The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 285 is both a reconciliation and a calculated move.

Hongqiao Airport, arrival hall.

Lin Shaotao and his two companions stood at the exit of the passage, watching the continuous stream of passengers.

My eyes were sore from looking so long before I finally saw Yang Muye, wearing a mask and quietly pushing his suitcase out.

Jia Kuan was overjoyed and raised his hand to shout Yang Muye's name.

Fortunately, Zhou Yiming, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and pulled him back.

They came to intercept Yang Muye, not to pick him up at the airport, so there was no need for us to be so enthusiastic.

First, the two sides weren't that familiar with each other to begin with.

Secondly, it's easy to overdo it and make people dislike you.

Didn't you see that Lin Shaotao has already quietly taken a detour to intercept them halfway?

At Zhou Yiming's prompting, Jia Kuan also quickly abandoned the idea of ​​greeting him and hurried over.

Yang Muye pushed his suitcase and soon met up with Xu Sanduo, who had actually come to pick him up.

As for Yu Hailun, the two parted ways when they got off the plane.

Yang Muyi originally said that he was hitching a ride with Yu Hailun.

Unfortunately, it wasn't on my way.

After obtaining the creative production rights for the Running Man program, Yu Hailun couldn't wait to rush to Hangzhou to discuss cooperation with Zhejiang TV.

I couldn't even wait to board a plane, so I drove straight there.

Lin Shaotao was about to intercept Yang Muye halfway when Xu Sanduo stopped him.

Seeing that it was an acquaintance, Yang Muye signaled Xu Sanduo to let them pass.

Lin Shaotao walked over alone.

Jia Kuan originally wanted to go too, but Zhou Yiming stopped him.

Given their current identities, it would be a bit awkward for them to meet Yang Muye.

So don't go over there and cause trouble for Lin Shaotao.

Yang Muyi had received a text message from Liu Qing, informing him that Lin Shaotao was waiting for him at the airport.

Before Lin Shaotao could speak, Yang Muye pulled down his mask and offered his hand.

"Senior Lin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting at the airport early."

"It's okay, as long as I can see you, it won't be a wasted trip."

Lin Shaotao shook his head.

He still has that much magnanimity.

After shaking hands, Lin Shaotao got straight to the point, saying that he had come with Jia Kuan and Zhou Yiming to apologize, and also hoped to take this opportunity to reach a reconciliation with Xingchen Dahai.

"I read the announcement that Starry Sea released this morning. Thank you, Mr. Yang, for giving our Three-Person Band some face."

"We will issue a statement on behalf of the band later, publicly apologizing to Old Boys and Starry Sea, and will compensate Starry Sea with all the revenue from our recent performances, totaling 80,000 yuan."

"In addition, the business school will also take corresponding disciplinary action against Jia Kuan and Yi Ming."

Lin Shaotao raised his head.

"I wonder if this program will satisfy Mr. Yang?"

Yang Muyi had already learned from Liu Qing that Lin Shaotao had voluntarily resigned.

It's likely that the business school won't impose too severe punishments on Jia Kuan and Zhou Yiming.

Seeing that Lin Shaotao had come all this way, Yang Muye decided to do him a favor.

“You don’t need to give the 80,000 yuan to Xingchen Dahai. Donate it directly to the poor students in the school. You can refer to the specific implementation method... Forget it, you contribute 80,000 yuan, and I will personally contribute some more, making it a round 500,000 yuan. With Xingchen Dahai as the leader and your three-person band as participants, we will jointly launch a heartwarming meal card charity project in the school.”

This was the first time Lin Shaotao had ever heard of such a way of rounding up.

However, Lin Shaotao is more curious about what this heartwarming meal card is all about.

"No application, no form, no proof required. Just have the school count the students who spend at least 60 times a month at the school cafeteria and whose total spending is less than 500 yuan. The amount that is less than 500 yuan each month will be credited to their meal cards."

Lin Shaotao's eyes lit up.

Having served as the president of the student union for over a month, how could he not know that once this heartwarming meal card project is implemented, it will definitely become a benchmark for campus public welfare projects?

How to distribute poverty relief funds fairly, how to determine if the recipients truly need the money, and how to consider their feelings have always been difficult problems.

The heartwarming meal card perfectly solves this problem.

Ideally, a student club should be established specifically to handle the "Heartwarming Meal Card" project.

And this is precisely what Lin Shaotao excels at—

Just as he was about to speak, Yang Muye's voice rang out.

"I will contact the school to set up a student club to carry out this project. If you don't mind, you can come to the club as the vice president."

Deputy?

Lin Shaotao's first reaction was that Yang Muye was joking with him.

But Lin Shaotao immediately realized that he couldn't possibly be the project leader for a project like the "Heartwarming Meal Card," which could both enhance his resume and make him famous.
Yang Muye will definitely make arrangements for his own people.

For example--

Shi Xiaomeng?
Lin Shaotao actually guessed right this time.

Yang Muyi took out 42 yuan to make it a round number, and that was the purpose of it.

After figuring out these points, Lin Shaotao couldn't help but feel unconvinced.

This is probably what happens when you're not as skilled as someone else.

However, for the Trio, the results this time have far exceeded expectations.

It is foreseeable that once the heartwarming meal card project is announced, the reputation of the Three People Band will be able to recover considerably.

At least Jia Kuan and Zhou Yiming will no longer be like rats in the street, hated by everyone.

Of course, Lin Shaotao was the one who suffered the biggest loss.

If he had withstood the pressure and hadn't resigned, he would have kept his position as president of the student union once the heartwarming meal card project was announced.

Instead of now, where Lin Shaotao is "grateful" even when Yang Muyi gives him a vice president position that is essentially a form of financial assistance.

After discussing the heartwarming meal card, Yang Muyi casually asked Lin Shaotao about his future plans.

"Now that I'm free from official duties, I'm ready to try starting my own business, but I haven't decided on a direction yet."

Lin Shaotao originally wanted to take this opportunity to chat with Yang Muyi and see if he could get some entrepreneurial inspiration.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding.

Yang Muyi wasn't asking about his personal plans, but rather about the future plans of the Three's Band.

Lin Shaotao originally planned to disband the band once this controversy had passed.

However, after Yang Muyi proposed the heartwarming meal card solution, it seems that the Three People Band doesn't need to disband.

"The Voice of China will begin nationwide auditions in November. If you are interested, you can sign up and give it a try."

"Of course, this is just my personal, immature suggestion, for your reference only."

After saying that, Yang Muye put his mask back on, pushed his suitcase, and left.

After everyone had gone far away, Zhou Yiming and Jia Kuan stepped forward and asked Lin Shaotao how the conversation went.

Lin Shaotao told the two about the heartwarming meal card and the auditions for "The Voice of China".

"Shaotao, Yang Muyi recommended us to participate in 'The Voice of China.' Could he have ulterior motives?"

Jia Kuan said with some concern.

And that's exactly what Zhou Yiming wanted to say.

Lin Shaotao thought to himself, "Have you two gone too far in your imitation of 'Old Boys'?"
I even started to relate to it myself.

Do you really think you two are like Cheng Dabao and Wu Xiaoshuai from the movie, and that the other party invited you to participate just to retaliate?
However, to be fair, Yang Muye's suggestion that the Three-Person Band participate in the competition was indeed a calculated move.

I thought the matter of donating 80,000 yuan to the heartwarming meal card program would be over, but little did I know that this was just the beginning.

Donating money only shows an attitude of admitting mistakes. How can you prove that you are truly repentant? Of course, it's by standing on the stage again and proving yourself.

A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold.

It has to be said that Yang Muyi's "persona" for the Three People Band is quite thoughtful.

Right now, the Trio Band has only two paths to choose from.

Either disband and admit defeat completely.

Either compete and prove yourself again.

Yang Muyi's goal was clear: to get the Sanrenxing Band to generate some buzz for "The Voice of China".

Knowing that he was being used by Yang Muye, Lin Shaotao wanted to stand up for himself and refuse directly.

However, the mentors of "The Voice of China" include Liu Yu, Wang Feng, and two rising stars in the music scene, Xin Huimei and Luo Lin.

The competition selects participants purely by their voices, and does not force contestants to sign any unfair contracts.

Which grassroots musician could refuse such a stage?

Without needing to say anything else, just looking at the excited expressions on Zhou Yiming and Jia Kuan's faces, Lin Shaotao knew that he was definitely going to participate in the competition.

-

The next day at noon, Yang Muye invited Qiao Jingjing and Bei Weiwei to have lunch together in the school cafeteria.

The main purpose was to talk to the two women about getting on Running Man.

Yu Hailun went to Lantai to discuss cooperation, and the progress was surprisingly smooth.

When Zhejiang TV heard that "Running Man" was adapted from the popular South Korean variety show "Infinite Challenge" and that there was no need to purchase the copyright, they immediately agreed to cooperate.

Isn't this just the second "I Love Lyrics"?

They even agreed to conditions such as separating online and television broadcasting rights, and that the online broadcasting time was only a few hours later than the television broadcast.

To put it bluntly, TV stations don't consider video websites as competitors at all.

Of course, Zhejiang TV's "cooperation" came with conditions.

They set their sights on "The Voice of China" and proposed forming a three-way partnership with Starry Sea and Starry Sky Entertainment to co-produce the show.

Even the industry ban agreement proposed by Yang Muyi was readily agreed to by Lantai.

This shows how "hungry" they are for this show.

After Zhejiang TV tasted the success of music talent shows with "I Love Lyrics", the entire station was eager to pull off a big hit.

The goal is—

Surpassing Hunan TV's Super Girl and Super Boy!
To achieve the highest, one must strive for the highest.

Running Man is just an extra.

Zhejiang TV only superficially attaches great importance to this program.

Because compared to shows like "The Voice of China," which already have high online popularity and feature big-name singers as mentors.

"Running Man" is a group of college student internet celebrities who play a game of chasing and tearing name tags.

It is said that it was inspired by the Infinite Challenge special, just like 2 Days & 1 Night, but it has not achieved the same level of viewership in South Korea as 2 Days & 1 Night.

It's quite normal that Zhejiang TV doesn't have high hopes for this kind of "original" program with an uncertain future.

Even so, being able to appear on television still surprised both Qiao Jingjing and Bei Weiwei.

While queuing for food, Bei Weiwei quietly asked about the recording time of the show.

“Each episode will be recorded on the weekend so that you can have more time.”

what?
weekend!!
Bei Weiwei's eyes widened.

Doesn't that mean I won't have any time to play games on weekends?
What should I do? I really want to refuse!
Just as I was struggling with this, Qiao Jingjing's voice rang out.

"Are the shows all filmed in other cities?"

"Currently, the first phase is tentatively scheduled for Hangzhou, with one each in Shanghai and Beijing, and the remaining phases for other locations will depend on the situation."

As soon as Yang Muyi finished speaking, the students in front of the three in line had already finished getting their food and left.

Bei Weiwei stepped forward and handed the plate into the serving window, pointing to three dishes she liked.

The person in charge of serving the food was a young girl with short hair, wearing a mask and a hat to prevent hair loss.

She skillfully served Bei Weiwei the food and then entered the bill amount into the card reader.

Two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish, totaling 7.6 yuan.

Bei Weiwei swiped her card, and then it was Yang Muye's turn.

Yang Muyi works out every day and has a big appetite. He ordered three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, piling his plate high.

The bill was supposed to be 157 yuan, but when the girl serving the food entered the amount on the card reader, the decimal point key malfunctioned, and 15.7 yuan became 157 yuan.

Yang Muye didn't even look, and just swiped the money.

"Wait a moment--"

By the time the girl serving the food spoke up to stop him, it was too late. She could only call Yang Muye back, swipe his card to cancel the previous transaction, and have him re-enter the information and swipe his card again.

After the card was successfully swiped, the girl serving the food kept apologizing to Yang Muye.

Yang Muye then noticed that the other person's features looked somewhat familiar.

At first, Yang Muyi didn't think much of it. After taking the plate, he gave his seat to Qiao Jingjing behind him.

Qiao Jingjing actually knew the girl serving the food, so she took the initiative to pull down her mask and greet her.

"Senior Fang, are you in charge of serving the food today?"

"Jingjing? What a coincidence."

"Yes."

Qiao Jingjing smiled and nodded at the girl serving the food, then casually ordered three dishes.

"All vegetarian?" the girl serving the food couldn't help but ask.

"I'm on a diet lately," Qiao Jingjing said somewhat shyly.

The girl serving the food said "Oh," and then stopped talking and quickly started serving Qiao Jingjing the food.

I originally wanted to give Qiao Jingjing a bigger portion, but she said she was on a diet, so the girl serving the food didn't give her any special treatment.

She was actually quite envious of Qiao Jingjing.

He only thinks about how to eat his fill every day, while Qiao Jingjing only thinks about how to lose weight and maintain her figure.

After swiping her card, Qiao Jingjing waved goodbye to the girl serving the food, then followed Yang Muyi and Bei Weiwei to an empty table and sat down.

"Is that senior student serving the food from your economics department?" Yang Muye asked curiously.

"I guess so. I met her in economics class."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Bei Weiwei's voice rang out.

"Huh? She failed and had to repeat the course?"

"Senior Fang is indeed a year ahead of me, but she's not repeating the course; she's here specifically to audit it."

Qiao Jingjing explained with a serious expression.

Bei Weiwei was shocked after hearing this.

There are actually people who go to attend classes specifically for the sake of credits. That's amazing.

Qiao Jingjing further explained:

"Actually, it wasn't a special trip. Senior Fang usually works in the cafeteria most of the time, and she only has time to come to class during our economics class time."

This was the first time Bei Weiwei had ever heard of working such long hours in the cafeteria as part of a work-study program.

Isn't a normal work-study job just about collecting trays at the cafeteria entrance?

Qiao Jingjing finally revealed the truth:

"Sister Fang's situation is rather special; strictly speaking, she is not even a formal student of our school."

(End of this chapter)