Chapter 52: Total Astonishment!

Chen Weiwei quietly looked at the dim lighting.

She could not imagine what kind of scenario it was for someone to work here.

She looked at Zhang Yang.

Sometimes, when chatting with others, he seemed very humble, occasionally flattering and sucking up to them.

However.

He always seemed to carry a calm and confident smile.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yang’s manager, Li Ziwen, kept her eyes fixed on Zhou Yang...

She saw Zhou Yang staring intently at that page of lyrics, reading it over and over, pondering it, his eyes even filled with awe.

She had rarely seen Zhou Yang wear such an expression.

Even when he saw the lyrics of "Storm" last year, he hadn't had this look.

What on earth were these lyrics?

She glanced again at the other stack of A4 papers in Zhang Yang's hand.

Zhang Yang was holding them in his grip.

That stack had over a dozen sheets, didn't it?

Could the contents inside all be...

No way!

A wild thought flashed through Li Ziwen's mind, but she quickly suppressed it.

Perhaps it was possible, but not every single piece could...

She felt it was insane!

She looked at Zhou Yang once more.

She saw Zhou Yang’s hands trembling, his face starting to flush, as if he were trying hard to suppress the deep excitement within his heart...

She stole a glance...

There were only lyrics!

Not a single musical score!

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"The azure blue waits for the misty rain, and I am waiting for you..."

In this world, there are many beautiful things.

However...

When Zhou Yang saw this line of lyrics, he felt the deepest depths of his heart being deeply captivated.

Image after image appeared in his mind!

He had previously researched celadon and knew the production process behind it...

Azure blue!

It was an extremely rare color.

The same glaze, the same clay body, the same craftsmanship, the same firing process—the only difference was that the day the wares were pulled from the kiln had to be a day of misty rain, allowing layers of moisture to hover over the clay body, rendering a dreamlike azure and misty rain hue.

Unfortunately, out of an entire kiln of vessels, fewer than one or two in ten turned out well-colored, and those of uniform hue were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

That artistic conception, the mastery of classical literature combined with romance!

They matched each other so incomparably well.

These were good lyrics!

Truly good lyrics!

He wanted this song; no matter what, he had to have this song!

Furthermore, this song had to be used as the lead single!

A voice in his heart was driving him crazy, reminding him relentlessly, and he could not resist.

He continued reading...

He even felt himself sinking deep into this profound and alternative style of lyricism, giving off the aesthetic sensation of ink-wash landscapes and ancient pagodas!

This seemed to be an impact originating from the depths of the soul!

After a long while, he raised his head and looked at Zhang Yang.

"Mr. Zhang, have you... have you shown these lyrics to anyone else?"

He tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, but his voice undeniably carried a sense of anxious possessiveness, fearing he might lose them.

Although he was a tremendously successful singer in China and held the title of a lesser Heavenly King in the music scene, but...

That status was built entirely upon piles of meticulously handpicked, exceptional works!

For a good singer, encountering a great song that suited them was something that could only be met by chance, never by design!

If he truly missed out on this, Zhou Yang would regret it for a very, very long time...

At this moment!

He was even somewhat nervous, terrified that Zhang Yang would shake his head and say he had already shown it to others, and even more terrified that Zhang Yang would say this song had already been given away!

However, in the end...

When he saw Zhang Yang shake his head, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"The azure blue waits for the misty rain, and this song is probably waiting for you, Mr. Zhou..."

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Yang instantly stood up from his chair!

He nodded frantically with excitement.

Then, he forced himself to take a deep, long breath and looked at Zhang Yang.

"Mr. Zhang, how should this song be sung?"

"Shall I sing it for you?"

"Okay—no, wait, bad idea! Give me the score, I'll sing it myself, you must definitely not sing..." Zhou Yang first nodded, then realized something, his expression changed once more, and he finally shook his head.

"I don't have a score, I can only sing it... Actually, I don't really understand music, so I don't really understand scores either... But I know the melody, I can sing it..."

"Ah?"

You can sing it?

You, you, you...

Looking at Zhang Yang's serious expression, Zhou Yang was dumbfounded.

No musical score?

You can sing it?

What on earth are you going to sing?

He only felt a buzzing sound ringing directly in his head.

The scene of Zhang Yang singing "Qilixiang" seemed to resurface in his ears.

If he hadn't analyzed the tune of "Qilixiang" and found it utterly breathtaking, he almost would have missed out on that song!

And now, Zhang Yang was saying he wanted to sing "Celadon"?

You're going to ruin this song!

He felt his heart could no longer take it...

However, when he saw that particular expression on Zhang Yang's face.

Deep helplessness welled up in his heart once again.

"Then... Mr. Zhang, could you sing a bit of it? Do you need me to accompany you? Wait, Mr. Zhang, you have a guitar here, you must know how to play the guitar, right? Can you tell me the chords?"

"Guitar... I learned it, but basically forgot it now, um, can't play... However, this song 'Celadon' starts with a C9 chord, and then next it should be..."

"Like this?" Zhou Yang hurriedly picked up the guitar and plucked a chord.

"Yes!" Zhang Yang recalled the opening chords of "Celadon," and to his surprise, Zhou Yang really managed to play them out.

"Continue?"

"Then I'll start singing?"

"Uh, go ahead and sing!"

Zhou Yang nodded and looked at Zhang Yang.

Afterward, he watched as Zhang Yang cleared his throat.

"Wait!"

"Huh?"

"President Chen, well, Sister Li, would you mind stepping outside for a moment?"

"Alright."

Zhou Yang instinctively stopped and glanced at Chen Weiwei and manager Li Ziwen.

The two of them were still in a daze and state of shock.

It seemed hard for them to accept such an unbelievable thing.

Yet, they still nodded and left the office.

Seeing the two of them leave, Zhang Yang cleared his throat once again.

Immediately following...

"Plain earthenware outlines the celadon, the brush tip turns from bold to light,
The peony painted on the body of the vase is just like your initial makeup..."

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A few minutes later.

When Zhang Yang finished singing, Zhou Yang was completely numb all over!

"Mr. Zhang, if you trust my judgment, could you please step outside for just a moment?"

"Huh?"

"Just for a moment, I need a slightly quieter environment while the memory is still fresh in my mind... Don't worry, I won't touch a single thing in here."

"Alright."

Zhang Yang nodded, then picked up the A4 paper, left the office, and closed the door behind him.

The moment Zhang Yang stepped out!

Zhou Yang was covered in sweat...

His face was somewhat pale, but he repeatedly recalled the melody, adjusted the chords, and began composing the musical score.

He had to admit!

Both the lyrics and the melody of "Celadon" were astonishingly breathtaking.

Leaving aside the parts where Zhang Yang’s voice cracked, the rest made Zhou Yang’s heart tremble!

"Um..."

"Mr. Zhou..."

Right at that moment, the door cracked open a little.

Zhou Yang looked at Zhang Yang.

"Mr. Zhang?"

"I... Mr. Zhou, do you think I have any talent for singing? Any talent for being a singer? Just now when I was singing, I felt deeply immersed, and the song flowed very smoothly..."

"..."

Upon hearing this...

Especially seeing the smile on Zhang Yang's face.

Zhou Yang instantly felt completely numb from head to toe.

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Outside the office.

Sun Lili stared at the scene unfolding inside.

Emboldened, she quietly crept up to Zhang Yang.

"Pres-President Zhang, what... what were you guys talking about inside?"

"Oh, Zhou Yang took a fancy to two of my songs and wants to buy the copyrights. He's helping me arrange the score right now..."

"What?"

She stared at Zhang Yang as if she had seen a ghost, while the intermittent sound of guitar strumming drifted from inside the office.

Sun Lili, already in shock, now felt as though she had gone mad!

As for the others...

They wore expressions as ghostly as if the Earth had just exploded!

Damn it!

Are you for real?