Reborn in 2015, I became a male god starting in high school.

Chapter 171 is available on the music platform; each play earns four yuan.

Since the Zhou Ziyang incident, Li Chumei has not contacted Li Kang.

Today, Li Chumei suddenly received a call from Li Kang, and she thought he was coming to apologize.

So Li Chumei answered the phone and called out to her cousin.

Before Li Chumei could ask what it was about, Li Kang impatiently asked, "Chumei, your cousin needs your help."

beg?
Li Chumei's understanding of Li Kang has always been that he is arrogant and haughty. When would she ever use the word "beg"?

Li Chumei didn't understand what she had that made Li Kang want to beg for her.

So Li Chumei asked directly, "Cousin, just say what's on your mind."

"I want to sign your friend as a singer! I don't care how much it costs, your friend is simply a once-in-a-century genius in the Chinese music scene! I want to make him an Asian superstar!" Li Kang's personality was somewhat flamboyant, so he spoke quite recklessly.

Zhou Ziyang himself didn't think he could become an Asian superstar, but Li Kang was full of confidence.

He even felt that with Li Chumei involved, the matter was almost certain to be resolved!
"Cousin, I've never asked you for anything before, but I'm begging you for this. You absolutely have to do it for me!"

Li Chumei's expression was rather unpleasant. Who would have thought that her usually arrogant cousin would ask for something like this?

If Zhou Ziyang hadn't deleted her, she might have tried again, but now...

Li Chumei remained silent.

Li Kang also said, "As long as you help me sign Zhou Ziyang!"
"Chu Mei, your future is my future." Li Kang knew about Li Chu Mei's family situation. Although her parents only had one daughter, Li Chu Mei, it was no secret that such a wealthy family could not have an illegitimate child.

Since Li Kang can run a media company, it means his family is well-off. Li Kang's words can only mean that he is determined to get Zhou Ziyang.

Li Chumei's expression was a little unpleasant. She said, "My friend has no intention of becoming a star. Even if you beg me, it won't help."

"I don't care about that, I'm going to sign him!"

"Cousin, aren't you being a bit unreasonable? I brought him to your company back then, and you were the one who looked down on him because you were arrogant. Now you're acting like a scoundrel towards me?"

“I didn’t know she was so capable at the time, and you didn’t even tell me. Come to think of it, this is your fault. Please help your cousin again.”

Li Kang was impatient, and Li Chumei was almost driven mad with anger.

What kind of magical logic is this?

Do you think I'm that easy to bully?
"I can't help you with this, and even if I could, I wouldn't! I have other things to do, I'm hanging up!" Li Chumei said, and hung up the phone directly.

Li Kang got a little anxious and called back, only to find that the other party's phone was switched off.

This made Li Kang quite exasperated, thinking to himself, "They're relatives, how come they're completely useless?"

He then called Zhou Ziyang, but the call was already busy.

Regarding this, Zhou Ziyang did not say that he deliberately did not answer his calls, but said that he did not know how, Zhou Ziyang's phone number was suddenly leaked, and a media company and a music website's operations manager called Zhou Ziyang.

They said they hoped to sign Zhou Ziyang as a singer, and their rhetoric was almost identical to that of Li Chumei's cousin, saying that Zhou Ziyang had great potential to become famous and that his company would definitely be a hit if he signed with them.

But no matter how much they raved about it, Zhou Ziyang wasn't very interested in becoming a singer.

Unfortunately, the media companies left disappointed, but before hanging up, they couldn't help but say, "If Mr. Zhou changes his mind, please be sure to contact me!"

Zhou Ziyang said yes, and he would contact you if he had any other ideas.

Some music websites and software operations managers initially hoped to sign Zhou Ziyang, but after Zhou Ziyang refused, they proposed another cooperation model. That is, Zhou Ziyang would cooperate with the websites as his own singer-songwriter, and they would put the songs written by Zhou Ziyang on the websites. On average, Zhou Ziyang would receive four yuan in copyright fees for every thousand plays.

Zhou Ziyang thought this was a good choice, meaning that he still owned the copyright, but the music software would release the songs and settle accounts with him every three months. As of 2025, the total number of plays for the two songs was 12 billion and 8 billion respectively, which meant that the dividends would be 75 million, and the average annual income would be 7.5 million.

Zhou Ziyang agreed to the music website's request for cooperation.

The music website seemed very anxious, eager to take Zhou Ziyang to the recording studio to record two songs right now.

Zhou Ziyang couldn't help but laugh at this, and said, "Is there such a rush?"

"You have no idea how popular you are online right now. If you come even one day later, you'll lose two million!"

Zhou Ziyang doesn't have the habit of surfing the internet, so he really didn't know that there was already a huge uproar outside because of his song "The Wind Rises".

Although the song "Past Life" has been taken down and put back up multiple times due to copyright issues, its popularity remains undiminished. It has even been covered by several well-known singers, such as Wu Qingfeng and Zhou Shen, who have all added their own styles to the original song. Every time it is released, it can quickly become a trending topic.

In Zhou Ziyang's timeline, no one has yet realized that this song is an adaptation of the Japanese version. Everyone assumes that Zhou Ziyang composed and sang it all by himself, which has amazed everyone. Indeed, some people on the internet have commented that Zhou Ziyang is a musical genius that comes along only once in a century.

She can write both novels and songs!

Moreover, the lyrics of the song "The Wind Rises" are so deeply moving.

If one hadn't experienced the pain of youth, how could one write such profound insights?

Some say that this poem, "The Wind Rises," was written by Zhou Ziyang.

Even if you treat it as an essay, it would still get a perfect score.

Good heavens, what a terrible coincidence.

Zhou Ziyang's essay was indeed the only one to receive a perfect score in the Xuhuai region that year.

"Indeed, his talent was not revealed suddenly, but was the result of long-term planning."

Have you heard Zhou Ziyang's other song? I think I prefer "The Sea of ​​Stars" to "The Wind Rises." "I'm rushing towards you~ You are the sea of ​​stars~"

In just one night, Zhou Ziyang's songs became known to everyone.

Zhou Ziyang had previously written a novel based on the movie "Ex-Files," but the novel was not well-received and did not earn him much money. Zhou Ziyang's initial idea was to use the novel as practice and, if it didn't work out, to adapt it into a movie himself.

Therefore, this novel has never been very popular.

As a result, when Zhou Ziyang opened the novel today, he found that it had suddenly entered the bestseller list.

The book review section has seen a significant increase in new comments, all of which are:
"I came because I've heard so much about it~"

"I never imagined someone who sings so well could write such terrible novels (facepalm)"

"Author, I don't think writing novels is for you. You should just stick to writing songs for us (doge)."

"You've been a jerk before, so you can't just assume things."

Over a hundred new comments suddenly appeared in the comments section overnight. It was then that Zhou Ziyang realized that the song he sang last night had really become a hit.

But now there is a new problem.

The song "Original Time and Space" is adapted from a Japanese song, and because of unclear copyright issues, it has been taken down multiple times.

To be honest, Zhou Ziyang didn't know when the Japanese version of this song was released, but he remembered that the original singer of this song was named Takahashi Yu.

So Zhou Ziyang searched for Takahashi Yu's personal information online and found that Takahashi Yu has not sung this song so far.

It seems that it hasn't been created yet.

Thus, Zhou Ziyang became the sole creator of this song.

Zhou Ziyang got up at nine o'clock in the morning and was busy until eleven o'clock in the morning. He didn't even have time to eat lunch. He originally thought he would just make do with some noodles for lunch.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Zhou Ziyang asked curiously.

"Zhou Ziyang, it's me." Xia Wei's voice came from outside the door. Zhou Ziyang opened the door and saw Xia Wei with her long, soft, slightly curly hair draped over her shoulders. She was wearing a beige off-the-shoulder knit sweater that revealed one shoulder, a dark skirt, white mid-calf socks, and black sneakers.

Xia Wei greeted Zhou Ziyang with a sweet smile, waving at him and saying, "Zhou Ziyang, why didn't you go to class this morning?"

"Oh, I was reconciling accounts with Sister Caiyu this morning and forgot to ask for leave."

Zhou Ziyang welcomed Xia Wei inside and said.

Xia Wei pouted and said, "Really, I thought I could finally sit with you."

"I didn't expect you not to come."

"Have you eaten?" Xia Wei asked.

Zhou Ziyang said he was sitting down.

The two walked into the living room as they talked. Hot water was boiling in the open kitchen. Xia Wei noticed that Zhou Ziyang was actually cooking plain noodles and couldn't help but laugh. She said, "You're just going to eat this to fool yourself?"

Zhou Ziyang said that boys don't need to be so particular.

"Just eat something simple, Caiyu will be back this afternoon."

Xia Wei was a little unhappy to hear this: "Oh, so in your heart only Sister Caiyu can satisfy you?"

Zhou Ziyang said, "What else?"

"You really are..."

Xia Wei was speechless for a moment. She said, "I'll show you what I'm capable of today."

"You probably didn't know I could cook!"

"can you cook?"

"you"

Xia Wei fell silent. She decided to show Zhou Ziyang what she could do, so she rolled up her sleeves and opened the refrigerator to take a look.

Although Li Caiyu had gone home, there was still plenty of food in the refrigerator. Xia Wei had helped Li Caiyu when she worked part-time here before, so she was now quite familiar with the place.

But then she casually took out some green vegetables, shredded potatoes, chili peppers, and garlic.

Wash it clean.

Next, the potatoes are shredded.

To be honest, Xia Wei is actually quite good at cooking.

Zhou Ziyang, watching from the side, was somewhat surprised and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to have this level of skill?"

"That's not it?"

Zhou Ziyang's kitchen is an island-style kitchen with a 270-degree surround design, meaning that he can face the living room while chopping vegetables.

Xia Wei wanted to show Zhou Ziyang her cooking skills, and Zhou Ziyang watched as her slender, green hands, which he could tell at a glance had never done any manual labor, deftly shredded potatoes.

Zhou Ziyang said, "I never expected that the top student from Nanjing University would cook for me personally. It's such an honor."

"What are you saying, making sarcastic remarks?"

Xia Wei laughed. Her cooking skills were quite professional, indicating that she had received special guidance from Xu Qing.

Xia Wei said that she had also thought about being a full-time housewife who could stay at home and take care of her husband and children.

And so every day I would help my husband tidy his suit and send him off to work.

"I spend my days at home researching recipes, and when my husband comes home, we can enjoy delicious food together," Xia Wei said, her face filled with daydreaming.

Zhou Ziyang said, "I always thought your dream was to become a workplace elite."

"I don't have that kind of dream," Xia Wei pouted.

Zhou Ziyang walked behind Xia Wei, put his arm around her waist from behind, and covered her hand with the knife handle. The two cut vegetables together intimately, and Zhou Ziyang kissed Xia Wei's ear.

Xia Wei also enjoyed this feeling and moved closer to Zhou Ziyang.

Xia Wei was a little embarrassed, and her lips trembled with shyness, but she didn't say anything. She just kept moving closer to Zhou Ziyang.

Zhou Ziyang said, "If your mother knew that the daughter she had carefully raised was actually willing to be my nanny, I wonder how she would feel."

Xia Wei was in a good mood, but she frowned slightly after hearing these words.

She turned to face Zhou Ziyang and said, "Can't you just not mention my mother?"

“Why not mention it? I think mentioning your mother is part of the fun,” Zhou Ziyang said, cupping Xia Wei’s face in his hands with a smile.

"You have a terrible sense of humor!"

Xia Wei pointed it out.

Zhou Ziyang said, "Is it a perverse sense of humor? I actually find it quite amusing."

As Zhou Ziyang spoke, his hand had already reached for Xia Wei's thigh.

"Hey, what are you doing? Cooking!"

Xia Wei blushed slightly, her face clearly showing happiness, yet she gave Zhou Ziyang a reproachful look.

Zhou Ziyang kissed Xia Wei's lips directly, kissing her repeatedly and saying, "It's not too late to do it later."

"All I want to do right now is eat you, my sister."

"Ugh, call me 'older sister'."

"You too?"

Zhou Ziyang chuckled and ripped off Xia Wei's exposed off-the-shoulder top.

"Oh no, my clothes are ruined."

The off-the-shoulder top was already quite loose, and with this tug, the bra straps underneath were exposed. Xia Wei quickly covered one side and weakly said something.

Zhou Ziyang just liked Xia Wei's flirtatious vibe.

He kissed her right away.

The two young people were like dry wood meeting a raging fire, ready to ignite at any moment.

Just then, the doorbell rang again.

Zhou Ziyang wondered, "Who is it?"

Why are so many people looking for me?

"Who?"

"Zhou Ziyang, open the door~" Jiang Menghan's voice came from outside the door.

Jiang Menghan?
Zhou Ziyang was stunned. He was already holding Xia Wei's arm and biting her. Just when he didn't know what to do, Xia Wei suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. Xia Wei, who was sitting on the island platform, pulled her beautiful legs together.
(End of this chapter)