Chen Siqi is not familiar with Lu Yanhe's circle of artists.
In fact, Chen Siqi was a little nervous about meeting Li Zhibai and Yan Liang. As an ordinary person, she always felt that the world of artists was too far away from them. Under the packaging of the company and the publicity of the media, they wore a kind of natural halo, which made people feel distant and felt the gap.
But when Li Zhibai and Yan Liang met, they showed an attitude that was more relaxed than ordinary people, which made Chen Siqi feel closer to them.
As the co-editor of "Jump Up", Chen Siqi has read the article written by Yan Liang.
Judging a person by his writing.
Chen Siqi has a very good impression of Yan Liang because Yan Liang's articles give people a sense of solidity and seriousness.
The articles he wrote were actually written in plain language, but they were very sincere. He wrote about his regrets in childhood and the regret of not having experienced an ordinary high school.
When she met Yan Liang today and saw him teasing her and Lu Yanhe with Li Zhibai, Chen Siqi discovered that he was not as serious as he looked in the article.
Li Zhibai pointed at Lu Yanhe and asked Chen Siqi, "Is Lu Yanhe a stuffy person in school?"
"What?" Chen Siqi was stunned.
Li Zhibai said seriously, "On the surface, he appears to be very humble, calm, and well-behaved, but when it comes to getting into trouble, he always gets into trouble."
Lu Yanhe was speechless and said, "Are you sure this is what Lao Mensao meant?"
"It's pretty much the same." Li Zhibai looked as if he didn't care what the real meaning of "old and stuffy" was.
Chen Siqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, shook her head, and said, "He rarely causes trouble at school."
"How is that possible? I know more than one thing." Li Zhibai sighed and nodded at Chen Siqi. "Are you covering for him? It seems there's something fishy going on between you two. Let me ask you, did you like him first, or did he like you first?"
Li Zhibai, who had repeatedly told Lu Yanhe not to worry before Chen Siqi came, now seemed to have forgotten what he had said and asked with a smirk on his face.
Lu Yanhe slammed the table, "Li Zhibai!"
Li Zhibai then sighed and said, "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore."
However, at this time, Chen Siqi said: "Lu Yanhe was affected by all the things that happened in school. None of them were caused by him."
This is in response to Li Zhibai's question just now.
In fact, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang both knew what was going on. They asked that question just now purely to tease Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi, but Chen Siqi took it seriously and was explaining for Lu Yanhe.
Yan Liang nodded quickly and said, "We know that Li Zhi said this on purpose. Don't take it seriously."
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Seeing this, Lu Yanhe had no choice but to step in and smooth things over. He said, "Li Zhibai, when can we get the manuscript you promised to write? The deadline for our book is almost here."
Li Zhibai said, "I really can't write it. Please don't make it difficult for me. If it really doesn't work, forget it. Otherwise, I will have to find someone else to write it."
"How about Li Zhibai's article be written in the form of an interview?" Chen Siqi suddenly said.
"Um?"
"I've also thought about having a character interview column in each issue," Chen Siqi said. "We don't have many different formats for this book right now, so we could add a character interview column."
Li Zhibai immediately agreed: "This is good, this is it."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Should we still find someone who can do the interview?"
Chen Siqi said, "Yeah."
"Let me introduce you to someone," Li Zhibai said. "I knew a reporter before. He wrote an interview with me. It was very good."
Lu Yanhe said, "People have already written about you. Can I write something new about you?"
"That's right." Li Zhibai said, "Then you should go and find it."
-
After dinner, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang prepared to go back first.
"Then let's go." Li Zhibai said to them.
Lu Yanhe: "Bye."
Li Zhibai patted Lu Yanhe's shoulder, his mouth almost grinning from ear to ear.
This guy couldn't help but want to watch the show.
Lu Yanhe was numb.
He was not angry because he knew that Li Zhibai was like this. If he had any more intimate actions with Chen Siqi, Li Zhibai would jump up on the spot and perform a flying show for you.
After the two of them left, Lu Yanhe turned to look at Chen Siqi and asked, "What happened to you today..."
Chen Siqi: "I don't want to talk about those unhappy things. Come with me to the game hall."
"ah?"
"I want to play."
"Oh." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Let's go, then. I'll check if there's an arcade nearby."
Then, twenty minutes later, Lu Yanhe watched Chen Siqi holding the controller and killing zombies fiercely in a zombie-killing game for half an hour.
Although Chen Siqi had a blank expression from beginning to end, she exuded a powerful aura.
She put down the handle only after Chen Siqi finally passed the third level.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Have you calmed down?"
Chen Siqi: "It's okay."
She turned to look at Lu Yanhe and said, "I don't want to go back. Let's go to the movies."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "Okay, what do you want to see?"
"Whatever, take your pick. I just don't want to go back. You can look at anything you want."
So, the two of them went to see a movie again.
By the time the movie was over, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
The two of them came out of the cinema and walked on the streets on a summer night. There was still a hot wind blowing, carrying the pungent fragrance of camphor trees and the kind of dry heat that was unique to summer in the air.
Chen Siqi took out his cell phone, glanced at the screen, and sneered.
"Are you going back?"
"Why reply? I won't." Chen Siqi looked at the phone indifferently. "I've been out for so long, and I haven't received a single call. I don't know how they keep saying they care about me. They deceive themselves into being so moved, as if they really love me to the point of losing their minds."
Although Chen Siqi said this in a cold tone, it made Lu Yanhe feel uncomfortable.
If not having parents is a misfortune, then having parents like Chen Siqi is another kind of misfortune.
The content of misfortune is different and painful, but the feeling of pain is similar.
Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Siqi and was about to say something when Chen Siqi suddenly glanced at him and shook her head, "Please don't comfort me. I don't want to be comforted. I just need you to be with me."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Other than that, he didn't say a word.
He didn't know what else to say.
They went to a 24-hour self-service bookstore on the street.
Building such a self-service bookstore in a bustling city is actually a municipal project.
Rather than being practical, it is more of a landmark and landscape.
However, on this summer night, the two of them sat inside and read.
Chen Siqi asked: "Do you want to live broadcast?"
"Not today." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "I don't have to live stream every day."
The two people sat on the chairs in the self-service bookstore and began to read quietly.
-
11 o'clock at night.
Xin Zixing and Liu Yaliang came out of a KTV.
They waved goodbye to the others and prepared to go to the Malatang restaurant in front for a midnight snack.
It was already early morning, and the business district that was bustling during the day was now deserted with only a few people.
Liu Yaliang said, "There are so few people here."
"Everyone's off work." Xin Zixing glanced at the time. "It's almost midnight. You've been working hard lately."
Liu Yaliang smiled brightly. "Why is it so hard? Working on fashion is so much fun. This is my favorite part of the job. It's much more interesting than what I did before."
"That's because you love this."
"Yeah." Liu Yaliang nodded. "I'm planning to go to Hong Kong this weekend. Do you want to come with me?"
"I don't have time. I've been so busy lately," said Xin Zixiong.
Liu Yaliang asked: "Are you still preparing for the documentary 'City Travels'?"
"Yeah." Xin Zixing nodded. "The higher-ups have approved a large budget. They want to make this a brand for our Yemai website. We're currently selecting cities. I've already made five business trips in the past two weeks."
"That's right. People who don't travel often think about going on business trips, while people who travel all the time don't want to go at all." Liu Yaliang was suddenly stunned. "Huh? That person looks like Lu Yanhe."
She pointed to a self-service bookstore about five meters ahead. The bookstore had glass walls on all four sides, exposing the scene inside to the view of all around.
Xin Zixing followed Liu Yaliang's gaze and said, "That's him. The girl next to him is Chen Siqi. She really is a high school student, reading in the Zizhu Bookstore so late at night."
"What a coincidence." Liu Yaliang took out her phone. "However, the two of them sitting together, this scene looks so much like a movie scene."
"This scene is very cinematic," Xin Zixing said. "Would you read with your friends in an independent bookstore in the city center late at night?"
"No, if any of my friends did something like that, I'd even think they were crazy," Liu Yaliang said frankly. "But when the two of them sat there, I felt it was very harmonious. It was a beautiful picture."
She filmed the scene with her mobile phone.
“I want to post it online.”
"Don't cause them any trouble. They were on the trending search list not long ago."
"Okay." Liu Yaliang sighed. "What a shame! I think this photo will go viral once it's posted. It's such a wonderful feeling."
Xin Zixiong stood there, looking at the small glass house five meters away.
In the darkness of the night, the small glass house was filled with warm yellow light.
The original design concept was to create a sense of warmth in the city.
At this moment, Xin Zixiong felt this concept in a quiet way.
Xin Zixing said: "Only young people like them would think of publishing a magazine in this era."
Liu Yaliang: "Speaking of which, how's their book going? They were soliciting submissions on our Yemai website before, weren't they?"
"We're still receiving manuscripts. Jiang Yin has arranged an intern to help them," Xin Zixing said. "We plan to release it by the end of the month, but based on the current progress, we may not be able to release it on time."
"So, a postponement?"
"Maybe. I didn't push them. It's not easy for two young people like them to accomplish this without a team to help them," Xin Zixing said with a smile. "I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of book they'll produce."
-
Chen Siqi put the book upside down on the table and turned her neck.
Lu Yanhe looked up at her.
"Sore neck?"
"A little bit. I feel a little tired from looking down all the time." Chen Siqi said, "It's already half past twelve. Let's go back."
"Going home?"
"Yeah." Chen Siqi nodded. "You call a taxi, and I'll call one too."
"Let me call you. I'll take you home first." Lu Yanhe said, "It's too late. I'm worried about you taking a taxi back alone."
Chen Siqi did not refuse.
Lu Yanhe called an online taxi and sent Chen Siqi back first.
Before she got out of the car, he asked, "Do you want me to wait for you at the door?"
Lu Yanhe was worried that Chen Siqi would have another conflict with her father and Liu Weian after returning and run away again.
Chen Siqi: "No, go back, they must have gone to bed."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
But Lu Yanhe still waited at the door for five minutes before leaving.
-
What Lu Yanhe didn't expect was that Li Zhibai and Yan Liang hadn't gone to bed yet and were both staying in the living room.
One was lying on the sofa reading a book, and the other was sitting on the floor playing games.
Lu Yanhe looked at them in surprise and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Li Zhibai looked up at him and said, "Oh, you're back. We thought you wouldn't be coming back tonight."
Lu Yanhe: “…”
Li Zhibai asked, "What were you and Chen Siqi doing?"
"Nothing, just watched a movie."
"You're back so late from watching a movie? Who are you kidding?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Lu Yanhe yawned. "I'm sleepy. I'm going to take a shower and go to bed."
"Are you going to bed already?"
"It's already one o'clock and you're not sleeping yet?"
"Do you have work tomorrow?"
"No, but I'm also very sleepy."
"You don't have work to do and you still want to sleep today?" Li Zhibai snorted twice, "Go take a shower first. I'll give you some time to think about whether you want to confess honestly later."
Lu Yanhe: "...What do you want to tell me?"
"What do you think I should confess?" Li Zhibai said immediately, "You found a girlfriend without saying anything, and you're still pretending."
"What girlfriend? Stop talking nonsense. I've told you eight hundred times, no, no, no."
"Then let me ask you, do you like her?" Li Zhibai asked.
Lu Yanhe was silent.
Li Zhibai: "Oh, I agree with it."
Lu Yanhe: "Just because I like her doesn't mean anything. I do like her."
"Then confess your feelings quickly, why are you still hesitating and being ambiguous?" Li Zhibai immediately said excitedly.
Lu Yanhe was speechless. "No, I like her. Why are you so excited?"
"I'm just excited to see my son can eat cabbages." Li Zhibai smiled obscurely.
Lu Yanhe: "Get lost."
He went into the bathroom.
Yan Liang glanced at Li Zhi and said, "You're going too far."
Li Zhibai snorted twice, "Just pretend. You listened to every word I asked him, didn't you? Now that I've asked you, you say I'm going too far."
-
Maybe this is how it is between friends. Many words are really impolite and even a little offensive, but they must be said and asked.
Li Zhibai had never expected that his relationship with Lu Yanhe would reach this point within a year.
What he didn't expect was that when Lu Yanhe fell in love for the first time, he actually felt as excited and thrilled as an old father.
The next day, Li Zhibai got up very early, which was unusual for him. Even Yan Liang was surprised and asked in disbelief, "Are you going to catch a plane?"
"Why rush? I just took advantage of the free time today to finish the manuscript I promised Lao Lu."
"Didn't you say you were going to find someone to write an interview for you? Why are you writing it yourself again?"
"I have something I want to write." Li Zhibai smiled wickedly.
Yan Liang immediately asked in confusion, "What are you planning to write?"
"I've already thought of a title: 'Don't Be Cowardly When It's Time to Confess!'"
Yan Liang: “…”
He said, "Lu Yanhe might beat you to death."
Li Zhibai raised his chin and said, "Just watch."
What Yan Liang didn't expect was that Li Zhibai actually sat in front of the computer for three hours in one go and wrote the article.
Yan Liang: "You had a very difficult labor for the first half of the month, and now suddenly the old hen lays eggs. It's happening so fast, I don't know what to say."
"This means that when you can't create something, don't force yourself to create. Inspiration will always come."
"You call this inspiration?"
Li Zhibai: "Why not? Isn't it written down?"
Yan Liang: "I look forward to Lu Yanhe's reaction after reading this article."
Li Zhibai said confidently: "As for my brilliant writing skills, wow, it's amazing."
Even though he had known Li Zhibai for several years and had witnessed Li Zhibai's confidence as thick as a city wall many times, at this moment Yan Liang still wanted to take off his shoes and throw them in Li Zhibai's face.
-
When Lu Yanhe learned that Li Zhibai had actually written the manuscript in just one morning, his first reaction was that he might have heard it wrong.
When Lu Yanhe saw the title of the manuscript written by Li Zhibai, he suddenly understood.
day.
Lu Yanhe read Li Zhibai's manuscript from beginning to end.
A complicated feeling arises spontaneously.
Li Zhibai's article was unexpectedly well written.
Direct, honest, and written in plain language, yet full of youthful vigor.
He actually wrote a fictional story.
"What I want to tell you is not my story, but another person's story. This story is just like all romantic dramas, with a cheesy beginning: a man falls in love with a woman, and this woman...seems to like this man too."
"They were high school classmates, but they weren't in the same class and weren't that familiar. I don't know how they met. By the time I found out, they had already shown some signs of a relationship, but the guy wouldn't admit it. He kept hesitating and hesitating, and I don't know why he was so shy. He was too embarrassed to admit it."
"If I hadn't known this guy so well and could see through his thoughts at a glance, it would have taken me a long time to find out about the two of them."
…
This is the beginning of Li Zhibai's article.
This beginning was completely based on the work of Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi.
Lu Yanhe knew it at a glance.
But the fictional story that follows has nothing to do with them. Li Zhibai invented a story of various misunderstandings caused by a series of coincidences, telling how the two people created sparks. It has nothing to do with the general romance style, but focuses on describing how the young man and woman became opponents at the school sports meeting and then fell in love with each other.
To put it bluntly, Li Zhibai was just fantasizing.
Although the whole story is fictional, this man is written based on Lu Yanhe.
He seems to be a very normal person on the surface, but in fact he is a bit socially anxious and shy. He is also said to get angry easily when he has conflicts with others, but after the incident he tends to blame himself and reflect on whether he has done something wrong.
In Li Zhibai's writing, this man is a bit fussy and self-obsessed.
It may not be 100% Lu Yanhe, but it is 100% the Lu Yanhe in Li Zhibai's mind.
“…”
After reading this article, Chen Siqi's first reaction was also: "The boy in this story written by Li Zhibai is probably based on you."
Lu Yanhe was so upset that he wanted to deny it but he didn't know how.
Chen Siqi said: "He knows you quite well."
Lu Yanhe looked confused and said, "Huh? Do you think the person in this story is really me?"
"It does look a bit like that," Chen Siqi said bluntly, "Don't you think they don't look alike?"
"I don't know. I don't know how to say it."
"You really like to reflect on yourself, haven't you noticed? No matter what happens, you like to find the problem in yourself." Chen Siqi said, "You are the person I have ever met who is most afraid of hurting others because of your own reasons."
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Why did Chen Siqi also say that?
-
In their eyes, what kind of person is Lu Yanhe?
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but start thinking.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized that there was nothing to think about.
It just so happened that at this time, an interview program that Lu Yanhe had previously agreed to was about to be recorded.
Aurora Video Peng Zhixing's interview program.
After meeting at the graduation party in June, Peng Zhixing and Lu Yanhe made an appointment for this interview program, and now it is finally going to be recorded.
During this period, there were many interview programs looking for Lu Yanhe, but Chen Ziyan did not accept any of them.
Chen Ziyan felt that Lu Yanhe was too young. Since he had already accepted one talk show, that was enough. He didn't have enough experience to support multiple talk shows, and it would be easy for him to expose his shortcomings.
So, throughout the summer, there was only this interview program with Peng Zhixing.
It had been a while since they last met, and when Lu Yanhe and Peng Zhixing met, Peng Zhixing smiled and congratulated him, saying, "You've become more and more popular lately."
Lu Yanhe: "No, no."
Peng Zhixing communicated with Lu Yanhe and said, "I've made an outline for the interview. You can take a look at it first. We'll discuss the specific content during the formal interview. Don't worry, I won't ask particularly sensitive questions. If you feel that you don't want to answer my questions, just tell me directly and it will be edited out of the main film."
When Lu Yanhe heard what Peng Zhixing said, he smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you."
While making preparations, Lu Yanhe was still reading the outline given by Peng Zhixing when suddenly someone knocked on the door.
It turned out to be Lin Miaomiao.
Miss Lin, whom I haven't seen for a long time.
Lin Miaomiao put her hands behind her back, raised her chin somewhat proudly, looked at him, and said, "Lu Yanhe, you are going too far."
"Ah? What's wrong with me?" Lu Yanhe was confused.
Lin Miaomiao said: "As long as I don't contact you, you never contact me."
Only then did Lu Yanhe understand what Lin Miaomiao meant.
He was suddenly embarrassed.
Lin Miaomiao really wasn't looking for trouble on purpose. After she said that, Lu Yanhe realized that he had never contacted Lin Miaomiao on his own initiative.
"I've been a bit busy lately."
"Humph." Lin Miaomiao walked in, her eyes full of scrutiny, staring at Lu Yanhe seriously, "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"ah?"
"You like that girl named Chen Siqi, right?" Lin Miaomiao stared at Lu Yanhe, suddenly looking at him with a fierce look.
Lu Yanhe hesitated.
"I knew it." Lin Miaomiao snorted softly, "It's just as I thought."
Lu Yanhe found that he really didn't know how to deal with Lin Miaomiao.
Lin Miaomiao said: "Don't worry, I won't be jealous. I have never thought about dating you, don't get me wrong."
Lu Yanhe smiled awkwardly and said, "How could that be? I'm not that narcissistic."
"Are you relieved?" Lin Miaomiao looked at Lu Yanhe and asked, "When you heard that I had never thought about dating you, did you feel relieved immediately?"
"No, no." Lu Yanhe denied awkwardly.
"Whether you admit it or not, I just want to be your friend. Just remember that," Lin Miaomiao said. "You're going to start recording a show soon, right? I'm leaving now. Let's have dinner together after the show."
Lu Yanhe nodded subconsciously.
At this time, he felt too embarrassed to refuse.
-
The interview program was not live, and it was on the Northern Lights video. Lu Yanhe was relatively familiar with the Northern Lights, so he was in a relaxed mood.
On his way to the studio, he met Hou Jun, the director of "Xiao Ge Ju Zhong Hui".
Hou Jun even pulled him aside and said, "You've been very popular recently. When will you come to our show again?"
Lu Yanhe said, "That's fine. I also want to record "Little Song Gathering" again."
Hou Jun smiled broadly and said, "That's what you said. I'll send your agent an invitation when I get back. Don't refuse again."
"How is that possible!" Lu Yanhe said, "But I'm going to start school soon, and I've also taken on two other shows, so I might not have that much free time. As long as I can find the time, I'll definitely participate."
"Okay," Hou Jun said, "as long as you don't mind that our show isn't as popular as it used to be."
"It's obviously very popular. There are programs that have been running longer than "Little Song Gathering". You can count them on one hand." Lu Yanhe smiled and hugged Hou Jun. "I'm going to record the program first. See you later."
"Okay." Hou Jun nodded.
Along the way, many people greeted him.
Arriving at the studio, Lu Yanhe and Peng Zhixing exchanged greetings for a while backstage, and then Peng Zhixing prepared to go on stage.
Lu Yanhe was waiting backstage, waiting to go on stage.
-
"Book Club" is a cultural program produced by Northern Lights Video and Beijing and Taiwan.
It has not been aired yet, and it is the first episode being recorded.
The person sent by Beijing Taiwan to be in charge of this program was Xu Bandian.
Because he offended Chen Ziyan on the spot, Xu Handian was not only slapped by his father, but was also expelled from the original Taiwanese variety show and sent here to do a main theme program just to fulfill political tasks.
Xu Bandian was very angry.
He was the on-site deputy director. Before the recording of the show, he took the audience through several rounds of feedback and explained to the audience the things they needed to pay attention to during the subsequent recording. Then he had to go to the guest lounge and ask them to get ready to come out and record the show.
The guests invited today are either cultural celebrities or popular writers, and of course, there are also celebrity artists who bring popularity to the show.
Among them is the female writer Yu Jiang, who became famous at the age of seventeen.
Xu Handian arrived at Yu Jiang's rest room, but found that Yu Jiang was not there. When he asked, no one knew where she had gone.
Xu Bandian got furious instantly.
The show is about to be recorded, where is she at this time?!
He immediately found Yu Jiang's phone number and called him.
"Hello, Teacher Yu, where are you now? Our program is about to start recording, and I couldn't find you in your rest room." Xu Handian suppressed his temper and asked in a gentle voice.
"I'm at the door of Studio 2. I'll be right back."
Five minutes later, Yu Jiang came back in a hurry.
When Xu Handian saw Yu Jiang, his eyes widened.
"Teacher Yu, you haven't put on makeup yet?"
Yu Jiang had a bare face, probably because she had just taken off her makeup and had not had time to put on stage makeup.
Yu Jiang said, "Hurry up and ask the makeup artist to do my makeup."
Seeing her domineering attitude, Xu Handian didn't know what to say for a moment.
I'm a little angry.
"Makeup artist!" Xu Handian yelled, startling Yu Jiang.
"Oh, such a loud noise, you scared me!" Yu Jiang blamed him.
Xu Handian couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "What were you doing just now? Our show is going to start recording in ten minutes, and you haven't put on your makeup yet."
Yu Jiang did not answer.
"Okay, stop rushing me, right away."
Xu Handian was about to say a curse word, but he stopped himself.
The main thing is that the person in front of me is quite popular and has a lot of readers.
Xu Bandian had just suffered a great loss at the hands of Chen Ziyan, and he didn't dare to take the risk of offending anyone again.
He stormed off and immediately asked a staff member, "What's going on in Studio 2 right now?"
"Peng Zhixing is recording his interview program 'Zhixing'."
"Peng Zhixing?" Xu Bandian knew this host. He had just debuted and was not very famous, but he was highly valued by Aurora.
Could it be that Yu Jiang is his fan?
It doesn't look like it.
Xu Handian asked again: "Who is the guest of "The Journey" today?"
"Lu Yanhe."
A name that sounded familiar to him came out of the other person's mouth.
Xu Handian's expression changed immediately.
-
This was the first time that Lu Yanhe sat in a studio and accepted an interview in front of hundreds of audiences.
Peng Zhixing said, "You've become the idol of almost every senior in high school. In just one year, you've risen from last in your grade to second, and even passed the college entrance exam to get into Zhenhua University. This experience sounds even more legendary than a movie. Can you share with us how you've managed to do it over the past year?"
"How did I do it... well, it's actually very simple. I set a goal for myself: I want to get into Zhenhua or Yuming," Lu Yanhe said frankly. "I'm not really confident I can get in. I just want to set a very high goal for myself. Only then can I force myself to make the greatest effort to achieve it."
“But it’s easy to set a goal, but it’s hard to keep working towards it.”
"It's really difficult, so I have to push myself to the limit and leave myself no room for retreat," Lu Yanhe said. "I also accidentally opened a live study room. I have people supervising my studies every day. Moreover, many people know that my goal is to get into Zhenhua and Yuming. This forces me not to give up halfway because I don't want to be laughed at. If I really just buried my head in the work, I might have given up in a month or two."
"You are amazing. You actually thought of using external forces to force yourself to work hard." Peng Zhixing sighed sincerely.
"That wasn't my original intention, but the livestreaming room has served this purpose," Lu Yanhe said with a helpless smile. "If I had known in advance that the pressure would be so great, I definitely wouldn't have opened this livestreaming room."
"We were already on the boat and couldn't get off, so we had no choice but to go ahead with it, right?" Peng Zhixing asked with a smile.
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Another crucial reason is that several of my classmates and friends have been very supportive and encouraging of me," he said. "Without their support and encouragement, I would have probably given up long ago. My classmates, my teachers, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, and others have all helped me a lot. For example, I've lived with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang for the past year, and as long as I'm not out, they're very careful not to make any noise and don't want to disturb me. I always say I'm reading in my room, but actually, as long as the noise isn't too loud, it won't bother me. But they still mute the volume whenever possible. Li Zhibai and Yan Liang have been playing games on silent mode all year."
Peng Zhixing widened his eyes in surprise.
"Wow, that's really thoughtful of them."
"Um."
Peng Zhixing asked, "During this year preparing for your senior year, have you ever truly thought about giving up?"
"No." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "I haven't really encountered anything that I have to give up. On the contrary, if I don't take the college entrance examination and study hard, there will be nothing else to do. Well, as everyone knows, my parents left early and I was raised by my grandmother. Later, my grandmother also passed away. As an artist, she was not particularly successful and almost disappeared. If I don't study hard and get into a good university, I don't know what I will do in the future."
Peng Zhixing looked into Lu Yanhe's eyes intently, with a distressed expression on his face.
"I actually didn't dare to mention this. I didn't expect you to bring it up. You were raised by your grandmother. I know it's a bad thing to ask, but I still can't help but ask, do you still have any memories of your parents?"
Lu Yanhe was silent.
memory?
Is it the original body's memory or one's own memory?
"I have some vague memories." Lu Yanhe paused after saying this. There was nothing he could do. It was beyond his expectation. When talking about this topic, he was still rationally calm, but suddenly he was hit by an indescribable sadness. His eyes instantly reddened. "Most of them are memories of living with grandma."
"You must miss your grandma, right?"
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe didn't expect that at this moment, the original body's memories and longings for his grandmother suddenly flooded into his mind. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether it was his longing for his parents, or the original body's longing for his grandmother, or both, intertwined together into a chaotic emotion, strangling his calmness and reason.
"Your grandmother took good care of you. You are a very warm and kind person," said Peng Zhixing.
"Thank you." Lu Yanhe smiled embarrassedly. When he lowered his head, tears almost welled up in his eyes. He quickly turned his head away and held back the tears.
He didn't want to get caught up in such emotions, and immediately added, "Maybe it's because I've lost all my loved ones in my life, so I have to cherish the relationship with my friends and classmates even more. Li Zhibai, Yan Liang, and I no longer have the same agent, but we still live together. Sometimes I feel that I'm lucky. Although I've lost many people, I've also gained a lot. God hasn't left my life as a wasteland."
Peng Zhixing's eyes suddenly turned red.
"Yan He, I'm sorry. I should have been more professional, but I didn't expect you to call yourself lucky at this moment." Peng Zhixing took a deep breath and shook his head. "I can only say that you are truly a warm person at heart. Even now, you still actively look at the best side of your life."
Suddenly, applause broke out from the audience.
Lu Yanhe quickly waved his hands.
"But this is really great, really. I was especially happy when I saw you and your classmates preparing to write a book about your work," Peng Zhixing said. "I really want to see you actively pursuing what you want to do. Maybe it's because I saw your successful comeback in your senior year of high school. Especially compared to your senior year, your acting career and even your life, you've been making great strides. I really want to see you succeed, just as your success can bring me a lot of strength."
Lu Yanhe's ears turned red as he listened, and he shook his hands embarrassedly, "Brother Zhixing, you're making me feel so uneasy."
"What plans do you have for the future?"
"Hmm? Later?"
"In the short term, what are your thoughts on your four years in college? In the long term, what do you want to do in the future?"
"I have all sorts of ideas, but they're just ideas." Lu Yanhe laughed. "My agent said something I really like. She said, 'I'm only nineteen now, so I don't need to set a fixed path for the future. I should just walk and see, try more, experience more, and then find what I really like and what I'm good at.' That's what I'm doing now."
Peng Zhixing nodded. "Your agent's words make sense. According to the information I've seen, your agent is Chen Ziyan, a very famous ace agent in the industry, right?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded with a smile, "She is very powerful."
"How did you feel when you found out she was going to be your agent?"
"I fought for it myself," Lu Yanhe corrected. "She was looking for three new people to mentor at the company, and I secured the interview myself. I was hoping for a change in my acting career, so I mustered up the courage to tell her I'd give her a surprise if she took me on."
Peng Zhixing blinked in surprise. "Are you the kind of person who would take the initiative to fight for opportunities for yourself?"
"right."
"Judging from the personality traits you've displayed, that doesn't seem to be the case."
"I do get embarrassed easily and have a bit of social anxiety, but at many critical moments, I will push myself. For example, in The Golden Age, I almost couldn't act in it, but I took the initiative to contact the director and finally got the chance to act."
Peng Zhixing: "Speaking of 'The Golden Era', this should be your first time acting?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Peng Zhixing asked: "This play has not yet been released to the public. How do you think you performed?"
"It's okay." Lu Yanhe said, "I really enjoyed the filming time."
"What does Director Luo Yuzhong think of you?" Peng Zhixing asked.
Lu Yanhe shook his head and said embarrassedly, "I don't know either. I'll have to hear what Director Luo says."
"Then let's hear what Director Luo has to say." Peng Zhixing suddenly said.
"Ah?" Lu Yanhe widened his eyes in surprise and looked at Peng Zhixing in confusion.
Peng Zhixing smiled and said, "Director Luo recorded a VCR for you." (End of this chapter)
