Is Chen Ziyan’s interview about to begin?
The news Yan Liang told him made him fall into deep thought.
Li Zhibai had told him at the beginning that according to the termination agreement he signed with Zhou Ping'an, as long as he changed his agent and that agent was willing to take him, the termination agreement would not take effect, because the content of the agreement stipulated that the prerequisite for it to take effect was that the company still wanted to terminate the contract with Lu Yanhe at that time.
In this matter, it is the agent who represents the company's attitude.
Jiang Yuqian also told him that in his situation, he could consider trying to change his agent. If he could win the favor of Chen Ziyan, all the negative influences Zhou Pingan brought to him would disappear.
Lu Yanhe walked towards the bus stop thoughtfully.
The wind in the morning is not strong, but it is not gentle at all. Even a slight breeze makes me feel cold.
It's only November.
I don’t know how cold it will be when winter comes.
"Beep--" the car horn sounded familiarly.
Lu Yanhe looked up and saw that it was Qiu Ling's car.
He could get a ride with Qiu Ling several times almost every month.
"Good morning, Sister Qiu Ling." Lu Yanhe got into the car with a bright smile on his face.
Qiu Ling yawned loudly, looking tired, and it was obvious that she had stayed up all night.
"Didn't you sleep last night?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Qiu Ling said, "I can't say I didn't sleep at all. I slept for half an hour."
"Why are you staying up late again?"
"It's confidential work, don't ask." Qiu Ling said, then glanced at Lu Yanhe. "You slept well last night, you look so refreshed."
Lu Yanhe nodded, looking refreshed, and said, "I had a good sleep last night."
"Hey, what time did you go to bed?"
"Twelve o'clock."
Qiu Ling glanced over with disdain, "You call this the feeling of being full?"
"It's okay. I slept for six hours." Lu Yanhe said, "It's mainly because time is so precious right now. If I had a better foundation, I wouldn't have to work so hard."
"Take it easy."
"It's okay. No matter how hard I try, it will only be over by next June. Sister Qiu Ling, you should take it easy. I will finish my exams by next June, and you won't change jobs next June."
Qiu Ling: "The nature of this job, there's nothing you can do about it, but we're fine. We can sleep well even when we're not busy."
After saying this, Qiu Ling felt very uncomfortable. Why did these words sound so sad?
Lu Yanhe said, "Sister Qiu Ling, the weather is so cold. Let's go eat spicy hot pot after you're done with your work."
"Okay." Qiu Ling saw the joy on his face, "Why, is there something good?"
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Thank you for what you told me last time. It made me change some of my practices. I didn't expect to get some unexpected rewards."
"Yo, congratulations."
"I finally got the role in 'The Golden Age,'" Lu Yanhe said to Qiu Ling. "After the college entrance exam, I'll join the crew and officially become an actor."
"Oh." Qiu Ling smiled. "Okay, wait for your drama to air. I'll promote it for you then."
"Well, thank you, Sister Qiu Ling."
Qiu Ling sent Lu Yanhe to the gate of No. 13 Middle School and stopped by the roadside.
"arrive."
"Bye-Bye."
When Lu Yanhe got off the car, Qiu Ling suddenly exclaimed.
Seeing Qiu Ling looking forward with some confusion, Lu Yanhe followed her gaze and saw Su Su.
"Oh, Teacher Su." Lu Yanhe stood outside the car door and asked, "Did you meet Teacher Su again later?"
"We chatted online, but neither of us was interested, so we never made a date," Qiu Ling said. "It's a small world. He actually became your history teacher."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
"Then I'm leaving. Bye." Lu Yanhe closed the car door and walked towards the school gate.
Su Su looked over and saw him.
"Yan He, you're here so early." Su Su greeted him with a smile.
"Teacher Su, you're here early too."
"I live nearby, so I came over as soon as I woke up." Su Su asked, "I sorted out the questions you got wrong on the recent quizzes, and I found that your understanding and knowledge of the official systems of various dynasties are very insufficient. If the questions are more flexible, you will make mistakes."
"Yes, indeed."
Su Su said, "Go back and sort out the content of this section yourself. Next time, you can come and talk about this section to your classmates. I will be listening. Don't worry if you make mistakes. I will correct them one by one."
"ah?"
"Are you afraid of losing face?"
"That's not the case, but I do feel that I don't have the ability to do so, and I'm afraid of saying something wrong."
"That's perfect. You can talk and let the classmates point out the mistakes. We'll see who can point out the most mistakes and be the most accurate. This way, your subjective initiative will be mobilized. Compared to passively listening to me, this method will keep you more interested."
"Okay."
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Lu Yanhe quite likes Su Su's teaching style.
He often uses this method to encourage everyone to become more familiar with and accumulate knowledge.
Everyone works hard, but the results of passive efforts and active efforts are completely different.
If the class were to listen to his lectures, they would certainly not be very interested, but if they were to find fault with him, they would immediately become interested.
The evil of human nature.
Lu Yanhe smiled and once again felt fortunate to have met these teachers.
Everyone has different characteristics and teaching methods, but they are all dedicated to helping everyone improve their grades.
What surprised Lu Yanhe the most was that they never flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak, nor did they give up on any student.
Until now, Liu Qin still says: "It's not too late to work hard from now on. Everyone should understand one thing: miracles don't happen for no reason. Miracles happen in your own hands. The harder you work, the bigger the miracle will be."
Lu Yanhe really likes listening to Liu Qin's chicken soup stories, because the boring and hard time is too long, and he needs some chicken soup to replenish his energy and boost his spirits.
At noon, many students in the classroom were sleeping on their desks.
Lu Yanhe felt a little dizzy while reading. He thought it was because the doors and windows in the classroom were closed, making it stuffy and airless. So he put on his headphones and prepared to take a walk on the playground to get some fresh air.
"Where are you going?" Li Pengfei, who was struggling with a math problem, asked when he saw him putting on headphones and about to go out.
"Let's go for a walk on the playground and get some fresh air," said Lu Yanhe.
"Oh." Li Pengfei scratched his head in pain. "I think my brain cells are going to die. Let me think about it again. Why don't you go to the store and bring me a bottle of Red Bull?"
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.
He came to the playground.
There are usually quite a few people on the playground at noon, and many people like to take a walk here.
But recently because the weather is quite cold, there are almost no people on the playground.
Today too.
The reason why I said almost is because Lu Yanhe still saw someone.
From a distance, I saw her circling on the playground, with her head down and her hands in her pockets, her figure very silent.
It’s Xu Zijun.
Ever since he failed the last test, Xu Zijun has become even more silent in class.
Normally, Li Xiang had a close relationship with her, but now they hardly spoke to each other.
She didn't speak, and no one dared to talk to her. Her grade ranking dropped by dozens of places. For Xu Zijun, it was like falling from a top university to an ordinary 985 university.
Lu Yanhe walked into the playground and walked forward with Xu Zijun in a clockwise direction.
He didn't go to say hello to Xu Zijun, nor did he go to cheer Xu Zijun up in a foolish and immature way.
Although he didn't have much contact with Xu Zijun, Lu Yanhe had an impression of Xu Zijun, an impression of a blade of grass, simple and inconspicuous, without a beautiful appearance or a prominent family background, but growing stubbornly in a corner where no one paid attention.
The reason why Xu Zijun's grades have dropped so much is definitely not a question of whether he works hard or not, but a problem of his condition.
She just needs to adjust her state and her previous results will naturally be restored.
Xu Zijun walked around twice and then left the playground.
Lu Yanhe didn't know whether she saw him or not, because she kept her head down. If she didn't look up from a distance, she might not have noticed that there was another person on the playground.
Lu Yanhe just hoped that she could get back to her normal state as soon as possible.
In the next few days, whenever Lu Yanhe felt a little bored at noon, he would go for a walk on the playground.
He often runs into Xu Zijun.
She always keeps her head down, alone.
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December, the fourth monthly exam.
It happened to snow on the day of the exam.
Lu Yanhe saw a woman riding an electric scooter fall down while turning on the bus. He felt pain just by looking at her.
But fortunately, someone passing by helped her up.
When the weather gets cold, people's movements become clumsy.
When Lu Yanhe was taking the Chinese language exam, he almost didn't finish his composition.
My fingers are a little stiff from the cold.
As soon as the Chinese language test was over, Li Pengfei called him: "Would you like to go buy something to drink? It's so cold! Damn, I'm almost numb from the cold, and my feet are icy cold."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
He is cold too.
I sat there for two hours, and there was no heating in the classroom, so it was extremely cold.
Li Pengfei said happily, "I think I wrote a good essay today. I should be able to get more than 48 points."
Although the date of the college entrance examination is approaching, Li Pengfei does not show any nervousness and remains optimistic.
The canteen was packed with people, all coming to buy snacks.
I guess they are all hungry.
It's only eleven o'clock now and the cafeteria is not open yet.
Li Pengfei finally managed to grab two bottles of hot milk tea and squeezed out of the crowd.
"Oh my god, this is what the Spring Festival travel train is like," he said.
"You even know about the Spring Festival travel rush?"
"I broadcast the news every year. I'm not blind."
There was no place to go in the canteen, so they had to go back to the classroom.
"Old Lu, seriously, which university is your target?" Li Pengfei asked.
Lu Yanhe glanced at him and said, "I told you earlier, Zhenhua or Yuming."
"..." Li Pengfei rolled his eyes speechlessly, "You still refuse to tell the truth."
"That's the truth, really." Lu Yanhe laughed, "Why can't I take the exam for Zhenhua and Yuming?"
"Look at your current grades. Do you think it's realistic to say you want to get into Zhenhua and Yuming?"
"There are still six months left, so we can keep working hard." Lu Yanhe raised his chin. "Don't you plan to work hard?"
"What a joke! Brother Fei, I'm really into studying now, you know?" Li Pengfei said immediately, not wanting to be outdone. "I'm telling you, I'm definitely going to surpass that idiot Luo Zicheng in this exam."
He does hold a grudge and still wants to surpass Luo Zicheng.
Lu Yanhe was at a loss for words and said, "What if I don't surpass it?"
Judging from Li Pengfei's usual personality, he would definitely make a bet.
But now he says: "If you can't surpass me, try again next time."
“Boring.”
"Haha, you little brat, you still want to trick me into making another bet."
-
After finishing the last subject of the monthly exam, Lu Yanhe did not stay in school for evening self-study as usual, but went back.
I will go to bed early at night to give myself more time to rest.
But at nine o'clock in the evening, Lu Yanhe received a call from Zhou Ping'an.
Zhou Ping'an brought some not-so-good news.
"This time it's not me who's causing trouble. Someone's got their eyes on your character." Zhou Ping'an said, "You know him, Chen Ziliang."
Lu Yanhe suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"Huh?" He didn't react immediately. "Isn't he a singer?"
Zhou Pingan: "Crossing circles, it's not surprising, there are so many singers who become actors."
Lu Yanhe said, "Did Director Luo tell you that he wanted to replace me?"
"That's not the case. Your acting agreement has already been submitted. They haven't yet gone through the legal department. They won't return two copies until they're signed and stamped." Zhou Ping'an said, "Even if a contract is signed, it can be intercepted, not to mention a situation like this where the contract hasn't been fully signed yet. Forget about others, but Chen Ziliang is much more popular than you. He's happy to guest-star in such a role. It's a sure win for the show. I heard that investors and the broadcasting platform prefer him."
Lu Yanhe asked: "How should we deal with this kind of situation?"
"First of all, let me be clear. I won't be involved in this matter, but I can tell you a few things. Whether you can do it depends on your own ability." Zhou Ping'an said bluntly, "First, find some negative information about him and throw dirty water on him so that the film company won't dare use him. Second, come up with something that will impress the film company even more and make them give up on him. Third, get Luo Yuzhong and Jiang Yuqian on board. As long as the director and the lead actor are determined that you should play this role, you can still convince the investors and the broadcasting platform to change their minds."
After listening to Zhou Ping'an, Lu Yanhe said "OK".
"But let me be honest with you. Stop struggling. This is how the industry works. The popular ones are praised, and the unpopular ones are trampled upon. If you want to compete with Chen Ziliang, you must first sit at the same table with him." Zhou Pingan asked, "Do you think you can sit at the same table with him?"
Lu Yanhe was silent for a moment, then said, "Why not? I got the role through an audition, and he got it through popularity and fame. So, it's up to each of us to decide based on our own abilities."
Zhou Pingan chuckled, "You're quite arrogant."
Lu Yanhe thought, it’s not because he is too ambitious, but because this is the only chance he has.
How could he just give it up to someone else just because Chen Ziliang wanted to snatch it?
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
Why did Chen Ziliang choose to play such a role? This question first popped up in Lu Yanhe's mind.
As a singer with such high popularity, he should just focus on singing in his own field. Why bother acting? Even if he wants to develop in other fields, he can play a more important role instead of a role that may not even appear in three episodes in "The Golden Age".
Lu Yanhe recalled the scene where he and Jiang Yuqian ran into Chen Ziliang in a breakfast restaurant.
Is it for her?
-
"Are you sure you want to do this scene?"
In the dressing room, Yan Wei looked at Chen Ziliang helplessly, implying that he did not support Chen Ziliang's decision.
But what Chen Ziliang wanted to do was useless even if his agent opposed it.
Just like the last time Chen Ziliang refused to record, no matter what he said, he couldn't persuade this person to change his mind.
Chen Ziliang sat in front of the dressing table, glanced at himself in the mirror, and asked the makeup artist: "Am I worse looking than those actors?"
The makeup artist was very attentive and praised: "How could that be, you are very handsome and very recognizable."
Chen Ziliang raised the corner of his mouth and glanced at Yan Weiyi.
"What's the point of singing all the time? My fans are tired of it. I'll just have something new to offer if I act in a play, right?"
"You've never acted before." Yan Wei continued to persuade her, "If you mess up and get ridiculed online, that won't be good for you."
"I haven't even started acting yet, and you already know I'm going to mess it up?" Chen Ziliang frowned immediately. "Lu Yanhe has never acted before, so how could he dare to act like this?"
Yan Wei thought, that person got the role through a serious audition, so he must be very capable. It is completely different from you who rely on popularity to grab the role.
But it is impossible to actually say this to Chen Ziliang, otherwise he will perform a Charizard transformation for you on the spot.
Since becoming famous, Chen Ziliang has become less and less fond of hearing these unpleasant words.
Yan Wei could only say, "Lu Yanhe deserves to be criticized for his role. He's just an idol artist. Apart from his good looks, he can't do anything else."
After hearing what Yan Wei said, Chen Ziliang finally understood a little bit.
"Well, that role doesn't have many scenes anyway. If I can't do it, I'll just find an acting teacher and learn it." Chen Ziliang said, "But this role is Yuqian's first love in the play, so of course I can't let anyone else play it."
...Yu Qian.
Yan Wei thought, if Jiang Yuqian had any feelings for you, she wouldn't have this attitude now.
"Especially Lu Yanhe." Chen Ziliang suddenly thought of something, and a hint of anger appeared on his face again.
Yan Wei knew that Chen Ziliang disliked Lu Yanhe, even hated him. Ever since they became enemies on "Little Song Gathering", Chen Ziliang had regarded this young idol as a thorn in his side.
Unable to persuade Chen Ziliang, Yan Wei had no choice but to say, "If you want to play this role, you need Director Luo Yuzhong's consent. I heard that he has already agreed to give the role to Lu Yanhe, and both parties have already gone through the contract. If Director Luo doesn't agree, it's useless for the investors and the broadcasting platform to choose you."
"I heard that Director Luo really likes Mr. Zhang Shansan's paintings. Didn't I take a picture of one of his paintings at last year's charity dinner? Please make an appointment with Director Luo to meet so that I can talk to him in person."
Chen Ziliang had already figured out how to do public relations for Luo Yuzhong, and even knew whose paintings he liked.
Yan Weiyi knew from what he heard that Chen Ziliang was determined to snatch the role away from Lu Yanhe.
-
Lu Yanhe did not go to find Luo Yuzhong and Jiang Yuqian immediately.
If you rush to find them even though they haven't said anything, they might think you don't trust them at all and are just believing everything you hear.
Lu Yanhe carefully searched for Chen Ziliang's information on the Internet.
What can he do?
Without the power of the company and the agent, he would just be an ordinary high school student and could do nothing.
But it's better than doing nothing.
Because he was thinking about this matter, when he came to his senses, he found that he had been in a daze for almost half an hour.
-
The monthly exam results are out.
Lu Yanhe made progress again this time, and he rose to 165th place in the grade.
Even before it was announced, it had already caused heated discussions in the teachers' offices.
"That Lu Yanhe in your class is incredible. He went from outside the top 500 to 165th in the grade in just a few months. If he keeps up this pace, I'm afraid he'll even make it to the first-tier universities."
In the office, other teachers said to Liu Qin.
Liu Qin was also pleasantly surprised by Lu Yanhe's continued progress.
She knew Lu Yanhe worked very hard, and she often said that as long as you are willing to work hard, it is never too late to start. But in fact, those words were just to encourage students. Is it really not too late? Liu Qin also knew that it was unrealistic.
Starting to work hard from the first year of high school and starting to work hard from the third year of high school are completely different foundations.
Except for a few gifted students, the gap in academic performance is widened by differences accumulated over time.
The higher your ranking, the harder it is to make progress, and you may even encounter bottlenecks. After all, while you are making progress, others are also making progress. It is not that you alone can make continuous progress by working hard on questions and reading books.
It is an unimaginable miracle that Lu Yanhe can maintain this momentum of progress.
Liu Qin also wanted to know to what extent Lu Yanhe could improve.
At the same time, she also felt a little regretful in her heart. If only Lu Yanhe had changed his track earlier and shifted his focus to studying.
-
Some people are born with a sense of responsibility, and Liu Qin is one of them.
She chose to be a teacher because she loves to help these young children take a step forward.
She doesn't want to give up on anyone because she always wants to do her best so that others don't leave any regrets in their lives.
-
The news that Lu Yanhe had improved his grade ranking in four consecutive exams spread throughout the grade.
In just four months, a person made a leap from ranking over 500 in the grade to ranking over 100. According to the results of previous years, this was a leap from a junior college to a second-tier university, which was like crossing a chasm.
With such progress, he is almost a god in the eyes of many classmates.
Before Lu Yanhe even saw his ranking, he heard about his results from others.
When Liu Qin brought the class report card, the whole class knew that Lu Yanhe ranked 165th in the grade this time.
Li Pengfei's eyes turned red with envy.
"You beast, how can you always make progress?"
Lu Yanhe was still thinking about how to deal with the problem of Chen Ziliang stealing his role, but when he came to his senses, he saw everyone looking at him with envy and jealousy.
According to previous years' results, the first-tier admission line for their school is generally around 120th in the grade, so he was able to get 165th, which is almost enough for him to choose a good school among the second-tier universities.
Lu Yanhe smiled at Li Pengfei and said, "Then you should work hard too."
"Of course I will try my best!" Li Pengfei said, then sighed, "Why haven't our class's report cards been delivered yet?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Qin walked into the classroom with their class's report card.
Liu Qin had a bright smile on her face.
"Everyone did well on the test this time."