I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 348 Making money is like eating shit, spending money is like having diarrhea

The songs performed by the students and their mentors created a wonderful atmosphere at the graduation ceremony, bringing the students to the peak of their emotions.

Following this, the dean delivered a speech, as did the guests and outstanding graduates.

Then, it was Ye Xian's turn to take the stage.

When Ye Xian stood tall and walked towards the podium, the scene erupted in excitement, with many students whistling.

"Oh my god, is Brother Xian going to give a speech too? I didn't hear that before!"

"Hahaha, to have a student who was expelled from the third-ranked music academy in the Tang Dynasty give a graduation speech to graduates of the world's number one music academy, this is quite a move, I can only say I admire it! The dean is awesome—"

"Xian Ge is so handsome! I heard he just turned 21! He's not even as old as me. Can I, an older man, date a younger woman?"

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The students below the stage were buzzing with discussion. The host on stage introduced the students to him: "Next up to give you graduation blessings is Professor Ye Xian, a guest lecturer at the Imperial Conservatory of Music."

In the past five months, he has created 50 popular songs, many of which have been included in the teaching materials of major music academies. Many people are probably already aware of his experience, and I guess everyone is also eager to hear what special words Ye Xian has to say to everyone at this special moment of graduation ceremony.

Let's give Ye Xian a warm round of applause!

Thunderous applause erupted immediately.

The number of viewers in the live stream quickly surged to 100 million at that moment.

This time point is 10:00 AM, not the prime time in the evening. One million online users at this time are more valuable than two million during prime time.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ye Xian!"

Standing on the podium, unlike the graduating seniors below who were a mix of naivety and maturity, Ye Xian shed his youthful awkwardness and exuded a powerful confidence and aura.

"Whoosh—"

The audience erupted in applause once again, and many students took out their phones to film.

The more than one million viewers in the live broadcast room also fell silent at this moment.

"As everyone knows, I'm not a good student."

Ye Xian started by making fun of himself, which elicited good-natured laughter from the graduates below.

"I originally wanted to advise everyone not to follow my example, but it seems that everyone has already graduated, so my advice comes a bit late and can only be left for the next graduating class."

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Ye Xian's self-deprecating humor was beyond everyone's expectations, and many mentors smiled as well.

Regarding the school's invitation to Ye Xian as a guest lecturer, some people agreed, while others opposed it, because scholars often look down on each other.

Even though Ye Xian has many representative works, he is still looked down upon by many of the academy's instructors.

This is the confidence and pride that comes from the world's number one music academy.

"After today, you will no longer be students, but adults in society like me! If you're rich, you don't need to listen to what I'm about to say. If you're not rich, I'll talk to you a bit more."

Now that we're getting to the main point, many graduates sat up straight.

In fact, people who study music usually come from relatively well-off families, otherwise they couldn't afford to support them.

"Reality is cruel. When I was in school, I was protected by my parents and teachers. But when I entered society, I was immediately hit hard by reality. So, I'd like to offer you a piece of toxic chicken soup: making money is like eating shit, spending money is like having diarrhea."

This statement caused an uproar at the scene.

"Wow, is Brother Xian really that blunt? One sentence from him shattered my illusions about society!"

"What should I do? I was already a little scared of graduating, and now I'm even more afraid to go out."

"Brother Xian, are you just trying to attract attention? Is making money that hard? I thought all graduates earned millions a year!"

"Earn a million a year? You've been reading too many novels!"

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Hearing everyone's discussion, Ye Xian smiled and said, "Don't believe me? If you don't believe me, I can make a promise with you all. Six months from now, any graduate who still thinks I'm wrong can come to my live stream, and I'll give you a chance to show yourself to 4000 million fans."

Everyone quieted down, not because they were impressed by Ye Xian's confidence, but because this toxic positivity statement had instilled in them a greater fear of the future.

Some of the instructors were whispering among themselves.

"Isn't this graduation speech ill-considered? Was his draft not reviewed?"

"I think he spoke extemporaneously; could it be that he didn't follow the script at all?"

"Isn't the school being far too careless? Letting a visiting lecturer act recklessly like this, especially since he himself is a student on the verge of expulsion, what kind of advice could he possibly give?"

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Ye Xian didn't care about everyone's opinions, and continued, "Why didn't I send everyone my blessings, but instead gave everyone a piece of toxic chicken soup first?"

Only by lowering expectations to the minimum can people more realistically examine themselves and then objectively understand the world, instead of rushing into society excitedly, only to return battered and bruised, complaining that no one taught them how to understand society.

The professors who were discussing the matter immediately fell silent.

Recently, there has been a discussion about whether one should choose a major for the sake of their dreams or for the sake of survival.

There is no single correct answer to this question.

If your family is rich, then go pursue your dreams.

If you're not rich, think about the mountains of rent, mortgage, car loan, marriage, children, retirement, education, and medical care.

That's essentially what Ye Xian meant.

Many teachers only teach you basic skills, but don't teach you how to face a cruel society.

Many people even say that these are the parents' obligations.

In response, Ye Xian only wants to say one thing: the four characters "teaching and nurturing people" are not written like this.

"So, my second piece of advice is: After graduation, don't give up! Because you can only lie low for a short time!"

The students at the scene burst into laughter.

The atmosphere, which had been somewhat heavy just moments before, instantly lifted. The deans and vice-deans exchanged glances, all of them seeing the appreciation in each other's eyes.

This kid's got something.

There was no attempt to pander to the crowd; every word came from the heart.

"What we learn in school is the foundation for making a living. What we learn after entering society is the skill to protect ourselves. The faster and more you learn, the more quickly you can stand out from tens of millions of college graduates."

We don't have the resources to lie down and the time to waste, because we don't have a gold mine at home!

Moreover, soon, the next batch of tens of millions of graduates will follow the same path you have taken.

If you lie down, your juniors will step on your body to move forward.

At this point, many students wanted to laugh, but found they couldn't.

Many people's eyes were red.

Some of the instructors also sat up straight.

[Daily Chicken Management: 666! I'm impressed! I feel like Brother Xian's speech would be a perfect score essay in a science exam!]

[The egg that was forcibly fried: This is just the beginning, and a few lines of toxic positivity have already brought tears to my eyes! They're so damn right! Making money really is like eating shit!]

[Wind Blows, Egg Doesn't Cool: At first, I thought what Brother Xian said was nothing special, even a bit sensationalist, just some internet jokes. But then he said, "The younger students will step on your body to move forward," and that completely broke me! It's really too hard! They're not stepping on my body, they're stepping on my corpse!]

[The Great Tang Dynasty's Number One Writer: Brother Xian, will Ye Xiaobai post these few of your toxic chicken soup quotes tomorrow? No words needed, I'm saving them for later!]

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Both the students at the scene and the fans in the live broadcast room were stung by Ye Xian's toxic motivational quotes.

But Ye Xian clearly did not end there.

The toxic chicken soup continues.

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Ps1: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 5095 bottles

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Ps2:

Just between you and me, today is my 18th birthday! Hurry up and wish me a happy birthday!

(End of this chapter)