Chapter 234: Changes in the Flame Guardian
"How about it, Jia Na, shall we eat and talk?"
"Of course, no problem."
Hearing their conversation and knowing the negotiation went smoothly, Crane-Roland couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then greeted David-Berg behind him:
"Let's go, David, we can have a celebration feast today—" "Haha, truly worthy of being the Troupe Master!"
David-Berg, who naturally understood Crane-Roland's hidden meaning, laughed heartily without any reservations.
Seeing the two of them acting unusually, Jia Na also smiled and glanced at Roman-Roland opposite her, who looked slightly helpless.
"How about it, aren't we giving you enough importance?"
"Indeed, very important."
At Roman-Roland's invitation, Jia Na also stood up from the sofa and, following Crane-Roland's guidance, got into the carriage bound for Cui Yu's String.
Given Jia Na's immense popularity, Crane-Roland had reserved a secluded six-person private room at Cui Yu's String in advance.
There were a total of four attendees: Roman-Roland, Crane-Roland, David-Berg, and the absolute protagonist of this occasion, Jia Na.
Besides celebrating Jia Na's successful contract renewal, this gathering also involved a new business jointly launched by the Nightingale Opera Troupe, Otter Opera House, Saint Laurent Opera House, and Morning Light Opera House—the record and tape business.
And the key figure in this new business was still Jia Na.
Overall, after the Nightingale Opera Troupe's several tours during the New Year, Roman-Roland discovered that song of the ocean had become widely popular.
Moreover, the popularity of song of the ocean was not limited to the niche circle of opera enthusiasts,
but had become so popular that even people who usually didn't watch opera at all started noticing song of the ocean.
Through observing this strange phenomenon, Roman-Roland concluded that the popularity of song of the ocean was not due to its plot, but rather the confessional piece sung solo by Olivia in the opera.
What was even stranger was that although song of the ocean involved many musical pieces, only Olivia's solo part was widely circulated, while the solo performances of other actors didn't make any waves at all.
Later, after Roman-Roland bought and listened to the pirated tapes on the market, he discovered a very interesting phenomenon.
It was still the actor's solo part, but only Olivia's voice had a captivating ability.
Even though the pirated tapes had a lot of static, that heavenly singing voice and extremely enchanting vocal style made people want to loop the playback repeatedly.
Although the performances of other opera actors were also very good, their voices were more suitable for listening to live opera and not suitable for repeated playback.
In short, Olivia's voice, which was Jia Na's voice, besides the opera industry,
was also gradually showing undeniable commercial value in popular music.
And this was precisely an important reason why Roman-Roland was willing to give up seven percent of the profit share to secure Jia Na's contract.
Of course, this reason was just one of them; Jia Na's extremely high popularity and the resulting monetization ability also made Roman-Roland look at her with new eyes.
Up until now, for any performance featuring Jia Na, the revenue from flowers alone was almost equivalent to the weekly revenue of other operas.
To put it bluntly, if this "money tree" wasn't properly taken care of, competitors would immediately pounce and snatch it away, giving the Nightingale Opera Troupe no room for maneuver. "Then let's settle this matter for now. I will have Zhu Li inform you of the specific plan details later."
"No problem, Troupe Master."
After a few rounds of drinks, Roman-Roland, who was clearly tipsy, saw Jia Na to the door, then leaned against the door, unable to walk any further.
On the other side, David-Berg was completely blacked out from drinking; if it weren't for Crane-Roland supporting him, he might have passed out directly in the private room.
"Jia Na, should I find someone to rent an apartment for you outside? Your daily commute time from the academy isn't short, is it—"
Hearing the other person's drunken voice, Jia Na shook her head, politely refusing the offer.
"Living in the dormitory is more convenient for my usual classes—Troupe Master, it's getting late, you should go back and rest early too, you don't need to see me off anymore."
"—Alright—Alright—You also be careful. I won't see you off."
Looking at the Roman-Roland in front of her, who was completely different from his usual stern and unsmiling image, Jia Na smiled. After putting on her Wizard hood, she pushed open the crystal revolving door and left Cui Yu's String alone.
"Releasing records, huh..."
Looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, Jia Na, whose drunkenness had mostly faded in the cold wind, couldn't help but start thinking about the feasibility of the new business model proposed by Roman-Roland.
In fact, whether it was performing opera or releasing independent records, for Jia Na, as long as it made money, it didn't matter.
After all, no matter how much she dabbled in side businesses, it couldn't affect her main occupation of studying Wizard courses daily. Therefore,
As for Roman-Roland's various grand visions, Jia Na simply let him be; as long as it was executed according to the contract, it was fine.
Hah, she exhaled into the cold air around her, watching the mist quickly dissipate from her mouth and nose. Jia Na twitched her nose, no longer delaying, and directly cast the Light Feather Spell, quickly heading in the direction of the academy.
"I wonder if Vivian is awake now—"
After returning to the academy, Jia Na first went back to the seclusion room on the ninth floor of the Magic Tower.
As Jia Na expected, just one high-grade elemental essence was not enough to support the evolution of the Flame Guardian and Thundercloud.
Fortunately, after a whole afternoon of energy digestion, the Flame Guardian and Thundercloud had both regained consciousness, no longer appearing groggy as they did right after consuming the elemental essence at noon.
After digesting the elemental essence, Thundercloud didn't show any significant changes besides getting a bit larger. The Flame Guardian, on the other hand, Jia Na noticed its outer Flame was showing a tendency to gradually turn blue.
"I estimate with a few more elemental essences, Yan Yade will be able to evolve from 【Flame Guardian】 to 【Flame General】."
As a fire elemental creature in the Flame Plane, the Flame Guardian's upgrade and evolution system has a very fixed pattern.
This pattern is mainly distinguished by the color of the Flame.
They are: crimson - Fireball Sprite, orange-red - Flame Guardian, blue - Flame General, purple - Flame Lord, black - Flame Monarch.
And the current level range of Jia Na's contracted creature is in the second stage of the Flame, orange-red—.