The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 435 The Ex-Wife Villain (Part Two): The War in the Making
"Wow, Zhang Wei, are you dressed like that... going on a blind date?"

Weekend, inside 3601.

Wen Sheng looked at Zhang Wei, who was wearing a black shirt and black trousers and whose hair was obviously styled, and asked him curiously.

Zhang Wei, who had just come out of the restroom, tugged at his collar and said with a reserved smile, "It's not quite a blind date, but it's close. I'm going on a date with Mo Lan tonight."

"Mo Lan?" Wen Sheng thought for a moment, then asked with a strange look, "Is she the female traffic cop who gave me two tickets?"

He was quite busy lately and didn't pay much attention to what was happening in the apartment, but he vaguely remembered that Zhang Wei had mentioned something like this.

Then he remembered that there seemed to be such a person in the original drama, but the way that person dated Zhang Wei... was rather bizarre.

Zhang Wei, unaware of what was about to happen, chuckled and said, "Yeah, it's her. I didn't expect that after fining me a few times, she would actually develop feelings for me and secretly leave her contact information on the back of the ticket. If Yu Mo hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed."

"..."

Wen Sheng wanted to laugh inwardly, having more or less guessed what was going on, but he still pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Yu Mo reminded you? Is she involved in this too?"

“Uh…” Zhang Wei hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly, “You were busy with something a while ago, so I borrowed Yu Mo’s car… and then Mo Lan gave me four parking tickets.”

After a pause, he quickly added, "But Yu Mo is beautiful and kind-hearted, so she didn't mind. She even helped me prepare for our date tonight."

"You're something else, spending over a thousand yuan before even having a meal."

Wen Sheng shook his head, looked at his clothes, and then laughed, "Your clothes aren't cheap either, are they?"

"is not that right?"

Zhang Wei looked pained at the mention of this.

"This outfit cost me over a thousand yuan."

"You usually haggle over the price of a clove of garlic, but now you're willing to bleed money?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei looked a little embarrassed at first, but quickly forced a nonchalant expression and said, "Save where you should and spend where you should, it's about dating!"

"..."

Although I knew from the original drama and from our time together that Wei Ge was a man who lacked love, I didn't expect that I still underestimated him.

Seeing Zhang Wei's expectant look at the date that night, Wen Sheng thought for a moment and smiled, "Zhang Wei, I'm quite curious about what you're thinking, having Yu Mo... give you this makeover before you go on a date with that Mo Lan."

"I'm not familiar with Moran at all. The only time we've interacted was when she gave me a parking ticket." Thinking about how Qin Yumo and Lu Ziqiao hadn't been able to point out any of his good points, he was starting to feel a little insecure.

"So, it's really necessary to dress up a bit before going on a date," Zhang Wei said firmly, though he felt a little helpless.

"Well, it is indeed necessary."

Wen Sheng clicked his tongue and nodded, saying, "After all, when she gave you the ticket, you were either driving a Mercedes or a convertible. Now you do need to change your image."

"Yes, but I'm still a little nervous. I don't know what I'll talk about with Moran." Zhang Wei's face showed some unease.

Seeing that Zhang Wei still didn't understand his implied meaning even after he had said so much, Wen Sheng stopped talking and just comforted him, "It's okay, just talk about whatever you want. Talk about the food, compliment her on how beautiful she is tonight, talk about the fun things that happened at school, or if you can, talk about your future plans for your legal career."

At this point, Wen Sheng paused slightly, then added, "Try not to talk about anything too highbrow or sophisticated."

"Oh, oh." Zhang Wei nodded as if he understood, but something felt off. Why did this seem to contradict the cool and elegant image that Yu Mo had set for him?
"Alright, it's getting late. You should go and prepare for your date."

Wen Sheng had no intention of interfering with Zhang Wei's date, which was already doomed to fail, since Zhang Wei himself didn't understand what he wanted.

If he just wants to satisfy his sexual frustration, that's easy. Zhang Wei just needs to pretend to be mute, and Wen Sheng will help him follow the cool and elegant route. Getting what he wants won't be difficult.

However, in Zhang Wei's view, any relationship that is not aimed at marriage is just playing around.

The problem is that his current packaging methods, which are completely contrary to his original intentions, don't seem to be heading towards marriage. Moreover, based on Mo Lan's requirements in the original drama, Zhang Wei's chances are indeed slim.

Wen Sheng inexplicably thought of the blind date that Lao Meng had gone on, but compared to Lao Meng, a womanizer who had retired from the game, Zhang Wei's level was still too low.

In this situation, it's best to let Zhang Wei gain some experience first.

Although he wasn't particularly interested in helping Viagra find a partner, he was somewhat interested in whether the most daring man in the original apartment would... upgrade his software because of him.

However, we should wait and see.

Unaware that he might become Wen Sheng's experimental subject, Zhang Wei took a deep breath after hearing this, and nodded emphatically, looking like a warrior going into battle.

"Brother Sheng, I will definitely bring glory to the apartment. Wait for my triumphant return!"

"..."

Watching Zhang Wei stride out with his upper body strutting confidently but his lower body trembling, Wen Sheng shook his head, feeling that the difficulty of this experiment might be ridiculously high.

"Dingling bell~"

Just then, Wen Sheng's phone rang. He took it out and saw the caller ID, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Hey, Sister Sheng."

"Your law firm is opening next month? Congratulations! I'll definitely come and send you a flower basket that day."

Wen Sheng took a can of Coke from the refrigerator and laughed as he listened to Attorney Zhuge's unique voice on the other end of the phone, "Haha, I know I should keep a low profile, but as one of the first customers after your law firm opened, I should support you."

Interestingly, when he had previously dealt with Zhuge Dasheng, the latter seemed like a completely different person when discussing legal matters.

Although it was just some legal advice, when she spoke of those legal provisions, her voice was slightly low, like chilled champagne, with a crisp, bubbly quality that carried a hint of aloofness.

However, when engaging in normal conversation, this elite lawyer in his early thirties would speak with a voice that carried the lingering, slightly intoxicating quality of champagne.

Sometimes distant, sometimes intimately intimate, this clash of softness and strength makes Wen Sheng quite enjoy chatting with her, like velvet wrapping a piece of marble.

Wen Sheng wasn't some kind of pervert or a voice fetishist; after all, his ex-wife, Ms. Nuo, was far more authoritative in that regard.

However, sometimes when he chatted with Attorney Zhuge, the latter would remind him of an old friend from long ago.

Although the two are quite different in many ways, when they are of similar age and career, the feelings they evoked during their conversations were somewhat similar.

Especially when discussing work, her briskness and the way she pronounced syllables were almost identical. "Sister Sheng, you were already very friendly when you gave me legal advice before, but from now on, all legal matters related to my studio will still have to be formally entrusted to your law firm. As you know before, there will definitely be disputes in this area."

"Well, let's talk about this in detail next time we meet." Wen Sheng put down his cola, savored the sweetness in his mouth, and listened quietly to what the other person was saying.

After hearing what Attorney Zhuge said, Wen Sheng smiled and said, "Of course, I'm always free. If Dali wants to come over, just let me know. Didn't I say that before?"

“I understand. Sister Sheng, you’ve been preparing for the law firm’s affairs all summer. There’s no rush to go to Sheshan, although Dali feels that she has already been to Dianshan Lake enough times.”

"Actually, you can go anytime. It's not too late to go after things stabilize here. The mountain is there, it's not going to move, is it?"

"Okay, so that's it for now?"

"Bye-bye, please say hello to Dali for me."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Sheng picked up his Coke, smiled, and finished the rest.

The topic of the studio that I just talked about with Attorney Zhuge is something that Wensheng has been busy with recently.

Actually, it's quite simple. At first, Wen Sheng thought he was just looking for a leisurely job playing music, but after recording songs for a while and quietly releasing a few, he felt that he probably couldn't stay too idle.

There wasn't much of a reason. Since he chose to release his music quietly, it meant that he didn't expect to make a lot of money or become a star singer through it, which didn't fit his own personality.

However, sometimes when he listened to himself singing songs from later generations, he always felt that something was missing.

It's not that there's anything wrong with his voice or singing skills; it's just that the feeling a song evokes is often different when you hear yourself sing it versus when you hear another singer sing it.

As a time traveler, especially someone like him, plagiarizing or stealing the work of singers from later generations wouldn't cause him any moral trouble.

He stopped singing because he felt something was off about the performance.

Instead, considering that since the songs have already been sung, it's better to keep the copyright in hand first and let the singers bring out the "flavor" that the songs should have.

Rather than being a time-traveling music thief, he prefers to see himself as an incubator that brings music to life ahead of time.

As for whether the achievements of those songs would differ from those in the original timeline at different times... he didn't care, as long as he could hear them.

However, after talking with lawyer Zhuge last time, he took another look at the current state of the music market and felt that since the money had already been spent, it might as well be spent more efficiently.

These days, emerging digital music is impacting physical records, and piracy is constantly impacting the record industry. The music market, both domestically and globally, can be described as being in a period of transformation or chaos.

The most significant impact is on the music copyright market.

Currently, China's laws regarding song copyright are not yet perfect, and most listeners have no feeling about whether they listen to legitimate or pirated music. Even many music websites openly offer pirated content.

So these days, the copyright for a song isn't really that expensive.

Compared to later generations, it was incredibly cheap.

In later generations, a niche song that may not be considered a huge hit but has some audience appeal might cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in copyright fees. In this era, that amount could buy the copyrights of many famous singers or even music industry giants.

Many songs that are currently "outdated" but will actually become popular again in the future may be priced even lower.

If you buy in bulk, the package price will be even cheaper.

Who can blame them when piracy is so rampant these days?
It's not just the music industry; Guan Gu's comic book business has also been impacted by piracy, hasn't it?

Therefore, these days, intellectual property rights in the cultural and creative industries are really cheap compared to those of later generations.

Wen Sheng hadn't originally planned to get involved in this, but since many things are just a matter of taking a side trip, why not?

He also felt that if the studio only had his own songs, which weren't really those of a singer, it would seem a bit thin, so he decided to take advantage of the current market trend and add more songs to it.

Wouldn't it be better to wait a few more years until domestic copyright regulations are clarified and major music capital giants launch a copyright war, then sell it for dozens or even hundreds of times the price?
Wen Sheng is already quite adept at the classic "buy before you sell" mentality of veteran financial professionals.

Moreover, he doesn't need to worry too much about copyright management, because he simply can't manage it all. As long as he holds the original copyright in his own hands, it won't take up too much of his energy.

I'll continue to focus on making my own music as usual, without going through the trouble of stirring up certain industries like I used to.

Moreover, it fits the original owner's identity very well, and can be considered as doing his proper job.

……

"Zhang Wei! Zhang Wei! It's getting late, you should get going!"

Just as Wen Sheng was leaning back on the sofa, deep in thought about these plans, a familiar voice came from the balcony.

Turning my head, I saw Qin Yumo walking in, her high heels clicking loudly.

It was unclear whether Qin Yumo had come to call Zhang Wei or to see someone else. Upon seeing Wen Sheng, she showed no surprise, but instead raised her voice to call out the names of the other people in the suite.

Wen Sheng remained silent, only looking at the other person's current attire with a strange expression.

After Qin Yumo finished calling out to make sure there was no one else in the suite, Wen Sheng smiled and said, "They're all gone. Zhang Wei went downstairs to make preparations."

"Phew! That's good, no one's next door now." Qin Yumo blinked, then walked around the sofa and sat down on Wen Sheng's lap.

Wen Sheng weighed the other person in his arms. The two had developed a tacit understanding after working together many times during this period, but he was in no hurry to make a move. Instead, he asked with a smile, "Is your maid outfit today cosplay or something else?"

“What? This is the clothes of Cris, a bar waitress. She took the day off today and lent them to me.” Qin Yumo hooked her arm around Wen Sheng’s neck, squinted her fox-like eyes and breathed softly, “I was originally planning to fill in as a waitress and give Zhang Wei a date coach later, but I think it might have another use now.”

Wen Sheng understood immediately. After taking off his coat, he kissed her on the lips, picked her up, and headed upstairs: "Will this take up your time?"

"It must be something else or someone else that's getting in the way of what we're doing right now," Qin Yumo said with a smile, giving him a playful peck before adding with a hint of reproach, "You haven't had much free time these past few days..."

Aside from Wen Sheng setting up his studio, what Qin Yumo really wanted to say but didn't say directly was whether he was with his ex-wife when he wasn't at the apartment.
After the recent frenzy, her rationality returned briefly. There were certain issues she didn't want to face, but the situation was what it was.

But this honeymoon period, so sweet it made her feel weak all over, was still far from over, so she was willing to continue pretending not to see it.

If she could, she would love for this honeymoon to continue indefinitely.

only……

As the two were rolling around in the bedroom, Wen Sheng's phone, which he had left in his coat on the living room sofa, suddenly vibrated, and a message came in.

Nuolan: Honey, what style do you think I should use to officially meet everyone?
(End of this chapter)