Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 325 Program Clash, Double Golden Boy?!

Li Haili's visit was at Wu Yue's invitation, but Zhai Da, as an old classmate, was also very happy.

Li Haili was even Lu Wei's former strategist and the first member of Utopia to come to Harbin.

The four of them planned a lot of activities. They took Li Haili to Xianglu Mountain during the day and Central Street in the evening, and finally found a barbecue restaurant with good food.

At the square table inside, Wu Yue busied himself taking orders, getting bowls and chopsticks, and getting beer, just like he was in his own small restaurant in Dongyang County.

Yueda Catering has basically monopolized the high-end beer market in Harbin, and this barbecue restaurant naturally has it too. Wu Yue personally poured a few glasses to ensure the golden ratio of 3:7 foam.

Li Haili looked at the wine glass, which was printed with the words "Yue Da". She thought to herself that it was just as she had learned before, that Zhai Da and Wu Yue's company was already quite powerful.

Even though she was in Shenzhen, she wasn't completely unaware of the "intelligence" here. In fact, she was instinctively paying attention to everyone's activities, even though others couldn't perceive it.

Zhai Da raised his glass and said, "Well then, welcome to Harbin, Hailey! Let's start with a toast!"

The four clinked glasses, the golden liquid swirling, exchanging long-unseen bubbles.

Li Haili took a small sip of her wine: "You two have changed so much, you're both successful now. Of course, it's mainly Wu Yue, Zhai Da has always been very successful."

Wu Yue calmly replied, "It's alright. Not much has changed."

Finally, seemingly to persuade Lee Hae-ri, he added, "I am still me."

Sometimes a person wants to prove that they have "changed", and sometimes they want to prove that they have "not changed".

Judging from the constipated look on his face, Zhai Da knew that this guy's IQ hadn't returned yet.

But that's fine too, this is the kind of development he hoped for.

Just as I was about to make a few teasing remarks to Wu Yue, several burly men walked into the shop. They were all wearing black short-sleeved shirts, big and strong, carrying small bags and smoking cigarettes. They looked like unruly idle people from the streets.

When this group of people came in, the atmosphere in the store suddenly became tense. No one dared to make eye contact, because if they were to say something like "What are you looking at?", it could really cause trouble.

Wu Yue immediately lowered his head, looking down at his nose and mind, as if he were timid and afraid of trouble, and his body turned to the side unnaturally.

It's a bit embarrassing for a guy to do that, but Li Haili said she understands; there's no need to cause trouble when you're out and about.

As the group of burly men drew closer, the leader's eyes suddenly lit up, and he jogged over, exclaiming, "Hey~ isn't this Boss Wu?"

Wu Yue only said one word: "Get lost."

"okay!"

The man turned around smoothly and said, "Let's go to another place, hurry up and let's not bother Boss Wu!"

Some of the people recognized the group, while others were confused, but they were quickly pushed out.

They paid the bill when they left, and I could still faintly hear them talking.

"Brother Liu, is that Brother Yue from Harbin?"

"You call me 'Brother Yue'? Do you even have a connection with me? That's Boss Wu!"

The atmosphere in the restaurant became even more strange, even more so than before.
Wu Yue chuckled dryly: "Well, they're just a few idlers. I happen to know their boss's boss's boss, we've met before."

Li Haili: (Staring)!

Zhai Da wouldn't let any opportunity to get to Wu Yue slip by, and immediately said, "Yo~ Boss Wu! What a prestigious name! Come on! Let's have a drink."

Wu Yue numbly raised his wine glass.

As they were talking, a young woman came out of the kitchen, taking a remote control from the cashier while still on the phone.

"What? There's an interview with Zhai Da? Let me look for it."

The four people at Zhai Da's table all looked over.

The girl was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and looked like a junior high school student. She was probably the shop owner's daughter.

She had only pressed the remote control twice when a familiar image appeared on the TV hanging on the wall. She was a fan of Zhai Da's books, but she didn't know that the real Zhai Da was sitting right behind her.

Shenzhen TV's "Very Quiet Distance" has just started, and some video footage is playing on the screen.

The scene of Zhai Da receiving the award came into view, and the program team added special effects and sound effects, making the old footage seem especially emotional.

Next up is a shot of Lu Siwen, taken from footage of Xiao Lu being interviewed at Peking University; she is beautiful, poised, and radiant with youthful energy.

The voice-over is a deep male voice: "This year's most remarkable young people, whom many call 'golden couples,' have stirred up quite a storm in the literary world."

The book-loving little girl said, "I found it! It's Shenzhen TV, right? Luckily, my family can receive it, otherwise I would have missed it!"

Someone on the other end of the phone seemed to say something, and the little girl froze: "What? CCTV-1? 'Face to Face'? Are you kidding me!"

The little girl didn't care about watching this kind of entertainment program; as a fan, she obviously hoped that Zhai Da could go to Yang City.

After a flurry of channel switching, the screen, which was much more serious and formal than before, still showed Zhai Da receiving his award.

Then the scene changed to Lu Wei writing mathematical formulas on a blackboard in a classroom, looking serene and elegant, like an ethereal spirit untouched by worldly concerns.

The voice-over is a gentle woman: "Some call them young geniuses, some call them 'golden couple'."

Because the little girl was talking quite loudly on the phone, and even let out a strange cry in the middle, many diners in the store looked over.

Seeing two different images on TV channels one after the other, I was completely confused. My mind was a bit overwhelmed.

Appearing on two shows with two beautiful women at the same time, creating two "golden couples"?
Zhai Da and Lu Wei were studying in Harbin. After making a few noises, the locals naturally paid more attention. Some who frequently went online immediately recalled the previous saying about "twin beauties".

Is that what you mean?

After a while, an old man in the corner gave a thumbs-up to the TV: "That kid! He's got guts!"

Wu Yue immediately stood up, and his tone of voice took eight turns in one sentence:
"Hey~ Brother Jintong! Come on! Let's have a drink!"

Zhai Da:
Wu Yue underestimated Zhai Da; this "double golden boy" was completely unfazed.

I'm just speechless at the thought of karma coming back to haunt me.

He had informed Lu Wei about the recording of "A Date with Lu Wei" beforehand, and the production team also notified him of today's broadcast.

If there's any surprise, it's only "Face to Face." Almost two months have passed since the interview, and I thought there was no hope. But today, for some reason, it was released again, and it was a surprise attack.

There are probably some interesting stories in Yangshi, but Zhai Da has no interest in knowing them.

The collision between the two sides was purely accidental. It's impossible for "A Date with Luyu" to inquire about the arrangements of the city government before airing a program, and the city government is even less likely to care about small production companies like the one below.

In the end, the little girl still kept the channel on "Face to Face," which was obviously more prestigious. As for the overlap between the golden boy and jade girl, it didn't matter to a young book fan like her.

Besides, since ancient times, the saying goes that gold inlaid with jade is often associated with more jade than gold!

Instead, he started chatting with the person on the other end of the phone: "I'm Lu Dang, so naturally I watch 'Face to Face'."

"You're a member of the Mainland Party? Then go watch 'A Date with Luyu'."

Whoa, whoa, whoa!
This time, Zhai Da couldn't hold back and blurted out.

During my interview on "Face to Face," I openly admitted to being in a relationship with Lu Siwen, and on "A Date with Luyu," I also directly denied having any romantic connection with her.

I hope both sides will give me the courtesy of not cutting it off. I'd rather the whole country know that I like thin legs!

However he was disappointed.

Both sides were cut off.

One is a serious media outlet that doesn't want to add this kind of thing; the other is an entertainment media outlet that doesn't want to lose its topicality.
The result is that, despite consistently maintaining a consistent stance, the "ambiguity" surrounding this person has only increased.
The group looked up for a while. The content of "Face to Face" focused on Lu Wei, including the importance and international influence of "Sensitivity Conjecture," highlighting the emergence of a mathematical genius in China.

What's interesting is that the discussion about "happy education" that Zhai Da thought would definitely be cut was released in its entirety.

In the video, a spirited young man tells a well-known commentator from Yangshi, "The road to advancement is always difficult; freedom that leads downwards is not true freedom."

"Education itself goes against nature and is arduous; otherwise, the most outstanding people would be 'savages'."

The host across from me seemed to be trying hard to maintain a professional smile, but there was an underlying sense of unease about him.

Finally, the young man on screen said to the camera, "Perhaps ten or more years from now, when people are discussing 'happy education,' we can still see this video and wait and see."

Although the editing reversed the order in which he spoke, the core content was not distorted.

The only thing that was cut was Lu Wei's killer line.

Zhai Da nodded: Yes, very handsome.

If it doesn't work in the next two years, then in ten years, Gao Di will make Chai Jing live forever on the internet.

This was probably Zhai Da's most glorious moment; the rest of the content returned to Lu Wei's perspective.

Finally, "Face to Face" returned to the format of voice-over + campus material.

Just when everyone thought there were no more highlights, an interesting scene appeared for a few seconds.

The boy sat on the lawn under a big tree, under the bright sun, quietly turning the pages of a book.

What a handsome young man!

Suddenly! A large black bird flew into the frame and miraculously landed on the boy's shoulder. The boy was startled, but he didn't panic.

From afar, after a brief pause, the large bird flapped its wings and flew into the boundless, distant blue sky.

This scene is just like something out of a movie.

The scene is divided in two: on the left is Lu Wei and the mathematical formulas written on four large blackboards behind her, and on the right are Zhai Da and Xiao Hei.

Voiceover: "Young hearts yearn to fly, and youth never tires."

It was a little incident, a trivial matter that was almost forgotten, but it still came to a good end.

Of the two programs, "Face to Face" undoubtedly has a greater and wider influence, and its audience is not limited to book lovers, fans, or academics.

If I had to name it, it would probably be "national popularity".

However, it's also anticipated that this criticism of "happy education" will provoke hostility from certain groups.
Like chocolate, these words might make students who are buried in their studies feel sweet and give them new motivation.

But dogs will die if they eat it.

(End of this chapter)