Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 1 Rebirth
Gradually, I began to hear the rustling sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper, which was monotonous yet clear, stimulating my eardrums again and again.

The sound was like countless little bugs buzzing around in his newly awakened mind, sometimes brisk, sometimes dense, making him a little dazed.

Hu Xiaobei opened his eyes with great effort, and his vision gradually became clear.

The sunlight was like a soft golden gauze, shining through the mottled leaves into his eyes, casting a picture of interweaving brightness and darkness in the classroom. It was so warm that it was a little dazzling, making him a little dazed for a moment.

Turning my head to look out the window, I saw the old leaves were dark green, the new leaves were just beginning to grow, the branches of the camphor tree were swaying, one or two leaves struggled to break free, swirled and fell, and a breeze blew by, bringing a faint fragrance.

Further away, the playground that is usually bustling with people is now empty. The basketball hoop stands alone, and the net sways gently in the wind, as if silently telling the story of the daily hustle and bustle.

Suddenly, his heartbeat quickened, and an inexplicable emotion surged into his heart like a surging tide, drowning him in an instant.

At the same time, memories kept flooding back into my mind like a flood.

He saw his past life, a trajectory full of failures and regrets.

He couldn't tell whether he was reborn or traveled to a parallel time and space.

His past experiences of the apocalypse also emerged one by one. At the beginning of the apocalypse, he awakened his supernatural powers.

Hoping to change his fate through this, he stayed at home and practiced diligently.

But his supplies were quickly depleted and he soon ran out of food and ammunition. In desperation, he could only go to the shelter to seek a glimmer of hope.

Because he had special abilities, he was well protected at first, but his abilities developed slowly and were not very effective, so he gradually lost his value for training.

On his first mission, he lost his life because he had no experience at all. His experience in the apocalypse was both brief and miserable. He had never even killed a chicken and was a complete wimp.

If his life were a novel, the chapter titles would be:

Chapter 1: The Adopted Orphan
Chapter 2: Happy Childhood

Chapter 3: I am a little genius

Chapter 4: Grandma's Death

Chapter 5: Don’t bully the poor young

Chapter 6: One Semester as a College Student

Chapter 7: The Struggle of Social Animals
Chapter 8: I'm Single and I'm Proud
Chapter 9: Don’t bully the poor middle-aged

Chapter 10: Awakening of Superpowers in the End of the World

Chapter 11: My fate is in my own hands

Chapter 12: Survival in the Official Shelter

Chapter 13: Rubbish superpowers ruined my youth
Chapter 14: Died before the mission was accomplished
Chapter 15:…

If the first half of life can be considered a normal urban novel, then the second half is definitely a post-apocalyptic novel about struggling for survival.

Although he had not experienced anything bloody, he had seen a lot of it on the Internet.

The end of the world is an abyss of despair and a sorrow that cannot be reversed. The scenes of death keep appearing before our eyes like a kaleidoscope.

Each picture was like a sharp blade, ruthlessly attacking his cognition, cutting his soul, and making him sink again and again into the pain and fear that penetrated deep into his bones.

Time seemed to stop at this moment.

A brief moment of astonishment, like a ripple on a calm lake, flashed through Hu Xiaobei's mind: Uh... is this... rebirth? Or time travel?

Then, like a surging wave suddenly hitting a reef, the huge impact shook his mind violently, and countless complex emotions ran wildly in his heart like a wild horse.

Hu Xiaobei slowly gathered his thoughts, his lips trembling slightly, his heart surging with turbulent waves: Uh, is it time travel or rebirth? Damn... I don't want to think about it for now, anyway, this is really living another fucking life!

This thought exploded in his heart like thunder, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if it was about to burst out of his chest.

I don’t know how long it took, but as he slowly exhaled a long breath, Hu Xiaobei’s mind gradually calmed down, and he began to silently look at the situation in the classroom.

Young faces flashed before his eyes, familiar yet unfamiliar. He couldn't utter those seemingly ambiguous names when they came to his lips.

They were either writing furiously on the test paper, or scratching their heads with frowns, or staring at the ceiling with their eyes wide open, their thoughts drifting away.

Next to the podium, the head teacher and geography teacher sat upright.

She was of medium build, but with a pair of small metal half-frame glasses on her round face, she looked as round as a globe.

Fortunately, however, this roundness did not diminish her already limited dignity.

As for her real name, Hu Xiaobei could no longer remember it.

In the upper right corner of the blackboard, in the area highlighted with red chalk.

May 2004, 5, 8 days until the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination)

The scarlet characters stood out, like a silent warning bell for the final sprint for the college entrance exam. Hu Xiaobei's heartbeat gradually stabilized, but his thoughts were surging like waves, difficult to calm down.

Whether it is rebirth or time travel, it is not to bear the pressure of the college entrance examination again.

I think of the fear brought by those death scenes and all the regrets I once had.

Should we work hard to change our own destiny, or should we subtly and covertly warn the world within the scope of our own abilities?

As social beings, human beings inherently shoulder responsibilities and missions.

We are all adults, why are we still asking ourselves multiple-choice questions!
Besides, the gears of fate have started turning again, and this time there will be no regrets, even if we have to face difficulties head-on.

There is nothing to worry about!

As the idea took root in his mind, Hu Xiaobei's gaze towards the surroundings became more and more determined.

Whether it is the end of the world or not is still uncertain, and the future is too far away. No matter it is time travel or rebirth, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The first step is to start with finishing the college entrance examination.

You are the one!

Hu Xiaobei looked at the math simulation test paper on the table with full motivation and began to read the questions.

Ten minutes later, someone was unable to lift the pen and the paper was left as is, obviously not being favored.

I have to admit that he was really knowledgeable and talented in high school, but after his rebirth, he is really not very talented or well-educated.

As the saying goes: The first step to success is to kill the person you love. The first step to an exam is to answer the multiple-choice questions.

There is a mnemonic to prove it: if there are three long and one short, choose the shortest; if there are three short and one long, choose the longest; if there are two long and two short, choose B; if there are uneven ones, choose C, which is invincible.

Hu Xiaobei's mouth corners slightly raised, and a glimmer of confidence flashed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, silently chanted the mantra of his mental method, and the pen in his hand was like a peerless sword drawn from its sheath, making a "swish" sound on the test paper. In his eyes, those multiple-choice questions were like chickens and dogs, and he defeated them one by one.

"It's too simple. Just click on the part you don't understand."

Hu Xiaobei couldn't help but feel secretly proud, and muttered a sentence in bird language in his heart.

Then he put away the pen, calculated the time and stood up quietly, but still made some noise.

It would be fine if it were any other time, but in this quiet mock exam scene, it would easily attract attention.

Everyone looked at him as if they were looking at an alien.

Hu Xiaobei didn't care at all. Amidst the gazes of the crowd, which ranged from surprise to admiration to disdain, he walked confidently to the podium, handed in his paper, and then left indifferently without a trace of nostalgia.

The globe... No, it was the head teacher Yuan Yuan. She frowned slightly, then reached out to push her small metal half-frame glasses and looked at Hu Xiaobei who left quietly.

I couldn't help but look regretful: Oh, I handed in the paper early again. I have talent, but I don't work hard. It's really...

In the past, I would at least do some fill-in-the-blank questions in the limited time, but this time, I only wrote multiple-choice questions.

Yuan Yuan slowed down his thoughts, gently straightened the test paper, carefully looked at the clean paper, and quickly checked the answers.

The math test consisted of 12 multiple-choice questions worth 60 points in total. Hu Xiaobei answered 9 of them correctly and scored 45 points.

I have to say that Hu Xiaobei's accuracy rate is still acceptable.

If the math test was all multiple-choice questions, he might have scored above 110.

The head teacher Yuan Yuan looked back at the college entrance examination countdown on the blackboard. There was still one month left.

Judging from Hu Xiaobei's past experience, as long as he can put aside his nonchalant attitude and study hard in the remaining time, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to get into a top university!

After all, Hu Xiaobei has a solid foundation.

Although, he was devastated by the death of his grandmother in his first year of high school and was even assigned to the worst class.

But with his own efforts, he was admitted to the key class in just one month!
If he could work harder and get into a good university, wouldn't that be a very reasonable thing?
Well, I'll have a good talk with him on Monday. I can't let this once promising young man be so careless anymore.

Yuan Yuan silently made plans for the interview and then immersed himself in the selection of topics for the new test paper.

　The first volume has been completed, and the content of this volume has been written according to the outline.

　　I am currently writing the second volume. I don’t plan to use an outline for this volume. Anyway, I like to write without a script. The content is all in my mind, and the previous book can also be used as a reference.

　　I really need some interactive plot between the hero and heroine, even if it's just a short clip or a scene.

　　In my opinion, the interaction between the male and female protagonists is actually a heart-to-heart communication.

　　I hope you can feel as involved in the interactive process as I do.

　　If you have any good interactive suggestions, please feel free to put them forward. If they are appropriate and my writing skills are good enough, I will try my best to write them down.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)