Superstar, No Big Deal?!Ch24 - Sound Recording

Yang Jun couldn’t understand Shan Yatong. He had never seen any newcomer so familiar with the dirty tricks in this industry.

At the previous conference, he learned that Shan Yatong paid someone to play the role of a reporter and, intentionally or otherwise, diverted the topics of other reporters. Because of that, he realised that this teenager was a newcomer with the means of strategies. VR4dUT

Even so, there were still so many things about this teenager he could not completely comprehend. For example, why didn’t he brutally beat Yuan Wen down, instead of ending the scandal in such a gentle way.

However, Shan Yatong was slow in other aspects. For example, he was so close to Lin Yuxin. In this circle, everyone knew that Xiao Qishen and Lin Yuxin had history. Was he not worried about causing a misunderstanding with Xiao Qishen?

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Even though Xiao Qishen always smiled so warmly whenever he saw Shan Yatong, how could there really be such gentle people within this circle? If he really was that gentle, how could he have reached the position of the Heavenly King in this industry filled with wolves?

Yang Jun sat at another table, sitting with Xiao Qishen’s assistant. They watched the two men talk about seemingly cordial topics with gentle smiles. 4EO57f

Looking at the two gave the feeling of a perfect picture, but it was because it was so perfect that it felt fake.

“What are your plans after the movie is done?” Xiao Qishen sipped his wine gracefully.

“Chairman Tang said that a new album is in the works for me. I’ll be self- composing two songs.” Shan Yatong raised his glass to toast Xiao Qishen. He sipped his wine. “It’s probably almost ready for recording.”

“New album?” Xiao Qishen’s smile was a little stiff, but soon returned back to normal. “Chairman Tang really values you. This is a great opportunity.”

Shan Yatong didn’t seem to hear the deeper meaning in Xiao Qishen’s words. He smiled up at him. “I’ll work hard.”

Sitting not too far away, Yang Jun looked away. He was smiling like that again, shy but with a hint of sunshine that was characteristic of the youth. He guessed that such a smile would be lethal to any young girl.

Once the meal was finished, it was already dark. A light drizzle was falling from the sky. Shan Yatong refused Xiao Qishen’s offer to give him a ride, and instead let Yang Jun drive him all the way home.

After Shan Yatong got into the car and left, Xiao Qishen sat in his own car. His smile slowly faded. He stared at a spot in the parking lot, his eyes glazing over, lost in thought. jYVGcz

His cousin didn’t even do any investigation about this new person, and was already ready to promote him directly to the top? Besides some worries, he had discomforts in his own heart that he did not want to admit to himself. It was as if he thought he was the only one to discover this special treasure by himself, only to realise afterwards that other people had discovered the treasure as well.

Shan Yatong stepped out of the car. He looked at Yang Jun through the open door. “It’s raining. Be careful on the road.”

Yang Jun raised an eyebrow as he watched the teenager get into the elevator. This kid wasn’t too annoying, and at least he wasn’t completely spoilt.

In the elevator, Shan Yatong’s phone rang. He checked the caller ID. “Lu Fan?” oQlnJS

“The recording preparations are ready. You will go to the company’s studio tomorrow to do a sound test. Also, you’ll be singing the two songs you’ve self-composed, so the director can take a listen.”

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“I understand.” Shan Yatong hung up, frowning slightly. Since when did the recording process of a small artist move so fast? Or was it that, in four years time, Sky Crown Corporation had already changed that class divide?

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When he woke up in the morning, the rain still had not stopped, but instead became even heavier. Shan Yatong was wearing a knitted sweater, a pair of casual dress pants, and a small cross stud earring in his left ear. He looked clean and well-dressed.

Skipping breakfast as usual, he got into the car driven by Yang Jun, and went directly to the company’s recording studio.

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Yang Jun looked at the simple but well-dressed Shan Yatong. “Did you have breakfast yet?” As an assistant, it was the most basic form of professionalism.

“Just take me to the recording studio, and don’t worry about the rest.” Shan Yatong said quietly. cT32JM

Yang Jun shrugged. “Okay. Lu Fan called just now to say that the recording staff have all arrived. Chairman Tang may possibly come to see you record today, so it’s important for you to perform well in today’s recording.”

Shan Yatong nodded lightly, as if Yang Jun was just talking to him about something as simple as eating and dressing.

Yang Jun was momentarily exasperated. This person was so unperturbed. He didn’t know what happened to the previously scared and anxious Shan Yatong when he used to be confronted by Yuan Wen, but his attitude now was not cute.

Shan Yatong arrived at the studio twenty minutes before the official recording time. This was not too close to the scheduled time so that people would be waiting in trepidation, nor was it too long of a wait that people would feel disrespected. EwugP6

Lu Fan looked at the time and nodded with satisfaction. He walked over to Shan Yatong, and led him over to an expressionless middle-aged man sitting on the sofa. “This is the company’s music director, Yang Lijian.”

“Director Yang, hello.”Shan Yatong smiled and reached out his hand.

Yang Lijian took a look at Shan Yatong, then got up from the sofa. “Get ready to record.” He turned and left to the other side without a single glance at Shan Yatong’s outstretched hand.

Shan Yatong smiled and pulled his hand back without the slightest hint of embarrassment. He nodded to Lu Fan and then went into the recording booth. ifMr6w

Lu Fan was surprised by the teenager’s patience as he watched him enter the recording booth. The thick glass barrier separated him from the noise of the outside world, but Lu Fan felt that there really were two different worlds inside and out.

He put on the headset and inhaled. Shan Yatong made an okay gesture to the staff outside.

The title track of this album was old-fashioned with a low melancholic tune. It could feel contrived if the scale wasn’t done right.

The whole song was accompanied by a xiao, guzheng, and violin. It was interspersed with the sound of camel bells, giving off a sense of loneliness and grief. vGsWIc

The chorus was recorded well, and Yang Lijian suddenly said, “Sing this song once more from the top.”

Hearing Yang Lijian’s request through the headset, Shan Yatong didn’t say much. He just nodded as he recalled the intro. He closed his eyes, recalling the mood of the song.

The world rushing by, 
Frosty forest turning shades of red.
Windy downpour, 
Longing for March fireworks.
Cold fog, 
Dispersed by the wind.
This poignant song,
From whence it came.
Wait and longing,
Year after year.
Who can uncover this thousand years of hope and expectation
People hurrying by, 
With somewhat hazy dreams.
The moonlight cast on the yellow sand, 
Heavy sandstorms in October
Sand as far as the eye can see,
How the travelers dispersed
The distant camel bell, 
Whether or not it will bring my love
I’m waiting a thousand years for my love
Please come to me step by step
Year after year, 
Longing and waiting for.
Millennium after millennium.
The one I love
Please accept the love I’ve waited a thousand years to give

Everyone in the recording studio heard the young man’s performance. It felt like everyone could see the man who had been waiting a thousand years for his love. The place he was waiting for changed from verdant green grass to a desert. Even so, he remained waiting. This person resolutely waited. Even if this obsession became a demon, for the sake of love, he still waited. He waited for his love to return to his side one day. lf KSd

The song “Thousand Years”, sung by Shan Yatong, was not only filled with the deep feeling of waiting, but also the loneliness of a thousand years. To wait even despite feeling lonely, worries, fear, and sorrow – these feelings were all expressed in the song.

The people affected by Shan Yatong’s song had not recovered yet from the emotions. Naturally, they did not notice Tang Ruanqing who had been standing in the doorway of the recording studio.

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Tang Ruanqing calmly watched the teenager standing in the recording booth. He wasn’t in the circle. He knew more about maximizing his benefits. But this time, he was influenced by the teenager’s song. For the first time, because of a song, he felt bitterness in his heart.

“Very good.” Yang Lijian said. “We can stop working on this song. Change to the next track.” OSMUy

He recorded a song in one take?!

All the people present looked at the young man in the recording booth in amazement. His face didn’t even have a hint of arrogance. He simply stood there, as if everything happening in the recording room had nothing to do with him. All he was there for was to sing.

Yang Lijian looked at the young man’s state and nodded with satisfaction. At first he just seemed like a little artist who had climbed his way up through unspoken rules, and there were even rumours of him lip-synching. He was dismissive to people like that. But he didn’t expect this young man to perform so stunningly.

He had to admit that the teenager was worth the company’s effort. mbkZ6d

Even Yang Lijian was surprised he only needed to record it once. However, he sang the song perfectly, and so there was no need to record it again.

Now, if someone were to talk about this young man lip-synching in front of him, Yang Lijian would jump to his defense with great vigor. The young man’s performance was perfect.

As a music director, he appreciated all artists who have the ability to sing.

Now, it was certain he appreciated this young man, even if not long ago he was indifferent to him like many others. RP0h H

Lu Fan looked at Shan Yatong with complicated eyes. This young man had strength and skills comparable to Jing Anjue. For this young man, being a superstar was not merely a dream.

Lu Fan tilted his head to the side, only to see, standing behind several people stood Tang Ruanqing. Behind him was his assistant and several senior figures. Lu Fan found that Tang Ruanqing only had eyes for that young man. The other people around them didn’t even exist. They were like insignificant scenery boards.

He was stunned. He looked back at the teenager in the studio. Did he know at this moment what the company’s highest ranked person was feeling?

That kind of single-minded look, the kind of strong feeling that someone would have only for one person in the entire world, was it that kind of love? 8hqJK

Lu Fan suddenly felt that perhaps he should stop making such messy guesses, because there was no such inexplicable love in this world. Tang Ruanqing and Shan Yatong have only met a couple times, how can they have a thing like love?

What’s more, if Tang Ruanqing really did feel love, it would be more inconceivable than Jing Anjue coming back to life.

The dead can’t be resurrected, and Tang Ruanqing can’t love a person. This was something fundamentally known by everyone.

Beizhaan: please forgive my lyrical translation!!! I didn’t do the actual lyrics justice jtKq82

Kyou: Director Tang, good luck!!!  (و ˃ ᴗ ˂)و

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