Rebirth of the entertainment industry and the return of the queen

Chapter 44

The day of the judging session.

Many trainees who want to see a good show, curious, and join in the fun, meet in twos and threes to go to the scene.

Tan Ying did not stop, but canceled the class that morning in cooperation.According to his words: "Ye Xingling, do you think it will be so easy in the future? It is not enough to work hard the day after tomorrow. You must also have talent, a sense of music, stage style, ability to control the field, ability to resist pressure, aura, and charm." ...Indispensable, in a live performance environment, your weaknesses will be exposed, and of course, your strengths will also be magnified. Let me see, your plasticity."

She had no objection. Before going out, she looked at herself in the mirror.

The girl in the mirror was wearing a white dance dress, with clean and loose long hair, light amber eyes, and delicate features.There is nothing surprising about her appearance in the training camp where there are so many beauties. She is already 17 years old, but her body frame is still slender. In the light of the morning, she looks like a quiet white bird.

She stretched out her finger to point on the floor-to-ceiling mirror, and the girl in the mirror did the same with her.

"Xiao Ling," she looked at the mirror and said to herself, "I will depend on you for the rest of the journey."

A cold touch came from the fingertips.

She lowered her hand, turned and went out.

There are many people in the performance hall, gathering in twos and threes on the aisle and in the hall, waiting for the opening.Xia Ling walked all the way in, glanced at the number of people, and found that about half of the trainees had arrived.

Whispering voices came from all directions——

"She is Ye Xingling? The one who refuses to go to the Emperor?"

"Yeah, I don't know what's going on, I heard that the emperor is very optimistic about her, but she just doesn't know how to be interesting."

"Haha, wouldn't it be because you know that you are incompetent, and you are afraid of going to the emperor to lose face?"

"Who knows, you're still brazenly saying that you have the potential to be a Queen of Heaven, isn't that a disease of the brain? Do you think that Queen of Heaven is a rotten street cabbage, hahaha..."

"That's right, just like her, she's still a queen, if she can be a queen, I can be a god!"

Then there was unbridled laughter.

Xia Ling was still calm amidst the laughter, her expression was peaceful, and her slender figure was graceful and straight.She walked forward steadily step by step. On both sides of the corridor, all kinds of eyes were watching, and gradually, some people were convinced by her calmness—the girl in the center of the vortex obviously only had a pretty appearance, and her grades were in the middle. He wasn't considered outstanding in the training camp, and he had endured so much criticism. Why, he was faintly like the queen of heaven, with an aura of dominance over the world?

As she walked by, the laughing sound became smaller unconsciously.

Xia Ling continued to move forward, and met a man in a suit and leather shoes, carrying a crocodile leather briefcase. It was Chu Chen.

"Ye Xingling," Chu Chen spoke first, sneering, "Do you really think you can become a queen? Don't dream, things have come to this point, you still have to struggle? There is still time to obediently follow me now, if you really get on stage, It will only make a fool of yourself. At that time, not only will it not be able to change the ending, but it will also cause people to laugh in vain—why are you doing this?"

Xia Ling's expression turned cold: "Go away."

The people around took a breath——

Does she know who she's talking to?That's Chu Chen!The Emperor's prestigious Chief Manager!The former Queen's manager of the legendary queen Xia Ling!The person Pei Ziheng trusted and relied on the most!

According to the legend, even Pei Ziheng, the big boss of the emperor, never said a harsh word to Chu Chen. Only when Xia Ling, who was doted on by Pei Ziheng back then, was lawless and willful, would reprimand Chu Chen occasionally when she was upset.

Who does she think she is, Xia Ling?How dare you speak to Chu Chen like that!

However, no one could have imagined that Ye Xingling, who could only be considered handsome in appearance, was actually the stunningly talented and legendary queen Xia Ling herself. Now that she has seen Chu Chen's true face clearly, Chu Chen has offended her even more.

Seeing that Chu Chen was not moving, she said again: "Get out."

Chu Chen didn't expect that she would scold him like this, he was startled for a moment, his face was cloudy, and then he smiled angrily: "Okay... very good! Ye Xingling, right? You have backbone. It's just a small exercise. You are just born, how dare you be so arrogant and ignorant?! You will suffer later, so don't cry and beg for mercy..."

His voice gradually became darker.

Xia Ling was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so she bypassed him and walked towards the judging hall.

In the judging hall, there were no empty seats. Seeing Xia Ling enter, everyone's eyes gathered like searchlights.Xia Ling adjusted her pace and breathed slowly. This was something she was used to doing before she came to the stage in her previous life. With the long breaths, she emptied her mind, didn't look at anything, didn't listen, didn't think about anything, and ruled out everything. All distracting thoughts, let the spirit reach the best state.

She came to the stage step by step.

"Senior Ye, please come on stage." The announcer's sweet voice came.

Xia Ling calmly walked up the stage along the narrow stairs.

The announcer withdrew, and all the lights in the surrounding area were turned off and plunged into darkness.

Suddenly, spotlights from all directions converged on her body at the same time, the intense light almost piercing people's eyes.She hadn't experienced this familiar feeling for a long time, as if she could burn out everything with brightness and heat, and placed herself in the focus, surrounded by endless darkness, in a trance, as if she had the entire universe.

Here, she is the universe.

A voice came from not far from the right: "Ye Xingling, are you ready?"

She turned her head to look, and a hazy halo hit that end—it was the judging team, there were five people in total, Tan Ying, Wei Shaoyin, and three senior executives of Tianyi, who were also recognized experts in music.

It was Tan Ying who spoke.

Xia Ling nodded and picked up the microphone: "You can start anytime."

Tan Ying continued to confirm with her: "Are you still insisting on singing a cappella instead of using an accompaniment?"

"Yes," she said.

The audience suddenly exploded, with applause and booing.

Everyone knows that singing a cappella is far more difficult than accompaniment, especially when singing live, even famous singers dare not make such crazy moves.However, the only thing that can best reflect a singer's true skills is always a cappella, which is why she insists on using a cappella—either she doesn't sing, or she sings so that everyone has nothing to say.

"Insane." Wei Shaoyin cursed in a low voice.

She smiled at him.He raised his glass to her, with faint worry in his eyes, but more encouragement.

"Then, as you wish." Tan Ying's voice came, "Ye Xingling, you can start now."

The beams of light in the judging booth dimmed, and she was the only one left in the world.

This time, unlike previous trainee tests, she couldn't keep her strength and had to devote herself wholeheartedly.She calmed down, imagining herself floating in the boundless darkness, the illusory world, the loneliness of eternal life...

The first line of libretto slowly flowed out of my mouth: "Under the starry sky, above the night sea."

There was an instant commotion in the audience, spreading like a tide——

"It's 'Kraken'!"

"It's Xia Ling's 'sea monster'!"

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(End of this chapter)