Chapter 237 Astonishing
The crisp sound of the guqin, just the first note, instantly plunged the entire stadium into a deathly silence.
The audience in the stadium had already been exhausted, yawning incessantly, but upon hearing the chiming guqin, everyone's ears perked up.
All eyes turned towards the stage, wondering where this beautiful, ethereal, and soul-piercing guqin music was coming from.
As people were still looking around in confusion, a tall, long-legged woman, dressed in a light blue qipao, walked out from the backstage.
She wore no high heels, her feet bare, exuding confidence and grace as she slowly walked across the long runway, accompanied by the chiming guqin.
The entire stadium fell silent, all gazes fixed on the stage, on the woman.
At that moment, everyone seemed to forget the present time and space, as if instantly transported to ancient Chang'an, and the woman who walked out was like a captivating courtesan of the highest order, drawing all attention.
Her clothes fluttered, her posture elegant, each step she took seemed to tread on everyone's heartstrings.
Chen Yang sat at the edge of the stage, the beautiful melody of "High Mountain Flowing Water" flowing from his fingertips.
The ancient music, accompanied by ancient clothing, and a beautiful, ancient face, instantly captivated all the audience, making them fall in love.
Su Ya, wearing a Hanfu, gently swayed her waist and walked around, then exited from another direction.
Everyone's eyes followed Su Ya's departure, filled with reluctance.
At this moment, Liu Ran, wearing another red Hanfu dress with two silk ribbons hanging from her shoulders, slowly emerged.
At this moment, the stadium became even more boisterous.
Accompanied by the guqin music, Liu Ran, in a red Hanfu, gracefully walked across the stage.
The "ding-ding dong-dong" of the guqin sounded like countless streams flowing through the mountains.
It was as if a forest breeze had truly swept through the entire stadium, filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers, the gentle murmur of streams.
Liu Ran was like an elf in the mountains and forests, arriving with the wind and leaving with elegance.
It wasn't until Liu Ran, in her Hanfu, descended from the stage that the entire stadium finally came back to its senses.
"Wait, what just happened? What did I just see?"
"Listen, listen to this guqin music, it's so beautiful. Even at master-level concerts, even on television, I've never heard such beautiful guqin music."
"Bro, forget the guqin music for a moment. Did you see? Two beauties in stunning outfits just floated past me. My God, I feel like I'm dreaming!"
"Dreaming? Of course not. There were indeed two beauties, so beautiful. Wait, I was so focused on their faces that I overlooked their clothes. Look, look, here comes another one."
"Huh! It's really the first model again. My goodness! Her outfit is absolutely gorgeous."
At this time, Su Ya, having changed into a third Hanfu, walked onto the stage.
The crowd in the stadium once again marveled, their voices buzzing.
Exclamations of astonishment, admiration, and surprise echoed throughout the stadium.
After Su Ya exited, Liu Ran ascended the stage again.
The two women quickly changed Hanfu backstage, with Zheng Yanqiu assisting. They completed the display of ten Hanfu outfits with amateur modeling poses.
After the ten Hanfu outfits were displayed, Chen Yang pressed his hands down, and the guqin music stopped. He walked onto the stage and picked up the microphone.
Chen Yang spoke to the crowd, "I apologize, everyone. Because our invited models were poached at the last minute and all left, we had to ask our company's bosses to act as models and wear our latest designed Hanfu to complete this fashion show."
"As the bosses were very unprofessional, we kindly ask for your understanding regarding any shortcomings!"
A buzz of discussion erupted in the stadium.
"What? Those two beauties just now were the bosses of Yangyangyang Qianyi Clothing Factory? My heavens!"
"Was this really a guest appearance as models? They completely overshadowed the most professional models!"
"I now understand the saying 'looks are justice.' Even if they hadn't learned a day of modeling, the moment they put on the Hanfu, they were goddesses, fully showcasing the beauty of the Hanfu."
"I'm buying these clothes. I want to order them immediately. They're so damn beautiful."
As the crowd discussed, someone started to clap, and then enthusiastic applause spread throughout the stadium.
It was endless and fervent, the applause like waves crashing one after another, never ceasing.
Chen Yang smiled, bowed slightly to the crowd, then handed the microphone to the host and headed backstage, entering dressing room number eighteen.
Liu Ran and Su Ya had already changed back into their clothes. Both women were panting, clearly finding even just walking the stage to be physically demanding.
Liu Ran, hearing the incessant applause from the front, breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "It sounds like our display went quite well."
Su Ya also visibly relaxed, saying, "It seems okay. I guess we passed."
Zheng Yanqiu stood by, beaming, and said, "More than okay, it was simply perfect!"
"When you two wore the Hanfu, you were truly classical beauties, like courtesans in person. Forget the people in the audience, even I couldn't help but be smitten with you."
Liu Ran covered her mouth and laughed, then looked towards the door and said, "Huh? Why hasn't Chen Yang come yet? You know, Chen Yang's guqin playing is really good."
Su Ya rolled her eyes in exasperation, "Is it just good? It's professional level good!"
"I doubt the professors at Jinling University's College of Music could play the guqin with as much expressiveness as he does."
Zheng Yanqiu sighed, "When we were at home, Mr. Chen said my father-in-law's guqin skills were just average. I thought he was just being boastful back then!"
"But I never expected he was telling the truth. If my father-in-law knew Chen Yang's guqin skills were so extraordinary, he would have already brought his guqin to beg for lessons."
Liu Ran and Su Ya both covered their mouths and laughed.
Chen Yang walked in at that moment and said, "Having so much fun? Well, it's good to be happy, because I estimate we'll definitely be first place."
Liu Ran walked towards Chen Yang and said, "Chen Yang, you sly fox, I never knew you could be so modest. Your guqin playing is astonishingly masterful, and I never knew."
Beside her, Su Ya sized up Chen Yang with her beautiful eyes, then walked over with a playful grin and said, "Chen Yang, this time your secret identity has been revealed by me, hasn't it? Hahaha!"