223: Chapter 223 The championship is hers!

The two of them each swiped open their hotel doors and walked inside.

Lu Li closed the door, changed his shoes, and sat down on the edge of the bed.

He wasn't in a rush to wash up; instead, he took out his phone and opened the chat window with Xu Ran.

After weighing his words carefully, Lu Li sent a message.

"Can you sing in Cantonese?"

As soon as the message was sent, Xu Ran replied in a second.

"I can! Teacher Lu, are you thinking of writing a Cantonese song?"

Seeing the message, Lu Li didn't confirm it completely.

"Hmm... Let's see how it goes first. Right now I just have a few ideas, but it's not entirely locked down yet."

"Alright."

Xu Ran sent a message.

Seeing this, Lu Li added another sentence.

"Also, when you have time, the two of us can sign the contract along the way, and then if you have time, we'll make the demo."

"You guys don't need to rush on this. You can listen to it first, and if you think it's unsuitable, we can make adjustments then."

After the message was sent, the other side replied instantly again.

"Great! Thank you, Teacher Lu! Waiting for your news!"

Lu Li stared at those words for two seconds, then put his phone on the bedside table and stood up to walk into the bathroom.

When the hot water rushed over his body, he closed his eyes, and the melody of that song automatically flowed in his mind.

In the world before he transmigrated, that song could be described as a beacon in the lives of countless people.

It was even the true ceiling of Chinese rock music.

"boundless oceans, vast skies..."

He silently recited the song title in his heart, then turned off the faucet and wiped his hair with a towel.

To be honest, the experiences of Xu Ran's team fit Lu Li's imagination of the former Beyond.

He saw their persistence toward their dreams.

Therefore, Lu Li didn't mind writing "boundless oceans, vast skies" for them while maintaining his own interests.

And interestingly, even their member configuration was the same as Beyond's, extremely standard.

Lead singer, guitarist, bassist, drummer.

Furthermore, if Xu Ran sang "boundless oceans, vast skies" with that face resembling Xu Shangao, Lu Li even inexplicably started looking forward to it.

The next morning, Lu Li was woken up by his phone vibrating.

He felt around for it and took a look; it was a message from Xu Ran, containing only a single line of text.

"Brother Lu, I discussed it with my three friends. For the song you'll write for us, we hope you can also participate, and as for the profit share, a ten percent share for each of us will do."

"First, because this is a song written by you; although we want to become famous, you are the true core."

"Second, I'll be completely honest, we hope to ride on your popularity a bit..."

Lu Li stared at this line of text for two seconds, couldn't help smiling and shaking his head, but his favorability increased greatly, and then he typed a reply.

"That's fine, we can talk about the details when we meet."

After the message was sent, Xu Ran replied quickly.

"Great! Then we'll wait for your news!"

Lu Li didn't reply again, placed his phone by the pillow, rolled over, and got up.

After finishing his wash-up, he happened to receive a message from Shen Qingxue, calling him to her room for breakfast.

Arriving at Shen Qingxue's room, Lu Li walked straight over to her, picked up the spoon she had used, scooped a spoonful of porridge, and drank it.

"Aima, the taste is really great."

Shen Qingxue's brain crashed for a second, then she reacted and snatched the spoon back without showing any weakness.

"This is mine! Yours is over there!"

Lu Li curled his lips and casually picked up the spoon placed on the other side.

"Aiya, the two of us are already like an old married couple; I don't care about this, what are you caring about."

After saying that, Lu Li started devouring his meal vigorously.

Shen Qingxue's face subconsciously turned red, and for once she didn't refute, instead quietly picking up her spoon and drinking the porridge.

"Right, what time is your rehearsal this afternoon?"

Lu Li suddenly asked.

"From two to four. Anyway, the process this time is quite fancy, and we have to rehearse in advance."

Lu Li nodded.

"That's normal. For the Grand Finals, the organizers definitely have to pull off some different tricks. If they didn't, that would be strange."

Shen Qingxue softly hummed an affirmative, then quietly finished the breakfast in her bowl, and added another sentence.

"Right, Jiang Cheng said that later this morning we should go back to the riverbank we saw yesterday to take a few more reference photos."

Lu Li nodded, didn't say much more, and lowered his head to finish the porridge.

After finishing breakfast, the two of them returned to their respective rooms to tidy up.

Around ten o'clock, Jiang Cheng sent a message saying she had already arrived and was taking pictures by the river.

Lu Li and Shen Qingxue weren't in a hurry to go over either, lingering in the hotel for a bit longer, and didn't head out until close to noon.

Staying there for a while, until two in the afternoon, the two of them arrived at Sucheng Grand Theatre on time once again.

The backstage staff saw them, hurried over to welcome them, and led them to the rest area on the side of the stage.

Shen Qingxue changed her clothes, stood firm in the center of the stage, and adjusted the height and angle of the microphone.

Lu Li sat in the first row of the auditorium, resting his elbows on his knees, his gaze falling on her.

The sound engineer was busy behind the control console for a moment, then made a gesture toward the stage.

Shen Qingxue closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them, acapella singing the beginning of "bubble" into the microphone.

The sound transmitted through the speakers was clearer than when heard in the hotel room, adding a layer of spatial sense.

Lu Li listened for a few seconds, then stood up, walked over to the control console, and communicated in a low voice with the sound engineer for a few sentences.

The sound engineer adjusted the reverberation value, and Shen Qingxue tried it once more.

This time, the integration between her voice and the accompaniment was noticeably much better.

"Alright, that's good."

Lu Li returned to the auditorium to sit down, and made an OK gesture toward the stage.

Shen Qingxue walked down from the stage, sat down in the seat next to him, and tilted her head slightly to look at him.

"How is it? Do you feel like there's anything wrong?"

"It's pretty good, even better than I expected. For this, I must reward you with a kiss plus a hug."

Lu Li wore a grinning face.

Shen Qingxue couldn't help rolling her eyes at him.

What kind of reward was that? It was more like a reward for himself, what a clever little ghost.

But to Lu Li's surprise, Shen Qingxue didn't actually dodge away, only muttering softly.

"In a public place, don't be so obvious, pay attention."

Lu Li chuckled and didn't actually do anything out of line in the theatre, leaning back against the back of the chair once more.

After all, he definitely didn't want someone to take photos of this kind of thing and have them flying all over the internet.

"After today's rehearsal, tomorrow night is the official competition. The prize money is just a step away now."

Shen Qingxue hummed an affirmative, quieted down for two seconds, and then turned her head to look at him.

"Hey, in the judge Q&A session of the Grand Finals, what do you think they will ask?"

"They will most likely ask you questions about creation and transformation; after all, the path you're walking now is completely different from before, and they'll definitely be curious."

Lu Li suddenly remembered something else.

"And I'm a bit curious about who the judges will be this time. Since it's the Grand Finals, they should invite some heavyweight figures over."

Shen Qingxue nodded slightly and didn't ask any further.

She wasn't worried about anything else; with "bubble" written for her by Lu Li, even ten Xu Hangs, she had the confidence to defeat them.

Therefore, tomorrow night's championship, she's got it in the bag!