Chapter 50: My Roommate is a Big Star

Xu Heng spread his hands and said helplessly, "I'm not lying to you, I wrote 'The Wind Rises'."

Cheng Huaiyu stared blankly at Xu Heng, still unable to recover from the shock.

Zhao Gaoyang also wore an expression of disbelief.

"Holy crap! Old Xu, holy crap, holy crap!" After coming to his senses, Cheng Huaiyu excitedly said "holy crap" three times in a row, gripping Xu Heng's shoulders tightly as if to confirm whether he was the same Xu Heng he knew.

Xu Heng pushed him away helplessly, opened his computer, and logged into the QQ Music backend; his account was named Xu Heng, and after uploading the song on QQ Music, one could already click into his account homepage from within the production team of "The Wind Rises".

After confirming there was no mistake, Cheng Huaiyu became even more excited, "Holy crap! My roommate is actually a big star! I have to post this in the class group to tell the others, damn it, I definitely have to tell them, the composer of 'The Wind Rises' is my roommate!"

Cheng Huaiyu felt that having a roommate who could compose a song like "The Wind Rises" was incredibly face-saving, and he couldn't wait to let the whole world know.

Perhaps this was what it meant to share in the glory.

Zhao Gaoyang, on the other hand, felt sour inside and muttered, "Could it be that a breakup can actually lead to an awakening..."

Xu Heng's guitar playing used to be at most second-rate, and his singing was just passable; in any case, it was completely unrelated to the composer of the internet-hit "The Wind Rises".

But now that the facts were laid out before him, he had to admit that Xu Heng possessed such ability.

To say he wasn't envious would be a lie; it's like when your friend wins millions in the lottery, you can't help but feel a bit jealous and envious, and this emotion was particularly obvious in Zhao Gaoyang, written all over his face, to the point that even Cheng Huaiyu could see it.

"Old Zhao, stop being sour. We should be happy that Old Xu has achieved such success. When Old Xu really becomes a big star in the future, he can still help us out." Cheng Huaiyu logged into QQ and impatiently patted Zhao Gaoyang on the head, "What are you dazed for? Hurry up and help me spread this news. That woman Dan Yuyue is always looking down on Old Xu; today I want to let her know that the song 'The Wind Rises' was written by Old Xu."

Just as he was about to send the message, Xu Heng pressed his hand down.

"Don't spread this for now. A tall tree catches the wind; it's easy to attract haters."

It was too simple to smear a song that had no background or power to rely on. Xu Heng did not yet have a systematic entertainment company; if others wanted to forcibly buy his songs or use other means, he really wouldn't be able to handle it.

It was better to let "The Wind Rises" ferment slowly, presenting itself to the world with the mystery of an unknown composer and an unknown singer.

In this way, those entertainment companies with some power wouldn't dare to easily make a move against him. Not being sure whether Xu Heng and Liu Yiyan had backers behind them, they would certainly choose to wait and see. By the time they discovered the truth when "The Wind Rises" truly became a massive hit in the streets and alleys, it would be too late.

Cheng Huaiyu still didn't understand why Xu Heng wouldn't let him spread the news and asked curiously, "Isn't this a great thing? Why would anyone want to smear you?"

This young master born with a silver spoon clearly hadn't experienced the sinister nature of society. Xu Heng shook his head: "There is competition everywhere, even for the poverty subsidies in our class. Didn't people fight over it last year until it was a total mess?"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhao Gaoyang. Born in the countryside, he hadn't been able to apply for the poverty subsidy for two semesters of his freshman year, simply because others had more or less connections in the school and squeezed him out of his spot.

"Look at my brain." After hearing Xu Heng's explanation, Cheng Huaiyu suddenly realized and patted his head, "Old Xu, you're right. You can guard against everything, but it's hard to guard against people's hearts. Don't worry, brother will keep his mouth shut and absolutely won't let a single word leak out for you."

"Me too," Zhao Gaoyang said with a silly smile from the side.

Compared to letting others know that "The Wind Rises" was written by Xu Heng, he was definitely more willing to keep this matter hidden for now.

Xu Heng's conditions were already much better than his; if he were to add the halo of a "famous composer," would Fan Xi still be able to fancy him?

People easily feel inferior through comparison. After experiencing that last incident, Zhao Gaoyang already felt a vague lack of confidence when facing Xu Heng.

On the 8th, the military training for the freshmen began in full swing, while the older students welcomed the first weekend of the new semester.

At six in the morning, the students of Class 3 gathered at the school gate. The class-building activity, which should have been held last semester, had been postponed to this semester for certain reasons, which made some students complain while also increasing their sense of anticipation.

This class-building activity was planned by the vice class monitor and the class monitor who managed the class funds, and the expenses were deducted from the class fees everyone paid last semester.

They chartered a 54-seat bus from the city. There were only forty-something people in their class, so this number of seats should have been more than enough, but many students brought their boyfriends or girlfriends, making the bus look even slightly crowded.

Xu Heng found a seat by the window at the very front. The incident with Ying Ziyun made him realize that the back row wasn't absolutely safe, so for the sake of comfort, it was better to sit in the front.

Cheng Huaiyu, who came later, had a partner, but he didn't bring Dan Yuyue; instead, he brought a freshman junior he had met once when receiving new students, named Ji Meimei.

Xu Heng just looked up slightly and didn't say anything.

He knew that Cheng Huaiyu had been completely infatuated with Ji Meimei these past few days; apart from dealing with Dan Yuyue, he spent almost all his other time on Ji Meimei.

But what Xu Heng didn't expect was that Cheng Huaiyu would dare to publicly bring Ji Meimei to their class-building activity, because several people in the class knew that Cheng Huaiyu and Dan Yuyue were dating, such as Fan Xi.

Fan Xi, who was taking attendance, saw this scene and asked strangely, "Cheng Huaiyu, why didn't you bring your girlfriend? And who is this?"

Cheng Huaiyu held Ji Meimei's hand and said somewhat awkwardly, "Yueyue is going to get her hair done today and doesn't have time. As for her... she's my sworn little sister, Ji Meimei from the Literature Class 2 of the freshman year. She just arrived in Jinling and wanted to tour the landscape and culture of Jinling, so I just brought her along."

Hearing this, Fan Xi showed a meaningful expression and asked Ji Meimei, "Junior, do you know that Cheng Huaiyu has a girlfriend?"

"I know, I know. I don't have any other thoughts about Cheng Ge; it's just that Cheng Ge gave me a lot of help when I was new to this place, and I'm genuinely friends with Cheng Ge." Ji Meimei smiled "innocently."

"Alright, find a seat and sit down." Fan Xi didn't want to interfere too much in Cheng Huaiyu's affairs; if anything happened in the future, it would be Cheng Huaiyu's own fault.

"Old Xu!" Cheng Huaiyu greeted Xu Heng and pulled Ji Meimei to sit in the seat behind Xu Heng.

Xu Heng nodded and pretended to doze off, remaining silent.