Chapter 193: Su Yu's Song

Noticing Tang Song's gaze, Xu Qing also looked toward the stage.

"It sounds so good, and the singer is quite handsome too. Look at those girls filming and recording; he seems to be a bit of an internet celebrity."

"Hmm, it's not bad indeed." Tang Song nodded.

Thinking back, the first time he heard the guitar playing from outside the balcony at Gao Mengting's place, it felt quite stunning.

However, after gaining guitar skills and talent through the dream dungeon, he could clearly feel many flaws when listening to Liu Wenning's guitar now.

After all, the "Tang Song" in the dream was a genius musician who broke into the world-class stage from a complete amateur.

Xu Qing's eyes turned, and she said sweetly, "Of course, he's not as handsome as you, and his voice isn't as good as yours either."

She hadn't forgotten why she was here today.

A thousand words boiled down to one: "Flatter him!"

Tang Song looked at the cute Xu Qing across from him, a brilliant smile appearing on his face. "I like making friends with honest girls like you."

He smiled, revealing white teeth, which made Xu Qing feel a bit dizzy. "Thank you for the compliment!"

Only then did she notice that compared to their last meeting, Tang Song seemed to have become even more handsome!

Under his well-fitted thin shirt, the bulging muscle lines were faintly visible.

His skin was delicate and smooth, looking excellent.

She remembered that during their last meeting, she could still see some small blemishes on his face.

If there's a chance, she should ask what brand of skincare he uses to have such great results!

The two chatted for a while about the "4090" topic, and the drinks they ordered were served.

Xu Qing blinked her pitch-black, large eyes and placed a glass of cocktail in front of Tang Song. "The atmosphere in the restaurant is great today, and it's a holiday, so let's have a little drink to celebrate."

After saying that, she looked at him with expectant eyes.

Hehehe.

She had to make him drink; it would be best if he got half-drunk.

Stimulated by the 4090, the alcohol, and the JK outfit, Yan's investment would be foolproof!

"Alright." Tang Song nodded, his slender, fair fingers gripping the wine glass as he clinked it with Xu Qing's.

For the sake of her old best friend, Xu Qing gulped down a large mouthful with a "glug."

The dishes were served quickly, and the two chatted while eating and drinking.

"This chicken is cooked so well; crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I'll give you the drumstick."

"Come, come, come, let's have a toast, handsome!"

"This afternoon, President Gao sent me an email saying they want to draft another procurement contract. It seems your company is doing very successfully! Congratulations, congratulations!"

"I'm also following the Songmei Apparel Douyin account, and I've bought a few pieces of clothing from there. The quality and experience are excellent!"

Xu Qing's mouth was like it had been greased; one sweet word followed another.

Her voice was crisp and pleasant, and perhaps to fit the persona she was playing today, her tone was full of childishness and innocence.

Looking at this once-celebrated schoolmate goddess, Tang Song felt extremely delighted.

He couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, looking at her performance with curiosity.

He wasn't stupid; he could tell from Xu Qing's initiative to ask him out and send him cosplay photos that this girl definitely wanted something from him.

Plus the 4090 today, it was obvious this wasn't a small matter.

He just didn't know what it was.

After 8:00 PM.

Lu Kai walked over again. "I'm heading out now; I've had enough to eat."

Tang Song looked around and asked, "What about that blind date?"

Lu Kai grinned. "She left after a while; I guess she didn't like me. But that's fine, it saves everyone the awkwardness."

"Keep it up, keep trying, you'll find true love eventually." Tang Song patted his arm. "Do you want to sit down and have a drink?"

"No, no, I'm heading home. Bye~"

"Bye."

After waving goodbye, Lu Kai looked back at the handsome Tang Song, then at the 4090 and the college goddess Xu Qing.

His mouth felt sour and bitter.

This kid Tang Song is really damn handsome now; no wonder he can date girls like Tian Jing and Xu Qing.

He made up his mind again to thoroughly transform and improve himself and learn from Tang Song.

Maybe one day his luck would turn around too!

The restaurant lights dimmed, and the soft background music gradually faded.

On stage, a young man in his mid-twenties holding a microphone walked up.

Xu Qing smiled and said, "That's Chu Mingzhou, the owner of this shop and our schoolmate."

"Hmm, I know him." Tang Song nodded lightly.

Then, Xu Qing briefly explained Chu Mingzhou's situation.

His family ran gas stations, but he was particularly fond of music. Right after graduation, he partnered with someone to open a bar, which went bankrupt last year, and this year he started this music restaurant.

She and Chu Mingzhou had a decent relationship, after all, he had been pursuing her best friend Shen Yu for a long time.

"Dear friends, thank you all for choosing 'Music Feast' to spend this wonderful evening..."

After some polite remarks, Chu Mingzhou said with a passionate tone, "Next, let's welcome our special guest performers for tonight, a temporary band formed by a few young people—White Knight!"

A round of applause erupted in the restaurant.

Tang Song also clapped lightly.

Immediately after, he saw Cheng Qiuqiu, who was sitting directly below the stage, stand up.

Her facial contours were more three-dimensional; although she wasn't very old, she had a very cold, imperial sister aura.

She brushed back her brownish-grey long hair and took off the loose black sun-protective shirt she was wearing, revealing a white short-cropped T-shirt underneath.

Her full chest was high, and her tight abdomen was faintly visible.

She wore denim shorts on her lower body, revealing long, symmetrical honey-colored thighs.

Her figure was indeed excellent; well-proportioned and beautifully curved.

At the same time, the man and woman opposite Cheng Qiuqiu also took off their brightly colored jackets, revealing white T-shirts and jeans underneath.

The three of them walked out from their seats and stepped directly onto the stage.

Liu Wenning, who had changed into a white T-shirt, also walked up, holding an electric guitar in his hand.

The electronic keyboard, drum kit, and bass were placed on stage by the staff.

A look of astonishment appeared on Tang Song's face.

He understood instantly that the so-called temporary band (White Knight) should be the four of them.

However, wasn't Cheng Qiuqiu a UI designer? How did she have time to play this?

It seems her workload wasn't heavy enough!

Cheng Qiuqiu grabbed the plugged-in bass, stood in the center of the stage, adjusted the strap slightly, and pressed the bass against her high chest.

Her eyes were lowered, and her expression was somewhat indifferent.

At the same time, another girl stood in front of the electronic keyboard, and another boy sat inside the drum kit.

A simple and complete band configuration was in place.

The four of them were all in white T-shirts and jeans; handsome men and beautiful women, looking very stylish and eye-catching.

A burst of cheers and applause erupted in the music restaurant.

On stage, the lights intertwined into dazzling light and shadow.

Soft guitar sounds began, and the atmosphere at the scene gradually calmed down.

Immediately after, the electric guitar, drum beats, and bass gradually cut in.

Cheng Qiuqiu, standing in front of the microphone, raised her head, and her soft and pleasant voice spread through the speakers.

"BGM: In the melodies of life, I found a rhyme..."

Xu Qing's eyes lit up instantly, her voice somewhat excited. "Wow! It's Su Yu's song! This band has something; the lead singer's voice sounds a bit like Su Yu's!"

Tang Song was surprised. "Su Yu's song?"

"Yeah, it's one of Su Yu's few pure English songs, 'Love of Song,' which is also a classic masterpiece she created." As a fan, Xu Qing spoke with authority. "In the song, she compares 'song' to a person named 'Song' to express her deep love for music."

Tang Song's expression paused, and he suddenly understood something.

He pursed his lips, raised his head, and began to listen to the song carefully.

Although Tang Song had passed the CET-6 English exam, listening to this kind of English song was still a bit difficult, and he couldn't connect many of the words and sentences.

However, from the ups and downs of the melody, he could still feel the many emotions contained within it.

Cheng Qiuqiu on stage plucked the bass while singing.

Her body swayed with the rhythm, and her brownish-grey long hair swung gently.

She was completely immersed in the performance.

When the singing gradually ended.

The guitar, drum kit, and keyboard stopped at the same time.

Cheng Qiuqiu, holding the bass, left the microphone, paced lightly on the stage, narrowed her eyes slightly, and continued to pluck the strings.

Only the low bass solo remained at the scene.

Bass is actually a "low-pitched guitar," responsible for a different range, and the playing techniques are also different.

However, as a "guitar god," Tang Song could see many things.

Cheng Qiuqiu's bass level wasn't high, but one could see she was very talented and very serious.

In the melodious tune, a faint sadness and helplessness flowed out.

"I bet this girl is definitely a die-hard fan of Su Yu, and a hardcore one at that!" Xu Qing's eyes were shining, her voice extremely certain.

"Why do you say that?"

"There's no bass solo at the end of the original soundtrack of this song! Su Yu only performed it once at a concert, and she played it herself and improvised it on the spot; it's considered one of the most famous scenes fans love the most!"

"That female lead singer playing the bass, whether it's her dress, or her voice and expression, is deliberately imitating Su Yu, but she is indeed quite beautiful, and has a tiny bit of Su Yu's feeling."

After the bass solo lasted for 1 minute, it gradually subsided.

The "White Knight" band on stage left the stage one after another, the restaurant's performance officially ended, and soft pure music sounded in the air.

Xu Qing's face showed full excitement and pride, and she kept talking about topics related to Su Yu.

A well-deserved superstar.

A singer-songwriter, active in film, television, and music, a famous talented woman. Her appearance, bone structure, and temperament had no shortcomings.

She could paint, write scripts, play the piano well, the video of her playing the drums often topped the trending list, and she could play the guitar, trumpet, and violin.

She was also one of the top three bassists in the country.

She debuted in a girl group, experienced the 'black ocean,' reached the peak, and had no scandals or stains.

After becoming famous, she could still calm down and improve her academic qualifications...

Now she is one of the bosses of Tang Zong Entertainment, the largest entertainment company in the country...

Speaking to the end, Xu Qing leaned forward and raised her eyebrows. "Let me tell you, I had a nickname in college, known as 'The Little Su Yu of the Cosplay World'!"

After saying that, she couldn't help but laugh out loud herself.

It could be seen that she really liked Su Yu; Tang Song wasn't surprised by this.

According to what he had learned in the past two months, Su Yu's influence in the country was very exaggerated.

She had fans of all ages, the ratio of men to women was basically equal, and she was a true national idol.

Especially for the younger generation, she appeared in the youth memories of most people.

For example, the employees of Songmei Apparel had been scrambling for concert tickets for a while, and related discussion topics could often be seen in the group.

"I'm full!" Xu Qing patted her small belly, placed her arms on the dining table, and looked at Tang Song.

Her pitch-black large eyes were like two crystal black grapes, and her eyelashes were long and dense.

Because she had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, her face was flushed, and the smile on her face was a bit dazed.

She looked very cute, making one want to pinch her face.

Tang Song raised his wrist to check the time, smiling as he met her gaze. "Is there anything else you want to say? If not, should we go?"

Xu Qing shrank her neck, biting her soft lips. "This... there really is a little something I want to chat with you about."

When the time came, she was actually a bit nervous.

After all, it concerned her best friend's lifelong happiness, and Tang Song was already the most awesome friend she could reach.

His car was a Mercedes-Benz S-Class worth over a million; he should at least be richer than Hou Shaoyuan, right?

Tang Song leaned forward, looking at her with a slightly aggressive gaze. "Go ahead, I'm listening."

Xu Qing swallowed her saliva, her face flushed. "Yu's company has been seeking investment, which I told you about before. Their 'Youjie Housekeeping' is doing very well and is currently in the profit stage, but they need quite a bit of money to expand their scale."

She raised her head, sat up straight, and looked at him with pure eyes. "Tang Song, could you invest in them?"

"Uh..." Tang Song blinked, finally understanding Xu Qing's various abnormal performances today.

He had watched Youjie Housekeeping's roadshow at the investment negotiation meeting before and knew the company quite well.

The business they operated was very ordinary, not outstanding, and the business scope and scale were small; it was a mediocre small company.

Such an enterprise had limited returns and failure risks, so its investment value wasn't high.

Therefore, it could only appear as a foil at the negotiation meeting.

Seeing Tang Song suddenly fall silent, not waving his hand generously as she had fantasized.

Xu Qing pouted and looked at her 4090 with grievance.

Fourteen thousand! It was the first time in her life she had given a boy a gift, and she was wearing a JK outfit! And she had said so many flattering things to him!

She had drunk quite a bit of alcohol tonight, and she was already a bit tipsy. Now that the grievance had come up, she couldn't suppress it at all, plus she was a drama queen.

Soon, teardrops "pitter-pattered" down, hitting her pleated skirt.

Xu Qing sniffed and sobbed softly on the table.

Damn Little Song Zi! You actually failed my intentions!

Just wait until I go back tonight and write a side story where you have to lick my unwashed feet and kneel on durians!

Seeing Xu Qing suddenly becoming abnormal, Tang Song's eyes twitched, and he got up and sat in the seat next to her.

He patted Xu Qing's shoulder and said softly, "I say, Qingqing, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Qing raised her head, looking aggrieved. "Nothing, I just suddenly missed home and my mom and dad after listening to the folk song on stage."

"Pfft—" Tang Song couldn't help but laugh.

He reached out and pinched her flushed face; the texture was delicate and q-bouncy, very great.

Xu Qing said "Ah" and moved her body to the side. "You... what are you doing!"

Tang Song didn't answer her, tapped the table with his fingers, and said, "You send me the business plan for Youjie Housekeeping later. This is a serious investment after all; I at least need to understand the equity structure and financial planning first, right?"

Xu Qing's tears stopped instantly, and she said in surprise, "You agree to invest!?"

"Hehe." Tang Song couldn't help but pinch her face again. "For the sake of Xu Qing, if this project is no problem, I, Tang Song, will invest!"

The "Slovertrust (Juqing Juqing Hui Jin)" he currently held had the attributes of an investment institution, and its current main investment directions were new energy, biomedicine, artificial intelligence, and other fields.

As the true controller, he was fully capable of controlling the investment direction within it.

Youjie Housekeeping was just a small company still in the "angel round" stage, and the fundraising amount was less than 1 million US dollars.

For Juqing Juqing Hui Jin, it didn't count for much at all.

Of course, he wasn't a sucker either.

Youjie Housekeeping wasn't Shen Yu's company alone. Even if he wanted to invest, he had to find a consulting firm to do due diligence, understand the operating model, clarify the valuation, and ensure there were no hidden debts.

Xu Qing's pitch-black eyes instantly became bright.

Tang Song! Tang Song! You really are my male lead!

The way you look when you agree to invest money is just handsome!

Yan! Just wait for me to blow your mind!

At the critical moment, it was still up to me, Xu Qing, to take action and save you from danger.

"Thank you, Tang Song!" Xu Qing placed her hands on her thighs, a very infectious smile appearing on her face.

It was like a child who had received the gift she had been longing for.

Her teary eyes shimmered with little stars under the lights.

"How come, you suddenly don't miss your mom and dad anymore?" Tang Song looked at her with a teasing expression.

Xu Qing stuck out her tongue and said nonchalantly, "I don't miss them anymore, I don't miss them anymore. I think you look very much like my dad now! Very intimate!"

Tang Song's heartbeat accelerated a bit because of this title she gave him.

Looking at her pure and cute face.

Who could withstand this!

"Tang Song, let's go? I'll ask Yu for the business plan when I get back, and after you confirm there's no problem, you must tell me as soon as possible!" Xu Qing was excited and couldn't stay any longer.

She really wanted to facilitate this matter quickly, show off in front of her best friend, and also let her feel completely at ease.

For this old best friend she had known for 12 years, she was truly heartbroken.

Their relationship was very good; they often slept in the same bed since junior high school, even closer than ordinary sisters.

In order to attend the same school in college, Shen Yu, whose grades could have gotten her into a better school, secretly changed her college entrance exam application and filled in Yancheng University of Science and Technology.

Because of this, she made her father so angry he was hospitalized.

"Let's go."

"I'll go pay the bill!" Xu Qing stood up quickly and ran toward the front desk.

Tang Song picked up his 4090, looking at her back as she hopped away in her JK outfit, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Suddenly, he felt that having such a coser friend was also quite good; later he could let her cosplay as Mai Sakurajima, Shenhe, Xiao Daji...

By then, the Hasselblad mirrorless camera he just bought would also come in handy.

Stepping to the front desk, he saw Xu Qing taking out a white membership card from her small bag to pay the bill.

Immediately after, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he felt a hostile gaze.

Turning his head slightly, he saw Liu Wenning carrying a guitar bag.

Beside him were Cheng Qiuqiu carrying a bass, and the other two members of the "White Knight" band.

Liu Wenning's face was a bit gloomy, but he didn't say anything, put one hand in his pocket, and continued walking forward.

Immediately after, Tang Song met another gaze.

A look of astonishment appeared on Cheng Qiuqiu's face, but she quickly returned to calm, nodding lightly at him before brushing past.

Carrying the instrument bag and wearing a black sun-protective shirt, she looked both beautiful and cool, with a very cold, imperial sister temperament.

"I've finished paying the bill!" Xu Qing put away the card and receipt, turning to wink playfully at Tang Song.

Tonight's mission was completed perfectly, and her mood was at its peak.

Walking out of the entrance of the Music Feast restaurant, the refreshing night breeze blew toward them.

Tang Song turned to look at Xu Qing beside him and smiled. "How about we take a walk around here first? I'll call a designated driver later to take you home."

Xu Qing didn't hesitate and nodded vigorously. "Sure!"

The moonlight poured down like water, the night sky was dotted with stars, and the neon lights on the commercial street flickered.

The two walked along the commercial street.

They chatted about topics like dinner and the graphics card.

Xu Qing, who was slightly tipsy, was still maintaining her pure high school girl persona, and when she spoke, she would stutter occasionally, which looked very interesting.

Breathing in the scent of her shampoo and looking at her pure and cute face.

An unspeakable thought popped into Tang Song's mind.

If he put Xu Qing and Xiao Jing together and had them both wear JK outfits, how interesting would that be!

They walked back and forth along the commercial street.

Returning to the entrance of the Music Feast restaurant, the designated driver he had booked in advance had just arrived.

They came to the silver Mercedes-Benz S450L.

The designated driver walked around the car once to check the vehicle's condition.

When he walked to the rear side of the vehicle, the driver paused and said immediately, "Hello, there are a few footprints here; they should have been kicked just now. Could you please come over and confirm?"

Tang Song took a few steps back, frowning slightly.

On the shiny, brand-new car body, several footprints on the rear fender were clearly visible.