Huayu 2005: Chat groups are full of real celebrities

Chapter 40

Cui Hao seemed to suddenly realize something, his mouth opened slightly, but the second half of his sentence got stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it.

The two exchanged a glance.

The next second, their gazes turned to Jiangbei in perfect unison.

Then, the gaze slowly moved from Jiang Bei's face to Liu Yifei's.

The room was eerily quiet.

Liu Yifei was initially enjoying the conversation, but when those two gazes locked onto her, her smile froze instantly.

She was taken aback at first, and then her ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

When she said those words, her tone was noticeably weak.

Ruan Fei and Cui Hao remained silent, but their expressions grew increasingly interesting.

That look in his eyes clearly conveyed one sentence—

understood.

Liu Yifei felt flustered under their gazes, so she quickly put down her chopsticks and forced a stern expression:

"Don't overthink it!"

"I'm not even familiar with him!"

"We've only met a few times today. What does it have to do with me, whether it's songwriting or projects?"

It would have been better if this hadn't been explained.

The moment the explanation was given, the atmosphere in the room became even more tense.

Ruan Fei let out an "Oh—" sound, drawing out the last syllable.

Cui Hao nodded in agreement, looking as if he had just realized something.

"Yes, yes, we're not familiar with each other."

"We've only known each other for a few days."

"It has nothing to do with you."

Liu Yifei: "..."

Her face flushed even redder, and her neck was tinged with a thin layer of pink.

Just then, Shu Chang, standing to the side, blinked innocently as if he hadn't realized what was happening, and then delivered a subtle blow:

"Then why are you in such a hurry?"

Liu Yifei: "..."

This cut pierced right through.

She stood up abruptly, causing her chair to slide backward halfway.

"I...I have to go back to school!"

"I'm leaving now!"

After saying that, she didn't even bother to greet Shu Chang, grabbed her bag and rushed out.

Shu Chang chased after him, calling out, "Hey, hey, hey, what's the rush? Wait for me!"

The door slammed shut.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Ruan Fei and Cui Hao sat there, their expressions somewhat blank.

After a while, the two of them turned their heads in unison and looked towards Jiangbei.

That reaction just now.

That tone of voice just now.

The speed at which she ran away, blushing just now...

Holy crap.

Could it be that the fairy sister... actually has a crush on this guy?

Jiangbei was also a bit confused.

He stared at the doorway, stunned for a full two seconds, his mind still reeling from the series of events that had just transpired.

No.

What's going on?

He was just eating instant noodles and talking about a project, how did he suddenly drift off into a daze?

Before he could even figure it out, he turned around and saw Ruan Fei and Cui Hao staring at him with extremely strange looks.

His eyes held a mixture of shock and gossip, with a hint of admiration that said, "You're something else, kid."

Jiang Bei's temple vein throbbed.

"What the hell are you looking at?"

Ruan Fei swallowed hard and cautiously probed:

"Sixth brother...wasn't her reaction just now a bit—"

"That's ridiculous!"

Jiangbei cursed in annoyance:

"They were scared away on the spot by you two idiots, what does that have to do with me!"

Cui Hao, however, could no longer suppress the smirk on his face, his smile becoming extremely lewd.

"No, really it's okay?"

"Why is the fairy sister blushing so much?"

Ruan Fei also cheekily came over:

"yes."

"And your recent burst of inspiration—"

"It's 'The Brightest Star in the Night Sky' again, and 'Goodbye' again, you wouldn't actually—"

"roll!"

Jiang Bei grabbed a crumpled piece of paper from the table and threw it at them.

"If either of you farts again, you're not leaving tonight. I'm making you start writing the detailed plan for your blog post right now, and keep writing until dawn!"

Ruan Fei dodged the paper ball by tilting his head, not afraid at all, but even more excited:

"Holy crap, I'm in a panic!"

"Cui Hao, did you see that? Sixth Brother is getting anxious!"

Cui Hao also looked like he had discovered something amazing, nodding repeatedly:

"I saw it, I saw it."

"Damn it, after knowing him for so many years, this is the first time I've ever seen this bastard break down when it comes to women."

Jiang Bei's face turned black.

"Get out! Get out! Get out!"

"Finish your meal and get back to work!"

"If you keep babbling on, believe me, I'll throw you both into the backstage of a cover song website right now and make you dig through the night until tomorrow morning!"

Ruan Fei and Cui Hao exchanged a glance and finally decided not to continue their reckless behavior.

The two of them suppressed their laughter as they picked up the materials and headed out.

As he reached the door, Ruan Fei couldn't resist turning back and adding a cheeky remark:

"Sixth Brother."

"How about... I find out for you tomorrow what type of girl the fairy sister likes?"

"roll!!!"

Jiang Bei roared, nearly throwing the instant noodle fork in his hand.

Ruan Fei laughed loudly, grabbed Cui Hao, and ran away.

The door slammed shut.

The rented room was finally quiet.

Jiangbei: "..."

He stood there, his face alternating between black and blue.

Despite my cursing, the scene from just now kept flashing uncontrollably through my mind—

Liu Yifei blushed, grabbed her bag, and fled in panic.

...No way?

Jiang Bei's lips twitched, but the next second, he forcibly suppressed this outrageous thought.

"Bullshit."

"That's a fairy goddess!"

He muttered a few words under his breath, it was unclear whether he was cursing Ruan Fei and Cui Hao, or cursing himself.

It took me a long time to recover from that excitement.

With the project settled, Liu Yifei's endorsements, song releases, and musicals are all progressing smoothly. Even the ambiguous feelings from last night are still lingering in her mind.

No matter how high you get, your body isn't made of iron.

After working non-stop all day, Jiang Bei's eyelids were almost too heavy to keep open. He quickly tidied up, collapsed onto the sofa, and took a few hours to catch up on sleep.

When I woke up, it was already dark.

The rented room was quiet. Ruan Fei and Cui Hao had disappeared somewhere and were busy with something. On the table were the instant noodle forks that hadn't been cleaned up at noon and several sheets of draft paper filled with functional points.

Jiang Bei stretched, rubbed his temples, and casually turned on his computer.

The real challenge begins now.

—The accompaniment for "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" and "Goodbye".

He was so sick of listening to those two songs in his past life.

Later, I mixed tracks and arranged music, and went through countless rounds of work. The main melody, harmony, and drum beats were all etched into my mind.

If you really wanted to copy it, you could figure out most of it even with your eyes closed.

But Jiangbei didn't rush to make a move.

He sat in front of the computer, his fingers lightly tapping the desktop, but what came to mind was not the original arrangement, but Liu Yifei's face.

Eighteen years old.

Clean, ethereal, with a touch of innocent lightness.

But deep down, she's not the kind of soft, delicate little flower.

She has a very special energy about her, a cool and aloof demeanor with a touch of languor, and a stubborn streak hidden within that languor.

Using the original version directly to capture the essence of this voice and temperament would be a waste.

Jiang Bei thought for a moment and decided to dismantle the foundation of "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" first.

The intro shouldn't be too long.

She starts with the piano, followed by the acoustic guitar, and places the drums as far back as possible to create space, giving the impression of standing in the night breeze and looking up at the stars as soon as she opens her mouth.

The chorus shouldn't be too explosive right from the start.

It needs to be pushed little by little.

First, hold back, bring out the lightness and gentleness in her voice, and then when she sings the line "the brightest star in the night sky," slowly raise the drums and strings to send the emotion up.

As for "Goodbye," the approach is different.