Chapter 533: College Memories

"It's a pity that I didn't study well, I can't go to this kind of university in my life, I can only count on the next life. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Looking at the faces of the college students who came out of the school gate, Li Chunnian, who was still young, showed some vicissitudes on his face.

Youth is not simply a comparison of ages. Li Chunnian is not much older than those college students, and if you have the heart to look at it, you can find that there is an obvious difference between the two.

The main entrance of Nandu University passed by in a flash, compared with some large school gates shaped like large squares, it was not very grandiose, and it was even a little out of place against the backdrop of some high-rise buildings passing by. Gu Lian didn't think that this was due to the school's adherence to the concept of frugality and adherence to some ancient tradition of academic style, she knew that the branch campus of Nandu University was much better than the old campus, brand new and beautiful, and maybe in a few years, like many universities, the school's headquarters would be completely moved to those new campuses that had just been built. At that time, the large area vacated by the old campus in the center of the city will be divided up like a large piece of fatty pork by various commercial groups, and new high-rise buildings will be built, which will become shopping malls, office buildings or other buildings of great commercial value.

Countless universities, old and not-so-old, in Chinese mainland have been banished from urban centers in this way, and they are called "the needs of urban planning" or "the needs of cultural construction". A city has no more value than commercial value, and if culture cannot be transformed into commercial value, it will become useless, and universities are no exception. People got used to it and acquiesced in it, without the slightest objection.

"Compared to many graduates from this university, you are already considered to have achieved fame. Even for graduates of major universities, the current employment situation is not so rosy. Gu Lian looked ahead, even though there was nothing in front of him except the road and unfamiliar cars.

Looking back on the good university, the bad university, and many years after graduation, the relationship between the current situation of the vast majority of students and the university they were admitted to is not as great as people think. There is nothing to aspire to such a university.

Li Chunnian understood what Gu Lian meant, smiled, touched his head, and a little "I don't want to lie to me if I study less", and still looked back at the gate of the university that had gone away, "That's not the same, if I can enter such a university, if nothing else, my mother will die of happiness, I think, no matter what, it will be better than me in this circle...... It's a lot more serious. ”

"This circle? Do you want to say that people in this circle are not serious? Gu Lian raised his eyebrows.

"No, no, Sister Gu, I didn't mean you, don't I just see a good university on the road and sigh casually......" Looking at Gu Lian's expression, Li Chunnian realized the language problem in his words, doesn't this mean that everyone in this circle, including Gu Lian, is not serious? He waved his hand again and again to explain his unintentional words, "I mean, my mother wants me to live that kind of life, follow the rules, go to a good university, find a serious job, and live honestly." In fact, everyone has their own way of living, some of them are destined by God, some people are born to read, and some people can only read fools. I also want to fulfill her old man's greatest wish, but with my brain, it would be useless to give me many years to study. ”

Gu Lian didn't understand that Li Chunnian's sentence of "not serious" was purely a sigh, and he didn't go to his heart at all, but subconsciously refuted it, and when he heard him explain seriously, he noticed the simplicity in the other party's words, and he was related to him. Once upon a time, she was also taught by her parents to grow up in this way, and she also believed in the quiet and ordinary life of such years.

“…… That kind of life may not be very good. Gu Lian was silent for a moment before he said something leisurely.

There was nothing to say between the two for a while, Li Chunnian was afraid that Gu Lian would hold his breath and not have a seizure, so he was worried, his eyes looked out of the car window, and he stopped talking about the university, thinking if he could find something else to talk about, so as to break the silent atmosphere.

"Hey, this is the Kaixing Hotel in Nanjing, I came here a few years ago when the drama was broadcast, the breakfast buffet was very rich, and I enjoyed the service of a five-star hotel for the first time at that time, just like Grandma Li entered the Grand View Garden, if it weren't for Sister S to remind me everywhere, I would have to make a lot of jokes." Li Chunnian pointed to a tall building passing by outside the window.

Seeing that Gu Lian didn't react, and when Li Chunnian was disgusted that his topic had changed too bluntly, Gu Lian unexpectedly really turned his head to stare at the building, revealing a thoughtful look.

"Well, when you want to hold a high-end dinner or conference in the local area, the Kaixing Hotel is the first choice." Gu Lian replied to Li Chunnian, which was more like a perfunctory, which was enough to make Li Chunnian feel relieved, knowing that Gu Lian didn't mind the "serious or not" words he said before.

Kaixing Hotel? Yes, it is not far from Nandu University, and occasionally when the school celebrates its anniversary, it will hold an alumni association or other high-end reception activities. Gu Lian had a special impression of this hotel, which had nothing to do with its luxury and high-end, she just couldn't help but think of the second half of her junior year, which had undergone a great change, and in order to obtain the permission of the department leaders to graduate on schedule, she dared to sneak into the night of the school's centennial alumni association dinner.

"I'd love to know, how did your self-esteem convince you when you made that decision? I believe that at your age, you are not shameless and dignified, right? ”

That night, the voice of the person who sounded in the dark night was cold and ruthless and scathing, Gu Lian had never seen such a powerful person, the whole person was like a bright blade, and he was frightened at a glance. If she could, she wouldn't want to contact such a sharp guy again in her life.

Although in the following years, Gu Lian occasionally looked back and thought about the scene at that time, and related to some details that he didn't understand at the time, and slowly understood, that kind of fierceness only showed that the other party was still a little naïve in terms of dealing with the world - it was not very smart to hide his blade. However, even a sophisticated and sleek person will be secretly frightened in the face of such a rare "childish" momentum.

Lu Jingcheng, this person's impression on herself is really too deep, although she has only talked once, after so many years, she is still a little uncomfortable when she thinks about it, his attitude, tone, and words seem to have penetrated deeply into her heart in the form of some kind of knife carving, making her feel a little unable to raise her head every time she thinks of the other party, it is not just because of a weak heart. A few years after graduation, many college classmates in the same class can't remember what each other looks like if they don't contact each other, let alone any seniors, but Gu Lian believes that if they can meet again, she can recognize Lu Jingcheng, who has only actually been in contact once, at a glance.

In fact, Lu Jingcheng's actions were not as terrible as he felt to Gu Lian on the surface, and later the result that Gu Lian wanted was achieved, that is, the department leaders finally did not let her retake another year because of the decadence of the first semester of her junior year. Contrary to expectations, it was only that her purpose for that night was not achieved. That night, she risked being warned by the school leaders to infiltrate the alumni association, and her only plan was to get close to the coolest school in the history of the school, who was rumored to be "no one before and probably no one in the future", and persuaded him to participate in an event in her department. After Lu Jingcheng asked her ultimate purpose, he smiled noncommittally, but he still covered her in action and did not let her be discovered by the school leaders who came to the alumni association. Later, at a debate competition hosted by the department for all professional disciplines of the whole school, the leaders of the department wanted to actively invite Lu Jingcheng to serve as the guest judge, but he was unexpectedly replaced by another rich and handsome school Cao Xuanyi, who is also the richest man in the history of the school who is also rumored to be "at least ten years before and probably no one after him". This Xuan Yi actually came uninvited, not because the department didn't want to invite him at first, but because he felt that the other party would definitely not come. The effect of Xuan Yi's attendance is ten times better than that of Lu Jing's own person, and the girls inside and outside the school are sensational, and many girls from other schools have mixed into the competition site to see this rich and handsome, so whenever Xuan Yi appears, the audience seat of the debate competition hosted by the department is tense, and many boys on the campus took the initiative to come early to occupy the position for the girls they like, "Did you occupy a place today?" The two boys on campus smiled at each other when they met, and looked at each other ambiguously, which became an interesting scenery on campus for a while.

Compared with his impression of Lu Jingcheng, Gu Lian's memory of Xuan Yi is much indifferent, and if he comes into contact with him in person, he naturally can't remember the specific appearance of the other party, and only vaguely feels that the other party's appearance and demeanor are good. It is rumored that Lu Jingcheng and Xuan Yi are good friends, although Lu Jingcheng is a senior who is two years older than Xuan Yi.

Xuan Yi, the chief heir of the Xuan family, the founding family of Longteng Media Group, and the seven heirs of the Xuan family, Chen Xing has already dealt with Xuanbo among them.

Going around in circles, Gu Lian's thoughts returned to Chenxing. Speaking of which, does he really not mind what happened to yesterday's "Youth Cool Flying" show? I don't know if it will be a little embarrassing to see him when I go back.

Li Chunnian watched Gu Lian's expression remain within a certain subtle range of worries, and his heart was full of riddle question marks and did not dare to ask a word.

Sister Gu's mind is probably really heavy, my matter makes her so worried, she is really sorry.

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"What's there to eat at night?" It was already evening when Gu Lian returned to Shanghai Chenxing's residence, and as soon as he entered the door, he smelled the aroma of stir-fried vegetables, and asked with anticipation without thinking about it.

"Nothing delicious, just home-cooked stir-fry. Didn't you eat at noon in a big hotel in Nanjing, it must not be bad, and it would be delicious when you came back at night? Pei Yueyue really answered in the kitchen. She and Chenxing arrived home at three o'clock in the afternoon, two or three hours earlier than Gu Lian.

"As long as you cook it, it's better than any chef's stir-fried dish." Gu Lian threw her bag on the sofa and went to the kitchen, and saw Pei Yueyue frying a plate of tomato scrambled eggs.

"I'll do it." Gu Lian said, but the first action when he ran over was to twist a piece of tomato and put it in his mouth.

"I haven't washed my hands yet." Pei Yueyue glanced at her, and poured a basin of shredded meat into the pot again, and there was a small pot of washed and cut shredded green peppers to be fried.

"I also like shredded pork with green peppers." Gu Lian knew at a glance what Pei Yueyue's next dish was, and raised his hand to express his joy.

"I didn't come back early today, so I bought some vegetables from a nearby vegetable stall, some of which were not so fresh." Pei Yueyue was accustomed to her friend's reaction and reminded her.

"It doesn't matter, your craftsmanship, stale dishes can be made delicious." Gu Lian didn't mind, he had completely entered the state of Pei Yueyue's cooking.

"How about going to Nanjing? Are things still going well? Pei Yueyue asked while stir-frying.

"It's okay. Hey, what's going on over there? Tell me specifically, I'll help you analyze your idol? Gu Lian brought about the matter on his side, but he was curious about Chenxing's situation when he went to Nanjing to meet the director and screenwriter of "Xiaoxiao Changhe Leng", yesterday Pei Yueyue didn't have time to say, Gu Lian didn't have time to ask about the specific situation, Chenxing said more vaguely on the phone, she waited to see Pei Yueyue and ask in detail.

Speaking of this, Pei Yueyue remembered some of the things that Chenxing said to herself after meeting Director Ju and Editor Wen yesterday, she was puzzled, why did Chenxing think that he couldn't win the second male, obviously the director and screenwriter were very satisfied with him. Even if Gu Lian didn't ask, she would definitely tell Gu Lian about the meeting yesterday.

"I think the director and screenwriter like Chenxing a lot, and they had a good conversation. However, Chenxing doesn't seem to have much confidence in fighting for the second male...... "Pei Yueyue paid attention to the heat while stir-frying, and at the same time described the conversation between Chenxing and the director and screenwriter yesterday to Gu Lian in as much detail as possible.

By the time Pei Yueyue finished saying this, she had already finished frying three dishes, and there was a vegetable soup at the end. Gu Lian helped her bring all the dishes, dishes and chopsticks to the table.

Waiting for the soup to be cooked, Gu Lian and Pei Yueyue's hands rested temporarily.

"Your judgment is right, looking at this situation, Ju Shaohua and Wen Han are quite fond of Chenxing, and they don't hide this appreciation. But Chenxing's judgment is not wrong, no, it should be said that it is more correct, he can get a male number three at most, and it is a great advantage for him to have a director who likes him, and the role is definitely there. Gu Lian picked up a shredded piece of meat with his hand again and said while eating. She was mainly listening to things in Nanjing at noon, and she didn't eat anything at all, so half of her wanton behavior at this time was defenseless in the face of Pei Yueyue, and half was really a little hungry.

“…… Actually, I think that with Chenxing's strength and charm, it's possible to fight for it again. Hearing that Gu Lian's words were similar to Chenxing's, Pei Yueyue was no longer surprised, at least Gu Lian affirmed his thoughts.

"Difficult. Let's put it this way, the director and screenwriter Zhongyi Chenxing is only from the artistic standpoint of the work itself, but if they really want to make a profit from the commercial project of TV, they will not choose Chenxing to take on the big responsibility. This is not to say that Chenxing's strength is not good or that he is not likable, the most critical reason is that there is not enough coffee position. Gu Lian shook his head and said.

"Coffee position?" Pei Yueyue repeated, and suddenly understood something. She is no longer the girl who didn't know anything when she first met Chenxing a few months ago, following Chenxing and Gu Lian, she began to slowly have some of her own preliminary understanding and perception of this industry.

"Hmm. There is only so much coffee missing. If Chenxing has the fame of Li Chunnian, I think Chenxing still has the possibility of fighting, and Ju Shaohua and Wen Han will also support him. Gu Lian licked the grease on his fingers, and when he looked back and saw that Pei Yueyue still seemed to understand, he couldn't help but smile and patiently explained, "Why do you think everyone from the investor to the crew agrees that Tianjiao should be the first man?" Even if there are other people with different opinions, the protagonist candidates are just among the first-line male stars such as Wei Baicheng, Zhou Chao, Duan Yifeng, and Wei Wenhong, is it because they really only like these actors? ”

"Because they are famous and have a high status." Pei Yueyue replied.

Gu Lian bowed, "Yes, but this is the most superficial reason, why do investors like to use first-line actors?" Different from simple directors and screenwriters, some of these people still treat making film and television dramas as creating a work, but from the perspective of a production company, a film and television drama is a commercial project. The operation of commercial projects should be more professional for Yu Youjia, and those of us who are not professional only need to remember that the most important part of a commercial project is usually input and output, and the input is greater than the output is a loss, and the output is greater than the input is a gain. The same is true for film and television dramas, the most important thing at the beginning of the project is financing, the investor has confidence in the drama, and if he invests more, the quality of the drama will be better. After the filming is completed, it will be released, and the TV series will be favored by major TV stations, and it will be sold in the first round, second and third rounds of terrestrial channels and satellite channels, and even sold abroad, and the output will naturally be large. Before the drama is filmed, how can investors have confidence in a drama? ”

"Although I know that some media will say that the most important thing is to look at the quality of the script or something, but in fact, some investors mainly look at the coffee position of the starring role of the show, and the actors who are famous and popular with the audience can make the investors willing to invest, and the TV station also buys the accounts of these big-name actors, and the distribution of the drama will be better and sell more." Pei Yueyue nodded, understanding these relationships.

"Yes, a big-name actor can not only boost the confidence of investors, but even raise a lot of start-up capital for TV projects. If it's the opposite,......" Gu Lian felt that Pei Yueyue's comprehension of this circle was getting stronger and stronger, and she deliberately slowed down her speech to see if she could keep up with her own thinking.

"The investment that affects the crew is more than worth the loss. Although Tianjiao has been decided, the role of the second male lead is also very important, Chenxing has no backstage, there are not enough coffee seats, and the investors don't know him, so no matter how optimistic the director and screenwriter are about him, they should not agree to let him play the second male lead. "Pei Yueyue certainly understood what Gu Lian was going to say, and her mood became more and more depressed because of this." The Matthew Effect. Always the good is the better, and the bad is the worse. Chenxing's start was really difficult. ”

"A men's drama with good investment and behind-the-scenes lineup, the first male in the big coffee, the second male in the background, and the third male who is brilliant, is also very reasonable. There's no need to be so frustrated, I think this third male is his chance. Are you too anxious, do you think this is writing a novel, as soon as the protagonist appears, he is charming, and everyone else worships him, and you can have whatever you want? With his current situation, to have such an opportunity is to burn high incense, be content. Gu Lian thought that although her friend had some basic sensitivity to the circle, her mentality was not quite right, half comforting and half reminding her.

"I just hope he gets the role he likes." Pei Yueyue didn't like to listen to Gu Lian's words very much, but she knew in her heart that what the other party said was not wrong at all, and muttered coyly.

"When he becomes a super first-line celebrity, he can pick any script he wants, and he can pick any role he wants." Gu Lian patted Pei Yueyue's shoulder, and the fluttering words were not so much comforting as cool words.

Pei Yueyue finally sensed that something was wrong, and turned her head to look at her suspiciously, "Do you still have emotions for Chenxing?" ”

Last night's program on Shanghai Satellite TV was obviously Gu Lian a little sorry for Chenxing, Chenxing didn't say anything today, how could this Gu Lian seem to be a little awkward to Chenxing. has known Gu Lian for so many years, Pei Yueyue knows that this friend should not be such an unreasonable person?

Facing Pei Yueyue's clear gaze, Gu Lian also found that she was a little uncontrollable at the mention of Chenxing, this really shouldn't be, she immediately brushed it off, "How can I have it?" He must have emotions for me. ”

"You haven't asked where Chenxing is when you come back?" Gu Lian was so uncomfortable, Pei Yueyue felt more and more strange.

"He, a literary otaku, is either exercising or nesting in the study at this time, so I don't need to ask him specifically." Intellectually aware of his unreasonable anger towards Chenxing, Gu Lian analyzed it and felt that he was making a mistake about Chenxing's little guilt. In fact, the two had a good conversation on the phone last night, but when they thought of meeting immediately, Gu Lian didn't understand why he was a little weak and flustered, which led to an emotional backlash that he didn't even notice.

This kind of unreasonable emotion makes Gu Lian feel weird, what are she doing, as if she wants to be coquettish with someone. Coquetry? How long has it been since I've reacted like this? Gu Lian trembled for a while, his heart was cold, and he couldn't stand the appearance of stomping his feet just by imagining it.

"Hey, Chenxing, it's time to eat!" In order to dispel the chilling coquettish imagination that inexplicably popped up in his mind, Gu Lian suddenly shouted upstairs.

Pei Yueyue glanced at her meaninglessly, remembering that she still had a pot of soup boiling on the fire, so she hurried to the kitchen without saying anything.

After a while, Chenxing slowly descended from the stairs.

"Coming back?" When Chen Xing saw Gu Lian, his footsteps did not stop, the two looked at each other slowly, and then he said hello and smiled as usual.

"Hmm." Gu Lian responded, not knowing what to say.

Chenxing didn't say anything else.

After Pei Yueyue brought the soup to the table, the three of them started together. Chen Xing didn't say anything except for the greeting with Gu Lian at the beginning. Gu Lian wanted to talk about something, but he felt that it was quite strange to say anything at this time, so he kept silent. Pei Yueyue watched the two of them eat silently, thinking about their own thoughts, and being silent with them.

So the three of them finished the dinner in a calm and silent atmosphere.