Chapter 419: Chapter 419 - 397 Top Lyricist Ni Hongwu _1

After giving Lin Yuan a complete makeover, Lin Xuan finally let him off the hook. She even kindly drops him off in front of Starlight Entertainment’s doorstep:

“This is only fair to your handsome face. Alright, off you go to the office.”

As Lin Yuan gets out of the car, Lin Xuan sizes him up and down, satisfied, she nods her head in approval, her transformation plan for her little brother, a resounding success.

“…”

Lin Yuan scrams and quickly runs into the company.

The receptionists at the front desk cover their mouths in shock as they see Lin Yuan walk in, their eyes sparkling like little stars.

Only after Lin Yuan swipes his staff ID card and goes upstairs do they suddenly realize:

“Was that handsome guy Mr. Lin?”

“I think so…”

“How come I feel like Mr. Lin has gotten even more handsome?”

“I feel the same way, he was like a ray of light…”

“It seems like he changed his outfit and got a new hairstyle?”

“Oh my, how can anyone be this delicious!”

“Ah, I’m going to die!”

“This is too much, let’s tell everyone on the group chat right away!”

“…”

One of the receptionists quietly pulls out her phone and opens a group chat called “Starlight’s Admirable Fish Fan Club.”

This is an internal group chat at Starlight, all of its members are women.

The group members range from receptionists to mid-level managers, with almost two hundred members.

A receptionist sends a message in the group chat.

Receptionist Zhao Yan: “Mr. Lin is in the office, he looks so handsome today!”

The group chat seems to awake suddenly.

HR department’s Xiao Liu: “Does our Mr. Lin really need to dress up?”

Zhang Xin from the Resources Department: “Oh my God! I just ran into Teacher Admirable Fish in the elevator. He looks so handsome when he dresses up, I think he’s trying to kill me, just take my life, it’s all yours!”

Xiao Qin from the Film Department: “Did you really just run into Mr. Lin? I’ve seen you hanging around the elevator multiple times this morning.”

Publicity Department Wang Xiaoa: “No, I absolutely cannot imagine husband getting even more handsome…”

Receptionist Li Juan: “It’s a pity that I’m not on duty today, it was Zhao Yan who got the discount instead, not being able to see Mr. Lin dampens the taste of my breakfast.”

Flurry of messages.

The group chat erupts with a flurry of messages.

All of a sudden, Ma Lingling from the Composition Department on the ninth floor sends a message in the group chat:

“Mr. Lin is here. My God, he looks stunning! The whole Composition Department was left speechless. Almost no one recognized Mr. Lin at first. When he doesn’t dress up, Mr. Lin is practically the ideal man, but when he does, it’s as if a God has descended upon us!”

Instantly, the group chat erupts with envy.

Ma Lingling works in the Composition Department on the ninth floor, so she has the most opportunities to see Mr. Lin.

At this time.

A woman staff member from the Administration Department sends a message in the group chat: “The company is updating the office equipment for a few representatives in their Composition Department.”

“As usual, start with the ninth floor first!”

“Arrange the best equipment for Fish!”

“Can someone from the relevant departments handle this?”

“Sisters, rest assured, our department is also responsible for this, I’ll supervise the process.”

“…”

The group chat’s daily topic is always about Lin Yuan.

However, Lin Yuan has no idea that there’s such an organization in the company.

When he enters his office, Gu Dong makes him a cup of tea and then stands aside.

Lin Yuan lifts his head and asks: “Do you need something?”

Gu Dong coughs: “No, I just didn’t want to be far off in case you needed me.”

“I’ll call you if I need something.”

Lin Yuan then lowers his head to start reading documents.

With no other choice, Gu Dong leaves, but not before sneaking a few more glances at Lin Yuan, as though not doing so would mean missing out.

…

The attention from all around seemed to be far more exaggerated than before, but Lin Yuan adapted fairly quickly. After all, he had grown up in this type of environment, and the atmosphere now was just slightly more heated.

Before long.

Wu Yong rushed over.

When he entered and saw Lin Yuan, he paused, then chuckled, “Mr. Lin would certainly attract star scouts if seen walking down the street, wouldn’t he?”

Lin Yuan replied, “I came by car today.”

Wu Yong: “…”

What would have happened if he hadn’t taken a car?

He didn’t ask, nor did he need to.

“What’s up?”

Lin Yuan knew that Wu Yong usually came to him when there was an issue.

Wu Yong hastily explained, “It’s not a big deal. I just wanted to know if you want to start a rumor that you’ll participate in the Battle of the Gods in December. Quite a few Kings and Queens of Singing, along with Maestro, have announced their participation…”

Lin Yuan replied, “Let’s announce it then.”

Having an opportunity to promote ahead of time was also a good thing.

Wu Yong nodded, and then added, “Fei Yang has also announced that he will participate in the New Song Chart in December. He’s probably aiming at you since he lost to you twice in the seasonal chart. Considering the buzz online, he seems to be rather unsatisfied. Not to mention that the composer helping him with his song this time is Teacher Yin Dong…”

“Hmm.”

Lin Yuan was aware of the buzz online.

He had also heard of the never-getting-out-of-second-place joke.

Netizens’ ability to create jokes was quite formidable. Weren’t his own three alternate accounts filled with loads of jokes about him?

Even his Teacher Admirable Fish account, which had the best reputation, had recently been labeled as an “old rascal” by many netizens because of the heartbreaking movie “Hachiko”.

As for Yin Dong…

Last December, Yin Dong had teamed up with Fei Yang, but they lost to him. So, not only Fei Yang but also Yin Dong probably wanted to compete with Admirable Fish again.

“Oh, yes.”

Wu Yong hesitated for a moment, then expressed his concern: “It’s not just that Maestro Yin Dong has boosted Fei Yang, they’ve also invited the famous lyricist, Neon Dance Teacher, who once said in ‘Literature and Art Gazette’ that your composing ability is better than your lyric-writing ability.”

Neon Dance?

Lin Yuan was slightly surprised.

He had heard about the famed lyricist, Neon Dance.

Of course, it wasn’t because this person had evaluated his lyric-writing ability. Lin Yuan never cared about things like that.

He knew of Neon Dance because she really was stellar.

Neon Dance was a native of Chu Continent, but even before the Chu Continent was merged, many top composers from Qin Continent used to have Neon Dance write lyrics for their works, which attests to her high status in the lyric-writing world.

After all, Qin is known as the Land of Music.

There were plenty of talented composers in Qin.

The fact that Neon Dance, being a Chu native, was highly recognized by the Land of Music even before the merger, said a lot about her skills.

“Quite clearly, Fei Yang and his team are out for no good.”

Wu Yong looked at Lin Yuan with a worried expression: “In terms of lyrics, composition, or singing, they’ve put forth their strongest lineup.”

“Indeed, they’re quite formidable.”

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement.

Wu Yong felt helpless. Apparently, Mr. Lin hadn’t grasped the underlying meaning of his words:

“Mr. Lin, you are still going to write lyrics and music by yourself for this. I’m not worried about that, but I heard you’ve chosen Jiang Kui as the singer. Isn’t that a bit of a risk?”

“Isn’t she good?”

“No, that’s not the issue. The main thing is, our opponents are either Kings or Queens of Singing, backed by powerful teams. I’m afraid Jiang Kui may not be able to keep pace with you…”

Lin Yuan explained, “Jiang Kui is extremely talented.”

Wu Yong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. He feared if he continued urging further, Mr. Lin might whimsically retort:

“Then I will collaborate with Sun Yaohuo.”

Even though Sun Yaohuo had been propelled to the first line by Mr. Lin, Wu Yong believed that Jiang Kui was more powerful in comparison.

However, Wu Yong found it quite challenging to envision how Jiang Kui would compete against those Kings and Queens of Singing.

At eight o’clock that evening.

Starlight Entertainment officially announced on social media that Admirable Fish would participate in the Battle of the Gods in December.

November was still not over.

But the moment many people saw Admirable Fish announcing his participation in the Battle of the Gods, they could suddenly smell a whiff of gunpowder from December.