There was no time to set up the judges' seats in the rehearsal hall today, so Deputy Director Peng and his team stood by the stage, surrounded by many art troupe staff watching.
Shao Jingque brought a guitar and harmonica from backstage, smiled at everyone, and then casually walked to the edge of the stage and sat down, naturally crossing one leg over the other, holding up the guitar in his hand, and lowering his head to tune the instrument carefully.
Her wavy, fluffy hair hung down from one side of her cheek, revealing only half of her fair face. Her unmade-up cheek was faintly pink, making her as delicate and tender as a lotus flower emerging from the water.
Those charming eyes were now focused on the strings in her hand. She looked exceptionally serene, which made the onlookers feel calm as well.
She tuned the piano and looked up at Deputy Head Peng and his group. Her eyes lit up, as if she had suddenly thought of an interesting idea. She boldly patted the seat next to her and smiled brightly:
"Leader, can you sit next to me?"
Liang Jinchun's face turned pale at her sudden words. How could she let her leader sit on the ground with her?!
However, Shao Jingque's words reminded him——
He was so nervous just now that he forgot to move a chair for the leader. Now he hurriedly asked the art troupe staff who were watching to find some chairs.
When Peng Liling suddenly heard Shao Jingque's invitation, she looked a little surprised at first.
However, seeing Shao Jingque's sunny smile, her usually serious expression suddenly relaxed and softened, and she unconsciously smiled:
"Can."
Peng Liling agreed and sat down next to Shao Jingque. She also turned around and asked Secretary Wang and Secretary Li to sit with her.
Seeing this, Liang Jinchun hurriedly followed the others and sat down at the edge of the stage.
The art troupe staff who were watching were all very surprised. This was the first time they saw their leaders sitting on the ground in such a down-to-earth manner, and they immediately felt a lot closer to them.
Shao Jingque smiled and waved to the employees, indicating that they could come closer.
With Wu Shuang and Liu Cuirong taking the lead, other employees soon bravely moved over. This was their first time to have such close contact with senior leaders from the province, and they were somewhat nervous.
But Shao Jingque, who was sitting next to Peng Liling, didn't seem nervous at all. Seeing that the crowd had formed a small circle as she had expected, she smiled and began to pluck the strings of the zither lightly with her fingertips.
A light and lively melody flowed from her fingertips like a trickle of water, accompanied by Shao Jingque's soft humming. The entire rehearsal room fell silent. Only the beautiful music could be heard wandering in the air, as if it quickly brought everyone's thoughts back to those green years.
Shao Jingque opened her mouth softly, her voice clear and melodious, like a mountain stream, gurgling in everyone's heart:
"Will you remember tomorrow what you wrote in your diary yesterday..."
Her singing voice seemed to tell a story, telling about past dreams, naive feelings, love for life, lost youth... every bit of that green years was dissolved into her singing voice, and she sang it softly for everyone present.
The crowd, who had been too reserved just now, was now fascinated by the story.
Some of them put their hands behind their backs, quietly beating the rhythm; some half-closed their eyes, as if immersed in this wonderful music; some put their hands on their chests, gently swaying their bodies to the rhythm of the music... Everyone had a faint smile on their face, and their eyes were full of appreciation and intoxication.
At this moment, the circle formed by the crowd began to become warm and intimate because of the music, as if this small music circle was their entire world at the moment, and they in the circle were each other's closest old friends.
Peng Liling was also infected by the atmosphere at the scene——
She didn't expect that a small guitar and a light a cappella singing could be so contagious. When she realized that she was immersed in it like everyone else, her hand had unconsciously rested on Shao Jingque's shoulder, and her whole body was swaying gently with her.
Peng Liling looked at the harmonious and warm scene in front of her, her eyes filled with emotion and surprise.
She didn't expect that Secretary Wang's praise for Shao Jingque was so genuine. She was just as charming as this song.
Shao Jingque's eyes were filled with smiles. She also liked the atmosphere of sitting together and singing with everyone. It was like returning to the carefree school days, with bright sunshine, dry air and friends with pure smiles around her.
“La…la…la…”
When it came to the climax of the last rendition, Shao Jingque simply invited everyone to hum along.
The simple and beautiful melody was catchy, and the crowd's voices became louder and louder as they became more and more engaged in the singing. In the end, the entire rehearsal room was filled with the echoing of everyone's singing.
Before the piano music stopped, it was drowned out by the cheers and applause of the crowd. It was as if everyone was recalling the good old days together and completing this wonderful song together. It was a completely unprecedented experience.
Peng Liling's eyes were moist. After watching so many carefully choreographed programs, her heart had not been so deeply touched for a long time.
There is no sophisticated and complicated arrangement, no difficult singing, but the music returns to its original most simple, pure and touching state.
Liang Jinchun, who heard this song for the first time, was stunned for a long time. He looked at Shao Jingque, whose smile seemed to be glowing, and after a while, an idea popped up in his mind -
fine......
Fortunately, he insisted on not signing, otherwise he would have missed such a dazzling pearl!
Peng Liling, unable to conceal her excitement, asked with a smile:
"Comrades, do you think the song Comrade Xiao Shao sang is good?"
"Great! That sounds great!"
"So, do you think this song can represent our Jiangsu Province Art Troupe in the Spring Festival Gala?"
"Yes! Definitely!"
If some comrades were a little dissatisfied when Tang Yueru's program was selected last time, thinking that they had underestimated the opponent and were not adequately prepared, but this time Shao Jingque's program convinced everyone. Only songs like this that are always new and can represent the artistic level of their Jiangsu Province!
Peng Liling patted Shao Jingque's shoulder, her eyes full of admiration:
"Comrade Xiao Shao, like all of my comrades, I believe that the song you composed and performed is fully qualified to represent all the artists of our Jiangsu Province Art Troupe and perform on the stage of the first National Spring Festival Gala hosted by Beijing Television. Are you willing to accept this highly competitive challenge?"
Shao Jingque smiled as beautifully as a flower, everything was just as she expected.
Amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, she smiled and replied:
"I'm willing, but Boss, if this program is really selected for the Spring Festival Gala, can you fulfill one request of mine?"
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