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Chapter 1100 Preparations for Joining the Group
The beach performance marked the end of the final recording of "Live Sound".

After a night's rest, the production team and the singers left the city together.

After all, among the many singers this time, apart from the Kuangbiao Band who are basically in a semi-retired state, the others are still very busy with their daily work. Even participating in the recording of this "Sound Source Live" can be considered a relaxing trip.

"See you at the music festival after that." At the airport, Jiang Yuan and Shang Yan'er greeted Brian and the others from the Mad Storm band.

After the recording of this episode ended, apart from Jiang Yuan and her companion who returned to China on the program's chartered plane, the other singers also returned to their respective countries.

Only Aurora was present, as she lives locally.

Originally, they only participated in the recording of a program together and completed a performance together, so it's not easy for singers to develop a deep friendship.

However, Jiang Yuan and Brian not only found they had a very good conversation, but also because they had confirmed that they would be cooperating after the discussion.

Therefore, their relationship evolved from singers who had participated in variety shows together to a friendship that transcended age.

“It might not be a music festival. We have other music to work on together. Maybe we’ll meet up in China before the music festival,” Brian said after hearing Jiang Yuan’s words.

After saying goodbye, Jiang Yuan boarded the plane with the program crew.

Everyone thoughtfully arranged for Jiang Yuan and Shang Yan'er to sit together.

Recording a variety show together abroad and then returning to China is a familiar arrangement for Jiang Yuan and Shang Yan'er. They basically returned to China in the same way when recording "World Songs".

During the flight, the two became quite good flying buddies, having prepared a movie to watch together in advance to pass the time.

When they weren't watching the movie, Jiang Yuan and Shang Yan'er also studied the script of "La la land" together.

Regarding the film script, although Fu Yunshen has not yet revised it to a final version, the general structure of the script remains unchanged.

The underlying nature of the characters in the story is also like this.

Shang Yan'er is not a professional actress, so there were many parts of the script that she couldn't understand when studying it.

In Shang Yan'er's opinion, no one was more suitable to be her mentor than Jiang Yuan.

Therefore, during most of the flight time, Jiang Yuan also took on the rare role of acting teacher for others.

Although Jiang Yuan herself could not possibly capture the essence of the female character, she was still able to help Shang Yan'er gradually find the character, given her deep familiarity with the script.

After the flight, as she was about to disembark, Shang Yan'er gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up, feeling that she had gained a lot from the trip.

As for Jiang Yuan, she also gained a deeper understanding of the script through guiding Shang Yan'er.

Although it's not time to join the crew yet, it's still beneficial in some ways. Most importantly, Jiang Yuan quite enjoys acting with Shang Yan'er, which makes even the tedious flight time seem less long.

After the plane arrived in Shanghai, Jiang Yuan and Shang Yan'er made an appointment to meet again.

If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Yuan and Shang Yan'er will probably meet again at a music festival hosted by "Sound Source Live".

When the topic of meeting at the music festival came up, Shang Yan'er gave Jiang Yuan a half-smile as they parted.

Jiang Yuan also pondered this expression carefully.

It wasn't until she got into the van prepared by the studio and was about to go home from the airport that Jiang Yuan suddenly slapped her thigh, as if she had thought of something.

The show "Live Sound" features a change of guests every two episodes. From the first episode to the last, the guests were Wang Xicun, Ye Xuanqi, and most recently Lu and Shang.

If the invitations were sent separately, there wouldn't have been any problem.

But the "Live Music Festival" is different; it brings all the singers together.

This felt like a significant crisis for Jiang Yuan.

Unlike her previous indifferent attitude, Jiang Yuan has recently stepped further into the vortex of emotions and actively engaged in the tug-of-war.

"It's okay. Everyone's performance time is different at the music festival, and you may not run into each other backstage."

"Besides, the music festival lasts for two days, and they might not even be scheduled for the same day." Jiang Yuan thought for a couple of seconds and quickly comforted herself in her heart.

After thinking for a moment, he finally picked up his phone to call Li Xiaoyue and inquire about the arrangements.

"What's wrong?" A few seconds after the call connected, Li Xiaoyue answered the phone, her voice sounding somewhat puzzled.

He clearly couldn't understand why Jiang Yuan would call him at this time, especially since they had just exchanged a few words when they parted at the airport.

"Yes, I wanted to ask about the arrangements for the music festival," Jiang Yuan paused for a moment before speaking.

"The music festival arrangements?" Li Xiaoyue was taken aback for a moment, but then seemed to remember something. "I was planning to discuss it with you later, but since you called, I'll tell you first."

Li Xiaoyue's words successfully interrupted the question Jiang Yuan was about to ask, "Okay, you go first."

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yuan decided to let Li Xiaoyue finish saying what she wanted to say first.

On the other end of the phone, Li Xiaoyue naturally had no idea about the changes in Jiang Yuan's mindset, and she also told Jiang Yuan all about the plans that the production team had previously discussed.

“We thought that although the music festival was split into two days, you were the core of the show from beginning to end.”

"So everyone hopes you can perform for both days. Do you think that's okay?" Li Xiaoyue asked.

Jiang Yuan hesitated for a moment after hearing Li Xiaoyue's question.

Just a few minutes ago, Jiang Yuan was thinking that if the music festival only lasted one day, the probability of running into all the singers would be relatively small.

As a result, Li Xiaoyue immediately arranged for herself to be a guest performer at both days of the music festival.

However, Jiang Yuan paused for a moment before agreeing, "I have no problem with that. Is there anything else?"

Li Xiaoyue had a very good reason for performing at both music festivals. Even Jiang Yuan herself felt that since she had participated in every episode of the recording, there was no reason not to perform at both music festivals.

"Well, there are some." Hearing Jiang Yuan agree to the first condition so readily, Li Xiaoyue's tone became a little embarrassed.

After all, this is all increasing Jiang Yuan's workload. Obviously, apart from a very few people, very few people would want to have a lot of work.

But Li Xiaoyue quickly realized that the entire show "Sound Source Live" belonged to Jiang Yuan, and Jiang Yuan would also be able to get a relatively large share of the show's revenue.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoyue suddenly felt much more justified.

"So, was it true that you were talking to the Wild Rush Band about collaborating on a new song?" Li Xiaoyue asked. "It's true." Jiang Yuan recalled her previous conversation with Brian and the others and was certain that the collaboration was definitely going to happen.

During the long flight back to China, Jiang Yuan had roughly decided which song she wanted to sing with the Kuangbiao Band, which is why she answered so confidently.

Hearing Jiang Yuan's affirmative answer, Li Xiaoyue immediately relaxed a bit.

"So that means you'll be performing this new song at the music festival later?" Li Xiaoyue then asked.

“That should be it, that’s right,” Jiang Yuan replied.

"Then I understand. The Wild Rush Band hasn't released a new song in all these years."

"My first new song after my comeback show is a collaboration with you, and I'm going to do some marketing on that."

"This way, we should be able to attract a lot of audiences before the music festival officially starts." In an instant, Li Xiaoyue had already come up with a publicity plan in her mind.

"Is this what you wanted to ask?" In Jiang Yuan's view, this was something that would have happened naturally.

With the added promotion from the production team, this collaboration is indeed likely to attract even more attention.

But Jiang Yuan always felt that Li Xiaoyue had more to discuss with her than just this little thing.

“There are some others as well,” Li Xiaoyue said after a pause.

The pause in her breathing made Jiang Yuan feel a little uneasy, but she still asked, "What is it?"

"Exactly, I thought you had pretty good relationships with the singers who participated in the show before, right?" Li Xiaoyue asked.

"They're all alright. Some I'm quite familiar with, and some I wasn't very familiar with before, I've gotten to know now," Jiang Yuan replied after thinking for a moment.

"So, is it possible?" Li Xiaoyue seemed to realize her request was a bit unreasonable, so she even lowered her voice slightly, "Is it possible to collaborate with all of these singers?"

"Huh?" Although Jiang Yuan understood what Li Xiaoyue said, she still couldn't quite believe it. "Say it again?"

"It does seem a bit excessive," Li Xiaoyue sighed.

"Mainly because of the performance you did with other singers during the [Tour] show, the response was very good."

"That's why everyone was thinking about whether it was possible to replicate that at the music festival," Li Xiaoyue continued.

"Even though you're making it sound like there's an excuse, you can't just keep wasting time like this with a sheep," Jiang Yuan said, pausing for a moment.

"Is it possible to settle for second best?" Li Xiaoyue seemed to have never really hoped that Jiang Yuan would agree immediately.

"How do you mean by settling for second best?" After what happened before, Jiang Yuan's tone became much more cautious.

"Since there are some singers here who already have collaborative songs, could you sing a duet together at this music festival?" Li Xiaoyue asked.

Clearly, the preceding buildup was to make this question seem less excessive.

When Jiang Yuan heard this question, she subconsciously started counting which singers she had collaborated with.

The names of Shang Yan'er, Ye Xuanqi, and others immediately popped into Jiang Yuan's mind.

Subconsciously, Jiang Yuan almost blurted out a refusal.

But the words caught in her throat, and Jiang Yuan suddenly realized that she had worked with more than just Lu Qingge and others.

Among them are people like Paul, Lü Qing, Haruka Arimura, and Louis, with whom I have collaborated before. Thinking about it this way, it feels much better.

"With everyone sharing the apartment, I'll be quite busy on the day of the performance and won't have time to focus on anything else."

After careful consideration, Jiang Yuan felt she had found a good way to avoid the risks.

During the time Jiang Yuan remained silent, Li Xiaoyue did not utter a word.

But as the waiting time grew longer and longer, Li Xiaoyue basically gave up hope.

But at this moment, they heard Jiang Yuan's affirmative answer: "If it's just singing some existing collaboration songs, then it's fine."

"So you've agreed?" Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoyue's tone involuntarily became much more excited.

"I guess so, but what about the other singers?"

Jiang Yuan was only halfway through her sentence when Li Xiaoyue quickly interrupted her, saying, "Don't worry, we'll communicate with the other singers."

Li Xiaoyue had originally planned to find a special time later to have a proper conversation with Jiang Yuan.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yuan called so quickly and even finalized the deal.

This made Li Xiaoyue decide to treat herself to a milk tea when she got home.

"But didn't you have some questions before?" Before hanging up the phone, Li Xiaoyue, unusually, remembered that it was Jiang Yuan who had taken the initiative to call, so she asked her a question.

Jiang Yuan originally intended to find out about the program's performance order.

However, after Li Xiaoyue's outrageous demands, Jiang Yuan immediately became less polite.

"Remember to stagger the performance order of Wang Xicun and the others a bit," Jiang Yuan said directly.

"Don't worry, I understand." Li Xiaoyue gave a direct and affirmative answer.

The call ended, and both parties were satisfied with the final outcome of the negotiations.

On the way home from the airport, Jiang Yuan mainly discussed the specific arrangements for the music festival with Li Xiaoyue.

After returning to Shanghai and resting for about two days, Jiang Yuan got busy again.

Jiang Yuan's schedule was already packed with work long before that.

Within a few days, a series of tasks, such as advertising shoots, shopping mall events, and production meetings, were completed.

Judging by the time, it's almost time for Jiang Yuan to join the crew.

The pre-production work for "You Are My Glory," which had been in preparation for some time, was finally completed, and a good day was specially chosen to start filming.