novellhall Chapter 58 Dawn Breaks
Chapter 58 Dawn Breaks
At night, the struggle over the right to sleep becomes incredibly chaotic.
"I'm his sister, I'll take him to sleep with me," Zhou Wenqiong said, her reasoning sound.
Liu Qianqian blurted out, "Mom, you take your sister to sleep, and I'll take my brother to sleep." She went even further, pulling Zhou Xiaobai into the room.
"You're still a child. Children should sleep with their mothers," Zhou Wenqiong interrupted, emphasizing seniority, "You're not the older sister, you're the niece."
Upon hearing this, the conflict over the cousin immediately resurfaced, and Liu Qianqian turned her attention to Zhou Xiaobai, unleashing a barrage of criticism.
"Hehe! A cousin is still a cousin," Liu Xiaoli watched the show and couldn't help but join in. "When your cousin comes to visit, it's your cousin's place to keep him company."
In the end, the two little ones slept in the middle, with two big adults on either side, making it very cramped.
"Little brother, will we be in the same class next semester?" Liu Qianqian was very happy, finally she wouldn't have to switch classes anymore.
"Mmm!" Zhou Xiaobai was too hot to speak.
Liu Xiaoli and Zhou Wenqiong exchanged a glance and started stirring things up: "Little cousin, I heard you want to skip sixth grade?" Zhou Xiaobai's cousin had told her about her grand ambition.
Is that true?
This was a dangerous sign. Just as Liu Qianqian was about to make a move, Zhou Wenqiong added fuel to the fire, "Xiaobai said he wants to go straight to junior high next semester." The four of them were rolling around in bed, it was hot and crowded, and they couldn't sleep, so they decided to find some fun.
"Ah!" Zhou Xiaobai cried out in pain and hurriedly grabbed Liu Qianqian's black hand around his waist.
"You want to skip a grade, huh?" Liu Qianqian roared. "How about we switch schools?"
Without pausing for a moment, she turned to her mother and said, "Tomorrow we're going to transfer our household registration; I'll be the head of the household." After receiving the green certificate, her mother said they were going to start their own household.
Liu Xiaoli was stunned. What kind of tactic was this? Before she could figure it out, her daughter gave the answer: "Auntie, transfer Xiaobai's household registration to my name. I want to be her guardian."
Liu Qianqian gritted her teeth and glared at Zhou Xiaobai, "Even if you become a ghost, you'll still be under my control if I don't agree."
When she got angry, she kicked the blanket off and twisted it with her hands.
Zhou Xiaobai rolled over in pain, landing on Liu Xiaoli's other side. Tears welled in his eyes as he pleaded for protection: "Sister Li, your daughter is bullying me! Please do something about it!"
Liu Xiaoli was both amused and annoyed. She stepped aside to shield her daughter from behind, then hugged her little cousin and comforted him, "Now you know how good I am?"
She never imagined that she was the one who caused this mess.
Zhou Wenqiong hugged her anxious, red-eyed niece, and smiled to herself—this trick works quite well for dealing with little kids.
The daily playful banter made time slip away quickly until the start of the new school term.
In the recording studio of Era Records, Chen Jian smiled and said to Liu Qianqian, "Qianqian, let's do it one more time."
The young girl in front of him had already sung the song twice, and her singing skills were solid and her emotions were full, which was really beyond his expectations.
Chen Jian is the music director from Times Records. He took advantage of the time they had before the start of the semester to come over.
Liu Qianqian's album has been listed as a major project by the company this year, and its significance is self-evident.
The already recorded songs "Learn to Meow" and "We Are All Good Kids" are of excellent quality, and the headquarters received a warm response after listening to them.
Zhou Xiaobai prepared twelve songs for this album:
"Learning to Meow," "I Love Taking a Bath," "Farewell," "Fairy Tale Town," "Where Has the Time Gone?" "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky," "Angel's Wings," "Little Apple," "Half a Lifetime of Snow," "Good Morning, Jiangcheng," "We Are All Good Kids," "Dawn Breaks"
These pieces vary in style, yet each one is enjoyable to listen to and suitable for all ages.
Adult singers are better able to handle it. When the headquarters production department recorded demos in advance for their singers to audition, some big names even used all sorts of tricks to compete for the right to perform, almost causing a scandal.
In the end, it was Chen Minghua who handed over the contract, which finally put an end to those inappropriate thoughts.
Chen Jian came here for two reasons: first, he wanted to experience Liu Qianqian's live singing skills in advance; second, there were still singers at headquarters who were unwilling to give up and wanted to fight for the right to perform.
He also harbored some critical thoughts—he felt that Liu Qianqian, at her age, might not be able to interpret the profound life insights in the song "It's Dawn".
If she can't convey that depth in her singing, then there's still room for negotiation regarding the performance rights.
In this way, he can at least give the other side an explanation.
at this time,
Liu Qianqian stood in front of the microphone, her eyes slightly closed, enveloped in a thick emotion.
She thought of the happiness her mother had given up for her, and of the heartlessness of the An family; a stinging pain gripped her entire being, lingering there.
Tears silently slid down her cheeks, dripping onto the sheet music in her hand, the words slowly fading away.
As the prelude began, Liu Qianqian poured her gratitude for her mother into her voice, warm breaths escaping from her throat, giving her unique childlike voice a soul.
At the beginning of the song, the voice was calm, restrained, and controlled, like the suppression before a storm.
"It was a winter / The wind was no longer gentle / My mother spoke of them / Their dimmed eyes..."
……
"I don't know when/I'll never see her smiling face again/His retreating figure... Don't leave/Don't hurt..."
Then the power gradually builds up, and the emotions surge and rise to the sharpest point outside the chorus. The heart that has been tormented by pain is lifted high and completely torn apart in the space of grief.
When the song reaches:
"I want to hold his hand tightly / My mother told me the future will be even more beautiful..."
The singing and rhythm blended rapidly, like a gentle stream flowing from the heart, finally fading into a low, sobbing lament.
"Seeing the sun rise / Mom smiled / It's dawn."
At this moment, only the deepest cracks in life can carry the dawn to a higher sky.
Putting down the microphone, Liu Qianqian opened her eyes and looked at the smiling faces in the control room—
Is it a success?
"Aaaaaah..."
Liu Qianqian rushed to the control room. She grabbed Zhou Xiaobai's hand, jumped up and down, and loudly vented her emotions.
"The lingering sound echoes for three days, a heavenly melody that touches the heart and moves the ear, melodious and captivating, its sound resonates through the rafters and echoes the sounds of the forest and spring. Qianqian, you are amazing, you are a born singer, you are my pride."
Regardless of whether the words expressed were accurate, Zhou Xiaobai kept praising her.
"Oh, no, it's all thanks to everyone, thank you all." Liu Qianqian blushed and bowed to express her gratitude as she looked at the smiling faces and praising crowd around her. Although she was thick-skinned in front of Zhou Xiaobai, she still had to restrain herself in public; children should be polite.
"President Chen, how was it? Did you pass?" Zhou Xiaobai was also happy. He turned to Chen Jian and asked.
How could an adult not understand his little scheme? Besides, Chen Minghua had even spoken to him privately.
With this system as a cheat, one could have disregarded everything and displayed a domineering aura.
But since I've entered this industry, I still have to follow the rules and not be unconventional.
It's not wrong for others to have that kind of thought; after all, their songs are good.
Whether Liu Qianqian can sing well is one thing, but aren't those people's thoughts also a form of self-affirmation of their own creative work?
"Fantastic! Sisi's singing voice and emotions have impressed me greatly; it's truly beyond my expectations." Chen Jian gave a thumbs up, praising her without any bias.
He paused, then turned to look at Liu Qianqian, "At this rate, once your voice fully develops in a few years, you'll definitely become a top singer and be able to compete with our company's number one female singer."
These words made Liu Qianqian overjoyed, as she knew exactly who the leading lady of the era was.
That's Yang Yuying, not only a leading lady of her era, but also a top figure in the current music scene.
How could she not be happy with such praise?