At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 200, Lin Xiamo Participates in the Competition! (Please Subscribe)
"That old Yu, he just loves to do these kinds of vanity projects!"

"Those who know you won the Nebula Award would think it was him who won it!"

Lin Moxuan shook his head and complained. He had known Yu Qifeng for over twenty years and was very familiar with his style of doing things.

How is Xiaoxiao's injury?

"I heard he went to Beijing to do it himself. The child is still young, so we shouldn't let him go out by himself anymore!"

Lin Moxuan was still very concerned about his grandson's injury, and he had also intended for Lin Xiamo and Shen Qiushan to go to the capital together.

"The recovery is going well, and it hasn't affected my schooling."

"The school took good care of him and found him a place to live on the first floor of the dormitory."

"Ah That's good."

Lin Moxuan nodded: "When we have time, I'll bring Xiaoxiao and Yanran home for dinner."

"I was just thinking of going this weekend!"

"Okay, then this weekend."

"By the way, you can see Momo at school, right? You should still try to persuade her about forming a band."

"It's not that I'm not open-minded, but why would an unmarried girl like her do rock music?"

"What respectable man would marry a woman who's in a rock band?"

Lin Moxuan was firmly opposed to his daughter forming a band, even though he had compromised somewhat because his wife, Chen Qingzhu, was no longer on his side.

However, changing mindsets is very difficult, especially for a "successful person" like Lin Moxuan. Because he has achieved success in a certain field, it is even more difficult to change his ingrained thinking.

He will always stick to his own theories and viewpoints, and it will be very difficult to shake them!
"Yes, I will try my best to persuade them."

Shen Qiushan nodded repeatedly. His current goal was to gain favor with his father-in-law, Lin Moxuan, so naturally he couldn't go against his wishes.

Even if it's just paying lip service while secretly going against it!
On the surface, they also had to appear very compliant.

In fact, Shen Qiushan could understand Lin Moxuan's thoughts. The "decent men" he mentioned were mostly from families whose social status matched or were of a higher level than theirs.

In the eyes of these leaders, playing rock music is equivalent to "not doing one's proper job." They even see celebrities as no different from "actors" in ancient times, who can be used as tools but are not respectable.

No powerful leader would allow their child to marry a female celebrity!

Therefore, from Lin Moxuan's perspective, his daughter's decision to pursue rock music was essentially tantamount to ruining her chance to join a "good family"!

He knew his daughter was beautiful and would certainly have no shortage of suitors, but people in different circles are very different.

If you really get into a rock music scene, where are the good people around you?
That's why Lin Moxuan strongly opposed this matter.

"Didn't you support her forming a band?"

Lin Moxuan was somewhat surprised that Shen Qiushan did not refute him.

"Well, I'm not saying I support her, I just respect her choice."

"Similarly, I think your point of view is also correct; it's just that everyone looks at things from different perspectives."

Lin Moxuan was satisfied with Shen Qiushan's answer. He nodded and said, "If Momo really likes playing in a band, it's fine for her to sing occasionally, but the performance occasions need to be carefully selected, and she can't dress like she did before!"

"What kind of mess is this!"

Lin Moxuan also knew that it would be difficult to get his daughter to give up completely, so he could only try to do it gradually.

Come little by little.

In Lin Moxuan's view, this problem is actually easy to solve. After his daughter gets married and has children, she won't have the energy or time to run a band anymore.

So, the biggest problem now is finding a suitable boyfriend for my daughter!
Yes, and also, keep an eye on Shen Qiushan in front of us!
We can't let this kid steal my second daughter too.

Don't make the same mistake twice!

"Akiyama, have you ever thought about your personal life?"

"Chu Xue has been gone for so long, and Xiao Xiao and Yan Ran have grown up. It's actually quite normal for you to be thinking about personal matters now. As you get older, it's always good to have someone to accompany you!"

Lin Moxuan appeared to be concerned about Shen Qiushan's personal life, but in reality, he wanted to get some information out of him to see what Shen Qiushan's plans were.

"It's hard to find a widower like me with two children."

Shen Qiushan shrugged: "Moreover, this matter mainly depends on Xiaoxiao and Yanran's opinions; they have to like this person."

Lin Moxuan nodded slightly: "If there's someone suitable, we can still spend some time together."

"By the way, what's the deal with that Go tournament that's being talked about online?"

"I never knew you could play Go."

The story of Shen Qiushan's 1v5 victory over exchange students from Seoul National University went viral online yesterday, and Lin Moxuan's secretary, Chen Xiaohua, told him about it immediately.

Lin Moxuan was quite surprised to hear this news. He only knew that Shen Qiushan was good at chess, but he did not know that his son-in-law was also good at Go.

"It's just a friendly match between a group of amateur enthusiasts; it's not as amazing as people make it out to be online."

Shen Qiushan was very modest.

"Let's play a couple of games sometime. I've been studying Go a lot lately!"

"Sure, I'd love to learn from you."

Shen Qiushan adopted a submissive approach today, fawning over his father-in-law throughout the conversation.

Lin Moxuan was in a good mood and took him to the cafeteria for lunch.

My attempt to win over my father-in-law is showing initial success!
Thursday.

Sanjiang TV.

The recording of this season of "Voice of China" has officially begun.

This is a music competition program, and there are no so-called "amateurs" among the contestants.

They are either obscure singers, has-been singers, or internet celebrity bands (singers) like the Red Rose Band who are very popular online.

Today's recording is for the "team competition".

This time, the program invited a total of 64 groups of singers to participate in the program.

According to the program rules, the four mentors will form their own teams in the team competition, with a total of eight contestants in each mentor's team.

In other words, the four mentors need a total of 32 contestants.

Therefore, players who fail to form a team will be eliminated!

The team competition's advancement rate is only 50%!

Therefore, for the players, this start can be described as hell mode.

The 64 groups of contestants were assigned to different public rest rooms to put on makeup and wait for their turn.

Right now, the four members of the Red Rose Band have finished their makeup and styling for today. The team competition is related to whether the band can continue to stay on the stage of "Voice of China", so the four of them immediately pulled out all the stops. The song they are going to sing today is "Red Rose".

We strive to form a successful team and make it last.

"I'm actually a little nervous about going on TV. It's completely different from my usual performances."

Zhu Xinyue twirled the drumsticks in her hand while muttering to herself.

"What's there to be nervous about!"

"We're so awesome, we're sure to make it a successful team!"

Hu Tingting was actually a little flustered. It was her first time participating in this kind of variety show, but she couldn't admit defeat verbally at this moment.

"Old Fang, can you please stop going out to smoke all the time?" "The smell of smoke on you is enough to kill someone!"

Hu Tingting turned to complain about Fang Di, who had just returned from smoking.

The other party has already gone out several times, and is clearly nervous.

Fang Di shrugged: "Actually, our performances aren't that important. The main thing is Momo. As long as she stays steady and doesn't make any mistakes, our performance will be a success!"

Hearing her say that, Hu Tingting and Zhu Xinyue subconsciously turned their gazes to Lin Xiamo, observing how their lead singer was behaving.

Lin Xiamo was chatting with someone on WeChat at that moment, a smile rarely seen on her lips.
Seeing this, the three of them subconsciously exchanged glances.

Hu Tingting: "Hmm, it looks like it's a sure thing!"

Zhu Xinyue: "Momo and Brother Shen are really dating now!"

Fang Di: "I think it's not just that they're talking, they're probably already sleeping together. Haven't you noticed how radiant Momo has been these past two days!"

Hu Tingting: "That's right, I knew it! I always felt that Momo was a little different than before, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Turns out, she's radiant!"

"There's no doubt, they must have slept together!"

What are you three whispering about?

"Is recording about to start?"

At this moment, Lin Xiamo, having finished chatting with Shen Qiushan, looked up at her three teammates.

"What else can we talk about? Let's gossip about the lead singer of the Red Rose Band!"

"I heard she's dating Brother Shen?"

Zhu Xinyue joked with a smile.

"You've not only started dating, you've also been sleeping together, haven't you?"

Hu Tingting echoed this sentiment.

Lin Xiamo's pretty face flushed slightly, and she rolled her eyes at the two of them, but did not answer their questions directly.

Just then, a member of the production crew walked into the dressing room: "Everyone, recording will begin in fifteen minutes. If there's anything else you need to take care of, please do so as soon as possible."

After hearing his words, the atmosphere in the lounge inexplicably became tense.

Hu Tingting and Zhu Xinyue stopped asking about the gossip.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

All contestants entered the "second venue," which was also the unified waiting area for all contestants.

The recording officially began the moment the contestants entered the second studio. The production team set up eight camera positions and multiple high-definition cameras in the second studio to clearly record the words, actions and expressions of all the contestants.

The second venue features a trapezoidal seating arrangement, with a giant screen directly in front of the contestants displaying a live feed of the "first venue."

Wow! Yang Nian!

"My idol!"

Through the big screen, Hu Tingting saw the famous singer Yang Nian sitting in the mentor's seat.

Of the four mentors on this season of "Voice of China," three are male, and Yang Nian is the only female mentor.

Yang Nian is 33 years old this year. She debuted at the age of 20 and has been popular for more than ten years. She can be considered a queen-level figure in the music industry.

When the four members of the Red Rose Band entered the second venue, the big screen gave Yang Nian a close-up shot, and she was chatting with another mentor sitting next to her.

The two seemed to be having a good time chatting, with smiles on their faces.

"If Yang Nian could turn on the light for us, that would be great!"

Zhu Xinyue remarked with a sigh.

Before participating in the show, the four of them naturally discussed whose team they wanted to join.

The result of the discussion was that the four of them agreed that it would be best to join Yang Nian's team. Firstly, she is the only female mentor, and secondly, Yang Nian has a good reputation and high popularity, so her team would receive more attention.

According to the program rules of Voice of China.

In the team competition, all 64 groups of contestants took turns performing on stage, and the mentors chose to turn on or off their lights based on the contestants' performances.

If the light is on, it means that the mentor wants to recruit contestants to perform on stage; if the light is off, it means that the mentor is not interested in the contestants to perform on stage.

Therefore, if no mentor lights up, this group of contestants will most likely be eliminated.

Why not necessarily be eliminated?
That's because if all the contestants have finished performing and there are still vacancies in the four mentors' teams, the contestants who didn't get a light on before will have a second chance.

However, such an opportunity is rather slim, and the mentors will most likely prioritize recruiting all the team members.

"Are you Lin Xiamo, the lead singer of the Red Rose Band?"

As soon as Lin Xiamo sat down at the second venue, a man sitting to her side and behind greeted her with a smile.

"Ah hello."

Having just arrived, Lin Xiamo naturally didn't want to strain the relationship, so she nodded politely.

"My name is Pang Jun. You may not know me, but you must have heard my song 'Knot of Longing'."

The man chuckled again.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiamo frowned slightly. She didn't mind if contestants took the initiative to greet her or even add her on WeChat.

After all, I'm going to be in the music industry eventually, so it's good to get to know more people.

But Pang Jun's way of introducing himself is a bit funny, it's like he's filming a short video.

His videos using this particular style of speech have recently become quite popular on Kuaishou (a Chinese short video platform).

"Dude, you're not filming a short video for Kuaishou, are you?"

Before Lin Xiamo could say anything, Hu Tingting took the initiative to speak.

"Uh, just kidding~"

Hu Tingting's words made Pang Jun a little embarrassed. He shrugged and added, "Anyway, I really admire your band. Keep it up!"

"I hope we can join the same team."

All the contestants entered the second venue, and the recording officially began. The order of appearance was determined by the mentors through a random draw.

All the contestants' names will scroll rapidly on the large screen behind the main stage. The mentors will send one person to call "stop," and whichever group's name appears on the screen will be the one to perform.

The first person the mentors chose was Pang Jun, who had just taken the initiative to greet Lin Xiamo.

Pang Jun was quite surprised when he saw his name on the big screen; he hadn't expected to be the first one chosen!
Take a deep breath.

Under the watchful eyes of all the other contestants, Pang Jun walked out of the second venue and headed straight for the main stage of the first venue.

Soon, his figure appeared on the big screen.

He then began singing "The Knot of Longing," a song he had just been so proud of!
This is a traditional Chinese style song with a gentle melody, which many people use as background music for Kuaishou videos.

Therefore, most people have heard the melody of this song.

However, this type of "Frankenstein's monster" song is relatively easy to sing and doesn't offer much room for the singer to showcase their talent.

After Pang Jun finished singing, none of the four mentors gave him their lights.

As a result, he was immediately on the verge of being eliminated.

(End of this chapter)