The hall gradually quieted down, and several media outlets specially invited by V Agency had already steadily focused their cameras on the small stage.
Ji Zehui said very understandingly: "The semi-retired actress suddenly sang after a few years, and the traffic prince played the piano accompaniment. They are trying to make a big news."
"More than that." Qin Cheng leaned closer to Jie Yang and lowered his voice, "The second male lead role that Director Zhou Huairen asked you to audition for is best at playing the piano. If Fang Chengnan really gets a lot of attention today by playing the piano, the producers will definitely prefer Fang Chengnan during the audition."
Ji Zehui overheard it and looked at Jie Yang in surprise: "Audition? You want to act?"
Xie Yang didn't answer. He looked at Fang Chengnan on the stage, thought for a moment, then took out his cell phone and made a call.
The call was quickly connected, and he said, "Senior, have you attended the V Club dinner? Then, can you play the piano? I want to ask you for a favor... I'm in the outer C area."
Ji Zehui and Qin Cheng both looked at Jie Yang.
Xie Yang put away his phone and explained, "It's Chen Yan. He agreed to play the piano accompaniment for us. Senior Ji, how about using "Flowers in a Dream" for the song we sing later?"
"Flowers in Dreams", the representative work of the late composer Han Yu, has been sung for decades. The lyrics are inspiring and the melody is beautiful. It has been included in the music textbooks of primary and secondary schools and is a very popular song among the people.
But if you don’t sing well, you will easily be ridiculed, and you will be ridiculed by people all over the country.
Ji Zehui's voice is rather powerful, but "Flowers in Dreams" is a very gentle song. He looked at Jie Yang, not knowing whether to be surprised that he had invited Chen Yan, or to condemn him for choosing the wrong song.
"Believe in yourself." Xie Yang met Ji Zehui's gaze and patted his shoulder. "You can do it. Think about the feeling of breaking through yourself when you were recording "Raging Waves."
Ji Zehui only remembered the fear he felt when he was tortured by Jie Yang. The words of refusal were already on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back. Ji Zehui said tactfully: "Then you can sing the main part and I will provide the harmony for you."
"No, you go up and sing solo. I am the newcomer who was brought to the stage by you. You are the senior, and it is only my help. You cannot praise me in return, otherwise the press releases that slander me for being pushy, scheming, and disrespectful to seniors will be all over the Internet tomorrow." Xie Yang smiled, "Senior Shen Yan and I will accompany you. Shen Yan plays the piano, and I play the violin. It's an honor for the three-time Golden Horse Award winner to accompany you on the piano."
Ji Zehui: "..." No, he doesn't want this kind of glory.
Qin Cheng understood what Jie Yang was up to, and suppressed his laughter as he said, "You are so mean. Chen Yan playing the piano and Ji Zehui's cute contrast will definitely not be less talked about than Fang Chengnan and the actress' performance. Besides, they are both playing the piano. How dare Fang Chengnan compare with Chen Yan? He doesn't even dare to release the press release."
Xie Yang smiled and said, "He blocked my performance, and I blocked his press release. It's fair."
Just then, Chen Yan, who was wearing a white suit, came over from the inner circle area A. Xie Yang stopped talking and stood up to greet him, while Qin Cheng stood up and gave his seat to Chen Yan.
"I didn't expect you to come too." Chen Yan sat down after being greeted by Jie Yang. He noticed Ji Zehui and greeted him politely.
Ji Zehui quickly responded with a polite attitude.
After everyone exchanged greetings, Xie Yang asked, "Senior, how have you been doing on the set recently?"
Chen Yan frowned and said, "Director Xu and I just want to finish filming as soon as possible. By the way, I heard some rumors about you earlier. What's going on? Did you offend someone?"
Even Shen Yan heard it?
Xie Yang asked: "What rumors?"
Qin Cheng also looked towards Shen Yan.
"Rumors of being supported. Rumor has it that the Jie family is not as prosperous as it seems, and has long been in bankruptcy crisis. The Jie family did sell you out. It is said that your current living conditions are far from what the Jie family can provide. The annual rent of the office building where Yangxing is located is sky-high, plus you have to support a company of people and two artists. Now it has been revealed that all your clothes are custom-made..."
Chen Yan reminded him, "Jie Yang, you should know that even the Shen family would not be so extravagant as to dress their children in custom clothes. And even if the Shen family wanted to, they might not be able to hire a designer for brand H. It's not the money that makes people believe the rumors, but your consumption has crossed the social class."
Xie Yang heard Chen Yan's reminder and replied, "Don't worry, I'm not being kept by someone, and the Xie family is not on the verge of bankruptcy. My dad just tightened the hotel's funds and invested them in a resort project. As for my spending... I can only say that my family doesn't want me to suffer when I'm working hard outside."
Shen Yan nodded and chose to believe Jie Yang.
Ji Zehui had learned his lesson early on and had not paid any attention to the rumors from the beginning. Regardless of whether Xie Yang is being kept by someone or not, it does not prevent Xie Yang from dealing with him whenever he wants.
He immediately said, "The rumor I heard was similar, and it seems like a lot of people believed it. But this news was only spread among people in the circle as gossip, and it was not leaked outside. The person who spread this news probably just wanted to ruin your reputation in the circle. Once this news comes out, those who originally wanted to make friends with you and were afraid of you because of your background will probably change their minds. Xie Yang, who do you think is harming you?"
Xie Yang already had a guess in his mind, but he didn't give a direct answer. He just shook his head, signaling everyone to concentrate on watching the performance.
The actress on the stage was singing an old song with a relaxing tune, and Fang Chengnan was playing the piano along with her with a smile. The scene was very pleasing to the eyes.
A few minutes later, the performance ended and everyone applauded.
Qin Cheng took the opportunity to stand up, approached Jie Yang and said, "I'll go find out where that rumor came from."
Xie Yang nodded.
…
Half an hour later, the director on the stage invited Ji Zehui to come on stage.
Ji Zehui smiled and walked up to the stage, took the microphone and said, "It's the end of the year, let me sing a song to liven things up for everyone. Before I start singing, I would like to have the honor of inviting my guest accompaniment, Chen Yan, to the stage! Everyone applaud!"
Chen Yan is a low-key person. In the past, when he attended such dinners, he always came in a low-key manner, gathered with friends in a low-key manner, and left in a low-key manner. He has never taken the initiative to go on stage to attract attention.
The stars in the audience immediately became agitated, and a singer who was familiar with Ji Zehui shouted from the audience: "Xiao Ji, you are lying!"
Ji Zehui pretended to be angry: "Sister Huang Wen, what you said makes me unhappy."
Just as Shen Yan walked onto the stage with a smile on his face, Ji Zehui immediately said, "Sister Huang Wen, look, did I lie to you?"
Everyone laughed.
Shen Yan took the microphone, greeted everyone, and then sat down in front of the piano.
Fang Chengnan's expression in the audience froze for a moment, but quickly returned to normal, and he clapped along with the laughter of the crowd.
"It's still too lonely to play the accompaniment alone. Look, I'll catch another one... It's you, Xiaojie, come up! Accompany Emperor Shen!"
Fang Chengnan stopped clapping and frowned quickly.
Xie Yang took the stage with his violin. To most people in the entertainment industry, he was still just a stranger and a pure newcomer who had only heard of rumors. Everyone applauded politely and looked at Jie Yang with scrutiny.
Xie Yang accepted the scrutiny calmly, greeted everyone politely, then walked to a corner near the piano, bent down, put down the violin case, and took out the violin.
On stage, Ji Zehui had already announced the songs he would sing. The queen who had teased Ji Zehui's songs before shouted, "Little Ji, please don't ruin your senior's songs. Change one, change another."
"What should I change? Let's sing this. It's not easy for me to ask Chen Yan to accompany me once. Everyone can play and sing this song. Let's sing this one!"
The atmosphere was completely heated.
Chen Yan raised his hand first and pressed the first note.
The audience gradually became quiet.
Chen Yan's posture when playing the piano was very elegant and pleasing to the eye. He happened to be wearing a white suit today and sitting in front of a white piano. He looked like a prince who had walked out of a fairy tale. Everyone's eyes unconsciously fell on him.
The beautiful prelude of "Flowers in Dreams" sounded, and after a smooth piano solo, the sound of violin came in at the right time, better setting off the atmosphere of the song.
Everyone unconsciously looked at Jie Yang who was playing the violin next to them.
The handsome young man was wearing a dark-colored suit and standing under the light. He had a calm expression, his eyes were half-closed, his eyelashes cast a light shadow under his eyes, the ends of his eyes were slightly upturned, the curve of his profile was almost perfect, his fair skin was set off by the simple-colored violin, and his slender fingers made him look noble and gorgeous, making people stop and stare.
The audience fell completely silent, and beautiful, soothing music flowed slowly.
Beautiful women, beautiful music, everything is the best enjoyment.
After the prelude, Ji Zehui began to sing.
The audience, who had been immersed in the atmosphere of the song, became distracted and looked at Ji Zehui on the stage, speechless but wanting to laugh. This guy...it's like a wild beast emerged from the two princes.
Many senior singers who were familiar with Ji Zehui couldn't help but make a noise, deliberately cheering and praising Ji Zehui for his good singing.
The dinner was supposed to be a relaxing and lively occasion. The director of V was very satisfied with the current atmosphere. He joined the crowd in making a fuss and even called in the media to take harsh photos of Ji Zehui, in order to make Ji Zehui "disgraced"!
A song called "Flowers in Dreams" with beautiful accompaniment and dramatic performance echoed in the hall. After the first chorus ended, Ji Zehui looked as if he couldn't stand the booing anymore, so he walked up to Jie Yang and put the microphone to his lips.
This was something that had not been discussed before. Xie Yang looked at Ji Zehui in surprise, then smiled, found a suitable moment to let go of the violin, and leaned close to the microphone to speak.
The clear and deep male voice perfectly blended into the soothing and beautiful melody, just like a misplaced mechanism finally fell back into place. Everyone whose eardrums had been tortured by Ji Zehui for a while felt refreshed and looked towards Jie Yang, a little surprised.
Huang Wen in the audience even let out an exaggerated "Wow". Zeng Min, who was sitting opposite her, smiled and said, "I said Xiaojie is a killer in voice quality, he is really great."
After singing section a, Ji Zehui took back the microphone and started singing himself.
There was a sudden wailing from the audience. Xie Yang started playing the violin again.
After singing two lines, Ji Zehui glared at his old friends who were making a fuss in the audience, looking angry. Then he suddenly walked to the piano and put the microphone to the mouth of Chen Yan who was playing the piano.
The cheers and boos from the audience suddenly exploded.
Shen Yan smiled and continued the chorus in cooperation.
Chen Yan’s voice is gentle and very suitable for the style of “Flowers in Dreams”. After singing the chorus, Ji Zehui took back the microphone and returned to the center of the stage. After enjoying the last interlude, he sang the last chorus of "Flowers in Dreams".
From the perspective of livening up the atmosphere, Ji Zehui's singing definitely deserves full marks.
After the song ended, the director of V company stopped Ji Zehui and others who were about to leave and chatted with them. When calling on Jie Yang, the director said meaningfully, "Little handsome boy, you look very well dressed today."
Xie Yang politely thanked the compliment.
The director laughed and patted Jie Yang's shoulder in fear.
Xie Yang stood on the stage with the humble attitude of a newcomer. Occasionally, he met Fang Chengnan's complicated gaze, raised the corners of his eyebrows slightly, and smiled at him politely.
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