Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 16 Return to school
The next morning, the rising sun gently pushed aside the veil-like mist and lit up the whole world.

The hustle and bustle of the bustling city gradually rises, breakfast shops and snack stands on the street open early, and the rich aroma of various pastries mixed together fills the air.

The dense traffic flow was stuck in place due to the bad traffic environment, and countless drivers' blood pressure soared, causing them to suffer from road rage and curse loudly. The traffic lights cycled over and over again, and waves of people, mainly office workers and students, crossed the zebra crossing like zombies.

What a lively and energetic day!

Shen Juan, leaning back in his chair, narrowed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and stretched out lazily in a leisurely manner.

It would be even more perfect if I could lie quietly in bed, listening to the drizzle outside the window.

It’s a pity that he has entered society and started working, and he doesn’t have much time to enjoy being alone!
"Xiao Juan, why do you look like you can't open your eyes and you haven't woken up yet?" Yangjin Zhuoma, who was sitting in the front seat of the business car, turned around and looked at Shen Juan who was sitting in the back seat, "Did you play games all night again last night?"

Although Shen Juan took a short vacation today to adjust his state and had no work arranged, it does not mean that Yangjin Zhuoma, his agent, can also take a break.

For an artist team that is on the rise, especially the most important agent, there is never an easy day.

There are so many tasks that agents need to handle, such as connecting with the client for business cooperation, communicating with the company's senior management about the artist's current situation, helping the artist access film and television resources, discussing marketing strategies, and communicating the specific details of magazine advertising shoots.

In addition, there are currently few people in Shen Juan's team who can help her share the work, and she has a strong sense of responsibility.
So I simply took the opportunity of getting up early to send Shen Juan to school, and communicated with him face to face on the way to confirm the specific work arrangements and various details for the next period of time.

"Not really, it's just that I've gotten used to going to bed at two or three in the morning recently, so I couldn't fall asleep last night when I was lying in bed." Shen Juan rubbed his eyes.

"Who made you suddenly want to come to class?"

Shen Juan sighed helplessly, "The main reason is that I haven't been to school this semester, and I don't feel very good. I'm worried that my attendance rate will not be high enough and I will fail the course and repeat the grade."

"Produce 101" started recording on February 2th, and it was not until late May that he withdrew from Seoul and returned home.

This leave is for more than three months. Ordinary university students would have been asked by the school to take a temporary leave of absence long ago.

Only Nortel is relatively relaxed in this regard.

But you can’t really skip any classes!

Yangjin Zhuoma knew what Shen Juan was worried about, and also knew that maintaining a balance between work and study was not a problem they could solve at the moment, so she didn't dwell on the topic anymore and instead started talking about work.

"Your withdrawal from the competition has been a big topic in South Korea recently. The discussion is very heated and even getting more intense. Many fans have united to demand an explanation from the production team. They all believe that there is something fishy going on in the program that forced you to withdraw. So the "Produce 101" production team wants to invite you to participate in their finals and group formation night."

"On the one hand, it can calm the fans' anger, and on the other hand, it can use your popularity to add heat to the finals and their upcoming boy band."

"Just let me go over there and show my face in the audience? If that's all, then I don't really want to go."

Are you kidding? Shen Juan's own time is also very precious, okay? How can he have time to make wedding dresses for others?

He is not a person who is willing to sacrifice himself for others.

"They said they can give you free time to perform one song." Yangjin Zhuoma was afraid that Shen Juan didn't know the value of this promise, so she added: "The finals will be live, and the time for one song is already very valuable."

"Can you sing any song?" Shen Juan asked.

“They said they would help you with the copyright issue.”

"Is it okay to compose your own music?"

"Self-composed song?" Yangjin Zhuoma was quite surprised. "You have been so busy participating in competitions recently, do you still have time to write songs?"

"I wrote this when I had nothing to do during the recording of the show." Shen Juan made up a story during the three-month break in the show's recording.

“Is that so?” Yangjin Zhuoma was skeptical.

"By the way, when is the finals?"

"The 16th of this month." "That means there are only ten days left." Shen Juan frowned slightly. It would be difficult to produce a complete song in ten days, but it is not impossible.

After all, the lyrics, music and melody of the song were all clearly presented in his mind. He only needed to break down the steps like cooking and replicate them one-to-one.

Alas, the music theory knowledge that I learned in my previous life is finally coming in handy in this life. It’s a cause for celebration.

"Is there anything else you want to communicate?"

"As for the campus drama you mentioned earlier, Sister Du Hua has agreed, and the crew also sent the contract yesterday. Now we are just waiting for the signing."

"So smooth?" Shen Juan was happy to see it with his own eyes.

"It's because President Du thinks highly of you, otherwise you wouldn't have a chance."

This is true.

Many talent agencies have the power to sign contracts for actors, and actors cannot bypass their talent agencies to contact outside crews and sign actor contracts with them.

This is how Song Weilong got into an argument with Yu Wai.

Yu Wai not only refuses to provide resources, but also forbids his own artists from taking on other roles. This old man is so cruel to his disobedient subordinates. No wonder Chen Xiao would rather pay all the remuneration for several new films to Yu Wai and escape from Huanyu.

It's really not a place for human beings to stay.

"Then thank Sister Hua for me."

"You want me to do this for you? Don't you have her WeChat?"

"Isn't this because we are not familiar with each other?" Shen Juan smiled. He actually didn't want to have too much contact with his immediate superior.

"It's because we're not familiar with each other that we have to take the initiative to chat."

"My public persona is that of a cool and handsome guy, sis."

Yangjin Zhuoma rolled her eyes and remained speechless.

At 7:40, I got off the bus, said goodbye to my agent, and entered the familiar yet unfamiliar Beijing Film Academy campus.

Shen Juan walked along the asphalt road. It was the rush hour for going to school. College students who were forced to get up early were traveling in groups of three or four. Some were sleepy and some were energetic. The road was full of the smell of youth.

"Student, outsiders are not allowed to enter the teaching area. Please show your student ID." But the security guard stopped Shen Juan who was about to enter the teaching building.

"I forgot to bring it." Shen Juan frowned. "I forgot to bring it" was a lie. The truth was that he hadn't used his student ID for nearly five months and he had no idea where he had lost it.

"I'm sorry, but the school has a rule that you can't enter the teaching area without a student ID." The old man was in high spirits and waved his hand arrogantly.

Ah, does our school still have such a rule?
Just as Shen Juan was considering whether to call for help, a classmate passing by stood up and said:
"Uncle, he is my classmate. He is not a suspicious person outside the school. You can rest assured!"

Shen Juan breathed a sigh of relief, luckily someone came to help him out. Then he looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl in a simple white T-shirt and slim jeans limping towards them quickly.

In her left hand, she was holding a bag of steamed dumplings that she must have brought out from the cafeteria, and in her right hand, she was clutching a student ID with a Harry Potter cover. Her ponytail was fluttering in the wind. She had big eyes but a small face. When she smiled, she had cute dimples, and when she moved, she looked like a clumsy penguin.

But. Classmate?

Shen Juan was a little confused, because after searching his memory, he found that he didn't seem to have any impression of this girl.

I don’t know whether this classmate’s identity is real or fake.

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(End of this chapter)