Since they are reborn, they must be supported by the school beauties.

Chapter 192 I Want to Be a Capitalist
On Saturday, eager to return home, Liu Shiyu's first priority upon arriving back in Jiangcheng was to arrange a meeting with Chen Cheng in the music room.

Chen Cheng readily agreed to the appointment. When he arrived at the music room, Liu Shiyu was already there with two cups of bubble tea.

Upon seeing Chen Cheng, she held a cup of bubble tea in one hand, chewing on the tapioca pearls through a straw, and handed him another cup, saying indistinctly, "Here, I bought this for you."

"Thank you, Teacher Liu."

Chen Cheng smiled and accepted it, then said, "Congratulations again to Teacher Liu on your successful interview."

Liu Shiyu smiled, then sighed and said, "Soon I won't be Teacher Liu anymore. I told my parents that I passed the interview, and they finally agreed to my resignation. They'll talk to the school on Monday, and the resignation process should be completed soon."

Liu Shiyu understands her parents very well. When she couldn't find a better path for herself, her parents hoped that she could develop according to the route they had arranged.

But once they find a better way out, they won't stop them.

Although the Philharmonic Orchestra is newly established and not well-known in China, it is, after all, a national institution. If it develops well, it will definitely have many opportunities in the future.

Liu Shiyu studied professional performance, so pursuing a professional performance career is a good choice for her.

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "As long as I like it, that's fine."

Liu Shiyu asked him with a smile, "By the way, you said you wanted to do something really outrageous, and I'm all ready. I'm just waiting for your original song."

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "There are plenty of songs. We'll give you a lot to listen to today."

Liu Shiyu was a little impatient and pointed to the piano, saying, "Come on, Chen Cheng, I'm ready."

Chen Cheng sat down at the piano and immediately began by playing and singing "The Best Arrangement" for her.

Liu Shiyu listened intently and was completely absorbed. After listening, she exclaimed in surprise, "This song is also great! It's quite similar in style to the last song, 'You Exist in My Song,' and it's very well-made. I feel like it's going to be a hit song too."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Let's listen to the next song."

The next song Chen Cheng sang was "Decent".

This song once dominated the charts on multiple platforms, including apps, Douyin (TikTok), and karaoke. While its artistic merit may not be exceptional, it enjoys immense popularity.

After listening to the song, Liu Shiyu exclaimed in amazement, "The melody is catchy, the lyrics have the potential to be a hit, and the concept is quite novel!"

Chen Cheng nodded and sang "Say Goodbye When You Want" again.

Liu Shiyu was even more shocked, saying, "Personally, I think the melody of this song is much better than 'Decent,' it already shows the difference between an artist and a painter, and the lyrics are also very good, a masterpiece."

After saying that, she asked expectantly, "Is there anything else?"

"Have."

Chen Cheng nodded and began to sing "Gentleman".

Liu Shiyu exclaimed, "Your style is quite versatile. The lyrics of this song are different too. If I understand correctly, this is about meeting your ex again, right? There's been a lot in the past, but you've broken up after all. When you meet again, you need to restrain your emotions like a gentleman..."

At this point, she asked Chen Cheng with a puzzled look, "Have you been in many relationships? How come you can write so many different kinds of love songs?"

Chen Cheng smiled faintly and said, "When it comes to creation, sometimes watching a few movies can spark inspiration."

As he was speaking, Chen Cheng remembered a song and interjected, "By the way, I have another song about exes, you can listen to it."

Liu Shiyu nodded and said expectantly, "I'm all ears."

Chen Cheng began her performance with a gentle voice, singing Eason Chan's "Long Time No See".

The basic logic of this song is similar to that of "Gentleman", but it is much more restrained.

The original intention of "The Gentleman" was still flirtatious; even after breaking up, he still wanted to touch the other person's hair and take them home, so his motives may not have been pure.

However, "Long Time No See" is clearly more melancholic. The protagonist comes to the city where his ex lives, just to find traces of his ex's life, and suppresses his hope that he can see his ex again and say "long time no see".

This song immediately drew Liu Shiyu into the story.

She also felt the intense repression and restraint in the song. This was hardly a song about young people's love; it clearly depicted the state of unrequited love for older young people or even middle-aged people.

Liu Shiyu felt like her brain was about to explode from all those songs. It took her a long time to process them before she asked Chen Cheng, "Are all the songs you write related to love?"

Chen Cheng waved his hand seriously: "No, there are some inspirational songs you'd like to listen to."

"Okay!"

Liu Shi nodded emphatically.

Chen Cheng sang again: "If I were young and accomplished, I wouldn't be self-conscious, and I would know what is precious."

Liu Shiyu frowned after listening and couldn't help but complain, "Isn't this still love? Unrequited love, and then drinking a few more glasses at the wedding... You smashed the wall panel and left half of the porridge to take away, what? Did you live together before this relationship?" Chen Cheng quickly shook his head, "Oh dear, I remembered wrong. I always thought this song was quite inspiring, but now that I think about it, it's not that inspiring. Next song, the next song will definitely be inspiring!"

Liu Shiyu was completely stunned and asked him in disbelief, "There's more?"

"Have!"

Chen Cheng casually said, "I'm going all out for the school's intranet, I'm even taking out all this stuff I have!"

After saying that, he sang "The Wind Rises".

"The Wind Rises" is a cover of a Japanese song.

Therefore, the melody of this song is very different from that of mainland pop music. Ordinary people would not be able to tell the difference, but Liu Shiyu, being a professional, immediately noticed the huge difference in style.

She didn't have the energy to study it in detail because the song was excellent in both melody and lyrics. The melody was superb, and even if the lyrics were about a dog, it would be a top ten hit song in any year. The vast and beautiful imagery in the lyrics was the icing on the cake, making it a masterpiece.

After listening to this song, Liu Shiyu couldn't help but sigh, "Who's the teacher between us? I feel like a green recruit in front of you..."

Chen Cheng smiled but remained silent.

Anyway, I'm going all out. I might as well be shameless. My career comes first.

If I ever have the chance to take Renren.com to the international market and replace Facebook, I can confidently bring up all of Taylor Swift's songs.

Imagine how crazy those female college students in America would be when they heard the line "Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone" from Love Story?
Americans have a high awareness of copyright and are willing to spend money to listen to music. In the future, we might even sell a song to them for ten dollars.

You can buy this song as your background music for just ten dollars. You won't lose out or be cheated.

Looking at Chen Cheng, Liu Shiyu said sincerely, "You'll be able to release an album soon. Many singers' albums only have two or three outstanding songs, but every single one of yours is a masterpiece. You're bound to be a huge hit! It would be a waste of your talent if you didn't debut!"

Chen Cheng chuckled and said, "What's the point of being a celebrity? Spending your whole life as an actor for capitalists, I'd rather skip the actor role and become a capitalist directly."

Liu Shiyu then remembered that the pop music genius in front of her already had a campus network with over a million users.

So she asked Chen Cheng, "Are you really planning to use only these songs to pave the way for Renren.com?"

"Correct."

Chen Cheng said, "Singers don't earn much money these days. They might work hard to release an album but earn less than pirates. Instead of that, why not give these songs to Renren.com for exclusive use? Just put up a few dozen seconds of each song. Not only will pirates not be able to pirate them, but they won't even have the chance to cover them."

Liu Shiyu did the math in her head: if an album sells ten million copies officially, it's already a phenomenal album, but the royalties a singer can get are only tens of millions. After paying taxes, there's not much left.

Of course, they can still get commercial performances and endorsements, but they are still exploited by the company.

If Chen Cheng's Renren.com really succeeds, his net worth of over 100 million yuan may only be a matter of this year.

It's understandable that he looks down on singers who are only a small fry.

So she asked Chen Cheng, "So how do you plan to proceed?"

Chen Cheng said, "While Teacher Liu is still in Jiangcheng, let's hurry up and record all these songs. Let's make the clips of these songs popular on the school's intranet first. We'll leave the rest as a mystery for now. If the clips are popular, the songs will definitely have a lot of profit potential when they are released later. I will give Teacher Liu a royalty then."

Liu Shiyu shook her head and said, "It's already an honor for me to sing such a good song. How could I possibly accept your royalties?"

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "One thing at a time. You have to follow my instructions on how to handle this matter. Otherwise, I'll have someone else sing it."

Liu Shiyu immediately said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. Here's what we'll do: I'll finish arranging these songs first and send them to my classmates in the US so they can record the backing tracks for me there. Then we'll find a place in Jiangcheng to record the vocals and mix them in."

"can!"

Chen Cheng nodded: "Teacher Liu is more professional than me, so I will follow Teacher Liu's arrangements."

Liu Shiyu asked him, "When do you want to go online?"

Chen Cheng said, "Ideally, we can get it done next week and then launch it the week after."

"no problem."

Liu Shiyu agreed: "I'll arrange it as soon as possible; a week should be enough."

Then she added, "By the way, songs like 'Lonely Patient,' 'Gentleman,' 'Long Time No See,' and 'Young and Promising' are not suitable for me to sing. You should sing them."

Chen Cheng said, "I'm afraid that an amateur like me won't be good enough to compete."

Liu Shiyu waved her hand and said, "No, you have a good foundation. I will help you optimize your vocal technique and singing style. I dare not say that you can compare with those established singers, but you will definitely be no worse than those idol singers."

"Besides, having a good voice doesn't guarantee success. Lin Zhixuan has a great voice, but he only has two hit songs in all his years in the industry. Ultimately, good songs are the key."

(End of this chapter)