Original sin

Tao Min looked at Liu Bai with a serious expression: "Old Liu, although we haven't been together for a long time, we have always been able to treat each other honestly, whether it is me to you or you to me, we have nothing to hide The other party, right?"

Liu Bai pursed his lips, he didn't seem to know how to answer Tao Min's question, he had a ghost in his heart.

Tao Min sighed: "Old Liu, can you trust me?"

Liu Bai hesitated for a moment, then nodded emphatically.

Tao Min went over and took his arm: "Lao Liu, we once said that no matter what happens, we will face it together and solve it together. Now you obviously have encountered something, but you don't want to Tell me, don't you believe me?"

Liu Bai was very troubled, he thought for a while and said, "It's not that I don't believe you, but that it's better that you don't know something than you know."

Tao Min shook his head: "I have prepared the worst plan in my heart, you know? I felt like I had already guessed a bit when I saw your appearance just now. Tell me honestly, Xie Changqing's death, and Ye Qingzhu's death. Does your death have anything to do with you?"

Liu Bai lowered his head, he didn't expect Tao Min to be so sensitive, even in front of Huang Meng, he acted very naturally, without any flaws, how did Tao Min see it?

Tao Min continued: "In fact, in the past two days, I have felt that there is something wrong with you. From the day when I went to the studio and saw the recording studio, and when Shen Shen found the brooch, I noticed that you seem to be preoccupied. Shen Chen and Huang Meng didn't find out because they spend less time with you, but I'm different, we can say that we get along day and night, we are together every day, and I can feel any change in your mood. God, you are obviously not thinking about anything, and you are absent-minded. You look like a frightened bird."

Liu Bai sighed: "Xiao Min, I really don't want to do this."

Tao Min's eyes widened. Although she said that she had already guessed a little bit, she was still a little shocked when she heard Liu Bai say this sentence himself.

In her heart, Liu Bai is a gentle, elegant and scholarly person. This kind of person only has his art and creation in his heart, and he doesn't care about everything else.

But she could tell from Liu Bai's opening remarks, maybe her guess was right.

Liu Bai didn't notice the change in Tao Min's expression, he was immersed in his own memories, he squinted his eyes, his eyes were a little blurred, and he didn't know where he was looking at at the moment.I only heard him say again: "Xie Changqing is a pure egoist and a businessman. He doesn't understand art or music at all."

Tao Min said: "But he is a talented student of the Conservatory of Music, and Professor Wang seems to value him more."

Liu Bai shook his head: "You are wrong. The reason why the teacher valued him was because of some sketches he created while studying, but those sketches were all created by me. He, he just bought them from me."

Tao Min frowned, she didn't expect such a story between Liu Bai and Xie Changqing.

Liu Bai smiled wryly: "At that time, my family was in a very bad situation. I was able to go to college because my family borrowed money from the villagers, and I borrowed it bit by bit. Every penny I used came very hard. "

Tao Min listened quietly, she knew that Liu Bai came from the countryside, but she didn't expect Liu Bai's university to be so hard-won.

"I have been sensible since I was a child. I know how much my parents have suffered and how many people have looked down upon me for studying in this university. You also know that it is not easy to borrow money nowadays, but during the four years of university, my parents Mom has never let me worry about money. You only know that my father died when I was in my third year of college, but do you know how he died?"

Tao Min really didn't know, so Liu Bai said calmly: "He went to the construction site to do work for others, fell off the scaffolding and died, his liver ruptured, his spleen ruptured, and he couldn't be saved when he was sent to the hospital. The contractor ran away when he knew about it, and later heard that he went to Myanmar. Because it was a private job, the contractor didn't buy any insurance for these workers, and his family was not rich. People, he was originally a laborer, and he pulled a construction team by himself. He said he was a contractor, but he was actually a casual contractor. So after my dad died, he didn’t get any compensation at all. On the contrary, my dad’s Funerals cost another fortune."

Tao Min frowned: "What does this have to do with Xie Changqing?"

"For four years in college, I have always been very serious. I am obsessed with music creation. I hope that one day I will be able to stand out and let my parents live a good life. But I also know that my family is poor, so I have to find a way to help my parents Don’t worry, Xie Changqing and I lived in the same dormitory when we were in college. As for him, he likes to be smart and play with his brain. He discovered my talent in creation, so he came to me. I create at least three or five demos, and then he picks one up to hand in the homework. Of course, he will give me money as long as he gets the work from me. The small exercises on weekdays are [-] yuan each, and the test creation is [-] to [-] yuan. Five ranges, and there are only two thousand five to three thousand works in the exam."

Tao Min finally understands why Xie Changqing's grades are always better than Liu Bai's in the four years of college. It turns out that Xie Changqing has always used Liu Bai's works to hand in homework and meet exams.After all, music is different from other subjects, especially the major of music creation. Even the exam will not be on-site, but a certain amount of time is given for students to complete the creation. Of course, this kind of creation can be propositional or It is unproposed.

Just imagine, every time Liu Bai created several works, Xie Changqing took away the best one, and naturally his grades would be much better than Liu Bai's.

Liu Bai could only take the second place, and he was compared with his own works. Although Liu Bai was a little disdainful of thanking Chang Qing for his actions, he was secretly happy. After all, every time he was first and second, he was actually You, yourself are the best.And he needs money, especially after his father's accident. He originally thought that as long as he worked hard to earn money for his father's medical treatment, his father would be able to survive, but he later found out that even if he earned money in this way Some money, but it's still a drop in the bucket for my father's medical expenses, and his father's injury was beyond his control. After more than ten days in the hospital, he finally left.

This incident dealt a great blow to Liu Bai, he was almost autistic, fortunately he had music, and he also knew that with his father, all the burdens would fall on his mother's shoulders, he no longer had a father , he couldn't let his mother down because of himself, so he could only maintain this "cooperative" relationship with Xie Changqing. For four years in college, Xie Changqing didn't really study music at all. On the contrary, from Liu Bai's body He saw a business opportunity, and he started to play music-related business operations during college. With the resources of teacher Wang Chaoyi in his hand, Xie Changqing certainly wouldn't use them, and Liu Bai could guarantee enough content. So Xie Changqing has become a role model for entrepreneurship.

But when Liu Bai was in senior year, her mother also fell ill. The reason why her mother fell down was because of long-term overwork and illness, and secondly, because her father's death dealt a heavy blow to her.Liu Bai knew that his parents had always had a good relationship, so he wouldn't say that they respected each other like guests in the book. It would be too fake to say that the husband and wife respected each other as guests, but there were very few red faces between them. As agreed, they will accompany each other when they are not working.

His mother was suffering from cancer, which made Liu Bai feel worse.

And at this time, a great opportunity came before Liu Bai. When he was about to graduate in his senior year, a national music original competition was held. Liu Bai planned to participate in it. A bonus of 10 yuan, 10 yuan is an astronomical figure for him who is in college, and the money for his mother's medical treatment can almost last for a while. After all, his mother still has part of the treatment expenses that can be reimbursed by medical insurance.

But Xie Changqing told him that if he sold the work to him, he would pay 15.

At this time, Xie Changqing had already started his "entrepreneurship", and he had some money in his hands, and the reason why he was able to make money was from the sale of music works bought from Liu Bai at a low price, such as a For the creation of the song, Liu Bai can only get three to five hundred yuan. As for how much he sold to others, Liu Bai doesn't know at all.

Xie Changqing told Liu Bai that such a competition is very risky, even if Liu Bai goes to participate in the competition, it is not a question of whether he can win the first prize. Wan also took a huge risk. He said directly that he was drawing a name. Even if he didn't get the first prize, he wouldn't blame Liu Bai. Moreover, he had the strength to develop relationships, which also required a sum of money. money's.

Liu Bai was very hesitant at the time. He originally wanted to refuse, but a call came from the hospital saying that his mother's condition had suddenly deteriorated and he needed to pay a fee quickly. Now Liu Bai didn't think about it at all. Therefore, he had no choice but to agree to Xie Changqing's request, but he also put forward a condition, that is, this work must also include his name, as a co-creation work for the competition.

This was the first time he made such a request, because Xie Changqing's words woke him up, that is, fame is also very important in this circle.

Xie Changqing seemed to have expected that he would put forward such a condition, and he did not refuse. Instead, he raised another condition, that is, Liu Bai must be tied to him in the next 15 years, and he will set up a music studio. In the future, any works that have competitions will be entered in the names of two people, but Liu Bai must also ensure that he receives orders from outside to create songs for those singers.

Liu Bai had no choice but to agree, and he also knew very well that people live in reality, not in a vacuum. Although he wholeheartedly wanted to do pure music creation, he must have a certain financial strength to support it. .

So just after graduating, he joined Xie Changqing's music studio. In the studio, he was responsible for creating this piece of content, and he didn't care about other things. Of course, as a partner, he enjoyed the Xie Changqing is clear about the shares in the studio. Xie Changqing knows that Liu Bai is not as easy to talk to as Liu Bai in college, and he can't hold on without certain interests.

It's just a pity that in the second year of Liu Bai's university graduation, his mother still passed away and left him.

The cooperation with Xie Changqing is a very painful thing for Liu Bai. Liu Bai has always wanted to make pure music and create a masterpiece that can truly show his true level and be handed down to the world, but Xie Changqing has taken on a lot of work , Most of them are writing songs for some second- and third-tier singers. Xie Changqing said that this is quick money, and it is easy to become famous, which delays Liu Bai's creation. Liu Bai simply has no time and energy to fulfill his wish.

Later, there were more people in the studio, and Liu Bai also brought out his own students. Most of the time, he would leave things like writing songs to his students. Except for some well-known singers who asked him to write songs by name, He hardly writes pop songs anymore.

It's just that he didn't expect that Xie Changqing, who had earned money, would turn his attention to his music creation again. Xie Changqing, who created several works that he felt unsatisfactory, actually took him for awards without his consent at all, and He was also placed in the position of the second author.

"Perhaps you won't understand why I care about this matter so much." Liu Bai said softly.

Tao Min nodded, "I understand, of course I understand that you don't really care whether those popular songs are good or bad, because in your opinion, they are not rigorous music, but the things you create that you love , in your opinion, it is real music, and you don’t allow flaws in your own music, so you think that such a work must be polished and crafted carefully, not like Xie Changqing, Eager for quick success. In fact, you don’t care about the first creator and the second creator. What you care about is that the work will be released to the public when it is not perfect. You think that such a work cannot represent your level at all. In one point, you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, right?" Tao Min understood Liu Bai very well, her words really spoke to Liu Bai's inner thoughts.

Liu Bai sighed: "It's okay to do this kind of thing once or twice, but he keeps doing it again and again, and he even got his idea into the movie that I spent almost six years from conception to creation." In terms of works, I really couldn't bear it anymore, so I went to him and wanted to have a good talk with him..."