Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 51 Crossover
Five p.m.

After seeing Zhang Yan off, Xu Fan and Jiang Shan both fell silent.

Xu Fan remained silent because he learned that Tianjin TV planned to pit "Tianjin Wei" against Wang Shuo's new drama, making him feel even more regretful about giving up the show.

At the same time, she also gained a new understanding of Zhang Yan. Before, calling him "great writer" was somewhat teasing, but now it carried a sense of awe.

After all, that was someone Wang Shuo specifically requested to meet.

However, after noticing that Jiang Shan was even more silent than him, Xu Fan couldn't help but break the silence: "What's wrong with you?"

"nothing."

Jiang Shan pouted slightly, not very happy, and said, "Don't you think he's changed a lot?"

Xu Fan thought for a moment and said, "After changing my hairstyle, I do look more energetic—I don't know where I got my hair cut, I've never seen it like this before."

"Oh, who told you that!"

Jiang Shan said speechlessly, "I mean, he seems... he seems to have matured suddenly in that area."

Which aspect are you referring to?

"It's, it's..."

Jiang Shan was a little unsure how to describe it, and after stammering for a while, she said, "When we auditioned, I would flirt with him casually and he would blush, but now he seems to be completely used to it, and even wants to flirt with me in return."

As she spoke, she stomped her foot angrily: "Could it be that someone stole my boyfriend?!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan immediately pictured Chen Hong's face. She knew all along that it was Chen Hong who had replaced her, but Jiang Shan seemed unaware of this.

As for why we didn't know, it seems we now have the answer.

So she said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "So what if you pried it open? Didn't you say that distant water can't quench immediate thirst? Why not just let him go?"

"Although it's water from afar, it's still fertile water!"

Jiang Shan shook her head vigorously: "You heard it too, his script is going to compete with Wang Shuo's—I don't expect him to be as good as Wang Shuo, but if he's even half as good, that would be amazing!"

As she spoke, she resolutely declared, "I'll go to Tianjin after my internship ends. I refuse to believe that there's any man I can't hold onto!"

Xu Fan shook her head secretly. She felt that Chen Hong was no pushover either, and given that she already had the upper hand, it wouldn't be easy for Jiang Shan to win this battle.

However, if Zhang Yan really has half of Wang Shuo's abilities, it's worth Jiang Shan's gamble.

Even if it were me, I would never give up so easily.

As the two walked back, Jiang Shan said she needed to use the restroom. Xu Fan, not wanting to wait for her, headed towards the dormitory building on his own. Although it was called a dormitory building, the first and second floors were offices, the third floor was the male dormitory, and the fourth floor was the female dormitory.

As Xu Fan passed by the third-floor stairwell, he bumped into squad leader Hu Jun carrying a water bottle. Xu Fan casually greeted him and then prepared to head to the fourth floor.

"Xu Fan".

Hu Jun stopped her and said with a smile, "Remember to thank your boyfriend for us later—we were so busy making a ruckus that we didn't even have time to say hello."

Xu Fan was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was referring to Zhang Yan.

This misunderstanding probably arose because I went to greet Zhang Yan first.

Just as she was about to explain, Hu Jun asked curiously, "What does that guy do? Is he an actor too?"

"No, he's a writer, actually he isn't..."

"Oh~"

Hu Jun suddenly slapped his forehead: "I remember now, Zhang Yan, the originator of time travel! There was a picture of him in yesterday's newspaper. I didn't recognize him at first because of his sudden change in hairstyle."

Then, she asked curiously, "This person seems to be quite famous lately. How did you two meet?"

"He wrote a script, and I met him when I went to audition."

"The play you had to turn down just to get this internship at the Beijing People's Art Theatre?"

"It was that movie. The script was actually really good, but unfortunately..."

"It's a pity, but you've already won her over, so there will definitely be other opportunities in the future."

As they were talking, a classmate urged Hu Jun to hurry up and get some hot water.

"understood!"

Hu Jun turned around and called out, then asked Xu Fan, "Do you guys eat instant noodles? Bright Dairy braised beef noodles, they taste amazing."

"No, no."

Xu Fan waved his hand and continued walking up to the fourth floor. When he reached the stairwell, he realized he hadn't explained his relationship with Zhang Yan clearly. He thought about going back to explain it again, but then felt a little awkward.

Forget it, let’s talk about it later when we have a chance.

…………

After leaving the Beijing People's Art Theatre, Zhang Yan felt somewhat disillusioned.

During the audition, Jiang Shan's enthusiasm and initiative left a deep impression on him, but when they met again this time, although Jiang Shan was still enthusiastic and proactive, it seemed that the feeling was no longer the same.

Hey~
After experiencing Zhou Tao and Chen Hong, his threshold indeed increased significantly.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Yan took a taxi to Professor Shi Tiesheng's house—to accommodate Professor Shi Tiesheng, the dinner was arranged near Ditan Park.

Seeing Zhang Yan come over, Shi Tiesheng took out a few envelopes from the drawer and a few magazines from the bookshelf, and handed them to Zhang Yan, saying, "When the magazine sent the samples and payment, you were doing a book signing tour, so they sent them to me first."

This is the repost we agreed on last time.

Zhang Yan quickly flipped through them and found that they were mostly literary magazines. Although none of them were top-tier journals, they were all quite influential.

I don't know how many of them were motivated by their own articles, and how many were just trying to curry favor with Shi Tiesheng.

Zhang Yan weighed the envelope containing the royalties in his hand again and laughed, "Why don't we eat it today?"

"No need."

Shi Tiesheng shook his head, then said, "Let's go. I'm practically a host, so I should get here a little earlier—you push me and we can walk slowly and enjoy the scenery along the way."

"Okay~"

Zhang Yan didn't mince words. He took out the money and put it in his wallet. He then asked Chen Ximi for two plastic bags. These days, plastic bags were of poor quality, and he was afraid that they would leak on the way if he only used one.

As Shi Tiesheng suggested, the two first walked around half of the Temple of Earth, during which they encountered several people who were waiting to take photos and asked Shi Tiesheng for autographs.

He leaned on the handrail and wrote slowly, stroke by stroke. After finishing, he apologized to the other person, saying that the posture was not very convenient, so the writing was a bit ugly.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, Shi Tiesheng had Zhang Yan push him up the steps, then pulled the handbrake on the wheelchair and said with a smile, "Let's wait here for a while. They're usually the ones waiting for me; it's rare for me to have the chance to wait for them."

Not long after, a Mercedes with its hood ornament pulled up.

Seeing Shi Tiesheng's attention on the car dealership, Zhang Yan assumed that the real VIP had arrived. He thought to himself, "No wonder he's a veteran bestselling author and a big shot in Beijing's film and television industry. This car alone must cost 5 to 60 yuan."

It seems that writing novels can be very lucrative.

At this moment, four people got off the car in a hurry. One of them had a bald head and looked familiar. He looked like Yang Chong from the movie "The Troubleshooters". The other middle-aged man with glasses was also an actor from the movie, but Zhang Yan couldn't remember who he played.

The other two were quite different: one had a pointed face and a monkey-like appearance, smiling broadly; the other puffed out his chest and swaggered around.

What about Wang Shuo?
"Iron Surge~"

At this moment, the driver said in a loud voice, "These guys said they were going to ride motorcycles over. I saw them piled up like a human pyramid, and after asking around, I found out they were all acquaintances, so I just drove them over."

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked over here.

"Did you go to the film set for another cameo role?"

As Shi Tiesheng spoke, he turned to Zhang Yan and introduced him: "This is Li Chengru, the owner of Tete Mall, a billionaire who wants to be an actor."

[PS: The scenes featuring Li Chengru were written by Feng Xiaogang.]

Li Chengru chuckled: "Why don't you mention that I also worked as a production assistant on 'Journey to the West'?"

Special Mall is one of the most popular shopping malls in Beijing right now. When Zhang Yan went to the Broadcasting Academy to take the qualification test before the Lunar New Year, he bought his sister's clothes at Special Mall.

This was the first time Zhang Yan had ever met a billionaire in real life. After listening to their conversation, he casually remarked, "That's what they mean by 'a production assistant who doesn't aspire to be a movie star isn't a good boss.'"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengru laughed heartily and looked at Zhang Yan, saying, "You must be the Zhang Yan they were talking about? You're quite an interesting young man. Keep up the good work and try to bring Wang Shuo down!"

At this moment, the three people behind them also came closer.

The weasel-faced man pointed at the bald man and the bespectacled man, saying, "One of these two is here to join in the fun, and the other is here to claim kinship—I'm different, I'm here to find my organization!"

As he spoke, he warmly shook Zhang Yan's hand: "With Teacher Zhang leading the charge and drawing fire from the front, let's see who dares to laugh at me, Lao Feng, for being a crossover screenwriter with a background in graphic design!"

Although this person is a bit ugly, he's really good at playing the straight man. He grasped the two key points of art design and scriptwriting and quickly built a rapport between them, clearly having done his homework beforehand.

Moreover, I seem to have seen the name Feng Xiaogang a few times in my dreams, so it seems he will become a famous screenwriter in the future.

As for the other two, one is Hou Yaohua, the son of the crosstalk master Hou Baolin, and the other is Ge You, the son of the famous actor Ge Cunzhuang, who is also Zhang Yan's fellow townsman from Hengjiang.

(End of this chapter)