Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 249 If we don't eat it now, it'll be out of season!

The dinner started promptly at 5:30 p.m. at the InterContinental Hotel.

Xia An, as the host, invited the judges and the film crew to participate.

Except for a few editors, everyone else was present.

Logically speaking, Tang Wan could have easily refused a banquet of this caliber; she only came to give Ah Sa face.

During the meal, Xia Kangning and Wei Xiaofang took turns calling him.

Theoretically, there shouldn't be many viewers during a live broadcast in the morning, but as family members, including Zuo Dashu, all four members of both families watched it. Of course, Zhou Ting also watched it.

Zhou Ting was very happy, while Zuo Dashu was very unhappy.

Furious, Zuo Dashu went to Lao Xia and demanded an explanation from Xia.

"What do you mean? Classmate, good friend, these are all ways of saying it. Just tell my father-in-law." Xia An was confused by Jay Chou's persuasion.

Old Xia was so angry he was practically fuming. He hung up the phone, forced a smile, and went to find his neighbor.

"Hey classmate, we've been classmates for so many years, what's the big deal? It's just on stage, a little handshake, all for show, right? It even boosts the show's ratings. I'm not trying to be mean, Lao Zuo, but you're still as petty as you were when you were young. You get all worked up if anyone even glances at Su Fen..."

Old Zuo was so angry that his eyes were spitting fire, but he turned around and forced a smile before making a phone call to comfort his daughter.

"They're just classmates, holding hands, it's just for fun, don't overthink it, my dear daughter..."

Zuo You didn't think much about it at all; she didn't need to think much about it, she already knew everything.

Seeing that Xue Xue was so angry that her tongue was practically hanging out, she still smiled and tried to persuade her instead.

"I believe him."

But Zuo You knew in her heart that with Xia An's outstanding qualities, it would be difficult for her to have him all to herself.

Being affectionate is not a flaw; being heartless is.

When all else fails, this is the only way she can console herself.
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The next day, Jay Chou and Charlene Choi left the venue, and Binhai University opened its gates, allowing people from outside the university to enter and register for the competition.

On the third day, after waiting for Xia An for two days, Su Yi left the school and went to the banks of the Yalu River with her tutor to draw blueprints.

That day, Lu Yao started dating a third-year female student named Millie.

That day, Zuo You called Xia An and said that she didn't want to sing the two songs originally planned for the next competition, and asked Xia An to write another song that suited her current mood.

"What's wrong with your mood? Those two songs were pretty good, weren't they?"

He avoided the question.

Zuo You chuckled, "I don't care. If you can't guess how I feel right now, I'm withdrawing from the competition."

Xia An said helplessly, "How about a song called 'Compromise'?"

"Row."

On the same day, the first edited version of the audition videos was simultaneously released on Hunan TV and Pilipala video website, resulting in explosive viewership and clicks.

The content includes a segment where Xia An goes on stage and pulls Le Ning along to sing.

The comments were so numerous that you couldn't even see people's faces anymore.

That evening, Pilipala saw 700 million new registrations.

In the Nebula Rankings, Su Yi is far ahead of Le Ning, who is in second place. Le Ning and Zuo You have roughly the same number of likes.

The contestants on the list have all gained a significant number of Weibo followers.

Industry insiders say that "Star Making Season" lives up to its name.

April 28th, noon on the fourth day of the competition.

Candy Supermarket partnered with Weibo to launch a "Treasure Hunt with Extra Likes" campaign. Originally, each account could only like one contestant three times a day, but as long as you spend more than five yuan at Candy Supermarket, you can go to the cashier and scan the QR code at the bottom of the receipt to get an extra like.

With this, Xia An officially launched the QR code function ahead of schedule in 07, before smartphones were even available, laying the foundation for his next step of struggling with Meizu.

May 1, 2007, marked the last seven-day Labor Day holiday in history.

Le Ning was summoned home by Zhou Ting.

Xie Wanqing sent Xia An good news from Yanjing—the Communist Youth League's approval document had been officially issued. The university cinema project could be launched at any time.

Xia An immediately sent Lin Jiajia's phone number to Xie Wanqing.

He also personally contacted Liu Fei, and the two sides agreed to invest heavily in building on-campus cinemas for college students, using several regions such as Sichuan Province, Beijing, Shenyang, Hangzhou, and Changsha as pilot areas.

At the same time, the first college student micro-film festival themed "The Most Beautiful Hometown" was launched by the charity foundation under Lin Jiajia's name, aiming to promote the core value of "building the hometown after graduation".

The submission deadline is June 1st.

All selected films will tour various universities, and the winning entries will be officially released on Pilipala, with cash payments to the filmmakers based on the number of views.

Furthermore, the charity foundation will select two key support locations from the outstanding works to provide scholarships to impoverished students in those areas.

Of course, Xia An intentionally set the only province in Sichuan, and the purpose behind it is not for outsiders to know.

On May 3, Tang Wan was invited to Yanjing to attend the Olympic investment promotion conference. Xia An wanted to decline, but the organizers hadn't invited him at all, which made Tang Wan quite happy.

On the evening of May 4th, the sky was ablaze with red clouds.

Su Yi has returned to school.

At that time, Xia An was sitting on his bed in his dormitory, flipping through comics. His team was about to depart for Japan to negotiate the domestic copyright of One Piece, and he planned to savor the taste of comic books again.

Qi Buyang found a seaside resort and planned to spend seven days there, but it seems he got drunk on the first day and didn't update.

Qi Buyang was accompanied by Lu Fei and Li Xiaoru.

Lu Fei didn't want to go at first; he wanted to work hard collecting recyclables at school. It was Xia An who persuaded him to go, saying that everyone else had gone home for the holidays, so who would deliver recyclables to him?
Lu Yao was the most arrogant. His senior sister took him to a hotel in the next city for a seven-day trip under the pretext of going out for a stroll. Last night, he sent a message in the gossip group that he was a man now. His senior sister was amazing.

These seven days were Xia An's exclusive seven days, filled with unparalleled joy.

The phone vibrated under my butt.

Su Yi: Shall we grab a bite to eat? I'm wondering what to sing for the next show, could you please give me some suggestions?
The dormitory was bathed in the orange glow of the sunset, and the school buildings looked like silhouettes from a comic book.

The moment Xia An hesitated, she knew her vacation was over.

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In early May, it was still a bit chilly in the evenings by the sea, and there was a heavy rain in the morning.

The temperature was around 18 or 9 degrees Celsius at that time.

Su Yi stood far away on the upside-down duck under the streetlight, looking up at the tree.

Her hands were tucked into a gray trench coat over a pure white hooded sweatshirt, her long hair piled up inside the hood, and her light blue jeans and white sneakers floated on the puddles by the roadside.

The last withered leaf was blown by the wind onto the water's surface, creating ripples.

The image of Su Yi in the water became blurred, while the real Su Yi greeted the arrival of summer and Xia An with a stunning smile.

Long legs stride across, splashing water droplets that look like orange-flavored hard candies in the sunset.

Why didn't you go home?

I want to take a break.

Walking side by side towards the food street, Xia An, who was a head taller, was on the right, and Su Yi was on the left. The strands of her shadow's hair were draped over the chest of the other shadow.

"Then it's my fault, I kept you from resting."

"fall…"

"Here, as an apology. I brought it back from the Yalu River."

"Is it time yet?"

"These are from the greenhouse; if we don't eat them soon, they'll be out of season."

Xia An received a 99 strawberry.

It's a nice size, with vibrant colors, and it looks moist and delicate.

(End of this chapter)