I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 641 College Roommates and Military Training (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Jinli was admitted to school through the normal process.

However, while the others were sent to school by their relatives, she was sent to school by the main group from Chenxi Entertainment.

When she appeared on campus, she only attracted a small crowd.

In places like Tsinghua and Peking University, where the academic atmosphere is very strong, students' primary task is to study, and not many people are into celebrities.

Here, if you want to conquer this group of exceptional talents who are one in ten thousand in the college entrance examination, you have to be even more outstanding than them.

There is a place in the school where the words "Study for the rise of China" are written in large characters.

The media only dared to follow Jinli all the way to the school gate.

Putting aside the fact that reporters couldn't break through the security cordon of Tsinghua and Peking University, even the reporters themselves wouldn't dare to do anything after entering this sacred place.

It felt as if doing something against one's conscience here was a desecration of the school.

Upon entering the school, a senior student will come to greet you.

The senior student recognized Jinli and was a little excited, but he remained relatively composed.

Knowing that Jinli was going to the Philosophy Department, he said meaningfully, "The Philosophy Department is full of talented people."

Sui Lingfang didn't understand what the sentence meant at first, and thought it was a sincere compliment.

But when she later learned about the philosophy department's courses, and that learning this subject actually required a great deal of comprehension, and that the school would expel some unqualified students every year, saying things like, "You don't have the talent," and that it would be better to change your major early, she finally understood what that person meant by "producing more talented people."

You have to understand this major in order to learn it.

It is a subject that highly tests logical thinking.

When you can't make sense of the logic, either you go crazy and it lives, or you live and it goes crazy.

After registering, Jinli will face a two-week military training period.

As a celebrity with a busy schedule, it's difficult to go half a month without accepting any gigs.

However, Chenxi Entertainment overcame all difficulties and cleared out half a month of Jinli's schedule.

The requirement to participate in the entire military training was proposed by Jinli.

At last week's internal company meeting, Jinli calmly stated in front of all the senior executives:
"I think netizens are still stuck in the past regarding my image. In fact, if you observe carefully over the past year, you will find that my health is much better than before."

However, netizens still perceive me as someone from the past—fragile as Lin Daiyu or Xi Shi, prone to illness, barely attending events, and only able to participate in half of many events…

This is actually detrimental to my personal image. The controversy that followed the end of "I Am a Singer" is the best example of this.

As long as I remain active in the entertainment industry and have a busy schedule, I believe this criticism will not be the last.

When Jinli brought up this topic, Sui Lingfang was actually a little flustered.

They had discussed this topic before, and Sui Lingfang believed that changing one's image had both advantages and disadvantages.

Once the situation changes, the old emotional appeal strategy will no longer be effective.

Netizens' demands on her will gradually become more normal, and may even be more demanding than those on normal celebrities.

The phrases "hoping one's son becomes a dragon, hoping one's daughter becomes a phoenix," and "disappointed that one's son is not living up to his potential" all originated from this.

Sui Lingfang thought that their team could discuss it internally, but she didn't expect Jinli to bring it up in the company's general meeting.

Mr. Xiao, the God of Wealth, also attended this meeting.

After Jinli finished speaking, a thoughtful look flashed across President Xiao's eyes, and he took the initiative to ask:
"So how do you plan to change netizens' perception of you?"

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "I've decided to participate in the school's military training as scheduled and will not ask for leave in the middle."

The military training is very intense. As long as I can endure it, netizens will think that my physical condition is better than before.

President Xiao asked sharply, "But what if you can't hold on?"

Jinli smiled and said casually, "If I can't hold on, I'll take leave. I won't joke around with my life."

Mr. Xiao asked, "I want to know, what message do you want to convey to netizens by insisting on participating in and persevering through the entire military training?"
Are you trying to make netizens think you've recovered to a normal state? But your physical condition is still far inferior to that of a normal celebrity.

Jinli shook her head: "No, I can never return to a normal human body. I just want everyone to know—"

She paused, then said carefully, "I'm not as fragile as before. I guess I've gone from being 'easily broken' to being a little weak. I can think of my physical condition in a better light."

Mr. Xiao readily agreed.

He turned to the general manager and instructed, "The company will fully cooperate with her in this regard."

The general manager immediately agreed.

Seeing this, Sui Lingfang suddenly felt that Jinli had made a good move by raising the issue at the conference.

Because she can speak directly with President Xiao during the meeting.

If they discuss it within their small team, and then discuss it again in an internal company meeting, the process is very cumbersome and time-consuming.

But if we talk to President Xiao directly, we can make a decision much faster.

During the meeting, in front of all the senior executives, President Xiao made no secret of how much he valued Jinli.

Before the meeting was over, he said to Jinli, "After the meeting, come with me to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. I've made an appointment with an old doctor to take a look at your health."

The company will only cooperate with your actions if it is confirmed that your health has improved significantly compared to before. If your health has not improved compared to before, then the focus should still be on conditioning.

Your current reputation has already brought the company a lot of benefits. The company wants to be with you for a long time, not to exploit you for short-term gains.

Jinli smiled faintly, her eyes filled with the same gratitude she had felt when Chenxi Entertainment signed her.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao. I also consider Chenxi Entertainment my home."

In the dormitories of Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

The executives of Chenxi Entertainment gradually left, strolling and taking photos on the campuses of Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Sui Lingfang was worried about Jinli, so she stayed in the dormitory with her.

They were the first to arrive at the dormitory, so they not only helped Jinli tidy up her bed, but also wiped down the other beds for the others.

In addition, Sui Lingfang also prepared gifts for three other people.

Jinli silently observed all of this.

She didn't stop Sui Lingfang from doing that, because she felt that there are always some emotions that need to be expressed, and that it's a way for people to express goodwill.

Although Jinli did not understand this expression, she was moved by the sincere emotions it contained.

It sparkles like crystal.

She thought to herself: It seems that giving gifts is one of the essential lessons we should learn as human beings!
It must be said that she was always happy when she received a gift.

In particular, Gu Cheng started giving her gifts on every holiday, big or small, without her noticing.

She might not wear those gifts much, but seeing them in the shop window would make her very happy.

A short while later, Jinli saw her other three roommates.

The girls were all surprised to see Jinli and asked for autographs and photos.

Jinli was very easygoing and took photos with each of them.

She felt that it was fate that everyone was able to choose philosophy among so many majors.

Fate brought them together, and their thoughts gradually drew closer.

In fact, Jinli was quite lucky; her other three roommates all seemed to have very nice personalities and were rather shy. When Sui Lingfang took out three gifts and handed them to them, the group of girls blushed a little.

They quickly waved their hands and said no.

Jinli smiled and said, "Please accept these gifts. I picked them out myself. I'm very happy to be your roommate, and I hope we can get along well."

Only after she said that did her other roommates accept her gift, and in return, they also gave her a gift:

A thank-you letter written by my roommate, local specialties from my roommate's hometown, and a sunscreen that my roommate personally tried and found to be very effective.

Jinli accepted all the gifts without any airs of a celebrity, and did not complain about their simplicity.

The girls breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that celebrities weren't as difficult to get along with as they had imagined.

Some of her roommates couldn't help but ask, "Jinli, you're a star and you're so busy every day, how do you balance work, studies, and life?"

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I'm very tired every day, but at the same time, I feel very fulfilled."

I think I have a strong drive to improve myself, which is why I want to learn new things. And I think I can achieve more in terms of learning than others.

The constant sense of accomplishment is what keeps me going in my studies.

The ability to "achieve twice the result with half the effort" has undergone several transformations, and even Jinli is no longer sure to what extent she can increase efficiency.

Anyway, it's no longer as simple as three or four times.

It means that every time she studies, she can feel the experience of "knowledge +1 +1 +1", how could she not feel a sense of accomplishment?

No matter how difficult the knowledge is, as long as you spend time studying it, you can gain something from it.

Therefore, unlike others, Jinli is not troubled by difficult problems. What stands in her way are only what she can learn and what she can never learn.

If there's a problem she can never learn, then she won't try to learn it.

Because this is something she can't understand no matter how much time she spends.

This is a difference in intelligence between people, not a difference in efficiency.

High school knowledge rarely tests intelligence purely.

But once you get to university, things become much more complicated.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Jinli finally chose philosophy as her major, believing that this subject would allow her to maximize her strengths.

She was also very interested in seeing how human civilization explained those metaphysical ideas.

This was also very inspiring and helpful to her.

It's somewhat like looking at the world from the perspective of a mayfly.

Seeing that Jinli was communicating smoothly with her roommates, Sui Lingfang was very happy and suggested:
"I think it's about time, how about we go out for a meal together?"

Fangjie is a seasoned professional; she's been navigating the social world for far too long.

She wanted to build a good relationship with Jinli's roommates so that they would take good care of Jinli.

Although Jinli was older than them, she knew that Jinli's health was not as good as theirs.

People who are physically weak always need to be taken care of.

The roommates were a little nervous. One of them whispered, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? We didn't do anything special."

The other two nodded in agreement.

We were all recent high school graduates, so our minds weren't complicated; we were quite innocent.

Seeing Fang Jie's somewhat frustrated expression, Jinli couldn't help but chuckle.

"We'll eat in the canteen. Everyone can eat as much as they want; we can afford it."

My roommates immediately beamed with joy, thinking it was a great idea.

Jinli happily went to the cafeteria with her roommates.

On the other hand, Gu Cheng, who was also going to school to register, was in a rather amusing situation.

He didn't come to report alone; Zhang Guang and the other members of March Band came too.

As soon as they entered the campus, they left Gu Cheng behind and started taking pictures of the beautiful scenery on campus.

Gu Cheng was speechless and silently dragged his suitcase to the dormitory.

He arrived close to dinner time and no senior students were there to greet him.

However, he had prepared a guide to Tsinghua and Peking Universities online and knew where to go to the dormitories for his major.

First, Gu Cheng went to the new student registration location to register and received his assigned dormitory and military training uniform. Then, he went to his dormitory by himself.

He was the last to arrive; his three roommates had already arrived.

When Gu Cheng walked in, she didn't recognize him because he was wearing a mask.

His roommates only felt that this person dressed very fashionably and had the air of a rich young master in every move.

When he took off his mask, his roommate, who was directly confronted with his striking good looks, couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!" and said:
"Hey bro, you look so much like that celebrity online, Gu something-or-other?"

Hearing this, another roommate looked over curiously and pondered, "Gu Cheng?"

"Yes, yes, she looks a lot like Gu Cheng!"

The student who had been silently observing rolled his eyes and said speechlessly:
"You're supposed to be directing students, don't you usually pay more attention to entertainment news?"

He doesn't just look like Gu Cheng, he *is* Gu Cheng! Didn't you know? Gu Cheng got into the directing program at Tsinghua or Peking University!

"Holy crap!" came another exclamation.

"You're a celebrity! How do you balance work and studies? I feel like I've used up all my energy just to keep up with my studies!"

Gu Cheng smiled and said, "It's alright. I think learning is quite easy. High school knowledge is not difficult for me."

It was that student who had initially remained silent and only observed quietly who pointed out the truth.

He took out his phone and read out the "Education Experience" section of Gu Cheng's Baidu Baike page, word by word.

"He had already completed his studies at a certain university while he was a trainee abroad and applied for graduation ahead of schedule."

"Holy crap! This is a prestigious university abroad, and you're studying finance. How come you've made such a big leap, becoming a star and then coming here to study directing?"

Gu Cheng thought to himself that he could give his middle roommate a nickname: "Shock Bro".

I never expected that my first lesson at school would be facing a shocking interview with my roommate.

Gu Cheng replied, "Being a celebrity, it's quite normal for someone who excels at singing to become an actor, or someone who excels at acting to become a director. There are many actors in the industry who make movies after they stop acting."

Shocking Brother said, "They can be who they are. You're not in your forties or fifties and can't move. You're in the prime of your life. It would be a shame if you didn't go to the performing arts department."

Gu Cheng laughed: "My acting skills are pretty average. I came to the directing major hoping to learn how to act from the perspective of a director."

"Sigh, that's the difference between people."

The roommate who first revealed Gu Cheng's identity sighed, "You can balance being a celebrity with your studies, but I can't balance being a student with part-time work."

Shocked Guy sighed as well: "You've already earned hundreds of millions, and you're still a young man at heart. But I, though still a young man, am burdened with debt from Alipay and JD.com."

The last roommate concluded: "The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs."

Gu Cheng was silent for a moment, then said, "I believe that you will definitely have a place in the contemporary literary world."