A few days later, the news broke that Professor Qin Qing had voluntarily terminated the contract and owed Mainland Group a huge penalty.

Many netizens criticized Professor Qin Qing online, calling him a disgrace to the education sector and a shame to the art world, saying that listening to his concerts was an insult to the ears...

Of course, many people were also worried about Mainland Group, after all, Professor Qin Qing was a highly sought-after conductor, and his incident would surely affect Mainland Group in many ways.

As netizens speculated, Mainland Group announced a press conference.

At the conference, Lu Jihan announced that Mainland Group was preparing their own symphony orchestra, with most of the instrumentalists recruited from the Symphony Orchestra, and the chief conductor being the world-renowned maestro Bolman...

The journalists sighed in amazement.

It turned out that the netizens’ worries were unnecessary. Lu Jihan, as expected of Mainland Group’s leader, had already made thorough plans and perfect arrangements.

Little did they know, Lu Jihan was able to sign the world-renowned maestro Bolman in such a short time, all thanks to the help of one person.

And that person was Lu Jinyan.

...

At Mainland Grand Theater, Song Yinyin was doing the final rehearsal.

Fortunately, she was partnering with the most skilled instrumentalists from the Symphony Orchestra, and playing with them was a pleasure.

The closer it got to the performance, the stricter Song Yinyin became with herself, meticulously handling every phrase and controlling the emotions in each segment. If she was even slightly dissatisfied, she would practice for tens of minutes repeatedly...

Sometimes, she would practice until she lost track of time, so much so that by the time she got home, it was already very late.

Several times, she came back home only to find her son, Song Dabai, already in bed, and the next day Song Yinyin would leave very early.

The way the mother and son stayed connected was through video calls.

That evening, she received a call from Song Dabai: "Mommy, can you come home a little earlier tonight?"

"Oh," Song Yinyin glanced at her watch.

Actually, it was still early compared to her planned rest time, but not wanting to disappoint her son, Song Yinyin said, "Sure, I’ll be home soon."

"Yay! That’s great, Daddy said we’re having a barbecue tonight!" Song Dabai was thrilled.

"Alright, make sure you and Daddy prepare all the ingredients, and Mommy will join you for the barbecue as soon as I get back."

After hanging up the phone, Song Yinyin began packing her things. As she walked out of the practice room and into the downstairs lobby, she suddenly saw a familiar, tall, and handsome figure.

"Oh, Jinyan, what are you doing here?" She walked over in surprise.

Lu Jinyan had one hand in his pocket and was holding car keys in the other, looking like he was waiting for someone. He was so good-looking that he was a sight to behold just standing there, turning heads from the female employees as they walked by.

"Auntie, Uncle asked me to pick you up."

"Oh, let’s go then."

Song Yinyin nodded and got into the car with Lu Jinyan.

Once in the car, Lu Jinyan started chatting with Song Yinyin casually, and during the conversation, he said, "Auntie, since I helped Uncle this time, can you also do me a favor?"

Song Yinyin gave him a sideways glance, thinking she knew he must have a favor to ask.

Lu Jihan needed an experienced and influential chief conductor for his classical music ensemble, but the Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor, citing his age, politely declined the invitation.

Fortunately, Lu Jinyan, with his extensive network abroad, introduced Maestro Bolman to Lu Jihan.

After a few phone calls, the two hit it off and immediately signed the contract.

So, indeed, in this matter, Lu Jinyan did lend Lu Jihan a big helping hand.