His Genius Wife Is A Superstar novel Chapter 302

Chapter 302 - True Battlefield

After the interview, the show officially ended. Jin Chonglin returned backstage. He was greeted by the staff and the other artists congratulating him on a great performance. He thanked them in a hurry, looking for the one person he wanted to compete with. He wanted to know her reaction to his performance.

Fortunately, Iris Long and Pandemonium stayed backstage to wait for him. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them. At least, he wouldn’t have to look for her in the dressing rooms. He immediately marched towards her.

Before they could greet him, he asked her, "What did you think about my song? My performance?"

"Simple yet genuinely emotional." She looked at him straight in the eyes. "It was a great song, Brother Chonglin. I felt it here," she said, touching her chest above her heart. "You should be proud for creating such music."

"I am," he replied, also looking at her straight in the eyes. He could see that she was sincere in her words of praise to him.

"Hmm..." She nodded but then added, "But our performance was better than yours."

Pandemonium’s eyes widened in surprise at her words, but they quickly became excited and proud. Their backs straightened and they all stood behind her to show their solidarity and agreement with her words.

Tang Yiyi and Lin Dong also appeared shocked. However, they remained quiet, not interrupting the conversation between the two. Their artists were still acting civil to each other. They would only step forward and separate the two if the situation escalated into a full-blown argument. Tang Yiyi especially wasn’t that worried because she already knew the relationship between Iris and Jin Chonglin. They were future in-laws.

Jin Chonglin’s eyes narrowed but he didn’t contradict her claim.

Another great stare-down arose between the two of them. This time, however, Jin Chonglin appeared more subdued. It seemed that he somewhat accepted her claim.

The sound of a ringing phone interrupted them.

"Aiya!" Dom exclaimed. When he saw the caller, he immediately answered it. "Hello, sir boss? Yes, please hold on. Boss, it’s sir boss!"

"Hello, darling?" Iris’ demeanour became sweeter and more feminine. She instantly became more attractive than she already was.

Jin Chonglin looked away and took a few deep breaths. For some reason, he didn’t want to watch Iris acting all lovey-dovey to who he knew was his brother on the other end of the phone line. He was about to leave and return to his dressing room when Iris called him.

"Brother Chonglin, wait!"

"What?" he asked, a little annoyed.

She handed him the phone.

Sighing, he answered.

"You did well," Jin Liwei’s voice told him without even a greeting.

"Thanks." Jin Chonglin felt a bit better.

"But my wife shone the brightest tonight."

Jin Chonglin scowled. Although he inwardly agreed, it still left a bitter taste in his mouth. He grunted in response and shoved the phone right back to Iris. With a nod to her and to the others, he turned and left. His manager, Lin Dong, followed after him.

"What did you say to him? His expression didn’t look good," Iris asked.

"I praised him," Jin Liwei said.

Compared to the innovative "Monster of Insanity", his song seemed too easy, simple and uncomplicated. He didn’t think that "Hey, It’s Me" was in any way inferior to "Monster of Insanity", but if the criteria was about musical techniques, then Iris Long would win hands down.

As for their performances, he also had to give this round to Iris and Pandemonium. Theirs was just too mind-blowing. He definitely believed it when they said during the interview that they trained long and hard just to be able to play the song at that level.

"Your performance was amazing, Chonglin," Lin Dong told him. His manager was sitting on the seat beside him.

Jin Chonglin opened his eyes. The vehicle’s dark ceiling greeted his sight. "Yeah, I know. But—"

"You were amazing," Lin Dong insisted in a firm voice. They had been working together for so long now that he already knew what was bothering Jin Chonglin even though the guy wasn’t telling him anything. "Yes, their performance was more spectacular but yours was more heartfelt. I’m sure that the audience resonated more with you."

Jin Chonglin frowned. He was about to open his mouth to refute his manager, but Lin Dong’s resolute gaze stopped him. He smiled instead.

"Thanks, man."

"At your service."

They chuckled. The two assistants in the driver’s seat and front passenger seat also smiled. All of them had been working together for so long now, that they already started treating each other like brothers. Whatever happened, these guys would always support Jin Chonglin no matter what.

"Well, this is just the beginning. The true battlefield will be on the music charts when both our music debut next week. I’m Jin Chonglin, the king of the music charts. I’m not going to back down against anyone, especially since this is the best music that I’ve ever worked on so far in my career."

"Hear! Hear!" Lin Dong and the other two guys called out in agreement.

With that, the dissatisfaction roiling within Jin Chonglin transformed into determination and motivation. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}