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Chapter 123: The Dutiful Publicity Ambassador

Jin Qixuan went on stage and bowed to the school leaders, then took the microphone and spoke loudly:
"Hello everyone, I am Jin Qixuan, a first-year graduate student in the Department of Acting in the fall of 2015."

“First of all, I would like to thank the president, dean, and professors for their support and trust in me. I will try my best to actively promote my alma mater during the event.

"I am very honored to succeed Yuri, Choi Soo-young, and Park Shin-hye as the new ambassador. I also wish the three seniors all the best in their future career development!"

After he finished speaking, the audience burst into applause and Jin Qixuan bowed to express his gratitude.

After Jin Qixuan stepped down, the ceremony of awarding bachelor's degrees continued.

Three hours later, the graduation ceremony ended and the final process began. Freshman representatives spoke on stage, freshmen took the oath, and counselors recognized the students.

The representative of the new students this year was Ryu Jun-yeol, who is already a little famous in the entertainment industry, and he went on stage to speak.

"Hello everyone, I am Yeo Jin-gu, a freshman in the Department of Theatre Performance in the spring of 2016.

"I am honored to speak on stage as a representative of the freshmen. I know that everyone, like me, came to college to learn knowledge and improve their overall quality."

"But when arriving in a new environment, everyone will face many challenges and confusions. For example, how to adapt to the new learning environment and lifestyle?"

“How to get along with classmates from different backgrounds and cultures; how to plan your own study and life; the answers to the above questions still need to be sought from our mentors and seniors…”

……

After he finishes his speech, irrelevant personnel can leave early regarding the subsequent procedures for new students.

On the way out, Jin Qixuan saw Quan Yuri who was about to leave and hurried over to say hello:
"Senior Yuri, Senior Xiuying, congratulations on your successful completion."

"Thank you."

Compared to Choi Sooyoung who just smiled politely, Kwon Yuri smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you~"

"Let's take a photo together? It can be used as a commemoration of the handover between the old and new publicity ambassadors."

"Okay."

Seeing that the two agreed, Jin Qixuan took out his mobile phone, held it high in the air, and took a selfie with the two of them.

After taking the photos, Jin Qixuan showed them the photos and asked:
"Do you two have plans to study for a master's degree?"

"emm..."

Seeing that they were hesitant to speak, Jin Qixuan knew that she didn't have this idea, so he suggested:
"Senior, in fact, studying for a master's degree will not only help you hone your acting skills, but also increase your access to film resources, which will be of great help to your career development."

For idols like them, it’s okay to act in stage plays and TV dramas. No matter how they perform, there will be people paying for it.

But when it comes to movies, it’s a different story.

It's okay if he plays a supporting role with few lines and is popular, but as for the leading role, I'm afraid no director would dare to ask an idol to play the leading role except a rookie director who is just starting out.

Because the cost of trial and error is too high, once the box office fails, the director's reputation will deteriorate, and it will be difficult to attract investment in the future.

Take Do Kyung-soo for example. Although his acting skills still have a lot of room for improvement, for now, his acting skills are at the top level in the idol circle.

But despite this, the box office of his first movie as a leading actor, "Pure Love", is still a bloodbath, and the number of viewers in half a month has not exceeded 10.
It would be fine if I won an award at the film festival at the end of the year.

If he fails to win the award, Do Kyung-soo will be labeled as "box office poison" and he probably won't be active on the big screen for some time to come.

Do Kyung-soo is already in this state, let alone the two girls who have so few film resources that they are almost completely isolated from the others.

Therefore, if the two of them wanted to get into the film industry, it seemed easier to make friends with the graduate students and prospective directors in school rather than currying favor with famous directors.

As long as there is an opportunity to show off and you can gain a foothold with your role, the subsequent resources will not be too bad. Seeing Kim Ki-hyun's serious introduction, Kwon Yuri joked:
"I say, you have just taken office as a publicity ambassador, do you have to be so conscientious? Do you think you will get a commission for persuading a graduate student?"

Jin Qixuan: “.”

Commission from chicken feathers
"Senior, you're joking. In the future, you (Girls' Generation) will develop more as individuals, right? I see that Yoona has already started to impact the big screen, and you (who are less popular) should have more time, right?"

Hearing Jin Qixuan calling Lin Yuner, Quan Yuri and Cui Xiuying looked at each other and asked:

"Are you familiar with Yoona?"

Jin Qixuan is a little crazy, can you please pay attention to the key points I am saying?

Although he was speechless about her unconventional thinking, Jin Qixuan still patiently explained, turned around and pointed at Lin Runze who was chatting happily with the freshman girl not far away, and said:

"You should know him. His sister is the investor of our film. I call him by his name."

The two girls looked in the direction Jin Qixuan pointed. After seeing the person clearly, they suddenly looked at Jin Qixuan in shock and asked:

"Investors!?"

Jin Qixuan nodded: "Yes, investor."

“How much did she invest?”

Quan Yuri and Choi Sooyoung looked at each other with surprise. They never expected that this little girl could do such a big thing without making any noise.

Jin Qixuan sneered and made a zipper-sealing gesture at his lips:
"This...is a trade secret."

Seeing him say that, the two girls became even more curious. Although they wanted to infer the approximate amount by asking about the film remuneration, this would involve personal privacy issues and would be a bit impolite.

So Choi Soo-young thought about it and changed her strategy and asked who the heroine of the drama was.

"Han Hyo Joo is angry."

"Oh"

Since Han Hyo Joo is the lead actor in this film, it must not be a low-budget movie. This little girl, Im Yoona, must have invested a lot of money!

After understanding the general situation, the two said goodbye to Jin Qixuan:
"Thank you very much for your advice. We will go back and think about it carefully."

"Okay, goodbye, senior sister."

After saying goodbye to the two girls, Jin Qixuan originally wanted to persuade Park Shin Hye to pursue graduate studies.

But unfortunately, she had already left.

At that time, Kwon Yuri and Choi Sooyoung, who were sitting in the nanny car, were thinking about what Kim Ki-hyeon had just said.

But the two people were thinking about different things. One was guessing how much money Yoona had invested, and the other was considering whether studying for a master's degree conflicted with his career development plan.

Kwon Yuri took a photo of Choi Sooyoung looking out the window:
"Xiuying, I just thought carefully about what he said."

"what?"

"If we go to graduate school, we should address Jin Qixuan as senior when we meet him in the future, right? Is it for this purpose that he asked us to apply for graduate school?"

Choi Sooyoung was obviously confused by Kwon Yuri's train of thought, and stared at Kwon Yuri's eyes in surprise for a long time:

"Although I don't think he would be that bored, but... it doesn't seem impossible...?"

(End of this chapter)