Chapter 512

He pulled out his phone and glanced at it, and Su Meng's mood instantly lifted.

"Bai Xiao Ling, has the soundtrack been completed?"

"Yes, Teacher Su." Bai Xiao Ling's voice was very calm.

"These pieces aren't all that difficult, and Yinyuexue Academy gave their full support, so the recording is already done."

"I'll send the pieces over to you in a bit. Take a look and see if there's anything that still needs adjusting."

Su Meng covered the microphone with his hand and flashed Deng Ziqi a smug smile.

"If it were up to you to record it, could you do it that fast?"

Furious, Deng Ziqi pinched him hard in the waist.

After teasing her a little, Su Meng continued speaking into the phone.

"Alright, send them over. I'll listen first and then we'll talk."

Bai Xiao Ling acknowledged, then asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Teacher Su, aren't you making a street dance movie?"

"Looking at the style of these pieces, most of them are dance tracks, but some of them seem rather soothing..."

"Who said it's pure street dance?" Su Meng explained.

"This movie is called 'Dance Battle.' It fuses street dance, ballet, music, youth, dreams, love, betrayal, competition..."

What the heck?

The more Bai Xiao Ling listened, the more confused she got. What on earth was all this?

Su Meng summed it up in one sentence.

"To put it simply, it's about a street dance crew and a ballet troupe being forced to use the same venue."

"Noble ballet, grassroots street dance—clash and collide just like that."

"But later they turn enemies into friends, join forces, and together take on the national street dance competition."

Bai Xiao Ling was already starting to feel numb.

Last movie, you fused folk music with Western music and it still wasn't enough, and now you want to fuse ballet with street dance?

Shaking her head, Bai Xiao Ling stopped thinking about it.

After all, for this movie she was only in charge of the soundtrack. Her task was already done, and she couldn't be of much help with the film itself.

After a moment's hesitation, Bai Xiao Ling continued.

"Teacher Su, there's something, it has something to do with you."

"Do you remember Mr. Benedict?"

"Who?" Su Meng was completely baffled.

Bai Xiao Ling patiently explained.

"Last time when Berklee came to Yinyuexue Academy to exchange, he was the head of the delegation."

"In fact, he's an internationally renowned piano performance master."

"Not only at Berklee, but also at the Curtis and Juilliard schools of music, he holds a position."

"In the American music scene, he wields enormous influence."

"Oh... I don't know him." Meng said carelessly.

Bai Xiao Ling choked up, and said helplessly.

"You forgot?"

"Last time he came for the exchange, he said his father was gravely ill, and he wanted to invite you to perform at his father's funeral."

"Oh, him!" With that reminder from Bai Xiao Ling, Su Meng finally remembered.

This was the first time he'd ever taken on an unpaid gig from abroad!

"If you'd said so earlier, wouldn't I have remembered right away?"

"What happened to him?"

Bai Xiao Ling was silent for a moment, then said slowly.

"His father passed away this morning."

"And he really did send the invitation, inviting you, Teacher Su, to perform at his father's funeral..."

What the heck?

This time Su Meng was completely dumbfounded.

He'd originally assumed that foreigner was just saying it casually—who knew he'd actually go through with it?

Lowering his head to think, he realized he had plans for Europe and America in the future.

Since this person had such influence, it was necessary to maintain a proper relationship with him.

So... this meant picking up the old trade again and flying abroad to play for free?