Chapter 684: The Stage for Two

In the past, whenever Qingbei held various evening galas, they were always recorded and archived, but they were not necessarily broadcast live.

This time, it was unclear who leaked the news in advance, letting the fans of both Seeing Jin Li and Gu Cheng know that the two would be participating in the gala.

Consequently, fans flooded the official website with comments, asking if the gala could be broadcast live.

Because the netizens were overly enthusiastic, this discussion even surged into the top ten trending topics!

But it only appeared for a short while before the heat was quickly suppressed.

Chenxi Entertainment and Guangyue Media acted together to suppress the trending topic.

Brother Guang originally couldn't figure out why Gu Cheng was so insistent on participating in the school's Lantern Festival gala, thinking the kid was just that passionate about his school.

But once this trending topic appeared, he understood what was going on.

He cursed inwardly: "When Chen Lin falls in love, he loses his reason; looking at you, you've fallen into the river of love and become a love-struck fool too!"

Fortunately, Qingbei also chose not to open a live broadcast, mainly to protect the other students performing.

Seeing Jin Li and Gu Cheng were already battle-hardened and did not fear discussion.

But the other students were just going on stage to perform, with no intention of exposing themselves completely to the public eye.

Let the school gala remain limited to the school.

However, the resourceful netizens always had their ways.

【Everyone don't worry, I specifically asked my cousin who studies at Qingbei to step in.】

【I told him I'd give him all the red envelope money I received this year, and he agreed to help me film Gu Cheng and Seeing Jin Li's stage.】

【Isn't the sacrifice a bit too big? How about we each give you one yuan as your red envelope compensation fee?】

【Hehe, no need, no need. I'm already thirty, single and unmarried. To this day, only my old uncle insists on giving me red envelopes; my parents don't even give them anymore. The red envelope isn't much, just one hundred yuan.】

【Good fellow, you're at that age, and I thought the cousin you mentioned was a student. Turns out he's still a professor?】

【Yes, he serves as a professor at Qingbei.】

【The internet really produces talent; rounding up, I also know a Qingbei professor now!】

Not only did this fan find a way to get a high-definition source, but other fans also showed their own unique skills.

Some called on relatives studying at Qingbei to help film videos, some called on graduate student relatives who had tested into Qingbei from other schools, and some even placed an order for a delivery runner.

Netizens asked the delivery runner to find a way to sneak into the Qingbei campus and film a high-definition version of Seeing Jin Li and Gu Cheng's stage, promising a heavy reward of ten thousand yuan!

Don't say, there really was a brave delivery runner who took the order, telling the customer to rest assured and promising that the video would definitely be filmed!

One can only say that the internet indeed produces talent.

Having never seen so many little clever ghosts appear around, they had now seen them all.

Soon, the Lantern Festival arrived.

People often say "the moon is roundest on the sixteenth," but there was no need to wait until tomorrow; the moon tonight was already very big and round.

The commercial street near the campus was decorated with beautiful lanterns. When night fell and the lights were turned on, the street had a very atmospheric feel.

Besides the lanterns, many huge sets were illuminated by spotlights.

Different colored lights were used to dye the thick trees, illuminating ancient shortcuts, as if bringing people to the prosperous Lantern Festival scene from countless years ago.

Everyone was guessing lantern riddles or strolling through the lantern fair, when suddenly a noise came from the crowd—someone said Seeing Jin Li was about to appear.

"Isn't the gala just starting? Why is she appearing already?"

"I heard the program order was adjusted. Originally Seeing Jin Li was the fifth act and Gu Cheng was the sixth, but now it's become Seeing Jin Li first and Gu Cheng second!"

Some people were still eating, but upon hearing this, they immediately stopped, grabbed their snacks, and sprinted toward the gala venue.

They didn't like watching galas and hadn't intended to go; they had come entirely for Seeing Jin Li.

Qingbei's top students weren't above chasing stars; they all liked Seeing Jin Li, a star with such positive energy.

Due to classmate relationships, they usually didn't find it easy to be too enthusiastic toward Seeing Jin Li, so as not to make people feel burdened.

But since Seeing Jin Li was actually going to be on the school stage this time, they definitely had to go and support her!

The street vendor was still making a batch of deep-fried meatballs when he saw the customer running away, and he hurriedly said, "Hey, yours is still being made!"

"Leave it there for now, I've already paid, I'll come back to get it later!"

Not only was this person running in a hurry, but there was also a group of people following behind.

The vendor was puzzled: "What happened? Why are they all running so fast?"

The vendor next to him was also making a snack, but since the customer had already run off, he temporarily stopped.

Snacks had to be eaten while hot to be good; if they went cold and were picked up an hour or two later, the texture would become terrible, so it was better to just make a new batch for the person.

Upon hearing this, the vendor laughed and said, "Don't you know? Seeing Jin Li and Gu Cheng have a program tonight."

"This group thought the two's program would appear later, but they didn't expect it to be moved up, so they're all rushing over to watch!"

"Seeing Jin Li?"

The vendor suddenly realized, "I know this star. She's very inspirational. Even after becoming a star, she didn't forget her original intention and tested into Qingbei University!"

Another vendor said, "My daughter didn't go to college either; she went out to work after graduating high school. In the last two years, every time she comes home, she mentions Seeing Jin Li to me, saying she wants to learn from her, test into a university, and study hard."

Other vendors laughed and said, "That's a good thing. Young people should enrich themselves more. Nowadays, if you don't have any ink in your belly, it's not easy to find a job outside."

The students sprinted all the way to swipe their cards and enter the school, then sprinted all the way to the auditorium used as the gala stage tonight.

They had received the news early, and not long after arriving, before they could even catch their breath, Seeing Jin Li's stage began.

Seeing Jin Li brought the former group song "The Tree Closest to the Sun" from Pink Girls this time. This song was a classic inspirational song, powerful and vigorous.

But since she was singing it alone, she made some adaptations to make the song more suitable for a solo performance.

The core explosive power remained unchanged, but she adjusted the key in the non-chorus parts, and combined with the characteristics of Seeing Jin Li's voice, it gave this powerful song a touch of grace.

The original version sounded like "breaking ten thousand laws with one force."

Seeing Jin Li's version had a kind of resilience: "Wildfires cannot burn it out, the spring breeze blows it back to life."

The audience at the scene was very surprised to hear her sing this song.

It wasn't that Seeing Jin Li hadn't sung "The Tree Closest to the Sun" before, but that was a duet with Xi Sister Meng Ze.

The high-pitched parts were all performed by Xi Sister Meng Ze, while she sang the simple parts.

But this time it was just her alone, yet Seeing Jin Li was able to hit the high notes of the song.

It made people have to admire and sigh: "As expected of the girl group that was once popular all over Asia, she really has the strength!"

Seeing Jin Li's strength was also exceptionally displayed tonight.

Yesterday, she specifically ran to a nearby Daoist temple to pay her respects and recharge her energy.

Plus, since the beginning of this year, her body had been much better than last year, and she could sing songs that required long, sustained breath.

When she realized this, she went to practice "The Tree Closest to the Sun."

In everyone's eyes, Seeing Jin Li had just received an emergency task to help perform a program to fill the numbers, and it wasn't certain she could guarantee the quality of the program.

But for Seeing Jin Li, she had been practicing "The Tree Closest to the Sun" all along, and the Lantern Festival gala stage was just the right place for her to showcase the results of her recent practice.

"Wind and sand cannot bury my trunk, the complex root system is the power of my explosion."

"Extracting light from the sun, growing tenaciously, a power that no one can break~"

"Transforming into light, anchoring the wind and sand, raging toward the firmament......"

As the song ended, the whole venue heated up.

As the opening song of the gala, this song undoubtedly heated up the venue.

Seeing Jin Li's song expressiveness was great, and her stage charisma was also good, finally making people recall that she came from a girl group.

In the past few years, she had appeared before everyone as an actress.

But clearly, when she first became active before the public again, it was as an outdated mentor on a talent show.

Some students chased stars in private, enjoying the stage while not forgetting to live-text with netizens.

【Seeing Jin Li's singing voice is very clear and bright. Her high notes have a sharp penetrating power, and her low notes only sound sharp and thin. If she were to develop in the music field, she might not be unable to achieve something.】

Netizens replied one after another:

【No, singing is too tiring.】

【Every time you release a new song, you have to run to various variety shows to promote it, which is also very tiring. A singer has to be frequently exposed to the public, otherwise, it's easy to be buried by newcomers.】

【Saying that, isn't acting tiring too?】

【Immersive performance is also very strenuous, but acting is mostly short filming, unlike performing, one song after another, which is really quite difficult.】

【Seeing Jin Li's appearance conditions are too good; it's a pity not to be an idol. But once you become an idol, singing and jumping on stage consumes physical strength too quickly; acting is actually easier.】

【It's not easy to be a good actor either. She has said several times that she has no talent for singing. You think she sings well today, but she must have practiced for a long time in private.】

Seeing Jin Li's stage had ended, and logically she should leave the stage, then wait for the host to come on and tell everyone what the next program was.

But after the backup dancers left, Seeing Jin Li still stayed on stage.

She looked at the pitch-black audience and smiled with her eyes slightly curved.

She knew that many people were watching her.

Seeing Jin Li picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "Next, let us welcome Gu Cheng to bring the next program, 'Beacon Fire.' Please welcome his performance!"

She turned around and pointed behind her.

Gu Cheng came out from the elevator, a distance away from Seeing Jin Li.

As he walked closer, everyone saw his outfit today, and... his hand.

Gu Cheng's hand was actually also stretched out, as if responding to Seeing Jin Li's hand in front from across the air!

Some people couldn't help but post several "WTF"s on their blogs.

What's going on? Clearly, they didn't hold hands, but why does it feel like their interaction is even sweeter than holding hands!!

The whole venue also erupted in waves of screams, lively and boiling.

Sure enough, watching gossip is the instinct of all mankind, even for Qingbei students.

However, just as the audience under the stage wanted to boo, Seeing Jin Li took the initiative to put her hand away and turned to raise her palm.

Gu Cheng came to Seeing Jin Li, the two looked at each other, clapped hands, and swapped places.

Amidst Gu Cheng's singing, Seeing Jin Li came to the elevator at the back and slowly left the venue.

And the song Gu Cheng brought also perfectly displayed his skills as a boy group member.

"Beacon Fire" was a hot song with a strong sense of rhythm, and once released, it had topped major music charts for three months.

But at that time, "Beacon Fire" was performed by four people; this time it was changed to Gu Cheng singing alone, and the song also underwent some adaptations.

The backup dancers for this song couldn't be as simple as Seeing Jin Li's stage, so Gu Cheng simply abandoned the backup dancers and changed to a solo performance, singing and dancing.

【This is the top level of domestic boy group members. Compared to the previous stage, it's even more enthusiastic.】

【Alright, originally I thought Seeing Jin Li returning to the girl group track was more than enough, but this stage slapped my face. No wonder they say domestic idol work is physical labor. How many stages can Gu Cheng's lung capacity hold?】

【Fans have records; all members of March Sky have no problem singing and dancing for three hours continuously. Especially for singers who want to hold concerts but cannot lip-sync, don't doubt their strength.】

【If the strength wasn't there, just one concert a month would exhaust them, let alone some people holding two or three a week.】

【The intensity of boy groups and girl groups is different, you can't compare them like that. Seeing Jin Li's performance just now can also be called a high-level solo stage for a girl group member.】

【The active girl group members are even worse than Seeing Jin Li T^T】

As the song ended.

The audience under the stage was looking at Gu Cheng, wondering if he was also going to be like Seeing Jin Li, not needing the host to come on stage to announce the program list, but instead having Gu Cheng announce the next program.

However, no.

The audience looked blankly at Gu Cheng as he gave everyone a handsome smile, then turned around and left the stage without any lingering feelings.

Wait, where is your ad copy?

Where is your program announcement?

What about your interactions with the members of the next program?

Good fellow, the audience shouted "good fellow" in their hearts!

Was the interaction between Seeing Jin Li and Gu Cheng just now Seeing Jin Li's blatant favoritism, or was it designed by the two in private?

Eh, thinking about it this way......

If it's blatant favoritism, then it's very easy to ship.

But if it was discussed in private, wow, then the private interaction is also easy to ship!

As soon as Gu Cheng's stage ended, he took a car and left the school.

Because Seeing Jin Li was also going, and the two stars said they wanted to go together, the company simply arranged a car to go together; it was on the way anyway.

Although there were no paparazzi lurking on the Qingbei campus, and no one saw that Seeing Jin Li was also in the car picking up Gu Cheng.

But as soon as Gu Cheng left, someone had already opened a thread on a famous gossip forum.

【Reasonable discussion, does anyone feel that Cheng and Li are a bit different tonight? It's too blatant.】

1L: 【Ah, aren't these two default a couple? Are you just getting internet access in the village?】

2L: 【Maybe they just think they are hyping.】

3L: 【With the status of these two, if they don't want to hype, who dares to force them?】

4L: 【Save... me... this monthly thread has almost become a daily thread. Can we change the topic? Why can I see gossip about these two every time I go online? No, who doesn't know that Cheng and Li are a default couple??】

5L: 【Blame the netizens for not having internet in the village!】

6L: 【There are many people in reality who don't believe it at all. Straight men don't ship CP at all. I explained it to them, and they still think I'm slandering! It pisses me off!】

Seeing Jin Li didn't know that everyone was also gossiping tonight.

Half an hour later, she was sitting under the Lantern Festival gala stage, eating mooncakes beautifully, watching the performances of other stars on stage.

She was still wearing the school performance outfit; this set was very suitable as a gown, so she didn't bother changing.

Even the makeup was the same, unchanged.

A camera swept past, and the netizens watching the live broadcast couldn't help but widen their eyes, thinking they had seen wrong.

Seeing Jin Li?

How could Seeing Jin Li be here?

No......

When did she practice the Shadow Clone Technique?? ===== CHAPTER 685 =====