I woke up to find I had gotten my marriage certificate with a female celebrity.

The girl was startled; she had never seen anything like this before.

He buried his head in the manual and started talking, his voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

"stop!"

"You sit down when you're talking to your boss? Who taught you that?"

"Considering this is your first offense and you were ignorant, we won't deduct points this time."

"Stand up and speak louder."

The girl blushed and quickly stood up.

"I... my name is Xie Zhi. I studied music engineering and I'm good at mixing."

Lu Yanlin pointed to the second person.

"My name is Su Fuling. I come from Yunnan Arts University and studied music engineering, but I am more skilled at writing lyrics."

The third one, the fourth one.

After asking the girls, it was the boys' turn next.

Qin Yi was the second to last. As soon as he stood up, all the girls' eyes turned to him.

"Director Lu, my name is Qin Yi."

"I come from Linhai Media University. My studies are quite diverse, including songwriting, composing, and arranging."

Qin Yi?

Everyone had heard of those two names, but no one had thought about it in that way yet.

He rarely appears in public, and the only videos that can be found online are from his appearances on variety shows.

The popularity of variety shows has long since faded, so naturally no one has the time to go back and rewatch recorded episodes.

Such composers must have been working long ago; they just assumed it was probably a case of the same name.

"Have you dabbled in some of them?"

"You've got quite the big mouth."

Lu Yanlin naturally knew Qin Yi; he was an old friend of Cui Xing, the department head.

The reason for this whole charade today is to see what kind of person Qin Yi really is.

Achieving great things at a young age usually indicates high aspirations.

Cui Xing also asked him to help nominate Qin Yi for the Golden Bell Award, but if Qin Yi's character is questionable, then this plan will have to be scrapped.

Another reason is to use Qin Yi to give some pointers to the others.

They all graduated from prestigious universities, and each of them thought they were exceptionally talented.

But since it was just an internship, he didn't want to be in charge of a bunch of troublemakers.

"Qin Yi, right? I've heard of you."

"Several of your works have been shortlisted for the annual awards ceremony. Want to guess which ones they are? What award do you think you'll win?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the intern next to him held his breath.

They all thought it was just a coincidence of having the same name, but they never expected that the talented musician was actually interning with them.

"I was just lucky."

"It would be great to be shortlisted; I wouldn't even dare to dream of winning an award."

Is he genuinely humble or just pretending?

Qin Yi's expression didn't seem like he was faking it.

"Alright, that concludes my self-introductions."

Lu Yanlin raised his hand and tapped the table, but some people still stared at Qin Yi curiously.

"You have ten minutes to rest. Meet in the recording studio in ten minutes."

"There happens to be a music analysis meeting today; you can all go and sit in on it later."

After Lu Yanlin left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought working would be similar to going to school, but I didn't expect that even an internship would be this scary.

The girls spontaneously gathered together, talking about all sorts of things.

The boys were divided into two factions.

Several men started striking up conversations with the girl.

The remaining two, including Qin Yi, simply held their phones and did their own thing.

"Are you really Qin Yi, the songwriter?"

"What were you thinking with that song about being surrounded on all sides?"

Ignoring the boy's attempts to talk to them, they all gathered around Qin Yi.

Some bolder girls even moved their chairs so that the distance between them was practically touching.

"Um... could you guys move a little further away from me? The air conditioning is on pretty high, and I feel hot when you come too close."

"Besides, I already have a girlfriend, so I should avoid any appearance of impropriety."

It's not that Qin Yi is narcissistic and thinks everyone will like him.

I just felt it was better to say something in advance, to avoid any trouble later.

Hearing this, the girl who was closest to him looked disappointed.

Sure enough, all the outstanding guys had already been reserved, but she was more curious about what Qin Yi's girlfriend was like.

"Hey, you have a girlfriend?"

"Who is it? Which celebrity?"

"The news from a few days ago is still circulating..."

Qin Yi immediately tensed up, his face becoming serious.

"Hey, didn't I already post a clarification about this?"

"That's my younger sister, I just took her out for a meal."

"I released the song because of this; a bunch of paparazzi just take random pictures and spread rumors."

Seeing them giggle, Qin Yi's initial impression of them instantly vanished.

On the way to the recording studio, they kept surrounding me and asking me questions.

Qin Yi only gave a polite reply, his attitude clearly turning cold.

"Please sit in the back, students. No talking or whispering is allowed during the meeting. Please keep quiet."

The recording studio here is completely different from the one at school; the equipment is obviously much more advanced.

The main problem is that the atmosphere is too different.

Many company employees sat neatly at the conference table, their eyes scanning the room in unison.

Everyone sat at the very back, so nervous that their hands and feet went numb.

The cheerful atmosphere among classmates vanished in an instant.

"The meeting documents were all distributed yesterday. Let's hear your thoughts first."

A female employee wearing glasses was the first to speak.

"My job is to analyze the music."

"It is certain that the work 'Surrounded by Enemies' is very special, or rather, extremely special."

As soon as she spoke, all the interns' eyes were focused on Qin Yi.

Despite being told not to whisper, someone still couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Qin, they're commenting on your song. What are your thoughts?"

Qin Yi placed his index finger on his left side and made a shushing gesture.

Then he pointed to the conference table, indicating that people should refrain from speaking for the time being.

"It breaks away from the conventional 'main track, sub-main track' song structure, instead blending rap, pop, and sample music together."

"The most outstanding feature is the overall rhythm, which uses the reverb level to distinguish the vocal space and the thickness of the instrumentation to create a contrasting effect."

"The entire performance didn't feature any traditional technical virtuosity, but the word 'technique' cannot be completely ignored."

"I think our musicians could try to learn from this and incorporate this style into our company's creative work."

After the female staff member finished speaking, it was a man who stood up next.

He looked to be about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, and his voice was extremely deep.

"This creative approach is definitely worth trying."

"The market reaction has also served as a reminder to us that creating songs that reflect our current situation can indeed yield good returns."

"Not only did it retain its core fan base, it also generated an enormous amount of traffic and buzz."

"We just can't follow his example and create buzz through controversy."

"He's an independent musician, so he doesn't care about the commercial consequences."

Qin Yi could understand some of the remaining topics.

Other students, who were still quite inexperienced in the ways of the world, were somewhat bewildered, and some even began to doze off.

They didn't understand the point of attending the meeting, nor could it improve their creative skills in any way.

Seeing the staff constantly taking notes, I really couldn't understand it.

"Those of you who are doing internships, do you have any thoughts?"

"Say whatever comes to mind, speak freely."

All eyes turned to the back row, where everyone had their heads down, and no one dared to speak first.

Seeing that only Qin Yi remained calm, he pointed in his direction.

"The second boy from the left, why don't you go first?"

Qin Yi was taken aback.

"what?"

"Me?"