Chapter 146 Murong Qing
One hundred and forty-six:
Yang Yu stared in shock at the monitor screen in front of him, unable to believe it.
What song is this?
Where did this song come from?
Why would Mu Shaoting sing this?!
Didn't he already choose a song for her?!
How could she suddenly change her mind and create such a catchy song that suits her perfectly?!
He Han, who was sitting next to him, changed her expression almost as soon as Mu Shaoting opened his mouth.
By the time she finished singing, her face was completely ashen.
"Brother Yu, is this... the song you chose for her?" she asked Yang Yu beside her.
Yang Yu shook his head repeatedly, "I've never heard this song before."
As soon as he said this, the other contestants around him echoed his sentiments.
"Whose song is this? I've never heard it before?"
"I've never heard of it either."
"Me too."
"Wow, this is so obscure, nobody's heard of it?"
"That can't be right. The lyrics and melody are so good, how could it be an obscure song?"
"And even if it's an obscure topic, surely not everyone has never heard of it."
"Hey, baby," the boy who had just chatted with Ye Qingxi and asked him if he wanted candy leaned closer to him again, "Whose song is your aunt singing?"
“Murong Qing,” Ye Qingxi replied.
"Murong Qing?" The boy frowned. "Never heard of him."
Ye Qingxi smiled. "Of course you haven't heard of it, but you have seen it; it's right next to you."
Thinking of this, Ye Qingxi felt somewhat smug.
He said that good works will shine wherever they are, especially those that have already been tested by the market.
Now that there are so many contestants in this lounge, and they all think his aunt sang well and that the song was good, then the judges will definitely think it's good too.
At worst, they wouldn't just eliminate his aunt directly.
Sure enough, after another round of applause, the judges finally spoke:
"This wasn't your style when you first auditioned."
Mu Shaoting nodded, "I like a lot of different styles."
"Really? Then this style suits you very well."
"Is this your first time participating in a competition like this?" he asked incredulously.
"Um."
"You haven't participated before?"
"I participated in the school's campus singing competition."
"Your grades are pretty good, aren't they?"
"Hmm." Mu Shaoting didn't mince words.
Before he could finish speaking, one of the judges who had previously been skeptical of Mu Shaoting interrupted, "Is your song an original piece with original lyrics and music?"
Mu Shaoting nodded.
The contestants in the lounge suddenly realized, "I was wondering why I'd never heard of it before, it turns out it's an original song."
"My God, what's there to compare? This girl is so beautiful, sings so well, and can even write her own lyrics and music. It would be unreasonable for her not to be number one!"
"Good news: It's not that we haven't listened enough to discover this hidden gem; bad news: This beautiful woman is an original artist! And she's an original artist so good at it!"
Ye Qingxi lowered her head and couldn't help but laugh.
He Han found their exclamations of praise grating on her ears.
Yang Yu stared at the monitor in shock. Mu Shaoting could actually write original lyrics and music? How come he didn't know?!
"Brother Yu, did she write this herself?" He Han asked unwillingly.
She got the answer quickly.
“No,” Mu Shaoting answered frankly. “The lyrics and music of this song are by my friend Murong Qing, not by me.”
Mu Shaoting had anticipated that the judging panel would ask this question, so he specifically emailed Murong Qing to ask how he would like to be positioned, whether as a friend or a fan.
She would suggest talking to a friend.
Murong Qing replied, "Then let's call each other friends. Thank you, Teacher Shao, for being my friend."
Mu Shaoting immediately replied: 【You're welcome. It's my honor to have a friend like you.】
"Murong Qing?" The judges looked at each other, and they all saw doubt and confusion in each other's eyes.
Has your friend ever written songs for other singers before?
"No."
The judges were even more surprised. "They've never written a song for anyone else?"
That can't be right. The lyrics and music are both at a very skilled level, especially the music, which is actually composed by a novice?
The judges looked at Mu Shaoting on the stage and thought, "This girl is really lucky."
Without a doubt, Mu Shaoting advanced with a unanimous vote.
She has a great stage presence, a powerful voice, original lyrics and music, and an incredibly captivating stage presence.
The judges couldn't find a reason not to pass her.
Mu Shaoting happily thanked him, bowed, and turned to walk backstage.
The host, upon seeing her performance, knew she was a strong contender for the championship and launched into a long interview.
After answering all the questions, Mu Shaoting bid farewell to the host and returned to the lounge.
After she finished the competition, she prepared to take Ye Qingxi home.
As soon as Ye Qingxi stood up, a young girl pushed open the door and walked in, whispering a few words to Mu Shaoting.
Mu Shaoting was surprised and turned to Ye Qingxi, saying, "Baby, stay here for a while. I'll be back soon."
Ye Qingxi obediently replied, "Okay~"
Mu Shaoting then looked at Li Jing and instructed him to take good care of Ye Qingxi.
Li Jing nodded, but then asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'll talk to you later," Mu Shaoting said, then followed the girl out.
She went to another lounge that was much more upscale than the lounge where the players were staying.
In the lounge, a female judge, nearing fifty but still exuding charm, looked at her and smiled, "Sit down."
Mu Shaoting sat down opposite her and asked in confusion, "You wanted to see me? Is there something you need?"
“Of course.” The female judge, named Nie Ying, didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point, “I would like to meet your friend, Murong Qing.”
Mu Shaoting: ? ? ? Huh?
“In a few months, I’ll be releasing an album, which may be my last. So I’ve been carefully selecting songs. I really liked the song you just sang, especially the line ‘At three in the morning, it’s gone with the wind, life is so easy to leave and stay.’ You’re still young, so you may not feel this sense of how easy life is to leave and stay, but I can feel it now. So I want them to write a similar song just for me and include it in my last album. Can you help me with that?”
Mu Shaoting: ...
Mu Shaoting frankly said, "I can ask them for you, but I'm not sure if they will agree."
“That’s natural. Artists always have their own pride, which is why I said I wanted to meet them and talk to them in person.”
“I’m afraid that won’t work,” Mu Shaoting said. “Although they are my friend, to be more precise, they are actually my online friend. They value their privacy a lot, and I have never even met them. So I think they are unlikely to want to meet you.”
Nie Ying asked in surprise, "The song you just sang?"
"He sent it to me via email."
Nie Ying: ...
Nie Ying said helplessly, "Then you can ask them for me and tell them the price is negotiable."
Mu Shaoting felt that this was not about money.
Murong Qing gave her three songs this time without asking for money, which shows that he is not someone who cares too much about money.
He had previously stated that his songs are not for just anyone to sing, so it's clear that he values the person more, and it's unclear whether Nie Ying falls within his appreciative and likable category.
"Okay," Mu Shaoting replied, "I'll ask them for you."
"Thank you." After saying that, Nie Ying took a sip of water and prepared to go back on stage to watch the contestants' performance.
Mu Shaoting also left her lounge and returned to her own.
Li Jing asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
I'll tell you in a bit.
She pulled Ye Qingxi away from the lounge, went to the restroom to change her clothes, remove her makeup, and reapply the makeup she had on when she left the house before leaving the TV station.
"Teacher Nie is looking for me." It wasn't until they got into the car that Mu Shaoting put his arm around Ye Qingxi and said to Li Jing with some worry.
"Teacher Nie? Nie Ying?"
"Um."
"What does she want from you?"
"She said it was her last album, and she really liked the song I just sang, so she wanted Murong Qing to write a similar one for her."
Ye Qingxi: Huh? ???
"You agreed?" Li Jing asked.
"I only promised to ask Murong Qing for her, but I don't think Murong Qing will necessarily agree."
Ye Qingxi: ...That's definitely not going to happen.
In a sense, Ye Qingxi looks at her own works as if they were her own children.
He was willing to let Mu Shaoting raise his child because he liked Mu Shaoting, Mu Shaoting was his family, and his child was naturally Mu Shaoting's child as well.
But apart from Mu Shaoting, he couldn't bear to hand his child over to anyone else.
"If Murong Qing refuses, will it affect you?" Li Jing asked with concern.
"Probably not." Mu Shaoting had actually thought about this. "She privately asked me for Murong Qing's lyrics and music. If Murong Qing didn't give them to her, she would take it out on me. I could just expose her on Weibo. That would be bad for her. She values this last album a lot, so she probably wouldn't do something that would be detrimental to herself."
Li Jing nodded.
He said, "If Murong Qing doesn't agree, I have some original musicians on my side who she can choose from."
"Forget it," Mu Shaoting refused. "I don't want to get involved in these things outside of the competition."
Li Jing: ...This is very much like Mu Shaoting.
He looked up and saw Mu Shaoting teasing Ye Qingxi's face in the rearview mirror.
She was completely different from the person she was on stage just now.
Li Jing recalled that when he was in elementary school, he went to watch Mu Shaoting's piano competition. That was the first time he discovered that the little princess who always played and teased him was actually grand and magnificent on her own musical stage, with a kingly demeanor that could hold off ten thousand men.
She doesn't look like a princess, she looks more like a queen.
She still is.
The three of them ate together before Mu Shaoting and Ye Qingxi went home.
"Thank you." Mu Shaoting looked at Li Jing. "I'll give you a gift after this matter is over."
"Oh?" Li Jing hadn't expected this benefit. "Then I'm really looking forward to it!"
Ye Qingxi: ...Then he's looking forward to it too!
When Mu Shaowu heard the bedroom door open, he turned around and found that his son had returned.
He immediately asked with concern, "Did you have fun?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Happy."
Seeing Yang Yu and He Han's unwilling yet helpless expressions, he was overjoyed.
"Did your aunt and the driver who picked you up hold hands?" Mu Shaowu inquired.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi glanced at her father and saw that his face was full of gossip.
"That's Uncle Li, not Uncle Driver," Ye Qingxi corrected him.
"He told you to call him Uncle Li?"
"Um."
Mu Shaowu clicked his tongue, "What young male college student wouldn't call someone 'brother' but 'uncle'? Tsk~"
Ye Qingxi: ...
"So, Uncle Li, did you hold your aunt's hand?"
"No~" Ye Qingxi replied, "Uncle Li held my hand, and my aunt held my hand too~"
Mu Shaowu: ...
"Did they say anything sweet to each other?"
"What do you mean by 'sweet words'?" Ye Qingxi pretended not to understand.
"It's things like 'I miss you so much,' 'I love being with you,' 'You're so pretty,' 'You're so cute,' 'Do you have time?'"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
"I knew it!" Mu Shaowu exclaimed excitedly.
"My aunt told me 'You're so cute,' and Uncle Li said I'm cute too~ They all say I'm cute, and my aunt even said she misses me and likes being with me~"
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaowu looked at him and said, "Baby, don't you feel like you're glowing? You're so bright!"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? !
Ye Qingxi puffed out her cheeks; he wasn't going to be a third wheel!
Without him, how would Uncle Li have had the chance to pick up and drop off his aunt!
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