Chapter 463: Chapter 465 Anxiety
Qin Hao answered the phone and said, “Wan Rou, I’m sorry.”
Du Wanrou smiled and said, “I already know, Xu Siyao has told me everything.”
Qin Hao: “I’m sorry, Wan Rou.”
Du Wanrou had not expected this day to come so soon, the first lesson in nobility taught to her by Sophie Inshill was: Woman.
As for men like Qin Hao, Sophie had made it clear to her: he’s very charming and will attract many beautiful women.
You must be mentally prepared.
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Just a few days had passed, and there was already an incident with Xu Siyao.
Hearing Qin Hao’s voice, she could detect that kind of heartfelt guilt and torment.
Du Wanrou had countless thoughts in her mind, and she had thought about leaving Qin Hao.
But the idea of leaving Qin Hao gave her a feeling of suffocation.
She smiled and said, “It’s okay, you don’t have to blame yourself too much, no matter what I won’t leave you.”
This was the best solution at the moment, although she was very uncomfortable, she had to accept this fact.
Qin Hao didn’t know what to say, he felt he owed Du Wanrou too much to express in words.
Originally the official girlfriend, now she had become the other woman instead.
The grievance could be imagined.
Du Wanrou said with a smile, “Si Yao is pretty nice; she said she won’t compete with me, at home I’m still the boss.”
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Qin Hao said awkwardly, “She’s not ill-intentioned.”
Du Wanrou: “Mm, don’t feel guilty about this anymore. Cheer up, I like to see you strong and confident.”
Qin Hao: “Mm, thank you, Wan Rou, when will you come back?”
Du Wanrou replied, “Mid-month I guess, but the roasted duck restaurant here is doing so well, I’m a bit reluctant to leave.”
Qin Hao: “Leave the roasted duck restaurant to a professional manager, and when you come back, I’ll take you to meet my parents.”
Du Wanrou nodded with a smile: “Mm, okay.”
After hanging up the phone, Qin Hao stood up and took a deep breath, looking at many people playing on the beach.
Many had already forgotten the incident from a few days ago; for many, it might just be an amusing story.
But deep down, Qin Hao had a trace of worry.
Where did that black D-grade metal come from?
What is that thing that fell in the Federation?
This D-grade metal is only formed through processing and refining, so that means the black D-grade metal was manufactured.
What does this imply?
It implies that there are advanced civilizations in the universe beyond Earth.
In the hierarchy of metals, D-grade metal is high-grade, and currently, Earth can’t even refine F-grade metal, let alone the higher-grade D-metal.
A sense of crisis surged within him.
If Earth Star were to be discovered by an alien civilization now, then the entire Earth could potentially become a colony.
How could they fight back when completely overpowered in terms of technology and military force?
All of humanity on Earth might become slaves.
Nobody knows what the alien civilizations might do; perhaps they would kill everyone, or perhaps enslave everyone.
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While he was contemplating, Zhao Yuying, Han Meng, and Qiao’er returned.
He went downstairs, and upon seeing him, Qiao’er greeted with a smile, “Daddy.”
Qin Hao smiled and asked, “How’s school going?”
“The teachers all praised my performance, Dad, I’m going to do my homework now,” Qiao’er said and walked into the bedroom.
Qin Hao nodded and sat down on the sofa with Zhao Yuying.
With a smile, Zhao Yuying said, “Later tonight, there’s a monthly selection for ‘The Voice of Xuan Country’. One of our company-signed singers is participating. Shall we watch it together after dinner?”
“What time does it start?”
“Eight in the evening.”
Qin Hao nodded, “Okay, how many people are there? And how good are they?”
Zhao Yuying said, “Three people, two men and a woman. The female singer has a really nice voice, it won’t be hard for her to win the monthly championship with her talent.
If she can make it into the top three in the annual finals, she’ll practically be famous.”
A breakout artist can bring a lot of benefits to the signing company.
Album sales, advertising endorsements, and song royalties, among others, are all sources of revenue for the company.
Curious, Qin Hao asked, “What do they have to give up to participate in such competitions?”
Zhao Yuying replied, “The registration fee for the preliminaries is about twenty thousand per person, and the company will spend quite a bit on online operations as well.
Then there are the weekly and monthly competitions. If they advance to the weekly contest, there will be a registration fee of over fifty thousand.
For the monthly contest, each person’s registration fee is over one hundred thousand, and for the finals, it’s probably over a million.
These are the charges for ‘The Voice of Xuan Country’. For some hotter variety shows or new talent selections, newcomers have to pay a hefty registration fee.
As for cases like mine, all sorts of programs want to invite me, and they even offer me a high appearance fee.”
Qin Hao nodded slightly, no wonder so many people sign with media companies.
They don’t have the funds to promote themselves and have to rely on their company’s operations.
After dinner, they took a walk on the beach outside and then returned to watch television.
“It’s almost eight, turn on Nancha TV quickly,” Zhao Yuying urged.
Turning on Nancha TV, it was still showing commercials.
There were ads for Jiangshan Roasted Duck and Xinghui Wine, endorsed by Zhao Yuying, followed by Huafei Clothing and Tianli Cosmetics.
About a few minutes later, ‘The Voice of Xuan Country’ started to air.
It’s the December monthly contest now, with a total of fifteen contestants remaining. Tonight, the champion, runner-up, and second runner-up for December will be decided.
Among these fifteen contestants, three are from Yuhao Media Company, and most of the others are signed with different media companies.
There are simply no individuals participating in this period on their own. Without signing with a company, it’s quite difficult to continue.
Some media companies, upon seeing promising singers during preliminaries, approach them to sign contracts.
Contestants generally evaluate a company’s strength before deciding whether to sign.
After all, signing with a good media company offers more room for future growth.
The bigger the signing company, the greater its influence in the industry, and the wider its network.
A company can completely use its influence and network to subtly alter rankings, making it easier for their own artists to win.
The hostess of Nancha TV’s ‘The Voice of Xuan Country’ was the first to appear.
She first gave a shout-out to the show’s title sponsor, then introduced the four judges.
“The first judge is Mr. Guo Zhengping, who is known as the country’s foremost tenor.”
Applause erupted below, as Guo Zhengping had a significant reputation in the music circle.
“The second is Mr. Fang Kai, then Mr. Zheng Fang as the third, and the fourth is Mr. Yang Xingwei.”
After the introduction of the four mentor judges, applause continued nonstop. These individuals had a very high profile in the music industry and were top-tier singers.
Then the first contestant was invited up, gave a brief self-introduction, and commenced their performance.
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