Chapter 345: A Test

Chapter 345: A Test

The day of the last stage of the competition has begun. A large number of people are on the stand. They all have a look of excitement.

Today's the final competition between Zhang Jian and Ling Chen. Many people have been hyping the rivalry between the two. 

You have Ling Chen on one side, who was the nephew of one of the judges. The moment he joined the competition, many people thought he would be the winner. 

And then there's Zhang Jian. When he joined, all the attention came from his looks. But that was out of the window the next second! His singing was something that words can't describe. 

It was difficult to decide who the winner was. 

...

"Wow, there's a lot of people here." Backstage, Zhang Jian looks out at the crowd of people. He didn't expect so many people to come. 

"Isn't it the same amount as last time?" Lu Chen raises his eyebrows as he says this. But Zhang Jian looks back at him,

"Did you not see the size of this venue? How can it be the same? There should be at least five times more today!" The venue where the last stage is taking place is different from the others. 

It was due to the popularity of the two. The people who made the show never expected the amount of attention they got. 

So they decided to have the finale set on a larger stage. 

"Are you afraid?" 

"...Kinda."

Lu Chen sighs, "Treat this as a test."

"A test?" 

"Yeah, a test to get to the bigger stages. You do know that after this, the only way is up, right?" Lu Chen knows when Zhang Jian becomes famous, the number of people coming to watch him perform would make this crowd seem like nothing.

Zhang Jian takes a deep breath, "You're right. I've got to get used to this." Lu Chen was right. If he didn't, how could he achieve his dream? 

The worried look he had before was nowhere to be found. Instead, a confident expression replaces it.

"Good, now let's just chill out before you get your victory." As the two walk back to their waiting room, there's somebody in front. 

When Zhang Jian sees who it is, his expression turns aloof as he asks, "What do you want?"

The person who's in front of his room is Ling Chen. His face turns smug, "I just came here to see another loser." His voice is condescending and egotistical. 

"Whatever." Zhang Jian doesn't care about what he's saying and tries to move ahead of him. But Ling Chen continues to stand in front of the door, 

"I'm telling you right now. Just forfeit. If you go out, you'll just be embarrassing yourself." Ling Chen never saw Zhang Jian as his opponent. To him, winning was nothing more than something was going to come to him on a silver platter.

"It doesn't matter whether or not I'm going to get embarrassed or not. I'll just do what I want." If it had been usual, Zhang Jian would have picked a fight with Ling Chen on the spot. 

However, Zhang Jian's in the zone right now. Insults like that aren't going to get him riled up.

Ling Chen's expression turns evil. He had never been disrespected this much before. But before he can say anything, one of the backstage workers calls out,

"Contestant Ling Chen, please get ready to go up onto the stage." 

"Tch." Hearing that, Ling Chen didn't say more. But he glared at him, "You better watch my performance! I'll show you what real talent is!" That's the last thing he says as he walks out to the crowd. 

As he walked onto the stage, a large amount of cheering and shouting came towards him,

The host asks him, "Contestant Ling Chen, what song are you going to be singing for us today?"

Ling Chen makes a light smile, " I'll be singing one of my aunt's songs, hope. I've rearranged to suit my style better." Hearing that, the audience has high expectations. That song, in particular, was one of Ling Wei's best songs. 

Ling Chen starts to sing. As he sings, many people feel they're being hit by waves of emotion. 

Different types of emotions are mixing together, making the audience feel something they can't describe. 

But it did make them feel a sense of relief and hope. The more they listened to it, the more they got absorbed into his voice.