Chapter 351

Bai Xiao Ling nodded and said casually.

"It's fine, normal communication is no problem... English songs?"

Looking at the lyrics and melody in her hand, she was also slightly stunned.

Then, as if understanding something, she asked tentatively.

"Mr. Su, have you seen the recent online buzz?"

"Online?" Su Meng was also somewhat confused.

"You know how busy I've been lately; where would I find time to go online?"

"What's wrong? Did another big scandal break?"

Bai Xiao Ling hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.

"Nothing, just some entertainment gossip."

"Mr. Su, I'll take my leave then."

"Don't worry, I will record this song as soon as possible and sing it well."

Su Meng waved his hand, looking completely indifferent.

"You do as you see fit."

"I have to go into seclusion again; there's a lot of post-production work to do."

Watching his figure turn and leave, Bai Xiao Ling secretly clenched her fist, then turned to Duan Duan Jiangping and said.

"President Duan, I plan to record this song as soon as possible."

Duan Duan Jiangping was instantly overjoyed, nodding repeatedly.

"Great, great, the company will fully support it."

"Xiao Ling is so reliable, unlike Su Meng... cough cough..."

Halfway through speaking, he quickly covered his mouth, afraid Su Meng might hear.

Damn it!

You, just a mere boss, dare to slander the Retired Emperor of Xinghai Entertainment?

"Teacher, I'm back."

Seeing Bai Xiao Ling, Hu Zhengyuan immediately put on a smiling face.

"Xiao Ling is back, how is your TV drama filming going?"

Bai Xiao Ling answered seriously.

"It wrapped up last week; post-production editing is currently underway."

"Mr. Su said the editing progress is also very fast; it will be officially broadcast soon."

"Good." Hu Zhengyuan nodded in satisfaction and sighed.

"That kid is really unreliable, going off to shoot some TV drama for no reason?"

"By the way, Xiao Ling, has Su Meng had any new folk music pieces lately?"

Bai Xiao Ling thought for a moment, then slowly shook her head.

"Mr. Su has been very busy lately; there are no new pieces."

"But he did write an English song."

"An English song?" Hu Zhengyuan was stunned, then shook his head and said angrily.

"Why is that kid so unprofessional?"

"I was hoping he would write a few more folk music pieces."

"Instead, besides writing pop songs, the only pure music piece he wrote last was given to Wu Wu Guangren."

"It really makes me furious!"

Seeing his angry expression, Bai Xiao Ling couldn't help but bite her lip and smile secretly.

After stewing in anger for a while, Hu Zhengyuan suddenly brightened up.

"Right, Berklee is here for an exchange now; let's go see the excitement."

Berklee has already arrived?

Bai Xiao Ling was also slightly stunned; she had been busy recording songs these past few days and had truly forgotten about this matter.

However, since Hu Zhengyuan brought it up, she also became interested.

It seems Mr. Su even specially wrote two show-stopping pieces for the Piano Department!

The concert hall of Yinyuexue Academy in the Imperial Capital was now immersed in an ocean of music.

Hu Zhengyuan led Bai Xiao Ling in, quietly sat in the back, and drew no attention from others.

On stage, a well-dressed foreign student walked up, bowing elegantly with a slight inclination.

In a native, fluent English.

"I am Crofts, a student from the Piano Department of Berklee College of Music."

"Next, I will perform a piano piece called 'Blooming Wildflowers'."

"This piano piece is a new composition by my teacher, Mr. Ferdinand."

"Please, teachers and students of Dragon Country, critique it."

Oh?

Wu Wu Guangren raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately became interested.

The exchange so far had been relatively normal; everyone conducted academic discussions politely, and both hosts and guests were pleased.

But empty talk without practice is fake; since this is a piano department exchange, there naturally must be some playing to prove it.

As the saying goes: in literature there is no first place, but in martial arts there is no second.

Though it's called an exchange, who doesn't want to outshine the other?

The first few rounds were fine, all common pieces, but the tension was already subtly emerging.

But this round, Berklee actually brought out a new piece?

If Su Meng were here, he would surely curse out loud: "Imperialism's heart to destroy us never dies!"

This is clearly hiding something, intending to catch them off guard at the last moment.

Wu Guangren, old and cunning as a fox, naturally saw through this.

Yet he merely nodded, his expression not changing in the slightest.

Come on then, who's afraid of whom?

We aren't unprepared either!

……

The piano piece titled "Blooming Wildflowers" is not long.

But when he played it, quite a few people were somewhat surprised.

It seems... a bit fast!

Shortly after, Crofts stood up and bowed elegantly.

"My performance is complete; please, teachers and students, critique it!"

Wu Guangren raised his hand and politely offered applause.

Immediately, warm applause erupted throughout the concert hall.

When the applause ceased, a middle-aged man rose from among the Berklee teachers, a hint of pride on his face, and spoke to Wu Guangren.

"Teacher Wu, this is a piece I just finished not long ago."

"You are an internationally renowned piano master; what do you think of this piece?"

Wu Guangren nodded, his face full of approval.

"Mr. Ferdinand is a well-known international piano composer; this piece is indeed extraordinary."

"Though fast, it is complex yet not chaotic; it is a rare and fine piece."

"It is like countless flowers blooming in a sea of blossoms."

"Though it appears disordered, it possesses an overall harmony and beauty."

Ferdinand's pride on his face grew even heavier.

"Teacher Wu speaks correctly."

"This was inspiration triggered when I once admired the scenery."