6 p.m.
The class had just ended when Lin Yuan received a message from Jian Yi, "Want to have dinner tonight? Xia Fan's treating!"
"No, I have something to do tonight. You and Xia Fan go ahead."
As Lin Yuan replied to the message, he stepped out of the campus. Parked on the roadside at the entrance was a red car.
"Long time no see, get in."
The left car window rolled down. A woman took off her sunglasses and smiled, waving at Lin Yuan.
"Hello."
After greeting, Lin Yuan got into the car.
This woman was his agent, Zhao Jue. At thirty-five, she had light crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, looked approachable when smiling, but serious and calm when not, exuding an aura of poise and competence.
"Lin Yuan."
After glancing at Lin Yuan through the rearview mirror, Zhao Jue stepped on the gas, "Your song seems to be missing lyrics, do you need me to find someone to fill them in? There are only ten days left until the newcomer season entrance."
"No need, the lyrics are done."
"What about the arrangement... using the one you composed?"
"Yeah."
"Alright." Zhao Jue smiled, "Do you know what the core competition of the newcomer season in November is?"
"What is it?"
Keeping her eyes on the road, Zhao Jue said, "Newcomer season is a broad term. In reality, each company competes for a spot on a chart, which is the Qin Continent's Newcomer Music Chart. Only those in the top twenty are considered to have made their mark."
"Oh."
*This wasn't surprising.*
As they stopped at a red light, Zhao Jue looked at Lin Yuan, "Your song is good. If it performs well on the November Newcomer Chart, I can help transfer your contract to the composition department."
"Thanks."
Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.
He wanted to develop into a composer, which was the major he was studying, allowing him to gain the System's so-called recognition without being in the public eye like a singer.
At this moment,
Lin Yuan heard the System's voice, "Ding dong, congratulations on triggering a new task."
[Task Name: First Song]
[Task Content: Successfully record "Life Like A Summer Flower"]
[Task Reward: Bronze Treasure Chest]
*A new task already, even before completing the last one?*
Looking at the three lines of text floating in front of him, Lin Yuan felt a bit excited about the upcoming recording. He hoped to finish it tonight.
...
Half an hour later.
Lin Yuan arrived at Starlight Entertainment.
This was a fifty-story skyscraper bustling with people dressed in business attire, all wearing different department badges of Starlight Entertainment, displaying the aura of a big company unmistakably.
"Hello, Ms. Zhao."
Zhao Jue was quite a figure at Starlight; many people directly greeted her in passing. She gave only slight responses before taking Lin Yuan to the recording studio on the ninth floor.
"Ms. Zhao!"
A chubby agent who had been waiting on the ninth floor hurriedly came up to greet her, "The equipment is almost ready."
"Where's your person?"
Zhao Jue glanced around, only seeing the staff in the recording studio busying themselves.
"Well..."
The chubby agent wiped sweat from his forehead, "There's a bit of traffic, so the newcomer hasn't arrived yet. I've urged that little punk several times! When he gets here, I swear I'll give him a good scolding!"
"Couldn't he have left earlier because of traffic?"
Zhao Jue's eyes were cold, "If you can't manage newcomers properly, let someone else do it! Time starts now, if he's not here in fifteen minutes, get someone else to sing. Useless if even given a chance!"
"Alright, alright..."
The chubby agent smiled apologetically, face pale. His hand shook a bit as he pulled out his phone to make a call, having already cursed the tardy newcomer a hundred times in his mind.
At this time,
a woman dressed as an assistant came from the elevator and headed straight towards Zhao Jue, "Ms. Zhao, the manager wants to see you..."
"Got it."
Zhao Jue held her forehead, feeling a headache coming on. The manager was probably calling about the Newcomer Chart again.
*It's her own fault for being too arrogant.*
*That time, she even dared to set a military order in front of the company executives.*
Looking at Lin Yuan, the innocent instigator, Zhao Jue felt like she had nowhere to vent her pent-up frustration.
She could only suppress her annoyance, casting a warning glance at the staff in the recording studio and the chubby agent, "The song was written by Lin Yuan. During the recording, follow Lin Yuan's instructions, understand?"
"Understood."
The chubby agent and the group of recording studio staff nodded at Lin Yuan standing behind Zhao Jue, evidently not daring to go against her orders.
Lin Yuan also nodded back in greeting.
...
Zhao Jue left to handle some business.
The chubby agent also went downstairs to make a call.
Lin Yuan and the staff waited for about ten minutes when suddenly they heard shouting in the distance, "If you were any later, you would have no chance to participate in newcomer season, you know that? You've been waiting for years to debut during newcomer season, right? Making me get scolded by Ms. Zhao—everyone knows she's been in a bad mood lately, and you're still riding for a fall..."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, bro, I was wrong!"
A short young man stood in front of the chubby agent who had just gone downstairs, nodding and bowing apologetically, "I never expected to have a chance to debut this year! Don't worry, bro! Today I guarantee to seize the opportunity—I won't let you lose face! Thank you for backing me up, letting me have the company's last spot for newcomer season!"