Chapter 77
The production team's wish came true. As dawn broke, a light rain began to fall in the city. A PD who wished to remain anonymous hung a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll shaped like a sunny day) on the windowsill, which swayed in the wind. After a while, the sun actually peeked out from behind the clouds.
The staff are setting up equipment in the courtyard, while the artists inside the cabin are starting to go out and perform.
A slightly damp breeze drifted slowly through the small window, causing the curtains to billow slightly. A sliver of light slipped in and reached the foot of the bed, startling the dimly lit room. The person in the middle of the bed rolled over, burying their head in the covers and trying to avoid the annoying light, but was immediately and dutifully awakened by the alarm clock.
A pair of hands reached out from under the covers to turn off the alarm clock. Han Yunxing sniffed, rubbed her head, and sat up in bed, her hair falling smoothly over her shoulders. After washing up, Han Yunxing bumped into Li Suluo as she came out of her room.
"Yunxing, did you sleep well last night?" Li Suluo was stretching and humming a song in the hallway. When she saw Han Yunxing come out of the house, she stopped and greeted him with a smile.
"Unnie, good morning!" Han Yunxing greeted her with a bright smile, took Lee So-ra's outstretched hand, and the two walked into the living room chatting and laughing.
The members had already discussed the schedule in the Begin Us chat room before going to bed last night. Noh Hong-chul and the other two went out early this morning to scout locations for the upcoming street performance. By the time Han Yoon-sung and the other two came down, the others had already been out for a while.
Han Yunxing held a loaf of toast in one hand and scrolled through her phone with the other. The chat room for Begin Us was overflowing with messages; Lu Hongzhe had sent a short video into the chat.
She looked up and exclaimed to Li Suluo sitting opposite her, "The atmosphere is so nice."
Just like in the movie "The Only One in My Life", Yoon Do-hyun plays "Falling Slowly" on the guitar in a music store in Dublin, while Yoo Hee-yeol accompanies him on the piano, and the soft singing flows along with the music.
According to Liu Xilie, he fulfilled his biggest wish to come to Dublin.
“Great, one item on Hee-yeol’s wish list has been completed.” Lee So-ra tapped her hand to the rhythm until the video finished playing. She said with a hint of envy, “Yoon-sung, let’s finish rehearsing early. I’ll treat you to coffee downtown.”
Upon hearing this, Han Yunxing immediately took the initiative and stuffed the remaining toast into her mouth. Her cheeks were bulging, and her grateful eyes conveyed the sentiment perfectly with her blinking eyelashes.
Seeing Han Yunxing's appearance made Li Suluo very happy, and she would often feed her delicious food afterwards, but that's another story.
Han Yunxing and Li Sulu are collaborating for the first time. As the two lead singers of the band Begin Us, after a long flight and layover yesterday, they were asked to stay behind this morning to practice their vocals after discussions with their partners.
More importantly, the song list for tomorrow's street performance! Although we discussed it in the group yesterday, we still need to rehearse and adjust the musical sections today.
After lunch, the sun shone through the stained glass onto the green plants on the windowsill and cast dappled shadows on the wool carpet.
The weather in Dublin was already cool in mid-September. Han Yunxing was wearing a white dress and a brown cashmere scarf. She sat on the sofa in the living room, casually tied up her loose hair, and picked up the guitar in her arms to play along with the sheet music.
Lee So-ra sat next to Han Yoon-sung, slowly closing her eyes as the music played.
"moon river, wider than a mile..."
Clean and pure—that's probably the best way to describe Li Su-luo's voice in this song. As soon as she opened her mouth, the staff walking around her unconsciously slowed down, afraid of disturbing the pure musical sanctuary that had escaped the mundane world.
As the interlude begins, Han Yunxing's voice enters: "Someday I will wish upon a star..."
and wake up where the clouds are far behind me..."
If Li Suluo's singing voice is like a river flowing slowly under the moonlight, then Han Yunxing's singing voice is like light dancing among the branches and leaves of a tree.
The deep, majestic atmosphere and the gentle, warm glow complemented each other, and the harmony between the two singers brought the atmosphere to a climax.
"wow—"
As Han Yoon-sung stopped moving her fingers on the strings, the PD, who had somehow walked over to the camera, was the first to applaud.
Li Suluo is a powerful singer in China with a unique voice and unquestionable singing skills. Han Yunxing is a new generation singer. Before discussing the collaboration, Li Dongxi had analyzed all of Han Yunxing's stage performances, but when he heard her live, he kept praising her. She was even more stable than expected, and her voice matched Li Suluo's voice better than he imagined.
Han Yunxing and Li Sulu bowed to each other in perfect unison, and then began to rehearse. Before they knew it, the living room had turned into a small music audition, with many staff members coming to watch.
Lee Dong-hee watched with satisfaction as Han Yoon-sung scribbled and drew in her notebook with a pencil, thinking to herself that she had truly found a treasure.
Thanks to Yoo Hee-yeol, and also thanks to that unknown former employee of MBC.
“Nunna, my niece, we’re back.”
Lu Hongzhe's loud voice was clearly audible to Han Yunxing and Lu Hongzhe even while they were still in the courtyard.
Han Yunxing ran to open the door with a smile: "Welcome home!"
Seeing Han Yunxing circling around the three of them, Lu Hongzhe, like an old father returning home, mysteriously stretched out his hand from behind his back to show her the gift he had brought back: "Hey! Look what it is, we Begin Us have team uniforms now."
"Hey hey!"
"What? Is it a team uniform?" Yoo Hee-yeol and Yoon Do-hyun exclaimed in unison, regretting that they should have bought better-looking ones back then.
"Isn't this cool?" Lu Hongzhe's desire to wear the team uniform burned brightly.
"Like Yoon-sung-nim, cool?" Lee So-ra put on her plaid jacket and pointed to Han Yoon-sung, who blended perfectly into the filming crew, the directing team, and PD Lee.
Han Yunxing, who had come over to show off her team uniform and try to recruit new members from the filming crew, immediately responded to her name upon hearing it: "Cool!"
In keeping with their pampered youngest member's principles, the photography crew handed Han Yoon-sung a handheld DV camera. Actually, they were telling him to take it and play with it; there were no crew members around.
Han Yunxing got a new DV camera and volunteered to help her seniors record rehearsal videos.
After Yoon Do-hyun and Yoo Hee-yeol finished singing "I Am a Butterfly," they saw Han Yoon-sung diligently recording the song. Recalling Han Yoon-sung's performance during the rehearsal, Yoon Do-hyun's appreciation for her talent began to grow: "Yoon-sung, sing rock with your uncle."
Han Yunxing froze, then pointed to herself: Me?
It's not impossible, but it's not long since I met with the landlord. After agreeing on a "trial lesson" time, the first party of Begin Us began.
The Andrews arrived on time, dressed in formal attire. The moment they stepped through the gate, the intro to Begin Us' welcoming song, "Bless You," began to play.
Andrews smiled with delight and clapped along to the rhythm of the music as they walked to their seats, which had been set up by the production team.
Although I couldn't understand the other person's language, I truly felt the charm of music that transcends borders. The harmonies between the singers were beautiful, and I could feel the hope and blessings contained in the song through their emotional expression.
"Welcome to Begin Us' first performance!" Noh Hong-chul, wearing a plaid shirt, used a rolling pin he found in the kitchen as a microphone to introduce the team to the audience. When he stumbled over a word he forgot, Yoon Do-hyun quietly helped him out.
He would turn around and say a sentence each time, and then Lu Hongzhe simply started making those old-fashioned robot gestures. The Andrews didn't find it absurd at all and laughed heartily in support.
"Anyway, just enjoy!" Lu Hongzhe pretended to wipe non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead, waved his hand in a gesture of respect, and stepped off the stage.
The three songs, "Moon River," "Imagine," and "I Am a Butterfly," will be the main medley for tomorrow's street performance.
In the first two songs, Lee So-ra was responsible for the main melody of "Moon River" and Han Yoon-sung was responsible for the main melody of "Imagine". The vocals in the chorus made the singing more layered, and the carefully designed harmonies brought the emotions to a peak and then steadily brought them down.
Time seemed to stand still; the cool evening breeze, the hazy sunset, and the drifting clouds, along with the song, became an unforgettable memory.
But the next moment, the melody of the guitar chords made the space restless again, and Yoon Do-hyun's penetrating voice made people unconsciously sway their heads to the rhythm.
"When the dazzling spring breeze blows, I will now spread my wings and fly high, soaring with the wind, singing to the heavens..."
In the end, Noh Hong-chul had pulled Lee Dong-hee PD and danced with Andrew and his wife next to them, and the scene was out of control.
Han Yunxing and Li Suluo were also invited to join in. The group jumped around, and Yoon Do-hyun and Yoo Hee-yeol on stage played several chords before stopping.
Dinner was prepared by the production team: Irish stew and potato pancakes, a local dish certified by the local couple, Andrew and his wife.
However, it was clearly not to the liking of the Begin Us members, and shortly after the party ended, noises came from the kitchen.
"Members, who wants an extra meal?" Li Sulu poked her head out from the kitchen doorway, holding a bowl of noodles with soybean paste.
"I--"
"Me~"
"I!"
A trio melody drifted from the living room.
Han Yunxing, who was even more perceptive, rushed over to help carry the things.
Sure enough, the effects of not adapting to a new environment are mostly reflected in the food; before long, only empty plates remained on the table.
“Happiness—it’s that simple!” Noh Hong-chul expressed the sentiments of all the members with a thumbs-up.
Although it had only been a day, they were already no longer curious about the food here.
Because tomorrow is the first time performing on the street, everyone rushed to wash up and rehearse the song list for tomorrow several times before resting.
However, Dublin's weather is as unpredictable as a child's face, and the continuous rain didn't stop until we left home. Begin us was a little frustrated, but we still found a plan B: to perform at a local pub. The production team had checked it out and confirmed that performances and filming were allowed there.
Upon arrival, another problem arose: the tavern was extremely popular. After Han Yunxing and his group found seats, the two main occupants were five meters away from the other three people.
The surrounding area was filled with chatter, and no one paid any attention to the few unfamiliar people, even though they were followed by a camera. Yin Daoxian was looking for the best moment to pluck the strings, but he kept getting stuck.
"Lyra!" Lu Hongzhe called Han Yunxing's name, though it sounded faint due to the distance.
Lu Hongzhe remembered that Han Yunxing had experience in street performances and intended to have her demonstrate it.
After observing the surroundings, Han Yunxing discussed it with Li Suluo and decided to sing a cappella first.
Amidst the cacophony, a clear yet powerful voice rang out. The unaccompanied sound made the quality of the voice even more apparent. The surrounding conversations gradually faded away, followed by the bar, and finally the entire tavern.
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