88: Chapter 88 Don't know Yi language? Jiang Feng has a simple solution.

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By the time Jiang Feng and Li Qingwan arrived at the rehearsal venue by car,

it was already afternoon.

At this point, there were only a few hours left before the evening rehearsal.

Upon arriving at the venue, the two met the director of this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala.

He was a middle-aged man.

"Li Qingwan, consider yourself lucky this time."

"Director Zhu gave you this chance."

"But I hope you don't waste it."

The director's expression was clearly sour when he saw Li Qingwan.

After all, having been toyed with by Li Qingwan time and again,

no one would give her a warm welcome.

Moreover, if Li Qingwan hadn't shown up this time,

the director had already planned to slot someone else in.

But Director Zhu gave Li Qingwan another chance,

instantly stripping the director of the opportunity to insert his own person.

"Director Huang, I will definitely do my best,"

Li Qingwan quickly stated.

Even though, at this moment, she didn't have much confidence herself.

"Fine."

"Go get ready quickly."

"For today's rehearsal, you're first in line."

The director waved his hand and spoke impatiently.

"Why am I first?"

Li Qingwan was stunned.

She hadn't even had time to prepare yet.

And now, she was told she had to be the first to rehearse?

"Don't ask so many questions, this is the arrangement."

"Just follow the schedule."

"If you don't want to rehearse, you can leave."

The director clearly didn't want to answer Li Qingwan's questions.

After all, he now only hoped that Li Qingwan's rehearsal would be a complete mess.

That way, he would have the chance to slot in the person he wanted.

"Fine, I'll follow the arrangement."

Li Qingwan took a deep breath.

After the director left,

a bitter look appeared on Li Qingwan's face.

"Jiang Feng, what should I do?"

"I don't even know how to sing the song yet."

"Are you expecting me to learn a song in the Yi language in just two or three short hours?"

Li Qingwan looked toward Jiang Feng.

If it were a common Chinese song, she could still give it a try.

But this was a song in the Yi language; it was just too difficult.

"Li Qingwan, how can you be so dejected?"

"Have you forgotten who you are?"

"You are the youngest Diva in the entire Entertainment Circle."

"Where is your former ambition?"

"You are the star who intends to make a comeback after leaving Tianlai Entertainment."

"You are the woman who wants to become your own capital."

"Is this small hurdle going to stump you?"

For the sake of ten million, Jiang Feng immediately began to motivate Li Qingwan.

If Li Qingwan performed poorly at the rehearsal and was eliminated, wouldn't his ten million be gone?

Therefore, he wanted Li Qingwan to pull herself together more than anyone else.

"So, am I really that impressive in your heart?"

Hearing Jiang Feng's words, Li Qingwan's spirit suddenly jolted.

Her previously dejected expression instantly turned into one of renewed energy.

"In my heart, you are the most talented singer."

Jiang Feng said very seriously.

"Alright, then teach me quickly, I'll learn!"

"I must learn this Yi language song within these two hours!"

Li Qingwan suddenly had motivation.

She took the initiative to start learning.

"Okay, I know learning the Yi language is a bit hard for you right now."

"So, I've specially prepared a phonetic Chinese version for you."

"You just need to practice following the lyrics in this phonetic version."

"You don't need to know what it means at all."

As Jiang Feng spoke, he took out the phonetic Chinese lyrics he had prepared on the way.

The meaning of the lyrics wasn't labeled on it.

It only standardized how to read each line of the lyrics using Chinese characters.

"That works too?"

Li Qingwan stared at Jiang Feng with wide eyes.

She didn't know how Jiang Feng had come up with this idea.

But if that was the case,

then it would be much simpler.

She only needed to remember how to sing the lyrics of the entire song.

She didn't need to understand the meaning behind them at all.

"When I was a student, that's how I learned English."

Jiang Feng smiled.

"Alright, let's do it!"

Li Qingwan suddenly gained confidence.

She proactively began to learn.

And so, for the next few hours,

Jiang Feng taught Li Qingwan word by word.

He would sing a line, and Li Qingwan would follow.

Li Qingwan truly lived up to being a singer with maxed-out talent.

Even though she didn't know the meaning of what Jiang Feng was singing,

she could still mimic about seventy to eighty percent of it based on Jiang Feng's vocal style.

In the blink of an eye,

it was time for the rehearsal.

"Li Qingwan, it's your turn to go on stage."

The director came backstage and said to Li Qingwan.

"Okay."

Li Qingwan nodded.

"Go on."

Jiang Feng smiled at Li Qingwan.

He believed that with Li Qingwan's strength, her performance of this song would definitely give everyone a big surprise.

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Below the rehearsal stage, Director Zhu sat in the first row.

Sitting next to him were the director of the Mid-Autumn venue and the Assistant Director.

The second row was occupied by some officials from the Liangzhou region.

The rows further back were mostly filled with other singers or actors for this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala.

As soon as Li Qingwan stepped onto the stage, a flurry of discussion broke out.

This was a rehearsal, so naturally, it wasn't as tense as the formal gala.

"Director Huang, do you think this Li Qingwan can give us a surprise?"

Director Zhu looked at Director Huang beside him.

"Uh, Director, I think it should be quite difficult."

"For the past few days, the songs Li Qingwan has been submitting have all been very average."

"And this last one she submitted is actually a song in the Yi language."

"I don't think Li Qingwan will necessarily be able to perform it well."

Director Huang shook his head and expressed his view.

He had looked at her profile.

This Li Qingwan was not of the Yi ethnic group, nor did she have any experience living in the relevant areas.

So, choosing such a song at this time might just be for the sake of grandstanding.

Moreover, he already had some personal grievances against Li Qingwan.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn't say anything good about her.

"What do you think?"

Director Zhu didn't voice his own opinion after hearing that.

Instead, he looked at the other Assistant Director.

"I know very little about this Li Qingwan."

"However, I feel that for a song like this that isn't in Chinese, coupled with a singer who doesn't know the language..."

"it's a bit hard to achieve a high level of proficiency in such a short time."

"Furthermore, the aesthetics of Yi language songs are somewhat different from our Chinese songs."

"So, this could very likely turn from an attempt at being clever into a clumsy failure."

The Assistant Director spoke very objectively.

After all, he had no vested interest regarding Li Qingwan.

But in his words, he still didn't have high hopes for Li Qingwan's Yi language song.

Singing a Yi language song in the Liangzhou region was something singers had thought of before.

But it was too difficult.

First was the language barrier.

Second, it was hard to write an authentic Liangzhou song.

If performed poorly, it might even draw criticism from the people of Liangzhou.

Therefore, this was definitely a matter where the risk was higher than the reward.