sjar Chapter 860 The Entertainment Industry, The Original Female Lead Killed by the Transmigrator (26)
Chapter 860 The Entertainment Industry, The Original Female Lead Killed by the Transmigrator (26)
Hu Xuan and Yao Yao are both highly skilled, so there's no need to worry about their safety. The real concern is that if I complete my mission ahead of schedule and have to leave this plane, it would be quite troublesome if I couldn't contact them.
When they returned to the spatial world, they ran into Xiao Lei and Xiao Feng. Hearing that the father and son were going to another world, they also insisted on going.
However, their cultivation levels were still a bit low, at least not enough to tear through the spatial barrier and hide in the void in a moment of crisis. So they entered Yao Yao's companion space first, and he would take them there first. Once they arrived in that plane and the environment was clear, they would be allowed to come out.
Xiao Yun also brought them a lot of equipment. That world is high-tech. Although the things from the cultivation world can be used, it's not good to take them out openly. After all, they also have the rules of heaven, and what if they get kicked out?
So they were specially provided with some interstellar flying vehicles and spaceships, as well as weapons and robots, and even a mecha for each of them.
Of course, I also asked other people, including Yun Sheng and Xin Ran, and they said they could go together if they wanted. We can't go out of this world, but we can still go to other planes to have some fun.
They weren't particularly interested in that world, but were more curious about that higher plane that could absorb the world's origin. Unfortunately, there was no further activity there afterward, and they couldn't follow the clues to get there because they had no idea where it was located.
Since Hu Xuan and the others are going there, let Yao Yao store the space fortress in her space. She can take it out whenever she needs it.
Only the small space station was left behind, and the signal receiver was left inside the space station, so that it could receive messages from the higher plane.
Furthermore, they also left robots to guard the area, which would immediately forward any messages received to Xiao Yun's personal computer. Of course, Xiao Yun's soul would also occasionally go over to take a look.
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She had been hoping to finally spend the Lunar New Year at home with her parents, but unexpectedly, the variety show released the pre-recorded episodes, which made her and Xiao Yu famous.
Not only have many businesses sought her and Xiao Yu to be their spokespeople, but even the Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala invited them to appear on a program.
The original owner of this body used to be a decent singer, having received systematic training in school. However, her vocal quality and musicality were actually quite average. She could sing in tune and not sound bad, but she lacked any emotional impact and couldn't compare to professional singers.
Things were different after Xiao Yun possessed the body. This body had been modified, and most of the previous flaws were gone. In addition, with the powerful divine soul enhancement from Xiao Yun, it could not be said to be overwhelming, but it could definitely be compared with top professional singers.
Needless to say, Xiao Yu is even better. Xue Wenxi was a trainee and even studied singing and dancing for a few days. Moreover, he has a very good voice, which is clear and clean, making him very suitable for singing soothing campus folk songs.
So the two of them chose a love song to sing as a duet. Of course, it wasn't one that existed in this world, otherwise they would have had to be careful about copyright issues. Instead, they found it in the music library of another world, and it suited their style perfectly.
However, they only plan to sing it once. After they finish singing, they will give it to the company's signed artists to sing, and then release it. This is called keeping the benefits within the family.
As for giving them a few more songs, there's no need for that. They're not her target audience, so let them rely on their own abilities.
Since they were going to put on a show, they would definitely have to go to rehearsals in advance, so they would have even less time at home than usual. The two of them felt a little guilty towards Xiao's parents, so they suggested that they also participate in the TV station's gala and have their family reunion there.
Mr. and Mrs. Xiao also thought it was a good thing. They had never attended a party like this before. Besides, it was a good thing that their children were busy with work. They would worry if they had too much free time.
Anyway, the elderly couple had nothing to do and didn't want to go back to their hometown. It's better to spend the New Year at home.
Although it's more lively back in my hometown and I can visit relatives, it's also tiring. I'm visiting this family today and that family tomorrow, and it's not over until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
After arriving in the capital, they felt a bit isolated and thought it was better to stay comfortably at home than to travel back and forth.
Moreover, the hourly workers can't come during the Chinese New Year. They've been staying home these past two days cleaning and preparing for the New Year. Even if they go to a party, they'll still have to eat New Year's Eve dinner at home, but it'll be earlier, around noon.
Actually, there's not much to clean in the house. Xiao Yun would use a cleaning talisman for a deep clean from time to time, so it wasn't dirty at all.
Even the cleaning lady always said that this family was the cleanest she had ever met, so Mr. and Mrs. Xiao would just wipe them down casually and that was enough.
As for New Year's goods, the two of them went to the wholesale market in the south of the city with great enthusiasm, but they didn't buy much. After all, there were few people, and if they bought too much, it would just sit in the refrigerator. It's better to buy as needed, and everything will be fresh.
Unlike before, when you had to prepare for ten days or so during the Lunar New Year, businesses now close down on the 28th of the lunar calendar and don't reopen until after the 5th of the lunar new year.
Things are different now. Those large supermarkets only close for half a day on the afternoon of Lunar New Year's Eve, and they open for business on the first day of Lunar New Year. You can buy whatever you want there.
So the couple bought some fresh chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables, and fruits. There were many kinds, but not many in quantity, just enough for their New Year's Eve dinner and the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The elderly couple had already made the dumplings and frozen them in the refrigerator; they would just need to take them out and cook them later.
The New Year's Eve gala actually alternates between live and pre-recorded segments. Some programs were pre-recorded, but these two were added later, so they were included in the live broadcast.
Their appearance time was also quite late; after the performance, the countdown would begin, and there wouldn't even be time to rush home for dumplings, so they simply decided to spend New Year's Eve with everyone on TV.
On the 30th, the family spent five or six hours in the studio. They all said they would never come to such a gala again. However, Mr. and Mrs. Xiao were still very happy to see their daughter and son-in-law perform live. They even took a lot of behind-the-scenes photos with their phones and posted them in the relatives' group chat, making their aunt and uncle extremely envious.
At that time, they didn't mention being exhausted at all. They kept talking about the celebrities they met, especially the crosstalk and sketch comedy actors, who were their favorites. They even went to take photos with them.
Because everyone was watching the national TV station that day, their song didn't get much attention. It wasn't until the second day when it was rebroadcast that someone edited it down and uploaded it online.
Some praised the song, while others complimented their looks; it was all positive. Xiao Yun then asked the company to take advantage of the momentum and select a good singer to record the song again. She wanted to find a male singer with a similar vocal range, since she had chosen the song based on Xiao Yu's voice.
As a result, Zhao Yaqi said that she had looked for and tried all the male singers in the company, but none of them could compare to Xue Wenxi.
What should we do? Is Xiao Yu going to debut as a singer?
After singing this song at the New Year's Eve gala, he became even more famous, more famous than other artists in the company. He already has his own million-fan club, has created a super topic, and even high-end luxury brands have contacted them for endorsements.
Xiao Yun asked Xiao Yu again if he wanted to debut as a singer, as he didn't really like acting, but he was quite good at singing.
Xiao Yu did find singing quite fun. Because he had the original owner's memories, he could understand sheet music and had a better grasp of pitch, so becoming a singer wasn't out of the question.
However, he didn't want to go on those variety shows. Of course, if Xiao Yun was going, he would definitely have to participate as her boyfriend, but he himself would skip it.
As for endorsements, he was initially indifferent, but when he heard the endorsement fee offered, he agreed without hesitation.
Although there are many valuable things in the monster space, as the saying goes, no one dislikes having too much money, especially after experiencing the benefits of being rich in the human world.
There's no need to look at human suffering; just recalling the original owner's growth history is enough, and it's completely different from now.
So he decided that he also wanted to make a lot of money, lots and lots of money for his wife to spend, and then raise their children.
She remembered hearing someone whisper that he was a gigolo, doing nothing and relying on Xiao Yun for support, and that he was particularly extravagant with his money. She thought he should take advantage of being favored to learn something, and that if he were abandoned in the future, he would probably have to continue to make a living by selling his body.
He didn't mind people saying he was living off Xiao Yun, but he didn't like hearing people say that Xiao Yun would abandon him. They wouldn't separate, and they were getting married soon.
Since that's the case, he certainly can't let others say that Xiao Yun has a useless husband anymore. So Xiao Yu officially signed with Jiuxiao Entertainment, signing the top-tier contract. Anyway, it's his own company, so Xiao Yu doesn't care about profit sharing or anything like that, since it's all his family's money.
However, the revenue sharing of top-tier contracts is inherently biased towards the artist, so he certainly won't be at a disadvantage.
As for his agent, the company assigned him the best one, a top agent whom Zhao Yaqi poached from Yunjian Entertainment. He already had two agents under him: Chu Yun, a current top star, and Fu Chengye, a talented actor.
Now that Xiao Yu is included, all three are male artists, so there shouldn't be any rumors. After all, if male and female artists under the same manager are often together, it's easy to be misunderstood, especially by rivals or haters, who like to use this as a pretext to suppress them.
After meeting with her agent, Brother Zhai, Xiao Yu was very satisfied, saying that she felt very relaxed getting along with him and that they should be able to work together happily in the future.
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The movie "The Legend of the Immortal" was released right after the Spring Festival. My family of four went to see it in the cinema. The audience was amazed and full of praise. They said that some scenes were so realistic that they were almost like 3D effects. When the sword came stabbing, everyone instinctively shrank back.
The response was also very good. On its first day, it crushed other films released at the same time and ranked first in box office.
For the next week, it remained firmly in first place, raking in 1.6 billion yuan at the box office, 400 million yuan more than the second place, a significant lead.
This is also the highest-grossing film in recent years, and it has won awards, not only domestically but also internationally, including Best Actor, Best Special Effects, Best Screenplay, and Best Makeup and Costume Design.
When it aired overseas, it sparked a craze for traditional Chinese style, with many foreigners cosplaying the characters' looks and imitating their movements and gestures.
The final statistics showed that the box office was several times higher than that in China, exceeding 5 billion yuan, and it became a phenomenal film.
Not only did the box office revenue increase, but the sales of related merchandise also reached an astonishing level.
T-shirts, keychains, dolls, and other items printed with characters from "The Legend of Immortals" are in high demand and short supply in the market.
Xiao Yunong's special effects studio also received a wave of orders. Her studio is called Wuxiang Film and Television Special Effects, yes, it's that straightforward.
The registered address is an office of Jiuxiao Entertainment, which is considered an affiliation. Orders are all taken online. You can make an appointment in advance or place an order directly on the platform. If you pay more, the order can be expedited and completed within a week.
Xiao Yu, as the love interest of the lead actor, also participated in a variety show, thus riding this wave of popularity and her fame soared.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Brother Zhai secured many high-quality endorsements for him and also got him a spot on a traditional Chinese style variety show. He didn't want to go at first, but Brother Zhai persuaded Xiao Yun, so the two of them went together.
In the program, he demonstrated good manners and versatility, not only reciting poetry and songs with ease, but also having some knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, which greatly changed the audience's impression of him, and they no longer thought of him as just a "pretty face" supported by Xiao Yun.
Of course, these were all things Xiao Yun had given him to cram for at the last minute. Luckily, his soul was strong, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to remember them.
Meanwhile, wedding preparations for the couple are proceeding smoothly.
They were preparing for a traditional Chinese wedding. The wedding dress was supposedly custom-made, but it was actually a genuine, hand-sewn, embroidered empress's wedding gown that Xiao Yun had collected in ancient times. She had been the Empress Dowager in that world, so the things she collected were all made to imperial standards, and you can imagine how exquisite they were.
She also took care of the dresses for Xiao's parents, as well as the best man and maid of honor. They were all ready-made anyway, and as for the sizes, there were all kinds, big and small, so there was bound to be one that fit.
Besides, period costumes don't actually need to fit perfectly; they're usually quite loose.
Of course, she still asked about the height, weight, and size of the people, and then sent them pictures of clothes that fit roughly the same size so they could choose.
In the end, Zhao Yaqi and Liu Ran both chose beige and light purple high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), which perfectly matched the dianchai (a type of traditional Chinese dress) chosen by Xiao Yun.
Mr. and Mrs. Xiao chose a navy blue and gold outfit, which looked dignified and elegant. Mr. Xiao even grew a beard to match the outfit, and when he tried it on, he really did look like an ancient official.
Xiao's mother already has long hair, so it will be easy to put on makeup. However, she will need to dye it, as she has premature gray hair. She had gray hair when she was around ten years old, which makes her look quite old.
The wedding venue was arranged by the wedding planning company. She and Xiao Yu took a look at it when they had some free time. It was a quaint garden-style hotel with pavilions, terraces, winding paths, and a strong Chinese charm.