0713: You who shine in the parallel world

Yu Yu, who habitually submits his work on time, was destined to fail this time, because his older brother would keep an eye on him to send over the finished product.

Oliver was utterly shocked and incredulous—was this the same Query scoundrel who used to drag things out for half a year or even a year before sending him a song?! Have you lost your mind? You obediently hand it over the moment Chen Chusheng calls you?

Okay, fine, I won't say anything more. Please give him Chen Chusheng's contact information. He needs to learn from him, or ask him to help him with expedited payments in the future.

Yu Yu rolled her eyes. How could this be the same? Our eldest brother is the captain, and he's just a junior member. Of course, he has to listen to his eldest brother, who is also the captain. Besides, his achievements are related to the interests of the entire team.

But Oliver's situation is different. Ultimately, it only concerns Yu Yu's interests. Anyway, he can lie around for the rest of his life even if he doesn't work, so it doesn't matter whether he submits a new song or not.

Oliver: It will also affect my interests and my salary!

However, Yu Yu would absolutely not submit it a second earlier than Chen Chusheng said, which was to be submitted the following afternoon.

When Huang Pinguan and Su Xiaoding saw the file that Yu Yu sent to the group at exactly 6 PM, they couldn't help but sigh that they were indeed brothers who had known each other for more than ten years, and they knew each other's character very well.

According to standard time, "afternoon" generally refers to the period from noon to 6 pm.

Yu Yuneng sent the final arrangement on time, as if it were sent on a schedule. He must have prepared it well in advance, otherwise it would not have been so perfect. Perhaps, as Chen Chusheng said, he had already prepared the other background music a few days ago, and only the organ part was missing. According to his efficiency, he could have finished it this morning.

Wang Yuexin felt that Victor Wong was being a bit conservative. He thought that Yu Yu's speed in getting ideas and inspiration was terrifying, probably during the audition last night or early this morning.

After listening to the final version, they finally understood why Yu Yu had called the arrangement, which they had previously considered perfect, a "fake product."

If the previous version was just a beautiful flat painting with a border outlined in gold paint, then this current version is a true finished product, a three-dimensional masterpiece meticulously crafted with gold foil embossing. It's as if he has given each note a new life, making them leap off the paper and move from two dimensions to three.

"This stage is perfect as long as everyone can do their part."

Huang Pin-Kuan praised sincerely. This was not self-praise, but he truly believed that even if the performers were not them, even if a different group of people were used, even if Yu Yu, the key figure, was not among them, as long as the arrangement was there, the stage presentation would already be a level above other ordinary stages.

Wang Yuexin felt that words could no longer accurately express his feelings, so he sent a voice message: "16".

(Speech to text: Why can't we meet until the weekend! I want to practice together right now, I really want to do it once, I can even imagine the scene, especially when Little Fish X-Part's organ comes on... Oh dear, oh dear!)

Based on his understanding of Yu Yu and Query, Chen Chusheng felt that Yu Yu was still holding back, at least in his opinion: "This X-Part..."

"Brother Sheng, I know what you want to say. Yes, the current arrangement of X-Part is only the harmony part, not the main melody. I plan to wait for John's new choreography to come out and discuss it with him before deciding on the final direction of X-Part."

When Yu Yu is working diligently and not being mischievous or silly, he is quite reliable, even overly reliable.

"Right now, X-Part has only released one harmony arrangement, but it doesn't have a significant impact on the overall coherence. Everyone's main task right now is to familiarize themselves with their own vocal parts. Once rehearsals begin, we'll spend more time practicing the dance."

"Okay, you arrange it." Chen Chusheng readily agreed. Since the group had already agreed that Yu Yu would be in charge of the "Investigation" section, Chen Chusheng would not interfere too much, except for giving Yu Yu, this procrastinator, a few spurs when necessary to keep him on track.

He believed that Yu Yu could do a good job on stage, or rather, do a very good job.

"Received, boss!" Yu Yu replied cheekily.

Chen Chusheng didn't say anything, but just smiled and sent a pat-on-the-head emoji.

Then, Yu Yu began to lay the groundwork by sending a series of voice messages: "Since our captain has entrusted me with the heavy responsibility of performing well on this stage, then I won't shirk my responsibility and will do my part to help Captain Chen and our team."

"Regarding the second performance, I believe that all of us share the same underlying goal: to ensure the safety of everyone on stage. As for other goals, they are all based on the foundation of the stage."

"Everyone entrusted me with the heavy responsibility of adapting 'Under Investigation,' which shows their trust in my abilities, and I will not let them down. Fortunately, I am in charge of the adaptation, and I am also more familiar with this stage, so I will temporarily take over the overall coordination of our stage and keep an eye on everyone's respective parts. If the brothers have any better ideas or different suggestions during this period, please feel free to discuss them at any time."

Yu Yu's voice sounded as gentle and elegant as ever in the recording, and her words were polite and courteous, leaving no room for resentment. Huang Pin-guan and Su Xiao-ding, who had already tacitly agreed to appoint Yu Yu as the team leader for the "Investigation" stage, readily agreed to follow Yu Yu's arrangements.

"Haha, it's spicy." Wang Yuexin said something that seemed rather strange to her two older brothers at that moment.

However, before they even returned to the training camp, the two older brothers understood what Wang Yuexin's four words meant.

Su Xiaoding didn't know Yu Yu well. After being "deceived" by Yu Yu's sweet words full of social skills, he initially thought that when Yu Yu was the captain in the first performance, she was a very democratic, reasonable, beautiful, kind-hearted, and sweet-talking captain who could win a stunning performance with her teammates while talking and laughing.

As for Huang Pinguan, he did know Yu Yu last year and even worked with him, but at that time, Yu Yu, who had his brothers around, was a habitual slacker. He was noisy and cheerful with the others and did not reveal any of his charismatic side.

But now they've finally seen it for themselves.

"Without further ado, it's still early, so please take some time to familiarize yourselves with the whole song. To better understand the entire piece, please ignore your individual parts for now and sing it a few times in its entirety. Record your performance and send me your best rendition, either in the group chat or privately."

"It's still early" means there are still about five hours until midnight.

"Ah..." Yu Haoming began to lament.

"Wait a minute, this is nothing." Wang Yuexin patted Yu Haoming on the shoulder across the internet, speaking with the air of someone who had been there before. "Come on, Teacher Yu, please continue."

Yu Yu didn't stand on ceremony with Wang Yuexin and slowly and methodically threw out the next two, three, and four.

Seeing that Yu Yu instantly got into the zone in the group chat, Chen Chusheng felt reassured and opened Yu Yu's private chat.

"Fish, could you take a look at our other song later?"

"Okay, send it directly. I'm in the basement music room, pinky promise.jpg."

"That's even better, you can make the changes then, thank you."

"What else is there to say? We must always carry out the orders of our big brother and captain. We'll give you not only the walking fish, but also the flying Dutchman."

"I can't afford the Dutch fish, I'll just take this little salted fish. *covers mouth and laughs.jpg*"

Over the next two days, the two older brothers finally experienced the terror of the "fish team's" high intensity, high efficiency, and high quality.

More than a week later, when Su Xiaoding returned to the training room, his uncle asked him in bewilderment, seeing that Su Xiaoding showed no excitement or anticipation whatsoever, if he had encountered something unpleasant.

With her hand still in a cast, Su Xiaoding looked at her uncle with a complicated expression, and after hesitating for a long time, she uttered a profound saying from a certain literary master.

Yu Yu is truly an amazing musician; he didn't treat him like a disabled person or a human being.

Yu Yu: We are doing vocal training now, not dance training. It doesn't matter if your hand is broken. Even if your limbs are not fully functional and you can't use your mouth, as long as your vocal cords can produce sound, that's fine.

Uncle looked completely bewildered: "Hey Yuyu, what did you do to him? He still has a cast on his hand. He's the kind of injured person who can get a whole bunch of people to sign his hand. He's not going to take any more damage. He's my only little Ding."

"Don't worry, it's a good thing," Yu Yu said with a smile, reassuring her uncle. "If you don't believe me, ask Xiao Ding."

Seeing that his uncle had misunderstood, Su Xiaoding, who had been looking mournful a moment ago, immediately explained, "It's really a great thing. Brother Yu helped me. Although it was a bit tiring and hard, I really learned a lot. I won't say anything else, but my singing has improved by leaps and bounds. He has brought out a side of me that I had never discovered before."

"What do you mean by 'the other me'?" Lee Gu-cheol, who already couldn't understand the language of the porcelain country, was even more confused now.

Even his uncle didn't understand: "What the heck?"

"What Xiaoding means is that Yuyu helped him find his most suitable vocal range and discover another side of himself that can sing," Huang Pinguan said, adding that he also deeply understands this point.

He never expected that in just two days, he could still find room for improvement in his previously fixed self.

Yu Yu's musical talent far exceeds what one would expect for his age.

"Then look at us, can our Q God be the same as ordinary musicians?" Wang Yuexin thought to herself with a smug, self-satisfied expression.

Yu Yu, who had gone with Chen Chusheng to check with the production team about the progress and ideas for the two stages, returned to find everyone had arrived. She greeted everyone and distributed the folders in her hand to her four teammates from "Investigation".

"Oh, all the brothers are here. That's perfect. We can continue our vocal lessons right away. I just spoke with the production team. Since we've made quite a few changes to this song, we've already started targeted vocal training before coming to the practice room. So we don't need to trouble them to assign us a teacher. I can do it myself."

With a "thud," the folder in Su Xiaoding's hand fell to the ground.