AFVSIBS Chapter 60
Zhou Chen could only lie and claim that the songs were composed beforehand; otherwise, it would seem too miraculous, and he would have a hard time explaining it.
"Alright, then I look forward to your new work tonight. But I still suggest you prepare more. Otherwise, if it's too rushed, it might affect the performance," Su Qingge advised.
"Thank you, Qingge. I'll prepare well. I won't let down your care for me and everyone else," Zhou Chen smiled.
"That's good then. I won't keep you any longer. I need to go back and continue practicing singing," Su Qingge said, turning to leave.
While many trainees continued practicing in the practice room like Su Qingge, Zhou Chen chose to drink coffee in his room.
At this moment, Chen Bo called, and Zhou Chen thought about going to play a few games of ping-pong with him.
"Zhou Chen, the talent show is tonight. Wouldn't it be bad if you didn't practice and instead played ping-pong with this old man? If you get eliminated, I'll feel guilty," Chen Bo joked.
"Chen Bo, don't worry. I'm confident I won't get eliminated. Besides, I feel like playing ping-pong with you to relax a bit. If I don't, I might get nervous tonight and perform even worse," Zhou Chen chuckled.
"Alright, then. Let's play five games. After that, I won't bother you anymore," Chen Bo agreed.
"No problem, let's begin."
So, the two of them happily played ping-pong in the indoor ping-pong room.
Meanwhile, Zhang Chuchu quickly received news that Zhou Chen chose not to practice for tonight's performance and instead played ping-pong with the residents of the nursing home.
At first, she was very angry and planned to find Zhou Chen and hold him accountable.
But halfway there, she suddenly realized something and immediately stopped.
"Yeah, why am I so silly? Letting him freely mess around and then getting eliminated would be the result I want, right?" Zhang Chuchu muttered to herself, then smiled happily.
Before, she would have been angry and wanted to scold Zhou Chen for messing around. But now, she hoped Zhou Chen would mess around freely. Only then would he possibly get eliminated, and after losing his popularity, it would be easier for her to deal with him when he returned.
Moreover, there wasn't much time left now. Zhou Chen didn't come to her to ask for the copyright of the song for tonight's performance, indicating that he hadn't chosen which song to sing tonight.
Given this situation, Zhang Chuchu had reason to believe that even if Zhou Chen was a musical genius, he couldn't possibly have a good performance.
So, she obediently went back to sit and drink tea, waiting for Zhou Chen to be eliminated tomorrow, and then she could take him back.
Upon learning of this situation, Zhao An had a completely opposite mindset from Zhang Chuchu.
He had finally hoped for Zhou Chen's return to the program, still looking forward to Zhou Chen continuing to bring mythical ratings to the program.
As a result, Zhou Chen not only did not make good use of the remaining time to prepare for his talent tonight but also played ping-pong with Chen Bo.
Zhao An suddenly began to worry about Zhou Chen's performance tonight.
"Director Zhao, should I go and remind Zhou Chen?" Assistant Qin Haishan noticed his concern and offered.
"Alright, then go and remind him. Try to get him to start preparing early. Otherwise, if time is too rushed, it will be difficult for him to perform well," Zhao An instructed.
"Understood, I'll go find him now."
After saying that, Qin Haishan immediately went to the ping-pong room.
"Chen Bo, how about I play ping-pong with you instead? I used to enjoy playing ping-pong a lot when I was in college," Qin Haishan said, trying to find a polite reason in front of Chen Bo.
Chen Bo, being understanding, immediately smiled and said, "Sure, sure. Then you can replace Zhou Chen and play a few games with me. Zhou Chen will need to go back to practice his talent for tonight later."
"Chen Bo, it's not urgent. Let's play five games as agreed, and there's only one game left. After finishing this last game, I'll go back," Zhou Chen refused.
"Alright, then just one more game."
Chen Bo knew he couldn't persuade Zhou Chen, so to avoid wasting time, he continued to play the last game with him.
After finishing, Zhou Chen wiped the sweat from his face and then went back.
Now Qin Haishan could finally feel relieved.
However, what he didn't know was that after Zhou Chen returned, he didn't immediately start practicing. Instead, he comfortably took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then made a cup of coffee before starting to prepare for tonight's talent.
Zhou Chen was very familiar with the song "Tomorrow Will Be Better," so he quickly sorted out the accompaniment.
When he handed it over to the staff, they were also surprised.
Because they didn't expect Zhou Chen to sing another original song tonight.
It was already Zhou Chen's third original song.
For a trainee who hadn't debuted yet, it was rare for someone to sing so many original songs on a program.
Because original songs carried a certain risk; they hadn't been released, so they hadn't been tested by the market, and their quality was unknown.
So many trainees would try to choose popular songs on the market, because at least those songs had been recognized by the market and liked by netizens, making it easier for people to accept and enjoy them.
So, they immediately reported this result to Zhao An.
"What! Zhou Chen is going to sing another original song? He has quite a few original songs now, doesn't he?" Sure enough, upon hearing this news, Zhao An was also surprised.
"Yeah! He just sent the accompaniment to me," the staff replied affirmatively.
"This guy is really amazing, always standing out from the crowd."
"What should we do now? Should we try to persuade him to change the song?"
"No, there's no need to persuade him. I can feel that he's full of confidence in his original songs, so he's not in a hurry at all."
Zhao An was surprised but never doubted Zhou Chen's talent.
Therefore, he didn't plan to persuade Zhou Chen to change the song. At this point, going to persuade him to change the song would be an irrational move.
"You go and announce it publicly. Just say that Zhou Chen will sing his own original song tonight at the cultural performance, and it's a brand new original song that hasn't been released before."
After careful consideration, Zhao An immediately instructed the staff nearby.
"Director Zhao, this move is really clever. With Zhou Chen's current popularity, once this news is revealed, the ratings of our program tonight will surely be guaranteed."
The staff immediately understood Zhao An's intention, so after praising him with a thumbs up, they turned around and arranged the matter.
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