Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 214 Thank you, Junior

The soil greedily wrapped around the plant that had come in, encouraging it to quickly grow roots, and every grain of sand it touched trembled. She was ashamed of her trembling joy.

——Zhang Yueran, "Oath Bird"

7 month 10 number.

After the violent storm, the sky will naturally clear up.

In the small theater on the first floor of Building B of the School of Performing Arts, today is the day of the end-of-term performance. After this performance, this semester will be completely over and we will enter summer vacation.

After Shen Juan finished putting on makeup and changing into her costume, she picked up the script of the drama "Resurrection" and began to review it.

Although he played a supporting role with few lines this time, and he knew every move and line by heart through his hard work over the past few nights, he still took every stage performance very seriously.

After all, it is impossible for him to pursue a career in drama in the future.

Don’t talk about whether it’s cool or not, just put it in one sentence: Who would go to act in a drama when they can act in serious film and television dramas?

Huang Lei’s Wuzhen Theater Festival has nothing to do with him.

This means that the final performances during his four years in college are one of the few opportunities in his life to be exposed to drama performances, so he wants to do as well as possible.

"Hello!"

"long time no see!"

Suddenly a female voice came from behind.

Shen Juan turned around and saw that it was Guan Xiaotong, who had taken the second most leave this year after him, who came in with her best friend. She was smiling and constantly greeting other students and teachers in the lounge.

Apparently in front of classmates and friends, Guan Xiaotong is not as difficult to get along with as some people on the Internet (Lu Han’s fans) say.

At least that's not apparent at all.

In a sense, they are actually the same type of people. They have both offended certain fan groups, causing their image to be demonized by public opinion. Any word or action of theirs will be interpreted in various ways, leading to a vicious cycle.

The only difference is that Shen Juan has fans and achievements, so he can easily reverse these negative comments.

However, Guan Gege, who left the deepest impression on people as "Lu Han's girlfriend", obviously does not have this ability.

After exchanging pleasantries along the way, Guan Xiaotong finally arrived at her destination, Shen Juan.

"Have you memorized all your lines?"

Shen Juan smiled at her out of politeness and replied, "It's OK. After all, I don't have many lines."

"My role is similar." Guan Xiaotong sat next to Shen Juan, then took out her phone and asked in a low voice: "Can I recommend your WeChat to others?"

“Who to push it to?”

"Lu Han."

"Lu Han?"

"Correct!"

Shen Juan was a little surprised. He originally thought that it was another rich girl from Beijing who wanted to add him on WeChat through Guan Xiaotong and chat with him to get to know him.

After all, last time a rich girl went to the Dior counter and spent more than three million just to chat with him.

He is indeed very grateful to these wealthy fans.

Without their unremitting support, his career would not have been able to develop so rapidly.

But the problem is, Xin Ming's wife said that Dior does not hold its value, and he is about to switch to LV. Why do you want to keep a Dior worth more than three million at home?
After Shen Juan announced on a nationwide live broadcast that he would bring his talent to LV, did he follow the example of NBA fans and burn his jerseys?

If that happens, Dio will hate me to death!
"Is this what you mean or what he means?"

"Probably. Half and half."

Guan Xiaotong thought for a moment and added: "Although your fans have been bashing each other and arguing online, he actually has never had that many thoughts and opinions about you."

"He was originally scheduled to be the male lead in "Better Days", but now it's been replaced by me. Does he have any objections?" Shen Juan asked.

"That's the problem of the investors. It has nothing to do with you. Besides, if they are determined to change the male lead, even if they don't find you, they will find someone else to replace you, right?"

Shen Juan nodded slightly, not knowing whether this was Guan Xiaotong's idea or Lu Han's own intention. Anyway, at least one of them could understand the situation.

"Then you can send me your WeChat. We can get together in Beijing when we are free. I heard that he can drink a lot. I will come to test his alcohol tolerance when the time comes."

Guan Xiaotong raised the corner of her mouth and nodded heavily.

This is similar to Shen Juan’s previous complex idea of wearing a mask when he went out on the street, wanting to be noticed but not wanting to be noticed.

In fact, many young people have similar troubles.

When they celebrate their birthdays, they are afraid that no one will remember them, but they are also afraid that others will remember them.

This is a typical avoidant alienated personality.

Of course, this does not mean that they completely ignore this special day. They are just not very good at expressing their inner feelings. To put it bluntly, young people are thin-skinned and accustomed to self-protection. Deep down in their hearts, they still yearn to be understood and accepted.

Zhang Jingyi has almost the same personality.

Perhaps in the future, as I experience more and become more mature, this mentality will change.

But at least for now, this female college student who has not yet officially entered the society does not like to publicize her birthday, making herself the focus of the crowd, and having classmates and friends come to celebrate her birthday.

But when this thing really happened as she wished, she couldn't avoid feeling a little lost and depressed.

Except for those few close friends she knew in middle school, no one knew that today was her birthday. It turns out that she still can't be completely calm about all this.
She sighed silently in her heart for her duplicity and immaturity, then stood up and walked out of the classroom alone, planning to buy a bottle of ice-cold sweet drink from the vending machine downstairs to make herself happy.

Consuming sugar is one of the cheapest ways for people to get happiness. (Another way is Shouyin)

She still has to rehearse for tomorrow's final performance, so she has to adjust her condition as much as possible so as not to hold everyone back and make a fool of herself on the stage.

So he walked downstairs up the stairs.

She came to the first floor with mixed feelings, and suddenly heard a voice not so familiar but particularly impressive coming from not far away, and she stopped abruptly.

Something flashed through Zhang Jingyi's mind quickly. She looked up and then froze in place.

In the lobby not far away, a tall boy and a girl with a sweet smile stood in front of the vending machine, seemingly discussing which drink tasted better.

The boy happened to be facing sideways towards her at this moment, so she could clearly see the boy's superior curve of his profile and his pair of sparkling eyes.

Tired?
Zhang Jingyi was secretly shocked.

Just as the weather forecast said, the weather was very good today. The gentle and warm sunshine rushed into the teaching building and silently sprinkled on the boy's back, making him look radiant. He looked just like the soft-hearted god who had a brief encounter in the coffee shop this winter.

The girl approaching the sun suddenly remembered the passage she had read in a fan fiction story about Shen Juan, with Hong Kong Island as the background:
【“Ajuan, it’s been so many years since we last met.”

"Yeah, you've matured a lot."

"But you haven't changed at all, Ajuan, just like the summer in West Kowloon."

"It's hot and humid. Hey! Is this the image of me in your mind?" Ajuan rolled his eyes helplessly.

(Voiceover: Because Shen Juan is often caught rolling his eyes when he is speechless, he has been on the hot search several times and his opponents have led him to say that he is a big shot with a sour face, but the effect is minimal. As a result, rolling his eyes has now become his personal label. When netizens see him rolling his eyes, not only do they not feel offended, they even find it very interesting. This has also become a classic action of Shen Juan in many fan works. Not rolling his eyes is ooc, which does not match his character setting.)

"I'm just kidding."

"Hey."

Then there was his sudden serious tone.

The fireworks over Victoria Harbour were brilliant. He looked up in a trance, with an unknown fire flickering in his eyes.

"Can I still love you like before?"】

After learning from Zhou Ye that someone was walking towards them, Shen Juan turned around and found that the person coming was an "acquaintance" with whom he had met several times but had little communication.

Although a little surprised, he still skillfully put on an absolutely flawless smile and handed over the ice drink that he had originally prepared for himself, acting very familiarly.

"Can I have a cold drink recently?"

"Of course." The girl, who looked like a good girl, responded softly with a little shyness.

Zhou Ye frowned slightly. Isn't this the innocent-looking girl that the classmates mentioned before? What's going on? How do they know each other? Why don't I know?

She inexplicably smelled a hint of danger.

"Is the freshman year also having a final performance this afternoon?"

Zhang Jingyi shook her head and replied softly, "We will have a performance tomorrow. We just came here to rehearse early this afternoon and watch the performances of the sophomores."

"That's it"

"Ah."

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Juan looked down at Zhang Jingyi. His clear and bright eyes seemed to stare for a few seconds, and then a barely perceptible mischievous smile flashed across their faces.

"I suddenly remembered something that has something to do with you."

"Me?" Zhang Jingyi was a little surprised, her eyes kept wandering, and she was obviously a little flustered and at a loss.

"Well, today is your birthday."

"Ah? How do you know?"

Zhang Jingyi was now even more panicked. How could Shen Juan know something that even her roommate didn't know?
Then she saw Shen Juan calmly answering her question: "Your roommate told me!"

"She said it was your birthday today and wanted me to wish you a happy birthday on WeChat tonight, but I was unable to fulfill my promise to her because we just happened to run into each other. I think it might be better to say this to you in person."

What Shen Juan didn't say was that the roommate of Zhang Jingyi who came to his house was very deceptive and shared with him a lot of Zhang Jingyi's "glorious deeds".

For example, he is Zhang Jingyi's white moonlight. Zhang Jingyi bought a lot of his posters and posted them in her dormitory. She listened to and watched every one of his songs and dramas repeatedly.
But Shen Juan didn't believe it completely.

As we all know, a large part of these stories told by friends are exaggerated. Some of them are obviously done by themselves, but in order to trick their best friends and brothers and see them embarrassed and make a fool of themselves, they put the blame on them. So some things are better to just listen to and laugh, and there is no need to take them seriously.

"Senior, do you still remember the name of the person who came to see you?" Zhang Jingyi was happy and touched.

"It seems his name is Qiu Tian."

Shen Juan has her WeChat and just added her this afternoon.

What’s interesting is that when the schoolgirl handed him the phone to scan the code, her hands were shaking uncontrollably, as if she had Parkinson’s disease.

"Did she add you on WeChat?"

"add."

"I knew it." The feeling of being touched just now by Zhang Jingyi gradually faded away. It was obvious that he was secretly adding my idol on WeChat under the guise of celebrating my birthday!
Shen Juan noticed the quick changes in the girl's expression and asked with a smile, "So you want to join in too?"

Before Zhang Jingyi could speak, Zhou Yi coughed, then tugged at Shen Juan's sleeve and said softly with a slightly pinched throat: "Um... I don't have any change on WeChat. Can you buy me a bottle of rock sugar and snow pear? I'll pay you back next time."

"You drank a bottle of Nutri-Express from me last night, and you want to have it again today?" Shen Juan's mouth curled up slightly, obviously saying some secret code that only the two of them could understand.

Zhou Ye's pretty face turned red. Fortunately, this junior school girl was inexperienced and didn't know anything, otherwise she would have lost all her face.

"Okay, okay! Sweep me, senior!"

Although Zhang Jingyi didn't know the specific meaning of what Shen Juan said just now, nor did she know why the senior student reacted so strongly, she only knew that if she didn't add Shen Juan's WeChat at this time, she might never have such a good opportunity in the future.

So she quickly took out her cell phone and responded while the senior student who was obviously protective of her food and seemed to be a loyal dog was still blushing in embarrassment.

If you can't even catch the timing that comes to your door, then you're a grown-up.

Zhou Ye was stunned for a moment, but he really had no suitable reason to stop Shen Juan from adding other girls on WeChat.

So he could only watch the school girl with a rosy face, happily holding the cell phone and the candied pear that Shen Juan had given her, and leaving with brisk steps.

After a long silence, she quietly expressed her dissatisfaction: "Juanjuan, although I know that you can't completely avoid contact with other members of the opposite sex due to your current job, can you please not add other girls' WeChat in front of me next time? I'll be jealous and feel uncomfortable."

But Shen Juan, contrary to his usual behavior, did not speak gently to comfort her. Instead, he took her hand and walked quickly around the corner of the teaching building, and went straight into an empty, remote classroom. Then he pushed her hard against the door, tilted his head and kissed her. As the kiss deepened, his hands couldn't help but clasp his fingers together and clench them tightly.

They didn't know how much time had passed until both of them had a slight blush due to a slight lack of oxygen. Then they reluctantly stopped and gasped for breath.

Zhou Ye seemed a little unsatisfied, and seemed a little unconvinced, "Is this your way of comforting people?"

Hearing this, Shen Juan leaned down again so that their eyes were level, then gently touched her nose with the tip of his nose, looked into her tender eyes and asked, "Do you know the name of that school girl just now?"

"It seems her name is Zhang Jingyi."

"Thank you, Zhang Jingyi."

After Shen Juan finished speaking, he kissed her again.

During the long and deep kiss, Zhou was enjoying the happiness and gradually understood the meaning of this sentence.

　Normally each chapter is 3k words, but the last three chapters are 4k words each, and it’s the heroine’s storyline that takes the most time, so I think it can be considered a make-up chapter, what do you guys think^^
　　(I still have to save time to watch BLG play T1 on the weekend hahaha)

　　Thanks to Captain SXL for the 1000-point reward for the Tian Xiwei character!

　　
　
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