Chapter 60 : Your Grandma is Quite Avant-Garde
Chapter 60: Your Grandma is Quite Avant-Garde
After Wu Di returned to the dormitory, Chen Fan finally understood what had happened.
It turned out that at tonight's gathering, Ma Xiaoshuai and Luo Wenjie both had their eyes set on a girl from the other dormitory.
The two of them were secretly competing, and there was a sense of rivalry to prove who was better.
Chen Fan couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"Is the girl they're interested in very beautiful?"
Wu Di smiled.
"How can I describe it to you?"
"There are some girls who may not be the most beautiful, but they have a special kind of aura that makes men feel a strong desire to protect them..."
Wu Di didn't directly answer Chen Fan's question, but Chen Fan understood what he meant.
"With that said, I'm actually quite interested in this young lady now."
Wu Di chuckled, "Believe me, the quality of the girls in this exchange dormitory is exceptionally high. It seems like Xu Qiuci has really put her heart into arranging this for us."
At this time, Ma Xiaoshuai just came back, and Chen Fan walked over to him and asked with a smile.
"Is it for real this time?"
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded, "It's love at first sight. She's the only one I'll ever marry in this life!"
"Don't speak so confidently," Chen Fan joked.
Ma Xiaoshuai, however, shook his head earnestly, indicating that he wasn't joking.
He glanced at Luo Wenjie, who was lying on the bed listening to music.
"Fair competition, let's see who has the better skills..."
Luo Wenjie made an OK gesture while listening to music.
After the lights were turned off, the phone in the dormitory rang.
Ma Xiaoshuai, who was closest to the door, got up to answer the call.
"Hello... Ah? It's me, it's me..."
"Really? That's great... I'll definitely tell them."
"Okay, get some rest early, good night."
After hanging up, Ma Xiaoshuai excitedly announced.
"That was a call from the girls' exchange dormitory. They said they had a pretty good impression of our dormitory."
"Before us, they had already contacted two other male dormitories, but they weren't too satisfied."
"Our dormitory is the first one they've unanimously approved."
Ma Xiaoshuai was a bit excited.
"Oh, they also mentioned on the call that they're inviting our dormitory for a second exchange activity next week. This time, the girls will be hosting us."
"Yay!"
Han Xu excitedly shouted in the darkness.
"Everyone, it seems our dormitory is very popular."
"Hehe, let's keep up the good work and try to win over our respective targets as soon as possible."
At this point, Wu Di stuck his head out from the lower bunk.
"Fourth Brother, you should go next week. It's best if our entire dormitory attends."
With these few people going on like this, Chen Fan had become very interested in this so-called girls' exchange dormitory.
After thinking about it, he nodded, "Okay."
...
University life began to settle into a routine.
Every day, they followed the same routine of going between the dormitory, classrooms, and dining hall.
Originally, Chen Fan had no interest in the university courses.
According to his previous plan, except for English classes, he would skip all other classes if he could, since Chen Fan had no intention of pursuing further studies or a doctorate...
However, he didn't expect that after the recent major-based class reassignment, Chen Fan's class would have three overlapping courses with Su Ruochu's class, all held in large lecture halls.
As a result, Chen Fan couldn't skip classes anymore.
Not only could he not skip, but he also had to accompany Su Ruochu and listen to the lectures attentively.
"What have you been busy with lately? You seem like you've been very occupied."
After class, Su Ruochu accompanied Chen Fan out of the teaching building.
Compared to high school, Su Ruochu's personality had undergone some noticeable changes.
At the very least, she could now comfortably link arms with Chen Fan without feeling shy.
Chen Fan smiled and replied, "I'm not busy with anything. I'm just thinking about how to make money to support my wife."
Su Ruochu pouted.
"Daydreaming in broad daylight."
Chen Fan chuckled, "One should have dreams, you never know if they might come true."
After accompanying Su Ruochu for lunch at the dining hall, Chen Fan sent her back to her dormitory, and then he left the campus and took a cab to downtown.
Today was the day Chen Fan had planned to sell his song.
For this matter, Chen Fan had no connections, so he could only try one place at a time.
Yunhai was different from Luocheng. As a first-tier city, even in the 2000s, Yunhai's various entertainment industries were still quite developed.
After wandering around downtown for a while, Chen Fan soon found a professional recording studio.
He stepped inside and told the owner that he intended to release a song.
After Chen Fan sang it a cappella, the owner commented: The lyrics are ordinary, the melody is simple... It doesn't have the potential to become a hit. For a newcomer, it's barely passable.
After degrading it a lot, the owner finally held out his palm towards Chen Fan.
"Five hundred yuan, I'll take this song."
Chen Fan stood up, picked up his files, and walked away.
Good grief.
He opened his mouth and asked for five hundred yuan.
He really treated Chen Fan like an inexperienced college student.
The second place was Yunhai's largest music company.
However, Chen Fan didn't even get to meet the boss or a client manager. He was shooed away by the security guards before he could approach the company entrance.
"I'm here to sell a song."
Upon hearing this, the guard laughed.
"Brother, spare me that routine."
"It won't work, you know?"
Every day, there are no less than fifty, maybe even a hundred, young people coming here acting crazy.
They all claim to have created a great song, but none of them have ever become famous or had a hit.
The guard waved his hand in disgust.
"Get out of here quickly. This is no place for people like you."
Chen Fan didn't linger and turned to leave.
He couldn't be bothered to work with a company that looked down on people like dogs.
After wandering around downtown, finally, around 2 PM, Chen Fan found a third company.
To be more precise, it was a small music studio.
The shop was not big and was cluttered with all sorts of instruments.
Inside, a young man with long hair and an artistic vibe was hunched over, fiddling with a guitar.
"Want to sign up for music lessons?"
Seeing Chen Fan enter, the long-haired young man casually called out.
"Take a look and see what instrument you like. We can teach you anything here. The prices are reasonable and fair..."
Chen Fan smiled, "I'm not here for music lessons."
"I wanted to ask if you can help me record a song?"
For the first time, the long-haired young man stopped plucking the guitar strings and looked up.
"Whose song?"
"Mine."
"Did you write it yourself?"
"Yes."
"Do you have the sheet music?"
"No. I don't know how to read that stuff," Chen Fan shook his head.
Hearing Chen Fan say this, the long-haired young man didn't show any signs of ridicule.
Instead, he stood up, took out a recorder from the side, and changed his posture, strumming a few guitar strings.
"Sing."
Chen Fan cleared his throat and began to sing "Miss You" a cappella.
After singing it through, the long-haired young man smiled at Chen Fan.
"Buddy, is this song really yours?"
"You don't even know how to read sheet music, but you can write such an amazing song?"
Chen Fan looked at him.
"Actually, this isn't my creation."
The long-haired young man revealed an "as I suspected" expression in his eyes.
But in the next second, he heard Chen Fan sigh.
"Actually, this song was taught to me by my grandmother."
"I miss the old lady."
The long-haired young man: "..."
He stared blankly at Chen Fan, and after a long pause, he finally spoke.
"Your... grandma is quite avant-garde."