Work That Kept Coming to His Door

SWING Restaurant had not been this lively in a long time.

The customers set down their meals one after another and sincerely applauded the high school student playing the piano.

The restaurant was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

At the same time, a settlement screen appeared before Lin Tian.

Mission Complete—Play a piece of music with any instrument and receive praise from more than ten people.

Obtained: Musical Memory Enhancement Card

A magical sensation washed over his brain.

It was back!

It was all back!

Musical works from his previous life's memories flowed endlessly into his mind.

Even—

As long as he had heard it before, even if it was only a single lyric or a melody—

The complete musical memory would appear in his mind.

That even included the music's background and information about its composer.

He had not expected the system to have an intelligent restoration function too.

It was like AI image expansion.

Lin Tian rose from the piano and smiled, nodding to the customers applauding for him in thanks.

However, Lin Tian still declined the fervent customers' requests for "one more song."

After all, the mission was already complete.

There was no need to work for free.

When he returned to the counter, Xu Yong and several other coworkers on break immediately crowded around him.

"Holy shit, Brother Tian! My Brother Tian! Fuck! You're fucking amazing!!"

Xu Yong hooked an arm around Lin Tian's shoulder and exclaimed,

"How did I not know you had this skill? You looked so damn cool playing the piano!"

"I only started learning recently." Lin Tian pulled his arm away.

What a quick change of face!

Just moments ago, he had looked like he was about to righteously cut ties with him.

The other coworkers nearby did not usually interact much with Lin Tian.

But now, they all gathered around him too.

"Lin Tian, I used to complain that you only got paid so much because of your face. Now that I've seen this, you really should earn more than us!" one male coworker said exaggeratedly.

The other two female coworkers also took advantage of the lively mood to gather around him.

"Lin Tian, what was that piece called just now? It was so beautiful!"

"Lin Tian, teach me how to date sometime—pah! I mean, teach me piano!"

"Maybe sometime. Maybe sometime."

Lin Tian rarely socialized to begin with and did not enjoy dealing with such things. He gave them a few perfunctory replies before slipping away.

A single piano performance had somehow made him the center of attention.

The charm of music was astonishing.

No wonder so many people liked playing music after entering college.

It really was perfect for picking up girls.

And this was only at the "Silver" level, yet it was already this outrageous.

It seemed this skill still had plenty of room for development.

"Lin Tian!"

Just then, Manager Wang walked over.

Lin Tian immediately had a bad feeling.

He had just left his post without permission. Knowing how stingy this manager was, he was probably here to give him trouble.

"Lin Tian, that performance just now was amazing!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Manager Wang arrived, he enthusiastically grabbed Lin Tian by the shoulders and laughed heartily.

"I'll raise your pay to 45, and as long as you're free, you can come in every evening. What do you think?"

Lin Tian looked at the manager doubtfully.

"Of course, you only need to play the piano for an hour every evening during the dinner rush!"

Sure enough, Manager Wang added a condition.

He wanted to hire a pianist with a five-yuan hourly raise.

What a shrewd calculation!

Still, the most important thing was that Manager Wang had offered him the chance to work long-term.

Part-time high school students like Lin Tian got very few shifts and might only be able to work once or twice a week.

If he could come every day, a part-time job paying 45 an hour would be incredible.

Even if he worked only three hours a day, he could earn three to four thousand a month.

That might not be enough in a big city like Qingzhou, but for a student like Lin Tian, it was definitely enough.

"I'll think about it."

Though he was tempted, Lin Tian answered rationally.

After all, he was about to do great things, and he also needed to spend quite a bit of time on Gan Yan Yu.

It was not worth spending all his time working at a restaurant for this little money.

"Don't think about it, Lin Tian. How about I raise it to 48—"

"Hey, young man!"

Before Lin Tian could finish talking with Manager Wang,

A customer at Table Twelve waved at him from afar.

Seeing that a customer had specifically called for Lin Tian, Manager Wang could not very well stop him.

He could only watch as Lin Tian hurried over.

When he reached the table—

"How can I help you?"

Sitting at the table was a middle-aged man with glasses and neat clothing.

The moment Lin Tian approached, the middle-aged man scrutinized the young man before him.

"Can we talk for a moment?"

"Huh?"

Lin Tian froze.

He had seen plenty of female customers strike up conversations with him, but this was his first time encountering a male customer doing so.

"Allow me to introduce myself."

The middle-aged man took out a business card and placed it on the table.

SYC Music Agency

Music Director: Zhong Wei'an

"I'm Zhong Wei'an, Music Director of SYC."

Lin Tian accepted the card.

"SYC?"

"Yes, you can think of us as a music agency. We specialize in discovering professional musicians—have you never dealt with this kind of company before?"

"No."

Zhong Wei'an seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, his face breaking into a kindly smile.

"Your performance was truly stunning. May I ask what the piece you played just now was called? I've worked in this industry for many years, yet I've never heard such a beautiful composition!"

"Wedding in My Dream."

"Wedding in My Dream? Which famous composer wrote it?"

"Me."

Lin Tian answered with complete honesty.

Rather than making up all sorts of nonsense, he might as well openly "admit" it.

That was right. It was me, Lin Tian. I wrote it.

That would save him a lot of trouble explaining things later.

At his words, Zhong Wei'an's eyes lit up at once.

"Are you sure? It wasn't written by one of your teachers and credited under your name?"

"If you pay me, I can perform several more pieces of this quality for you."

After receiving the Musical Memory Enhancement Card, Lin Tian had nothing to fear when it came to composing.

Hearing that, Zhong Wei'an could no longer conceal the excitement and delight on his face.

He hurriedly stood up, trembling as he braced himself against the table.

"Y-you, what's your name?!"

"Lin Tian."

"Mr. Lin Tian. No, Mr. Lin, would you be interested in working with our company and pursuing the path of a professional pianist?!"

"We'll provide you with a complete career plan, arrange performance opportunities, and help you enter music competitions!"

"With us, your musical talent can be fully displayed, allowing you to become a true musician!"

The middle-aged man had completely lost his earlier composure, practically spraying saliva as he spoke.

"This..."

Lin Tian was somewhat helpless.

A music agency?

So he had been discovered by a talent scout?

How was it that after playing one piano piece, the manager came looking for him, and now some Music Director had shown up too?

Why did every single one of them want to arrange work for him?

Could no one consider the fact that he was a high school student?

Ever since he got a system built around the Producer setting, Lin Tian could not possibly take the solo route.

Emotionally and logically,

He did not have that much time for other things right now. He needed to reserve part of his time for his partner.

"My top priority right now is getting into a university. I'm not interested in any of that yet."

Lin Tian said.

"Y-yes, of course. You're still a high school student, after all."

At those words, Zhong Wei'an calmed down considerably.

After all, no matter when it was, a student could never be wrong for putting the college entrance examination first.

He sat down and took a sip of tea.

"Then could you please keep my business card?"

"I'm not in a hurry. If you ever have any thoughts about it in the future, you can contact me anytime."

"Sure."

That did not matter much. Lin Tian would not mind having another option in the future.

He put the business card into his pocket.

Just then—

Xu Yong hurried over.

"Lin Tian, someone's looking for you!"

Again?

Lin Tian was numb.

Just how many people were going to offer him work today?!

I already said I need to save my time for my partner.

"It's a girl," Xu Yong said. "She brought pastries. You really deserve to die, you bastard!"