allendalepharm Chapter 278 I wanted to say "I love you," but it was blown away by the wind.
Chapter 278 I wanted to say "I love you," but it was blown away by the wind.
At this moment, in the back-end control room.
Director Li Ming stared at the monitor, completely stunned, and the walkie-talkie in his hand clattered onto the table.
"Goodness... this kid really dares to say that!"
Li Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and turned to the assistant director to complain:
"I initially thought he was just trying to ride the wave a little, but the way he's doing it is like he's practically embroidered Jiang Baizhi's name directly onto his fox mask!"
"Look at his expression and tone; anyone who didn't know better would think he's very close to Jiang Baizhi!"
"Director, if we include this video clip, all the 'Angelica dahurica fans' on the internet will probably go crazy, right?"
The assistant director was also a little nervous.
Li Ming chuckled, his eyes gleaming slyly:
"It's good that they're crazy! Crazy things get higher ratings! But..."
Li Ming looked at Jiang Bai's tall figure on the screen, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes:
"It's useless to try and ride the wave of popularity."
"He's going up against Zhang Dali tonight."
"Zhang Dali's song was a sad and poignant piece specially created for him on this stage by his management company, which cost them a lot of money and invited three master lyricists in the industry to work together."
"Both of them sing sad love songs, so they have similar styles and themes."
"Jiang Bai's original song 'The Sea'... is probably going to be crushed by Zhang Dali's million-dollar production."
.......
Meanwhile, in the VIP lounge.
Zhang Dali was slumped in a massage chair, letting two assistants tidy up the stray hairs on his forehead.
He looked at the video on the screen, sneered, and spoke with utter disdain:
"Jiang Bai? Ha, a man who climbs to the top by riding on women's popularity dares to compete with me?"
"Don't worry, Brother Dali."
The assistant fawned, "When you go on stage later, as soon as those few trills come out, all those Jiang Baihai people will have to kneel down and call you 'daddy'."
Zhang Dali stood up, straightened his expensive clothes, and his eyes were full of determination.
"Does this newcomer think they can enter the entertainment industry just by writing a love song?"
"Tonight, I'll show him what the ruthlessness of a professional gamer really means!"
.......
"Third group of contestants, please come to the stage!!"
"Silver Fox, and Black Tiger!"
The host's voice echoed through the studio once again.
The stage lights suddenly brightened, and two beams of light shone down.
Jiang Bai, wearing a fox mask, slowly walked out of the entrance passage.
He nodded slightly as he looked at the opponent, Black Tiger, and then left the arena.
"Hello everyone, I am 'Black Tiger'."
Zhang Dali introduced himself, his voice carrying throughout the venue through top-of-the-line recording equipment.
"I'll be performing one of my original compositions—'Broken Hearts'."
The words fell.
A modern, industrial-style electronic intro, with its extremely elaborate arrangement, resounded throughout the studio.
"This entanglement cannot be severed, in this lonely night."
Zhang Dali spoke up.
It has to be said that he still has the potential to be a third-tier male star.
His voice was clear and bright, with a touch of boyish charm typical of male leads in idol dramas.
He sang with great effort, and his body would tremble slightly when he reached the high notes, as if he had truly been hurt to the bone by that "broken relationship".
In the audience, many young women had already begun wiping away tears.
Several judges in the atmosphere group even showed expressions of empathy and fascination.
But Jiang Bai, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth behind his mask.
"Tongzi, is this what you call a sad love song?"
Jiang Bai ruthlessly complained in his mind:
"That voice is sweeter than five sugar cubes."
"He's not 'cutting ties,' he's just playfully asking his fans for comfort, isn't he?"
"With that kind of singing ability, I could easily beat him!"
"However, the lyrics and the song are quite interesting, it's just a pity that the singer isn't good enough."
.......
Soon after Zhang Dali finished singing, the audience erupted in cheers.
The host returned to the stage.
"Next up, it's 'Silver Fox' who will be singing!"
The stage lights instantly switched from a slightly sweet pinkish-purple to a deep, cold, dark blue.
The audience, who were still immersed in Zhang Dali's "coquettish sad song", shrank back in shock at the sudden change in color tone.
Jiang Bai walked steadily to the microphone.
Although he wore a silver fox mask, his extraordinary charm transcended the dimensional barrier.
Even through the metal material, it was like an invisible force field, instantly attracting the attention of the entire audience.
"Hello everyone, I am 'Silver Fox'."
Jiang Bai didn't use any falsetto to enhance the quality of his voice; his original voice was already beautiful.
"I'll be performing one of my original compositions—'The Sea'."
"Whoosh—!"
The entire audience erupted in uproar, and even the judges on the judging panel sat up abruptly.
"Another original work?!"
"The Sea? Judging from the title... it's not one of those old-fashioned revolutionary songs praising the sea frontier, is it?"
"The previous song was 'Broken Hearts,' and this one is called 'The Sea.' Is Silver Fox planning to drown our love with seawater?"
Amidst the murmurs of the audience, the lights went out completely.
A single, dark blue spotlight, like a deep-sea fissure, cast Jiang Bai's solitary figure onto the large screen in the center of the stage.
As the prelude began, seemingly carrying the scent of a salty, damp sea breeze, Jiang Bai took a deep breath.
He slowly raised the microphone.
Possessing the divine resonance of Chang Yu-sheng's high notes, he instantly deprived the entire audience of their right to breathe the moment he opened his mouth.
"You, slowly disappearing from that distant seashore~"
"The face, which was initially blurry, gradually became clearer~"
This voice is no longer the clear and agile goddess voice of Jiang Baizhi.
Instead, it was a deep, resonant baritone voice, full of magnetism, yet carrying a heart-wrenching sadness.
Each word is like a grain of sand, gently rubbing against the listener's eardrum, stirring up the dust buried deep in the depths of time.
"I want to say something, but I don't know where to begin."
"I can only keep it in my heart."
As the accompaniment grew heavier, Jiang Bai's emotions gradually intensified, perfectly blending Zhang Yusheng's clear and bright style with Jiang Bai's own domineering presence.
"Wandering aimlessly along the beach, watching the tides come and go~"
"It's all in vain to try and remember every single wave."
I wanted to say "I love you," but my words were blown away by the wind.
I turned around suddenly, and there you were!
By this point in the song, some of the older audience members were already stunned.
They looked at the stage and it was as if they were not seeing a contestant wearing a fox mask, but a man walking to the seaside, facing the ocean, and reminiscing sadly.
In the audience.
"Holy crap......."
A young man muttered to himself, forgetting to wave his glow stick, "Why do I feel... I smell the bitterness of the sea?"
In the front row, a female audience member dressed in a sophisticated business suit was no longer concerned with maintaining a composed expression.
She stared intently at the masked man on the stage, her mind flashing wildly back to the figure that had left her at the train station three years ago.
Jiang Bai captured that feeling of walking aimlessly along the beach, watching the tides come and go, wanting to grab onto a wave but unable to, in a futile way, through his song.
Inch by inch.
It was ripped open, bloodied and raw.
The female audience member sighed, and memories welled up in her eyes.
Yes.
I wanted to say "I love you," but my words were blown away by the wind.
Where are you now?
Will you still remember me?