Memory inheritor

Chapter 57 "Fans"

Wei Hongsi was stumped by Shen Qing's question.

He had no idea what song Shen Qing had just sung. If you ignored the differences in rhythm and lyrics, any song would sound the same to him.

He couldn't understand why Shen Qing had changed the questions at the last minute. It was as if everyone else had answered the highlighted questions on the A paper, but he was given a B paper that had never been taught. Didn't she know that if students didn't do well, people would question the teacher's competence?

Actually, this question isn't difficult to answer; in this situation, there's only one correct answer. The difficulty lies in the follow-up questions—which are entirely predictable; Shen Qing will ask "why" after giving a simple answer.

However, Wei Hongsi didn't show his inner complaints on his face; he quickly gave the correct answer: "I like it."

Then Shen Qing asked, "Can you tell me why?"

Wei Hong thought, "Because you looked pretty cool playing the piano just now." Although it seemed like an irrelevant answer, it wasn't entirely wrong. Since he couldn't appreciate the music, he could at least appreciate the person.

Just as the words were about to come out, I suddenly remembered that during Shen Qing's performance, someone behind me had been whispering. They were saying that the version Shen Qing sang live was jazz-style, completely different from the style of her officially released albums.

jazz?

Wei Hongsi had a flash of inspiration and, combining it with some of the lyrics Shen Qing had just sung, said, "I like that kind of improvisational change in melody and rhythm, which allows the same song to express different emotions. It's like the same story, told from different perspectives, with different tones, and at different times, giving people completely different feelings."

Shen Qing blinked and asked again, "So, which kind of emotional expression do you prefer?"

Wei Hong thought for a moment and said, "The most infectious emotions are always complex. They combine pain and anger, persistence and resistance, and of course, most importantly, resilience and hope. Perhaps it can be seen as a declaration: 'I understand everything, but I still want to do it this way.'"

Shen Qing's vision blurred slightly, a strange emotion surging within her. Sure enough, there are still fans who understand me; all my perseverance has been worthwhile.

She quickly composed herself and asked with a smile, "What style would you like for my next album?"

Wei Hongsi said earnestly, "Anything is fine, as long as you're happy."

He originally thought he wouldn't have a chance to tell the truth, but seeing Shen Qing's demeanor, he felt that his answer was probably correct.

Shen Qing nodded vigorously, "Thank you, thank you!" Hearing enthusiastic applause from the audience, she added, "Thank you everyone!"

Seeing so much support, she became even more determined in her creative vision for the new album.

Wei Hongsi handed over the microphone, sat down, and let out a long sigh. Seeing Shen Qing and the audience's reactions, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "As long as you're happy."

As the event progressed, Shen Qing's condition improved, creating several climaxes. Even after the ship docked and the event ended, the fans were still somewhat reluctant to part.

It was not yet 9:30, so it wasn't too late. Ji Cheng arranged three buses to take the fans who participated in the event to the city center or along the subway line.

Shen Qing, her agent, and staff have their own private cars, so Ji Cheng doesn't need to worry about them.

Ji Cheng kept Wei Hongsi and Lu Jiaqi until the end, not only to express his gratitude but also to discuss important matters.

Throughout the evening's event, no emergencies occurred. Instead, it was Ji Cheng's own men who ran into trouble. If Wei Hongsi hadn't discovered the problem in time, even if he had dealt with Chen Haoyu, there was no guarantee that others wouldn't have caused even bigger problems.

Ji Cheng arranged for eight young people like Chen Haoyu to handle various emergencies. With the cooperation of other park employees, they were more than capable of maintaining order on site.

To his surprise, this seemingly well-thought-out arrangement actually harbored a huge hidden danger.

Of the eight young men, six had participated in the negative emotion test in Plan B; three other amusement park employees present had also participated.

In that test, none of them showed any resistance. However, given Chen Haoyu's precedent, this conclusion might not be reliable. According to Wei Hongsi, even they themselves couldn't confirm this.

Therefore, Ji Cheng made a decisive move to isolate all these people from the event. He never took any chances when dealing with such issues.

Although the event has now concluded successfully, there are still greater hidden dangers that have not been resolved.

More than a hundred people participated in that test, most of whom were employees of the amusement park. Ji Cheng's department, in particular, mobilized almost its entire staff.

Due to time constraints on the day of the test, it was difficult to find a sufficient number of suitable participants. Ji Cheng could only prioritize mobilizing people from his own department and company. Furthermore, he still harbored considerable skepticism about Wei Hongsi's analysis at the time, believing that having trusted individuals directly participate in the test would yield more reliable results.

Ji Cheng had anticipated the potential consequences of the test and had taken some countermeasures, but these were limited to employees who showed resistance during the test.

After witnessing Chen Haoyu's outrageous behavior today, Ji Cheng realized that he had oversimplified the situation.

Often, the small evils committed unintentionally by our own people are more terrifying than the heavy blows of our enemies, because you simply have no way to defend against them.

Those young men were all groomed by him as his protégés. If they had the same problems as Chen Haoyu, it would be like having several bombs strapped to his side, which might explode at any time and send everyone to hell.

Therefore, he must completely eliminate this hidden danger, otherwise he will not be able to sleep well in the future.

He considered transferring Chen Haoyu and others to positions far removed from the core business, but this did not seem to completely solve the problem and would be unfair to Chen Haoyu and others.

Those young people responded to his request to participate in the testing, and then he kicked them all out when problems arose. That's really unfair.

Besides, there are many other employees participating in the test. We can't just reassign or fire them all, can we?

So Ji Cheng changed his approach. If the resistance those people felt after seeing Plan B was considered a kind of illness, the most reasonable thing to do was to cure their illness.

He invited Wei Hongsi and Lu Jiaqi to the meeting room on the dock, explained the situation and his thoughts, and felt rather embarrassed afterward because Wei Hongsi had advised him that day.

Wei Hong thought for a moment and said, "We can perform high-density electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring on the subjects to confirm whether they developed a resistance to watching Option B. If we use a medical analogy, it's like confirming whether the person is sick and how serious the illness is."

"Oh! This is absolutely necessary!" Ji Cheng nodded repeatedly.

If we can accurately identify those who have developed resistance, we've solved part of the problem. At least we don't have to condemn everyone just because we're worried about a "bomb" planted nearby.

But his goal wasn't just to solve part of the problem, so he asked, "Once it's diagnosed, how is it treated?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Generally speaking, you should see a psychologist."

"I've heard that seeing a psychologist usually requires several sessions, and there's no guarantee of a cure." Ji Cheng frowned, then smiled. "Judging from what Engineer Wei is saying, there must be some 'unconventional' methods, right?"

Wei Hongsi nodded and said, "Yes, there is, but it will take some time."

"Okay, let me know if you have any news. Let's get a diagnosis first, then start treatment. Are you available tomorrow?"

Ji Cheng didn't ask how much longer it would take. He felt that the most urgent task was to identify the "sick" people first, and that the "treatment" could wait.

Lu Jiaqi said, "I have no problem on my end, and I can handle the coordination and support work."

Wei Hongsi took out his phone, opened WD, checked the status of the IR1 project team, and confirmed that Gu Shiming, Yu Sheng, and others were still in the company. He then said, "I'll go back to the company now, report the situation to the leadership, and get back to President Ji later."

Ji Cheng said, "Alright, alright! Then I'll leave it to you two!"

Lu Jiaqi drove over, having not been drinking that night, and drove Wei Hongsi to the Zhiwei Technology Building.

She knew Wei Hongsi wasn't interested in music, so he turned off the stereo as soon as he started the car. Because of this, she was a little curious and asked during their casual conversation, "How did you answer Shen Qing's two questions?"

Wei Hongsi said, "I happened to have read a book called 'Jazz'."

Lu Jiaqi was even more puzzled: "You don't even like music, so why are you interested in studying jazz?"

Wei Hongsi was silent for a moment, then said, "That's a novel."

Mentioning this novel reminded him of something else.

Morrison’s book borrows from the improvisational features of jazz in its narrative structure and employs multiple narrative perspectives.

The book *The Story of Time*, for which no publication information can be found, shares similar characteristics. Although the entire book is narrated from the perspective of "I," the "I" within the book possesses multiple personalities, each with a different narrative perspective. The stories in the book also arise and end spontaneously, resembling the monologues of a schizophrenic.

Whether it's because of this similarity or not, Wei Hongsi believes that the author, Huajianyue, is most likely a woman.

Lu Jiaqi turned to look at Wei Hongsi and said self-deprecatingly, "Sigh, I've shown my weakness again."

Wei Hongsi said, "Not many people have probably read that book."

"Okay, I guess you've comforted me." Lu Jiaqi smiled.

Wei Hongsi noticed that Lu Jiaqi was in very good spirits today, clearly having something to be happy about, so he asked her, "Are you getting a promotion soon?"

"It's basically settled." Lu Jiaqi pursed her lips. "After all these years, I've finally reached the top."

"That's the end?" Wei Hongsi asked, somewhat surprised. If she remembered correctly, she was supposed to advance one more level to reach W2, so how could she have reached the end already?