It was impossible for the program committee to arrange all the singers’ rehearsals on the same day as everyone was a star and their time was equivalent to money.
Qin Baobao was the last to rehearse as she had to practice the song. Qin Ze gave her the song on Wednesday, and Thursday was the rehearsal so time was very tight. She only had one day to try. That day, she sang until her voice was hoarse.
Li Rongxing was probably the only one amongst all the singers to have witnessed Qin Baobao’s rehearsal as Qin Baobao was right after him. That day, Li Rongxing coincidentally had an event to go to, but he still stayed. Half was because he was curious if the lady who presented two incredible songs at the start would continue being so cool or would her talent run out.
The other half was because he was curious about Qin Baobao; he had taken a liking for Qin Baobao. Her face and figure were perfect without any flaws. He was a normal man; how would he not be moved? Li Rongxing had scandals with quite a few female stars in the entertainment industry, but those women were too far behind compared to Qin Baobao.
Li Rongxing acted genuine but was actually devious. He smiled and did not say anything as he was not planning on explaining to the singers.
In the end, Xue Mei gave a very clear high note before turning to a low boom.
The music ended.
The crowd erupted into applause, and their screams were like waves that crashed forward. The dazzling stage lights shone on each of the audience’s faces as they clapped and offered their appreciation.
“Next, let us invite our Queen of Love Songs—Qin Baobao.”
The applause rose from everywhere.
Qin Baobao’s popularity was clearly more than it was before, and quite a few audiences were rooting for her. However, there were more male fans, and some of them even whistled and laughed.
Under the sparkling stage lights, Qin Baobao stood on stage with her refined figure, long legs, overlooking chest, and defined face; which excited the audience below the stage and in front of the television.
The live comments were flooding.
“Qin Baobao, we love you.”
“Long legs, we’ll support you forever.”
“Qin Baobao is a goddess.”
“She’s my goddess; I want to take her away.”
“I think it will be over for Qin Baobao this time, but it’s okay. I remember that there’s a variety show for a dancing competition recently. If she goes, she would definitely be the champion. It’s a pity if she doesn’t dance with this figure.”
“Qin Baobao’s voice is actually very pleasant. She lost because she isn’t popular, and she doesn’t have enough fans. Li Xuegang just wrote a song for his wife, and it’s so romantic. Besides, Xue Mei isn’t bad.”
“These two women are so funny. One relies on her younger brother while the other relies on her husband.”
“It’s true that she relies on her husband but maybe not for the younger brother. I don’t believe that her younger brother wrote the songs for her. It must be her company supporting her, but it’s a pity that she’s going home.”
“The program ‘I am a Singer’ isn’t even suitable for newcomers. Even for the last season, those participating singers have some fans, but Qin Baobao has none.”
At this time—in the camera, a lot of the audience were discussing fervently.
No one knew what they were discussing or confused about.
The scene quickly cut to the stage, and there was a rolling subtitle on the screen with the word ‘Fairytale’. However, the music started, and Qin Baobao closed her eyes as she immersed herself in the music and prepared to sing.
Live comments, “Fairytale? Why is it still ‘Fairytale’?”
“I think the crew made a mistake. This is Teacher Xue Mei’s song.”
“This is awkward.”
“Qin Baobao, don’t turn back lest you cry. Haha.”
“This is too unprofessional. How could they make a mistake in such an important thing like the rolling subtitles? How would we know what song Qin Baobao is singing?”
Suddenly, a comment popped up. “Attention, high energy ahead.”
“High energy, your head.”
“High energy? Qin Baobao took off her clothes?”
“I hate some fools who keep saying ‘high energy’, ‘high energy’ all day. They’re ridiculous.”
No matter how much the audience discussed, the rolling subtitles still did not change. At this point, Qin Baobao’s unique, gentle, and magnetic voice started reverberating throughout the venue using the microphone.”
“I forgot how long it has been since I last heard you.
“Tell me your favorite story.
“I have thought for a long time, and I started to panic.
“Did I do something wrong again?
“You said to me while crying…
“Fairytales are all lies.
“I couldn’t possibly be your prince.
“Perhaps you won’t understand but since you told me you loved me…
“All the stars in my sky have brightened.”
In the backstage, Huang Yuteng had his mouth agape.
Chen Xiaotong opened her mouth and was very surprised.
Hong Jingyao shook his head and muttered, “Another incredible song…”
They were all professional singers so they could tell if a song was good or not, just by listening to the first verse.
Xue Mei widened her eyes and stared straight at the screen, especially the word ‘Fairy tale’ on the subtitles. She felt that it was very jarring.
Li Rongxing smiled playfully.
When I heard this song that day, I was also in a daze.
When Qin Baobao sang to this point, all the people who knew about songs could tell that the two songs could not be compared. Xue Mei’s ‘Fairytale’ was only fresh at best; if it was not because of Li Xuegang and the romantic story of ‘a gift for his wife’ as the background, her song could definitely not shock the crowd. However, for Qin Baobao’s song, the rhythm, melody, lyrics, and voice were all better than Xue Mei’s.
The light and sad piano music started playing in the slow atmosphere, and Qin Baobao—who was singing lovingly in a low voice—suddenly raised her voice by a decibel.
“I want to become the one in the fairytale…
“That angel that you love…
“I want to expand my hands to become wings and protect you.
“You must believe, believe that we will be like the ones in fairytales…
“Where happiness and blessings are our ending…”
Below the stage, the camera swept past all the audience’s faces; and all of them had their tongues tied.
‘I want to become the one in fairytales, that angel that you love?’
‘I want to expand my hands to become wings and protect you…’
This song…
The live comments went crazy with a sea of compliments.
“My God, this song is amazing. Amazing.”
“Fairytale? It isn’t the crew’s mistake, this song is called Fairytale!”
“My heart feels terrible; I’m really sad.”
“Qin Baobao really surprises me time and time again. I love her to death.”
“Both songs are called ‘Fairytale’, but they have completely different styles.”
“I thought about my first love. Wuwuwu…”
“Qin Baobao is really the best at singing love songs. I—an old man—almost cried.”
“Qin Baobao is a soulful singer. I’m going to turn into a fan immediately.”
“This song… I really want to cry when I heard it, and it’s so freaking catchy. Even I started to hum it, but it’s clearly the first time I heard it.”
Qin Baobao closed her eyes as she remembered what Qin Ze said before he sang the song the previous day. ‘Sister, I wrote this song for you. I wish that I’ll be your angel, and I can protect you for the rest of your life.’
Then, when Qin Baobao heard this song, she cried.
“You said to me while crying…
“Fairytales are all lies.
“I couldn’t possibly be your prince.
“Perhaps you won’t understand but since you told me you loved me…
“All the stars in my sky have brightened.”
“I want to become the one in the fairytale…
“That angel that you love…
“I want to expand my hands to become wings and protect you.
“You must believe…
“Believe that we will be like the ones in fairytales…
“Where happiness and blessings are our ending…”
Qin Baobao sang until she was excited as her emotions burst. She pointed the microphone to the hundreds of audience members and shouted, “Everyone, let’s sing together.”
Some people were born to be a star as they could have the courage and talent to control the audience.
This time, it was the audience’s messy but loud voice. “I want to become the one in fairytales…
“That angel that you love…
“I want to expand my hands to become wings and protect you.
“You must believe, believe that we will be like the ones in fairytales…
“Where happiness and blessings are our ending…”
Some people were so excited and high while others were very touched and cried. This was a sad love song, and the starting of the lyrics had set the story. The song was about a couple that became further and further apart as they walked on from their passionate love to their break up, but the male character could not bear to let her go. He reminisced about their sweet beginnings and dreamed or begged that he could be the female character’s angel so that he could love her and protect her for the rest of her life.
‘You must believe, believe that we will be like the ones in fairytales…
‘Where happiness and blessings are our ending…’
These two sentences were the most heart-wrenching ones. Fairytales were fairytales because they could never turn into reality.
Xue Mei’s ‘Fairytale’ was a sweet love story.
Qin Baobao’s ‘Fairytale’ was a sad request.
Both songs were worlds apart in terms of their meaning, lyrics, and melody.
The latter was the prized work out of all the incredible ones and was destined to shock people at once.
Qin Baobao’s chest started going up and down as she adjusted her breathing and bowed towards the audience who were still immersed in the emotions of the song.
“Thank you, everyone. Thank you.”
Someone stood up and kept clapping. A second person stood up, and so did a third.
Hualala!
Crowds of people stood up like waves before the stage. Everyone stood up and gave thunderous applause.
Live comments, “My mind is blown. My mind is blown.”
“What to do? What to do? I have fallen in love with her.”
“How can there be such a woman in the world? I really want to go to bed with her.”
“Ah-ah-ah-ah, no one stops me. I want to force myself onto her.”
“Does anyone have Qin Baobao’s address? I want to propose to her.”
“The Gracia Family’s Symbol set would have to give up its place as best in the world.”
“This woman is going to be famous, utterly famous.”
“Baobao is the best.”
…
Yin Jia walked up the stage in a moon-white off-shoulder dress, and her pretty face with detailed makeup broke into a smile. “A fairytale story is really so beautiful to the point it makes people touched. Thank you to the two singers for bringing us two different styles of a fairytale love story.
“Dear audience, please hold up your voting device. Now, we’ll start the first round of elimination.”
As the rhythmic music sounded, the number of votes rose.
The audience looked at the screen while they voted.
The live comments were bustling: some supported Qin Baobao while others supported Xue Mei.
One was a beautiful goddess that just debuted and was known as the ‘Queen of Love Songs’ (The public relations department of the company had bought the media and gave her this title).
The other was a third-grade female star and would have a strong fan base. Also, her husband—Li Xuegang—was a capable singer and one of the pioneers in the rock-and-roll world.
Who won?