The Quiet Rise of Entertainment Superstars

Xiaoyue returned to the office and called Chen Xiaofan over.

"Go buy me a guqin with twenty-one strings. The price should be under one million."

Chen Xiaofan’s eyes widened. Under one million, that would have to be very expensive?

He remembered that a guqin that cost twenty or thirty thousand yuan was considered of good quality. This one cost nearly one million yuan, so doesn't he have to buy the best quality?

"Okay, Mr. Nie."

Xiaoyue directly transferred the money to Chen Xiaofan through her mobile phone and said, "Don't be reluctant to spend money."

Chen Xiaofan looked at the transfer on his phone and was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

He admitted that he was sometimes a little ignorant and was very stingy with his own money, but he was good at spending other people's money.

"Make sure to complete the mission."

In fact, Xiaoyue bought the guqin not to play herself, but to give it to the old man and the old lady. They gave her the piano, and she also wanted to give them an instrument.

Guqin, on the contrary, is suitable for where they live and can also cultivate their sentiments.

Xiao Yue thought about it and decided to adapt "On the Love of Lotus" from her previous life, especially the two sentences "Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty alone loved chrysanthemum" and "Since the Tang Dynasty, people have loved peony very much". It would not make sense to bring it out without any revisions.

Xiaoyue searched the Internet and finally found out who was the person in Chinese history who loved chrysanthemums the most, and which dynasty liked peonies. She then rewrote it into "Yue Linzhixi loves chrysanthemums the most" and "Since the Chen and Han dynasties, people have loved peonies very much."

Only then did he log into Wangshu's account and upload the adapted version of "On the Love of Lotus" to the China Culture Network.

For a time, poetry lovers gathered on the China Culture Network to interpret "On the Love of Lotus" one by one.

The famous poet Wu Sishi commented: "It has a rigorous structure, transcendental writing style, concise and comprehensive language, and a fusion of scene and mood. It uses the "borrowing shadow" writing method and uses the lotus as a metaphor for itself, which has profound ideological content."

The shepherd said: "This article can be clearly divided into two parts: the first part describes the noble image of the lotus in great detail; the second part reveals the metaphorical meaning of the lotus, comments on the three flowers, and compares himself to the lotus. Through his admiration and praise for the lotus, the author shows his longing for beautiful ideals, his worship of noble sentiments, and his hatred for flattery."

Finally, Jiao Wanzhou also popped up and commented: "Wangshu describes the virtues and qualities of the three flowers, chrysanthemum, peony and lotus, using peony as a contrast and chrysanthemum as a foil, and naturally establishes the beautiful image of lotus. She depicts the lotus's bearing and integrity with rich ink and heavy colors, expressing her affirmation and pursuit of ideal personality, and also reflecting her contempt for the worldly mentality of greed for wealth, fame and fortune, and her own pursuit of a clean and self-disciplined sentiment."

With these three comments, "On the Love of Lotus" has been pushed to a whole new height.

A netizen on the forum worriedly said: "Will Wangshu's "On the Love of Lotus" be included in the textbook? That would be terrible for the students."

"Bah, you crow mouth, please don't curse us students. There are already many poems by Wangshu in our textbooks. Don't add to the burden. The children can't bear it."

"I have a bad feeling that the poem 'On the Love of the Lotus' will be included in next year's textbooks."

"Ahhh, I'm going to vomit blood. Why did I have to encounter an era with hope for relief? I'm so miserable!"

"Okay, students, even if you shout your throat out, you can't stop Wangshu's poems from entering the textbooks. Since you can't stop it, you might as well enjoy it. It's true, the more I read this poem "On the Love of Lotus", the more I feel it."

The students fainted in the toilet crying.

In the evening, Xiaoyue happened to be writing the plot in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" where Yang Guo's right arm was chopped off. Suddenly she remembered the two incidents that the book fans had made a fuss about. She decided to close comments and private messages directly after uploading the update, and also close comments and private messages on Lou Zhongyue's Weibo, so that she could have some peace and quiet.

At eleven o'clock, Xiaoyue uploaded the updated novel, turned off her phone, and went to bed.

The fans of the book were almost devastated. They had always believed that Mr. Lou was taking revenge on them by deliberately crippling the protagonist Yang Guo.

"Lou Lao Mo, you really are a devil. The heroine Xiao Long Nu has been defiled, and the hero has now been crippled by you. My beloved Rong Er has also become a woman who can't tell right from wrong and protects her own shortcomings. I want to see how your novel ends."

"Lou Lao Mo, if you keep going like this, you will get into trouble sooner or later. I really can't stand it anymore. Brothers, when this book is finished, call me again."

"Me too, I won't watch it anymore. I'll decide whether to watch it after it's finished."

"This is the first time I've given up on Lou Lao Mo's book. I admit I can't bear it anymore. Brothers, see you again if we're lucky."

Then many people shouted that they would give up reading the book, but the number of readers of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

This made Lao Xing feel strange. Later, after some inquiries, he found out that the book fans who shouted that they would abandon the book did not abandon the book at all. Instead, many passers-by were curious about the book and started reading it.

In this way, wouldn’t the reading volume increase?

Lao Xing felt that this was Lou Zhongyue's trick. He also felt that the book "The Return of the Condor Heroes" should not be an ordinary martial arts novel. Although less than thirty chapters had been updated, his intuition told him that this book would definitely have a reversal and might even surpass "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Jiang Pingsheng did not sleep all night and came to the 15th floor of the company. Upon asking, he found out that Mr. Nie did not come to work again.

She hadn't come to work for almost ten days, and hadn't been to Yuexiang Entertainment since she went to Gusu City, which made it impossible for him to complain about her.

Jiang Pingsheng felt that Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" were the most miserable male and female protagonists. He couldn't imagine how much more hardships they would go through later.

"Assistant Jiang, what's wrong with you?"

Ma Li was very surprised to see Jiang Pingsheng’s depressed expression. Logically, he should be living a carefree life now that General Manager Nie is not managing him.

Jiang Pingsheng glanced at Ma Li and thought, forget it. There are some things that President Nie hasn’t told her, so he certainly can’t tell her either.

"It's okay, I didn't sleep well last night."

"Isn't it insomnia?"

"No, I encountered a little problem and I've dealt with it."

Jiang Pingsheng was really afraid that Ma Li would continue asking questions, so he turned around and went back to his office.

Ma Li looked at the place where he disappeared, frowning. She always felt that Mr. Nie and Jiang Pingsheng were hiding something from her, and it was not a small thing, but a big one.

She also asked Wu Hao, but he didn't feel anything was wrong and said she was just overthinking.

Liu Wenjie was in a very low mood at work today. No, it should be said that he was in a very bad mood and even had dark circles under his eyes.

There are many people like him. When Xiaoyue went to work in the morning, she met several colleagues from the third department who looked listless, with dark circles under their eyes. It was obvious that they did not sleep well at night.

When Chen Xiaofan came to report today's events to Xiaoyue, he was also like this, looking decadent and listless, which made Xiaoyue very puzzled.

"Brother Fan, did you not sleep well last night?"

Chen Xiaofan nodded and said, "To be precise, I was so angry that I didn't sleep well."

Xiao Yue's gossipy heart was burning, and she asked, "Did your girlfriend make you angry?"

"Oh, I'm single, how can I have a girlfriend? Mr. Nie, you don't want to eat melons, do you?"

Xiao Yue chuckled and said, "You know what, I really miss the days when we ate melons together."

Chen Xiaofan smiled when he heard that, sat on the sofa, and decided to pour out his grievances to Xiaoyue.

"Lou Zhongyue, a writer, you know him, right?"

Could this be related to Lou Zhongyue?

Xiao Yue pretended to think about it and said, "I know. We know each other."

"Yeah, how could I forget about this?" Chen Xiaofan slapped himself loudly in the face. He was really confused by Lou Zhongyue's anger.

Xiaoyue was almost stunned by what she saw. Why was he committing self-harm?

Chen Xiaofan said with a bitter face, "Boss Nie, you have to have a good talk with Lou Zhongyue. What do you think he wants to do? He has already changed The Return of the Condor Heroes. The pure and innocent Little Dragon Girl was defiled, and the unrestrained Yang Guo became disabled. This book is ruined. Don't try to persuade me that the story of the disabled man with a strong will will be told in the later part. I can't accept that."

Xiao Yue thought for a moment and said, "Uh..., who can tell what will happen next? Besides, are you sure you really understand this martial arts novel? I don't think you understand it. I don't think Lou Zhongyue is a person with a bad taste. There must be a deeper meaning behind it."

This is not right. Not only did Mr. Nie not think of asking Lou Zhongyue for himself, but he also persuaded me instead?

"Boss Nie, I'm not well educated, please don't lie to me, is there really a deeper meaning?"

Chen Xiaofan obviously still didn't believe it and looked at Xiaoyue suspiciously.

"Ahem...why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, just wait for the rest of the story. My feeling is that the story is about to take a turn for the better, and the foreshadowing left in the beginning is almost about to be fulfilled."

Chen Xiaofan looked at Xiaoyue in surprise and asked, "Boss Nie, have you read the rest of the story from Lou Zhongyue?"

Xiao Yue pretended to cough, winked at him, and said, "Don't tell anyone, I saw it last night."

Chen Xiaofan stopped yawning when he heard this. He became more alert and asked in a low voice, "Do you know the ending?"

"You know, the result is 'and'."

Xiaoyue thought that the two of them were crazy. They were the only two people in the office, so why did they have to speak in a low voice? This was crazy.

"Okay, go back to work with peace of mind."

Xiaoyue waved at Chen Xiaofan. She didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Chen Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Nie, I won't tell anyone."

Then Xiaoyue saw him walking away happily, taking three jumps with each step. Alas, he was not steady at all.

At this time, Xiaoyue's cell phone rang, and it turned out to be Liu Wenjie.

During working hours, Liu Wenjie would not call Xiaoyue unless it was something important. He knew the priorities very well.

"Xiaoyue, I'm sad..."

Liu Wenjie's sad and low voice came from the phone, and Xiaoyue knew it was not fake.

Xiao Yue was very uncertain, but she always had a bad feeling, so she asked softly, "Where are you?"

"Ah? The eighteenth floor."

Liu Wenjie answered honestly that he just felt upset and wanted to talk to Xiaoyue.

"Then wait, I'll come find you right away."

Xiaoyue hung up the phone and went straight to the elevator.