Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 241 - 166: Who Says Writers Can’t Sing!

The three girls chit-chatting made their way to the backstage lounge of the bar.

There was a man and a woman currently applying makeup—they were the singers for the first time slot, performing from seven to eight o’clock.

Since they all worked at Pulse Bar, they were acquainted with each other.

Seeing the three led by Hu Tingting, the woman who was applying makeup immediately brightened up: "Sister Tingting, your Red Rose is on fire!"

"Will we not be seeing you here anymore?"

"It’s not that exaggerated—just a bit of buzz, that’s all!"

Hu Tingting humbly shook her head, but in reality, Red Rose Band’s Kuaiyin account had indeed received numerous business invitations today.

Most of them were invitations for performances, with some proposals for collaborating with MCN agencies, as well as a few from advertisers.

The news was a mixed bag, and as the person maintaining the band’s Kuaiyin account, Hu Tingting didn’t have the time to sort them all out right now.

The main reason was that the band’s "fame" came too suddenly; none of them were prepared for it, and there was another crucial factor.

Actually, it wasn’t Red Rose Band that gained fame; it was Lin Xiamo as an individual!

Hu Tingting and the others knew Lin Xiamo’s situation well—she played in the band purely as a hobby, plus her dad, the bureau chief, was staunchly opposed to her being in a band.

Now that Lin Xiamo became famous, officially entering the public eye, how she would explain things at home was still uncertain.

The band couldn’t proceed with their next move—without Lin Xiamo, there was no Red Rose Band.

"Hey, why isn’t Sister Momo here?"

"Manager Xu mentioned earlier that because you guys are performing tonight, the reservation calls have been flooding in."

The female singer glanced over Hu Tingting and her friends, asking in confusion.

"No Momo tonight."

"Huh??"

The female singer widened her eyes in shock, completely bewildered.

She really wanted to say that without Lin Xiamo, could it even still be called Red Rose Band?

But saying such things wouldn’t be appropriate since they weren’t that close, and she wasn’t aware of what was happening within the band.

At this moment, a man with hair slicked back in a neat side part smoothed with gel entered the lounge with a beaming smile.

"Thank you all, teachers, for your hard work."

"It’s wonderful that you’re able to come!"

The man who walked in was the bar manager, named Xu Jiang.

Since Lin Xiamo became famous, she had also boosted the Pulse Bar’s Kuaiyin account due to the clips of her performing there.

As a result, many people were privately messaging to ask when Lin Xiamo would be performing again.

So, when Hu Tingting mentioned during the day that Red Rose Band would be performing that night, Xu Jiang was thrilled and quickly posted the news on Pulse Bar’s Kuaiyin account.

And soon, the bar’s reservation phone lines were overwhelmed!

He scanned Hu Tingting and her friends with a cheerful look, asking, "Where’s Momo? Not arrived yet?"

Lin Xiamo never used her full name when singing part-time and often avoided interacting with outsiders.

The band’s external relations were mainly handled by Hu Tingting and Zhu Xinyue, while Lin Xiamo and Fang Di focused solely on performing.

If Lin Xiamo hadn’t risen to fame today, revealing her information, Xu Jiang might not even know her name.

"Manager Xu, well, Momo had something come up and couldn’t make it."

Hu Tingting casually came up with an excuse.

"What?"

"Couldn’t make it?"

Xu Jiang was directly stunned, eyes wide open: "Teacher Tingting, you’re not joking with me, right?"

"I ran advertisements, and so many guests called to reserve seats—now you’re telling me Momo can’t come?"

"How am I supposed to explain this to the guests later!"

Hu Tingting shrugged: "Manager Xu, when I contacted you, I said our band would perform, but I never promised Momo would definitely be here."

"Well..."

Xu Jiang was at a loss for words, furrowing his brows in frustration: "Will it be just you three performing tonight then?"

"How could it just be three? Of course, it’s still four people."

Hu Tingting laughed and pointed to Shen Qiushan: "Look, here’s Momo’s replacement for tonight’s lead singer."

"Huh??"

Xu Jiang grimaced, looking Shen Qiushan up and down, with a mournful expression: "Teacher Tingting, does your Red Rose Band switch lead singers that easily?"

"Even if it’s not Momo, at least replace her with a beauty!"

"Well..."

Xu Jiang wanted to say: what the hell is this!

But he swallowed the words at the last moment, as it wasn’t polite.

Additionally, though this new lead singer was male, his looks genuinely stood out, being the kind that’s very popular with women.

It’s just that those guests calling to reserve were all coming for Lin Xiamo.

Now with the dazzling beauty swapped for an "old man," it’s no wonder the guests would be upset!

"Manager Xu, it seems you don’t know Brother Shen!"

"Let me tell you, after Brother Shen performs at your bar tonight, Pulse Bar will instantly gain nationwide fame!"

"Uh, pardon my ignorance, who is this teacher?"

Xu Jiang was taken aback by Hu Tingting’s words, looking puzzled at Shen Qiushan.

"Don’t listen to her nonsense."

Shen Qiushan smiled and waved his hand: "I’m just an ordinary little author who won a Nebula Award, that’s all."

Seeing Xu Jiang’s obvious disdain, Shen Qiushan decided to put on a show.

"An author?"

"Nebula Award?"

"What’s that??"

Xu Jiang looked at Shen Qiushan with bewilderment, clearly unaware of what the Nebula Award was.

Shen Qiushan’s mouth twitched.

The show failed!

He felt a bit frustrated!

Turns out pulling off a show needs to be straightforward and down-to-earth.

The Nebula Award undeniably has prestige.

But the problem is, people who don’t know about it are clueless about its significance.