Chapter 442 (2/2)

Vice President Li pursed his lips, while the manager rolled her eyes. They didn’t understand. Why would Zhang Xinya agree with such a ridiculous proposal from Tang Xiu?

Yet, those makeup artists standing at the side had an interested look when they saw Tang Xiu. The charming and handsome Tang Xiu gave them a very good impression.

_Ding…_

The zither play was full of classical styles. It was melodious and wafted throughout the room.

As for Tang Xiu’s eyes, they were fixated on Zhang Xinya’s fingering play on the zither, as well as the strings she plucked, while his ears jittered from time to time, memorizing the zither play by heart.

In the end, Zhang Xinya looked up and asked, “How is it?”

“I only got 70-80%, play it once again,” Tang Xiu replied with a nod.

“All right!”

A sliver of admiration flashed in Zhang Xinya’s eyes as she complied, and played it again. Afterward, she got up and asked with a smile, “How about now?”

Closing his eyes, Tang Xiu silently recalled the scores for half a minute and then nodded, “It’s pretty close.”

After saying that, he sat down right at the spot Zhang Xinya had vacated. His eyes closed again while his fingers rested on the strings. After stopping for a few seconds, his fingers began to slide.

The beautiful zither tunes were melodious, mild, and flexible. The transition points between the musical notes were done well. It was akin to the flowing of water and feeling of floating clouds, as he quickly finished playing.

“Great! You’re amazing!” Zhang Xinya’s eyes sparkled brightly and the admiration within them was even richer. She had met many talented musicians, yet never once had she seen one as skillful as Tang Xiu. He could play it nearly perfectly just by listening to the notes twice.

Despite there being some flaws in the song he played, being able to play like that for the first time was simply godlike.

At the side, Vice President Li could only feel that Tang Xiu’s play was very pleasant to hear, and his level was nearly at the same level as Zhang Xinya. However, the manager was different. She understood music, and she was once a professional musician. Hence, she could tell how good Tang Xiu’s play was.

At this time, if she didn’t know that Tang Xiu had never heard this song beforehand, she would have suspected that he had learned it secretly. This song was a masterpiece composed by a very famous musician, and it took him several months to compose it for Zhang Xinya.

A musical genius? Or was he a freakishly talented one?

The manager couldn’t describe her feelings at the moment.

“I can feel there are still some notes that are not handled well,” Tang Xiu faintly smiled and said, “Could you play it for me once again? I need to pay attention to the technique you’re using.”

“No problem,” Zhang Xinya said with a smile.

Having said that, she began to play the scores again.

However, Tang Xiu straightly released his spiritual sense this time and listened to her play with full concentration. He constantly paid attention to some issues in playing this music, as well as the method and technique in which Zhang Xinya handled several transition points in the musical scores.

Eventually, when Zhang Xinya finished playing, Tang Xiu smiled and said, “That’s nearly perfect. Now I’ll play the zither while you sing. Let’s do a rehearsal.”

“Got it!” Giving a gesture to give the seat to Tang Xiu, Zhang Xinya then listened to Tang Xiu playing the zither and began to sing softly.

The sound of the zither music was beautiful, and the singing was moving and touching.

Despite it being the first time they cooperated, it seemed like they had worked together for many years. Their performance was seamless and simply flawless. By the end of the last musical note, the manager clapped her applause. There was a shocked expression in her eyes, yet they were also burning with eagerness, as she said quickly, “Student Tang Xiu, can we discuss something?”

“What issue?” Tang Xiu asked.

“Sign a contract to be a singer under my agency!” the manager quickly offered. “I assure you that the contract that will be given to you won’t be much worse than Xinya’s.”

“Pfft… hahaha!” Zhang Xinya couldn’t help laughing after hearing this.

“I’m sorry. I don’t have much interest in music.” Tang Xiu said, “Besides, our campus’ Vice President Li is still here, as well. Are you not afraid of him being angry with you poaching me?”

Vice Principal Li was confused, “What’s the situation exactly? Isn’t Tang Xiu playing well, or not?”

“Vice President Li, student Tang’s play is more than just than that! His play is simply skillful to the extreme. The immersion in the zither’s tunes, the melodies; all of them are exactly the same as the original. After listening to his play, even I felt like it’s much more spiritual than the original. I dare say that he’s definitely a musical genius, and it’s unlikely that anyone can be much better than him.”

Being praised made somewhat Tang Xiu embarrassed. He lifted his hand to touch the bridge of his nose and secretly forced a smile inwardly.

“So, he’s really that good?” Vice Principal Li asked in astonishment.

“If he’s not, would I even poach him right in front of your face? Mind if we discuss it, Vice President Li? You can open any conditions as long as you expel him from your campus,” the manager said.

Shaken and surprised as he was, Vice President Li gazed at Tang Xiu before he turned his vision toward the manager again. He then forced a wry smile and said, “Well, Tang Xiu is our Shanghai University’s student. There’s no way I can expel him arbitrarily whatsoever. Besides, for you to pay attention to him that much, I can’t bear to lose such an outstanding student, either! Hahaha…!”

“Bah, you’re no fun!” The manager rolled her eyes at Vice President Li.