Chapter 95: 《there’s An Empress Dowager On The Cloud’s Edge》
Hua Yichen: “?!!!”
He opened his mouth, feeling a sudden inexplicable blockage in his heart, a kind of indescribable disgusting and indignation.
—Deliberate, the director is absolutely deliberate, the program team deliberately stirring things up!
“Wow…”
“Congratulations, congratulations.”
“Congratulations Teacher Shi, congratulations Teacher Chi.”
“《Rose in the Palm》 is indeed great.”
The others in the studio had already reacted, standing up one by one. That Yang and a few old men were fake smiling, appearing reluctant, while Teacher Han was indeed as she said, at least on the surface nothing could be seen.
She smiled and praised: “Sister Shi Shi performed great today. After listening to your live, we actually already had preparation in our hearts.”
“And Chi Ye.”
She looked at Chi Ye: “As soon as you came, you brought out this kind of work. If next period is still like this, then even if I lose again it’s fine. The music industry needs this kind of new strength!”
Teacher Shi faced the praise, a bit at a loss, only hurriedly standing up and nodding, her little face slightly red: “Um… we… we still have room for progress.”
Chi Ye was much more natural. Although he also felt this first place was a bit opportunistic, but…
How could he not thank his old son?
He deliberately turned his head and smiled at Hua Yichen: “Thank you Teacher Hua. From what the director means, without your three stars, we should have been just second.”
The chief director nodded beside: “Just one star short. To be honest… our colleagues counting the scores were all very surprised. Too coincidental. If Teacher Hua had given two stars back then… then… the winner would have been Teacher Han’s group.”
Hua Yichen: “……”
Fuck your mother’s director, your mother is gone!
And Chi Ye, I CNM!
He was already so angry that he was a bit unclear-headed at this moment. If not for the camera, he probably would have smashed the cup and left long ago.
And in fact, even if he restrained his emotions now, his face wasn’t much better.
—One decency, in exchange for a lifetime of indecency!
「Black curtain! Black curtain!」
「Fatherly love and filial piety! Thank you filial Teacher Hua Hua!」
「Congratulations Sister Shi Shi, congratulations Teacher Chi! This period’s King of Singers Group I think is well-deserved!」
「Well-deserved my ass. To be honest, 《Rose in the Palm》 is very nice, original is not easy, but winning Teacher Han + Teacher Sun this king bomb combo is outrageous.」
「The music industry is really done for, leaning towards traffic.」
「Not anyone’s fan. Feeling second place is acceptable. Today Teacher Han and Teacher Sun’s performance, no reason not to take first. Singing skill disparity leading others by a lot.」
「+1. Pretty like 《Rose in the Palm》, came to like Sister Shi Shi because of this song, but taking first is indeed a bit……」
Just as Chi Ye thought before, after this period’s King of Singers Group was announced, Sister Shi Shi’s fans cried with joy, Chi Ye’s fans rode on Hua Yichen’s fans outputting.
But more bystanders and audience had mixed reactions to this result.
Because in terms of singing skill and live stunning degree, Han Hong + Sun Nan this duo performed perfectly today.
Leading in offline votes is also solid proof.
But such performance lost to Teacher Shi + Chi Ye.
Even if because of new song original reason, many audience still couldn’t accept—《Rose in the Palm》 is indeed a bit short on taste.
This is also one of the most controversial points of 《Voice of Nature》 since broadcast.
—Opening online voting, young singers/traffic will rely on their own traffic, fans, causing certain degree of voting unfairness, very unfriendly to those outdated old singers with few fans.
For example Hua Yichen, such good rankings in previous periods, majority relied on online voting leading, not short of scolding.
Just this period, firepower point shifted from Hua Yichen to Chi Ye and Teacher Shi.
“This is a good opportunity!”
Yue Na Music Department.
Hua Yichen’s agent holding mobile phone, steps hurried, remote commanding: “The public now hates traffic a lot, same for us, same for Chi Ye.”
“If he took second, we really wouldn’t have good operation, but now he took first, and beat Han Hong and Sun Nan…”
“Perfect, report back the grudge from last time when they crushed our album! Doesn’t he want to compete with Hua Hua? Then let him also experience our previous ‘happiness’…”
“OK, got it.”
“Um, just like this. I need to go to Shanghai, discuss with Hua Hua the direction of the next negative press release.”
Hung up the phone, the agent didn’t stop steps, soon boarded the airplane to Shanghai.
……
Meanwhile.
《Voice of Nature》 list announced, program also nearing end.
And before ending, the matter of next period’s singer group theme was brought up.
Many singers came to a closed room, inside big screen projecting eight different styles, different types of song selection themes.
As this period’s first place, Teacher Shi and Chi Ye can choose first the song selection theme to prepare for next period.
“You go.”
Facing this opportunity, Teacher Shi unhesitatingly gave it to Chi Ye.
Because Chi Ye is just guest performance, and has no idea to “stay” for ranking, so at most can stay two periods.
In other words, next period is Chi Ye’s last guest performance.
And Chi Ye coming to participate in 《Voice of Nature》 naturally has his own purpose.
So, seeing Teacher Shi say so, he didn’t refuse, his eyes scanning the eight themes on the big screen one by one.
Rock, love, country, folk, um……
He directly skipped several “hot” themes, gaze instead falling on a very niche name.
—Time and space.
“We choose ‘time and space’ theme for next period.”
Chi Ye made the choice, looking at the chief director.
Everyone stunned, dumbfounded.
“Time and space?” The chief director also a bit surprised: “Sure?”
《Voice of Nature》 every period’s first place competition so intense, besides so-called fame and competition, another important reason is having priority theme selection right.
Don’t underestimate this theme selection right. Used well, this is completely positive circulation, can loop all the way to the program’s total finals, get total King of Singers, achieve becoming popular again, big hit feat.
So, seeing Chi Ye choose “time and space” this theme, everyone so surprised.
This theme at first glance is program team planner casually made, left for this period’s “unlucky one” to choose…
“Sure?”
“Sure.”
Chi Ye thought to himself, finally saw a theme quite fitting 《Circulation》, if not choose, how to promote 《Circulation》?
It’s this one!
Shi Jinwei glanced at Chi Ye, treasure blue eyes flashing thought. Could it be… he wants to sing those few very viral songs?
Time and space aspect… actually has several songs with high sing-along degree.
But, not easy to adapt.
Hua Yichen sneered coldly, secretly cursing you just pretend, all the world’s poser done by you alone!
“Good, then Teacher Shi Chi Ye group, choose ‘time and space’ theme. Expect your wonderful singing next period.”
Chief director got confirmation, nodded.
Afterwards, other singers also in order of this period’s ranking, selected one by one.
Eleven at night, all silent.
Chi Ye and Teacher Shi walked out of the building, he holding phone, exchanging with Keke.
“The director I asked you to contact, contacted right?”
“Okay… okay, I’ll take airplane back later… um…”
Two hung up phone, Chi Ye then discovered Shi Daifu still following behind him.
“Um? Your agent? Not going back to rest?”
Chi Ye surprised.
“……She’s coming soon.” Teacher Shi hesitated half a while, seeing Chi Ye already preparing to take taxi, opened mouth: “Um… that……”
Chi Ye turned back: “What’s up, something?”
“……Nothing.”
Teacher Shi paused, softly said: “Pay… pay attention to safety.”
“Good, you too… um… pay attention to others’ safety!”
Chi Ye grinned and waved hand: “Go back rest early. This time got first, this week we carefully prepare new song, strive before I leave the program, help you raise the points.”
Saying, he already hailed a car, Xiao Liu opened car door, he waved to Teacher Shi: “I’ll fly back tomorrow morning, you rest one night first.”
“……Goodbye.”
“Bye bye.”
Chi Ye got in car, ride-hailing car sped away, straight to airport.
Shi Daifu gazed at the direction the car disappeared, annoyed stomped foot.
Bang bang!
Because momentarily didn’t pay attention, didn’t control force, actually made “bang bang” muffled sound.
Shi Daifu: “……”
Hurriedly moved foot away, saw ground is hard brick ground, then relieved, stared at the shadow on ground for a while, then murmured: “I wanted to invite you to dinner… but I eat a lot, afraid you laugh, I… eat alone is fine.”
Saying so, she squatted down, put back the brick not stepped on but “affected”, carefully brushed off dust above.
……
In the car.
Chi Ye holding mobile phone, on call with Empress Dowager.
“Teacher Chi, the song sung today is good.”
On the other end of phone, Jin Xia leaning on rocking chair, whole person rocking back and forth, just like roly-poly.
She first daily closed eyes praising Heavenly King Chi, then hummed and hawed: “Write song for me!”
Chi Ye stunned: “Ah?”
“……I’m unhappy now.”
Chi Ye reacted, tone with laugh: “You jealous?”
Jin Xia: “?!”
Hurriedly refuted: “I didn’t oh Teacher Chi, what are you saying…”
Her tone turned “aggressive”: “Teacher Chi, are you jealous?”
Chi Ye: “?”
“You’re jealous right Teacher Chi.” Jin Xia stopped rocking chair, held back half day, said: “You’re just jealous!”
Chi Ye: “……”
“Yes, I’m jealous, jealous of Sister Mi.”
He frankly admitted: “Then I can only write you a hundred songs to make up for myself.”
Jin Xia wanted to laugh, but attention drawn: “A hundred songs? Really that many?”
Chi Ye nodded: “Write one for others, a hundred for you!”
“……Aiya, I didn’t mean that Teacher Chi.”
Jin Xia’s pretty peach blossom eyes darted around, rarely guilty explaining: “I… I just said casually, actually… um… actually I also cried listening then… Sister Shi Shi is very not easy… I also know, you competing… but I just… just…”
Just a bit unhappy.
But she felt she can’t be so “impatient”, too lacking composure, endured… endured, still couldn’t hold: “Um, Teacher Chi, I miss you.”
Um, she won’t endure.
Chi Ye: “?!!”
“What did you say?”
“What? I can’t hear ah, United States side signal bad, I’m hanging up Teacher Chi.”
“I recorded it.”
Jin Xia: “?!”
Big panic: “You you you… you… if you like hearing… tell me ah, I’ll say it to you a hundred times a day!”
Chi Ye: “……”
He discovered he already completely couldn’t control Empress Dowager.
Really ashamed.
Embarrassing.
Hmph hmph.
Jin Xia on that end hearing Chi Ye’s silent reaction, smugly hmphed twice inside, then said: “Okay okay, won’t make you write a hundred, that would tire you too much. I just wanted to tease you!”
Chi Ye: “……”
This is Chi Ye stingy ghost, forget it, Chi Ye long life hundred years?
—《There’s an Empress Dowager on the Cloud Edge》
This moment, materialized the sisters!
“So what song are you singing next period?”
Mouth saying not care, but Jin Xia inside still very concerned about Chi Ye’s next song preparation.
“Um… 《Circulation》’s promotional song.”
Chi Ye paused, said: “After promotion, my 《Voice of Nature》 announcement also done.”
“Ah? Why?”
Jin Xia hearing, a bit anxious: “Teacher Chi, I just really was joking, you sang so well, why not continue? Outside now many saying your this period’s first not deserved… you continue singing for me!”
She thought Chi Ye because of her reason, although… she might be a bit happy, but thinking Teacher Chi would carry such a big unfounded “pot” because of this baffling reason, her heart ached!
Teacher Chi so excellent, must let everyone know.
Their sights all too shallow!
Compared, she instead felt her petty coquettish thoughts too unreasonable…
How still brought the bad temper from home, used on Teacher Chi…
Empress Dowager inside also started annoyed.
“What, I’m guest performance, not ranking singer. Originally took two periods’ announcement.”
Chi Ye didn’t know Empress Dowager would think so much, he got off car, walking to airport while saying: “Take this opportunity, promote 《Circulation》, after… um… wait you back then talk.”
“Um?” Jin Xia blinked peach blossom eyes: “The surprise you mentioned last time?”
“Um.”
Chi Ye felt now can reveal a bit: “I wrote a notebook for you… and me.”
“Ah?”
On the other end of phone, Empress Dowager opened little mouth, surprised: “Script? For you… and me?”
For me… us two?
“Yeah.”
Chi Ye smiled: “Then show you, I already finding director.”
Jin Xia blinking peach blossom eyes, didn’t speak.
Chi Ye misunderstood: “No worry, this notebook preparation time pending, look at your schedule arrangement, no need push other work.”
“Teacher Chi, what are you saying.”
Jin Xia puzzled: “You wrote, of course I first time participate. What push or not, important?”
Chi Ye: “……”
He curious: “You not even a bit doubt I wrote bad? What if big bad movie?”
“Impossible.”
Jin Xia unhesitatingly shook head: “You wrote, must be world’s best script, um… none better!”
Chi Ye: “……”
Heard a daze.
Sometimes, he even thinks, Jin Xia possibly has more confidence in him than himself.
No, should be, in Empress Dowager’s eyes, whatever he does, seems forever the best.
