Chapter 204: Chopin in November

Chen Shanqi realized at this moment that after becoming someone under Luo Mo, perhaps it was time to expand her ambitions a little.

"If I only reach the first tier, wouldn't that be too unambitious?" she thought to herself.

After all, judging by the current momentum, the few songs Director Luo wrote for her were all the kind that could sustain a career for a lifetime.

When Tao Jie walked into the backstage area, Sun Yi was making his final preparations before going on stage.

She made a cheering gesture at Sun Yi, and Sun Yi also blinked at her.

Both of them had a great mindset, only thinking about singing the song well.

On stage, host Meng Xiaoguang was introducing Sun Yi, and when the stage was just about ready, he said loudly: "Next, let us welcome our second competing Singer—Sun Yi!"

This former Newcomer King, wearing a slightly loose black suit with a white short-sleeved shirt underneath, walked toward the stage with long strides.

The audience immediately let out exclamations.

"Wow, Sun Yi looks a bit handsome today!"

"Yeah, he looked more like he was in formal wear when he sang 'Young and Promising' last time; today is a bit more casual."

"I'm starting to get his handsomeness."

"It's mainly because he's tall, so the overall feeling is very good."

"Hmm, but there's still a gap compared to Luo Mo, hahahaha."

It must be said that after a person becomes popular, their aura and temperament will undergo obvious changes.

He used to look a bit dejected and wasn't confident when walking onto the stage, but now, after standing in the center of the stage, he would even raise his arms, smile at the surrounding audience, and then bow elegantly.

The prelude of the song sounded at this moment, and the song title, along with those few lines of text everyone was familiar with, began to appear on the big screen.

"Model."

"Lyricist: Luo Mo."

"Composer: Luo Mo."

"Arranger: Luo Mo."

Yes, it was that representative work of Li Ronghao, "Model."

As mentioned before, this small-eyed man wrote a song for Xue Zhiqian titled "Ugly," and the song he sang himself was titled "Model."

Since it was the stage of the grand finale, Luo Mo's idea was very simple.

—One person, two signature songs.

He would choose directly from the representative works and go all out!

Emotionally, this "Model" also followed a somewhat self-pitying route, similar to the previous "King of Comedy."

After the song title appeared, everyone finally understood why Sun Yi was dressed like this today; it turned out to be to match the song title.

After the prelude ended, he began to sing.

"【Wearing gorgeous clothes, standing for primitive desires.

Using a perfect expression, holding on for the fragile city.

I indifferently accept that your anxious waiting is also trapped.

Like countless models living in a display window.】"

Sun Yi's slightly lazy voice, with a somewhat languid emphasis, stood before the microphone and sang.

This way of singing carried a natural sense of murmuring, possessing extreme personal character.

The professional jury's perception was extremely consistent, which was: "Whether it's Sun Yi or Chen Shanqi, with Luo Mo's help, they both have their own characteristics."

Many Singers simply lack their own characteristics when singing, so they are easily replaced.

This is also why many songs have the phenomenon where the cover version becomes more popular than the original.

Sun Yi's life had already been changed by Luo Mo.

And in reality, Li Ronghao's star path also had a turning point with this song "Model."

The previous Li Ronghao had a bit of a "song popular but person not" vibe; after all, he did more behind-the-scenes work in his early years.

It wasn't until he participated in the third season of "I Am a Singer" and sang "Model" that he started to become a massive hit.

At this time, Heavenly King Zhao was no longer in the lounge, but had gone to the backstage corridor to prepare.

He didn't look like he had much fighting spirit, and his heart was filled with anxiety about gains and losses.

The chorus of "Model" drifted over from afar.

"【Remember, your eyes will be shining.

My arms will be waving,

Who says the world has no choices left.

While I can feel anger and you can feel joy,

Singing love songs for a few minutes.

It's nothing, at least it proves we are still alive.】"

Yes, you are still alive, but I am already a walking corpse.

Clearly, I am here to perform on stage, clearly, I am participating in the grand finale of the most popular Singer-themed variety show in history, but why do I have the feeling of going to the execution ground?

Besides that, he also felt a sense of guilt in his heart toward his teacher, Huang Xishan.

Looking back now, if he hadn't listened to President Wang's idea at the time and had shown more Kindness to Luo Mo with the attitude of a senior, would the ending have been different?

If in the first episode, he hadn't deliberately planted a nail and commented that his music was no good, would the meme of "Music Critic Master Zhao Xueqin" have been created?

The current him and Sun Yi on stage were like two extremes.

Sun Yi began to flourish because he went all in and joined Luo Mo Studio.

And he, because he stood on the opposite side, began to go downhill.

If he could do it all over again, he would definitely strongly urge President Wang to sign Luo Mo with the best Contract, even if it meant handing over his own resources and gifting them to Luo Mo.

It is just a pity that he is not a transmigrator, nor does he have the ability to foresee the future.

At this moment, Sun Yi had already finished singing "Model".

The professional judges at the scene gave another high score of 92.3.

Luo Mo watched Sun Yi's performance and thought to himself: "This performance should be no less capable of gaining fans than 'Young and Promising'."

The stage for "Model" appears more dashing, while "Young and Promising" is heart-wrenching.

Each has its own advantages.

Meng Xiaoguang continued to perform his hosting duties.

"The next Singer has been famous for a long time."

"The work he is bringing today is one of the final works of a well-known songwriter before their retirement."

These few lines of introduction made people immediately guess that Heavenly King Zhao was about to take the stage.

Many viewers in the barrage expressed their sentiments.

"Sigh, now that Huang has retired, I suddenly feel a bit reluctant."

"Yeah, after all, Huang has also written quite a few good works."

"Ugh, everyone just calm down and listen to the song."

"The current music scene is already experiencing a gap between the old and the new; with Huang's retirement, excellent songwriters are even scarcer."

"Yuan Hewen breathed a sigh of relief after seeing your barrage: So I am this precious?"

"Yuan Hewen changed his retirement date overnight."

Zhao Xueqin stepped onto the stage under Meng Xiaoguang's introduction; he had specifically not shaved his beard for the past few days, deliberately creating a sense of world-weariness.

These were all arranged by the Planners in the company.

Since he had to rely on Huang Xishan's songs to win sympathy points, he might as well put some effort into his styling as well.

Sure enough, as soon as he went on stage with his stubble, the barrage was filled with sighs.

"Ah, Heavenly King Zhao looks old too."

"Indeed, no matter how well one maintains themselves, they aren't young anymore."

"Actually, strictly speaking, his vocal peak has already passed; it is not easy."

Zhao Xueqin watched the entire audience stand up and applaud spontaneously, only feeling that President Wang was indeed very capable when it came to crooked paths.

Who knows, Wang Shisong might be sitting in front of the TV at this moment, thinking to himself: "Plan successful!"

Zhao Xueqin's performance today was still very stable, but... it was only stable.

In the album "Second Cup of Coffee", "Second Cup" and "Coffee" are the dual lead singles; these two songs have the highest quality, while the overall level of the remaining songs is slightly worse.

But due to many special reasons, the professional jury still gave a high score of 93.1.

Perhaps because it is the finals and they want to save face for the Heavenly King, or perhaps because Great God Huang has retired, to express the final respect of these industry insiders.

The next one to take the stage is Luo Mo's.

Meng Xiaoguang went on stage to bridge the transition, but the barrage was already overwhelming.

"Can't wait! I can't wait anymore!"

"Luo Mo! Luo Mo!"

"Looking forward to it, so looking forward to the song for the grand finals!"

"It's itching, waiting makes me feel itchy!"

"If this were a recording, I would definitely drag the progress bar here first to finish listening to Luo Mo's song."

Luo Mo stood alone in the passageway preparing; this song is his solo, and he does not need Ding Xiaoyu's piano accompaniment for the time being.

In fact, Chen Shanqi had already spoiled the content of this song to netizens when she posted that Weibo.

"The 'King of Love Songs' began in early autumn and concludes in late autumn."

"How about a song suitable for autumn?"

Luo Mo picked up the microphone handed over by the staff and strode toward the stage passageway.

As soon as he appeared, cheers erupted throughout the venue.

The barrage exploded instantly.

Who could have imagined that a young man who only entered the view of the Masses in the summer would have such heaven-defying popularity by the tail end of autumn.

Many people in the barrage were also frantically spamming the Motto Luo Mo used when he participated in "Creating Idols" earlier.

"Do not worry about the road ahead, for there is no one in the world who does not know you!"

Wearing a black overcoat, Luo Mo clipped the microphone onto the stand and smiled slightly at the camera.

"Damn! This man has started casting spells on the scene again."

November has arrived, so let's use the songs from that album.

This album is called "Chopin in November".

An album released by Zhou Dong in 2005, which then went on a rampage in the music scene.

Because it was just too strong, it later gained another nickname—"Arrogance in November".

The two songs Luo Mo is singing today both come from this album.

He knows very well the fans' regrets in the summer and their expectations for him in the autumn.

——Did not debut in summer, but became a King in autumn!

There is a saying that is always very interesting and often used in games, called: "Welcome to the Clash Lane!"

Pineapple, thinking itself to be one of the four major companies, wanted to forcibly suppress Luo Mo twice, making Zhao Xueqin, who was already struggling with whether to participate in "King of Love Songs", join this program that had little significance for him.

Then, Luo Mo, who comes from Earth, can only send them one sentence:

"Welcome to—our world!"

Today, the title of the first song brought by Luo Mo appeared on the big screen.

Judging from the song title, it was extremely fitting for the autumn season.

This is a song with a rather high difficulty for Singing, causing even Zhou Jielun to rarely sing it at his concerts.

——《Maple》.

(PS: Second update, requesting monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)