Chapter 182

Xie Xie Lecheng gave a bitter smile and said.

"This girl has been stubborn since she was little; Mr. Su trying to guide her, I'm afraid it's quite difficult."

Su Meng nodded in agreement.

Stubborn was an understatement; she was practically deeply poisoned!

For a moment, the reception room fell silent.

Su Meng shook his head and made small talk.

"Listening to Mr. Xie's accent, are you from the Hunan province area?"

Xie Xie Lecheng said casually.

"Mr. Su has a sharp ear."

"I'm from Ningxiang, Hunan. I came to Shanghai to make my way when I was young, but the accent hasn't changed."

Oh? Su Meng was slightly startled, and suddenly an idea came to him.

"Since Wanzi is stubborn, why don't we take it one step at a time."

Xie Xie Lecheng raised an eyebrow, immediately interested.

"Mr. Su has an idea?"

Su Meng shook his head helplessly.

"Let's try. Regardless, she's still just a child."

Xie Xie Lecheng looked at him seriously and finally nodded.

"No matter what, thank you, Mr. Su, for today. I, Xie, appreciate this favor."

They were talking animatedly on the side, and Wanzi couldn't hold back anymore.

"Brother, what are you talking to my dad about?"

Su Meng turned his head and asked with a smile.

"Wanzi, let me ask you something first."

"Just about what happened these past two days, why do you think I was cheated on?"

Wanzi was instantly energized.

"Because of your song, brother!"

"If you hadn't experienced it yourself, how could you have written it so heart-wrenchingly?"

"Brother, who exactly is that homewrecker?"

"Our Third Group will definitely help you get revenge!"

Su Meng's mouth twitched a few times, and he forced a smile.

"Wanzi, this is just songwriting; it's not a real expression."

"According to your logic, if I write 'Picture of Mountains and Rivers', I have to travel across the five lakes and four seas?"

"If I write 'Hero's Song', I have to go to Mount Liang and hack a few people first?"

Seeing Wanzi looking unconvinced and about to speak, Su Meng interrupted her quickly.

"Actually, there is another version of this song."

"Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling's version is sung incorrectly; she sang it off-key!"

"The truly correct version, I haven't officially released yet!"

Ah? The others were stunned.

This song came out and swept the charts with the momentum of a king, and you're telling me it's wrong?

Wanzi shook her head, her face full of disbelief.

"Brother, are you teasing me?"

"Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling sang it so well, how could it be off-key?"

"My English is very good, I really understood this song..."

"No! You don't understand!" Su Meng interrupted her directly and turned to the young assistant.

"Zhang Zhang Xiaoyan, go notify the recording studio to prepare; I'm going over to record a new song in a bit!"

"Oh right, have the film department bring a camera over."

The young assistant nodded dizzily and ran out in a daze...

By the time Su Meng brought the Xie father and daughter to the recording studio, it was already packed with people.

The Retired Emperor of Xinghai was going to record a new song; this news instantly shocked the entire company.

Besides a few recording engineers, the film department had also arranged for two cameras to be brought over.

Even Duan Duan Jiangping had come running over.

Every time the Retired Emperor released a song, wasn't it a huge hit?

This was all traffic, all money!

Su Meng whispered a few instructions to the recording engineer and then turned to arrange things for the cameramen.

"Camera one, go straight for a close-up, capture my facial expressions."

"Camera two, pay attention to the mix of near and far shots; for the rest, just improvise."

Then he turned and entered the recording booth.

Both cameramen were instantly confused.

They had followed Su Meng to film 'Shining Girl' and 'Bright Sword', and Su Meng's directing techniques had amazed them.

But every time Su Meng directed the cameras, it was extremely meticulous; when had he ever let them improvise?

But since the director had spoken, what else could they do?

In the recording booth, Su Meng adjusted his state and then gave an "OK" gesture to the recording engineer outside the glass.

The recording engineer acted as if facing a great enemy, carefully pressing play on the accompaniment.

There were only two headphones at the console, occupied by the two recording engineers.

The others couldn't hear the sound, only seeing Su Meng's silent performance in the recording room.

Suddenly, Su Meng, who had been normal just a moment ago, changed his expression instantly.

His eyes were wide open, his mouth opening and closing, occasionally opening wide, his expression extremely exaggerated.

It gave people an inexplicable sense of comedy.

Everyone who saw this scene was stunned.

Wasn't he supposed to be singing the correct version of the song?

What was up with this expression?

This was clearly a sad love song, so why did it feel like he was singing it so happily?

At the console, the two recording engineers suddenly froze.

The two turned their heads stiffly to look at each other, their faces filled with doubt about life.

Seeing their expressions, everyone was even more confused.

What on earth did you hear?

Why those expressions?

But fortunately, knowing they were recording a song, everyone could only suppress their curiosity.

Before long, one take was finished.

Recording engineer A pulled off his headphones with trembling hands, his voice somewhat dazed.

"Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling... sang it off-key?"

Recording engineer B nodded blankly.

"This song... how is it supposed to be sung?"

"Why do I feel like Brother Su's way of singing... is the ultimate version of this song?"

"This is too... addictive, right?"

Recording engineer A suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard.

Recording engineer B was also dazed.

"Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"

Everyone was startled.

What was going on?

It was just listening to Su Meng sing a song, why did you all seem to have lost your minds?

Su Meng had already walked out of the recording studio.

Ignoring the others, he just put on his headphones and listened to it once.

Then he nodded with satisfaction and began operating with nimble hands.

A moment later, he finished the track synthesis.

He pulled out the USB drive and patted the two cameramen on the shoulders.

"Alright, the song is recorded."

"You guys come with me to the editing room; let's cut the MV!"

What? The others were instantly stunned.

You recorded this song... in one take?

And they had only filmed a few close-ups just now; you aren't going to use that for the MV, are you?

Watching Su Meng's departing figure, Duan Duan Jiangping suddenly jumped up.

He rushed to the recording engineer and shook his shoulders hard.

"Wake up! Wake up, damn it!"

"What song did Su Meng record?"

"He's about to release a song, and I, the boss, don't even know?"

The recording engineer finally managed to come to his senses, looking at Duan Duan Jiangping with eyes full of sympathy.

"Boss... you... please accept my condolences!"

What the hell? Why am I accepting condolences? What's with this look of sympathy?

Duan Duan Jiangping's face was full of confusion.

The recording engineer tremblingly connected the speakers and clicked on the file Su Meng had synthesized.

"Boss, you guys listen too..."

The music started, and everyone nodded slightly.

Isn't this just the song? What's so strange about this?

But the next moment, when Su Meng's voice came through, everyone was stunned.

Su Meng's voice had suddenly changed, but that was fine.

After all, many people knew Su Meng's singing skills were excellent and he was proficient in many styles.

But the problem was... what the hell was this singing?

No... listening to the lyrics, they didn't seem to have changed.

But the problem was, what corner of the world was this accent from?

I seem to have understood it, but I also seem to have understood nothing at all!

And also, what was with this sudden "DDDD..." tongue-trill?

Xie Xie Lecheng was even more confused.

Why do I feel like I heard my hometown dialect in the lyrics?

"En nan jia xia bin lang hua..."

"Wo Ningxiang lai zhi (za) zhu..."

"Nin kan wo zhe ge ge wo zhi jin wu xue de hui ya..."

What the hell is going on?!

The song had finished playing, but the group of people remained immersed in deep doubt, unable to pull themselves out.

Could this be the correct way to sing this song?

Then what was Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling's chart-sweeping version?

Huh? How did Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling sing it again?

A long time later, Xie Xie Lecheng finally sobered up.

He looked deeply at the dazed Wanzi and then walked up to Duan Duan Jiangping.

He took out a business card and said seriously.

"Boss Duan, Mr. Su sacrificed too much for my daughter!"

"I, Xie, appreciate the favor from your company and Mr. Su!"

"This is my business card; if Mr. Su needs any help, come find me anytime!"

"Also... Boss Duan... please accept my condolences!"

What? Duan Duan Jiangping took the business card dizzily, glanced at it subconsciously, and felt a jolt.

"Xie Xie Lecheng? You are the Boss Xie from Xie Lecheng Investment?"

"No, what did you mean just now when you told me to accept my condolences?"

Xie Xie Lecheng sighed and said gloomily.

"I don't understand singing."

"But Mr. Su's song just now used the Ningxiang dialect, the tune of a Flower-Drum Opera, to sing an English song!"

"Perfectly blending a high-class English song with the earthy Flower-Drum Opera, Mr. Su is truly a genius."

"However... Mr. Su personally created a classic hit song, only to personally drag it down from the altar."

"For my daughter, Mr. Su's sacrifice was truly too great!"

"Mr. Su... is a good man!"

What? Duan Duan Jiangping slowly collapsed to the ground.

Xinghai Entertainment finally had a seed player with the potential to go international, and just like that... it was gone?

On Weibo, Su Meng's account, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly posted a message.

"New song 'Su Meng Version', new song 'Phoenix Legend Version', officially online!"

This message, without head or tail, left everyone confused.

Didn't this song just come out a few days ago?

How did a Su Meng version and a Phoenix Legend version suddenly appear?

What was going on?

With curiosity, many people opened major music platforms immediately.

And then... everyone fell silent...