Chapter 80

The next day, Zongheng Entertainment’s official Weibo released the news that the piano prodigy You Mingyue would collaborate with Teacher Luo Muni to create a music album together.

As soon as the news came out, most of the music industry turned its attention to this young, beautiful, and talented woman.

Under the company’s promotion, the videos of You Mingyue’s performances during her amateur days in college were dug up again.

In just two short days, You Mingyue’s fan base skyrocketed by one or two million.

This made her overjoyed, finally experiencing the taste of fame.

The originally planned release date had been set, and all departments were proceeding with their preparations in an orderly manner. Xu Yue suddenly collapsed, and You Mingyue was temporarily brought in as an understudy, meaning the previous plan had to be completely overturned.

Luo Muni’s compositions were largely complete, but being a perfectionist, he wanted to keep revising them.

Naturally, all the pressure fell on You Mingyue.

Qin Tai gave You Mingyue only twenty days, under the pretext of believing in her musical talent, that she would certainly deliver a perfect answer on time. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Since her debut, You Mingyue carried the title of ’Piano Prodigy’. Confident and proud, she agreed on the spot.

To create the perfect work as quickly as possible, You Mingyue temporarily moved out of the Xu Family home and into the river-view duplex apartment gifted to her by Chu Zimu.

She closed her doors to visitors, seeing no one except her lover Chu Zimu.

In the moments of intimacy with Chu Zimu, You Mingyue easily captured inspiration, viewing him as her muse for creativity.

In just ten days, You Mingyue composed two piano pieces she was quite satisfied with.

She confidently brought her work to meet Luo Muni.

Luo Muni had high expectations for her and was delighted to see that she composed two piano pieces in just ten days. "Come quickly, let me thoroughly appreciate your work."

Luo Muni’s studio was fully equipped with musical instruments.

In front of Luo Muni, You Mingyue performed her compositions. While listening to the first piece, Luo Muni maintained a satisfied smile throughout.

However, after hearing the second piece, Luo Muni’s smile faded, and he said to her, "Both pieces are very good, but their styles are too similar."

"This album is your debut album; it will be the first shot for your career. I think, for pieces with the same style, choosing one would be sufficient."

You Mingyue was a bit surprised, "Teacher Luo means I only need to create one piece?"

But Luo Muni shook his head and said, "No, I mean you should try some different styles. I’ve watched your performance videos before; your piano skills are very high, and your live performances are nearly perfect. But these compositions of yours are all light, sweet love song tunes."

"Ming Yue, I hope you can show everyone a different style, a version of you they won’t forget."

Luo Muni held high expectations for You Mingyue; he hoped she would make a stunning debut.

The better the first album performs, the more profound the subsequent impact on You Mingyue’s career would be. Luo Muni truly had great hopes for You Mingyue.

After hearing Luo Muni’s words, You Mingyue felt a bit hesitant.

Every pianist has their own style, and only a very few can switch between different styles. You Mingyue wasn’t sure if she could handle another style.

But facing Luo Muni’s expectant gaze, You Mingyue couldn’t bring herself to say no.

"I’m willing to try."

"I believe in you." Luo Muni gently patted You Mingyue’s shoulder and suddenly said, "Dong Yun is my junior sister."

You Mingyue was taken aback.

Dong Yun is Chu Zimu’s mother.

"You and Aunt Dong are senior and junior apprentices?" You Mingyue didn’t know that Mrs. Chu was also involved in the arts in her younger days.

Nodding slightly, Luo Muni said with some nostalgia, "My father was an incredibly talented film composer, and he was also a renowned guqin master. Your Aunt Dong came from a prestigious family, and at a very young age, her parents sent her to our home to learn the guqin."

"However, your Aunt Dong later got injured, resulting in a shattered wrist. It took several years of subsequent treatment to barely recover. Although daily life was no problem, she could never touch the guqin again."

Speaking of the past, Luo Muni felt some regret, "Actually, Dong Yun was a very talented girl. My master trained her as a successor disciple. What a pity."