At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

Su Che felt somewhat helpless, and the thought of giving up kept growing in his mind.

He remained silent for several seconds.

Just then, another remark from Li Encheng offered a glimmer of hope...

"Sigh, but I don't think they're perfect warriors, the invincible kind. Listen to me, buddy, after the performance, I saw their team arguing... they were talking incoherently, I couldn't hear what they were saying because I was too far away."

So, so I think that if you can grasp this information, use the remaining daytime to further find their weaknesses, and then suddenly pull out an original song to perform... then perhaps, "Seven Colors" still has a chance to turn things around tomorrow..."

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Chapter 251 A Love Song for Ise-nee

I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.

Because the fate of "Seven Colors" hangs on a tightrope, all efforts will be in vain if a solution for the second match cannot be found.

Having obtained useful intelligence, Su Che thanked Li Encheng a few times, then looked at the women again and decided to start a meeting directly.

"Everyone heard that. The match is tomorrow night, so we have one night and half a day to prepare."

"Li Encheng and his team are quite good-looking and technically skilled. The reason they lost was because their overall performance wasn't good enough; their stage presence was significantly weaker than the opposing team. It sounds like the opposing team's stage presence was 'girl group level.'"

Su Che analyzed rationally,

"The so-called girl group level stage presence must be a high-difficulty performance mode that combines singing and dancing without affecting the performance."

Generally speaking, if musicians move too much on stage, they can easily misplay the notes. In pursuit of a good stage effect, they may ruin the musicality, which is counterproductive.

"In Mosse's competitions, everyone can assume the judges have 'golden ears.' Even a single wrong note, or even a half-beat off-beat, will cause the judges to instantly frown and mentally deduct several points."

"So, since 'Black and White' was able to preserve their musicality during such a typhoon, it can only mean... they are probably a professionally trained team, like..."

"Just like the artists created by 'Ling Yun'."

Yu tide picked up where he left off, completely grasping what he was trying to say.

"Yes."

Su Che nodded. "So, if we want to win, we really only have two paths to take."

"Which two?" The women held their breath.

"One option is to pull out a completely original song to fundamentally make up for our weaknesses and go head-to-head with the other side tomorrow. But that requires us to use this last little bit of time today to select the song and rehearse, and the preparation time we can give everyone is simply not enough..."

At this point, he glanced at Yuan Xiao.

It's obvious that Yuan Xiao, as a novice guitarist, doesn't possess the skill of a master who can learn a piece overnight and reach a performance level. Even her sister, Gu Zhi, struggles to achieve that.

Therefore, this path is too restrictive. It would be best to find other ways to overcome the current difficulties first, and then create original works after gaining more preparation time.

Thinking of this, Su Che withdrew his gaze and directly stated the second option: "The other path is the evil path."

"evil ways?"

"Okay. We'll just stick to the song we prepared beforehand, and try our best to get an S or S+ during the performance, but we can't let the other side get an SS."

"What do you mean? You want to study them?"

"Yes. Li Encheng said that there seems to be some internal disagreement among them, which is an important piece of information. What I'm thinking is to gather as much information as possible related to them, and after combining it, see if we can find a starting point. If we can, that would be great. If not, then we should just go back to the first point... and give it our all."

"........."

After Su Che finished speaking, all the women present fell into deep thought, each with their own ideas.

An Qing believes that instead of studying others, it's better to focus on herself: "Cheche, time is limited, I don't think we can choose both."

"How to say?"

"The odds of winning by going all in are low, but at least you've tried. But if you look for the opponent's weaknesses and try to dismantle them... even if you win, it's still..."

Although she said it unintentionally, Su Che immediately thought of Xiang Xuechuan.

【really.】

He sighed inwardly, "This narrow victory over 'Paradise' was actually a result of my previous punishment unintentionally setting a trap that yielded a positive outcome. Otherwise, we'd most likely be packing our bags and going home by now."

This victory didn't give him a sense of accomplishment.

"Yeah, yeah, A-Che! I can practice the new piece like crazy! I'll just skip sleep if necessary! You let me play the easy parts, and I'll have your senior and me to support me on the rest. I promise I won't embarrass everyone! I can practice!"

At this moment, Yuan Xiao also raised her little hand to express her thoughts.

The child is clearly willing to give it her all; you can feel her determination just by looking at her determined little expression.

"I'm fine with it too." Gu Zhi always preferred to take the right path.

"I'm OK! The rehearsal room is still open, I can go book a room right away!" Xiao Xiao was eager to try.

"Ugh……"

The most rational one was Yu tide.

"You're all okay, it's just this piece of music..."

She hesitated.

The meaning is clear: among the entire team, the only one known to possess "originality ability" is herself.

But when it comes to original compositions, all she writes are simple piano pieces... how could they be suitable for a band to arrange?

A suitable full-length track for a band should first and foremost have all six tracks in the arrangement, depending on the musicians: vocals, two guitars, bass, keyboards, and drums.

If it's an original piano piece, then it only has the piano and nothing else, and of course it can't be used in the Mosse Band Competition.

This really stumped her.

"What should I do..."

An Qing is the lead singer, but she doesn't know how to arrange or compose music;

Yuan Xiao is a newbie; it's already good enough that she can play the piano well.

Although Gu Zhi learns quickly, she hasn't yet learned the "bass arrangement" part of the later stages from Jiang Nai; she needs time to settle down.

Xiao Xiao only knows how to choreograph drums because "drummers don't need to know harmony."

and so……

All eyes were on Su Che.

"Cheche, you've been practicing martial arts since you were a virgin. Have you ever studied this kind of thing since you were little...?"

An Qing asked cautiously.

"An original song..."

Su Che was quite troubled.

Having played the piano for over ten years, it's impossible to say I haven't created any original works.

During my high school years, I wrote and played random pieces in an attempt to outdo my father, and I recorded them down, which became my creative motivation.

After entering university, I learned about music composition, took a course to learn how to use Music Host, and subsequently created nearly a hundred project files.

But those are all demos; there are no finished tracks that have been released on music platforms.

Some even use virtual singers as vocalists to replace real singers.

Su Che sat in his seat, recalling his "giving up" process regarding music over the years...

The reason for this was my mother's words: "You'll never be able to compare to your father in this lifetime, so why don't you change your path?"

That one sentence caused Su Che to stop halfway through his studies, suddenly giving up, ceasing all learning, practice, and research, and instead turning to working at nightclubs and doing game boosting...

I was completely resistant to composing and arranging music until I met the An Qing and Yuan Xiao sisters.

New vitality brings new hope.

The girls' rapid growth rekindled his motivation to fight his father, reigniting his dying embers.

With the help of his senior's offer and her small presence, his once-dead dream became infinitely solidified, like a bubble in a dream, growing larger and larger, gradually approaching the edge of exploding.

Now, having come to my senses, I realize that I haven't worked on composing for many years, and the most mature piece I've ever composed is actually...

Yes……

This is a song I wrote for my friend Ise, who once left me. It's called "Falling Snow".

After Ise left, I was surrounded by pain and loneliness for years, unable to break free.

Su Che tried many ways to distract himself, but no matter whether he saw a psychologist or went to a coffee shop or art studio to cultivate his mind and body, he could not solve the problem at all. Especially on the way "home", this loneliness would become quite terrifying, making him feel like he was suffocating.

Therefore, under those circumstances, I composed this piece for the zither.

It started as a guitar piece, played as a fingerstyle guitar solo.

Later, I learned music arrangement and used Music Host to refine and expand it into a release-ready version with more than 20 tracks.

Su Che composed the piano, bass, drums, and PAD for it, created the sound effects, and even wrote the string section.

From the violin's embellishment to the cello's lament, four harmonies are interspersed throughout, supporting the somber lead electric guitar.

Such creations, so deeply ingrained in his soul, were buried deep within his memory, never daring to be shared with outsiders.

If I had to name an exception, Jiang Nai would be the only one.

At the time, Jiang Nai and I were online friends and both music lovers. So, on the very day I finished writing the piano piece, I couldn't resist sending it to her, wanting to hear her evaluation of the bass arrangement as a bassist.

The result was unexpected—

"Wow! Xiao Che! You're a genius! This bass piece is so rhythmic, and I wanted to play it right away after hearing it. It's really good!"

Also, although you didn't write the lyrics, I always felt the melody was somewhat melancholic... the minor key + cello really... how to put it, it has a kind of contemplative quality. I wonder if you wrote it in a particularly unhappy state... perhaps you were regretting a certain relationship...?

Such accurate evaluation startled Su Che, and he immediately decided that he would never let outsiders hear his original works again in his life.

After all, it's like lending a classmate a diary with the intention of showing off the cover, but she only glances at the cover and reads through all the contents inside. How can that not be creepy?

Therefore, Su Che has not researched original songs since then.

At this moment, all of everyone's hopes rested on him. Su Che was extremely conflicted, unsure whether he should use that song for his final dance.

The arrangement is definitely fine, it's just the lyrics... they're so cringeworthy...