And signing up is very easy too. Just log onto their official website, fill out the necessary forms, upload your documents, and then patiently wait.
Li Younan spent a few minutes submitting his relevant information, one of which required proof of skills, mainly by providing photos or videos of forged works.
Li Younan happened to have a video, the one he shot earlier in Dog Town of forging a hunting knife, so he simply uploaded it.
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Life is boring, especially for someone like him, a wealthy man; when wealth has become just numbers, finding ways to mentally rejuvenate oneself becomes extremely important.
This matter is important because when one’s threshold for desires continuously rises and becomes unfulfillable, his morals face collapse.
And for Winslow, moral collapse is an extremely dangerous thing.
He’s not exactly a virtuous person. In fact, he views morality from another standpoint... morality is something that protects oneself.
Many years ago, he saw through the essence of morality—its altruistic nature hides self-interest—it’s a form of win-win protection, a reliable safeguard.
Maintaining morals is no easy task, especially when one’s threshold for desires keeps escalating.
At this time, a noble hobby, a noble desire becomes particularly important.
Winslow realized this truth when he was already a seasoned knife collector.
Now, having comprehended the philosophy of morality, he genuinely feels proud of his past self.
Because collecting knives, regardless of how high the desire threshold is raised, will not lead to a moral collapse.
Whereas lowbrow interests like gambling or womanizing are constantly at risk of causing such a collapse.
This self-consistent logic extends to knife collecting, enabling him to constantly feel a satisfying energy overflow.
At noon, he exchanged words with a few fellow collectors and bragged about the cavalry saber he recently acquired, but unexpectedly faced a setback over it.
The other party had a beautifully forged short knife by a renowned master with exquisite Damascus patterns.
Undeniably, at that moment, Winslow was captivated. He unhesitatingly expressed his desire to purchase it, only to be ridiculed by the fellow collector: "Hey, buddy, if this knife were yours and I wanted it, would you sell it to me?"
Put yourself in their shoes, and it’s clearly unrealistic.
For him, the fundamental purpose of collecting an item isn’t its material value, regardless of whether the knife in hand appreciates or depreciates, this point remains unaffected.
Just like the Chinese bronze sword he bought a few years ago, even when a fellow collector offered ten times the price, would he sell it? Clearly not.
So, even though he offered him three times the custom price, it still didn’t sway him.
Nonetheless, it doesn’t matter much; collecting a cherished knife has always been a matter of luck.
During the conversation, a topic brought up by another collector gave him some insight.
Concerning the Sword Forging Competition.
The show "Sword Forging Competition" hasn’t featured any stunning newcomers for quite some time.
Lately, the show’s ratings have somewhat declined.
The production team needs to find a star to boost the period’s slump in ratings, which is very challenging.
It’s been a while since the last episode, and Winslow is quite familiar with the producer of the "Sword Forging Competition" show. Occasionally, he would pop backstage to check out whether there are any potential newcomers among those registered to participate.
Of course, Winslow doesn’t go there all the time, but today he was oddly bored... so he decided to take a look.
He went with an entertaining mindset, just wandering around.
Being a man of action, Winslow promptly had his butler arrange for a car.
The production team wasn’t surprised by Winslow’s visit. He was like an old acquaintance, casually striding into the producer’s office, asked for a cup of coffee, and began chatting with the producer—his old friend Kant.
To say that the main purpose was to see their auditioning contestants would be inaccurate.
In fact, catching up with an old friend turned out to be a more important purpose.
In terms of class, the producer’s financial power and resources naturally don’t compare to Winslow’s.
But Winslow never judges friendship by the other party’s wealth; the things the producer was involved in resonated with his interests, and becoming friends for this reason alone meant the friendship was pure.
And the other party never humbled himself due to Winslow’s wealth; instead, he often mocked him as "this rich outsider."
Though infuriating and frustrating, these jabs wouldn’t affect his relationship with the producer. After all, he could indeed learn quite a lot about sword forging from this sharp-witted guy.
"Hey, buddy, your show’s been looking like it’s in trouble lately, hahaha."
Kant was browsing videos on the computer, glancing at Winslow nonchalantly, and said: "If you’ve come to gloat, I must say you’ve picked the wrong time. Even ten minutes earlier, I might have angrily asked you to leave. But now, I have to tell you, your little plan has fallen through."

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