Film and Television Overview: Starting from the Same Window

The audience applauded again.

"At the same time, Bi Shisan and Li Shuci's personal information has passed the first round of review. They will participate in the individual scholarship interview at 6 pm tonight. Let's give these two students some encouragement."

Applause rang out in the classroom once again.

After class, everyone went out together.

Just then, Luan Mengyu, who had been vying with Lu Qiaochuan for the class monitor position at the end of last semester, suddenly called out to Lu Qiaochuan and gave him a thumbs up: "Class monitor, you're awesome!"

"What a load of crap, he's only got himself into this because of women."

Jiang Yunming curled his lip, snorted, and walked past.

"Rat!"

Luan Mengyu spat at Jiang Yunming's retreating figure.

.........

At noon, in the restaurant.

An excited Xiao Haiyang treated everyone to dinner.

"I'm treating everyone to dinner today mainly to express my personal respect," Xiao Haiyang said, raising his glass. "Your heroic act saved someone on the verge of death, and that person was me. Over the years, I've only ever received extra points like this from the psychology committee member and the head of the publicity department, but with me failing courses year after year, it eventually became unprofitable, leading to my..." As he said this, he finally expressed his own emotions.

With a deep sigh, Xiao Haiyang said, "Forget it, let's not talk about these sad things. In short, the significance of this matter to me personally is definitely not what everyone imagines. It makes me feel that I can be a sophomore next year... Here, I'll toast the class monitor with tea instead of wine."

Lu Qiaochuan raised his glass and clinked it with his, saying, "We're not that bad off!"

"No!" Xiao Haiyang shook his head and said seriously, "This may be a big step forward for our class, but for me personally, it's like doing the splits."

After drinking his tea in one gulp, Xiao Haiyang poured himself another cup and toasted Lin Luoxue, then Zhou Shengchen, and Zhong Bai.

After toasting Zhou Shengchen and the others, he looked at Bi Shisan and Li Shuci, wishing them good results in tonight's interview.

.........

After finishing their meal, the group walked along the road.

Lu Qiaochuan, Lin Luoxue, and others walked in front, while Bi Shisan and Li Shuci walked a dozen steps behind in the middle, and Zhou Shengchen walked at the very back.

Suddenly, Li Shuci glanced at Bi Shisan carefully and said, "My materials have been approved."

Bi Shisan, with his bag slung over his shoulder, hands in his pockets, and expressionless, said, "Unexpected."

"It's the same question: if I'm elected, will you be angry with me?" Li Shuci asked softly.

Bi Shisan affirmed, "Of course! Because this would not only cost me ten thousand yuan, but it would also show that I am less skilled than others."

At this moment, Li Shuci remembered what Lin Luoxue and Zhong Bai had said in the dormitory: Bi Shisan was very short of money and didn't even have a cell phone.

So she tentatively said, "Actually, I can withdraw if you really need that 4.2 yuan."

"Why should I?" Bi Shisan asked, frowning.

Li Shuci thought that Bi Shisan had misunderstood her meaning, so she quickly said, "What I meant was that I am withdrawing."

Bi Shisan said, "Yes! I'm talking about you. What gives you the right to withdraw?"

"Do you still feel that I am not competitive with you at all?" Li Shuci bit her lip and asked the question that had always been on her mind, somewhat disappointed.

“Of course not!” Bi Shisan shrugged and denied it. “You don’t have any special skills, but your application was accepted, which means you are very competitive. As for interviews, opinions vary, and I’m not entirely confident that I can beat you right now.”

Li Shuci said, "That's why I said I'm withdrawing!"

Bi Shisan frowned: "Why did you quit? That's the fruit of your labor."

Chapter 167: Bi Shisan's Threat

"Actually, I don't really need that money!" Li Shuci tried to explain, but her explanation clearly angered Bi Shisan.

“This isn’t about money.” Bi Shisan shook his head, his expression serious. “If I lose money, I can find a way to earn it back. But if you give me the opportunity because I don’t have money, that would be the greatest trampling on my dignity.”

Bi Shisan was poor but not poor in spirit. So money was very important to him, but if he had to give up his dignity for money, he would rather stay poor forever.

Li Shuci's direct withdrawal from the competition felt more like a handout to him, so Bi Shisan was unwilling for her to withdraw at all.

Li Shuci lowered his head and remained silent, deep in thought.

Upon seeing Li Shuci's expression, Bi Shisan immediately understood her thoughts. His eyes widened in anger, and he uttered a harsh statement that posed a significant threat to Li Shuci.

“If you dare to quit, I will never save you a seat during self-study again,” Bi Shisan said, emphasizing each word.

"29 Hahaha!" Zhou Shengchen, who was following behind the two, covered his mouth and chuckled after hearing Bi Shisan's threatening words.

Bi Shisan's words sound like something a primary school student would say; he's using the strongest tone to say the most cowardly things.

What's even more interesting is that Li Shuci actually falls for this.

After hearing Bi Shisan's words, Li Shuci nodded hurriedly, looking somewhat flustered, and said, "I, I understand."

Bi Shisan left, and Li Shuci left too. Just as Zhou Shengchen was about to leave, a girl blocked his way.

"Um, could I have your contact information? Actually, I've noticed you for a while now..."

"I have a girlfriend," Zhou Shengchen said coldly, then turned and left.

.........

Boys' dormitory.

Zhou Shengchen took out his phone and chatted with Su Zaizai for a while before taking out his computer to start writing the script.

As a top student in photography, how could I not make a movie?

Bi Shisan sat on the seat under the bed, staring intently at the computer, his hands constantly typing on the keyboard.

Xiao Haiyang held the book and flipped through it over and over.

Suddenly, he sighed, turned to Bi Shisan and said, "San'er, I think you and Zhou Shengchen are pretty awesome. You're not only good at studying, but you can do everything."

Without looking up, Bi Shisan replied, "In life, there are always more things you don't know than things you do know."

Xiao Haiyang nodded with great admiration: "Even the nonsense you say, I find to be philosophical."

“Thirteen’s words are not nonsense; they are very philosophical. There are so many things to learn in this world, and even if I had a photographic memory, I wouldn’t dare say that I know everything,” Zhou Shengchen interjected.

"Perhaps!" Xiao Haiyang sighed, a strange sadness creeping into his voice as he looked at Bi Shisan. "San'er, lately I feel like I don't know anything. By the way, San'er, can you make PPTs? Or spreadsheets? I mean, something like what Zhou Shengchen and Qiaochuan make. If I wanted to learn, how long would it take?"

"I don't know how to do it either," Bi Shisan said calmly.

"Huh? You don't even know how?" Xiao Haiyang was taken aback.

In his eyes, apart from Zhou Shengchen, Bi Shisan was the most outstanding student and a genius who knew everything.

But today, Bi Shisan told him that there were things he didn't know, which naturally surprised Xiao Haiyang, and he was even a little happy.

After all, even top students have things they don't know, so isn't that normal?

However, Bi Shisan's next sentence plunged him into despair.

Bi Shisan said, "But I think their principles are very simple. If I were to learn them, it would probably take about twenty minutes!"

"Then how long do you think it will take me to learn it?" Xiao Haiyang asked Bi Shisan with anticipation.

At this moment, Xiao Haiyang wanted a good answer, but reality is often cruel.

Bi Shisan paused his work briefly, turned his head, and replied very seriously: "In life, there are some things that you can never learn in your entire life."

Xiao Haiyang: "..." Heartbroken!

"Are you looking down on us slackers?" Xiao Haiyang said angrily.

Faced with Xiao Haiyang's questioning, Bi Shisan calmly replied, "In this world, there are no inherently bad students. As the number of top students increases, so too does the number of bad students."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Haiyang frowned: "So, 'Life is what you call your latest trick'?"

“Yes!” Bi Shisan nodded and said, “I recently read a book written by a fitness coach.”

As he spoke, he took a black book from the cabinet and continued, "This book is well written. It tells us that in life, there is no such thing as constant strength or constant weakness, and the rise and fall of all things is the natural order. The only way out is to strengthen our bodies, be less pretentious, and write less poetry."

"Does the book repeatedly emphasize the importance of life?" Xiao Haiyang asked curiously.

“I never mentioned it,” Bi Shisan denied. “It’s just that I’ve recently felt that the phrase ‘life is short’ is incredibly powerful and catchy.”

"If I didn't think there was a huge gap between academic underachievers and academic superstars, I would really want to punch you," Xiao Haiyang said through gritted teeth.

“Hey, that feels right.” Bi Shisan’s eyes lit up as he said to Xiao Haiyang, “This book teaches us to act when the time is right. But while reading it, I clearly felt that my physical strength wasn’t up to that level. So, I increased my daily walking to improve my stamina.”

As he spoke, Bi Shisan stood up, walked to Xiao Haiyang, handed him the book, and said earnestly, "Here, I present this to you."

Xiao Haiyang looked him up and down a few times, then held the book with both hands and reverently accepted it.

437

"After reading this, your life will be different. Perhaps in a field where physical prowess is paramount, you can even become as outstanding as me," Bi Shisan said earnestly.

Zhou Shengchen then closed his laptop and walked over.

Looking at the words "A scholar is useless" on the book cover, Zhou Shengchen laughed and said, "I feel like you're just fooling him, Thirteen."

Xiao Haiyang nodded in agreement and said, "San'er's behavior is just like that of a swindler in ancient times who sold pirated martial arts manuals."

Bi Shisan ignored the two of them, silently turned around and returned to his seat, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Xiao Haiyang: "Here's a free ticket for the author exchange meeting this afternoon."

"Event time: 3 PM. Fontainebleau Hotel." Looking at the time and location of the exchange meeting on the ticket, Xiao Haiyang looked at Bi Shisan with suspicion: "Why aren't you going yourself?"

Bi Shisan said, "I want to go, but I have an interview at six o'clock this afternoon. So, the opportunity to meet with the author is yours. I believe that your life will be different after the meeting."

"Is it really that effective?" Xiao Haiyang asked doubtfully.

"Of course!" Bi Shisan said confidently, adding, "Remember to take notes, and we'll discuss it again when we get back."

"Okay, I'll go take a look." Xiao Haiyang nodded in agreement.

Chapter 168: Do you want to go to jail for going against a woman's will?

"Xiao Haiyang, let me give you a heads-up!" Zhou Shengchen spoke up again.

Xiao Haiyang: "What?"

"There are two Fontainebleau hotels nearby, one is called Fontainebleau Hotel, and the other is called Fontainebleau Garden Hotel. Don't go to the wrong one!" Zhou Shengchen reminded him.

"Huh? There are two?" Xiao Haiyang was taken aback, then asked in confusion, "Are the names really that similar?"