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Chapter 13 Art Failure

Not long after Zhou Haoyu and Chen Guangzhi sat down, the first two dishes were served.

Zhou Haoyu called the waiter and looked at Li Xue across from him: "Are you guys drinking or something else?"

Li Xue said without hesitation: "It must be drinking. What's the point of not drinking? Bring us a box of cold beer. If you exceed the limit, we will refund you. If you exceed the limit, we will pay you back."

"You guys drink it, just give me two bottles of mineral water, at room temperature." Shan Meng secretly glanced at Bai Chou.

Bai Chou also raised his head and glanced at Shan Meng without saying much.

Li Xue found it unbelievable: "You're drinking room temperature mineral water in such hot weather?"

Shan Meng remained silent. Bai Chou thought for a moment and finally spoke: "I don't drink either. Give me a bottle of mineral water, room temperature."

"You also drink room temperature mineral water?"

Do you people from Handan have any special hobbies?

Li Xue looked at Bai Chou in disbelief: "You're a strong man from Hebei, over 1.8 meters tall, and you don't drink?"

"I don't like beer."

"Bai Chou is studying vocal music and can't drink."

Bai Chou and Shan Meng answered almost at the same time.

Now Li Xue understood that one of the two bottles of room-temperature mineral water that Dan Meng ordered was for Bai Chou.

In fact, it was true. In high school, Bai Chou basically only drank the room-temperature mineral water he brought with him. This was also why Bai Chou looked up when Dan Meng asked for two bottles of room-temperature mineral water.

Li Xue looked at Bai Chou and Kim Hyo Joo, then at Shan Meng, and suddenly felt sorry for Shan Meng, her seemingly weak roommate.

Such a nice girl, she even noticed what you usually drink, and was as considerate as a little wife. But you ignored her the whole time, pretending to be a stranger, and kept flirting with Kim Hyo Joo, what a scumbag!

Li Xue felt it necessary to teach Bai Chou a lesson on behalf of Shan Meng, and at the same time protect Jin Xiaozhou from being harmed by the scumbag.

"You are a vocal musician, but you applied to the Journalism Department of Nanchuan University. Why didn't you go to the Music Department? You are not lying, are you?" Li Xue stared at Bai Chou suspiciously, with a hint of targeting in her eyes.

"I originally planned to apply to the Southern University of the Arts, but I failed the arts exam. Then I thought studying music was boring, so I chose the Journalism Department of the Southern University of the Arts."

Bai Chou was also very depressed.

He studied popular music, but the Contemporary Music School of the Southern Arts Institute did not recruit students from there, so he went to the Conservatory of Music.

Anyone who knows a little about music knows that even though it is considered "popular music" by the public, there are huge differences between the East and the West, and even between the singing styles of different singers in China.

Mainland pop music is deeply influenced by traditional singing styles, namely folk singing styles. The mainstream singers and music in the mainland basically only have two categories: rock and guava. Even rock music has an indelible guava and ethnic flavor, and the singing techniques are relatively simple.

The pop music in Europe, America, Hong Kong and Taiwan is more popular than that in mainland China, and includes different types of music such as jazz, blues, rock, R&B, rap, and guava.

The overall musical style is more complex and diverse, and the singing techniques are more three-dimensional.

The difference between the two is like the difference between Han Lei and Han Hong, and Zhou Wang Tao Lin, Deng Ziqi, and Zhang Jie 15 years later. The former is semi-national and semi-popular, while the latter is the world's mainstream pop style.

Without saying which of the two musical styles is better, anyone can hear how big the difference is in their singing methods and styles.

Bai Chou has the same style as G.E.M. and Zhang Jie, while the music performance major of the Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts Music Department has the same style as Han Lei and Han Hong.

Since the Nanyi Conservatory of Music, a modern music conservatory with the same style as his, didn't recruit students from their school, Bai Chou would definitely fail the exam. On the other hand, Bai Chou felt that he had a high probability of passing.

Based on the assessment criteria of modern pop music, I am ranked 5th, and Adam Lambert, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston are ranked 9th.

Na Baichou felt that the so-called Queen Na Ying was only a 4th or even 3rd grade singer at her peak. When it came to singing songs within her comfort zone, she was no worse than most professional singers.

"Failed art student, huh?"

Li Xue sneered inwardly, thinking Bai Chou was being pretentious. "You're a failed arts student, what are you pretending to be? You're protecting your voice by not drinking. What a hypocrite!" "Do you think I don't know that many singers don't mind smoking or drinking?"

"You're not going to sing anyway, so what's wrong with drinking a little?"

"I don't like beer."

"What kind of wine do you like? I'll have someone send it to you right away." Li Xue took out her cell phone and pretended to make a call.

Bai Chou raised his head and stared at Li Xue with an expressionless face. Why did this woman suddenly pick a fight with him? It was so fucking inexplicable.

Bai Chou really doesn't like drinking beer, the reason is simple, it's hard to drink. He also doesn't drink strong liquor, it tastes spicy.

He only drinks sparkling wine, commonly known as champagne, and is quite picky, only drinking off-dry and sweet blanc de blancs and rosé.

Low alcohol content, sweet and delicious.

Seeing the tension between Bai Chou and Li Xue growing, Zhou Haoyu, the organizer of the social gathering, immediately stepped in to smooth things over: "Hey, Xiaoxue, if Lao Bai doesn't want to drink, then he doesn't have to. Why are you forcing him to drink? It's not popular to force people to drink anymore these days."

"What's Xiaoxue? Don't I have a name?"

Li Xue didn't give Zhou Haoyu any face at all. She was wondering, we just added each other on WeChat recently. What's your name, Xiaoxue? Are we familiar with each other?
Zhou Haoyu's facial muscles twitched, and he looked quite embarrassed.

After arguing with Zhou Haoyu, Li Xue finally stopped targeting Bai Chou. She pulled her chair closer to Shan Meng and whispered.

"Did he cheat on you?"

"He really has never been a jerk to me. Oh, I can't explain it to you clearly in a short time. Anyway, just don't worry about it." Shan Meng was at a loss, not knowing how to explain the relationship between him and Bai Chou.

If she wanted to explain herself clearly, she had to open her heart to Li Xue, her roommate whom she had just known for half a day.

"Okay, I don't care."

Even though Shan Meng told Li Xue not to interfere, Li Xue still disliked Bai Chou and felt that there must be something going on between Bai Chou and Shan Meng.

Now Shan Meng's heart is obviously with Bai Chou, but Bai Chou ignored Shan Meng the whole time and kept flirting with Kim Hyo Joo. He is probably a scumbag.

Shan Meng was quite tired. She didn't understand why Li Xue thought Bai Chou was a scumbag. At least Bai Chou didn't cheat on her.

In the afternoon, when she hinted that she would no longer pester Bai Chou, Bai Chou could have tried to win her back. Shan Meng knew very well that if Bai Chou hinted at it, she would most likely be shaken.

She has liked Bai Chou since junior high school. She finally waited until she was in college and had the chance to fall in love before she mustered up the courage to pursue Bai Chou covertly. How could she let go just like that?

But Bai Chou didn't keep her hanging and didn't give her any hints. If you think we are not suitable, then we won't be together.

Shan Meng was very sad when she returned to the dormitory. When she saw Bai Chou, she inevitably thought of her six-year secret love that ended before it even began.

She was heartbroken, but the other person was calm and collected. As the one who cared more, Dan Meng couldn't help but show some emotions.

Fortunately, Li Xue stopped targeting Bai Chou, and the matter seemed to be over.

Although she felt uncomfortable seeing Bai Chou and Jin Xiaozhou talking and laughing, Shan Meng also knew that she had no reason to lose her temper, and she couldn't casually label Bai Chou a scumbag and ruin his reputation.

The dishes were served one after another, and bottles of wine were drunk one after another. The people in the private room were clearly divided into three groups: Li Xue and Shan Meng in one group, Chen Guangzhi and Zhou Haoyu in one group, and Bai Chou and Jin Xiaozhou in one group.

During this period, Zhou Haoyu kept trying to talk to Li Xue, Chen Guangzhi assisted in various ways, and Bai Chou also assisted from time to time.

But Li Xue was so focused on how to deal with the scumbag that she naturally had no time to pay attention to Zhou Haoyu. She was perfunctory in every way, and the meal was a complete mess, which did not achieve the expected effect at all.

When the meal was almost over, Shan Meng thought the social gathering was about to end, but Li Xue suddenly stood up and suggested, "We're almost done with the meal, let's move on to the next one, let's go to KTV."

What are your strengths, brother?

(End of this chapter)