Yan Chi rushed to the school and arrived at seven o'clock. Fearing that Pan Fengming would cause trouble again, he parked his car and headed straight for the performance room, only to see two makeup artists applying makeup to Class A.
"Where are Teacher Pan and Teacher Jin Xue?" he asked Tian Cheng.
Tian Cheng's face was a little stiff. "Teacher Pan... is gone, and Teacher Jin Xue went to the lounge."
"Then where is Teacher Nine?"
Mentioning Nine, Tian Cheng's expression became even more awkward. She pointed to the side. "She should be next door. Class B is also getting their makeup done."
Yan Chi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking thankfully, and quickly went to check on Class B.
After Yan Chi left, Tian Cheng's face fell.
"I feel like we're finished."
Suddenly, someone blurted out.
Cui Min, who was waiting for makeup, frowned. "The performance is about to start. Saying such discouraging words at this time, do you have any brains?"
The speaker was Yu Zhuang. He had been depressed all night because of Jin Xue's scolding last night, and now being yelled at by Cui Min made him even angrier.
"If you have brains, why haven't you won a Nobel Prize? Did I say something wrong? To be honest, don't you all think the same way?
Has Jin Xue paid attention to us these days? Do you approve of what she taught?
And that lecture, she clearly bought it from Pan Fengming, just to fool us. Not only did she waste a week of our time, but if it delays our signing with a company this time, do you think she will compensate you? You're still dreaming of her taking you into a crew. She's almost finished. "
His words silenced everyone else because these were their thoughts too.
Cui Min naturally knew this, but she wouldn't admit that her judgment had been wrong before, so she stubbornly said, "Anyway, I can definitely sign smoothly on my own. This training camp is just a gimmick, it's useless."
Gu Cheng yawned widely and mumbled, "What are you guys arguing about again? Can't you be quiet and let me sleep? I'm so tired I can't even open my eyes."
Another classmate also drooped his eyelids. "Me too, I didn't sleep until one-thirty and got up at five-thirty. I only slept for four hours. I'm so dizzy now that I can't even tell which way is north."
Gradually, everyone quieted down, either dozing off, spacing out, or playing on their phones.
...
Yan Chi came to Class B and saw Quan Jiu applying makeup to the students, surprised. "Teacher Nine also knows how to do makeup."
"A little bit," Quan Jiu said.
Yan Chi was full of admiration. After a few polite words, he bid farewell to Quan Jiu and went to help at the performance hall.
Meanwhile, Quan Jiu and her four assistants worked until almost nine o'clock, finally completing everyone's makeup.
With half an hour left before the performance, Quan Jiu quickly led the students to the performance hall.
Along the way, many promotional materials such as pull-up banners were displayed. They also encountered many reporters and company staff, and the atmosphere was very lively. When they reached the performance hall, the audience seats were already full.
At this moment, the students of Class B truly felt nervous.
Xiang Fei looked at the juniors and sophomores in the performance department and sighed, "Last year, we were among them. I can't believe it's our turn so soon."
"When you enter society in the future, you will feel that time passes even faster," Quan Jiu glanced at the guest seats and added, "You go to the backstage to wait. I'll go to the guest seats."
The guest seats were reserved for representatives of various entertainment companies. The first row was all guest seats, and some people were already seated.
Quan Jiu took out her employee ID and hung it around her neck. She followed the seats and found her nameplate on the outermost seat – Chu Xin Culture Brokerage Co., Ltd., Quan Jiu.
She sat down.
Han Zhao, Ren Kui, and others had not yet gone backstage. Seeing Quan Jiu sit down, they all curiously surrounded her.
Upon seeing the nameplates on the tables, everyone was shocked.
"Teacher, you actually... have a brokerage company?" Zhuang Yu exclaimed.
Quan Jiu smiled and nodded, not hiding anything. "A new company, just established a week ago."
When some students heard it was a new company, established only a week ago, they looked a bit regretful. If it were a little more established, perhaps they could have signed with her due to their teacher-student relationship. It was a pity that it was a new company, and it was as difficult as reaching the sky to gain a foothold among the already mature entertainment brokerage companies.
Ren Kui saw that everyone was silent and quickly said, "Teacher, you are really amazing. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to call you boss in the future."
Quan Jiu smiled and said, "After your public performance, I will give you contracts, but you must also consider and choose carefully. Don't have any reservations just because we have had a teacher-student relationship. After all, new companies have limited resources. If there are better development opportunities, you must choose the better ones."
When the students heard this, their concerns were gone. They said goodbye to Quan Jiu with laughter and went backstage.
...
As time passed, more and more people entered the venue. The audience seats were almost full, and the guest seats were also mostly occupied, with only a few seats left in the middle. It wasn't until past nine-twenty that the last few representatives arrived late.
At nine-thirty, the public performance officially began. Yan Chi, as the host, started introducing the guests present.
Li Jing, the representative of Tianyu; Wang Chuan, the representative of Tianhua; Zhao Kuo, the representative of Heilu... Eighteen companies, mostly familiar faces, and established companies in the market.
However, when the name of the last company was announced, everyone was either confused or curious. Especially the company representatives sitting in the front row.
Li Jing looked around and asked Wang Chuan, "I've never heard of this Chu Xin Culture before. Whose subsidiary is it?"
Wang Chuan was also confused. "I don't know, I haven't heard of it." He then asked the person next to him, but everyone looked at each other, and no one had heard of it.
As Yan Chi introduced them, Quan Jiu stood up and smiled, nodding to the students behind her.
When she stood up, the students in the audience behind her started to make a commotion. Some mischievous male students even shouted "beauty."
Li Jing, Wang Chuan, and others all looked at Quan Jiu, and upon seeing her, they were all stunned.
Li Jing exclaimed, "She's so young and beautiful. Is she a manager? Why haven't I seen her before?"
Wang Chuan sighed, "With such good looks, she could be a star."
Li Jing directly sent a message to her assistant: [Chu Xin Culture, go and inquire about their background.]
The assistant was quick. Within a few minutes, she sent back the relevant information about Chu Xin Company.
After Li Jing read it, she became even more confused. "Strange, she's a complete newcomer, and I can't see any background. The company's legal representative is Quan Jiu, she's the only employee, and the company was just established a week ago."
"Just established a week ago?" Wang Chuan laughed. "It seems that AA University is not what it used to be, to even invite a newly established company as a guest."
Li Jing retorted, "She's a woman, and so young and beautiful. How could she have started a company with her own abilities? She must have someone behind her, we just don't know who."
Wang Chuan didn't care. "Whether she has a background or not, as long as she doesn't compete with me for people." He glanced meaningfully at Li Jing.
Li Jing confidently said, "Then you'll be disappointed. Tianyu has contacted Han Zhao many times, and he is already inclined to sign with Tianyu."
Wang Chuan chuckled, "You've contacted him many times, but he hasn't signed yet. Don't speak too soon, it's not certain who will win."