The Cunning Rabbit's Three Burrows: Dong Xuan and Guan Yue

Dong Xuan looked at Zhou Yan and answered truthfully.

"Teacher, this student came up with the idea," Dong Xuan said. He didn't know Zhou Yan's name; they only had numbers on them.

"Not bad," Wang Jinsong said, looking at Zhou Yan with admiration in his eyes.

"You're a real talent."

"Thank you for the compliment, Teacher," Zhou Yan said modestly.

"You two take a break first," Wang Jinsong said without asking any further questions. This was the examination room, and there were other candidates taking the exam.

"Okay," Dong Xuan and Zhou Yan came down.

Soon, their group finished their exam, and everyone walked out of the classroom.

"Hello, my name is Dong Xuan," Dong Xuan said, extending his hand.

"Hello, Zhou Yan," Zhou Yan gently grasped Dong Xuan's jade-like hand, then let go.

"Zhou Yan? You were the first place winner in the preliminary examination?" Upon hearing Zhou Yan's name, Dong Xuan seemed to have thought of something.

"It's me," Zhou Yan nodded. "You came in sixth in the preliminary exam?"

"You still remember me?" Dong Xuan was somewhat surprised.

Logically speaking, few people pay attention to those who are worse off than themselves.

Just like her, she couldn't remember the names of any of the people behind her.

"I remember all ten of them."

"I feel like you'll definitely get into the Beijing Film Academy," Dong Xuan said, knowing Zhou Yan's preliminary exam results and having worked with him before, so he felt Zhou Yan was almost certain to succeed.

"I think you'll be fine too," Zhou Yan said, knowing full well that Dong Xuan could pass the exam.

"Thank you for your kind words," Dong Xuan said with a smile.

"My friend is waiting for me, I'm leaving now," Dong Xuan said to Zhou Yan after glancing at Guan Yue not far away.

"Okay, bye-bye," Zhou Yan and Dong Xuan said goodbye.

……

"Who was that?" Guan Yue asked, watching Zhou Yan's departing figure.

"This is Zhou Yan," Dong Xuan introduced.

"Is that Zhou Yan?" Guan Yue immediately perked up. "He's so handsome?"

"How did you two end up together?" Guan Yue's eyes were full of gossip.

"Don't overthink it. We were assigned to the same group and partnered up temporarily during the performance," Dong Xuan said, knowing what Guan Yue was thinking just by looking at her eyes.

"Look at you, I didn't say anything, there's no need to rush to defend yourself."

"You didn't say anything, but your eyes said it all," Dong Xuan glanced at the other person.

"How did your exam go today?" Guan Yue didn't continue arguing with Dong Xuan.

"I was just about to tell you..."

After leaving the Beijing Film Academy, Zhou Yan traveled by car to "Huaqing Jiayuan".

His house in Huaqing Jiayuan had been renovated long ago, but he had never been there since.

Fan Binbin was basically in charge of the renovation, and the style and layout were designed according to the couple's preferences.

Zhou Yan arrived at his home in Huaqing Jiayuan and looked at the surrounding decorations.

The overall decoration style is mainly light luxury, which is very high-end and classy.

The living room is very large, and the floor is spotless.

The room is fully furnished with a sofa, TV, coffee table, refrigerator, air conditioner, and more.

The wardrobes and cabinets are all high-end custom-made.

Beautiful and elegant.

We'll move in as soon as the formaldehyde dissipates.

Zhou Yan stayed in the room for a while before coming out.

"I need to buy another set," Zhou Yan muttered to himself.

Cunning Rabbit Three Caves.

This is his and Fan Binbin's hideout.

He wanted to buy another apartment as his and Gao Yuanyuan's love nest.

"We can't be too close, or something might happen," Zhou Yan decided to look at houses in the next few days and buy another one.

In January, Zhou Yan's fifth book, "The Swordsmen of the Heavenly Sword", was officially published and available in major bookstores.

Thanks to the extensive promotion by Shanghai People's Publishing House, the "Stormy Jianghu" series has long been famous throughout the world.

Even people who don't like martial arts novels have heard of this series.

Moreover, with the excellent predecessor "Qin's Moon", countless readers have high expectations for "The Legend of the Swordsman".

Upon publication, it was snapped up by readers from all over the world.

The game "The Legend of the Swordsman" can be described as "selling like hotcakes".

Sales are climbing steadily.

For Zhou Yan, this was all money.

In late January, the Shanghai People's Publishing House transferred the remaining royalties.

Last year, Zhou Yan released four books that made a splash: "The World's Number One", "Water Moon Cave", "The Legend of the Spirit Mirror", and "Qin's Moon"!

Among them, "The First Under Heaven" and "Water Moon Cave" were published earliest, but their sales have been somewhat sluggish to this day, with slow growth in sales volume.

But "The Legend of the Spirit Mirror" and "Qin's Moon" are different. They caught the wave of promotion from the Shanghai People's Publishing House and took off immediately.

In particular, "Qin's Moon" far surpassed all others, taking the top spot on the bestseller list in 1999, selling more than 500,000 copies more than the second-place "Legend of the Mirror".

Zhou Yan received more than ten million yuan in royalties (after tax).

Although it doesn't reach the level of 1.7 million yuan earned from a single song, it's still quite impressive.

Most importantly, Zhou Yan holds the film and television copyrights, which is what he values ​​most.

After several days of investigation, Zhou Yan finally bought a house in "Lijingyuan".

Located on Jianguomenwai Street, Lijingyuan was completed in 1998 and is one of the few high-end residential projects in the Guomao area. Its residents are mostly senior executives of foreign companies and wealthy families.

Zhou Yan chose this place because of its privacy.

Of course, the property management fees are not cheap either.

Zhou Yan bought a large single-level apartment with four bedrooms and two living rooms, covering an area of ​​365 square meters, which is even larger than the apartment in Huaqing Jiayuan.

Zhou Yan chose a good floor, so the price was also relatively high, nearly seven thousand per square meter.

Including the parking space, the total comes to over two million.

This was definitely a huge sum of money in the year 2000.

After Zhou Yan bought "Lijingyuan", he did not rush to renovate.

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, so there's no need to rush.

He'll renovate next spring; he's not in a hurry to move in.

The results of the re-examination were announced around January 20th, and as expected, Zhou Yan once again came in first place.

After the results of the second-round interview are released, the third-round interview, or the final interview, will follow immediately.

This is the last exam for art students.

This stage is the ultimate assessment of the candidates' professional abilities. The exam is relatively long and the content is quite specialized.

On the one hand, a comprehensive test of vocal and physical performance is conducted, focusing not only on individual skills but also on the fusion and artistic appeal of the two skills; on the other hand, a comprehensive assessment of dialogue and performance is carried out, often with questions randomly selected, which may involve skits in complex situations, improvisation of dialogue, and other content.

In addition, the examiner team will include external experts to comprehensively evaluate the candidates' potential and ultimately calculate the overall score based on their performance in multiple subjects.

The initial screening eliminated a large number of candidates.

The second round of interviews eliminated another large number of candidates.

This final exam will also eliminate another batch of candidates.

Finally, the final selection is based on the college entrance examination scores, with the best candidates being admitted.

Zhou Yan encountered Dong Xuan again.

Unlike last time, Zhou Yan took the initiative to go up and greet them.

"This is my good friend—Guan Yue," Dong Xuan introduced.

"Hello," Zhou Yan said, looking at Guan Yue.

Guan Yue is a unique woman with a distinctive look. Although she is not considered beautiful, she is very attractive, otherwise Tong Dawei would not have pursued her!

"Hello," Guan Yue said, shaking hands lightly with Zhou Yan as they looked each other over.

"Are you from Nanhua?" Guan Yue asked uncertainly.