Chapter 21 Come to our band
Li Ting dislikes Lin Shuyin because she makes her feel threatened.
Both at work and in relationships.
She performed better than her at work, and the captain valued her more, and emotionally... she always felt that Shen Guannan had special feelings for her.
Even though the two of them interacted normally in front of her and didn't even say a few words, she felt that Shen Guannan treated Lin Shuyin differently.
What's different is that the look in his eyes is different. The way Shen Guannan looks at Lin Shuyin is different. The way he looks at Lin Shuyin is different from the way he looks at her other colleagues. She even wonders if Shen Guannan likes Lin Shuyin?
But he shouldn't do that. He has no reason to like her!
They are not familiar with each other.
"Then I'll go ask the captain," Song Weiwei asked.
Li Ting was a little annoyed. She waved her hand and said, "Go ahead."
She could accept that Shen Guannan didn't like her, but she couldn't accept that Shen Guannan liked Lin Shuyin, who was her mortal enemy.
Song Weiwei did not dare to ask Meng Jia, but went to find Lin Shuyin and explained the situation to her.
Lin Shuyin, "Okay, I have no objection. Go talk to the captain and then we can switch."
"Why don't we go over there together and talk about it." Song Weiwei didn't dare to go alone.
"That's fine."
Lin Shuyin and Song Weiwei found Meng Jia, who was checking with the band leader about the performance.
Seeing this, Song Weiwei didn't dare to say anything, "Let's forget about Shuyin. It seems the captain has already been decided."
Lin Shuyin, "Since we are here, why not go and ask? What's the big deal? Besides, the reservations are only for the next few days. There is no reservation for the days after that."
Lin Shuyin pulled Song Weiwei to Meng Jia's side and said, "The captain wants to talk to you about something."
Meng Jia raised her eyes, "What's the matter? You want to change the song?"
Lin Shuyin, "No, it was Weiwei who came to see you."
Meng Jia pushed up her glasses. "Weiwei, you're looking for me? What's the matter?"
The arrow was on the string and had to be shot. Song Weiwei expressed her idea of singing solo, "Captain, I want to give it a try."
Meng Jia looked at her, thought for a while, and nodded, "Okay, this is the song that Shuyin is going to sing, do you want to change it?" She took out a list and handed it to her.
She supports all members of her choir who want to sing solo, but she will let those who sing better go on stage on important occasions.
For example, Shuyin sang some difficult songs as solos in this company performance, but Shuyin performed very well, without any out-of-tune or broken voice, and was particularly stable.
Song Weiwei took the list and looked at it, then asked cautiously, "Captain, I'm afraid I can't sing Hongmeizan well, can we change this song to another one?"
Meng Jia: "Okay, you can choose a song you can sing."
"Yes, thank you captain for giving me this opportunity." Song Weiwei stood at attention and saluted.
Meng Jia smiled and said, "What's there to thank for? Just go practice."
Song Weiwei was delighted, "Okay, Captain."
"Thank you Shuyin." He thanked Lin Shuyin again.
After saying that, he trotted back with the list.
Meng Jia, "Shuyin, go sing with Chen Meilian, Xiong Zhiyuan and the others. I'll let you know in advance if there are any solo songs."
Lin Shuyin: "Okay, Captain."
It is now 1971, and most of the songs sung by their art troupe are from the 1960s, and they sing the same few songs over and over again.
Chen Meilian was surprised, "Why did the captain ask you to switch with Weiwei?"
Lin Shuyin, "Weiwei wanted to sing solo, so we went over and exchanged places."
"Is this also possible?" Xiong Zhiyuan asked.
Who doesn't want to sing solo? Chen Meilian and Xiong Zhiyuan also want to sing solo, but their singing level is about the same as Song Weiwei.
The best singer in their choir is Lin Shuyin, followed by Li Ting.
In the past, the solo singing spot in important occasions was given to Li Ting, but when Lin Shuyin came, it was given to her.
Lin Shuyin, "Of course you can. If you want to sing solo, go and tell the captain. It's not my specialty to sing solo."
Chen Meilian and Xiong Zhiyuan looked at each other and said "OK." Then they went to find Meng Jia.
Two minutes later, the two came back. Lin Shuyin asked, "What did the captain say?"
Chen Meilian smiled, "The captain agreed to our request, but Weiwei will sing first, and we will take turns later."
Regarding the solo, Meng Jia held a special meeting with everyone.
"We will be in the countryside for about two months. If anyone wants to sing solo during these two months, please let me know one day in advance, or I will arrange for all of you to sing once."
"No objection?"
The five members of the chorus shook their heads, "No problem, Captain."
Meng Jia: "Okay, let's adjourn the meeting."
The choir had just finished their concert when band leader Yu Tienan came over and asked, "Meng Jia, how is Shuyin's performance on the horse-head fiddle?"
Meng Jia was confused, "You play it very well, you know most of the songs."
Yu Tienan, "You play very well. Ask Shuyin to come over and play a piece for me."
Meng Jia, "Why do you want Shuyin and Salin to perform the Matouqin music?"
Yu Tienan: “I do have this idea.”
There are not many people in their band who can play the horse-head fiddle. Including her, there are only four of them. One team member had to take leave because of family matters, so the piece would sound better only if multiple people played it.
"Then I'll go find Shuyin." Meng Jia went to call Lin Shuyin.
"The rest of the team is looking for you. Bring your horse-head fiddle with you."
Lin Shuyin brought the horse-head fiddle over, and Yu Tienan asked directly, "Shuyin, can you play the song "Ten Thousand Horses Galloping"?"
Lin Shuyin nodded, "I can do it. I learned it from Saren."
In her previous life, when she learned the horse-head fiddle, the first song her relatives and friends asked her to play was "Ten Thousand Horses Galloping".
Yu Tienan, "Pull it for me to hear."
Meng Jia found a stool for Lin Shuyin. The band leader came over to check her out. Lin Shuyin showed no mercy and showed all her strength.
As soon as the sound of the horse-head fiddle sounded, the other members of the band came over to listen.
Sarin whispered, "She is gifted in calligraphy. How long has she been learning it?"
"Yes, it's only been half a year." The other members of the band thought the same.
After learning for half a year, I have become so good at it.
Although Li Ting particularly disliked Lin Shuyin, at this moment she had to admit that Lin Shuyin was better than her in every way.
She had only been learning the pipa for several months before she could play just one piece of music, whereas Lin Shuyin already knew several.
After the song was played, Meng Jia and Yu Tienan led the applause.
"Shuyin, why don't you join our band? I can definitely teach you more musical instruments." Yu Tienan's eyes lit up.
Meng Jia was anxious, "What are you doing? Are you trying to steal my support? Shuyin is the backbone of our choir!"
Yu Tienan ignored Meng Jia and asked, "Shuyin, how's your erhu playing?"
Lin Shuyin: "Not bad, I can play a few songs now."
Yu Tienan: "The Jockey Club?"
Lin Shuyin: "I pulled it over."
Yu Tienan asked the band members to take the erhu and said, "Play it for me."
In the future world famous music competition, Lin Shuyin also played with all her strength.