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Chapter 189 Guess Who Didn't Receive an Invitation (Bonus Chapter)

"Dad, I'm reporting her! An'an is writing a book!"

Qi Yuan didn't want to be a snitch, but his little sister went too far, sending him novel data every day even though she knew he wouldn't get his manuscript approved.

This isn't just blatant mockery; it's intolerable!

"Oh."

Qi Yuan was stunned when he saw his father's reply. He almost forgot that his father was a bald man. Writing novels was not immoral or illegal, so he really couldn't be bothered to care, nor did he need to.

I should have told my mom; she would definitely have taken care of this. But she's been busy preparing for the music festival lately, so I decided not to bother her with such a small matter.

Qi Yuan was still unwilling to give up and continued to inform on the matter.

"Dad, it seems like An'an has someone she likes..."

"Oh."

You know this?

Qi Yuan was stunned when he saw the reply. His daughter's life-long marriage was being discussed so openly. Wasn't this going a bit too far?

Without even asking who the other person is, what they do, or what their character is, they just say, "Oh, is that right?"

What's there to ask? Qi Yunming already knows. He even wanted to ask, "How come you only just found out?"

They had known about this for a long time, but they never expected their silly son to keep it a secret. With his personality, he probably wouldn't even have noticed if An'an ran off with Yu Wei.

"Dad, it seems like she's taken a liking to Yu Wei. She's so attentive to him, sigh!"

He refused to believe that his father could remain calm upon hearing Yu Wei's name. If he didn't keep an eye on Yu Wei, he might really be ruined by Qi Luoan...

This time, Qi Yunming didn't reply. Instead, he changed the subject and asked him if he was going home for dinner during the National Day holiday.

What kind of attitude is this? This is a major life event for my daughter, is it less important than eating? I'm so angry at my lazy dad.

"No, I haven't been back at the company for long. Let's talk about it later."

Seeing his son's reply, Qi Yunming was a little confused. Didn't he know that Yu Weiguo was coming to the house for dinner?
Fine, if they don't want to reply, they don't have to.

……

"concert?"

Yu Wei used to refuse any commercial performances because he didn't have enough songs in his repertoire. But things are different now; he has enough songs to open a concert.

More importantly, this concert is different from others. It is not an ordinary commercial performance, but a performance jointly organized by CCTV, local cultural institutions and satellite TV stations.

The timing of the event, just before National Day, underscores its importance. With the theme of family reunion and national sentiment, it also serves as a window for international cultural display.

To put it bluntly, the fact that someone is qualified to perform at this level speaks volumes. In this setting, even the biggest stars are just spectators, and seizing the opportunity can propel them to stardom.

Without a doubt, he is now qualified; otherwise, they wouldn't have contacted the company specifically to invite him.

"You shouldn't worry about a live concert."

For others, performing live with a microphone might be stressful, but Yu Wei's live performance is very stable. This kind of live broadcast, especially a live performance, is practically tailor-made for him.

Song Yiwen also chatted with Yu Wei for a while, as this stage has a huge impact on an artist's career. Many people who sing off-key have to go even if it makes them look bad.

"So cruel?"

If someone who can't sing goes on stage, especially live, isn't that just showing their weaknesses to everyone to laugh at and criticize?

If someone is willing to go even if they're ridiculed, then this concert must be very important.

Song Yiwen seemed to have been piqued by gossip, and simply recounted a classic case from last year's music festival.

The popular young male idol has been marketing his singing skills by relying on auto-tuning, but his live performance was so bad that he stayed on the trending topics list for three days.

The problem isn't that her singing skills were exposed and she was ridiculed, but that the hashtag remained up for three days without coming down. Normally, when an artist is trending negatively on social media, the company and fans will try to suppress it.

If it's been hanging for three days without being suppressed, you can easily guess who's behind it...

"Is it okay if I don't go?"

"What do you think?" Song Yiwen gave him a look and said to figure it out himself. They specifically asked him to participate, so how could he not go?

Yu Wei's influence has grown tremendously recently. He not only defeated the former number one player but also gained considerable fame overseas. Clearly, he is needed to support the team at this time.

Only with his presence can this concert truly serve as a window into international culture.

"You don't need music festivals to elevate yourself, but music festivals need you to prove their worth."

"You can't say things like that, Sister Wen."

Song Yiwen and Yu Wei have become much closer, and now they've started teasing and joking with him.

The music festival will be held in a week, and a core rehearsal is required 2-3 days in advance, but Yu Wei also has to participate in the recording of the tenth episode of "Music Blind Box" tomorrow.

This is supposed to make him a special forces soldier! He'll have to fly to Beijing right after the next episode is filmed, he won't even have time to rest.

"After that, there's a music festival on the 4th. You should attend it too."

Actually, Song Yiwen had already arranged all these things. The whole process didn't take long, it was just a bit busy.

Being busy is good; artists need to be busy, because the busier they are, the more popular they are.

"And what is this music festival all about?"

I thought I was busy enough after recording the show and going to the music festival, but I didn't expect there would be more plans after the music festival. He's a real special forces soldier. If you didn't know, you would think he was a model worker.

“It has nothing to do with the music festival, it just happens to be held recently.” Song Yiwen paused and patiently explained, “You have enough representative works, but you don’t have many awards, so you should probably go and stock up on some new ones.”

Although the music awards ceremony only started a few years ago, some of the awards are still quite prestigious, and it's a piece of cake for Yu Wei. Despite the tight schedule, she genuinely cares about Yu Wei; a bigger stage and more important awards are exactly what Yu Wei needs.

To be honest, Yu Wei was quite curious. He had never participated in either of these types of activities before, so it wouldn't hurt to join in the fun.

After all, he was going to Beijing for a free meal during the National Day holiday, and he figured he might as well bring back a few trophies so it wouldn't be a wasted trip, since there were still plenty of empty shelves at his house.

It's hard to imagine that all of his awards so far are film-related. He should get some music awards, otherwise they'll just be empty trophies.

Yu Weigang agreed, but then realized something else: when he returned from the music festival, wouldn't he be caught up with the recording of the next episode?

This is inhuman! I thought only online novelists worked year-round, but it turns out celebrities don't get a break either.

During the long holiday, he was the only one running around everywhere; this episode had the strongest class vibe...

Yu Wei didn't even have time to watch the eighth episode that aired that night. She needed to catch up on her sleep first, as she was going to be busy in a while.

The main reason, of course, is that the eighth episode was completely uninteresting. Apart from Meng Han and Su Xinnan, he didn't recognize the other two guests at all.

This episode was so boring that Qi Luo'an was too embarrassed to ask Yu Wei to watch it. She was still waiting to write the plot of Yu Wei's new song in her novel, so she should give him some time to create.

Yu Wei used to write songs pretty quickly, so why is she so slow this time? Is she doing it on purpose?

They were anxious but helpless, and could only hope that no new challengers would emerge during this period, otherwise Shen Yutong would have to live in fear again.

"Go to work, go to work."

When Yu Wei went to record the show early the next morning, she was surprisingly a little depressed for the first time. She was afraid she wouldn't have time to slack off for the next few days.

Speaking of which, isn't it already getting cold in the north in October? I should bring a few extra clothes just in case.

There's also the matter of going to Qi Luoan's house for a meal. After all, you're a guest, so you can't go empty-handed. What should you bring?

There were so many things to do that Yu Wei was feeling a bit down. If all else failed, he'd just give each of his parents a keyboard. When they had nothing to do, his aunt could let Lao Qi kneel on the keyboard and play with it; if it broke, they could just replace it...

Yu Wei arrived at the studio while lost in thought. He was a little late today; Meng Han and Su Xinnan were already there.

"Hey bro, did you get invited to the music festival?"

Meng Han seemed to have already guessed the outcome, and his eyes were filled with a smile as he looked at him. Given his recent actions, it would be strange if he didn't invite him.

To put it dramatically, this year's music festival would have been a waste if it weren't for Yu Wei.

"You've been invited, are you going too?"

"of course."

Meng Han slapped his thigh, seemingly eager to try. The thought of performing on the same stage with so many musicians reignited his competitive spirit.

He thought he was the only one who was so busy he couldn't even breathe, but he was relieved to hear that Yu Wei had the same schedule as him.

Yu Wei looked at Meng Han's intense fighting spirit and was a little speechless. He thought Meng Han had changed his personality, but it turns out he's still so competitive.

That's really strange. Why did his fighting spirit suddenly disappear?
However, he felt much better after hearing that he had a companion. When it comes to hardship, you need someone to go with you; it's unfair to suffer alone.

"Are you going to the music awards ceremony too?"

"I'm not going. I won a big prize the year before last, so there's no point in going again. Brother Yu, are you going to buy some goods?"

Yu Wei's songs in the last six months are equivalent to what other singers have sung in a lifetime. He must be winning awards left and right.

It feels like Yu Wei could have swept all the awards except for Best Female Singer...

However, when Meng Han thought about how he was even busier than himself, he felt a little smug. Young people should be on the go more often.

Yu Wei felt resentful. They were both celebrities, so why was he so busy?

Just as Meng Han was explaining the music festival process to him, the guest star for this episode arrived.

Chi Leying, dressed in an apricot-colored long dress, exuded lightness and tranquility, and her arrival even silenced the studio.

People are in high spirits when they have good things happening. It seems that Yu Wei felt that she was much more radiant than the last time they met.

She's been in the spotlight these past few days because of winning the competition and choosing a song; it's hard for her not to be radiant. She's already being quite restrained by not grinning from ear to ear.

The show's producers inviting her was within Yu Wei's expectations. One was currently popular and had a lot of buzz, while the other needed a stage to maintain her popularity, so it was a perfect match.

Moreover, among her roommates at the time, only she and Meng Lei hadn't been on the show. Since Meng Lei had his father around, there was no need for him to come. It was Chi Leying's turn.

"Long time no see, great pianist."

Since the last time, Chi Leying has become much more outgoing with Yu Wei. It's not good to be aloof when communicating with someone like that.

He was the boss in the competition, but we were still friends in real life. We were guests for seven days, and our friendship lasted a lifetime.

"Long time no see, AI master."

Upon hearing this, Chi Leying clicked her tongue. Why was this title so strange? Was she being blamed for bullying the AI?
"By the way, have you received an invitation to a concert?"

Yu Weike really wanted to hear that others also had to work overtime, otherwise she would feel resentful.

Besides established artists, the concert will definitely also invite some popular idols. Chi Leying is currently riding high on her career, and with veteran artists also supporting her, she has a high chance of being invited.

Chi Leying nodded, seemingly a little nervous. This was her first time on such a big stage, and she hoped to seize the opportunity.

"It's good to have company."

Yu Wei nodded with satisfaction. This kind of stage, which focuses on positive energy and the main theme, is just right. She can also help her adapt "Youth".

After the four guests were ready, the recording of the show was about to begin. Yu Wei seemed to suddenly realize something and looked suspiciously at Su Xinnan next to him.

Nan is unusually quiet today; she didn't say a word even when we talked about the music festival twice.

So she's the only one who didn't receive an invitation?
(End of this chapter)