Chapter 143: The Weight of Two Songs
By the time Pu Tong finished writing, not a single person was calm……
He had personally written the lyrics for two programs, which meant two songs. He had written two songs in just a few days, was he even human?
What's more, they were two songs on the same theme, one solo and one duet, the difficulty was simply too high.
Even if Zhang Binyan was a complete layman, he was still shocked by Pu Tong's actions……
Those were two songs, not two questions or two sentences, many singers would have to spend a long time polishing even one song, and there was no guarantee of quality, but with him, he had barely spent any effort at all.
“Ahem, two songs, are you confident?” Zhang Binyan sized up Pu Tong, but couldn't see any nervousness on his face.
In other words, he really wasn't worried……
He had listened to all of Pu Tong's previous songs, and there was naturally nothing to criticize about the level, and now that he looked so calm and composed, he was basically saying that these two songs were up to standard too.
Efficiency and quality, was he really going to leave professional singers with no way to make a living?
“The songs are alright, I took a shortcut.” Pu Tong pursed his lips and told the truth.
Zhang Binyan suddenly wanted to throw him out……
It was one thing to pretend to be modest in front of others, but he was pretending in front of him too?
The celebrity students cursed inwardly, this guy was simply a monster……good thing he wasn't in the entertainment industry, otherwise they'd starve to death.
“Starting today, you'll go to the auditorium for rehearsals during your extracurricular activities. Your afternoon self-study is also canceled, and after rehearsal you can go straight home.” Zhang Binyan knocked on the desk, “This Saturday and Sunday, I may also have you come to school for rehearsal, so make sure to arrange your time properly.”
Their weekend and afternoon self-study time was gone too? Pu Tong felt as if he had been struck by lightning……how much extra time would he have to spend studying on his own to make up for it?
At the thought of the reference books and exercise books on his desk being neglected, he felt a pang of sadness.
For the other celebrity students, this was actually quite ordinary, they were already accustomed to practicing and performing, so participating in something like this was familiar territory.
“As your homeroom teacher, I also hope my students can perform well at the gala, so you all need to work hard too!” Zhang Binyan's friendliness only lasted a short while, “But I still hope you don't let your studies slip, this isn't a privilege you have, understand?”
The group quickly nodded, completely out of instinct.
Don't be fooled by the fact that they were all celebrities, usually lofty and untouchable, in front of Zhang Binyan they still had to be meek and submissive, completely afraid to voice any objections.
Teacher versus student, this was bloodline suppression.
Only after the group left the office did they each breathe a sigh of relief.
“Master, was this song originally prepared for yourself?” As soon as they stepped out, Xie Mu asked without the slightest hesitation.
He was simply too curious!
Pu Tong had said before that he had already prepared a solo song, but because he later had to sing a duet with him, he gave up on that plan.
“What master?” Yi Zhi Xuenai immediately picked up on the key detail, “You two, you actually have this kind of relationship?”
Oops, Xie Mu immediately realized he had misspoken, because Pu Tong had already told him about it due to Yu Wanwan's relationship, the two words “master” and “master's wife” had been circling in his head, and he had blurted it out without thinking.
“Interesting!” Lin Yuxi watched the scene with amusement, having caught many new clues.
She had never been someone who simply sat around waiting, if there was something she couldn't reach a conclusion about, she wouldn't wait, she would investigate it herself.
“Hahaha, I've watched too many xianxia dramas, sorry……”
“Alright, alright, do you take us for idiots?” Gan Hengxu punched him.
All day long with the “master, master, master” stammering, it was annoying as hell.
Yu Wanwan already knew about it, and was just giggling nonstop from the side, Pu Tong's cheap disciple really didn't seem very bright.
Seeing that he could no longer keep pretending, Xie Mu could only accept reality: “Master, sorry, I blew my cover.”
“Blew what cover!” Pu Tong rolled his eyes at him, “Just don't tell anyone outside, it's fine if the few of us know……”
At this point, Pu Tong glanced at Tang Luocheng and Gan Hengxu beside him.
He was familiar with everyone else, so naturally they wouldn't tell anyone, but he really wasn't very familiar with these two, so they needed to be given “special attention”.
“Ah haha, I won't say anything.” Chen Siqing instantly understood what Pu Tong meant, patting Tang Luocheng while readily agreeing.
“Same here.”
The two of them were still thinking about Pu Tong's songs, so how could they possibly do something that would upset him, Pu Tong didn't like being disturbed, so of course they had to keep this kind of thing to themselves.
The two exchanged glances, feeling somewhat helpless, and somewhat miserable.
They had never seen Xie Mu interact much with Pu Tong before, who would have thought this kid had quietly pulled off something big and established a connection without anyone noticing.
This was a master-disciple relationship, after all, it was perfectly normal for a master to write songs for his disciple, this was a relationship they could only envy……
Forget being a disciple, even a grand-disciple would do!
“Two songs, those are two songs, what level are they?” Gan Hengxu really couldn't hold back his excitement any longer, his eyes full of anticipation.
Every one of Pu Tong's songs was something he could use as a textbook, he savored them over and over, and by now he was practically a die-hard Pu Tong fan.
“Normal level.”
He couldn't very well evaluate other people's songs, and it was impossible to explain in just a few words, so they could only wait until rehearsal for him to let them listen.
Pu Tong was getting creeped out by everyone staring at him, so he found an excuse to go to the bathroom and hurriedly left, leaving the celebrity students standing in the hallway looking at one another.
“I have to say, he's really amazing.” Lin Yuxi patted Yu Wanwan on the shoulder, “You really struck gold!”
For a moment, the others looked at Yu Wanwan with a little more envy……
For any artist, a creative talent like Pu Tong was practically a treasure trove!
Yu Wanwan already had two songs from Pu Tong, and on top of that, the two of them were such a perfect match, yet that relationship was something they could only envy.
“What are you talking about?” Yu Wanwan gave a little hum, “Don't say things like that!” She shook off Lin Yuxi's hand and quickly left them behind.
What did they mean, she had struck gold, clearly that idiot was the one who had struck gold, hmph.
Did my little rich girl mistreat him?
The others could only feel their teeth ache from all the sweetness, this perfect-match pairing was simply too glaring, so they could only follow sullenly.
……
“Teacher Zhang, that program list, you've taken care of it, right……” Xu Lei had actually noticed the form on the desk long ago, but since the other man showed no intention of giving it to him, he could only shamelessly ask for it.
“This is to be submitted to the school!”
Zhang Binyan's tone was very cold, and although his words were brief, it was obvious he wasn't giving Xu Lei any friendly treatment.
“Teacher Zhang, as the director, I should at least know about the programs from the celebrity students, right!” Xu Lei was miserable, he really couldn't come on strong with this teacher, because he couldn't overpower him.
Zhang Binyan was notorious, to the point that in the past, when many outsiders mentioned Huailin, their first reaction was Teacher Zhang Binyan from the high school.
The reason was simple, he had once even gone to court after getting into a dispute with a student's parents, and the incident had caused quite a stir at the time, with a high level of public discussion.
Although he won in the end and kept his teaching job, the reputation was really not a pleasant one.
Why had Xu Lei chosen Class 13 in the first place, wasn't it precisely because of Zhang Binyan's “notoriety”?
He had originally thought that if the homeroom teacher got into a conflict with the students, he could take the opportunity to stir up some publicity, but who knew Zhang Binyan was simply too formidable, directly scaring several celebrities into silence, and his carefully laid plans had come to nothing.
“I'll just take a look, just one look.” Seeing that Zhang Binyan remained unmoved, Xu Lei finally backed down.
“Hmph.” Zhang Binyan ignored him as well, silently moving his large hand off the top of the sheet and letting him take it himself.
Only then did Xu Lei take the program list for Class 13 of Grade One and start reading, and with just one glance, he noticed two names in one of the boxes.
“Duet?”
Pu Tong and Xie Mu were actually singing a song together? Xu Lei instinctively panicked, secretly relieved that this time it was a livestream in cooperation with the school.
If it had been recorded for the program, it would probably have been difficult to film Xie Mu's shots too……
This duet between the two of them must be a new song by Pu Tong, this guy really was impressive, he hadn't misjudged him.
Xu Lei clicked his tongue in amazement and continued reading, only to discover that Yu Wanwan's solo song was one he had never heard of before.
“‘Remember’?”
As someone in the industry, he wouldn't dare say he had heard every song under the sun, but he knew most songs, and he had never heard this one at all, so it had to be a new song……
Yu Wanwan was singing a new song, and Xu Lei immediately guessed what was going on.
This song was also damn written by Pu Tong, this guy had written two songs at once!
“What a pity, what a pity!” Xu Lei felt as if a knife were cutting his heart, “It would be great if he entered the industry!”
Smack!
Zhang Binyan suddenly slapped the desk, startling Xu Lei into a jolt.
“Don't set your sights on my students!”
Xu Lei was a little displeased, but looking at the chubby hand in front of him, he didn't dare say a single word, put down the form, and slunk away.
He even carefully closed the office door……
(End of Chapter)
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