Chapter 77 Exceptional Talent: A Multi-faceted Couple, Surprises Galore
Trafalgar Square is located in the center of London, bordered by the City of London to the east, the Soho district to the north, Whitehall to the south, and the Royal Palace to the southwest.
This is the busiest square in all of London, with a huge flow of people and many pigeons flying around.
Many street performers usually perform here, either painting or playing music, in exchange for gifts from tourists and passersby.
This was the best choice in Song Ying and Qin Shu's minds.
Of course, there are other options, which may earn more money, but those are not the best solutions.
Firstly, it's too far; secondly, for them, 300 pounds would be enough.
When the two arrived at the center of the square, a street performer was already playing the piano. Many people stopped to listen and occasionally put some change in the gentleman's hat that was placed upside down in front of the performer.
After the piece was finished, Qin Shu took the initiative to step forward and start a conversation with the performer.
Her fluent and authentic English made many netizens scream with excitement.
[Shu Ge's English voice is absolutely amazing! My ears are pregnant!]
[Mom, help me! That voice is so bewitching!]
[Another day of envying Ying-jie, sob sob sob]
[However, could someone translate what Brother Shu just said? There's no translation for the live stream, it's so frustrating QAQ]
"I'll go!" Shu asked the other person if it was convenient to borrow the piano. He offered to give half the tip for the time spent using it, and the person agreed. However, since a passerby had requested a piece, he needed to finish playing it before lending the piano to Shu.
The class representative's translation made everyone suddenly realize the truth.
However, they soon became surprised.
[By the way, Shu-ge can actually play the piano?]
No wonder Hades plays games so well! Pianists have fast hands, so their gaming skills are naturally smooth too!
However, everyone soon discovered that the Winner-Loser CP didn't seem to be satisfied with just one instrument.
After whispering with Qin Shu, Song Ying had already walked to the other side.
There, there was another violinist.
Not long after, Song Ying also made an agreement with the violinist.
[Holy crap, are the Winner and Loser couple going to have a duet?!]
[A duet! This is pretty flashy!]
Wait, are there other people over there? It looks like Xu Lanyan!
When the audience saw Xu Lanyan, Xu Lanyan saw Song Ying.
Seeing Xu Lanyan stop writing, Wen Yize followed her gaze and said, "Hey, Song Ying, what's she doing here?"
"Perhaps it came with us all the way here."
When Xu Lanyan said this, her tone was light and indifferent, but her hand holding the pen was so clenched that her knuckles turned white.
Wen Yize was straightforward, and he immediately became anxious upon hearing this.
"Isn't this stealing our business?"
There are only so many people in the square. If everyone goes elsewhere, fewer people will pay attention to them. How will they make money then?
"No, I'll go and chase them away!"
Wen Yize was about to go over when Xu Lanyan stopped him.
She sighed, "Forget it, we're all friends, let's be forgiving and not make things difficult for each other."
"Lanyan, you have such a good personality. It's really too much for Qin Shu and Song Ying to be so aggressive!"
"We can't make demands on others, so we can only do our best."
Today, Xu Lanyan, dressed in a white dress, looked graceful, gentle, and pure.
When he said those words so delicately, Wen Yize's heart melted. He felt even more heartache and self-reproach.
"It's all my fault for being incompetent. I've never liked music or painting; all I know is racing. Even if I wanted to help you, I'm powerless to do so..."
"Don't be like that, Yize. Everyone has their own strengths."
These words were so pleasant to hear that Wen Yize felt even more that Xu Lanyan was beautiful inside and out.
But the viewers in the live stream had already seen through everything.
[Has Xu Lanyan's crazy approach failed, so she's starting to act like a scheming woman?]
[Is Wen Yize out of his mind? I really don't know what he sees in Xu Lanyan, he's fawning over her like this.]
[Birds of a feather flock together. Please, Xu Lanyan and Wen Yize, stay together and stop ruining the winning/losing couple's career.]
Of the three couples, Xu Lanyan and Wen Yize have the least chemistry. Xu Lanyan, on the other hand, seems more interested in Qin Shu and Song Ying, especially Song Ying. I'm even starting to suspect that Xu Lanyan is trying to interfere in the "Win or Lose" couple's relationship.
Just as netizens were discussing the performance, the pianist finished playing.
After thanking the man, Qin Shu sat down at the piano and instinctively tested the keys.
The once unruly and wild young man transformed into a noble and elegant prince the moment he sat down.
As her slender fingers touched the black and white piano keys, producing beautiful notes, Qin Shu seemed to transform into a completely different person, shedding her arrogance and becoming gentle, refined, and peerless.
The surrounding noise also subsided at this moment, as if the notes and rhythm soothed the restlessness and unease in my heart.
[Frog! Shu Ge's piano playing is so beautiful!]
[It's so smooth and fluid, and most importantly, it doesn't even need sheet music! She must have learned it from a young age!]
[I'm getting more and more curious about Shu Ge's background. He's definitely not just a simple e-sports prodigy!]
More and more people are watching the live stream.
More and more people are staying around.
At this moment, the melodious violin entered at just the right time, and the originally soothing melody gradually moved from the gentle and melodious sound of flowing water to the passionate and soaring one.
The listeners' emotions also rose and fell with the music.
The piano is melodious, the violin is clear and crisp.
As the melody changes, the gentleness turns into resolve, the clarity into exhilaration, the original tranquility transforms into inner turmoil, then into patriotic fervor, the fierce battles of the battlefield, and then suddenly leaps to become the lonely figure under a solitary lamp, waiting for the return of a beloved…
The melody has no lyrics, but music knows no borders.
Many people couldn't help but shed tears, as if they were seeing a boy and a girl, from their youthful friendship to their first love.
But then the country was shattered, and unexpected changes occurred. The young man donned armor and joined the army, while the young woman sewed battle robes by hand, hoping only that the young man in her heart would return home soon.
On one side is the merciless swords and spears of the battlefield, a fierce struggle for national and personal vendettas; on the other side is the lonely longing of a woman confined to her home, a long, sleepless night with only a dim lamp lit.
In the end, news arrived that the boy had died on the battlefield. The girl resolutely disguised herself as a man and joined the army to fulfill the unfinished wish of her beloved...
[The Ballad of Immortality! Ahhh, it's The Ballad of Immortality!]
[Double the delight of fans! Shu Ge actually played Shu Song's "Ode to Immortality"!]
[An immortal touched my head, granting me eternal life. In the end, however, both of us perished on the battlefield… This super tragic ending made me cry buckets!]
[Ying's violin playing is absolutely amazing! It produced a poignant sound reminiscent of a erhu and suona playing together!]
[A designer from a prestigious family who doesn't want to be an actor isn't a musician who can appraise antiques; he's just handsome—I'm tired of saying it...]
Shu Song is currently the most famous songwriter and lyricist in the Chinese traditional style music scene.
He is a multi-talented artist, capable of writing lyrics, composing music, singing, and producing, consistently releasing one high-quality traditional Chinese style song every month.
In the three years to date, he has not signed with any company, yet his songs have repeatedly broken into the mainstream, and the combined copyright fees for all his songs are in the hundreds of millions.
"Ode to Immortality" is Shu Song's latest release this month, and it's the number one hot song on the Tomato platform. It's also a song that, as always, delivers a stab to the heart.
Since its release, many people have become famous by covering "Chang Sheng Yin" (Ode to Immortality), but because of its difficult arrangement and numerous variations, no one has yet been able to play the song flawlessly from beginning to end.
Now, Qin Shu and Song Ying, without relying on sheet music, performed this seven-minute piece—which already exceeds the normal length of a song—without a single mistake, and even played it as a duet…
My goodness, what an amazing couple!
[How much more is there about the winning/losing couple that we don't know?! Quick! Tell me all about it, I have plenty of data!]
[It would be an injustice if Song Ying weren't famous! The entertainment industry desperately needs talented people like her!]
[I wouldn't be exaggerating to say that the Winner and Loser couple are both multifaceted warriors, right? I'm begging Shu-ge to join the circle too!]
[Tens of thousands petition demanding a crackdown on the entertainment industry for the winning couple! Let some celebrities who are just making easy money see what real professional skills are!]
The internet is buzzing.
The buzz surrounding the couple's secret marriage is still at the top of the trending list, and a new hot topic has already reignited the buzz.
Netizens commented: "The only couple that can surpass the 'Win or Lose' pairing is the 'Win or Lose' couple."
The online frenzy has also brought about changes offline.
The tourists and passersby who were originally gathered around Xu Lanyan to watch her paint were all drawn away by the subtle presence of Song Ying and Qin Shu.
The money in the top hat kept increasing until it was overflowing.
In front of Xu Lanyan's easel, besides Wen Yize, only one other tourist remained standing.
Then there are the filming crew members.
The deserted area in front of the door was rather awkward, so to ease the tension, Xu Lanyan deliberately started chatting with the last remaining tourist.
"Only those who truly love painting can calm their minds. Sir, you are truly a cultured person."
"I'm delighted to hear your praise, madam, but I'm sorry, I think I might not be able to continue. How much longer will it take to finish this painting?"
Xu Lanyan's smile froze slightly, and a bad premonition rose in her heart.
"It will take about ten more minutes, sir. I'll be quick."
"Ten minutes? Oh, that's too long. I'm sorry, ma'am, I don't want the five pounds anymore. Thank you so much for your help, but I think I'd rather go listen to the performance over there. Goodbye."
After saying this, the person picked up the bag placed next to them, turned around, and squeezed towards the performance area of the winning and losing couple.
The last trace of a smile on Xu Lanyan's face also disappeared.
She slammed her paintbrush down onto the paper, turning the portrait she had already painted into a half-finished draft into a mess of paint.
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