Chapter 537: The Weak Link in the Team

"The brightest star in the night sky, can you hear clearly, the one looking up..."

The moment Qin Tian's magnetic singing voice rang out, accompanied by that perfect guitar, the eyes of everyone around lit up.

Sounds great!

It really sounds too great!

This was the same thought that surfaced in the minds of everyone present.

Qin Tian's low, deep voice was truly perfect for this song.

Soon, when he sang the chorus, everyone felt as if a certain string in their hearts had been plucked by the singing and the music.

Those familiar with the song couldn't help but hum along silently.

Once the song was finished and the final notes faded, everyone present felt it was still not enough.

"Clap, clap..."

Qian Ling took the lead in applauding.

The others realized what was happening and immediately followed suit with applause.

"Was my singing alright?"

Qin Tian asked, knowing the answer while smiling.

"How is this just 'alright'? It's completely off the charts, okay!"

Cao Mingliang laughed as he took over the conversation, complaining with a helpless tone: "Brother Tian, your level is truly too high. I'm really regretting it now; how embarrassing would it be if I held us back!"

Qin Tian turned his head to look at him and said indifferently: "Since you want to show off, are you afraid of being embarrassed?"

"Uh... that's also true."

Cao Mingliang was left speechless for a moment.

"If the lead singer is at this level, we have to work hard to keep up. As long as we coordinate well, I think this performance is already half successful."

Lu Lei smiled and shared her thoughts.

"Lu Lei, your level is definitely no problem; the key is that I'm feeling a bit shaky."

Cao Mingliang sighed and said.

"Feeling a bit shaky? Then you should supplement yourself more!"

Outside the classroom, a hearty female voice suddenly arrived.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw a girl carrying an instrument bag walk into the classroom.

This was the outside help invited by Xia Nuannuan and Chen Xi, the senior student who excelled at bass.

The senior had clean, sharp, ear-length short hair, was wearing street-style jeans and a short-sleeved t-shirt, and was chewing gum, looking very dashing and cool.

Including Cao Mingliang, several boys' eyes lit up upon seeing this senior.

"Pop!"

After skillfully blowing a bubble with her gum, the senior smiled brightly and said: "Let me introduce myself, Wang Zijun, junior in the Art College's Drama Performance major. I've been invited to serve as the bassist. Please look after me."

"Senior, thank you for coming to help. I am the Class Monitor of Department of Economics Class 2, Qian Ling."

Qian Ling hurriedly introduced herself.

Wang Zijun smiled and nodded at her, then looked at Qin Tian and the other two with great interest.

Seeing this, Qian Ling hurriedly helped introduce the three of them.

"Of course I know Qin Tian, and hello to this beautiful junior, and... whoever you are!"

Wang Zijun greeted them with a smile.

"Hello, Senior."

Lu Lei responded with a gentle smile.

The smile on Cao Mingliang's face was a bit stiff, and he said with a wry smile: "Senior, my surname is Cao, Cao Mingliang!"

"Oh, oh, the 'Cao' from Prime Minister Cao, the 'Ming' from Kongming, and the 'Liang' from Zhuge Liang?"

Wang Zijun asked.

"Yes, those are the three characters!"

Cao Mingliang nodded with a dark face, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

"Then your name is a bit strange. Did your elders like Zhuge Liang or Cao Cao?"

Wang Zijun asked with a curious expression.

"Pfft!"

"Hahaha..."

The people around watched this scene and immediately burst into loud laughter.

Wang Zijun looked around at everyone with a puzzled expression, not knowing why everyone was laughing so happily.

A boy in the class wanted to say something, but Cao Mingliang glared at him with a look that seemed ready to kill, scaring the boy into shrinking his neck and immediately swallowing the words on his lips.

"Qin Tian, I heard you singing 'The Brightest Star in the Night Sky' outside just now. Have we decided to perform this song?"

Wang Zijun asked while taking off the bag on her back and looking at Qin Tian.

"Yes!"

Qin Tian nodded slightly.

"That's great, I quite like this song. You sing well, and your guitar playing is even better. I am honored to be your partner!"

Wang Zijun said with a smile.

"Thank you, Senior."

Qin Tian smiled and thanked her.

"Then without further ado, shall we begin? I can't wait."

Wang Zijun took the bass out of her bag and held it, her eyes eager to try.

Qin Tian and the other two naturally had no objections and all agreed.

Seeing this, Qian Ling immediately organized the watching students to help with the work.

Very quickly, a sheet of lyrics and music was placed in front of each of the four.

"Um... Junior Cao, you do the beat, count down three, two, one, and we'll start!"

Wang Zijun looked at Cao Mingliang behind the drum kit and said.

"Okay!"

Cao Mingliang responded, his drumsticks crossing in mid-air.

"Ready..."

While calling out, he rhythmically tapped the drumsticks in his hands three times.

As the sound faded, the prelude to the song, played by four different instruments, rang out simultaneously, and the atmosphere instantly soared.

Among these four, Qin Tian could be called a guitar Master.

Senior Wang Zijun was clearly also a bass expert, and Lu Lei's piano skills were equally outstanding, so the electronic keyboard, which was much simpler than the piano, was naturally not a problem for her.

Combined together, the three of them were, if not comparable to a professional band, at least top-tier among amateurs.

However, for a team to have tacit cooperation, the point often lies not in the excellent members, but in the weak link of the team.

That's right, it was that certain Cao Zei, who was clearly having trouble keeping up with the rhythm of the three.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Wang Zijun spoke up and shouted to stop.

Qin Tian and the other two stopped at the same time.

After the sound stopped, Wang Zijun thought of something, smiled apologetically at Qin Tian and said, "Qin Tian, I'm sorry, I'm just an outside helper, shouldn't I be the one conducting?"

"It's fine, you're a senior, and you're the most experienced, so you should be the one to conduct, Senior."

Qin Tian directly handed over the authority to conduct.

He had originally wanted to be a slacker anyway; if the senior was willing to be responsible for this troublesome matter, he was too happy to even ask for more!

"Alright then!"

Wang Zijun nodded with a smile, looked at Cao Mingliang and said, "Junior Cao, what's going on with you? The drum beats aren't on the rhythm at all, are you just banging away randomly?"

As soon as these words came out, several students watching the show nearby almost couldn't help but laugh out loud, struggling hard to hold back their laughter.

"Senior, I'm sorry, I only learned this a long time ago, and I didn't learn it for very long."

Cao Mingliang said with an embarrassed smile.

"So that's how it is, I was wondering!"

Wang Zijun nodded in realization, her face showing difficulty as she said, "This won't do, that random banging of yours will only affect us, there's no training effect at all."

Upon hearing this, Cao Mingliang's old face turned red, and his expression became even more embarrassed.

"Senior, how about you help find someone who knows this? I seem to have forgotten almost everything, so maybe forget it!"

"What are you saying!"

Wang Zijun shot him a glare and said sternly, "I'm an outside helper myself, and you want me to be responsible for finding outside help for you too?"

"But..."

"I can tell that you have some foundation, but you really have forgotten almost everything. How about this, I know how to play this thing too, I'll help you recall it. Qin Tian and beautiful junior, can you two practice together first?"

"Can do!"

"No problem."