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Chapter 184 Too Heavy-Handed

In the second round of the competition of "Top Idol", Yu Weidu recorded songs with 70% of his strength as a template for the AI.

His performance was 70% technically proficient, roughly equivalent to 1.8 times the quality of his singing. However, AI singing is inherently flawed, so the actual listening experience is probably only around 1 time the quality of his singing.

The reason why AI singers are called quality inspectors is because they are used to check out slackers; those who neglect practice are stuck on the critical line.

Using her as a unit of measurement isn't unreasonable...

Upon hearing this, Qi Luo'an became furious and retorted, "What about Qi Yuan? How many 'An' does he have?"

After they saw Qi Yuan secretly typing, the two of them tacitly refrained from disturbing him. Qi Luo'an was harboring a mischievous intention, while Yu Wei was afraid of creating an awkward situation.

As someone who's been through it all, he knows all too well what it feels like to be pressured by fellow group members even when your draft hasn't been approved. He believes in being forgiving.

What? Your manuscript wasn't approved?

"I was about the same age as you during my idol days, but now I should have more than 2 levels of skill."

Qi Yuan has made great progress. He was basically stagnant when he was in the boy group, but since he realized his own limitations and started working hard, his strength has made a qualitative leap.

He is now more than capable of easily defeating Qi Luoan.

Although it was hard to accept, Qi Luoan knew it was true. When her brother sang "Even If It's Ordinary," she had acknowledged his talent.

However, she wasn't bothered by this. In the field of writing, she was still better than that flop. How dare that little flop compare to her...

Yu Wei didn't have time to argue with her. After calming down, he went into the recording studio to start recording.

"Peach Blossom Promise" is a typical example of a bad movie producing a catchy theme song. To be honest, he hadn't seen that drama, but it seems to be about a love story spanning three lifetimes.

Yu Wei really has no interest in dramas about love across lifetimes; isn't cultivating immortality for a hundred lifetimes more appealing than falling in love?
He closed his eyes and imagined a valley filled with falling peach blossoms. He needed to put some emotion into his singing before he could sing, otherwise he would sound no different from an AI.

"At first sight, tender vows were made as the wind blew and the clouds drifted by."

As time goes by, I wonder what year it is tonight.

The moment he opened his mouth, Qi Luoan and music supervisor Hong Hui nodded in unison; the song had something special about it from the very first line.

The lyrics and music here are not something those trendy ancient-style songs can compete with. The thought of feeding such a good song to AI makes them feel a little regretful.

Without any hesitation, Qi Luoan picked up his phone and started recording. Although he didn't need to post the video this time, keeping it as a memento was definitely a good idea.

Is it not even allowed for her to use it herself...?

Before the chorus began, Yu Wei took a moment to adjust her breathing. This was the part that truly tested a singer's skill, requiring her to maintain the gentle elegance of a traditional Chinese song while also conveying a powerful sense of destiny.

"An inch of land yields a year's worth of trees, a single flower, a single tree—all for the greed of..."
Love is a kind of affection that blossoms when one is lost.

He was no longer just singing, but making a promise. The air in the recording studio seemed to freeze, and even breathing became cautious.

Upon hearing this line, Qi Luoan couldn't help but shiver. It was the first time Yu Wei had sung in this style, and she truly loved this song.

Not only her, but I feel that Shen Yutong would also like this poetic song. It's a pity that this song has already been used for AI, otherwise it would be perfect for the two of them to sing it.

Hong Hui, standing next to him, was thinking even further ahead. He had participated in many AI sound tuning sessions and was very familiar with Deng Shi's voice.

If she were to perform this line with her signature voice, the effect would be predictable...

This kid can't actually be writing songs tailor-made for AI, that would be too outrageous. He could be doing something better with that energy.

In the final segment, Yu Wei's voice gradually softened, like the fragrance of peach blossoms drifting from afar.

Then Qi Yuan followed the scent and came over. He knew Yu Wei would be recording a song this afternoon and had planned to come and learn from her. But as soon as he came in, he saw Qi Luo'an, who was listening to the song in a daze.

Why is she everywhere?

"Wrong way, goodbye."

How can he learn anything with his sister around? Forget it, I'd better go back and ask some more questions, bro.

What came in and then went out?
After finishing recording the song, Yu Wei glanced at the doorway. They came and went in such a hurry; it seemed as if the brother and sister had never existed beside him at the same time.

"It doesn't feel right, let's try it again."

Hong Hui was already used to this, but Qi Luoan, who was standing to the side, was full of questions. No, is this not good enough? Isn't he asking too much of himself?
On the contrary, Yu Wei lost control the first time, and her singing was a bit too full, so she needs to tone it down a little.

He has to record songs for the AI ​​multiple times each time, because controlling the score is not easy. If you're not careful, it will exceed the limit. The AI ​​is inherently highly technical, and if it sings too well, it's easy to exceed the limit.

After all, it's only the second round of the competition, so we can't go too far, otherwise the singers will complain about the inflated numbers again.

Hong Hui and the others were already familiar with his methods, and quickly began recording the second take.

"Even though you sing so well, it's all just scraps."

Since the discarded draft was no longer needed, it was perfect for her to use herself. Qi Luoan, feeling bored, simply sent a copy to Shen Yutong to see what her opinion was on the song.

Given her fondness for poetry, she'll probably be absolutely captivated by this song.

While waiting for a reply, Yu Wei sang it a second time. This time, he toned down his singing style a lot, but it was still a bit beyond the scope of the song. However, there wasn't enough time today, so he decided to leave it at that.

If you hit it a little harder, it should be fine...

Although Qi Luoan accompanied her upstairs to adjust the AI, she didn't understand it very well and could only watch and have some fun.

I couldn't understand it, but I was deeply moved.

Just when she was getting sleepy from waiting, Shen Yutong's reply finally arrived, consisting of only four simple words: "Written by Yu Wei?"

Just as Qi Luoan had predicted, she was completely captivated by the song after hearing it. The song's emotional expression was filled with a poignant and restrained poetic beauty, which was her favorite...

She listened to the song four times before replying; the ingenious weaving of classical imagery was what moved her most about the lyrics. Unlike other ancient-style songs that pile up various images, the imagery in "Peach Blossom Promise" is very well-structured.

An inch of soil, a year of trees, a flower, a tree, a desire—this parallel structure, from the small to the large, from the material to the heart, is like the opening imagery technique in classical Chinese poetry, subtle yet profound.

Shen Yutong felt a little regretful for the first time after listening to it. It was a pity that the song had to be sung by AI. After all, AI is AI. No matter how well it sings, the lack of emotion will prevent it from bringing out the full potential of the song.

I wish I could sing this song myself...

This sudden idea startled her. As an original singer, how could she covet other people's original works?

Isn't this a desecration of your own originality? Shen Yutong, how can you be so superficial!

"It's okay, we'll try our best to beat the AI ​​and then choose this song."

Qi Luoan has already started using his tactics: first, he wants to make Shen Yutong waver, and then he can make her become obsessed with Yu Wei's songs.

Shen Yutong forcibly suppressed her love for the song, turned off her phone, and dared not chat anymore, afraid that she would really fall for it.

"It's adjusted, let's go."

"So fast?"

Qi Luoan discovered that Shen Yutong was pretending to be dead and retreating when the enemy advanced. Then the AI ​​said it was fixed, which startled her.

Shouldn't this kind of thing take a lot of time?
"The model was already tuned last time, so we can use it directly this time." If possible, Yu Wei would definitely prefer that the AI ​​could run a few more rounds, so that the model could be reused and all the tuning work would be worthwhile.

After recording the song, Qi Luoan had no excuse to continue following along, so they had to go home and start writing.

Just before seven o'clock, Yu Wei released a new chapter on time, along with the singing video from the competition.

He usually reads the readers' comments at this time, but today he has other things to do, such as writing the first part of "The Devotion of Suspect X".

This book has been featured in Qi Luoan's storyline for some time now, and readers have been urging me to write it again and again. It would be impolite not to start writing it soon.

"The Devotion of Suspect X" has nineteen chapters and about 150,000 words, averaging seven or eight thousand words per chapter.

The first act of the novel consists of chapters one and two, which are the plot of the crime. Presenting them together makes the story more coherent; otherwise, readers will be confused.

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"This AI has been somewhat underestimated."

She had intended to resist listening to the music, but when she saw the bonus chapter featuring Yu Wei updated, she couldn't help but click on it.

I originally wanted to see if the AI ​​could do justice to the song, but I didn't expect the voice to be so well-suited. The first few lines, wrapped in electronic sound effects, actually had an ethereal and crystal-clear quality.

Especially the chorus section, the AI ​​sang very well, with the voice gradually rising and even having a certain sense of layering.

Actually, Yu Wei lost control this time and went a bit too far.

Readers hadn't heard Yu Wei's version before, so they were full of praise for the AI ​​version of "Peach Blossom Promise," saying the indigenous singer was incredibly strong.

It seems that so far, no contestant has been able to beat the AI...

The thought of this made them despair for the contestants. It would be too humiliating if the competition ended up with only native characters.

With the release of this song, Deng Shi has become a benchmark for Yu Weijian's competition. As a virtual singer with two representative works, everyone who sees him has to say he's awesome.
However, Shen Yutong had heard Yu Wei's version. Although the AI ​​version was nice, the subtle sense of disharmony was also very obvious.

Especially at the turning point of "an inch of soil, a year of wood", the throbbing and lingering emotion that should have burst forth was handled like a curve rising at a steady speed, lacking the hesitation and explosion that Yu Wei had in his breath.

AI maintained a steady breath throughout, without any pauses for air, which instead made this song, which should have been full of sighs, lose a touch of the fragile, human feeling it evoked.

Shen Yutong praised Yu Wei's creative ability and the outstanding timbre of "Deng Shi," but lamented the limitations of AI.

If she were to sing it, she would be absolutely confident that she could sing it even better and bring out the sense of destiny and reincarnation in the song.

"I can't listen to this anymore."

This song is like a short video of "normal dressing with no negative implications," seemingly bewitching her at all times.

This is scary, I need to listen to some young heartthrobs' songs to perk myself up...

She hurriedly clicked on Deng Shi's idol's song, and finally calmed down with each falsetto and vocal line.

The outcome of this match is already decided; Deng Shi's advancement is a foregone conclusion.

Shen Yutong actually felt a faint fighting spirit; if she had the chance to meet him, she had to eliminate this native character herself.

Just as she had finally managed to calm herself down, she was surprised to see a long-awaited update notification: Yu Wei's "Collection of Works" had been updated.

Wasn't "Malice" already finished? Could it be the rumored new work?

Shen Yutong took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress her curiosity. Today, she had truly fallen into Yu Wei's trap.

A song and a new book, perfectly captivating.

She rallied her spirits and opened the novel, which had officially entered its second volume, titled "The Devotion of Suspect X".

Yu Wei also wrote a short summary for the volume, "To what extent can one love someone?"

Is the core of this suspense novel actually love? This is quite different from the previous novel, "Malice," which was themed around hatred.

With a sense of curiosity, she turned to the first page of the novel.

At 7:35 a.m., Ishigami left the apartment as usual...

(End of this chapter)