Free Web NovelChapter 444: Chapter 247: First Encounter with the Mage! Isn’t He a God?
The music festival was at the Six Dynasties Ancient Capital Central Sports Hall. The hotel Sujiang TV had booked was right next to the hall, making it convenient to travel back and forth.
The four rooms arranged by Sujiang TV were also connected. After Chen Jincheng entered his room, he received a message from the teacher: "Chen Tongxue, class is tonight. Are you coming over, or should I?"
"I’ll come over!" Chen Jincheng replied.
’It was PE class, after all. A little strenuous exercise could easily lead to torn clothes.’
’It would be a bit inconvenient for the teacher to have her class in his room.’
A short while later, he was notified that he needed to go to the venue to check things out, leaving no time to spare.
He knocked on the teacher’s door and asked, "Teacher Li, I’m heading over to get familiar with the venue now. Do you want to come?"
"Can I go?" Li Suwan’s eyes were filled with an eager anticipation that made it clear she wanted to go.
"Just pretend you’re my assistant," Chen Jincheng said with a smile.
"Okay!" Li Suwan happily followed him out.
When Chen Jincheng brought the teacher to the lobby, Xue Qian and Zhu Zhen were already waiting. Producer Hu had a car ready for them.
After getting in the car, they rushed over to the Central Sports Hall.
"Teacher Chen, once we’re on-site, you can get familiar with the stage. We’ve also arranged a practice room for the two of you," Producer Hu made sure to tell Chen Jincheng.
The music festival was starting that night, so the other invited internet celebrities and stars had already gone to the venue to get acquainted with it or were rehearsing their songs. After all, no one wanted to mess up on stage.
Xue Qian and Chen Jincheng had been brought in on short notice, so they didn’t have as much time. Xue Qian was a veteran and wouldn’t have any issues, so the producer could only make a point of reminding Chen Jincheng.
"Right." Chen Jincheng naturally understood his concern and nodded.
’But he’d been an internet celebrity for so long that he could stay perfectly calm in a livestream with 550,000 viewers. An event like this wasn’t enough to give him stage fright. Besides, ever since he’d obtained the song "Girl," his ability to perform it had been at a master’s level.’
’So, all things considered, he was no worse than those A-list singers.’
’Even A-list singers didn’t necessarily have master-level performance skills.’
The car quickly arrived at the Central Sports Hall. The stage had been modified for the music festival, and the area behind it served as a workspace for performers and backstage crew.
When Producer Gu led them in, people were already on the main stage getting familiar with it, so there was no room for Chen Jincheng and Xue Qian. They headed directly to the practice room Producer Hu had arranged.
The moment Xue Qian entered the practice room, he started rehearsing the song he would be singing that night.
He was extremely dedicated to his craft.
Chen Jincheng also practiced "Girl" twice. Even though the game-like system made him confident, a couple of practice runs were still beneficial.
But after two run-throughs without a single issue, he felt continuing would be a waste of time. He said a quick word to Xue Qian and left.
The temporary practice room was very stuffy.
Producer Hu had assigned a staff member to assist them. Chen Jincheng explained the situation, and the staffer led him to the main lounge area.
It was a large, well-ventilated space where all the internet celebrities and stars came to rest between rehearsals.
Li Suwan followed behind him the entire time, wearing a mask to play the part of his assistant.
That way, no one would recognize her as the creator behind today’s viral Ancient Dance video.
When they reached the lounge, he saw quite a few stars and internet celebrities resting inside. Most of them who knew each other had already gathered in groups to chat.
Chen Jincheng’s arrival drew the attention of many of the stars and internet celebrities, each of them sizing him up with varied expressions.
As fellow internet celebrities, they knew he was an A-list influencer on Tiao Yin. People like Short Teemo and Wu Ning, who were also in the music niche, had definitely been paying attention to him.
The two of them were well aware of the shocking fact that he had two songs with over ten million sales—a figure the vast majority of singers could never hope to achieve with a single track.
They knew they were in a completely different league.
The actual celebrities were also quite surprised. They knew Chen Jincheng’s songs were huge—even more popular than their own. They figured if he were officially in the entertainment industry with an agency backing him, those two songs alone would have secured him a high-ranking position.
However, it looked like there was some drama in store for today, because Master Yu was also here, and the bad blood between the two was no small matter.
Chen Jincheng simply offered a polite smile to everyone as he entered, then found a corner to sit down in and started playing on his phone.
Since they didn’t know Chen Jincheng well, most of them just smiled and nodded back in greeting.
Two Tiao Yin influencers did come over to chat him up, though. They were also in the music scene, but their original songs weren’t well-known.
Chen Jincheng exchanged contact information with them. After all, it would be rude to refuse a friendly face, and they were the only two who had made the effort to approach him.
As time passed, more and more influencers and stars filled the lounge.
This music festival featured around 40 performers, between the celebrities and the influencers, so it was a packed house.
Suddenly, a female voice speaking broken Mandarin caught Chen Jincheng’s attention.
’Most people with an accent like that were foreign women who had only recently started learning the language.’
’Did Sujiang TV invite a foreign star or influencer for their music festival?’
Chen Jincheng looked over, curious, and his expression turned to one of surprise. ’It’s her!’
’In his previous world, Tiao Yin had all sorts of "Sacred Bodies," like the Innate Widow Body, the Innate Young Housewife Sacred Body, the Innate Schoolgirl Sacred Body, the Innate Phantom-Charm Sacred Body, and so on.’
