novelraw 3rd Brother, you're awesome!
3rd Brother, you're awesome!
"Thump, thump, thump thump thump thump..."
It's 10:30 at night.
Zheng Ning, who had been excited about obtaining the system for most of the day, had just fallen asleep.
From the floor came the sounds of hurried footsteps in hard-soled shoes, dragging tables and chairs, and the occasional thud of heavy objects hitting the ground.
"That damned family of bastards is disturbing the peace again!"
Zheng Ning gritted his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
The family upstairs, surnamed Li, had been Zheng's neighbors for decades, and they all got along very well.
But starting last year, the eldest son of the Li family got married, and the family began to help them buy a house in the city.
Wasn't that when Zheng Ning's father fell ill and needed money for treatment?
The family's once-decent savings were almost completely depleted by the year-long treatment.
Then, during a casual chat with the neighbors, Zheng's mother inadvertently revealed her idea of selling the house to pay for Old Zheng's medical treatment.
Well, now the Li family upstairs overheard it.
This is a very nice residential area for government officials, with an elegant environment, excellent security, and complete surrounding facilities. They have always wanted to buy a house here for their son, but they have been struggling to find one for sale.
Now, Old Li's wife, Chen Cuiping, came to discuss with her mother about buying the Zheng family's house.
But my mother said that he had only said those things in a moment of panic and confusion, so they were not to be taken seriously. The family did not plan to sell the house, since they still had a shop that could solve their immediate problem.
But Chen Cuiping wouldn't have it. She couldn't bear to see her eldest son and grandson so far away from home, so she kept pestering them every day. Eventually, she annoyed herself, her sister, and her mother. After several unsuccessful attempts to talk to them, she finally yelled at them.
As a result, the upstairs neighbors started making noise attacks every day.
"Squeak~~"
"Knock knock knock!"
"Clatter!"
At 11:28 p.m., Zheng Ning took out his phone, intending to record a conversation.
After a few loud noises, the upstairs area became completely quiet, and no matter how long he kept recording with his phone on, he couldn't record a single sound.
"Damn bastard, this is really hard to get evidence against..."
Zheng Ning muttered a few words, then reluctantly lowered his hand, which had been raised until it was a little numb, and turned off the recording function on his phone.
"Knock knock!"
"Bang! Smash!"
A short while later, the noise started again upstairs.
That's right. They've gone to the neighborhood committee for mediation several times. The upstairs neighbors all say that he's not making any noise, or that his one-year-old child is dragging a chair or playing with toys on the floor.
"How can you manage such a young child? Why don't you try managing him?"
Such sophistry left the mediators helpless, and even after the police arrived, they couldn't resolve the situation, since there was no continuous audio recording evidence, and a one-year-old child is indeed difficult to manage.
They did consider retaliating, and even bought a building-shaking device.
But as everyone knows, these old-style apartment buildings have particularly good sound transmission.
Using it would not only harm the enemy by a thousand but also hurt oneself by eight hundred, but the old neighbor downstairs also came upstairs to knock on the door, politely and awkwardly advising Zheng Ma not to use this thing...
"If I ever have the chance to buy a house in the future, I'd rather buy the top floor and fight against the heavens than run into these bastard neighbors again!"
Actually, there are more unsavory things happening in the neighborhood than just this. After all, it's an old neighborhood, and most of the residents are middle-aged or elderly. Since Old Zheng got sick and was hospitalized, there's been a lot of gossip going on.
After all, he was the first household in the neighborhood to earn 10,000 yuan. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down first, so it's normal for people to be jealous.
"Looks like I need to become a pop star soon, make a lot of money, and then buy a detached villa. Let's see how they dare to keep bothering us then!"
It was almost midnight when things finally quieted down upstairs.
Zheng Ning put his hands behind his head, stared at the ceiling, and said through gritted teeth.
……
Early the next morning.
Zheng Ning got up, turned on her computer, and began to write down the sheet music and lyrics for "Rice Fragrance".
Although he was a science and engineering student majoring in computer science.
However, influenced by his father since childhood, he also has a special love for music. Since he couldn't sing because of his bad voice, he learned some instruments such as guitar and piano and the basic principles of music. Transcription is a piece of cake for him.
"Great, the sheet music and lyrics are all done, now it's time to apply for the copyright."
Bluestar does this quite well, placing great importance on intellectual property rights.
The copyright application was very convenient and quick, and it was done in half an hour. From then on, Zheng Ning had a song called "Rice Fragrance" under her name.
Then he solemnly picked up the wooden guitar that his father had bought for him on his 8th birthday and tried playing it once.
"Yeah, even without those complicated background music, the effect is pretty good with just the guitar!"
Zheng Ning gave himself a thumbs up, and then used his phone to record his own version of "Rice Fragrance" with acoustic guitar accompaniment.
He had just finished recording when there was a loud knocking on his bedroom door.
"Enter!"
"Brother? You're playing the guitar?"
A round head with a high ponytail came in.
"Xiaojing? Yes, I was just recording."
"Recording? Recording what kind of sound?"
"I'm recording a song. I just wrote one, what do you think? Want to hear it?"
"What? Bro, you can write songs now? And when did you start singing? I remember you used to be really against it?"
Zheng Jingjing bombarded Zheng Ning with a long string of questions, speaking rapidly and urgently, which immediately gave Zheng Ning a headache.
No wonder her parents named her Jingjing; one character, Jing, wasn't enough.
"Stop talking nonsense, are you listening or not? If not, get out, I have things to do!"
Zheng Ning quickly stopped him, otherwise this girl could have gone on and on.
"Yes, of course I want to listen, bro! What song did you write? I haven't heard you sing in ages. Play it for me and see if it's good!"
Another long burst of machine gun fire ensued, and Zheng Ning quickly pressed play.
A gentle and pleasant intro came from the phone's speaker, echoing in the small bedroom, sounding so soft and warm.
As soon as Zheng Ning's singing began, Zheng Jingjing's eyes widened immediately, she held her chin in her hands, and her mouth formed an "O" shape!
"No, bro, did you really sing this? When did you become able to sing so well? And the song is so beautifully written, did you really write the melody and lyrics?"
"Stop, hold on, I have a headache. Ask me your questions after you've listened to the whole thing!"
Zheng Ning waved her hand to stop her from asking questions incessantly.
This time, Zheng Jingjing finally didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she covered her mouth, her eyes revealing disbelief, and quietly listened to the entire song.
"Wow, bro! You're amazing at songwriting, composing, and singing! You're such a good actor; you've fooled even your own sister for so many years!"
"Oh, don't you suspect I'm lying to you?"
"You're my brother, why would you lie to me? Besides, you've studied music with Dad for so many years, it's normal for you to know a little about composition. What amazes me is how beautiful your voice is! What? Did you just recover recently?"
"Yes, it just recovered."
Zheng Ning already has a mature system and methods for dealing with her younger sister.
That means no matter how many questions she asks, you only need to answer the last one, because she herself can't remember what she asked before.
"Wow, that's impressive! Dude, did you register the copyright?"
"Registered, how about that?"
"That's great! There's a really popular music website out there lately, right? It's Feixing Group's flagship project this year, and they've already established a relationship with the government's copyright bureau. They're aiming to make it the biggest legitimate music website and chart platform on the entire planet!"
"Over the past year or so, many singers, even those from major entertainment groups, have released their new songs on this platform, and the promotional effect has been surprisingly good!"
As she spoke, Zheng Jingjing took out her phone, swiped a few times, and handed it to Zheng Ning.
"Look, there are songs of all styles, and all sorts of charts, like love song charts, rap charts, rock charts... Oh, right, there's also a newly launched newcomer champion chart!"
"Rookie Champion Ranking?"
"Yes, look, this is it..."
My sister's fingers swiped across the screen a few times, opening a brand new list.
"This is one of their main charts recently, and only newcomers who haven't released any songs on the platform can enter this chart."
"And it's only open in December. Even though today is already the 3rd, you can still upload your song and give it a try."
She looked up at her older brother with starry-eyed admiration.
"If you could make it into the top 100 or top 50, wow, bro, you'd be rolling in it!"