Chapter 195: Singing with the Heavenly Queen

The entire venue was in an uproar; the Live Broadcast reached its climax.

Xu Chujing's mere appearance brought the atmosphere of the entire Semi-finals to its peak.

If Xu Lianying coming to be a Guest Singer was already a condescension, then what did the appearance of a top-tier Heavenly Queen count as?

Upon seeing clearly that the person who arrived was Xu Chujing, Zhao Xueqin's entire complexion turned ashen in an instant.

His body stiffened slightly, and his breathing even hitched.

Although it was already late autumn, the venue was crowded and the entire broadcast hall was actually warm, yet he suddenly felt a chill throughout his body and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Why? Why would Xu Chujing come!?"

"Why, why would she be a Guest Singer for Luo Mo?"

Too many doubts emerged in his heart.

Clearly, her manager Li Jie had even had a meal with President Wang.

Clearly, everyone just hadn't reached an agreement.

In fact, Li Jie had told Wang Shisong during the meal that she felt they could cooperate, but for some reason, Xu Chujing's side had a very firm attitude.

Wang Shisong's focus at the time was on the fact that Li Jie expressed a willingness to try and persuade Xu Chujing, which sent President Wang into a frenzy of joy.

So much so that he didn't delve into why there was such a firm refusal.

Or rather, following normal logic, a top-tier Heavenly Queen wouldn't want to come to this kind of show in the first place, nor was there any need to, so no one would overthink it.

But she—came for Luo Mo!

The screen comments became overwhelming in an instant, the intensity far exceeding Xu Lianying's entrance.

"Hahaha, there was a group of people cursing Luo Mo these past few days, and look what happened?"

"Jing is clearly showing her support for him!"

"My summer is back, dreaming back to 'Creating Idols'!"

"I feel like Jing and Luo Mo have a great relationship!"

"I'll just ask one thing—who else is there!?"

If Xu Lianying's appearance made everyone initially feel that the competition had no suspense, then Xu Chujing's magnificent arrival instantly made this competition much more interesting.

Yes, you are a strong alliance among the four major companies, a combination of a Heavenly King and a Heavenly Queen.

But so what?

To be precise, Xu Lianying, sitting beside Zhao Xueqin, felt terrible in an instant.

Xu Chujing was regarded by her as a nemesis, yet she had never won against Xu Chujing once.

This woman, who had eclipsed her with her debut album, was the person she dreamed of defeating.

She had originally come to be a Guest Singer with zero pressure.

In her view, it was just completing the task assigned by the company and Yuan Hewen, singing a song here, then getting on the Hot Search, and getting more exposure—nothing more.

But Xu Chujing's appearance made her suddenly feel a bit of regret.

"Should I not have come?"

"Why did I agree to come as a Guest Singer?"

Yes, she had lost too many times, to the point that she felt fear toward Xu Chujing!

The moment the Heavenly Queen appeared, she already felt the battle was lost and began to fret over gains and losses.

As for Wang Shisong, who was watching the Live Broadcast, he smashed the wine glass in his hand.

The comfort of sipping red wine vanished in an instant, replaced by Anger.

"Why would she come to the Semi-finals?"

"She would actually come to help Luo Mo!?"

"With the media exposure, she still openly stands by Luo Mo's side!"

Wang Shisong was so angry his breathing became rapid, and he felt his brain was in chaos.

It was too much of a slap in the face; all of this was too much of a slap in the face.

We invited her with full sincerity, and it was even exposed by the media, and judging from the online public opinion, our Pineapple even has the suspicion of 【leading people on】.

As a result, after 【leading people on】 for a big circle, the internet kept building hype, saying Xu Chujing would likely become a major asset for Heavenly King Zhao, and yet she stands in Luo Mo's camp.

This will simply become a major joke in the industry recently!

Everyone will think Wang Shisong's face has been slapped swollen; he looks like a fool!

A female secretary wearing black silk stockings nearby tremblingly crouched down to clean up the shards of the wine glass.

She glanced at the big screen with her peripheral vision, only feeling that the Heavenly Queen in the red dress standing in the center of the stage was so imposing and so magnificent.

Her aura was always so powerful, immediately holding the entire stage, even though there had been a "royal flush" combination that had just finished blowing up the venue.

Didn't you say that with Xu Lianying there, no one could compete?

Well then, I have arrived.

…….

…….

The show's staff began to vigorously maintain order at the scene, and only after the scene calmed down slightly did the prelude to the song begin to play.

On the big screen, the song title appeared, along with those few lines of text that everyone was extremely familiar with.

"Lyricist: Luo Mo."

"Composer: Luo Mo."

"Arranger: Luo Mo."

It was just that this time, the 【Singing】 line read: "Luo Mo, Xu Chujing."

This song is called "Lovers in the World".

It was a song with an ancient charm that Xu Chujing had selected from three songs.

What she wanted was to go head-to-head against Yuan Hewen and the others!

Before the grand finale, she wanted to assist Luo Mo in crushing them.

Therefore, she did not choose the other pop love song that Luo Mo had written, but instead chose this "Tian Xia You Qing Ren".

This is a golden oldie from Earth that could stir up the memories of a generation.

It is the theme song of the version of "Shen Diao Xia Lu" starring Gu Tianle and Li Ruotong.

Its Cantonese version is called "Shen Hua Qing Hua".

The composer of this song, as well as the male vocalist, is Zhou Huajian.

A person who became popular with Mandarin songs, was not satisfied during his peak, and forcibly broke into the Cantonese music scene; in a year and a half, he swept 26 major awards, won about 40 awards during the period ruled by the Four Heavenly Kings, quickly surpassed the other three of the Four Heavenly Kings in record sales that year, fought several rounds with Song God Zhang Xueyou with wins and losses on both sides, and was hailed by the Hong Kong media as the Heavenly King Killer.

His vocal range is extremely suitable for martial arts dramas and martial arts films, and he himself seems to be very good at composing for such songs.

There are several other famous songs in the same genre, and the compositions also came from his own hands, such as "Dao Jian Ru Meng" and "Nan Nian De Jing".

Among the more grand male-female duets, "Tian Xia You Qing Ren", which Luo Mo and Xu Chujing are going to sing today, definitely holds a very high status.

A song released in '95, and even now in 2021, people are still constantly listening to it, constantly keeping it on loop.

There have even been many big-name stars covering it over these many years.

When Luo Mo was choosing the song, his primary consideration was whether it could blow up the stage.

Xu Chujing has an invincible aura and equally invincible Singing skills, so he wanted to choose a song that was more grand and majestic.

Just looking at the song titles, the audience already found it very interesting.

The previous duet by the Heavenly King and Heavenly Queen was directly titled "Love Song".

Now that it is Luo Mo and Xu Chujing's turn, it is called "Tian Xia You Qing Ren".

Both names are very grand, making people feel a sense of gunpowder.

First, a somewhat melodious prelude sounded, and immediately after, the accompaniment began to become a bit more sonorous and powerful.

The entire song begins with a chorus section.

Most male-female duets are sung separately first, and then sung together.

But this song is different; instead, it adopts a harmony style in the gentler parts.

"【How to do love, how it goes wrong,"

"How to look, how it is difficult,"

"How it teaches people to follow each other in life and death."

"Love is a kind of,"

"Taste that cannot be spoken, only tasted,"

"Once tried, one will not return until drunk.】"

Xu Chujing, in a red dress, and Luo Mo, wearing black, were singing while holding microphones.

Listening to the chorus section, it seems as if Xu Chujing's voice is the lead.

Her singing is very bright and starts at a high pitch, making the whole song seem to have no gentle transition points.

Luo Mo's harmony part does not feel like it is stealing the show; his voice is relatively lighter, yet it complements hers perfectly.

Many singers who have covered this song have stated that the hardest part of "Tian Xia You Qing Ren" to sing is actually the male harmony.

It is this part that elevates the whole song, but it is particularly difficult to control.

Because there are subtle differences in the melodies of the male and female voices, but the female voice is louder, so it is very easy to be led away.

At the same time, harmony is meant to add icing on the cake for the female voice, so the degree must be well grasped.

Therefore, the feelings of the professional judging panel and the audience are completely different.

The audience was still loudly praising Xu Chujing, thinking: "As expected of Jing!"

"The moment she opened her mouth, I was attracted."

"Wow, the starting pitch is already so amazing, won't the chorus climax of this song be explosive!?"

"My god, Jing seems to have changed her vocal placement while singing this time; it feels like she intentionally sang it clearer than usual."

"Amazing! Too amazing!"

As for the professional judging panel, they felt that Xu Chujing's Singing skills were as invincible as ever, while Luo Mo was perfectly displaying his powerful foundation in harmony for the first time.

They could hear it, and they didn't know how much Face Luo Mo had to be able to get the Heavenly Queen Xu to change her habitual vocal method specifically for him, making the vocal line of this song more ethereal, more misty, and richer in immortal spirit.

But if it were just like that, it would be a bit like a duckweed without roots, because this song is not a song from some immortal hero drama.

Luo Mo's harmony is the 【Root】.

Put together, that is heaven and earth.

The overall feeling it gives people is eight words: flying above the clouds, walking through the forest.

In the center of the stage, the two were originally facing the camera, but after singing a few lines, they turned to look at each other, and then continued to sing the harmony.

"【Waiting until the beauty is haggard,"

"It is still so perfect."

"Waiting until when,"

"Can we finally understand.】"

After this line was sung, I don't know if it was because Luo Mo and Xu Chujing were singing while making eye contact, or for other reasons, but many viewers in the Live Broadcast actually felt... a bit sweet?

"Ah! The lyrics written are: Waiting until when, can we finally understand."

"My god, why do they have such chemistry? Am I sick?"

"No, no, no! I also inexplicably feel they have chemistry!"

"In this era where everyone is shipping couples, I can't tell for a moment if it's the world that's wrong, or if I'm wrong."

"Ahhh! It sounds so good, hurry up and kill me to liven up the mood for them!"

In Beijing, the female Psychologist watched the Live Broadcast on her laptop, pushing up the Gold-rimmed Glasses on the bridge of her nose with an auntie-like smile.

"My dear Heavenly Queen, how about... we stop treating this illness?" she muttered to herself.

(PS: First update. My eyes are very uncomfortable today; my right eye is bloodshot and full of red veins, and I don't know why, so the update is a bit late, sorry, sorry.)

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