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Managing one artist is stressful.
Managing two artists?
That's chaos waiting to happen.
The first problem appeared before the sun even rose.
My phone buzzed violently on the nightstand.
I picked it up without opening my eyes.
"Li Chen speaking."
A familiar voice exploded through the speaker.
"WHAT DID YOU DO?!"
Yueyin.
Of course.
I sighed.
"…Good morning to you too."
"Don't 'good morning' me!" she snapped. "Why is that rock girl trending?!"
I finally opened my eyes.
Trending?
Interesting.
Ten minutes later I was sitting at the kitchen table scrolling through social media.
Su Yara's underground rehearsal clip had been uploaded by someone in the building.
Apparently someone filmed her garage performance.
The video had already crossed 200,000 views overnight.
Comments flooded the page.
"Who is she?"
"This voice is insane."
"Finally something real."
I rubbed my temples.
Not planned.
Not controlled.
But definitely useful.
Yueyin sat across from me, arms crossed, cheeks puffed in frustration.
"She's stealing my spotlight!"
"She's attracting a different audience."
"Same thing!"
"No," I said calmly.
"Different battlefield."
At that exact moment the apartment door opened.
Su Yara walked in holding a coffee cup.
"…Why is the idol staring at me like she wants to start a war?"
Yueyin pointed accusingly.
"You went viral!"
Su Yara blinked.
"…I what?"
I turned my phone toward her.
Her garage performance played on the screen.
She stared at it silently.
Then took a slow sip of coffee.
"Huh."
That was her reaction.
Just huh.
The system appeared again.
[Volume 3 Mission Activated]Objective: Develop Two Artists SimultaneouslyDifficulty: HighReward: Expanded Influence Network
I closed the interface.
Because the real challenge wasn't the mission.
It was the two girls staring at each other across my kitchen table.
One pop idol.
One rock singer.
Both ambitious.
Both stubborn.
Both expecting me to lead them to the top.
And the industry?
The industry was watching closely now.
Waiting to see if Li Chen could truly do the impossible.
Create two superstars at the same time.
I leaned back in my chair.
"Alright," I said.
"Let's start planning."
Because from this moment forward—
our little operation had officially become a battlefield.
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