Author's Note: Everyone has heard "Shang Xie" by now, right? Come on, open up the "Shang Xie" loop... Let the blood vessels burst, O(∩_∩)O~ = = Forgot to mention, this chapter is to celebrate the release of "Zhi Ci" in print, yeah~ So happy, please give it lots of support~ "Zhi Ci Zhong Nian"~
Gu Sheng was completely petrified.
Qiang Qingci was a man of action. After speaking, he had the recording engineer find the background track and signaled for her to enter the soundproof room. Soon, Fei Shao eagerly and mischievously brought over the printed lyrics, handing them to the two of them.
Standing beside Qiang Qingci, Gu Sheng put on her headphones and looked at the faces of everyone outside the glass wall, feeling like she was genuinely about to have a heart attack... Sir, have you completely changed your style, planning to be carefree and love scandals before retiring from the circle? T T
Is it really okay to go into the studio to record a duet on the first meeting...
With one hand covering her headphone, Gu Sheng heard Qiang Qingci ask her, "Do you need to practice a few times?"
"I..." Gu Sheng tried hard to forget that there were actually seven or eight people silently listening in on their conversation. "I might need to practice once with the background track. Sir... how do you want to do the duet?"
Qiang Qingci had a smile in his eyes as he glanced at her and put on his headphones. "The starting note of this song is too high. I'll sing the □ part, and the rest..." He took a pen and marked a few lines. "We'll sing these lines together, and you'll sing the rest, okay?"
......
......
Is this really okay...
Clearly, it's easier for girls to hit high notes than men, T T.
If the Top talent's fans heard this, they'd definitely be starry-eyed, saying, "Sir is amazing," while on the other hand, they'd say Sheng Sheng Man is useless... But Gu Sheng felt that even if she could hit the high notes, her voice would definitely crack. Considering that the Top talent had effortlessly mastered "Zui Meng Xian Lin," he was still more suited for the □ part of this song.
But...
Another obsessive fan soul of the Top talent in her heart desperately warned this soul trying to stay rational:
Even if I haven't heard that song "Zui Meng Xian Lin," I completely believe that my idol can sing anything without a problem!!!!
Alright.
The rational soul surrendered.
In truth, from the moment she really stood beside the Top talent in this soundproof space, rationality had already left her.
Gu Sheng was very familiar with this song. She quietly recited the lyrics once to avoid the embarrassment of not recognizing the words halfway through singing. Feeling she was about ready, she said, "Sir, I'm ready."
Qiang Qingci hummed in acknowledgment. "You can call me Qiang Qingci, or you can call me Mo Qingcheng. You don't have to keep calling me 'Sir.'"
......
In the headphones, the people outside the soundproof room started making a fuss again.
"Sheng Sheng, say it, say it! It's best to call him Qingci, or Qingcheng..."
"Enough already, Feng Ya Song..." Dou Dou Dou Bing frowned, then instructed Gu Sheng through the glass, "Sheng Sheng, calling him Qiang Qingci seems too distant. How about Mo Qingcheng? Huh?"
"I agree," W said succinctly.
"I agree too," Fei Shao immediately took sides.
Even Jue Mei finally stood up from the sofa, walked behind Fei Shao, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said very seriously, "Sheng Sheng, if you want to become friends in the Three-Dimensional Space, you should call him Mo Qingcheng."
......
All of you, sirs...
Is this kind of thing really worth being so serious about? T T
"Anything is fine," the Top talent couldn't stand the people outside anymore and couldn't help but laugh as he said, "I just want you to not be so formal.""Okay..." She almost blurted out "sir," but caught herself just in time. "Um, Mo... Qingcheng."
(⊙o⊙)... Why did it suddenly feel like a blind date?
Like being surrounded by a bunch of aunts and uncles, introducing herself to a potential match...
Gu Sheng swore her face must be flushed red. She instinctively pressed one hand against her earphone, pretending to check the lyrics while half-covering her face. The recording engineer, seeing both were ready, quickly played the background music. Following the Top talent's arrangement, they both effortlessly familiarized themselves with the track.
The Top talent was truly an exceptional singer.
While singing, Gu Sheng couldn't help but split her attention to listen to the Top talent's voice.
Hearing someone sing so close by, especially when that person was the perfect Top talent, was a scenario she had never even imagined on YY Voice Chat. After roughly running through it once, the Top talent earnestly told her they needed another practice run, even thoughtfully reminding her, "Don't strain your voice this time. Once you get the feel, we'll start the official recording. Save some energy for later."
Gu Sheng nodded.
But when she realized during the second practice that the Top talent didn't even need to look at the lyrics... she understood that this second run was entirely for her benefit, right?
This time, besides singing himself, the Top talent focused mainly on her.
Right after he finished his part, he would immediately look at her.
Gu Sheng, who could have followed perfectly, ended up rushing her cue under his gaze.
"Sheng Sheng, don't be nervous, don't be nervous," Dou Dou Dou Bing couldn't help but laugh. "Though I understand the universal struggle of staying calm when the stunningly handsome Top talent looks your way... you'll get used to it."
Mo Qingcheng glanced outside the glass booth, and it immediately fell silent.
Gu Sheng tried hard not to get distracted and finally managed to get through her part.
"Official take now, little sister," the recording engineer also found the situation quite amusing. "Don't worry, after you finish the official recording, many lines will need to be re-recorded separately."
"Okay." Gu Sheng's face was already burning hot.
Everyone here was clearly teasing her, right? T T
It's our first meeting, after all...
"No need to be nervous." The Top talent's voice was low, gentle, and carried a calming power.
The intro quickly swelled.
Mo Qingcheng rested one hand on the microphone stand and finally sang the first line along with the background music: "Your wedding dress, blazing like fire, scorched the horizon, leaving the setting sun branded on my heart like cinnabar..."
The moment he sang the first note, Gu Sheng distinctly heard the pounding of her own heart.
It was a voice so beautiful it could make one cry.
An effortless high note, filled with profound sorrow and reluctance.
It even created the illusion that he was the general from the story—a man with a beloved he couldn't bear to part with, yet forced to choose between the world and the princess, watching helplessly as she left to marry for peace...
Gu Sheng loved music and was equally passionate about any ancient style story.
Perhaps the cruelest thing in the world is to have once possessed something... only to lose it. Those beautiful emotions, if never experienced, wouldn't be so deeply etched in one's heart. Yet to sever the blood and bones connected by love, inch by inch with a blade... is truly too cruel.
As she sang this song, she couldn't help but look directly at Mo Qingcheng.
In Mo Qingcheng's dark, upturned eyes, she saw her own reflection.The two sang until the end, and at the most sorrowful part, she deliberately slowed down by two beats compared to Mo Qingcheng.
The man's voice came first, followed by hers—slightly cool, tinged with a faint sorrow—singing the repeated lyrics.
"Flowers scatter once more in this season,
And your wedding gown is more vibrant than the blossoms.
You part your lips as if to recite 'Shang Xie' again,
Yet what you say is: 'I wish to sever ties with you.'"
Such a sorrowful line: "I wish to sever ties with you."
By the time Gu Sheng sang the final note, she was already struggling to step out of the emotional immersion.
Unexpectedly, she heard the Top talent suddenly begin a spoken part—one that had never appeared during rehearsal practice: "I desire to know you, with a life unending and unbroken..."
He actually... changed the word "you" in the poem to "thee" on the spot...
Mo Qingcheng's voice carried a faint resonance, as if he had long been immersed in the story.
In Chang'an, flowers filled the sky, and the wind carried a scent as strong as wine.
He looked at her and told her:
"Only when the ten directions vanish and the four seas cease to exist, would I dare to sever ties with thee."
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