I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 84. Persuading Guanbian Yue

"Isn't it recess time? Xu Qingfan, what are you doing!" Guan Bianyue, who was secretly reading a romance novel in the office, immediately hid the book under her butt after hearing the knock on the door. Then she saw Xu Qingfan peeking in.

"Teacher Guan, you're here! We need to talk to you about something!" Xu Qingfan said with a smile as he pushed the door open, and Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruanwen followed him into the office.

Upon seeing that it was a joint visit from his three beloved disciples, Guan Bianyue was immediately puzzled: [Could it be that my habit of confiscating their snacks and then secretly eating them myself has been exposed?]
"Why are you three doing your exercises instead of coming to the teacher's office?" she asked, pretending to be serious.

"Teacher, you look so beautiful today! This dress is a perfect match for you. I used to think that stars were the most beautiful things in the world, until I saw your eyes!" Xu Qingfan recalled the time he spent learning technology in the comments section of a rich woman's blog in his previous life, and started with a string of compliments.

"Pfft~ Xu Qingfan, speak properly to your teacher. Tell me, what do you want to see me about?" Guan Bianyue was amused and helpless as she tapped Xu Qingfan's forehead.

"Teacher, look at this!" Xiao Ruanwen composed herself and handed the lyrics and music of "Looking Out the Window" to Guan Bianyue.

"Why are you showing this to the teacher? I can't read sheet music either, but the lyrics are quite nice, they have the charm of classical Chinese poetry. Is this a new song by some singer?" Guan Bianyue looked at the three little ones with a puzzled expression after reading the contents of the paper.

"Teacher, this song was written by Xu Qingfan, it's not a new song!" Xia Xiaoxiao explained with pride.

"You wrote this?" Guan Bianyue stared wide-eyed at Xu Qingfan in surprise.

"Teacher, don't get excited. It's just a very ordinary song. The lyrics are just pieced together from Tang and Song dynasty poems," Xu Qingfan explained with a smile.

"Did you really write this?" Guan Bianyue swallowed hard, clearly still incredulous.

Xu Qingfan was prepared and said in a convincing way, "Why would I lie to you? For example, the line 'When the swallows return, my beloved is nowhere to be found, he must be planning to leave,' is a reference to the line 'After the swallows have gone, the orioles have returned, and I have to count the myriad thoughts of life' in the poem 'Ballad of Mulan' by the Song Dynasty poet Yan Shu. And the line 'When the swallows leave, the red beans are full of branches' is obviously a reference to the line 'Red beans grow in the south' in Wang Wei's poem 'Acacia.' Teacher, you are a college student, you can't not see it, can you?"

Guanbian Yue: ? ? ?

[You call this obvious? Aside from both sentences mentioning red beans, where is it obvious?!]
Guan Bianyue, who was proud all her life, was unwilling to be looked down upon by her students. She pretended to be very calm and nodded, asking, "Yes, it's quite obvious. Teacher believes that you wrote the song. Tell me, what do you want to see me about?"

"Teacher Guan, we would like to ask you to help us produce this song!" Xiao Ruanwen clasped her hands tightly, making a pleading expression.

"You want me, a math teacher, to contact Sister Xiaoya from last time?" Guan Bianyue quickly realized.

"Yes, yes, is it okay, teacher?" The three little ones nodded repeatedly.

Guan Bianyue's first thought was to refuse. With her friend's negative example before her, she knew all too well how murky this industry was.

Unless you're just doing it for your own enjoyment, you have to sign with a management company if you want to release a song. After signing, do you think that's the beginning of your dream?
It was indeed a dream, but it was a nightmare.

"It takes a lot of money to release a song. You need money to find someone to arrange it, and you need money to rent a recording studio. Your usual New Year's money is not enough." Guan Bianyue earnestly advised, trying to save the three ignorant teenagers who were stepping into the abyss.

Xu Qingfan thought to himself: [Recording a song is at most a few thousand yuan; you probably haven't seen Lin Wanning's piggy bank!]
"Teacher Guan, I've made a little money drawing comics, so releasing a song is a piece of cake for me," Xu Qingfan said, raising his hand.

Guanbian Yue:
[I almost forgot about that! Selling 100,000 copies in two days! This brat might make more money drawing comics than I did working hard for twenty years! Ugh, I'm so angry!!!]
It's just that Xu Qingfan didn't know what Guan Bianyue was thinking, otherwise he would have definitely added insult to injury: "Teacher, let's be more confident, how about we change twenty years to eighty years?"

"Ahem~ I know you've made money drawing comics, but releasing songs isn't that easy. Even if you record the song, you won't make any money!" Guan Bianyue said after composing herself.

"Teacher, we're not making money. We'll record the song and upload it online to share with everyone for free!" Xia Xiaoxiao said.

She felt like she had been hit with another critical blow.

If Guan Bianyue heard this twenty years from now, she would definitely roar in her heart: [You don't want money, you're so high and mighty! Rich guys and girls, VIP me for 50, waaaaah~]
"Alright then, Sister Xiaoya's fees aren't cheap, so you'd better be prepared to have empty wallets." Guan Bianyue had nothing to say and had no choice but to agree.

"yeah!!!"

"Thank you, Teacher Guan!"

Xiao Ruanwen was the happiest of them all. The little girl excitedly went up to Guan Bianyue and hugged her, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Teacher Guan is the best!!!" "Alright, alright, go back to class now. Don't skip recess next time!" Guan Bianyue smiled unconsciously and affectionately patted the three little ones' heads, but for some reason, when it came to Xu Qingfan, she tapped him instead of patting him.

"Hey! Teacher, why did you hit me?!" Xu Qingfan took a half step back and silently rolled his eyes.

"You're the naughtiest one! Can't the teacher discipline you?"

[Feels much better!] Guan Bianyue thought to herself as she rubbed her hand that had just hit Xu Qingfan.

After leaving the office, Xiao Ruanwen and Xia Xiaoxiao were still excited and chattering about recording the song.

"Don't you think our group needs a name?" Xiao Ruanwen asked.

"You may have."

"What should we call it? How about Our?" Xiao Ruanwen suddenly suggested, remembering a Taiwanese group called SHE.

"It would be better to call it an after-school tea party," Xu Qingfan thought.

What's an after-school tea party?

"I was just talking nonsense."

"Why are you talking nonsense? Naming a child is a serious matter!" Xiao Ruanwen playfully slapped Xu Qingfan.

"How about Dreamy Dawn?"

"A bit rustic."

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"Xiaoxiao, why aren't you saying anything?" Seeing that only the two of them were on mics, Xiao Ruanwen nudged Xia Xiaoxiao with her elbow.

"I haven't decided yet." Xia Xiaoxiao pouted and glared at Xu Qingfan.

Because Xu Qingfan, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yiyi's group is called "Deep Affection," Xia Xiaoxiao, feeling emotional, also thought of a four-character idiom for the group name. However, she had been flipping through several Chinese dictionaries over the past few days but couldn't find a suitable one.

Xu Qingfan: ? ? ?

Why are you glaring at your brother for no reason?
"If we can't think of anything, we'll talk about it later. Anyway, we have plenty of time during summer vacation. We can practice the song again!" Xu Qingfan said with a shrug.

"Okay, Brother Fan, you'll lead the singing!"

Recalling Xu Qingfan's seductive voice, the two little girls laughed rather unkindly.

"You're laughing at me again, aren't you?!"

"Run! Brother Fan is going to hit someone!"

"Stop!"

The spring breeze caresses our faces, and before we can even hear the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves, the figures chasing and playing in the corridor represent the childhood that has passed for so many people.

"very nice."

(End of this chapter)