Chapter 9

Days passed by in the blink of an eye.

These days, aside from watching TV and playing with his friends, Edward hardly leaves their apartment and spends most of his time relaxing.

No way; the previous song cover really consumed a lot of him, so he had to rest for a while.

At the same time, while he was relaxing, the results of the entrance exam also arrived today.

As he had already expected, he passed the exam, but what surprised him was that he was assigned to class A, which was something he didn't expect.

With a big grin on his face, Edward sent it to the GC (group chat) and started bragging to his friends.

Edward: "Sigh, I only got 97 points."

Edward: "It's a pity that I missed the other three."

Edward: "I didn't know how to explain it to mom."

Edward: "Darn it! I was assigned to class A! Why me?"

Edward was laughing while typing, and soon others also noticed it and began teasing him.

Jake: "Shameless!"

Angela: "Annoying!"

Karren: "(Angry Emoji)"

Others: "Forget you! And darn it, I only scored 83!"

Seeing this, Edward smiled even more. The more they scolded him, the more he enjoyed it.

The next day.

The draft of the fourth song was finally completed.

After doing his chores and his morning run, Edward brought his guitar to the usual shooting site again.

This time, the song he chose to cover is "Gitara" by Parokya no Edgar, and he will shoot it using "split screen" again.

That's right, at first Edward didn't want to do split-screen recording anymore, but after seeing the views of his YouTube video and the comments section, he finally gritted his teeth and decided to do it.

Anyway, he's no longer fumbling now; with the experience from the previous song cover, he was more familiar with the process of creating this kind of content.

Those unnecessary things that he did at the beginning can be avoided in advance, and the things he realizes later can also be applied to avoid making more detours.

In conclusion, the recording still had to be done through trial and error, and the rest will be fixed through editing.

Four days later.

Just as he was recording the song, the views of his third song cover successfully broke through the 80,000 mark.

Such a result made him excited, and in order to celebrate, he took a day off and spent the whole day hanging out with his friends.

"You look happy today. Did something good happen?" Angela looked at him strangely and asked

"Eh, why? Is it obvious?"

"Yes, you look ugly when you're happy."

"Wow, is that a joke? Should I laugh? I seem to remember a girl who kissed my ugly face a while ago."

"I was drunk that time; I did not do it on purpose; don't mention it!"

"Really? You kissed me so hard that my lips bled and I was numb for a whole week, and you said it was a mistake?"

"Edward, are you not stopping already?"

"What? You started it; why do I have to be the first to back down?"

"!!!"

"I swear, don't look at me like that; there are no men and women in my eyes; I'm a gender equality advocate—hiss, are you a dog? Darn it, don't bite me, hiss. No, I'm joking, okay, I'm joking, stop it already, okay?"

The next day.

After having fun with his friends, Edward returns to continue recording again.

After he finished recording the core parts of the song, he started recording the ADLIB and the bass.

Two days later, the recording finally ended, and the rest will be put together through editing.

The whole editing process this time was much easier with the experience of the previous song.

In total, it only took him two hours.

After uploading it, he looked through the statistics of his other song covers and was happy to see that each of them was doing well.

'Your Song' has 61,089 views, 1.8k likes, and 172 comments.

'Jeepney' has 56,903 views, 1K likes, and 80 comments.

'Stars' has 86,021 views, 2.2K likes, and 432 comments.

Seeing this, Edward's lips unconsciously curled up.

The only pity was that his application to join the Partner Program hasn't been approved yet.

Shaking his head, he logged out of his YouTube account and spent his remaining time on Facebook.

As usual, what greeted him were the 99+ friend requests and 99+ message requests.

It had been like this since he uploaded his second song cover.

Since he had always put his Facebook account in the description of each of his videos, many people added him and sent him a message.

Fortunately, his account was private; otherwise, his notifications would also explode.

Looking through the friend request and message request sections, Edward would reply every once in a while and accept their friend requests.

No way; there are a lot of beauties among the people who added him, and at this time, there are not many posers yet.

And speaking of these girls, their messages had also opened his eyes.

In the past, he had often been the one to make the first move, and more often than not, he found himself being ignored or even ghosted.

However, this time around, things were different.

As he checked his Facebook messages after becoming popular on YouTube, Edward was surprised to find that many girls had initiated contact with him.

This was a refreshing change for him, and it brought a newfound sense of excitement.

These girls were not just reaching out to him; they were actively complimenting him and showing genuine interest.

Their messages were filled with compliments about his talent, his looks, and his videos.

This positive attention was a boost to Edward's self-esteem and ego.

What amazed Edward even more was that some of these girls were quite bold.

They didn't just stop at compliments and questions; they went a step further.

Some of them asked him for meetups, showing a willingness to take their online interaction into the real world.

Others went as far as sending him intimate photos.

This sudden attention from girls left Edward both excited and intrigued.

He couldn't help but feel flattered and tempted by the new experiences that were unfolding.

Calming himself down, Edward shook off these messy thoughts and chanted a mantra in his mind repeatedly.

Just like what those Chinese guys always say, girls will only affect my sword-drawing speed.

Right now, the most important thing is to make money and then buy BTC.

As for girls, he can get to that later.

End.

(AN: Ghosting is a relatively new colloquial dating term that refers to abruptly cutting off contact with someone without giving that person any warning or explanation for doing so.)