Queen of Heaven and Deserted Wife

Chapter Four Mysterious Invitation

In the next half hour, Lee tested Mia's singing skills and found that her voice could be very delicate and tender when singing slow songs, and had strong tension and explosiveness when singing high notes. As Mia was a music major, her singing skills were good enough to debut without further training. Overall, she had a highly malleable good voice. With the singing test passed, the next step was to assess Mia's dancing skills. Since all of Blue Girls' songs involved singing and dancing together, high dance skills were required. This was a weak spot for Mia as she had only studied singing and had no experience in dancing. However, her slender limbs and flexible body made it not too difficult for her to learn dancing from scratch. If she couldn't dance as well as the other members, she could be placed last in the choreography. Lee turned a blind eye to Mia's dancing skills and let her pass this stage. Finally, an evaluation was made on Mia's overall image and quality. Her appearance and figure were impeccable, even surpassing the facade roles of the Blue Girls. Her skin was white as snow, with a rosy glow, indicating that she might not need skin whitening injections to debut. Mia's facial features were flawless, a typical model for cosmetic surgery, with well-proportioned features and a delicate face without any excess flesh, everything just right, saving her from cosmetic surgery fees. Lee, who had seen many beauties, couldn't help but be impressed by Mia since she entered the room, watching her all along and considering bringing her under his wing. With singing, dancing, and appearance all approved, the most important aspect remained. In the entertainment industry, to secure a place, personal qualities, professionalism, and interpersonal skills needed to be strong. Particularly, mental strength was crucial as being a public figure meant open criticism from anyone, and those lacking mental resilience wouldn't last in the face of rumors and gossip. "Tell me why you want to be a star." "I grew up watching glamorous stars on TV, being idolized by the masses, and since then, I've aspired to become a star when I grow up," Mia said without hesitation. At that time, many of her classmates also shared the same dream of becoming a star, joking with each other, saying things like "when I become a star, I'll give you a free autograph." However, as they grew up, almost everyone forgot about the distant dream of being a star from childhood, gradually engulfed by reality. But Mia was different; with age, she grew more confident in her star dreams. Because she was born to be a star! Lee continued, "Do you know how much hardship being a star entails?" She knew, but she was prepared to face those hardships. Besides, she was already grown up, 23 years old; what hardships couldn't she endure? She gazed with determination, "I know, but I'm not afraid. As far as I know, your company recruits trainees every year, and the oldest trainees are only 14 years old, and they can endure hardships. What's stopping me?" Mia was beautiful when she spoke seriously, and Lee, squinting his eyes, smiled with ambiguous emotions. "If there are rumors defaming you, how would you handle them in the media?" Mia pondered and said, "If it's a major scandal, I think the company will arrange public relations for me. If it's just a minor scandal, I can smile and deny it in front of the media at events." She wasn't sure how to handle scandals - should she use them for publicity or directly deny them? Lee wasn't entirely satisfied with her answer, "Remember, an artist's public image is always the most important, understand?" "Yes," Mia nodded, even though she didn't quite grasp Lee's underlying message. "Then, I'll ask you one final question," he said sternly, "What do you think is the basic professional quality an artist should have?" This was an absolute necessity; professional qualities determined how far an artist could go in the entertainment industry. Mia said earnestly, "I believe that as a singer, the most basic thing is not to lip-sync, not to rely on your fame to show off. You should focus on doing your job well, delivering good music to everyone." She was confident in this answer. Being an artist meant bringing joy and positive energy to everyone. Lee nodded in agreement with her response, indicating that this girl was basically qualified. Now, whether to sign her or not depended on how obedient she would be. He took out a fancy invitation card from the drawer, reading "Entertainment Industry Cruise Evening Invitation." "This is?" She looked at the exquisite invitation card in his hand, unsure of its meaning. Lee grinned and stuffed the invitation into her hand, his eyes full of calculation. "Take it, come to the B City port in 7 days, board the ship, and I'll take you to meet the upper echelons to decide whether you stay or go." "I... this..." Mia wanted to refuse, looking at the invitation in her hand and Lee's malicious smile, her ominous premonition growing stronger. Yet she couldn't refuse; to achieve her dream, to enter Max, she had to pass the "meet the upper echelons" test! She had just seen the girl leaving with a similar invitation card in her hand. This should be just a regular party, right? Just people in the entertainment industry networking and socializing. But... looking at Lee's expression, her intuition told her things weren't that simple.