Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 9 Back to School
The hot pot restaurant that Tian Xiwei found was relatively hidden. She followed an old neighborhood through the intricate streets and then bypassed the alleys of the residential area before finally finding the restaurant - Shen Xiang Lao Hot Pot.

"I found this with great difficulty. It is the most authentic Shancheng hotpot I have ever eaten in Shanghai. It tastes really good. Brother Ali, just wait. It is super delicious!"

Tian Xiwei led Lin Li inside while introducing the food to him, her big eyes full of desire for the delicious food.

Enter the store, take a seat, and then choose the soup base. Since it is a traditional mountain city hot pot, of course you would choose the red soup.

As soon as the pot bottom was served, Lin Li was a little surprised: "Why is the pot bottom solidified?"

Tian Xiwei quickly explained: "This pot base is actually the same as the common ones. It is solidified only to make it clearer for customers to see and enhance the viewing experience."

Large chunks of red oil and butter are presented in front of you, and you can intuitively feel the authenticity of the soup base.

In addition, the nine-square grid unique to the mountain city’s old hot pot has been added.

In the early days, the nine-grid dining table was a way for strangers to share a table. Now, its main purpose is to facilitate the blanching of different ingredients.

When the bottom of the pot boils, you can start cooking the hot pot.

One of the important reasons why people in mountain cities call it hot pot is that the ingredients of the signature dishes basically only need to be picked up and boiled with chopsticks.

Including tripe, duck intestines, kidney slices, etc., they are quickly blanched in a pot and then put into a dish of oil. While cooling, the spiciness is also relieved to a certain extent. After eating, it is extremely fresh and fragrant.

Unlike the new-style hot pot that uses a lot of vegetable oil, the traditional hot pot usually uses beef tallow as the base. Animal fat can better absorb the essence of the base material and bring a unique flavor.

This is also the reason why the smell on clothes lasts for a long time after eating hot pot.

"hiss!"

After taking the first sip, Lin Li immediately took a breath of cold air.

Spicy, really spicy!
"What's wrong, brother Ali? Is it spicy?"

Tian Xiwei leaned forward and frowned in concern.

"No! I just got burned! I might have eaten something spicy!"

Lin Li's mouth was harder than diamond, he looked completely stress-free, and sweat had already begun to appear on his forehead.

"Brother Ali, you are awesome! Many of my classmates couldn't stand the spiciness the first time they came here!"

Tian Xiwei smiled with eyes curved in the corners, praising Lin Li with an admiring look on her face.

But when Lin Li wasn't paying attention, the corners of her mouth were twitching wildly, harder to suppress than AK.

"Let you enjoy teasing me, hee hee, Habaer."

After finishing the meal, Lin Li felt that his soul had left his body several times.

My mouth has lost all feeling. This time I don't need to force it, it will just go numb.

"Please arrange your time. I will send you the contract and script later. Think carefully about the script before filming. I will notify you in advance when the filming start time is confirmed."

Although he realized from Tian Xiwei's subtle expression that he was most likely tricked by her, Lin Li still responsibly sent her back to the gate of Shanghai Theatre Academy.

"I know, Brother Ali. I will definitely watch carefully and try to figure it out. Please be careful on your way back and have a good rest when you get to the hotel."

Tian Xiwei looked well-behaved and concerned about Lin Li, as if the person who had tricked him before was not her.

"Got it. You go first. I'll watch you go in before I leave."

Lin Li nodded to show that he understood, and raised his chin to signal Tian Xiwei to go first.

"Then goodbye, brother Ali. Also, I had a great time today."

Tian Xiwei smiled sweetly at Lin Li, then put her hands behind her back and said goodbye.

"I am very happy too and look forward to meeting you next time."

"Walk carefully and watch your step."

Lin Li pointed at Tian Xiwei's feet and signaled her to walk carefully. What a clever girl.

"Got it, bye."

Only then did Tian Xiwei turn her tall body around and say goodbye obediently.

Lin Li waited until Tian Xiwei disappeared completely before turning around and hailing a taxi to leave.

What he didn't notice was that after he got on the bus, a slender figure walked out from the shadows on the roadside inside the school gate.

Looking at the place where Lin Li left, a clear and pleasant voice drifted out with the wind.

"Brother Ali, I look forward to seeing you next time."

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After returning to the hotel, Lin Li threw himself onto the bed and went straight to sleep.

I walked too much today. I’ve surpassed my friend in terms of the number of steps I’ve walked. It’s impossible for me to take a shower. I’ll wait until I wake up.

The next day, I woke up naturally and touched my phone to see that it was almost ten o'clock.

I got up, took a shower, packed my luggage and went out.

Fortunately, it is not the Spring Festival travel season, so it is relatively easy to book a flight. I booked a flight that departed the nearest time, and I checked out, checked out, and took a taxi all in one go. The airplane is really a great invention of mankind. I left the Shanghai airport at 12 o'clock, and it only took two hours, so I could take a nap and arrive in Beijing.

At that time, Daxing was still under construction and all flights went to Capital Airport.

After taking a taxi to the campus gate, Lin Li got out of the car and suddenly felt enlightened.

I was still in Shanghai in the morning and arrived in Beijing in the afternoon. It feels magical when I think about it.

The Renmin University campus is located on the North Third Ring Road of Beijing, close to Zhongguancun.

The campus is roughly a square rectangle and covers an area of ​​69.6 square meters. The campus is not large, and there is a family area that occupies about one-eighth of the area, so dormitory resources are very tight.

There are master's students living in almost every dormitory campus of Renmin University, and the specific dormitories will be allocated based on the actual situation of the year.

Lin Li lives in a four-person dormitory in Zhixing Building 1. There are five dormitory buildings in the Zhixing building complex, which house undergraduates and postgraduate students. There are dormitories with bunk beds and beds with desks underneath, depending on which building you are assigned to.

None of the dormitories have private bathrooms, but you don’t have to leave the building to take a shower. There are public washrooms, toilets and bathrooms on each floor.

Lin Li pushed open the door and saw that there was no one in the dormitory.

As the holiday is approaching, I guess everyone is cramming in the library for their final exam.

He did take a leave of absence, but even at school he wouldn't work too hard. With his grades, it wouldn't be difficult for him to pass.

Moreover, the school leaders and counselors all know his identity, so maybe he can be admitted to graduate school after graduating from college.

After packing up his luggage, Lin Li lay on the bed and began to think about his future arrangements.

Currently the female lead has been decided. As for the male lead, Lin Li is considering whether to continue using Li Mingde from his previous life. At this time, he is basically an unknown person and has not starred in any work yet.

But he is from Beijing Film Academy, so why not go to Beijing Film Academy and ask Teacher Huang to make some arrangements. He can look at a few more people and if there is no more suitable person, he can be used.

In my impression, his acting skills are pretty good.

When the drama We Were So Cute in Our Previous Life was first aired, it was not very popular. Other dramas aired at the same time included Cross Fire, Nothing But Thirty, etc., all of which starred popular actors and featured popular themes.

Later, Uncle Mao kept promoting the show on Weibo, and with the spread of word of mouth, the show gradually became popular.

As a result, this drama became a show that many people watched twice or three times, and the most successful point of this drama is that it resonates with people.

Maybe you didn’t have a passionate youth, nor a childhood sweetheart, but you must have a father who loved to hide his secret money, a nagging mother, a top student whom you secretly loved, a best friend who ran to the next class to peek at the handsome guy, endless homework and romance novels secretly hidden under the desk... This drama allows everyone to touch upon their own adolescent memories, and this is the most successful aspect of We Are So Cute.

"Hey, when did you come back?"

At this moment, a voice suddenly interrupted Lin Li's thoughts. He looked up and saw that his roommate on the upper bunk had returned.

There are four people living in the dormitory, but the one who has the best relationship with Lin Li is Chen Chao, the flashy guy with shiny hair. He is also the only person in the dormitory who knows his identity.

Chen Chao is from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and has a pretty appearance.

He is a real second-generation demolition tycoon. His family owns seven houses in Hangzhou and he is a winner in life who can live comfortably just by collecting rent.

"I just lay down not long ago. Are you trying to do it secretly behind my back?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm on a date with my senior!"

"Is the senior called sociology?"

Lin Li pointed at the book in Chen Chao's hand and pointed at him with a playful look on his face.

"Damn it, you have to embarrass your foster father! I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

Chen Chao threw the book to the ground and rushed towards Lin Li.

After a while, Chen Chao massaged Lin Li's back and shoulders with a fawning look on his face, acting like a palace eunuch.

Chen Chao is a typical southerner, barely 175cm tall. He is completely powerless against Lin Li, who is 185cm tall.

After a charge, they were suppressed, and then they quickly surrendered and served obediently.

"Godfather, how's your technique?"

"Not bad, you've made progress again, Xiao Chen."

"It's all thanks to my godfather's teaching."

"Ruzi can be taught."

"Let me talk business. After the holiday, I plan to shoot a web series, which I mentioned to you before. Come and help me."

After a while of affectionate father and filial son behavior, Lin Li began to arrange for his adopted son.

"I'm not going. I've already planned my winter vacation itinerary!"

"Are you sure you're not coming?"

"I'm definitely not going!"

“There are many beautiful women on the set.”

"Godfather! When do we start shooting?"

Lin Li smiled calmly, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he casually grasped his adopted son!
(End of this chapter)