Jiang Xingchen and the others' singing and dancing finally came to an end. This stage took up the time of three other performances. After everyone left, the audience was still thinking about it, so much so that they couldn't even watch the singing and dancing that followed.
The other song and dance troupes felt unspeakably bitter at this time. The Bauhinia Song and Dance Troupe's performance just now was so outstanding, and the judges even gave unprecedented evaluations. How could they perform in the future?
However, for the remaining two spots, they had no choice but to go on stage. But seeing everyone in the audience looking absent-minded, they really couldn't cheer up.
After Jiang Xingchen and the others returned to the backstage, they did not stay. Wanru and the six soldiers wanted to stay for a while and enjoy the envious looks of other song and dance troupes.
But Jiang Xingchen couldn't do it. Those women looked like wolves looking at flesh, which made him feel cold from the very core. He was afraid that he would be eaten clean to the bone, so he dared to stay any longer.
After leaving the backstage, Mo Hongxian and the others had been waiting there for a long time. After watching this performance, they had no intention of watching other songs and dances.
The two sides met and headed back. Along the way, the second brothers were full of praise for Jiang Xingchen. Mo Hongxian pinched his chin and said, "Little brother, sing another song for your sister!"
Jiang Xingchen was so shocked that he was so angry that he wailed in his heart: "Didn't I just hug Sister Wanrou? It was she who hugged me. You are so resentful..."
Mei'er, on the other hand, was uncharacteristically sitting quietly on the side, her eyes were lost in thought, and she would occasionally show a silly smile. The rosiness on her face never faded, and she was obviously still reminiscing about the performance just now.
It wasn't until they got home and Mo Hongxian and the others all said goodbye and left that the little girl showed her true colors, hugged Jiang Xingchen, and shouted and jumped with joy: "Brother, the performance today was so good, and the song was so good!"
"Haha! I told you a long time ago that my brother can perform better than those singing and dancing troupes!" Jiang Xingchen was proud on the surface, but he was a little embarrassed in his heart. Although the voice of this body is much better than that of the previous life, it is impossible to put it in this body.
The high-pitched part of the song was performed so well, but it was not nearly as penetrating as Dingbei Hou's speech, not to mention raising the key at the end. All the credit was due to Ming Zhizhen's control of the breath fluctuations.
"Yeah! Brother is the best!" The little girl nodded, rolled her eyes, and said, "Brother, you told me that you would act specifically for me in the future, right?"
"Uh!" Jiang Xingchen was dumbfounded. At first, he only complained about the single form of singing and dancing in this world, so he said this, and he also meant to make the little girl happy. But now what Meier said...
"Huh!" On a cold day, Jiang Xingchen's forehead was dripping with sweat. This girl was definitely not just joking. If she was asked to perform every day...
"I'll choke you!" Jiang Xingchen wished he could give himself a slap: "I'm going to let you talk about it for a while, and I'm going to let you pretend that nothing is wrong and tie yourself up~"
The little girl blinked her eyes and looked at him expectantly, waiting for his reply.
"This... it also depends on my brother's time. After all, he still has to make money... okay!" Jiang Xingchen wanted to refuse, but when he saw the little girl pouting, he finally agreed.
"I know that my brother is the best to me!" The little girl jumped forward, hugged Jiang Xingchen's neck, kissed him on the face, and then said: "Brother! Show me your new identity tag.
look!"
Jiang Xingchen handed the identity card to Mei'er, looked at the little girl's smile, her eyes shining, and carefully rubbed the identity card, her complexion slowly softened.
"Brother, when can we go home?" Meier looked at it for a while, then raised her head and asked.
"It will still take a while. I have to wait until the Imperial College has asked me for credit and it has been confirmed... Moreover, although such credit can allow the Marquis to allocate my territory to me, it cannot return our home. After all, there is another
The aristocratic management department is blocking it. Our territory has been taken back. If the Marquis gives it back to us, we will have conflicts with them..."
"Ah!" Mei'er immediately showed a look of disappointment: "Are you still going to come back?"
"Haha! Who said I won't come back!" Jiang Xingchen patted Mei'er on the head and explained: "If it were just the merit of the Imperial College, the aristocratic management department might stop it! But don't forget, there is also the Imperial Military Department.
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"What does this have to do with the military?" Meier was very puzzled.
"These two big drums are not just musical instruments. They also have a great influence on the army... The Marquis said on the stage in front of tens of thousands of people that he wanted to divide my territory, but he did not explain the location. Didn't he just let me choose by myself?
!If it were not for the contribution of the Imperial Military Department, how could the Marquis do it so obviously!"
"But just now the Imperial Military Department didn't..."
"Of course you can talk about the big drum as a musical instrument! But if it is used in the army, how can you talk about it outside? It must be kept secret..."
"Oh!" the little girl responded, then smiled and narrowed her eyes: "I wish I could come back!"
"Don't worry!" Jiang Xingchen rubbed her head and said, "You have a rest first, brother will go cook!"
After watching her brother leave the room, Meier burst into cheers again, hugged the big doll and threw it directly onto the bed.
Jiang Xingchen heard the little girl's age-inappropriate laughter outside the door. He shook his head helplessly and walked into the kitchen...
At this time, news from the preliminaries finally came out.
"In the second round of pre-selection, the judges gave an unprecedented evaluation. Even saying it is excellent is not enough to match its excellence!"
In a short period of time, the news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Hongyuan City.
"It's true. Stop lying. It's unprecedented. Isn't this kind of evaluation too exaggerated? Even if the judges are the elites of the Imperial Academy, they can't say this, right? Do they have this right?" Many people asked.
Have such doubts.
"I'm curious, what kind of performance actually allows these judges to say things that exceed their own status! It's unprecedented, what a loud tone!" Some song and dance troupes performing outside said with disdain. In their opinion, this must be
Which song and dance group does the Imperial Academy intend to promote?
"That's right! We don't have any connections. If we can get connected with the Imperial College, not only can we participate in the preliminaries, but we might also win and perform in the New Year's song and dance!" This sour tone was everywhere.
"It's true! Many people inside have spread the same news! Moreover, people outside have heard it, and the cheers inside are endless, as if they can knock down the wall. The sound of applause is almost like the tide, and they can't even count the duration.
How long!"
All kinds of comments are everywhere, including doubts, affirmations, disdain, and curiosity.
Soon after, as the news continued to spread, the details of the second performance became more and more detailed.
"What! What kind of joke is this man performing? Can you still watch it?" People all over the street were stunned.
"I'm talking about how the judges gave unprecedented evaluations... Hehe, it's really unprecedented! It's so funny. Thinking about the way a man performs singing and dancing, I just... hahahaha..."
"Are you hearing cheers outside? Stop laughing..."
But soon, more certain news suppressed all doubts.
"Yes, it's cheering! This track uses a brand new instrument and can be heard outside the pre-selected venue!"
"You're laughing, you haven't seen it. We couldn't help but sing along. You don't know how shocking that scene of thousands of people roaring in unison was!" A person who came out of the preliminaries looked up and explained to others.
I don’t know when, someone on the street began to hum: "Arrogance in the face of thousands of waves, blood in the red sun..."
The lyrics were intermittent, the melody was inaccurate, and there was no bass drum to match. But everyone who heard it was attracted by this catchy rhythm. Slowly, the voices of doubt and disdain disappeared, and the discussion changed to
Received overwhelming praise.
"This is the song that was performed. It really sounds good!"
"It sounds good? If you hear the thunderous drum sound, I'm sure your blood will boil!"
"Don't you know it yet? Not only did the judges give an unprecedented evaluation, but they also asked the empire to ask for credit! Marquis Dingbei personally announced that Jiang Xingchen, the leading actor, was promoted to a third-class baron, and he also promised to divide the territory in public!"
"I'm the best, isn't it? Isn't it so exaggerated that one song actually has a baron title!"
"You know what a piece of music, a new instrument, a new performance method, do you know how far-reaching the impact will be?"
"Oh! It's possible. Such a big influence is enough to be promoted from the rank of minister to the third-class baron!"
"From the rank of minister! Let me tell you, in twenty days, just twenty days, Jiang Xingchen went from a commoner to a third-class baron!"
"I'm going~ This damn...who is Jiang Xingchen? I must see him and how he did it..."
"I heard he's a young man and he looks pretty good, haha... I'll go check it out too, if there's any chance..."
People who come to Hongyuan City are not necessarily here to pre-select for singing and dancing. After all, the venue can only accommodate ten thousand people, so not everyone can squeeze in. Most people come here to experience the annual atmosphere.
But in the afternoon, almost everyone flocked to the preliminaries venue just to see what Jiang Xingchen looked like. He became a baron from a commoner in twenty days. It was simply a legend.
The whole Hongyuan City was in a sensation, and people were looking for the song "Men Should Be Strong" everywhere! In addition, they were looking for Jiang Xingchen! He didn't even see it at the preliminaries, and he had already left.
The people in the Noble Management Department are going crazy. People are constantly asking about Jiang Xingchen. But what can they say, leaking the information of the nobility, unless they don’t want to get involved!
A large number of people went to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion and the Imperial College, asking Jiang Xingchen to perform again. That piece of music was so popular that if you couldn't hear it, it would be like a hundred claws scratching your heart.
But people who have listened to it are very proud, and they are telling people how good this song is, and how bright the rhythm of the drum is...
In the end, with more and more people demanding it, even the Imperial Academy couldn't bear it anymore. They went to find Jiang Xingchen in person and prepared to let him perform another show.
However, when they arrived in the evening, Jiang Xingchen was not at home and went to the branch of the Seventh Army.