"Oh my god, Peng Xue scored so high? Is this true..."
Although Mei Fang could tell from Peng Xue's dress changes before the New Year that she was indeed trying hard to get into a better university for further studies, the score of 644 really surprised Mei Fang.
"Isn't this a few points higher than what I got in the exam?"
"What! You can't allow my Xiaoxue to score higher than you?"
"That's not what I meant... Of course I have to congratulate her as well."
Mei Fang scratched his head. "Peng Xue told you that her first choice is to go to Pengda University?"
"Of course... And, she even asked me!"
Xia Yuan said excitedly: "She asked me if I still remembered the agreement to form a band."
"How do you answer that?"
"I said of course I remember, and now I have also taken care of Bingbing and Xiaoyu."
“Speaking of which, the two of them have recently finished working on the OST for Codename: The End… So the only thing left to deal with is Yuanyuan’s new album, so don’t fall behind, Yuanyuan!”
"Hehe... How could I possibly be a hindrance?"
Xia Yuan put his hands on his hips and put on a very proud look, "To tell you the truth, my new album will be released at the end of this month!"
"Oh my god, I don't even know when you're done."
"Of course you were busy meeting with the leaders! I'm not a lazy loser who only knows how to eat and sleep. I still work very hard."
Lin Youxi listened to Mei Fang and Xia Yuan talking, brought the lively big orange cat back to the cat house, sat next to Xia Yuan, and asked Xia Yuan: "After you finish your new album, are you planning to start playing in a band?"
"Yeah, this is something I've always wanted to do since I attended a music festival in high school."
Xia Yuan said with a look of longing, "Four people come together to pursue their musical dreams, celebrate together for victory, cry together for failure, and work together to win more support at LIVEHOUSE and write songs. Isn't this a wonderful and passionate thing?"
"But I wanted to form a band at that time because you, Yuanyuan, were not yet famous."
Lin Youxi looked up at Xia Yuan and said, "You are a singer of what status now, a famous star. Even if you want to fight for it, if the four of you participate in the band audition, your popularity will definitely be maxed out, and you will definitely not feel any setbacks."
Xia Yuan felt a little discouraged after hearing what Lin Youxi said. "That being said, there is indeed a problem... I also hope that everyone really likes our band's songs, not my personal fame."
"So my suggestion is, if you still want to start a band, why not let someone else play guitar and be the manager behind the scenes, that way you won't be so busy and you can still fulfill your promise."
"But...but..."
"But Yuanyuan, you still want to join the band, right?"
Mei Fang smiled and said, "It's okay if you want to join a band. You can dress in a different style and style than usual, and then come up with a stage name. Don't use your usual voice. You're studying music, so this should be easy..."
As Mei Fang was speaking, he was interrogated by Lin Youxi:
"Afang, what's wrong with you?"
"What's going on..."
"I think your suggestion is a bit too naive."
"What do you mean by childish... Joining a band has always been her dream."
"If Yuanyuan appears in the band, no matter how she changes her voice, it will be easy for people to find out that she is Yuanbao herself, unless she speaks in a way that she doesn't normally do—"
"I, I don't have to sing on stage! There's no saying that a guitarist has to be the lead singer."
Xia Yuan said seriously, "The four of us can all sing well, and almost all of us can compose our own songs. I believe anyone can be competent for the lead singer's job."
"Can-"
"Since Yuanyuan is already so well prepared, I think it's okay to let her go."
Mei Fang is obviously very open about this matter. "To be honest, since the establishment of Yuanxi Interactive Entertainment, everyone has been helping me realize my dream."
“Although sometimes I do what I like to do, at least it’s not what I choose to do… I always feel a little guilty.”
"What's there to feel guilty about..."
Lin Youxi felt that Mei Fang, who said this, would be very cute, so she sat on him and hugged his neck:
"We have always been inseparable and have helped each other in our careers."
"It's just that I feel that our career has reached this level, and it would be a bit dangerous to show up in public again."
"I understand Youxi's concerns... But like Ah Fang said, I also want to stand on the band stage to realize my dream together."
Xia Yuan said as she rushed to lean on Mei Fang's shoulder, "And I don't know why, but I always feel like Ah Fang seems to have the ability to predict the future. Every project he lets us do together is basically successful, so I always succeed and never experience the feeling of failure..."
"The feeling of failure... Does going back to take the physics exam count?"
"Yes! Stop bringing up things that are not relevant to the topic!"
Xia Yuan thought as he spoke, "But since I will be very busy in the future, and Youxi will also be very busy in the future, then there will be no one to help Ah Fang share the management work like before..."
“That’s what I was worried about.”
Lin Youxi raised his head and looked at Mei Fang, then at Xia Yuan: "So... should we allow Ah Fang to recruit a position as the president's assistant?"
"Oh, yes! You don't want me to get too involved in the band because you're afraid that Fang will cheat on you. This way I can help you manage Fang in the company, right?"
"That's not necessary... If we rely on you, our house will be completely robbed."
"I don't like to hear that! Look, who has Fang spent more time with this month? I think Fang still listens to me."
"Actually, you don't have to be too nervous. If you don't like me hiring girls, you can just hire a male assistant... I don't mind this, and I can understand that you are uncomfortable with unfamiliar girls around me.
"Anyway, Ah Fang, you must be careful. We know you won't be fooled by sweet talk, but others may set up a trap to harm you, or forcibly take away your deoxyribose, and so on..."
"Okay, okay, stop watching so many business war movies. You don't need to worry about my work. Let's get back to the topic."
Mei Fang mentioned Yuanyuan's band, "Since Peng Xue has already released her scores, let her come to Pengcheng to play for a while, and you two can have a good chat about the band's arrangements..."
"whee."
Xia Yuan smiled brightly upon hearing this. "When I was talking to Xiaoxue on the phone just now, she was already packing her luggage. She should be on her way to the train now."
"Is this Peng Xue... Such a strong execution ability, what a scary woman."
Lin Youxi stood by with her arms folded across her chest, looking serious: "She came here without saying hello to me this time, I won't cook for her anymore."
"Hahaha alright! You two."
"That would be great."
Lin Youxi stood up and pulled Xia Yuan off Mei Fang's legs, then pulled Mei Fang up and said, "Ah Fang."
"how… "
"I've been working overtime on a project for a while and I'm not feeling well. I want to take a day off from you."
"You don't have to go if you don't want to go... Why do you need to change your leave..."
"You don't understand what I mean. I'm here to exchange your leave."
"Wait wait wait—"
Xia Yuan grabbed Lin Youxi and stopped her from bringing Mei Fang into the house. "You are violating moral standards in broad daylight. What will you do at night? We agreed to share Ah Fang for fairness."
Lin Youxi snorted coldly when she heard that. "Fair? If you mean that Ah Fang should treat her equally, I remember someone just boasted about Ah Fang's good relationship with her and said that Ah Fang and her were more intimate at night, right? I'm just here to make up for the difference in duration."
"Ah, that, that is—"
After shooting himself in the foot, Xia Yuan had to reluctantly watch his own A Fang being carried to the large room in the master bedroom by Youxi.
…
Peng Xue was quick and decisive in her work. After the scores were announced and she talked with Xia Yuan, she immediately packed her bags and went to Pengcheng. She informed her parents only after she was on the train. She was afraid that her parents would leave her brother to Peng Xue's care in order to let him go out and see the world. She would be really annoyed by that.
Of course, you can't avoid getting scolded on the way.
Peng Xue doesn't care about these anymore.
Go to Pengcheng...
Peng Xue in the phone still has a strong student vibe, but now she no longer wears glasses but has replaced them with colored contact lenses, and her beauty index has obviously increased by several percentage points compared to usual.
On the high-speed train, she held her chin with her hand, looking at the passing scenery outside the window, and her thoughts also flew quickly.
In order to be admitted to Pengda University, Peng Xue has suffered a lot in the past year, but she never tells anyone else, not even her best friend Xia Yuan. She always smiles in front of her best friend because she wants her to know how much warmth and strength Xia Yuan has brought to her.
I no longer need to prove myself to anyone.
Peng Xue held her bass, closed her eyes and pretended to play it. This bass, which Mei Fang gave her as initial start-up capital three years ago, had helped Peng Xue get through many painful nights due to being lost.
Knowing that you always have a way out, you will become lazy and unable to fight hard.
But because I have a way out, my development path is not extreme...
When Peng Xue came out of the high-speed railway station, she immediately saw a big sign at the exit -
[Welcome the beautiful lady Peng Xue to visit Pengcheng for guidance and inspection]
The sign was held by Xiang Bingbing, who was 1.9 meters tall. It was embarrassing because Bingbing was tall enough and conspicuous enough, but Peng Xue didn't think so. After seeing Xiang Bingbing and several of Baimei's old friends Xia Yuan, Yue Xinyi and Liu Xiaoyu under her, she immediately put down her luggage and rushed forward, hugging everyone tightly.
As soon as she came up, she naturally threw the most sincere words to her best friend Xia Yuan:
"Yuanyuan, you've gained a lot of weight in the past six months. You look plump."
"Is this what good friends should say when they meet?" Xia Yuan said, and then he knocked Peng Xue unhappily, "You should praise me for being more beautiful."
"No matter how beautiful you are, there is no room for growth."
"Hehe, I love to hear that."
After greeting Xia Yuan, Peng Xue exchanged glances with her old deskmate Yue Xinyi.
"Hey, rebellious girl Peng Xiaoxue."
"Xiao Yizi, you have become really beautiful, my god..."
"Is it that scary?"
"I was thinking that you've become a senior executive at Yuanxi Interactive Entertainment. You work every day and treat the company like your home, but you look pretty healthy, don't you?"
"I'm not a senior executive in the real sense yet, don't talk nonsense."
At this moment, Liu Xiaoyu and Xiang Bingbing were taking Peng Xue's luggage over. Xia Yuan then continued, "Afang and Youxi are very busy today. I only called a few of us this time. I plan to talk to you about the future development ideas of the band. Is that OK?"
"OK is OK..." Peng Xue said, pointing to Yue Xinyi standing beside her, "Why do we need to bring this tone-deaf girl with us? Is she the substitute player of our band? That's too amateurish."
"What are you talking about? This stinky woman has a really poisonous mouth."
Yue Xinyi muttered angrily, "Let's take her back and let her rest first, and then we can have dinner together and talk while we eat."
The hotel where Peng Xue stayed was in the business district building next to Mei Fang's house. Xia Yuan specially ordered a suite for Peng Xue, because it was not only for Peng Xue to live in, but also could serve as a temporary base for the band in the summer for gatherings.
This is a gathering of five close friends without Mei Fang and Lin Youxi, and it is a very rare opportunity for everyone.
First of all, except Yue Xinyi, the others all had a romantic crush on Mei Fang, which made everyone's communication feel uncomfortable.
Secondly, everyone was also afraid of Lin Youxi's atmosphere. With this woman participating in the competition, everyone was definitely participating in the topic with some pressure.
But it doesn't matter now.
The host was Xia Yuan, the organizer was Xia Yuan, and the topic was all about the band.
He is the girl party that is liked by all girls, including Yue Xinyi, who was once a member of Youxi Party.
Everyone was tired of moving things in the suite, so Xia Yuan directly suggested ordering some takeout barbecue to eat. No one had any objections, except Peng Xue who said she wanted to drink beer together. However, the others didn't seem to have any drinking habits, so Peng Xue didn't force them, but just ordered a few bottles symbolically.
While eating barbecue, everyone talked about the things to pay attention to when creating a band, the naming references for the band, and the current problem that the band needs to solve, which is Xia Yuan's fame.
Just when everyone was enthusiastically imagining the future vision of the band, a discordant voice disrupted everyone's output environment.
"It's a rare occasion for us all to get together. It would be boring to just talk about work. I thought you would bring up other topics on your own."
"Initiate... what?" Everyone looked at each other.
Peng Xue held her cheek and hiccuped, looking like she was still not satisfied and said happily: "Why don't we chat about some topics suitable for adults? For example-"
Peng Xue said as she took Xia Yuan's hand and pleaded with a playful expression:
"During the Chinese New Year, Yuanyuan told me about the topic of Duoduoduo. I am very interested... Can you tell everyone about it and let everyone open their eyes?"
(End of this chapter)