Chapter Ninety-Five A Flash of Inspiration

  The girls entered in a line.

  Li Xuejiao found that it wasn't just the yangqin class's classmates who came, but also people from erhu class, flute class and many other classes, however only girls were allowed, there was not a single boy in the scene.

  "Good morning everyone, my name is Wang Guanghai. This time our company hopes to discover some new people with potential and strength to join our newly established folk music group. The number of places is not yet determined, so please participate actively. As long as you have the ability, we will definitely choose you. After joining our group, we will spend money to take you to Japan for comprehensive modern packaging training. In terms of salary, the Japanese side offers a monthly treatment of 50,000 to 100,000 yen, which is equivalent to about 4,000 to 8,000 RMB."

  "Wow!" Before Wang Guanghai said so much, the students listening below didn't have any special reaction. For most people here, working is just working, going to Japan is great, it's said that it's very advanced over there, but you'll always come back anyway. But when the monthly salary figure came out, everyone finally couldn't sit still.

  In 2000, the average salary of urban population in China was just over one thousand to two thousand yuan. They were doing literary and artistic work, so their income was still quite good, but as a newly graduated identity, no matter how high it was, it couldn't go too far.

  But after this group of Japanese people came, they would offer a monthly salary of 4,000 to 8,000 RMB with just one mouthful, and there was already this number at the beginning, which was simply satisfactory for these girls.

  "Could it be a scam? Who has such good fortune?" Li Xuejiao couldn't help but think.

  Isn't it a scam? The classmates around Li Xuejiao wouldn't think so much, for them, since the teacher recommended her to run to school, how could she be a scammer? And this is a great opportunity to stand out, a bright future awaits us.

  With that in mind, Wang Guanghai's words were not yet finished. Almost all the girls rushed up, and even Li Xuejiao walked up to the podium after reacting. Although there was still a hint of doubt in her heart, she made the wisest choice in the face of an irresistible salary.

  "Everyone, please don't rush. One by one, the interview is in the next room. Each person will have a chance." Because he had already interviewed at several places before, even Zhang Yu, the least experienced newcomer among the three agents, was able to respond calmly and maintain order with ease.

  After mobilizing the enthusiasm of classmates, the selection work became much simpler. Three people went to the neighboring music room and waited for classmates to come up and perform one by one.

  "The students here are all quite good, but..." said Inoue Michi who entered the music room first.

  "Yes. It must be said that youth is capital, it's just not very good at dressing up, but the natural look can distinguish the other person's bottom line. Wang Guanghai said, they had also conducted selections in various orchestras before, but those teams were older and had inferior makeup products on their faces, which made it difficult to see the true appearance."

  The selection took more than two hours, and the three of them didn't know that their selection had caused a stir in the entire music academy. Not to mention the students who were present at school at that time, even many students who were originally elsewhere, including graduates, rushed over after receiving the news. A monthly income of nearly 10,000 yuan was indeed too tempting for them.

  "The standard of living in Japan is very high, that amount of money may seem a lot but when you live there every month you will spend quite a bit and the remaining money won't be much. You guys should be careful." I said to several friends I knew while waiting for the selection to begin.

  "Is that so? Then why didn't you quit the selection?" a girl asked. Women, as creatures, tend to become rivals when they're together for too long. Usually, everyone in the class is good sisters, and their relationships are great when there's no conflict of interest. Now that someone is recruiting, everyone has become opponents. After hearing Li Xuejiao's words, several Yangqin classmates who usually got along well said.

  For someone who takes their own words as a promise, Li Xuejiao couldn't say anything else. She closed her mouth with some helplessness and only thought to herself: "When it's my turn later, I must be careful not to get cheated by these people. Just now, among that group of people, there was a Japanese person, one with mainland accent, and one with Taiwanese accent. Such an unusual selection lineup claims to have come from Japan, who knows if they're telling the truth or not."

  When the selection was halfway through, Inoue and his two companions couldn't take it anymore. Zhang Yu was sent out to say: "Later on, we will give each of you a piece of paper. Please write down your own situation, including your age, what you can do, award-winning experience, and practice time for musical instruments, etc., and hand them over to us."

  Leave it to school teachers to organize these things, and after ten minutes of restarting, the selection efficiency has improved.

  Some girls who entered the selection room were soon invited out, and most of these girls had some unacceptable appearance. Some other girls stayed for a long time, and most of them were likely to be in a state of uncertainty about their admission. Their looks might not have been very good, but they should have had a good figure, which was particularly emphasized by Zhou Xiao. During the performance, the audience's line of sight would often focus on one or two beautiful girls' faces, but the figure is something that can be seen clearly from a distance, so this aspect must be grasped well.

  In addition, there are those girls with extremely good quality and talent, who have won numerous awards, have a good appearance and figure, and have their own elegance and poise. Such girls are rare even in the country's top music academy.

  So when Li Xuejiao entered the audition room, the three of them, who had been working for two hours and were somewhat tired, were all shocked. The girl in front of them was different from the previous girls!

  Those girls who came in before had a flattering and nervous look on their faces, they put themselves very low and humble in order to get such a precious spot, but it's clear that the three Inoues didn't want this.

  And Li Xuejiao? Her height of 1.74 meters is absolutely stunning, and her appearance doesn't have the usual awkwardness often seen in tall girls, but instead has very soft features. Her long, snowy neck even gives off an image of a swan incarnate. The girl was wearing a pair of tight-fitting jeans that accentuated her two pencil-straight legs, and standing there with her head held high, she seemed like a proud goddess.

  Inoue's eyes lit up along with those of the three people inside.

  Such women or girls are rare in Japan.

  What are Japanese girls like? Japanese girls are good at flattering men, and on the surface, most of them like to wear short skirts, with an absolute domain exposed underneath, looking cute. However, there is a problem in reality: beautiful girls are not many, and girls with good figures are not many either. The width of the absolute domain exposed between the short skirt and long socks often makes people think of elephants. As for height, 155 cm is the most lovely and cute for a Japanese girl, 150 cm is also very good, but 160 cm seems a bit inappropriate, let alone 165 or 170 cm, which would earn them nicknames like "tall sister" or "giant" in school, and what about 174 cm? That's definitely the type that would be bullied, isolated, and discriminated against.

  But this does not mean that the Japanese do not understand aesthetics, they also like those beautiful and extremely atmospheric girls who seem to have unparalleled pride just standing there. However, such girls are really rare in Japan, as they have been educated to be cute and pleasing to men since childhood, and it is rare for them to produce women with very strong personalities.

  This is why Japan has many good directors and films, as well as many talented male actors, but there are very few Japanese actresses who can truly make a name for themselves in the world. Their culture is not destined to produce women like Gong Li or Maggie Cheung.