134 Why Are You More Skilled Than Me?
“Teacher Wang, did I draw this problem correctly?”
Fu Hanwen had been pondering for a long time and finally felt that he had solved a problem, so he shouted.
Wang Heng leaned over to take a look, and the messy circuit diagram made him frown. After sorting it out carefully for a while, he noticed a problem.
“The logic is fine, but you drew the XOR gate wrong.”
Fu Hanwen: “No way?”
Wang Heng: “Also, let me remind you, don’t foolishly draw a bunch of logic gates. The exam asks you to simplify. AND gates and XOR gates, can’t you just label a half-adder?”
Fu Hanwen: “I forgot…”
Wang Heng patted his shoulder. “Take it slow. Anyway, there are still a few days before the exam. There’s time.”
Fu Hanwen immediately looked mournful. “But I haven’t finished reviewing my math yet…”
Wang Heng: “Hehe, who told you to be busy playing ranked games usually?”
Tang Hexing beside them suddenly raised his hand. “Teacher Wang, I also have a question.”
But just as Wang Heng walked to Little Tang’s side, his phone rang. The caller ID was Pei Ningle.
Tang Hexing looked up at him and asked, “Is it a girl calling?”
Wang Heng was just stunned for a moment, still considering whether to tell the truth, when his roommates already understood a lot.
Fu Hanwen: “It really is a girl… Teacher Wang, you’d better answer the phone.”
Wang Ke: “Yeah, picking up girls is important.”
Tang Hexing: “Hey, hey, hey, Teacher Wang didn’t say this when explaining problems to you guys. Why does it start when it’s my turn?”
Fu Hanwen: “Who told you to be unlucky?”
Wang Heng sighed, shook his head, walked out of the dormitory, and answered the call.
“My dear Mr. Manager, the lyrics and music are all done, and I even have a rough idea for the arrangement. The next step is to find a recording studio, so now I’m counting on you!”
When Pei Ningle finished speaking, Wang Heng also arrived at the uninhabited corner at the end of the corridor.
He replied, “Of course, no problem. I’ll contact one for you now.”
Pei Ningle was silent for a moment and asked, “Are you preparing for final exams recently?”
Wang Heng: “That’s right. What’s wrong?”
Pei Ningle said in a very small voice, “I checked a lot of information and figured it out… producing a song has many steps. Lyrics and music are just the first step. Then there’s arrangement, recording, mixing, and mastering. These are all super complicated.”
Wang Heng could guess what the girl meant without even thinking. Obviously, facing a professional field she had never set foot in, she needed more help and companionship.
However, Wang Heng said, “I’m just a manager. I know nothing about making music. What I can do is help you promote it online after you finish the song. As for how to make the song, you can only rely on yourself.”
Pei Ningle murmured, “Rely on myself…”
Wang Heng: “Yes, think about it carefully. Why was I optimistic about you in the first place? Because of your spirituality, your talent, which even a layman can see at a glance. Your biggest problem now is that you have ideas but haven’t implemented them, so you don’t have a label.”
Pei Ningle: “Label?”
Wang Heng: “Since you want to be an original musician, your label should be your own works. The initial original works don’t need to be very professional or exquisite, but they must highlight your advantages, which are spirituality and talent.”
Pei Ningle: “Spirituality and talent…”
Wang Heng: “So I think your first original song doesn’t actually need too complicated an arrangement, or too much accompaniment. Even just a guitar or piano is fine. Keep it as simple as possible, highlighting your timbre and singing skills.”
Hearing him say this, Pei Ningle suddenly felt enlightened.
“I know what to do. Thanks!”
Wang Heng: “That’s good. In addition, I’ve already picked a recording studio in Rongdu for you online. I’ve asked them, and if it’s relatively simple recording and post-production, it can be controlled within about a thousand yuan.”
Pei Ningle: “So cheap? The ones I saw online were much more expensive…”
Wang Heng smiled. “Of course it’s cheap. I didn’t look for that kind of particularly professional or high-end recording studio. It might be slightly amateur. But the recorded effect will definitely be much better than recording at home yourself. I’ll send you the contact number and address of the recording studio owner later.”
Pei Ningle: “And then? I go by myself?”
“What else?” Wang Heng said earnestly, “You are an independent musician. You need to be mentally strong and independent!”
The girl said weakly, “Okay, I’ll try…”
After hanging up the phone, Wang Heng sent the contact information and address of the recording studio.
After the text message was sent, he couldn’t help but mock himself: “Is it too much to take a fifty percent commission for doing this little bit? Tsk, forget it. Anyway, I have to review for the final exams. The reason is so sufficient.”
But thinking about it carefully, was there any risk in this?
So Wang Heng walked quickly back to the dormitory, took the hamster that was taking a nap out of the cage, went to the balcony, and closed the door.
“Will Pei Ningle encounter any unexpected danger going to the recording studio alone?”
The hamster rubbed its small eyes, and after a few seconds, it finally woke up.
Then it asked back, “Are you worried that there are bad people in the recording studio?”
Wang Heng: “Something like that. Is there any similar risk?”
The hamster looked up at the sky and thought for a while, then stared at him and said in a very certain tone, “No.”
Wang Heng: “So I don’t need to worry about Pei Ningle, and she won’t encounter any accidents, right?”
The hamster: “No, her song recording will be very smooth and safe.”
“That’s good.”
Wang Heng breathed a sigh of relief, opened the door to the dormitory, and stuffed the hamster back into the cage.
The hamster wanted to say something but stopped—I only said she wouldn’t encounter an accident, but I didn’t say Pei Ningle would definitely go alone.
But on second thought, why reveal it so clearly? Anyway, he didn’t ask about this.
**
“You still came to accompany me even though you have to prepare for final exams…”
Pei Ningle looked at her ‘best friend’ in front of her, quite moved.
Han Yixuan smiled. “I should. Little Le is so cute, I’m afraid you’ll be abducted by bad people!”
Pei Ningle sighed softly, looking slightly melancholic.
Han Yixuan immediately realized—both she and Wang Heng had to prepare for exams, but they made different choices. In that case, could she seize this point to strike at Pei Ningle’s affection for Wang Heng?
However, before Han Yixuan could say anything to sow discord, Pei Ningle said with great awareness, “He told me to be independent in the future. Thinking about it now, it really makes sense. Originally, when I ran away from home, I decided not to rely on others and to carve out a place for myself. But after meeting him, my mindset… This won’t do. He definitely won’t like a girl who relies on others at the drop of a hat either.”
Han Yixuan was stunned.
Hey, hey, hey, he just rejected you because he was afraid of trouble. How did you come up with all that? Why are you more skilled at rationalizing than me?
