Chapter 297 (Bonus Chapter)
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“And even if Ye Qingxi sings the wrong note or goes off-key, we can help him get back on track,” Fu Zhan said. “Ye Qingxi has a great sense of rhythm. As long as we are with him, even if he makes a mistake or two while following us, it won’t be a big mistake, and it won’t be very noticeable.”
"Besides, isn't the point of using children on the show to create a sense of dynamism? Look at the opening ceremony of the World Championship two years ago, there was a segment where children walked around the starry sky and drew pictures. One child even drew a picture that went out into the distance, and no one thought anything of it. Instead, they thought it was cute and that it broke the constraints of life's framework."
Meng Man spoke again.
"It's clear that everyone really enjoys seeing the surprises and uncertainties brought about by children. Fu Zhan and I have been singing together for so long that there are really no surprises left for everyone, because everyone is so familiar with us. In this situation, Ye Qingxi's addition is like a beam of light, which can reflect more colors and is also more novel for the audience."
Fu Zhan nodded, "As the saying goes, 'A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.' At Ye Qingxi's age, he doesn't really have a clear concept of many things. Like the World Championships, he knows they're important, but he doesn't know why they're important or how important they are. In this situation, he's actually less likely to make mistakes because he doesn't have the pressure of 'What if I don't sing well?' You see, you're so worried you can hardly sleep, but he's still going to and from school as usual, isn't he?"
Upon hearing this, Director Xu smiled; he had indeed not slept well the night before.
“So Director Xu, I don’t think you need to worry so much.” Meng Man looked at him. “At least, you see, he didn’t make any mistakes in yesterday’s rehearsal. We will have many more rehearsals in the future, so you can continue to watch. If he does make any mistakes, then we can discuss what to do and whether the mistakes are important or not.”
“Now that no problems have even arisen, you’re already worried, which is really unfair to him.”
"Everything has a first time. I remember our country's first gold medalist at the last World Championships was very young. He was the youngest of all the athletes, and even the youngest in our country's history. He had never participated in such an international competition before and didn't have much experience on stage. But the coach saw his potential and his usual performance and still chose him, which brought us our first gold medal. This shows that age is not a problem, and experience is not that important. If his coach had been like you, seeking a safer approach and thinking that he was too young and had too little experience, then our country would have lost a gold medal."
The two sides first used courtesy, then resorted to force; once the sweet talk was over, it was time to deliver the bullets.
“You know our teacher is an upright and noble person who has lived his whole life. You're asking his student to lip-sync on his work. Aren't you slapping him in the face? This isn't just a personal issue for Ye Qingxi; it also concerns his reputation. How could he possibly agree to that?! If he were to choose between breaking his own body and losing the show rather than doing such a thing, wouldn't that be bad for everyone?”
"Director Xu, no matter what we are now, what our age or status is, in front of our teacher, we are still just students. If he is unwilling, we will definitely support him. So if you really insist on having Xiaoxi lip-sync, then neither of us will sing. To put it bluntly, the opening ceremony of the World Championship was just icing on the cake for us, but now, that cake has become a stained cake. It's no longer a cake. We don't need to ruin our reputation in the later stages of our careers for the sake of one song and one performance, don't you think?"
Listening to their back-and-forth banter, one literary and the other martial, Director Xu thought that their sect was indeed united.
However, they are right. This is not only Ye Qingxi's matter, but also concerns Elder Kang's own reputation. Elder Kang will definitely not compromise.
If he does reclaim the song's copyright and ban its performance, then even if he is the chief director of the opening ceremony, there's nothing he can do.
“Alright,” Director Xu conceded. “Then let’s see how the next few rehearsals go and see if Ye Qingxi is as fearless as a newborn calf.”
"Okay," Meng Man said with a smile.
She breathed a sigh of relief after Director Xu hung up the video call, "Okay, this matter is finally resolved."
"Then I'll go and tell the teacher."
"Okay." Meng Man nodded. "Speak gently when you speak, the teacher is probably still angry."
“I know,” Fu Zhan said.
When Kang Lao heard that Director Xu had agreed to let Ye Qingxi continue singing live, he was somewhat surprised. "He actually agreed? Didn't he not trust your junior brother before?"
“Director Xu is indeed not very convinced, but this matter is not only related to Xiao Xi, but also to you, me, and Meng Man. As long as the three of us firmly disagree, and would rather not have this program than agree, Director Xu can't do anything about it,” Fu Zhan said. “Especially you, everyone knows your status in the music industry, and you even wrote this song. If it really comes to the end, and you take back the copyright and don't allow this song to be performed at the opening ceremony, Director Xu won't look good either, so he will naturally have to give in.”
Old Kang snorted, "He knows what's good for him."
After he finished speaking, he added, "It's also thanks to you and Xiaoman. If you two hadn't been on my side, things probably wouldn't have been so simple."
“What you’re saying is true. You’re our teacher, so of course we’ll support you no matter what. Besides, Xiao Xi is still so young. As his seniors, we can’t just watch him get into trouble for no reason.”
Old Kang nodded, moved once again.
"Okay, let's leave it at that for now. I'll tell his father about this so he can rest assured. Xu Jing, seeing that I wouldn't agree, actually went to Xiao Xi's father. If Xiao Xi's father weren't so clear-headed and had such a strong family background, he might have agreed to him for the sake of the bigger picture."
Hearing that he was still clearly angry, Fu Zhan offered a few more words of comfort before hanging up the phone.
Mu Shaowu had just parked his car in front of Ye Qingxi's house and was waiting for her to get out of school when his phone rang. He looked down and saw that it was Kang Lao calling, so he quickly answered it.
"Old Kang, what's wrong?"
"The matter is temporarily resolved," said Old Kang.
As Mu Shaoting listened to him talk about Fu Zhan and Meng Man, he felt grateful and touched, but he also worried, "What if Xiao Xi makes a mistake during the rehearsal? What will we do then?"
“Then they’ll still sing live,” said Kang Lao. “Either he removes the program altogether, or he makes sure all three of them sing live together; it’s not acceptable if any one of them is missing.”
"So, Teacher Fu and Teacher Meng..."
“They have no objections,” Old Kang knew what he was worried about. “Xiao Xi is not only your son, but also their junior brother. Although they don’t see each other often, they are fellow disciples, and they are the senior brothers and sisters. Naturally, they can’t just ignore their junior brother. Mu Shaowu, don’t worry, even if I didn’t take Xiao Xi as my student, if he sings my songs now, I will protect him to the end and never let him suffer any injustice!”
At this moment, Mu Shaowu finally felt completely at ease. "Thank you."
He sincerely said, "Thank you so much for this."
"What are you saying? Xiao Xi is the one I chose, and she's my student. She's always been incredibly filial to me. Even if I didn't have the ability, I would still risk my old bones for her. Just put your mind at ease, don't affect her, and don't let her know about this."
Old Kang instructed, "I'm afraid that if he finds out, it will affect his mentality and put pressure on him. So I don't want Xiao Zhan and Xiao Man to tell him, and you shouldn't tell him either."
Mu Shaowu was taken aback.
To be honest, he didn't have any fellow students, and most of the teachers he encountered were substitute teachers who were only responsible for teaching and disappeared after graduation.
Therefore, he didn't have any unforgettable teacher-student relationship, nor did he have any particularly strong teacher-student bond.
This was the first time that Mu Shaowu had truly experienced the so-called teacher-student relationship and the bond between sects.
Therefore, he really wanted to tell Ye Qingxi about this, so that he would know how warm his sect was, and how much his teachers, senior brothers and sisters loved him and were willing to protect him.
This is certainly not now.
As Mr. Kang said, telling Ye Qingxi now would greatly affect his mindset.
Therefore, Mu Shaowu wanted to wait until the opening ceremony was over and Ye Qingxi had finished her performance before telling him about it.
He originally shared the same thought as Kang Lao: it would be better if Ye Qingxi didn't know that Director Xu wanted him to lip-sync, so that he wouldn't feel that Director Xu didn't trust him and wouldn't be upset about it.
But just as Kang Lao was talking about Fu Zhan and Meng Man, he felt that perhaps it would be best to let Ye Qingxi know.
Director Xu is no one to Ye Qingxi, so he doesn't care much about him.
Ke Kang was his teacher, and Fu Zhanmeng was his senior brother and sister.
If he knew their love for him, he would be very happy and feel very warm.
"Of course I won't tell him before the opening ceremony, but after the opening ceremony, I want him to know, so that he knows how much you and his senior brothers and sisters protect and support him, is that alright?"
"This..." Old Kang hesitated, "Isn't that unnecessary?"
“You feel it’s unnecessary because you are the giver, you give without expecting anything in return. But from Xiaoxi’s perspective, he doesn’t know what you have given. I think he should know. That way, he will feel your care for him more, know that he is loved, and be closer to his senior brothers and sisters.”
After thinking about it, Elder Kang felt that Ye Qingxi was indeed not as close to Fu Zhan and Meng Man as Lu Mian and the others.
Perhaps the child always felt that his senior brothers and sisters were only polite to him and did not like him as much as his other senior brothers and sisters did?
“Alright,” said Old Kang, “if you really want to talk about it, then let’s wait until after the opening ceremony.”
"Of course."
After hanging up the phone, Mu Shaowu felt a sense of relief and quiet joy.
Although his son has a shallow blood relationship with him, he is blessed with great fortune beyond blood ties. He has not only family affection, but also friendship from his childhood friends and the bond of kinship from his master's school.
"That's wonderful," Mu Shaowu thought. His son had experienced the emotions that he himself had never felt.
That's truly rare.
Mu Shaowu turned his head and watched as the school gates opened and students came out one after another.
He opened the car door when he saw Ye Qingxi, and after he got in, he drove him home.
Ye Qingxi was completely unaware that so many things had happened to his father, teachers, and senior classmates behind his back. He still went to school on time every day, trained regularly every week, and rehearsed diligently on every rehearsal day.
During the second rehearsal, Ye Qingxi performed exceptionally well, without a single flaw.
After the rehearsal, Meng Man sent a WeChat message to Director Xu: "How was his performance? Not bad, right?"
"It's really good," Director Xu commented.
Meng Man smiled and replied, "So you should trust him, and also trust your own past choices."
Director Xu looked at her WeChat messages without saying anything.
It's not that he doesn't believe in his past choices; he's just afraid of a stage accident.
If possible, he wanted Ye Qingxi to perform well and have a great time, so that the actual performance would be as excellent as the rehearsal.
Although Meng Man said in the video that Director Xu could take another look and see if Ye Qingxi would make any mistakes in the later rehearsals, and if so, they would talk about it later.
But whether it was her, Fu Zhan, or even Director Xu, they all knew that even if Ye Qingxi had any problems during the subsequent rehearsals, there was nothing more to say.
Either he actually cancels the show, or he has no choice but to accept it.
Of course, Director Xu would never actually remove the program.
This was the grand finale of the entire show. If we take it off, what will be the grand finale?
Moreover, as the music director, Mr. Kang has put in so much effort for the opening ceremony, and it would be extremely unfair to remove the program that he valued most and devoted the most effort to.
Director Xu wouldn't do something like that.
Therefore, he could only accept reality and constantly observe Ye Qingxi's performance, giving him timely feedback to ensure his brilliance in the official performance.
Therefore, he inevitably paid extra attention to Ye Qingxi during the rehearsal process.
Upon closer inspection, Director Xu noticed that Ye Qingxi's rehearsal performance was indeed very stable.
From the first time to every time after that, he remained calm and relaxed. Standing between Fu Zhan and Meng Man, he showed no sign of awkwardness, and every line he sang was ethereal and melodious, like a bird flying in the forest.
On one occasion, Fu Zhan's throat was a little sore, and he lowered the pitch during rehearsal. Ye Qingxi sang along with him in the lower pitch, and no one could tell that it was inappropriate; it was very harmonious.
"He can even adjust his tone to match others?" Director Xu exclaimed in amazement. "His adaptability and professional skills are indeed far superior to many singers. No wonder Master Kang wanted to take him on as his last disciple."
Perhaps he was wrong, and that he underestimated Ye Qingxi.
Perhaps Ye Qingxi is indeed different from other children.
Perhaps he truly has a naturally strong heart, just as Fu Zhan said, "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, and the bigger the stage, the more dazzling the light."
The final of "The Voice of Heaven" brought him into the sight of Master Kang, making him his disciple and allowing him to step onto the stage of the World Championship opening ceremony. Now, the opening ceremony of the World Championship is clearly ready for him. What kind of light will he shine this time? Can he seize this once-in-a-century opportunity and draw a brilliant stroke in his life?
Director Xu couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
Just as he was looking forward to it, the World Championship was getting closer and closer!
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