Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

Just then, her phone rang. When she picked it up, she found it was from an unfamiliar number.

Bronya hung up without a second thought. She never answered calls from strangers; they were either scams or advertisements.

However, the unknown number called again very soon, and Bronya hung up again.

Three seconds later, the phone rang again.

Bronya, feeling helpless, finally couldn't resist pressing the answer button.

The voice on the other end of the phone was a very sweet girl's voice.

"Hello, are you Ms. Bronya?"

Upon hearing this, Bronya subconsciously frowned, assuming the other person was a reporter or an artist.

Although not many people know her phone number, some people always manage to find it and call her, which bothers her a lot.

But now that the call had connected, Bronya composed herself and asked, "Yes, I am Bronya. May I ask who you are?"

"Hello, my name is Barbara." The person on the other end of the phone sounded noticeably excited.

“Barbara—” Bronya quickly searched her mind for the name and soon remembered, “Oh, I remember now, you’re that famous cover artist on Pixiv.”

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Chapter 239 Do you like smaller ones?

Barbara sounded a little embarrassed: "It was all just netizens joking around."

“You don’t need to be modest. I’ve heard your covers, and they’re all very good. I remember we’ve been in contact before, and I even invited you to audition at Anti-Entropy.”

Barbara was delighted to see that Bronya had also remembered her.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I couldn't make it that time for some reason."

Bronya's mood had calmed down, and she said gently, "It's alright. So, you contacted me this time because you want to audition again? If so, that's perfectly fine. We at Anti-Entropy always welcome talented people."

Hearing Bronya say that, Barbara's somewhat uneasy heart calmed down a little.

"Is such that"

She recounted her story with Qu Yin in detail to Bronya.

“I sent a message to Teacher Qu Yin, but he hasn’t replied. So I had no choice but to bother you. I hope you can help me contact Teacher Qu Yin.”

Bronya fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, somewhat speechless.

Bai Qianqu was out there flirting with other women and then abandoning them. Now the girls are coming to him, and he's the one who has to deal with their messes.

Next time we meet, I'm definitely going to give him a good scolding.

Seeing that Bronya hadn't replied yet, Barbara's heart, which had just begun to settle, started to race again.

She was worried that Bronya wouldn't let her see Teacher Qu Yin. During this time, she had also heard about Anti-Entropy. Anti-Entropy treated Qu Yin like a treasure and wouldn't allow anyone to inquire about his whereabouts. Moreover, Teacher Qu Yin didn't seem to like appearing in the public eye.

She felt that it was quite impolite of her to come looking for him so abruptly.

But Bronya eventually spoke up.

"Since it was Qu Yin who invited him, there's naturally no problem. I'll help you contact him."

"Thank you!"

After ending her call with Barbara, Bronya's stomach rumbled loudly, and she realized she was starving.

She quickly packed up and left work to have dinner, planning to have a proper "exchange" with Bai Qianqu later.

At this moment, Bai Qianqu had no idea that Barbara had already communicated with Bronya. He had just come out of the studio with Gretchen.

Gretchen's creative enthusiasm was just too high. Bai Qianqu originally planned to start creating the second volume of "Initial D" after the New Year, but Gretchen insisted on starting now. There was no other way, so Bai Qianqu had to accompany her and draw for another whole day, mainly to prepare the character illustrations for the characters that would appear in the second volume.

Even Bai Qianqu was somewhat tired after such intense painting, but Gretchen seemed completely unfazed and remained radiant.

"Teacher Bai, when will you start writing the rest of the story? I can't wait to get started!"

Bai Qianqu gave a wry smile: "Qianjian is still writing. I'll have him speed things up. Don't be impatient."

With only a few days left until New Year's Eve, Bai Qianqu didn't want to continue to put pressure on himself, and he also needed to prepare things for the New Year.

"Well, alright, alright!" Gretsch finally relented. "Let's keep trying tomorrow!"

She left with a smile, clutching her backpack. After a few steps, as if remembering something, she turned back and smiled at Bai Qianqu, saying, "Teacher Bai, Happy New Year in advance!"

"You too, be careful on your way back."

As he watched Gretchen leave with cheerful steps, Bai Qianqu suddenly felt a chill on his face. He looked up and saw glistening snowflakes falling from the sky and gently landing on his shoulders.

Snowing.

Bronya had barely caught her breath after returning home through the snow after dinner when she received a call from Kiana.

Bronya! It's snowing!

"I know, I know." Bronya patted the snow off her shoulders and took off her coat, hanging it on the rack.

Bronya's entire villa has underfloor heating with 24-hour automatic temperature control, so the house is always warm and cozy.

Kiana on the other end of the phone sounded very happy: "Hehe, I'm so excited! After all, this is the first snow of the year! We can have a snowball fight tomorrow when the snow piles up! Bronya, do you want to come play?"

"I still have one more day to work tomorrow."

"Oh, okay. By the way, why didn't you reply to my message this afternoon? You should have been off work by then, right? Were you in a meeting?"

Bronya said apologetically, "Uh, I'm sorry, I was so engrossed in the comics that I didn't have time to read it."

Kiana was very curious: "Reading comics? What kind of comics could make you so engrossed? Oh, I bet it must be the latest 'Houmu Snow Country Adventure' comic! Right? After all, Bronya loves reading Houmu comics the most!"

"It's not a Houmu comic!" Bronya blushed and immediately retorted, "Bronya is all grown up now! She doesn't like Houmu comics anymore! Besides, I read cool racing comics!"

"Oh? Really? Then I just bought an extra copy of the 'Houmu Snow Country Adventure' collector's edition. I was originally planning to give it to you, but since Bronya doesn't like it, I guess I'll just have to give it to Auntie!"

Bronya was taken aback and immediately changed her tune, saying, "Actually, although Bronya doesn't like reading Houmu comics, she still really enjoys collecting them. Yes, that's right, collecting! I love collecting!"

Bronya remained defiant, and Kiana chuckled, "Alright, I'll keep this book for you then. By the way, how about we spend New Year's Eve at your villa this year? Let's have some fun together!"

“Sure! No problem!” Bronya agreed without hesitation. “Can I invite Chiku? He’ll probably be alone for the New Year too.”

Kiana laughed, and her loud voice immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Hahahaha! Mei! I won! I knew Bronya would never forget Teacher Bai! I want fried chicken legs for supper tonight!"

Mei's helpless voice came over: "Okay, but you can only eat one."

Bronya's face darkened. This guy actually bet on her, but remembering that the Houmu comic was still in his hands, she could only hold back for the time being.

"Hehe, Bronya, don't be angry. How about this, I'll help with the New Year's Eve dinner? I've learned a lot from following Mei around lately!"

Bronya shuddered. "Forget it, you'd better not go into the kitchen. I don't want to have to fix the kitchen during the New Year."

Ignoring Kiana's disgruntled voice on the other end of the phone, Bronya was somewhat troubled. She didn't know how to invite Bai Qianqu. She had failed to invite Bai Qianqu to her villa several times before, which made her very frustrated and even doubt whether she was charming enough.

She looked in the mirror, gestured a few times in front of her chest, and muttered to herself.

"He's no worse than Ellie, is he? Does he prefer younger girls?"

Chapter 240 Sweet Flower, Sweeter Than ( )

The next morning, Bai Qianqu was sound asleep when Bronya called her and pulled her to the company.

"They didn't say anything and just told me to come over right away. What happened?" Bai Qianqu muttered, but she didn't delay and quickly took a taxi to the Anti-Entropy headquarters.

When he yawned as he walked into Bronya's office, he found a girl with golden spiral twin tails sitting upright on the sofa. Upon seeing him enter, the girl quickly stood up, her face full of respect.

Bronya also introduced, "This is Qu Yin, Qian Qu, and this is Barbara, the Pixiv cover singer you hooked up with, cough cough, the one you made an appointment with."

After hearing Bronya's introduction, Bai Qianqu immediately remembered and extended his hand, saying, "Hello."

"Ah, hello, Ms. Qu Yin!" Barbara was clearly excited. She reached out and grasped Bai Qianqu's hands. "I admire you so much, and I'm so happy to finally meet you in person today!"

"Uh, haha, I'm glad you're so sure of me."

"Of course! Teacher Qu Yin is my idol!"

"Cough cough cough!" Bronya coughed loudly, looking at the two still holding hands with a somewhat unfriendly gaze.

Barbara then realized what had happened, and her face flushed red. She quickly let go of Bai Qianqu's hand and hurriedly explained, "I'm so sorry! I was so rude! I was just too excited."

"It's alright." Bai Qianqu didn't seem to mind. He pointed to the sofa, "Let's sit down and talk slowly."

Barbara quickly adjusted her mindset; although she was still a little nervous, she was much better than at the beginning.

When she heard Bronya's introduction, she was a little stunned. Looking at the other person's appearance, she was too young. She had thought that Qu Yin should be a middle-aged person in her thirties, but now it seemed that the other person was probably only in her early twenties, about the same age as herself.

You have to understand that the other party is comparable to an A-level composer. Are there any A-level composers in their twenties these days?

Barbara thought for a moment, her mind blank. It seemed that, apart from Eden, all composers above Grade A were at least thirty years old.

In other words, Qu Yin is actually the youngest A-level composer?

It was precisely because of this that Barbara lost her composure just now; after all, the impact of this news on her was simply too great.

If this news were to become known to the outside world, it would certainly cause an impact as devastating as a landslide or a tsunami.

After Bai Qianqu sat down, she got straight to the point without any small talk: "The main reason I invited you here is that I want you to be my collaborating singer."

Perhaps because she wasn't fully awake, Bai Qianqu almost blurted out the truth.

However, it was obvious that Barbara was drawn to the last four words and failed to notice the flaw in the first part.

"To be a collaborating singer with Qu Yin?" Barbara's breathing quickened; this was something countless singers dreamed of right now.

Although Bai Qianqu had expressed her desire to cooperate with her in a private message, Barbara didn't actually have high hopes for it.

After all, Teacher Qu Yin is from Anti-Entropy, and Anti-Entropy's singer pool is one of the best in the world. What kind of singer can't they have? Why would they need to travel thousands of miles to call him over?

She felt satisfied just to be able to meet Teacher Qu Yin. She even hoped to try singing one of Teacher Qu Yin's new songs. Even if she was ultimately eliminated, she wouldn't have any regrets.

Barbara lowered her expectations from the start; she never expected to rise to power right away.

Bai Qianqu nodded and said affirmatively, "Your voice is very unique, sweet and clear, just what I've been looking for. Although my new song is still in the process of being written, I can say with certainty that this song is perfect for you."

Hearing Bai Qianqu's confident tone, not only Barbara, but even Bronya next to her showed surprise.

She couldn't help but say, "Qianqu, you haven't even started the audition yet, how can you be so sure?"

"Intuition!" Bai Qianqu uttered the two words decisively.

Bronya couldn't help but roll her eyes, but then she thought about it again and realized that it made some sense.

After all, a composer's thought process during creation is quite fantastical; sometimes, in the blink of an eye, something they cannot comprehend may arise.