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

Chapter 350 You guys forced me to unleash my ultimate move!

Ye Xian took the erhu, somewhat hesitantly: "Isn't playing 'Erquan Yingyue' a bit too sad for this holiday, no, for this graduation ceremony?"

The dean chuckled: "Your toxic 'chicken soup for the soul' just now was no less scathing than 'Moon Reflected in the Second Spring'!"

Everyone laughed, and many students shouted.

"Brother Xian, let's take this direct hit!"

"Although it's not very auspicious, I still want to hear Brother Xian's 'Erquan Yingyue' live!"

"How about you sing a song, Brother Xian?"

……

Ye Xian shook his head helplessly and said, "You guys forced me to use my ultimate skill!"

The students burst into laughter again.

At this moment, a staff member brought over a piano bench and a microphone. Ye Xian tested the sound and found that, as expected of the Imperial Conservatory of Music, even a casually picked-out erhu was of the highest quality.

A mournful tremor began to echo in the performance hall of the Imperial Conservatory of Music.

This is the world's number one music academy; they don't care whether the erhu piece "Erquan Yingyue" is appropriate for the occasion or not, but rather care about the quality of the piece.

It was because of this piece of music that the decision was made to appoint Ye Xian as a guest lecturer.

At the graduation ceremony, the dean intended to give Ye Xian a chance, so he allowed him to fully demonstrate the artistic conception of the piece and his bowing skills.

The strength of "Erquan Yingyue" lies not only in the powerful artistic conception of the piece, but also in the absolutely top-notch bowing technique.

"The music may be broken, but the meaning continues. Every time I listen to this piece, I gain new insights. I still can't bring out the same artistic conception as Brother Xian."

"The bowing is deep and heavy, overflowing with power! The sense of depression and stubbornness in this piece is truly amazing. If I didn't know Ye Xian's background, I would have thought it was composed by a master with a tragic fate."

"Brother Xian's experiences have been tumultuous enough. How many people can be as tragic as him? If I were him, I would have committed suicide long ago!"

……

The dean, sitting on the platform, closed his eyes slightly and gently swayed his head, listening leisurely to Ye Xian's melodious tune.

The vice dean standing nearby remarked with emotion, "Every time I listen to this piece, I feel like it has entered my heart. Dean, should this piece be graded as level ten?"

"Um!"

The dean frowned slightly, disturbed by the interruption of his elegant demeanor, but still said, "There are many opinions about this piece. Because Ye Xian is only 20 years old and has too little experience, some people are holding back, wanting to set it at level 9, fearing that if they set it too high, Ye Xian will become too arrogant."

Another view is that Ye Xian's experiences are somewhat weak and insufficient to support the background of the composition of "Erquan Yingyue," so some people think that the piece is too idealistic and the emotions are not genuine enough.

However, we ultimately decided on a level 10 rating because our rating system is based on the quality of the piece itself, not on the elements behind it.

Music needs purity. This piece deserves the title of Level 10!

The vice president was ashamed of his statement that "music needs purity." He pointed out that external voices are interfering too much with music these days, which is one of the reasons why no hit songs or classics have emerged in recent years.

It's ridiculous to classify a piece of music based on seniority.

The vice president was also well aware that among these voices, those of Li Ming and his ilk were the loudest.

Fortunately, the dean withstood the pressure.

……

[Too lazy to come up with a name: I feel like I heard Brother Xian's life story in this piece of music! People and affairs in this world. Life is impermanent, time is ever-changing. Whether joy or sorrow, in the end it's all just a dream!]

[I can still be saved, give me CPR: Come on, come on, the background music is already playing, time to grab our bowls and head out to business!]

[Nothing's more popular than Aunt Flo: My husband's making a fool of himself, ladies, draw your swords!]

[Foolish to the point of being adorable: Family, shouldn't we give him a tip? Otherwise, it would be a disservice to Brother Xian's extra work! Tsk tsk tsk, every time I hear this song, I want to reach into my pocket and take out a few coins to tip Brother Xian.]

……

A rendition of "Moon Reflected in the Second Spring" marked the perfect end to Ye Xian's graduation speech at the Imperial Conservatory of Music.

Ye Xian had just embarked on his return journey when the trending topics were once again dominated by him.

#YeXian'sToxicChickenSoup

#Full text of Ye Xian's speech

#Making money is like eating shit, spending money is like having diarrhea.

#You can lie down for the first day of the month, but not for the fifteenth!

#Junior students stepping over my dead body

#Sword not yet properly drawn, yet stepping out into the martial world

# "Erquan Yingyue" rated Level 10, a nightmare for music students has begun.

……

Many people have become quite numb to Ye Xian's frequent appearances on trending topics.

This time, Ye Xian's trending topic attracted a large number of casual fans.

[Matchmaker, next time please tie a perfect knot: Holy crap, Ye Xian is absolutely right, making money is really like eating shit! Five years after graduation, I'm still broke! I can't save any money at all!]

[World champion of one-handed freestyle mask removal: Everyone says that Gen Z loves to lie around, but go to the office and you'll see that the most hardworking people are Gen Z! These people are either working overtime or studying for certification exams. Compared to them, Gen X is nothing.]

[A Silly Person in Action: Can you imagine, just when you've established yourself in a company and feel comfortable in the workplace, wave after wave of fresh graduates come in? That constant, omnipresent pressure is truly unbearable!]

[A retired elementary school student: I regret it so much I want to cry! While others spent four years in college taking all sorts of certification exams, I spent four years collecting medals! A king in a game is just a piece of shit in real life!]

……

Casual fans were deeply moved, but some haters were criticizing Ye Xian, saying that he was creating anxiety, and that with the current job market so good, even setting up a stall or delivering food could earn him over 10,000 yuan a month.

This time, the late-night snack group didn't even need to get involved; many casual fans joined in the rebuttal.

Reality is reality, especially given that keyboard warriors generally have low incomes and low levels of education. Ye Xian's speech was more in line with their reality.

Therefore, this time, the keyboard warriors did not criticize Ye Xian, but instead spontaneously defended him, which was something Ye Xian did not expect.

……

At the same time, many people began to examine the poem Ye Xian wrote in his graduation speech.

"Before the sword is properly sheathed, one has already entered the world of martial arts. After countless trials and tribulations, one returns still a youth at heart."

When Ye Xian was writing his speech, he casually borrowed this modern poem. When he realized that this poem had never appeared in the history of the Tang Dynasty, many of the late-night snack enthusiasts also noticed it.

[Seriously, Brother Xian's cultural level far surpasses mine, a PhD student in Tang Dynasty Chinese! How many golden quotes has this been?]

Now I use Ye Xiaobai's copywriting as cheat sheets. When I don't know how to write an essay during an exam, I can just copy one sentence and write a reading comprehension passage!

"The sword is not yet properly drawn, but stepping out into the world is already like venturing into the martial arts world!" This saying, given by Brother Xian to us graduates who are not yet ready to face society, is also perhaps a message to himself. He often says he's rather vulnerable, otherwise he wouldn't have given everyone the word "don't be afraid"! Because he's always encouraging himself with this phrase!

[Having weathered countless storms, one returns still a youth. This reminds me of Xian Ge's poem "Youth." I always feel that Xian Ge isn't just a 21-year-old; any line he casually picks out contains life experience that many people struggle to summarize in a lifetime!]

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 5064 bottles

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