The tone is not good.

It has no distinguishing features.

It has too low recognizability.

It's too deliberate and somewhat unrealistic.

After unplugging four USB drives in a row, Lin Rui looked at the only remaining USB drive in his hand and plugged it into the computer host with almost no expectation, then clicked play.

Standing to the side, Zheng Jing's face was ashen. Almost all the female artists under the age of twenty in the company had auditioned, but Lin Rui hadn't taken a liking to any of them. This situation was quite bad.

Ten seconds later, Zheng Jing's lips twitched slightly.

Watching Lin Rui effortlessly pull out the USB drive, Zheng Jing could practically declare that all female artists under the age of twenty at Tianrui had been wiped out!

Is it a matter of ability?

This factor may exist, but it is by no means the whole story.

In Zheng Jing's opinion, since Lin Rui stipulated that the age limit was no more than twenty, he naturally wouldn't care too much about these people's singing skills.

But if we don't talk about singing skills, then the intention is elsewhere.

For example, timbre?

Or is it a characteristic of the singing style?

Zheng Jing couldn't help but recall that she had reviewed every USB drive that had passed through her hands beforehand.

Admittedly, most singing voices are extremely easy to confuse, much like trying to put together a bunch of women with the same face after extensive plastic surgery and then playing a matching game with their photos. It would probably start at a hellish difficulty level.

"Xiao Rui, how about we raise the age limit to twenty-two?"

Zheng Jing was actually a little scared.

She didn't know when it started, but she always felt a kind of inexplicable nervousness when facing Lin Rui.

Just as she was about to delve deeper into this illogical phenomenon, she inadvertently noticed Lin Rui staring blankly into space. She immediately cursed herself for being too neurotic lately. He was just a natural airhead whose brain would occasionally malfunction, and the domineering aura of pressure was entirely her own delusion.

"Then let's mention twenty-two years old."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

Zheng Jing breathed a sigh of relief and then began preparing for the next steps.

She didn't push her luck by asking Lin Rui to raise the age limit further. If twenty years old wasn't enough to definitively judge someone's talent, then twenty-two was undoubtedly the watershed moment for defining an artist's ability.

Just like Shen Yun back then, she was already quite adept at being a second-tier artist at the age of 23.

If an artist is still struggling at the bottom of the third tier after the age of 22, from a talent perspective, such an artist is destined not to have a high ceiling. From the perspective of a large company, such an artist has become worthless, let alone receive preferential treatment from the company's resources.

Therefore, artists struggling in the third tier of the industry will be cautious even when faced with invitations from large companies, and may even refuse them, choosing instead to join smaller companies.

Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

When Zheng Jing and Luo Qi posted announcements in their respective artist groups, female artists under the age of 23 went wild.

In fact, many female artists are speculating that Lin Rui might really be going to promote a top girl group similar to XZWC!

Seeing Xiao Jingyu, Zheng Jiayou and others become popular and show signs of strongly stepping into the ranks of the top tier, it's not just the males who are envious and jealous, but the females are also going crazy with desire!

As a result, many female celebrities have almost always waited for him, and have had countless chance encounters with Fu Sheng in elevators, doors, or restroom corridors. However, everyone later realized that Fu Sheng was just a clueless and naive person who didn't understand romance.

In fact, many of the rumors circulating in the company about Lin Rui were just rumors spread by them.

That's not pretentious; it's genuinely a simple-minded dullness that makes it impossible for you to even hate them.

Finally, Zhou Rongze and the others couldn't stand it anymore. After Zheng Jing and Luo Qi gave them repeated warnings, the deliberately staged encounters stopped.

For a full day and night, the recording studio was occupied by a group of beautiful women, and the staff were working overtime and were extremely busy.

Early in the morning, Zheng Jing brought a box of USB drives to Lin Rui's office. Having guessed Lin Rui's true intentions, she had already screened out a group of people in advance. The USB drives that could be put in the box all had their own unique characteristics.

However, seeing Lin Rui still frantically typing on the keyboard in front of the computer, Zheng Jing didn't want to disturb him. She simply placed the box gently on the table and quietly closed the door to leave.

The ringing of his phone interrupted Lin Rui's flow of thoughts. He glanced at the number; it was Xu Hongzhuo.

"President Xu, is there something you need?"

"right."

Looking at the familiar scenery of Xiazhou, Xu Hongzhuo felt a sense of nostalgia, as if he had been transported back in time.

He vowed that unless he was truly on his deathbed, he would never set foot in Yunzhou again in his life.

However, this long-lost sense of comfort was quickly wiped out by the noise behind him. As he watched the members of the medical association, led by Zhong Xuanling, disembark one after another and comment on the surrounding scenery, his heart couldn't help but pound.

"What's the progress on your end regarding the 'Compendium of Materia Medica'?"

"You've written another 400,000 words, what's wrong?"

Over 400,000 words?

That would be great!

Xu Hongzhuo glanced furtively at Zhong Xuanling and the others, who were looking excited, and said in a low voice, "Quickly find someone to send it to my office. A delegation from Yunzhou has come to Xiazhou to see the manuscript in person. I'm worried that they might bother you, so I've decided to delay it for you."

"manuscript?"

Lin Rui frowned slightly.

Where did he get the manuscript?

When they made that bold promise, they never imagined that such an unexpected event as the visiting delegation would occur.

However, upon further reflection, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing; at least the Compendium of Materia Medica had indeed gained the attention of Yunzhou.

"Okay, I'll send someone over once I've bound it."

"As quickly as possible."

Xu Hongzhuo was having a bit of a headache.

"Why don't you send the manuscript along with it? I can guarantee that it will not be lost or damaged."

"Besides, with the original manuscript, I can find someone to print it at the same time. In terms of efficiency, it's definitely much faster than you doing it alone, don't you think?"

That's the right logic.

But if Lin Rui could produce it, he would have packed it up and sent it to Xu Hongzhuo long ago. Why would he do this thankless task? Do you really think he has nothing better to do?

Wouldn't it be better for him to use that time to pick more fruits and vegetables or review more excellent films and television shows?

In Lin Rui's opinion, he is now completely neglecting his duties!

"Due to some special reasons, the original manuscript cannot be given out. This is an agreement between me and Dr. Li."

"I see."

Xu Hongzhuo was stumped again and asked, "What if we go to the site to look through it?"

"President Xu, don't you think I'm busy enough?"

Lin Rui couldn't very well refuse outright.

Fortunately, Xu Hongzhuo guessed what was bothering Lin Rui. If such a delegation were to appear at Tianrui Entertainment, Lin Rui, as the person in charge, would inevitably be bombarded with questions. Not only would it delay things, but if the kid suddenly had a relapse of his old ailment, things would get really messy.

Having figured this out, Xu Hongzhuo gritted his teeth after ending the call, then turned around again with a warm smile: "Old Zhong, Old Gao, you haven't been to Xiazhou in a long time. Xiazhou has changed a lot. Come on, I'll treat you to a good meal at Longfenglou today."