Chapter 297: Bae Joo-hyun, Suitable for Dating
"It tastes good." Jiang Shu put down his red wine glass and picked up the knife and fork on the table to cut the steak on his plate.
Jiang Shu specifically asked the cafeteria staff not to cut it, preferring to cut it himself, as he felt it made the meal more flavorful.
It was somewhat similar to the psychology of eating crayfish and hairy crabs; after much effort to get a small piece of meat, the moment it reached his mouth, the double satisfaction, both psychological and physiological, was unparalleled.
Bae Joo-hyun, seeing this, picked up a pair of chopsticks and began to attack the other dishes.
Steak and pasta were the main courses, while other side dishes, such as the seafood sashimi platter and golden brick foie gras, were meant to accompany the main course. The reason Bae Joo-hyun didn't want a main course was mainly that, with her appetite, just a bite of each dish would be enough to fill her up.
The two ate their own meals, falling into a harmonious silence for a time.
"Please welcome Jiang Shu and Miyawaki Sakura, who will bring you 'Contentment.'"
The host's voice drew both of them, who had been "working hard with their heads down," simultaneously.
As the lights dimmed and the camera moved, the next second, Miyawaki Sakura's voice spread throughout the venue through the speakers.
"When a gust of wind blows, the kite flies into the sky~~~"
As the song began, the stage lit up, and Miyawaki Sakura, in a white strapless, high-slit long dress, appeared on the screen.
A peculiar glint flashed in Bae Joo-hyun's eyes.
Her voice sounded fine, but Bae Joo-hyun, who understood Miyawaki Sakura's vocal abilities, knew that "fine" was the biggest problem.
Half playback? Or no live singing at all?
"Finally, your figure disappears at the end of the crowd."
"Only then do I realize that smiling while crying hurts the most~"
Miyawaki Sakura slowly lowered the microphone and looked back at the other dark side of the stage.
"How to own a rainbow~"
A gentle male voice sounded after Miyawaki Sakura's gaze, and the lights suddenly brightened. Jiang Shu, in a sharp black suit, appeared, and the camera instantly zoomed in, giving a close-up shot of this performer who, though not an artist, was no less handsome than male artists.
As soon as Jiang Shu's voice came out, Bae Joo-hyun understood.
It wasn't necessarily that she didn't sing live; most likely, she did, and it was post-processed.
Bilibili's New Year's Eve gala was live, but the performance stages were not. Simply put, they were pre-recorded, and the host would play the recordings during the live broadcast.
Miyawaki Sakura's auto-tuned singing was quite good! And, the Chairman's outfit was really handsome, and Miyawaki Sakura was also very beautiful.
It was just a pity that she was of Korean nationality and couldn't attend this event.
But then she thought, if there weren't such restrictions, let alone her, even Miyawaki Sakura and Hitomi Honda, who had been there, wouldn't have had this opportunity.
It would definitely belong to Liu Yuan, or at least Kim Minju.
Jiang Shu didn't care what Bae Joo-hyun was thinking; he was enjoying his rearranged version of "Contentment."
Bae Joo-hyun hadn't heard the original song, so she naturally didn't know if it had been rearranged, but he had heard it. He had personally rearranged it himself, not copied or plagiarized it, which gave him a bit of a Xia Luo mindset, wanting to see the stage effect with his own eyes.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shu also turned on the bullet comments. Only by seeing the reactions in the bullet comments could he clearly feel the feedback on his song.
"Such memories are enough~"
"Enough for me to savor loneliness every day~"
As Jiang Shu sang, Miyawaki Sakura's voice emerged from an unknown corner. Jiang Shu's gentle singing, coupled with the ethereal harmony, blended just right. Even if Bae Joo-hyun wasn't a music producer, she could hear the charm of this harmony.
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star~ wu~~~"
The drumbeats suddenly became more intense.
"When a gust of wind blows, the kite flies into the sky"
"Praying for you, blessing you, touched by you"
Bae Joo-hyun's thoughts had now emptied, and she was listening to the performance of this song with her whole heart.
The duo's harmony was dominated by Jiang Shu's voice, with Miyawaki Sakura as a complement. At this moment, the beautiful singing echoed in the office, in Bae Joo-hyun's ears, and in her mind...
"If I fall in love with your smile"
"How to collect it, how to possess it"
Miyawaki Sakura smiled and sang in Chinese with no discernible accent, extending her right hand along with Jiang Shu to wave to the rhythm. The audience below also waved their arms to the rhythm at this time.
Bae Joo-hyun had just noticed that this song had prompted a full-audience sing-along.
"The happiness of contentment makes me endure heartache~"
As the last syllable faded, deafening cheers erupted at the scene.
Jiang Shu smiled and reached out to hold Miyawaki Sakura's hand. The two walked hand in hand to the front of the stage, bowing as the curtain closed.
"How was it?"
Bae Joo-hyun had just come back to her senses when Jiang Shu's voice sounded in her ear.
"Great!" Bae Joo-hyun immediately replied.
"I'll play you the original, so you can feel what I changed." Jiang Shu said with a chuckle, turning off the live stream and searching for the original version of "Contentment."
Bae Joo-hyun obediently listened, while Jiang Shu took out his phone to browse comments on his version of "Contentment," and continued to eat.
It wasn't exactly overwhelmingly positive, but overall, there were more comments that thought it was good than those that thought it wasn't.
However, the true situation couldn't be judged by the comment section alone. Whether a song was good or not couldn't be determined by such comments; one had to wait for the audio to go online and then look at the audio's play count.
This metric, for non-traffic artists, still held high reference value, as, aside from idol fans who could constantly stream data day and night, most artists' fans were too lazy to do so.
Three minutes passed in a flash. Bae Joo-hyun pondered for a moment, then looked at Jiang Shu and said, "Chairman, your rearranged version sounds very good, and the original is also very good. Both have their own merits."
"Compared to the original, your rearranged version sounds more at peace, and it also fits your youth more."
Not only did she give an evaluation after listening, but she also provided an analysis, which showed that Bae Joo-hyun had listened attentively.
Ah, this is called providing emotional value.
"Dating Bae Joo-hyun must be very enjoyable." Jiang Shu thought of this and couldn't help but say with a smile.
Bae Joo-hyun's expression froze upon hearing this. One second they were talking about songs, the next it was about dating her?
"Chairman, is this...?"
"Dating is a stage where both parties provide emotional value to each other. When I was dating my ex-girlfriend, I didn't provide her with much emotional value, plus I made some mistakes, which led to our breakup."
"So, when I saw you and thought about how we get along, I just made that comment. Don't misunderstand." Jiang Shu explained with a chuckle.
Bae Joo-hyun stared fixedly at Jiang Shu.
It was indeed evident that he couldn't provide emotional value. Her Chairman seemed easygoing and approachable, but in reality, he was an extremely self-centered person, so it was unlikely for him to provide emotional value to others.
As for the latter part...
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