No wonder Qin Lang thought this way—after all, they were still rivals at the moment. Why would anyone go to their competitor to discuss how to write a song?
Had she not noticed that every single singer backstage was hiding a knife behind their smile, all engaged in open strife and covert rivalry?
Was she here to test the waters, or was she being sincere?
Qin Lang couldn’t help but feel a bit uncertain inside.
“I know my request might come across as a bit abrupt, but I truly mean it from the bottom of my heart!”
Chen Qiyun quickly said. “Yunxuan, you have to believe me!”
Looking into Chen Qiyun’s sincere eyes and recalling her previous behavior, Qin Lang gradually understood.
Chen Qiyun really was different from those other people. Her heart was filled with nothing but music, which was why she chose to come knocking on his door today.
But… what gave Qin Lang a headache was…
He wasn’t a trained professional either. If he really had to delve into music theory with a genius like her, wouldn’t he be exposed in no time?
No matter how much he talked, he was just someone who copied existing works.
“Well…” Qin Lang hesitated, trying to figure out how to refuse her tactfully without being rude.
“Qiyun, it’s not that I don’t want to agree, it’s just that I’ve been extremely busy lately. You should know by now that I’m also the chief planner and director of the Jiuzhou Poetry Conference. These days, I still have to work on that, so…”
A hint of disappointment appeared on Chen Qiyun’s face.
But she had also seen the news online and knew that Qin Lang wasn’t lying.
“Sorry to bother you, then!” A trace of disappointment showed on Chen Qiyun’s face.
Qin Lang felt a little reluctant inside. She was a genius musician, and in terms of seniority, she was actually his senior!
She was willing to set aside her pride and come to him in person—this fully demonstrated her sincerity and her attitude toward music.
To be honest, she was the most genuine musician Qin Lang had ever seen in this world.
Refusing her felt like a very cruel thing to do, especially when he saw her somewhat lonely figure.
“You know… if it’s just for a morning, I think I can manage that!”
In the end, Qin Lang couldn’t help but say it out loud.
Right after saying it, he wanted to slap himself twice.
Why are you so softhearted? Why don’t you know your limits?
Do you even know how much you’re capable of?
But since the words were already out, and as a real man, every word should be as solid as a nail—he couldn’t go back on it now!
Hearing Qin Lang’s response, Chen Qiyun’s previously gloomy face suddenly lit up with radiant energy.
“Yunxuan, I knew it—you’re just the best!”
She turned, lunged forward, and hugged Qin Lang directly. It all happened so smoothly that Qin Lang didn’t even have a chance to dodge!
“It’s getting late, let’s get started!” Chen Qiyun said, almost unable to contain herself.
Qin Lang gave a wry smile and pointed around him. “You don’t mean to start here, do you? We should at least find another place, right?”
Chen Qiyun’s face turned red, and then she stuck out her tongue—her expression was absolutely adorable.
Even though she had been in the industry for ten years, most of that time she had focused wholeheartedly on making music. She had rarely been tainted by the bad habits of the entertainment circle, still maintaining a pure and childlike heart.
“By the way, my foundation is also very weak, so let’s learn from each other. If there’s anything I don’t quite understand, you’ll have to help me out a lot!”
On the way, Qin Lang first gave Chen Qiyun a heads-up.
This was to prevent her from getting suspicious when he inevitably slipped up later.
But Chen Qiyun didn’t doubt Qin Lang’s words at all, because she had looked into Qin Yunxuan’s background earlier.
She found out that Qin Yunxuan had been heavily criticized before—because she didn’t understand music theory or know how to read sheet music!
In other words, Qin Yunxuan was someone who switched paths midway, relying on her own hard work and determination to achieve her current success.
She wasn’t a trained professional, so her fundamentals were bound to have issues. But at the same time, she possessed a kind of wild, unrestrained inspiration that trained professionals often lack.
And that was exactly what Chen Qiyun cared about most!
When they arrived at the recording studio, the sound engineer’s jaw nearly dropped when he saw Chen Qiyun walking in with Qin Yunxuan.
Isn’t this Chen Qiyun, the strongest original singer-songwriter of the younger generation?
Why is Chen Qiyun being so chummy with Qin Yunxuan?
What are they… planning to do?
When the sound engineer was shooed out, his face still had a completely bewildered look on it.
And inside the recording studio, only Qin Lang and Chen Qiyun remained.
A lone man and a lone woman, alone in a room… well, whatever—he was a woman now too!
Qin Lang shook his head and said, “Qiyun, what kind of song are you planning to write for the next round?”
Chen Qiyun thought for a moment and said, “I’ve been exploring rock music lately, but it’s really hard to create a good rock song!”
Qin Lang nodded slightly. The most important thing in rock music is the expression of true emotion—that’s also why many rock singers are so wild and unrestrained.
But the natural gentleness and reserve of women are the biggest obstacles to expressing this kind of emotion. That’s exactly why there are so few female singers in the rock scene.
And their rock duel in the last round had successfully propelled two rock songs to the top of the charts. Right now, sitting at number one on the new song chart was Qin Lang’s Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies.
“There are only three days left until the next singer competition. Writing a good song in just three days is no easy task,” Qin Lang said, looking at Chen Qiyun. “Do you have any other unfinished works? Ones that could use a little polishing?”
“I do have quite a few unfinished pieces, but it’s hard to beat you with them,” Chen Qiyun said, shaking her head. “Oh, by the way, you probably have some unfinished songs too, right? How about we learn from each other?”
Qin Lang shook his head. “I don’t have any. My songs all come out in one go.”
Chen Qiyun: “???”
“So you’re saying that all your previous songs were…”
“Pretty much written on the spot,” Qin Lang said after a moment of thought. “So far, that’s how it’s been.”
Written on the spot? And all of them are super catchy classics? This… this is just way too humble-braggy, isn’t it?
Chen Qiyun felt personally attacked. Why did she have to squeeze out her songs like toothpaste, revising and rewriting over and over again?
“By the way, do you know who the contestants will be in the next round?” Qin Lang suddenly asked.
In the last round, the last-place singer was eliminated, meaning a new singer would join this time.
Chen Qiyun shook her head. “I’m not entirely sure, but I’ve heard it might be another veteran singer—a really strong one.”
Qin Lang nodded. As the competition grew bigger and bigger, some of the major names were starting to get restless.
Especially after the last round—Chen Qiyun and Qin Yunxuan had both performed brilliantly, sparking huge reactions online and maintaining sky-high popularity. It would be impossible for those veteran singers not to feel a little envious.
From this, it was clear that in future rounds, the stage would see more and more powerful singers, and the competition would only get fiercer.
A flash of excitement appeared in Qin Lang’s eyes.
He couldn’t wait to face off against the big-name singers of this world.
Suddenly, something seemed to occur to Qin Lang.
“Chen Qiyun, are you interested in poetry?”
