I found a cell phone from ten years ago.

Chapter 44 The Ordinary Road
The next day, Saturday.

In the afternoon, Li Xu and Zhao Jiazi took a taxi to Jiangning Art College together.

After getting off the taxi, the two waited outside the east gate of the school for a while, and then they saw Liang Hui walking out of the school.

It can be seen that the other person has been dressed up carefully, wearing a loose light gray cardigan, straight jeans, and a small pink square bag slung across her shoulder.

With delicate makeup and two pearl earrings as embellishments, she exudes a unique temperament in her coolness.

Li Xu didn’t know what this temperament was before, but after interacting with Xiao Yu, he understood that this was a unique temperament of girls from wealthy families.

Come to think of it, if one can afford to attend a famous art school like Ningyi, his family must be well off.

Zhao Jiazi nodded to Liang Hui first, then looked at Li Xu and introduced them, "This is my roommate Li Xu, and this is Liang Hui. You two should have met before."

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Liang Hui went to Yingcai College to find Zhao Jiazi and met Li Xu in the dormitory, but the two never spoke.

Liang Hui looked Li Xu up and down with a hint of curiosity, and said, "I heard from Jiazi that you write novels online, and they're quite popular. Can I ask why you suddenly want to learn music again?"

Li Xu smiled and said half-jokingly, "I feel like I have some talent for music, especially songwriting."

After hearing this, Liang Hui nodded slightly, but a hint of disapproval flashed in her eyes. It was obvious that she did not take Li Xu's words seriously.

"Why don't we find a place to sit down and talk!" Zhao Jiazi suggested at the right time.

Under the guidance of Liang Hui, the three came to a cafe on campus. The cafe was on the first floor of the art museum. It was like a reading room, with many books displayed as decoration, and a strong literary and artistic atmosphere.

Walking into the coffee shop, Li Xu, Zhao Jiazi and Liang Hui sat opposite each other at a window seat.

When the coffee was served, Liang Hui took a sip. After putting down the cup, she first glanced at Zhao Jiazi, and then said to Li Xu:

"Jia Zi should have told you that I usually have to practice the piano and can't spare much time, so I can only give you one lesson a week, which lasts about an hour.

And the class time is not fixed, it is either Saturday or Sunday, depending on which day I have time.

If you can accept it, we can discuss it further."

"Okay." Li Xu nodded.

For him, learning music theory is more of a cover, and the less class time he spends, the better.

"One class is 50 yuan. As for where the class is held..." Liang Hui paused slightly and looked at Zhao Jiazi again.

"Just in your dormitory."

Ning Yi's top students charge 50 yuan for a music theory lesson, which is a steal. Consider that ordinary college students charge 30 to 70 yuan per lesson as tutors.

Li Xu could see that the reason Liang Hui agreed to give him extra lessons was entirely out of consideration for Zhao Jiazi.

Maybe Zhao Jiazi didn't have any feelings for Liang Huizhen, but the girl obviously didn't think so.

Li Xu glanced at Liang Hui and said, "Besides tutoring you on music theory, I have another favor to trouble you with. I wrote a song, but my inspiration is limited. I've only written a small melody so far. I hope you can help me complete the whole piece."

"You wrote a song?"

Liang Hui was a little surprised and a little disapproving when she heard this.

Zhao Jiazi on the side was also a little surprised. Li Xu had never mentioned this to him before coming.

"I've only written a melody. I haven't thought about the other parts yet," Li Xu emphasized.

"Then can you sing a few simple lines for me to listen to?" Liang Hui asked with a little interest.

"I recorded it, you can listen to it."

After Li Xu finished speaking, he took out the Newman MP3 he had bought before and pressed the play button under the gaze of Liang Hui and Zhao Jiazi.

A gentle humming sounded from the MP3 player, "I've crossed mountains and seas, and walked through crowds of people. Everything I once possessed has vanished like smoke in the blink of an eye. I was lost, disappointed, and lost all direction, until I realized that ordinariness is the only answer."

After the playback ended, Liang Hui was stunned for several seconds before she seemed to react and looked at Li Xu in surprise and disbelief.

"Did you really write this song?"

"Yes, I wrote it." Li Xu said firmly.

"Have you never studied music before?" Liang Hui asked again.

"It's not that I haven't learned it at all. I taught myself a little, but I only have a superficial understanding of it." Li Xu said, looking at Zhao Jiazi.

"Jiazi also knows this."

Facing Liang Hui's inquiring gaze, Zhao Jiazi nodded affirmatively, "Li Xu is indeed learning music theory on his own."

Liang Hui felt relieved at this, but she still looked at Li Xu with surprise.

Although it was only a short melody, it was enough to tell that the piece was of high quality. As a student at Ning Yi, she had met more than one songwriter, but she had never encountered anyone who could write a melody of this caliber. "Is that all you wrote? No follow-up?" Liang Hui couldn't help but ask.

"That's all the inspiration I have for now, so I'd like to ask you, a professional, to help me complete the song." Li Xu said with a smile.

He is not stupid, so how could he just take out the entire song "Ordinary Road"?

Although it is rare to find people who can hum a beautiful melody without any musical background, such people do exist.

But if you just come up with a complete song with excellent lyrics and music and no flaws, then the word "genius" cannot explain it.

Even without evidence, people will still suspect that you copied it.

Because of this, when recording this song, Li Xu deliberately made a few mistakes in singing to make it look more like a semi-finished product that was inspired by a sudden inspiration.

"You should have written the lyrics, right?" Liang Hui asked.

Li Xu nodded and said, "I wrote it down, but I didn't bring it with me today."

"Then can you write it out now and let me see it?" Liang Hui seemed a little impatient.

Seeing Li Xu nodded in agreement, she immediately asked the waiter for paper and pen.

Under the watchful eyes of Liang Hui and Zhao Jiazi, Li Xu wrote quickly and soon wrote the lyrics of "Ordinary Road" on paper.

Liang Hui reached out and took the lyrics, carefully reading them word by word. After reading them, she looked up at Li Xu with more surprise.

Could he really be an unsung musical genius? It's fine that he had the inspiration to write such a great melody, but now he can also write such good, inspiring lyrics?
However, she remembered that Zhao Jiazi had told her that Li Xu was a very talented writer, whose novels were extremely popular online and could even earn him a million dollars a year.

She suddenly felt relieved.

"Can you play that melody again?" Liang Hui said after thinking for a moment.

Li Xu didn't say anything, picked up the MP3 on the table and handed it to her directly.

Liang Hui took the MP3, and while the melody was playing, she picked up a pen to compose the lyrics. She looked extremely focused and completely ignored Li Xu and Zhao Jiazi.

After about half an hour, she breathed a sigh of relief, put down the pen in her hand, and handed the paper full of notes to Li Xu.

"I composed this melody and also added a small part for you."

Li Xu took the paper and looked at the notes marked on the lyrics with a slightly surprised expression.

Liang Hui not only composed the short section he sang, but also filled in a third of it in bits and pieces. Although it is obvious that there are many errors, this is still a remarkable achievement.

"That's amazing! You're worthy of being a top student at Ningyi!" He praised sincerely.

"I was completely inspired by you and got this inspiration." Liang Hui said with a smile.

When she smiled, she was no longer so cold and looked more bright.

"Once we have completed the music and go to register the copyright, let's sign it together." Li Xu suddenly said.

Liang Hui was slightly stunned after hearing this, and her expression was obviously moved, but she still declined and said, "No, this song is all your inspiration. The most I can do is help you improve it."

"Let's settle it. This song was created by both of us, so it must be jointly signed. Without your help, I only have inspiration. It's hard to say how long it will take to finish writing this song." Li Xu said with a smile.

After hearing what he said, Liang Hui no longer refused.

For a girl who studies music and pursues art, the temptation to participate in the creation of a hit song is too great.

She thought for a moment and said, "Forget about the tuition fees. I'll try my best to spare some time to help you with your studies. You're so talented, it would be a shame if you couldn't fully develop your talents!"

Li Xu just smiled after hearing this.

Talent? He has no talent at all, it's all copied.

"Then let's have a pleasant cooperation?" Li Xu said, standing up, smiling and extending his hand.

"It's a pleasure working with you!" Liang Hui also stood up with a smile, stretched out her little hand and shook hands with him lightly.

"By the way, have you thought of a name for this song?"

"I've decided on the name, let's call it "Ordinary Road,"" Li Xu looked at her and said.

"'Ordinary Road'?" Liang Hui thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

“This song title is really suitable.”

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(End of this chapter)