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

Inside Penguin Music, an executive angrily slammed his fist on his desk.

The green porcelain cup was shaken to the ground and shattered into pieces in an instant.

"These old fogies, only now they realize their mistake? Where were they before?"

He rarely smokes in the office area, but now he couldn't resist lighting one.

Such a good song could have been kept on their own platform, but it was so easily taken by their rival.

He had intended to contact Qin Yi as early as after the variety show aired.

However, after discussions within the company, they were rejected due to concerns about insufficient influence and the lack of solo tracks.

The company wants him to negotiate a partnership?

What can we offer in negotiations? Money?

The other party's new song was only released on the rival NetEase Cloud Music, and our company didn't receive a single word about it.

This clearly means they signed an exclusive deal with NetEase Cloud Music.

Qin Yi is currently enjoying great success, so why would he ruin his reputation for such a small amount of money?

He could only hope that Qin Yi's contract wouldn't be long, preferably just one year.

But he only thought about it and didn't have any expectations at all.

If I were a staff member of NetEase Cloud Music, I'd probably be working overtime all night to discuss supplementary agreements.

But no matter what, contact will still have to happen.

Tencent Music has no shortage of money; all they can hope for is that Qin Yi is someone who likes money, and perhaps even someone who really likes it.

That way, we'll still have some hope after the contract expires.

He finished his cigarette in just a few puffs, which showed how extremely frustrated he was.

As soon as he got home, his wife came to greet him.

The gentle greeting made him feel a little better, but the singing coming from his son's room made him sigh again, and he lost his appetite.

Just as he had thought.

After seeing the trending topic, Lu Yuan was filled with remorse and regret.

I regret signing a one-year contract with Qin Yi, and I regret not persuading the company to sign a three-year contract.

If we try to negotiate now, we'll definitely have to pay a higher price.

He looked at the data.

In just one day, the song "Know Me" has become a phenomenon.

With the support of both online and offline traffic, keywords related to Qin Yi quickly dominated the top trending searches.

The top three posts on Weibo were all related to him, and even the trending topics on Baidu Tieba featured Qin Yi's name.

Because the song was so fitting, fan-made interpretations of the storyline flooded various platforms.

Even passersby who had never paid attention to "Sword Emerging from the Nine Heavens" were drawn to it.

This led to a surge in the number of views for the animation, and discussions about the plot abounded.

The number of comments on NetEase Cloud Music quickly exceeded 10,000, and Qin Yi's number of fans surged to 500,000.

A single song has amassed hundreds of thousands of fans, something that has never happened before on the NetEase Cloud Music platform.

"I warm wine to share with kindred spirits, but how many in this world truly understand me? I've lived half my life and met countless people, yet I've never encountered a single kindred spirit."

Upon seeing this, some people felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings), while others felt helpless.

Of course, there was also plenty of humor in it.

One comment asked, "Warm wine to share with kindred spirits, but where are my kindred spirits?"

Immediately afterward, someone replied: "Didn't Teacher Qin already tell you?"

"Warm wine and a bosom friend, isn't that right inside you?"

These five words quickly became the comment with the most likes, and even Qin Yi couldn't help but click on it after seeing it.

……

After the college entrance examination, Qin Wangwang was enjoying her last moments of relaxation with her classmates at a karaoke bar.

After graduation, everyone will go their separate ways.

Some people want to go to a finance university thousands of miles away, while others can't bear to leave their parents and want to study at a school nearby.

But no matter where we go, we won't have many chances to meet again.

I wonder if the atmosphere will be the same when we meet again.

"Yuzu, where are you planning to go for university?"

Upon hearing Duan He's words, Qin Wangwang placed the microphone on the table.

She leaned back on the sofa, tilting her head back, and shook her head after a long while.

"I don't know either……"

Duan He asked curiously, "Huh? You don't know?"

"Your grades are so good, why don't your parents care about this?"

Qin Wangwang shook her head and said, "No... I haven't thought about it yet."

"My parents have already told me that I don't want to go."

"I..." Her voice paused for a moment, just as Chen Xiran's "Courage" was playing on the screen.

"Actually, I want to go to the same school as my brother."

Duan He's eyes narrowed instantly, and he poked her with his elbow while speaking in a sarcastic tone.

“Eh…”

"You're an adult now, why are you still clinging to your brother?"

"Aren't you two biological siblings? Could it be that one of you is adopted?"

Qin Wangwang blushed and quickly pushed her arm away.

He glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I want to take advantage of this time after the college entrance exam to participate in a talent show."

"What do you think about becoming a singer in the future?"

The sound inside a KTV is very loud; even if you speak very loudly, only a few people around you can hear you.

"Huh? Become a singer?"

"I don't think it'll work..."

Qin Wangwang asked curiously why it wouldn't work, and Duan He's explanation was quite relevant to reality.

"So many people in this world want to sing, but how many of them actually become famous?"

"Besides, these people have been practicing vocals since they were young, and you're only starting in college. Isn't that a bit late?"

"Besides, I've also heard that the entertainment industry is very chaotic, and people are capable of all sorts of things."

"People without connections can't get any songs to sing, and they're controlled by their management companies like puppets, unable to do anything for themselves."

"Background?" Upon hearing these two words, Qin Wangwang tilted his head.

"I have a background too."

Duan He was somewhat taken aback.

"Where did you get your connections? Your parents don't work in the entertainment industry."

"Look." Qin Wangwang pointed to the screen not far away.

"Isn't Dong Yilin singing 'My Background'?"

Duan He looked in the direction the finger was pointing.

Upon seeing the composer of "Love You," she suddenly slapped her forehead.

Oh right, how could I have forgotten about that?

Her older brother is Qin Yi, a popular original musician who has become a sensation across the internet.

She has listened to "Know Me" released yesterday and Chen Xiran's new song thirty or forty times.

With him supporting us, what's there to worry about with the song?

"I asked you why you wanted to go to the same university as your brother."

"So this is what you were waiting for??"

"To be honest, Yuzu, I'm so envious of you right now. You're so handsome and talented."

"But I still have to remind you, and don't blame me for pouring cold water on you."

Duan He leaned close to Qin Wangwang's ear and spoke very seriously.

"Your brother's works are all top-notch; can your singing skills carry them off?"

"Others may not say they understand, but I certainly understand you."

"I'm just worried that you'll get anxious and feel like you're not good enough for your brother's work."

"And..." Duan He hesitated for a moment, but still said everything she was thinking.

"If the organizers of the talent show find out about your relationship with Qin Yi, I'm worried they might give you preferential treatment just to ride on his popularity."

"If this gets out, I'm afraid..."

Qin Wangwang nodded silently; that was what she thought too.

"So, I don't plan to tell my brother yet. My participation won't expose my identity."

"If it works out, it proves that I do have some potential."

"If that doesn't work, then just go to university."

Duan He agreed with her idea and then pulled her to sing "Summer Breeze".

As Qin Wangwang looked at Qin Yi on the screen, an invisible pressure made her heart clench.

I picked up my phone, wanting to scroll through something to relax.

She subconsciously clicked on Qin Yi's trending topics, and her face instantly changed.

"Damn, why are so many people insulting my brother!"