I became financially independent right after entering college.

Chapter 48 I Can't Bear Any Hardship
“Wow!
He's really a classmate of yours, his videos are super popular on TikTok!"

Bai Chou had just acknowledged his identity and Tan Xuan hadn't reacted yet when several young female counselors in the office came over, surrounded Bai Chou and asked questions chatteringly.

"Did you really study vocal music for many years like some people in the comments said?"

"Some people also say that you are an artist trained by a big music company."

"You sing so well, why don't you go to Nanjing University of the Arts? If that doesn't work out, our school also has a modern music department."

"Yeah, I saw the comments section, and it was like you were going to debut and release a single any second. Who knew you'd end up in the journalism department..."

……

Several young female counselors asked questions at once, and Tan Xuan also had doubts in her eyes as she looked at Bai Chou inquiringly.

It’s no wonder that the counselors were curious; this matter was really too bizarre.

The comment section of Bilibili videos is generally more hardcore than that of Douyin. Several highly praised comments in the comment section basically stripped Bai Chou of his underwear.

The top most highly praised comment comes from a music industry UP host with hundreds of thousands of followers.

The UP host first commented on Bai Chou's singing skills. In terms of modern pop music, it is very solid and balanced, no worse than many professional singers who have debuted, otherwise he would not be able to sing the song "Sadly" to such a level.

Then, the UP host emphasized Bai Chou's age, appearance and voice.

At Bai Chou's age, it's not easy to achieve this level of singing skills, and there's still a lot of room for improvement in the future. Then there's his looks; even without any Photoshop in the video, he's still handsome.

Next is Bai Chou's timbre, which is the key point. Bai Chou's voice tends to be mid-bass, with a slightly low and granular voice, but not hoarse.

This kind of natural voice is rare no matter where you are. The high notes can be mixed in, but it is difficult to make up for the good bass through acquired techniques unless you are born with it.

Finally, the UP host predicted Bai Chou's future development, saying that Bai Chou will definitely enter the entertainment industry in the near future. He will either be signed by a big company and release songs and appear on variety shows immediately, or he will be trained and appear on variety shows to increase his popularity after being signed.

Because Bai Chou's age, appearance, singing skills, and voice are so special, he naturally has a fixed ecological niche in the entertainment and music circles.

The market of Todai is big enough, you don’t need to be the best to make a lot of money.

If Bai Chou is signed and managed well, he can be turned into a first-line singer. With all the publicity, soft articles, and trending searches, he might even be touted as "the eternal god 2.0 of the Dongda music scene" or "the successor to the new generation singing god Jacky Cheung 3.0"...

No matter how bad the operation is, the unique voice, singing skills and appearance are there, so you can still make a living.

Buy a few catchy love songs, release singles, and appear on the show crazily, engage in fan circles to increase fan gold coins, and accept commercial performances crazily that make fans feel sorry for them, saying "Ge Ge is really down and out, she even accepts such low-end commercial performances", and you can make a lot of money.

The lottery ticket has already scratched out a winning number. It’s hard to say what the upper limit is, but the lower limit is guaranteed. It’s a sure win, and there’s no reason for those music companies to miss out on such a cash cow.

The analysis and explanation by the UP host were very reasonable and convincing, otherwise it would not have received so many likes and become a popular comment.

Several female counselors, including Tan Xuan, naturally saw the highly praised comments from the professional UP host, which made them confused.

Yes, it's so good to be in the entertainment industry. You can make a lot of money. Even if you fall on hard times and your fans feel sorry for you, you can easily get those commercial performances in shopping malls that pay tens of thousands of yuan per song. How can you not cherish such good conditions?
At the very least, you should go to the music department or the modern music college. Why are you going to the journalism department?

"There's no particular reason. I just didn't get into the music department at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and suddenly I didn't want to continue studying music, so I applied for the Journalism Department at Nanyang Technological University."

Bai Chou spoke the truth frankly and was just being willful.

Didn’t he know what that UP said? Bai Chou knew from the beginning that his characteristics were rare in the Dongda music scene, and his vocal teacher had praised him more than once.

But Bai Chou has never had much ambition and desire. He thinks that if he goes home and inherits his father's 18 million assets, he can live a comfortable life in a small city. Making his debut is just his backup option. If his father goes bankrupt one day, he will debut as a singer or idol.

Making money by performing at various events and appearing on announcements is definitely easier than most people's jobs, but for Bai Chou, it is still a bit too hard.

Set it.

Now that he can receive more than 8 million in fund dividends every month, Bai Chou has completely given up the idea of ​​making his debut. He can't bear any hardship at all.

"Student Bai Chou, you can't be so willful. Maybe your family is well-off, otherwise you wouldn't be able to study music, but your conditions are really too good, and the journalism major is really not as good as you think.

Seriously, let me tell you, the journalism major is terrible. I originally applied for the journalism major, thinking that after graduation I would work in a TV station and sit at a desk and drink coffee in comfort, but…"

As a new counselor, Tan Xuan was very professional and would consider the students' future more. Upon hearing Bai Chou's answer, she earnestly advised them, complaining that the journalism major had no future...

"Cough cough..."

Several female counselors nearby coughed softly, implicitly reminding Tan Xuan not to make it so clear, as we are still counselors of the School of Journalism.

"It seems that the counselor also has a story." Bai Chou smiled.

"What kind of story can there be? It's just the same old things."

Tan Xuan also realized that she might have inadvertently said something that she shouldn't have said. Her eyes rippled and she rolled her eyes at Bai Chou, then got back to the topic.

"Really, classmate Bai Chou, your conditions are here. You can't just casually waste the treasure given to you by God. You may disdain it, but for many people, this is something they have been longing for and can change their lives.

Maybe you are having some conflicts with your family now, or you are having adolescent rebellious psychology, depression and other thoughts. I have also been through this age and I can understand it.

We can compromise. I can contact the school to help you transfer to the modern music school. You can study first and make a decision when you are more mature..."

Tan Xuan advised earnestly, speaking from her heart. If she had Bai Chou's talent and conditions, she would never give up studying music.

"Okay, counselor, you don't have to persuade me anymore."

Bai Chou really didn't want to waste time on this issue with Tan Xuan, so he interrupted her and said calmly, "At least for now, I really don't want to learn singing anymore, and I don't have any interest in debuting as a singer or idol."

(End of this chapter)