237: Chapter 237 should be able to get a nomination, unless the judges are deaf.

About twenty minutes later, Lu Li's phone emitted a message notification sound.

Xu Ran sent a message.

"Brother Lu, I'm downstairs, I'll be right up."

Lu Li replied with a single "Okay", then put down his phone, walked to the door, and cracked it open.

Footsteps soon came from the corridor, growing closer from afar.

Xu Ran walked in front, followed by the other three boys, not a single one missing.

The four people stopped at the door, their expressions clearly carrying irrepressible tension and anticipation.

"Brother Lu."

Xu Ran spoke somewhat nervously.

"Come in and talk first."

Lu Li stepped aside, and the four people filed in one by one.

The room was not very large, and it seemed a bit crowded after the four of them came in, but no one cared about this.

Xu Ran stood by the coffee table, his gaze lingering on Lu Li's face for a split second, and then he spoke.

"Brother Lu, that song... we've listened to it, more than once."

He paused there, seemingly organizing his words.

The guitarist next to him couldn't help chiming in.

"After we finished listening to it, it was just... a bit hard to describe that feeling."

Lu Li sat down on the sofa, without rushing them, quietly waiting for them to continue.

Because he actually also wanted to hear their evaluation of the song "boundless oceans, vast skies".

Xu Ran then took a deep breath.

"Brother Lu, we want to sing this song."

The other three hurriedly nodded along.

"I know our current level might not match up to this song yet, but we will practice with all our might and will definitely not let down this song you wrote."

Lu Li leaned against the back of the sofa, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the four people one by one.

Everyone wore the same expression, serious and solemn, carrying a kind of near-pious anticipation.

He was silent for a few seconds, then spoke.

"I wrote this song for you guys. If you want to sing it, there's no such thing as whether you match up to it or not."

He paused, and continued.

"However, there is one thing I must make clear beforehand: the difficulty of this song is not low, especially the control of breath and emotion, which both require time to polish."

"If you decide to sing it, you must be mentally prepared to spend a lot of time practicing repeatedly."

Xu Ran didn't hesitate much and nodded directly.

"We are ready."

The other three people also nodded successively, their expressions resolute.

Looking at their appearance, the last bit of uncertainty in Lu Li's heart completely settled.

"Alright, then I'll send the full version of the accompaniment to you. You guys go back and practice first. When I have time, I'll find you guys to practice singing together."

Then he picked up his phone, operated it a few times, and sent the accompaniment file over.

Xu Ran lowered his head to glance at his phone, confirmed that the file had been received, and then raised his head.

"Great, then we'll go back and start practicing right away."

He paused again, as if wanting to say something, but felt that whatever he said wouldn't carry enough weight.

In the end, he just solemnly said a sentence.

"Brother Lu, thank you truly."

Lu Li waved his hand.

"Alright, go back, practice well. If your performance is acceptable by then... I'll write another song for you alone."

Xu Ran was stunned, not expecting such a surprise waiting for him.

"How could I accept this..."

"Alright, if your performance is poor, then I won't consider it either. Anyway, it depends on your performance."

Lu Li explained a bit.

"Alright then, thank you, Brother Lu."

Xu Ran was stunned for a few seconds, hurriedly thanking Lu Li over and over again.

Lu Li didn't care too much, waved his hand, and let them go back first.

The four of them didn't stay any longer. After thanking him again, they walked out of the room one by one.

The footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

Lu Li sat on the sofa for a while longer, then took out his phone and sent a message to Shen Qingxue.

"They've left, and the song has been given out too."

Shen Qingxue replied in a second over there.

"Mm, I heard it. They feel quite excited; even their walking pace is different from when they came."

Lu Li stared at these words for two seconds, couldn't help letting out a laugh.

"You can even hear that out?"

"Mm, I noticed the commotion over at your place."

Lu Li originally wanted to reply with something else, but after thinking about it, he still put down his phone.

Tomorrow would be a new day, and there were still quite a few things to be busy with afterwards.

He stood up, walked to the window, pulled the curtains open a crack, and glanced at the night view outside the window.

Lu Li looked for a while, then closed the curtains, turned off the lights, and lay back on the bed.

...

In the next few days, the two returned to Modu.

As for Jiang Cheng, she also sent over the first edited version of the "blue and white porcelain" MV.

After watching it, both expressed satisfaction; from beginning to end, there were only a few details that needed minor adjustments.

Xu Ran also sent over two practice audios. Although they were still a bit raw, progress could be heard.

Every time Lu Li finished listening, he would give a few pieces of feedback—not many, but all hitting the key points.

And the registration information for the Golden Melody Awards was also submitted before the deadline.

Days seemed methodical.

But Lu Li knew that what was meant to come would eventually come.

Wednesday afternoon.

Shen Qingxue received an email notification from the Golden Melody Awards organizing committee, stating that the invitation list would be officially announced next Monday.

By then, those who passed the preliminary and re-examination reviews would receive invitations from the Golden Melody Awards organizing committee.

She finished reading the email, put her phone on the coffee table, and raised her head to glance at Lu Li.

"The invitation list will be announced next Monday."

Lu Li was leaning on the sofa scrolling through his phone, and nodded upon hearing this.

"Mm, I saw it. But speaking of which, with the songs we've released so far, do you think we can get a nomination?"

Shen Qingxue thought for a moment, then shook her head.

"Hard to say. Currently, our qualifications are indeed quite shallow, and the songs were launched too late. In this circle, whether we'll be recognized remains an unknown."

She paused and added another sentence.

"However, at least the songs released earlier... should still be able to get a nomination. After all, as long as the judges aren't deaf, they shouldn't ignore them."

Hearing that last sentence, Lu Li couldn't help laughing out loud.

"As long as the judges' ears aren't deaf... I'm dying of laughter. What you said is much more direct than me."

"Just telling the truth."

Shen Qingxue picked up her water cup and took a sip, suddenly remembering something else.

"Right, how are Xu Ran and the others practicing over there?"

"Their progress is not small, and they even pushed aside matters in Suzhou, and now they are staying in Jiang Cheng's small studio, practicing day and night."

Lu Li put down his phone and thought seriously.

"I plan to go take a look this weekend and rehearse with them by the way. If there are no major problems, we can prepare for the official recording."

Shen Qingxue nodded.

"I'll go with you then."

"Alright."