Chapter 149: What is this song?

Lu Jia Jia went on stage right after Ye Qing.

The silver screen displayed the song title "Hard-to-recite Sutra".

The singer was Lu Jia Jia, and the composer and lyricist were Jiang Cheng.

The number of people in the live stream also slowly increased at that time.

"Lu Jia Jia, I remember, in the previous episode she was grouped with Jiang Cheng, and then she requested to switch groups from the production team."

"I also remember her previous episode; aside from 'Love Trade' and Ye Qing, Lu Jia Jia was the only highlight. She disliked Jiang Cheng's song and wanted to switch groups, but the production team didn't agree."

"What are you talking about? Who is Jiang Cheng?"

"There are still people who don't know who Jiang Cheng is; let me tell you, Jiang Cheng is the composer and lyricist who wrote 'Love Trade'. In this episode, he's teamed up with Lu Jia Jia."

"Isn't Lu Jia Jia useless? That trashy pop song he wrote gets boring after a listen or two; I bet this 'Hard-to-recite Sutra' is another lowbrow song!"

Lu Jia Jia had taken the stage, and the previously quiet barrage of comments became lively again.

It's mainly because of the hype from the previous episode; aside from 'Love Trade' and Ye Qing, only Lu Jia Jia remained.

Many who watched the previous episode are anticipating what song Jiang Cheng will write this time.

Most people think Jiang Cheng can write a good song, but they're just watching for the drama.

The sound engineer and the music director were also paying attention to the live broadcast.

Seeing Lu Jia Jia go on stage, both of them perked up.

After all, backstage they basically figured out this episode's program, which songs the singers were performing; 'Hard-to-recite Sutra' was a rare gem, plus there was the stunning performance by Lu Jia Jia.

Perhaps this song will become the highlight of this episode.

So they were also looking forward to it.

Moreover, Lu Jia Jia had previously stated clearly that she had practiced this song enough to master it, so there shouldn't be any mistakes.

The director, seated at the control desk, sat up straight at this moment, picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Now we can push the stream to full."

This was something the music director had reported to him in advance.

Regarding the music director's ability and judgment, Director Zhang Meng still trusted him; otherwise, he wouldn't have invited him to serve as music director.

So when he saw Lu Jia Jia go on stage, the director issued the command.

Su Manyao sat in the studio, with ladies on both her left and right, but they were all internal staff of the production team, invited as friends.

These people naturally dressed up more than the students in the back rows; upon entering the venue and seeing those college students, they felt a sense of superiority.

But sitting next to Su Manyao made them feel like they wanted to die!

They felt the seating arrangement was completely unreasonable; what right did that woman beside them have to sit in the audience? She should just find a corner to sit alone.

Letting her sit together with everyone is simply disregarding others' lives!

Su Manyao, however, paid no attention to what the people beside her were thinking; her focus was entirely on Lu Jia Jia on stage.

After the previous episode ended, Lu Jia Jia had shown disdain for Jiang Cheng, and she had witnessed that.

So regarding Lu Jia Jia, Su Manyao felt an indescribable hatred; if she followed her temperament, Lu Jia Jia could just get lost, and she wouldn't give her a chance to participate in the upcoming episodes.

But in the end she didn't do that, because she didn't want to interfere with Jiang Cheng's career.

Later, hearing Jiang Cheng say he would deal with that woman, she became even more curious about how Jiang Cheng planned to handle her.

And just then, Lu Jia Jia spoke.

「Laughing at you, I wasted my schemes in vain

「Love chasing the beautiful illusion of flowers in the mirror

「Fear that good fortune will vanish in an instant

「Obsessed with greed, anger, joy, and hatred

「Blame you and me for being too greedy for power and fond of status

「Blame the world and all beings for being too beautiful

「Regret the past for being too steadfast in belief and oaths

「Obsessed with joy, sorrow, resentment, and jealousy. 」

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As soon as she opened her mouth, the audience below froze; the camera panned over, and every face showed confusion. The public screen in the live stream was also full of question marks.

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"What the hell is this song?!"

"This is a Cantonese song, I know, but is she actually singing? Are you sure it's not chanting sutras?"

"Damn, my ears feel weird listening to this, a strange sensation!"

"I have a feeling she's just singing randomly; if she sings again, it might be different from this time."

"Get off!"

"Get off!"

"Jiang Cheng really is no good; it's just luck, like a blind cat catching a dead mouse!"

"Who let him write songs? Don't let him write anymore!"

"Just saying, how did Jiang Cheng's song get past the review for the production team? Are the people on the team just eating dry rice?"

At that moment, as the live-stream chat discussed, the on-site audience also reacted, no longer interested in listening to the song, all whispering and discussing.

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Compared to the online viewers, the on-site audience paid more attention to the show, so most of them knew about the conflict from the previous episode.

Thus, at this point, most people directed the blame toward Jiang Cheng.

What kind of trash is this writing?

The four judges sitting in the front row exchanged glances, all looking bewildered.

What is this?

What did they sing?

The show's doing an amateur talent show—can just anyone participate?

Moreover, the people on stage are still the same ones they pressed the turn button for last time; the show's review department is so strict about collapsing houses—won't their reputation also stink?

"Relying on these two eyes, one cannot defend against a hundred arms or a thousand hands."

The vast sky, endless snow—who sails together?

This rolling sand, wrinkled water, laughing and swaying waves,

Indulging in pleasure for a moment, instead buries that daughter's affection long.

Lu Jia Jia is still performing on stage.

The show's backstage planning department head ran to the director's side, anxiously asking: "Director, what should we do now? Should we cut it off?"

The current situation is a live broadcast, a decision made after everyone in the program team discussed it.

But who knew that the first live broadcast would actually have such a big stage accident; the director, gripping the walkie-talkie, had his finger joints turn white.

"No!"

He also wanted to cut it off, but if they really cut the show and went to ads, the reputation would really be ruined.

Now the only choice is to grit one's teeth and let Lu Jia Jia keep singing; the program team at worst will take the blame for lax review, but it won't be irreparable.

But Lu Jia Jia and Jiang Cheng—one of them will definitely have to take the blame, or both together are doomed, but this isn't within the director's consideration!

Su Manyao sat in the front row of the broadcast hall, listening to Lu Jia Jia's singing on stage.

Her cold face, her brow unconsciously twitched.

Is this written by Jiang Cheng?

She listened carefully to the melody of the accompaniment; sensually it's not bad, theoretically there's no problem.

But what is this thing that's being sung?

Su Manyao also felt somewhat at a loss; she knew Jiang Cheng had the idea to mess with Lu Jia Jia.

But if it's intentionally written as such a mismatched song, the method is really too lame.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but lightly furrow her brow.

On stage, Lu Jia Jia wore a smile, as if completely unaware of how harsh her singing was to the ears.

Seeing the audience's disgusted and bewildered gazes, her smile grew even more.

(End of chapter)