Chapter 1
Dark room, spacious bed.
He suddenly opened his eyes.
Woke up.
*
After lunch, a few people in Shanlegehai Idol Entertainment Co., Ltd. scratched their bellies, yawned, and planned to find a table to lie down, or just pull out a recliner and lie down for a good nap.
There are only so many people in the company, and they are all lazy and sloppy. It doesn't look like a serious company at all.
Unexpectedly, two uninvited guests barged in so brazenly, put their hands behind their backs, looked left and right, sneered and shook their heads, and walked into the office of the boss, Lu Tao, under everyone's puzzled gazes.
Normally, no one comes to their small company, so it's a rare opportunity for two "guests" to come, and they look like they have bad intentions. No one can sleep anymore, and everyone pricks up their ears to listen to the movements in the boss's office.
…and the more I listened, the lower my mood became.
Inside the office.
Lu Tao looked at the ceiling, at the half-eaten lunch box on his desk, then at the middle-aged man with his legs crossed on the sofa opposite the desk and the handsome young man with his head lowered and quiet beside him, and a feeling of despair arose in his heart.
The middle-aged man on the sofa is the boss of an entertainment company in the industry, known as Mr. Lin, Lin Yu. He brought with him their newly signed young and fresh star of tomorrow.
It's been half an hour since these two people came in, and President Lin is still there bragging: "Our little Song, he started dancing as soon as he learned to stand up, and started singing as soon as he could talk. That's all talent! Talent! Old Lu, how did I unearth such a treasure? Hahahaha!"
He patted the beautiful boy's back hard, and the tea in the boy's hand was shaken by the "pa pa pa" sound.
The beautiful boy quietly wiped the tea off his hands and lowered his head to take a sip.
Lu Tao also smiled: "Hehehe, hehehe."
After boasting about how smart and capable he was in signing Xiao Song, the middle-aged man squinted his eyes and said sarcastically, "Old Lu, your company has been open for a year now, right? How come you only have so few people and don't seem to have any business? Are you all right? I just came up and it seemed so deserted here... If you need any help, just let me know. I, Lin Yu, may not have much ability, but if you have any difficulties, I will definitely help..."
Lu Tao felt as if a fly was circling around his ear. He listened to the middle-aged man surnamed Lin finish his hypocritical words and continued to brag, "But although I, Lin Yu, don't have much talent, I signed Xiao Song." "Hey, our Xiao Song is aiming to debut as the center of xxx program." "Who will your company release then? I'll let Xiao Song take care of it."...
Lu Tao began to recall when he had offended the president of the media company surnamed Lin, so that he would come up and mock him whenever he passed by.
However, after thinking for a long time, I could only remember that they had met at a cocktail party last week.
At that cocktail party, he was so hungry that he completely forgot what he talked about with the president named Lin.
Lu Tao looked at the pitiful takeout box in the corner of his desk again, and his despair deepened.
...So that's why he can't eat properly every time he meets Mr. Lin!
Just sign a shining star, why do you have to show it off in front of him, why do you have to criticize their small company... Why don't you let him eat!
Lu Tao took a deep breath, his face looking a little aggrieved.
…
Outside the door, the eavesdroppers gnashed their teeth.
"Are you here to cause trouble?"
"You're here just to cause trouble, you've been stepping on us for a long time!"
"Tsk, why doesn't Father Lu say a word or two in reply?"
"Dad has a soft personality and is easy to bully. Otherwise, why would Mr. Lin come up and trample on him whenever he passes by?"
"Want to go in?"
"Go in, and give him a beating, and he'll behave himself."
As they spoke, two of them rolled up their sleeves decisively.
The person next to him twitched his mouth and calmly stopped him: "Wait a minute."
Before they could finish their words, they heard the sound of footsteps coming from the corridor outside.
The footsteps were fast-paced but not hurried, like the steps taken by an elite who has "seize the time and focus on efficiency" ingrained in their bones - a rare sight in their collectively lazy company.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and the owner of the footsteps soon appeared at the door of the office area and stopped.
It was a familiar silhouette.
Someone quickly responded: "Ah, Su...Su Xuan?"
The ending tone turned into a questioning tone.
The reason for the doubt is that the young man seems a little unusual today.
The young man at the door turned around and locked his eyes on them.
Everyone subconsciously tensed up.
The young man's gaze then shifted to the tightly closed door of the president's office.
He walked towards me expressionlessly, straight ahead, with "thump thump" steps.
It was not until they saw the young man's face that everyone realized what was wrong with Su Xuan today!
Everyone knew that Su Xuan was usually sloppy, wearing nothing but a T-shirt and shorts, and was almost wearing slippers when he came to the company. But today, he was wearing a neatly tailored white shirt and black trousers, looking like an elite! His slender figure was set off by a particularly thin waist!
His hair, which used to be a mess, was now covered with hairspray and seemed to be casually picked up, revealing a smooth forehead and a handsome, fair face.
Naturally red lips, upturned nose, and peach blossom eyes.
Those peach blossom eyes were beautiful in shape, usually a bit playful and lazy, but now they were bright and sparkling, staring straight at the president's office -
No, Su Xuan is possessed? His temperament is completely different from usual!
Before they could react, the young man named Su Xuan had already pushed open the CEO's office with a "bang". The sound scared CEO Lin, who was still bragging "I, Lin Yutang, have signed Xiao Song", so much that he burped and stopped talking.
Suddenly, there was silence inside and outside the room, and everyone looked at Su Xuan in confusion.
It’s just that the confusion of Lin Yu and Xiao Song is a little different from the confusion of the big guys in the mountain and sea.
The moment Lu Tao saw Su Xuan, his expression changed slightly, and then he seemed to be thinking about something.
Su Xuan, his beast soul seems...
The moment Lin Yu saw Su Xuan——
I feel as if I am illuminated by brilliant light.
Ah, such an upright figure, such a slender waist, such a beautiful face, so... so dazzling.
Su Xuan lowered his eyes and met Lin Yu, who had raised his hand at some point, as if blocking the glaring sunlight, but was still staring at him blankly.
His gaze turned and looked at the beautiful boy beside Lin Yu who was also staring at him blankly.
In an instant, these peach blossom eyes lit up, bursting out with amazing light!
Su Xuan took a step forward, took Xiao Song's hand with one hand, and asked with a sharp gaze: "What is your dream?"
Xiao Song: “…”
Xiao Song was caught off guard and said cautiously, "I heard that he debuted as the center."
Su Xuan's other hand also closed, tightly holding Xiao Song's hand in it, and said solemnly: "Debuting as the center? Debuting as the center suits you. With your face, you should have a name in the entertainment industry!"
He then pulled out a business card from his pocket and stuffed it into Xiao Song's hand, smiling, "So what's your name? My name is Su Xuan, Xuan as in metaphysics. Sign a contract with me, and debuting as the center position will no longer be metaphysics!"
Xiao Song looked down and saw that the business card seemed to be a ready-made one, with a strange-looking pig in the middle and "Su Xuan" and "Shanlegehai Junior Vice President" written below, with a note saying "This company has no one in charge of human resources, so if you have any questions, just contact me first."
Xiao Song admired it silently for a second, then asked curiously, "Is this pig the company logo?"
"?" Su Xuan narrowed his eyes. "That's a Pixiu. It's my self-portrait."
Xiao Song: "Uh."
"Pixiu, attracts wealth and wards off evil, I'll see you to the top of the list," Su Xuan said sincerely. "If you think it's okay, how about we sign the contract right here? We can discuss the salary. Just based on your face, our company can definitely give you an A grade—"
Seeing Su Xuan leading the person to the desk, Lin Yu reacted and jumped up, "Wait, wait, wait! That's my person! My company's artist! We've already rated him A-level, you don't need to give him a grade!"
Su Xuan's ears twitched, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "A-level? How can an A-level be worthy of you?! Come here, we have an S-level contract——"
Lin Yu: “?!!!”
Before Lin Yu could react, Su Xuan continued to chatter away, "Change jobs! Companies without the Pixiu's blessing aren't very good. They won't attract wealth, and it'll also affect your career luck. Sometimes, you really have to believe things like this—"
The corners of Xiao Song's mouth twitched, and the corners of Lin Yu's mouth also twitched.
The illusion of being illuminated by the brilliant light just now disappeared completely in an instant. Lin Yu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said with a fake smile: "Haha, haha, you are kidding, can you afford this penalty?"
Su Xuan straightened his back, raised his eyebrows, and asked in a serious tone, "How much?"
Lin Yu felt a little uneasy: "One, one million."
Su Xuan turned his head and chuckled softly.
Lin Yu was worried.
Then Su Xuan gently closed Xiao Song's hands, patted the back of his hand, and said, "Keep my business card. Contact me when you have time. Is there anything else? No problem. I need to have a meeting with my dad."
Xiao Song: “…”
Lin Yu: “…”
Others: "..."
Lin Yu: "Isn't this because I have no money!!!"
Xiao Song blinked, looked at the business card in his hand, pursed his lips and smiled.
Su Xuan raised his head and chest, and said with great vigor: "Money? You will make money soon, Xiao Song, right? Xiao Song, just wait for me!"
Lin Yu: "That's not necessary!"
How could this person talk about something that has no basis at all so confidently, as if a million dollars was right in front of him!
Su Xuan continued with a dignified tone, "Xiao Song, do you want to sit for a while? If you do, I'll have someone refill your tea. But we really have to have a meeting. I'll talk to you in detail after the meeting—"
Xiao Song: "Hahaha."
Lin Yu couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed Xiao Song and rushed out the door: "Damn, Xiao Song is busy, Xiao Song is leaving, goodbye!"
It disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.
I was thinking of a big fight, but I didn't expect that the uninvited guest would flee in just a few words when facing Su Xuan.
The entire office area, including the president's office, fell silent again. Everyone swallowed their saliva, looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Lu Tao was the first to speak carefully, saying innocently, "Haha, Ah Xuan, you're so amazing! Look how scared Lin Yu is..."
After a pause, he said cautiously, "Well, speaking of which, has your beast soul... awakened?"
Su Xuan today is completely different from the Su Xuan of the past, as if some of his nature has been completely awakened.
Su Xuan took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and put his hands in his trouser pockets.
Then he turned sideways to look at Lu Tao and smiled: "Dad, long time no see."
The words "long time no see" made Lu Tao shiver violently.
*
Lin Yu dragged Xiao Song downstairs, took a breath, and wondered, "What's going on with that guy? Who is he? Su Xuan? That name sounds familiar..."
Xiao Song held up the business card and said, "He said he was the junior vice president of this company."
"Little Vice President?" Lin Yu's mind raced as he suddenly remembered something, his eyes widening. "Huh? Little Vice President? That's Lu Tao's godson? No, he looks like this?"
At the cocktail party last week, the young vice president also went with Lu Tao, but Lin Yu vaguely remembered that although the young vice president was wearing a shirt and trousers, his clothes were wrinkled, his hair was disheveled and scattered in front of his forehead, and his whole lazy temperament was exactly the same as Lu Tao.
Is that person the same person as today's?!
Today, he is radiant, handsome and beautiful, like a little god descending to earth...Pah pah pah!
Thinking of the other party poaching him, Lin Yu immediately stopped his recollection and looked deeply at Xiao Song who was holding the business card and looking at it non-stop: "Xiao Song, why don't you let me keep this business card..."
He wants to cut off this evil thread!
Xiao Song put the business card into his pocket as soon as he retracted his hand, and glanced at him innocently: "This is a gift from President Xiao Su. If you want one, President Lin, why don't you go up and ask President Xiao Su for another one?"
Lin Yu: “…”
Facing his own Xiao Song with an innocent face, Lin Yu was speechless.
What the hell, if he "wanted it"! He didn't want it, he even wanted to burn the one in Xiao Song's hand!
Xiao Song ignored his boss's choking look and looked back at the office building behind him.
But I don’t know if it’s his illusion, but he always feels that this company is weird?
Shanlegehai Idol Entertainment Co., Ltd.?
Xiao Song smiled, and the name was also strange.
*
Ten minutes later.
On the tenth floor of the office building, in a simple meeting room, there were six people sitting in rows on two sides, and each of them was extremely well-behaved.
The leader on the left is Lu Tao, a handsome middle-aged man, who is holding his hungry stomach and still thinking about the half-eaten lunch box, feeling increasingly desperate.
Next to him was a boy who kept looking at Su Xuan in the front with curiosity. He was already eighteen years old, but still had a childishness about him.
Next to the boy was a young man who looked a little older than him, about twenty years old, with a gentle temperament and a well-behaved and cute appearance.
In the row opposite them, a woman sat at the head. She was beautiful and wore a mint green belly-baring sweater and jeans, showing off her hot body.
Next to the woman was a handsome and arrogant black-haired man, who was holding his chin and looking at Su Xuan thoughtfully.
On the other side of the man was a tall, well-proportioned young man with an honest look on his face.
Of course, no matter how many words are used to describe them, everyone present, including Su Xuan, has a top-notch appearance. However, most of them still have the lazy temperament of the past. Except for the beautiful women, no one has dressed up properly. They are as simple and sloppy as possible. The hair of many of them is almost long enough to block their view.
The people present watched Su Xuan solemnly open his computer, spread out his notebook, and put on a pair of plain glasses that clearly had no prescription but only gave him a particularly cultured look. They exchanged glances, and no one knew what kind of meeting Su Xuan had called them into the conference room for...
As they were exchanging glances, they suddenly heard a "bang" - Su Xuan slammed the conference table hard!
Everyone was shocked!
Lu Tao was so frightened that two horns grew on his head.
The boy next to him shuddered and his black cat ears popped out of his ears.
The gentle young man next to the boy remained expressionless, but a snow-white tail suddenly emerged from his lower back.
The woman opposite was so scared that scales appeared on her face. She quickly touched her face to make the scales disappear.
The cold and arrogant man beside her narrowed his eyes, and a vertical pupil flashed in his eyes.
A ball of sparks exploded above the head of the honest young man next to the man, with a "puff" sound.
It's obvious - everyone here is not human.
And Su Xuan was sitting at the front of the conference table.
Seeing everyone's attention focused on him, he composed himself and said with a look of deep sorrow: "I woke up and found that a good company was about to go bankrupt!"
…
Under the conference table, the boy with black cat ears tugged at Lu Tao's sleeve and whispered, "Dad, how come you and Brother Su have such different auras even though we're both the same generation of monsters?"
Lu Tao is old but still weak and can be bullied easily, but Su Xuan's aura at this moment is extremely fierce.
Lu Tao looked dismal. "I've told you before, the real Ah Xuan is very serious about money."
Su Xuan looked like this over a thousand years ago, but his beast soul had been dormant for so long that Lu Tao had almost forgotten that it would ever awaken...
…
Su Xuan himself couldn't remember how long he had lived.
He only knew that he had a friendship with Lu Tao more than a thousand years ago - this was also what Lu Tao told him.
A year ago, Su Xuan woke up in a forest in this era. He was naked and had no memory. He only knew that he was a monster, a Pixiu. He had been seriously injured, his spirit core was damaged, and he was forced to fall into a deep sleep.
Now that his spirit core has automatically repaired itself, his body has also recovered.
He walked out of the woods in a daze and came to the highway. As luck would have it, he met Lu Tao who was driving by and was lucky enough to be given a ride.
Lu Tao said that after the two separated more than a thousand years ago, Su Xuan went to the "capital" at that time, and the "capital" at that time was the land where they are now, City A.
He didn't know what Su Xuan had encountered in the capital that forced him to fall into a deep sleep, nor did he know when Su Xuan fell into a deep sleep. But now that his spiritual core has been repaired, his beast soul, power, and memory will all awaken one by one, and the question will naturally be answered.
...However, this awakening process is truly miraculous.
Before the beast soul awakened, although Su Xuan knew that he was a Pixiu and loved money, he had no real sense of it. He followed Lu Tao and everyone in the company around all day, eating and drinking, and felt very uncomfortable.
After the beast soul awakened, Su Xuan faced the company that was about to be eaten up, so he became Spartan!
This company was originally opened by Lu Tao. In order to repay Su Xuan for saving his life, Lu Tao adopted Su Xuan as his godson and made him a deputy general manager.
Because of Su Xuan's special status, he received a large amount of relief funds from the Monster Affairs Bureau, and all of this money was invested in the company.
So Su Xuan felt that he had a real responsibility towards this company.
It would have been fine before the beast soul awakened, but now that the beast soul has awakened, his mind has become extremely clear. Faced with a company on the verge of bankruptcy, he feels that he must awaken the beastly blood in everyone.
"How can I become a salted fish if I don't want to be a good person?! Am I right? Tell me, am I right?" He slammed the conference table and cried out in pain.
"Well, although, we are indeed not human, Brother Su." Qi Hanyu, the boy with black cat ears, interrupted dryly.
Su Xuan took a deep breath, covered his chest, and instantly felt furious.
Seeing that something was wrong, Lu Tao quickly took out a coin from his pocket and rolled it onto the conference table!
A sharp light flashed in Su Xuan's eyes, and he instinctively pounced on his prey like a tiger, pressing down the rolling coin with a "snap".
Suddenly the conference room became quiet.
Su Xuan maintained the posture of grabbing the coin, his body stiff.
A second later, he pretended to be calm: "I'm not, I'm not, I'm seriously angry..."
Lu Tao quickly ejected the second coin!
The coin flew straight towards Su Xuan in the air. Su Xuan jumped suddenly, put his hands together, and slapped it!
...and then petrified.
The third and fourth coins flew straight towards Su Xuan's face!
Su Xuan tilted his head, crossed his left and right hands, and held a coin between the index and middle fingers of each hand.
...Then he lowered his head, and with sparkling eyes he fiddled with the four coins in his hand, rubbing them, touching them, and rubbing them on his face.
The ferocious aura disappeared completely, and he was as happy as a round glutinous rice dumpling, so soft that anyone could poke it.
Everyone looked at Lu Tao in amazement: "Old ginger, old ginger, it's spicy enough!"
Lu Tao coughed lightly and said honestly, "It's just that before I left this morning, I did feel a hint of something ominous. Intuition, intuition, hahaha."
"Unknown" rubbed the shiny coin for a long time, his anger completely extinguished. After a long while, he raised his head, curled his lips, and cleared his throat. Now when he spoke again, his voice was much clearer and softer: "Okay, let's talk about serious matters. I was also guilty of playing with you guys before, but I really can't go on like this."
Nowadays, monsters in society survive in two forms: one is living alone, and the other is living in groups. The latter often appears in small associations.
Similar to Shanlegehai Idol Entertainment Co., Ltd., it is a small monster survival association headed by Lu Tao and Su Xuan.
All legitimate monsters are managed by the official Monster Affairs Bureau, but the Monster Affairs Bureau does not have enough energy to control every monster, so they will keep a closer eye on monsters living alone, and will be more lenient with small associations and groups.
This is the benefit of joining the Monster Survival Association.
However, at the same time, everyone in the small association must work together to support each other and survive - so collective inaction is absolutely not an option!
Su Xuan knocked on the table, trying to reason with them and appeal to their emotions: "Don't you want to be idols? How can you be idols if you're so lazy all day? You're so energetic that you don't even want to sleep at night. You've gotten into trouble several times, right? It was always Dad and I who cleaned up the mess, right? You'd better use your energy and time to make money, right?"
Most monsters don't need to sleep. These monsters in the conference room have nowhere to vent their energy at night, so they make trouble everywhere. It is common to see them dancing in half their original form, running around in their original form in the middle of the night and scaring passers-by.
"But, but, Brother Su, I don't have a job now." Qi Hanyu sighed.
They want to be idols. Isn’t it because they have a hidden idol soul in their hearts that Lu Tao opened such an entertainment company!
But after not opening for a year, everyone lost interest.
Of course, part of the reason is that the boss himself is also a loser.
Lu Tao shrank his neck.
Su Xuan pushed his glasses up grimly: "Don't worry, I have re-planned our future."
"—Starting tomorrow, I will begin recruiting dance and vocal teachers."
There had been teachers in the company before, but they never lasted long and soon became desperate about this mediocre company.
Su Xuan simply couldn't bear to think about it!
"We will gradually recruit all the staff, and Dad and I will start talking about business and socializing. As long as we work hard enough, I believe we will have a job soon!" Su Xuan clenched his fist and slammed it loudly, while Lu Tao was gloomy.
Changing the subject, Su Xuan continued, "Dad and I will work hard here, and you guys should get back on track too. You haven't practiced for a long time, and your bones must be rusty! After the teacher comes, you can practice during the day, no problem?"
The few people lazily sitting below looked at each other. The beautiful woman tossed her hair and blinked: "That's no problem, right?"
Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
This smile was a bit evil, giving everyone a bad feeling. Soon they heard Su Xuan say, "Humph, but if we don't start work, we won't make any money. It's still not good if we don't make any money."
I knew it wasn't that simple - everyone secretly complained.
"So from today on, you still have to make use of your spare time. But I won't force you," Su Xuan said slowly, "after all, everyone has their own abilities. If you are willing, use your imagination and make money. Isn't it easy? What's more, I will help you along. But there is one thing——"
Su Xuan stretched out a hand.
Everyone looked closely.
A bright blue spiritual bead floated in his palm! It was the condensation of spiritual power!
Suddenly, everyone's expression changed, even the cold and arrogant man who had been nonchalant straightened his face.
Su Xuan smiled sinisterly: "Starting from today, everyone's performance every month, including but not limited to the length of practice, practice effort, practice results, effort to make money, and the amount of money earned..."
"All the data will be aggregated to calculate performance. The top three will receive a spirit bead that I personally rubbed!"
Su Xuan held his head high and chest out.
Everyone:"!!!"
Wow, no wonder they said they wouldn’t force us, it turns out they were waiting for them here!
Who wouldn’t be interested in this spiritual pearl!
but--
Qi Hanyu was stunned: "Brother, how did you rub it out? Are you okay? Doesn't this affect the spiritual power in your body?"
The beautiful woman was sitting there, her eyes wide open as she asked, "Is this true, Su Xuan?"
The cold and arrogant man asked: "Has your spiritual power increased?"
As a monster of the same generation, Lu Tao would never easily say something like giving away three spirit beads every month.
This spirit bead looks small, but everyone can feel its purity. It is condensed from very powerful spiritual power. For them, the monsters, swallowing such a spirit bead naturally has many benefits, but for Su Xuan, three spirit beads per month will be a huge consumption.
Su Xuan touched his chest and said, "When the beast soul awakened this morning, I felt that its spiritual power also increased a lot."
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
After the spirit core is restored, the beast soul, power, and memory will all awaken one by one. Even Lu Tao does not know how strong Su Xuan's original power is. Now it seems...
Everyone swallowed.
Lu Tao asked, "Have your memories recovered?"
Su Xuan touched his head and shook his head regretfully: "Not yet, I can't remember anything at all."
Lu Tao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "There's no rush. Now that the beast soul and strength have returned, the memory will soon be restored."
"Well," Su Xuan lowered his head and murmured, "I also feel that I am about to 'come back', so I said just now——"
Su Xuan raised his head and smiled brightly: "Long time no see, Dad."
Lu Tao was stunned.
The same sentence was so eerie just now that it made Lu Tao tremble, but at this moment—
At this moment, Lu Tao knew that this was a greeting from Su Xuan after his true "rebirth".
Lu Tao smiled: "Long time no see, Xuan."
Although the other people had not witnessed the friendship between the two a thousand years ago, they could feel the warmth of "reunion after a long separation" between the two at this moment, so they all had smiles on their faces.
Then the little devil at the front of the table adjusted his glasses and asked very innocently, "So, my spirit beads are all ready. When do we all start?"
Everyone:"……"
Everyone: "Do you think we are donkeys chasing carrots? Are you still human?"
Su Xuan sighed: "Didn't you say that? Of course I'm not."
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