Romance Variety Show: Director, there's something wrong with my script!

Chapter 27 Played for Lin Wanxing

While everyone was enjoying the BBQ, the second round of matchmaking for the show was already underway.

The second round of matching will be determined by audience vote.

Chen Yuan and the others were unaware of this. After a while, when all the barbecue was plated and served, the three of them stopped and began the first round of tasting.

After taking his seat, Chen Yuan noticed a lot of cocktails on the table.

"Is it drinkable? I made it myself?" Chen Yuan asked in surprise, looking at the strangely shaped cocktails.

He didn't recognize a single one of the cocktails on the table.

"Is this a mojito?" he asked, looking at a glass of green cocktail topped with a few leaves.

"That's right, I made it, you should try it." Su Qingyuan, sitting next to me, said excitedly.

"..." Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "I don't really like Mojitos." After saying that, he looked at the other cocktails.

"Then let's have the 'Fiery Red Lips' one, which I made myself." Su Qingyuan smiled and handed over a bright red glass.

"What is 'fiery red lips'?" Chen Yuan was stunned.

"It's called 'Flaming Red Lips,' that's the name I came up with," Su Qingyuan said, handing him the cocktail.

Seeing Su Qingyuan's expectant expression, Chen Yuan deeply understood the saying that "disaster comes from careless words"!

This cocktail looks like it's been laced with red dye; I have no idea what its ingredients are.

Chen Yuan picked up the glass and took a small sip. The next moment, he felt a shiver run through his body, and he vaguely seemed to see his great-grandmother.

"How is it?" Su Qingyuan blinked and looked at him.

"..."

"Didn't you see he almost had a seizure? And you're asking how?" Lin Wanxing, sitting opposite her, said quietly.

"Oh, it can't possibly taste this bad, can it?" Su Qingyuan was stunned, then picked up the bright red cocktail and took a sip. The next moment, she felt completely disgusted.

"It tastes awful!" she exclaimed in surprise, then quickly put the drink in the corner. The next moment, Su Qingyuan noticed that everyone was staring at her in astonishment.

"What's wrong?"

"You drank Chen Yuan's drink, and from the same spot," Zhang Jianjian said, pointing to the cocktail.

"..." Su Qingyuan stared in disbelief, covering her mouth, looking completely at a loss.

"Don't worry, I don't have bad breath," Chen Yuan explained when he saw her face turn red.

This explanation made Su Qingyuan blush even more.

This little episode was quickly interrupted by other topics, and Su Qingyuan had already changed seats at some point.

Everyone ate and drank, chatting about all sorts of things.

From finance to acting to singing, and then to fashion and food.

As time went on, some people continued to tinker with cocktails, while others went to play billiards.

Jiang Yichen and Lin Wanxing called Shen Zhici to the piano and pestered him to play a piece. Seeing this, Shen Zhici did not stand on ceremony and sat down to play a piece.

As the melodious piano music began, the others looked over curiously in the direction of the sound.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan took a cocktail and stood aside. It was a rare opportunity to see a world-class pianist perform, so he naturally couldn't miss it.

The piano is not difficult, but playing it well is very difficult.

He can also play, but his skill level is far below Shen Zhici's. This difference is obvious just by watching the other person play once.

A beautiful melody reached his ears, and Chen Yuan listened intently.

Shen Zhici played two pieces in a row, then gave his seat to Lin Wanxing and Jiang Yichen.

Since both of them were singers, they could also play the piano, so they each sat down and played a piece.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Chen Yuan thought to himself, preparing to slip away, but the next moment a waiter slipped a small note into his hand.

Goodness, he knew it.

Chen Yuan glanced at the contents of the note without leaving a trace, then asked him to play a romantic piece, specifically requesting that Lin Wanxing play it for him.

"Hmm?" Upon closer inspection, Chen Yuan realized there was no reward for this mission, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He could just play it casually then.

The task still needs to be done; after all, he has professional ethics.

After Lin Wanxing finished playing, she suddenly looked at Chen Yuan and asked, "Chen Yuan, why don't you give it a try? You're probably the most professional player here besides the three of us, right?"

"Alright, then I'll play you a song." Chen Yuan readily took over the conversation, as if a pillow had just fallen asleep; he was still trying to think of an excuse.

"Play it for me?" Lin Wanxing asked in surprise.

"Yes, I played this piece for you." Chen Yuan nodded, then sat down at the piano.

Lin Wanxing blinked, looking completely bewildered.

Shen Zhici and Jiang Yichen exchanged a glance. Good heavens, they could play it like this? How come they didn't think of that?

Seeing Chen Yuan intently caressing the piano keys, the two sat down beside him, filled with anticipation.

"Could he be really that powerful?" Shen Zhici wondered to herself.

"Clang~~"

"Dora~~"

Just as the three were lost in their own thoughts, Chen Yuan made a move, his fingertips falling, and a melody began to play.

At first, they thought Chen Yuan was testing the sound, but as the rhythm became more and more chaotic, the three of them were completely confused. What was he playing?

The discordant melody piqued the curiosity of Zhang Jianjian and his friends, who were mixing drinks nearby, and they walked over.

When they learned that it was Chen Yuan playing the instrument, everyone was stunned.

"Dora, dora!!"

Confused, puzzled...

piano?

Even Xu Zhiyi and Lu Zeyan, who knew nothing about the piano, could tell that Chen Yuan was playing a piece that they didn't understand at all.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Chen Yuan's forehead. He was unknowingly surrounded by a group of people, as if he were being publicly executed.

*Smack!*

The next moment, Chen Yuan stopped, took a deep breath, and smiled, "Alright, the audition is over. Let's begin!"

"ah!!"

"Was that just a sound check?" Shen Zhici asked, dumbfounded.

"Yes, this next piece is for Lin Wanxing." Chen Yuan nodded slightly, and before anyone could react, he pressed down with his fingertips.

"Clang~"

When the first note sounded, everyone fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, a continuous melody followed, instantly impacting the hearing of everyone present.

The expressions on everyone's faces changed from anticipation to shock.

A cabin in the mountains on a midsummer night.

With the melody blending together, in the quiet atmosphere, Chen Yuan seemed to be telling a story from a very long time ago.

Everyone is a protagonist in this story, experiencing both sadness and willingness.

The viewers in the live stream were completely bewildered by this scene. The scrolling comments were still the same ones that had been mocking Chen Yuan just moments before.

But after the last comment mocking his haphazard playing scrolled by, the remaining few comments drifted by, expressing surprise.

"What piece of music is this?"

"It's like telling a story!"

"..."

New viewers were surprised to see so few comments in a live stream with tens of millions of viewers, and thought they were experiencing a lag issue, so they refreshed the page several times.

The screen was filled with a dense barrage of comments a few seconds later, stunning the viewers who had just arrived. Chen Yuan stopped playing, and the barrage continued.

In front of the hut, the onlookers came to their senses, and their gazes toward Chen Yuan became complicated.

"What's the name of this piece?" Shen Zhici finally snapped out of her daze.

Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It doesn't have a name. I'll tell you when I think of one. It's the melody of one of my compositions from before."

He made up an excuse beforehand to suppress everyone's curiosity.

This piano piece, "Under Mount Fuji," is perfect for playing in quiet moments; it was one of the first pieces he learned when he started learning piano.

Silence fell. Chen Yuan looked at the piano in front of him, stood up, and initially tried to just get by, since he didn't know any of the tunes from this world anyway.

But in the end he changed his mind. He was a music creator, and it would be strange if he couldn't even play a complete piece of music.

Although he is a "loser", a composer who can't even play a single piece of music is no longer a "loser".