I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

He held a cigarette between his other hands, the cigarette burning quietly, the smoke rising in wisps.

The singing came from the video:

"It's a pity we never matured."

Before I knew it, I was getting old.

Despite my best efforts, I still don't understand the young people around me.

Just find any excuse for yourself.

The allure of love, the sway of fate.

"They overestimated their own strength and fought back, until they were killed—"

Li Mengyao asked, "Has Dad always been like this?"

The mother nodded and said, "Yes, he listened to this song yesterday and has been listening to it repeatedly whenever he has free time, right now."

Li Mengyao was a little surprised: "Dad actually likes 'The Hill'?"

Even she couldn't understand it, yet her father, who didn't have much entertainment, could?

"Yes, I love it so much, I'm completely obsessed."

In the video, Li Mengyao saw that her once familiar father suddenly seemed a little unfamiliar.

It might be because he has a few more wrinkles on his face.

While she was away from home living alone, time took advantage of her inattention and did something else to this man.

Li Mengyao recalled Manager Yu's words:

"The song 'Hill' requires a certain amount of life experience to understand."

She suddenly realized that she didn't understand her father.

She only knows about this man's life as her father from the time she was born until now.

It was as if he had been born with the same kind and gentle father—a father with broad, warm hands and a kind face.

However, she never imagined that this seemingly omnipotent father was once a teenager.

Li Mengyao stared blankly at the screen, listening to her father singing "The Hill".

At this moment, the expression on his face was as if the boy living in his heart had awakened.

The boy, who had been suppressing his feelings for so long, was now roaring in a voice that only he could hear, his voice deafening.

The man stared blankly at Jiang Xinhai on the screen, his eyes cloudy and his face expressionless.

Years of hunched-over writing work have filled the spaces between his fingers with black ink, causing his back to become somewhat hunched.

Amidst the swirling smoke, the cigarette he held was burning so hard it was almost reaching his fingertips.

In a daze, Li Mengyao happened to see that her music app had pushed an article to her.

At 18:30 PM, people sitting at home, playing their respective roles in life, simultaneously received this article.

What did we actually see when we crossed the hill and were so close?

Countless fingers and countless eyes simultaneously pointed at this title, choosing to click and read.

Li Mengyao opened her eyes slightly, only to find that the author of the article was actually Cui Dayou.

This person is a godfather-level figure in the Chinese music scene, even older than Jiang Xinhai!

Moreover, he hasn't shown his face for a long time. Some say he's gone mad, some say he's become an immortal, and some say he's gone to find true music.

He actually paid attention to a new song like "Hill"?

She continued reading and saw that it read:

"Years later, people will eventually understand 'The Hill'."

Yesterday I listened to Jiang Xinhai's new song. The first one wasn't very original, and I was already planning to turn it off.

Fortunately, I persevered for a while and heard the second song, "The Hill".

If the first song was Jiang Xinhai showing off her skills and making the most of her vocal advantages, then the second song, "Hill," was her way of showing off her skills.

I used to think he was too commercial, but I never imagined he had a trick up his sleeve here.

Its performance made me feel ashamed of my own abilities.

This song is like a voice saying: I want to show you what an ultimate lyricist is like.

I have climbed the hill, where are you?

...Of course, feeling this kind of mockery is a unique experience for me as a musician.

More than anything, it was the knocking on the door of my heart that left me with a deep sense of regret.

Looking back on my life, I listened to the song with my head down, and when I raised my head, I was already in a daze of the world, with tears in my eyes.

I don't understand what he went through to write this song. He doesn't understand what I went through either, yet it struck me so precisely.

Looking back, I realized that all those regrets were the same.

I have also crossed hills.

No one was waiting there.

......"

……

On Tuesday, Rayark Entertainment's stock price experienced two consecutive days of limit-down trading, shrinking by 30%.

When Zhu Bin, feeling utterly despondent, arrived at Qin Yaoyang's garden, he was watering the peonies.

"President Qin."

Zhu Bin lowered his head, then stood quietly to the side with his hands at his sides.

He has barely slept for the past two days.

No one could have imagined that Raya, this behemoth, would be defeated by the mere Jiangxinhai and Zhichi.

And it collapsed so quickly.

Qin Yaoyang has gray hair, but his energy is extraordinary.

When Rayark faced a life-or-death crisis, he seemed completely at ease.

Zhu Bin couldn't understand why President Qin was so calm.

"Do you know what I wanted to talk to you about?" Qin Yaoyang suddenly asked.

Zhu Bin stood aside in a panic: "Please give your instructions, President Qin."

He finally finished tending to his peonies, wiped his hands with a dry towel, and looked up at Zhu Bin, saying:

"Who do you think is the best person to replace Wang Weiming?"

Zhu Bin immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"I will follow General Manager Qin's arrangements completely."

"I just want to ask for your opinion," Qin Yaoyang said calmly.

Zhu Bin stammered out a few names, and Qin Yaoyang nodded, seemingly agreeing with him, yet also seemingly not.

"And what about you? Who will take over your position?"

"President Qin?" Zhu Bin suddenly looked up.

But he found that Qin Yaoyang was just looking at him calmly.

He immediately realized that defeat was inevitable.

He was just unwilling to accept it.

"President Qin," he suddenly said, "I... I want to stand firm at my post until the very end and weather the crisis for the company."

"No need, I've already found someone to handle this," Qin Yaoyang said. "You figure out how to leave gracefully yourself."

Overwhelmed by memories of his many years of work experience, Zhu Bin cried out in anguish, "President Qin!..."

Qin Yaoyang turned around and lowered his voice, saying, "...Mr. Qin, who did you choose? I'm not entirely comfortable with it..."

Qin Yaoyang chuckled and said, "Someone recommended him to me, a young man named Chen Ya. Have you heard of him?"

Chapter 109 is going to be the scapegoat.

Chen Ya

[Current Achievement Progress] Office Worker: 521/1500

(Warning: Rapid promotion will reduce the points accumulation rate by two-thirds.)

[Achievements and Titles] Great Writer, Top Playwright, Renowned Director, Top Composer, Poet Immortal, Philanthropist, Top Spy...

Note: Your current status has reached the upper echelons of the company. You can transform your current achievement into [Entrepreneur] to gain full points.

Tip: The final challenge for the current class has been unlocked. Enter the mission page to start the challenge.

……

The weather was fine. Chen Ya sat in his busy office, looking like a retired cadre, and took a sip of tea.

My mood isn't as sunny as the weather, but rather as bitter as this cup of tea.

Following the system prompt, he clicked on the final challenge of his career, and after seeing the task details, his bitterness deepened:

[The ultimate challenge: Become a top producer!]

As a producer, he was known and recognized by 1 people.

Rewards: 800 million RMB in cash, superb English skills, and a destined romantic encounter.

"..."

"..."

"You're sick!"

Chen Ya is now beginning to understand everything.

—He did it backwards when he was trying to complete the achievements.

You should complete the "Office Worker" achievement first, then work on the other achievements.

Whether considering the difficulty or the rewards, the "Office Worker" achievement is an early-game achievement.

The system prompted him that he could change his job to [Entrepreneur], which would grant him full points efficiency, which was great.

It would be even better if he hadn't already maxed out his "entrepreneur" achievement.

The ultimate challenge is to be known by 1 people as a producer.

Objectively speaking, this task is of moderate difficulty, combining challenge and fun, which is great.

However, his identity as Zhichi alone is enough to complete this "challenge" ten thousand times.

The ultimate reward for his achievement was 800 million in cash—a drop in the ocean compared to his current assets.

A level of English proficiency that is beyond question—this is the minimum requirement to unlock the [Spy] achievement mission.

A destined romantic encounter—he didn't want to comment on it.

...He didn't want these rewards at all; he just wanted to max out his achievements in the system log!

Chen Ya couldn't help but recall the various hardships he had endured while trying to achieve other accomplishments.

For example, the system might require him to produce two films that gross over 50 billion yuan each within a year;

For example, the system allows him to dominate the literary world of five countries;

For example, the system allows him to create more than two globally popular music genres...

Looking back on the past, it was all hardship and heartache.

He repeatedly broke down in the face of tasks given by the system with extremely unreasonable difficulty, but he rose again and again to complete one impossible task after another...

Looking back on those days now, he feels a little like crying.