In this chapter, we learn that Lin Ling is a talented piano player and composer, and that his friend, Leo, is also a talented musician and composer. Lin and Leo have been working together for a long time, and they've been friends since they were little kids. They've written a song together, and it's gotten a lot of play in the local music scene. Lin tells us that he and Leo are raising three kids, so they'll work hard to make a name for themselves in the music industry. Lin says that after writing the song, they submitted it to a company, but the company changed the lyrics and the melody to make it more popular. The song was played all over the city, and Lin's name was associated with the song. Lin asks why he can't just give up, and the company says that they're willing to pay him twenty times what he was paid before. Lin is worried that if they break the contract, he'll have to take the money back from the company.