Compared with Little Zifeng, Jin Mai belongs to the hard - working type.
Her talent is not top - notch.
However, she has a good personality and extremely fast learning ability. She can also take on a wider range of roles.
Moreover, this girl has become more beautiful.
With the help of Young Master Cao, the eye bags that spoiled her beauty have long since disappeared, and it was a natural disappearance without any surgical intervention.
After entering university, the girl has become even more beautiful.
Last year, the drama "Cycle" skyrocketed her popularity, and she won the "Best Actress in a TV Series" award.
The award holds high prestige.
This drama...
It also underwent more in - depth adaptation and promotion.
It was a huge hit at the beginning of the year.
...
...
Needless to say about others. For example, Zhang Hanyun was among the first few to join the company, well, either the first or the second anyway...
She was brought up by Young Master Cao and sent to university by him.
She disappeared from the entertainment circle for several years.
When she reappeared, she instantly became a triple - threat artist in film, television, and music, and her strength was extremely strong.
So,
All in all,
Within the entire company, many artists are "well - known", and only Young Master Cao himself knows the real situation.
One can't help but sigh that some people are destined to be popular no matter in which timeline.
Unlike the Twelve Beauties, who have consumed so many resources but can only barely keep up with the popularity of these other artists.
Of course,
Cao Cheng doesn't regret investing so many resources in them.
After all, the sense of achievement here is extremely strong.
To put it bluntly, Cao Cheng made the Two Beauties from the Western Regions and several young artists famous, but the sense of achievement was not that great. He always felt that even without him, they would still be popular, and his role was just to give them a little push.
He couldn't really be considered their benefactor or a talent scout.
The Twelve Beauties are different.
These twelve girls were not well - known at all. They were completely selected from the general public.
Without Young Master Cao, they might have become behind - the - scenes staff for some singing and dancing shows.
Or become someone's mistress?
Maybe go back to their hometowns to become dance teachers or open dance training classes?
All these are possible.
But it's impossible for them to become popular across the Eastern Region.
So,
In Cao Cheng's view, the popularity of these twelve girls brings him a great sense of achievement.
Perhaps only Young Master Cao himself can truly understand this sense of achievement. Outsiders can't empathize with it, and Cao Cheng can't share it either.
But,
It's enough that he can feel it himself.
...
Speaking of this,
One can't help but mention Chaoyue, the lucky girl.
This girl has incredible luck.
She already has strong natural luck, and then, by leveraging the resources of the other eight sisters, she took off in one fell swoop.
She is also a variety show regular.
It seems that every variety show, whether it's an outdoor or an indoor one, wants to invite her to participate.
...
During this year's Spring Festival Gala,
More than half of the Twelve Beauties participated in the performance.
The nine - member group sang and danced. Of course, they didn't perform girl - group songs or dances.
Instead, they performed proper Chinese - style performances.
These nine girls are now the number one Chinese - style girl group in the country.
So,
Over the years, there have been quite a few girl groups debuting, and some of them have good strength, but they have never been able to shake the position of these nine girls.
After all, these nine girls are registered with the Ministry of Culture and have a certain status.
They also need to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture's publicity from time to time and participate in various large - scale programs.
This is their status.
This is their standing.
As for the Spring Festival Gala, they almost come every year.
It's just that Lin Zhi and a few others have never participated in the Spring Festival Gala during the Chinese New Year.
This is also a deliberate decision by the company.
Too much of a good thing can lead to a decline.
The fame of the Twelve Beauties is enough for them to support and bind each other. If all twelve of them participated... although it would make the fans excited for a while.
But after the excitement, it might easily lead to a decline from the peak.
The matter of luck is unpredictable.
So,
The Twelve Beauties have never appeared together on the Spring Festival Gala stage, even though the fans have been clamoring for it.
Even the director of the Spring Festival Gala thought it was a great gimmick and sent an invitation to Miracle Media.
But in the end, Miracle Media declined.
...
During this year's Spring Festival Gala,
Cao Cheng appeared in the audience seats again after a five - year absence.
Young Master Cao hasn't watched the show for many years.
Nor did he go to the rehearsals.
The third program this year featured eight of the Beauties and Chaoyue.
The camera flashed, and Young Master Cao was seen.
Young Master Cao was sitting in the front row.
It was just a one - second flash of the camera.
Then the Internet went crazy.
"Damn, am I seeing things? Is that Young Master Cao?"
"I saw it too. I thought I was hallucinating..."
"The program of the girl group is 'Heaven and Earth in One Color', and the camera showed Young Master Cao. Young Master Cao came to watch his own artists' performance... Why do I feel a bit touched?"
"Me too. Maybe it's because we haven't seen Young Master Cao for a long time."
"In the previous years, Young Master Cao was quite active. He would often post advertisements and promotions, promote the girls and other artists, and share photos of his meals and tea - drinking..."
"Also have some online spats with people in the circle, especially that 'Little Cannon'."
"No, he didn't."
"Yeah, Young Master Cao hasn't been showing up much lately."
"Is it just me, or does Young Master Cao look younger and younger? He should be around thirty by now, but he looks like a fresh college graduate, even younger than most college students."
"What's so strange about that? I have a buddy who's twenty-eight, and when he goes to the internet café, they still think he's a minor and won't let him in."
"Some people are just naturally ageless."
"Right, Sister Yazhi is still so beautiful."
"Come on! She's in her seventies. It's just that with makeup on camera, she looks like a mature woman. In reality, she's really showing her age."
"No, I saw her in person before. She does look a bit old."
"It's normal. At seventy-something, of course she's old."
"So it's normal for Young Master Cao to look young now. He must have put on some makeup for the camera. Besides, thirty is a great age."
...
"Am I the only one who's curious about why Young Master Cao disappeared for a few years and why he's suddenly back now?"
"What's there to be curious about? I think it's normal. Rich people tend to keep a low profile to avoid having haters call them show - offs."
"True."
"No, no, you don't understand my husband!"
At this time, an old and dedicated female fan spoke up. "I know him so well, girls. My husband never does anything without a reason. When he doesn't show up, he's probably just being lazy. But whenever he appears, it must be to promote or publicize something new."
Another "wife - fan" said, "No, no. My husband is really the kind of person who won't do anything unless there's a profit."
"Yes, as the saying goes, a fly won't light on an egg without a crack. When my husband shows up, he has an ulterior motive."
"Well... right. It's like a weasel paying a New Year visit to a chicken. He's either after money or something else."
"Everyone, be really careful..."
One after another, these old fans came out to share their views.
It left those fans who hadn't followed Cao Cheng in the past few years completely confused.
Later, people found out that Cao Cheng's fans were a mixed bunch. They might call themselves "wife - fans" one second, but stab him in the back the next.
None of them were nice.
Otherwise, who would be a fan of Young Master Cao?
This statement scared a lot of young fans. What a terrifying group they were!

] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"

pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”

m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!