The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 80 The Little Apple Girl Group and the Old Boys Group

Yang Muyi sang the entire song in one breath.

There was silence at the table.

The song is really corny, but the rhythm is incredibly catchy and addictive.

This is without any accompaniment; it's hard to imagine what it would be like with accompaniment.

Before Wu Di could recover from his shock, Cheng Feng had already made up his mind.

Even dogs don't like this song—

Sing!
That's the kind of song they're singing!
This decision was unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable.

After all, Cheng Feng's nickname is "Madman." There are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names.

Yang Muye turned to look at Liu Qing.

"Senior, according to past practice, how many performances should each freshman class put on for the welcome party?"

"With two guaranteed performances, plus performances from second- and third-year students, the entire gala might not need that many. So some performances will be eliminated during the pre-rehearsal, but at least one performance from each class will be kept, unless it's just something done to get by without any effort and the performance is poor, in which case it will also be eliminated."

Yang Muyi then looked at Xia Qing: "Does your class have both performances?"

"I discussed it with the class's arts and culture representative. I can perform a folk dance, and the arts and culture representative can also perform a cello solo. We'll ask the classmates if anyone wants to perform when school starts."

Xia Qing replied.

"Are they all solo performances?"

"That's how it is for now." Xia Qing looked at Yang Muye with some confusion, wondering what he was trying to say.

"We've eaten together for three days in a row, that's a pretty good friendship, right?"

"You mean-"

"That's right, I mean our two classes should rehearse a program together."

As clever as Xia Qing was, she immediately guessed Yang Muye's plan.

"The song 'Little Apple' that you just sang?"

"That's right. Although the effect of the two of them, Crazy and Wu Di, singing together is not bad, it is still too monotonous and not amazing enough."

"You want the girls in our class to be their backup dancers?" Xia Qing's eyes immediately showed disgust and resistance.

If Yang Muyi himself were to sing this song on stage, then it would be worth considering.

Let's skip Cheng Feng and Wu Di.

Before Xia Qing could refuse, Yang Muye's voice rang out first.

"It's not backup dancers, but a group of men and women singing and dancing together, similar to the style of male and female groups singing together in South Korea."

Xia Qing's eyes widened, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.

“I can revise your lyrics to better suit the style of a girl group,” Yang Muye continued.

In this way, Cheng Feng and Wu Di were mainly responsible for the earthy aspects, while the girls' group from the tourism management class were responsible for the trendy aspects.

The two performed on the same stage, creating a striking contrast and maximizing the effect.

"I think it's quite interesting, so I'm signing up."

Yang Zixi spoke first.

Xia Qing was also a little tempted.

At that moment, Xu Hongdou's voice rang out.

"Don't fall for it. He had no good intentions from the very beginning in setting up our class's girl group."

Upon hearing this, before Yang Muyi could even say anything, Cheng Feng objected.

"Xu Hongdou, what you're saying is a bit much. Does collaborating with me and Wu Di make you girls from the Tourism Management class feel so ashamed? If you really look down on us, then let's not collaborate. Wu Di and I can sing on our own."

Wu Di also became anxious.

No way, Yang Zixi already agreed.

This was the opportunity he had been dreaming of to share the stage with someone.

At this moment, Xu Hongdou's voice sounded particularly calm.

"Don't misunderstand, I really don't think there's anything wrong with cooperating with the two of you. I'm only targeting Yang Muye."

Cheng Feng's tone softened as well: "No, you two should settle your personal grudges privately. Why are you dragging us into this?"

Chen Nanxing also quietly asked Xu Hongdou what Yang Muye had done to offend her.

Xu Hongdou reminded him irritably, "Do you remember what clothes he wanted us to wear to work for him at the milk tea shop for free?"

Chen Nanxing was stunned on the spot.

Xia Qing and Yang Zixi's expressions also changed.

One became more vigilant, while the other became even more... expectant.

"Think about it again, what kind of outfits do Korean girl groups wear during performances, and you'll know what his real intention is!"

Xia Qing, Yang Zixi, Chen Nanxing, and Liu Qing all had knowing expressions on their faces.

On the contrary, Gao Yunyue still didn't understand after listening for so long.

Gao Yunyue knows a bit about Korean dramas.

When it comes to South Korean girl groups, Gao Yunyue is completely clueless.

Seeing this, Liu Qing took the initiative to turn her head and explain the style of Korean girl groups to Gao Yunyue.

First and foremost, one must have a beautiful face, regardless of whether they've had surgery or not.

Secondly, their outfits are all sexy, with short skirts and shorts being everyday wear, and high heels being a must.

Take Girls' Generation, who debuted last year, for example. They are certainly young enough, but in the hearts of many gentlemen, they still feel that calling them the "Thigh Generation" would be more appropriate.

In short, these days, girl groups are all about looks and legs.

Listening to music is just an extra treat.

"Isn't this great? K-pop is so popular right now, so you guys performing on this show is keeping up with the trend. Besides, I think you're all so pretty, you definitely won't be any worse than those K-pop girl groups."

Gao Yunyue said.

That's when you can tell whose mother she really is.

Even so, Xu Hongdou still insisted on her opinion: "Anyway, I will not go on stage to sing and dance in high heels and short skirts, because I'm afraid of spraining my ankle."

"No way, Hongdou, you know perfectly well that Yang Muye is here for you. Everyone else is just there to make up the numbers. Wouldn't it be such a letdown if you didn't go on stage?"

Chen Nanxing advised.

Yang Muye's voice rang out before Xu Hongdou could speak: "Chen Nanxing, you're really wrong this time. Not just Xu Hongdou, I'd love to watch any one of you dance a girl group dance."

A gentleman's demeanor, open and honest.

Despite being met with disdain from the other girls, it didn't dampen their enthusiasm for girl group dances.

Yang Zixi suggested that if people were worried about their short skirts revealing too much, they could all wear shorts instead.

Xia Qing also tried to persuade Xu Hongdou, saying that girl group dances are not actually complicated. As long as you can do them in unison, that's enough. The range of motion is not particularly large, and you can get used to wearing high heels with more practice.

At this moment, Cheng Feng interjected, "Don't just try to get Xu Hongdou involved, remember to invite Zhu Suosuo too, the more the merrier."

Xia Qing immediately retorted, "You're dreaming! Our class sends five people, and your class only sends two. Is that fair?"

"But we released a song, right? That alone is worth half the credit, isn't it?"

"Does this mean we got the better deal?"

Xia Qing's words left Cheng Feng speechless.

Wu Di immediately smoothed things over: "Since it's a collaboration between two classes, I'll try to persuade Guan Wen and Xie Meilan from our class to join as well, so that we'll have four people from our class." If anyone present wanted the show to succeed the most, it would definitely be him.

Xia Qing couldn't help but question, "Can Guan Wen still sing with that voice?"

Wu Di explained, "Guan Wen can just dance, and I heard that Xie Meilan is a great singer. It's a good division of labor, with one person dancing and the other singing."

All problems were perfectly resolved.

At least that's what Wu Di thinks.

At this moment, Xia Qing suddenly blurted out, "Since you're so good at ideological work, why don't you go and talk to Zhu Suosuo?"

Wu Di was stunned.

Wouldn't you say this is like shooting yourself in the foot?

The key point is that he wasn't even familiar with Zhu Suosuo.

Fortunately, Yang Muye's voice rang out at just the right time.

"Don't worry about Zhu Suosuo. As long as you agree, she will definitely agree."

His confident tone made all the women present feel doubtful.

What exactly is the relationship between Yang Muye and Zhu Suosuo?

Just as he was wondering, Yang Muye suddenly turned to look at Liu Qing.

"Senior, I heard that you single-handedly secured 100,000 yuan in sponsorship for the freshman welcome party during your sophomore year, which caused a sensation throughout the school. However, this record may be broken this year."

A hint of surprise flashed in Liu Qing's beautiful eyes, and her gaze toward Yang Muye became increasingly strange.

"Are you planning to sponsor this year's welcome party under the name of Cainiao Station?"

"I do have that plan, but I can only spend 2000 at most. I will save where I can and spend where I can. That's my consistent principle when it comes to spending money."

Liu Qing was stunned.

If you guessed wrong, then who paid for it?

At that moment, Xu Hongdou's voice rang out.

"He's planning to use Mount Machu as a front again. He's really unlucky to have an investor like you."

Yang Muye gave Xu Hongdou an approving look.

"You were right this time, but you only guessed half right. Ma Qiushan was indeed the sucker this time, but he paid for it out of his own pocket. The sponsorship was also negotiated with him by Gu Jia and Zhu Suosuo. It has nothing to do with me."

That's what they say, but reaching an agreement is one thing, and actually getting the money in the end is another.

In any case, the initiative is in Yang Muye's hands, and Zhu Suosuo can only be completely controlled.

Having four beautiful girls from the business school dance as backup dancers greatly satisfied Cheng Feng's vanity, and he immediately declared that he would pay for all the expenses related to the performance.

This includes the money girls spend on clothes and shoes.

Wu Di seized the opportunity to suggest, "Since the performance format is a combination of a boy group and a girl group, shouldn't we come up with a catchy group name?"

Cheng Feng thought it made sense.

Just as the two were racking their brains for a name for their group, Xia Qing's voice rang out.

"Cheng Feng, do you remember those two boys who were the most popular online back when we were in the first year of high school?"

Cheng Feng's eyes lit up: "You mean the boys from the back dormitory?"

Apart from Shi Xiaomeng, who looked completely bewildered, everyone else's expressions changed to varying degrees when they heard the group's name.

Obviously, they have all heard about the deeds of the Back Dorm Boys to some extent.

Like Shi Xiaomeng, Gao Yunyue had never heard of Back Dorm Boys before, and this time she took the initiative to ask.

"Xiao Ye, what's up with this guy from the back dormitory?"

"Two college students who pranked the American boy band Backstreet Boys in their dorm room became very popular not only in China, but also abroad. Their videos are even on YouTube, where they have gained a lot of foreign fans."

Speaking of the Back Dorm Boys, the original internet celebrities, Yang Muyi feels it's a bit of a pity.

Compared to Phoenix Legend, which we discussed earlier, Back Dorm Boys were truly born at the wrong time.

If they had been born ten years later, there probably wouldn't have been any Yang brothers or sisters.

Of course, if they had been born in the era of short videos, it's uncertain whether the Back Dorm Boys would have become popular.

After all, times make heroes.

The reason why Back Dorm Boys became popular is ultimately because they caught the wave of the booming development of domestic video websites.

At the time, a bunch of video websites were vying to become the YouTube of China, providing fertile ground for the birth of the first generation of internet celebrities.

Back Dorm Boys and parody videos like "A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun" became wildly popular against this backdrop.

"I still saw news about the Back Dorm Boys when I was in my second year of high school, but I haven't heard anything about them this year."

Xu Hongdou interjected.

At first, she thought it was because she hardly went online after entering her senior year of high school.

When I asked other people, they had the same feeling.

It's been a long time since we've heard anything from the Back Dorm Boys.

“I heard that the Back Dorm Boys were banned from the entire internet because they spread vulgar culture,” Yang Zixi suddenly said.

"That can't be right. They're just parodying some popular songs. Look at Sister Furong, she's fine, so why would Back Dorm Boys be banned?"

The speaker was Wu Di, and what was most surprising was that he actually refuted Yang Zixi this time.

Yang Muye continued, "It wasn't a ban. After graduating from university in 06, they signed with a management company and entered the entertainment industry, but due to their own limitations, they could only play supporting roles and were gradually marginalized."

"By the way, in May of this year, they released a new song called 'Pirate Captain,' which became popular again for a while. However, I was busy with the college entrance examination at the time and didn't pay much attention to it. Later I found out that the song was sung by the two of them."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Qing nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, I was just thinking of mentioning this song. I was originally going to suggest that Cheng Feng and the others sing this song, it's just really funny."

Although Cheng Feng had never heard of the song, he could tell from Xia Qing's tone that it wasn't a good idea.

How much do you want to embarrass him?
That wasn't the end of it; Xia Qing steered the conversation back to the issue they had just been discussing.

"They're called the Back Dorm Boys, so you two might as well just be called the Back Dorm Boys."

Even without Xia Qing's previous remarks, Cheng Feng and Wu Di both felt that the name "Back Dorm Boys" was too tacky and suspected of being a deliberate attempt to piggyback on someone else's fame.

If Back Dorm Boys were still as popular as they were back then, then faking an accident wouldn't be a big deal.

Now that Back Dorm Boys aren't popular anymore, going to stage an accident for someone else would just be plain crazy.
Xia Qing then suggested a few more names, but none of them were particularly original, and they were all rejected by Cheng Feng and Wu Di.

"I think we should call it Old Boys."

Yang Muye suddenly spoke.

Cheng Feng and Wu Di exchanged a glance.

"Is there any story behind this name?" Wu Di asked first.

"There's no particular explanation. It's just that I recently heard a Japanese song by chance. The Chinese title translates to 'Thank You.' Apparently, the singer was young and impetuous. He left his hometown against his parents' advice to pursue his dreams, but later he realized his mistake and wrote this song to express his gratitude to his parents for raising him."

Xu Hongdou glanced at Gao Yunyue beside her and saw that her eyes were starting to redden, so she gave up her plan to interrupt.

The others also noticed Gao Yunyue's unusual expression, and tacitly refrained from interrupting Yang Muye.

"The melody of that song was beautiful, and I liked it very much. Inspired by it, I tried to rewrite the lyrics myself, and changed the song title to 'Old Boy'."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Feng immediately made the decision: "This name is good. Wu Di and I will be called Old Boys."

Unsurprisingly, this move drew collective contempt from the women present.

Do you think the name is good?
They're just jealous of other people's songs.

(End of this chapter)