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Chapter 133 "As You Wish

Chapter 133: Chapter 133 "As You Wish

The production team quickly summoned He Jie and informed him of the news.

They also called over the guests scheduled before and after He Jie to go over the revised itinerary together.

Upon hearing that He Jie was replaced on such short notice,

everyone was undoubtedly stunned.

They had all known about the incidents involving He Jie’s company and Beijing TV Station before, but they assumed that even if the station wanted to stir up trouble, it would be after the show.

Who would have thought he would be dropped right then and there?

He Jie’s face darkened like the bottom of a pot.

Missing one evening show didn’t affect him much, but being substituted at the last minute was truly embarrassing.

And what took him and the other groups of guests by surprise was.

"Wu Mu is taking over for Teacher He Jie’s performance!?"

When they saw Wu Mu, who was brought over by the assistant director, everyone was not just surprised but skeptical.

What’s going on, wasn’t Wu Mu already onstage once? And now he’s going on for a second time?

Before He Jie was a recitation programme by a big shot in the entertainment industry, and following was Lu Yao and her friend Meng Yuxi’s girl group performing a traditional dance.

Lu Yao’s eyes widened as she looked at Wu Mu. She didn’t speak, but Wu Mu could already make out the message in her eyes.

Essentially:

"It’s unfair! There’s a fix! Why can everyone else only perform once, and you get to go on twice!"

And so on.

Meng Yuxi and her girl group members also watched Wu Mu with puzzled and shocked eyes.

As fellow idol stars, they had to perform as a group to get onstage, so why could Wu Mu, a fallen idol, go up for the second time?

Wu Mu looked at them with their widened eyes and laughed, "Hey, I’m not involved in any fix. It’s just that my performance ’Skill’ was so good that the directors felt it would be unfair to the audience not to have me go on again."

Good performance?

As if they hadn’t seen his rehearsal!

His rehearsal was just the same!

They were utterly disbelieving.

Lu Yao had a sudden thought and gasped, "Teacher Wu Mu, did you pull a stunt at the show!?"

Wu Mu gave her a speechless look. How could that be possible? Did she really think he was as foolish as her?

The assistant director stepped in to help Wu Mu clear things up, "Teacher Wu Mu’s performance was indeed good. Not letting him go on again would probably upset a lot of viewers."

Hmm, the word ’good’ might need to be in quotes here.

He even started to wonder if Wu Mu did it on purpose, just to get a solo stage by blowing up his teammates.

After all, who could stand that kind of in-between-ness before?

Could it be true?

How amazing was the performance that the production team insisted on giving him a second spot?

Even to the extent of replacing He Jie?

Lu Yao and the others were itching with curiosity, dying to know what happened in Wu Mu’s previous performance.

But now was not the time to delve into that.

The immediate priority was to go over the new itinerary first.

The assistant director explained the revised itinerary to the group.

And soon enough.

It was their time to perform.

The slot He Jie was supposed to perform in was undoubtedly much better than Wu Mu’s earlier one.

Though not the finale, it was tasked with maintaining the audience’s expectations and holding onto the viewership in the middle.

First up was the big shot from the film and television industry.

He stepped onto the stage and recited an article called "New World."

Standing in the passage, Wu Mu listened and realized that this big shot truly lived up to his reputation. His diction was very clear, and his recitation unlike the common so-called ’emotionally rich’ kind that bored people, but felt more like line reading in a movie, which was quite pleasant to listen to.

After the big shot left the stage, the host came up to segue and, after sharing his thoughts on the article,

he introduced Wu Mu:

"Indeed, so many revolutionary predecessors looked forward to the arrival of a ’New World.’ And the singer coming up next also has a wish in his heart."

Following the host’s lead, Wu Mu walked out of the passage and onto the stage once more.

The audience below, upon seeing him, were undoubtedly taken aback.

Why is this guy going up again?

They were all too freshly reminded of Wu Mu.

Upon seeing Wu Mu’s excessively handsome face, they couldn’t help but think back to that frustrating feeling of the performance being ’not quite right.’

This guy wasn’t about to repeat the same situation, was he?

But soon they noticed that Wu Mu was without his teammates this time, standing alone on stage.

Was he about to perform a solo?

A new song? How would it compare to the previous one?

Anticipation began to cross the faces of the audience members below the stage.

The table with Du Xingguo below was also expecting eagerly.

Du Xingguo asked with keen interest, "How is his new song? Did he write it himself?"

Hu Qing obviously had no idea and just looked at Xiong Guanglin for answers.

Xiong Guanglin was much more confident than before, "It’s Wu Mu’s new song he wrote himself, and it’s another masterpiece!"

Lin Qingyue also chimed in to explain, "This song shares the same core with the previous one. However, while the previous one was fiercely direct in its emotions, this one is subtler and more restrained."

As the audience anticipated, the stage background slowly transformed into a crimson mountainous landscape.

This was the original backdrop for He Jie’s song—all red songs worked for Wu Mu as well without any discord.

With the backdrop transforming, the music began to play.

As usual, Wu Mu turned on his ’Skill’ on stage.

He took a look around at the audience below him, then followed the rhythm and began to sing softly:

"You are, a distant road."

"A lamp through the fog of the wild."

"I am but a child, walking in the light of your gaze."

"You are, the moonlight with the breeze."

"I am the dream you caress."

Here it comes, it starts again!

The audience below listened to the lyrics, and it was as if they could follow along with the song and imagine the scenes portrayed in the words.

And that lingering, faint emotion in their hearts.

This time, no one came to interrupt those feelings.

Everyone sank down with the lyrics.

Most through just the words and the mood seemed to see the images depicted in the lyrics.

But one witness from the old days was being taken back to the memories of those times.

Du Xingguo, with a distant look in his eyes, stared at the stage.

He wasn’t an old soldier from the war, being just a few years old during the conflict, but his father had been a war general.

Listening to the song, numerous long-forgotten memories began to surface in his mind.

"And I shall, love the world that you cherished."

"Desire the smiles that you wished for."

"Your hand I clumsily hold."

"Please lead me to tomorrow."

Before his eyes, he seemed to see the scene of his father holding his unsteady young self, talking about the victory of the revolution and the arrival of a new world.

"Grandpa?" Lin Qingyue was the first to notice her grandfather was off and couldn’t help but reach out to steady Du Xingguo.