We moved to Golden Courtyard

"Xu Qi, things are actually quite good as they are now..."

……

"Promise me you won't try to find the real me, okay?"

Xu Qi's gaze hardened.

"it is good."

397. Teacher Eden's mere slight action was already earth-shattering.

In September, universities across the country started their new semester one after another. Naturally, there were also a few students in Golden Courtyard who were preparing to return to their campus life.

Quite a few: Gretchen and Kosmo, one in middle school and the other in high school, while Mei and Fu Hua are also preparing for their sophomore year of college.

Xu Qi only just realized that these two girls, who seemed overly mature in every way, were actually only sophomores.

Of course, besides them, there was another girl that Xu Qi had never met before, and Ying had already gone to pick her up.

The other party will go directly to Donghua Hotel for accommodation; Xu Qi has already informed Mei.

She's my sister-in-law, so I should at least take care of her a little.

Xu Qi originally planned to take a day off to send Mei and the others back to school, but Mei teased him, saying, "You're not a child anymore, why are you acting like an old father, worrying about this and that?"

"Of course I'll take care of it! Why is there an elder in the family hierarchy? He's the older brother, after all. Look, I'm even planning to send Fu Hua back to school."

"Really, it's not necessary, brother. Just focus on your work. Mei and I don't need your help with something as simple as going back to school."

Xu Qi slumped on the sofa, pursing his lips, with a strange feeling that his daughter had grown up and become independent.

Mei was so happy that she rolled around on the sofa.

"Oh my, you're giving yourself the title of elder? You really do treat us like your daughters."

"My sister! She's my sister! Besides, Fu Hua is indeed my sister."

Sitting next to Xu Qi, Fu Hua truly felt the affection and respect she had for an older brother.

"Sigh, fine... then I won't take care of you anymore. School isn't like Golden Courtyard. You'll have to learn to take care of yourselves. If you're wronged, you must tell me!"

Mei covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking violently.

Afraid that Xu Qi would laugh himself to death if he kept talking, he simply climbed on top of him and covered Xu Qi's mouth with his own to stop him from saying anything more.

Fu Hua found it amusing; after Mei finished kissing him, she immediately followed up with another kiss, not giving Xu Qi any time to rest.

Having finally caught his breath, Xu Qi quickly said.

"Ugh! Waaah! Waaah! Don't...don't kiss me yet, let me finish!"

"I don't want to listen to your long-winded lecture, brother. It's a little of a shame that we won't be able to do this kind of thing when we go back to school."

Xu Qi tilted his head and looked at Fu Hua—How come you're just like Mei?

Mei crossed her arms and glanced at Fu Hua, as if to say, "You Fu Hua, you usually seem so pure and aloof, but I didn't expect you to be such a slut!"

In short, Xu Qi still went to the company the next day.

This is mainly because, for Mei and Fu Hua, September 1st is the day they start school, while for Xu Qi and others, it is the first episode of Alahatse Seed, which has finally reached the V-editing stage.

Xu Qi was definitely nervous, but seeing that everyone else in the studio seemed relaxed, he couldn't help but scratch his head—they were all people who had experienced many ups and downs.

In the dedicated screening room, when Xu Qi came in, he found that almost everyone was already there.

Mr. Mu, who was in charge of the 3D part; Mr. Xiao Yun, the animation director of the first episode; the two directors, Ms. Ai and Ms. Ji Lin; the cinematographer and chief animation director, Mr. Cang Xuan and Ms. Dan Zhu, etc...

Everyone was there, including Xiao Tong, who was in charge of producing the first episode.

Bronya couldn't help but tease Xu Qi and Rita upon their arrival.

"It's too slow, everyone is waiting for you."

Xu Qi scratched his head sheepishly and sat down next to Bronya with Rita.

"Then let's begin, play Alahatse Seed, episode one!"

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"Athrun?"

"Kira?"

Amidst the sea of ​​fire, on the dimly lit body of Alahato, two boys met on the battlefield as if fate had played a cruel joke on them…

At this moment, the prelude to the ending theme, which had just been prepared a few days prior, slowly began to play.

Amidst the fireworks, Ms. Murrue raised her gun to force Athrun back and pulled Kira into the cockpit of the Strike Fighter. Accompanied by the ending theme music and explosions, the massive Alahatto slowly rose to its feet.

As the image freezes, the slightly melancholic prelude finally rises to a climax!

At this moment, insert the ending theme – "Even Though We Were Together".

……

Inside the screening room, everyone sat frozen in their seats, seemingly still reeling from the breathtaking image of Allahato standing up, and more importantly…

“A divine piece…” Bronya murmured, “Although I thought the intro was exaggerated at first, I didn’t expect it to be so good when embedded in the animation…”

Xu Qi clenched his fist tightly—it's done!

"Hey! Did you see that? Did you just see that?! The moment Alahato stood up, I got goosebumps! It was so...shocking!"

"It's the ending theme! The timing of the opening theme's intro is perfect, and the moment it switches to the final scene, I already feel like I want more!"

"That's how it should be...that's how it should be!"

"It will succeed... This time, Alahato! It will definitely succeed!"

"Allahato! Once again, it stands tall on the earth!"

Clearly, such a high-quality first episode has excited the entire staff of the Seed Studio!

Whether it's the visuals, the final scene of Alahato amidst the sea of ​​fire, or even the encounter between the two boys, everything seems to possess a fateful quality!

Then, the final, divine ending theme... a masterpiece! This ending theme is absolutely divine!

As expected of Eden!

Xu Qi breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, Bronya couldn't help but lean over and say, "The encounter between the last two boys in the sea of ​​fire should have created that kind of fateful feeling, right?"

Xu Qi recalled the storyboard from earlier and couldn't help but sigh.

Bronya really knows how to handle things.

"So...where's your OP?"

As soon as Bronya finished asking the question, Xu Qi's face stiffened.

"Um...it's singing, it's singing."

"Singing? You mean, just warmed up?"

Xu Qi coughed and glared, saying, "I'm being tortured by Sister Eden in the studio every day. Do you know why? Do you know how much I sacrificed for this Op!?"

Bronya gently stroked Xu Qi's head and said softly, "Okay, okay, I believe you."

"I always feel like you're being perfunctory."

"In short, the production of the first episode looks pretty good so far! As for the visuals, the OP team, which is specifically in charge of that part at the company, has also completed the production. Next..."

"Ah, I understand... Now everything is just waiting for me, right?"

"There's still some time before we start production next April. We just need to add the audio then, but how should I put it... with such a great ending theme, you're under a lot of pressure."

Xu Qi could only manage a wry smile—that was Eden, after all…

Not only is the music itself outstanding, but the singer's heavenly voice is also a key factor in making the ending theme so compelling.

"I need to step up my efforts too..."

398. Sister Eden's reward? I'm excited again!

The V-editing was finished, but everyone was still unable to contain their excitement.

Although some sound effects still need to be modified, the V-editing stage is actually not much different from the final cut.

Everything was just as Bronya had said—the opening theme.

As I walked into the studio, I heard the demo of this opening sequence playing in my headphones.

Xu Qi began to calm himself down.

I actually had a feeling that if this song could be performed well, it would definitely be another hit! After all, just like the ending theme, the intro alone is enough to grab your attention.

But it's difficult...

Eden only spent two days recording the ending theme, while I could only say that I was practicing all along. Can I really perform this song well?

"You arrived quite early today?"

Xu Qi turned his head and saw Sister Eden, dressed casually as usual, appearing in the studio.

With Eden around... the music director wouldn't need to come and give guidance at all.

After all, in this world, whose guidance can compare to Eden's hands-on, personal instruction?

Xu Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He had been practicing with Sister Eden recently, and to be honest, there might have been some romantic atmosphere at first...

But over time, they got used to it.

"I heard that the V-script for the first episode is already finished?"

Xu Qi nodded, and said with some emotion, "Hmm... the level of completion is very high, especially Eden's ending theme song—it was absolutely fantastic!"

"is it?"

What could bring Eden the most joy?

That must be a piece of music I composed myself, one that would be praised by someone I care about.

"Of course!" Xu Qi said excitedly, then lowered his head somewhat sadly.

"But it won't work on my end..."

……

Eden stepped forward and gently pulled Xu Qi into his arms.

"Why would I have such thoughts? I'm a professional, so it's normal for me to put on a performance of this standard. It's not good to be too demanding of myself."

“Sister Eden, I’m thinking… I really don’t have the ability to perform it well. Was it because you chose me to sing this Op…”

"Are you saying I made the wrong choice in selecting you?"

Xu Qi nodded.

"You were defeated so easily, that's not like you, Xu Qi."

"But this is really... to be honest, I have very little confidence in it."

Eden narrowed his eyes. Indeed, this was Xu Qi's biggest problem right now—he lacked confidence in his ability to perform the piece well.

Actually, Eden's choice of Xu Qi to sing wasn't entirely out of personal bias.

She discovered a long time ago that Xu Qi's voice was exceptionally good!

He simply didn't pay attention to it, and besides, he wasn't interested in it.

Eden thinks it's quite interesting to have the opportunity to have Xu Qi sing a song this time.

But you can't do without confidence. When it comes to singing, the most important thing is that the singer himself needs to be confident enough!

This way, you can have enough conviction on stage or while recording.

A song without sufficient conviction is like a song without a soul; no matter how beautiful the voice is, it won't work.

Hmm... what should I do?

“Sister Eden, sometimes you talk too much, which confuses me. You don’t listen to what I say, and you don’t give me any feedback. I don’t know what to do, so… my hands keep shaking when I sing.”

After singing for a long time, my body would start shaking inexplicably, and I felt completely numb.

Eden handed over a bottle of water.