The audition for the trainees was held in a dance studio.
It was a bit like an art school audition. Originally, Feng Chong was to be the highest authority for this audition, but after Yang Hao arrived, the central seat naturally was to be given to him.
However, Yang Hao did not take the seat and instead sat at the outermost position, “You all carry on with your usual work, I’m just here to watch.”
Sitting in the central seat was too conspicuous and not conducive to observing the trainees.
Nevertheless, Feng Chong still placed a stack of trainees’ resumes in front of Yang Hao, “Mr. Yang, you can also take a look at the information for these trainees, it’s quite detailed.”
Yang Hao nodded slightly, then casually picked up a resume to read, “Chen Ruohan, 19 years old, height 166 cm, weight 45 kg, measurements 90, 58, 88, education, sophomore at Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics…”
The resume also had a color photograph attached. The girl was youthful and vibrant, wearing a somewhat unconventional student outfit, going for a pure desire-style look.
Uh?
Somewhat familiar.
The photo was indeed pleasing to the eye, but with his photographic memory activated after maxing out his intelligence stat, Yang Hao instantly matched the girl in the photo with an image he had seen in his mind.
He took out his phone and opened that [Hanhan]’s profile picture.
Indeed, it was the same person.
The profile picture used by [Hanhan], although not the same one, could be recognized as the same person.
And after adding Yang Hao as a friend, she had also introduced herself proactively, her name being Chen Ruohan.
Yang Hao realized why Wang Xueru’s cousin, Roaring Heavenly Dog, couldn’t get a lick of her attention; a girl dreaming of being a star like her was not someone an ordinary college student like him could reach.
Yet, this 19-year-old girl possessed the ability to turn Fang Ke into a Roaring Heavenly Dog with her PUA tactics; she must have something going for her, quite possibly ranking higher than Meng Chacha.
Yang Hao casually flipped through a few more resumes. None of these girls was older than 20.
That’s because the first criterion for the company’s girl group selection was that the age must be under 20.
Most of these girls were students from art institutions, with the occasional college student like Chen Ruohan from a non-artistic educational background.
Actually, Jiangcheng University of Finance and Economics held a special meaning for Yang Hao because that was his alma mater!
Therefore, this Chen Ruohan was his junior, in fact.
“Mr. Yang, shall we start?”
Everything was ready, and Feng Chong asked for Yang Hao’s opinion.
“Just follow the normal procedure, act as if I’m not here,” Yang Hao said nonchalantly, waving his hand.
“Okay.”
With that acknowledgment, Feng Chong started the audition.
Actually, this was already the third round, and they were in the final selection stage.
Therefore, the girls who could show up here all were quite well-qualified in various aspects.
And this was when Yang Hao’s [Insightful Eye for People] function played a very significant role.
Ning Yuyuan, professional grade B, loyalty grade B!
Ren Jingjing, professional grade B, loyalty grade C!
…
After looking at several trainees, Yang Hao couldn’t help but frown, wondering if it was due to their youth that these trainees generally had low grades; “double B” was already considered good.
This evaluation should be able to change with age, experience, and improved ability.
Yang Hao thought silently.
“Hello, teachers.”
“My name is Chen Ruohan, I am 19 years old…”
The girl’s crisp and pleasant voice interrupted Yang Hao’s thoughts. He looked up, glanced over, and then saw the girl from the photo, but she wasn’t wearing the student outfit from the photo today; instead, it was a slightly more mature sweet sister style.
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Next came the talent demonstration segment. Chen Ruohan sang a song first, which was stunning. It was even better than those sung by the students from the art schools earlier.
Then she performed a short dance that is currently popular on Kuaiyin, but the dance was a bit sloppy. Yang Hao could even feel that her limbs seemed uncoordinated.
Yang Hao immediately used the [Insightful Eye for People] feature to check her out.
Target person’s name: Chen Ruohan
Age: 19
Business level: A
Loyalty level: B
Strengths: Singing, musical instruments
Dance truly wasn’t her forte, and what surprised Yang Hao was that her business capability was actually A-level.
She was the only one with an A among the trainees who had appeared so far.
This indicated she indeed had quite the talent in music.
After her performance, Chen Ruohan left the stage, and the audition continued…
Among the trainees who followed, two more A-level business capabilities emerged. Yang Hao quietly noted down their names.
Today, a total of 25 trainees were interviewed. According to the plan from the artist department, they were to select four people to form a group. However, these 25 trainees would most likely all be signed, with the ones having the best conditions debuting as a group, and the rest as reserve artists.
Actually, signing a large batch of newcomers has been a common practice among entertainment companies in recent years. They would coax the newcomers with relatively good conditions into signing a contract, hoping for them to succeed later. Even if they don’t make it big, it’s no concern, as the company doesn’t have much cost involved—these trainees don’t have a basic salary.
The company only promises to provide resources, and they only earn money if they have bookings.
Moreover, these young and beautiful trainees can also serve as public relations resources for the company. So, new talent with decent conditions is signed as soon as they can be coaxed, which is pretty much a no-lose gamble for the company.
Tianmei Media was actually considered conscientious. Most of the trainees they signed would usually get a chance to be slotted into some large-scale talent shows for some exposure. As for whether they could make it big, that depended on individual luck.
Of course, this applied only to newcomers without any backing. Those with connections, or who were truly outstanding, had a different development path ahead of them.
“Mr. Yang, which ones do you think have potential?”
After the audition ended, Feng Chong followed Yang Hao to his president’s office. What he did today was similar to what a courtier in ancient times did when presenting beauties to the emperor.
If he succeeded, he could naturally curry more favor with Mr. Yang, the new boss.
“Chen Ruohan, You Qianyi, Xia Qin.”
Yang Hao directly named the three girls with A-level business capabilities.
“Alright, I’ll take care of it.”
“Mr. Yang, at your convenience, it won’t take long!” Feng Chong replied with a smile, and then he hurried off to take care of business eagerly.
It was only after the office door had closed that Yang Hao realized there was something off about the latter half of Feng Chong’s statement—it seemed like he really thought this visit to the audition was about selecting consorts!
And what Feng Chong was likely about to do next was to convince the three girls to “attend the bedchamber”!
Feng Chong was an old hand in the entertainment circle; he should find this kind of thing easy, so there was a high chance of success.
Which meant that, before long, he might have his Roaring Heavenly Dog of a brother-in-law’s dream girl in his own bed…
When Yang Hao was in college, he despised wealthy and powerful old men the most because the class beauty of his class had been kept by such an old man. At that time, many boys, including Yang Hao, were indignant, cursing the old men shamelessly using their stinky money to pick up female students.
However, the dragon-slaying young hero had ultimately become the dragon himself!
Without realizing it, he had become one of those wealthy, powerful old men!
Ding!
Congratulations to the host for completing NPC No.3’s weekly task: [Many Children Bring Many Blessings].
Reward 1: A special fund of 10 billion for child-rearing.
Reward 2: Xinhua Building Gold Store.
What the fuck??
What’s happening???
Yang Hao was silently reflecting when the voice of the System suddenly rang out.
The task [Many Children Bring Many Blessings] is completed??
A few weeks ago, NPC No.3 Sun Xinyi’s weekly task turned into [Many Children Bring Many Blessings], which could be extended. As long as it wasn’t completed, it would keep rolling over.
So for the last few weeks, Sun Xinyi’s weekly tasks had not been refreshed.
But now the System was reminding him that the task was completed.
Which meant that Sun Xinyi was truly pregnant!!
Turns out I have no problems!
The System’s arrival hadn’t influenced my fertility.
Whenever Yang Hao interacted with the NPCs, it always involved real actions, without wearing “little raincoats”.
But for so long, not a single woman had reacted.
Yang Hao had started to think it was because he activated the system, becoming a bug-like existence in this world.
So his fertility had been restricted.
And now that Sun Xinyi was pregnant, it meant his fertility was completely unaffected!
Yibao, amazing!
System, amazing!!
Yang Hao waved his fist excitedly. Once a person becomes wealthy, they truly have the desire to have children.
Especially since Yang Hao, with the help of the System, had built such a vast empire, naturally, someone had to inherit it!
Jiangcheng Second Hospital.
Clutching her ultrasound results, Sun Xinyi excitedly clenched her fist.
“Li, I’m pregnant, I’m really pregnant!”
Sun Xinyi excitedly shared her joy of being pregnant with her best friend Xu Yali.
Ever since Yang Hao took her back to his hometown, Sun Xinyi had pondered having a son for Yang, not for competing for favor, but because she felt she had no way to repay Yang Hao, so she might as well bear him a son!
After all, Yang Hao only had a daughter, and wealthy people, of course, all hope to have a son. So Sun Xinyi thought if she could bear a son for Yang, he would definitely be very happy.
Therefore, she had specifically adjusted her daily routine to be very regular, plus her body was naturally in excellent condition, so getting pregnant was just a matter of time!
In fact, a week ago, she felt that she must have conceived, but she was afraid of being falsely delighted, wanting to observe more. Her usually regular periods did not come even after a week’s delay, so she went to the hospital for a check-up.
Then she received these long-awaited results.
“I’m calling Mr. Yang now!”
“Such good news must be told to him immediately!”
Xu Yali said as she took out her phone.
“Don’t call yet.”
Sun Xinyi quickly stopped her best friend.
“For such a big matter, you can’t be thinking of keeping it from him, can you?” Xu Yali asked suspiciously.
“No, I’ll tell him myself.”
Sun Xinyi said with a smile on her face.
“Tsk!”
It dawned on Xu Yali, still single, that the couple wanted to show off their affection.
“Alright then, let’s go home first.”
“Come on, let me support you a bit…”
Xu Yali proactively took on the role of taking care of the pregnant woman, considerately linking arms with Sun Xinyi.
“Isn’t that a bit exaggerated!”
“I’m not that fragile.”
Sun Xinyi shook her head with a smile.
“That won’t do.”
“If something happened to you while we’re together, and the boss found out, he’d kill me!”
“What’s in your belly is my little boss after all!”
Xu Yali teased with a chuckle, then carefully helped Sun Xinyi down the stairs.
Not far behind the two of them, Guan Mengmeng and Chen Jia, returning from the cafeteria, were chatting leisurely.
“Mengmeng, you should hurry up and have one for your Mr. Yang too.”
“Men like Mr. Yang are in high demand; having his child would secure your position.”
Chen Jia too turned the conversation to children, probably having heard Xu Yali’s words.
Hearing this, Guan Mengmeng’s cheeks turned a slight red, as she joked, “I’m still a child myself, I don’t want to be a mom so soon!”
“But the circumstance is special!”
Chen Jia spoke seriously again, “I’m telling you, my sister just got promoted, and she told me there are so many beauties in Mr. Yang’s CEO office!”
“So, you need to feel the urgency!”
Guan Mengmeng nodded slightly; her cousin Feng Lina and her mother had said similar things, but she felt that children should not be used as a bargaining chip in a relationship, and that everything should be left to happen naturally.
Besides, Feng Lina had told her long ago that Yang Hao once bought a car for another girl at her place, so she knew when they got together that he wasn’t entirely hers, and she never had the intention of monopolizing him.
But the joy of the beautiful woman just now had indeed affected Guan Mengmeng; she pouted slightly: Being a young and beautiful hot mom doesn’t sound bad~!