Due to the difference in lighting between the stage and the audience, Gu Xi could not see the people in the venue at this moment. She could only see the colorful glow sticks below. Even so, Gu Xi still felt a little nervous.
Taking a deep breath, Gu Xi slowly walked towards the center of the stage.
The spotlight moved with Gu Xi and finally illuminated the grand piano in the middle of the stage.
After bowing politely to the audience, Gu Xi sat down in front of the piano.
As Gu Xi sat down, the original spotlight was turned off and replaced by a halo that surrounded Gu Xi and the piano.
The whole process was almost seamless and did not feel out of place.
If someone looked carefully, they would be surprised to find that the spotlight that fell on Gu Xi did not have any light at all. It was as if the spotlight was surrounding her out of thin air.
However, the audience did not notice this change at all.
The audience's eyes were focused on Gu Xi. This stage was beautiful, but it seemed a little too monotonous, especially after the audience had just experienced a passionate singing and dancing performance.
"It feels a little lacking."
"Yeah, it feels a little empty …"
The audience began to talk about it. Some people even began to complain that this performance took too long.
"She won't play this song for a long time, right?"
"I don't know. I heard that there were cuts, but it should be at least two or three minutes, right?"
"That long? If the audience starts to leave halfway, wouldn't it be very awkward … "After all, this was the last performance, and the audience was already tired of it.
Before this person's voice fell, the sound of two pianos on the stage suddenly rang out.
In the next second, everyone's eyes turned to the stage.
What attracted their attention was not only Gu Xi's piano, but also the flash of light on the stage that had just been almost completely dark.
"That, that light just now, I didn't see wrongly, right?"
"No, I saw it too. What's going on?"
…
The sudden noise below the stage did not affect Gu Xi. Gu Xi's fingertips brushed across the piano keys and a string of notes appeared.
Along with the sound of the zither, the flashing lights on the stage appeared once again. However, this time, the lights stayed for a longer time, and there were more changes, which gave the audience time to see clearly.
"So beautiful!" Many people in the audience exclaimed, but because they were afraid of affecting the music on the stage, they quickly covered their mouths.
However, the shock on his face did not diminish at all.
As the zither dots flowed out, the light on the stage began to become more and more dazzling.
This was not just a simple light effect.
These lights seemed to have a life of their own as they changed with the zither.
The prelude was slow, and the light was like a river flowing in the air, quiet and smooth.
As the warp speed increased, the surrounding halos also began to 'jump', jumping and intertwining.
At this moment, the originally ordinary zither seemed to be imbued with magic, driving the surrounding light and shadows to constantly change.
"Too, too beautiful." Those who had questioned whether this piano performance would be too boring now had their mouths wide open and were even stuttering.
"God, this feels like the Northern Lights during the New Year holidays. No, it's even more beautiful than the Northern Lights."
"It's too dreamy."
…
"Holy shit, how did she do it?!"
If it was just simple light and shadows moving with the music, the audience would not be so shocked.
However, the audience soon discovered that the light and shadow effects on the stage were not just displayed on the screen behind the stage, but more of them were actually floating in the air.
"What kind of mysterious power is this …"
"It's holographic projection, right?"
"I've seen a holographic projection concert before, but I didn't think it was this awesome." This was too real, too shocking. Being in the venue, it was as if countless halos were lingering around them.
"Thank goodness they didn't leave."
"Really, it's another lifetime series!"
At this moment, everyone finally realized why on the program list, Gu Xi's performance was called 'Eternal Night Performance (Piano Piece)' and not 'Eternal Night Piano Performance'.
This was an absolute feast for the eyes and ears, alright?
"Our class' Zhang Xianjing and Yu Li didn't come. It's such a waste!" someone muttered.
Although there would be countless videos of this performance on the forum, the phone's pixels were too small. How could that kind of visual effect be as amazing as the experience of being there in person?
— — Originally, everyone thought that Gu Xi's performance would be a total disaster. Who would have thought that she would directly pull the entire closing ceremony to a height that no one else could reach?
In the face of this absolute shock, the so-called explosion of the venue indeed seemed ordinary.
— —
After Gu Xi's class's literature and arts committee member's arrangement, this piano piece was no longer that long. The two parts added up to less than three minutes.
Just as everyone was immersed in the performance and forgot about the time, Gu Xi's fingertips quickly danced on the piano keys. After a series of extremely fast-paced notes, the piano came to an abrupt end.
Along with the disappearance of the piano, the light in the air also disappeared.
When the light disappeared, the entire stage once again turned dark.
"Eh?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's gone?" They had yet to recover from the shock. How could it be gone?!
"No way …" Everyone expressed that they hadn't seen enough.
It wasn't until they saw the curtain fall and the light on the stage gradually brighten that the piano and Gu Xi's figure in the center of the stage were finally willing to believe that the performance was over.
"The video hasn't been filmed yet!"
"I haven't seen enough yet!"
…
The live audience obviously still wanted to see more, but at this time, the entire venue erupted into enthusiastic applause and cheers.
"Miss Xi is indeed Miss Xi. Her performance is even better than hers."
"I don't want to leave anymore. Stay here tonight!"
"Really, it's too sensational."
"Gu Xi is amazing."
…
Everyone in the audience was still talking about it.
Gu Shao, who was sitting in the front row, heard the discussions of the students and parents behind him, and a touch of pride flashed across his eyes.
However, in the next second, Gu Shao's eyes became a little more thoughtful.
Of course, he was the one who provided the equipment for this performance, but who was the one who programmed the lighting effects for Gu Xi?
"You did this effect?" Gu Shao glanced at Gu Yanlin next to him and asked.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanlin shook his head. "No, I didn't."
Although he knew how to do it, his main focus was not on this.
Thinking of something, Gu Yanlin said, "Say it wasn't Xixi's class who did it."
"Who?"
"Sheng Xiuyan, Grandpa Shen's grandson. That kid specializes in acting and seems to be quite good," Gu Yanlin said casually.
He didn't say anything. When Gu Shao heard the words "Sheng Xiuyan", he frowned slightly.
…
A High School's art festival ended perfectly with Gu Xi's wonderful performance.
It was probably because Gu Xi's performance was so fresh and shocking that Gu Xi's performance and her performance were still a hot topic in the school and the forum a few days after the art festival ended.
[To be honest, my mind is full of the scene that day.]
[That's true.]
[To be honest, the feeling in the video is really much worse than the live performance.]
[Fortunately, that day happened, haha.]
[Where else can such a performance be found? I'm willing to pay to watch it!]
[That's true!]
In addition to the discussion of the performance, the forum was also mixed with a lot of praises for Gu Xi.
Of course, there were also people who doubted Gu Xi's voice and thought that Gu Xi had used a cheat code.
[To be honest, if it weren't for the cheat code, Gu Xi's piano performance would actually be very ordinary.] Gu Xueer posted on the forum with his alternate account.
However, this post was quickly refuted by a group of people.
[How sour. God Xi was originally talking about the performance, not just the piano performance. Of course, we have to look at the overall performance.]
[Even if the equipment was given to you, you wouldn't be able to produce such a good effect.]
[That's right. So what if it's a cheat code? Don't you know? A cheat code is also a part of your strength!]
After this art festival, many people in school knew that Gu Xi's father was Gu Shao. Therefore, Gu Xi's family did not feel sour at all.
Looking at the people's comments, Gu Xueer was so angry that he almost smashed his phone.
— —
In the midst of these discussions about the art festival, a rumor gradually emerged.
At first, someone posted on the forum: [According to sources, Gu Xi is not a member of the Gu family at all.]
At first, the family did not care about this rumor. However, as the number of posts increased, more and more people started to pay attention to this rumor.
The rumors also started to spread more and more ridiculous.
Some said that Gu Xi was Gu Shao's illegitimate daughter. Some said that Gu Xi was artificially created. Some said that Gu Xi was not related to the Gu family at all and was adopted by the Gu family. Some people even took the script of "Thunderstorm" and said that Gu Xi's identity was very complicated and that she was only adopted by Gu Shao to cover up her embarrassment …
In short, there were all kinds of rumors.
Previously, when Gu Xi was watching Gu Chenyi play basketball on the basketball court, the photos were taken by others and used to maliciously smear her reputation.
— —
However, these rumors only spread for less than two hours before they were cleared up by the school's forceful methods.
At this time, someone directly posted a photo of Gu Xi and Gu Shao walking around the school that day and said: [I won't talk about those who are deliberately stirring up trouble, but please ask those who are watching the show to use their brains. The photo is here. If you are not blind, take a good look at it yourself.]
Indeed, Gu Xi and Gu Shao looked so similar that no one would believe that they were not biological children.
As a result, this rumor was treated as a misunderstanding and died down just like that.
Soon, Gu Xi buried herself in her morning classes seriously. By the time she found out about this and prepared to fight back, there was already nothing left.
What Gu Xi did not know was that at this time, another rumor was gradually spreading outside the school. In less than half a day, it had already spread like wildfire and had spread throughout the entire City B.
The main character of this incident was, of course, not her, but Gu Yaobai.
— — Because it involved Jun, the incident with Yang Wanni back then, whether it was Yang Wanni looking for Gu Qinghua, Gu Qinghua being framed and investigated, or Yang Wanni's death, the entire incident was suppressed very well.
As a result, the outside world did not know about Yang Wanni's incident at all, and they did not know that Gu Yaobai was actually not Gu Qinghua's child.
Moreover, Gu Yaobai and Gu Shao were about the same age, and Gu Qinghua did not have any messy affairs, so the outside world did not know much about the Gu family and most of them thought that the two of them were fraternal brothers born at the same time.
Therefore, when this rumor spread, the Gu family, which had been rarely paid attention to or discussed, was immediately pushed to the top of public opinion.
— — Why did Gu Yaobai look different from the rest of the Gu family? Why was his name different as well? Why did Gu Yaobai leave the Gu family so early …
Originally, the family did not dare to delve into these questions, but now that the rumor had spread, these questions seemed to have their own doubts.
At this time, there were different opinions about whether Gu Yaobai was really a biological child of the Gu family.
This incident did not have much of an impact on the Gu family. At most, they felt that it was a little strange to see news and tweets about the Gu family on their phones these few days. In reality, whether it was gossip reporters or rumors, they could not get close to the Gu family.
On the contrary, Gu Yaobai's own business and the business that he did under the Sun family's name were greatly affected.
— — Yes. Although Gu Yaobai had moved out of the Gu family's main residence, he was still a member of the Gu family. Many of the business deals were done on account of this relationship with the Gu family, so they gave Gu Yaobai face and established business dealings with him.
If Gu Yaobai was not a member of the Gu family, then these business deals would have to wait and see.
It was also because many business deals were put on hold that Gu Yaobai had to move around these few days.
— —
While Gu Yaobai was busy, Gu Xuan was sitting in the CEO's office of NTN, leisurely drinking tea with Gu Shao.
"This move of yours." Gu Xuan took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile.
His other hand was holding his phone as he read the rumors online with great interest.
The more he read, the more Gu Xuan found it interesting. The content of the rumors online was similar to the ones Gu Xi posted on the school forum.
People solved problems by using people. He felt that this move of giving them a taste of their own medicine.
Hearing this, Gu Shao only glanced at him indifferently. "No."
"It's not you?" Gu Xuan was a little surprised.
"Then who is it?" Gu Xuan asked. Looking at Gu Shao's expression, he realized. "Could it be Dad?"
Gu Shao nodded.
Gu Xuan clicked his tongue in wonder. He even felt that Old Master Gu's move was a little unbelievable.
— —
At the same time, at the Gu residence.
Gu Feng was also looking at Old Master Gu in surprise.
"Dad, do you know about Gu Yaobai and Old Master Xie?"
Hearing this, Old Master Gu rolled his eyes at Gu Feng and snorted. "What? Are you still planning to hide it? "
Being glared at by the old master, Gu Feng scratched his head awkwardly.
Back then, when he was injured during a mission, Second Brother found out that it was probably Xie Hongbo's doing. Xie Hongbo's goal was very likely to be the entire Gu family.
It wasn't just that time. Back then, when Old Master Gu was implicated by Yang Wanni, it was also Xie Hongbo's scheme. His goal was to ruin Gu Qinghua's reputation and cut off his promotion.
It was indeed unexpected for Xie Hongbo that the Gu family would keep Gu Yaobai.
Xie Hongbo's original plan was to get rid of Yang Wanni and the child directly to prevent future trouble.
However, he didn't expect that Yang Wanni, who was desperate, would leave the child in the Gu family. Gu Qinghua's wife also temporarily raised the child out of love.
This also made it impossible for Xie Hongbo to find a chance to kill the child.
That child was naturally Gu Yaobai later on.
…
These were all found out during the investigation of his injury.
At that time, Old Master Gu had already retired, and he was in bad health because of Gu Feng's incident. In addition, Xie Hongbo was Old Master Gu's respected teacher. They were afraid that Old Master Gu wouldn't be able to take it after knowing the truth, so the Gu brothers decided to hide this matter from Old Master Gu.
Over the years, Gu Shao had been investigating Xie Hongbo and collecting evidence. As for why he didn't touch Gu Yaobai, it was because Old Master Gu's attitude was still benevolent. Secondly, he didn't want to alert the enemy.
In addition, Gu Shao also wanted to see the relationship between Gu Yaobai and Xie Hongbo.
Looking at Gu Feng's weak expression, Old Master Gu snorted again and said unhappily, "Humph, I thought I didn't know."
Although some things were hidden by these three brats, Old Master Gu knew very well what he should know.
Back then, not long after he found out that Gu Yaobai wasn't his child and found out that Yang Wanni was having an affair with his teacher, Xie Hongbo took the initiative to look for him. He admitted his relationship with Yang Wanni and that child. In order not to affect his reputation, he hoped that Gu Qinghua could help him.
At that time, Gu Qinghua didn't know that this was Xie Hongbo's conspiracy, and he didn't expect Xie Hongbo to even harm his own child. On account of their old friendship, Gu Qinghua helped Xie Hongbo and raised Gu Yaobai in his home.
It was only later that Gu Qinghua gradually found out the truth and what his three sons were doing.
When it came to these matters, Gu Shao had indeed handled them better than him and was more skillful. Old Master Gu had seen all this, and because of this, he had pretended not to know all these years and did not interfere much.
As for Gu Yaobai …
In the beginning, Gu Yaobai didn't know about his background.
Gu Qinghua had already raised him. He thought that if this child could be well, then he would always be a member of the Gu family.
However, Gu Yaobai disappointed him.
Gu Yaobai usually didn't do much, so Old Master Gu turned a blind eye to it. However, his precious grandchildren were wronged, so he couldn't tolerate it.
—
On the other side, after Gu Feng made the call, Gu Xuan clicked his tongue twice. "It seems that Old Master Gu knows the truth."
Thinking of something, Gu Xuan said, "But Dad should have a backup plan this time."
Although Old Master Gu had become more easy-going in recent years, it didn't mean that a tiger had become a house cat.
Gu Xuan dared to guarantee that with Old Master Gu's methods, spreading the rumor was just the beginning.
—
On the other hand, although Gu Xue 'er was in school, she was also affected by the rumor that spread too far.
At first, it was Gu Xueer's good friends who spread the rumor. After being warned by the school, they were afraid and wanted to protect themselves, so they publicly apologized to Gu Xi on the school forum. They even pushed the main responsibility to Gu Xueer: [We also heard Gu Xueer say it. We thought that what she said was true, so we posted it on the forum. It was Gu Xueer who lied.]
Suddenly, everyone was in an uproar.
Seeing that she had been betrayed by her good friends, Gu Xueer also posted a clarification on the forum.
Although she had the intention of deliberately letting her good friends misunderstand that Gu Xi was an illegitimate daughter or adopted daughter and then let the rumor spread, she didn't say it directly at that time.
Unfortunately, under the almost one-sided discussion, Gu Xueer couldn't defend herself.
Coupled with the recent rumor that "Gu Yaobai is not a member of the Gu family", many people directly mocked and ridiculed Gu Xueer.
[Her own family is the one with an unknown background, but she actually framed others.]
[I thought it was a girl, but I didn't expect her to be a white lotus.]
[Gu Xueer is the head of the Arts Department. I'm afraid she deliberately created the photo wall incident.]
[Evil.]
Someone made a very incisive conclusion: [When you were being bullied by others in the cooking field, did you ever think that one day you would be the victim?]
—
Gu Xueer was like this, but Gu Xi didn't care.
At this time, Gu Xi was not affected by this incident. At this time, she was specially preparing for the "Soviet Youth Creation Competition".
After having the initial idea, Gu Xi refined her previous idea and came up with the case.
However, Gu Xi's professional knowledge was, after all, limited. Therefore, even though she had looked up a lot of relevant knowledge on the Internet, she was still not very confident about the professional details of the case.
Holding the case and hesitating for a long time, Gu Xi finally walked slowly to the study to look for Gu Shao.
Before Gu Xi could speak, Gu Shao had already asked, "What's in your hand?"
"This … is the entry for the" Youth Creation Competition ". As she spoke, Gu Xi handed the book to Gu Shao.
Although she didn't say it, her intention to let Gu Shao take a look at it was obvious.
Gu Shao looked up at Gu Xi's nervous and expectant face and found it funny. He then opened the case in front of him.
On the first page and paragraph of the case was Gu Xi's design idea and overall summary of the "Color and Fragrance Transmission (Live Broadcast)".
After reading Gu Xi's design idea, Gu Shao was slightly surprised. He didn't expect Gu Xi to think of this. Moreover, the overall idea and logical concept were very complete.
"The idea is very good." After reading it, Gu Shao gave a very pertinent comment. If one looked closely, they would see the pride in his eyes at this moment.
Upon hearing Gu Shao's words, the tension in Gu Xi's heart suddenly relaxed. She couldn't help but smile proudly.
"Isn't it very smart?" Gu Xi giggled and asked.
"Not bad." Gu Shao held back his laughter and said.
"Hehe, it proves that I inherited this from you!" Gu Xi raised her head. This curvy flattery didn't feel out of place at all.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shao finally couldn't help but secretly chuckle.
"Tell me, what do you want?" A father knows his daughter best.
Seeing that her little flattery strategy was exposed by Gu Shao, Gu Xi smiled embarrassedly and said her idea without hesitation, "I want to make a simple model of this work. Do you want to apply for some funding?"
Gu Xi made a small gesture with her thumb and forefinger.
"Yes, and the land to make the model." It wasn't easy to borrow the school's laboratory, and there were many things that Gu Xi needed that couldn't be provided.
Upon hearing Gu Xi's request, Gu Shao nodded without hesitation, "Yes."
After a pause, Gu Shao said, "Follow A this weekend."
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