Chapter 46 Blessed by the Heavens

Hearing what the others said, Qi Fei quickly waved her hands. "I didn't write this song; it was..."

How was she supposed to explain this?

"Anyway, it was just written by a friend of mine."

"Feifei's Cantonese is so good."

The more he interacted with Qi Fei, the more of her strengths he discovered. She truly was a treasure of a girl.

Good Cantonese?

Qi Fei felt a bit guilty hearing the praise. Her Cantonese was really just half-filled and splashing around—at best, she could say it was barely passable.

"Come on, come on, Qi Qi, let's go from the top again." Su Xiang was not quite satisfied yet, walking over in two or three steps.

By this point, Qi Fei also realized that the original body's voice was truly a gift from the heavens. No wonder Zhou Ying had praised it so much, and she herself was getting into the spirit of it now. "Should we sing it again then?"

"What are we waiting for? Hit the music." An excited Su Xiang let out a rogue whistle.

As the song came to an end.

"What is Feifei's vocal range for high and low notes?" Bai Chunle asked, suddenly curious.

Qi Fei had no idea herself. No, wait, she seemed to remember Zhou Ying mentioning it once.

"F#3 to F5?"

"The high note should be around C5."

"What? Low note F#3?" And the high note reached D6! Bai Chunle exclaimed in surprise. There were barely any bass singers who could hit F2, yet Qi Fei could manage down to an F#3?

It wasn't that he doubted Qi Fei, but it was simply hard to believe.

Yet no sooner had his voice fallen than Qi Fei launched into a chant that hit C5,

"You are A Diao,"

"You are a free bird."

The moment that lyric left her lips, more than one person broke out in goosebumps.

"Mixed belting at F5, good grief." What shocked him was how effortlessly Qi Fei managed it.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Feifei, this is what they call having a voice that's a law unto itself."

This wasn't something that could be achieved through mere technique.

Yu Tao was also half an expert, considering he had once been the lead singer of a band.

Although the live environment was mediocre, his equipment was professional. Combined with Qi Fei's naturally mixed-voice vocals that could only be described as a vocal outlaw, the results were definitely fit for the public.

He had to admit, Qi Fei's voice was far too recognizable.

Bai Chunle's head bobbed so fast it blurred. How many singers in the music industry could produce their own natural mixed voice? Every single one of them was a top-tier figure in the scene.

"Feifei, are you really not considering a career in the music industry?" Du Hui couldn't help but ask.

With a heaven-sent voice and appearance like that, why bother with the acting world? If she entered the music industry, she wouldn't even need deliberate hype to conquer everyone.

Qi Fei wasn't really considering it at the moment, but if it came to making money, she wouldn't mind dipping her toes in.

"Not for the time being, I guess." At any rate, she wouldn't have the time this year.

Hearing this recommendation, Bai Chunle leaned in. "Feifei, ask your friend—is this song 'The World's Lovers' up for sale?"

If Qi Fei wanted to keep it for herself, he wouldn't ask. Since Qi Fei had no immediate plans to head into the music circle, he could completely buy it over.

He hadn't expected Qi Fei to sing so well. This went far beyond the level of a professional singer; the distinctiveness of Qi Fei's voice was a gift from the heavens, purely natural.

Qi Fei really couldn't make a decision on this right now. She would have to discuss it with Zhou Ying tonight.

"Right, has the copyright for this song been registered?"

Oh, right. Qi Fei had completely forgotten about that.

She had just sung it on impulse and entirely slipped her mind regarding this matter.

Seeing Qi Fei shake her head, Su Xiang pointed at her with an expression that said she really was hopeless,

[No wonder Qi Fei got set up so badly; she doesn't have an ounce of defensive awareness.]

At that moment, Yu Tao had already walked over to the shop assistant and deleted the recent videos one by one. Since it was a song written by Qi Fei's friend, if it leaked from here, how could Qi Fei face anyone?

Seeing Qi Fei's expression of having done something wrong, the others quickly stepped forward to comfort her. "Don't worry, it should be fine."

"Have your manager register the copyright right now."

"If anything really happens, we'll be your witnesses."

Seeing everyone looking so solemn, Qi Fei didn't say she would talk about it later; she immediately took out her phone and called Zhou Ying.

Sure enough, she was subjected to another round of lecture from Zhou Ying.

"Can you give me some peace of mind?"

"Alright, leave it to me."

To appease Zhou Ying's anger, Qi Fei immediately told her about making ten million.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ying's anger vanished without a trace.

"How come I didn't know you had a friend who is so good at writing songs?"

Indeed, there was no such friend.

"What's his name?" To help register it, she needed to know the person's name.

"Are there any other songs? Are there any that suit your style?"

Zhou Ying was planning to let Qi Fei blossom on multiple fronts, and upon hearing this, she immediately asked.

There it was, another bug.

These things still required Zhou Ying to handle them, and now every lie had to be patched up with countless more lies. Just thinking about it exhausted Qi Fei.

"The person is no longer here."

"Maybe ten or twenty songs, and none of them are registered."

Hearing this left Zhou Ying bewildered. Who wouldn't immediately register a song upon completion? No matter how poor a song was, it was still the composer's beloved child.

It took Zhou Ying a moment to sort out the meaning behind Qi Fei's words.

"You're saying you have a friend who created ten to twenty complete songs, but died before registering them, and now you're the only one who knows about them?"

You could put it that way, yes.

"Has anyone else heard these songs?" At this point, Zhou Ying had other ideas.

"Shall we offer some money to buy these songs from his parents?"

Zhou Ying thought this way because she didn't know the quality of the other tracks; she only thought about offering a sum to buy them first. Even if just one song became a hit, it would be profit.

At this point, she didn't think it would cost much money.

After all, if these songs were really that great, why wouldn't the copyright have been registered?

"There are no living relatives." Although she knew who the singers and composers of these tracks were, they didn't exist in this world.

"Since that's the case... give me his name and the lyrics and sheet music, and I'll help him register them first."

Until now, Zhou Ying still hadn't taken the songs Qi Fei mentioned seriously.

"Right, Bai Chunle wants to buy this song from just now."

Zhou Ying subconsciously replied, "The composer isn't around anymore..."

"Who did you say wants to buy it?!" Zhou Ying suddenly felt she might have taken this matter far too lightly.

Bai Chunle was quite famous abroad; it was just that he had fewer connections since returning to the country. He was a formidable singer-songwriter, yet he wanted to buy a song after just hearing it once—didn't that indicate the quality of this song was...

What about the other songs then? Were they all of this caliber?

This forced Zhou Ying to let her imagination run wild.

"Since your friend is gone and has no surviving relatives, why don't I just register them under your name?"

"At worst, we can donate a portion of the song's proceeds as a way of accumulating good karma for the other person."

Hearing this suggestion, Qi Fei naturally knew Zhou Ying was looking out for her.

"Let's donate all the proceeds from the songs. Money that shouldn't be mine won't bring peace of mind if I keep it."

Zhou Ying hadn't completely turned into a businessman yet, and after thinking it over upon hearing Qi Fei's words, she immediately agreed.

If these songs were all top-tier masterpieces, the money earned definitely wouldn't be a small figure. To say she wasn't tempted at all would be a lie.

Yet Qi Fei made a valid point; if they truly used these songs, they couldn't take the fame and claim all the revenue for themselves.

"I'll register this one first. Send me the rest over the next couple of days whenever you have a moment, and I'll register them together."

Who could guarantee whether anyone else knew about them? The earlier they were registered, the safer they'd be. If these tracks were genuinely masterpieces, who could guarantee no one else would cast their eyes on them?

Human nature was greedy; in the face of profit, some people would stop at nothing. The only difference was that some people could hold onto their bottom line while others couldn't.

Zhou Ying didn't think she was entirely without selfish motives either; in the face of profit, who could claim to have zero selfishness?

Afterward, Qi Fei quickly sent over the lyrics and sheet music for two more songs. But when she saw the names written under the lyricist and composer columns, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry: [Music God]...

How deeply did Qi Fei value the other person's talent?

It now had her looking forward to the rest of the songs. Even if they couldn't every single one be a masterpiece, as long as there were three or five good ones, it would be enough for Qi Fei to firmly establish her footing in the music world.

Others might not know Qi Fei's talent, but she knew that Qi Fei's voice was a gift from the heavens.

Even without receiving professional training beforehand, her voice was something that could walk unhindered through the music industry, and her vocal range easily spanned three octaves.

If not for that, Zhou Ying wouldn't have been so overjoyed when she heard Qi Fei's parents were sending her to be a trainee.

Although Qi Fei's academic results had been at the top of her class at the time, given those parents of hers, even if she passed the exams, whether they would actually let Qi Fei go was questionable.

Besides, who didn't have a celebrity dream back then? Being able to realize her dream while escaping her parents' control was probably the best possible outcome for Qi Fei at the time.

What she hadn't expected, however, was that Qi Fei would suddenly quit the group after achieving massive popularity. Zhou Ying still didn't know what had happened during that period; every time the topic was brought up, Qi Fei would clam up and refuse to talk about it.

She had thought that after returning to the country and signing with an agency, even if she didn't work as a singer, Qi Fei's face alone could let her make a splashing success in the acting world. Who would have thought that good days wouldn't last long before ending up in such a state.

Zhou Ying often wondered if the heavens were simply jealous of Qi Fei's looks—not only getting stuck with parents like that, but continuing to face one hurdle after another even after escaping their control.

To leave a heaven-sent voice like this from stirring up the stagnant waters of the music industry would be a terrible waste of natural gifts.

Yet when Zhou Ying asked where the money came from, Qi Fei could only gloss it over by saying she would tell her when she got back. The matter was still in a confidential stage and truly couldn't be explained right now. Before she could say two more sentences, Qi Fei wanted to hang up.

"Don't hang up, I'm not done yet."

Hearing this, Qi Fei obediently waited for the rest: "I plan to arrange a singing-type variety show for you after these few months are busy. Don't forget to pick a song you like."

Qi Fei: "..."