Hu Wei Became Famous

"Director Zhang's endorsement? Looks like this is real!"

"Curious why Director Zhang followed Water Strike Three Thousand? But that healing song you wrote, A Lifetime of Loneliness, really is so comforting. Thank you!"

"This five-character quatrain is freaking awesome! But I bet a lot of elementary school kids are going to hate you, hahaha. Our professor said it might get put into textbooks for children to memorize!"

"Followed the trail from Director Zhang's Shuibo. I can understand the director of Immortal Sword Asking for Love following you—the lyrics to Always Been Quiet were genuinely good, and A Lifetime of Loneliness was very healing too. But why would Director Zhang follow you? Could it be that you wrote songs for his films and dramas too...?"

"Came from Director Zhang's page too, +1. Teacher Sanqian is amazing. Director Zhang's Shuibo only follows a handful of people. He didn't even follow those Zhang actresses he personally made famous, yet he followed you!"

"Director Zhang, who practically never posts, specially made a Shuibo post for your poem and praised it to the skies. Too bad I'm uncultured—I only think it sounds catchy when read aloud, but I don't know exactly what makes it so good."

Looking at these highly liked comments, Lin Fei was somewhat speechless.

The main reason she had not followed Water Strike Three Thousand was that she did not want to cause Song Dao any trouble. After all, her influence was too great.

Yet she had not expected Director Zhang Yi, whose influence was equally enormous, not only to follow Song Dao but also to make a special Shuibo post about it.

That aloof little money-grubber probably did not know yet, did he?

Lin Fei suddenly found it rather amusing.

Especially when she saw quite a few fans of Ma Shen and Cui Luo in the poem's comment section.

Most of them were praising Ma Shen and Cui Luo for their good judgment.

—They had appreciated the same person as the Xia Kingdom's greatest director.

That alone was enough to prove their exceptional discernment!

Lin Fei did not tell Song Dao about it. She would let him discover it himself later.

She stood up and stretched, her perfect curves fully displayed at that moment.

Then she called Yan Yu.

She was planning to go over to record songs and treat her best friend to a meal at the same time.

Without Yan Yu's strong recommendation, a talented young man like Song Dao might not necessarily have chosen her.

She really had to thank her properly!

After dealing with his former bar colleagues and boss, Hu Wei politely replied to every message one by one.

Only then did he open Penguin Music.

When he saw A Lifetime of Loneliness's rankings on the three charts, he first took a long, deep breath.

Then he sent Song Dao a message.

"Boss, may I invite you over to my place for a meal? I'm actually quite good at cooking. Other than that, I really don't know how else to repay you."

Song Dao replied quickly. "I won't go. I'm busy writing songs. You can treat yourself to something nice instead. Also, be careful—you're famous now!"

"Received!"

Although Song Dao had refused, Hu Wei was still very happy.

His boss cared about him!

And his boss said he was writing songs, which meant...

He did not dare think about it. A person could not be too greedy.

Everything I have today came from Boss's support. Famous or not, I have to be even more careful from now on. I absolutely can't get carried away.

Hu Wei rushed into the bathroom and splashed his face with cold water.

Looking at the face in the mirror, no longer youthful but still handsome, he smiled softly.

Then he turned and walked out, heading into the kitchen.

His boss did not have time to come, but he still wanted to cook himself a good meal.

He needed to reward himself properly!

In a villa district in Beijing.

Zhang Qian was together with a group of young, beautiful women.

They were all her classmates and close friends.

The few who were unmarried would be bridesmaids at her wedding in a few days.

As for her being able to marry the vice president of Starry Sky Film and Television, all her sisters expressed their envy.

Even those who were doing fairly well in the industry said that Zhang Qian had truly made it ashore in one step.

Passing the civil service exam counted as making it ashore. Marrying a rich man was the ultimate perfect landing.

Wasn't the ultimate goal of mingling in the world of fame and fortune to find a wealthy man to marry?

After all, very few people could make it on their own and earn serious money.

For someone like Zhang Qian, nearly thirty years old and able to find an executive at a film and television company who held shares in a publicly listed company as a husband, it was truly enviable.

Even a little jealousy-inducing.

Naturally, Zhang Qian was happy.

Her entire person radiated an air of wealth and status.

She was high-spirited as she laughed and chatted with her sisters.

Her fiancé did not know about her past.

And she had never told him.

They were all adults. People in this circle understood that if they really dug into every little detail, no one would be able to get married.

Especially her fiancé, the vice president of a listed film and television company—he was no saint either.

Even now, he often still fooled around outside.

She did not care about that sort of thing.

You played your games, and I played mine. As long as no one got caught in the act like Lu Wen, it was fine.

The innocent Zhang Qian of the past had long since died.

She died the moment she cheated.

The moment she completely broke up with Hu Wei, nothing could ever go back to how it was.

As for Hu Wei, the only thing that still made her feel attached to him now was probably that aspect of him.

He really was incredible!

As a woman, she had to admit that Hu Wei was the only one who had ever truly satisfied her.

Unfortunately, he was such a stubborn fool!

Who were you trying to prove something to by clinging to that ridiculous bottom line of yours?

Just thinking of that man made her angry.

That day, she had pretended to be drunk and gone looking for him, wanting to rekindle their old relationship.

Truthfully, she had also been craving him.

The investor before this had only been in his fifties, but his body had long been hollowed out by alcohol and women.

He simply could not perform.

Let alone satisfying her, usually before she could even feel anything, he was already finished.

Back then, in order to obtain resources, she endured being with him for over half a year.

In the end, that useless old bastard turned around, found a younger girl, and kicked her aside.

Zhang Qian did not care much. She had not gotten any less than what she was supposed to get, so she had not lost out in this deal.

Later, she met her current fiancé at a cocktail party.

He was not that old, just over forty, divorced and childless.

A classic eligible bachelor.

Not only was he rich, but he also had resources, and he was single. He was practically Zhang Qian's dream man.

And indeed, her fiancé was very generous with money, gave her plenty of film and television resources, and had even said that he had a television drama ready to make her the female lead!

Filming would begin after the wedding.

By all rights, this was already wonderful, but nothing in life was perfect.

Her fiancé had probably played around too much. He was fine if he took pills, but without them, he was practically no different from the investor who had kept her before.

That was why she had thought of Hu Wei.

Especially on lonely, unbearable nights, she wanted him even more.

She wanted to rekindle things with the first love boyfriend she had once deeply loved, then become no-strings-attached sex partners who did not interfere with each other.

You satisfy me, and I satisfy you. What was wrong with that?

Yet she had not expected him to reject her?

You're just some down-and-out singer scraping by in a bar. Who the hell are you trying to impress?

That night after returning home, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply set fire to all the secret photos she had kept of the two of them.

Although she regretted it a little the moment the flames rose, she soon got over it.

Those things were potential landmines too. What if they blew up one day?

Now, with the wedding approaching, watching the envy in her sisters' eyes as they toured her enormous villa gave Zhang Qian an indescribable thrill.

These people might act close to her on the surface, but every single one of them was a jealous little bitch.

Back when she had just broken up with Hu Wei, some of them had mocked her behind her back.

Screenshots of their chats had already reached her hands back then.

What was even funnier was that more than one person had sent them to her!

And in every screenshot they sent, they had deleted their own messages.

She had needed to piece everyone's screenshots together to get a complete "treasure map."

Looking at what they had said back then, then looking at their reactions today.

Zhang Qian really wanted to laugh.

I just love watching you jealous enough to go crazy, yet still never measure up to me!

Just then, someone suddenly let out a startled cry.

Based on Zhang Qian's many years of experience in the art of playing innocent, the woman was clearly doing it on purpose.

But Zhang Qian was in a good mood today, so she cooperatively asked,

"What is it, babe? Why are you making such a fuss?"

The slightly plump friend wore a complicated expression.

"Hehe, it's nothing, Qianqian. It's fine."

"Oh, stop keeping us in suspense. Just say it if there's something!" another friend said unhappily.

"Exactly, exactly. Hurry up. Is there some new gossip? Did another top celebrity get exposed?"

"Haven't all the top celebrities who should get exposed already been exposed?"

"Haha, Immortal Sword Asking for Love has been such a huge hit lately. Could it be some dating rumor about Qin Ge and Zhao Xue? Don't believe that stuff. It's obviously just publicity."

Everyone started talking over one another.

The slightly plump woman who had cried out waved her hand. "No, it's about Qianqian's ex-boyfriend."

"Hu Wei?"

"What news could he possibly have?"

"Isn't he singing at a bar? Did he get into a fight? Or did some rich woman take a liking to him and keep him?"

Everyone burst into giggles again.

As for this former classmate, once a talented student at the Central Conservatory of Music, these women would never again look at him with the adoring, affectionate gazes they once had.

Nor would they envy Zhang Qian, that scheming bitch, for stealing their dream man.

A man who sang at a bar did not deserve their admiration.

Zhang Qian looked at that friend and frowned. "I have nothing to do with him anymore. Stop keeping us in suspense. If there's something, say it. If there isn't, we still need to rehearse later..."

"Hu Wei became famous." The plump friend looked at Zhang Qian with a complicated expression and said quietly.

The spacious villa living room, lively just moments ago, instantly fell silent.

Everyone looked utterly incredulous.

Zhang Qian gave a dry laugh. "Did he cause some kind of trouble? A place like a bar... Don't tell me he accidentally slept with a minor?"

The others reacted much the same way.

After freezing for a moment, their expressions returned to normal.

How else could a talented Central Conservatory of Music graduate singing in a bar become famous?

"Did someone film him singing and post the video on Audio-Visual or My Show, and then he went viral?" someone asked.

"He released a song and got onto three Penguin Music charts. The discussions about him on Audio-Visual and My Show are already trending wildly. He might even be about to hit the hot search list!"

The slightly plump woman, who was also Hu Wei's classmate, looked at Zhang Qian and said with a sigh, "I really didn't expect it..."

Zhang Qian picked up her phone, logged into Audio-Visual first, and searched for Hu Wei in the search bar.

She had been occupied with wedding preparations these past few days, busy beyond measure, and had not paid any attention at all to entertainment gossip.

She had no idea what had happened.

But the moment she entered those two characters, a whole list of search terms popped up in Audio-Visual's search bar, startling her!

[Hu Wei A Lifetime of Loneliness]

[Hu Wei Water Strike Three Thousand]

[Hu Wei Kong Xi Feiyang Music Movement]

[Hu Wei healing songs]

Zhang Qian was instantly dumbfounded.

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