Chapter 711: Star Dream (IV)

"Chen Xingyu signs with Sister Quan Shui Entertainment!"

The related news quickly hit the second place on the hot search. Fans were welcoming and celebrating, while passersby were more amazed:

"Damn, Miss Luo Quan's movements are fast enough; shouting at noon, and taking it down at night?"

"This girl's own conditions are quite good, and now she has signed with Miss Luo Quan's company, another new star in the Chinese entertainment industry is about to rise."

"Sister Quan Shui production, must be a boutique, look forward to the sister's first work."

"Every year the world's most beautiful, the sister is estimated to be able to enter the top twenty directly. In terms of appearance, there are not many opponents in the country."

"Coincidentally, the artists in Miss Luo Quan's company are all opponents."

"If you don't say it, I haven't remembered that the artists in Sister Quan Shui Entertainment are all fairy-level appearances."

"Too pity, the resources are wasted like this."

"Why, do you have any ideas?"

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The Weibo comment section was chatting about the interesting things of Sister Quan Shui Entertainment, and imagining Chen Xingyu's future.

And Zhihu was discussing some phenomena produced behind this matter.

"How to evaluate Chen Xingyu being signed by Miss Luo Quan? What does this mean for the domestic entertainment industry?"

The highlighted answer is said like this:

"First of all, I have to say, Miss Luo Quan's vision is not only poisonous, but the action is also surprisingly fast.

Just finished saying that this sister is good at noon, and wanted to sign, and by night the matter has been done. Efficiency is not too fast.

And in the current internet society, such fast efficiency not only means ability, but also reflects her fame and character.

Think about it, if other stars or companies shout to you to sign, will you make a decision in such a short time?

I think most people will consider it for a while.

But Miss Luo Quan has such charm, making Chen Xingyu and herself run toward each other. I guess this girl might have made a decision without talking to Miss Luo Quan for a few words.

After all, Miss Luo Quan's charm is too great; the invitation she actively issued, I think whether it is a man or a woman, it should be very difficult to refuse."

"For the entertainment industry, I think there is a considerable promotion effect.

In recent years, Miss Luo Quan's company has been one of the most profitable entertainment companies in the country, launching many excellent works.

The artists in the company naturally have no shortage of making money.

And these artists are generally twenty years old, quite young.

Peers seeing this scene, as long as they have some appearance or strength, will actually have thoughts.

Even if they can't sign with Miss Luo Quan's company, retreat to the second best, entering a company with a slightly lower grade is acceptable.

Now the entertainment market is very large, and there are many positions left for artists.

I guess that the golden age of Chinese actors is about to come.

Why say so, besides the emergence of a large number of newcomers, it also includes the development of actor rating.

Quantity improvement, quality guaranteed, if this still can't cultivate a batch of good actors, it would be too unreasonable."

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Two comments, one is praising Miss Luo Quan, and the other is looking forward

However, as for whether it is truly a good era, that remains to be seen. After all, actor grading only looks good on the surface; when it comes to specific implementation, who knows what kind of trouble might arise.

To truly see the results, it will likely take three to five years of settling in.

But as of now, things are still moving in a positive direction.

As for Miss Luo Quan's side, after Chen Xingyu signed the contract, she also received quite a lot of private messages from younger brothers and sisters.

The content was all the same: they all sent their own highly retouched photos and asked if she could give them a chance to showcase themselves, perhaps they were the tomorrow's stars who hadn't been discovered yet.

These middle school students are generally around fourteen, fifteen, or sixteen years old, which is exactly the time when they love to dream the most and hate studying the most.

Once there is a chance to take a shortcut, even if it is completely unrealistic, they will still come to try it.

Within a single day, Miss Luo Quan received over ten thousand private messages.

Most of them were at a relatively low level, presumably coming from outside sites; they just saw the news of Chen Xingyu's signing, so they came to recommend themselves.

It is unrealistic to reply to so many people one by one, so Miss Luo Quan simply started a live stream to solve it all at once.

At noon, after eating, Miss Luo Quan opened the live stream and changed the title to "Younger brothers and sisters who want to enter the entertainment industry, come in and take a look."

"What does this title mean today? Is Quan Shui Entertainment planning to expand enrollment?"

"Haha, 'expand enrollment', that's funny."

"Luo Bao's expression looks very serious, smile a little, you look so good when you smile."

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The live chat was still joking around, but Miss Luo Quan just softened her expression slightly: "The main thing is that what I'm about to say is indeed quite important, as it concerns the future of many young people.

Let these few explain the ins and outs to the fans first..."

Miss Luo Quan recounted the story of how her private messages were bombarded by many young people with dreams of stardom.

"Fans, don't be in a hurry to mock or belittle them. Everyone is great if they have a dream; wanting to be a star isn't a bad thing." Miss Luo Quan knew that people nowadays are quite hostile, so she quickly advised them first.

After advising the fans, she looked seriously at the camera: "However, some things cannot be achieved just by having a dream.

First of all, I want to state that what I say is not directed at any one person, and I absolutely have no intention of belittling anyone; I am speaking purely based on the facts.

To those younger brothers and sisters who sent me private messages yesterday, I have already looked at all your photos. I am very sorry, but the vast majority have not reached the level required to enter the entertainment industry."

The truth is always a bit cruel. As soon as Miss Luo Quan finished speaking, the live chat immediately exploded.

"What does that mean? Isn't this just saying we're ugly?"

"What's so noble about being a star? Can't you enter the industry if you're ugly?"

"It's not like everyone in the entertainment industry is a handsome man or a beautiful woman."

"You are nakedly peddling appearance anxiety."

"Too vulgar, I didn't expect you to be such a person."

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The live chat became quite aggressive, but Miss Luo Quan didn't get angry; she just explained patiently:

"I know that what I just said was very superficial.

But the entertainment industry is indeed a place where handsome men and beautiful women find it easier to gain a foothold, and having an excellent appearance is also the lowest threshold for this circle.

Note, it is the lowest threshold, not the basic threshold, because even if your looks are worse, you can still gain a foothold.

But the premise is that you have a specialized skill.

Acting, singing, variety show sense—you have to be good at one of these, right?

And these skills require study in professional institutions to be mastered.

Some people are indeed talented and born to act, but empty words are no proof; you still have to use your work or academic qualifications to prove it.

Therefore, studying is everyone's way out, whether it's taking the exam for a regular university or an art school; only with grades can you have the power to choose.

Relying only on a few photos that have been retouched in who knows how many places, to be honest, really doesn't pass the test with me.

If you really have the ability, then consider me blind. You all should work hard, study well, and when you become famous in the future, come and slap me in the face."

Having said this much, the meaning Miss Luo Quan expressed was already very clear.

Looks, ability—you must have at least one of the two.

She hadn't seen many acceptable looks so far; at the very least, sending a transcript or previous awards or certificates would have been fine.

Relying just on a few fake photos and empty talk about dreams to enter the industry is taking this profession too lightly.

In the end, these young people are just too lazy.

Their grades aren't good, so they want to take a shortcut.

Little do they know, there aren't that many shortcuts in this world for them to take.

The college entrance exam is the shortcut with the highest success rate.

"It's not long until June. I won't say anything about rushing to review here, but in short, if everyone has the chance, finishing your school curriculum is the top priority.

As for the rice bowl of being a star, I won't stop you if you want to eat it, but there is no place for you here for the time being."

Miss Luo Quan sighed softly, using words as tactful as possible, not wanting to hurt the self-esteem of these young people.

However, just because she was gentle didn't mean the fans in the live stream would be so indulgent.

"There are so many little vases and little fresh meats in the entertainment industry now; they look like people, but they get sprayed to death for having no acting skills. This rice bowl is really not as easy to eat as you imagine."

"Selfies on your phone are all fake. Look in the mirror first, see what kind of character you have, and then think about whether you are worthy of being a star."

"You're just too well-fed. You don't study hard all day and just think about being a star. Do you have that ability?"

"It's a case of a toad wanting to eat swan meat."

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After a round of mockery from the irritable old brothers, those comments that were indignant because of Miss Luo Quan's rejection quickly disappeared.

This matter didn't cause much of a stir on Weibo, because that is a gathering place for fan circles, which has a natural sense of superiority and exclusion toward this entertainment industry.

They could be said to strongly agree with the remarks Miss Luo Quan made, and even felt they were too tactful, spontaneously helping her add many details.

There was only one goal, and that was to persuade them to quit.

On the other side, the first rhythm belonging to Chen Xingyu arrived.

Some people said that Miss Luo Quan and she were setting a bad example for young people, making them not think about studying and only thinking about being stars, which was a poison to the flowers of the motherland.

"Look, the mindless haters have already come out."

In the living room, Wen Xia held her phone and looked at Chen Xingyu with righteous indignation.

And she was clutching her phone tightly, thinking hard.

Sister Miss Luo Quan said this was the time to test her coping ability, to think about how to solve this first rhythm.

After thinking for a while, she started typing on her Weibo, which was already verified and had millions of followers:

"My grades in the third year of high school are consistently in the top 100 of the grade. Although it's not a key middle school, out of a total score of 750, scoring 580 shouldn't be a problem.

I wonder if this can serve as an example?"

Soon, the haters appeared in the comment section:

"You want to be an example with only 580? That's too wishful thinking."

"Isn't 580 something you can get by closing your eyes?"

"What kind of high school are you in? 580 can get into the top 100? In our school, if you score 580, you have to invite your parents to be criticized!"

"You sound a bit slow. Is 580 a score you can show off? Hurry back and study some more."

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Netizens nowadays are very unfriendly, and they were extremely mocking of Chen Xingyu's words.

But in fact, for art students, if they can really score 580 in the college entrance exam, they can definitely be called top students. Even if the freshmen of the three major art institutions can't be in the top three, getting into the top ten is a sure thing.

In areas where the teaching level is relatively backward, 580 might even win a county champion or even a city champion.

This is still a low estimate by Chen Xingyu; if she performs better, scoring over 600 is not impossible.

After all, she is the top in the art exam. In terms of learning, how could she stand out among the national candidates without some level of skill?

However, haters, being mindless and making unreasonable trouble is a normal phenomenon, and "using a keyboard to walk the world" is not just talk.

Chen Xingyu flipped through the comments, her face already a little red.

Now she finally understood what her boss meant when she said that stress resistance is very important for a star.

These were still relatively "tactful" hater remarks; they weren't cursing, just mocking.

When her popularity gets higher in the future and more people pay attention, there will be more and more haters, and only then will the storm of abuse truly arrive.

"Sister Miss Luo Quan, are these people all so unreasonable?" Chen Xingyu took a few deep breaths and looked at Miss Luo Quan with grievance.

Miss Luo Quan smiled helplessly: "If haters were reasonable, they wouldn't be called haters. The meaning of their existence is to make you collapse."

Wen Xia sat next to Chen Xingyu and patted her shoulder gently: "Just treat these words as the ramblings of madmen. Absolutely don't take them to heart.

I, Miss Luo Quan, Yuner, Chunzi, Su Yu, and Ai Wei—we have all been through this.

Don't look at Miss Luo Quan being so calm; back in the day, she also had times when haters made her doubt life.

I remember she was looking at the stars in the sky and saying something about how in this filthy world, only the stars are truly eternal.

That pretentious look is really funny to think about now."

Miss Luo Quan's old face flushed, and she couldn't hold it together: "That's enough, okay? Forgot the employee code of conduct, right? Not afraid of having your pay docked for exposing your boss's shortcomings?"

"Is this true?" Chen Xingyu couldn't help but laugh out loud, looking at Miss Luo Quan.

Her previous impression of her was that of a strong woman who sprayed the whole internet and never gave an inch, and would fight back hard against any smearing, single-handedly creating a situation where no one dared to scold her.

Because Miss Luo Quan could spray people even better than those trolls, and she didn't even use dirty words!

Chen Xingyu envied this ability, but unfortunately, she didn't have Miss Luo Quan's good eloquence.

But she didn't expect that the strong woman would have moments of breaking down in the past; this was indeed beyond her expectations.

It seems that no one is born very strong.

"What doesn't kill me makes me stronger." Miss Luo Quan blurted out a lyric.

But soon she showed a gentle smile again: "But as a boss, I would rather you not endure those injuries that might kill you, or rather, I would prefer to solve them for you."