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Can you hear me?
The person looking up
The loneliness and sighs in my heart
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Chapter 291 Success!
This is not a particularly impactful piece of music; in fact, it was rather unremarkable at the beginning.
On the Beike Music live stream chat, ever since Wei Hanxin appeared, some sarcastic and mocking comments began to appear, while supportive voices were relatively few, and most of them were just based on her appearance...
"Wai Hanxin will be the closing act?"
"No way, there's something wrong with this ranking system..."
"I'm a sucker for good looks, Hanxin looks so beautiful today..."
"She's just a pretty face..."
"She's pretty, you know what I mean (doge emoji)..."
"Aren't you guys annoying? Just listen to this first..."
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However, as the song continued, these comments quickly decreased until they disappeared completely...
At this moment, the venue was completely silent, and the singing, amplified by the excellent sound system, echoed throughout the main hall. Then, Wei Hanxin's voice gradually rose in pitch…
I pray
To have a transparent heart
and tearful eyes
Give me the courage to believe again.
I will embrace you beyond the lies.
Whenever I can't find the meaning of existence
Whenever I'm lost in the night
Oh~ the brightest star in the night sky
please guide me close to you
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After the first song ended, a large number of fluorescent lights began to wave below the main venue, like countless stars gathering into a tidal wave. Seeing this, Wei Hanxin, who had been secretly on edge, gradually relaxed...
The brightest star in the night sky
Do you know?
The figure that once walked with me
Where are you now?
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At this moment, the large screen behind Wei Hanxin turned on fully, displaying a dazzling starry sky...
Wei Hanxin's voice suddenly rose a notch, instantly elevating the atmosphere on stage to a whole new level...
Whenever I can't find the meaning of my existence
Whenever I'm lost in the night
Oh~ the brightest star in the night sky
Please light my way forward
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The song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" has been covered by several artists in Zhang Jing's previous life. Among them, G.E.M.'s live performance left a deep impression on Zhang Jing.
Previously, when Wei Hanxin was arranging the music, Zhang Jing naturally gave her some of the arrangement ideas for this version as a reference. Therefore, overall, Wei Hanxin's version at this time is more similar to G.E.M.'s version compared to the original.
And this is precisely where her golden voice can be brought to its fullest potential...
When the last note of the final song faded, all the music stopped, and the entire venue fell silent...
After a pause of about one or two breaths, applause and cheers began to rise one after another, then merged into a wave that swept across the entire venue...
Wei Hanxin knew that this time, she had succeeded!
The stage lights had now been turned back on, illuminating Wei Hanxin below and the band members behind her.
The cheers below grew louder and louder, showing no signs of stopping, with countless people calling out Wei Hanxin's name...
This is something that almost only happens when famous singers perform their signature songs...
Many representatives from music companies present at the scene secretly made their own judgments upon witnessing this spectacle…
Suppressing the tears that were about to spill from her eyes, Wei Hanxin thanked the audience repeatedly on stage before turning backstage amidst applause, cheers, and even calls for an encore...
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"Great song, congratulations!"
Congratulations! A very good performance!
"Congratulations, Sister Wei!"
"congratulations!"
Backstage, she was greeted by staff and other singers who smiled and congratulated her. Their attitude was completely different from when she went on stage. Some people even quietly changed their address to "Sister Wei".
While smiling and politely returning the greeting, Wei Hanxin sighed inwardly. This was the entertainment industry she knew so well—an incredibly realistic place, a place that was always praising the powerful and belittling the weak.
Seeing all this, Wei Hanxin's gratitude towards Zhang Jing grew even stronger...
At this moment, her bandmates had also packed up their instruments and filed into the backstage area. The bandmates high-fived each other in celebration, all with smiles on their faces. Wang Leyao even rushed up and hugged Wei Hanxin. If it weren't for the fact that the backstage area wasn't suitable for cheering, given her personality, she would probably have cheered loudly.
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Just as Wei Hanxin and the others had calmed down a bit, a slightly overweight middle-aged man came up from the side.
"Miss Wei, what a wonderful performance!" The middle-aged man's face beamed with a smile, like a blooming chrysanthemum, as he cupped his hands in congratulations to Wei Hanxin.
"Mr. Deng, you flatter us. We should thank the organizing committee for arranging the performance opportunity." Wei Hanxin recognized at a glance that this was Deng Punan, the music festival's deputy executive director who had come to apologize earlier. She had a good impression of this rather approachable music festival executive and quickly bowed to return the greeting.
"No flattery, every word I said came from the bottom of my heart!" Deng Punan said sincerely, looking at Wei Hanxin with admiration: "Miss Wei is a young singer I admire very much. She is very talented and has a lot of flair!"
As Deng Punan spoke, he glanced at the staff around him and the other musicians who were watching the spectacle, and raised his voice a few notches: "A sword's sharpness comes from honing, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold! To polish a good piece of work, one must be able to endure loneliness. What some musicians today lack is Ms. Wei's down-to-earth attitude towards making music!"
"This is something we should learn from!" Deng Punan said, leading the applause. In his words, Wei Hanxin's previous setbacks had been transformed into the rare quality of "enduring loneliness" in order to polish her work. Some of the staff and musicians around them, whether they were sincere or not, also joined in the applause.
Finally, a round of applause erupted from the crowd.
Her nose tingled, her eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and she felt a pang of embarrassment. This was the first time she had ever felt such respect from her colleagues. Wei Hanxin tried her best to suppress her excitement and bowed repeatedly to everyone around her, saying, "Thank you for your encouragement, thank you... thank you..."
As the applause subsided, Deng Punan smiled and gestured to the side, indicating that he wanted to talk to Wei Hanxin about something. Wei Hanxin greeted her companions and followed him.
The two walked slowly forward along the backstage passage. On one side were a large number of rooms temporarily partitioned off with composite materials, which were provided for musicians participating in the music festival.
“Ms. Wei, I really love this song of yours. I’m going to suggest to the organizing committee that it be nominated for ‘Best Song,’ ‘Best Singer,’ and ‘Best New Song’ at this year’s Cangjiang Music Festival.”
Chapter 292 Good Man Deng Punan
"Of course, the music festival uses a 'voter' system, and the final decision on each award will be based on the final votes of these judges."
Like most music festivals, the Cangjiang Music Festival awards a series of prizes each year. The judging criteria are determined by a combination of recommendations from the organizing committee and scores from the jury. First, the organizing committee compiles a shortlist of songs from the hundreds submitted to the festival. Then, the jury members score the songs on this shortlist to determine the final awards. The "Best Song," "Best Singer," and "Best New Song" awards are the three most prestigious among all the awards.
In fact, for a relatively unknown singer like Wei Hanxin, being included in the shortlist is already a success.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Deng. I am so grateful. By the way, you can just call me Hanxin from now on."
"Not at all... Well... then I'll take the liberty of calling you Hanxin directly. My courtesy name is Ziyu. You don't need to call me President Deng, that would be too formal. Just call me by my courtesy name."
"Then... Teacher Ziyu?"
“Hahaha…” Deng Punan nodded approvingly, his face beaming, and then added, “By the way, this time we are using a ‘voter’ system, so as a member of the organizing committee, I personally cannot influence the judges’ opinions. After all, the judges all have their own opinions, and we can’t force them…”
"Hmm...I understand." Wei Hanxin nodded quickly upon hearing this.
"However... Hanxin, I personally admire your work very much. I also hope that excellent singers like you can have fewer wasted opportunities and more chances." Deng Punan looked at Wei Hanxin beside him sincerely: "Personally, I have some influence in the industry, and this selection is, after all, our home turf. So, I will do my best to persuade these judges and try to get you as many votes as possible."
After a pause, Deng Punan glanced at Wei Hanxin, whose eyes were wide with surprise, and continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, I think we should be able to win at least one of the three awards."