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Climb To The Top - Chapter 48

Published at 29th of May 2023 05:37:04 AM


Chapter 48

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The center of the stage is still completely black.

At this time, a white light hit the left stage and Liu Zhongming stood in the aperture. He dyed his dark black hair and he looked a little more melancholy under the light.

The handsome gray aristocratic-style school uniform jacket with a white shirt underneath and a pair of simple black pants on the lower body highlighted Liu Zhongming’s youthful atmosphere and handsomeness, and then, he sang softly.

“I’m still looking for

A lean and a hug…”

After his part is sung, the camera pans from left to right.

The light rain that was artificially dropped by the program group was pattering down, but it only covered the front of the stage and the audience, which added a layer of aesthetics to the stage but did not affect the normal performance of the stage.

Jiang Ting was wearing a knee-length pure white skirt. The ponytail she wore in the pre-match video also returned to black long and straight hair, scattered behind her, with a small white daisy on her ear. She looks exquisite but also reflects her youth and vitality.

She started singing.

“Happiness begins to have a harbinger

Fate makes us slowly close…”

Her voice is very light and soft, accompanied by gentle synth sounds, which became more and more exciting.

When the camera turned on that overly beautiful face, she naturally had provocative and affectionate eyes. When she looked at the camera, she seemed more affectionate. 

When Jiang Ting sang the second verse, the two walked to the center of the stage from both sides and sang together. 

“Small dimples and long eyelashes

It is your most beautiful mark…”

Unlike the previous stage, the two simply sang a song without supporting dancers.

After the two stood in the center of the stage, they sang a duet again.

“Small dimples and long eyelashes

Charming hopelessly…” 

The two looked back at each other and Liu Zhongming stretched out his hand, wanting to hold Jiang Ting’s hand. Jiang Ting smiled slightly, handed him her hand, and screams broke out at the scene.

There are no backing dancers, no colorful lights, and no wonderful scenery props. It is just two people and a simple stage, singing extremely touching songs like this. 

The ‘charming hopelessly’ in the lyrics completely interpret the state of the two at this time.

The two people standing under the white light seemed to be emitting light from all over their bodies, bright and dazzling. 

This song later caused controversy among Jiang Ting’s fans, saying whether Jiang Ting is a vocalist or a dancer, it really touches people’s hearts. 

There is a long passage in the center of the stage, leading to the auditorium, and the audience on both sides can be seen. 

After the two finished singing for the first time, they put down their hands. They walked side by side and walked forward from the center of the stage.

This time Jiang Ting sang first.

“Happiness begins to have signs…” 

After she finished singing, Liu Zhongming next to her sang his part and the lyrics became closer and closer.

The warm, sweet, and sour taste in the lyrics rippling around the two of them makes people hold their breath and savor it carefully.

When they came to the end, the two greeted the audience, which immediately triggered a frenzy of screaming.

Accompanied by the gradual progress of the music, the two sang together again. 

“Small dimples, long eyelashes

Charming hopelessly…”

Different from the original female singer who was suppressed by male singers from beginning to end, Jiang Ting’s voice is destined to be no weaker than Liu Zhongming. When they sang together, she strengthened her own part. In addition, the foreshadowing in advance in the short video before, stated that it is a song to express love to boys.

When the two sang together, Jiang Ting’s voice improved again. The adapted part directly strengthened the sour emotions of the girl’s part, making the song sound sadder than the original version.

Afterward, the two walked back and sang the climax part again and the music came to an end.

Until the music stopped abruptly and the stage became dark again.

The next second, the familiar wind chime sounded again and the video on the big screen played again. 

The bell rang again after class, and Liu Zhongming, who was wearing a school uniform and lying on the desk, woke up.

He was stunned when he saw a familiar figure sitting on the desk in front of him.

Then, he rubbed his eyes. His face was full of disbelief. Jiang Ting’s back was still so straight in front of the desk. He learned the prank he used to do, reaching out and poking her.

However…

After he stretched out his finger and poked the person, the person on the other side turned her head and he found that the face was not Jiang Ting. Liu Zhongming’s face froze completely. He was staring at the desk in front of him in a daze. 

At that moment, countless people cried bitterly holding their mobile phones.

However, in the next second, a crisp sound came from the door of the classroom.

“Hey, school is over, why don’t you go?” 

The last scene cuts to the door of the classroom and there is a wounded girl leaning on crutches and wearing a bandage, leaning against the door and looking at him. It is Jiang Ting who is smiling brightly.

The two looked at each other and smiled again, and the screen went completely black. 

After a few seconds, the audience burst into thunderous applause and screams of excitement.

***

After their performance, Jiang Ting and Liu Zhongming returned to the stage. After the performance, Liu Zhongming was a little nervous. He only felt hot and flustered, so he took off his coat. He only wore a white shirt inside and talked to Jiang Ting backstage again. 

The Chief Instructor Zhang Ning also came over, she laughed and teased Liu Zhongming.

“I can’t tell that Zhongming is still young. You two performed very well in this song.”

Liu Zhongming smiled foolishly but did not speak. He completely lost the affection and devotion he had just now and returned to the appearance of his silly brother again.

Seeing that Liu Zhongming did not speak, Jiang Ting replied aloud: “Yes, Zhongming is great and he interpreted this song very well.”

Liu Zhongming hurriedly shook his head and declined.

“It’s all taught by Sister Jiang Ting. She is really good and knows a lot. She is better than the teachers who taught me in our company before.” 

In order to teach Liu Zhongming in this stage, Jiang Ting took out the skills she had learned in the company. Not to mention whether there is anything in this world, but as a personal trainee, Jiang Ting knows so much knowledge, so she always has to find a reason for himself.

“No way, I only studied on the Internet. I used to visit forums, watch some videos and materials, and cross the river by feeling the stones1. What I learned is not formal, so please don’t follow suit.”

Jiang Ting’s words can be regarded as an answer to the knowledge of all kinds of vocal music shown in this program and she received kind laughter from the audience.

After all, everyone knows that Jiang Ting in the pre-match video before, scolded the teacher who had taught Liu Zhongming, and bluntly said that the other party had misunderstood these children. But now she looks like she has a strong desire to survive. It also made the audience and fans laugh together.

The Chief Instructor Zhang Ning seemed to like Liu Zhongming very much today and kept chasing after him.

“Liu Zhongming, can you talk about the feeling of working with Jiang Ting?”

Liu Zhongming thought for a while, then coughed twice and said.

“The feeling is a bit strange. Brother Chen Yi and Brother Jiayin were right before. Sister Jiang Ting was really scary when she was working. It felt like a big devil was coming.”

Zhang Ning laughed out loud, half a smile but not a smile, and asked.

“Is it really that scary?”

Liu Zhongming nodded seriously and mentioned several representative incidents of Jiang Ting during the practice.

“Sister Jiang Ting said that she wanted to shoot a simple opening video for this song so that the audience can better feel the emotion contained in this song when they listen to it.” When he said this, Liu Zhongming paused. For a moment, he seemed to hesitate whether to say it or not.

Seeing this, Zhang Ning realized that there was something tricky hidden in it and asked repeatedly. 

“Then what? What happened to Jiang Ting?”

A few seconds later, Liu Zhongming struggled to choke out a sentence: “During the filming, Sister Jiang Ting thought my acting skills were bad. But I am a singer, not an actor.” 

His words immediately amused the audience at the scene, including the Chief Instructor Zhang Ning, who laughed without hesitation.

Zhang Ning took the opportunity to ask Jiang Ting if it was true.

Jiang Ting looked a little embarrassed. She never expected Liu Zhongming to reveal her bottom, and then, she explained it out loud.

“It’s not like that. This song is sweet and romantic, but the emotion it contains will be a little sad. I personally think this song is more suitable for making an MV. It’s just that it’s a competition now and it’s not possible to shoot an MV. So, I used this method to express the emotion contained in this song.”

Speaking of this, Jiang Ting looked a little uncomfortable and continued.

“So, the requirements for Liu Zhongming may be a little higher. After all, he is not an actor, his acting skills will be a little stiff, and his tears are all eye drops.”

Jiang Ting’s words once again made the audience dumbfounded, completely pushing the atmosphere to silence. The scene of Liu Zhongming, whose emotions made them cry, collapsed and cried, turned out to be dripping from eye drops.

After a few chats on the stage, they officially entered the scoring session.

“Do you like this stage?” Zhang Ning asked the audience.

“Like.”

Zhang Ning blinked, “If you like it, you have to vote for them.”

“What is the stage number for Jiang Ting and Liu Zhongming?” She turned her microphone to the audience.

The 500 public judges below and some fans who mixed in, said in unison.

“Number 2.”

“That’s right, if you like them, next, please press the No. 2 button of the voting machine.”

As a National Queen, Zhang Ning has done a good job after being transferred to the talent show host. At least the part of interacting with the audience, she even did better than some hosts. 

Besides, Zhang Ning is also a person who has performed hundreds of concerts, so she is not stage fright at all and knows how to mobilize the atmosphere of the scene.

“The voting has officially started now. The 500 public judges at the scene are invited to pick up the voting machines in your hands and cast your votes.” As soon as Zhang Ning finished speaking, the voting countdown flashed on the screen.

Soon, the countdown is over.

Photos of Jiang Ting and Liu Zhongming appeared on the big screen, as well as a bright red number: 471.

Liu Zhongming was stunned and stood there motionless.

Zhang Ning announced with enthusiasm.

“Congratulations, so far, with the highest number of votes in the game, 471 points, you have successfully reached the top. Please sit on the ‘Black Gold Throne’. At the same time, this is the third time Jiang Ting has reached the top of the Black Gold Throne in this competition. But will she stay there until the end of the show? We’ll wait and see.”

After Zhang Ning finished speaking, she sent the two of them to the Black Gold Throne. 

Jiang Ting called Liu Zhongming, and seeing that he had not moved, this time she found that his eyes were still staring at the score.

She covered the headset, took the remote microphone, and asked in a low voice, “What’s the matter with you?”

Liu Zhongming was wearing a headset on his chest, but at the moment he did not notice that the headset was still on and said in an incredible and thoughtful voice.

“471 points, I haven’t gotten such a high score yet. I need to take a second look, or I won’t be able to see it in the future.”

His words spread throughout the audience through the headset and instantly made the audience laugh again.

Seeing the audience’s reaction, Liu Zhongming knew that he was making a joke, so he quickly followed Jiang Ting without saying a word.

When the two came to the ‘Black Gold Throne’, Xu Ya and Sheng Kai were still disgusted with each other. Before, they were forced to sit together because of the camera. When they saw that Jiang Ting’s score was higher than theirs, Xu Ya was shocked for a moment. Xu Ya did not want to spend too much time with Sheng Kai, so she quickly got up and stood aside. 

“Congratulations.” Xu Ya said with a smile.

“Thank you.” Jiang Ting responded politely.

As for Sheng Kai, he also congratulated Jiang Ting and she nodded her head as a greeting.

Sheng Kai is more disgusting than Shi Yi. He hides behind Shi Yi and instigates Shi Yi to target Chen Yi. This person purely has a character problem, a typical bully, and fear of hardship.

At that time, Chen Yi had a problem with his throat. If he hadn’t cooperated with Jiang Ting, he would have been eliminated. So when Jiang Ting took the initiative to find Chen Yi to cooperate, Sheng Kai became jealous, so he urged Shi Yi to target Chen Yi. But why only against Chen Yi? It’s not that he bullied Chen Yi because he had a voice problem and because he is the last in the qualification round. 

Otherwise, why didn’t he target Xu Jiayin?

It’s purely because he did not dare, he would only bully the weak and fear the strong.

For such a person with a questionable character, Jiang Ting would not want to pay attention to him if she wasn’t recording a show.

After the performance of Jiang Ting and Liu Zhongming, the melee of the remaining four groups began.




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