Chapter 181: Fan Chang Wen
“Yuanfang, what do you think?”
Pei Ningle said this to Wang Heng very seriously.
At this time, the two were sitting on the sofa inside the house, with the notebook screen in front of them displaying the private message from Wangyu Music.
Wang Heng rubbed his temple: “Don’t say that popular phrase first, it gives me a headache just hearing it.”
Pei Ningle was a bit puzzled: “Why?”
Wang Heng: “……Anyway, the issue now is this private message, let’s discuss the main matter.”
Pei Ningle: “So, do you think we should meet this person?”
Wang Heng contemplated for a moment and said: “Whether we meet or not, it’s best to communicate with them anyway. But leave this to me. They said they want to provide sponsorship, and this kind of business communication falls under the agent’s job.”
After saying that, he used Pei Ningle’s computer to reply to the private message, sending his phone number to the other party.
After handling this, Wang Heng closed Wangyu Music and opened Penguin Music—compared to Wangyu Music, this platform has a larger audience, so there’s naturally no reason to pass it up.
As an original newcomer who hasn’t signed any exclusive agreement, Pei Ningle can naturally release songs on both platforms. However, compared to Wangyu Music, Penguin Music’s process is much more troublesome, and it doesn’t value original singers much nowadays, so she hadn’t opened a Penguin Music account before.
However, before he could finish the operation, the mobile phone ringtone rang.
The incoming call display showed an unfamiliar number.
Pei Ningle: “Who is it?”
Wang Heng: “……Don’t know.”
Pei Ningle: “Could it be that fan from the private message?”
“Anyway, we’ll know right away.”
After saying that, Wang Heng answered the call.
On the other end of the phone was a low, slightly husky female voice: “Hello, are you Miss Pei’s agent?”
Wang Heng: “Yes, may I ask who you are…”
Stranger Woman: “I read that article, you’re her older brother?”
Wang Heng: “Yes.”
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, then she said: “That article touched me deeply, because I went through a situation like Miss Pei’s back then. Hearing her singing makes me feel… like listening to my younger self. I hope she can persevere.”
Wang Heng: “Were you a singer back then too?”
“Heheheh…” A low, helpless laugh came from the mobile phone.
After a brief silence, she asked again: “Which city are you in?”
From the other party’s words, Wang Heng didn’t sense any feeling of fraud. Moreover, even if there was danger, as long as he went back to ask the hamster, they could naturally prepare in advance, so he had no intention of refusing the other party.
He replied: “We’re in Rongdu.”
“Perfect, I’m quite free lately. Are you available tomorrow? I’ll take a plane over tomorrow.”
Taking a plane just like that? So rich, where did this rich woman come from?
Wang Heng: “Okay, then I’ll send you the address of a bar later. Tomorrow evening Pei Ningle will be singing there, you can come listen.”
“Good, I’m really looking forward to it.”
The other side hung up first.
Pei Ningle eagerly asked: “How was it? Do you think it’s a scammer?”
Wang Heng thought for a moment and slowly shook his head: “Probably not.”
The young girl blinked her eyes: “Then, what kind of person is it?”
Wang Heng: “……Probably a rich woman who wants to find her original intention?”
Pei Ningle: “?”
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Chang Wen sat on the plane flying to Rongdu, looking at the afternoon sunlight outside the window.
The sunlight shone over the sea of clouds, glowing with brilliant golden light, somewhat dazzling. For someone taking a plane for the first time, this scene might be worth appreciating, but she had taken planes too many times over the years and had long lost interest in it.
Chang Wen lowered the shade and lay back.
The first class seat was more spacious than economy class and could fully recline to serve as a small bed for a nap. She needed to rest well now since she was going to the bar in the evening to listen to someone singing.
She put on her headphones, opened the Wangyu Music APP on her mobile phone, and started playing Pei Ningle’s 《Lost》—she had listened to this song no less than twenty times in the past two days.
Three or four minutes later, the song ended, and the next automatically played was 《Delusion》. The name displayed in the singer field was Chang Wen.
This was a song she herself created over ten years ago.
As she listened, she gradually fell asleep. And in her headphones, automatically looping were just these two songs with different names but somewhat similar styles.
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In the evening past eight, Chang Wen arrived at that bar.
As soon as she walked in, she heard the young girl’s ethereal singing voice:
“The brightest star in the night sky, can you hear clearly, the loneliness and sigh in the heart of the person looking up…”
Chang Wen immediately stopped in her tracks, standing at the doorway. From here, she could see the petite girl on the round small stage, gently closing her eyes and softly singing.
Compared to Chang Wen who was nearly 1.7 meters tall, the girl under 1.6 meters obviously differed greatly in build. Looking at their faces, the difference in appearance was also significant. Chang Wen with makeup was a typical glamorous older sister type, and without makeup today she was a mature big sister. While Pei Ningle was a sweet and pretty little girl, with a feeling of not having grown up.
But looking at Pei Ningle, Chang Wen felt an indescribable sense of familiarity. Not in appearance, not in build, not in the temperament between the brows, but in the feeling when singing.
That feeling of wholeheartedly performing a song…
The bar’s business was very good, with customers almost all young people. From their clothing, it was clear most didn’t have much money, with youthful, immature looks like university students. They hardly ordered high-end drinks, yet they filled all the seats in the bar.
Logically, this kind of customer wouldn’t be welcome by the bar owner, but they listened to Pei Ningle’s performance quite seriously.
Chang Wen glanced at the bar’s menu and suddenly understood—turns out this bar was originally low-priced, targeting student crowds, no wonder.
After waiting a moment, Pei Ningle finished one song, and applause rang out in the bar. At this point, someone finally left, and Chang Wen finally had a seat.
The waiter came over, handed her a paper menu, and asked: “What would you like to order?”
Chang Wen pointed to the most expensive cocktail on the menu: “This one.”
The waiter subtly sized her up, his smile becoming more respectful: “Alright, miss, please wait a moment.”
A few minutes later, the cocktail was served, and Pei Ningle, having rested, returned to the stage to prepare for the next song.
Chang Wen took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to that agent’s number: 【I’m already in the bar listening to the singing, let’s chat after the performance ends.】
Soon, the reply came: 【I’m also in the bar, where are you?】
Chang Wen: 【I’m standing up now.】
After sending the text, she stood up. Then, less than half a minute later, a handsome and gentle young boy walked over.
His gaze met Chang Wen’s, they looked at each other for two seconds, confirming he had the right person.
“Hello, my name is Wang Heng.”
The handsome boy said this with a smile.
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