All-rounder Artist

The competition was nearing its end.

The live broadcast was still ongoing.

The composers had been gathered in the hall.

Director Tong Shuwen appeared: "All you composers have worked hard these past few days. Everyone has done a great job in this short period of creating, but considering the difficulty of your work, the competition will be among the singers for a while..."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The requirements of the competition were high for the composers, especially the timed creative assignments, which had burnt out many of their brain cells.

If the next round continued in this manner, some people were likely to go bald.

"Of course."

Tong Shuwen smiled, "We're letting you rest to give you time to prepare for the Gods' War at the end of the year. We also wish good luck to the composers joining the Gods' War!"

The crowd laughed.

This was probably the real reason why the production team had given the composers another break.

It was now November, next month was December!

The annual Gods' War in the music circle was coming!

Many of the composers present were preparing to participate in this Gods' War!

"Is Little Fish participating?"

Zheng Jing looked at Lin Yuan on her right.

Lin Yuan nodded.

He definitely had to participate in the Gods' War in December.

The prestige bonus for topping the Gods' War was significantly high, so he was contemplating which song to use for the end of year chart.

"Tsk tsk."

Zheng Jing teasingly said, "You will be the target this year, with your two consecutive championship songs at the Gods' War. Many composers want to bring you down, even I'm itching to try..."

"Are you participating?"

Yang Zhongming curiously asked.

Zheng Jing shook his head, smiled bitterly, "I participated several years back, but the perverts in the Gods' War are too many. It was tough to even make it into the top three, let alone being a champion."

"I am participating."

Yang Zhongming declared.

Zheng Jing's eyes widened suddenly!

At the same time, a few composers nearby heard Yang Zhongming's words, their faces, all of a sudden, turned pale.

The scene fell silent.

After a few seconds.

Looking at Yang Zhongming's determined face, Wu Long swallowed, "Are you really participating?"

Yang Zhongming nodded.

Wu Long, with a grieving expression, said, "I was planning to boost my composer status with the Gods' War this year, and you are not leaving any room for others!"

"Good luck."

Yang Zhongming expressed.

Wu Long rubbed his forehead, "This is not about good luck or not, everyone knows that you, Yang Zhongming, are the king of charts. You have participated in the Gods' War three times, each time, you were the champion!"

Yes.

Yang Zhongming has won the Gods' War three times!

Though not consecutive victories like Xian Yu.

Yang Zhongming sometimes wouldn't release a song for a whole year.

However, no one dared to underestimate him.

Because every time Yang Zhongming made a move, it was bound to be victorious!

In Zheng Jing's words:

Yang Zhongming can't afford to lose!

Others might write a song if they are 70% sure, but Yang Zhongming has only one prerequisite for releasing a song:

He has to be 90% certain!

So, when Yang Zhongming said he was going to join the Gods' War at the end of the year, everyone knew that he must have prepared a song that he was 90% sure could win the championship!

For a moment.

The composers who planned to release songs at the end of the year started losing confidence. A song Yang Zhongming believed in wasn't expected to be simple.

"Are you nervous?"

Zheng Jing glanced at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan shook his head.

He was not nervous.

Not because he was confident of winning against Yang Zhongming.

But because...

Lin Yuan could accept losing.

No one is an always-victorious general.

Especially in a place like Blue Star.

In fact.

Today's competition has already shocked Lin Yuan.

Many people say that Yang Zhongming and I have stock songs, they just corresponded to the keywords, so they composed so quickly and performed so well...

But Lin Yuan knew:

Indeed, I have stock songs.

But Yang Zhongming probably doesn't.

The song that tied with mine, "Riding the Wind and Waves", Lin Yuan could almost confirm, was created by Yang Zhongming in just about two hours.

Maybe Yang Zhongming just got the relevant inspiration...

But no matter how explosive the inspiration is, the quality of a song that is created in two hours shows the horror of Yang Zhongming!

As for why Lin Yuan was so sure...

Because he heard the flaws in "Riding the Wind and Waves".

The flaw isn't big, ordinary listeners can't hear it, but Lin Yuan heard it, the progression melody in the main song part could be more flavorful.

And Yang Zhongming's music shouldn't have this kind of flaw.

The appearance of a flaw means only one thing--

The time was too tight.

Yang Zhongming wasn't fully prepared.

This allows Lin Yuan to directly perceive the horror of a composer at Yang Zhongming's level for the first time!

On Earth, which composer dares to pat his chest and say that he can write a song of no less quality than "Under the Broad Sky" within a few hours?

Only the top composers of Blue Star can do it.

Of course.

Yang Zhongming being able to write a song not inferior to "Under the Broad Sky" in two hours doesn't mean that he could casually write another song of this level--

Inspiration is also an important factor.

It's just a pipe dream for ordinary people to grasp this kind of inspiration within two hours and then write such a great song.

"Looks like there might be a Starlight Derby situation this year."

Ye Zhi Qiu sighed.

Zheng Jing self-derided,"Our company has two freaks, Little Fish is a little freak, and Yang Zhongming is an old freak!"

Lin Yuan: "…"

Yang Zhongming: "…"

"Then I'll ask a question everyone is interested in, did you come up with 'Under the Broad Sky' on the spot?" Zheng Jing stared at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan shook his head.

Zheng Jing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "I figured. It's way too unreasonable to write such a complete song in two hours. What about...Old Yang?"

She looked at Yang Zhongming again.

Yang Zhongming said, "I was quite lucky."

Zheng Jing: "…"

All the composers showed bitter smiles.

This essentially confirms that "Riding the Wind and Waves" is a song Yang Zhongming came up with on the spot.

Lin Yuan's judgment was correct.

Zheng Jing concluded, "It seems this tight match can't be considered a draw, the old freak is still a bit more terrifying."

"…"

The composers nearby glanced at Yang Zhongming, then at Xian Yu, and all of sudden sighed.

Starlight, indeed, is frightening.

Yang Zhongming represents the present of Starlight.

Whereas Xian Yu represents the future of Starlight.

Even if it's stock...

Having a song of the caliber of "Under the Broad Sky" as stock is enough to prove Xian Yu's prowess.

What's more commendable is that Xian Yu admitted that he used stock.

In truth, Xian Yu could totally claim that "Under the Broad Sky" was also a song he came up with on the fly. Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

If he were just a bit vain like a young man...

If he were just a bit showy like a young man...

Anyway, you can't really prove it one way or another in such cases.

But Xian Yu generously admitted that he used stock.

This kind of magnanimousness is truly admirable in a young man like Xian Yu.

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ps: Thanks to the adorable host of [Feather], ▄█▀█●, it's Feather's umpteenth alliance now, take my knees o(*￣▽￣*)o ~

ps2: The reason I arranged a tie is because Old Yang only spent two hours composing the song, which does not fully reflect Yang's abilities, so Lin Yuan's situation is no different from losing. In the setting of this book, Old Yang indeed is a boss-level character. What surprises me is that you guys seem to be ok with the protagonist losing, I had always thought you guys only want to see victories?