A Song That Makes People Happy

Afterward, the group asked a few more questions about the concert. Once they had chatted enough, they exchanged WeChat contacts.

Finally, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu bid a final farewell to the elder Mr. Wan Qi, who was about to embark on a long journey.

As he was leaving, Wan Qi specifically called Lin Tian over.

He pulled Lin Tian aside by the hand.

This time, there was no joking or teasing, only a serious and kind tone:

"Young Lin, Qingzhou City is too small. The world of music is vast. You shouldn't confine yourself to this little place, nor should you focus on immediate gains. The charm of music cannot be measured by any wealth."

"I've been teaching for decades and have seen many, many exceptionally talented composers falter. But I believe you are different from them."

"Go challenge the big stage with Yan Yu~"

With that, Wan Qi patted Lin Tian's shoulder and then, looking at both Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu, laughed loudly, "I'll be waiting for you in Vienna—"

"Thank you for your piano."

Lin Tian bowed again to express his gratitude.

Then, the two closed the door.

Watching them leave, Gao Zhenyang couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, what did you just say to Lin Tian?"

Wan Qi didn't answer Gao Zhenyang's question. Instead, he smiled, turned, and returned to the tea table.

Gao Zhenyang quickly followed and began preparing tea again.

"You heard Lin's two pieces, what do you think?" Wan Qi asked.

"To be honest, they're world-class. Especially that piece, 'Salut d'Amour'."

"At this level, even within our association, not many people could write something like that."

Gao Zhenyang's tone carried a hint of jealousy and unwillingness as he spoke.

"It's only because you were holding me back just now that I didn't say these things."

Such talent, any slightly arrogant young composer who heard it would likely only have two words in response—

Despair.

You've been called a genius since childhood, emerged on the performance scene at ten, and after more than ten years of relentless effort, you've finally achieved a certain level of success. In your early twenties, you've secured a place in the music industry and take pride in it.

However, upon encountering true genius.

You finally understand that in the face of a chosen one, your own talent amounts to nothing.

That feeling of all your pride being instantly shattered, and the meaning of your life being erased by a terrifying gap...

Gao Zhenyang was feeling exactly that way just now.

It's just that, with the teacher present, he hadn't shown it.

"Not letting you speak your true evaluation was because I was afraid Lin would get carried away. After all, there are many such examples."

In fact, Wan Qi's praise for Lin Tian earlier was quite restrained. It was less praise and more encouragement.

As if to comfort his student, Wan Qi personally poured Gao Zhenyang a cup of tea, which Gao Zhenyang quickly accepted with both hands.

"But didn't you notice? This young man, who wrote such excellent music, is not arrogant or impatient. He sat there calmly, listening to me speak—this kind of demeanor, even some musicians who are already famous might not possess it."

Wan Qi sighed softly, then looked at his student.

He smiled again:

"Xiao Gao, you've been stuck at this bottleneck for quite a while, haven't you?"

"Actually, if you go and guide them, perhaps you can also learn something from them."

Because of the significant delay at noon, Lin Tian successfully skipped the first class of the afternoon.

The excuse he used was also quite flimsy—"Overslept at the library."

Since everyone knew, and more than one person had seen Lin Tian leave with a young girl at noon, various speculations arose when Lin Tian didn't show up for the first class in the afternoon.

For Lin Tian, it didn't matter.

The scandal had already blown up, so he might as well just slack off.

As long as Gan Yan Yu hadn't returned to school yet, there wouldn't be too much trouble.

In the evening, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu agreed to start their formal training after showering, and he went home.

Meanwhile, The Lalamove ordered online had also delivered the piano to Lin Tian's house.

Gao Zhenyang had also thoughtfully called a tuner, and only left after the piano was tuned.

Looking at the bulky piano, and then at the crowded living room.

For a moment, he really didn't know where to put it.

Lin Tian's home was like this:

A total of 68 square meters. Upon entering, the kitchen was through a glass door on the left, with the toilet next to it.

Directly opposite the toilet was Lin Tian's room.

To the right was the living room, with a dining table, sofa, a small round table, and a TV cabinet arranged in sequence.

Further to the right was a small balcony.

With this setup, it was actually very comfortable for one person to live alone.

When he had nothing to do, Lin Tian would lie on the sofa in the living room and place his computer on the round table.

He'd drink a small bottle of beer, browse Bilibili, and do some hand exercises.

This feeling of being undisturbed in a safe, enclosed space, was incredibly blissful.

This kind of solitary life was something many high school students envied.

However, now that he had started making music, not only did Lin Tian's sofa have a permanent special guest, but the limited remaining space had also been set up as a makeshift studio.

If he had more money in the future, he'd rent a bigger place.

Lin Tian thought to himself. Then, he had the Lalamove driver move the TV cabinet to the balcony. Finally, next to the studio, he managed to place the piano.

There was still some time before Gan Yan Yu finished showering and came over.

With some time to spare, perhaps he could watch an episode of "Hardcore Ruthless Person" first.

Just as Lin Tian was thinking this, the system interface appeared before him.

[Producer Mission, issued—]

[Mission Objective: Create a piece of music, release a video performing it with your partner, and gain 100,000 likes, as well as "Happy" emotions from the audience [100,000].]

[Mission Deadline: 7 days]

[Mission Reward: Double Revenue Card*1]

[Double Revenue Card: Producers can choose a recently released work to use this card on. Any revenue obtained through legitimate channels for that work will be transferred to the producer's account in an equal amount.]

Double revenue?

Lin Tian thought carefully.

He couldn't release his music as an album yet. Therefore, the only revenue would come from Douyin.

This meant that to make money, it would be best to take an advertisement.

Speaking of advertisements...

An advertising slogan already appeared in Lin Tian's mind.

"To play music as brilliant as mine, you absolutely need a good piano!

Thanks to the second-hand piano I bought on ZZ, ZZ is an officially verified second-hand platform."

No matter what, if he wanted to get an advertisement in his next video, he had to make this video go viral!

And speaking of a song that would make the audience feel "happy"...

A piece of music appeared in Lin Tian's mind—

"Can-Can."

Its Chinese name was "Kang Kang Dance," also known as "Infernal Galop."