Xiong Ran still has some impression of Zeng Yanrong. It's not her sexy body, but her bold and fearless attitude of dedication and fighting for the cause.
He has good skills in music and dancing, so he has no problem being an ordinary artist, but it is difficult for him to become famous.
If Xiong Ying had not taken the absolute elite route, he could have been recruited, at least he could have taken the route of commercial performances, and at least he wouldn't have lost money. It's a pity, it's a bit lacking.
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"Hello, Teacher Xiong..."
Zeng Yanrong went into the interview. To be honest, she was a little nervous, after all, she had been rejected before. However, for the sake of her future, she had to try her best.
If you try hard, there might still be a chance.
If you don't fight for it, you won't even have a chance.
"Do you still want to be an artist?"
Zeng Yanrong pursed her lips and nodded. Xiong Ran smiled slightly. "To be honest, if Xiong Ying's threshold was not high and unique, you could really pass the interview with your music and dance skills. At least the training effort and return rate would not be a loss. It's a pity..."
Hearing this, Zeng Yanrong looked a little disappointed. Although she already knew the result, she was still upset. No matter how hard she tried or how much sweat she shed, she could not compare to the talented and good-looking contestants. It was a helpless reality that women could only look at a face.
If she had a pretty face, coupled with her current figure and musical and dancing skills, she would definitely stand out instead of being rejected and eliminated.
"You are very courageous and you dare to fight..."
Xiong Ran saw Zeng Yanrong's breakup, but Xiong Ying's artist threshold cannot be lowered. "My suggestion is still the same as before. The position of agent is more suitable for you! So, you think about it. Xiong Ying will not have more than 3 artists this year. A full-time agent is also a key position, helping and coordinating with the artists for development..."
"Give me your answer after you've considered it. I'll wait for you until 18:00 this Friday, the 22nd."
"Okay, Mr. Xiong, I got it."
Zeng Yanrong took a deep breath and bowed slightly to leave.
There is no future in being an assistant at Baixiang. After resigning before the New Year, I came to Xiongying today to interview artists, but I was rejected again. It’s time for me to make a decision. Should I have a good facelift and become a beauty, or accept my fate and change my career to become an agent
The latter should have no problem going to Xiong Ying or other agencies, but for the former, the cost of surgery plus recovery, convalescence and subsequent maintenance will cost at least three or five hundred thousand.
I can raise the money, but my family definitely doesn't support plastic surgery. At most they support minor changes, not major ones.
Artist or manager? Oh, so annoying...
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There were not too many people who came to Xiong Ying's interview on the first afternoon, and there were not too few artists to be interviewed. After all, Xiong Ying's requirements were a bit high. Men had to be handsome and women had to be pretty, and they had to have musical skills and good voice. The threshold was a bit too high.
Although the artist interview was a bit unsuccessful, the other categories were pretty good. I have experience as an agent or assistant, and I have experience in human resources or administration. I ticked the box and waited for the re-interview.
Of course, the re-examination would have to wait until Yu Shuying returned for an interview, so in the first two or three days of work, Xiong Ran would only do the initial screening. As long as the candidates were not too new and had no experience, they would be ticked and wait for the re-examination.
“Woof woof, woof woof…”
After the afternoon shift, Xiong Ran Pet Boarding Shop took Alaska back to the villa. It wagged its tail happily and sniffed the air happily along the way, looking quite happy.
Looking at the cute and silly face of the slipper dog, Xiong Ran couldn't help but shake his head and smile. It's really nice to have a dog.
If being with a beautiful woman is a feast for the eyes, then playing with a silly dog is very relaxing. Looking at the various silly and cute dog faces is joyful and relaxed.
Unfortunately, cats are not as docile as dogs. They will scratch people when they are unhappy and think they are the boss.
Petting cats and walking dogs is boring, because dogs don’t have the soft and smooth fur of cats. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
“New book, new book, new book…”
During the lunch break that day, Xiong Ran's Penguin account received a series of messages. Qin Siyu urged him to submit manuscripts online as usual. Hongtu Publishing House also started work on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, the 18th. As soon as the work started, the editors devoted themselves to their normal work and urged him to submit manuscripts in various ways.
In response to this, Xiong Ran replied that he had no ideas for the time being and stopped paying any more attention to him. However, Qin Siyu still kept nagging him in different ways every day, urging him to submit his manuscripts in various ways.
Before the Spring Festival, when the second reprint of 50,000 copies of "The Legend of Wukong" had not yet sold out, the 10,000 signed copies had already been sold in mixed sales, and the results were neither good nor bad. A few days ago, before the start of production, only 230,000 copies were sold. Now the momentum has obviously disappeared.
The first print run was 100,000 copies, with 50,000 copies each for the first and second print runs, and 100,000 copies for the third print run with a signed edition, totaling 300,000 copies, which is probably the upper limit or sales limit. There are currently 70,000 copies left, and they are being sold slowly.
The copyright fee will be settled gradually at intervals of 3 months.
"The Legend of Wukong" was released on December 1, which means that settlement will start in April. The copyright fee for January will be paid in May, the copyright fee for February in July, and so on.
It’s still early to wait, and I won’t be short of pocket money for the time being.
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Prologue: The Legend of Nanshao!
In the far south, between thousands of mountains and rivers, with water vapor curling around, there once was a beautiful kingdom. People called this kingdom Nanshao.
Few people know the history of this country, let alone have heard of its legends.
Legend has it that when barbarians invaded, the gods came down to earth to subdue them!
Legend has it that the gods were rampant, and Nuwa became a mortal and killed the gods!
Legend has it that a water monster caused a flood, and Nuwa's descendants eliminated the monster and crowned her queen; legend has it that the witch queen was framed, and the phoenix took the witch queen's young princess of Queendom away to escape the disaster; legend has it that a hero came on a phoenix and killed the monster, and then rode the phoenix away again.
Legend has it that the hero was with the princess
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That night, in the study, although Xiong Ran told Qin Siyu that he had no ideas, he still started typing on the keyboard, preparing to write some drafts from time to time in the coming days, and not to work hard after the book is almost finished.
"The Legend of Sword and Fairy"!
The purpose of the second book I am planning to write is self-evident. It can be easily adapted into a TV series in the future.
Therefore, the plot is roughly the same as the TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", and the protagonists are Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Linger, Lin Yueru, Anu, Drunken Swordsman and so on.
The author of this version of Earth is Chu Guo, New Immortal Sword.
The main text volume has thirty chapters, plus a prologue and an epilogue, a total of thirty-two chapters. It is said that the adaptation of the TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is also basically based on the content of this version of the novel, with about 400,000 words, divided into two volumes.
For example, after Lin Yueru’s death, Li Xiaoyao danced with her with swords for the last time in a drunken dream.
For example, Li Xiaoyao traveled through time 10 years later to rescue Xiao Ling'er and her grandmother, and used the name of his father Li Sansi.
Of course, the TV series also adapted and added some plots from this version of the book. For example, there was no plot about Zhao Linger and Li Xiaoyao breaking up in the novel.
There was no love story between Anu and Tang Yu, nor was there the Drunken Swordsman who was happy to be Anu's father.
But everyone can understand that TV dramas have to be adapted before being moved to the screen. In addition to part of the review mechanism, it is also to create some suspense. Otherwise, if the plot is exactly the same as the novel, the sense of expectation for the unknown will be slightly insufficient.
Well, I can’t continue writing. Most of the changes are messy, outrageous and nonsense.
Prologue, about 4,000 words, two hours OK.
Then, save and shut down the computer. Yu Shuying will be back tomorrow, and Wang Tenge has almost finished his practice. I will be busy for a while, and then write the main text when I have some free time.
After all, I’m just writing novels as an amateur at the moment, so I don’t have high requirements. It’s enough as long as the pen name Xiong Ran is popular.
I will talk about a novel of over a million words later.