Qin Wei was very in sync. The people who went up afterwards also chose to sing a lyric song. When it was Qin Wei's turn, she went forward and said,
"Today there is another bonfire, and the beautiful natural scenery. Looking up, you can still see the gorgeous starry sky. At this moment, I am inspired and want to sing a song for everyone..."
"Don't sing 'Putting on the Horse Collar'!"
Sun Tiantian covered her ears. She already had a bad feeling about what Qin Wei was going to say. The atmosphere tonight was so warm, she absolutely could not let this silly girl ruin it.
"Don't sing 'On the Moon'!"
Yan Jinyu was also worried. Last time, she had the sudden idea to sing "Good Luck Comes", which was also dissed by netizens.
Youyou looked up at her and said in a low voice:
"Let's skip 'Lotus Pond Moonlight'..."
Qin Wei took a sip of water from her cup:
"Then you guys choose a song. As long as I know it, I'll sing."
Sun Tiantian crooked her finger at Youyou to ask for the guitar.
Strumming the strings, the melody floated around them.
"I've recommended this song to you before. I know you've listened to it too. How about giving it a try?"
Sun Tiantian asked her.
Qin Wei nodded. She borrowed Gu Minghua's phone to look up the lyrics, then started singing along to Sun Tiantian's accompaniment:
"Can’t wait till dark, fireworks won’t be too perfect
Memories burn into ashes, still can’t wait for the ending
She once said whatever, I’m afraid of being destroyed day after day
..."
Everyone had heard Qin Wei's youthfully energetic "Sailing",
Heard her casually revealed sexiness in "Superlove",
Also heard her touching "Red Makeup",
As well as seemingly silly but profound rap,
And the "Blossoms on Barbs" that refuted antis...
But they had never seen Qin Wei sincerely singing lyric songs.
The lyrics were great with a strong sense of story. Combined with the inherent sadness in JJ's composition of "She Said", and brought to life by Qin Wei's interpretation, it seemed to bring people into that situation - watching the lover walk by, unable to do anything. Recalling at midnight, gazing at the night sky, only increasing regret.
No one knew the reason for the missed opportunity, but they couldn’t help feeling sad.
This was probably Qin Wei's understanding of this song!
"In the future, no longer afraid of daylight, I think just afraid of sobering up
Not afraid of daylight, I think just afraid of sobering up
..."
The song ended. The music stopped. Everyone was still enthralled. In addition to applauding, someone shouted:
"Sing another one!"
Someone else chimed in:
"Yes! We want to hear more."
Qin Wei didn't refuse, but suggested:
"Then I'll sing 'On the Moon'. I've also learned to rap that part."
Everyone: "..."
Chen Chen, who had been sitting quietly observing in the back, stood up and looked at the sky:
"It's getting late, let's head back to the inn. We still have to drive to the village tomorrow morning. We have tasks to do!"
On the way back, Qin Wei quietly asked Youyou:
"I didn't want to sing 'Putting on the Horse Collar' to ruin the atmosphere, but I feel like 'On the Moon' is also a lyric song. Why wasn't everyone interested in listening?"
Youyou replied:
"Because they didn't want to hear songs expressing joyous emotions... But don't worry. If you want to sing, sing when we get back to the inn. I, your senior sister, will be your faithful audience."
...
It started raining on the way back. The room was stuffy. Qin Wei took her laptop out to the balcony to work.
The balcony was very refreshing and cool at the moment, perfect for working.
Qin Wei stood up leaning on the railing, looking up at the sky, while easing the soreness in her neck.
When she inadvertently looked up from working just now, she realized the rain had stopped. Outside was pitch black, only the flickering starlight on the horizon, and lights from a few houses nearby.
The whole town was quiet after nightfall.
It would be such a waste to work on such a night...
She turned her head and saw the balcony next door was lit. Qiao Sixiao was sitting on a wicker sofa, drinking coffee while reading a script.
Qin Wei realized the balconies of the adjacent rooms were quite close, close enough that if Qin Wei leaned over, she could see the highlights Qiao Sixiao had made on her script.
Of course, she couldn’t make out the words.
"Hss..."
Qin Wei made a weird sound to try to get the other's attention.
Good, Qiao Sixiao looked up. She had successfully got her attention!
After making eye contact for three seconds, Qin Wei squeezed out a sentence:
"Aren't you afraid you'll have insomnia drinking coffee at night?"
Qiao Sixiao seemed a bit unhappy again. She put away her thick script and went back into her room.
Qin Wei: "Still not talking to me?"
No one responded.
"Senior sister! Do you want to take a bath now?"
Youyou's voice came from the room. Qin Wei answered her. She felt it was boring to stay on the balcony too, so she went back to bathe.
After her bath, she came out to see Youyou sitting on her bed playing the guitar.
She had borrowed it from the director to play. The director readily agreed and said there were other instruments too that she could play with.
When Qin Wei came out, Youyou was still playing "She Said", immersed in her own little world, and didn't notice Qin Wei.
Not until she finished playing the whole song did she look up to see Qin Wei listening attentively.
As soon as Youyou saw Qin Wei, she smiled brightly:
"Senior sister, do you want to try it too?"
Qin Wei looked at the open balcony door. It was not soundproof when open, but stuffy when closed. She shook her head and pointed at the next room, saying I won't play, don't want to disturb others' rest.
Youyou didn't insist. She continued playing soothing love songs on her own.
...
The next day at 4 am, all the people staying at the inn were woken up one by one by staff knocking on their doors. They said to gather at 5 am to go to an even more remote village to listen to the local traditional opera performed there.
Today there was an event in the village. There would be a formal traditional local opera performance at the village head, held only once every one or two months. If they missed it, they would have to wait again.
Since it was not far, the program team of course wanted to take advantage of this occasion.
The only downside was for the artists. They had come back late last night, already going to bed past midnight.
In the car, Gu Minghua sat in the passenger seat. He silently looked back several times, seemingly wanting to say something but held back and turned around again.
"Teacher Gu, if you have something to say, just say it..."
Gu Minghua pointed at Qin Wei and lowered his voice:
"Is she always like this?"
"Not every time."
Youyou looked at the sound asleep Qin Wei beside her, then added another sentence,
"Seems so..."
Gu Minghua: "..."
Driving along the highway, they passed through a tunnel and bumpy mountain road before finally seeing some human activity. The closer they got to the village, the more they could feel the country atmosphere.
Today's little village was exceptionally lively.
They got out of the car around 9 am after spending over 3 hours on the road. There were still 2 hours until the opera performance began. The program team let the artists walk around the village freely first and complete a task during that period.
"Learn about the local opera, such as the content, singing style, history, instruments used, etc."
After saying that, they dismissed everyone on site.
Although it was remote here, it was still a normal little place with internet access. Most of the young and middle-aged had gone out to work, leaving behind children and seniors.
The sudden influx of many outsiders into the village, moreover recognizable people who often appeared on TV, naturally attracted onlookers from the villagers.
