Chapter 7: A Song

Wei Ran's words undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention.

Even Director Ning Dan in the backstage couldn't help but let out a surprised sound.

She asked the assistant director in charge of the preliminary stage and the professional staff beside her, "Is the song Luo Mo submitted an original?"

The assistant director, who was still wearing sunglasses indoors, met Ning Dan's gaze, then hurriedly took them off under her displeased look, revealing a pair of squinty eyes.

He squinted his eyes and said, "It wasn't at first, but he came to find me this morning and changed the program."

"You let him change it?" Ning Dan said.

The assistant director's neck felt a bit stiff, as he had worked under Ning Dan for many years and knew that General Director Ning Dan was a dictatorial empress; she had her own set of unique ideas, and if your ideas didn't align with hers, then you were wrong.

The assistant director's mouth went dry, and he said, "Well... Sister Ning, I reviewed the lyrics, there were no problems, so I just let it pass."

Ning Dan nodded, expressionless, showing no sign of Anger.

Nowadays, the value orientation of many variety shows is incorrect, outputting a lot of negative energy to the outside, which has a terrible influence, so the review of things like lyrics is a necessary task.

The assistant director's thinking was very simple; anyway, Luo Mo was just there to make up the numbers, so let it be.

Luo Mo was originally just there to work, pulled in at the last minute to save the show; if he could put together a program to muddle through, that was already good enough.

Why should a working stiff make things difficult for another working stiff?

Besides, original work is considered a highlight.

Excellent creation will make people's eyes light up.

Terrible creation is also very worth watching!

An awkward performance can also be very interesting.

As for the hall, the trainees off-stage were already whispering among themselves.

These days, it's good enough if a trainee can practice their singing and dancing well; those with creative ability are still in the minority.

Basic professional skills aren't even necessarily up to standard, let alone creation.

And one must know that "uneducated" is a major label on the Idol group and even the celebrity group.

It is precisely because of this that many celebrities love to set up a "straight-A student" persona to gain fans, only to crash and burn later.

At this moment, the appetite of the scene had already been whetted.

Jiang Ningxi hadn't started looking at the lyrics carefully yet; she just looked at Luo Mo in surprise, with the thought in her heart: "The education I gave him back then actually worked!?"

Don't forget, when the two were dating, she, who hadn't yet undergone the "eighteen changes" of womanhood, was a sucker for looks and craved Luo Mo's appearance, while Luo Mo was after free extracurricular tutoring.

Jiang Ningxi was a top-tier straight-A student, and this underground romance successfully raised Luo Mo's grade ranking by one hundred places.

Xiao Jiang is really useful.

And in the girl group Aurora Girls, Jiang Ningxi is not only in charge of dance but also responsible for Lyricist work.

Her literary foundation is excellent; she even wrote a perfect-score essay in the high school entrance exam.

Although being good at Chinese doesn't mean one can write lyrics, she is indeed quite talented in this regard.

Therefore, upon hearing that Luo Mo was writing his own lyrics, such a strange thought popped into this first love girlfriend's heart.

Shen Yinuo, sitting beside Jiang Ningxi, picked up the microphone and said with a curious face, "I just looked through the materials, and I see your specialties are Opera and Classical Dance. Will there be any Opera Element in this creation?"

Dance Mentor Shen Yinuo has a baby face, with a natural fleshy feel to her face, and her voice is also very sweet, having that vibe of a loli streamer.

But this person, her face and her figure grow independently of each other.

At the same time, she is famous in the entertainment industry for daring to speak her mind and daring to stir up trouble.

And the reason for such true-to-self behavior is not because she wants to set up this kind of persona, but because the company boss is her own father.

"A promise is worth a thousand gold" (Yinuo Qianjin), Shen Yinuo is truly a daughter of wealth.

The reason Ning Dan invited her, besides giving her father some Face, was also because she valued that she dared to say anything.

Luo Mo listened to this young lady's words, shook his head, and said, "No."

He wanted to promote Opera culture, but he didn't want to promote it rashly.

—The timing was not yet right.

"Alright then." A look of slight disappointment appeared on Shen Yinuo's face.

She didn't actually have much curiosity about the routine creations of trainees.

She doesn't lack resources in the company, and because of her existence, it has even created a situation where one person supports an entire group.

It is precisely because of this that part of the creation for the first album of Aurora Girls was handled by Jiang Ningxi, but more was produced by first-tier lyricists and composers in the industry.

She is a person with vision.

As for the trainees in her own company, as a senior, Shen Yinuo had heard the creations of individual trainees, and she immediately... laughed like a pig.

The evaluation given was—"Very entertaining."

Little brother, you are very humorous!

It is precisely because of this that she felt that if it contained Opera Element, it would be more interesting; without it, expectations would be greatly discounted.

Music Mentor Wei Ran held the microphone, still wearing a smile, and said, "Looking forward to your performance, you may begin."

Luo Mo nodded and walked toward the piano placed on the right side of the stage.

In a white short-sleeved shirt and black shorts, sitting in front of the piano, it was a bit incongruous.

This attire didn't look like he was performing; it looked like he was practicing the piano at home.

But the moment he sat down and the whole person entered the state, one's gaze would inexplicably be drawn to him.

"He is really good-looking." Many trainees voiced their envy in their hearts.

For a moment, many were even thinking, am I qualified to be a trainee?

How is it that a staff member who came to make up the numbers in the program team kills a large swath of contestants in terms of appearance?

If he were to change into a white shirt, that would be a prince playing the piano.

Jiang Ningxi looked at Luo Mo, who was taking deep breaths on the stage, and only felt that she had returned to her junior high school days, watching Luo Mo perform at the school anniversary.

The female students were all cheering for him, clapping for him, and screaming for him.

She, however, only wore a faint smile on her face, feeling that she had won over everyone: "He is my boyfriend!"

——"Face".

But fortunately, given her personality, she belonged to the type who was content with self-satisfaction; secretly enjoying it was enough, and she couldn't be bothered to Zhang Yang.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a secret relationship.

As she grew older, she began to feel that she had been truly naive back then, actually being a superficial person who only cared about looks.

——Despise myself!

As she is now, the handsome men in the entertainment industry have absolutely no appeal to her; she is single-mindedly focused on her career.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Chujing is actually considered half an Idol to Jiang Ningxi.

This is also a major current reality in the entertainment industry: boy band members are frantically courting disaster, only thinking about dating or even playing with emotions, leading to frequent public scandals.

Girl group members have fewer scandals; they only want to become popular, feeling that chasing men is not as good as chasing money.

Jiang Ningxi is not greedy for money; she is just like she was when she was in school, liking to compete for first place.

To be in a girl group, one must be the top girl group in the country!

This woman is very proud and has an extremely strong competitive spirit.

It is precisely because of this that she immediately dispersed the memories in her heart, thinking: "What kind of dating was that back then? It was like children playing house; there is nothing worth reminiscing about."

"It's mainly because he was my first love, and I haven't dated since, which is why the impression is so deep," Jiang Ningxi thought.

Luo Mo placed his hands on the piano keys, played a few notes at random, and then nodded.

His piano standard is passable; singing while playing is no problem.

As for the Luo Mo of this world, because he learned Opera from a young age, he studied Chinese classical Yueqi.

The reason he chose the piano instead of using a Chinese classical Yueqi has two reasons.

One is because that instrument requires using the mouth to blow, and then it would be impossible to sing.

The other is that that instrument is a "killing weapon," a lethal move, and there is no need to use it so early.

Once this instrument appears, all other instruments fall silent!

Save it for later.

After taking three deep breaths, Luo Mo finally calmed his excited emotions.

Yes, he is not nervous at all; he is afraid of being too agitated.

Because the song he is about to sing requires calmness.

This is a very popular song, coming from a very popular band—Mayday.

A man's youth has two Maydays; one is the band, and one is not.

The song that Luo Mo is about to play and sing is actually not the regular version of this song, but one called 【Return You Freedom Version】.

This version is mostly used at Mayday's concerts and is a major classic segment of their concerts.

At the same time, this is also the beloved favorite in the hearts of countless fans!

Once the piano prelude starts, the emotional tone of this song is already set.

Luo Mo's slender fingers played on the keys, and Music Mentor Wei Ran's eyes lit up.

"This piece isn't considered very difficult, nor is there any talk of showing off skills, but it carries emotion; this kid is capable!" Wei Ran evaluated in his heart.

Xu Chujing's thoughts were consistent with his.

As for Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo, they have no research in terms of music, and there is only one simple and crude thought in their hearts—it sounds good!

Most of the trainees offstage are the same.

The expert watches the technique, the layman watches the excitement.

But it must be said that the emotion has already been rendered.

This song is called "Gentle".

Backstage, the assistant director cautiously glanced at Director Ning Dan, and then the heavy stone in his heart finally fell.

Because this woman was lightly pursing her full lips, and in her eyes, there was light!

Thanks to the alliance leader 【Most Pure】 for the extra updates after the book launch. Also thanks to everyone for the tips and monthly tickets~

(End of this chapter)