Chapter 68: The Feeling of Despair

Translator: Lordbluefire 

Lu Cheng didn’t know anything about music either.

Hence, he forwarded the demo to well-known composers in the company for them to assess the song. After that, he sent Shen Ruojing a question mark.

Shen Ruojing replied: [Let my father sing this song.]

Lu Cheng: [The song this time around was written by you?]

When this message was sent out, the other party gave three consecutive replies.

[No.]

[Teacher Anonymous wrote it.]

[But there’s no more!]

Lu Cheng: “…”

(From your perfunctory tone and your eagerness to draw a clear line… people who don’t know any better might think that you’re Teacher Anonymous!)

This song was written by Anonymous, and the composers he had sent the demo to quickly replied to him that this song didn’t lose out to [Lone Silence]! Therefore, Lu Cheng made arrangements for Jing Zhen and Yang Zhiqin to record their new songs the next day.

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Early the next day, Jing Zhen got out of bed sluggishly and was chased by Shen Qianhui to go to the recording studio.

As of now, Royal Ocean Entertainment only had a few high-quality singers among their celebrities, maybe because it was harder to profit from singing, so people were more inclined toward acting. Therefore, Royal Ocean Entertainment didn’t have its own recording studio, so their group was heading to a rented one.

Shen Ruojing went along too.

She wasn’t concerned about Yang Zhiqin. After all, she was a professional singer. Instead, Shen Ruojing was a little worried that Jing Zhen might not be able to find the right key. He was usually a bit of a deviant.

They had just arrived when the staff from the recording studio came to welcome them with smiles on their faces. “Teacher Yang, I saw on the reservation details that you’ll be going first, right? Please come with me then.”

Yang Zhiqin was already familiar with the tune and thus nodded, following the person-in-charge into the recording studio.

Meanwhile, Jing Zhen and the others stayed behind to wait.

The music equipment here was the most up-to-date internationally, so all heavenly kings and queens would come here for their recordings. However, there were only two studios, and the other one had been reserved a long time ago. Since that was the case, Jing Zhen had to wait for Yang Zhiqin to finish her recording before he could do his.

Shen Ruojing stood there lazily, holding onto a pink thermos. When she opened it, steaming wolfberry tea could be seen inside.

She then took a sip and surveyed the surrounding equipment.

Just at this moment, Yang Zhiqin’s assistant came running over anxiously. “Teacher Shen, Sister Yang can’t find the feeling for the song and would like to ask you over to help out…”

Shen Qianhui: “?”

She looked at the assistant, feeling perplexed. “But I don’t know…”

Before Shen Qianhui could finish her words, she saw the assistant passing by her, grabbing Shen Ruojing’s hand and heading into the recording studio.

Shen Qianhui’s lips twitched.

“…”

So it turned out that the ‘Teacher Shen’ the assistant was referring to wasn’t her but Jingjing?

Shen Ruojing followed the assistant to the recording studio and saw that Yang Zhiqin had her head lowered, her eyes red. At this moment, her brows were tightly furrowed, and she seemed to be very confused.

When Yang Zhiqin saw Shen Ruojing, she asked, like a drowning person grabbing onto the last straw that could save their life. “Teacher Shen, this part of the music is too despairing. I… I can’t find a similar situation in my life that relates to it. Can you give me an example? So that I can have the feeling as if I’m experiencing it myself…”

Shen Ruojing looked at that part of the music.

She suddenly lowered her eyes and said calmly, “You can imagine… that you’re a kitten that was suddenly taken away by wolves. Instead of eating you, they dug a hole and threw you in. That hole is very dark without any light or sound from the surroundings. The wolves will then feed you regularly just to raise you so that they can eat you later on… You continue to live in such a dark world for god knows how long… That black hole is filled with the corpses and remains of cats. After a while, the wolves let you know that the moment you see the light of day will be your last…”

Her voice was slow, but her words made one feel deep despair.

Yang Zhiqin imagined this scene and shuddered.

The assistant couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t this too tragic? How did Teacher Anonymous think of such a scene… Oh my god, what did he go through?”

“I’m afraid only ghosts know.”

Shen Ruojing suddenly grinned and her voice became even deeper.

Yang Zhiqin stared at her, her eyes turning inexplicably red. She nodded. “I understand it now.”

Shen Ruojing didn’t say anything else and stood up to leave.

“Ha, why did Teacher Yang look for her when she couldn’t find the feeling for the song? Shouldn’t she look for Teacher Anonymous or other composers to get their help or find inspiration? It’s not like Teacher Yang would be able to find the feeling for the song with just a few words from Shen Ruojing, right?”

Lu Cheng, who hadn’t entered the recording studio, couldn’t help but complain to the people around him. “Does Shen Ruojing know magic?”

After he said that, he saw Shen Ruojing coming out and Yang Zhiqin gesturing an ‘okay’ sign. Yang Zhiqin then turned on the music.

Lu Cheng sat there and listened. The next moment, he heard how the song, which had lacked the right feeling in her five attempts, was sung with rich feelings!

Lu Cheng didn’t know anything about music.

However, even he could tell the difference between this attempt and the previous five attempts!

The melody for the previous five attempts was nice, but this one made his scalp turn numb. He was breaking out in goosebumps!

The recording was completed in just one try!

Lu Cheng couldn’t help but straighten his body and cast a perplexed look in Shen Ruojing’s direction.

What did she say just now?

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After Shen Ruojing had given Yang Zhiqin guidance, she went to the resting room to look for Jing Zhen and the others. However, when she entered, she saw Li Zhuo standing at the door with Jin Chi`en, talking to the people inside.

This was a recording studio after all, so Jin Chi`en’s words weren’t as direct. “Jing Zhen, I didn’t expect you’ll be releasing a song. But isn’t Royal Ocean Entertainment treating you too badly? They gave Yang Zhiqin a song written by Teacher Anonymous. However, the song they gave you was done in such a hurry, so how good could it be? Do you need my help?”

Jing Zhen: “… No need. Scram!”

Jin Chi`en’s face darkened.

Li Zhuo said in a strange tone, “Jing Zhen, Teacher Jin is helping you out of goodwill. Why don’t you know how to be grateful?”

Shen Qianhui’s countenance was grim. “Please leave!”

However, Jin Chi`en paid her words no heed and said, “Sister-in-law, don’t be angry. We’re friends and I’m only showing concern. Back when Jing Zhen and I were singing together, his performance was alright. This time around, I planned on having a small competition with him, but it seems that it’ll be an unfair win for me. After all, if the quality of the music has vast differences, it’d be impossible to make up for it with capability…”

Li Zhuo nodded. “I heard that your daughter was the one who took out the song written by Teacher Anonymous and gave it to Yang Zhiqin. That’s such a pity. Why didn’t she give it to you? Oh, I get it. Is it because even she knows that you’re now an actor and aren’t singing anymore?”

“Who says that I didn’t give one to my father?”

Shen Ruojing then entered and smiled coldly, saying, “I’m sorry. I have two songs written by Teacher Anonymous.”