By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 83 The True Face of Brother Long!
Seeing her cousin's excited and energetic appearance, Li Younan couldn't help but recall how she herself was full of anticipation, confidence, and high spirits before entering university, always feeling that her future held endless possibilities.

Wow, I'm a college student now! I can choose what I want to do!
Li Younan didn't disappoint his cousin. He smiled and asked, "Have you decided which university you want to attend?"

My cousin nodded and said, "There are a few I'm interested in..."

Li Younan chatted with her cousin about volunteering for a while, then talked to her mother for a bit before hanging up.

It wasn't too late yet, and Li Younan wasn't sleepy. He was aimlessly scrolling through short videos on his phone.

Just then, an email arrived.

Li Younan doesn't use email much on a regular basis. He used it frequently for work, when he needed to send a lot of information via email.

The email address was overseas. Li Younan raised an eyebrow, opened it, and saw the words "Congratulations..."

Li Younan shrugged and exited the chat with amusement. What? It was a scam email, tsk tsk, and from overseas at that.

Li Younan ignored it and continued scrolling through short videos.

But not long after, Jing Chaoyi suddenly called him: "Senior, oh my god, amazing news! Did you receive the email?"

Li Younan was a little confused and asked curiously, "What email?"

Jing Chaoyi couldn't contain her joy: "When we were in Xiamen, didn't I help you submit a few photos? I didn't expect that one of your photos had been shortlisted for the Smithsonian Digital Humanities Award, and it's already on the official website!"

Li Younan paused for a moment before suddenly remembering this matter.

While in Xiamen, there seems to have been a little incident where Jing Chaoyi, who was skilled at photo editing, processed his photos and submitted them to several competitions.

Li Younan thought of the email he had just received, so he quickly checked the official website of the event.

It really is……

Li Younan repeatedly checked the date—it was only 20 days from submission to the shortlist notification, which was outrageous!

However, after learning about the rules of the competition, he began to believe it.

A digital-first strategy, a closed-loop cloud-based review process, and a regional pre-screening mechanism, leveraging the cooperation agreement between Smithsonian and Hengdian, allowed entries to be sent directly to the final review via a fast track. The prize money wasn't high, only $2000, but regardless, it was a cause for celebration.

He opened the email again, and sure enough, it was a notification of his entry into the competition. The email requested further confirmation of the copyright and identity of his work, and also required him to provide high-resolution files and the original files as attachments.

Li Younan was a little excited. After filling in all the information, he signed the authorization agreement.

After all that was done, another pop-up window appeared, asking him to confirm whether he could go to the venue to collect the prize if he won.

Of course, Li Younan couldn't possibly go abroad to receive the award. After filling in "no", the webpage prompted him to fill in his mailing address, and the certificate would be mailed to him by mail.

After considering it for a moment, Li Younan filled in his home address as the certificate address.

This photo was taken by Li Younan. Since Xie Lin hasn't officially won the award yet, Li Younan isn't in a hurry to tell Xie Lin.

Once I receive the award, I'll definitely let him know, and we'll split the prize money in half. For Li Younan, the prize money itself isn't important.

Since leaving my job, things have been really good; everything seems to be good news.

Li Younan lay on the bed and opened the map again.

Because Hefei is definitely not going as the next stop. Although Hefei, as the provincial capital, has a must-see spot, Li Younan doesn't plan to chase after it. For him, the travel experience is more important; he doesn't travel just to see a tourist attraction, but rather to see tourist attractions along the way.

There are currently two ways to get back.

Either it's towards the south, going from Jiangxi;

Or, it's a bit further north, coming from Hubei.

Li Younan stared at the map for a long time before his gaze suddenly focused on a famous place—Jingdezhen.

There are no tourist attractions in Jingdezhen, but that doesn't matter. Li Younan is very interested in this place, and it's not too far from Huangshan.

Thus, the next stop was determined.

I'm getting ready to sleep. I used up a lot of energy climbing the mountain today, so I'll sleep very soundly in this state.

However, there are a lot of messages today, and someone sent me another message.

Upon seeing the name of the visitor, Li Younan was taken aback; it was Zhu Qingyue, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

Zhu Qingyue asked him, "Where are you now?"

Li Younan replied that he was in Huangshan and his next stop was Jingdezhen.

Zhu Qingyue said "Oh" and then said, "I happen to be in Jiangxi too, how about... we meet up? It's just a matter of chance, haha."

Li Younan casually replied, "Sure, what a coincidence!" Zhu Qingyue said, "Then it's settled!"

Just as I was about to put my phone down, a friend request notification popped up.

It's JK Dragon, the familiar ID, the familiar Zoro avatar.

Brother Long sent a message, coldly saying, "So it turns out you added me on WeChat for work."

Li Younan coughed. The other person was using their own WeChat, while he was using a spare WeChat account that he didn't use often, just in case.

Looking at it this way, it seems that I was indeed not very honest.

Li Younan didn't respond to that question, selectively ignoring it, and asked, "Did you receive the video?"

Brother Long paused for a moment before saying, "I received it, but your video isn't very unique. I like it, but it won't go viral."

Li Younan found it a bit awkward. What did he mean by "he likes it, but it won't become popular"?
Brother Long said, "Your video today was shot entirely in the first person, showing footage of various scenic spots in Huangshan."

"This kind of video is no different from other bloggers' videos and has no selling points. In fact, your filming skills are not as good as theirs."

"I suggest you shoot more videos of camping in your car, or even introduce your campervan. These kinds of videos can go viral."

Li Younan nodded thoughtfully, then asked after a moment's thought, "Should I still send you the first-person video of Huangshan that I filmed?"

Brother Long said, "Of course you have to send it to me. I'm your official editor now, and you have to send me all your materials so I can select the best ones to help you edit a reliable video."

"Moreover, video editing doesn't necessarily involve editing one scenic spot at a time. If you have many first-person videos like this, you can also mix and match them together."

"Well, I'll think about what format would be best, but until I have inspiration, anyway... just give me the material."

Li Younan didn't think much of it and replied with an "Mm".

After thinking for a moment, Li Younan sent another message: "By the way, Brother Long, are you really from Chengdu?"

JK Long remained silent for an even longer time this time. Li Younan thought he had gone to rest before he finally replied with a single word: "Mm".

Li Younan's expression brightened, and he sent a message: "I'm on my way to Sichuan, let's meet up then."

This time, the other party replied quite quickly: "Then forget it, online communication is fine now."

Li Younan was a little disappointed. Among the people he had met and knew, the most mysterious one right now was probably Brother Long.

But Brother Long and he have a close relationship, and this complicated relationship is indeed a bit strange.

Li Younan asked, "Why?"

Brother Long said, "For no reason, I'm an ugly monster and I don't want to see you."

Seeing this, Li Younan could only assume that he had some unspeakable difficulty, so he wisely stopped talking nonsense.

Brother Long sent another message: "Okay, stop bothering me, I need to get back to work."

Li Younan said, "Okay, good night."

Brother Long sent a speechless emoji.

……

Chengdu, in some unknown corner.

Outside the lamp's light, everything was pitch black, gently embracing her small space of a few dozen square meters.

The sound of the keyboard being typed was very soft, tap, tap, tap, the only regular sound in the dead of night.

She curled up in the chair, resting her chin on her knees.

She has fair skin and clean, slender calves.

Her eyes were beautiful, the kind that evoked a sense of vulnerability in one glance. At that moment, she was staring at the flying stone that had been frozen on the screen.

The wardrobe door was open, and the JK skirt hung quietly.

The Zoro on the wall is always in that sword-drawing stance.

On the bedside table, the plastic bottle containing small white pills stood there silently.

It's safe here.

The night was still long, and her world, within these four walls, slowly moved forward.

(End of this chapter)