178: Chapter 178 Are you crazy?! Singing a new song on such a big stage?!

"Alright."

Qin Xun looked at Liu Yaping's expression and felt it would be too much not to go along with her, so he quickly nodded in agreement.

But Song Ying was not happy!

"Rehearsal?"

"Rehearse what?"

"Only trash who aren't confident in their singing skills need to rehearse!"

"Does a pillar of talent like my brother need to rehearse?"

"My brother is going to lead the global music scene in the future!"

"He will not rehearse!"

As soon as these words were spoken...

The entire hall fell silent.

The internet celebrities looked at Song Ying, then at Qin Xun, and finally, their gazes landed on Qin Xun's face.

Their looks were filled with disdain, anger, and contempt.

Liu Yaping said nothing with a cold face and simply turned and left.

Xia Ning quickly followed.

"Ms. Liu, please wait a moment."

Qin Xun was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the proud Song Ying.

"Song Ying, is your father's health... okay?"

Song Ying found it strange.

"He's doing great, why?"

Qin Xun gave a bitter smile and let out a sigh.

He had thought that because he'd hit her father with a dildo yesterday and caused a brain hemorrhage, this good daughter of his was coming to seek revenge today!

Qin Xun turned and quickly chased after them.

In the corridor, he saw Xia Ning standing alone, her back looking lonely.

He walked over.

Xia Ning shook her head.

"Assistant Liu is angry and won't listen to anything."

Qin Xun patted Xia Ning's shoulder.

"Your foot is injured. I'll go directly to the director's office to talk to him in person."

Xia Ning looked at Qin Xun, hesitated for a moment, and reminded him.

"Don't use force."

Qin Xun nodded.

"Don't worry, I've always won people over with virtue."

Xia Ning: "..."

...

Chief Director's Office.

Zhou Zhou, the director of Douyin Wonder Night, frowned after hearing Liu Yaping's report.

"He won't sing the designated track?"

"He won't sing a song a second time?"

"He won't rehearse?"

"And he wants to lead the global music scene?"

"This kid Qin Xun is that arrogant?"

Liu Yaping nodded.

Zhou Zhou rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

"We only sent Qin Xun an invitation because we were short of people. First he refused, and then yesterday he used connections to squeeze someone out."

"Now that he's here, he's still not cooperating!"

He slammed his palm on the desk.

"Xiao Liu, just slot him in after a big star as a filler performance. Give him two minutes at most."

"Only give him time for half a song."

"If he doesn't sing well, just cut it out."

"Does he really think a live broadcast is real-time without any delay? That I don't have room to maneuver?"

He leaned back in his chair and snorted coldly.

"I only promised the leadership I'd let him on stage; I didn't promise to actually broadcast it."

"We worked so hard to prepare for so long, can we let one piece of rat droppings ruin the whole pot of porridge?"

At that moment...

A knock sounded at the door.

Liu Yaping asked,

"Who is it?"

Qin Xun's voice came from outside the door.

"It's Qin Xun. I'm looking for Director Zhou."

Liu Yaping glanced at Director Zhou's expression, then turned back to the door.

"Director Zhou isn't here."

The door opened!

Qin Xun barged straight in, closed the door, looked at Zhou Zhou, and said loudly,

"Director Zhou, I've been wronged!"

"I didn't say a single word in the hall just now. It was all others making a fuss and putting me on the spot!"

"Someone is jealous of my talent."

Zhou Zhou looked at Liu Yaping, and seeing her nod sheepishly, he waved his hand impatiently.

Liu Yaping withdrew.

Zhou Zhou sat in his chair and looked at Qin Xun.

"You won't sing 'written for huang huai'?"

Qin Xun smiled and didn't answer directly. He saw a guitar in the corner of the office.

He walked over and picked it up.

"Please listen first."

He began to play and sing directly.

"What makes my tears fall"

"Is more than just last night's wine"

...

After the song ended...

Zhou Zhou took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, stood up, and walked over to Qin Xun.

"Qin Xun, I'm a native of Chengdu."

"This song, you sang it straight into my heart."

He took out his phone.

"Can we take a photo?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to afford you in the future."

After hearing the song, he was in a very good mood.

He even felt that Qin Xun might become a trump card for the gala.

Internet celebrities begged to be on their Wonder Night, but for many big stars, they had to shamelessly beg them to grace the event with their presence.

And Qin Xun would definitely become the kind of big star everyone fought over!

He couldn't say for sure about leading the global music scene, but with his years of experience, he knew there'd be no problem for Qin Xun to stir up a storm in the Chinese music industry.

Qin Xun knew he had succeeded. He leaned his head toward Zhou Zhou, looked at the phone camera, and gave a smile.

"What are you saying?"

"If there's anything I can help with in the future, just find me anytime!"

...

7:30 PM.

Douyin Wonder Night began its broadcast.

Because it was a large-scale gala co-produced by a popular internet short-video platform and a traditional satellite TV station,

The early promotional momentum was massive.

It attracted many people to wait in front of their TVs and watch on their phones.

Even passersby who didn't care about this gala at all were funneled into Douyin Wonder Night while casually scrolling through Douyin.

The number of online viewers exceeded 1 million within one minute of the broadcast starting.

...

Chengdu, The Little Tavern.

There wasn't a single customer at any table in the shop.

It was still early, not yet the peak hours for the tavern's business.

But... not a single table of business.

This made the people in The Little Tavern feel a bit awkward.

Mi Xier and An Ke stood behind the bar, watching over a dozen employees seriously wiping the tables, over and over again.

An Ke had temporarily transferred 10 employees from a nearby milk tea shop, given them emergency training, and put them straight to work.

Unfortunately, there was no business.

They were being paid triple wages and felt bad about idling, so they could only wipe the tables until they were almost worn thin.

...

The two took out their phones to watch Douyin Wonder Night, wanting to see when Qin Xun would go on stage and how he would bring things back to life.

Big stars, small stars, big internet celebrities, small internet celebrities, and various experts took the stage one after another.

Time passed minute by minute.

They watched until 9:30.

The shop finally had two tables of customers.

Mi Xier and An Ke were getting sleepy and yawning.

Suddenly...

They heard the host say,

"The next singer to appear is not a professional singer, but his singing skills have been praised by many professionals."

"Recently, he has been in the spotlight on the internet. He has sung two songs, and each one has an extremely high number of plays."

"He is Qin Xun."

"The song Qin Xun is bringing to us is written for..."

She was smiling and habitually glanced at her cue card, and the smile on her face froze.

In front of TVs and phones, some sharp-eyed people immediately saw that the host had stalled.

They couldn't help but start mocking.

"This host clearly doesn't even listen to his songs, yet she praises him to high heaven."

"It's 'written for huang huai'! If it's written for someone else, then that's just being unfaithful!"

"You're a host and you don't even know the representative work of the internet's number one affectionate guy?"

The smile returned to the host's face as she said,

"A song written for... the city of Chengdu!"

"The song 'Chengdu' for everyone."

As soon as these words were spoken...

The audience immediately understood why the host had stalled.

"Written for Chengdu?"

"Not written for huang huai anymore?"

"Why Chengdu? I want to hear 'Huang Huai'! I even have my tissues ready!"

"Protest! I want Huang Huai!"

...

Backstage at the studio hall.

The internet celebrities were shocked.

"Are you crazy!"

"Singing a new song at such a large-scale gala?"