He was in college, but his songs were at the Grammys.

Chapter 22 So what?

Meanwhile, on the campus of Jiangxi Arts University.

Chen Ming had just finished his morning college Chinese class.

I walked down the street in a bad mood.

He discovered that the system had unlocked the content of "Battle Through the Heavens" from the 10th to the 20th words today during his university Chinese class.

He still needs to finish the 5 to 10 words in the middle, which is part of the course he attended last week.

He just finished the Chinese class he missed last week with his university Chinese teacher, Yang Peixue, and that's how he got 5 to 10 words.

Chen Ming was helpless.

However, the Chinese language teacher, Yang Peixue, was quite happy.

It was as if I had seen his "dream love".

He genuinely didn't expect that while teaching at an art school, he would still have students seeking his help with academic subjects.

The key point is that the student who sought his tutoring was a promising young musician.

It's simply unbelievable.

Chen Ming walked down to the dormitory building and was about to go upstairs when his phone rang.

It's Anya.

"Chen Ming, where are you?" Anya's voice came through the receiver, sounding more serious than usual.

"I just finished class and I'm downstairs in the dormitory," Chen Ming said, his tone relatively calm.

"Did you see the trending topics?" Anya asked.

"What's trending?"

"Qiu Xuan and Lin Peikun's new song 'The One Who Loves You' is scheduled to be released at the same time as Lin Wei's 'Listen to the Sea.'" Anya spoke slowly, but every word was clear. "It's rumored in the industry that this is a targeted attack against you."

Chen Ming stopped in his tracks.

He stood on the steps at the entrance of the dormitory building. The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling, and he squinted slightly.

"Targeting me?" he repeated, his voice very soft.

“Yes,” Anya said. “Qiu Xuan’s most recent work is Sun Hong’s ‘Summer Night Breeze,’ which was dethroned from the top of the newcomer chart last week by your ‘Big City, Small Love.’ Now that Lin Wei has chosen your song as the title track, he immediately sought out Lin Peikun for a collaboration and even deliberately chose to release the song on the same day and at the same time. His intentions are too obvious.”

There was silence for a few seconds on the other end of the phone.

Anya waited for Chen Ming's reaction.

Shock? Angry? Worried? Or, like most newcomers, somewhat panicked, asking, "What should I do?"

But Chen Ming didn't say anything.

He remained silent, and then Anya heard a very soft sigh coming from the receiver.

It wasn't a sigh of frustration.

Instead, he seemed a little impatient.

"Sister Anya," Chen Ming finally spoke, his voice calm, "who was that person again?"

Anya was taken aback for a moment: "Qiu Xuan is a top-notch songwriter who has written many hit songs, and Lin Peikun is a first-tier male singer with solid experience and a strong fan base."

"Oh," Chen Ming replied, opened Weibo on his phone, and found the notification that the other party had released a new song.

I saw the slogan, "Let's once again sail in the ocean of RNB."

Chen Ming muttered, "rnb, huh?"

Upon hearing this, Anya reflexively replied, "Yes, it should be an R&B mixed with pop. The arrangement is exquisite, and it's Qiu Xuan's masterpiece, which he spent two months polishing."

"R&B," Chen Ming muttered again, his voice devoid of any discernible emotion.

Just as Anya was about to say something more, Chen Ming's voice rang out again, this time speaking faster:

"Sister Anya, I'm also releasing a song on May 9th."

He was already annoyed.

Some people even came up to invite bad luck.

Anya thought she had misheard: "What?"

"I'm also releasing a song on May 9th," Chen Ming repeated, his tone natural. "Help me book a producer. I'll come to record this afternoon. I'll send you the arrangement sheet later, and you can arrange a backing track for me."

Anya was completely stunned on the other end of the phone.

Holding her phone, she stood by the office window, watching the bustling traffic below, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

"Chen Ming." She finally found her voice and asked tentatively, "You wrote a new song?"

"Mm," Chen Ming replied briefly.

"You wouldn't be thinking of..." Anya carefully chose her words, "...to release another song as a counterattack against them, would you?"

"Is it not allowed?" Chen Ming asked back, his tone still calm, but Anya detected an unusual sharpness in his voice.

"It's not impossible, but..." Anya took a deep breath, "Chen Ming, listen to me, Qiu Xuan is a veteran top-tier songwriter, and Lin Peikun is a top-tier singer. Their combination, in terms of resources, experience, and market recognition, is..."

"So what if it is?" Chen Ming interrupted her.

Anya's words caught in her throat.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say, "You're only nineteen," "You're just a newcomer," "This is too risky."

But all those words seemed pale and powerless in the face of Chen Ming's calm "So what if it is?"

On the other end of the phone, Chen Ming's voice continued, still without any change in expression:

"Anya, could you please make the arrangements? I'll be at the company at 2 PM, and I'll send the sheet music to your email in ten minutes."

After saying that, the phone call ended.

Anya held her phone, standing still for a long while.

The sunlight outside the window was a bit dazzling, so she raised her hand to shield her eyes, but Chen Ming's last words were still echoing in her mind.

"So what if it is?"

So calm, so natural.

It seemed that in his eyes, the combination of a top songwriter and a first-tier singer was no different from any other classmate in school.

Anya shook her head and gave a wry smile.

She picked up the internal phone on her desk and dialed the production department's number:

"Director Li, please reserve recording studio number three at 2 PM. Chen Ming is going to record a new song."

A surprised voice came from the other end of the phone: "A new song? So suddenly? What style is it? What instruments do I need to prepare?"

"I don't know either," Anya said. "He'll send the sheet music over later. Anyway, just cooperate fully."

After hanging up the phone, Anya sat back in her office chair and opened her email.

A few minutes later, a new email popped up.

Sender: Chen Ming.

Subject: Music arrangement for the new song "Special Person".

Attachment: Sheet music for "Special Person".pdf

Anya opened the attachment.

The sheet music is very complete, including everything from chord progressions and instrumentation to the melody and harmonic arrangement.

Even next to some key sections, the arrangement ideas and the desired effect are marked.

The style is a mix of R&B and pop, with a smooth and warm melody and sincere and delicate lyrics.

It's a song whose warmth and texture you can feel just by looking at the sheet music.

And the song title, the subject matter...

The song that Qiu Xuan and Lin Peikun collaborated on is called "The One Who Loves You".

Chen Ming's new song is called "Special Person".

If I hadn't known that Chen Ming only just found out he was being sniped...

Anya even began to suspect that this was a song Chen Ming wrote specifically to retaliate against Qiu Xuan.

Anya stared at the screen for a long time.

Then, she slowly leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Okay, I'll go crazy with you this once."

Chen Ming is a genius.

Anya felt that as a genius's agent, her style of doing things should naturally follow the genius's ideas!

Moreover, its newcomers are counter-attacking established creators.

She'd never had this kind of experience before.

She picked up her phone and sent Chen Ming a WeChat message: "The sheet music has been received and arranged. See you at recording studio number three at 2 PM this afternoon."

Almost the instant the message was sent, Chen Ming replied: "Okay."

There is only one word.

Clean and neat.

Anya looked at the word, smiled, and put her phone away.

The music scene on Saturday is unlikely to be so calm.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, on the campus of Jiangyi University.

Chen Ming put away his phone and went upstairs.

His pace remained unhurried, and his expression returned to its usual calm.

He walked to the door of dormitory 512 and pushed it open to go inside.

Tang Yuan and Zhou Xu were having lunch when they saw him come in. Tang Yuan immediately came over:

"Ming-ge! Did you see Weibo? It's about Qiu Xuan."

"I saw it." Chen Ming interrupted him, walked to his desk, turned on his computer, and said, "I'm going to the company this afternoon."