How did I become famous?

Half an hour has passed, and the result is still not out.

The dozen or so contestants by the wall were getting restless.

Logically, this shouldn't be the case. These are all big shots; it's unreasonable for choosing a movie song to take so long. Could it be that no one was chosen?

These are the other players' thoughts.

Logically, this shouldn't be the case. Shouldn't I have already been declared the winner? Could it be that someone else here has written a song that's just as good as mine?

This is Liu Mang's idea.

Logically, this shouldn't be the case. Didn't Miss Su already pull a stunt with her brother? Could it be that they're just putting on an act to avoid arousing suspicion? But half an hour is way too long.

This is Fang Bie's idea.

Others began to whisper among themselves.

Liu Mang began to secretly observe the contestants other than Fang Bie with his small eyes—he didn't think this rich second-generation heir, whom he had never heard of in the industry, could produce a song comparable to his own.

You could tell from his expression that everyone else was starting to get nervous, but Fang Bie was just standing there like an outsider, lost in thought.

Fang Bie was naturally not nervous.

Although he felt that the big shots' pretentious makeup made their acting seem rather poor, he already knew that he was a pre-selected contestant.

Why be nervous?

............

"Some of them are already starting to get impatient."

"Actually, that's normal. These five songs were indeed difficult to choose from, and we had our disagreements, didn't we?"

They were actually discussing those songs.

The other dozen or so songs had already been eliminated; they were now struggling with five songs.

One song was written and composed by Liu Mang, while the remaining four songs were written and composed by a person named Fang Bie.

That's right, Su Murin removed her name.

She felt that she was not yet qualified to compare with Fang Bie's talent, so she removed her name.

Because of her confidence, she didn't actually pull any stunts—it was impossible for her to do so anyway.

She simply submitted the song as usual.

The reason I told Fang Bie about the behind-the-scenes manipulation was simply because I didn't want Fang Bie to be too smug after being selected.

The girl with long, straight black hair still remembers how that guy deliberately made her look foolish when he wrote the song.

"These five songs were all qualified to be theme songs, what a pity." Professor Li Hua took off his glasses and wiped them.

"Yes, but it wouldn't be bad to pick one as an interlude." Director Zhang Luo smiled.

These five songs are indeed all good traditional Chinese style songs, and they could even become popular for a while if released.

It was more than enough to be used as a movie theme song.

Unfortunately, the theme song for this movie was written and composed by Su Shi.

That's right, it was actually decided in advance.

The reason for this call for submissions is to promote and hype the movie.

But it's not really a conspiracy, because these five songs are indeed not as good as Su Shi's songs, let alone better than Su Shi's.

"I know Liu Mang. He was arrested at Da Bao Jian and blacklisted for several years. He has been doing charity work to repair his image. He is actually quite talented." The music producer surnamed Liang on the far left was holding a few sheets of paper. "But Fang Bie was able to write four songs of the same level... I had never heard of this person before."

He looked up: "Professor Li, could this person be one of your school's geniuses?"

"He's a genius, but he's not from our school," Li Hua shook his head. "I've never heard of him before."

Su Shi smiled and said, "I don't know this person either, but someone else does."

He turned around: "Xiao Lin, this person is your friend. Could you introduce him to the senior colleagues?"

Su Mulin's face was as cold as ice, and he exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.

She was angry, angry at her older brother.

Why?! Although she thought her older brother was amazing, Fang Bie wasn't bad either! Why was Fang Bie just a side story?

She was very unhappy; she felt there was something fishy going on.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't be rude, she would have already turned around and grabbed Fang and left.

So she completely ignored her older brother.

Su Shi gave a wry smile and gave Professor Li a pleading look.

Li Hua laughed and said, "Xiao Lin, who is this friend of yours? Introduce him to Grandpa Li."

Not wanting to disrespect his elders, Su Mulin's expression softened slightly: "He's just a bastard who wastes his talent."

She said this through gritted teeth.

Why waste your time and talent on being such a genius and just be an ordinary office worker?

She hates people like that the most, because she doesn't have that kind of talent.

Yes, she is a genius, but geniuses are not all the same.

Fang Bie was the kind of genius she considered to have talent surpassing her own.

But seeing his expression made her angry.

This feeling of suffocation is probably similar to how Fang felt when she heard that she had run away from home and didn't want the life of inheriting billions of dollars.

Su Shi and the others exchanged glances, all understanding each other's meaning.

The fact that someone can talk about a person like that means that this girl and this guy named Fang Bie are definitely more than just ordinary friends.

For a moment, the expressions on their faces became strange.

"Ahem—" Professor Li finally broke the silence, "How about we choose one of Fang Bie's five songs as an interlude?"

"No way," said Miss Su, the one who refused.

Su Shi smiled and said, "After all, Fang Bie and Xiao Lin are friends. People will probably gossip about it when they find out."

He thought for a moment and said, "Since they're all pretty much the same song, why not use Liu Mang's one as an interlude?"

"No." It was Miss Su who refused again.

Su Shi sighed helplessly, "Xiao Lin, stop fooling around. This won't work, that won't work, so tell me what will work?"

"Your song was used as an interlude, while Fang Bie's song was used as the theme song."

Li Hua laughed: "Xiao Lin, but your older brother's song is truly incomparable to theirs."

"Who says we can't compare?" Su Mulin said expressionlessly, taking out five sheets of paper. "These are also songs written by Fang Bie."

She got even angrier.

The one who's angry is Fang Bie.

With such strong talent, why did you write those four song lyrics to hide your lack of ability?

"besides?"

Li Hua and the others exchanged glances and took the paper with the song written on it from Su Mulin's hand.

Su Mulin bit her lower lip.

She was a little nervous.

It wasn't because of Fang Bie's words, but because she was nervous about herself.

Fang Bie's lyrics are definitely the best, but she is not confident that her adapted melody can match the lyrics.

After all... her competitor was her elder brother, Su Shi, who was even more talented than herself.

Yes! It's all Fang Bie's fault!

When we get back, make him eat fatty meat every day!

Over the course of their time together, she also learned about some of Fang Bie's lifestyle habits.

That guy hates eating fatty meat.

Li Hua and the others were unaware of the girl's subtle desire for revenge. They stared intently at the paper in their hands, their expressions unusually serious.

For a long, long time—

Su Shi spoke first: "What a pity."

Li Hua and Zhang Luo both sighed, "Yes, it's a pity."

Su Mulin's heart tightened: "What's a pity?"

Impossible! Fang Bie's words are the strongest!

Su Shi sighed, "It's a pity that this famous poem, which has been passed down through the ages, has not been paired with a piece of music that is worthy of it."

It's not that the music is bad.

This song is very good, much better than the previous five songs.

But... it still doesn't do justice to this poem.

That's right, he no longer considers these lyrics; this is clearly a masterpiece worthy of being passed down through the ages!

Li Hua glanced at Zhang Luo, who was shaking his head with a wry smile, and said with a laugh, "It's not that I'm being rude, it's just that your movie... really doesn't do justice to this poem."

Zhang Luo sighed, "I know."

Su Mulin's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

She was very proud because she was the one who found Fang Bie, and she was also the first to know about Fang Bie's talent.

Now that someone agrees with Fang Bie, she is even happier than Fang Bie herself.

She was also very upset.

Although I know my music doesn't match Fang's poems, but...

One day, I will be able to get close to his silhouette!

The girl secretly made a vow in her heart.

"That song..."

"I'm taking this poem with me; I'll put it in the textbooks at Wenhua Academy later," Su Shi said casually.

Li Hua and the others understood what he meant.

This piece of music and this movie are not worthy of this poem.

Zhang Luo had no objections, but he raised another question: "Which of Mr. Fang's songs should be used as the interlude?"

He had unconsciously started using honorifics.

Moreover, the song has been decided; we'll choose one from Fang Bie's four songs.

As for Liu Mang... who is he? His name sounds so lewd, it's obviously unreliable. Otherwise, how could he have gotten caught making a big sword?

You should know that Zhang Luo was never arrested when he was opposing the three vulgarities.

Li Hua laughed: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. What, you want to make a name for yourself in history?"

Fang Bie's "Pipa Xing" is a famous poem that has been passed down through the ages.

Decades or even centuries later, if someone were to look up Fang Bie's life story, they might find that he also wrote a song, which was even used as a theme song in a movie.

Will they go and investigate what this movie is about, and who the director is?

Zhang Luo is a really bad guy!

Zhang Luo chuckled awkwardly: "Don't put it so harshly."

"Let's use Liu Mang's songs for the interlude, and let's pretend that Fang Bie's four songs never existed," Su Shi made the final decision.

He's clearly a genius capable of writing timeless masterpieces, yet he's writing theme songs for a movie? And four such "mediocre" songs at that... He can't accept it.

He was about to tear up those few pieces of paper.

Su Mulin snatched them away, saying, "They're all mine."

These were songs written by the two of them together. She was just a little disappointed, not because she wanted to collect them!