The sound of Erhu floated in the spacious banquet hall, and the guests in the audience were intoxicated and could not help but be surprised. No one expected that Zhou Jing actually had such skills.
Su Xia crossed her legs and hummed "Jasmine" softly along with the melody. A stranger's exclamation could be faintly heard not far away. This made Shirley feel proud for a while. As expected of her brother, she really made a big move.
Hearing others praise Zhou Jing, Shirley felt happier inside than when she received screams and applause on the stage.
On the contrary, Crystal frowned unconsciously. In her opinion, although Zhou Jing's performance was good and the music was good, it seemed a little weak in the finale. To put it bluntly, it just couldn't hold up the scene.
Is there anything else? It's definitely not that simple. Crystal held her chin with one hand and thought silently. At this moment, there was indeed a change on the stage.
Zhou Jing suddenly played a fast-paced interlude, and then the sound of the piano suddenly stopped. At the same time, the spotlights on him and Hani also dimmed, leaving only the blurry figures of the two.
This aroused strong curiosity in the audience, and so did Crystal, but then she couldn't help but laugh, "Smelly Oppa, you know you still have something up your sleeve."
The lights on the stage came on again, and now it was no longer Zhou Jing who appeared, but Xu Suzhi and a little boy from the children's art troupe, wearing Korean clothes and sitting cross-legged on the floor, playing traditional Korean musical instruments in their hands.
Drum and hairpin
The rhythm of the drums was lively, which immediately lifted the atmosphere of the scene. The audience applauded and cheered, and the melodious erhu sound reverberated in the banquet hall again, but this time it was no longer alone.
Yes, in addition to the erhu and janggu, there are other musical instruments. The South Koreans present instantly recognized that it was the gayageum. The little girl sat in front of the gayageum and played it while showing a cute smile.
Then the whole place started to boil. The reason was very simple. What Zhou Jing and the others performed together was no longer "Jasmine", but "Arirang" which is as famous as "Jasmine".
"Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo..."
Suzhi opened his sandalwood mouth and sang this famous folk song. You must know that "Arirang" is of great significance to all Koreans.
At the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the sports delegations from the North and the South entered the venue together for the historic first time. The background music played at that time was "Arirang".
Moreover, this song is also deeply loved by Korean compatriots in China. Zhou Jinghui’s original intention of playing “Arirang” was also to play it for Yang Xiaoxiao’s whole family.
It’s just that Bitch Yang felt that he should make an arrangement after listening to it, speed up the tempo of the song and preferably add a drum set. There was no other way. He was a serious rock fan at that time.
What Zhou Jing is playing now is the adapted version, which is a little less lyrical than the original song and more cheerful and passionate, almost catching up with disco music.
It has to be said that Xu Solji is a singing teacher and is the lead singer of EXID. Her singing voice is indeed beautiful, but with the addition of Lee Sun Hee and Cho Soo Mi, she is obviously not good enough.
Although Zhou Jing and others have made many mistakes in their cooperation, who cares about this right now? As Speaker Zheng Yihe stood up and started singing along, the sound quickly filled the room.
Crystal and Sulli are no exception. In the past, when the SM family concerts ended, all the artists would collectively perform this song to the fans on the stage.
But suddenly, Crystal noticed that Zhou Jing on the stage was secretly blinking at her, and she instantly understood what her father wanted to convey.
"Jasmine" and "Arirang", the erhu and the yongqin not only symbolize the friendship between China and South Korea, but are also the epitome of the love between Zhou Jing and Jing Shuang.
Although the countries are different and their cultures are slightly different, as long as they truly love each other, they can face countless difficulties and finally achieve harmony between the piano and the harp, and the harmony between the luan and the phoenix.
"Smelly Oppa, this is what you want to tell me, right? Let's fight together..." Crystal made a cheering gesture, but the next second she covered her mouth with her hands and laughed shyly.
Shirley didn't notice the pink scene next to her. She was already in high spirits at the moment. Of course, she didn't forget to record the scene in front of her with her mobile phone. She would upload it to Instagram later.
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In the Peninsula Hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, Jessica dragged her tired body open the door to the room, and then threw herself onto the soft and comfortable big bed.
After today's event in Pengcheng ended, Girls' Generation had no new team schedule for a short period of time, so she hurried to Hong Kong Island while the distance was close.
Huano Taifu's headquarters is also on Hong Kong Island, and Ye Yunting has already arrived before her. There is still a lot of work waiting for them tomorrow, but right now Jessica just wants to relax completely and sleep in a deep sleep.
There is no way, who made her have a double identity now... No, it is a triple identity, a member of Girls' Generation, the design director of Xiaodihao, and the artist director of SM Company.
It was so tiring. Sometimes Jessica wanted to put everything aside and just stay by his side quietly. This feeling became even stronger especially after watching that thrilling video.
"Oh, I hope Xiujing can love him and take care of him." Jessica shook her head and tried to get rid of the unreliable thoughts.
Now that the deal is done, she is burdened not only by herself, but also by the ardent expectations of the other members of the group and teacher Lee Soo Man. Since she is determined to embark on this path, she has no other choice.
But she also regretted it. If she had been right... Jessica blushed and secretly spat at herself.
What were she thinking? She couldn't destroy Crystal's happiness no matter what. That was her insurmountable bottom line, unless...
"Ding dong, ding dong..." The doorbell rang quickly, interrupting the chaotic thoughts in Jessica's mind, and then she began to curse inwardly at the person who dared to disturb her rest.
As a result, the moment the door opened, a small figure quickly flashed in. Jessica was speechless when she saw this, "Ah, Taeyeon, didn't you agree to rest for an hour before going to eat? Why are you so anxious?"
The person who came was none other than team leader Kim Taeyeon. She originally planned to go back to Seoul with the large army, but Jessica grabbed her and stopped her.
The reason is very simple. All of SNSD are shareholders of Xiaodihao. Although they have agreed in advance not to interfere in the company's operations, they still have to attend tomorrow's meeting.
Because one of the topics at the meeting was about Girls’ Generation’s collective endorsement of Little Dixon, there were many details involved that needed to be negotiated with the parties involved.
Jessica originally wanted to call everyone together for a meeting, but the eight people all gave her the same answer. She just had to do whatever she wanted, I didn't have time.
In this case, it was okay for others to escape. As the captain, Kim Taeyeon couldn't escape, so she was carried to Hong Kong Island by Jessica unwillingly.
It was just that when I arrived at the hotel, the paper man immediately suggested that I take a nap first before going to eat. Unexpectedly, within a few minutes, the little short body actually became energetic again.
Jessica looked at Taeyeon in front of her with confusion, and suddenly noticed that Taeyeon's face was very frightened and a little sad, which made Jessica feel a little uneasy in her heart.
"Oh, oh, Sika, let's leave right away, otherwise we'll miss the plane." Taeyeon dragged Jessica out of the door without saying a word.
"Wait a minute, Taeyeon, are you okay? Why are you catching a plane? Where are you going?" Jessica was confused, thinking that Taeyeon had another inexplicable convulsion.
However, Taeyeon was stunned as soon as she finished speaking, and soon asked Jessica in confusion, "Mo? Didn't anyone call you?"
"Phone?" Jessica took out her cell phone from her pocket, only to realize that it had already been turned off.
Taeyeon suddenly realized this when she noticed this, "Sika, Oppa Xiang Min just informed me that my wife..."
"Moragu? What's wrong with Master Wife?" Jessica finally realized where the uneasiness in her heart came from, so she grabbed Taeyeon's arm and asked urgently.
"She's gone..." Taeyeon's eyes immediately dimmed after she said that.
Jessica stood stunned on the spot. Although she had been mentally prepared, she still found it unacceptable at this moment. After all, she had just visited Jin Enzhen in the hospital a few days ago.
"Sika, Xiangmin Oppa has booked the earliest flight back to Seoul for us..."
Just as Taeyeon was mid-sentence, Jessica pushed her away and staggered towards the door. Seeing this, Taeyeon hurriedly shouted behind her,
"Hey, luggage, Sika, you forgot your luggage..."
At the same time, SM Company suddenly released a shocking statement to the outside world, which really caused thousands of waves.
Hello everyone, this is SM Entertainment.
We would like to announce the news about producer Lee Soo Man. The wife of our producer Lee Soo Man, Kim Eun Jin, passed away today due to small bowel cancer.
In December 2012, Lee Soo Man's wife was diagnosed with small bowel cancer. She underwent major surgery in January 2013 and has been receiving anti-cancer treatment since then.
Representative Lee Soo Man stayed at the bedside of his wife from her illness to her death, taking good care of her. Finally, she became ill again. After two years of treatment, she passed away on September 30, 2014.
I hereby express my hope that everyone can send you warm comfort and wish the deceased a safe journey.
