Chapter 89: Why Not Burn With Passion!

Shanghai, inside a cramped rental room.

Li Junyi is sitting on a small stool, placing his phone on a stand to watch the live broadcast of the *Creating Idols* grand finale.

Although he has already been eliminated, he has always been silently following the show, and pulling friends and family to vote for Luo Mo and Tong Shu.

Because he accumulated some fans on this show, he also asked those who support him on Weibo to please support Brother Mo and Little Shu as much as they can.

In this show, our Instructor Luo should be number one!

When he saw Brother Mo crowned in glory, about to sing one more coronation song on the *Creating Idols* stage, he immediately clenched his fists.

Yes, the people from our Anonymous Team have indeed almost all been eliminated!

But, our captain is the champion!

And he won the championship under the most difficult circumstances!

At this very moment, only Luo Mo is on stage again.

"I have friends who stayed in the finals, and friends who have already left." When Luo Mo said this sentence, Li Junyi's hand twitched noticeably.

Everything from these past few months seems to still be vivid in his mind.

"Dedicated to everyone who is still chasing their dreams."

"*Chasing Dreams Red Heart*, dedicated to everyone."

Li Junyi looks at his phone, seeing the red song title emerge on the big screen.

As soon as he saw the song title was red, a smile appeared on Li Junyi's face.

"Starting from *Big Fish*, many of the subsequent song titles have been red." Li Junyi muttered.

*Red Actor* was a red flame, and *Happiness* was simply a red coffin.

The later *Daughter's Love* was a red thread of fate.

This song, *Chasing Dreams Red Heart*, is similarly red, so eye-catching, so blinding!

These days, few people talk about dreams.

Can this song really resonate with everyone?

Li Junyi isn't very sure.

He only knows that although he has been eliminated, his heart is still burning.

He only knows that he is looking forward to this song.

The song's accompaniment begins to play, and Li Junyi suddenly stands up.

He doesn't know why, but he just feels the phone's volume isn't loud enough.

Li Junyi jogs over, fetches the speaker he saved up money to buy, and connects it via Bluetooth.

Hmm, the volume is enough now.

Just at this moment, the singing begins to echo throughout the room.

When the first sentence appears, Li Junyi feels slightly unaccustomed to it.

"This doesn't seem like Brother Mo's usual singing style; it's a bit like a plain voice, more like a feeling of shouting while singing." Li Junyi thinks to himself.

In reality, it wasn't just him; countless people had doubts arise in their hearts.

But it must be said, this song still attracted everyone from the very beginning.

Luo Mo holds the microphone in one hand and sings loudly:

"【Where exactly is the world full of flowers,

If it truly exists then I will definitely go,

I want to stand on the highest peak there,

Not caring if it is a precipitous cliff.】"

It is clearly just shouting while singing like this, and the lyrics are clearly not those kinds of flowery lyrics.

But for some reason, Li Junyi just feels his head buzzing.

He recalls that night he left the recording site.

"Brother Mo, can I really sing and dance? Can I really keep walking blindly down this road?" Li Junyi asks, looking up at Luo Mo.

Yes, this kid with great talent for choreography is half a head shorter than Luo Mo and doesn't look very handsome.

"Hey, dreams are a matter of life, after all. It's best for outsiders not to make irresponsible remarks, otherwise it will seem very condescending." Luo Mo smiles and says: "However, I personally feel that you are not without talent."

"If you hadn't choreographed the group dance well last time, why would I have pulled you into the Anonymous Team?" Luo Mo shrugs his shoulders and says.

Li Junyi looks at his phone, listening to the song coming from the speaker, and says in his heart:

"Keep singing! Keep dancing!"

"I can still give it another shot!"

……..

……..

In the lounge, the 19 trainees who have already performed are watching the live broadcast on the screen.

Tong Shu stares fixedly at that figure on the stage.

Luo Mo is still singing loudly:

"【Living with all one's might, loving with all one's might, even if it means being shattered to pieces,

Not asking for anyone's satisfaction, just needing to be worthy of oneself.

Regarding ideals, I have never chosen to give up,

Even in those days of being covered in dirt.】"

Listening to this part, for some reason, Tong Shu feels a thud in his heart.

He likes to sing; he truly likes it.

Therefore, even though many people used to mock him, saying his voice was effeminate and that he sounded like a woman when he was Singing, he still persisted in Singing.

It was just that the ridicule from those around him, along with the verbal abuse from some classmates during his school days, caused him to hide himself away.

But he was absolutely unwilling to give up Singing.

So he changed his singing style, tried posting some of his Singing videos on the internet, and even covered his face.

This timid youth didn't even have the courage to show his face.

With a voice that made it hard to distinguish his gender and delicate features, he was afraid of returning to those days in high school when he was mocked.

However, because his singing skills were indeed top-notch, even when he sang in a style he wasn't comfortable with, he still accumulated a small following of fans.

Then he was selected by the production team of Creating Idols.

He had always been very afraid, afraid that the scenes from the past would repeat themselves.

If not for his grandmother, and if not for the fact that he truly wanted to earn money to improve his grandmother's life, he wouldn't even have had the courage to come to this show.

Until the man who drank his yogurt every day and made him wash the dishes every day appeared.

Even now, sitting in the lounge for the grand finale, Tong Shu felt as if everything were a dream.

The lyrics of this song sang directly into his heart: "I don't seek to satisfy anyone, as long as I can answer to myself."

"Regarding my ideals, I have never chosen to give up, even in the days when I was covered in dust."

………

………

On the stage, Luo Mo had shifted from holding the microphone with one hand to gripping it with both.

He had already begun to build up his strength in advance.

On the stage of Creating Idols, Shen Mingliu and the others would always belt out high notes, but the number of times Luo Mo's Anonymous Team actually belted out high notes could be counted on one hand; most of the high-pitched sections were actually assigned to Tong Shu.

The current Luo Mo was a fusion of two souls.

Admittedly, standing behind him was a brilliant civilization.

However, he did not slack off because of this for even a single day; he was even more desperate than the vast majority of the trainees.

Because he needed to digest, he needed to absorb.

He needed to perform a fusion of techniques and other aspects.

It was just like how, no matter how good he was at Dancing on Earth, he now needed to constantly practice in front of the mirror again to find the position where this body looked the most visually appealing while performing every movement.

In terms of Singing, he was also practicing bitterly every day.

Today, since he had already started belting out high notes, why not belt them out to his heart's content on this stage!

Wearing a black suit, he continued to sing:

"【Perhaps I have no talent,

But I have the innocence of a dream.

I will prove it with my whole life.

Perhaps my hands are clumsy,

But I am willing to explore without stopping,

Giving all my youth without leaving any regrets.】"

Regarding this segment of lyrics, the audience wouldn't actually think that much; they only felt that the theme of this song was inspirational.

But for Shen Mingliu and the others in the lounge, they felt these lyrics were too "humble-bragging."

This is considered having no talent?

This is considered having clumsy hands?

Then what are we, members of the twelve zodiac signs who are donkeys?

And stupid donkeys whose heads were caught in a door at that?

Yes, there is something very strange about this world: many people who achieve success are often crowned with the title of genius, which makes countless people ignore the fact that they also worked just as hard.

What is scary about many people is that they seem to be born with a "golden finger," possessing huge advantages and talent, yet they still work harder than you.

Many viewers watching the show had gradually been drawn into the emotions of the song by this singing style of Luo Mo's, which sounded strange at first.

There is no help for it; the slander of this world is perhaps often greater than the praise.

"Some students, their lives can be said to be ruined; there is no way out!"

"Asians, Asians still want to outrun black people on the track?"

"Let me tell you, that so-and-so, he actually thought about repeating a year after the college entrance exam!"

"Be more mature; dreams are things for children to talk about, like being a police officer, a doctor, or an astronaut. You're not young anymore; be practical, understand? Make money!?"

"How did your father and I end up giving birth to something like you!"

"Eh, still applying for graduate school? After you finish your graduate studies, come work for me, won't you?"

"The air abroad is sweet, it is free; you just didn't have a good reincarnation."

"………"

There is a saying that goes very well: the wind can blow away a fallen leaf, but it cannot blow away a Butterfly; the power of life lies in not conforming.

For Luo Mo, this was his last song on the stage of Creating Idols.

Leaving here was a new beginning.

The closed-off recording was about to end, and he would walk out to face a different world.

Without the sword properly sheathed, stepping out the door is the pugilistic world.

Those who are eyeing him like a tiger watching its prey are still there.

The storm will eventually fall as well.

Then just run, run with your head down.

As he said from the beginning, since this is a new life, he wants to live as wantonly as possible.

He has always liked one sentence: Within the scope of your ability, live to the fullest!

Luo Mo held the microphone with both hands, his pitch gradually rising; only at this moment did many people understand why this song had to use this peculiar singing method, and why it had to have a feeling of raw, unadorned vocals.

Wei Ran, sitting in the mentor's seat, widened his eyes after hearing just one line; he had never imagined that a song could use such an eccentric singing method to produce such an outrageous effect!

He didn't know how to describe such a design; if you say it's clever, it seems to lack any sense of artifice.

Perhaps, one should use "returning to simplicity"?

Only such a plain singing method, perhaps, can return to the essence.

The singing voice resounded throughout the venue; standing alone on such a large stage, he seemed capable of transmitting infinite power.

"【Run forward!

Facing cold eyes and ridicule!

How can one feel the vastness of life without experiencing hardship?

Fate cannot make us kneel and beg for mercy,

Even if fresh blood covers our embrace!】"

When that shout—or one could even say, that roar-like "Run forward"—appeared, the audience at the scene suddenly got goosebumps.

This feeling struck the soul directly, making one's blood boil in an instant.

Many people had never even thought that the chorus of a song could make them feel so invigorated.

You would feel that this line of lyrics was truly sung with all his might. It had an effect that seemed like a voice crack, yet also didn't.

——It reached the limit!

The atmosphere of the entire venue reached its second climax in an instant.

For the "Mo-born," they felt they could receive a signal from Luo Mo.

"Creating Idols" is not the final chapter, it is just... a new beginning!

Over at Penguin Video, the data team had already stood up one by one in excitement.

"The number of people watching the Live Broadcast has exploded!"

"It's one thing that this exploded, but the number of real-time interactions has also broken records!"

"The barrage is flooded, it's completely flooded!"

If Penguin Video hadn't already prepared a series of contingency measures, there might have even been small-scale lag during these few minutes of the Live Broadcast!

This man standing in the center of the stage continued to sing hysterically on stage:

"【Keep running!

Carrying the pride of a pure heart.

How can one see the brilliance of life without persisting to the end?

Rather than lingering on, it is better to burn with passion,

One day it will sprout again——】"

Burn with passion, burn with passion!

The whole venue was completely boiling, and the atmosphere of the entire Live Broadcast reached its peak.

And on the large screen at the stage, another passage of text appeared.

Everyone had seen Luo Mo's several public performances and was very familiar with his peculiar stage mode.

For many people, the large screen on stage is just a background board.

But Luo Mo is different; his large screen is a part of the stage performance.

Whether it was the burning Shadow Puppetry in "Red Actor," the red coffin in "Wedding," or the sand painting and short poem in "Daughter's Love," it was all like this.

This time, a passage of text appeared on the screen.

The camera immediately turned to film the screen.

If one were to say that his experiences during this period made Luo Mo think of Lu Xun's "Madman's Diary" and the cannibalism within it.

Then, on this last day of summer, let the "Hot Wind" of Xun Ge'er blow!

"Whoosh——", the final wind of summer echoed throughout the venue.

Every character on the screen, paired with the song "Chasing Dreams Red Heart," was so stirring!

Since it is the grand finale, since it is the final chapter of this program, then let it start exploding!

"【May the Youth of China cast off the cold air and just move upward, without listening to the words of those who have given up on themselves.

Those who can do work, do work; those who can speak out, speak out. Have a bit of heat, emit a bit of light.

Just like a firefly, one can also emit a little light in the darkness, without waiting for a torch.

If there is no torch after this: I shall be the only light!】"

Go and emit light, rather than being illuminated!

The song entered the end of the B-section; for many in the audience, perhaps they will never forget this summer for the rest of their lives.

They cannot forget this man on the stage, nor this song.

At this moment, he seemed to be emitting light, to be giving people infinite power!

"【For the beauty in the heart, do not compromise until growing old.】"

(PS: First update, 4000 words, asking for monthly votes at the end of the month.)

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