Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 131 Graduation Ceremony

"Is Mr. Yuan here about Lin Yuan?"

After Mr. Fang and his companion left, Lin Wanqing asked curiously.

Xu Jinyan nodded. "If he had been any later, he wouldn't have needed to come at all."

Lin Wanqing exclaimed, "When I first saw this news, my scalp tingled with shock."

She then looked at Xu Jinyan suspiciously: "You really didn't know?"

Xu Jinyan seemed to have heard a joke and said irritably, "Don't insult my noble character with your suspicious gaze!"

"Don't you even know what 'a gentleman's friendship is as light as water' means?"

"If Director Hu were to ask you to write a song," Lin Wanqing looked at him tentatively, "would you also charge one yuan for the theme song of 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'?"

Xu Jinyan: "...Why should I charge one yuan? It's not like Lin Yuan is paying. Give me the maximum amount!"

Lin Wanqing laughed: "Weren't you just admiring Lin Yuan's character?"

Xu Jinyan: "He's a chivalrous hero, but I'm not."

Lin Wanqing blinked: "Didn't Hu Ke say that every great hero who does a good deed goes around showing off? Who was he talking about?"

Xu Jinyan took a deep breath, unusually at a loss for words. He looked her up and down and said seriously:

"How many times have I told you, wear stockings to work!"

Lin Wanqing's face flushed red instantly, and she was speechless.

K! O!

It took her a long time to calm down. "There's something I need to tell you. Jackie Chan has asked you to write a song for one of his movies."

Xu Jinyan sat down with a smile, feeling refreshed: "Tell me in detail!"

Lin Wanqing: "..."

Don't you usually just tell yourself to put the documents down?

That guy!

She had no choice but to repeat the plot summary: "This film is a co-production with South Korea, telling a fantastical love story spanning a thousand years, with Jackie Chan playing two roles..."

Xu Jinyan knew which movie it was just from hearing the beginning.

"myth"!

Later, a TV series of the same name was remade, starring Hu Ke. Although the reviews were mediocre, it did produce a memorable scene and a famous joke:

Q: Who in history has seen Qin Shi Huang, Xiang Yu, and Liu Bang at the same time?

A: Yi Xiaochuan.

"The Myth" is another typical example of a song becoming more popular than the drama, with many talented netizens creating their own fan art within the song's music video:

For example, Guo Degang was dressed in Meng Tian's general's armor, and inside the sedan chair was Grandpa Qian, dressed in finery.

Xu Jinyan chuckled as she thought about it. Sometimes the [Memory Palace] wasn't so good; the images were too realistic!

Lin Wanqing: "...Are you going to answer or not?"

Xu Jinyan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I absolutely have to answer. When?"

Lin Wanqing: "There are still a few months left, plenty of time. Maybe I was afraid you wouldn't agree, so I contacted you first!"

"Okay, sure!"

Lin Wanqing stood up to leave, but hesitated for a moment before asking, "This project will take a while. Aren't you planning to release any songs anytime soon?"

Xu Jinyan asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Lin Wanqing: "I estimate that 'The World Will Always Be Good to You' has reached its limit after winning the championship for five weeks. Aren't you going to continue it?"

Xu Jinyan: "...You're not planning to make me extend my stay for another year, are you?"

Lin Wanqing's eyes sparkled: "No need for a year, half a year will do. There are only ten days left in June, don't you want to..."

Hsu Chin-yen said, "I find it hard to understand," "What do you take music for? Is winning a championship that important?"

Lin Wanqing said calmly, "...So, are you going to release a new song?"

"It's not that I want to release a new song," Xu Jinyan shook her head regretfully, "it's that the academy insists I sing a new song at the graduation ceremony. Can you...can you understand my helplessness?"

Lin Wanqing nodded: "Yes!"

Xu Jinyan covered her head: "This is so hard!"

……

……

June 24, 2016, 10:00 AM.

Located in the largest indoor studio of the Oriental Drama Academy, it features a pillarless dome, three-tiered surrounding stands, a professional symphony stage, and acoustic design for recording, and can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Today, the 2016 graduation ceremony and degree conferment ceremony are being held here.

"I just took a quick look at this year's students, and they are truly a constellation of stars."

The principal was a short, old man with white hair, but he had the mischievousness of an old child.

His cheerful voice echoed throughout the entire studio through the sound system.

The camera also focused on several representative figures: Yu Han and Zhang Zishu from the Performing Arts Department, Liang Bo from the Vocal Performance Department, and Xu Jinyan from the Composition Department!

"Clap clap clap..."

As everyone applauded, they thought to themselves with mixed feelings, "He just graduated from university!"

Kong Chun and Pang Lei sat on either side of Yu Han, listening to the principal's evaluation of Yu Han and Zhang Zishu, and exclaimed, "Old Yu, your university education was definitely worthwhile."

"It's worth living in this dorm," Yu Han remarked, adding, "I wasn't talking about you two."

"Damn" *2

You didn't have to explain it so clearly!

"And this year's music academy students are even more surprising."

"They were students in the same year, yet they won the 'Heavenly Voices' competition for two consecutive years."

"After listening to Liang Bo's 'Boy,' I felt the melody was simple and unpretentious, revealing the inner thoughts of a young person—very sincere and touching!"

"As for Xu Jinyan... sigh!" The principal sighed with a smile, "Which of his songs is good?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The audience erupted in good-natured laughter.

The principal said, feigning difficulty, "We simply can't choose them all!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The laughter grew even louder!

The camera was also focused on Xu Jinyan, who nodded with a wry smile and his hands clasped together: Thank you, Principal, please let me go.

Upon seeing Xu Jinyan's gesture on the big screen, the principal seemed to realize something:

"Huh? I seem to often see Xu Jinyan's teacher making this gesture."

He even imitated her, clasping his hands together and chanting, "Xu Jinyan, please don't come to class today, please don't come to class!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The laughter nearly lifted the dome off the building.

In front of the camera, Xu Jinyan lowered her head and covered her face with her hands.

The principal seemed to have discovered something again, a mischievous smile spreading across his face. He pointed at the screen and said, "Look, the big star is embarrassed!"

"Clap clap clap..."

Pang Lei and the other two clapped and cheered loudly.

"Damn it, what's a few comments from the principal? It's not like you're so great that the principal specifically uses you to tell stand-up comedy stories!"

"This is what a man should do!"

"It's rare to see someone so reserved and shy!"

Xu Wenqing did not attend today as a teacher; he specifically requested to observe as a parent.

At that moment, he and Yan Zhi were sitting in the parents' seats watching this scene.

Although I've gotten used to hearing all sorts of praise for my son over the past year, I feel prouder than ever before at this moment.

To be praised and teased by the university president in front of tens of thousands of people, live-streamed at your graduation ceremony – that's true being in the spotlight!

"Son, you've graduated!"

"Son, you've grown up!"