Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 27 Abstraction

"The mighty Qiantang River flows endlessly day and night, winding past Niujia Village in Lin'an Prefecture, Liangzhe West Road, before flowing eastward into the sea..."

What a nostalgic opening! When he saw this sentence, it was as if he could already see the unfolding world of martial arts during the Southern Song Dynasty.

Finally, on an ordinary day, in an artist-exclusive creative studio located within Canglan Entertainment, Xu Jinyan used his ancestral skill as a transmigrator—copying.

After some consideration, he decided to write more words and save more drafts.

The entire book, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," is about one million words long. He plans to release 100,000 words at the beginning to emphasize the large quantity and satisfying readers. Then he will update 10,000 words every day. He will then use his celebrity status to subtly promote the book, so that his influence can be expanded quickly, and he can accumulate a large number of readers while also making them more discerning.

Then he can unleash the ultimate technique:

I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the sun;

I could have tolerated the hiatus if I had never witnessed the explosive updates.

That's so brutal!

As he pondered the matter, he even questioned whether he had committed any heinous acts, and finally concluded: I absolutely must keep my alternate account under wraps!

After checking the studio again and finding no webcam and the computer disconnected from the internet, he breathed a sigh of relief and began typing.

He wasn't fast, mainly because he didn't just blindly copy; he would revisit the story as it unfolded and divide it into chapters according to the reading habits of modern readers.

Rereading this story, one can only say that the master is indeed a master; even now, with his heightened awareness and increased information threshold, he still finds it fascinating...

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Time flies, and before we know it, more than ten days have passed.

In the eyes of the people in the company, Xu Jinyan is the least like a celebrity. How so? He actually has a kind of professional air about him. He clocks in and out on time every day and even has weekends off.

But what exactly he did, nobody knows.

People only see him often locking himself in his artist-exclusive studio for hours at a time; they often see him lifting weights in the gym; they often see him touching and exchanging creative inspiration with producer Shen Nan.

The thought flashed through everyone's minds: This job must be really comfortable.

"Jinyan, let's go."

Xu Jinyan stretched and followed Lin Wanqing to the recording studio on the ninth floor.

On the way, Xu Jinyan asked, "The demo was submitted a long time ago, why are you only recording today?" Professional singers usually only need one or two days to get into the recording studio.

Lin Wanqing gave him a complicated look and said, "After the song demo was handed over to Teacher Li, his manager came over to express his gratitude; after the demo was handed over to the production team, they also came over to say that we must make it as perfect as possible, and they could increase the budget."

She was somewhat moved. Although Xu Jinyan sometimes liked to play with abstract ideas, her strength was undeniable. This was the first time she had ever heard of the production team proactively proposing to increase the budget.

She sensed that her career was about to blossom, so she worked even harder. She accompanied the recording of this song, as it was her first time collaborating with other celebrities.

Xu Jinyan nodded. A good song can indeed be irresistible to a singer, and a successful OST can certainly greatly enhance a film or television drama. She asked, "So, Teacher Li, you've been preparing for this long? Hasn't the production team been urging you?"

Lin Wanqing said, "The production team not only didn't rush us, but also invited Teacher Li to their studio to see the already edited version, so Teacher Li didn't have to worry."

"Teacher Li was very cooperative and even went to look up historical materials about the period when Zheng Chenggong lived. Both sides valued the song you wrote very much."

"That's good. If I had the means, I wouldn't have been willing to give it away."

Lin Wanqing hesitated for a moment before asking, "Why don't you write a song that you can sing yourself? If you win the weekly championship again, you can become a top-tier singer." Judging from Xu Jinyan's talent, it would be a piece of cake for her to become a top-tier singer.

Xu Jinyan stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked at her with a complicated expression, then said, "I forgot."

Lin Wanqing: "..." So it was because I didn't remind him?

Ultimately, it's because Xu Jinyan didn't care much about it. His system wasn't an achievement reward system; the certification as a top-tier singer didn't bring him much benefit. Besides, he'd been plagiarizing recently, which, in the long run, was what truly benefited his personal growth.

He might even choose to write more songs for others in the future, since he has to promote his own songs himself. He heard that Hua Chenyu's new song is about to be released, and now he's busy with announcements, shooting videos, doing live streams, and appearing on variety shows every day, averaging less than five hours of sleep a day.

"By the way, how's the house renovation going?"

Lin Wanqing was still stunned by Xu Jinyan's bizarre reason when she came to her senses and said, "The recording studio is under renovation, and Xiao Zhou often goes there to keep up with my progress. If everything goes smoothly, you can move in at the beginning of next month."

Xu Jinyan nodded. She was moving at the beginning of next month, and by then she should have accumulated enough drafts.

Lin Wanqing continued, "The premiere of 'The Legendary Fok Yuan-gap' is in a few days. I've noticed you're often at the artist's studio. Is there something you haven't finished?"

"……creation."

Novel writing is also a form of creative writing.

Lin Wanqing's eyes lit up: "Another inspiration?"

Xu Jinyan moved his somewhat stiff fingers and nodded, saying, "Yes, when inspiration strikes, it's like being electrocuted; my fingers are even a little numb from the shock."

Lin Wanqing: "..." He still likes to play with abstract concepts.

As they talked, the two arrived at the recording studio on the ninth floor. After pushing open the door, they found that there were quite a few people inside.

Li Tian, ​​along with his agent Wang Quan, sound engineer Lu Yin, and director Zhang Kai from the production crew, also arrived. The group was chatting when they saw Xu Jinyan and her agent arrive and came over to greet them.

Xu Jinyan stepped forward and shook hands with them one by one, saying, "Teacher Li, Director Zhang, I'm sorry I'm late." This was the first time he had met the two of them; previously, it was their agents who had been in contact with them.

Zhang Kai laughed and shook hands, saying, "We just arrived too. I was just talking about you with Teacher Li. Three pieces of music, three different styles, each one is wonderful. Teacher Xu is truly talented." Actually, only the music director from the production team needed to come today, but to show that he was important, he came along as well.

Li Tian nodded in agreement, "Indeed extraordinary, Teacher Xu..."

Xu Jinyan quickly interrupted, "Teacher Li, you are a senior, so please don't call me teacher. Just call me Jinyan. Director Zhang, please don't praise me. Good music is born from good stories. Without your script, there would be no song."

Lin Wanqing watched this scene from the side and her lips twitched. Xu Jinyan was no longer abstract at all at this moment.

The group chatted pleasantly, while Director Zhang and Li Tian thought to themselves: "Aren't they supposed to be bad-tempered and unapproachable? How come they don't have any airs of arrogance at all?"

Xu Jinyan: Director Wang has misled me!

With all three parties acting in good faith, the recording process went very smoothly, and the collaboration was very pleasant. We had dinner together that evening, exchanged contact information, and agreed to work together again in the future.

That's why the entertainment industry is said to be a circle; the six degrees of separation theory is perfectly embodied here.

Just as he never expected, his first time getting his makeup done after entering the entertainment industry would be at the premiere of "The Legendary Fok".

The song "Huo Yuanjia" has been at the top of the weekly charts for four consecutive weeks. This success is certainly due to the quality of the song and the exposure on the platform charts, but it is also inseparable from the strong promotion by the production team. The production team failed, but he gained the championship.

As a beneficiary, Xu Jinyan couldn't help but have to show her support.