After finishing the chat with Ranzhi, Xu Lin logged into his work account again.

He first spent more than half an hour replying to Wu Chengfeng and a few others.

Now Xu Lin had another author to respond to—Moonlit Night.

A while ago, Xu Lin gave him the final outline. After a week, Moonlit Night also crafted the beginning of the new book. Xu Lin suggested some modifications. After another round of revisions, Moonlit Night successfully published the book.

At that time, Xu Lin also gave him a chapter recommendation.

So, Moonlit Night's book got off to a good start. Within the first three days, his new book gained 100,000 favorites.

Another week has passed, and the favorites have exceeded 200,000. The stats are impressive, making it stand out among new books. Even some well-known authors who released new books before the New Year couldn't surpass this one.

Additionally, with Xu Lin's recommendation, Xu Lin also mentioned that Moonlit Night is his fifth disciple. In the circle, everyone knew another online literature master was rising.

Now Xu Lin had to reply to five people at once, so it took quite some time.

More than half an hour passed, and it was almost 10 PM.

But Xu Lin wasn't finished yet; there was still Xie Ting and others' messages to handle on the other side.

For Xu Lin's first round of music industry recruitment, there were ten people. After some development, even though everyone's achievements looked good, Xu Lin had high standards. So after selection, only Xie Ting satisfied him the most. Xie Ting is naturally talented, nothing needs to be said.

The next tier includes soprano Yao Fangqian, folk singer Xu Zilong, and rapper Zhao Liangchen.

Each of these three has their unique style, but the remaining six were simply benefiting from Xu Lin's good songs, yet they lacked individual appeal, so Xu Lin wasn't satisfied.

What's unique about Yao Fangqian and the others?

Firstly, Yao Fangqian is a soprano. In this field, the competition is not as fierce, and not many can excel in it, so Xu Lin believes in investing heavily in her development, seeing a promising future for her.

Next is Xu Zilong, who sings folk music. His capabilities aren't highlighted as outstanding, but Xu Lin noticed his voice carries a sense of storytelling, reminiscent of Li Zongsheng's style. This quality, in Xu Lin's view, is quite distinctive and rare, thus worthy of focused development.

Lastly, there is Zhao Liangchen. With rap being a special niche, Xu Lin believes Zhao Liangchen can excel powerfully.

So, ultimately, only four individuals from the first batch deserve significant development focus.

In the future, Xu Lin will likely be very busy. After enjoying life's pleasures, the remaining time will be for work, so he can't afford to pay attention to everything. For the likes of Xie Ting, he'll give special attention, while with others, it's purely transactional—you pay for a song, I write it. Of course, I'll answer questions if asked.

That's how Xu Lin manages it.

However, starting from the second round, Xu Lin will raise the recruitment bar.

Xu Lin will set up a disciple class, with only five people per session receiving his focused training. But the entry requirements will be high—not so much in terms of payment but based on the candidate's level. If they are as gifted as Xie Ting, they'll get in with closed eyes, or if they have other outstanding skills like soprano or tenor, they'll also get in, or if their singing ability is exceptionally strong, they are welcome.

Simply put, if you have talent and ability, come on in.

So, beginning with the second round of recruitment, Xu Lin will take a premium approach. The first round was just about building fame, and that goal is now accomplished.

Xu Lin is now focused on cultivating top talents, so the disciple class and premium route are more appropriate.

This way, it reduces time costs and increases success rates.

Handling questions from Xie Ting and the others took another half an hour of Xu Lin's time. Frankly, as Xu Lin was in the dormitory and it wasn't convenient for voice messages, he didn't answer much.

We'll talk next time.

The momentum of the ten individuals is quite good at the moment. Over time, they dominated the charts on Kuku Music, surprising the music industry. People had no idea Xu Lin's works were this strong.

A few even asked Xu Lin when he would write songs again.

Xu Lin's reply was always—next month.

There are only a few days left this month, and Xu Lin doesn't want to deal with these matters anymore.

Time reached 10:40 PM.

"I have to think about the script now."

Ranzhi mentioned tonight that Xu Lin's novel is finished, and by the beginning of spring next year, there should be plans for a drama adaptation.

Film adaptations are usually negotiated between the website and the rights holders to determine the timing.

Now, striking while the iron is hot, after the New Year, they'll start gathering the crew to shoot the drama.

Both dramas and movies are on the table; for now, they'll see how the drama performs.

And regarding the cast?

Xu Lin isn't sure, but as the writer, he'll be in charge of the script for the drama when the time comes.

"Better start learning about scripts now!"

Xu Lin realized he hasn't delved into scriptwriting yet, nor does he know how to write one.

He searched for a short tutorial video on scriptwriting.

For someone like Xu Lin, who seems to have divine penmanship and innate talent, writing anything isn't a problem as long as he knows the format of the particular literary form.

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