Entertainment mogul: Starting his business with the internet

Chapter 96 Peking University Military Training
Having seen through Shen Sisi's scheming, Song Ci chose to keep her distance again, thinking it would be better for both of them, and casually replied with a remark.

"The book is finished and will be published in September."

Just then, Song Ci noticed her roommates walking past to get their military training uniforms. Before Shen Sisi could speak again, she quickly said, "Sisi, it's too hot. Go back to the dorm and rest. I need to get my uniform. We can talk another day."

After saying that, he caught up with Lin Hao and the other two, leaving Miss Shen alone in the sunlight.

Shen Sisi was helpless against Song Ci's lack of romantic understanding. Aside from his good looks and talent, perhaps what she liked most was his loyalty in relationships.

Perhaps, being close friends wouldn't be so bad!
As Shen Sisi watched Song Ci's departing figure, her heart wavered for the first time. However, she was ultimately unwilling to give up, unsure whether to persist or let go gracefully. Her mind was in turmoil, filled with confusion and bewilderment!
The next morning at six o'clock, as the golden August sunlight bathed the earth, the tranquil shores of Weiming Lake...

All the students from Peking University's Class of 04, dressed in camouflage uniforms, are ready to head to the training base to officially begin their two-week military training.

Inside the military training base's large parade ground, bright red military flags fluttered in the summer breeze and appeared particularly solemn in the morning light. The students stood in neat and uniform formations, their eyes sparkling with anticipation and a sense of challenge.

On the podium, school leaders were giving a mobilization speech for the start of the training, repeatedly emphasizing that Peking University students must recognize the importance of military training, and that any student who has not undergone military training or fails the training will not be allowed to graduate.

This made the few people who were planning to feign illness and take leave immediately realize the reality and dare not take any chances or try to cheat.

Song Ci, dressed in a dark green military uniform, was tall, handsome, and imposing. He stood out from the crowd, attracting frequent glances from the girls in the finance class and the neighboring accounting class.

"Fourth brother, they're all secretly watching you!"

In such a solemn and respectful setting, Lin Hao couldn't help but speak up. He gently touched Song Ci, who was standing to his right, with his arm, yawning as he whispered a joke.

Song Ci glanced at Fatty Lin and uttered two words: "Shut up."

Fearing that Lin Hao would be singled out as an example by the instructor, Lu Yugang also lowered his voice to remind him, "What's the big deal! Is this your first day meeting Lao Si? The instructor is patrolling around, Fatty, you'd better keep quiet, or you'll be in trouble if you get caught."

During military training, classes were changed to companies, and Song Ci's class, 04 Finance, was designated as the Second Company of the First Regiment.

The military training instructor of the Second Company, surnamed Wang, was a robust veteran with dark skin, a loud voice, and an upright posture.

From his self-introduction, everyone knows that Instructor Wang is the squad leader of a wired platoon in a certain unit. He has been awarded the Second Class Merit Citation once and is an outstanding veteran squad leader.

Judging from Instructor Wang's appearance, Song Ci thought he must have a fiery temper and be intolerant of any wrongdoing. Such people are generally strict and responsible.

During these two weeks at the base, Song Ci didn't want to offend the instructors; she just hoped to get through it smoothly and leave herself with some wonderful youthful memories.

After the mobilization meeting, each company began training with the instructors. The first day of training started with the most basic drills, such as standing at attention, marching, and then standing at ease and changing formations.

These are all basic movements that students learn from a young age, so most students can stick with them.

After his rebirth, Song Ci was in good health, and with his consistent exercise routine, this level of training was a piece of cake for him.

Lin Pangzi, who was always pampered, actually persisted, which made him look at him in a new light.

The morning passed quickly amidst repeated basic training, and everyone ate lunch at the camp canteen.

The army's food was good, with four dishes and a soup, and plenty of rice and steamed buns. The training was very physically demanding, and Lu Yugang and the other two were wolfing down their food. Song Ci shook his head at their eager eating.

After lunch, everyone went to their assigned barracks to rest. Eight people shared a room, and the simple accommodations were naturally incomparable to those of the school dormitories.

The four students in Songci dorms 310 and 308 were assigned to the same room. They were all classmates from the finance class and were quite familiar with each other.

However, Cai Jie from dormitory 308 was a notorious troublemaker in the class. He liked to cause trouble and, after getting familiar with the barracks environment, he started to provoke Lin Hao.

While wiping the sweat from his face with a towel, Cai Jie said with a smile, "Fatty Lin, you're pretty good. You actually managed to grit your teeth and persevere through the training this morning. Not bad."

The tone was somewhat contemptuous, which made people very uncomfortable.

Lin Hao lay motionless on the hard wooden bed, too lazy to pay attention to the sarcastic Cai Jie, with whom he had always been at odds.

Lin Hao was very annoyed. This guy was showing off his relationship in front of them, all of them being single, just because he had a girlfriend from Renmin University.

His fourth son has a celebrity girlfriend and a Peking University beauty queen who pursued him, but he didn't brag about it. Why are you pretending in front of everyone?

They were both hot-blooded young men, and it was inevitable that there would be friction between the two dormitories. Lu Yugang also disliked Cai Jie and directly confronted him, saying, "If you're so bored, then take the time to rest more and talk less nonsense."

Cai Jie, defiant and unruly, said defiantly, "I'm physically fit; I can hold on all afternoon even without a midday rest."

Seeing Cai Jie's arrogance, Song Ci, who was replying to "Poetry Treasure" in the middle of a text message, wanted to put him down and said coldly:

"Since you have so much energy, let's have Instructor Wang be our witness this afternoon. We'll have a push-up contest, and the loser has to do all the laundry and socks for the other dorm for the next two weeks. Are you in?"

Cai Jie was eager to try his hand at competing with Song Ci, feeling that aside from looks, he was no less attractive than Song Ci.

He was looking for an opportunity to show off his pretty boy status in front of his classmates, but he couldn't stand Song Ci's aloof demeanor in front of everyone.

Before he could even speak, his roommate Li Haiya quickly intervened, saying, "It's so hot, Lao Cai, you should take a break. You're only at your best on the first day. Who knows what kind of training is coming up? We're all in the same class, there's no point in wasting time on internal conflicts."

Li Haiya knew that Song Ci was the class teacher's favorite student, and several professors in the college also admired him.

People have different personalities, and Cai Jie was already unpopular in class. If he caused trouble, the teacher would definitely side with Song Ci. Why bother making things difficult for himself and causing unnecessary trouble?

The other two roommates in room 308, Jian Mingyu and Chen Li, also tried to persuade Cai Jie, who finally gave up. He snorted in dissatisfaction, climbed onto his bed, and closed his eyes to rest.

The argument that occurred in the barracks at noon was just a minor episode in the military training. At 1:30 p.m., the instructors blew the whistle to assemble, and everyone woke up from their afternoon nap and rushed to the training ground to line up again for training.

The midday sun was quite scorching, and soon sweat began to trickle down the students' faces, soaking their clothes.

Just when some students were starting to give up, the instructors ended the physical training and switched to teaching them how to fold blankets and tidy their belongings, giving the students a chance to catch their breath. After all, it was the first day of training, and the military training schedule was a mix of active and quiet activities, giving the students a gradual process to adapt.

Soon it was evening, and the magnificent sunset painted the sky a beautiful orange-red, marking the end of the first day of training.

After dinner, everyone was arranged to study the "National Defense Law" and "National Defense Education Law" and other laws and important guiding documents concerning military training for college students. This was naturally a piece of cake for a group of top students from Peking University.

The students were busy until 9 p.m. before returning to their barracks, marking the end of today's military training and allowing them to enjoy a moment of relaxation and freedom.

However, being at the training base, without internet or electronic devices, there was nothing to do, so everyone could only take a shower and rest.

On a hot summer day, after taking a refreshing and comfortable cold shower, Song Ci washed and dried her clothes and went to bed early.

I sent Liu Shishi several text messages, but she hasn't replied yet. Many scenes in "Nightclub" need to be filmed at night, so Ms. Liu is probably filming right now and doesn't have time to reply.

After taking a shower, everyone felt bored and naturally gathered together to chat and kill time.

Lin Hao was indeed restless; he had been holding back his anger at noon, and now he saw Cai Jie hang up the phone with his girlfriend.

Immediately objecting, he said, "Old Cai, you're always showing off your love and it's annoying. You don't even let others speak loudly. If you need to make a phone call, go to the corridor. Stop getting in the way in the dorm!"

Lin Hao wasn't annoyed that the other person had a girlfriend, nor was he that petty.

The main problem is Cai Jie. He makes phone calls in the dorm, and if everyone raises their voices, he starts nagging, complaining that others are disturbing his call. Why should others have to accommodate him? This kind of behavior is naturally disliked.

Cai Jie chuckled upon hearing this: "If you have a girlfriend, you can show her off, I'm not stopping you. But with your chubby appearance, I doubt any girl would be interested in you!"

Lin Hao, enraged, retorted defiantly, "Song Ci's girlfriend is the most beautiful girl at Beijing Dance Academy, and our Peking University's most beautiful girl is also pursuing him, but I've never seen him act like you. Showing off your love will only lead to a quick breakup. If you're so capable, why don't you compare yourself to Song Ci?!"

Song Ci was known as the number one heartthrob at Peking University for a century. Cai Jie knew how popular his handsome face was with girls, and he wouldn't be foolish enough to compete with Song Ci in terms of looks.

Cai Jie glanced casually at the four people in dormitory 310, then chuckled and picked up his toiletries before leaving without arguing.

Seeing Cai Jie walk away, Lu Yugang asked Li Tianya and the other two in room 308, "I'm curious how you guys can usually put up with him. This guy really does whatever he wants."

The way Cai Jie looked at me just now really made me uncomfortable; I wanted to punch him hard.

"Old Cai is usually fine at school, but I don't know why he's acting so strangely since he came to the base."

Chen Li gave a wry smile and helplessly told the four people in room 310 that although Cai Jie was a bit domineering, since they were all assigned to the same dormitory, they could only try to get along with each other and seek common ground while reserving differences. Over the course of the academic year, the four people in the dormitory got along quite harmoniously.

Song Ciwei agreed with Chen Li's point of view. He, Lin Hao, and the other two got along very well, but they still had to work on their daily lives for a long time.

For example, Lu Yugang snores very loudly at night, which greatly affects his sleep quality. He has always preferred quiet, and the snoring initially made him very uncomfortable. It took him almost half a year to gradually get used to it.

Therefore, a person needs a certain degree of adaptability to constantly adapt to new environments, just like they now have to adapt to the rudimentary conditions of the barracks.

Li Tianya sighed. Seeing that everyone was disgusted by Cai Jie's behavior, he slowly explained the reason in order to ease the conflict.

"Because of Song Ci, Cai Jie was really competing with himself, which is why he acted differently than usual."

He was closest to Cai Jie in class and knew a little about his friend's thoughts. It wasn't that he was jealous of Song Ci, but he was just holding back and wanted to compete with Song Ci, a popular figure in the school, so he provoked the students in Room 310.

After saying that, Li Tianya pleaded with Song Ci, "We are all classmates. Song Ci, please don't hold a grudge against him these next few days. I will also try to persuade Cai Jie. We see each other all the time at school, so there's no need to be at odds."

Song Ci nodded slowly as he looked at Li Tianya's pleading expression. He was now in a high position in his career, and his self-control had reached a certain level.

Since his classmate had gone to such lengths, he would naturally give him face. As long as Cai Jie didn't cross his bottom line, he would pretend that any verbal provocations never happened.

Lin Hao changed the subject, "Let's not talk about Lao Cai, it's a downer! It's rare for our two dorms to get together, let's chat about something else on this long night."

Chen Li asked curiously, "Speaking of which, there's a variety show on the last day. Are you going to perform for Song Ci this time?"

Last year, Song Ci's poem "The Wind Rises" became a classic in the history of Peking University's arts and culture performances, and students are all looking forward to his new work.

It's strange, but now there are all sorts of pirated versions and covers of "The Wind Rises" on the internet. Everyone only knows that the original author of "The Wind Rises" is the bestselling author Yun Zhiyi, but hardly anyone has bothered to find out that the gala at the time introduced "The Wind Rises" as an original Song Dynasty poem.

Song Ci shook her head, "I didn't sign up for a program this time."

As Tengda Group grows, he has more and more energy to devote to company affairs. He has already told his homeroom teacher that he will basically not participate in school activities unless they are necessary.

Chen Li felt a little regretful. He hoped that Song Dynasty poetry could be revived as a classic. "I heard that the host of the gala is still Shen Sisi."

Jian Mingyu curled her lip, "Tch, as if Shen Sisi wasn't the host of every major school event."

Lu Yugang laughed and said, "Shen, the school beauty, wants to become a host on CCTV in the future. These school events are just small-scale events."

He and Sun Jingyi were dating, and he had heard her mention several times that Shen Sisi's ambition was to become a CCTV host.

Having finally had a chance to chat with Song Ci, Jian Mingyu hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Song Ci, how are things going between you and School Beauty Shen?"

Seeing everyone staring at him like bystanders, Song Ci replied irritably, "What do you mean, how well we get along? I have a girlfriend, Sisi is just a friend!"

"Song Ci, if you don't like Shen Sisi, just say so clearly, don't get entangled with her."

Jian Mingyu was both delighted and regretful. He was an admirer of Shen Sisi, and knew that he had no chance. He hoped that his goddess would find happiness, but he also did not want her to fall deeply in love.

Song Ci sighed silently, thinking to himself, how could outsiders know his own affairs? Wasn't his meaning to Shen Sisi clear enough? From beginning to end, he had never shown any romantic feelings for Miss Shen, not even the slightest bit of ambiguity!
It wasn't that he intentionally wanted to get involved with Miss Shen; he was rather aloof and cherished this rare friend. Everyone here is intelligent; if things were to be made completely clear, they might lose each other as friends!

(End of this chapter)