bestfiction Chapter 45 Singing on stage
Chapter 45 Singing on stage
Ning Yi and Li Man came to the music club meeting that day. The club president announced that the school would be holding an arts and culture event in a few days, and their music club had to put on three performances.
The senior student approached Ning Yi and Li Man with a smile and said, "Ning Yi, Li Man, why don't you two participate in a program too?"
Actually, their music club's performances mainly consist of singing or playing musical instruments.
"Then what do you need us to do?" Li Man asked.
The senior student smiled and said, "It's basically playing instruments and singing."
"If you both agree, how about one of you plays the piano and the other sings?"
Li Man and Ning Yi exchanged a glance.
"Participate actively in school activities! I believe you can do it!" the senior student said hastily when she saw their hesitation.
Li Man and Ning Yi had no choice but to agree, since Ning Yi had already turned down two music club events before.
The main reason is that she has a competition coming up.
"Then you guys discuss who will be in charge of the instruments and who will be in charge of singing, and let me know when you've decided," the senior student said before leaving.
After discussing it, the two of them decided that Li Man would play the piano and Ning Yi would sing. Although singing wasn't Ning Yi's forte, she could still sing casually.
These past few days, they've been practicing songs whenever they have free time. Besides the two of them, there's another boy who's also in charge of an instrument.
The three of them are on one show.
"Hello, my name is Chen Yu," Chen Yu introduced herself to them.
Chen Yu was a tall, thin, fair-skinned boy who looked somewhat refined and quite handsome.
Hello, my name is Ning Yi.
"Hello, my name is Li Man."
“We are now a team, so we need to work on our teamwork,” Chen Yu said to them.
He was in charge of playing the flute.
The modern pop song they chose wasn't very difficult and didn't require much skill, since they weren't competing; it was just an event.
They only had four days, so the three of them would meet up to practice after class.
Ning Yi's voice is soft and pleasant to listen to, and she sings quite well.
"Xiao Yi, I never knew you could sing so well," Li Man said to her with a smile.
Ning Yi scratched her head: "It's alright, I was just singing randomly."
Chen brought in two cups of milk tea from outside, saying, "You've worked hard, have some milk tea."
"I can't accept this, you've gone to so much trouble," Li Man said, looking at him.
Chen smiled and said, "It's okay, we're all friends now, and we're a team."
After saying that, Ning Yi and Li Man accepted the milk tea.
"Chen Yu, what's your major?" Ning Yi asked, sipping her milk tea.
Chen replied, "I majored in finance."
Ning Yi and Li Man were both surprised. They exchanged a glance, and then Li Man said in surprise, "You're actually a finance major? I never would have guessed!"
Chen's smile deepened: "Why? Don't I look like someone who studied finance?"
In their minds, men in finance all seem quite shrewd, and there's a saying that goes, "Don't look for a man in finance."
Contrary to his usual demeanor, Chen was not talkative and seemed somewhat aloof, but when he spoke, he was gentle and kind.
Ning Yi asked curiously, "So, your hobby is playing the xiao (a type of vertical bamboo flute)?"
Chen Yu shook his head, then slowly said, "Besides playing the flute, I also ride horses and enjoy playing the drums."
Ning Yi and Li Man were shocked again, as they had never seen someone as thin and tall as Chen Yu riding a horse.
Over the past two days, as they spent more time together, they gradually became familiar with Chen Yuye.
……
This day was the performance of the school's arts and culture event.
Since they were going to be on stage, Li Man and Ning Yi dressed up a bit and changed into pretty dresses.
Chen Yu was dressed no differently than usual.
It wasn't their turn yet, so they sat in the audience and watched the performance.
It has to be said that university is a place full of handsome men and beautiful women, each with outstanding talents. Some of them are even comparable to internet celebrities.
Ning Yi couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Although it wasn't her first time on stage, this was different from when she played the violin. She felt that playing the violin was ingrained in her bones, and she had an innate confidence when she stood on stage.
This was just an advantage that this body gave her, and after all, this was only her second time on stage, so she was bound to be a little nervous.
Ning Yi's palms were already sweating without her realizing it.
She opened her phone and went into her chat with Ji Yan.
Ningyi: Do you get nervous when you go on stage?
She thought that there must be more audience members when Ji Yan performs on stage.
She didn't know how much time had passed before she saw that Ji Yan had replied to her message.
Ji Yan: I get nervous
Ning Yi quickly replied: You get nervous too? How do you overcome it?
Ningyi: I'm going to sing on stage in a little while. I'm participating in a school arts performance. [crying]
Ning Yi: There seem to be quite a lot of people here. I don't usually sing, so I'm a little scared.
Two minutes passed.
Ji Yan: Just don't treat the audience members as human beings.
Ji Yan: Hmm… I mean, you can try thinking of them as an object.
Ji Yan: I thought your violin performance last time was quite good; you were very confident. I believe in you.
Actually, she was quite nervous last time, but she only started to feel confident after sitting on stage for a while.
Ning Yi: I'm afraid I'll sing off-key and crack my voice.
She saw online that many singers and internet celebrities were invited to perform at live events, and they all ended up making a complete flop.
Ji Yan: Which song do you want to sing?
Ningyi: Rain Love
A few seconds passed.
Ji Yan: I thought you sang my song
Ning Yi couldn't help but smile upon seeing this sentence. Did he want her to sing his song?
Ning Yi: Haha, your song is still a little difficult for me.
Ji Yan: This song is not bad. It doesn't require high singing skills. Actually, singing is like playing the violin. If you put your emotions into it and sing seriously for a while, you will get better and better.
Ning Yi: Okay, I'll give it a try.
Ji Yan: Yes, I wish you a successful performance.
Ning Yi, who had put down her phone, was no longer so nervous. She took a deep breath and continued watching the performance with everyone else.
After some time, the person in front of them had just been called on stage, so they had to go backstage to prepare.
"What should I do? I'm starting to get nervous," Li Man said to Ning Yi, biting her lip.
Ning Yi squeezed her hand: "It's okay, it's okay, you'll only be on stage for three minutes."
“I wasn’t nervous at all just now, but as soon as I heard it was our turn, I suddenly got nervous,” Li Man continued.
"Just ignore the audience, and treat us like we're practicing in a different place," Chen Yu said from the side.
Even so, I still get nervous just thinking about it.
They went backstage, touched up their makeup, and Ning Yi took out her phone and sang the lyrics softly a few times.
A few minutes later, an usher approached and said softly, "Students, it's almost your turn to go on stage."
Chen nodded and replied, "Okay, we understand."
They all stood up, ready to go on stage.
The performance before them had finished when they heard the host come on stage and say, "Next up is the music club performing 'Rain Love,' please welcome them."
"Keep it up!" Chen said to them before going on stage.