Yue Lei sings in the studio at the music training institute he jointly runs with his three classmates in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province, April 23, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

Hearing that Yue was about to start his own business, his classmates Zhang Hong, Chenjing and Kong Xiaoyi quit their jobs one after another.

They opened a music training institute in Hefei, to which Yue contributed more than 400,000 yuan as the launch capital. Later, backed by the local government, they obtained 280,000 yuan of loans targeting specifically for youth entrepreneurship.

While running the business, Yue wished that he could not only popularize music but share his growth experience. With the support of the local youth league, he has reached out to local primary and middle school students to share his story.