Golden Assistant [HIATUS]

Chapter 24.1

Translator: Polarbearadise

Editor: Mosstree

Xiao Yi only needed to write two songs, the first one was for 《Catkins Flutter In The Wind》, the second one was for "The Era of Leftover Men", all were songs for Luzhou's roles, when the time came they needed to look at the quality before making a decision, if the quality was good, maybe they would hire a famous singer to come and sing, and make it as the theme song.

Du Mei didn't seem to believe that Xiao Yi could write any good songs, in fact, even Xiao Yi himself also didn't believe he could do it. Ever since after the first year of university, he had never written anything decent, only the song "Age of Blossom", that was the song that he'd sung with Du Ma for many years and still remembered, in the snowy day that was the very first song that came to his mind, a result of him being young and frivolous, the inspiration had come quickly.

But their band singing in Lijiang, singing in Kaili, in Houhai, and in many places, couldn't even make this song popular.

Xiao Yi felt he couldn't write any more songs, this feeling made him very panicky and distressed. He knew that Luzhou must have recommended him to Du Mei, Luzhou was supporting him, caring about him, moreover, unconditionally, using his own unique way that belonged to Luzhou.

At the top floor, the floor-to-ceiling windows here was the best place to view the outside scenery, normally no one used it, only Xiao Yi himself, faced the floor-to-ceiling windows. He was filled with guilt and gratitude for Luzhou, but he was afraid that he would not be able to fulfill his high hopes, such a heavy burden, would soon be too much for Xiao Yi, a novice, to bear.

He was silent for a moment, feeling both sad and happy, he thought about it, since Luzhou had said so, then he could treat it as writing a song for his idol, come on, I accept the challenge.

In his mind, he put together the long-forgotten knowledge of musical composition, and carefully went through the script, these two songs, must be in keeping with the style of the two drama.......in "The Era of Leftover Men", Luzhou's role was serious and steadfast, just like the little man who had lost himself in the capital city like Xiao Yi.

He was confused, poor, tired to death, being a migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit for many years, yet still hadn't started a family, he looked forward to love, but the object of love was actually too high to reach......

The first day had passed, Xiao Yi was still reading the script, pondering the role played by Luzhou.

Now and then he would murmur a few words, and walked over to the piano and played a few notes, the sound of the piano was especially strident in the empty room.

The second day, the third day, Xiao Yi wrote then changed, changed then wrote, he was extremely exhausted, always feeling that everything wasn't right. He changed the song and started thinking about the song for the role of 《Catkins Flutter In The Wind》 from time to time he would go online, but hadn't gotten a clue.

Xiao Yi really was driven insane, he was very afraid to let Luzhou down, but the more he was afraid of disappointing him, the more his hands were tied and feet were bound, and couldn't think of anything else.

"Ah ah ah——" Xiao Yi's spirit was on the verge of collapse, for the past three days, he lived and ate at the company, everyday someone would come up to clean, he couldn't see Luzhou, but his mind was full of him, later whenever Xiao Yi brushed Luzhou's weibo, he always felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

"I can't do it......" Said Xiao Yi, he felt he was going to cry.

Xiao Yi was lying on the table like a weak Tzuki rabbit,

Another day passed, Xiao Yi felt that nothing he did was right, he also didn't want to write songs, he just wanted to talk to Luzhou, even if it was being scolded a few words by him, his mood would be a little better.

He thought about it and thought about it, at half past nine in the evening, he didn't know if Luzhou had gone to bed yet, he'd surely be very tired from filming, he would go to sleep after returning, even Luzhou wouldn't care about him at all, Xiao Yi looked at Luzhou's phone number, he wanted to give him a call, but delayed pressing down, Luzhou wasn't here, as if lacking of something, the whole world had become different.

He desperately wanted to do something for Luzhou, but in the end, he found he couldn't do anything, he was so depressed, just like he had been when dating before, he always wanted to finish the task quickly.

These days, he didn't have the energy to do anything, all day long he was in the midst of loneliness, while eating and sleeping he would think about Luzhou and his song all the time.

"Sleep?" Luzhou's message on wechat arrived.

Xiao Yi was overjoyed, he replied: "Not yet."

Luzhou seemed to be afraid of disturbing Xiao Yi, he didn't call.

Luzhou: "Finished writing?"

Xiao Yi: "Soon, I promise I won't let you down."

Luzhou: "If you can't then come back first, in any case, shooting will take a few months, write again when you have inspiration."

Xiao Yi was sad and gloomy, he wanted to die, what should he do? Xiao Yi simply wanted to cry but tears wouldn't come out, he was too dependent on Luzhou, was it because I'm a waste?

Xiao Yi couldn't sit down like this anymore, or he would be driven mad by himself sooner or later.

He pondered for a long time, finally dialed Du Ma's phone, asked: "Are you free? Accompany me for a little drink, Du Ma."

Du Ma said: "Sure ah, where is it? How have you been recently?"

"Just awful." Xiao Yi leaned back in his chair and sighed.

Du Ma said: "I'll come to get you."

"I'll come to find you." Said Xiao Yi.

Du Ma's house was on the top floor of a big building in Sanlitun, the apartment was very modernly decorated, he was the only one living alone there. He poured Xiao Yi imported wine in front of the liquor cabinet, while Xiao Yi sat at the table, in a mess, the smell of spring levity seemed to make his feelings completely uncontrollable.

"Do you love him?" Duma came over.

Xiao Yi: "......"

"Have mercy." Said Xiao Yi, "Stop messing with me."

"Suppose you love him." After Du Ma listened to Xiao Yi depressingly complain, smilingly put the foreign wine in front of him, said, "Go and brew on the emotion, then pour it into your work, isn't that what our professor used to say?"

"I can't do it ah!" Said Xiao Yi with helplessness on his face, "I'm not gay, although I love him, but it's the love of fans for idols, not that......that love."

Du Ma said slowly: "Just pretend you're gay, aren't there a lot of gays in your film industry? Why are you still being so repulsive, you're so old-fashioned."

Xiao Yi took a sip of wine and thought of Luzhou, he heaved out a sigh and put his left hand over his forehead, massaging his temple with his middle finger and thumb. Although he said that, Du Ma was also right, in the music academy out of ten men, five were gay, it's second only to the extravagance of the film and television college, when going to college, everyone also wasn't surprised about the matter of homosexuality, there were also a lot of lesbians.

"Do you remember A Gou?" Said Duma.

"En." Replied Xiao Yi, he remembered him, that was another roommate who had lived with him and Du Ma, he was the one who with the encouragement of Xiao Yi and Du Ma, had taken a postgraduate exam abroad

"A Gou has always liked you, I guess you didn't know." Said Du Ma.

"What?!" Xiao Yi nearly spilled the wine, said in disbelief, "No way!"