Chapter 105: Tormenting Readers To New Heights
Another unexpected gain?
Shen Yutong keenly caught the Little Friend’s state. Although she had no experience with emotion stuff, Qi Luo An’s situation clearly had issues…
Actually, she had vaguely noticed it just now, so she deliberately said it was for Yu Wei that she joined the program. Look how anxious it made the child.
She was just in a bit of a bottleneck period and wanted to change environments for studies. If she were really interested in Yu Wei, she would have asked on that day in the broadcast hall. Why wait until now?
Yu Wei isn’t a novel protagonist. Does the whole world have to revolve around him? Rushing up to any opposite sex with some ability—that would make her too much like an NPC.
In the past, Shen Yutong’s clumsy lie wouldn’t fool Qi Luo An, but now… that thing that causes blindness.
“Read fewer novels. No one’s fighting you for them.”
“Then you’re still underestimating me.”
Qi Luo An heard the implication, but she really wasn’t here because she overturned the vinegar jar. She wasn’t that petty.
Even if there was, it wasn’t much. Mainly because of other things.
“Don’t you often say you hope I’ll go back… I’m afraid you’ll watch the first episode of the program and think Yu Wei can pull me back.”
“I have thought that.”
No one hoped more than Shen Yutong that Qi Luo An could continue shining on this path…
After watching the two’s God-Tier Stage of Under the Flying Clouds, she did have such an idea. Would it work if Yu Wei persuaded her?
“Don’t think about it. I won’t go back.”
Compared to the Best Friend approaching Yu Wei such trivial matters, Qi Luo An was more worried her Best Friend would do some weird operations for her sake.
She did rush over in a hurry, but not because of neurotic jealousy. She just hoped things with her and Yu Wei would happen naturally, without any fan the flames.
Just in time, she hadn’t seen her good friend in a long time, and plus Yu Wei was there, so she decided to come in person.
It wasn’t that she was worried about Shen Yutong; she trusted Shen Yutong too much and feared she would pull up seedlings to help them grow because she was too biased toward her.
Could only say she got schemed just now, but she was still clear-headed. This brat was getting better at deceiving people.
“Really not going back?”
Shen Yutong felt some helplessness. Actually, she knew An An would answer like this, so she hadn’t abruptly gone to find Yu Wei to ask.
“Not going back.” Talking about this, Qi Luo An’s expression was as firm as ever. “If someone needs it, I can help, but comeback is out of the question.”
They both knew who the person she mentioned was. Shen Yutong smiled faintly, not expecting Yu Wei to carry such weight in her heart.
She should have already understood her feelings and reached the stage of taking action…
“Need me to give you some assistance?”
“That’s exactly why I came.”
Qi Luo An tugged at the palace maid clothes on her, “Don’t cheer me on, I beg you. Just interact with him normally.”
Any help could turn into making trouble. Qi Luo An only wanted steady happiness.
“Normal interaction, then can I seek him out more for studies?”
Shen Yutong teased her with a glance. Truly normal interaction and you’d be unhappy again.
“Then better not.”
Qi Luo An admitted she was still a bit worried, otherwise she wouldn’t have specially changed into the first-meeting clothes to come.
Could only say people were still too complicated.
……
Qi Luo An left in a rush, at least that’s how it seemed to Yu Wei. He didn’t know what she did after leaving, but when she came back, she said she had to go.
“In a hurry to go home for dinner?”
Running back and forth the same day—couldn’t be because she liked the scenery along the way. So she came all this way just to grab a towel?
“You think I want to? Tomorrow I have an early morning eight o’clock class!”
Eh, how is she cursing…
Yu Wei didn’t say much, just wished her a smooth journey. Actually, quite some time had passed since their last meeting, and seeing each other in another city inexplicably warmed his heart.
The first day’s Tour Guide experience exhausted Yu Wei plenty, but after returning to the hotel arranged by the Program Team, he still updated the novel first thing.
He really missed the Failure days when he could just stop updating whenever, so refreshing…
Now with so many readers, he felt embarrassed to slack. People shouldn’t disappoint everyone’s expectation, at least.
After all, plenty of people followed his novel, even some above watching. Abruptly stopping would more easily cause misunderstandings.
“Time for the exciting song selection segment again.”
Songs for Tour Guide actually had two entry points: the Tour Guide work itself, or the scenery.
The former was too niche; even suitable works would hardly resonate with everyone.
Yu Wei originally wanted scenery theme, otherwise he wouldn’t have thought of introducing the song in the novel via advertising for the scenic area.
But novel is novel. In the novel, the scenic area pays the protagonist, but where’s his advertisement fee? Yu Wei didn’t want to promote for others for free.
And honestly, binding with scenic areas carried no small risk. Nowadays, scenic areas get exploded out every few days for ripping off tourists, false promotion, poor service attitude—who knew if it would flip.
Getting paid to advertise was fine, but free advertising with risks? That kind of loss-making business couldn’t be done…
So Yu Wei planned a bigger scope. Though about scenery, not limited to one place, but focusing on the great mountains and rivers.
Leading everyone to appreciate the splendid mountains and rivers, elevating Tour Guide work to another level, and avoiding advertising for scenic areas.
On the second day touring Qin Palace, he found time to talk to Fang Ze, preparing to gauge his music level and singing willingness.
“Want chorus or solo?”
“Must be chorus.”
Fang Ze still wanted to sing on stage with a Star. More importantly, Yu Wei’s songs were too ruthless—one sing and silence.
The first episode’s Under the Flying Clouds went without saying: pure show off skills. Besides Qi Luo An with foundation, other Civilians probably couldn’t handle it.
The later Invisible Wings was The Great Dao is Simple. Everyone could sing it, but not everyone could take the stage.
Though the third episode hadn’t aired, Fang Ze saw the on-site text broadcast in the Book Friend circle—that song’s high note was sky-high to crack.
He was scared, scared Yu Wei would torment readers…
“Any other ideas? Say boldly.”
Yu Wei couldn’t do fully tailored, but selecting one basically fitting was doable.
If really no suitable one, then he’d have to make readers suffer.
“Just, is there any with few lyrics, easy to muddle through.”
Yu Wei looked at him slightly surprised. Those on the program weren’t all folk Masters, but mostly Music Enthusiasts.
Just wanting to muddle through, no performance desire—then why did he register for this program?
“Buddy, truth is I didn’t want to register originally. Couldn’t resist my girlfriend dragging me here. I had no method…”
Funny? Yu Wei only saw a despairing boyfriend. This was truly risking life to accompany gentleman.
No wonder a couple joined the program together. So that’s how. So good to his girlfriend, no surprise he had a partner.
Not long into the tour, Yu Wei spotted Fang Ze’s girlfriend, smiling brightly following beside Shen Yutong, seemingly chatting about something happy.
Some happy, some worried.
Shen Yutong still had that quiet listening appearance, very even-tempered with Civilians, occasionally smiling and nodding in recognition, but rarely voicing opinions.
Noticing Yu Wei, before she could act, Fang Ze’s girlfriend enthusiastically ran over to greet. She could only follow.
“Practice singing tomorrow. Decided what to sing?”
Fang Ze’s little girlfriend was like a leaping flame, trotting up to grab Fang Ze’s hand and act coquettish, eyes bending into two sweet crescent moons.
Could tell their emotion was still fine. Probably Fang Ze was indulging her a bit on joining the program, but no big issue.
Sometimes stepping out of comfort zone reveals new scenery. If the person involved had no opinion, naturally he had none.
“Haven’t thought yet.”
Fang Ze scratched his head, subconsciously glancing at Yu Wei. What he sang was up to Yu Wei, and per convention, probably original again.
He only hoped Yu Wei would assign him one with fewer lyrics…
“Original again?”
Shen Yutong very much respected Qi Luo An’s opinion, not mentioning her before Yu Wei, just simply asking a couple things she was interested in.
Had to admit, she was still curious about Yu Wei’s creative ability. Joining the program did have this factor.
But not admiration, more a thirst for knowledge. Ordinary awesome she could ignore, but this awesome she had to come see.
Now it seemed coming to the program was right. Learned plenty of new things, ate good Best Friend’s melon—not a loss…
“Yeah, only know this.”
Talk about Versailles—what, only originals?
If possible, Shen Yutong wanted original this episode too. Pity conditions didn’t allow. Her creation was slow work yields fine results—impossible to produce a new song in days.
Precisely so, she was curious about Yu Wei’s creative ability. How did he achieve efficiency while ensuring song quality?
That night, Yu Wei updated the song’s plot, and successfully wrote the lyrics the next day.
The song was chorus, one with many lyrics, one with few. Fang Ze unsurprisingly picked the few-lyrics one, since he wanted to muddle.
But as arrangement progressed, he started sweating profusely. The lyrics weren’t many—why so hard to sing?
But switch with Fang Ze? He really didn’t want to, because Yu Wei’s part was all rap, which he couldn’t do even more.
Turns out Book Friend circle saying Yu Wei’s songwriting tormented readers was real. Looking at these lines, his throat was already smoking.
“Best to sing with the high-spirited and clear feeling of a spring on the grassland…”
One sentence from Yu Wei before practice singing completely shattered Fang Ze’s mentality. High notes aside, now sing grassland feeling too?
Treating readers like Japanese people!
Yu Wei had no choice—who let this song be Phoenix Legend’s Map of Mountains and Rivers. Teacher Zeng Yi’s episode with most lyrics, but Ling Hua only had harmony and scant few lines.
Describing great mountains and rivers? No problem. Chorus song? No problem. Even few lyrics perfectly matched his request.
“Not fair, buddy?”
After a few trial sings, Fang Ze gave up struggling. Should’ve asked for normal lyrics amount—his sneaky trick got sanctioned.
After thinking, he posted in Book Friend circle:
Yu Wei tormenting fans reached new heights—not just pitch, but also demands on quality.
