novelraw Chapter 30 I'll take on this "bandit" role!
Chapter 30 I'll take on this "bandit" role!
"Wanna make..."
Wanna make
Wanna make
Wanna make it for your will…”
The catchy, addictive rhythm, combined with Li Shuo's rap, crashed through the recording studio.
Mixed with more impactful dance music beats, Xiao Wei's movements suddenly changed inside the glass booth!
She still maintained her signature "finger microphone" pose with her left pinky finger to her lips, but she threw down the folding fan with her right hand and removed the outer robe of her palace attire.
Inside is a different style: a tailored, form-fitting female warrior outfit with wrist guards.
The overall dance also began to be choreographed in a different way.
She skillfully and precisely incorporated the pauses and joint vibrations of the popping robotic dance taught by Li Shuo.
In sync with the powerful drumbeats, her shoulders, elbows, and wrists jerked and bounced as if electrified.
Her small body traced crisp, clean lines to the music, vaguely resembling the prototype of the later popular sword dance. Combined with her ancient costume as a female warrior, it created a wonderful and quirky contrast.
"There have been too many rights and wrongs in love, and now we're in a situation where everyone's emotions are running high..."
As the song began, Xiao Wei's lip movements matched the lyrics, her eyes sparkled, and she was completely immersed in the performance, as if she were the center of attention on stage.
On the other side of the glass, Zheng Xiuwen was already watching intently, her body swaying slightly in response.
When Li Shuo smiled and handed her another folding fan that had been prepared, she almost snatched it and unfolded it with a "whoosh".
On the fan are two handwritten lyrics: "Eyebrows Dancing" and "The End of the Course".
"Add that song from before," Li Shuo explained from the side, "and we can make it into a dance medley. The rhythm and emotions will build up, which is suitable for your concert version. The backing track for the album version is also available, so you can use it when you go back to the studio to record."
"Moreover," he added, "there are ready-made, pre-written Peninsular language versions available, since your album is being released across Asia, so that market is also taken into account."
In fact, everyone felt that the recording studio looked good; it was a very novel concept for electronic dance music.
But at this moment, besides the melody, what was swirling in Li Shuo's mind was the addictive loop of "I didn't k... I didn't k~ Blue biu dinosaur fighting the waves"...
Thinking back to that viral video from 2023, there's no hope. This memory pollution has left Li Shuo "not clean" anymore.
Hurry up and receive your order to claim your reward...
Zheng Xiuwen's gaze darted back and forth between the lyrics on the fan and Li Shuo. She nodded vigorously to the music and gave Li Shuo a thumbs-up without any attempt to hide her excitement.
"This choreography concept, and the ingenious stage design, is that the one you mentioned before? Where did you find this little girl? She's so striking! Her musicality, rhythm, and energy... she's very talented!"
"I ran into her by chance a few days ago," Li Shuo said, looking at Xiao Wei, who was sweating but smiling brightly behind the glass. "I didn't expect her to be so talented, especially in dance. Her ability to imitate and express herself is very strong. She can grasp the general idea after watching it just once."
This discovery was indeed accidental. The day after the Geylang incident, Rose (Xiao Wei's mother) contacted Li Shuo with her daughter as promised.
Li Shuo kept his promise and paid for Xiao Wei's music school introductory courses. He also contacted a nearby primary school through his second aunt, Li Dongli, to find a school that would accept her, thus solving her schooling problem.
Even more coincidentally, the "Li Weisong Music School" was in urgent need of a staff member to handle daily chores due to the increasing number of students.
Principal Li Weisong met Rose and her daughter, and learned about the situation from Li Shuo, so he decided to hire her.
A stable job and a peaceful environment were an unexpected joy for the mother and daughter, and finally brought a sense of security to Rose's dim eyes.
After finishing the song arrangement yesterday, Li Shuo thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss the accompanying dance visual concept while Sammi was auditioning the song.
As he practiced and imitated the original choreography in front of the mirror in the practice room, Xiao Wei, standing behind him, followed along and learned it almost perfectly.
Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that the exercises Xiaowei had mentioned earlier, which were taught to her by the Indian woman named Ani because she was frequently ill, were actually yoga... and even the kind with a lineage.
No wonder she's described as flexible... So Xiao Wei already had great potential, and with the coordination and control honed through yoga, she's simply an exceptional dance prodigy.
Li Shuo had a flash of inspiration, which led to today's unique "visualized audio-visual experience".
Lin Junjie, the "tool guy," once again demonstrated his strong social skills, even managing to find friends who were filming period dramas and borrow suitable children's costumes.
Sun Yanzi enthusiastically helped with makeup, hair styling, and overall look, which resulted in the quirky and clever "little palace dancer" she is today.
Xiao Wei's infectious performance and these two highly accomplished dance tracks with catchy arrangements and rhythms gave Zheng Xiuwen a tremendous impact and boosted her confidence.
She made the decision almost instantly: to immediately start working on perfecting the cool choreography and incorporate it into her upcoming concert setlist as soon as possible, thus building momentum for her new album which will feature these two heavyweight tracks.
In 1998, public opinion was questioning whether she, the queen of Hong Kong Island, would be dethroned.
Now, she is absolutely confident that she can use the most explosive stage performance to fiercely refute those pessimistic voices!
Li Shuo, watching the excited Zheng Xiuwen, was lost in thought.
It turns out that Lee Jin-hwan, the one who became a huge hit next year with the two songs originally from the Peninsula called "Wa" and "Change," has been making a lot of money in China since then.
After making his fortune, he went back and started spouting nonsense on a variety show, claiming he was robbed by "bandits" in China? Fine!
Li Shuo's lips curled up. Well then, he'd take on the role of "bandit"!
Besides, he'll have plenty more to steal in the future; this is nothing compared to what he's done!
At this moment, as expected, the system reacted.
The scales appeared in his mind, and on Li Shuo's side, the human-shaped weights on the high-tilted scales contained his two works from today.
At the same time, the balance of this weighing has changed... the scales on Zheng Xiuwen's side, which was at the bottom, have loosened a little.
A progress bar resembling a thermometer appeared, with different stages marked on it, and ten treasure chests appeared along the way.
However, it's currently in a grayed-out state.
However, the usual lottery notifications still appeared.
[Ding! Items associated with the host's good karma have been detected.]
[Good karma items have been added; rewards can be drawn twice]
[Start drawing rewards: Confirm/No]
This seems to be because of the two works, which allow for two consecutive 10-pulls.
Li Shuo was about to happily draw a prize, but then he remembered that before, as soon as he could draw a prize, he confirmed it, and then what he got...
He inexplicably wanted to try a mystical method of drawing lots, so he held back... Maybe he should wait until no one was around and try something more ritualistic or formal?
Just as he was pondering this, Zheng Xiuwen, who was beside him, suddenly started breathing heavily, and Li Shuo could also hear a slight wheezing sound.
Zheng Xiuwen clutched her chest, speaking haltingly, pointing to her manager, Li Jin, who was still shaking his leg beside her. "Medicine...medicine!"
Li Shuo knew this definitely wasn't a set of check-up jianbing guozi! He quickly stopped the music.
Upon hearing the commotion, Li Jin immediately went to look for Zheng Xiuwen's bag...
It turned out that I had been so busy and preoccupied that I had forgotten about it on the commuter bus.
She ran outside! Sun Yanzi also helped Zheng Xiuwen sit down.
Li Shuo then remembered that Zheng Xiuwen had publicly admitted to suffering from asthma.
It was due to her working hard and excessively dieting in the early stages of her career, and not daring to rest or supplement her nutrition even when she was sick, which led to her body collapsing.
Judging from this, it's a moderate case! Suddenly remembering a reward he had received before, Li Shuo quickly rushed over to take off Zheng Xiuwen's shoes.