1novels Chapter 83: Let's change to a new song!
Chapter 83: Let's change to a new song!
Old Zhang's voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Hey! Jiang Bai!"
Where are you?
"I was planning to go backstage to chat with you two siblings right after rehearsal ended, but you disappeared in the blink of an eye?"
"Runs faster than a rabbit! Without even saying hello?"
Jiang Bai's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly switched to talking nonsense:
"Oh, teacher, I'm so sorry."
"My sister... well, she's a bit socially awkward!"
"As soon as we stepped off the stage, she was terrified to see so many people surrounding us and insisted on pulling me away quickly."
"I noticed she didn't look well, so I quickly took her out of the school."
"I just got back to my dorm."
This reason is perfectly reasonable.
After all, she's a goddess, so a little temper and social anxiety are just part of her personality.
Old Zhang said "Oh" on the other end of the phone, clearly believing it.
"Okay, you're socially awkward, right? I understand, many young people these days have this personality trait."
"but……"
Old Zhang suddenly changed the subject, his tone becoming somewhat mysterious:
"Jiang Bai, your teacher has something on my mind that I've been thinking about the whole way here."
The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off.
Jiang Bai's heart jumped into his throat.
"Wha...what's wrong?"
Old Zhang lowered his voice slightly:
"I was watching your sister from the audience just now..."
"She looks so familiar!"
"It's not that she looks familiar just because she resembles you, but... I feel like I've seen her somewhere before!"
boom!
Jiang Bai felt like his scalp was about to explode.
Have you seen it?
Did Old Zhang see me change clothes?
"Ah? Teacher, where...where have we met before?" Jiang Bai's voice trembled slightly.
On the other end of the phone, Old Zhang hesitated for two seconds before giving his answer:
"I remember now!"
"It's on Weibo!"
"Yu Zheng's new drama 'Beauty's Rival in Palace' costume photos!"
"That actress who played Empress Zhang Yan!"
"She looks exactly like your sister!"
"call--"
Jiang Bai let out a long breath and collapsed onto the bed.
That scared the hell out of me!
I thought their identity had been exposed!
So they recognized "Zhang Yan"!
Isn't that obvious?
That's me!
Jiang Bai quickly composed himself, his tone carrying a hint of surprise that "you found out":
"Oh dear, teacher!"
"Your eyesight is amazing!"
"You noticed that?"
Old Zhang chuckled smugly on the other end of the phone:
"That's right! Teacher, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"
"So... that Zhang Yan, was really played by your sister Jiang Baizhi?"
"Yes! It's her!" Jiang Bai went along with it, completely shifting the blame. "I took leave to go to Kyoto before, actually to accompany her to the audition. Of course, I went to the audition too."
"I didn't dare tell you directly because it hadn't been officially announced yet, for fear of breaching the contract."
"I see!"
Old Zhang suddenly realized that all his doubts had been resolved at that moment.
"I knew it!"
"No wonder you went to Kyoto, no wonder you were so evasive when you came back!"
"Wow, you're something else, having a sister who's a celebrity!"
"This is a resource for our class! Don't forget your alma mater when you become successful!"
Immediately afterwards, Old Zhang started to imagine:
"Now that your sister has been chosen for an important role..."
"And what about you?"
"Didn't Director Yu Zheng casually arrange a role for you?"
"You two look so alike, you both have good genes, you should be able to get a minor role, right? Like a guard or a eunuch or something?"
Jiang Bai: "..."
What a damn eunuch!
Do you think I can only play eunuchs and guards?
"Ahem, um..."
Jiang Bai's words were vague:
I guess so.
"The director said that out of respect for my sister, he reserved a... well, a rather special role for me."
"It's not decided yet, we'll see when the time comes."
Old Zhang firmly believed this.
In his view, the younger sister is the big red flower and the older brother is the green leaf, which is quite reasonable.
"Great! Whether it's a lead or supporting role, getting into the cast is a good thing!"
"Work hard! Don't embarrass your sister!"
At this point, Jiang Bai, seeing that the time was right, quickly brought up the main topic:
"By the way, teacher."
"Speaking of which... I need to ask you for leave again."
"This Saturday."
"Saturday?" Old Zhang was taken aback. "Why do you need to take another day off?"
"Going to another audition?"
"Should I go with your sister?"
Jiang Bai chuckled, not saying it explicitly, but giving a vague hint:
"More or less."
"My sister has a pretty important gig, so I'm going with her to see if we can get some of the resources."
"It's all for the sake of our future."
Old Zhang is now extremely tolerant of Jiang Bai.
After all, the show performed in the rehearsal includes a younger sister with a promising future, so there's no need to worry about her future development.
"OK!"
"Granted!"
"Anyway, you're a model student, and you've mastered all the moves, so missing a day won't make a difference."
Go ahead! Be careful!
"Thank you, teacher!"
hang up the phone.
Jiang Bai breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone.
Old Zhang has been completely fooled, and the alias "Jiang Baizhi" is now officially recognized.
From now on, I'll have a perfect excuse to ask for leave to record shows or act—"to spend time with my sister."
"Done!"
Jiang Bai tossed his phone onto the bed, lay sprawled out on the bed, staring at the ceiling, his gaze gradually sharpening.
"This Saturday, the blind auditions for The Voice national finals..."
He muttered to himself, his mind racing as he planned his next move.
"It will be recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday night."
"Based on this show's ratings..."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I'm confident I can reach 100,000 viewers once the show airs this weekend!"
"Even... if their performance is explosive enough, it's not impossible for them to directly reach 200,000!"
Two hundred thousand!
That's the total price of two Breakthrough Cards!
As long as he gets 200,000, he will be able to completely protect himself in this dangerous world. Even if his cross-dressing is exposed later, he can still take down a whiny person with one punch, or use his looks to reform a pervert.
"For two hundred thousand! For my life!"
"We must win this blind pick! And we must win it spectacularly!"
Jiang Bai opened the system store and began to think about the song selection.
"What should we sing?"
""Love you"?"
Jiang Bai subconsciously thought of the sweet song that made him famous overnight.
But he quickly shook his head, dismissing the idea.
"no."
"We should save our trump card, 'Love You,' for the school's freshman welcome party."
"If this song becomes popular on The Voice of China first, by the time the freshmen gala is next Tuesday, the novelty will be gone, and that wave of popularity will definitely be diverted."
"and……"
Jiang Bai stroked his chin, a hint of caution flashing in his eyes:
"The song 'Love You' is now popular on the school forum. Although there are only audio and blurry video clips, anyone who listens carefully can recognize the voice."
"If I sing this song on a national stage again, what if those idle netizens follow the clues and find out I'm at the Shanghai Theatre Academy..."
"Then Jiang Baizhi's disguise is in danger."
"We have to change the song!"
"Let's switch to a new song that nobody's heard before, but it'll still rock the stage!"