Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Jiang Yan pulled Jiang Zhennan aside and covered her mouth as she explained her idea of ​​"unplugging the speaker".

"Are you kidding me? The organizers would agree to this?!" Jiang Zhennan was shocked after hearing Jiang Yan's plan.

Even though the student union was the organizer of the school anniversary celebration, he felt there was no chance of it happening.

Why should they cooperate with you?

"Go and contact them first. I trust your social skills. It doesn't matter if they disagree." Jiang Yan wasn't sure if this would work out.

"...This is tricky, but I'll give it a try."

Jiang Zhennan left with a "this is difficult" expression on his face, and went to find the staff member he had previously contacted.

In fact, Jiang Yan didn't have high hopes, but because of the lessons learned from the past, he always felt that there was room for maneuver in this matter.

Twenty minutes later, Jiang Zhennan returned with a relaxed expression.

"nailed it."

"It really happened? What did you say?"

"What else could we say? We told them that we would take full responsibility if anything went wrong, and they agreed."

Jiang Zhennan found this somewhat unbelievable. He had actually thought that this matter would be difficult to communicate, but in reality, there were no major setbacks and the discussion went very smoothly.

They even asked him if he wanted to do a rehearsal or preview of this beforehand.

Perhaps because they were dealing with the student union, they were easier to talk to?

Jiang Zhennan couldn't think of any other reason besides this.

Jiang Yan told Jiang Zhennan about the pieces of music for which the accompaniment would be cut off, as well as the specific times for each segment. After Jiang Zhennan noted them down, he quickly walked away.

Then, at 7 p.m., the school anniversary performance at the open-air theater officially began.

Jiang Yan was the second to last in the performance order, while EXID was the last to appear.

The rappers who performed before him were all hired by the school. Jiang Yan had absolutely no interest in them, so he had no desire to even watch their performances.

As the previous performer finished their performance, the background screen on the stage switched to display Jiang Yan's personal image.

The audience cheered when they saw the changes on the big screen.

At the prompting of the staff, Jiang Yan walked onto the stage.

As soon as they stepped on stage, without any talk segment, the intro to their first performance, "I Am You, You Are Me," began to play.

Upon hearing this intro, the audience erupted in excited shouts once again.

Clearly, everyone present was familiar with this song.

Furthermore, a large number of people spontaneously joined in the chorus as soon as the intro ended and Jiang Yan raised the microphone to sing.

"You are me, and I am you"

"I am you, and you are me"

"If you have the same idea"

"The two of them will become each other."

"..."

Jiang Yan's magnetic voice, transmitted clearly through the sound equipment, penetrated every corner of the venue.

This song is mainly about singing, so he doesn't do many dance moves. Most of the time he just walks to the front of the stage and interacts with the audience.

As soon as the first song ended, Jiang Yan walked back to the center of the stage.

"Good evening, Luo Ben. This is Jiang Yan."

He gave a brief self-introduction, and as soon as he finished speaking, the audience cheered him on.

"Thank you for the invitation from Konkuk University. It's a wonderful school, and if I have the opportunity, I might become a member here..."

During the talk segment, Jiang Yan naturally couldn't help but praise the client who paid him his appearance fee.

On another note, if we're praising Konkuk University so highly now, what about Kyung Hee University's anniversary celebration next?

It's okay, we just need to adjust the wording slightly. For example, we can say that Kyung Hee University could be his ideal second alma mater.

Jiang Yanzhang could say such things off the top of his head, guaranteed to satisfy the school.

After rambling on for a few minutes, Jiang Yan saw that the time was almost up and changed the subject, saying, "Now, please continue to enjoy this stage."

The stage lights, which had been paused for a moment, flickered again, and the accompaniment to "If You Do" began to play.

Because it's a dance song, the choreography is naturally much more elaborate than the previous one.

A series of explosive, stationary dance moves, full of power and tension.

Even so, while singing and dancing, Jiang Yan's breath control remained incredibly steady.

The audience was having a great time, and many of them were recording the scene on their phones.

However, to everyone's surprise, when the song reached the second pre-chorus, the sound of the accompaniment suddenly went silent.

On stage, Jiang Yan, who was performing, was also affected by this "accident" and paused for a moment.

But immediately, the next second he seamlessly transitioned into the choreography and began singing a cappella.

What the audience heard next was an incredibly clear, pure human voice coming through the microphone.

Furthermore, the pitch of every line is exactly the same as the studio version, and he even improvises by raising the key.

Jiang Yan's live performance skills were on full display at this moment.

Jiang Yan sang a cappella until the song was almost over. The malfunctioning sound system seemed to have been repaired and the accompaniment returned. To everyone's surprise, Jiang Yan sang the entire song smoothly without needing to adjust the tempo.

And just as the music stopped, she effortlessly struck an ending pose to wrap things up.

The audience, stunned by Jiang Yan's professional skills, cheered even louder than before.

This kind of textbook-level emergency rescue is something you don't always get to encounter.

Backstage, the members of EXID also witnessed the entire incident. Xu Huilin, the group's main vocalist, couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, absolutely amazing! That live performance is legendary!"

As industry professionals themselves, they are well aware of how difficult it is to achieve the level of skill that Jiang Yan displayed today in the K-pop industry, where lip-syncing and backing vocals are rampant.

"She's just born for the stage..." Park Jung-hwa, the sub-vocalist, also murmured in admiration.

But after saying that, she seemed to remember something, turned to look at Ahn Hee-yeon who hadn't looked away and was still watching the stage, and teased her again, "Unnie, you should hurry up and exchange contact information later~".

"Hey! I'm really going to teach you a lesson!"

Park Jung-hwa, who had been being mischievous, got too close this time and was caught off guard by Ahn Hee-yeon.

After playing around for a while, the group finally turned their attention back to the stage.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yan, who was in the center of the stage, had just finished the second round of talk and interaction and began performing the third song.

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