After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 231 CCTV wants to invite me to provide background music
For the next two days, Xu Lin was busy with his own affairs.

In the past two days, he did one thing: he found a specialized Chinese classical music instrument store and specifically learned to play Chinese classical music instruments.

In the realm of classical musical instruments, there are not only those from China, but also from the West and other countries, forming a very large category.

Before formally studying them, Xu Lin had already mastered two classical Chinese musical instruments: the flute and the guqin.

In the past two days, Xu Lin has also learned the xiao, sheng, pipa, guzheng, erhu, bianzhong, and drum.

For ordinary people, learning a musical instrument can take a year or two, and even after that long, they can only barely get started or know how to play it, let alone master it.

But Xu Lin is different. With his exceptional skills and talent for learning, he can quickly master a musical instrument.

Therefore, he was able to master seven musical instruments in just two days.

If Xu Lin were to post about this kind of learning ability online, he would most likely be severely criticized, and no one would believe him.

Why don’t you go to heaven?
But Xu Lin is not an ordinary person, strictly speaking.

What are the benefits of learning a musical instrument?

Of course, he plays music. He now produces music. For example, if he wants to create a grand and majestic soundtrack, he needs a lot of instruments, such as bass drum, timpani, gong, and so on.

Xu Lin needs to learn these instruments so that when composing a piece, he can better grasp which instrument to use to achieve the best effect.

Furthermore, for some grand soundtracks, it is impossible to create a truly stirring and grand soundtrack without the collaboration of numerous instruments.

Of course, this is already at the performance level.

Xu Lin is learning in advance, because he will definitely need to use it later.

Too many skills don't overwhelm the body.

In response, Xu Lin specifically found a place to rent a shop on the 5th.

This shop is quite large, with two floors, each floor measuring 200 square meters.

The rent is 8 yuan per square meter per day. For two floors and 400 square meters, the rent is 3200 yuan per day. For 365 days a year, the rent is 1168000 yuan.

Xu Lin paid a year's rent upfront.

After renting the shop, Xu Lin found a top-notch renovation team in the industry. He paid them three times their usual rate, with the requirement that the renovation be completed within the next two months.

Because all the materials used were very good environmentally friendly, Xu Lin could start working on the project as soon as the renovation was completed.

This is a music room that he set up specifically for.

As a person of action, and someone who doesn't want to waste time and energy on trivial matters, my motto is: if the money is right, you get things done; don't waste time comparing.

In Xu Lin's view, he didn't want to waste time and energy on things that could be solved with money, not even a little bit.

For him, time is far more important than money.

The five-day May Day holiday has come to an end, and Xu Lin has had a very fulfilling few days.

We'll have a class meeting on the evening of the day we return from the holiday.

Rong Xiyan didn't come to school today; she had a fever and took leave, but the fever has subsided, though she's still a little tired.

After returning from the long holiday, Shangwan Jun came to check on the students as usual to see if any of them had not returned. After all, some students would ask someone to take attendance for them and not go back to school themselves. Those who were nearby might be in this city, while those who were far away might be in other cities or even abroad.

Although the University of Finance and Economics is a good school, Jiangdu is a top-tier metropolis, and students will face many temptations. For example, beautiful girls, even with excellent grades and resumes, will have very good jobs and earn at most tens of thousands of yuan a month, and not all of it will be theirs. But Jiangdu will tell you that even tens of thousands of yuan a month won't buy you a decent handbag. Similarly, wealthy older men will tell you that as long as you spend time with them, they will give you a certain amount of money each month.

Jiangdu has no shortage of wealthy people.

Then someone said, "Be content with what you have, don't compare yourself to others. Life is your own, not for others to see." Are you kidding me? We're all just ordinary people. Do you really think you're a saint? Not many people can actually do that. Many people who say this are saying it against their conscience.

As a counselor, she has to take a look.

I checked a few classes, and thankfully none of them had this situation. All the students without any special circumstances were at school.

Finally, Shang Wanjun sat down next to Xu Lin.

"I passed the doctoral entrance exam, and the semester starts in September. I will then begin my doctoral studies. So, in two more months, my career as a counselor will be over."

As soon as Shang Wanjun sat down, she brought up the matter with Xu Lin.

"You passed the second round of interviews too?"

"Yes, everything went smoothly."

"Congratulations."

"Ah."

Xu Lin thought to himself, "I wonder how many male students and teachers will be disappointed. Shang Wanjun is the most famous in the university. Even Ning Yuhan and Rong Xiyan, who are also great beauties, are far less famous than Shang Wanjun."

She has the reputation of being a beautiful counselor, and she also has a very good temperament, like a young lady from a scholarly family.

At twenty-three, she has transformed from a young girl into a mature woman, a time when everything is just right.

Which guy wouldn't be dazzled? Male students have never seen such a beautiful counselor, and male teachers have never seen such a beautiful female colleague. It would be strange if they weren't dazzled.

Moreover, and very importantly, Shang Wanjun usually appears calm and even indifferent to everyone, always giving off an impression of being unperturbed and uninterested in anything. People are sometimes quite perverse, and this applies to both men and women. The more unattainable someone is, the more obsessed and fawning they become. The more indifferent Shang Wanjun is, the more these people like her, seeing her as a truly aloof and untouchable goddess.

However, in terms of overall charm, Ning Yuhan and Rong Xiyan combined cannot compare to Shang Wanjun.

"I've finished writing my novel, would you like to take a look?"

"Okay, send me the file."

"Come to my place, the file isn't on my phone."

"That's okay too."

Since he was invited, Xu Lin had no choice but to go.

After the class meeting.

Xu Lin drove his electric scooter, giving Shang Wanjun a ride, and left the school, heading towards her rented apartment.

Everything remained the same, except there was an extra chair in front of the computer.

This time, Shang Wanjun didn't sit on Xu Lin's lap, but sat next to him.

Xu Lin turned on his computer and asked curiously, "Aren't there any new movies lately?"

"Yes," Shang Wanjun replied.

Xu Lin was just saying it casually, but he didn't expect it to actually happen.

I opened the folder, and sure enough, it was there.

Xu Lin casually opened a camera.

"Is this the domestic region?"

"Ah."

"It doesn't look interesting."

Xu Lin fast-forwarded through a few parts, but found it all rather dull. He clicked on three more, and they were all the same. The domestic films were really bad; anyone who's seen them knows.

Xu Lin completely lost interest.

"Take a look at your novel."

"Well, here."

Shang Wanjun opened her novel file. "I spent some time writing it after I finished my doctoral exam. The whole text is 360,000 words long."

Xu Lin remembered that the last time it was 170,000 words, and now it was more than double that.

So for the next half hour or so, Xu Lin spent his time reading.

During this time, Shang Wanjun made him a cup of coffee, and Shang Wanjun would even serve Xu Lin coffee so that Xu Lin didn't have to lift a finger.

Finally, Xu Lin finished reading it.

"how do you feel?"

"Overall, it's fine. It has a good story and is quite profound."

Do you think there are any areas that need to be changed?

"Some minor changes are fine, it's like polishing it up."

"Then point it out? I'll revise it."

"Ok."

Xu Lin moved his position so that Shang Wanjun was facing the computer. For the next two hours, he would point out the errors, and Shang Wanjun would make the revisions. Shang Wanjun was very smart and talented; she grasped things immediately after Xu Lin pointed them out. Finally, they finished revising. "Is this all?"

"Okay, we can find a publisher to publish it."

Which publisher would you recommend?

"This one, please!"

Xu Lin searched online for the official website of "Zhu Yue Publishing House".

It's the publishing house that published his two novels.

In fact, Xu Lin only needed to tell his boss, Yu Shengzhong, and the other party could approve Shang Wanjun's application. However, Shang Wanjun would definitely not agree to that, as it would be like going through the back door. Therefore, Xu Lin only recommended a publishing house to her and did not tell her that he was very familiar with the publishing house owner.

"Try submitting to this company directly; send it to their email address."

"Ah."

Because this novel has already been typeset, and the table of contents and everything else are ready.

So Shang Wanjun sent it directly to his email address.

Pen name: Shang Wanjun.

Book title: Sailing in the Rain.

The story is roughly about a female knight-errant named Shang Wanjun's travels through the martial arts world and what she sees and hears; there is no romance involved.

Speaking of romance, even when it's about fighting the War of Resistance Against Japan, screenwriters can still create a whole love story, which is just plain disgusting.

Xu Lin remembered that Eddie Peng had a movie about banning laundry detergent. The story was originally good, about eliminating the laundry detergent smugglers in the Golden Triangle, which was exciting to watch. But then the director added a plot where the girlfriend gets inhaled by laundry detergent and then sleeps with an old thug, resulting in a dramatic love story. Xu Lin felt that the movie's quality was dragged down by this. Xu Lin has even forgotten the movie's name now, but he still remembers the plot because it was so disgusting. He didn't understand the point of adding a romance.

And the same is true for female-oriented novels; they are inseparable from themes of love and romance.

Fortunately, Shang Wanjun didn't touch it.

"Sent successfully."

At the same time, a reply came through an email with a beep.

Upon clicking, I saw an automated reply from the publisher, who said they would respond within a week.

"It's past midnight, let's get some rest. You have class tomorrow." Shang Wanjun checked the time.

"Ok."

"Xu Lin, why don't you take a shower first? I can't shower that quickly."

So Xu Lin simply went to take a shower first, which took ten minutes.

He had just showered and changed his clothes that afternoon, so he was wearing the same outfit tonight.

After Xu Lin took a shower, it was Shang Wanjun's turn.

It takes her more than half an hour to take a shower.

At this moment, Xu Lindu fell asleep on the sofa bed on the second floor.

Shang Wanjun came up after taking a shower.

The lights upstairs were already off. Shang Wanjun went over to take a look and found that Xu Lin was already asleep.

Because the air conditioner was on and Xu Lin wasn't covered with a blanket, Shang Wanjun covered Xu Lin with an air conditioning blanket.

Then Shang Wanjun went back to her room.

She didn't close the door either.

Actually, she was too lazy to close the door because it was a glass door, a single piece, like the sliding glass floor-to-ceiling windows on other people's balconies. When you pulled it, the glass door would shake and make a series of noises, even if you were very careful. In short, it was quite noisy, and it was obviously a cheap product.

It has to be said that the landlord spent the money on renovations very wisely.

Shang Wanjun still sleeps naked, so after returning to her room, she simply took off her clothes.

Where is Xu Lin?
He woke up just now when Shang Wanjun covered him with a blanket.

It's pitch black upstairs now.

Although he couldn't see the specific details, Xu Lin could see that Shang Wanjun was taking off her clothes and had her back to him.

Shang Wanjun took off his clothes one by one, first his shirt, then his underwear, then his pants, and finally his underpants.

This scene is very tempting.

Men know that a woman is most alluring when she takes off her clothes, because people have expectations at that moment, and these expectations rise to their maximum as the clothes are gradually removed.

Sleeping naked?

Shang Wanjun also has a great figure, with a shapely and exquisite appearance.

Xu Lin watched for a while, but there was nothing left to watch because Shang Wanjun had already gone to sleep.

Xu Lin felt utterly bored.

You can't exactly go over there and pull back someone's blanket to look, can you?
Obviously, this wouldn't work, so I simply closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Silent all night.

The next morning, the two went out together to a nearby KFC for breakfast before heading to school.

Over the next two days, Xu Lin spent the first day attending classes at school and the second day visiting film sets.

It was on this day, while he was on his way to the film set, that the director introduced Xu Lin to a man.

"Brother Xu, this person is my friend, from CCTV Production Studio."

When Xu Lin saw Jiang Yu, he saw that he was a tall and strong man from northern China.

"Mr. Xu, it's an honor to meet you!"

Jiang Yu extended his hand and shook hands with Xu Lin.

"Hello, what can I do for you?" Xu Lin asked, getting straight to the point.

Jiang Yu said, "Mr. Xu, it's like this, CCTV is currently preparing to release a series called 'The Humanities of China,' and we would like to collaborate with you on one or two pieces of background music."

CCTV?

Xu Lin's eyes lit up; he felt there was great potential in this.

What is the "Transmission of Chinese Culture"?

Xu Lin was curious.

"Mr. Xu, have you ever heard of the program 'National Treasure' which features famous figures throughout history who have made significant contributions to the country?"

"I've seen it before."

Xu Lin understood as soon as he heard "National Treasure," but he watched it when he was in his first year of high school. It was shown every night during self-study sessions and it was about cultural relics. There were also several similar programs. CCTV has produced many cultural variety shows like this.

"It's a program similar to 'National Treasure,' so we hope to collaborate with Mr. Xu on the soundtrack."

"You CCTV think so highly of me?"

Xu Lin asked.

"Haha, we've all witnessed Mr. Xu's composing abilities!"

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "I wonder if Mr. Xu is available recently?"

"I haven't been too busy lately."

"Mr. Xu will be going to the capital, which will likely take up some of his time. Is Mr. Xu's schedule available?"

"I have no problem with that."

This is a great opportunity, a higher and bigger platform, and Xu Lin has no reason to refuse it now.

It's like he was just dabbling in the martial arts world before, but now he's going to take a more formal, high-level route and try to break into the imperial court. He's definitely going to do it.

Xu Lin: "When are we leaving for the capital?"

"If it's convenient for Mr. Xu, we can depart in the next few days."

"Okay, I'll consider my recent schedule."

(End of this chapter)