Chapter 101: Face Smacking In Process~

Translator: Lordbluefire 

Shen Ruojing returned to her make-up room.

Not long later, Shen Qianhui came rushing over. “Jingjing, what are you going to sing today? You can’t possibly still be doing another recitation, could you?”

Shen Ruojing was indeed still thinking of reciting poetry and giving up on the competition. “…”

Seeing her expression, Shen Qianhui smiled. “It’s enough to do that just once. Just sing one or two lines symbolically, otherwise, you’d be doing this too half-heartedly.”

Sing one or two lines…

“Sure.”

Shen Ruojing agreed readily and then Shen Qianhui said, “Oh, right. Your critique of Yan Zijing in the last episode became a hot topic. Therefore, for this episode, the directors wish that after you perform, you can then take a seat with the judging panel and continue to assess the other singers. This was a proposal by Yang Zhiqin. She said that your critiques are very sharp and can point out the singers’ insufficiencies directly. After your identity is exposed, the singers who are assessed by you will definitely feel very grateful. Moreover, it will also add to the show’s popularity.”

Shen Qianhui sighed again.

She had planned this show to make Jing Zhen popular. No matter how fast the filming of television dramas was, the filming duration would take half a year. Then, it’d take another half a year for the editing.

Variety shows were the fastest route to make one popular.

But!

As the grandmother of Royal Ocean Entertainment’s chairman, she was using the company’s money and naturally hoped to be able to gain returns.

Shen Qianhui was facing a lot of pressure too.

If this variety show became a hit, then Jing Zhen’s popularity would soar too. She would then be able to convince everyone in Royal Ocean Entertainment of her capabilities as well. If things went otherwise, people would assume that she was probably in this position because of her title as the grandmother of the Royal Ocean Entertainment’s chairman. The other employees wouldn’t be convinced by her.

If that wasn’t the case, Shen Qianhui wouldn’t choose to disturb her daughter!

She doted on her daughter a lot.

As Shen Ruojing didn’t mind these things, she nodded in agreement.

The competition quickly started.

The group of people once again sat down in the resting room backstage. Shen Ruojing then sat next to Jing Zhen and asked him, “Are you nervous?”

Jing Zhen. “Please, this is an easy feat. I’ve gotten on even bigger stages, so why should I feel nervous?”

“…” Shen Ruojing took a glance at his trembling legs. Mn, if his legs weren’t trembling, his words would sound convincing.

Her lips curled. “You’re the best.”

“Of course! I have the voice of a heavenly king.”

“…”

As the two of them were talking, Yan Zijing stood at the side and sneered. “Bootlicker!”

Bai Shanshan. “…”

She took another two sips of water to suppress the itch in her throat.

Yan Zijing immediately looked at her. “Stop drinking! If you continue to drink, what if you end up needing to go to the toilet later? If you mess things up for me, I won’t let you off!”

Bai Shanshan’s throat was feeling a little better, so she put down the cup. “Alright.”

She then lowered her head and saw that Yan Zijing had logged into her secondary account and was provoking the fans’ emotions on Weibo.

——Swallow is going to sing on stage again today. That White Feather won’t be giving critiques again, would she? Swallow was put through great grief in the previous episode!

The moment she uploaded this, the fans instantly gushed out.

——That’s right. Sister’s voice is the cleanest I’ve heard. What does that White Feather know? She was just giving nonsensical critiques! The show’s organizers aren’t even taking care of this problem!

——I heard that she’s a rookie that Royal Ocean Entertainment is trying to push. She’s trying to ride on our sister’s popularity.

——F*ck! Why do I find that White Feather so annoying? Does she really think she’s so amazing? Does she know about seniority? Those with greater seniority should be given more respect and priority!

——Her singing isn’t that good either, so what right does she have to critique Swallow?

——Singing? She was pleasing the public with vulgar claptrap in the previous episode! Can she even sing?

…

There were many similar comments posted, but Shen Ruojing couldn’t see them.

She had gone on stage after the host called out her name.

The host smiled and asked, “Does Teacher White Feather still plan on reciting ancient poetry today?”

The host’s words immediately caused the audience to laugh.

Shen Ruojing replied, “No.”

The host then said, “Teacher White Feather is finally going to show off her voice. Then let us look forward to Teacher White Feather’s singing!”

Shen Ruojing was still playing the piano today.

A piece of light-hearted music brought everyone to the forest. Amidst the green forests, there was flowing spring water, chirping birds, and pleasant-smelling flowers. It made one’s heart feel unknowingly calm and settle down.

The audience was immersed in the piano piece.

However, Yan Zijing, who was backstage, sneered. She couldn’t help but take out her phone and try to steer the direction of the comments to mock Shen Ruojing again.

——It’s another piano piece. Didn’t she say that she was going to sing? This should be a singing show, right? Why do I feel that it has become a performance for instruments?

Her words led the fans to post scolding remarks on the bullet curtain.

However, at the next moment, they were given a slap in the face.

It was because Shen Ruojing had started singing!

After the prelude ended, Shen Ruojing suddenly paused her action and raised her head, moving closer to the microphone. She then opened her mouth and sang, “Ahh… ahh.,..”

Her tone was cool and not a spirited beautiful voice. Instead, it was a low and deep voice.

Her cool voice seemed to not be from the mortal world. The note was beautiful. It was just one word, but she could sing out the feeling of paradise!

Before her voice stopped, the music played again.

The light-hearted piano melody, when paired with her singing, made one feel as if they were overlooking a forest. They saw layers of floating fog, and it was as if spirits were flying amidst them… It gave people goosebumps!

This voice and music were amazing!

Now, Shen Ruojing’s voice gradually grew distant, like a piece of celestial music that slowly rose into the air and left. The voice stopped existing in the mortal world, and there was only the sound of the piano reverberating.

After the piece was over, everyone was still immersed in the music. They even felt an unwillingness to hear the music end.

A long time later——

Clap clap clap!

Yang Zhiqin stood up and her applause broke the silence. “Teacher White Feather is too amazing. I never knew that music can be done in this way!”

The bullet curtain was instantly covered in words again.

“Teacher White Feather has sung a song, but it also seems as if she hasn’t.”

“The two lines of her singing were really brilliant!”

“Ahhhhhh, I haven’t had enough! Who’d have expected that I can’t get enough of hearing a song with the lyric ‘ahhh’!”

“Who on earth is this sister? Why do I suddenly feel that she’s really amazing?! I can’t wait to see her reveal her face!”

“I have a premonition that she won’t be able to reveal her face again today…”

“…”

Shen Qianhui who had her eyes on the screen. “…”

Shen Ruojing sang only two lines, the way she said she would! Could she really not be bothered to sing an additional line?! But her daughter’s singing was indeed very nice…

Shen Ruojing then stood up and bowed.

Yang Zhiqin was the first to speak. “Teacher White Feather, hurry up and come take a seat next to me. I’m sure everyone has seen that there’s an empty seat here. It’s specially reserved for Teacher White Feather. She will be giving her critiques of the other singers with the rest of us.”

The audience. “???”

The bullet curtain was filled with astonishment too. “???”

The countenance of Yan Zijing, who was backstage, changed as well. She couldn’t help but say angrily, “What does she mean by that? What right does she have to sit with the judging panel to critique us?”

Yan Zijing was overwhelmed with rage!

Her fans were all complaining in the bullet curtain too.

——We don’t want such an unprofessional judge! Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw!!!!

——Apologize to our Swallow!

——Go, Swallow! Use your skills to prove that she’s speaking gibberish!