In the evening, Lin Rui received a video file from Chen Tianye.

The video content is not unusual; most of the shots revolve around students dragging their suitcases out of the campus and saying goodbye at the school gate and train station.

Of course, many close-up shots of students' faces were also captured to express their reluctance to leave the school, teachers, and classmates before they departed.

"Xiao Rui! I have good news for you. Your new song has already secured fifth place, and it's less than 300,000 downloads away from fourth place."

"President Zhou said in the meeting that the company will do its best to compete for a top-three spot on this graduation season's new song chart!"

Just the top three?

Lin Rui wasn't as concerned about the rankings as Zheng Jing was, not because he didn't care about the results.

Given the quality of the lyrics and music of "Those Years," he would only care about when to take first place, not whether he could take first place at all.

"Sister Zheng, I have something to ask you. Could you please inform Han Jiayu to come to the recording studio tomorrow morning for a test performance?"

"A singing rehearsal?"

"A new song?"

Zheng Jing, who was in a state of excitement, was also stunned when she heard this.

She even wondered if she was hallucinating.

"I just took on a custom project, also themed around graduation season," Lin Rui explained.

"No...no...Xiao Rui, your songwriting speed is way too fast!"

Zheng Jing was deeply shocked to learn that Lin Rui was indeed going to release a new song.

Although she is not a professional music producer, she knows that from conception to creation to completion, a song requires not only inspiration but also a huge amount of time to fill the process.

But Lin Rui just received the assignment today, and now he's already urging her to have someone audition tomorrow?!

Is writing songs this easy now?

"I kept some stock from before."

Lin Rui found a reasonable explanation for himself.

Upon hearing about the inventory, Zheng Jing decisively stopped asking further questions.

What professional music producer doesn't have some hidden gems in their repertoire?

"I'll inform Xiao Han later."

Just as she was about to end the call, Zheng Jing remembered something and continued, "Xiao Rui, do you still remember Li Mubai who participated in the selection with you last time?"

"I vaguely remember."

Lin Rui nodded.

"There's something I forgot to tell you. Actually, when the new song was climbing the charts, it had already fallen out of the top 30."

"At that time, the ranking was still falling. Once it fell out of the top 40, it would be very difficult to squeeze back into the list."

"At this moment, Li Mubai rallied millions of fans to help you climb the charts."

"I only found out today that he voluntarily gave up the company's promotional resources during graduation season in order to help you."

Lin Rui listened quietly and smiled, "Understood. Please ask Sister Zheng to inform him to come for a rehearsal tomorrow morning."

After ending the call, Zheng Jing did not immediately notify Han Jiayu, but instead called Luo Qi first.

"Zheng Jing, aren't you afraid this cooked duck will fly away?"

"What's there to be afraid of? It's just fair competition. Besides, is our Xiao Han really that bad?"

"You said it yourself, don't regret it later."

"Tch, I'm too lazy to chat with you, I'm going to check the rankings."

Luo Qi's teasing tone changed slightly: "Thanks."

"Alright, stop getting so sentimental, I'm hanging up."

After this mutual assistance, Zheng Jing and Luo Qi's relationship has clearly grown much closer.

Li Mubai stared intently at Luo Qi, who had put down her phone, with a look of longing and anticipation.

He had overheard Luo Qi and Zheng Jing's conversation earlier and had roughly grasped the gist of it, and now he was feeling quite uneasy.

"Sister Qi..."

Seeing that Luo Qi remained silent for a long time, Li Mubai finally couldn't sit still any longer.

Pfft!

"Okay, I'm not teasing you anymore."

Luo Qi smiled and said, "The teacher Fusheng that you keep mentioning invites you to audition for his new song tomorrow morning."

"real?"

Li Mubai stood up abruptly and jumped around the room like a child who had just found a lollipop.

Despite his aloof and unapproachable demeanor, he's actually a childlike kid at heart.

"Sister Qi, is Teacher Fusheng very serious? Does he like tea? Does he like alcohol? I'll have it flown over from home overnight."

Li Mubai asked several questions in a row.

"I don't know about that." Luo Qi said, both amused and exasperated. "Speaking of which, you should know him too."

"I know him?" Li Mubai asked in surprise.

"Remember the last graduation season promotion selection? He also participated, it was Lin Rui from room 7."

"It's him?!"

Li Mubai's mouth gaped open, his face filled with shock, and his eyes blazed with disbelief.

…

Outside the recording studio at Tianrui Entertainment.

Early in the morning, Yang Qing was already squatting here with a gloomy expression.

Regarding the company's investment in purchasing advertising space on [Xiazhou Cloud Music], He Qing and Xu Jinmao frequently visited the president's office.

After all, Lin Yueyin and Zhou Chen's new song was also on the graduation season new song chart. Seeing their rankings keep falling, and thinking about how "Those Years" had climbed all the way to fifth place, they were naturally envious and jealous.

However, Zhou Rongze was determined to ignore them and gave them the cold shoulder.

Last night, while the two were privately gossiping about the company's favoritism, He Qing, whether intentionally or unintentionally, leaked a piece of information to Xu Jinmao.

Lin Rui is preparing to release a new song and has invited Han Jiayu and Li Mubai to audition for it.

Upon hearing this news, Xu Jinmao couldn't sit still and immediately called Yang Qing to ask if he had received an invitation.

The result is self-evident.

Because of this, Yang Qing didn't sleep well all night, and before dawn, he went to the company to scout out the location.

"On what grounds?"

"In what way am I, Yang Qing, inferior to Li Mubai? Even he received an invitation, so why can't I?"

"I am the singer with the best chance of rising to the second tier in this batch. I have a huge fan base. Collaborating with me would definitely be a powerful combination. Doesn't he, a composer, understand this principle?"

"And that Han Jiayu, he's just a newcomer, not even worthy of carrying my shoes, why is he favored?"

"You, Fusheng, are just a newbie who got your certification through the company. What gives you the audacity to ignore me?"

Yang Qing grew angrier the more he thought about it, feeling an inexplicable fire rising up and surging to his head: "Ever since the company signed Li Mubai and that bitch Lin Yueyin, everything has gone wrong for me!"

Lin Yueyin was beautiful and had a graceful figure. Even though Yang Qing had been with countless women, Lin Yueyin would rank among the top three among the women he had been with.

He naturally had his eye on this exceptional woman, but Lin Yueyin completely ignored him, treating him like a fly to be shooed away.

For this reason, Yang Qing often cursed her as a bitch in private.

Just as Yang Qing was still viciously cursing everyone, a young man carrying a bottle of mineral water slowly walked over, catching his attention.

"This guy looks like he just signed with Group Four. What's he doing here?"

Yang Qing still had some impression of Lin Rui.

After all, Lin Rui's appearance is so outstanding that it's hard not to remember him.

"I remember you're the new artist that Team Leader Zheng just signed, right?" Yang Qing put away the jealousy on his face. "The recording studio isn't even open yet, what are you doing here so early?"

"We're waiting for someone," Lin Rui said casually.

"Oh? Who are you waiting for?"

"Han Jiayu and Li Mubai."

Yang Qing had only asked casually, but he hadn't expected to receive such an answer.

As if making a connection to something, Yang Qing's face darkened: "You're here to audition too?"

I guess so.

Strictly speaking, he could be considered to have auditioned, but it was just a test.

"groove!"

Yang Qing lost his temper and pointed at Lin Rui, saying rudely, "Li Mubai and Han Jiayu are one thing, but even a newbie like you who just signed a contract was invited to audition? Is Fusheng blind?"

Seeing Lin Rui open his mouth to explain, Yang Qing said viciously, "Since Fusheng, this snob, makes me unhappy, then he won't have an easy time either! Listen, you rookie, get out of here right now, or I'll show you what it feels like to be blacklisted by the company!"