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Chapter 493 - 357: Increased in Value_2

Chapter 493: Chapter 357: Increased in Value_2

But it’s normal, calculating the age, she is already over sixty years old.

Zhang Xuezong’s condition is much better, wearing a simple casual outfit, although he no longer has the celebrity’s aura that makes him the center of attention, he looks healthy and energetic enough to blend into the crowd.

Not just those two, currently quite active in the circle, Liang Jun, King Liang is also here.

He’s accompanying the two of them strolling around the venue, chatting and laughing as they walk.

Then while talking, Liang Jun, who was strolling by the stage, raised his head and saw Wu Mu over there. He smiled and instinctively wanted to raise his hand to wave at Wu Mu.

But halfway through raising his hand, he hesitated, then put it down and whispered something to the two people beside him.

Yue Qinglan’s face was covered by a veil, so her expression was unclear, but Zhang Xuezong clearly looked surprised.

Then the three of them started walking towards Wu Mu.

Wu Mu: "..."

Although he couldn’t hear, he felt sure Liang Jun just said nothing good about him.

He thought curiously, but didn’t stay in place, and instead walked directly to meet them.

"Hello Wu Mu." They met in the middle aisle of the venue, Liang Jun greeted Wu Mu with a smile.

Wu Mu was very polite, "King Liang."

Speaking of which, although the two had indirectly met in several shows before, during Wu Mu’s time on Masked Singer, he even impersonated Liang Jun to mislead the audience. This was their first true face-to-face meeting.

Liang Jun was quite easy-going, even talked about the Masked Singer incident from long ago, "Hahaha, you mimicked my voice so well back then that I started to wonder if I was dreaming and joined the show without remembering it."

Wu Mu felt a bit embarrassed, "I didn’t greet King Liang."

"It’s okay, no need for greetings over such trivial matters." Liang Jun waved it off, then introduced Wu Mu to the two people beside him.

Zhang Xuezong was watching with great interest, "You’re Wu Mu? Liang Jun has high praise for you, saying you could sooner or later become a leading figure in Hua Country’s music scene, though you’re a bit of a character? Just seeing you earlier, he said if he waved directly to call you over, you might not agree. If he waved and you didn’t come, it would be embarrassing, so to avoid embarrassment, it’s better for us to come over."

Huh?

Wu Mu: "..."

As expected, nothing good was said.

Feeling slightly wronged, Wu Mu said, "I’ve listened to King Zhang and Teacher Yue’s songs often, always looked forward to meeting the two teachers."

It was said that Zhang Xuezong was relatively quiet when he was active, not very talkative, but seemed to have become much more sociable after retirement. As for Liang Jun, he was originally quite talkative.

Therefore, the three of them were chatting very harmoniously.

However, the biggest star, Yue Qinglan, remained quiet throughout. Even when Liang Jun introduced her, she just nodded without speaking, and during the conversation, she stood quietly listening.

After chatting for a while, Liang Jun and the others decided to go explore other areas. Just as they were about to leave, she suddenly spoke:

"Liang Jun says you’re quite rare, even able to write foreign songs of high quality, songs that could be hits abroad."

A voice somewhat aged and slightly hoarse.

Wu Mu was slightly startled, looking towards Yue Qinglan who spoke.

Through the veil, Yue Qinglan’s expression wasn’t very visible, "Sing well, our Hua Country music scene has lagged behind for many years, and no Chinese singer has had global influence so far. It’s up to you young people to truly rise."

Wu Mu felt a bit unsure how to respond, merely nodding cautiously, "Yes."

After speaking, Yue Qinglan nodded at him then left with Liang Jun and the others.

Wu Mu watched their departing backs, feeling strangely unsettled.

This was becoming a matter of value... In Yue Qinglan’s era of fame, not only was the domestic music scene lagging, it couldn’t even see the outside world’s heels.

All these years, it wasn’t unusual to hear that familiar classic songs were actually covers of foreign ones.

Domestic singers didn’t have global influence either, feared to be barely noticed abroad.

But this can’t be simply blamed on music and domestic musicians, it’s the deep impact of economics and politics. A country struggling to feed itself can’t be expected to develop a thriving music market.

Besides, decades ago, wasn’t there any good music domestically? Unlikely, it’s more that even if there were good songs, external politics and ethnic factors stopped them from being recognized.

In broader terms, even good songs under the music taste influenced by Western and foreign countries might not be liked.

This topic is too large for Wu Mu, a lazy guy relying on the system, to contemplate.

Besides, he’s only copying songs, adding value to himself is just shameless.

Wu Mu shook his head, not taking it to heart.

But he vaguely understood why a singer of Yue Qinglan’s stature might appear here.

Indeed.

"I heard Teacher Yue was convinced by Producer Wu using the reason of encouraging leading figures among the younger generation." Mo Mo whispered to Wu Mu, sighing, "Said to witness the legacy of our young singers, stating our domestic singers are no longer inferior to foreign singers."

Wu Mu responded with a sound.

If Teacher Yue Qinglan had such regrets and aspirations, he’d believe it, but Wu Feng... an online figure known to care only about popularity, has ambitions and legacy, my foot.

Mo Mo clearly had some little ideals, somewhat disappointed, "It’s likely Teacher Yue would be let down, this is the peak in the domestic arena. Going beyond it’s not just about music anymore."

No one understood this better than Mo Mo.

She genuinely was the number one of the younger generation.

Famous early, big reputation, truly reached the peak domestically.

She had attempted to break into foreign markets before, even won a foreign award genuinely.

But having tried, she understood even more.

What music nonsense, at this level, it’s not about music anymore.

Just as fans can be moved to tears by songs from streaming artists, as long as they like the person, no matter how badly they sing, people will still appreciate.

Conversely, as long as they don’t like the person, as long as they’re Chinese, unless Hua Country’s international discourse power improves, no matter how well you sing, people won’t care, even won’t care to see how well you sing.

Looking at the slightly disappointed Mo Mo, well, maybe it’s time to awaken a system for Teacher Xiao Mo, or maybe use a Performance Card for Xiao Mo?

Wu Mu slightly shook his head.

He’s not really interested in big ambitions.

Music to excel, movies to excel, games to excel, technology to excel, culture to excel... There’s just too much to excel in, right?

Better to live more relaxedly, wait for national strength to exceed before considering.

Or wait for more Performance Cards?

Wu Mu and Mo Mo chatted quietly, sitting at a specially designated contestant’s area at the edge of the stage.

Star City National Sports Center is much larger than Star City Cultural Venue, so for this episode, they don’t have to wait in the backstage rest area for recording but will sit directly at the stage edge, recording the whole show.

Beside them, Tsukishima Chizuru and Yi Junxi had also arrived.

Yi Junxi looked completely uninterested in their quiet conversation, expressionless.

Tsukishima Chizuru, on the other hand, looked quite interested, wanting to join the conversation.

Unfortunately, their voices were rather quiet, and they spoke in Chinese, which she couldn’t understand, wanting to insert herself but having no topic to latch onto, could only sneak glances at Wu Mu, spacing out.

As for those who appeared earlier, clearly to be guest performers, Yue Qinglan and the others did not appear.

Probably wanting to keep it a surprise for the audience.

Then during the wait, audience seating at the front of the venue started filling up with attendees.

The competition is about to begin.

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ps: water... scratch that, a Chapter of buildup.