191: A mind-numbing display of skill.

After Chen Fang selected “serving the country with utmost loyalty,” he turned off the system and looked out the window.

Singing this song requires a platform.

It’s almost ten o’clock now, so don’t disturb Tang Chen. I’ll ask him tomorrow to see if he can submit it to the Spring Festival Gala.

However, even if it passes for the Spring Festival Gala, there’s still a problem.

It’s very difficult for him to perform a solo.

There’s a popular young star who became famous almost ten years before him. Last year, he performed a solo national-style song at the Spring Festival Gala. But the problem is, this was his fifth time on the Spring Festival Gala; the previous four times were all duets.

I’ll find time to ask Tang Chen tomorrow. If it doesn’t work out, it’s best to collaborate with an old artist and exchange resources.

That’s settled, I won’t think about it for now, just take a nap.

“the adventures” resumes work tomorrow morning, so I still have to get up early.

…

The next day, ten in the morning.

In the office of the Director of the Tianji Entertainment Music Production Department.

Director Bai Liya and Deputy Minister He had just finished discussing countermeasures regarding two singers simultaneously vying for a top music producer.

Deputy Minister He had just picked up his phone and laptop from the coffee table and was about to get up from the sofa when he saw a notification pop up on his phone’s lock screen. His mouth slightly agape, he frowned in disbelief.

“What’s wrong?” Bai Liya took a sip of tea, her expression calm as she put down the teacup.

Deputy Minister He realized his lapse in composure, coughed lightly, and showed a standard smile, “Nothing, it’s just that someone submitted a music sample for “qin dynasty storm.””

“Hmm? Didn’t you just have a meeting yesterday? Did a colleague who tried before send a revised version again?”

“No, it’s Chen Fang.”

On Bai Liya’s calm face, her brows slightly furrowed and tightened, “Chen Fang?”

“Yes.”

Bai Liya frowned slightly.

She had just reminded Chen Fang yesterday to pay attention to his energy allocation.

He participated in the music production meeting yesterday and sent a sample today. Is he trying to prove his speed by using quantity to show that he is indeed focusing his energy on music?

Besides secretly competing and being stubborn, she really couldn’t think of any other reason why he would produce and submit a music sample within a day.

Why is this child so stubborn, impetuous, and arrogant with his talent?

No, his talent is so good, I’ll have to ask Tang Chen to talk to him later, to help him calm down and settle.

Seeing Deputy Minister He about to get up, Bai Liya said, “You can play it here, I’ll listen too.”

“Okay, I’ll play it on my computer.” Deputy Minister He opened his laptop, clicked on his email, found the file, and clicked play.

Bai Liya crossed her legs, tilting her chin slightly as she looked out the window.

The next moment, a guqin melody, like dew drops, fell, and a sense of desolation after a new rain in an empty mountain quickly spread.

Immediately after, a bamboo flute intervened, the scale ascending, and the tail notes quickly descending, creating a sense of suspense, yet also carrying a fated martial arts feel.

Throughout the entire prelude, the erhu laid the foundation, mimicking a human wail, as if conversing with the guqin’s high notes.

Soon, a martial arts scroll unfolded in her mind.

But before she could be surprised, an even more stunning voice emerged—

“moonlight hue, woman’s fragrance, tears break the sword, how long is love.”

It started with a mixed vocal technique, transitioning from breathy to true voice. The character 'moon' was lowered with a breathy sound, and the character 'light' suddenly increased in vocal pressure…

Just the first line made Bai Liya uncross her legs, her mouth slightly agape as she looked at the computer.

For the next three minutes, her mouth remained open.

The entire song was like a magnificent scroll of the martial arts world, slowly unfolding and then gradually closing. The tenderness and sorrow of love, the grandeur of the martial arts world, and the loneliness of heroes were revealed layer by layer.

As the last note fell, she still maintained extremely light breathing.

It was stunning, a show of dazzling skill that made her scalp tingle.

Extreme vocal range rapid switching, complex transitions without going off-key, and high-difficulty true and false voice switching and mixed voice control, clear enunciation of high notes, as well as very stable breath and rhythm control.

It’s already difficult for an ordinary singer to accomplish one or two of these, yet he managed to perfectly balance all technical points and imbue it with a unique martial arts charm…

If Chen Fang truly used this song to prove that he doesn’t need to focus on the music field, then she could only say that he succeeded, he truly doesn’t need to focus.

“This is…” Bai Liya looked at Deputy Minister He in disbelief, “Made in one day?”

She almost wanted to add exclamations she hadn’t used in many years.

“No, Tang Chen said in the email that Chen Fang already had inspiration before and made slight modifications according to the requirements of the “qin dynasty storm” production team. But he was participating in a show and didn’t have time to revise it further. He said to use it if it works, otherwise, just forget it.”

Bai Liya smiled, “It will definitely work, right? The Animation Department really hit the jackpot this time. Even if they invited a more senior composer, it would be absolutely impossible to produce more suitable music this month.”

Deputy Minister He’s lips curled into a slight smile, “Once this song is released, the quality of this anime will probably be elevated by a level.”

“You contact them, I still have to go out.” Bai Liya got up and took a folder from the bookshelf, “Oh, by the way, send me a copy of the sample.”

“Okay.”

After Deputy Minister He left.

Bai Liya played it again on the speaker, listening twice with her eyes closed, before turning off the player and leaving the office, preparing to first go to the Artist Training Department downstairs, then to the restaurant for a meal.

In the pantry of the Artist Training Department downstairs.

Two singers had just finished their training and were chatting while scrolling on their phones, waiting for friends to go out for dinner.

Liu Lin, the young female singer on the left, looked at the live broadcast of “the adventures” on her screen, raising her hand to cover her mouth: “Chen Fang is going to make me die laughing.”

“What’s wrong?”

“They’re playing a role-playing game in the National Trend Zone, similar to a murder mystery game, but with more flexibility. Liang Yan said to Chen Fang: ‘Your fan looks so much like the one I lost yesterday.’”

The middle-aged female singer next to her frowned slightly, feeling a bit stifled in her chest.

Why should such a thing be funny?

She wasn’t a singer before, but when she worked at a sales company, she encountered similar situations.

A colleague had said sarcastically with a laugh, “Your new lipstick really looks like the one I lost yesterday.” Fortunately, she had a purchase record and was able to prove her innocence.

The middle-aged female singer sighed softly, “And then? Why are you laughing?”

Liu Lin laughed, “Chen Fang said, ‘Luckily mine wasn’t lost, hehe. But I did drop a silver ingot yesterday, and it looks quite similar to the silver in your pocket.’”

The middle-aged female singer was slightly stunned, then her eyes sparkled a little, and she said with a shallow smile, “He really doesn’t get caught up in internal struggles at all. If it were me, I’d definitely start trying to prove myself.”

“Exactly.”

Liu Lin stared at the screen with admiration.

Liang Yan originally wanted to infer that Chen Fang was a notorious thief based on that. Most people, when told something like that, would follow Liang Yan’s logic and try to prove themselves, saying ‘It wasn’t me,’ but everyone would still start to suspect him.

But Chen Fang directly attacked back. “The money in your pocket also looks like what I dropped!”

She tilted her phone screen towards her friend, “Look at Liang Yan’s face, he’s so speechless from being retorted, haha.”