Ring...

The phone chimes with a notification, Lin Tian takes a look, and it’s a message from that guy, Zhou Botong: Surprised? Excited? Miss has already chosen Tian Xiaotian as the spokesperson for Tianxue Jewelry.

Lin Tian smiles, turns out everyone knows about this, he thought he was working alone, but didn’t realize they were silently supporting him with their actions.

"Impossible!" Behind the stage, Bitong, upon hearing the host’s announcement, suddenly stands up in shock. Without caring for the makeup halfway done on her face, she rushes out of the dressing room towards the stage.

Then she sees the entire stage’s lighting dim down, followed by a beam of light projecting downward, her gaze, like the audience’s, instinctively follows the light.

Everyone finally sees that tonight’s main singer has made her appearance, a swing slowly descends from the sky, Tian Xiaotian sitting on it, surrounded by flowers and green leaves, discreetly hiding the safety harness behind her.

The white gown, light green lace belt, and high heels complement the flowers and green leaves around her, creating a breathtaking scene, Tian Xiaotian resembles a fairy among flowers, a sprite in the trees.

This isn’t all; petals suddenly drift from above as Tian Xiaotian descends to the ground, leaving Lin Tian completely awestruck by this entrance. Many celebrities often just walk out simply, perhaps accompanied by some lighting, but seldom do they receive such grand and beautiful arrangements like Tian Xiaotian.

Most shocked of all was Bitong, watching the whole process unfold: eyes wide, unable to believe what she was seeing. That timid and cautious little assistant now stands on stage in such a manner, under the spotlight!

"Impossible... Why is this happening... Why her?" Bitong shakes her head repeatedly, unwilling to accept it.

Yet, Tian Xiaotian truly stands there, continuously catching Bitong’s eye, unsettling her nerves, causing her body to sway a few times, almost falling.

The assistant who followed quickly steps forward to help, but Bitong sharply pushes them away, glaring at Tian Xiaotian on stage, saying darkly: "No matter how well packaged, a plain chicken remains a plain chicken, no makeover can turn it into a phoenix. Without a good band for accompaniment, you’re nothing, and as soon as you sing, that amateur voice will make people laugh their heads off."

As soon as these words drop, the curtains smoothly open to reveal the band behind, Bitong instinctively looks, her eyes widening again.

"Feiyu Music Workshop! How could it be them providing the music!" Bitong says, lost in disbelief, more shocked than before.

Lin Tian also sees, when this band appears, raucous applause erupts from the audience. Honestly, Lin Tian isn’t very knowledgeable about the music scene, not familiar with famous bands, but for this band to resonate with social elites, it indicates their high accomplishment.

He takes out his phone, sends a voice message to Xiao Manxuan, inquiring about this band, the little girl loves music and should be familiar with such things.

The reply comes quickly: Feiyu Band is a domestic band, famous worldwide, all members are female, proficient in various domestic and foreign instruments, especially skilled in combining traditional instruments with modern music, pioneering new performance styles...

"So that’s it, a top-tier band indeed, Ou Qinglan deserves to be compared to the female powerhouses of the past, if you’re going to do it, do it best, to the extreme," Lin Tian chuckles softly.

However, Tian Xiaotian is already the spokesperson for Tianxue Jewelry, her growing fame benefits Tianxue Jewelry, making her an asset to Ou Qinglan as a collaborator too.

Bitong takes a deep breath, composedly saying: "No worries, even with a top-tier band, her vocal abilities will leave people laughing." She still fantasizes about Tian Xiaotian embarrassing herself, as she can’t allow Tian Xiaotian to surpass her.

As the band’s director lifts a hand, music starts swirling through the hall, and Tian Xiaotian releases the first note of the evening.

"Flower in the mirror, only a lifetime of illusion, Moon in the water, like an ageless spring, Mirror flowers shatter easily, Water moon is ever-changing..."

The melodious singing, dreamlike and enchanting, spreads to every corner of the hall, reaching everyone’s ears like a dreamy call.

Lin Tian can say without exaggeration that Tian Xiaotian’s performance had exceeded her usual level, with Feiyu Band’s backing, comparable to those of star singers.

Though her voice carries a faint rawness, it lends a unique charm to the song "Moon in Water."

Perhaps those foreigners don’t understand the lyrics, but the melody connects, much like when we hear an English song and don’t comprehend the lyrics, yet play it repeatedly, that’s the charm of melody.

Bitong stands there bewildered, unable to believe what she’s hearing, her mind repeatedly questioning: Is this still that little assistant? Still that timid, cautious assistant?

"Using my life’s unpredictability to exchange for a lifetime with you, not for Mirror flower, or Moon in water, only hoping under the flowers and moon, to no longer yearn..."

Tian Xiaotian ends her performance with a perfect note, the hall silent for a few seconds, then bursts into thunderous applause, lingering for a long time.

This kind of response exceeded Lin Tian’s expectations; he could only say that every side cooperated perfectly: the band, the song, the stage effects, the image design, and Tian Xiaotian’s performance, leaving Lin Tian very satisfied.

Bitong stands there dumbfounded by the stage, not recovering for a long while, and her assistant whispers: "Bitong Miss, we should go back for makeup touch-ups."

Bitong doesn’t respond to that, instead says: "Check the hit rate of the first program of the night..."

The assistant pauses, then quickly pulls out a phone. Since they have to monitor viewership for every performance, checking is second nature.

Soon, the assistant reports: "Based on statistics from major online platforms, the hit rate of the first program has broken a...billion..." The assistant speaks in amazement, clearly in disbelief.

"Furthermore, the top trending search is ’Tian Xiaotian, Moon in Water’, second is ’Tian Xiaotian, spokesperson’, third is ’Tian Xiaotian’ again..." The assistant continues reading the report, unaware of Bitong’s expression.

"Enough!" Bitong shouts, her face iron blue: "Tian Xiaotian, Tian Xiaotian, it’s all about Tian Xiaotian, is the whole world revolving around her tonight?"

"Uh, Bitong Miss, there’s one about you," the assistant says cautiously. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Read it!" Bitong’s mood lifts slightly upon hearing about her own news.

The assistant hesitates for a moment, then timidly reads: "Popular actress Bitong...abuse...abuse of former assistant..."

"Shut up!" Bitong interrupts before the assistant finishes, glaring with anger: "What nonsense are you spouting, the media couldn’t possibly release negative news about me!"