novelraw Chapter 371 : Need to Change People_
Chapter 371 : Need to Change People_
Chapter 371: Need to Change People?
As long as Ruochu liked it, Chen Fan would do his utmost to make it happen.
In this life, his biggest dream was to make Su Ruochu happy and content, even putting business and making money on the back burner.
Ma Xiaoshuai more or less guessed why Chen Fan's attitude had changed so suddenly.
However, he was glad to see Chen Fan behaving this way.
He was really worried that Chen Fan wouldn't want to go on stage, and if that happened, Brother Jie would definitely not go. Then what would be the point of signing up alone?
The two immediately called for Luo Wenjie.
The three of them cleared out the attic space, specifically to use as a rehearsal room.
Song Linlin and Su Ruochu curiously came up to watch twice.
After listening, Song Linlin actually became excited about it.
Because she discovered that among the three, Chen Fan sang the best, whether it was his voice or technique, he absolutely reached the level of a professional singer.
Ma Xiaoshuai's singing also had its own unique style. As for Luo Wenjie, the worst of the three, he was at least at a KTV standard.
After the three practiced together a few times, it really started to come together.
During their rehearsals, the downstairs TV became Song Linlin and Su Ruochu's domain. The two girls would gather on the sofa to watch movies when they didn't have classes, occasionally laughing uproariously.
On the last day of March, Ma Xiaoshuai submitted the registration materials for the three of them to the college.
Since Luo Wenjie didn't play an instrument, he could only stand in the middle and take the lead vocal position, with Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai as guitarists on the left and right.
After a week of rehearsals, in early April, they finally welcomed the first preliminary selection for the gala performances.
Early in the morning, the three arrived at the school's 1000-person auditorium. Looking at the sea of people in the hall, Luo Wenjie was startled.
"Damn. So many people?"
"Brother, this is the school anniversary gala. How many colleges does our school have? Each college submits at least five acts, so how many people do you think that adds up to?"
Seeing Luo Wenjie's expression, Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but tease, "Say, brother, you're not nervous, are you?"
"Nonsense. Me, nervous?"
Luo Wenjie swallowed hard, refusing to admit he was nervous.
After signing in, receiving their number tags, then came the long wait.
They waited from morning until almost noon before it was their turn to go on stage.
The three stood on the stage, the entire auditorium empty except for seven or eight teachers sitting in the front row.
These were the teachers from the Art College, along with a few organizers of the gala.
"Don't be nervous. Sing like we rehearsed."
Seeing Luo Wenjie's face turning pale, Chen Fan quietly reminded him.
Then he exchanged a glance with Ma Xiaoshuai, and as the music started, the two began to play their guitars.
They finished the whole song without any mishaps, and the three let out a long sigh of relief.
Except for Luo Wenjie being a bit nervous while singing, his voice trembling, Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai performed quite well.
After they finished, several teachers in the audience even applauded.
"Alright. You can go back and wait for news."
One of the teachers said, dismissing the three.
Out of the auditorium, Luo Wenjie let out a long breath.
"Damn, I was scared to death. Just now on stage, I almost peed myself."
Ma Xiaoshuai was speechless, "Brother Jie, this won't do."
"This was just the preliminary selection. When it comes to the actual gala performance, there will be at least a thousand people in the audience."
Luo Wenjie wore a bitter smile: "I'm already regretting it now. If I had known, I wouldn't have signed up with you guys."
"Are you kidding me? Wasn't it your idea in the first place? Besides, you chose this song yourself."
Ma Xiaoshuai was truly at a loss for words.
"You're not singing, so are we supposed to sing for Liu Qianqian to hear?"
Luo Wenjie grinned sheepishly, "I was drunk and got carried away at the time. Thinking about it now, even if we sing, what's the point?"
"You saw it yourself when we had dinner that day. Although Liu Qianqian said she wasn't angry anymore, she's already drawn a clear line between us."
"You..."
Seeing Ma Xiaoshuai about to say something, Chen Fan stopped him.
"Alright. Don't say anymore, let's go back first."
"We don't even know if we'll make it to the next round yet."
Three days later, they received a call saying they had passed the preliminary selection and were asked to come to the auditorium for a meeting.
They rushed to the auditorium and entered a small conference room where three teachers were sitting, all of whom had been in the audience during the preliminary selection.
"Your performance was quite good. However... it clashes with someone else's act."
"If you want to advance to the next round, would you be willing to change to a different song?"
"Huh?"
The three were stunned in unison.
"It clashes?" Ma Xiaoshuai asked, "Teacher, is someone else also singing the same song as us?"
"Yes. A male student from the Music College."
Ma Xiaoshuai was displeased, "Then why are we the ones who have to change the song?"
Why not make him change?
The teacher smiled and explained, "Because they're singing the Cantonese version."
"What's so special about the Cantonese version?" Ma Xiaoshuai was a bit indignant.
Chen Fan gently interrupted Ma Xiaoshuai's words.
He understood what the teacher meant.
These days, singing Cantonese songs was quite trendy, especially at a large-scale gala like this. It could easily stir up emotions among the students.
After all, as organizers of the school anniversary gala, the teachers also had to consider the overall atmosphere of the entire show.
Ma Xiaoshuai was still a bit unconvinced.
"We can sing the Cantonese version too."
The teacher, who had a good temper, smiled and explained, "It's not just that reason."
"The positioning of your trio is problematic. This student is the lead singer, right? His performance last time wasn't very good."
"Actually, this student sang the best."
The teacher first criticized Luo Wenjie, then praised Chen Fan.
"To be honest, in the scoring for the last performance, your act was on the verge of elimination. But I felt there weren't many instrumental performances among the singing acts, so I decided to let you advance to the next round."
"Here's a small suggestion..."
The teacher looked at the three, "I suggest you two form a separate duo for the next round, and it would be best if you could choose a new song that suits you both better."
Ma Xiaoshuai looked troubled, but Luo Wenjie beside him quickly nodded.
"Thank you, teacher. We understand."
"We'll modify our act right away."
The teacher nodded: "Of course, this is just my personal suggestion."
"If you still want to participate in the next round of selections, it's best to come up with a well-rehearsed song within 10 days."
"The school anniversary gala is coming up soon, and we don't have much time."
Coming out of the conference room, Ma Xiaoshuai looked at the other two.
"What do we do now?"
Luo Wenjie smiled, "It's simple. I'll drop out, and you two continue as a duo."
Ma Xiaoshuai frowned: "You're dropping out? But initially, it was you who..."
Luo Wenjie raised his hand to interrupt Ma Xiaoshuai.
"Xiaoshuai, let me be honest with you. I've wanted to quit for a while now. If it weren't for you two accompanying me, I would have been 100% unwilling to participate."
"You saw how nervous I was last time."
"And I've realized that singing on stage really tests your psychological resilience. I'm more suited to howling in a KTV..."
Seeing Luo Wenjie speak like this, Ma Xiaoshuai looked at Chen Fan with some hesitation.
Chen Fan looked at Luo Wenjie.
"Are you sure about this?"
Luo Wenjie grinned.
"I'm sure. Actually, I said I didn't want to come last time, but you two insisted on dragging me along."
Chen Fan nodded.
"Then let's do it this way."
"Xiaoshuai, it'll be just us two."