Chapter 96 It’s because you’re not good-looking
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Yang Xiao clenched his fists tightly and glared at Xu Yan fiercely. He was completely defeated in the field he was best at, and was reminded again and again by Xu Yan, which was like rubbing salt into the wound. This made him so angry that he wanted to measure Xu Yan's face with the soles of his shoes.
"You look like you want to eat me. Are you ready to fight because you can't stand losing?" Xu Yan smiled coldly and hooked his finger provocatively, "Come on, I'll give you a hand!"
Hearing Xu Yan's words, the squad leaders were shocked. They had finally managed to transfer the competition items outside of the military items. If they had to go back because of this, they would be in tears. Therefore, they did not dare to delay and acted quickly. Two of them stepped forward to pull Yang Xiao away, and the others came to Xu Yan. One of them said, "We admit defeat in this game!"
"Really? I see he's very unconvinced, and looks like he wants to fight. How about a fighting competition?" Xu Yan was relentless and kept holding on to this matter. Compared to a competition in an unknown area, a competition in a military event was more certain.
The squad leaders were not fools and of course they would not let Xu Yan get his wish. They firmly refused and scolded Yang Xiao. At the same time, they proposed a new competition, suggesting that the next competition should be singing. They did not give Xu Yan a chance to refuse and directly called out the person, who was a soldier named Dong Wenrou.
"Compare singing!" Upon hearing this, Xu Yan's eyes flickered and he couldn't help feeling guilty. He had been extremely intelligent since he was young and could quickly master anything he learned. He was good at many things, but singing was his only weakness. Although he was not tone-deaf, his sense of music was very poor.
"My name is Dong Wenrou, please give me your guidance!" Dong Wenrou stepped forward and said.
"Okay, okay." Xu Yan nodded perfunctorily and thought quickly about a countermeasure.
As if they could see his guilty conscience, a group of squad leaders looked at each other and said in unison, "Xu Yan, time is precious, why don't we start now? Of course, if you are afraid, just tell us and we can change to another project."
"I would like to change to another event, but can I say no now ? Obviously I can't, because saying it means I admit defeat, and if I admit defeat, I won't have to compete later." Thoughts raced through his mind, and Xu Yan found helplessly that he seemed to have no choice but to agree. However, he was also a bachelor, and seeing that the singing contest was unavoidable, he gritted his teeth and agreed, "What a joke, it's just a singing contest, let's compete!"
"Okay, in that case, let's get started!"
"Wait!" Xu Yan rolled his eyes and glanced at Dong Wenrou. Seeing that Dong Wenrou looked a little ugly, he immediately had an idea. Facing everyone's puzzled gazes, he said loudly, "Songs are like this. Good and bad are relatively abstract. It's not like doing exercises. There is a standard answer. Right and wrong, good and bad are clear at a glance. Some people may think that the same song is good, while others may think it is not good. It's not easy to judge..."
"After saying so much, you're not afraid, are you?"
"Of course not. I just want to make the judging criteria clear. Singing is entertainment, so there's no need for scoring. Just focus on attracting the audience and making them laugh. Brother Wenrou and I will stand together and sing. Whoever can attract more audiences and bring more laughter to everyone will win. How about that?"
Although Xu Yan's request was strange, it was also reasonable. The other party couldn't refuse, so he nodded and agreed. The two sides negotiated for a few more sentences and soon finalized the details. No microphone or music was needed, just singing a cappella and expressing themselves freely.
As the crowd watched, Xu Yan and Dong Wenrou stood side by side. Dong Wenrou faced the audience, while Xu Yan squinted his eyes and looked at him with ill intent.
"Hello everyone, my name is Dong Wenrou. Today I would like to bring you a song called Green Flower in the Army. I hope you like it!" Dong Wenrou spoke softly in a star-like voice.
As soon as he finished his sentence and before he could start singing, Xu Yan interrupted him and said, "I think you should sing 'Just Like Your Tenderness'. This song is more suitable for your name!"
Ha ha!
What Xu Yan said was so interesting that the crowd suddenly burst into cheerful laughter.
"Xu Yan, we are having a singing competition here, not a verbal duel. Stop making jokes here. Tell us what song you want to sing." A squad leader shouted.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I'm just trying to liven up the atmosphere!" Xu Yan said with a smile, and then continued, "I'm going to bring you a modified version of 'It's Because You're Not Good-Looking'."
This is a rap song. Xu Yan knows his own business and knows that if the competition is based on singing skills, he has little chance of winning, so he chooses a rap song.
After the opening remarks, the two began to sing a song.
Dong Wenrou thought for a moment before she began to sing, "The cold wind blows the fallen leaves, the army is a green flower, dear comrades, don't miss home, don't miss your mother..."
An expert can tell whether a piece is good or not at a glance. As soon as Dong Wenrou opened her mouth, her unique voice and emotional tone won a standing ovation and cheers from everyone.
At this time, Xu Yan started rapping, "Today I will tell you a sad story. Why was I rejected by an Aries girl? It's because you are not good-looking! Why was I rejected by a Sagittarius girl? It's because you are not good-looking..."
In just two sentences, Xu Yan's playful and funny rap lyrics attracted everyone's attention. He spoke like a crossbow arrow, and rap came out of his mouth one by one, "Why was I rejected by a Scorpio girl? It's because you are not good-looking! Why was I rejected by an Aquarius girl? It's because you are not good-looking! Why haven't you found a partner for so long? It's because you are not good-looking..."
When he sang a short paragraph, Dong Wenrou's Green Flower in the Army had only sung less than ten sentences, and her voice was completely suppressed by him.
Xu Yan was greatly encouraged. He turned around to face Dong Wenrou, pointed at his face, and continued to sing: "Why is she indifferent even when I confessed my love to her? It's because you are not good-looking! Why do you always make excuses for not having feelings? It's because you are not good-looking! Why haven't you fully realized it? It's all because you are not good-looking..."
Everybody burst into laughter as he uttered the hilarious lines. However, Dong Wenrou's eyelids twitched and her breathing became unstable. It was obvious that she was greatly affected by Xu Yan.
“I don’t believe you can hold it back!” Xu Yan sneered in his heart, his eyes rolled, and the speed of his rap increased a bit, and he also slightly adjusted the lyrics, changing "It’s not because you are not good-looking" into some specific lines, such as "It’s not because your eyes are too small, it’s not because your mouth is too big, it’s not because your nose is too crooked" and so on. And every time he sang a line, his eyes fell on the corresponding part of Dong Wenrou's body, very targeted!
