sovbooks Chapter 28 has a lot of room for improvement.
Chapter 28 has a lot of room for improvement.
Huang Shengyi reluctantly walked to the open space.
I took a deep breath and started singing.
Well, how should I put it?
From a technical standpoint, her singing cannot be considered "wrong".
I memorized the lyrics, the melody was roughly correct, and my voice was indeed quite good.
The problem is that she sings Huangmei Opera in a pop music style.
The breath floated upwards in the chest cavity, and the pronunciation was in the manner of Mandarin pronunciation, with the intonation transitions as abrupt as if making a right-angle turn.
As for his figure...
Her dance skills are indeed very good, and her movements are very beautiful, but beautiful is the beauty of dance, which is completely different from the movements of traditional opera.
Traditional Chinese opera emphasizes "using breath to guide the body," meaning that every movement is connected to the breath control of the singing.
Her movements and singing were disconnected, each going its own way, making it look like someone was singing while dancing on the side.
An end.
Li Hao's expression was subtle.
Huang Shengyi was all too familiar with that subtle feeling, and she felt a deep sense of disappointment and frustration.
They were taught at the same time.
Same teacher, same classroom, same time.
One student has already mastered the singing style and movements to a beginner level, and has even imitated the teacher's personal habits almost perfectly.
The other one... is still struggling with basic breath control.
"Hmm." Li Hao cleared his throat, carefully considering his words.
"Xiao Lin sang very well. The feeling of the singing style is already there, and the coordination of her movements is also not a big problem. She just needs to practice more."
He paused for a moment and turned to Huang Shengyi.
Huang Shengyi subconsciously straightened her back.
"As for Saint Yi..."
Here it comes, she was mentally prepared to be criticized.
"Saint Yi, you... practice more. There's a lot of room for improvement."
Huang Shengyi: "..."
There is a lot of room for improvement.
The six words translate to: Your current level is indeed not good enough, but I'm too embarrassed to say it.
This is even more hurtful than simply saying "you sing badly".
Because "singing poorly" is at least a direct feedback; you know where the problem lies, and you can make targeted improvements.
"There's a lot of room for improvement" is different; its subtext is "You're lacking in so many areas that I don't even know where to begin."
Li Hao checked the time and stood up.
"It's lunchtime, go eat. Continue practicing this afternoon, without a break. Come back at the same time tomorrow morning, I'll be checking on you."
After saying that, he picked up his water cup and left.
There were two people left in the classroom.
Huang Shengyi turned around angrily and stared at Lin Hao.
His eyes held both resentment and an indescribable melancholy.
"Junior!" Her voice rose a half-tone, "You weren't like that when we were practicing together! How come you suddenly become so much stronger in front of the teacher! You've made my life miserable!"
"I don't know what happened either..." Lin Hao said innocently.
"You know, the teacher practically said 'bad singing' out loud! 'There's a lot of room for improvement'! I have a lot of room for improvement because my current level is low!"
Lin Hao wanted to say "indeed," but reason kept him silent.
"Alright, alright." Huang Shengyi took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, then slammed her hand on the table. "You have to treat me to lunch! You absolutely have to! I need to soothe my wounded soul!"
"Okay, it's my treat." Lin Hao readily agreed. "What do you want to eat?"
Huang Shengyi's eyes darted around.
"School cafeteria, let's go! I'm going to rip you off!"
……
canteen.
The two of them sat down with their trays in their hands.
Lin Hao stared at the plate in front of him and fell silent.
A plate of stir-fried romaine lettuce, a plate of cold wood ear mushroom salad, and a bowl of white rice.
Vegan.
He glanced at Huang Shengyi's plate again.
A plate of stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, a serving of blanched greens, and a bowl of millet porridge—all vegetarian.
"So... we're just going to eat a completely vegetarian diet?" Lin Hao's voice was filled with undisguised confusion.
"To lose weight!" Huang Shengyi said matter-of-factly. "Eating vegetarian food won't make you fat! Besides, the vegetarian food at this cafeteria is especially delicious; I come here often. You should try it, you should try it—this romaine lettuce is so crisp and tender!"
Lin Hao ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice, but it tasted as bland as grass.
He misses the braised pork from the film crew's canteen terribly.
The two were eating when a voice suddenly came from the side.
"Hey! Isn't that Sheng Yi!"
Lin Hao looked up and saw three girls carrying trays as they walked over.
She's about the same age as Huang Shengyi; they must be classmates or roommates.
The girl at the front sized up Lin Hao, a meaningful smile curving her lips.
"So that's why you didn't eat with us roommates! Turns out... tsk tsk..." She exaggeratedly looked Lin Hao up and down, "This is the one you were talking about, Sheng Yi? Hmm... so handsome... no wonder, no wonder."
Huang Shengyi almost dropped her chopsticks.
"Don't talk nonsense! What do you mean 'the one I was talking about'? He's my junior! My junior!"
"Junior~" another roommate drawled, winking, "Shengyi, you've never brought any 'junior' to the cafeteria before~"
"Exactly, exactly, didn't you say last time there was a..."
"Enough, enough!" Huang Shengyi's face turned red as she quickly interrupted, "Can you guys go first? I'm having serious business with my junior!"
The three roommates left laughing and joking, and before leaving, they turned back and gave Lin Hao a "good luck" look.
Lin Hao almost lost his composure.
He lowered his head and ate his rice, trying hard to control the twitching of his facial muscles.
It wasn't because of my roommates' teasing.
It was because a very absurd association suddenly flashed through his mind.
Based on the timeline of her previous life, Huang Shengyi should have already met Yang Zi in 04.
The roommates were most likely referring to Yang Zi when they said "the one Sheng Yi mentioned".
Yangzi (杨籽).
Juling Group.
Upon hearing this name, a series of images involuntarily popped into Lin Hao's mind.
Many years later, on a variety show, Yang Zi and another contestant tried to grab attention by doing something ridiculous, like "deep-fried instant noodles." After all that effort, they were easily defeated by a talented contestant in one round.
That scene was absolutely hilarious.
Lin Haoguang couldn't help but smile when he recalled the memories.
Huang Shengyi keenly noticed the change in his expression.
"What are you laughing at?"
"No, I just thought of something funny."
"What's so funny?"
"It's none of your business."
Huang Shengyi looked at him with suspicion, then lowered her voice and said, "Don't pay attention to them, they're just talking nonsense."
"Mmm, it's okay."
"There really aren't any rich second-generation guys chasing after me, don't listen to their nonsense."
Lin Hao said "It's nothing," but in his heart he thought, "Doesn't he know whether it's true or not?"
However, there's no need to elaborate on this topic, and he doesn't intend to either.
Focus on eating.
Although it's all vegetarian, as Huang Shengyi said, the vegetarian dishes in the cafeteria are indeed quite good.
It's just... not enough to eat.
After the meal, the two returned to the empty classroom to continue practicing.
This time, however, Huang Shengyi spoke significantly less.
She was no longer as chattering as she was in the morning. She was also very quiet during practice, and when she did say a few words, they were only about singing style and posture.
Lin Hao thought she was motivated by being criticized by her teacher and had made up her mind to practice hard.
I didn't think much of it.
Focus on practicing your own skills.