The longed-for village system

Chapter 243 Participating in the Masked
Zhao Xiaogu was initially delighted to receive Zhang Bichen's call, but upon hearing the other party's panicked and urgent tone, she immediately became serious and asked, "Bichen, what's wrong? What happened?"

Chen Qing also vaguely heard Zhang Bichen's hurried voice from the other side and focused his attention on Zhao Xiaogu.

"Second brother, you have to help me this time no matter what! Lend me Brother Chen for one night, just one night."

Zhao Xiaogu was stunned by Zhang Bichen's words. Why did it sound like Zhang Bichen was trying to take advantage of her man? Was she drugged and now her man was helping her detoxify?

Chen Qing hadn't expected Zhang Bichen to say something like that; it was too easy for people to misunderstand. If the two weren't close, Chen Qing dared to say that Zhao Xiaogu would have hung up the phone and started cursing right now.

"What exactly do you want? Get to the point, or I'm hanging up!"

"No! I really can't find anyone."

Hearing Zhao Xiaogu's impatient tone, Zhang Bichen realized that Zhao Xiaogu had misunderstood what she had just said, so she quickly spoke up and explained the whole story.

"You mean the other person is going to miss the show recording because of a flight delay? So you want to ask Brother Chen to be your partner for tonight's recording?"

"Yes! It's just one night. If you're worried, you can come along. I think the production team would be very happy to see you two participate in the recording together."

"I can't answer that for you. Let me ask what program it is first, and then I'll ask Brother Chen what he thinks."

"It's a music program called 'Masked Singer Guessing Game.' You know, this program is very easy. You just need to go on stage and sing 1-2 songs. If you just be cute to Brother Chen, he'll definitely agree to help you."

Just like what Sister Mi said, the only woman who can get Brother Chen to leave the village is Zhao Xiaogu. If Brother Chen can agree to such a request as Zhao Xiaogu, then what else can't he agree to? In short, it's really too easy to get him to cooperate and sing a song for her tonight.

"Brother Chen!?"

Zhao Xiaogu knew that Chen Qing must have heard Zhang Bichen's words, so she turned her head and looked at Chen Qing to ask for his opinion.

Chen Qing nodded. He could tell that Zhao Xiaogu was also very interested in the show. They came out this time to have fun and let Zhao Xiaogu relax. Since she wanted to have some fun, he would go with her. He also found the show quite interesting.

In his previous life, he had watched several episodes of this show. Every time a masked guest appeared, he would guess who the guest performer was along with the judges, and occasionally he would guess correctly once or twice.

After seeing Chen Qing nod in agreement, Zhao Xiaogu replied to Zhang Bichen, and the two took a car to the TV station. Zhang Bichen was very excited to see the two arrive, and of course, the most excited person was the director of the program.

He didn't expect Zhang Bichen to invite Chen Qing and Zhao Xiaogu, the couple who are arguably the most popular couple in the entertainment industry today and are sought after by all program teams. Their program team had also tried to invite Chen Qing to participate in their program, but unfortunately, they were rejected every time.

He's actually grateful for the flight delay now, because if it weren't for that, Chen Qing wouldn't have come, and this episode of the trending topics wouldn't have happened.

"Welcome to our program, Teacher Chen Qing and Teacher Zhao Xiaogu. I didn't expect Teacher Zhang Bichen to invite you two. It's a real honor. I am the PD of this program. You can call me PD Liu."

"Hello, PD Liu." After a brief greeting, Chen Qing and Zhang Bichen began discussing the song arrangements for the evening. There were only three hours left before the show started, and they had at most two more rehearsal opportunities. Every second counted.

This time, Zhang Bichen sang "Lovers in the World" by Emil Chau and Chyi Yu. This song was a classic in her previous life and is also a very difficult song, testing the singer's singing skills and emotional control.

"No changes? That's fine with me, I can sing this song."

"That's great, this will save us a lot of time."

Zhang Bichen was initially worried that Chen Qing wouldn't be able to sing this song! After all, all the songs Chen Qing has sung so far have been songs he wrote; she's never seen him sing someone else's songs before!
The two spent more than ten minutes singing together, and they were both satisfied with the result. They were basically able to sing without notes, and their coordination was quite good.

"Hmm! Not bad. I believe there won't be any problems after two more rehearsals." Chen Qing nodded and took a sip of water.

PD Liu was very happy to see the two of them working together so well. As expected, a talented singer is different! They are not comparable to those popular celebrities. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have suspected that Chen Qing had been prepared all along.

He was initially too embarrassed to ask, but now he felt he could be bolder and make a small request.

"Teacher Chen Qing, do you have any new songs you can sing? When you reveal your identity, you can sing a solo song. If possible, please sing a new song to boost the popularity of our program."

Other singers would never make this request, but for Chen Qing, writing songs is too easy. He has watched "Back to Field" and read a lot of comments about Chen Qing online. Writing a new song in an hour is not difficult for Chen Qing; on the contrary, he has more than enough time.

Chen Qing understood this rule. Normally, the person whose identity is guessed and revealed can sing a song as a farewell. However, Chen Qing is only going through the motions this time, so he will reveal his identity and leave tonight regardless of whether his identity is guessed or not.

"A new song?" Chen Qing turned to look at Zhao Xiaogu beside him before replying to PD Liu, "Sure, PD Liu, please prepare a piano for me. I'll write out the music and give it to the band members later."

“No problem, Teacher Chen Qing. Please let me know if you need anything. I’ll go arrange other things now. Later, you can go to the next room with Teacher Bi Chen to choose a mask and then give yourself a cool name.”

A dozen minutes later, Chen Qing handed the newly written piece to a staff member to be sent to the band teacher. Then the three of them went to the hood room next door to choose their masks for the night.

"Brother Chen, take a look. I chose this black gauze mask, but you can also choose one that is breathable and won't be easily seen through."

Chen Qing nodded in agreement with Zhang Bichen's recommendation, his gaze sweeping over the various masks before finally settling on one lying quietly in the corner.

Zhao Xiaogu and Zhang Bichen were both surprised to see the mask in Chen Qing's hand. Neither of them expected Chen Qing to choose this mask, which was completely different from what they had anticipated.

"Brother Chen, why did you choose this mask?" Zhao Xiaogu asked Chen Qing in surprise, but Chen Qing's only reply was, "Don't you believe in the light?"

(End of this chapter)