Chapter 97: You Don’t Know
Chen Cheng fell asleep in a daze and was woken up by the alarm clock at six o'clock.

I managed to get through the morning training and took a nap at noon. I have recovered a lot.

Liu Shiyu sent him a message to confirm the time for piano practice in the evening. Coincidentally, Chen Cheng didn't plan to go to the store today, so he made an appointment with her to meet in the piano room at seven o'clock in the evening.

After dinner and changing clothes in the dormitory, Chen Cheng went out to the School of Journalism and Communication.

Jiangcheng University does not have a dedicated music major, but the School of Journalism and Communication offers music appreciation classes, and Liu Shiyu’s piano room is also here.

When we found 409, we could faintly hear the sound of a piano from inside. The sound was not loud, but we could hear the notes flowing smoothly, which was truly professional level.

Chen Cheng did not push the door open rashly, but sent a text message to Liu Shiyu to tell her that he was already at the door.

The piano music stopped abruptly, and Liu Shiyu, with black hair, opened the door.

When she saw Chen Cheng, her eyes were a little nervous, but she smiled slightly and said, "Come in quickly."

Chen Cheng nodded, and after entering, he found that there were actually two doors. The first one was a hallway with shoe cabinets and shoe-changing benches on both sides. In the wicker basket next to it, there were a lot of dust-proof shoe covers that would be used in computer class.

Liu Shiyu said to Chen Cheng, "You need to wear shoe covers in the piano room. There are clean ones over there."

Chen Cheng looked down at her feet and found that she was wearing a pair of thin cloth slippers with an opening in the front, revealing ten small toes painted with lavender nail polish.

Then he found a pair of clean shoe covers and put them on, then followed Liu Shiyu into the piano room.

In his previous life, he had spent four years at Jiangcheng University, but had never been here.

I thought the practice room was just a small room with a piano in it, but when I really came in, I found that it was quite large and there were many musical instruments. In addition to the piano, there were large, medium and small violins, and there were quite a lot of them.

Liu Shiyu directly asked Chen Cheng to sit down in front of the piano, found a sheet music, moved a stool and sat next to Chen Cheng, and asked him: "Did you pass the electronic organ test when you were in elementary school?"

Chen Cheng shook his head: "No, it was just a hobby at the time, and I never thought about developing it into a professional field."

Liu Shiyu thought for a moment and said, "If you've studied part-time for six years, your foundation should be pretty good."

As he spoke, he opened the music score, found one of the pages and placed it on the music stand.

Chen Cheng took a look and saw the title was "Gigue in D Major".

Liu Shiyu said to him, "This piece of music is a Level 5 piece. Try to see if you can play it."

Chen Cheng nodded. It was true that he had learned musical performance during his six years of primary school. However, during the time when he was having an affair with his beautiful piano teacher, he basically learned to play and sing pop songs. Although he could understand the music scores, it felt a bit difficult to read.

He said to Liu Shiyu: "I'm not very familiar with the musical notation, so I might not be able to grasp the beat well."

Liu Shiyu said, "I'll play it first, and you can listen and get a feel for it."

Chen Cheng nodded.

Liu Shiyu's slender fingers danced gracefully and slowly on the piano keys, and she played a relatively simple piano piece with a unique charm.

After the demonstration, Chen Cheng had some impression of the melody, and looking at the score again was relatively simple.

So, with Liu Shiyu's encouragement, he tried to touch the keys. Although his hands were not unfamiliar, his reaction to the music score was indeed a little lacking, so he played a little choppy the first time.

However, Liu Shiyu was a little surprised and said: "It's pretty good, better than I expected. It doesn't look like someone who has lost six years. If I try it again, it should be much smoother."

After practicing a piece of music repeatedly for more than half an hour, Chen Cheng's proficiency was visibly improving.

Liu Shiyu was very pleased and said with a smile, "You're making rapid progress. I'll give you a set of keys later. You can come here every night to practice piano. I'll help you brush up on music theory and fingering. After a month or two of intensive practice, you'll see great improvement."

The reason why Chen Cheng came over often was because Liu Shiyu had a feeling that she would not stay in Jiang University for too long.

Since she returned to China last year and started teaching at Jiangnan University, she has been applying to be a cellist in the National Philharmonic Orchestra.

It just so happened that the National Philharmonic Orchestra had just been established at that time and needed a few cellists. Although she was not confident that she could get the principal position, she was confident that she could get an ordinary seat.

However, she did not prepare well enough last year and failed to pass the written test.

However, she has done her homework this year and has passed the initial qualification review and written test. She will soon go to Yanjing for an interview. If she passes the interview, there will basically be no problem.

Liu Shiyu's first major instrument is cello. She is very confident in her professional level, and the interview test is about cello performance, so she feels she has a good grasp of it.

I will have an interview next month. If things go well, I will receive an offer letter by the end of the month. Then I will resign and go to Yenching to pursue my dream.

Regardless, meeting Chen Cheng was a matter of fate. Since Chen Cheng was interested in learning piano with her, she took the opportunity to teach him a little more before leaving. After spending more than half an hour together, Chen Cheng also enjoyed the feeling of practicing piano with her. On the one hand, he found it fresh and interesting, and on the other hand, he felt a bit nostalgic.

So he also took on the attitude of a good student and practiced seriously under Liu Shiyu's guidance.

Liu Shiyu had been thinking about what Chen Cheng had said in the store, that he wanted to try writing songs, so she wanted to ask him if he had any completed original works.

But then he thought again, Chen Cheng's words were meant for his other identity, and asking him rashly would definitely arouse his suspicion, so he suppressed his curiosity and planned to slowly dig deeper into him later.
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Tonight, Su Zishan, Su Ziqiang's grandfather, Su Jianfeng, the owner of Jinhan Real Estate, and several business friends met at a friend's club.

They belong to the same entrepreneurs' association, and they interact with each other frequently, often sharing what they have and exchanging resources at the dinner table.

As soon as he arrived at the club's private room, someone immediately approached him and said with a smile, "Boss Su, your third son is truly remarkable! He quietly opened a discotheque, and within two or three months, it became the best in Jiangcheng. True, a tiger father likes a dog son!"

Su Jianfeng was still a little puzzled, and asked him with a smile, "Old Huang, are you mistaken? My third son is notorious for being uneducated. Not to mention that he doesn't have the money to open a disco. Even if he did open one, it would probably lose money. How could he be number one in Jiangcheng? He's almost at the bottom."

The man asked doubtfully, "Boss Su, don't you know? That Wild Disco your family's Ziqiang opened is said to be doing the best business in Jiangcheng lately. Last night, a coal boss from Jin Province invited Boss Jiang from Liangjiang Commerce to spend six figures at their place. That Dragon King set meal they're offering has spread all over town! Everyone's saying it's amazing!"

In this era, discotheques are inseparable from the so-called underworld.

These days, news on the underworld spreads the fastest.

Moreover, Mr. Jiang of Liangjiang Commerce cannot be said to be the richest and most powerful in Jiangcheng, but he definitely has the widest connections and is very well-known in special circles.

In Jiangcheng, he is the only one who can build many business platforms, and the relationships behind them are complicated. As the protagonist of the Dragon King set meal last night, he naturally makes this legend even more magical.

Yexing's business has been booming over the past half month, but it's not yet popular enough to go viral.

But last night’s Dragon King set meal really made the wildness stand out.

Su Jianfeng was completely confused.

He is old and has never liked occasions where young people gather and make noise.

In addition, the third son always liked to stay out all night in that kind of place, so he actually had a very disgusted attitude towards discotheques.

This is also why I didn’t agree when my son proposed to open a disco several times before.

But, from the looks of it, it seems like his son opened the disco without his knowledge?
And, it seems to be running pretty well?

It was unbelievable that a customer could spend six figures in one night, even for myself.

Six figures, drinking in a nightclub?
Drinking gold?

This kid didn't reveal a single word to me from beginning to end!
However, Su Jianfeng is a well-known figure after all.

Although it was someone else who told me that my son opened a disco, I must never let them know about it, otherwise where would I put my face?

So, Su Jianfeng smiled calmly and said modestly, "Hey, Mr. Huang, our third son is just a second-rate guy. How could he catch your eye with such a small thing?"

Su Jianfeng pretended to be nice, belittling his disappointing son, and asked a rhetorical question, which completely dispelled his abnormal behavior without revealing any flaws.

Then, without waiting for the other party to speak, he immediately took out his phone, pretended nothing happened, and sent a message to one of his younger subordinates: "I heard that Ziqiang opened a disco. Please help me check the situation."

He put down his phone, still with a calm expression, and didn't seem to see anything unusual.

Old Huang sighed, "I know you, Mr. Su, definitely look down on this kind of small business, but I heard Ziqiang's business is booming. It's already become the most popular disco in Jiangcheng in just two weeks. If they keep going like this, I'd conservatively estimate they can easily make three or four million a year! Honestly, I never imagined a disco could make this much money."

"Three or four million..."

Su Jianfeng opened his mouth and thought to himself, "Not only did you not expect it, I also didn't expect that a disco could really make so much money?"

At this time, someone said, "Boss Su, your Ziqiang's store has grown so fast. If it continues to develop at this rate, it may soon become the leader in the Jiangcheng entertainment industry. There is also a lot of room for future development. The future is limitless!"

At the dinner table, another person chimed in, "Boss Su, we have such a good relationship. You should have told us earlier about Ziqiang opening a disco. Although we don't go there often, we do go and relax occasionally. Knowing that Ziqiang is opening a disco, we might as well go over and show our support."

Old Huang said with a smile, "Zi Qiang's disco is packed with people on weekends, so why would he need a bunch of old guys like us to go and support him?"

A bald man at the dinner table said, "Boss Su, Ziqiang's store is doing really well. I heard he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. It's obvious that Ziqiang knows a lot about running this kind of place. The KTV business I invested in hasn't been doing well lately. If you have time, please ask Ziqiang if he's interested in working with me. I'd like to entrust him with the operation, and I'll give him some shares when the time comes!"

The more Su Jianfeng listened, the more puzzled he became. He thought to himself, is the Ziqiang you are talking about my son Su Ziqiang?

(End of this chapter)

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