Huayu: I was immediately ensnared by Jing Tian as soon as I entered the industry.

The curriculum for performing arts majors is not extensive, far less than that of other universities.

However, there are also many basic introductory courses that require daily practice, such as acting, diction, vocal music, and physical training.

It also includes theory and appreciation courses, covering Chinese and foreign film history, art theory, on-screen performance, and comedy theory.

Wang Xuan plans to first focus on building a solid foundation and improve his professional skills. If possible, he would like to change his major later.

He wasn't content with being an actor. No matter how good his acting was, he was always the one being chosen, and he might even be replaced by those with connections.

There are many examples of actors who have successfully transitioned into directing, such as Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, Chen Sicheng, and Jia Lin.

When the internet brought a lot of hot money into the film and television industry, people who performed Errenzhuan (a traditional Chinese folk art form), told crosstalk, wrote novels, and so on all came to get involved.

Being a director isn't actually that difficult.

In this era of film and television industry, the power of discourse is in the hands of a few, which is why directors seem so prestigious.

Wang Xuan's current concern is how to quickly earn some start-up capital.

There are many ways to make money during this period, the simplest and safest being stocks and real estate.

But whether you buy a house in the capital, or stocks of Tencent or Moutai, or Bitcoin, you have to wait 10 years to make a fortune.

In addition, all of these require costs.

Wang Xuan could persuade his family to buy him a house in the capital, since he is an only child.

But don't even think about stocks.

My parents are honest and law-abiding people. If they were asked to spend money on things they can't see or touch, they would definitely give them a good beating.

The most urgent task is to quickly earn our first pot of gold in a way that is both legal and immediately cashable. We need to think carefully about how to do this.

I returned to my dorm.

Gao Wenfeng, who shared a dormitory with me, was engrossed in playing a game.

Wang Xuan's unfamiliarity with him suggests that the other person is unlikely to make it in the entertainment industry, as are the other two roommates.

The success rate of this year's graduates is worrying; it seems that only a few girls, such as Shuangzi and Jingtian, have become well-known.

Wang Xuan glanced at the screen and saw that Gao Wenfeng was playing the currently popular game, World of Warcraft. Most of the players of this game were young people and students.

Watching him play games, he would occasionally smash the mouse in frustration, a behavior that Wang Xuan found most annoying.

Another type is people who play Audition Online and O2Jam; the sound of them hitting the spacebar can be heard from two miles away.

Both of them are complete idiots.

His skills weren't great, but the game graphics were good and very smooth. He was probably using a high-spec laptop.

That makes sense, though; everyone applying to art schools comes from a wealthy family.

People from poor families generally choose emerging industries like computers.

"Old Gao, how much is this laptop of yours? It looks like it runs very smoothly," Wang Xuan asked.

He should buy a computer; it would be more convenient for playing games or looking up information.

"I bought it from JD.com. They specialize in digital products, so the quality is guaranteed." Gao Wenfeng didn't even look up, busy with his work.

"JD.com?" Something seemed to strike Wang Xuan's mind.

In June of this year, JD.com was renamed JD.com Online Shopping Platform, and it is one of the self-operated online shopping platforms in China.

Attentive users who have made purchases on JD.com will notice that the domain name used by JD.com is 360.com, not the jd.com they are used to.

It wasn't until 2012 that JD.com's CEO realized the importance of domain names and spent a staggering 4000 million yuan to buy the jd.com domain from a domain name dealer.

Wang Xuan came up with a way to make quick money: first buy the domain name jd.com, and then sell it to JD.com at a high price.

At this time, JD.com had just received $1800 million in Series A funding from Capital Today and was aggressively expanding its business across the country, building a massive infrastructure and logistics system.

As an internet company with huge growth potential, JD.com must be aware of the importance of domain names.

"Old Gao, can you look something up on my computer?"

Wang Xuan stepped forward and said as soon as Gao Feifeng finished a game.

"Hurry up, we need to do a guild quest soon," Gao Wenfeng muttered.

Wang Xuan searched the domain name website, found the intermediary's contact information, and then returned the computer to Gao Wenfeng.

He left his dormitory, found a quiet spot, and dialed the number he had written down.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, I'd like to buy a domain name."

Upon hearing that business was coming in, the person on the other end of the phone instantly became enthusiastic.

Which domain name do you need to purchase, and what is your budget?

"I want..." Wang Xuan stated his request and then let the other party do it.

When the Internet was just emerging in China, astute businessmen spotted the business opportunities and registered a large number of domain names, which were still very cheap at the time.

The next day, good news arrived: because it was a short domain name with two letters, which was valuable, the owner offered a high price of 2 yuan.

For Wang Xuan, the price was a bit too high. It wasn't that he didn't have that much money in his account, but he felt he could still negotiate the price down.

The next day, the agent called again, and the price was negotiated down to 14,000. The owner was unwilling to lower the price any further.

Wang Xuan agreed to the price and urged them to finalize the deal as soon as possible.

He took his ID card to the intermediary company to complete the domain name transfer procedures.

That's one of the advantages of being in the capital: basically all companies related to the internet have branches there.

After completing the transfer procedures, the cost of purchasing the domain name plus the intermediary fee totaled 16,000 yuan, which was practically free.

Wang Xuan was out of money. Although he was the only son in his family, he only received 2,000 yuan a month for living expenses. The 20,000 yuan in his account was a red envelope from a relative when he was admitted to university.

"You also sell domain names, right?" Wang Xuan asked, looking at the person in charge who was sitting opposite him.

"Yes, Mr. Wang, would you like to..."

"Help me contact JD.com and sell the jd.com domain name to them for three million."

"Cough...how much?"

Huang Zhong, who had been a real estate agent for seven or eight years, wondered if he had misheard. He had just bought a domain name for 14,000 yuan and was now trying to sell it for 3 million yuan. He strongly suspected that his employer had lost his mind.

Wang Xuan observed the agent's reaction and calmly repeated the quote:

"The asking price is three million, with a negotiation margin of five hundred thousand. You can contact JD.com. If they don't buy now, the price won't be the same later."

"Let me try asking around." Out of professional ethics, Huang Zhong accepted this outrageous order.

If this really happens, it will cast a shadow over his heart for the rest of his life.

I've never seen such an outrageous operation before. They want to sell the goods for hundreds of times the price without even letting the employer handle them.

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