Xu Lin felt like he was having a really tough time.

He had told his boss that the girl was probably just an ordinary person who came to eat instant noodles, and looking at her age, she was probably still in school, and if she was underage, they would be skirting the edge of the law.

But his boss insisted on his own idea.

Sigh.

Their Mr. Qin was great in every way.

It's just that he still had a bit of a spoiled brat attitude, always coming up with new ideas.

Fine.

Who told him to take his salary?

It's not easy being a worker.

Xu Lin came out of the car with a stiff smile, squatting outside the convenience store, feeling like a complete creep.

But when he took a closer look at the girl, he realized that his boss was right.

This young girl was exceptionally outstanding in both her figure and appearance, even in today's entertainment industry where beautiful people were everywhere.

In other words, even if she was just a vase, she was a very expensive vase.

From his perspective as a layman, she radiated the aura of a future money-making machine for the company.

His keen eye as an agent made Xu Lin's blood boil.

Seeing that the girl had almost finished her instant noodles, he stopped her as she came out of the convenience store and extended an invitation.

But the girl gave him a clearly fabricated phone number.

This left them both in an awkward situation.

"Ahem."

Xu Lin put away his phone, coughed, and tried to move past the awkwardness, saying, "You don't need to do that."

"I'm really not a scammer, please consider my offer. I'm not saying this to brag, but you were born to do this. As the saying goes, heaven gives you food to eat, and now the bowl is in your own hands, don't break the bowl, okay?"

Seeing that Jiang Ye seemed hesitant, Xu Lin didn't hesitate to sell his boss out, "Do you know Qin Group?"

Jiang Ye blinked and shook her head honestly, "I don't."

"..."

Xu Lin had to mention a few of the more famous branches of Qin Group, then smiled and said, "Our company's current CEO is the only son of Qin Group."

"Although our company was only established recently, our funding, connections, and future development prospects are all very promising."

Jiang Ye was stunned for a second and said, "Qin Yue?"

"Yes. Have you heard of him?"

Jiang Ye remembered.

In her previous life, she had heard this name.

Qin Yue, the only son of the Qin family, left home and quickly established an entertainment company, which later became one of the giants in the entertainment industry.

Of course, Jiang Ye thought that it wasn't a good thing for him to choose the entertainment industry.

After all, all entertainment bosses were going to be scolded.

Even though he could easily turn the tide in the industry, when he searched his name on Weibo, he would still be scolded endlessly.

Jiang Ye was contemplating this in her heart when a sudden flash of inspiration quickly crossed her mind.

Could this Shengrui Entertainment be the predecessor of the well-known entertainment company, Shengle Entertainment, in the future?

Jiang Ye calculated the timeline in her mind based on her future memories.

... The earliest time Qin Yue established his company seemed to be this year.

If this man was telling the truth.

If she signed with Shengrui Entertainment now, wouldn't she be a founding member of the company in the future?

Jiang Ye's eyes lit up, and she no longer hesitated, "Okay, let's talk."

Xu Lin went to greet Qin Yue.

With Qin Yue's agreement, Jiang Ye got into the car directly.

The car was very spacious.

After getting in, Jiang Ye wasn't intimidated and politely said, "Hello, my name is Jiang Ye."

Although she knew that capitalists were all a bunch of bloodsuckers.

But when she saw Qin Yue, she still felt like she saw a golden, shining, potential stock leg that would soon soar to success.

Qin Yue just glanced at her, seemingly not very interested, and motioned to Xu Lin, "Give her the contract."

Xu Lin quickly switched to an electronic contract on his iPad and handed it to Jiang Ye.

"Take a look first."

"If you find no problems after reading it."

Xu Lin said, "We'll go back to the company to sign the formal contract now."

This time, Jiang Ye had experience.

She carefully read through the entire contract.

Shengrui Entertainment, worthy of being the future industry leader.

It was definitely more than ten times better than that dog-like Haishang company.

The contract in her hand was a standard contract for ordinary trainees, which had no problems.

But the problem was.

She couldn't be considered an ordinary trainee.

Seeing that Jiang Ye stopped at the last page and didn't nod for a long time, Xu Lin couldn't help but ask, "Is there any problem?"

"Yes."

Jiang Ye looked up and said calmly, "I already have a foundation in singing and dancing, and I don't need the company to invest a lot of time and money in me. Giving me this basic trainee contract doesn't seem very reasonable."

Her tone was gentle, but her words were clear and firm.

Qin Yue pondered for a moment and looked at her directly.

Xu Lin immediately said, "You have a foundation in singing and dancing?"

Jiang Ye nodded and admitted frankly, "I have two years of training experience in Korea."

She took out the personal resume information she had prepared on her phone and handed it to Xu Lin.

Qin Yue suddenly asked, "You haven't signed with any other company before?"

Jiang Ye said calmly, "Due to some company restructuring issues, almost all the trainees in Korea were terminated and sent back."

Qin Yue nodded.

Before Xu Lin could finish looking at the information, he asked again, "Then what part of the contract are you dissatisfied with?"

"Can I say it?"

Jiang Ye said directly, "This contract doesn't match my current plan."

"This contract states that the company will ensure that I debut within three years."

"But I don't need three more years of training; I've already reached the standard to perform on stage. If possible, I can participate in this year's talent show."

"Also, the contract doesn't involve any commission, only a basic salary to guarantee daily life, so it's a very obvious contract for an undebut trainee."

Not for her current situation.

Xu Lin was clearly stunned and looked at Qin Yue.

Of course, he didn't want to trick her into signing a trainee contract.

He just thought at first that she was an amateur with no foundation, and a basic trainee contract would be enough.

Unexpectedly.

Qin Yue didn't speak.

He was thinking.

Jiang Ye was clearly different from those young girls who had just been hit by opportunity.

She had relevant experience in the entertainment industry, so she was very composed.

It's just that she seemed too experienced.

She was only eighteen years old.

Even if she had been in the entertainment industry for two years, where did she get this kind of experience that required years of experience in the industry, even seemingly carefully examining the traps in the artist's contract, one by one?

This thought flashed through Qin Yue's mind.

Driver: "Mr. Qin, we're here."

"You said you have a foundation."

Qin Yue said, "Then let someone check your skills first."

Although Shengrui Entertainment was just starting out.

But with the backing of the Qin family, the company's scale was no longer that of a small company.

Jiang Ye followed behind, looking at the company.

... Well, this time she shouldn't have fallen into a trap.

Before Qin Yue entered the company, he seemed to remember something and asked, "Did you send Yang Hua away?"

"Not yet, she's still causing trouble."

Xu Lin glanced at his phone message and lowered his voice, "She must have called Old Master Qin. So what do you want to do about this—"

Qin Yue had already put his phone on silent.

He said expressionlessly, "No matter what she says, send her away."

He glanced at Jiang Ye behind him, "Then take her to the practice room and let the teacher test her level."

Xu Lin nodded knowingly.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Yang Hua as soon as they entered the practice room.

Yang Hua was sitting among a group of girls, crying, and when she saw Qin Yue, she quickly stood up, her eyes still red, "Mr. Qin, you don't know what happened, how can you directly send someone to terminate my contract!"

She was beautiful and young, and her tearful appearance could really make people feel sorry for her.

Jiang Ye didn't expect to eat this kind of gossip on her first day at the company.

However, she was very conscious and pretended not to hear, looking straight ahead.

"I know."

Qin Yue said, "It was my decision."

Before Yang Hua could speak, he said first, "If you want to call, go outside."

Yang Hua was instantly stunned.

Although her backer was the CEO of the Qin family.

She was still a little afraid of this young master.

His words clearly implied that he was criticizing her for calling Mr. Qin every time she was wronged.

She hesitated for a moment, then stomped her foot and went outside.

After she left, the group of girls surrounding her seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Xu Lin finally had a chance to speak, "Where's your teacher?"

"The dance teacher was driven away by Yang Hua."

"The vocal teacher is next door."

"Go get someone."

Xu Lin pointed at one of them, "Go, call the vocal teacher back and let the new trainee try out her skills."

The group of girls only then noticed that there was another person behind Qin Yue and Xu Lin.

They could not help but discuss.

"Newly signed?"

"No way."

"It's already this late, and they're still signing someone, so it seems like Yang Hua is definitely gone."

"I thought she was so powerful. Really, she didn't expect that Mr. Qin had already planned ahead, did she?"

Jiang Ye didn't know about any of this.

She just waited for the vocal teacher to arrive, and according to her request, she sang a slow song using a popular music style.

She hadn't fully adapted to her eighteen-year-old voice yet, and she hadn't warmed up her throat after eating, so she felt a little off, nervously picking at her fingers behind her back.

"Your vocal range is very wide, and your voice is also very beautiful."

The vocal teacher didn't care about the newcomer's minor flaws, and asked with interest, "Listening to your singing style, have you had systematic training before?"

Jiang Ye breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "I've been training for a few years."

•••

Xu Lin quietly asked, "How is it, Mr. Qin?"

Qin Yue asked back, "What do you think?"

Xu Lin was unexpectedly excited, "She's a good prospect, Mr. Qin, your eye is really sharp."

"That voice alone is at the level of a big vocalist. If her dance skills can keep up, it wouldn't be impossible to let her directly replace Yang Hua's position as the center."

Yang Hua had to leave this time.

They just needed an experienced trainee to fill the spot.

Xu Lin didn't expect such a coincidence, that a girl he picked up on the street happened to be a trainee with singing and dancing experience.

He spoke a little too loudly.

The vocal teacher was still pointing out some minor issues to Jiang Ye, and the group of girls next to them had already heard.

One of the girls suddenly spoke up, "I disagree."

Immediately, others chimed in, "Yes, I disagree too."

"Brother Xu, we've been training here for so long, why should she, a newcomer, get to do it?"

"We've been practicing for so long, can she keep up with the progress in a month?"

"She's just coming in now, so she'll have to wait until next year, right?"

They were all waiting for Yang Hua to leave so they could stand out and compete for the center position.

It was one thing to have a newcomer join.

But listening to Xu Lin's tone, it seemed like the newcomer was going to be the center directly.

Was there any justice in the world?

The vocal teacher finished speaking.

Xu Lin glared at them, stopping them from talking, then looked at Qin Yue, waiting for his decision.

Anyway, Mr. Qin seemed to favor this newcomer, and if he gave an order, it wouldn't matter if the others were unhappy.

Unexpectedly, before Qin Yue could speak, Jiang Ye turned her head and looked at them, "Can we talk about this again?"

•••

On the sixth floor, in an office.

Jiang Ye: "I want to ask, can I change my contract now?"

Qin Yue raised an eyebrow and nodded, "Xu Lin, change it for her."

Xu Lin understood and brought over a paper contract that was already the standard for an artist, not a trainee.

Jiang Ye looked it over again.

Good, this contract was clearly set according to the requirements for a debut artist.

Except for the contract duration, which was still the same, every clause was to her liking.

But if Shengrui Entertainment could really continue to develop, she wouldn't mind signing a reasonable long-term contract.

Holding the pen, Jiang Ye said before signing, "Also, I want to ask, can I not participate in Shining 101?"

Qin Yue was quite surprised by this request.

He thought about the situation just now and asked, "Are you scared?"

"No."

"I just don't think this show is suitable for me."

Jiang Ye said, "There are other talent shows this year; can I switch to another one?"

Xu Lin was about to say that this wouldn't work, they had just signed her to replace Yang Hua's spot.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yue patiently said, "It's true, there are indeed three girl group talent shows this year."

"But Shining 101 is the one with the highest current heat. With the heat from last year's show, it's definitely the best choice among the three. Are you not satisfied?"

Jiang Ye hesitated for a moment, then boldly nodded and said, "I want to go to Chasing Light Girls."

"..."

Qin Yue said, "Give me a reason."

Compared to the other two shows, Chasing Light Girls didn't have a head start in terms of broadcast time, nor did it have any pre-show popular contestants to provide hype.

It was hard to understand why Jiang Ye would give up Shining 101 and choose it.

Jiang Ye: "…"

Well.

She wanted to change shows, not because she was afraid of being ostracized by her fellow contestants.

It was just because she knew that besides Chasing Light Girls, the other two shows flopped that year.