards in music.
However, today, he was indeed attracted by Xia Wanyuan’s singing. Not only was her voice beautiful, but Xia Wanyuan had handled many vocal techniques very well.
If anyone else were to hear this, they would not think that it was something that could be done bya newbie.
There was no justice in the world if Xia Wanyuan was not popular.
“You’ve worked hard today. Let’s stop here first. We’ll make a parenthesis first and bring it to you later. If you think there’s no problem, we’ll continue recording.”
“Okay.” Xia Wanyuan nodded.
At this moment, Tang Yin and Chen Yun also entered with a bag of coffee and dessert in hand.
“Are you done recording?” Tang Yin was a little surprised. She had taught so many celebrities before, so she naturally knew that although recording songs seemed simple, every word and every phrase needed to be repeatedly polished. It was not that simple.
“Miss Xia, the heavens have truly rewarded us with food. Your talent is so great that others cannot compare to you. The recording has already been completed.” Chen Can took the coffee Chen Yun handed him and praised Xia Wanyuan generously.
“Then let’s go.” Tang Yin silently raised the limit on Xia Wanyuan in her heart.
Chen Yun and Tang Yin followed Xia Wanyuan into the distance.
]”How far do you think Xia Wanyuan can go?” In the recording studio, Chen Can looked at the backs of the three of them as he drank the coffee sent by Xia Wanyuan’s manager and ate the cake they had given him. He could not help but ask the recorder beside him.
“It’s hard to say. We might witness history.”
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The netizens were always good with their words and actions.
On the surface they said, “Eh, why is Xia Wanyuan sticking to Qin Wu so much? She’s really shameless for creating hype.”
However, their hands honestly clicked on the update for “The Long Ballad” at eight o’clock sharp.
The setting of “The Long Ballad” was that the world was in chaos and that a town was divided.
Hence, not long after the male protagonist arrived in Beijing, the traitor attacked the city. The old dynasty had been complicated for a long time, and the glorious old dynasty had not been baptized by blood for too long. It was as fragile as a piece of white jade hanging in the hall, shattering at the slightest touch.
The rebel army knocked open the door of the palace. The usually harmonious and peaceful palace was now ablaze with flames. The continuous flames had burned the once prosperous palace into ruins.
The palace maids and eunuchs fled for their lives, but some people were stabbed to death by the rebels before they could escape the palace.
In the princess’s bedroom, more than ten palace maids were standing in front of the Heavenly Spirit Princess, serving her.
The maids had originally given the little princess a jade-purple flower hairpin, but the little princess found it too old-fashioned and insisted on changing it.
After changing to a few that the princess still did not like, the maids brought the jewelry box to the little princess. The little princess casually flipped through it, but her gaze was fixed on a silver butterfly hairpin. It was the hairpin she had worn when she snuck out on the Lantern Festival that night.
Thinking of that handsome young master, the little princess’s face, which had yet to apply rouge, suddenly lit up. She lowered her eyes slightly and pointed at the butterfly hairpin shyly. “This one.”
[ Sister, go out and take a look. Your parents are going to die soon, yet you’re still choosing hairpins here. ]
[ From her expression, I wouldn’t believe it if Xia Wanyuan said she doesn’t like Qin Wu. ]
[ The person in front, are you not allowing someone to have good acting skills? Is Qin Wu a treasure? Everyone has to like him! ]
[ Are you kidding me? Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills are good? Do you guys think that there are no memories of the Internet now? The idiotic television dramas that Xia Wanyuan used to act in are still on video websites. ]
[ Am I the only one who feels sad? I won’t be able to see such a beautiful princess anymore. ]
“Princess! Bad news! The rebels are attacking the city! Run!”
Suddenly, a mournful cry came from outside the hall. The little princess’s originally shy face suddenly lifted up, and her eyes were filled with confusion.
Just as the audience in the comments was about to ridicule her for being expressionless…
The confusion in the little princess’s eyes changed. Some disbelief and shock could be seen with the naked eye in the little princess’s eyes. She pushed away the maids around her and rushed out of the palace door.
When she arrived outside the door, everything was different from inside the house. The blue sky and white clouds were gone, and the red light in the black house soared into the sky. Not far away, the mournful cries of the palace maids could be heard, and the sound of swords clashing never stopped.
The little princess seemed to be frightened by the scene in front of her. She was stunned for a moment before she suddenly thought of her father and mother. She suddenly ran towards the main hall.
It was a mess. In the palace where corpses were piled up, the little princess was dressed in a bright yellow palace gown. She ran quickly and the camera followed her.
In many television dramas, characters should be crying and running at the same time. This could accentuate the sad atmosphere. Even Director Yang had told Xia Wanyuan to cry and run back then.
However, Xia Wanyuan did not deal with it this way. No one knew better than her the mentality she had when she heard the news of the country’s destruction. She was at a loss, only at a loss.
It was as if all her anger had been sucked out of her heart, and she no longer had any support. However, when she thought of her parents, Xia Wanyuan could not think of crying at all in her previous life. All she knew was to run faster and faster. She wanted to see her parents safe and sound.
It was the first time the audience in the comments had seen someone remain expressionless after hearing the news of the country’s destruction. They immediately wanted to complain in the comments.
The little princess ran for a long time before finally following the path to the main hall. Through the tall steps, she finally saw her parents tied to the steps.
Her originally expressionless face split open in an instant, and her pupils dilated. Fear emitted from her body, making one feel her pain from the inside out.
Everyone stopped their hands that were about to send ridicule comments.
The little princess wanted to rush up and Lin Xiao, who had been entrusted by his friend to look for the princess, saw her and hurriedly went forward to cover her mouth, dragging her back.
Hence, the little princess could only watch as her parents were stabbed to death by the traitor. Her eyes, which were filled with flowers the day before, were now red and swollen. Tears streamed down her face one after another. The sorrow and hatred in her eyes seemed to be real, causing everyone’s hearts to clench.
Chapter 203: Defamation
The emperor and queen of the old dynasty had been killed by the rebel leader, and the palace had basically become the world of the rebels.
The blood of her parents flowed down from the high platform, winding into a small river.
The little princess, who was crying in pain, bent down and threw the handkerchief in her arms into the blood. So much blood dyed the entire handkerchief red in an instant, and the little princess’s tears flowed even more.
“Princess, we have to leave. The rebels have already occupied the palace. If we don’t leave now, it’ll be too late,” Lin Xiao carefully observed the surroundings as he spoke to the little princess.
“Mm.” The little princess picked up the bloodstained handkerchief and put it back into her arms, not caring that the blood had stained her clothes.
As Lin Xiao entered the secret passage, the little princess, who had been smiling coquettishly on the swing yesterday, turned around coldly and looked at the rebel leader on the high platform, who was showing off her parents as trophies.
The hatred in her eyes turned tangible as if she wanted to hack that person into pieces.
[ Why aren’t those haters jumping out now?? Come, come, come, take two steps out. ]
[ Is this called bad acting skills? If you say that her acting skills are bad, I think you’re really blind. ]
[ Wow, I’m crying. Really. Boohoo. Boohoo. ]
[ My tears are worth nothing. AHH!! How can there be someone who looks so good while crying yet able to make me feel hopeless at the same time?! My god.]
[ I cried too when she cried. Her tears were flowing like tap water. ]
When everyone was halfway through watching it, they recalled the Weibo post that the duck prince had posted. They suddenly felt that they had been led astray, so they returned to the duck prince’s Weibo account.
Coincidentally, Prince Duck also watched “The Long Ballad” like everyone else. However, he only watched half of it before he took a screenshot, recorded the video, and hurriedly went to Weibo.
@ Crown Prince: “See, I told you. With Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills, how could she have acted so well as a young girl’s shy and timid expression? It was obvious that she had revealed her true feelings at that time. In the drama broadcasted tonight, Xia Wanyuan exposed herself. Look, this is Xia Wanyuan’s expression after she heard that her country had broken down.”
The accompanying photos were of Xia Wanyuan running around the palace. She was indeed expressionless and did not even shed a tear.
Anyone who had never watched a drama would have the same reaction when they saw this photo. “That’s it?”
In the entertainment industry, celebrities with bad acting skills were mocked very much. In addition, there were many fans of the original novel “The Long Ballad”. Many fans who had not had the time to watch the new episode accidentally saw this Weibo post and exploded.
The Crown Prince had a lot of fans. Before those who had really watched the drama could react, those who had not watched the drama and felt that Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills were bad after seeing a few screenshots were excited.
Soon, the trending topic “Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills after her country fell” reached the top.
After watching two episodes of television drama updates, they came to Weibo to praise Xia Wanyuan and scold some fans of Prince Duck’s drama. They were actually quite happy to see this trending topic.
It seemed that everyone had good taste.
When they clicked on it, they saw that the Weibo account of the Duck Prince’s marketing account was surprisingly at the top of the trending list. There were nearly twenty thousand comments below, all of them saying that Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills were bad and that Xia Wanyuan had stuck to Qin Wu.
How could I endure this?!!! (italics) Those who had really watched television dramas and were crying immediately raged. Although they were not Xia Wanyuan’s fans, at this moment, they had become free Internet Water Army.
Chapter 204: Reversal and Clarification
Hence, many people spontaneously edited Xia Wanyuan from the moment she heard the news to the scene of her parents dying in front of her and posted it on Weibo.
Many people willingly reposted and commented. In just a few minutes, this crying scene was pushed to second place on Weibo.
A passer-by entered the trending topic and saw the Weibo post posted by the Duck Prince first. He pursed his lips. Eh, these female celebrities with bad acting skills are using their looks to poison the eyes of the public again.
He scrolled down and saw a clarification Weibo post.
“If this is called bad acting skills, then I really can’t think of what good acting skills are. # Xia Wanyuan’s acting skills after her country fell #”
Everyone’s curiosity was aroused, but they were really afraid of being criticized and brainwashed by their fans in the past, so they did not have much hope when they clicked on the video.
Mm, the little princess was really pretty.
Her shy expression was on point. Fortunately, her acting skills were not bad.
This shocked expression was not bad. It was not as dull as the screenshot of Prince Duck.
She started running. She was expressionless, but I can accept it. The screenshot might make her look very dull, but when it was connected in the video, it did not feel strange.
She’s going to cry. Here it comes.
Huh?!!! This crying scene!! How can they call her acting bad when she’s crying like this?! Aren’t marketing accounts too heartless nowadays?! I’m cheated again! How infuriating!
What is the name of this drama? What is the name of this actress?! Arrange it.
Almost 98% of the passers-by clicked on this video and had such thoughts.
As for the other two percent of people, when they saw the beautiful little princess in luxurious clothes, they had already arranged for this drama. This was the principle of dog-faced humans.
Those netizens who had originally left comments and abuses under the Crown Prince felt that something was wrong as they scolded. No matter what, their blind replies were increasing.
They exited Prince Duck’s Weibo for no reason and clicked on the clarification video. Then, they appeared with a furious expression.
Trash marketing account!!! Liar again!! Brothers, screw him!
Hence, the huge traffic that the Crown Prince Duck had earned through Xia Wanyuan’s news suffered a huge backlash.
Countless people angrily ran to report the duck prince’s homepage because they had been cheated. Because too many people had reported it, this marketing account had been officially blocked.
Those who had once scolded Xia Wanyuan for her poor acting skills felt guilty after watching Xia Wanyuan’s video, so they went to watch “The Long Ballad”. With one look, the three scenes that Xia Wanyuan had appeared had completely won them over.
On that day, the number of fans in Xia Wanyuan’s fan club increased to three thousand.
The group leader was so frightened that she immediately clicked on the Weibo homepage of these people. She was relieved when she saw that they were all normal passers-by.
It’s too scary. I thought that our Yuan Yuan’s fan club had not even reached a scale and the anti-fans were already prepared to destroy our nest.
Chen Yun and Tang Yin did not expect things to develop so smoothly.
“In the end, our Wanyuan’s acting skills are too good. Now that her ability has increased, it’s useless no matter how others slander her.” Looking at the account that the duck prince had been banned, Chen Yun could not help but sigh.
In the past, these marketing accounts could not be removed no matter what. Now, without them needing to do anything, the netizens had already helped them get rid of this malignant tumor.
On the other hand, Ruan Yingyu’s management company, which had lost hundreds of thousands of marketing fees, was not that happy.
Chapter 205: Extreme Gentleness
“Every time I tell the company that the money will come back, what about now? Is it back?! I spent a lot of money, but in the end, it’s all for Xia Wanyuan!! I think you don’t have to ask for your next drama anymore. Other than losing money, it’s useless.”
“CEO Wang, I…” Before Ruan Yingyu could finish speaking, the company hung up.
Ruan Yingyu was so angry that she wanted to smash her phone again.
“Aiyo, my little ancestor, this is the third phone this month. Can you stop smashing it?” The manager was very annoyed, but he could only coax Ruan Yingyu.
“Then tell me what to do! Why is Xia Wanyuan always above me? What basis does she have? I’m the female lead!” Unlike her usual pure and lovely self in front of the camera, the current Ruan Yingyu looked a little sinister.
Based on what? Based on the fact that she’s better looking than you and she acts better than you.
The manager only dared to complain in his heart. He sighed. “Why don’t you look for Young Master Xuan again? Didn’t Young Master Xuan give you Qian Xiu’s resources last time?”
“Young Master Xuan?” Ruan Yingyu put down her phone when her manager mentioned it. That’s right, how could I have forgotten about Young Master Xuan?
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Finally, the day’s recording ended. All six songs of the album had been recorded.
Chen Can’s evaluation of Xia Wanyuan was rather high. He had practically participated in the recording of the song the entire time, and he had been especially helpful to Xia Wanyuan.
“Wanyuan, I think Master Jun is here to pick you up.” Tang Yin and Chen Yun accompanied Xia Wanyuan out of the studio building. It was already dark.
From afar, a black limousine drove over.
The chauffeur opened the car door.
“Let’s go together.” Xia Wanyuan turned around and asked Tang Yin and Chen Yun. It was getting late.
“No, no, no. We still have something to discuss. Go back first.” Tang Yin hurriedly waved her hand.
She could be considered someone who had seen the world and had experienced ups and downs in the entertainment industry, but the feeling Jun Shiling gave her was that of an invisible mountain. That overwhelming pressure was probably only something Xia Wanyuan could ignore.
Furthermore, she had been through this before. Although she felt that Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan’s relationship was strange, she could not mistake the light in Jun Shiling’s eyes whenever he looked at Xia Wanyuan.
They didn’t have to be third wheels and make things difficult for Young Master Jun.
Since Tang Yin and the rest were unwilling, Xia Wanyuan did not force them and got into the car herself.
Jun Shiling had a small cake beside him. Seeing Xia Wanyuan come over, he opened it naturally.
Xia Wanyuan took it and had just taken a bite when Chen Can called. Just as Xia Wanyuan and the rest left, Chen Can thought of a good idea. As a person, he could not help but want to confide in someone when his inspiration burst forth.
Xia Wanyuan listened to him attentively, holding a pen in her hand as she memorized what Chen Can had said.
However, the sweet fragrance of the cake lingered at the tip of her nose. Xia Wanyuan could not help but wrinkle her nose slightly. She glanced at the cake on the table, then retracted her gaze and continued to write on the paper.
“Let me tell you, Miss Xia, we can use…” Chen Can spoke non-stop when he spoke about music.
Xia Wanyuan was recording down his point when she suddenly handed him a spoonful of cake.
Xia Wanyuan looked up in surprise. Jun Shiling’s hand was right in front of her.
Jun Shiling’s expression was very calm, as if it was something very normal. The sweetness of the cake was too enticing, and Xia Wanyuan could not help but take a bite.
Mm, how fragrant.
Sensing the little strength on the spoon, Jun Shiling’s heart trembled, but he did not show it on his face.
Hence, the subsequent feeding became much more natural. Chen Can went through all the details with Xia Wanyuan, who occasionally gave him some opinions.
By the time she finished speaking and wrote it down on the paper, Jun Shiling had already accurately fed her the cake. Xia Wanyuan opened her mouth and bit away the cake.
Hence, when Chen Can finally hung up the phone, there were only some cake crumbs left on the table.
Xia Wanyuan swallowed the last mouthful of cake, put away the book in her hand, and sat on the sofa to read.
“Why are you like Jun Yin? You always stain your mouth with cream.” Jun Shiling’s smiling voice sounded beside her ear.
Xia Wanyuan was about to reach for a tissue, when Jun Shiling gently wiped the crumbs off the corners of her lips with a handkerchief.
Xia Wanyuan was stunned. She felt that Jun Shiling had been acting a little abnormally these two days.
In the past, Jun Shiling was pretty good too. He was like a gentleman.
It seemed that ever since his birthday that day, Jun Shiling had treated her better and was even overly gentle.
She had been recording songs at Xia Feng Studio recently and had been busy until late. However, Jun Shiling would always come and pick her up from work to go home together. Sometimes, when she was delayed, Jun Shiling would wait downstairs.
Besides, even though she treated Xiao Bao like this at home, she felt that something was wrong.
Sensing that Xia Wanyuan had been staring at him, Jun Shiling looked up, his eyes clear as if nothing had happened.
“What’s the matter?”
“I feel that you seem to have been especially good to me these two days.” Xia Wanyuan had always been someone who asked questions whenever she had problems. Furthermore, she felt that Jun Shiling was a trustworthy person, so there was no need to hide it.
“You treat me very well. No one has ever celebrated my birthday for me before. Can’t I reciprocate?” Jun Shiling’s gaze was calm, making Xia Wanyuan feel that she had been too restrained.
“Oh.” Although she had received Jun Shiling’s reply, Xia Wanyuan’s heart felt like it had been scratched by a kitten. It was soft and a little chaotic.
Jun Shiling retracted his gaze and continued to read the document in his hand. However, the tip of his brows twitched slightly.
When he returned to the manor, Xiao Bao had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan had returned, Xiao Bao quickly ran towards Xia Wanyuan. Jun Shiling had let go of the milk candy control these few days, and the kiss Xiao Bao planted on Xia Wanyuan’s face carried a sweet milky fragrance.
At the dining table, Jun Shiling had changed a little compared to usual. He would carefully put Xia Wanyuan’s favorite dishes into her bowl. When Xia Wanyuan frowned slightly from the spiciness, there would be a cup of warm water by the plate as she looked up.
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“How is it? Have you found out? No matter how much it costs, find the agreement they signed.” In Glory World Corporation, Xuan Sheng sat on the sofa and threw fish food into the fish tank far away.
“We’re already doing our best. The population there is very strict, but recently, there’s someone who’s preparing to leave. I’ve already sent people to contact him.”
“Mm.” Xuan Sheng threw down another fish food. The koi in the fish tank waved its tail, causing a splash.
“Young Master, Ruan Yingyu called and said she wanted to see you.”
“Who?” Xuan Sheng frowned slightly.
“The little celebrity who sent you Miss Xia’s video back then.”