Although Sky Shadow Media was part of the Sky Shadow group, the company's address was not set up in the glorious and domineering Sky Shadow building. This was probably due to the uniqueness of the media company; all the people who went in and out were all big-name celebrities.
Therefore, the Sky Shadow media company simply built a skyscraper that was no less domineering than the Sky Shadow main building. That's right, a building In a place like City B, where every inch of land was expensive, especially in this district, they actually built a building to be a media company. One could only say that the rich were rich and willful!
Of course, Sky Shadow Media was not just a celebrity agency. It had many departments under it, with countless capable people. The building was home to game development, mobile games and software apps, variety shows, fashion, design, jewelry, newspapers, magazines... One chain after another, there were numerous departments with thousands of employees. The huge glorious building was bustling with traffic every day.
Xiwan was relatively familiar with this area, two streets away were the headquarters of the Huafeng Group. She often used to drive past here. Back then, her assistant Xiao Chen had even lamented that, "Sky Shadow Group is indeed rich and powerful. A huge building just for an entertainment company, as if it was the headquarters of a large group. It's the best of the best. The privacy of the actors is guaranteed, unlike our Huafeng group, where the headquarters are connected to other departments. Any inexperienced employee can take photos and post them on the Internet!" She remembered glaring at Xiao Chen at the time. If Sky Shadow was so good, why was he working for Huafeng? Xiao Chen was so scared that he no longer dared to say anything bad about Huafeng in front of her.
Now that she thought about it, she really had been an idiot at that time. She was blindly covering up for her own shortcomings. It was no wonder that something happened to her in the end. Her manager and assistant did not speak up for her either. It was all just an act.
The three friends stood at the door. Through the transparent revolving glass, they looked inside and surveyed the scene. Xiwan did not think much of it, but Qian Mengfei and Zhou Liqing were stunned by the magnificent building in front of them.
Eight large pillars stood 10 meters tall at the top of the ring-shaped hall. On top of them was a gold crystal lamp, and the white marble floor was so bright that it could be seen reflecting back in it. In the middle of the hall, there was a rockery with flowing water. The sound of running water echoed around the room.
At the entrance, there were two uniformed security guards standing at the revolving door like soldiers. One of them saw that there were three beautiful young ladies, so he smiled slightly, and he indicated that they could enter.
Xiwan was slightly embarrassed. She quickly pulled the other two of them into the hall. When they entered the door, a gust of comfortable cold air blew towards them. Zhou Liqing pulled the two of them towards the rockery. There were many water lilies in the crystal clear water, someone seemed to have taken good care of them. In September, there were even a few blooming flowers. Under the lotuses, there were several lively red and white koi carps playing around.
"I want to take a few photos." As Zhou Liping said that, she took out her phone and started taking photos. Then she started taking more selfies, and then photos with her two friends...
Qian Mengfei asked, "Are you still planning to have an interview?"
Zhou Liqing nodded. "Noodles," she said, and looked around at Xiwan.
Xiwan and Mengfei started back, "..."
Xiwan looked around and saw that the front desk was not far away. "Let's go there and ask."
"You still have sharp eyes," Zhou Liqing said with a smile.
The three of them walked to the front desk.
There were three sisters sat at the front desk. They were wearing the same uniform, had the same hairstyle, and wore light makeup. They were all beauties with big eyes and small mouths. They were definitely from Sky Shadow Media.
"Hello, ladies. How can I help you?" A warm voice asked. A beautiful receptionist smiled up at the three of them.
"Is your company recruiting artists? Where do you send your resume?"
The receptionist looked at the three of them and her eyes lit up. "Okay, please follow me."
She led the way and Zhou Liqing said softly, "They are indeed a big company. The receptionist is so nice and warm, and so warm-hearted."
Qian Mengfei said, "Wouldn't it be nice to be able to work in these companies?"
The bigger the company, the higher the recruitment requirements. Even the cleaning lady had a clean background and was honest and upstanding, let alone the receptionist. This was the first impression of the company, so they would naturally want to choose her as well.
The receptionist led them to an office. Inside there were a few people writing with their heads down. The receptionist said, "They are also here for applications." Then, she let the three of them sit down to wait. She poured three cups of flower tea for Xiwan, Liqing, and Mengfei. Then, she turned around and went to get three information forms and three pens. "This is the basic information form," She said as she handed the sheets of paper over. "Everyone, please fill it out. After you finish writing it, hand it over to Manager Chen over there. At 11 o'clock, our interviewer will start the first round of interviews. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Manager Chen, or come to the receptionist to look for me. I wish you all a successful interview."
After her speech, the receptionist left with a smile.
Zhou Liqing sighed again. "The quality of yours is really good."
The three of them sat down and filled in the information quickly. After they finished writing, Qian Mengfei had a moment of realization. "I only followed you here to take a look. Why would I fill out the application?"
"Hahaha. Go ahead and write. What if you're also chosen?"
Qian Mengfei didn't answer. Zhou Liqing had a point.
The three of them handed the information sheet to manager Chen. The moment Mr. Chen saw Xiwan, he was stunned. He looked at Xiwan's information sheet and when he saw her name, he was stunned again. Then, he said very politely, "Miss Jiang, please sit here for a while. There's still about an hour left."
The girls who were waiting saw that Mr. Chen, who had been expressionless towards them, was actually being nice to a woman. They couldn't help but look up to watch.
When they saw Xiwan's face, jealousy flashed in their eyes.
Xiwan returned to her seat with an indifferent expression. Zhou Liqing leaned over and whispered, "Hehe, I told you that my Xiwan would definitely be chosen."
"Don't jump to conclusions when there's no shadow."
"Hmph, if you didn't get picked, who else will?" Zhou Liqing looked around as she spoke. She looked at all the beauties around her. They were all dressed exquisitely, as if they could go on stage at a moment's notice. "There are many beauties, but all of them were instantly killed by you."
Zhou Liqing's voice was quite loud. A gorgeous beauty beside her heard what she'd said and was very uncomfortable. She looked at Xiwan and Zhou Liqing. "Aren't you afraid of your tongue when the wing is strong? Who would be killed instantly?"
The other beauties, who had their heads lowered, looked up as she spoke. They were all gorgeous, like they had come straight out of beauty paegents, and all of them wore ugly expressions on their faces.
There was a strong smell of gunpowder in the air.
Zhou Liqing was so angry that she wanted to scold her back, but Xiwan stopped her.
Xiwan said, "My friend is only joking. Don't take it to heart."
Everyone was focused on how to get into the industry, and each of them had their own weight in their bellies. Thinking about how manager Chen treated Xiwan differently from the rest, they stopped glaring. After all, they hadn't even gained the representation of the company and they were already fighting. That wouldn't be good for their image.
As time passed, more and more candidates came to apply. There were men and women, old and young. For a time, the huge office was crowded.
The air was silent, even with the air conditioner running in the background.
Xiwan chatted with her friends. Zhou Liqing even scrolled through Weibo and posted a photo of the three of them to pass the time.
"At Sky Shadow Media applying to be an artist with my friends," she read aloud as she tapped on her screen. "Haha, I pray we have good luck. Where are the flower emojis? I want to add some."
Zhou Liqing usually only put pictures of nature on Weibo. Flowers, birds, insects, and grass. Once she posted some stewed chicken soup she made that had made everyone who ate it sick. Most of her three hundred followers were classmates.
As soon as she posted the picture someone commented underneath. 'F*ck! Is the goddess going to break into the entertainment industry and become one of the generations of new legends?'
After Zhou Liqing finished reading it, she laughed out loud, making her cheeks red. Then, she showed it to Xiwan and Qian Mengfei. "Hehe, I didn't expect the study commissary to call me the goddess," Xiwan said.
Qian Mengfei looked at the comment of the study commissary. His nickname was was 'Single Lucky Man'. Then, she looked at the photo that Zhou Liqing showed her. "Are you sure the study commissary will talk about you later?"
Ding! Ding! Two message notifications popped up.
Zhou Liqing refreshed the comment and saw the Single Lucky Man send another message. "The goddess in white dress is indeed beautiful. So beautiful I could cry... or lick the screen."
Xiwan swore with rage in her white dress.
Zhou Liqing, in a red dress, said "Angry react!" She reacted to the comment on her photo.
Then, many of her classmates came forward to leave messages. A few of them wished her success, while most of them were lamenting Xiwan's beauty. They even tagged Zhou Liqing's classmates who she did not know.
It didn't take long before there were more comments, followed by people sharing the post. 'F*ck! As expected of the campus beauty contest winner! Beautiful... Cry, a clear photo of the front. Po pig has good reviews.' That's right, there was even a typo.
A student from the university, whose Weibo account was more popular, also retweeted the post. 'The campus Belle of my university is about to enter the entertainment industry. Tremble, women of the entertainment industry, the beauty killer is here!'
In half an hour, the number of reposts on Zhou Liqing's Weibo had increased exponentially. The number of notifications from her new friends increased faster and faster...
Many people praised Zhou Liqing's beauty and even asked Xiwan for personal information.
Zhou Liqing was slightly stunned. She looked at Xiwan and said, "Xiwan, I seem to have done something amazing."
Xiwan, who was playing a phone game, looked up. "Huh?"
"I think we're going to become internet celebrities." She handed her phone to Xiwan and pointed at the latest hot topic on the platform. "I accidentally uploaded it."
Xiwan stared at the screen, trying to process what she could see.
However, as the number of retweets and comments increased, a discordant voice started to emerge online. 'Which company is creating the hype again?'
'Pfft. It's just like that. It doesn't matter how beautiful she is, she can still be more beautiful than Jiang Xiwan.'
One of Jiang Xiwan's die-hard fans struck back at that comment: 'Hey! Please don't compare this little drop in the ocean to our Xiwan, okay?'
Then, some people were becoming the new Xiwan's first die-hard fans. Some people were not fans of the late Jiang Xiwan. 'Bah, she's just a suicidal slut! Even when it comes to looks, how dare you say this goddess in white is ugly!'
The originally harmonious comments section was in a mess.
Zhou Liqing could see that it was getting out of control. "What should we do?"
"Delete it!" Qian Mengfei rolled her eyes at Zhou Liqing. "Hurry up and delete it before Xiwan becomes an internet celebrity. After all, it's not a good thing if the identity of internet fame is printed on Xiwan."
That was very true. Celebrities were actually very particular about how they appeared online. There were always a few cases of internet celebrities being as well-liked and respected as traditional celebrities, but it was rare. Even if some celebrities who came from Internet celebrities were not less popular than traditional celebrities, the latter still looked down on the former. In the eyes of traditional celebrities, internet celebrities were just not cool and had a rustic aura. It was the same as gaining success from a talent show. Even the 18th-tier celebrities looked down on you.
Zhou Liqing nodded and quickly deleted the Weibo post.
She posted a picture of a single mountain koi. 'A little shocked by the sudden appearance of so many fans. Because I had friends in the picture before, I have deleted it. Please forgive me. Ps, I heard that if I post a photo of a koi, my wish will come true. Then, I'll make a wish: let me get into this company.'