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

Chapter 156 The Ambition of the Three Musketeers
on the stage.

Xu Jianguo was taking a selfie with his point-and-shoot camera when Liu Guiqin came over.

Xu Jianguo thought Liu Guiqin had come to take a photo with him, so he moved the camera lens to the side.

"Look at the camera, cheese!"

Just as he was about to press the shutter button, Liu Guiqin suddenly pinched his waist.

"Ouch, why are you pinching me?"

Xu Jianguo winced in pain, put down his camera, and looked at Liu Guiqin with a puzzled expression.

Liu Guiqin gestured towards the ten o'clock direction.

Xu Jianguo looked up and saw Xu Hongdou looking at the photos in front of Yang Muyi.

"These two kids—could they be dating?"

Xu Jianguo looked bewildered.

Suddenly I felt a little empty inside.

"You're only just realizing it now!"

Liu Guiqin was so angry that she didn't want to talk to Xu Jianguo anymore.

She noticed early on that something was wrong between her daughter and Yang Muye.

Even if they haven't really gotten together, they're moving in that direction.

This matter should have been discussed with Xu Hongmi, but since the holiday was coming to an end, Xu Hongmi has been receiving more work-related calls.

While I was sitting in the audience watching the gala, I kept taking phone calls.

Just as the group photo on stage ended, I received another phone call.

Liu Guiqin had no one to consult, so she could only desperately seek help from Xu Jianguo.

“Your daughter is already in college, and you can’t control her if she’s dating. Besides, I think Yang Muyi is a pretty good guy; he’s perfect in every way.”

Before Xu Jianguo could finish speaking, Liu Guiqin rolled her eyes at him.

Nonsense, don't I know all of this?
Yang Muyi is great in every way, except that he's too popular with girls.

In just the short time she was on stage, Liu Guiqin saw several groups of girls taking photos with Yang Muyi.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jianguo was so angry that he laughed on the spot.

"If Yang Muyi isn't popular with girls, would Dou'er even like him?"

Just then, Xu Hongmi returned after finishing a phone call.

Liu Guiqin immediately asked Xu Hongmi to judge the matter.

After hearing the reason for her parents' argument, Xu Hongmi glanced at Xu Hongdou, who was still looking at photos with Yang Muyi.

From Xu Hongmi's perspective, Xu Hongdou wasn't actually that close to Yang Muye.

It's only a tiny bit closer than normal social distancing.

Of course, Xu Hongmi fully understands her parents' concerns, but this matter itself is unsolvable.

Xu Hongdou is already in college, we can't just forbid her from dating, can we?
The key question is, can it be controlled?
It's true that you shouldn't meet someone too amazing when you're young, especially if you don't end up together. Otherwise, you'll never have peace of mind for the rest of your life.

"The only thing we can do is remind her more often that it's okay to date, but just don't do anything foolish that you'll regret."

Liu Guiqin and Xu Jianguo exchanged a glance.

Now, we can only do what Xu Hongmi said.

the other side.

After taking a few selfies with their phones, Jiang Nansun and Zhu Suosuo huddled together to look at the photos they had just taken.

Jiang Nansun looked up and, out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently saw Xu Hongdou "nestling" next to Yang Muye looking at the photos.

He was completely stunned.

What do you think of this one?

Zhu Suosuo consulted Jiang Nansun for his opinion, but received no response for half a day.

Looking up, he saw the same scene that Jiang Nansun had witnessed.

"Suo Suo, Xu Hongdou and Yang Muye—"

"The two of them do get along well, but whether they're actually together is unknown."

Zhu Suosuo had just finished talking about someone else when she turned around and saw Xiaohe walking towards her with a bouquet of roses.

Many people on stage witnessed this scene.

Even Xu Hongdou, who was looking at the photos in front of Yang Muyi, saw it and looked up curiously in this direction.

"No way, is Xiaohe going to confess her feelings to Suosuo?"

Xu Hongdou asked uncertainly.

"Probably not."

Yang Muye shook his head.

If Xiaohe truly had a crush on Zhu Suosuo, it's impossible that she wouldn't have noticed at all.

"Lock lock!"

Jiang Nansun took two steps back, covered her mouth with her hand, and looked shocked.

Zhu Suosuo immediately explained:
"It's not what you think."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao He walked up to her and handed the flower to Zhu Suosuo.

“Suo Suo, Hong Zu asked me to give this to you. He saw that there were too many people on the stage, so he didn’t come up.”

The truth came out.

After secretly breathing a sigh of relief, Zhu Suosuo reached out and took the roses, picked them up and smelled them.

good smell!

Just when Xiaohe thought she had completed her mission, Zhu Suosuo suddenly handed the rose back to her.

"Please thank him for me. The roses are beautiful, but I can't accept them."

Little Crane moved its mouth, about to speak.

Zhu Suosuo's voice rang out first.

"Also, next time if he wants to send flowers to another girl and asks you to do it for him, don't do it for him. This is a sincere piece of advice from a girl who rejected him. Not everything can be done by someone else."

Xiao He, holding the flowers, looked troubled and turned to look at the audience.

But all they saw was a forlorn figure leaving.

When Xie Hongzu saw Zhu Suosuo refuse the roses, he turned away and left, leaving Xiao He, who had delivered the flowers for him, awkwardly standing on the stage.

It's only because Xiaohe has a good temper; anyone else would have been cursing long ago.

"Suo Suo, are you really not going to take these flowers?" Jiang Nansun suddenly asked.

Zhu Suosuo realized that Jiang Nansun wanted to help Xiaohe ease her embarrassment, so she stepped forward, took the roses from Xiaohe's hand, and put them in Jiang Nansun's hand.

"Give it to you."

Jiang Nansun picked up the flowers and smelled them, then handed her phone to Xiao He, asking Xiao He to take a picture of herself, Zhu Suosuo, and the bouquet.

Afterwards, Qiao Jingjing also came over, wanting to borrow the bouquet of flowers to take a photo with Zheng Peipei.

Xia Qing originally wanted to take a picture with Yu Tu holding roses, but seeing Yu Tu's obviously resistant expression, she gave up in the end.

After Qiao Jingjing finished taking photos, Ma Siyi called Xia Fenghua and Hu Youyu, and the three of them took a group photo together while holding roses.

Xie Wanghe and Chen Rui watched from the side, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

After that, many people took the initiative to borrow the roses as a tool for taking photos.

Even Xie Zhiyao was getting restless.

After bringing it up with Yao Wei, he was politely refused.

Yao Wei was not opposed to taking a photo with Xie Zhiyao.

But ever since Yang Muyi said that Xie Zhiyao's smile looked like a husky, Yao Wei has been unable to look at Xie Zhiyao's smiling face the same way.

We can't expect Xie Zhiyao to have a straight face and not be allowed to smile when taking photos, can we?

The truth is too hurtful. Yao Wei's excuse was that Yang Muyi and Xu Hongdou didn't take any roses with them in the photo.

Just then, Lin Shaotao walked towards Yang Muye.

Upon approaching, Lin Shaotao first looked at Xu Hongdou in a very gentlemanly manner.

"You don't mind if I borrow your friend for a few minutes, do you?"

Out of politeness, Lin Shaotao did not immediately define Yang Muyi as Xu Hongdou's boyfriend.

Even though that's what he thought in his heart.

"of course."

Xu Hongdou nodded and turned to leave.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly turned back to remind Yang Muyi not to forget to send her all the photos from the camera when she returned.

After Xu Hongdou had walked away, Lin Shaotao turned to look at Yang Muye. "Congratulations on winning first place in the singing category of the gala."

"You're even ranking them?"

"Of course, the top three can receive additional points in the comprehensive evaluation."

Lin Shaotao suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Sorry, I forgot you don't care about these things, but it's still an honor. I guess you don't have time to go to the student council to get the trophy and certificate, so I'll have someone bring them back to your dorm later."

"Thank you."

After Yang Muye finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something else.

"Cheng Feng and the others should have won awards too, right?"

"Yes, first place in the dance category, but we only prepared one trophy. We'd like to ask for your opinion: should the trophy be given to the 'Old Boys' or the 'Sisters Who Make Waves'?"

"Give it to Sister Lang."

"The first place winner also receives a prize of one thousand yuan, which isn't much, it's just a token of appreciation."

When will it be sent?

"Now."

Lin Shaotao changed his tune at the last minute.

Considering that both Old Boys and Barbarians have hired outside help, it would be better to give out prize money on the spot.

Lin Shaotao could discuss with other members of the student union to pool their resources and cover the bonuses first.

Yang Muye certainly understood what Lin Shaotao meant.

“Okay, let’s give the prize money from Sisters Who Make Waves to Zheng Wei and Ruan Wan. They’re from the art school, so the awards from the business school won’t be of any use to them.”

Lin Shaotao nodded, then asked:

"Where's the Barbarians?"

"For Qiao Jingjing."

Yang Muye replied.

Qiao Jingjing came all the way from Shanghai to help, so we can't let her come for nothing.

After discussing the prize money, Lin Shaotao chatted with Yang Muyi about "Little Apple".

"I'm quite curious, will this song be considered part of the 'Old Boys' or 'Sisters Who Make Waves'?"

"It's on me, but both Old Boys and Sisters Who Make Waves can sing it."

"Where are our plastic brothers?"

Seeing that Lin Shaotao had already guessed the relationship between these three groups and himself, Yang Muyi stopped hiding it.

"The Plastic Brothers can sing too, but they only do imitations and parodies."

"If other people sing this song or make parody videos online, would you care?"

Lin Shaotao asked again.

"As long as it's not for commercial use, it's fine."

At this point, Yang Muyi glanced at Lin Shaotao.

"What, is the Three Musketeers band also trying to become internet celebrities?"

"Yes, seeing how well you've done, we'd like to give it a try too," Lin Shaotao said frankly.

Yang Muye raised an eyebrow.

"Need my help?"

"There is something I'd like to ask you for help with."

Lin Shaotao said earnestly, "I want to buy the performance rights for 'The Lone Warrior.' I know the quality of this song very well, so price is not a problem."

"But I don't lack money right now."

Yang Muyi didn't directly say he refused, but his refusal was already quite clear.

It's fine if the three of them just cover "The Lone Warrior" online, but it's definitely not allowed for commercial use.

"How about this? I'll pay for the adaptation rights to 'The Lone Warrior,' and we'll use lyrics we wrote ourselves."

"Yes, but if the lyrics are rewritten, the song title can no longer be 'The Lone Warrior'."

It's the same principle as "A Thousand Songs" and "Song of the Setting Sun".

If Lin Shaotao truly believes their lyrics are good enough, there's no need to continue using the song title "The Lone Warrior".

If they want to continue using it, then they're clearly just trying to ride the wave of popularity.

Yang Muye would definitely not agree.

Lin Shaotao was well aware that their version of "The Lone Warrior," written by someone who failed his exams, had little commercial value and its audience was limited to college students and internet users.

If the name is changed, the biggest selling point will be lost.

Considering that Lin Shaotao was the chairman of the business school's student union, Yang Muye gave him a way out.

"As I just said, as long as it's not for commercial use, you can freely cover my songs online. It's fine for beginners to gain fame and accumulate fans through covers, but you can't go far by just covering songs, whether you're an internet celebrity or a singer."

Although the incident of Wang Ziyi being banned from singing has not yet occurred, it does not prevent Yang Muyi from giving Lin Shaotao a heads-up in advance.

Lin Shaotao nodded after listening.

"Thank you for your suggestion. I'll go back and discuss it with the two of them."

Backstage.

Zhou Yiming and Jia Kuan were both waiting anxiously.

Upon seeing Lin Shaotao return, the two immediately went to greet him.

"How about it?"

Did he agree?

Lin Shaotao shook his head.

Zhou Yiming and Jia Kuan both showed expressions of disappointment.

"grass!"

Zhou Yiming immediately swore.

"Hey!"

Lin Shaotao reminded Zhou Yiming that this was a public place and he should be mindful of his image.

"Isn't he just afraid that we'll sing better than Old Boys and that our covers will kill off the original singers?"

Zhou Yiming said indignantly.

"It's perfectly normal for someone to write their own songs and let whomever they want to sing them."

Lin Shaotao said helplessly.

Zhou Yiming didn't care about any of that: "If the old boys can sing, why can't we sing?"

Seeing that reasoning with him wouldn't work, Lin Shaotao had to try a different approach.

"It's partly my fault. I shouldn't have suggested the cover song in the first place. They definitely wouldn't sell the song, but they also said that online covers are fine as long as they don't involve commercial use. Making videos to build up popularity is okay, as long as it's not performed in real life."

If you don't sing in real life, you can't make money by singing.

In Zhou Yiming's view, this was nothing but pretense.

"Don't think too much about it. Let's get our Three-Person Band account up and running first. No matter what, you need to be strong yourself to succeed."

Lin Shaotao only had a casual attitude towards becoming an internet celebrity; if he succeeded, great, but if not, it wouldn't matter.

Moreover, Lin Shaotao is different from Zhou Yiming; he doesn't expect to make money by becoming an internet celebrity, so his thinking is more optimistic.

Yang Muyi is both a classmate and roommate of Cheng Feng and Wu Di, so he is definitely more inclined to be with the "old boy" side.

But adults don't just talk about feelings; they also talk about reality and interests.

If the Trio can show greater potential than Old Boys.

For example, just as Zhou Yiming said, some people are using cover songs online to drive the original singer of "Old Boys" to despair.

Driven by greater interests, Yang Muye might change his mind and agree to cooperate with Sanrenxing.

Now is a great opportunity to turn things around.

The song "Little Apple" is sure to cause quite a stir when it is uploaded online.

The positive reputation and online buzz belong to the "Sisters Who Make Waves," while the controversy and criticism will be borne by the "Old Boys."

There's no way around it; fame brings trouble.

Those who were envious of Old Boys online before mainly didn't find a reason to attack them.

Now that "Little Apple" has come out, the old boys have a "weakness".

Taking advantage of the fact that Old Boys was under concentrated attack and the fans' faith was wavering.

If the Three People Band seizes the opportunity, they will definitely gain a huge amount of traffic.

(End of this chapter)