CH 214

The voice was ethereal and distant, as if it came from the heavens. The voice was clear and bright, pure and beautiful, unadulterated, as if the purest angels in heaven were chanting praise.

The song was called “The Call,” the call of Mitchell’s dream and the call of Bai Lixin, standing at the end of the sky, calling to his listeners. There was no accompaniment at the beginning, but rather a short solo by Bai Lixin. As the next line began, the accompaniment slowly cut in to match his singing.

As he sang, his body swayed gently, occasionally making a few not-too-difficult yet ethereal gestures. His long black hair waved as he moved, and the exotic, flowing clothes he wore brought out an ethereal nature.

At that moment, it seemed that there was no one there. He was fearless and free, as if nothing in the world could bind him. He was the wind, wandering in the sky and on the earth. He was freedom!

The crowd held their breath and followed Bai Lixin’s song as he wandered across the initially gentle plains, lakes, and ravines. They accompanied him in his enquiries about the lovely yellow warbler and the dolphins.

Even through the thorns and storms, his calmness was unchanged as he patiently and tirelessly searched for the master of his call, as if all the difficulties of the event could not dissuade him from his thoughts and stop him from moving forward.

Three minutes and thirty-three seconds into the song, the accompaniment gradually faded as Bai Lixin’s soprano ended the song.

With the song finished, Bai Lixin took a deep breath and bowed deeply to the audience, waiting for the three judges to give their comments.

After a long moment of silence, the musical genius Quark, sitting on the far right, was the first to applaud. The applause seemed to flick a switch and burst into fierce applause.

Quark changed his casual expression and tone of voice and smiled, “As Mr. Mitchell said, your voice is indeed more beautiful than words.”

Bai Lixin took a step forward and smiled into the microphone, “Thank you, Mr. Quark, for your kind words. I was afraid you might say that my words were not as good as my singing. “

The audience laughed, and the otherwise serious and frantic atmosphere was immediately enlivened.

Mr. Quark also laughed and said, “That’s good, that’s good. I like you a lot, son. I’m going to vote for you, but the old man in the middle of the room is very strict. You’ll still need his nod to pass. “

Quark deliberately ignored Jonas’ presence and poked Jeffrey next to him after pressing the green button. In response, Jonas’ expression on the other side of Jeffrey changed slightly but went back to his sweet smile in a blink of a second.

Jeffrey gave Quark a faint glance, coughed, and cleared his throat with a solemn look on his face, “Good, you’re qualified for promotion.” With that, he pressed the green button too.

In this competition, only two of the judge’s approvals were needed to advance to the next round. So now that the two judges had made their choices, Jonas’s choice would not change the outcome.

Jonas had a pure smile on his face and said, “Very good, but you need more practice with the high notes. I hope to hear more perfect music from you. “ As Jonas pressed the green button with ease, Quark, sitting on the far right of the judges, sneered and made a sideways gesture to Jonas in the blind spot of the camera.

Jonas blanched and took a swig of water from the table.

Bai Lixin smiled gently and said, “Thank you, Mr Jonas, for your advice. I have benefited greatly.”

The host stepped forward and exclaimed with an exaggerated expression, “Wow, my dear Mitchell, you’ve passed! You’ve made it! You’ve been endorsed by three of the biggest names in music, and you didn’t even bat an eyelid! How calm! “

Bai Lixin laughed, “Host, I’m most skilled at not blinking when I’m asleep, but I’m so unskilled when my eyes are open.”

The room erupted in laughter again at his words.

This was a lovely singer. Not only did he have a soulful voice, but he also spoke with such wit. Within a few minutes, Bai had already captured the hearts of many in the audience.

The host, wide-eyed and disbelieving, said, “My God, Mitchell, how can you say such truthful things like that! Don’t you know that the word “unskilled” will affect the judges and the audience’s perception of you?”

Bai Lixin nodded with a serious expression, “Well, it’s thanks to the hosts this time. It’s a good thing you came out and exposed my shortcomings after the three teachers had made their choices. Fortunately, the judges’ results are final and can’t be changed.”

“Hahahaha!” Quark laughed as he slapped the table and pointed at Bai Lixin, “What a change in style. I like it. I’m looking forward to your next performance. “

Bai Lixin bowed and once again said sincerely, “Thank you. I’ll make sure your expectations of me are magnified again. “

Quark was stunned, but it was Jeffery in the middle who waved his hand, “All right, let’s have the next contestant on stage.”

He went off the stage, and the staff member rushed up to meet him. “Mr. Mitchell, your audition is over, so there is nothing more for you to do here for the time being. Would you like us to send you back? “

“No, thank you,” Bai Lixin said, shaking his head. “I’ll go back with my friend. When’s the next round? “

“Oh, that’s right. This round of auditions will last two months, and the next round will be a PK. You will be informed of the start of the PK after the auditions are all over, and I will send an invitation to your company then. The time and place will be in the invitation. “

Bai Lixin nodded, “Okay, thank you. I’ll be off then. See you later. “

“Mr. Mitchell, I’ll see you off.” The staff member’s face flushed slightly, and he smiled.

Bai Lixin raised an eyebrow at the shy-looking man. He smiled gently and whispered, “No need, but please support my music more in the future. That would be the greatest encouragement to me. “ With that, Bai Lixin left and strode to the backstage lounge to retrieve his belongings.

Twenty minutes later, Bai Lixin stood on a pathway outside the entrance to the building on Stage 6.

The moon was clear, the stars were sparse, and unlike the crowded entrance of the building, the quiet path was almost deserted.

A black sedan was waiting at the side of the road, so Bai Lixin walked over to it. He had just opened the door to the backseat and put one foot in when a huge force pulled him hard. He lost his balance and was flung against a broad, warm body.

“Ho, you’re not going to get out of bed tonight for flirting with that weirdly dressed singer in front of me.” A low, husky voice echoed through the car.

“Say, why are you so hypocritical?” snorted Bai Lixin in the dim interior lights. “Why do you have to find an excuse for your dirty mind? Don’t you just want me? “

Hallyvette raised an eyebrow and said, “Oh, the little leopard is showing his true colours. Why do you act like a white rabbit in front of father, as if you’d be scared to death at a loud noise? “

Bai Lixin grimaced, “What do you care? It makes me look good and sensible. “

Hallyvette chuckled, and after securing Bai Lixin in his arms, he looked ahead and said, “Come on, let’s go home.”

The car started slowly and disappeared into the darkness of the night. After the car left, the leaves rustled along the quiet path as if no one had ever been there before.

Since Bai Lixin had exposed his dirty mind, Hallyvette was too lazy to maintain the look of a gentleman that he had been hiding behind all along. As soon as they got home, he picked Bai Lixin up by the waist and rushed into the bathroom.

He turned on the shower, drenching Bai Lixin’s clothes with water, making his skin visible through them, which added to the allure and charm.

With a giggle and his back against the wall, Bai Lixin beckoned to Hallyvette with a finger, a seductive look on his face, “What do you want, Mr. Sexual Dysfunction?”

Hallyvette slowly reached out, his warm fingers exposing Bai Lixin’s shoulders with a flick of his hand. “Naturally, it’s to do you, baby.”

The two bodies fit perfectly in the bathroom. They moved from the bathroom to the carpet in the hall, from the carpet to the sofa, and finally, Hallyvette carried Bai Lixin to the bed, indulging himself with excitement…..

Bai Lixin originally thought it would take him a month to prepare seven songs, but after yesterday’s competition, he realised that there were two months between the first and the second round. That’s two months to spare for songwriting.

Slapping himself on the forehead as an afterthought, Bai Lixin dove back into the basement music studio.

He was working on his song at the moment, unaware that the internet was already in an uproar over him.

For the sake of authenticity, the whole competition was broadcast live, without edits or modifications. So Bai Lixin’s conversations with the host and judges were also broadcast live. The next day, there were many posts on the internet surrounding Bai Lixin.

“From today, I am a fan.”

“You’re My Favourite Humourist.”

“I avoided Jonas, I avoided Quark, but I fell into Mitchell’s pit.”

Etc…

Mitchell’s personal platform went from 5,000 to 3 million fans overnight.

Bai Lixin didn’t know anything about it. No, he didn’t know anything about it, but he was expecting it and didn’t care about it. On the contrary, Mr Yayaxi, sitting in his office, saw this phenomenon and excitedly called Bai Lixin’s mobile phone: “Mitchell, congratulations!”