After Cheng Ran finished singing a song, Qin Xizhen wrote the music score in her beautifully covered notebook. She opened her eyes and looked at Cheng Ran. The light in her eyes could not be concealed. She was amazed at his excellent completion of the task, and she also felt a sense of accomplishment for finding him out of the crowd with her sharp eyes.
Although Cheng Ran never knew why he wanted to hide his strength.
But Qin Xizhen felt that this was what they meant by "If you keep thinking about it, there will be a response."
Then the band members hurriedly retracted their dumbfounded and drooling expressions.
Bassist Zhang Qi murmured, "So... handsome..."
The drummer, the fat boy Fu Xiao, murmured, "He really understands music. This song... is the best song I've heard this year..."
The two main and secondary guitarists squeezed next to Qin Xizhen to look at the music score, wishing they could write it down immediately. The song that Cheng Ran was singing at this time, whether it was the melody or many of the singing methods and variations, might be something that had never been touched upon in this era. The direct effect of this was that the guitarists were eager to master this song and could not wait to tuck it into their own bodies and make it a part of their skills.
Only Lin Chu was amazed but also a little inferior and evasive. Finally, he mustered up the courage to say, "I think Lin Hai is more suitable to be the lead singer than me..."
Hearing Lin Chu say this, everyone in the band looked at him. Zhang Qi's face darkened slightly. Fu Xiao stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. The two guitarists wanted to say something, but they couldn't say anything.
They all knew that Lin Chu was actually a shy and even dull person, and was often ignored. In fact, which one of them was not? No one had really studied vocal music. Most of them were just interested in it, but were severely stopped by their families halfway, so they kept this thought in their hearts for the time being. Later, when they were in high school, with the encouragement of Qin Xizhen, they plucked up the courage to walk out of the classroom and came to Qin Xizhen to sign up to form a band.
This even led to them receiving mixed reviews after returning to class. Lin Chu was very shy, but he knew that he sang very well, but he would always be ignored whenever he showed it in his circle of life. He had suffered too much from this feeling of being invisible, and he didn't want to continue like this, so he came to Qin Xizhen.
Qin Xizhen still confirmed that he had talent, but the talent was not very high. If he was graded out of ten, Lin Chu would probably get two points. He was in the category of having talent. After Qin Xizhen's brief teaching, Lin Chu's voice became more open and he performed very well. He could be said to be the best in this hastily formed band.
Lin Chu also gradually gained confidence, but it was not until he heard Cheng Ran's singing today that he understood why Qin Xizhen cared so much about this student.
Cheng Ran is so strong, it is unreasonable not to let him be the lead singer. Rather than letting Qin Xizhen make a rigid arrangement, it is better to give up the position. The reason why he joined the band is because he is unwilling to be ignored. He always gives in and refuses, so people naturally think he is not good enough, so they ignore him.
He thought he was better than others, so he should stand out and show his abilities. So he chose to join Qin Xizhen's band. However, the fact was that a random person like Cheng Ran would knock him down. It turned out that he was really not good enough. If that was the case, he should return to his previous life as a transparent person.
As a result, Lin Chu saw that Qin Xizhen was looking at him with a cold expression. That kind of cold expression appeared on her pretty face, and there was an inferiority complex that made people want to turn around and run away as far as possible.
Qin Xizhen's voice was cold, "Lin Chu, what did I ask you to do?"
"Lead singer..."
"Then may I ask you if I ever told you that I wanted to revoke your lead vocals?"
"No... No... Teacher Qin, please don't be like this..."
"You are the lead singer, Cheng Ran is just a handyman. Do I need to repeat it again? A lead singer is the soul and helmsman of the band. I let you take the helm, and you should understand that you are the captain, and you will lead your crew to brave the waves. A captain who resigns when there are setbacks and frustrations, are you going to abandon the crew who trust you and sell out your partners? Will your future life be like this too? When you encounter something and feel the gap between you and others, you don't think about making up for the gap, but instead unload the burden and escape? Then you can leave now, and I will just think that I misjudged you! From now on, you will be invisible in front of me, and I don't want to look at you again."
Lin Chu was in a panic and felt uneasy, but when he looked at Qin Xizhen, his eyes were a little moist.
Cheng Ran stepped forward and patted Lin Chu on the shoulder, "Come on! I leave it to you. If you don't sing well, I'll hold you accountable."
Looking at Qin Xizhen and Cheng Ran in front of him, Lin Chu wiped his eyes fiercely with his sleeve and nodded heavily, "I know, I know what I will do! I will practice well."
The band quickly started rehearsing the song again.
In the first row of the classroom, Qin Xizhen sat on a chair and Cheng Ran leaned on the table next to him.
Qin Xizhen occasionally made corrections, and the band paused, corrected the mistakes, and continued playing. Qin Xizhen turned around and glanced at Cheng Ran, "I don't think I'm suitable to be a teacher... Sometimes I hear them make simple mistakes, and I still can't calm down and want to go crazy!"
Cheng Ran said, "I think that what you did just now shows that you are a good teacher. This band will disband one day as they progress through their studies, but the moments they spend here with you will accompany them throughout their lives."
Qin Xizhen was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes at him, "You are such a brat, pretending to be sophisticated!"
Cheng Ran smiled and said, "I suddenly thought, if I want to perform this song at the art festival, will you cancel Lin Chu's lead singer?"
Cheng Ran originally thought that this question, similar to the question of which is more important, the chicken or the egg, would be somewhat stumping for Qin Xizhen.
As a result, she had no psychological burden, glanced at him and turned her head away, "I gave you a chance, but you didn't want it. Now you should just do odd jobs well and stop having unrealistic expectations. Do you think anyone can be the lead singer of my band?"
Cheng Ran was dumbfounded.
This is a great way to cross the river and destroy the bridge...
There are such shameless people in the world.
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Time spent in music always passes quickly.
Especially since the band has a goal and has made obvious progress, the music is no longer a torture.
Cheng Ran now comes to the band during the time between school and evening self-study to listen to songs and watch their growth, which has become an interesting thing.
One day, the band's rehearsal failed to go on as scheduled. On his way to the rehearsal room after school, Lin Chu was stopped by several students. These students were usually the most aggressive in their class. They were somewhat dissatisfied with an introverted student like Lin Chu, especially since he joined Qin Xizhen's band. As a result, the band became famous for its off-tune singing, and these people couldn't stand him even more. They stopped him on the road, beat him up, and left, threatening them not to mess up the music anymore.
Lin Chu walked into the rehearsal room with unkempt hair, dust, and black spots all over his clothes. He didn't say what happened, but apologized and started rehearsing. Later, seeing that he was too stubborn to say anything, everyone stopped asking.
But when Lin Chu practiced, his fighting spirit was stronger than ever.
The band was performing enthusiastically. But to the outside world, several other bands and singing programs were widely circulated among students and attracted much attention. On the contrary, this band with a bad tune had long been ignored.
Some people ignored this band, but countless eyes were staring at the person who was in this band.
Cheng Ran frequently appeared at the band's rehearsal programs, which made Wang Qi, the head teacher of Class 7 who often stared at Cheng Ran in the corner, show a hint of pleasure in his eyes.
After initially confirming that Cheng Ran would join the band, Wang Qi called Song Shiqiu to his office that day and also called his parents to help with the work.
Let Song Shiqiu take this opportunity to catch up, strive to surpass Cheng Ran by the end of the semester, and suppress Class 9 in one fell swoop.
Wang Qi regarded the battle at the midterm exam summary meeting as a great humiliation, so in the following months, he was determined to defeat Tan Qingchuan and his Class 9 and regain the attention of the principal Ma Weiguo.
Song Shiqiu has now reduced the time he spends playing basketball. Apart from his regular classes, he practices exercises in the morning and afternoon after school. After evening self-study, he also practices exercises and test papers when he gets home.
He often saw Yang Xia's beautiful figure appearing in many corners, and felt unwilling.
Seeing Cheng Ran often "unemployed" in the band again, he felt a sense of satisfaction, because he could feel his rapid progress, just like the knights in martial arts novels who practiced in seclusion, his abilities improved step by step.
Cheng Ran did indeed make a splash in the midterm exam.
But this may not be a bad thing.
He couldn't wait to see the final exam, when he would trample Cheng Ran under his feet, shocking the whole grade, and see him return as a king to avenge his previous humiliation.