Chapter 39: 039 The Young Girl’s First Sparkle
“I dare to bet that you’ll definitely want to keep her later, but she may not stay here in the future.”
As soon as Wang Heng said this, Yan Zitao immediately became a bit curious. After all, these words were really worth pondering. It was as if in just a few days, Pei Ningle was about to become an overnight sensation.
Could it be that Pei Ningle was actually a potential artist signed by a big company, already internally decided as the champion of the talent show program—Yan Zitao was about to complain when he heard the young girl’s singing voice.
“Leaf, is a pair of wings that won’t fly,
Wings, are leaves fallen from the sky,
Heaven, it turns out shouldn’t be a delusion,
It’s just that I’ve long forgotten how I started flying back then…”
Yan Zitao was stunned.
Before deciding to let Pei Ningle try singing, he had of course listened to see if this girl had any singing skills. But that was in the office, without accompaniment or microphone, just letting her sing a short segment casually. At the time, he could tell that Pei Ningle definitely had singing skills, but no matter what, he couldn’t have imagined that once she seriously started singing a song, this girl’s voice would have such stunningly infectious power.
Wang Heng secretly clenched his fists.
He had always been very confident in Pei Ningle’s singing voice, but even so, he hadn’t expected today’s Pei Ningle to perform beyond her level—even in concerts after becoming famous, he remembered she rarely sang this well.
Perhaps this song was especially suited to her voice?
Wang Heng looked around again, only to see those customers whose attention had been drawn by the spotlight were now completely captivated.
“Loneliness, is a party’s for one person,
Party, is loneliness for a crowd of people,
Love, its original beginning was companionship,
But I’ve gradually forgotten how there was someone accompanying me back then…”
More customers also turned to look at Pei Ningle one after another. No applause, no cheering, they just listened quietly.
At a scattered table in the corner, a young woman with red lipstick sat alone, had just picked up her wine cup, and suddenly froze upon hearing the singing voice. But she didn’t look at the stage, instead staring straight at the wallpaper in front of her, as if it were a large screen replaying her past experiences…
“I eat alone, travel, wandering and stopping everywhere,
Also read books alone, write letters, talk to myself,
Just where has my heart drifted to,
Even I myself can’t see clearly,
I think I’ve lost more than just you…”
After a sparse four or five minutes, the song ended.
Only then did Pei Ningle finally open her eyes. While singing just now, she had kept her eyes closed the whole time, deliberately avoiding the audience’s reaction.
Noticing this, Wang Heng secretly chuckled. Although she performed so effortlessly, this small detail ultimately revealed the young girl’s inner nervousness. Once she had her own loyal fans in the future, she wouldn’t sing with her eyes closed the entire time.
Pei Ningle blinked, looked around, and found everyone staring at her, couldn’t help feeling a bit shy.
Her outfit at this time was very simple, even appearing overly plain, still that tracksuit and a pair of canvas shoes. She hadn’t done makeup, with a simple ponytail at the back of her head, looking just like a middle school student who had just run out from campus.
Of course, considering she had just gone through the Gaokao a little over two months ago, she really wasn’t much different from a high school student.
Such an image as a bar resident singer logically didn’t quite meet the requirements. But the delicate and cute features on her small face, especially those big sparkling eyes, undoubtedly drew everyone’s attention even more.
After the singing voice stopped, there was silence for a few seconds, then applause suddenly erupted in the bar, mixed with whistles.
“One more!” someone shouted like this.
Pei Ningle smiled faintly and said: “I’m singing 20 songs tonight, the next one right away…”
At this time, the intro of the next song had already started playing.
This time it was no longer a quiet piano intro, but rhythmic drum beats.
“For this next song…” The young girl was slightly troubled, lifted her hand to smooth a strand of hair drifting messily by her ear, “I don’t know what to say, anyway, all the songs I’m singing today are ones I picked myself, hope everyone likes them.”
Soon, the singing voice rang out again, but it was completely different from the previous song.
“Gray pressure, twisted face, so stuffy,
Life’s colors darker than the sky,
Those who don’t want to take responsibility are unsolvable,
Love like diving, with some oxygen left,
The moment unable to breathe…”
This song’s rhythm was obviously much faster, so almost every note the young girl sang was short and forceful, except for the elongated tail at the end of sentences. Although this was also an old song that had been popular for many years, the audience’s attention was still hooked on that small stage, hard to pull away.
After the verse part, as soon as the chorus hit, the young girl belted out high notes.
“Let’s start, the starting line of mad dash,
Vision like a movie editing the past,
Heartbeat pounding flying to the sky,
Chase desperately,
I-will-go-this-way…”
This segment’s pitch was even higher than the original. The moment the clear high note soared out, it was a gorgeous display of skill, and because of the buildup in the front of this song, it didn’t feel abrupt, just right.
Wang Heng patted Brother Tao’s shoulder beside him and said in a low voice: “To be honest, do you hope she stays here or not?”
At this time, a high note segment ended, and the song reached the middle accompaniment stage.
The bar owner came back to his senses and sighed: “I really didn’t expect, your sister’s…”
Wang Heng: “Hey, why are you cursing?”
Brother Tao hurriedly waved: “No no, I mean your younger sister’s strength is extremely formidable. Couldn’t tell at all, really couldn’t tell, I thought she was going the cute route!”
Wang Heng smiled and asked: “She’s singing a full 20 songs tonight, right?”
Brother Tao replied: “Yes, sing two songs then rest 5 minutes, drink some water and continue. Okay?”
“You’re the boss, of course you decide…”
Soon, the second song also finished performing, and applause rang out in the bar again.
“One more!”
“Sounds good, one more!”
More people started clamoring, and not just one.
Pei Ningle said into the microphone: “I agreed with Brother Tao, rest after two songs. Everyone don’t rush, I’ll sing again in a bit, in a bit…”
At this time, she wasn’t standing on the stage, but sitting on the bar stool. That stool was very high, and the young girl was quite petite, so she stretched several times before finally reaching the floor.
Jumping down from the stage, Pei Ningle immediately ran to Wang Heng’s side.
The bar owner very tactfully gave up his seat and said: “Sang great, extremely great! Drink some water and rest well, go up when the accompaniment starts later, okay?”
“Mm!” Pei Ningle nodded.
The bar owner silently walked away.
Pei Ningle sat in that seat, staring at Wang Heng, and asked: “What do you think, how did I sing?”
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