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Chapter 131 It's so cold

Chapter 131 It's so cold

That night, Yang Du lay in bed, and the concept of his solo album became clearer in his mind.

The opening chapter, "Life is Like a Summer Flower," describes life as vibrant and radiant, a most intense expression of its blossoming.

In closing, "The Ordinary Road" crosses mountains and seas, revealing that ordinariness is the only answer.

This is a journey about life, from setting off full of expectations to returning after weathering countless storms.

In the middle, according to Yang Du's idea, are the various witnesses and thoughts during the journey, roughly including feelings of pride, confusion, and pain.

Things like relief and so on are used to fill the scenery and wonder of the journey.

As for what songs to fill the gaps, Yang Du subconsciously checked his inventory. After several lottery draws, he currently had quite a few songs in hand.

"It Rained All Night," "Sorrow," "Birch Forest," "Fireworks Fade Easily," "Meeting at the Aobao," "Crazy for Love," "The You of the Past"

"Meeting at the Aobao" was the first to be crossed out, followed by "Crazy for Love".

Yang Du pondered the rest: "The You of the Past" was the starting point, "Sorrow" was a reflection on life, and "Fireworks Fade Easily" was an epiphany.

It seems that both can be connected; the only difference is how the theme is explained.

He mentally went through the order and combination of these songs several times before drifting off to sleep.

On January 6, Yang Du flew from Hangzhou to Shanghai.

According to his original schedule, he could have arrived in Shanghai tomorrow or on the 8th, but Tao Cheng had previously invited him to walk the red carpet together, and he simply couldn't refuse her kind invitation.

The executives at Jinshi also hoped to generate buzz by having the singer and producer appear together, adding to the momentum of Tao Cheng winning Best Female Pop Singer.

That noon, Yang Du met Tao Cheng at the hotel.

She was trying on a new hairstyle, and her hair was unusually transformed from long, flowing hair into a neat high ponytail, making her look both capable and sharp.

It has to be said that this look fits the concept of the album "Swallowtail Butterfly" very well, giving off a strong female lead vibe that complements the overall look perfectly.

"How's it going, junior?" Tao Cheng lifted her skirt and twirled around lightly, showing off, "My battle outfit is pretty good, isn't it?"

"Hmm." Yang Du commented cooperatively, giving two thumbs up, "Red looks very energetic, and the person is beautiful too, really nice."

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Tao Cheng was slightly annoyed; he hadn't gotten to the point at all. Straight men's aesthetic sense was hopeless.

Hong Jie, standing to the side, teased, "Alright, Orange, do you really expect Yang Du to recognize that your outfit is the latest Paris Fall/Winter collection? These guys only care about whether it's pretty, good-looking, or not."

A group of people doing makeup and styling around him chuckled to themselves.

Yang Du, who had been shot in the knee, tried to refute, but Sister Hong asked a question first.

"Do you know Adrien Beaumont? This dress worn by Orange was designed by her, and it was even featured in a separate review by System magazine. The material—"

From dresses to shoes to eyeshadow brands, Sister Hong talked non-stop. In less than a minute, Yang Du's eyes started to dart around, and he could only instinctively nod politely to show that he was still listening.

Fortunately, Tao Cheng's assistant came in in time to interrupt Sister Hong's spellcasting.

"Sister Orange, Sister Hong, we've got the red carpet schedule and media partners."

The short-haired assistant handed over the documents: "We have about ten minutes to stop on the red carpet on the 8th. After the autograph wall, the official host will have a fixed interview of about three minutes. The questions have been discussed in advance, and there won't be any outrageous questions. The rest of the time is for free interviews."

Yang Du quickly changed the subject: "The Golden Chart Music Awards are always broadcast by Dragon TV, and the official red carpet host is also their main host, so they shouldn't ask any outrageous questions, right?"

"Regular interviews generally don't have any irregularities, but that's not necessarily the case during free interviews."

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Tao Cheng sneered: "They claim it's to capture the real reactions of celebrities, but it's really just for ratings and buzz. They improvise and throw in one or two tricky or outrageous questions."

Celebrities are human too. If they give an inappropriate answer or lose control of their micro-expressions, won't they generate buzz and attention?

"Last year, someone was asked how he felt about competing for the Most Popular Male Singer award with his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, and he immediately turned pale."

Yang Du recalled this: "It seems to have been a rapper who wrote a diss track about that reporter after he got back, and I remember it even trended on social media."

"You guys are still too young," Sister Hong shook her head, revealing the truth. "Is it possible that this was all part of a publicity stunt?"

Tao Cheng: "————"

Yang Du: "————"

Although Yang Du knows that many people will go to any lengths to become famous, this kind of hype is just too unseemly.

"Sister Hong knows so much! Can you predict what kind of difficult questions my senior will face the day after tomorrow?"

"Three possibilities. Tao Cheng, one of the five nominees for Best Female Pop Singer tonight."

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"Who do you think is most likely to win?"

On January 8th, at 5:30 PM, in the free interview area, the lights were flashing everywhere, and a reporter from Big Eyes Wave indeed asked the question that Sister Hong had guessed beforehand.

This question seems simple, but it's actually quite thorny.

If you say you have confidence in yourself, but you don't win the award, you'll become a laughing stock online. Don't talk about confidence or not; being ridiculed is inevitable.

If it were someone else, the media would immediately write that they were already timid before the battle even began, and might even go further and provoke that Tao Cheng didn't think BCD would win the award.

Having prepared a contingency plan, Tao Cheng answered the questions without batting an eye, while Yang Du, who had just answered a trivial question, had no interest in the media reporters.

He only had one feeling right now: it was so damn cold.

In January, the temperature in Shanghai is the most stern father for anyone who cares about their appearance.

Admittedly, the temperature in Shanghai is not as low as in Beijing, but the winter in the south comes with its own magical attack. The wind carries ice, the ice carries cold, and the cold carries needles that relentlessly pierce into your bones, a chilling cold that cuts to the bone.

A gust of wind blew by, and Yang Du couldn't help but shiver; his teeth almost chattered.

Now he regrets it, he really regrets it, for not listening to Chen Chen's advice to put on more heat packs.

The two patches on my lower back are not nearly enough.

Because of the cameras, Yang Du carefully sniffed and unconsciously looked at Tao Cheng.

At this moment, the up-and-coming pop star, who is being interviewed, is wearing only a haute couture dress that offers absolutely no protection against the cold, with her arms and half of her back exposed.

But Tao Cheng seemed completely unaffected by the cold wind, maintaining an elegant posture and a perfectly timed smile as she spoke eloquently to the camera, radiant and captivating.

That makes sense, after all, women are made of water.

Ice is made of water, yet it is colder than water.

Very reasonable.

Yang Du silently gave Tao Cheng a thumbs up in his heart. She's someone you can't mess with. This woman is really ruthless to herself.