Virtual Superstar Breeding Diary

Chapter 12

Xiao Chi stepped into the orchestra pit, looking here and there curiously, like a bumpkin dazzled.

When Wen Anran was in the clothing store, he already knew about this guy's ignorance. He didn't run up to Ji Chenxuan's eyes, but chose a corner not too far away, secretly curled his lips and smiled, and waited for the show to begin.

Xiao Chi looked left and right, as if he couldn't make up his mind which instrument to play.

What's the use of procrastinating?

Bai Qing sneered from the bottom of her heart, but her mouth became more and more gentle: "Don't be nervous, there will always be a time when you will be on stage for the first time in the future, and it doesn't matter if you don't perform well."

"Just the piano." Xiao Chi gave up the struggle against choice phobia.

This hit hits Bai Qing's arms, the stronger the contrast, the bigger the gap, it's really a perfect green leaf.Bai Qing almost laughed out loud, I really don't know whether to say this guy is overconfident, or just silly and cute.

Xiao Chi didn't notice Bai Qing's rich and colorful inner drama at all, and he didn't care.

He sat down in front of the grand piano, stroking the keys with both hands, like some kind of ceremony, with an extremely solemn expression, and childlike innocence and excitement shining in his eyes.

This is his first time playing a real piano!

A dark blue suit, a black lacquered piano body, and a hazy halo spinning around his head like no one else, reflecting a focused and handsome side face.

Ji Chenxuan stared at him closely, holding his breath involuntarily, as if he was more nervous than the other party.

Without even 30 seconds of thinking time, Xiao Chi's slender fingers danced directly on the black and white keys, and his sense of music was like an innate instinct.

Smooth notes, clear rhythm, trickling like a stream.

The whispers in the hall disappeared, and the expectant expressions of the guests were gradually replaced by surprise.

Ji Chenxuan put his hanging heart back into his stomach, and even had a leisurely change for a glass of wine—this guy, maybe there is a cunning heart behind his innocent appearance?

Slowly sliding his thumb over the rim of the champagne glass, Ji Chenxuan smiled faintly, caught a glimpse of Bai Qing's ugly face from the corner of his eye, shook his head and took a sip of the wine.

Bai Qingmei's brows suppressed calmness, but the throbbing veins on his forehead exposed the turmoil in his heart—this little boy who relied on his face, only listened to his own piano performance once, and could reproduce this piece of music completely on the spot? !

Is there a mistake? !Is memory so perverted?

Xiao Chi's performance is still going on, he is as focused as a sunflower growing wantonly against the sun, every note and scale is terribly accurate, just like a tape recorder.

But it is not the same, Xiao Chi's performance is more passionate and joyful, like a chick immersed in the morning light, chirping and full of vigor.

At the end of the song, he caressed the keys, the original cold white paint was almost soaked by the temperature of his fingers.

The guests finally woke up from their dreams, and the applause was like thunder. The smiles on their faces and the surprise from ear to ear deeply hurt Bai Qing's heart.

There is no harm without comparison. The most embarrassing thing for a singer is that the cover song is better than the original song.

Wen Anran was also very surprised, he was originally leaning on the edge of the bar in the corner, he almost lost his grip on the wine glass in his hand, the foot of the glass hit the bar with a soft sound, but he quickly covered it up.

He peeked at Shang Quan with a gloomy old face, then at Bai Qing who was struggling in the orchestra pit, and shook his head sneeringly. It seemed that he underestimated this guy, but it didn't matter, anyway, he was not the one who was ashamed right now.

"Cough, you played well." Bai Qing clapped her hands dryly, and forced a smile, "I didn't expect your imitation ability to be so strong?"

Bite the accent on the word imitation, Xiao Chi seemed unaware of his insinuation, the excitement of playing the piano for the first time had not yet faded from his cheeks, he had a shy smile on his face: "Thank you for the compliment."

Praise?

Bai Qingya's teeth are about to be crushed, is this guy mocking him?Pretending to be a white lotus!

He obviously agreed to improvise, but dared to plagiarize his own music in public, what a sinister guy!

Bai Qing took a deep breath, and said with a smirk: "However, imitation can't escape the stereotype after all, and you can't get on the stage. Since it's an impromptu performance, I think it's better to play the music I created on the spot, what do you think?"

Is that what improvisation means?

Xiao Chi nodded without hesitation: "No problem."

After confirming again and again that the other party would not "record and broadcast" again, Bai Qing took the violin and put it on his shoulder.

He was full of thoughts on how to win back the victory, compare Xiao Chi, and change the impression in the hearts of the guests. The tune was still a melody in the new song that was about to be released.

But his mind was so messed up that he forgot to play the climax directly, but subconsciously started from the beginning.

A soothing and flat beginning, well-regulated, not up or down, after playing a few bars, Bai Qing finally realized it, but if playing the whole song is too fake, it doesn't sound like improvisation.

Losing his balance, he even made two wrong notes in a hurry, but fortunately he managed to round it.

At the end of a piece of music, the applause became more intensive, and more guests came to watch the open and secret struggle between the newcomers with great interest.

"Who is this young man?"

"It seems to be the apprentice of Shang Quan, editor-in-chief of Fengshang Music, named Bai Qing."

"Which one?"

"I don't know..."

Bai Qing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his name being mentioned one after another. When his eyes met the teacher's, he couldn't help but slammed. The wrong pronunciation just now must have escaped the teacher's ears!

But it doesn't matter, as long as this guy shows his true colors, no one will care about those little details.

Bai Qing put the violin back to its original place, Xiao Chi had already been gearing up and waiting, the moment the two passed by, Bai Qing looked back, this guy really picked the same violin as himself!

"I think you're quite proficient in piano practice, why don't you continue playing the piano?"

Seeing that the other party looked like a beginner violinist, Bai Qing even seemed clumsy when he put the violin on his shoulders.

He smiled, shook his head and lowered his voice to remind: "I have been practicing piano for more than ten years. You are so young, how much can you dabble in? Don't be too brave, otherwise you will lose face in front of so many people. you."

He pouted in the direction of Ji Chenxuan: "If you admit defeat now, the demeanor is still there, and I can still save your face, and I won't embarrass you."

Xiao Chi gave him a strange look: "Give me face? Why do I want that? You should give me money."

"?" Bai Qing was taken aback for a moment, not following his brain circuit.

Like a teacher in a kindergarten, Xiao Chi made gestures and patiently explained to the immature and ignorant children: "I used to watch my public performances, and the admission ticket cost at least several thousand. If you invite me to perform for you, don't you?" It’s okay to pay, but you still want to ‘on-demand’? Specify the price of my performance, but it’s very expensive.”

I invite you?Perform for me?Still need tickets?

Bai Qing was stunned, did he hallucinate?

"Oh, it's pitiful to see you so stupid, let's forget about it this time, let's not be an example." Xiao Chi nodded to him lovingly.

"..."

Bai Qing laughed back in anger, brother, who do you think you are? !Uranus superstar? !

While the two were talking, Xiao Chi didn't start playing for a long time, sporadic laughter came from the surrounding guests, and some even made a bet on whether he could play the violin.

When he finally got into position, the trivial murmurs of the crowd sank to the bottom.

Under the halo, the tiger-pattern maple violin rests on the shoulders. The reddish-brown lacquer has a moist luster. The black neck and white fingers stand out against each other very clearly.

Xiao Chi tilted his head slightly, his eyelids half drooped, his deep black pupils seemed to have crushed affection, he was immersed in the melody just now, his tall and straight figure was like an ancient Greek sculpture, every centimeter and inch was just right.

After a while, he started to hold the bow, and played slowly and poetically, like a book of poems opened by the breeze.

Bai Qing was shocked, he was really good at the violin?

For a moment, he frowned at the familiar melody, and then sneered in his heart—this was clearly a modified version of what he had just played!

This guy really can only imitate!

Before he could elevate his eyebrows, the rhythm of Xiao Chi's bowing suddenly changed, and the last stanza was pulled to the end. With a bold modulation and a wide range of kneading, the tune gradually became cheerful and exciting, layered like waves, directly leading to Bai Qing's unfinished prelude. To a completely different climax.

He actually made a continuation of Bai Qing's unfinished half of the song live!

Not only Bai Qing, but even Shang Quan couldn't help being dumbfounded.

really?Did he start practicing piano from the womb? !

The perfect sound recording, the moment the bow was separated, the guests were still immersed in the long poem of rhythm composed by Xiao Chi, and the hall was completely silent, even breathing could be heard clearly.

It took a full five seconds for a wave of applause to erupt.

Xiao Chi rubbed the violin fondly, as if he hadn't fully enjoyed himself, he turned his head to look at Bai Qing, his eyes sparkling: "Do you want to continue?"

Damn bastard, he even kicked his nose on his face!How dare you provoke him? !

Bai Qing was so angry that his eyelids twitched wildly, and he could hardly keep the smile on his face.

He forcefully clapped his hands twice, and said with a smirk: "I didn't expect you to be quite secretive. You pretended to be a beginner just now. In fact, there is no need for it. On such an occasion, why bother to play that trick?"

Xiao Chi blinked, inexplicably: "What are you talking about?"

Bai Qing pretended to be meaningless and shrugged: "Forget it, I admit that I underestimated you, it was just a temporary entertainment for the reception, and there is still a long way to go, I hope you will always be as lucky as you are today, haha. "

This time Xiao Chi understood, and he patted the other party's shoulder in relief: "Thank you, and I wish you as much luck as today in the future."

"..." Bai Qing gulped down his throat.

How dare this bastard openly mock him? !However, a mere show that added to the fun was in the limelight, so he dared to be so proud of it!

The little man is lucky!

Bai Qing took a deep look at him, turned his head and left, Xiao Chi stood there somewhat disappointed, is it over?He still wants to play for a while.

When he returned to the teacher, Bai Qing could hardly raise his head, let alone look into the teacher's eyes, but the other's gaze shot at him like an arrow, and he couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to.

"Excuse me, is it Editor-in-Chief Shang Quan and Mr. Bai Qing?" A loud laugh broke the conversation between master and student.

Bai Qing turned around, and a strange man wearing glasses smiled and extended his hand to him: "Hello, I am the manager of Changfeng Entertainment Company, Mr. Bai's performance just now is really impressive, let us feast our ears .”

Shang Quan's face paled slightly, Bai Qing seemed a little happy, and shook hands with him quickly: "Don't dare to do it, it's just a small episode to add to the fun, it's hard to be elegant."

Bai Qing adjusted the bitter face that was reprimanded by the teacher in time, and he was very happy in his heart. It seems that there are people with discerning eyes, and it is not in vain for him to make this show.

He waited happily for the other party's flattery or invitation, but after the man praised him, he changed the subject: "I don't know the name of the gentleman who competed with you? Do you know him? Can you introduce me? "

Bai Qing's smile gradually froze.

The agent waited with great anticipation for Bai Qing to introduce Xiao Chi to him.

Bai Qing's face was stiff, and she said patiently, "I don't know either, but we met by chance, and I didn't ask his name. If you want to know him, you can ask him directly. Well, it's right there."

"Well, I thought you guys knew each other well." The manager sighed in disappointment, and glanced at the direction of the orchestra pit, "I want to ask him directly, maybe there are people around there, so I can't squeeze in." .”

"..." Bai Qing's face was instantly covered with dark clouds, so dark that water could drip out.

The agent had no choice but to leave with a face full of disappointment. Bai Qing frowned and peeked at the teacher's gloomy face.

"teacher……"

Just uttering two words, Shang Quan interrupted: "What did you do? You can make such a low-level mistake as a wrong pronunciation? You just wasted such a good opportunity and made a wedding dress for someone else. You It’s not embarrassing, but I’m still embarrassing!”

"Teacher, I'm sorry..." Bai Qing said in embarrassment, raised his eyes to look at the other person's expression, and turned his head to stare at Xiao Chi bitterly, "It was that guy who tricked me into showing weakness on purpose, and tricked me into underestimating the enemy. I didn't expect him to really Could it be that Ji Chenxuan deliberately set up this situation to make him stand out and use us as stepping stones?"

"Oh! How did Ji Chenxuan set up a trap? Could he have predicted that you would improvise with him? Or did he know that you would be such a waste?"

Shang Quan sneered, and the forehead lines on his forehead seemed to have deepened a few more layers. Once he opened his mouth to slander, he didn't distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. He hated iron but could not make steel. He wished to blame all eighteen generations of his ancestors.

Bai Qing had nothing to say, so he had to shut up.

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Cabin over there.

Xiao Chi was surrounded by a group of scouts from the media and brokerage companies, he was almost submerged in the crowd, and people kept stuffing business cards into his hands.

Seeing this, Li Mingyue made fun of Ji Shenxuan with a smirk: "Mr. Ji, you Huanyi's handsome newcomer, do you just leave it like that? Today he brought out the limelight, so I'm not afraid that such a good seed will be poached by others." gone?"

"Who dares to dig the corner of my wall?" Ji Chenxuan finished the plate of bear pudding slowly, fork by fork, and said calmly: "If I can dig this evil away, then I will be relieved."

"Really?" Li Mingyue blinked, and squeezed her lips together, "I think he seems to have received a lot of business cards, and everyone who came up to toast seemed to be willing to come..."

Ji Chenxuan paused slightly, put down the empty disc as if nothing had happened, and looked down at the time on his wristband: "The company has a meeting tonight, so I won't stay any longer, excuse me."

Li Mingyue looked at him with a cold face, and struggled to pull Xiao Chi out from the wall of people, like snatching a carrot from the mouth of a group of lowing donkeys.

It wasn't until the two of them left in a hurry and their figures completely disappeared at the door that she finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Director Liu Li looked at her wonderingly.

Li Mingyue's smile was a bit meaningful: "I think, when you care about something, you can't hide it."

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The Beidu Branch of the Organizing Committee of the National Star Show Audition Organizing Committee.

The first round of sea elections has entered the intense finishing work, and the second round of popularity voting is under intense preparation.

The official website released the news early, and countless fans are looking forward to it, waiting for the top [-] freshly released excellent songs.

According to the usual practice, the second round stage, the official website and major music platforms will last for ten days, and ten new songs will be released for trial listening every day. After all the releases are completed, there will be another week of voting period.

Only the top ten who have broken through the siege can enter the third round of on-site finals, and the champion, runner-up and third runner-up who stand out in the end can directly become Huanyi's signed artists.

Voting adopts a real-name system, and each person is limited to one vote per day. In order to prevent cheating by swiping votes, the comprehensive data will refer to downloads with greater weight.

Voting is free, but downloading must be paid in real money, and the profits earned are shared among the organizers, platforms and singers.

Therefore, most of the players with little ambition came for the goal of making a small fortune, and did not expect to participate in the finals at all.

The huge volume brings huge cost of swiping votes, which is unbearable for speculators. On the contrary, if you are not willing to pay for your favorite songs, no matter how many votes you have, you may be ridiculed by the entire network as false data.

Just like the box office and ratings of a movie, it must be well-received and well-received to be eligible to enter the finals.

Every time this time comes, there is a chaotic black fan war on the Internet. The people who eat melons are happy to track the real-time data, while Huanyi and the music platform hide behind and make a lot of money.

This stage is also known as the touchstone of newcomers.

In the jury office of the organizing committee, dozens of judges gathered together to make final preparations for the second round of voting.

In the spacious conference room, a huge long oval table occupies a full third of the area. The holographic projection screen in the middle is scrolling and playing the excellent audition songs recommended by each branch venue.

Eleven chairs were filled with judges, including directors and directors of Huanyi Company, as well as specially invited media and musicians from the music industry.

Spit was flying everywhere in the meeting room, and there was an intense atmosphere of tension.

After rounds of screening, the top [-] candidate songs in the first round of auditions have been placed on the desks of every judge, and most of the judges basically don't have much opinion on the shortlisted songs.

——The problem lies in the ordering of the hundred songs.

Each of the judges has their own favorite song, and everyone wants to send their key recommended songs to the top ten golden positions.

Whether it is to prove your own vision, or some unspeakable selfishness, which one is higher?This is directly related to the order in which the second round of popularity ratings will be launched, and it is even more related to the benefits brought by downloads.

The more you are in the front row, the more dominant you will be in the second round of popularity voting. After all, most passers-by will only pay attention to the first wave. As time goes by, the audience will gradually become fatigued and their attention will decrease.

Not every dark horse can make it out of the tight encirclement.

Li Mingxin and Wan Baoluo sat on the main seats, one on the left and one on the right, watching the usually friendly judges fight with each other, fighting for the ranking of a song, the two looked at each other helplessly, speechless.

Li Mingxin moved his chubby body, carefully holding his chocolate box, for fear of being slapped away by some excited judge.

After an afternoon of intense debate, the top ten rankings were finally settled.

Li Mingxin looked at the final list given by the organizing committee, frowned, and turned back page by page until he reached the fourth page, only to see the song he wanted to see.

He tapped his fingers on the table: "Why is the song "Farewell to the Past" ranked so low? It's only ranked on the fourth page, and it's still ranked 39. Haven't you all heard of this song? I think it's completely in the top ten. Strength."

Wan Baoluo looked at him helplessly: "I think so too, but the judges think that although the voice and singing skills are excellent, the lyrics and music themselves are a bit slobbery, not as good as the other songs in the top ten with unique musical attainments."

Li Mingxin raised his eyebrows in displeasure: "What's wrong with a little drooling? It means that the melody is catchy, and the popularity of singing will be high. Drooling songs can make the most money."

Wan Baoluo rolled his eyes: "I don't know who used to despise saliva songs that cater to the market the most..."

A composer hummed: "I still think these songs are all top ten, but there are only so many places in the top ten, and they have to be ranked in order. The voice of the singer of this song "Farewell to the Past" is really special, honestly It even makes me feel amazing, but its shortcomings are also obvious, and the lyrics and music itself seem mediocre, like... assembly line work."

He shook his head regretfully: "If this singer has a tailor-made song that suits him, let alone the top ten, the top three will be fine. By the way, you have a lot of newcomers in Huanyi this year, why don't you let him go? Our music studio, right? Haha!"

Li Mingxin was about to blow his hair out on the spot: "You've won the show in the first round? We haven't written a word yet, how come we don't lack newcomers? How can we do this show if we don't lack newcomers?"

Another judge threw cold water: "You all said that the voice is good, but I think that this singer's skills are very good, but he lacks a little emotion. After all, he is still too young. Although the ranking is a bit low, it is not enough for the top ten. "

In the end, the director in charge of marketing shook his head: "What's the use of competing for so many? The second round is in the hands of the audience, and the rankings may change drastically. Only when the market says it's good is it really good."

Li Mingxin also tried to argue with reason: "But this is too late, outside the [-]th place, there is no possibility of reaching the finals at all!"

"Then who do you want to squeeze out of the top [-]? Make room for it?"

"That's right, Director Li, you can't just arrange whoever you want because of your own selfishness? The order is all voted by us, can you still cheat?"

Li Mingxin was speechless for a while. If "Farewell to the Past" was placed in the top [-], it would mean that one person would be squeezed out. Every position in the top [-] may be inextricably linked with a certain judge.

And this song has obvious advantages and disadvantages. The singer is just an ordinary college student with no backing and background. It is obviously not a wise decision to offend the judges for a mere song.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Wan Baoluo hurriedly appeased his partner, and raised the list in his hand: "If everyone has no objection, we will start the second round of delivery in this order."

Li Mingxin sat in his original position in a rage, the fat on his stomach bulging more and more.

There are too many interest entanglements behind the second round of voting, and he can't do anything about it.

Alas, it's a pity that it's a lost pearl, so it must be buried like this?

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As night falls, the sky is full of stars shining brightly in the refined night sky.

Leaving the wine club, Xiao Chi sat in Ji Chenxuan's car, hiccupping from time to time.

"Don't be greedy if you don't know how to drink." While driving, Ji Chenxuan reluctantly freed up a hand, pushed him back to the seat and sat down.

"People always come to me, and they offer a toast as soon as they come. I see them drinking, but I'm too embarrassed to refuse..." Xiao Chi half-closed his eyelids, tilted his head and wanted to lean on him again.

"They want to pick up the loopholes..." Ji Chenxuan looked straight ahead, but from the corner of his eye, he paid attention to the swaying guy in the rearview mirror, "There should be a lot of favorable conditions, aren't you tempted? "

Xiao Chi opened his eyes slightly, and said in a natural tone: "Why should I be moved? I'm already yours!"

"..." Ji Chenxuan's hand holding the steering wheel slipped suddenly, and the car almost twisted into a snake shape.

"Look ahead, look ahead! It's about to hit! It's about to hit!"

Ji Chenxuan took a deep breath, held the steering wheel firmly, and said sullenly, "Don't talk, it will affect my driving."

"...Obviously you asked me first." Xiao Chi pouted dissatisfiedly, and beeped softly.

Humans are fickle animals!

The second round of popularity voting in the National Star Rookie Contest finally kicked off on the second day.

The author has something to say: Small theater, Xiao: I want to come to play next time!

Ji: Hey!