Chinese Entertainment: Top-Tier Boyfriends of Young Actresses

Although Xiao Zhou has never been in a relationship, she has watched a lot of romance dramas, including Chinese dramas, Korean dramas, and Thai dramas—she's seen all kinds.

Then a brilliant idea struck her: "Why don't you sing a song for Sister Xiaotian, Brother Yu?"

Su Yu leaned back on the sofa, looking at his assistant with a "Are you serious?" expression: "She won't see me outside the film set anymore. Where am I supposed to sing for her? Sing to her bedroom door?"

"Why don't you record a video and send it to her?"

Su Yu paused for two seconds: "Why does this suggestion seem a bit far-fetched? Where did you learn that?"

"That's how it's always portrayed in TV dramas!" Xiao Zhou said confidently. "The male lead stands downstairs playing the guitar, the female lead opens the window, and then they make up."

"...No, you're applying TV dramas to reality? What were you thinking?"

Su Yu was starting to lose his composure. He had initially thought that Xiao Zhou was an expert with his own methodology for dealing with relationship issues, but it turned out that he was just a novice who only knew theory and had zero practical experience, relying entirely on tricks learned from movies and TV shows.

"Why not give it a try? Maybe it'll work. Let's give it a shot."

Su Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

Indeed, recording a video doesn't cost any money, so even if it doesn't work out, there's no loss.

"But which song should we choose first?"

"Xu Shangao's poem 'Admitting Mistakes' is good; it can express your attitude," Xiao Zhou said without thinking.

Su Yu ran through the lyrics of the song in his mind and quickly shook his head: "No, the lyrics start with admitting your mistake. If I admit it, wouldn't that be the same as confessing without being asked? What is that if not turning myself in? You're just pushing me into a fire pit."

"Then Lin Youjia's 'Lying' would be a good fit," Xiao Zhou quickly switched options.

"...Yours is even worse." Su Yu's eye twitched. "That song is all about 'I didn't lie.' Someone as smart as her will see right through me being stubborn. She'll ignore me even more then, you believe me?"

"What about 'Unfortunately, It's Not You'? 'Say Goodbye and Go'? 'Good Hearted Breakup'? 'Happy Breakup'? 'Later'?" Xiao Zhou rattled off a long list of song titles, getting more and more excited as he went on.

Su Yu stared at her expressionlessly, waiting until she finished reciting the song list before speaking: "Are you genuinely helping me or are you just messing with me? The first few songs were one thing, but then you included 'Say Goodbye When It', 'Happy Breakup,' and 'Good Hearted Breakup.' 'Happy Breakup, I wish you happiness,' do you really want me to break up with her?"

Xiao Zhou's eyes darted around.

She admitted that there was a bit of mischief involved, after all, she couldn't stand Su Yu's two-timing behavior, so it was only right to take the opportunity to annoy him a little.

So, she avoided Su Yu's death stare, her tone lacking in conviction: "If you're not satisfied with any of these, why don't you write one yourself?"

Su Yu was stunned for a moment.

The suggestion to write one himself was somewhat tempting to him.

After all, songs you write yourself are more sincere and much more convincing than covers.

But the problem is, he doesn't know how to write it either!

When he was first reborn, he did consider gaining popularity by plagiarizing songs, but after thinking it over, he gave up.

On the one hand, most of the songs he remembered had already been released, leaving him with very limited inventory;

On the other hand, there are some songs he simply can't recall unless he encounters a similar situation, like a password sealed deep in his memory that can't be activated without the corresponding key.

"Sigh, she won't see me. I can't see her even if I want to. What am I going to do?" He leaned back on the sofa and complained helplessly.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Su Yu felt as if he had been struck by something.

Hey! "Want to See You"! I don't think this song has been released yet!

He quickly sat up straight, took out his phone, opened the search bar, and typed in "Someday or One Day" to search for it.

As expected, there wasn't one!

In 2017, this song had not yet been written by anyone.

"Now that I've remembered this song, shouldn't I try to recreate it myself?" Su Yu thought to himself.

This song is so fitting. The catchy melody and lyrics perfectly match his current situation: "I want to see you, I only want to see you, in the future and in the past, I only want to see you." It's as if it was tailor-made for his feelings right now.

"What, you have an idea?" Xiao Zhou was a little confused when he saw his expression suddenly become excited.

"I guess so." Su Yu stood up and patted her on the shoulder. "I didn't expect that you, a complete novice, could occasionally come up with a good idea. Wait here, I'll go write out the melody first."

"Really? You write songs? Yu-ge, when did you acquire this skill?"

She had been with Su Yu for so long, but she had never seen him write a song. Although she knew that Su Yu had studied composition when he first joined the company, he had never tried to create anything since the last time he racked his brains for ages without coming up with a single word.

"Stop talking nonsense and bring me my computer."

Xiao Zhou eagerly brought the computer to Su Yu.

"Please begin your performance."

Su Yu turned on his computer, glanced at the icons on the desktop, and hovered the mouse over an icon shaped like a musical staff.

This software is called MuseScore. In the 2017 music notation community, it wasn't considered a high-end product, but it was free and open-source, with an intuitive interface that was very user-friendly for beginners.

He opened the newly created sheet music, selected the piano tone, and then began filling in the notes one by one on the staff.

Xiao Zhou leaned over and glanced at the interface on the screen. The densely packed musical staff and bar lines left her a little bewildered.

She didn't understand music, nor did she know whether Su Yu was just messing around or had genuine inspiration.

It took Su Yu several hours to finally get the melody right.

He let out a long breath, stretched his aching shoulders, and the musical staff on the screen was filled with musical notes.

"Great, it's finally done."

This was the first time he had copied a song, and he felt a strange sense of accomplishment.

"What do you think?"

Xiao Zhou shook her head, her eyes clear, with a beauty untouched by knowledge.

"can't read."

"Forget it, it's pointless to talk to you, it's like casting pearls before swine."

Xiao Zhou rolled her eyes at Su Yu.

Su Yu ignored it, opened the txt file, and started writing lyrics.

"When love is lost as a relic / Carved into memories in pictographs / Yearning for it for centuries / Is what truly etched in the heart unforgettable..."

When the last note was finished, Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had a good memory and was able to memorize all the lyrics and music.

When Xiao Zhou saw this word, his expression finally changed.

"No, bro, are you really that good? I thought you were just kidding."

"Go find Hu Yitian. I remember he brought a guitar. Borrow it for me."

"We guarantee the mission will be completed."

Then she ran out quickly, and soon returned breathless with her guitar.

"He didn't say anything, did he?"

"No, he just glanced at me and then gave it to me."

"Okay, close the door, let's start recording."

Xiao Zhou closed the door, took Su Yu's phone and turned on the camera. Su Yu sat in a chair, holding a guitar, and began to sing a cappella.