Chapter 30: A stunning success

"Teacher Xu, I decided to sing this song only after I thought about it. A classmate sang it in the afternoon. I listened carefully and felt that it was not a big problem. However, I need to practice alone, mainly to be able to cooperate with the music well. I don't want anyone to disturb me. Can you see it?"

"No problem, I can guarantee that there will be no problem in practicing at night."

For two consecutive nights, Xu Shaojie practiced for an hour. No one knew how he sang. Xu Zhuxin did not disturb him, and the brothers in the dormitory did not disturb him. Xu Shaojie himself knew that the song "Young Ambitions Don't Say Sorrow" reflects his thoughts. He was able to integrate his feelings into it. When he sang together with music for the first time, Xu Shaojie thought of his father. He shed tears and it took him a long time to control his emotions. Xu Shaojie listened to Liu Huan's original singing and experienced it carefully. He actually only sang three times every night, and the rest was to listen and feel the melody.

The finals are held at night, starting at 7 o'clock, in the school's auditorium.

The arrangements started during the day, and the school leaders had to participate. The finals were not as casual as the preliminaries. Each department had invoices. At the same time, professors from the Conservatory of Music were invited to serve as judges, and the scores were shown on the spot and tried to be fair.

Xu Shaojie was the most calm and could not see any worry. The brothers in the dormitory were anxious and all suggested Xu Shaojie how to do it. Some suggested Xu Shaojie to wear makeup, some suggested Xu Shaojie to go for beauty, and some suggested Xu Shaojie to get to know the judges, but they were not convinced. Xu Shaojie said one last sentence, which made everyone angry and almost attacked Xu Shaojie. Xu Shaojie was really impatient and said that the emperor was not anxious. The eunuch was anxious. Everyone said that Xu Shaojie was a dog biting Lu Dongbin and did not know the good people's hearts. So everyone argued with Xu Shaojie, who was the emperor, who was the eunuch, who was the dog, who was the Lu Dongbin. In the midst of the noise, time slowly passed.

Xu Shaojie appeared in the auditorium wearing a white shirt and black pants. He did not wear makeup or beauty, and he still looked like he usually did. The songs selected by the finalists had been made public long ago. Everyone felt strange when they saw Xu Shaojie coming in. They had never seen Xu Shaojie sing, but actually chose "Youth Ambitions Don't Say Sorrow". No one has successfully sang this song in this preliminaries, and the tune is too high.

Xu Shaojie sat in the contestant seat. Because he was the last one to go on stage, he looked a little leisurely.

At the beginning of the final, the first contestant to go on stage was a girl. Maybe she was too nervous and actually got out of tune. The audience was filled with sighs. Some people sang very well, but they just couldn't face big scenes. Such training opportunities were not available at all times. There were very few college students who could go out to sing karaoke.

When Zheng Yuxin came on stage, Liu Hong tried hard to applaud, while Xu Shaojie drooped his eyelids.

Zheng Yuxin chose Chen Huixian's "Snow Flying" which is a Cantonese song that can also be sung in Mandarin. Zheng Yuxin chose Mandarin. Xu Shaojie sighed secretly. Zheng Yuxin will definitely not succeed. Today's Cantonese songs are all distinctive. It feels uncomfortable to sing in Mandarin. Sure enough, Zheng Yuxin's score is not very high, but Zheng Yuxin's voice is still good. The professor who commented pointed out that when Zheng Yuxin chooses songs in the future, he can consider choosing Mandarin songs.

Liu Hong extended Zhang Mingmin's song "Yi Jian Mei". This song has many people sang, but it is not easy to sing it well. Liu Hong performed very well, confidently and went on stage and performed passionately. After the singing, the applause was particularly warm. Liu Hong won the highest score without any suspense. When the professor commented, he praised Liu Hong for being as outstanding as some students in the vocal department of the Conservatory of Music. Xu Shaojie saw Zheng Yuxin's respectful and tender eyes in his eyes, and Zheng Yuxin subconsciously looked at Xu Shaojie, but saw the sneer on Xu Shaojie's face.

When Liu Hong came down, he seemed very happy. He was the most outstanding in the preliminary round and entered the final with the highest score. If nothing unexpected happens, everyone thinks that the champion of the final is Liu Hong.

Xu Shaojie was the last one to go on stage. Xu Shaojie was different from all the contestants in front. When the contestants in front came on stage, they were either enthusiastic, passionate, nervous, or confident. But after Xu Shaojie came on stage, they were as quiet as water. The host introduced in front that Xu Shaojie was behind, with a smile on his face, as if he was out of the matter. All the judges felt strange. The contestants had such an attitude, either they were particularly confident or they didn't care. Everyone thought it was not a wise move to choose a song like "Young Ambitions Don't Say Sorrow" in the competition. If they were not well grasped, problems would easily arise. The experienced contestants would not choose this way unless they were super strong. Moreover, many judges knew that Xu Shaojie did not participate in the preliminary round and entered the finals directly, so no one was optimistic about Xu Shaojie.

When the host introduced it, Xu Shaojie unexpectedly discovered Tang Wanrou. I don’t know how this girl came in, and she sat in the front row. At this time, Xu Shaojie didn’t care so much. It’s fake to say that she was not nervous. Xu Shaojie’s whole thoughts were concentrated in the song, and he was not so concerned about the outside world.

The music sounded, and the song "Youth Ambitions Don't Say Sorrow" has two accompaniment rhythms. One is Liu Huan's original singing accompaniment, which is very difficult, and the other is accompaniment with music, which is convenient for singing karaoke. Xu Shaojie is still not that arrogant and chose the accompaniment of karaoke. After all, he is not a professional singer. Xu Shaojie quickly integrated into the music and forgot everything outside. At this moment, he thought of the hardships of his childhood and youth.

"Several wind and rain, several spring and autumn, wind, frost, snow and rain rush over the rapids, and after suffering, the young man's ambitions remain unchanged...."

When the song rang, the auditorium was very quiet, including all the judges, and when the singers sang, the judges were discussing with each other. This time, everyone did not discuss and were listening to Xu Shaojie singing.

After Xu Shaojie finished singing, the auditorium was still quiet. After a few seconds, thunderous applause sounded. Behind the audience, Liu Hong's face looked ugly. Zheng Yuxin lowered her head and couldn't see clearly. Liu Hong knew that today's champion must be Xu Shaojie. If he had his champion, he would be embarrassed to go on stage to receive the award.

Xu Shaojie received several full marks. When the score was reported, the applause became even more enthusiastic. Tang Wanrou stood up and cheered, which attracted everyone's attention. It seemed that she had not seen such a beautiful girl in the school. However, seeing Tang Wanrou was so excited, everyone couldn't help but start to think that if she didn't know Xu Shaojie, she wouldn't have cheered like this.

When the professor commented, he said it very simply: without professional training or not investing in full emotion, he could not sing the song "Youth Ambitions Don't Say Sorrow" well. The singing of Xu Shaojie made him wonder whether Xu Shaojie was a top student in the Vocal Music Department of the Conservatory of Music.

Xu Shaojie won the championship without any suspense.

Xu Shaojie saw his head teacher Xu Zhuxin, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes. Xu Shaojie didn't know what to say. Xu Zhuxin helped him completely shatter the inner demons. The damage caused by his emotions disappeared from this moment. Xu Shaojie thought of his ridiculousness. He sighed for the feelings that were not worth remembering. For more than half a year, if he did not participate in this singing competition, Xu Shaojie would still indulge in it.

The gaze in Tang Wanrou's eyes made Xu Shaojie's scalp tingle, which was unconcealed admiration and admiration. Xu Shaojie was a little afraid of Tang Wanrou, a girl. On the surface, it seemed harmless, but in fact it was a big rose with thorns. If it could be transferred, Xu Shaojie would not hesitate.

After Xu Shaojie received the award, he was surrounded by Ma Jianhua and others just after he came down, and he shouted to treat him. The first place received a bonus of 100 yuan. There were many female classmates around him, and the eyes he cast at him almost melted Xu Shaojie.

"Oh, the squad leader is the squad leader. You said that the squad leader in the army is the smallest officer, a soldier leader. Our squad leader Xu is usually hidden and made a big splash at the critical moment. Brothers, tell me, is this a real King Zhuang of Chu? Brothers, how should we punish squad leader Xu today?"

"Sun Yong is right, he should be punished well. I think this is the case. Today, Squad Leader Xu received the bonus. We will find a way to use it cleanly. What do you guys think?"

Ma Jianhua, Du Yuxin, Sun Yong and others surrounded Xu Shaojie and walked out of the auditorium. Xu Shaojie kept searching for Tang Wanrou with his eyes. This girl ghost elf will definitely appear.

"Xu Shaojie, congratulations, the champion of the singing competition and the future singer."

Ma Jianhua and others were shocked by Tang Wanrou who suddenly appeared. This girl was so beautiful, she had never seen her before. Everyone looked at Xu Shaojie with a panic on her face. Her eyes contained too much meaning. If Tang Wanrou hadn't been in front of her, everyone would have flocked to question Xu Shaojie.

"Hello, Tang Wanrou, I didn't expect you to come to the singing competition."

"Xu Shaojie, as a reward, I'll give you this. Remember, you owe me a favor."

Tang Wanrou handed Xu Shaojie an envelope, and Xu Shaojie didn't have time to see what was inside. Tang Wanrou had already left. Seeing Tang Wanrou leave, Xu Shaojie breathed a sigh of relief. It was already evening. It was really inconvenient for girls to be outside, so as not to have to send them to him later. The Public Security College is still a certain distance away from here.

"Squad Leader Xu, you can hide it deeply. Take it, let's see what it is. If it is a love letter, we promise not to leak it to the public."

Sun Yong snatched the envelope and couldn't wait to open it. Xu Shaojie was about to snatch it back, but the others around him put him on the periphery. Xu Shaojie didn't know what it was, but based on his intuition, Xu Shaojie believed that Tang Wanrou would not send love letters or something, and the relationship between the two was not yet at that level. Besides, now men write love letters to women.

"Wow, driver's license, Squad Leader Xu, you're not simple. You actually got a driver's license. Tsk, it's amazing, so amazing, I really couldn't imagine it. I honestly tell you what the name of the girl just now is and what is her relationship with you, and I actually got you a driver's license."

Xu Shaojie was confused and hurriedly took the driver's license and looked carefully. There was a photo of himself on it. The photo was exactly the same as the photo on the ID card. Last year, he only applied for the ID card, so Xu Shaojie went to take a photo. Xu Shaojie didn't care about the other people's urges, and quickly thought about Tang Wanrou's background. Applying for a driver's license is not difficult for ordinary people. After training and a series of exams, he had to pay some money. Tang Wanrou had done it easily, but he didn't know.

"Squad Leader Xu, honestly, you can teach your brothers some experience. You are always at the forefront of the times and have scored twice. Brothers are still a bachelor. This is unfair. I sing well today, and I don't know how many beauties there are later."

"Sun Yong, you guys are talking nonsense. Do you want me to introduce you to the beauty you just now?"

"That's good, Squad Leader Xu, tell me, I'll go to see this beautiful girl tomorrow. Don't tell me now. There are a group of perverts next to me, so as not to ruin my good things."

Ma Jianhua showed an indignant look, his eyes rolled, and he spoke slowly.

"Sun Yong, have you heard a word? Flowers are placed on cow dung."

Sun Yong immediately looked at Ma Jianhua and was very dissatisfied.

"Sun Yong, don't look at me. This is the shifting target of Squad Leader Xu. The beauty didn't look at us just now. No matter how you toad jump around, you can't eat swan meat. You should ask Squad Leader Xu to tell you about the taste of love. I have always wondered why Squad Leader Xu played such an outstanding performance. It turns out that the power of love is the power of love. Ah, the power of love is so great. By the way, Sun Yong, if you experience the power of love, you can win the runner-up in this competition and compare that Liu Hong."

Everyone laughed and surrounded Xu Shaojie and walked out of the school. The dishes at the night market outside were pretty good, mainly for students. The price was not expensive. This 100 yuan was enough to have a good meal.

The owner of the night market had a bitter face. He looked at Sun Yong helplessly. With such singing skills, he dared to show off his ugly face. Several people who were preparing to have a midnight snack could not bear Sun Yong's romance and escaped in the song. These college students were really strange. They actually ate delicious food and were indifferent. Could it be that they were influenced by such singing every day? The boss really guessed it right, and everyone had long been immune to Sun Yong's singing.

Sun Yong was drunk and when he returned to campus, he was sobbing. He took a step and took two steps back. He never stopped lyricism. Ma Jianhua and Du Yuxin held Sun Yong, and it was not much better. They simply sang with Sun Yong. Xu Shaojie was still sober and watched the movements behind him, looking cautious, as if he had done something wrong.
Chapter completed!