1987 My Era

Chapter 519: Becoming Famous Overnight

September 1988, 9, the day before the opening of the Seoul Olympics.

Early in the morning, hundreds of domestic media outlets simultaneously broke a piece of news titled "19-year-old literary superstar", which attracted great attention from the cultural community and all sectors of the country.

Its influence is even beyond imagination. It has not only caused a great uproar in the mainland, but has also quickly swept through Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan like a tornado, and has a tendency to spread to the world.

This is due to Li Heng’s other identity: a legendary musician.

The headline of the front page of People's Daily: "Salute to the 19-year-old great writer! Salute to extraordinary achievements!"

"ZhongX Youth Daily" news headline: "How are legendary writers trained?"

"Nanfang Daily" news headline: "Shocking! The popular writer is only 19 years old!"

"Beijing Daily" news headline: "19-year-old legendary writer! 19-year-old musician!"

"ZhongX Daily" news headline: "Li Heng! The perfect embodiment of genius and sweat!"

"Yangcheng Daily" news headline: "Revealing the secret: How can you be lazy and become a leading figure in the contemporary literary world?"

"Xinmin Evening News" news headline: "Master the code of wealth at the age of 19!"

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The world seemed to have changed overnight, with reports about Li Heng all over major newspapers and morning news.

Li Heng read the newspapers one after another quickly. His face turned red and he felt embarrassed by the praise.

The four girls next to them, Mai Sui, Zhou Shihe, Ye Ning and Sun Manning, also each had a newspaper in their hands and their eyes were very busy.

"Haha, look at the news. Old Wang from Beijing is on the news. He was labeled a 'villain' and a 'double standard' by reporters. Haha, it's really refreshing. I had a great time arguing with my dad, you bastard." Sun Manning shared the newspaper in her hand with everyone.

Ye Ning covered his mouth and laughed: "This reporter is so mean, he exaggerated Li Heng's original words. Will Beijing Old Wang be so angry that he commits suicide?"

Li Heng leaned over and was in a good mood after reading it: "Don't worry, he is a well-known troll in the literary world, and his psychological quality is good."

Then he asked Sun Manning: "Manning, did you buy back all the newspapers from the newsstand?"

"Do you think I'm stupid? I just picked out 65 copies and bought all the newspapers from the newsstand. Don't you think I don't want to eat?"

Sun Manning stretched out her hand to him and said, "Reimburse me for the money I spent on the newspaper. You are very powerful now. I guess after today, everyone in the country will know that there is a Li Heng in Fudan University."

Li Heng asked: "How much?"

Sun Manning said: "Just give 100."

Li Heng was speechless: "You are robbing."

"I was just robbing. Do you think those three care as much as I do? They ran out to buy newspapers early in the morning. Don't I care about you? Hurry up and give me the money. I'll go buy some delicious food and drinks to celebrate." Sun Manning showed off.

Li Heng reached into his pocket and stuffed all the remaining money into her hand without counting.

"That's manly and generous!" After getting the money, Sun Manning ran away happily, saying that he was going to buy some wine and vegetables to have a good meal at noon.

Hearing the footsteps fade away, Ye Ning took a book and rolled it up, using it as a microphone to interview Li Heng: "Great writer, from now on, everyone in the world will know you. How does it feel to be a celebrity? Is it great?"

Li Heng rolled his eyes and joked, "Not happy at all. Yesterday, some fools drained my money. Last night, I got some money, but it was drained by Manning again today. Even though I'm a celebrity, I'm being slaughtered like a pig."

"Wow! Just be content. If I were you, I would be happy to be slaughtered every day." Ye Ning's face was full of envy and jealousy.

Li Heng said to her, "By the way, Comrade Ye Ning, can I make a request to you?"

Ye Ning asked: "What is the request?"

Li Heng complained: "You are 176.5cm tall, can you please not wear high heels? You are taller than me when you go out, I have to save face. Besides, a girl this tall is like a bamboo, what's so good about it?"

Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe smiled at each other.

Ye Ning was very sensitive and immediately puffed out her chest: "I don't wear it often, I just wore it a few times to keep up with the fashion. What's the matter? My breasts are not as big as those three, but I won't let you use them, so why do you dislike it?"

Zhou Shihe: “….”

Wheat ear: “….”

Li Heng retreated.

He noticed that almost all newspapers deliberately emphasized the age of 19 and used this age as a key marketing gimmick.

You know what, everyone loved it. Overnight, his name and deeds spread like a virus. People all over the country knew that there was an awesome person at Fudan University, named Li Heng, 19 years old, from Shaoxing City in southern Hunan.

For a time, many media columns called Fudan University, hoping to contact this popular writer in the literary world, to interview him, and to further explore the story behind him.

Not many people knew Li Heng, but not too few either. When his junior high and high school classmates saw "Li Heng" in the newspaper or on the morning news, they immediately dropped their breakfast and looked shocked.

This, this, is this the Li Heng I know?

Oh my god! This is my classmate!

How come he suddenly became so awesome?
Isn't it about musicians?
How did he become a great writer?

For a long time afterwards, the old classmates would greet each other by saying, "Hey, do you still remember Li Heng from our class? Now he is actually the famous writer December!"
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Beijing.

Song Yu was combing her hair in the dormitory when her best friend from college, Chen Xiaoyu, came in with a newspaper, walked over quickly and pushed her shoulder:

"Song Yu, please take a look at the newspaper. Is this your boyfriend Li Heng? How lucky are you! You have a boyfriend who is a great writer!!!"

Upon hearing this, before Song Yu had time to read it, her roommates swarmed over and, after taking a look at the headline and sub-headline of the news, they all exclaimed "Wow!"

Shocking to the extreme!

As a result, after reading the news, all the girls in the dormitory fell silent. After looking at each other, they gathered together to read the news for the second time.

After reading it for the second time, roommate A covered his heart and said, "I can't stand it! 19 years old! Only 19 years old! I always thought I was great to be admitted to Peking University, but when I compare myself with others, I find that I am nothing, not even worthy of carrying their shoes."

This remark resonated with the entire dormitory. Roommate B cautiously asked Song Yu: "The photo in the newspaper is a little blurry, but it should be correct. Is it your boyfriend?"

At this time, Song Yu finally had time to finish reading the newspaper. Facing the eyes of the sisters, she was silent for a few seconds, then she stroked the sparse hair around her ears with her right hand and said quietly, "Yes."

Although they already knew it was Li Heng, when Song Yu admitted it herself, the whole dormitory was stunned. Everyone stood there in astonishment. They didn't know what to say for a moment.
Even Chen Xiaoyu, a Beijing native with a very impressive family background, couldn't help but feel envious: "Was it him who pursued you, or was it you who pursued him?"

Song Yu thought for a moment and said, "I think he and I have a mutual affection for each other."

Chen Xiaoyu asked: "So, when he asked you to be his girlfriend, you agreed?"

All the roommates pricked up their ears.

This is not actually the case, but now that things have come to this, Song Yu naturally has to defend Li Heng: "Well, almost."

"Hey! Why don't you give me a dozen boyfriends like this? I wouldn't mind having a dozen! Look at the photo in the newspaper, how handsome! His eyebrows, eyes and nose are all the types I like! How talented!" Chen Xiaoyu is usually a relatively stable person, but today her defense was broken. The best friend who spends every day with her, who eats and goes to school with her every day, her boyfriend turned out to be a hidden literary giant!

Who can stand this?

Who wouldn’t be shocked by this!
One of my roommates said, "Song Yu, next time your boyfriend comes over, make sure he treats us to a meal. You've got the most beautiful flower in Peking University, so you have to pay some interest."

There is usually a lot of intrigue among girls, but surprisingly, the entire dormitory has a very good relationship with Song Yu.

This is due to the fact that Song Yu is beautiful enough, with good temperament and appearance, and is the one that her roommates look up to! Because the gap is so big, her roommates can't even get jealous, so she is very popular.

Another thing is that Song Yu has a Buddhist personality. She is very generous and open-minded when dealing with people and doesn't like to care about things, which makes her very popular.

This is also the reason why Chen Xiaoyu, who has an extremely powerful family, likes to be her best friend.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her expectantly, Song Yu knew the value and influence of Li Heng's identity as a scholar among Peking University girls.

She smiled beautifully and said, "Okay, next time he comes over, I'll bring him to meet you guys."

There was a "bang"!
Just then the dormitory door opened, and a girl from the next door ran in and asked excitedly: "Song Yu, it's been rumored everywhere in the school that your partner is that great writer, is it true?"

Well, this one is even crazier than us. My roommates instantly found comfort.

Song Yu nodded.

The girl's face flushed, and she spoke incoherently, "I'm his reader. I've been chasing him since I read To Live. No, I've been chasing Harvest magazine. I've written him many readers' letters, but he never replied to any of them. Song Yu, next time your boyfriend comes over, can you please sign an autograph for me?"

As she spoke, the girl shook the "Cultural Journey" in her hand and asked for an autograph.

Song Yu agreed.

In just one morning, because of Li Heng, Song Yu, who was already very famous in Peking University, became the talk of the town again.

But this time she became a foil, and everyone was talking about her boyfriend.

Even when she walks on the street, many girls will take the initiative to say hello to her and ask about her boyfriend.

Even the teachers at school have heard about it and occasionally ask questions during class.

ps: Change first and then change.

(End of this chapter)