The University of Southern California, abbreviated as USC, is located in Los Angeles, California, USA, founded in 1880 by the Board of Supervisors, and is the oldest private research university in California.

The University of Southern California (USC) is a world-renowned private university with a long history, first-class research and teaching, and a rich campus cultural life, with a large alumni network of "Trojan families", including many well-known people in politics, business and professional fields. Because USC is very close to Hollywood, the center of the American cinema, and has the world's top film art school, the film art atmosphere here is very thick.

With the development of the Hollywood film industry, the film school has produced many prodigies in the film industry, the most famous alumni are the director of the movie "Star Wars" series George Lucas and sound effects master class Bout, the director of "The Da Vinci Code" Ron Howard, the director of "Forrest Gump" Robert Zemeckis, John Miglios, and the director of "Chocolate Factory" David. L. Volpe, these alumni funded the development of the school after their success, and they were one of the abundant sources of wealth for the school.

In the summer, only a small number of foreign students who do not have a lot of money stay at USC, and most of them choose to go home to reunite with their families. Walking around the USC campus area, there are some newly built, quite modern campus buildings around. However, there are also many buildings in the Romanesque style with a history of 100 years, which are in sharp contrast to most of the red brick buildings on campus, and the beautiful campus scenery also contrasts with the urban environment outside the campus.

"OPPA, I didn't expect USC to be so close to Staples Center." Taeyeon covers her hat to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.

"That's right! The University Park campus is within walking distance of Los Angeles landmarks such as the Temple Auditorium, Staples Center, and Los Angeles Memorial Stadium. Zixi pointed to the few buildings that could be seen around and said, "I used to go to the Staples Center to practice, and I knew a lot of popular stars, but now few of them have retired. ”

Taeyeon closed her eyes, tilted her head slightly, and stood motionless on the lawn. The breeze ruffled her skirt and hair, and a few fallen leaves fluttered behind her, and the scene was like a picture. Zixi couldn't help but take out her mobile phone and take a picture of this beautiful moment.

"Let's go! I'll take you to the classroom where I used to take classes. Waking up Taeyeon, who was enjoying the summer breeze, walked to a three-story square building with red walls and white tiles in the distance, and introduced as he went, "Where is the teaching building of the School of Film and Television Arts and the School of Drama, where I used to take classes." It doesn't look big, but in the basement there is a professional printing and projection room, where many students who shoot experimental films complete the post-production of their works. ”

Taeyeon looked at the building in an unknown architectural style, a fusion of old art and modernity, and said, "It turns out that OPPA learned acting skills here." ”

"Hmmm! In fact, when I was studying, I would also serve as a model for many seniors, or play a role in experimental films. In this way, you can not only practice your acting skills, but also earn a part of the money, which is considered to kill two birds with one stone. ”

"Is it fun to make experimental films, and will you make a lot of money?" Taeyeon is very lacking in acting. In Girls' Generation, Taeyeon, Pani, and Seo Hyun all specialize in singing, while Yoona, Yoo-ri, and so-young are more likely to practice acting.

Zixi explained with a smile: "How can you make money? Shoot a hundred experimental films, and it's not bad to be able to make back the cost of one of them. Most of the experimental films are made by a few or a dozen students working together to make a joint effort, and if the film is shown on campus and is well received by the instructor and students, it may be recommended to be screened in an outside theater. But how many people will pay to watch this kind of special theme film that has no publicity and is screened in the morning or afternoon? However, students do not shoot for the sake of making money, as long as they are recognized by the college, they may receive special funding to support them to continue filming and innovation, and meet their pursuit of film and television art. At that time, as an actor, I often communicated with them, and I was paid a few hundred to one or two thousand for making an experimental film. ”

“OPPA！ Let's hurry over. I really want to see what the bottom of the OPPA is like where I studied and filmed. Taeyeon covered her head with one hand, grabbed Zi-hee's hand, and ran briskly towards the building, filled with her laughter along the way.

After spending more than two hours walking around a few places that Zi-hee used to frequent, Taeyeon listened to the bits and pieces of Zi-hee's life and study on campus. Everywhere he goes, Taeyeon must first take pictures of the next scene and object with his mobile phone. Then take your time to feel the traces that Zixi once left here. Playing the guitar on the lawn, studious in the library, sweating on the stage, all of this is like reappearing in front of Taeyeon's eyes.

Think about it, Zixi, who was only sixteen years old at the time, came to school alone in Los Angeles, where she was unfamiliar with her life. Heavy courses, hard part-time jobs, all pressed on not broad shoulders. It is in the more than two years that I have been here, and the good learning atmosphere has laid a solid foundation for Zixi's future. Different ways and different forms of performance in countless experimental films have become a stepping stone for Zixi to come step by step. Success is by no means lucky, Zixi has been able to get to where he is today, and his persistence and devotion to his ideals are important reasons.

The two-hour promenade takes you through only a small part of USC. The two have never let go of holding hands, just like a young couple dating, which is very common in USC and will not be abrupt at all.

"Let's go! I'll take you to taste authentic Chinese food in the United States, even more authentic than Chinese restaurants in Korea. ”

"I want to eat meat!" It's time for Taeyeon to thank Yoo-ri and Yoon-a for giving her the opportunity to walk the same path that Zi-hee once walked in USC, and to hear about the people and things that Zi-hee has experienced and tried.

"If you know that you eat meat, aren't you afraid of getting fat?" He tapped Taeyeon's forehead with his finger and said, "You have a lot of schedules accumulated, so don't be surprised when the time comes." ”

"People aren't fat!" With a pouting mouth, Taeyeon slapped Zixi a few times lightly and heavily, I don't know whether it was envy or jealousy, and pursed her lips and said, "It would be nice if you were like Yun'er, no matter how you eat, you won't get fat." ”

"What is like Yun'er, that little guy has a bad stomach and digestive system disorder so he can't absorb nutrients. Seeing that she eats so much food and doesn't grow meat, I am worried that she will be malnourished. "Speaking of Yun'er Zixi, I feel distressed.

No matter what supplements this little girl eats, she doesn't know where to digest the amount of meat she eats, and she hasn't seen her gain weight at all, but this is not necessarily a good thing. Zixi also took her to the hospital for a careful examination, but the gastrointestinal problems can only be improved through dietary therapy and long-term recuperation, but unfortunately, the heavy schedule and unscheduled diet caused Yuna to not be able to follow the dietitian's recipe at all.

Los Angeles' Chinatown is far from being comparable to the Chinatown of Incheon, South Korea, most of the restaurants and shops operating in Incheon Chinatown are mainly Koreans, just import ingredients from China, and learn a few strange and improved dishes, deceive Koreans or foreigners who have not eaten Chinese food, and Chinese will never go anywhere to eat.

But Chinatowns in the United States are different, whether it is New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles Chinatowns, basically Chinese, of which Fuzhou, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Guangdong people account for the majority.

At the entrance of Los Angeles' Chinatown, two yellow golden dragons hang high above the door, showing the two dragons competing for pearls. Walking into Chinatown, there are far more white people on the street than black-eyed and yellow-skinned Chinese.

In the interior of Chinatown, most of the buildings are two-storey buildings, and most of them are restaurants and shops selling Chinese goods. However, regardless of whether it is a restaurant or a shop, the sign at the entrance must be mainly in Chinese, and only English signs will be added on the side, so that foreign tourists can understand what kind of goods are operated here.

Zi-hee takes Taeyeon into Chinatown, and the novelty along the way fills Taeyeon with curiosity. This is the first time she has entered Chinatown in a foreign country, and she feels that the Chinese atmosphere here is far stronger than that of South Korea.

The restaurant where Zixi used to work part-time has been remodeled. After inquiry, I learned that the restaurant had already changed owners, and the original owner's family had moved to San Francisco. Now the store has gone through two owners, and now the Cantonese restaurant has been opened. The owner of the restaurant moved here from Hong Kong three years ago, bought the shop and renovated it, and now has this restaurant similar to the Cantonese Tea House.

Cantonese people like to drink morning tea, and one cup of two pieces is very popular in southern Guangdong. Hong Kong people have the theme of Cantonese as the main body, so they have naturally inherited this aspect of their eating habits.

"Wow! OPPA, look, what is this? Is it the kind of bun called xiao long bao? It's also transparent, like a bunny, it's so cute. Taeyeon walks into the teahouse and makes a fuss about a cage of food on a small cart. It's lunch time, and many local Chinese or foreigners who come to try it are holding chopsticks to taste all kinds of food. When many people heard Taeyeon's words, they all looked at it with smiles. This kind of foreigner who comes to a Cantonese teahouse for the first time often has this kind of performance.

"It's not xiao long bao, it's shrimp dumplings. The red inside is the peeled prawns, and the meat is stirred and then wrapped in flour and steamed, and the taste is very fresh and delicious. Zixi gave Taeyeon the same pointers, what crystal dumplings, white cloud phoenix feet, taro-flavored pork ribs, radish cake, horseshoe cake, barbecued pork buns, siu mai, glutinous rice chicken, rice rolls, etc., are more than 100 in size, and they can't be counted.

Taeyeon made a bitter little face, biting her lower lip to look at this and that, and said pitifully, "OPPA!" Can I try everything? It's delicious, I've never tried it before. ”

"What? Taste everything? Do you know how many kinds of dim sum there are? Zixi pointed to several carts full of more than 100 kinds of dim sum, and seeing Taeyeon shaking her head, Zi Xi could only helplessly explain: "There are more than 100 kinds of dim sum of different sizes, even if you taste one of each, you can't eat your little belly." ”

"What then? I want to eat it when I look at it, if I don't taste it this time, who knows when I will have a chance? There are no dim sum in Korea that can be compared to this one, and the style is not as good as these. "It seems delicious to see that it is like this, and it seems to be delicious to see it, and the smell of the aroma coming out of the steamer makes Taeyeon's saliva almost uncontrollable.

Taeyeon's eyes now only have dim sum, dim sum, dim sum, and everyone is currently in the moment, if she is stopped, Zixi believes that this girl will definitely not persevere. "Alright! You can just try a few more things here, and then pack some back, and that's it, right? ”

"Hey, hey! Thank you OPPA! I knew that OPPA was the best for me. Taeyeon didn't know what politeness was, and regardless of the steam rising from the cart, she reached for the delicious-looking snacks.

"Yikes! You don't have to take that much, do you? You and I can't eat it at all. Pack it and take it later, so you don't have to put it all on the table at once. In the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen steamers of different sizes on the table, and if it weren't for the size of the table, this little guy would never have stopped. The waiter on the cart and the surrounding tables were amazed that Taeyeon had such a large amount of food.