They are in the music show, but I am a stranger to them

"That's great. This way I can be less distracted and focus on playing the drums without any distractions..."

“——I’m sorry, Lixi, but I’m not here to return to the band.”

However, before Li Xi finished speaking, Chen Qi interrupted him in time. The next moment, facing Li Xi's extremely surprised gaze, he took out five orange-red tickets from his pocket.

"Ladies, this is my first debut Live, how about you guys give me some face?"

……

Li Xi: "Debut?! You guys, are you really going to be a professional musician?!"

Chen Qi: "Well, the performance will be in two weeks. If you are willing to go, I have chosen a seat closest to the center of the stage for you."

Chen Qi also distributed the tickets in his hand to the five girls. Compared to Aiyin, Deng and Mu, who already knew the news, Lixi and Sushi looked at each other, but still couldn't hide their shock.

But soon, when they looked at the tickets in their hands that had the performance venue and expiration date clearly printed on them, they realized that all this was absolutely true, and they revealed completely different expressions.

Lixi's first reaction was joy. He was happy that his friend, who had broken up with him but seemed to have reconciled, could get such an opportunity.

But soon, the smile that had just appeared on Li Xi's face was quickly suppressed... because he realized a key problem.

After this performance, Chen Qi and I might become people from two completely different worlds.

In the past, in order to prove that her talent was definitely not inferior to that of her outstanding sister, Li Xi met Chen Qi in the band, whose musical talent was higher than hers and even her sister's. She could only stare at his back bitterly, not seeking to surpass him. Even just keeping the gap between them from widening was already so difficult.

And now, half a year has passed, and I have spent the past half year in self-degradation and confusion, while Chen Qi has gone further and further and has even embarked on the road of professionalism.

I'm afraid I'll never be able to catch up with him...

For a moment, looking at the ticket in her hand, Li Xi's mentality became a little complicated. She wanted to congratulate Chen Qi, but she couldn't smile; she wanted to express jealousy, but she couldn't say a bad word at this time...

After all, Li Xi knew very well that everything Chen Qi had now was what he had deserved a long time ago.

Compared to Li Xi, Nagasaki Suyo's thoughts were much simpler. Although her first reaction was to be happy for Chen Qi when she knew that Chen Qi would soon become a professional musician, she soon realized that Chen Qi's rise might lead to the failure of her wishes.

After all, what Su Shi wants is to get Chen Qi back, but in the future, if he really becomes a professional musician, Chen Qi, who will be busy performing every day, will probably be even less likely to return to the band.

And it is impossible for Su Shi to do anything to interfere with Chen Qi's realization of his wishes for his own selfish desires.

Then the only way left is to make this band more important in Chen Qi's heart as soon as possible, before Chen Qi has no time to take care of them!

And their first performance may be the best and only chance!

"But what does the 'something more' that Aqi mentioned mean?"

Nagasaki Suyo didn't say it clearly to Chen Qi, but it seemed that he was also very concerned about the judging criteria for their performance. She vaguely felt that this criterion might be the most crucial clue as to whether Chen Qi could return to the band as she planned.

"Two weeks later? My brother's Live and our Live are so close."

At this moment, Gao Songdeng's eyes were full of her beloved brother, but she had no idea what her two friends were thinking. She just looked at the ticket in her hand, sincerely happy for her brother, and then said to Chen Qi nonchalantly:

"Our performance is exactly in three weeks, on the 19th, and your brother's performance is on the 13th. Your brother can still come and see our performance then."

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it." Chen Qi also smiled gently. Of course he would go to MYGO's first performance. He was looking forward to the performance of the lights this time, and whether he could be surprised.

It's just... the 19th? This date seems familiar. I seem to have other plans on that day?

For a moment, Chen Qi, who was a little confused, thought about it carefully. Soon, when the backs of the girls in red, blue, pink and yellow colors appeared in his mind, he remembered what was special about this day.

Isn’t this also the time for the band to finish a month of special training and prepare for Xingge’s assessment?

They seemed to have invited me to help them. How come MYGO's first live performance coincided with the band's final performance?

When Chen Qi realized this, his face suddenly turned grim... Generally, performances are held at night. How can he watch performances in two different livehouses in one night?

However, Chen Qi knew that he was unlikely to do this, so he had to choose to miss the appointment. He picked up his phone, and after some thought, he clicked on the line of the girl with the note "cold".

"Although I have no choice... But I am really worried about MYGO... I hope that those who have ended the band will not blame me, this is just too coincidental."

"As an apology, it looks like I have to invite them to watch my live show. I'll call Chuhua and ask her to reserve four more seats for me."

Chen Qi was also muttering to himself anxiously in his heart, but as he said, he had no choice. It was MYGO's first performance, and if he was not there, who knows what would happen. He didn't know if he would be able to sing smoothly when he stood on the stage again. If something unexpected happened, he could come to the rescue in time.

In comparison, Chen Qi would feel more at ease after the band ended their relationship... Although he had a deep friendship with them, Chen Qi also hoped that they could understand him. After all, everyone has their own priorities.

At least for now, in Chen Qi's heart, the lights and everyone in MYGO are what he is more worried about...

……

"Yes, yes, I understand. Don't feel any psychological burden, Senior Chen Qi, we understand."

"We will definitely go to the senior's live, yeah, see you then."

Meanwhile, in SPACE, after several hours of special training under the supervision of Tsuzuki, the band's mood at the end of their short break became a little heavy due to a phone call from Chen Qi.

After hanging up the phone, Ryo came to Kita, Nijika, and Goto with an expressionless face. Under the gaze of the three, Ryo said something in an extremely calm tone that made their hearts sink:

"Senior Chen Qi just called and said that he is busy with his debut performances during this period and may not be able to come to SPACE to train with us at any time."

"Also, Senior Chen Qi may not be able to make it to our assessment next month. He has a very important performance at RiNG and must be seen there. His sister Gao Songdeng will be in the band performing."

"As expected... I always feel that if it really comes to this, something unexpected will definitely happen."

When Hong Xia heard the news, she was not surprised by the result she had guessed when Liang was still talking to Chen Qi. After a trace of regret flashed across her face, she tried her best to maintain her cheerful personality and said to Kita and Goto Ichiri:

"But there is no other way. Deng-chan is Senior Chen Qi's sister after all. It is only natural for a brother to care about his sister."

"Okay, let's gather our courage and continue practicing - Pochi-chan? It's okay for you without Senior Chen Qi at the scene, right? You don't need to hide in the cardboard box to play anymore, right?"

Goto Ichiri: "No, it's okay. I've been getting used to the street performances these past few days... probably."

Senior Chen Qi, can't you come to our assessment site? Goto, who heard the news, became visibly depressed, until Hong Xia's voice sounded, and he barely regained his composure.

Kitao, on the other hand, did not hide anything at all. Rather, after these few days of getting along and performing on the street, Kitao had more or less gotten used to relying on Chen Qi's singing ability, and was the one who relied on Chen Qi the most.

Because once Chen Qi left, it meant that she, a half-baked singer, would have to perform her own singing on the streets to attract traffic!

"Then, what should I do? I'm not proficient enough in playing the guitar now. If Senior Chen Qi is not here, I won't be able to balance playing the guitar and singing!" Kita was already starting to get scared, and his voice was trembling slightly.

Just when everyone was in a state of confusion, Liang seemed to notice that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He took the initiative to step forward and said in a low voice to everyone:

"I think... this might be a test given to us by Senior Chen Qi, and also a warning to us."

"Warning?" Liang's words immediately attracted the attention of Kita, Hongxia and Pochi-chan, and Liang nodded seriously, saying word by word:

"We can't always rely on Senior Chen Qi's strength. After all, we can't take Senior Chen Qi with us on stage during this assessment. So in the end, we can only rely on our own strength."

"Perhaps this is what Senior Chen Qi wants to see? Our growth and independence prove that we can become an excellent band even without his help."

"And this is the only way for us to keep Senior Chen Qi. If we want him to help us more and pay more attention to us, we have to prove that we are worthy of his help."

"cold……"

Hongxia had not expected that her good friend would take the initiative to stand up and cheer everyone up when the band's morale was low, because as far as she knew, Liang was not such an enthusiastic and passionate person in the past.

But, for some reason, Hong Xia always felt that Liang seemed to have changed in some way during this period of time...

It seems that since meeting senior Chen Qi, Liang has become more persistent than himself. For this band, which even he himself did not believe could persist at the beginning, Liang has really made a lot of invisible but invisible efforts and encouragement.

These were what Hongxia should have done as the captain, but Liang had always encouraged her to move forward and helped her to touch that impossible fantasy again and again.

That fantasy that Hong Xia didn't want to mention, and didn't even believe she could do, was to pull Senior Chen Qi into the band and make him a member of them.

Mr. Liang said, if you don’t try, how will you know that you can’t do it?

Yes, if you don’t try, how do you know you can’t do it?

Unconsciously, under Liang's encouragement, Hongxia, who had already understood what her good friend meant, had a glimmer of hope in her eyes. She stood up on her own initiative and said to Pochi and Kita who were in a slump:

"Don't worry, I'll call my sister right now and ask her to try to adjust the time of our assessment to a later date so that Senior Chen Qi can see our performance!"

"Also, I've decided! We're not going to play LOSER! We're going to play a new song!"

"New song?!" X2

Hongxia's confident words shocked Goto Ichiri and Kita. They really didn't expect that Hongxia would make such a difficult decision!

The band's original plan was to play "LOSER", a song that Chen Qi had sung before and that everyone in the band had performed together more than once, as the performance track during the assessment.

The reason is very simple, because everyone has cooperated many times. Although singing is difficult, Kita, who has tried several times, feels that he can probably keep up with the rhythm of the song.

But now, Hongxia suddenly proposed to play a new song, which meant that they had to compose a new song in less than a month, and practice the song again until they were proficient and coordinated well!

"I can't do it!" Goto Ichiri was the first member to back down, because she had been appointed by Hongxia as the lyricist of the band. And because she had already chosen the songs for the assessment, she did not feel lonely at all when she started working, and she thought she could not compose a song in such a short time.

"And, moreover, my lyrics are gloomy and world-weary, which is very different from Senior Chen Qi's lyrics. It is impossible for us to perform better! Absolutely impossible!"

"It's okay, Pochi-chan, this is also a breakthrough." However, Liang thought that Xiao Gudu's lyrics could definitely bring him a surprise. While giving Goto a thumbs up, he also encouraged her in a calm tone, saying:

"What's more, LOSER was created by Senior Chen Qi. If we play his music, we will just stay where we are. We can't possibly achieve the same performance effect as Senior Chen Qi."

"Instead of being a low-profile version, why not sing in our own style. I've also read your lyrics, Pochi-chan, and I think some of them are pretty good. The key is that you have to get rid of the influence that Senior Chen Qi has on you."

"Don't imitate Senior Chen Qi's lyrics. You need to have your own style. Only by doing this can we have a chance to keep Senior Chen Qi. Bochi-chan, do you understand?"

Leave Senior Chen Qi behind...?

But is this really possible? With my level? The gap between me and Senior Chen Qi is like the difference between a paramecium and the sun in the sky... Will my lyrics really not hold you back?

However, even though Xiao Gudu still had countless anxieties in her heart, the glimmer of hope that Liang painted for her made her calm down a little.

Xiao Gudu silently opened the notebook she used to write lyrics, and on it were many songs that she had tried to write but abandoned halfway through. These were all created after she and Chen Qi met by chance, and she imitated Chen Qi's style and tried to create them.

But in the end, all of these songs were abandoned by Pochi-chan without exception...

My own style? Thinking in this way, Pochi-chan couldn't help but recall the countless world-weary, gloomy and lonely voices in her mind. Behind these voices, there seemed to be an unprecedented obvious emotion in her mind...

That feeling called "longing"...

Can these sounds allow me to create a song that can move even Chen Qi? Goto Ichiri is not very confident about this.

However, faced with this unique opportunity, she is willing to try her best - just to take a step forward towards the "him" she longs for.

"Oh? Interesting."

At the entrance of the store, Tsuzuki Shisen, who had actually been watching this scene here for a long time, looked at the four girls who ended the band and became more cohesive after experiencing the low point. He showed a rare smile of satisfaction and nodded in appreciation.

Although Tsuzuki didn't know what happened, she felt a power from the cohesive spirit of these girls... That was the power that could most shake the heart of Chen Qi, the power called "unity".

"Perhaps, that boy was right... these girls may really have more potential than I expected."

"Well, old woman, I will wait and see if your voices can reach the ears of the boy who has unknowingly fallen into the devil's barrier. If you can do that... then the boy can be saved."

Having said that, Tsuzuki turned around silently and stopped disturbing the four girls who were finishing up the band. This time, Tsuzuki, as a senior among seniors, recognized this band.

Chapter 57: Chen Qi and Chu Hua's first collaboration, Xiangzi cannot escape

"Attention all teams, report the progress of the performance arrangement now."

“The stage is set.”

"The stage equipment has been inspected."

"All members of [sumimi] are in place, Chen Qi is putting on makeup, and the rest of the members are in place."

Backstage in the exhibition hall where the performance was about to take place, many people in suits and work clothes were constantly communicating through walkie-talkies to ensure that this already packed show would go off without a hitch.

Especially the staff sent by the agency, they dare not relax, because this debut Live is a bet on the future of [sumimi], one of the hottest idol groups in their company.

If the performance itself was fine, but it was ruined because of them, the people who set up the stage, this matter cannot be solved by them bowing and apologizing.

"Chu Hua is really something, how could she do such a reckless thing... betting her entire future on a newcomer who hasn't even debuted yet."

And backstage, the most nervous member right now is undoubtedly Sanjiao Chuhua's agent. Even though half a month has passed, the agent still feels extremely uneasy about the decision made by the artist she is responsible for.

There was no way. When she learned about Chu Hua's decision, the company had already agreed. Chu Hua had even signed the subsequent contract. She didn't even have time to stop it.

Once this contract is signed, it means that if any unmanageable situation arises during this Live, all responsibilities will be borne by Chu Hua alone!

What does this mean? Not only the anger of the audience attracted by the name of [sumimi], but also the compensation for the refunded tickets, the loss of reputation of the agent and the record company... All these added together can be called a huge amount of compensation!

Even though she knew that the newcomer's abilities were truly outstanding, facing such a huge risk, even if the performance was a success, what would Chu Hua get in return?

This is just a debut Live of a new artist. Even if it is a huge success, it does not mean that his future will be smooth sailing. Those who become famous overnight but cannot maintain their success for a long time will eventually be eliminated by the market.

Could it be that Chuhua is gambling that people who enter this circle and become famous will be grateful to her?

Chu Hua, what on earth are you thinking about?! The agent felt like her head was about to split apart in pain.

"Ms. Agent? Are you okay?"

The agent, who was startled by the sudden voice behind her, turned around quickly. At this moment, the newcomer she had just muttered in her heart was looking at her with a harmless and gentle smile and a little confusion.

"Mr. Chen Qi, good evening. Have you arranged for your relatives and friends?"

"It's ready." Chen Qi also nodded. His outfit now was almost the same black and white as before, but with the special matching by the designer, it looked a little different from before.