46: Showing off?

Lu Jin caught a glimpse of the comments mentioning that Lu Qingyu had also chosen to write the lyrics and compose the music. His brow furrowed involuntarily. Had Lu Qingyu lost his mind? Did he even have the ability? He couldn't possibly be just grandstanding, right?

The program only gave them two hours, and it was being broadcast live. If Lu Qingyu failed to produce a song, he would truly be embarrassing himself in front of millions of people.

Thinking of this, Lu Jin felt a surge of excitement instead. He was waiting to watch Lu Qingyu dig his own grave.

Ever since hearing the keyword "Regret," Chen Ting had been wanting to pull his hair out. He didn't know how to write it either. The genre he wrote most often was inspirational songs. If you asked him to write something inspirational, he had a mountain of lyrics, but if you asked him to write about "Regret," it was like handing him an axe to cut tofu—he didn't dare make a move.

Seeing this, Lu Qingyu said, "Boss, let me write it."

Upon hearing Lu Qingyu's words, Chen Ting immediately turned his head. "You? Are you sure? Two hours—can you do it?"

Lu Qingyu straightened his back. The word "can't" was something no one, regardless of age, could accept.

Lu Qingyu said, "Don't worry, Boss. But you'll have to pay me royalties."

Chen Ting!!! "Yes, yes, yes. My family has a big business; do you think I'm short on that little bit of money?"

The other three groups had already arrived at the music room, and Li Qingming and Wang Hai had already started writing.

Lu Jin picked up his pen, putting on a show, and after thinking for a few seconds, he also began to write.

On Lu Qingyu's side, after arriving at the music room, he also picked up a pen. Chen Ting watched Lu Qingyu nervously. He was full of expectations for Lu Qingyu; in his eyes, this child was talented and always managed to surprise him.

But nearly five minutes had passed, and Lu Qingyu still hadn't started writing.

Compared to the people in the other music rooms, they seemed to be lagging behind.

Time was ticking away, and Chen Ting began to get anxious.

"What's wrong? Can't you write it? If it really doesn't work, let me do it."

Just as Lu Qingyu was about to speak, a Staff Member knocked on the door. "Teacher Lu, your milk tea is here."

Lu Qingyu zoomed to the door and took the milk tea. "Thank you, thank you!"

Chen Ting: ??? "When did you order milk tea?"

Lu Qingyu replied, "Just a moment ago, two Staff Member Young Ladies were ordering milk tea, so I asked them to bring me one while they were at it."

With a snap, he inserted the straw and let out a sound of contented satisfaction.

"It's good. Boss, you should try some too. I was just wondering what this 'Boya's Broken String' flavor tasted like. It's actually quite good."

Chen Ting!!! "So, for those five minutes you spent 'thinking,' your brain was just full of milk tea."

The livestream was divided into four small squares. Viewers could watch them all together or enlarge one of them.

The other three groups were quietly creating, but only on Lu Qingyu's side was the whole screen filled with the sound of slurping milk tea.

"Little brother, can you drink faster? Don't hold up the progress."

"Time is precious, keep it up, little brother!"

"You can drink milk tea anytime. If you like it, I'll buy you a hundred cups, but can we please write the song first?"

Lu Jin's fans also came to join in the fun, beginning to mock and ridicule Lu Qingyu.

"If you don't have the ability, don't just write casually. Do you think this is a primary school essay?"

"You still have the mood to drink milk tea at a time like this? You'll be crying later."

"Chen Ting just lets Lu Qingyu mess around like this and doesn't intervene? Watch out, you'll end up in last place this time."

Lu Qingyu didn't even look at the comments on the livestreaming device; he wasn't affected at all.

Chen Ting was starting to get restless; he was already thinking about what to write for the theme of "Regret" himself.

If Lu Qingyu really couldn't write it, he could step in. Just as he was thinking about this, Lu Qingyu suddenly asked, "Boss, do you have a good memory?"

Chen Ting hurriedly shook his head. "No, I'm getting old. The lyrics can't be too long; I won't be able to remember them if there are too many."

Lu Qingyu said, "Alright, Boss, I understand. I'll have the Program Production Team prepare the teleprompter."

Chen Ting: ---

The scope of the word "Regret" was very broad. The difficulty lay in how to extend a story from this keyword and then transform it into lyrics.

After finishing the milk tea, Lu Qingyu finally started to write. He was seen scribbling furiously on the paper. The livestream couldn't see what Lu Qingyu was writing; they could only see Chen Ting's eyes seemingly popping out of his head as he stared at Lu Qingyu.

"What did the little brother write to shock Chen Ting so much?"

"I'm a little worried about the little brother. Looking at Chen Ting's expression, it seems like he didn't write it very well."

"They've entered the arrangement room. We can't hear the sound inside. What on earth are they writing?"

The arrangement room and the music room were separated by a glass pane. The people in the livestream could see the two busy people, but they couldn't hear the sound inside.

With five minutes left in the time allotted by the Program Production Team, the guests from the other three groups had all finished their works and arrived at the front stage. Only Lu Qingyu's group had not yet come over.

Everyone was guessing whether Lu Qingyu's group hadn't finished. Lu Jin sneered as he looked at their empty sofa.

"Let you grandstand. Just wait to see you make a fool of yourselves later."

As the countdown reached one minute, Lou Qingran looked at Lu Qingyu's group with some concern on her face. It wasn't until the last thirty seconds that Lu Qingyu and Chen Ting finally arrived, and Lou Qingran breathed a sigh of relief.

For the format of this episode, everyone had assumed it would refer to the topic set in the second episode of the previous season, so they hadn't prepared much. The Program Production Team suddenly pulling this stunt had indeed caught people off guard.

However, things had reached this point, and there was no other way. Lou Qingran had also heard about the progress of Lu Qingyu's group; they would likely be in last place this time.

Time was up, and the Host came back on stage.

The first to go on stage this time was Zhang Xiaoxiao, with lyrics and arrangement by Wang Hai. The regret conveyed in the lyrics was the regret of not cherishing time while in school.

Wang Hai did have some ability; his lyrics carried a fresh, artistic feel, though the arrangement was a bit ordinary.

Zhang Xiaoxiao's performance resonated with many viewers. After her performance ended, the online vote count was 1.12 million; this vote count was not low at all.

Zhang Xiaoxiao herself was quite satisfied. After seeing the vote count, she happily left the stage.

The second to go on stage was Lou Qingran. The regret in the lyrics by her teacher, Li Qingming, had no specific focus. The central idea of the lyrics was that everyone has regrets, and people should just treat them with a normal mindset.

Lou Qingran's singing was excellent, which added quite a lot to the overall performance.

When the performance ended, Lou Qingran had 1.29 million votes. Lou Qingran herself was not very satisfied with this vote count, but there was nothing to be done; the performance was already over.

The third to go on stage was Lu Jin. Lu Jin's regret was related to love. The lyrics described a pair of lovers who had experienced a lot together, but in the end, were unable to stay together.

The person helping Lu Jin cheat was very capable. Lu Jin had spent 500,000 on this one set of lyrics, and another 800,000 on the arrangement.

When Jiang Yu first received the lyrics, he was also slightly shocked. He hadn't expected Lu Jin to be able to write such lyrics, and Jiang Yu's own singing was very solid.

The poignant melody made the song seem even more beautiful. Everyone felt empathy while listening to it—after all, who hasn't had a few romances and broken up a few times?

Comments: "Treasure Jin is so amazing! To actually produce such a beautiful song in such a short time."

"Lu Jin is a musical genius, I won't accept any rebuttals. Compared to the other teachers' songwriting and composing, he doesn't lose out at all, right?"

"Teacher Jiang Yu's singing is also amazing, but I think the most amazing part is Lu Jin's lyrics. It sounds so good."

"Lu Jin will definitely be first this episode, I can guarantee it."

"Don't speak too soon; Lu Qingyu's group hasn't sung yet."