Chapter 186: The Causes and Conditions of Our Separation, and the Present One...
Unlike the other audience members who were so captivated by the ingenious song and dance that they almost held their breath, Li Jinhao, realizing that Rong Juezhang was using the performance as an opportunity to express his thoughts to him in the audience, was suddenly transported back to the past...
Moreover, he was not far from the stage. Watching the person who had once tried to take away his beloved Matroska from him at such close range, now seemed to be trying to take away his precious daughter whom he hadn't even had a chance to warm up after so many years, the layers of complex emotions accumulated into a monstrous wave that broke through his inner calm. He was so angry that his heart choked and he almost couldn't catch his breath.
In a daze, someone forced a pill into his mouth. He swallowed it instinctively, and the bittersweet taste spread in his throat. After catching his breath, Li Jinhao forced himself to open his eyes again, only to see that the red and white dance on the stage was still continuing.
The white-clad girl, bewitched by the red enchantress, seemed to have her pure white clothes stained by the overwhelming red amidst the increasingly intense layers of red mist and light.
The red veil that half-covered her face, though merely a semi-transparent, solid-colored gauze, under this interpretation, made one seem to see the unique, vibrant red color of a dream, a color that could bring both great joy and great misfortune. When the seemingly festive attire met the wrong time and place, what should have been a joyful song transformed into a strange and eerie gaze into an abyss.
The girl, seduced and corrupted by a demon, eventually became an extremely beautiful yet extremely eerie ghost bride.
This realm directly targets all descriptions of "beauty" in this mortal world, using the connotations of ancient times to write the legendary chapters of today. It no longer needs the energetic passion of high-energy songs and dances; a mere subtle glance or a delicate movement can achieve a magnificent and unwavering beauty in the blink of an eye.
Suppressing the turmoil within him, watching the white-clad girl on stage finally engulfed by the red mist and light, this performance, symbolizing "degradation," nearly made Li Jinhao, the old father who watched helplessly as his beloved daughter was deceived by a demon, so angry that he had to rely on nitroglycerin pills to save his life...
The atmosphere between the two on stage was so mysterious that even though you knew it was all fake, you couldn't help but take it as real—in fact, this extremely realistic falsehood was even more so than the real truth.
This is the kind of unprecedented and wonderful effect that can be created when two people are evenly matched on stage and their hearts are in sync. It may only happen once in a lifetime, and it will be difficult to replicate this charm in the future.
The interplay of light and shadow before my eyes gradually subsided amidst my fluctuating emotions.
The white-clad girl, whose white-clad figure was shrouded in a bluish light, knelt in the center of the stage in a forward-prone posture, like a swan nearing its end, unwilling to relinquish its innate elegance even in its final moments.
When Li Sishi was young, she also learned many courses according to the "list of talents required for daughters of wealthy families" of this era. Although most of them ended up being abandoned halfway due to lack of interest, she still had the basic foundation of ballet she had learned before. When necessary, she could pick it up again and had more advantages than beginners, which allowed her to choreograph a sufficiently moving performance in the busy and short rehearsal time.
To complement the performance of Rong Juezhang, the guest performer hailed as the second-generation dance king of Hong Kong, she secretly added many "tricks" to her white dress. In addition to using stage lighting and a red veil to dye her face a vibrant color and transform into a ghostly and tragic bride, she could also "come from purity and return to purity" at the end, using a more voluminous and wide skirt than usual to portray a stunningly beautiful white swan.
This time, the accompaniment music was as calm as a gentle breeze brushing across a lake. The deep, slightly husky voice, while not stunning, possessed an indescribable beauty.
"Autumn would be so beautiful if you were still here..."
Even though we can't see his face and expression as he sings, his singing is as if it's a soft whisper in our ears. We can almost glimpse his smile in his gentle and affectionate voice. That feeling of melancholy, happiness, tenderness, and perhaps a little regret accompanies the cool autumn air of the lyrics as it goes through the changing seasons.
Perhaps this song and its lyrics are describing a perfect and happy ending that people hope to see.
However, after experiencing the changing seasons, the turbulent emotions hidden in the cool autumn, the gloomy winter, the scorching summer, and finally returning to the bright spring are expressed in the song.
It makes people feel deeply moved, smiling and crying at the same time.
The standard black suit, a far cry from the previous alluring and seductive style, became elegant, like a dream bathed in the green light of spring. Even the dim background seemed to be filled with warm light because of his smile, shining directly into the softest part of people's hearts and awakening all the beautiful hopes for this world.
As for the stunningly beautiful swan, it was in this extremely gentle song that it once again radiated a dazzling vitality, bidding farewell to the profound yet pessimistic and poignant parting, and searching for the life force that had quietly grown in the distant past.
"How lucky I am to have met you on this journey, illuminating our fleeting lives on this planet..."
A pure and clear female voice joins the chorus, and the deep, slightly husky male voice blends into a brighter and more passionate light in the same way. The two singers' voices are distinct yet intertwined, as if they are confessing to the people watching them, telling them something that cannot be ignored: it is such a wonderful and rare stroke of luck that we met on this planet.
Our meeting illuminated our respective dark and uncertain lives, making this world an incredibly beautiful place.
After we met, my world has been filled with you—this is not only a fan's confession to the singer, but also the singer's heartfelt message to the fan.
Because no one else would have such a fleeting encounter that leads to a lifetime of affection, and then remain in this world, filling one with gratitude for the world and making one feel that this world is so incredibly wonderful and beautiful.
After finishing the chorus, Rong Juezhang, microphone in hand, smiled and looked at the audience, like a wanderer who had been away for a long time finally returning home and seeing an old friend. His tone was filled with nostalgia and joy: "It's been a long time. This time, I'm bringing you this song, 'Four Seasons Love Song.' I hope you all still remember me, your old friend who has been away for a while..."
"Seasons change, but life is full of love. I am grateful to have met you all in this world, and I am grateful to you for letting me feel how beautiful this world is..."
Hearing laughter from the audience and the response, "We will always remember you," Rong Juezhang turned around and took Li Sishi's hand, as if taking her for a leisurely and languid stroll along a tree-lined path on a summer afternoon. The harmonious singing voices of the two still lingered in his mind's eye, as if no accident could change this beautiful and peaceful scene.
After singing the last word of the lyrics, Li Sishi looked around at the scene and saw that the sea of fluorescent lights, which also sensed the parting, had begun to sway gently in unison.
Like hands waving goodbye, carrying deep affection of reluctance and blessings, drifting to the brows and hearts of those departing.
The song clearly depicts a tender farewell, but what resonates with listeners is the warmth of parting.
The cycle of the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—is written on stage as a heartfelt love letter. This beautiful dream that sings of the four seasons is both a fantasy and a hope. I hope that you are part of all the wonderful things I encounter, and I hope that you will make everything even more beautiful.
Warm and touching, this story, this concert, these seven days of performances in various styles, all come together in this poetic and picturesque lyrics and song, leaving the audience with a beautiful and heartwarming ending.
Goodbye!
See you there! Goodbye everyone—
I don't know if she's just too easily agitated or if she's genuinely overly excited at this moment.
If Rong Juezhang hadn't been holding her hand, she probably wouldn't have been able to stand up—this wasn't due to nervousness or stage fright, but rather a feeling of knowing that they would meet again in a better way after parting, yet still being unable to maintain the emotional turmoil in her heart at the moment of parting, thus inevitably giving rise to a faint sense of bewilderment and melancholy.
Many people say that she broke through the rookie wall with her extremely strong skills that were not those of a newcomer. But at this time, Li Sishi was just a new singer who was holding her first concert. It was also the first time that she had successfully completed all the concerts. She inevitably felt relieved but also reluctant to end the show.
Don't worry about parting now, it's for a better reunion in the future.
In a daze, Li Sishi received a gentle, comforting, and encouraging look from the person holding her hand. She turned to look at the fluorescent ocean that was still calling her name and returned the look with her own eyes: Just like you.
No, you shouldn't treat someone as a goal to look up to and move forward from, but rather as a goal to surpass.
He answered silently once again with his eyes.
Just like back then, if all he wanted was to win the competition, then his fiercest rivals wouldn't have needed to publicly announce that they would no longer accept any competitive awards in order to focus on music and make way for newcomers; and he wouldn't have needed to resolutely leave the music scene, where he had cultivated his skills for a long time and achieved fruitful results, to continue exploring new horizons in the film and television industry, which was related to the music scene but very different from it.
Looking up to those who came before us will only allow us to reach the heights they once reached.
Only by constantly remembering to surpass predecessors, surpass oneself, surpass everything... can one continuously progress, climb to heights that predecessors have never reached, and appreciate scenery that predecessors could not see.
This is a heartfelt piece of advice from him, a combination of his roles as an elder, a senior, and a friend, to a talented newcomer. He had personally witnessed her rise from an unknown beauty pageant contestant to a position she could not reach due to various limitations.
Then she hopes that from that new peak, she will look back and smile at those "predecessors" like him, telling everyone that this world still has many beautiful sights waiting for generation after generation to climb and experience.
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