Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious

In the blink of an eye, the continent of Ishgar has reached the year X775.

Over the past few months, the Pure White Theatre Company in Magnolia has been creating a sensation in the local area.

The Pure White Theatre Company has been putting on 3 to 4 high-intensity performances every day for the past few months, ranging from the family-friendly Pokémon to the high-energy Naruto and Bleach, capturing audiences of all ages.

Not only were all the shows sold out, but the newly introduced pre-sale ticket system also sold out instantly, creating a frenzy where tickets were extremely hard to come by.

This exaggerated level of popularity even attracted some shady guilds that sensed a business opportunity.

They planned to hoard these performance tickets and resell them at exorbitant prices, but before they could even begin their money-making scheme, a mysterious young man got wind of it and instantly destroyed their headquarters, packing everything up and sending it to the council branch.

As its fame spread to every surrounding town, happy troubles followed.

The tent that the Pure White Theatre Company recently replaced is the largest tent they can currently set up, but it still can't accommodate the enthusiastic audiences who flock from all over the country every day. There are long queues outside the venue every day, waiting for them to buy tickets.

Faced with this situation, Ron ultimately decided to buy the land near the Pure White Theatre Company and prepare to build a large theatre.

As for the huge sums of money needed to build the new theater, Ron had already prepared it.

He had received development funds several months ago, which came from the bounties issued by the Council, with Deliora's bounty making up the majority.

According to the official case, the bounty was actually paid in full to Uru, but she knew perfectly well that it was Ron who sealed Deliora away.

Therefore, the moment she received the money, she handed it all over to Ron.

Ron didn't accept everything, because Uru had helped him a lot during that sealing, increasing the success rate of the sealing.

The two argued for a long time, but in the end Ron insisted on giving Uru 10% of the bonus. Only after being persuaded by Ron did Uru willingly accept the 10%.

Ron, on the other hand, used the remaining 90% of the bounty to develop his theater troupe and prepare to gain popularity.

The high-quality and innovative scripts produced by the troupe, after gaining recognition from a wide audience, naturally attracted visits from major newspapers and magazines.

In the private study of the Pure White Theatre Company in Magnolia Town.

"Well then, Mr. White, it was a very pleasant first meeting with you today. Regarding the serialization intentions of 'Naruto' and 'Bleach,' our newspaper will immediately draft specific cooperation terms after we return."

Several representatives from Weekly Soshalala stood up, their faces beaming with satisfaction, and warmly shook hands with Ron to say goodbye.

"I also look forward to our future cooperation. Take care."

Ron responded with a gentle and polite smile, and then tactfully escorted the representatives of these well-known media outlets in the magic world out of the study.

As the study door closed again, Leqi, who had been standing by helping organize the documents, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With Paris and Doronbo sharing the workload, she temporarily became Ron's assistant, and she would consider filling in the gaps once new employees were recruited.

She curiously leaned closer, asking Ron with an expectant look on her face.

"Since our conversation went so smoothly, are we planning to collaborate with Weekly Sosala?"

Ron returned to his desk and sat down, shaking his head decisively.

"no."

Leqi was stunned for a moment, tilted her head, and looked puzzled.

"Oh? But weren't you two chatting and laughing, having a great time?"

Judging from the way you guys were acting just now, it seems like you're about to start calling each other brothers.

"These are two different things. It's true that we get along well, but we can't rush into finalizing the cooperation just because of that. They haven't given us any specific details about the cooperation yet; they're just making empty promises."

Upon hearing this, Leqi frowned and showed a worried expression.

"What should we do then? Will their offer be much lower than we expected?"

"They wouldn't be that stupid; they're not that foolish."

Ron picked up the half-finished cup of black tea and drank it all in one gulp.

He smiled gracefully and explained to Leqi:

"Actually, it's them, not us, who are in a hurry right now."

All we have to do is wait for the other major newspapers to come to us and listen to their quotes.

After all, we hold the initiative. Even if this company's terms sound good, we still need to see the cooperation terms offered by other newspapers before making a decision. Letting them compete with each other allows us to get the best share.

Ron thought to himself, "Anyway, the quality of my script is much higher than others, otherwise they wouldn't have come to visit me in person."

After hearing Ron's words, Leqi's worry lessened considerably, and she nodded slightly.

"Ron, I didn't expect you to know so much."

"It's nothing, it's just that you still have a lot to learn."

Knock, knock, knock~

Just as the two were chatting in the study, there was a sudden knock on the door.

The two paused for a moment, then looked at each other.

Ron spoke first, asking:

Are there any other newspapers coming today?

Leqi shook her head, indicating her denial.

"No, it was only the Weekly Sosala that said they were coming today; we haven't received any news from other newspapers."

Ron looked puzzled, then stood up, walked over, and opened the door.

"Hey kid, missed me?"

Standing outside the door was Chairman Makarov, his hands behind his back, wearing his usual smile.

Ron was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy.

"President! Why did you come in person?"

Makarov strolled in slowly, smiling as he said:

"I just came to check out your theater troupe because it's been so popular lately."

He looked around the study and then saw Leqi standing to the side, greeting her with a smile.

"Oh, Leqi is here too. Your troupe has been so busy lately, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard work, President. I can still learn a lot of new things from Ron."

Leqi adopted a respectful posture and quickly responded.

Makarov then jumped up and sat down on the sofa.

Upon seeing Makarov's state, Ron couldn't help but sigh.

Based on all the years I've spent with him, his sudden appearance here definitely wasn't just to check on him.

He noticed that Makarov was still hiding what was behind him, trying not to let Ron find it, clearly just trying to get his attention.

"President, you came all this way for more than just to see me, right? What are you holding in your hand?"

"Hehe, you're really smart."

When Makarov heard Ron say this, he stopped hiding it and took out a parchment letter.

The letter was sealed with the red wax seal of the Magic Council (ERA).