Chapter 86

On the other side of the world, Xiaoni Li, almost bursting her eardrums, listened through her headphones to Lin Zaishan's last heart-wrenching scream.

When Lin Zaishan sang, “Gaze at me~ Don’t just look at the ceiling~” he had already used a falsetto on the brink of collapse, pushing Li Xiaoni’s emotions to the peak of a roller coaster, as if the building was about to collapse!

In an instant, this terrifying scream completely overturned Li Xiaoni’s thoughts!

Thump!

Li Xiaoni, unable to contain her excitement, sat up from the bed, holding the headphones with both hands, savoring Lin Zaishan’s neurotic and frenzied scream amidst the lingering piano music.

Unlike his super lightning voice in his youth, which was as sharp as autumn frost and could cut through metal, this half-human, half-demon scream pierced into the bone marrow, transforming into a pair of large hands that began to tear from the soul, from the inside out, shattering a person into pieces! It was both despairing and incredibly exhilarating!

Li Xiaoni’s excited heart could not calm down for a long time.

Listening to such a song was like going back to over a decade ago, when her body and mind were once again torn apart by Lin Zaishan.

But this time, she was purely torn apart by the demonic talent in Lin Zaishan’s voice!

At the beginning of the song, when the eerie melody of the theremin started, Li Xiaoni felt that this song was very special, unlike Lin Zaishan’s previous style.

But she never expected that listening to the entire song would be so tumultuous and exhilarating!

This song sent all of Lin Zaishan’s past suppression and distortion to another dimension—being able to face such a life and write such a work, this brother truly lived up to her memory of him as a genuine musical genius! Her memory did not fail her! He was really so strong!

No wonder Guan Yaling gave him an instant thumbs up; such a voice was truly unique, not just making people’s blood boil, but making their cold blood boil!

Li Xiaoni carefully recalled, and even Chen Deyou’s “Puppet” had never given her such a strange and enjoyable listening experience.

The melody of this song was composed by Lin Zaishan to commemorate the death of a friend.

Now, listening to it, it seemed more like Lin Zaishan was commemorating his own once bizarre life.

The lyrics and melody were seamlessly integrated!

Sending the former “madman” to another dimension, what returned was a musical warrior clad in golden armor, battle-hardened through countless battles!

Amazing!

Li Xiaoni was so excited that she wanted to dance a spicy dance on the bed, for this brilliant music and for the returning rock genius!

In the music room.

After singing this song, Lin Zaishan broke out in a layer of hot sweat.

Objectively speaking, he did not particularly exert himself while singing this song.

Especially in the first half, he was always holding back.

Later, driven by the classic music, he lost control and let the song go wild.

At the final scream, he cleverly used falsetto.

The five boxes of Seven Miles Fragrance breakfast in the morning gave him a solid foundation for singing, and even using falsetto, it had the effect of a rocket launch, making the pores of everyone in the music room burst open!

The one who burst the most was Guan Yaling, who had the strongest “sound absorption” ability.

The undulating and fluctuating waves of sound expanded every pore on Guan Yaling’s body, then suddenly contracted, and then burst open again! This repeated process made Guan Yaling want to jump off the stool!

When Lin Zaishan sang the second verse, Guan Yaling’s body was like a firecracker with its fuse lit. Clenching her teeth, she was waiting for that heart-stopping final explosion.

Lin Zaishan did not disappoint her. The final transcendent scream ignited the fuse, sending it into the firecracker, and with a bang! It exploded into a sky full of fireworks! Following Lin Zaishan’s voice, she drifted into another dimension, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

Li Wei, standing beside her, was stunned by the end!

She had never appreciated such a frenzied performance at such close range!

After listening to this song and thinking about the various exaggerated actions of Lin Zaishan in his youth that she had read online, Li Wei suddenly had a revelation: the one who was exaggerated was not Lin Zaishan, but the industry.

Without witnessing Lin Zaishan’s fierce and combative spirit in person, Li Wei suddenly felt a bit sympathetic for the former Lin Zaishan.

As the music faded, Wu Yifan, the leader of Cai Die, who was sitting directly opposite Lin Zaishan, was deeply moved!

Even with high expectations for Lin Zaishan’s song, he still received a huge and unexpected surprise after listening to it!

The satirical elements in Lin Zaishan’s song were easy to understand.

But to approach this satire from a cold and numb angle and express it with music so profoundly was not something an ordinary musician could achieve!

In “Hills,” Lin Zaishan’s creative touch already showed a mature and profound talent.

In this “Exaggeration,” he grafted the sorrowful melody of a deceased friend onto a tragic underdog, taking a radical approach, each move cutting deep!

This was definitely a masterpiece that could rival “Puppet”!

This former rock genius, with his hair turned white, had even more outstanding talent!

Righteous, he could climb “Hills”; wicked, he could scream “Exaggeration.”

This was truly a musician with an enviable “crazy talent”!

No wonder Li Zongheng held him in such high regard.

A big brother is a big brother!

One song was enough to identify the potential of this returning genius, leaving no room for doubt!

Cai Die had picked up such a great find, and this “Singer-Songwriter” competition would be very exciting!

Originally, he thought the Arrow Target team had a sure chance of winning this “Singer-Songwriter” competition, but now, after being split by Lin Zaishan’s two songs, Wu Yifan felt that the final outcome was really hard to predict!

“Too amazing! —— Clap, clap, clap!”

Wu Yifan was the first to applaud for Lin Zaishan.

Everyone else, except for Guan Yaling who was still drifting in another dimension, also applauded for Lin Zaishan, their faces showing expressions of amazement and admiration.

Zhou Dongliao excitedly suggested, “If this song could be paired with a more impactful arrangement, making the melody more dynamic, the effect on stage would be astonishing!”

Wu Yifan agreed with Zhou Dongliao. Lin Zaishan’s performance was already perfect, and if paired with a more complete accompaniment, this song would become a deep-water torpedo, blowing everyone in front of the TV away!

Lin Zaishan also agreed with this suggestion: “If I draw the underdog theme and have to sing this song in the second round, I will indeed need a bigger arrangement. I’ll have to ask Teacher Guan to help communicate with Ma Xiaodong.”

Guan Yaling, who had just come back to her senses, quickly said, “No problem! I really want to see the other mentors’ stunned faces when you sing this song on stage, hahaha.”

Wu Yifan asked He Miao, “For the second round’s theme draw, can we take some initiative to help the contestants draw the desired theme?”

Wu Yifan was thinking of black-box operations, but He Miao was straightforward: “I don’t think so. From what the producer of Oriental TV said, this competition will use a random draw, and whoever draws what will have to sing it.”

Wu Yifan was unhappy: “What’s the point of a random draw in a variety show? Go and talk to them and see if we can let Yaling decide what theme the contestants will sing in the second round.”

“I doubt it. I’ll check later,” He Miao seemed very hesitant. She knew what Wu Yifan was concerned about.

Lin Zaishan’s “Exaggeration” was too “terrifying”! If he sang this on stage, it would definitely blow the ears of the entire nation! This was a great opportunity for the Cai Die team to shine! It would be a pity if Lin Zaishan didn’t draw this theme!

Previously, when the director and producer of “Singer-Songwriter” said that Lin Zaishan was very talented, He Miao was a bit skeptical, thinking that Oriental TV was trying to convince them to sign Lin Zaishan.

Now, after listening to “Exaggeration,” He Miao finally believed it and understood why Oriental TV had dug this big villain out of the abyss—this uncle’s talent was not just abundant; his musical touch was absolutely brilliant!

Two songs, one righteous and one wicked, both left He Miao with a deep sense of excitement. She couldn’t imagine how many awe-inspiring works this uncle had accumulated over the years of silence.

If Lin Zaishan could keep bringing out such works in this competition, leaving the audience’s ears ringing from start to finish, they would be in for a huge win!

At this moment, the producers were discussing the musical techniques in “Exaggeration,” all excited and looking forward to Lin Zaishan’s performance on stage.

Only Deputy General Manager Luo Xiaoyan had some reservations about the song.

She wasn’t questioning the song’s quality; she was also extremely impressed when she listened to it!

With her twenty years of experience in the industry, she could confidently say that Lin Zaishan’s “Exaggeration” was no less impressive than Chen Deyou’s “Puppet” in any aspect.

This was an absolute niche masterpiece! Its radical approach left a deep impression!

However, the content it reflected was a bit too extreme.

The song was filled with a dark and resentful atmosphere from beginning to end.

This was indeed a work Lin Zaishan wrote when he was frustrated, exuding a sense of wickedness.

The song seemed to satirize the entertainment industry, but by extension, it also satirized the entire oppressive society.

Lin Zaishan’s image was already in opposition to society. If he sang such a song in front of the nation, with the help of the Cai Die team, it would be like inviting hatred for the Cai Die team!

If he really sang it, who knew how much criticism and backlash would come directly at Cai Die, and Guan Yaling would definitely not be spared!

This big-breasted woman was their current female pillar. If she were to be blackened, Cai Die’s future would be even harder to sustain.

After a calm analysis, Luo Xiaoyan felt that Lin Zaishan should not perform this song on stage.

At this moment, seeing Wu Yifan and the others discussing music with Lin Zaishan so enthusiastically, Luo Xiaoyan decided not to bring up her concerns just yet.

She would discuss the pros and cons with Wu Yifan in private later.

“Teacher Lin, your song ‘Exaggeration’ will definitely shock everyone with the underdog theme. I’m very curious, do you have works that can handle the other three themes? Especially the ‘about yourself’ theme, which you said was the hardest. Do you have any creative ideas for it?” Recalling Li Xiaoni’s instructions, Guan Yaling subtly guided the conversation towards this theme.

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【Kneeling for recommendations!】

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