Gu Sheng desperately tried to remain calm, as composed as a professional subtitler.
But when the prelude sounded in her headphones, she completely lost her composure, even nervously fumbling with the keyboard, her anxiety overwhelming. What would the Top talent's voice sound like when singing? What would it be like...
She was so nervous that when he sang the first word, she thought she was hallucinating.
"Wearing a bamboo hat in misty rain, awaiting the dawn to break through clouds, listening to the ethereal melodies, also known as 'Thus I have heard'...
With one hand overturning fate, with the other reestablishing the universe..."
So deeply resonant and domineering, alright?! So incredibly beautiful, alright!!!!!
If the female version had a touch of celestial charm, then Qiang Qingci's version gave off the immediate visual of ruling the world with ease.
Tears welled up.
Such amazing chest resonance!
Such amazing vocal transitions!
The climax abruptly stopped, and in the headset, the singing suddenly shifted to spoken parts—it was Qiang Qingci's ancient style spoken lines!
"The path to immortality seems near yet far, forests drenched in rain and snow, loneliness need not hinder a smiling face toward others..."
Under the slight reverb, the gentle, indulgent tone in the tail end had completely vanished, truly exuding unparalleled elegance and boundless charm.
If she weren't subtitling, she would definitely have covered her chest—sir, could you please not be so dramatic.
It really was! Too much!
A voice actor who can sing is practically the nemesis of all singers. Specialization is key—those good at spoken parts are usually weak at singing, and those good at singing are often unprofessional at spoken parts. But... this common sense absolutely did not apply to the Top talent.
It wasn't just Gu Sheng.
Everyone in the room was going crazy.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, truly once-in-a-lifetime.
The fans were practically doing nothing but confessing, confessing, confessing—aside from confessing, there was no other way to express their excitement. Gu Sheng wanted to watch the screen flood, wanted to listen to the singing, and also wanted to subtitle well—she was utterly exhausted.
She felt that if she didn't quietly lie on her bed and listen to the Top talent's song properly, she would truly never love again in this lifetime.
In the end, even the moderators Dou Dou Dou Bing and Feng Ya Song joined the screen-flooding army, desperately complaining that Qiang Qingci had hidden his talents too deeply.
Dou Dou Dou Bing: "Qiang Qingci, change your name to 'Nation-Toppling Beauty'! I'll be your lifelong Obsessive Fan!"
Feng Ya Song: "Perfect is too small, too small—after all, it can't hide a beauty like you~"
Fei Shao: "Damn! I'm washing my hands of this! I can't compete anymore..."
...
Just as everyone was going wild, the background music suddenly stopped.
"That's enough," he cleared his throat, calmly stating, "that should do."
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Gu Sheng felt the urge to cry.
Dou Dou Dou Bing had already snatched the microphone first: "Too cruel!" Who stops singing halfway through??!! Top talent, you're so unprofessional! Absolutely outrageous!"
"I'm not a cover singer, I don't need professional ethics," he chuckled, "Alright, that's enough."
Alright? Enough?
That's for the listeners to decide, Top talent...
Alright, alright, you all know Qiang Qingci's temper," Jue Mei Sha Yi got on the mic at the right moment, soothing everyone, "Otherwise, how about I sing a nursery rhyme for everyone..."
"Get lost," Dou Dou Dou Bing completely disregarded the team leader's authority, "How many Golden Throats are here tonight? Step down!"
"Fine... I'll mute." Jue Mei Sha Yi was indeed famously good-tempered; otherwise, facing these eccentric characters, he wouldn't have become the purple horse."That... um," Dou Dou Dou Bing immediately shifted her target, "Top talent of the nation, I'm, ahem, genuinely starting to get nervous talking to you now. Oh, you know me, I love men with beautiful singing voices the most."
"You could try acting a bit more convincingly," Feng Ya Song chuckled, "my dear deputy team leader."
"Step aside for this queen," Dou Dou Dou Bing scoffed, "tone-deaf people shouldn't speak tonight."
Feng Ya Song also sheepishly muted his microphone.
"Top talent of the nation?" Dou Dou Dou Bing continued wagging her tail.
"Hmm?"
"You... what are you doing?"
Qiang Qingci thought for a moment: "Listening to you all talk."
"Do you have any other performances, or anything you'd like to say to your fans?"
He seemed like he wanted to leave, sounding genuinely as if he was wrapping things up: "Let me think."
The channel fell into brief silence.
Given how tonight's Top talent of the nation had performed so explosively that it made everyone's blood pressure skyrocket.
Everyone was eagerly anticipating how he would conclude.
"What I want to say is..." He seemed to be eating something like a throat lozenge, his words slightly unclear, as he murmured gently, dotingly, with a low, husky laugh, "Don't become too infatuated with a voice, don't invest too deeply in liking someone because of it. You never know who the owner of that voice is on the other end of the internet, right?"
Right?
Right...
No, not right?!
If someone else had said it, it might have been somewhat convincing.
But Top talent, you first lured everyone with your voice tonight, then warned us not to become too infatuated with voices... Are you doing this on purpose? You must be doing it on purpose, absolutely on purpose!
Sure enough, the fans all very cooperatively flooded the screen with: "I love you, Top talent, I'll support you forever!"
Jue Mei Sha Yi was overjoyed, cleared his throat, and used his Dominant Attack Voice to suppress the fans' enthusiasm: "What Qiang Qingci means is, it's fine to like voices, but don't let voices deceive your emotions. Like rationally, yes, rationally."
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......
Alright, he knew he was talking nonsense too.
Gu Sheng, this little subtitler, was clearly already submerged among the crowd, listening to their banter and laughter.
It was so amusing, perhaps because everyone was behind the internet, each person was interesting in their own way. This must be what they mean by birds of a feather flock together...
She thought Qiang Qingci had probably already left, so she turned off the recording and went to find software, wanting to clip out Top talent's half-song. Just as she opened the software, she saw Qiang Qingci suddenly send a private message.
Qiang Qingci: Something urgent came up, I need to leave.
Gu Sheng hurriedly typed: Go ahead, Top talent ^^
As for why Top talent suddenly bid her farewell, well, probably just out of politeness or something...
A polite farewell to the little subtitler on their first collaboration, yes.
Qiang Qingci: Do you have WeChat?
Gu Sheng: Yes, Top talent.
Qiang Qingci: Is it convenient to add WeChat?
......
Gu Sheng stared blankly at the screen... Top talent... wants, wants, wants, wants to add my WeChat?
Qiang Qingci: Moqingcheng, that's mine. Sorry, I have to go now.
Gu Sheng continued staring blankly at the screen... This is Top talent's... his, his, his, his WeChat?
Author's note: ==.. I really shouldn't write this story often.. Every time I write it, my blood vessels feel like they're about to burst or something....
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