Mu Wan turned around and saw a girl with a high ponytail, holding a trumpet, looking at her with sparkling eyes. The volume of the girl’s voice wasn’t small, and more people’s gazes shifted to Mu Wan’s face, with expressions lighting up simultaneously. Mu Wan didn’t need to think to know that this group had definitely come through the program. She gave a slight smile to the crowd and made a gesture of encouragement.

“Hope you all succeed in the interview.”
“I’ll be waiting for you inside.”

After she pushed the door open and entered the office next door, the people at the scene immediately began whispering among themselves.

“Ah, ah, ah, Wan wan is so beautiful, she looks even better in person than on the livestream.”
“And she only put on some lipstick, her skin is too good. I definitely want to join Jian Jia. I want to see beautiful women every day.”
“Jian Jia’s benefits are great, even without Wan wan, I’d still want to join. But there are so many people interviewing, the competition is fierce.”

Everyone was now an adult and had to work hard for their living. Jian Jia, as a newly established company, whether or not its future looked promising, was at least a legitimate music company. No one wanted to spend decades practicing music only to end up as a music teacher in a training center.

Only Wang Fu, the girl who had stopped Mu Wan earlier and reminded her to fill out the form, was completely confused. She asked the girl who had just called out to Mu Wan,
“Do you all know her?”

The girl answered,
“Of course, she’s the owner of this company.”

Wang Fu: “…”

Damn, she was socially dead. She didn’t even recognize the boss when she came for the interview. Would she be eliminated right away?

In the office, Li Yue, who wore many hats, handed Mu Wan the information on the candidates for the interview.

“Boss, you said you’d be back at the company today, so I scheduled all the interviews for today. The interviews will start at 9:30, is that okay?”

Mu Wan nodded. “Thank you for your hard work.” Seeing the clear exhaustion on her face, Mu Wan added, “We should hire an HR manager for the company. I’ve been neglecting that.”

Now Li Yue was handling HR, operations, business, and musicians… it was fine when the company wasn’t busy, but now that things were picking up, she definitely couldn’t manage everything alone.

Li Yue replied, “It’s fine. I’m still okay for now.” After all, Mu Wan paid her such a high salary, so these were all tasks she should take on.

Mu Wan looked at her. “My inbox already has plenty of job offers. Are you sure you can handle all this?”

Li Yue: “…I’ll go add more recruitment information.”

She chuckled. Her first profession was as a musician, after all. Curious, she asked, “We haven’t even built the band yet, and we’re already getting job offers?”

Mu Wan pointed at her own face. “It’s because of me. After all, your boss, me, is starting to get a bit of fame now?”

Li Yue immediately burst out laughing. “Of course, three trending topics!”

Mu Wan didn’t know about the trending topics while she was abroad, but after spending the night browsing forums, she was well aware now. She smiled off Li Yue’s teasing, then organized the papers in her hands. “Let’s go, time for the interview.”

—

The interviews continued until 2 PM before all candidates were seen.

Mu Wan’s goal was to form a band, so apart from the musicians’ skill levels, the instruments also had to be considered. For example, since both Mu Wan and Li Yue were violinists, there was no rush to hire more string players. Instead, they prioritized hiring musicians for woodwind or brass sections, which the company lacked.

After the interviews, Mu Wan forwarded the job offers in her inbox to Li Yue.

“This company invited us to perform at their annual event.”

“You go contact them and check their requirements and pricing.”

“I’m going to watch my boyfriend’s competition now, so I’ll leave work early.”

Li Yue nodded. “Go ahead, boss. I’ll make sure to finish the tasks.”

After leaving the company, Mu Wan walked to the entrance of the Flourish Mansion. Soon, a cool red convertible Ferrari pulled up in front of her. The person in the driver’s seat whistled.

“Hey, beautiful, get in!”

Mu Wan moved to the side and got into the driver’s seat. “You’re really not afraid of the cold, driving a convertible in winter?”

Kuang Xingran, chewing gum, replied, “You wouldn’t understand, it’s all about the effect.”

The roof of the convertible slowly closed, and the Ferrari sped down the road. Mu Wan thought to herself that next time, she’d be the one driving Kuang Xingran. Otherwise, it’d be hard to keep the car clean.

Soon, the Ferrari arrived at the competition venue. To ensure fairness, all HW competitions were held in the official LPL stadium. The atmosphere was lively, both inside and outside the venue. Countless fans held various light boards and wore team or character merchandise, cheering loudly.

To avoid causing a scene, Mu Wan wore a mask. Since they had internal tickets, their seats were quite close to the front.

Kuang Xingran, looking at the excitement of the scene, asked in surprise, “Does my brother’s game have so many viewers?”

Before Mu Wan could answer, a fan near them raised a banner with a chibi version of Kuang Ye’s character and the words “Five Consecutive Supreme Victory.” At the same time, deafening cheers filled the air.

“Ye Shen! Ye Shen! Always Super God! Ye Shen will win!”

The crowd next to them responded with even louder cheers, supporting their own idols and teams. The entire stadium seemed to shake with the noise.

Mu Wan felt a bit proud and answered Kuang Xingran’s question.

“Of course, your brother is very famous in this circle.”

“Listen to those cheers, they’re all from your brother’s fans.”

Kuang Xingran was shocked. She had never known that her brother, whom she thought was wasting his time, had already made a name for himself in an area she knew nothing about.

She had once thought he only played esports because he had no choice. But now, seeing these strangers shouting his name in the stadium, she realized how narrow-minded she had been. Her brother never needed her sympathy—esports was his career, his passion, and his dream.

In the backstage area, Kuang Ye was preparing for his match when he suddenly received a message on his phone from Kuang Xingran.

“Gege, good luck!”

The message was followed by a victory emoji.

Kuang Ye smiled and replied, “Of course!”