Huayu 2007: Starting with fleecing the "Fairy Sisters"

On September 1, Wu Wei bid farewell to his parents and boarded a train from Jinhua to Beijin.

The green train swayed and rattled out of the station. Wu Wei sat on the lower bunk, watching the scenery outside the window recede into the distance.

He has been staying at home studying for the past few days.

He devoured all those books on screenwriting and writing. Although he couldn't say he fully grasped them, with the added advantage of his academic prowess, he gained a systematic and profound understanding of things like script structure, character development, and conflict progression.

He also read "An Actor Prepares" from beginning to end. After reading it, he used this knowledge to analyze the actors' performances while watching TV.

Over the course of a few days, his acting skills improved from 49 points to 52 points, officially marking his entry into the ranks of professional actors.

And the "male god's eye drops" were all used up yesterday.

His vision improved to 5.3, and the whole world became much clearer.

Before, without his glasses, the world looked like it was full of pixelation; with his glasses on, it was like a 720P high-definition video.

Now, it has been upgraded to 4K ultra-high definition.

He can even see the tiny print on a GG sign hundreds of meters away!

This enormous change gave him the feeling that the whole world had been completely transformed.

More importantly, his eyes have become much more attractive than before.

His eyes were as clean as white porcelain, and his pupils were black and bright, giving him an indescribable depth when he looked at people.

It's practically the eyes of a succubus.

As a result, his appearance score increased by 3 points, reaching 77 points.

Previously, his looks were only considered average for a class, but now he's definitely a campus heartthrob.

You can tell by looking at the reaction of the girl in the opposite sleeper berth.

She also looked like a college student returning to school; she had been secretly watching him ever since she got on the bus.

When he turned to look at her, she quickly looked away as if she were doing something wrong, her ears turning red with embarrassment.

Seeing this, Wu Wei couldn't help but feel a little smug.

This girl is quite pretty; she'd be at least the class beauty in school.

However, he had no intention of striking up a conversation.

Having spent so much time with Liu Yifei on set, my aesthetic standards have been raised too high. When I see beauties of this caliber again, I always feel something is missing, and I can't muster any interest in them.

He lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and slowly fell asleep to the clatter of the train.

……

The next afternoon, after more than twenty hours of bumpy travel, the train finally stopped at Beijin Station.

Wu Wei walked out of the station carrying his suitcase, feeling somewhat dazed.

It's been so long since I've taken a train ride for such a long time.

He silently wished in his heart—that the high-speed rail would be built soon.

……

It was almost 5 p.m. when I got back to my dorm at USTB.

Pushing open the door, I saw the three people in the dormitory each doing their own thing.

The eldest brother, Liu Wei, was sitting at the table reading a novel; the third brother, Zhao Lei, was playing video games; and the fourth brother, Sun Zi'an, was on the balcony making a phone call.

Hearing the door open, all three turned around at the same time.

"Holy crap?"

Liu Wei was the first to react, dropping the book he was holding: "Wu Wei?!"

Zhao Lei stopped playing games, took off his headphones, and looked him up and down: "Did you go mining in Africa this summer? How come you're so tanned?"

"Then you're wrong. The sun in Africa isn't as strong as it is here," Wu Wei said casually as he pushed his suitcase to his bed.

Sun Zian hung up the phone and walked in, staring at him for several seconds before his expression turned strange: "Wait a minute... you seem to have grown taller? And stronger? Tsk—did you go to work or go to the gym this summer?"

"I did do some heavy physical labor, and the amount of exercise was quite large," Wu Wei said with a smile, downplaying the issue.

"No, no, no."

Zhao Lei circled around him, then leaned closer to examine his face: "Your face looks different... How come you seem so much more handsome? Tell me! Did you go abroad for plastic surgery?"

"You're the one who got plastic surgery."

Wu Wei stretched out his arm: "Have you ever seen someone who's had plastic surgery get this tanned?"

"Too……"

Zhao Lei nodded, still staring at him intently: "But you have indeed changed a lot, which is illogical."

"Dude, you're handsome to begin with."

Wu Wei deliberately put on a smug look: "Isn't it normal to get taller and more handsome after exercising a lot during summer vacation?"

"Damn it, this isn't fair!"

Zhao Lei looked heartbroken: "You're already so tall and you can still grow taller, why can't I?!"

Wu Wei couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

Zhao Lei is the shortest in their dormitory, standing at 168 cm tall. His biggest wish in life is to grow to over 170 cm.

"Alright, alright, stop acting like a sissy. You can be a real man even if you're not tall."

Wu Wei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go out for a meal tonight, brothers, it's on me!"

"Then you absolutely have to treat me!"

"I'm going to eat you out of house and home, you handsome bastard!"

……

Several boys were laughing and joking around.

Looking at their familiar faces, Wu Wei felt an indescribable warmth welling up in his heart.

These people were his best brothers during his four years of university.

After graduation in our previous life, we went our separate ways and lost touch with each other more and more.

Later, he opened a barbecue restaurant, and with the business keeping him busy, we rarely saw each other anymore.

During those toughest years, when he suffered from insomnia at night, he would often think back to those carefree days in his university dormitory.

A few people squeezed together to play games, chat all night, and eat in the cafeteria...

Those simple, uncomplicated times later became what he cherished most.

And now, he's back.

He only has one year left of university.

Moreover, according to his plan, he couldn't stay at school all year.

Therefore, he cherishes every day he can spend with them.

……

Wu Wei had a very fulfilling few days.

Senior year is basically free of classes, so you have a lot of free time.

He sat at his desk both morning and evening, continuing to revise the script for "A Little Thing Called First Love".

In the afternoon, I went to the KTV near the school gate, booked the cheapest private room, and started practicing singing with the microphone and the accompaniment in the system.

With repeated practice, he became more and more proficient in singing "A Person Like Me" and "Mercury," and his singing improved steadily.

However, he felt too sad singing these two songs over and over again.

On several occasions, he even sang emo himself.

So, he added a slightly sweet song on the spot – "What's Wrong?" by Xu Song.

He listened to this song often in his previous life, and he remembered the lyrics and music very clearly. He could even sing the rap at the beginning of the original version word for word.

He took some time to recreate the original arrangement using software and recorded a simple demo.

As a result, the number of songs he practiced each day increased from two to three.

Time always flies when you're busy.

Half a month passed by in a flash.

These days, Wu Wei has practiced these three songs until he knows them perfectly.

He believes that he is no less than the original singer in terms of both emotional expression and vocal detail.

Wu Wei felt it was time to contact Yu Binhan.

He took out his phone, found the number, and dialed it.