They don't actually think I like them, do they?

2. Most importantly, Lin Han didn't want to be a capitalist's dog.

To sum it up again, it all boils down to these two reasons.

Now that the agency has allowed Lin Han to debut after finishing his college entrance exams, it means that Lin Han can continue his ordinary high school life. Trainees face very little pressure and have little exposure.

The first problem was easily solved.

Then, the ten million yuan for a one-year contract gave Lin Han a great deal of freedom. With freedom under the contract, he naturally wouldn't be oppressed.

The fundamental reason why companies exploit their artists is because the contracts are in the company's hands. Even if you're unhappy with the company, you can't leave. The hefty breach of contract penalties can make any artist willingly remain silent. But Lin Han's contract is only for one year. No matter what you do, he'll be gone after a year anyway.

Although he lost the bet, Lin Han still had to be the capitalist's dog for two years. But the allure of the betting agreement was that his fate was in his own hands. If he won, Lin Han could get this unprecedented contract for free.

Furthermore, if he wins the bet, the contract will grant Lin Han the right to accept gigs on his own. This can almost be understood as Lin Han working entirely on his own, bypassing the company to participate in activities, with the management company merely serving as a tool to release albums and handle accounting.

Bubble Media itself is just a small, fledgling talent agency. If Lin Han is aggressive enough, he can completely turn the tables and make Bubble Media his lackey, turning the entire company into a machine for his own operation.

To be honest, if it really comes to that, Lin Han is the biggest boss in the company!

It's like Lin Han can do whatever he wants to Cao Pi outside, without any restraint. If he accidentally gets someone pregnant and leaves any bad impressions, the company will have to clean up the mess for him!

This bet was simply too much for Lin Han to refuse.

Therefore, the second problem is also solved.

With both problems solved, and ten million being a huge sum of money, it would be impolite for Lin Han to hesitate any longer.

After signing the contract, Lin Han officially became a new employee of Bubble Company.

Lin Han was no longer under any psychological pressure. He felt that, at least for now, looking at the signing fee of ten million, he would definitely not regret it in the short term.

but,

Now the pressure is on Bilibili user "橘子酱ovo".

While most fans do hope that Juzijiang will debut, the fact that she signed the contract without saying a word is quite different from her previous behavior.

"Orange marmalade may fade from the scene, but it will never go bad!"

What a reassuring feeling! What a reliable promise!

This comes from Lin Han's post from half a month ago.

Back then, Lin Han gained a lot of fans with this refreshing persona. But how long has it been?!

Lin Han's speed has broken his uncle's record!

Although most people, like Bilibili users in his previous life, would complain, they would still continue to use the platform and spend money to listen to music, so it wouldn't have much impact on Lin Han's earning potential.

However, it does seem inappropriate to leave such a stain so early in one's career.

This is no longer a matter of creating a ruined persona; this whole thing is completely one-sided on the part of the haters. If Lin Han doesn't do something, his fans will have almost no chance to refute him.

He could even imagine the most beautiful blessings others would give him:

Lin Han, when are you going to ( )?

No way! No matter what, Lin Han has to have his cake and eat it too!

After Lin Han completed his signing with Pop Media, although Pop Media has not officially announced it, many rumors have already circulated online.

"In my opinion, the reason why JuZiJiang rejected so many companies before was simply because the money wasn't enough. Now that Bilibili has offered enough money, JuZiJiang has signed with them!"

"No way! Isn't Orange Jam supposed to be a breath of fresh air on the internet?! Her image has been ruined?!"

Although what they said didn't seem to have any problems, Lin Han was still really annoyed!

Actually, it's not difficult to refute these opinions, because Orange Jam had such a good reputation before. Now, Lin Han only needs to find a small reason.

So, after careful consideration, Lin Han posted an update:

"Yes, I have signed a contract with Bilibili's subsidiary, Pop Media. However, I did not choose to debut directly, but instead became a trainee."

Because that's exactly why I joined Bubble Media. I'm just an ordinary, casual content creator. I didn't study music, and I haven't received any systematic training.

However, Pop Media demonstrated to me their top-notch training facilities and instructors, and I was intrigued. I know I'm currently only an amateur, and I want to receive the most professional training in the industry so I can bring you more and better works in the future! Therefore, I hope you can understand my actions. I will continue to update with more free music videos from time to time, and I will never let you down!

As soon as Orange Jam posted this message, many people suddenly realized what was going on.

So, Juzi Jam signed the contract with the intention of providing training!

Otherwise, why wouldn't they debut instead of starting as a trainee?!

"My goodness, Brother Orange is so modest! His skill level already surpasses most celebrities! He doesn't need to practice at all!"

"Indeed, everyone calm down. If Orange Sauce really signed the contract for money, why would she have recorded all the songs for free and posted them in the comments section before? Just this action alone is enough to make the haters unable to criticize her!"

"Waaaaah, Orange Jam actually apologized? Apologize for what?! We're not worthy of your apology! We've gotten so many of your songs for free, what right do we have to talk back to you?"

"So Orange Jam really did want everyone to hear good songs! She was even willing to go to training!"

"He really made me cry to death!"

As soon as the news of Juzi Jam's signing with Bilibili broke, it quickly became a trending topic on Bilibili and was widely circulated among netizens, with 80% of them expressing their blessings.

The remaining 20% ​​are mostly crying their eyes out!

Lin Han himself did not expect that such a controversial post, which was originally just meant to balance things out and make the online debate more evenly matched, would turn out to be something else entirely.

Unexpectedly, the outcome was completely one-sided!

While the topic of Ju Zi Jiang's debut was still being hotly debated online, Lin Han in real life quickly had other things to do.

On an ordinary afternoon, Lin Han put on a handsome white shirt, looked at the concert ticket in his hand, and walked into the Jinchuan Concert Hall.

PS:

I've been getting sick a lot lately, and my condition has been terrible. I feel dizzy and disoriented whenever I try to write at night. I've been to the hospital three times in the last two weeks, and I even got admitted today. I went back to my dorm after getting an IV drip tonight so I could write, and I still have an IV in my arm. I have to go to the hospital again early tomorrow morning.

　I've never liked taking leave, so thank you all for your understanding of my daily chapter updates. If you feel that the quality has declined recently, I'm very sorry, I really don't have the energy.

However, I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, and I believe I will be back in shape within this week to bring you more updates and better quality content.

084. The youngest cellist, Su Ruxue

This was Lin Han's first time visiting a concert hall. As he entered the hall, a magnificent artistic atmosphere immediately enveloped him.

The floor tiles were made of exquisite marble, and golden lamps hung from the ceiling. On the other side of the door, there were many posters featuring local musicians, with the dates noted below.

This is probably the teaser poster for the upcoming performance.

On one of the posters, Lin Han saw a familiar face—it was the white-haired girl eating pudding in the coffee shop a few days ago—Su Ruxue.

In the poster, she wears a dignified dress, her eyes resolute and earnest, truly resembling a cellist. However, compared to the posters next to her, Su Ruxue clearly looks too young; her teenage face lacks the mature sophistication of a musician, making her appear more like a student in a youth performance troupe.

On another note, Lin Han didn't understand why Su Ruxue would specifically invite him to watch her performance. They had no connection whatsoever, and even the way they met was so awkward.

It doesn't matter. Being able to watch a music performance for free isn't necessarily a bad thing.

In fact, Lin Han enjoyed listening to classical music in his previous life; otherwise, he wouldn't have remembered so many classical pieces so vividly. However, his enjoyment was limited to music apps; he wasn't obsessed enough to go to concerts to listen to music.

With more than ten minutes to go before Su Ruxue's solo concert, there were still only a few people moving around in the hall, and those who spoke were all speaking in hushed tones, making the concert hall seem even more quiet.

If even the city's largest concert hall is like this, you can imagine how niche concerts are.

Just as Lin Han was admiring the photos on the poster, two girls suddenly walked up to him and exclaimed excitedly upon seeing the poster.

"It really is Su Ruxue!"

"My God, it's been three years, and she's still so beautiful!"

"They actually came back! I saw the concert announcement online and thought it was some cellist with the same name!"

The two girls clasped their hands together, as if making some kind of celebratory gesture, and happily jumped around on the spot.

Lin Han stood there dumbfounded, and the two girls soon noticed the handsome young man standing alone in front of Su Ruxue's poster.

One of the girls spoke up, "Are you also a fan of Su Ruxue?"

"Ah, I..."

"Of course, otherwise why would she be at Su Ruxue's comeback concert?" Another girl patted the girl on the back, and the girl suddenly realized.

“I’m not,” Lin Han said.

The two girls were completely speechless.

"But I'm quite interested in her. Can you tell me about her?" Lin Han asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, smiles finally appeared on the faces of the two girls, and they immediately perked up.

"Su Ruxue, I absolutely adore her cello. The classical music she plays is incredibly beautiful; it suddenly gives you a new understanding of music. She's the most expressive cellist I've ever seen. And the best part is, she's so young and absolutely gorgeous..."

It's clear that the two girls aren't professional musicians; they're already using their extremely limited vocabulary to describe their love for Su Ruxue's music.

“Three years ago, Su Ruxue participated in the ‘Longqin Cup’ but was eliminated in the top eight. After that, Su Ruxue went abroad and there was no news for three whole years. We only found out that she had returned when we suddenly saw on the Internet that there was a concert schedule for Su Ruxue at the concert hall.”

"I see." Lin Han said thoughtfully.

They can easily go abroad for further studies, and they've been learning high-class instruments like the cello since elementary school—they're really something else! No wonder they could pull out ten million to buy themselves!

In addition, it's no wonder I've never heard of this so-called "local musician" before; he's been missing for three years.

Lin Han's thinking was unnecessary. In fact, for someone like his predecessor who never listened to classical music, even if Su Ruxue had never gone abroad, or even if she lived downstairs from him, he wouldn't know her.

If it's a teacher who has gone into the adult entertainment industry, then even if it's a niche field, even something as niche as anal fetish, Lin Han is willing to get to know her.

"Oh, it's about to start!"

The girl glanced at her phone and said.

"See you at the concert!" The girl took her friend's hand, said a brief goodbye to Lin Han, and hurriedly went inside.

At this time, the number of people in the hall gradually increased, and most of them walked in one direction.

Lin Han followed the flow of people and walked inside until he entered the auditorium.

Upon entering the auditorium, Lin Han felt as if he had arrived in the world's tallest city. The tiered seating design exuded solemnity, and the entire auditorium was resplendent in gold. A man next to him took out a cigarette, but was immediately stopped by the ticket inspector at the door.

The audience gradually took their seats. Although it was far from full, the number of people was not small for a concert.

Lin Han's ticket showed a seat in the second row. Generally, for concerts like this, different seats have different prices. Su Ruxue was quite generous to give Lin Han a seat in the second row.

However, to Lin Han's surprise, even though he had been sitting down for several minutes, there was not a single person in the first two rows!

From this position, even if Lin Han is watching the performance while applying glue, he won't be discovered and can still achieve the title of "Stealth Hunter".

Are the seats in the first few rows really that expensive?

Lin Han turned his head to look behind him. There were many people sitting upstairs and on the second floor as well, but there was no one on either side of him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Soon, several old men and several middle-aged men with stubble walked in through the door. They walked in in groups, some with smiles on their faces and others with serious expressions. They went straight to the row in front of Lin Han, which was the first row, and sat down.

Just as Lin Han was wondering what was going on, some sparse sounds came from the audience behind him.

"It's a judge!"

"They look like those professors from the Cello Association. I saw them at the Parrot Cup last time!"

"What are they doing here? Isn't this Su Ruxue's solo concert?"

"I was wondering why the first two rows of seats weren't available for purchase; it turns out they were reserved for the judges."

"Who is that person in the second row?"

"Who cares! He's definitely some big shot! Here to keep an eye on Su Ruxue, right?"

Ah? ? ?

I'm a complete idiot, I know nothing about the cello!

Lin Han was completely bewildered. A row of big shots sat in front of him, and the audience sat behind him. He was positioned in the middle, attracting the attention of both those in front and behind him.

Lin Han felt like he'd been tricked.

Just then, the stage lights suddenly came on, drawing everyone's attention to the stage.

A graceful figure in white, holding a cello, walked out!

085. Dancing on a wound!