Chapter 992: Flawless Beauty

"Hahahahaha, this sketch is really interesting."

In the lounge, Miss Luo Quan and Xu Yanqing laughed together while watching the program.

When they were changing clothes and putting on makeup, the Anniversary Assembly had already begun.

Because it is a family gathering, the program is mainly entertainment and relaxation; language programs like sketches are the most, followed by singing, then dancing, and the rest are special programs that usually only appear once.

And the Universe Beauty Awards they are in belongs to a hodgepodge, singing, dancing, and playing, all of which have these forms, but they are presented separately by several people.

Like sketches, Miss Luo Quan hasn't watched

By comparison, the plots of every skit at the Universal Anniversary Assembly are excellent, and the actors are very hardworking, making the show full of humor.

Unfortunately, they won't be able to finish enjoying the current skit, because it will soon be their turn to take the stage. The director used a megaphone to notify them to hurry backstage and prepare.

"Is this your first time on such a big stage? Are you nervous?"

Xu Yanqing and Miss Luo Quan were walking down the corridor, and perhaps to relieve the pressure in her own heart, she asked Miss Luo Quan if she was nervous.

"I might be naturally suited for performing on stage, enjoying the glory of being the center of attention."

Miss Luo Quan smiled with incomparable confidence, like a battle-hardened superstar: "I'm not nervous at all; in fact, I'm very excited. I can't wait to let the audience appreciate my masterpiece."

"Your mental fortitude is even more outstanding than I imagined."

Xu Yanqing stared blankly at Miss Luo Quan, then sighed: "Some people are born to be in the entertainment industry. Your future achievements might be very high."

Miss Luo Quan replied with a radiant smile: "Then I'll take your kind words."

The two chatted and laughed as they arrived backstage, where the other thirty-some female celebrities were also dressed in their finest, waiting for the arrival of the most important moment of the year.

Nearly forty beauties will take the stage to perform through thirteen different programs.

Miss Luo Quan's chorus also has four beauties of the eighth rank assisting; two are responsible for lead vocals, and two are responsible for playing instruments. During the performance, the camera will basically be focused on the four of them.

As the protagonist of this program, Miss Luo Quan doesn't mind the possibility of being upstaged by the other four.

After all, the conductor of a chorus is naturally the most eye-catching presence. Once the music begins, the baton in her hand will easily attract everyone's gaze; after all, she is likely the one with the most movement on the entire stage.

And after Miss Luo Quan appeared, the four little beauties assigned to her program all gathered around with expressions of worship, looking completely as if they followed her every lead.

Seeing this, the other beauties whispered to themselves that this Saintess of the Dawn Church was quite good at winning people over. It had only been a few days, and she had already brought these proud and arrogant beauties to heel; it was truly no simple feat.

However, little did they know that the attitude these four little beauties held toward Miss Luo Quan was not because she had employed any tactics.

As musicians, once they played Miss Luo Quan's music, the sense of worship that welled up from the bottom of their hearts could not be stopped.

Miss Luo Quan's music is truly too amazing; the depth of its accomplishment is not the least bit inferior even when compared to the greatest musicians in the universe.

It is precisely this peak-level strength that makes them so respectful and admiring of Miss Luo Quan.

Originally, as they were about to take the stage, they couldn't help but feel a bit nervous despite having rehearsed N times.

But after Miss Luo Quan appeared, it was as if they had found their backbone; as long as they were near her, their hearts would calm down, giving people an indescribable warmth.

In the performance world, this phenomenon is called Universal Constancy. Only the most capable musicians can possess such an aura, which can make the musicians around them feel peaceful and confident, reducing the possibility of mistakes to a minimum.

Without a doubt, Miss Luo Quan is such a musician, and they were very lucky to feel the soothing effect of the Universal Constancy aura.

It's just that Miss Luo Quan herself is unaware of this; after all, who would have thought that singing and writing songs could also give birth to an aura.

As the skit ended, all the actresses preparing to go on stage became serious in their expressions. Even those who were the most composed and confident saw the relaxed smiles on their faces gradually disappear.

"First group, go!"

Following the director's order, the twelve actresses responsible for kicking off this Beauty Awards ceremony immediately stood inside the teleportation array.

Although it's called backstage, it's actually quite far from the front of the stage. One must pass through a teleportation array to enter or exit, and the situation on stage can only be seen through light screens.

The first program of the Universal Beauty Awards is the dance "Twelve Golden Flowers," where twelve beauties use their dance moves to portray the twelve most popular flowers in the universe, embodying the similar beauty of the human body and flower branches.

These beautiful dancers have exquisite dance skills, and their bodies are extremely flexible, allowing them to maintain aesthetic appeal while striking various poses.

Furthermore, the twelve types of flowers represent twelve distinct styles of dance, among which one resembling belly dancing is particularly hot and sexy. After this dance was performed, the viewership of the Anniversary Assembly reached a new high for the night and showed a continuous upward trend.

"Twelve Golden Flowers" got the main event of this year's Anniversary Assembly off to a good start. Whether it was the audience off-stage or those in front of the light screens, everyone's anticipation was now fully peaked.

And Xu Yanqing, who took the stage second, directly pushed the Anniversary Assembly to its peak value in the last five years.

She brought explosive data with her explosive figure. When she sat down beside that instrument resembling a piano, what she was going to play next became insignificant.

The whole person seemed to have transformed into an artwork named "Desire." Just looking at her made one's blood boil, unable to stop.

Without a doubt, there is a considerable gap between Xu Yanqing's performance level and the professionals before her, but the audience wasn't there to watch her technique in the first place.

Xu Yanqing dedicated her most beautiful side to everyone, and what she received was naturally thunderous applause and shockingly high viewership ratings.

When she finished her performance and returned off-stage, seeing three entries related to her in the top five of the trending list, she finally revealed a joyful smile.

If nothing goes wrong, this year's Anniversary Assembly will be the beginning of a second spring for her acting career!

Unfortunately, that group of women were all in another room preparing to go on stage, so she couldn't enjoy their looks of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Xu Yanqing whistled with a relaxed expression, slumped softly onto the sofa, and opened the light screen to start watching the Anniversary Assembly as an audience member.

Although they were all beauties, there was a clear gap in the quality of the programs. Xu Yanqing brought the viewership of this program to its highest peak.

And those who took the stage afterward did not continue to increase this height, but at least it was maintained on a level line without falling.

However, after being bombarded by these beauties one after another, the audience finally began to experience aesthetic fatigue.

Those who needed to go to the bathroom went, and those who wanted to change channels did so. The only thing left worth looking forward to was Chu Yueyan, who was certain to be the finale.

And Miss Luo Quan took the stage at just such a slightly awkward moment.

Originally, the director intended for her to be the finale; after all, the quality of this song is so high that it would have been no problem at all to serve as the finale for the entire Anniversary Assembly.

But the director also guessed that by the halfway point of the Universal Beauty Awards, the audience would experience aesthetic fatigue.

In order to ensure high viewership throughout the entire show and facilitate breaking records, he still arranged Miss Luo Quan's performance order at such an awkward time, just to pull back all the viewers who had changed channels or switched frequencies.

Although the Anniversary Assembly has an official background, the authorities won't force the audience to watch only this one program.

Other channels also prepared exciting New Year's Eve performances, so the Anniversary Assembly actually faces pressure in the competition for viewership.

It's just that because the quality is good every year, it appears to stand out from the rest.

But even so, what director wouldn't want the Anniversary Assembly they directed to become the one with the highest viewership in history?

And the director of this year's edition encountered just such an opportunity.

Although many viewers are changing channels now, even more viewers are rushing over after hearing the news.

So, the timing of Miss Luo Quan's stage appearance is awkward, yet it is also just right.

And through the performance climax brought by the triple-play of Xu Yanqing—Miss Luo Quan—Chu Yueyan, the director is confident that the viewership of this Anniversary Assembly can break the record of the last five hundred years!

If he can achieve that, he can definitely live off the laurels of this year's gala for the rest of his life.

As for Miss Luo Quan herself, she didn't have much of an opinion on the arranged order. Now, there is only one thing on her mind, and that is to present the following program perfectly to the audience.

Emerging from the teleportation array, she and nearly a thousand orchestra members were already standing on the gorgeous and shining stage.

Before them was the audience seating area, piled higher than a mountain.

The dense crowd released a sense of oppression like a mountain range, making her unable to help but take a deep breath.

After calming her mood, Miss Luo Quan lifted the hem of her gown and performed a curtsy to all the audience members.

A simple etiquette, yet it possessed an indescribable elegance, making many people's eyes light up.

"Next, please welcome Miss Luo Quan and the Starlight Orchestra for a chorus—'Ode to Joy'!"

As the announcement sounded, Miss Luo Quan also took out her baton at this moment.

After a three-second pause, she waved her baton, and the light, cheerful music immediately swirled over the entire stage, causing all the viewers who intended to change channels to pause their actions.

It is estimated that no Earthling could have imagined that this world-famous fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony would appear on an alien stage.

Although compared to other classical music, this movement has more sung parts with lyrics, and aliens who do not understand the language cannot grasp the meaning of the lyrics.

But just listening to the music alone is already enough.

In Miss Luo Quan's view, the fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth, also known as "Ode to Joy," is one of the highest peaks of human achievement in musical art, symbolizing the truth, goodness, and beauty of the musical realm.

Some say this song is like the sun, illuminating all things in the musical world and transcending all boundaries. Its very existence represents greatness, and Beethoven, who created it, is even more beyond description in words.

Within these surging movements, we can hear Beethoven's breath.

His breathing, his rhythm, feeling him galloping across the fields, listening to his music, accepting the intoxicating passion, like King Lear in a thunderstorm.

After the ultimate joy comes the intoxication of religion; then follows the sacred banquet, and then the excitement of love.

Humanity stretches its arms toward the heavens, loudly crying out as it rushes toward "Joy," holding it tightly in its embrace.

This piece of music is absolutely worthy of being called a shining point of human civilization. Because it is too excellent, even if this piece didn't exist on Earth, Miss Luo Quan wouldn't dare to replicate it.

Of course, one could also say she was too embarrassed to.

As one of the representative works of the Music Saint, wanting to write a work with such intense emotion, relying only on a mere twenty years of experience and ethereal genius inspiration, is simply impossible to achieve.

Even if one were to "borrow" it, one would have to wait until after the age of forty; otherwise, it would be hard for humans to understand how such a piece could have been composed.

However, if it's in front of aliens, then it doesn't matter.

Does one need to use logic with aliens?

Of course not.

What Miss Luo Quan needs to do now is to bring them a little shock from Earth.

And after a short three-and-a-half-minute buildup, the climax of "Ode to Joy" arrived in the silence.

Miss Luo Quan's movements were as gentle as if she were caressing a lover's body. Her expression was very relaxed; rather than conducting, it was more like she was enjoying this music that she hadn't heard for a long time.

In her heart, this is the peak moment in the history of human music.

By the time the performance reached this point, all the audience members were moved.

They didn't expect that a simple segment for appreciating the beauty and figures of women could also allow them to appreciate music with such artistic value.

As soon as the song began to play, a phantom resembling holy light almost rose behind the entire orchestra; what this represents needs no further explanation.

People who can compose music of this level are treasures among treasures among Universal musicians; even the Anniversary Assembly cannot invite too many to perform.

However, they did not expect that these wonderful three and a half minutes were merely a buildup, and the true climax had only just arrived.

When the silence lasted for about ten seconds, the entire studio was so quiet that people could hear each other's excited heartbeats.

As Miss Luo Quan waved her arm, the chorus of "Ode to Joy" exploded:

"Joy, beautiful spark of divinity, daughter of Elysium!"

"We enter, fire-inspired, O heavenly one, thy sanctuary!"

"Thy magic power re-unites all that custom has divided!"

"All people become brothers under thy gentle wing!"

………………

As the singing almost shattered the ceiling, a huge, pure white human figure appeared behind Miss Luo Quan.

That was a truly flawless beauty!