At 5:30 in the afternoon, Li Mu came to the hotel where Zhang Kexuan and others were staying. The four of them chatted for a while. Ye Tianming and others said that Zhang Kexuan’s friend was named Chen Ze, and his family was quite extraordinary. The old man used to be a senior official in Nansu Province. A few years ago, he was transferred to Yanjing and entered the ministry. It is said that he is now in a high position.
However, Chen Ze has always been very low-key, and he is not as arrogant and domineering as some second-generation people. It’s just that this person has a higher standard of thinking about people. He basically doesn’t have much contact with people he doesn’t like. When Zhang Kexuan used to do rock music, They belong to a group of people who do not do their job properly, which he despises, but now that Zhang Kexuan has made some name for himself, Chen Ze can treat him a little more.
However, according to Zhang Kexuan, Chen Ze was very interested in Li Mu. Hearing Zhang Kexuan's introduction, his voice was even a little happy, and he said directly on the phone: "Invite your friend over here, let's get to know each other."
Although Li Mu didn't know Chen Ze and hadn't even met him, he could guess from what he meant that he was interested in him because he was looking at the 3321 flag.
At early six o'clock, Zhang Kexuan received a call, then stood up and said to Li Mu: "Let's go, the car will pick us up."
Li Mu nodded, said goodbye to the other three people, and left the hotel room with Zhang Kexuan. Zhang Kexuan put on a mask as soon as he went out. When the two of them got downstairs, a Bentley Yazhi had parked at the door. A man in the passenger seat saw the two of them. , stepped forward and asked, and after confirming Zhang Kexuan's identity, he invited the two of them to get in the car.
Sitting in this brand new Bentley Yazhi, Li Mu muttered in his heart. Bentley had just entered China in 2001. To buy this car now, he would have to trade for five or six Yanjing houses, and it has to be a three-bedroom house. Since someone in Chen Ze's family is an official in the court, he shouldn't be so high-profile.
However, Li Mu didn't ask any more questions. He sat in the car and let the car drive him to the villa area near the Asian Games Village.
Li Mu, who has stayed in Yanjing for many years, knows that the villas in the Asian Games Village will be one of the most expensive villa areas in Yanjing in the future, because it is close enough to the city, and the so-called luxury villas in later generations are all in the outer suburbs. The price is incomparable to the villas here.
The car drove directly into the courtyard of a villa. When he entered, Li Mu saw seven or eight luxury cars of various types parked on both sides of the road. In the yard, he could faintly hear the music coming from the house. When he got out of the car, Li Mu I heard that the music was a very popular disco dance song back then, that is, in this era, called Penguin's-Game. The direct translation of this song is "Penguin Dance", but it is widely used to dance a dance called "Rabbit Dance" Disco dancing.
"Left! Left! Right! Right! Go—Turn—Around, GO! GO! GO!"
The almost brainwashing rhythm and lyrics made Li Mu suddenly feel a strong sense of retro nostalgia.
The young man in the co-pilot shouted through the intercom. Soon, the door opened, and a young man in his twenties or seventeen years old came to the two of them with a suddenly rising voice.
"Brother Ze." Zhang Kexuan greeted the visitor very politely. The other person smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder, then looked at Li Mu and asked Zhang Kexuan: "Is this the Li Mu you are talking about?"
Zhang Kexuan nodded and hurriedly introduced Li Mu: "Li Mu, this is Brother Ze I'm talking about, Chen Ze."
Li Mu shook hands with Chen Ze politely and said hello. At the same time, he also looked at the young man in front of him who was seven or eight years older than him. He had a good appearance, a tough demeanor, and a strong body. He came out wearing only a T-shirt. The lines of the upper body muscles are very obvious.
Chen Ze didn't be too polite to the two of them. He just said to Zhang Kexuan: "The person whose birthday is today is a sister I met in Yanjing. The car that picked you up and this villa belong to their family. You guys just became popular. At that time, she knew that I was also from Jinling, so she kept chasing me and asked me if I knew you. When I said yes, she always wanted me to bring you two together to meet. She is your fan. If something is irrational, please be more accommodating."
Zhang Kexuan nodded lightly, and Chen Ze said to Li Mu with some politeness: "Li Mu, don't be shy when you go in later, and introduce a few friends to you."
"OK."
Li Mu and Zhang Kexuan followed Chen Ze into the villa gate. As soon as they entered, they found that the entire foyer and living room of more than 100 square meters were decorated like a bar or nightclub. There were about ten or twenty young men and women inside, some of whom were drinking and chatting. Someone was twisting on the vacant dance floor in the middle. As soon as the three of them entered, a girl in the middle of the dance floor screamed and ran towards the three of them. As soon as she arrived, she stood directly in front of Zhang Kexuan, looked up at him and asked: "Are you Kexuan?"
Zhang Kexuan nodded, took off his mask and said with a smile, "It's me!"
"Ah! It's really you!" The girl hugged Zhang Kexuan excitedly, and then several other girls on the dance floor also ran over. They all looked surprised and surprised, and they seemed to be Zhang Kexuan's fans.
There is no way, who makes him the lead singer and good-looking person in Simple Plan? Basically, most of the fans in Simple Plan are infatuated with him.
Chen Ze introduced Zhang Kexuan. The first girl who rushed into his arms was named Du Wei. She was the girl whose birthday was today. The remaining ones were all Du Wei's best friends and sisters.
These fanatical female fans were chattering around Zhang Kexuan, and even invited friends to take pictures for them. Chen Ze patted Li Mu, pointed to the bar next to the dance floor, and said, "Come on, let's go sit there for a while." Son."
Li Mu nodded, and Chen Ze turned to Zhang Kexuan and said, "Li Mu and I will sit at the bar for a while. If you are interested, come over later."
Zhang Kexuan nodded. Although he wanted to go, he really couldn't leave. After all, there were several girls surrounding him, one of whom was today's host.
Chen Ze and Li Mu came to the bar and said to the young man at the bar: "Xiao Sier, pour two glasses of beer."
After saying that, just as the song "Penguin's-Game" had finished playing, he said to Li Mu, "Wait for me a moment."
When he came to the DJ, Chen Ze whispered to him, and then the other party handed him a microphone. Chen Ze took the microphone and said to everyone: "Everyone, please pay attention. Let me tell you something. Kexuan is now a public figure, so everyone Don’t take random photos, let alone upload them online, let a few girls take photos with him, and other people shouldn’t get involved.”
More than a dozen people around him nodded, and it was obvious that Chen Ze was still very prestigious in this circle.
Li Mu's impression of Chen Ze rose to a new level. He could take into account that Zhang Kexuan was a public figure, and he could also think that if word spread about his participation in such an event, it would become negative news, so he said hello in advance as a sign of respect to Zhang Kexuan. kind of protection.
When Chen Ze sat back at the bar, the beer was already placed in front of him. He picked up a glass and said to Li Mu: "Li Mu, I have admired your name for a long time. When 3321 first came out, I was wondering who could think of it." You came up with such a good idea that brought you both fame and fortune. Later, after reading the Yanjing TV report, I realized that you are still a college student, which is really amazing."
The two clinked their glasses and took a sip. Li Mu put down his glass and said humbly: "Actually, 3321 is just a slap in the face, nothing special."
Chen Ze looked at Li Mu, smiled slightly and said: "You have made 3321 without earning a penny from it, and every step 3321 has taken from the beginning to now has revealed extraordinary wisdom. If you say this is a mistake, I don't think so." believable."
With that said, Chen Ze added, "I didn't expect you and Kexuan to know each other. When did you two meet?"
Li Mu said: "It will be in July and August this year."
Chen Ze nodded and said, "It seems that their band started to become famous in July and August."
After saying that, Chen Ze sighed and said: "Actually, I have always looked down on him before. He is not doing his job properly. He obviously does not have the strength and talent. He still insists on playing rock and roll. For the sake of the two of us being young, I just I barely classified him as an acquaintance, but I never expected that he could really make a name for himself in music. When I heard their songs, for the first time, I doubted my own vision of people. .”
Li Mu secretly exclaimed that Chen Ze should have a sophisticated eye for people. Before Zhang Kexuan and the others met him, they could indeed be regarded as standard idlers. The four of them did not have the talent to take this path. After he came to me, he relied on those few golden songs of later generations to help them get out of mediocrity and reach the situation they are in today.
"Actually, Kexuan's talent in music is quite good. It can be said that each of their songs is a big hit right now."
Li Mu tried to find a place for Zhang Kexuan.
Chen Ze said: "This is what I am confused about. I just doubt my own vision of people, but even now I am not sure that I am 100% wrong, because I always feel that there is something fishy in it."
Li Mu asked curiously: "What's so tricky?"
Chen Ze smiled indifferently and said: "I have seen many people who suddenly became enlightened, but none of them drove so thoroughly. The reason why Senna can become a recognized car god is because he has been driving karts since he was a teenager and has excellent skills." Basics, but I have never heard of a person who was as green as a novice when driving on the street one day, but the next day he was skillful in drifting. Do you think there is something fishy in this?"
Li Muxin said that this guy saw the essence of the matter right away. He directly saw that it would be difficult for Zhang Kexuan and others in Simple Plan to write those four popular songs at once, but he did not have any substantial evidence, otherwise he would have given a little If he catches some clues, he will be able to determine that behind the popularity of the simple plan, there must be a big inside story that changes everything.
So, Li Mu did not answer his conversation, but captured a message from his words, and asked with a smile: "Speaking of Senna, do you also like F1?"
Chen Ze's eyes flashed with light: "The love of my life!"
(End of chapter)