The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 146 Beautiful on the outside, even more beautiful on the inside
Jiang Nansun covered her mouth in surprise:

"It's that big demon king you always talk about."

After saying that, he couldn't help but glance at Yang Muye a couple more times.

All the villains are so handsome!

Just then, Yang Muye also looked over in their direction.

Caught peeping in the act, Jiang Nansun was so frightened that he quickly looked away.

But Yang Muye's gaze did not leave.

Jiang Nansun felt a gaze fixed on her face, and her ears started to burn.

Fortunately, she wore light makeup, which covered the blush on her face.

Why is this person like this?

Don't you know it's very impolite to stare at someone's face?

The young lady thought angrily to herself, while constantly reminding herself:

Don't get angry, be elegant!

Yang Muyi naturally recognized Jiang Nansun's identity, and at the same time, he had to admit that Jiang Nansun's appearance and temperament perfectly exemplified what it means to be a "white moonlight" (idealized, unattainable ideal).

After staring at her for a few seconds, Yang Muye deliberately joked with Xu Hongdou.

"Have you found your long-lost sister?"

Xu Hongdou glared at Yang Muye with annoyance.

“My own sister is standing right in front of you. She donated her eyes because she had poor eyesight.”

Before Yang Muye could speak, Xu Hongmi immediately distanced herself from the situation.

"You two keep arguing, don't drag me into it."

On another note, seeing Jiang Nansun and Xu Hongdou together, Xu Hongmi really felt like she might have been a free gift when her parents topped up their phone credit.

Yang Muye didn't argue with Xu Hongdou. He called Xiao He and walked towards Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun.

Zhu Suosuo, her brows furrowed, immediately looked as if she were facing a formidable enemy.

The main problem is a guilty conscience.

After all, she often complained about Yang Muye to Jiang Nansun.

"Zhu Suosuo, aren't you going to introduce your friend?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Nansun offered his hand.

"Jiang Nansun, Suo Suo's best friend."

Yang Muyi stopped halfway through extending his hand because Jiang Nansun was not shaking hands with him.

Little Crane, standing to the side, was also dumbfounded.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever someone was standing next to him, the first person a girl would shake hands with or greet was never him.

And now standing next to him was Yang Muye.

Jiang Nansun surprisingly chose to shake hands with him first.

Xiaohe's first reaction wasn't happiness, but rather... was this girl blind?
Jiang Nansun's voice then rang out.

"I heard from Suo Suo that you're also from Shanghai. Suo Suo has rehearsal tonight, and I have nowhere to go by myself. Do you have any recommendations for fun places to go?"

Xiao He then realized what was happening.

Okay, so they're using me as a guide.

Xiao He glanced at Yang Muye beside her and said with a troubled expression, "We're about to go to the bar for rehearsal. Zhu Suosuo knows that place."

"A bar singer?"

Jiang Nansun asked curiously.

"I guess so. The boss is a friend of ours. He lent us the stage, which served as both a rehearsal and a performance."

Xiaohe explained.

Jiang Nansun nodded, then turned to ask Zhu Suosuo.

"Is it fun?"

"The environment is alright, I mean there aren't any weirdos around, and the owner is a nice person."

They also sponsored the Business School's welcome party with 3,000 yuan.

Zhu Suosuo silently added a sentence in her mind.

Jiang Nansun took Zhu Suosuo's arm: "Then shall we go sit there after we finish eating?"

Zhu Suosuo hesitated and said, "I have to go to rehearsal at 7:30. Are you going to stay in the bar by yourself?"

"Yes, come find me again when you have rehearsals."

Considering that Yang Muyi and Xiao He were also there, Zhu Suosuo finally agreed.

After saying goodbye to Yang Muyi and Xiao He, the group arrived at the Maple Tree Cafeteria.

Since the second episode of "A Bite of College Cafeterias" by Old Boys was uploaded and released, the second floor of Maple Tree Cafeteria has been even more crowded.

Long queues formed at both the braised pork trotter rice and Yangzhou fried rice stalls, seemingly extending the online rivalry over Yanjingmao's signature dishes to the offline world.

When there are many people, it's hard to find a seat.

The phenomenon of reserving seats with books, which used to only occur in libraries and study rooms, has now spread here.

Chen Nanxing used this method to reserve two tables for everyone and also worked hard to queue up and help everyone order food.

When it was time to get the food, everyone except Liu Guiqin and Xu Jianguo stayed at their seats.

Xu Hongdou and Xu Hongmi each carried two plates.

Xu Hongdou gave her two plates to her parents, and Xu Hongmi then gave her own plate to Xu Hongdou.

Everyone else was holding their own.

After sitting down, Zhu Suosuo introduced Jiang Nansun to Chen Nanxing.

Both of their names contain the character "南" (Nan).

And Jiang Nansun and Xu Hongdou look so alike.

Chen Nanxing couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of fate.

During the meal, Jiang Nansun got along quite well with Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing.

Zhu Suosuo then suggested that they go to a bar together after dinner.

Liu Guiqin and Xu Jianguo were old and originally didn't want to go to that kind of place, but when they heard that Yang Muye would be performing on stage, they suddenly became interested.

Since both of them went, no one else had any objections.

After dinner, the group went to a bar.

Upon entering, I encountered Ma Siyi and Xia Fenghua.

The two of them also brought friends over.

Chen Bo and his son Chen Rui.

With Chen Bo's guidance, Chen Rui realized that he was chasing too fast, which would only make Ma Siyi hide even faster.

Keep your distance first, start by being good friends, and the results might be different.

These are Chen Bo's original words when instructing Chen Rui.

Upon learning that Ma Siyi was going to a bar to rehearse her performance today, Chen Rui offered to come and support her.

To avoid putting pressure on Ma Siyi, her father Chen Bo was also invited to join them.

There weren't many customers in the bar yet, so the group found a good spot to watch the stage performance.

When Xiaohe saw so many people arrive, she immediately asked the waiter to bring over two large fruit platters and a bunch of drinks.

They were busy making arrangements and were very enthusiastic.

Yang Muyi did not come over to greet him; he was sitting on the stage, holding a guitar.

Hu Youyu stood to the side, holding a sheet of music in his hand, carefully memorizing the lyrics.

Xu Hongdou glanced at Ma Siyi.

"Old Hu's new song?"

"Ah."

Ma Siyi nodded, her eyes filled with envy.

Xu Hongdou then asked:

"What is your name?"

"Old Hu said that General Manager Yang told him to keep it a secret."

"Mysterious."

Xu Hongdou made a light comment.

Zhu Suosuo immediately raised her juice glass and offered it to Hongdou.

When it comes to criticizing Yang Muye, Zhu Suosuo admires Xu Hongdou the most.

The two women clinked their glasses.
Zhu Suosuo had just taken a sip of juice when she heard a cheerful guitar intro starting on stage.

With Yang Muyi personally providing accompaniment, Hu Youyu really pulled off a high-profile performance.

But why does this prelude seem so familiar?
Xu Hongdou, Zhu Suosuo, and Chen Nanxing all felt the same way.

Before I could think about it, Hu Youyu's singing began.

"Sometimes I feel like a superstar."

"Everyone loves me because I'm rich and famous."

"So whenever life makes me want to die."

"Tell yourself that superstars are just playing ordinary people." While everyone else unconsciously started swaying their heads to the melody of the song, Xu Hongdou, Zhu Suosuo, and Chen Nanxing exchanged a knowing glance.

This song has the same vibe as "If One Day I Become Very Rich," but the lyrics are more in line with Hu Youyu's style.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was tailor-made for us.

"Sometimes I feel like a superstar."

"Young, beautiful, and talented—these are inexhaustible resources."

"So when I was at my wit's end..."

"It's just that superstars need a rest."

The seemingly carefree singing voice actually reveals the fragility and powerlessness of ordinary people.

The story is told through Hu Youyu's singing, conveying a sense of helplessness while also conveying a positive, optimistic, and enterprising attitude.

Just as everyone was getting into the music, the guitar music suddenly stopped.

Hu Youyu's singing also stopped.

After muting his microphone, Hu Youyu asked somewhat nervously and cautiously:
"Mr. Yang, do you think my singing style is acceptable?"

"Practice more, and remember this feeling."

Once you become famous, you'll never have these insights and feelings again.

Yang Muye pressed down on the guitar strings, signaling Hu Youyu to start over.

"Mr. Yang, why don't you sing it once, and I'll accompany you on the instrument? Let's hear how it sounds."

Yang Muye glanced at Hu Youyu.

"You want to hear a bad example, huh? Fine, I'll sing it."

Just as Hu Youyu was about to explain that that wasn't what he meant, Yang Muye handed him the guitar.

When Hu Youyu took the guitar, he was filled with regret.

Yang Muye walked to the microphone and adjusted the height of the stand.

As the guitar music began, whistles also started to play.

The whistle seemed to possess some kind of magic, reigniting the emotions of the audience who had just been interrupted.

Hu Youyu, who was providing the accompaniment, immediately realized that Yang Muye was preparing to sing the second half of the song directly.

"Sometimes I feel like a superstar."

"I'm constantly attending various fashion parties every day."

"So when I sometimes feel lonely."

"Pretend to be relieved to leave the crowd."

Hu Youyu, who was closest to Yang Muyi, was also the first to notice that something was wrong with Yang Muyi's singing.

It's not that the lyrics are wrong, it's just that the feeling is off.

When Hu Youyu sang it just now, all the beautiful things described in the lyrics seemed like fantasies and aspirations.

The same lyrics take on a different flavor when they come out of Yang Muye's mouth.

It went from a humorous and optimistic self-deprecation, even tinged with a touch of Ah Q's wishful thinking, to blatant boasting.

I am both rich and famous.

Young and beautiful, with inexhaustible talent.

This is absolutely not an act of showing off; any of these things would apply to Yang Muye.

The audience will only feel jealousy and envy, but not hatred.

What is there to hate?

Do they hate Yang Muyi for telling the truth?

Hu Youyu finally understood why Yang Muyi said that his singing would be a bad example.

This song shouldn't have been like this.

But that's exactly how Yang Muye sang it.

The key is that you can't say Yang Muyi sang it wrong.

Hu Youyu really wanted to ask Yang Muyi a question, but hesitantly, what were your intentions when you wrote this song?

Of course, it was just a thought; Hu Youyu dared not say it, nor did he dare to ask.

I endured it all and listened to Yang Muyi sing the entire song.

"I hope you feel like a superstar too."

"Maybe living like this will bring some enjoyment."

"If you personally don't really want to be a superstar."

"You can be anything you want."

These last few lines of lyrics were originally intended to highlight the theme, but to both Hu Youyu and the audience, they sounded more like Yang Muye's inner monologue.

Yang Muyi had no interest in being a superstar in the public eye, which is why he chose to be a low-key college student.

"it is good!"

Xiao He, who was sitting with Xu Hongdou and Zhu Suosuo, was the first to clap.

Seeing that everyone else was clapping, Xu Hongdou and Zhu Suosuo reluctantly clapped twice as well.

While clapping, Jiang Nansun quietly asked Zhu Suosuo who wrote the song.

Zhu Suosuo replied:

"you guess!"

Jiang Nansun was stunned for a moment, and then an expression of disbelief and shock appeared on his face.

"Was it written by Yang Muye?"

"Otherwise, who else but him could write such narcissistic lyrics?"

Zhu Suosuo knew, of course, that the word "narcissism" was not appropriate, but she couldn't find a more suitable word to describe it for the time being.

Xu Hongdou overheard their conversation.

Although she didn't express her opinion directly, she silently gave Zhu Suosuo a thumbs up in her heart.

Xu Hongdou also felt that Yang Muyi was quite narcissistic when he sang this song.

It's so annoying when you want to curse but can't bring yourself to do it.

Yang Muye picked up his guitar and accompanied Hu Youyu on the song again.

With a bad example set beforehand, this time it sounds much better.

When the performance ended, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

Yang Muyi came down from the stage and walked towards Xu Hongdou and her group's table.

"SuoSuo, it's past seven o'clock, we should go to rehearsal," Xu Hongdou suggested.

Zhu Suosuo didn't want to see Yang Muye "showing off" in front of her, so she stood up with Xu Hongdou.

Seeing that the two were about to leave, Chen Nanxing had no choice but to stand up as well.

Liu Guiqin and Xu Jianguo turned to watch Xu Hongdou and the other two leave.

That child left without even saying goodbye.

Liu Guiqin originally wanted to call out to Xu Hongdou, but Xu Hongmi stopped her.

Even she, as the older sister, didn't quite understand the relationship between Xu Hongdou and Yang Muye.

You two shouldn't cause any more trouble.

Yang Muye knew that Xu Hongdou and the other two were going to rehearse, so he didn't think much of it and sat down next to Xiao He after he came over.

Jiang Nansun was right across from them.

Everyone else was a familiar face, except for Chen Rui and Chen Bo.

Xia Fenghua immediately introduced Yang Muye.

"This is Chen Rui, my high school classmate with Siyi."

"This is Chen Rui's father."

Because of the table between them, Yang Muye did not stand up to shake hands with the two, but simply greeted them.

Chen Bo looked at Yang Muye with curiosity.

"Young man, did you write that song just now?"

"Yes, it was written a long time ago, and I can't sing it with the same feeling I had when I wrote it."

The song was plagiarized, but Yang Muye was serious when he said that.

After becoming famous in his previous life, Mao Juxing's rendition of this song had already lost its original flavor.

It's not that the singing was bad, it's just that there was less emotional resonance.

And now, Hu Youyu is just right to sing out the original feeling of this song.

Jiang Nansun, sitting opposite, suddenly spoke up: "So your childhood dream was to be a star?"

Yang Muye glanced at the young lady from Shanghai.

"The same to you?"

"I'm not as wonderful as you think. My childhood dream has been to become an excellent architect."

Jiang Nansun's tone was slightly arrogant, and she even took a jab at Yang Muye.

Yang Muye didn't hold back, and picked up his wine glass, saying, "It's a pity that not all architects are named Lin Huiyin. I can only say that you are more beautiful than I imagined."

(End of this chapter)