Huayu: Reborn in 97, transferring to the Central Academy of Drama's star-studded class

As the night passed and dawn broke, Mada, having stayed for more than ten hours as agreed, prepared to take Mudan home.

As soon as it was light, the crew began filming the scene. In the shot, accompanied by the chirping of morning birds, Jiang Lai led Zhou Xun downstairs.

Zhou Xun remained expressionless for a moment, then suddenly asked, "How much money are you going to make my dad pay to get me back?"

Jiang Lai, who was starting his motorcycle, turned his head and said, "What did you say?"

"How much money will you make my dad pay to get me back?!"

"Four hundred and fifty thousand."

Jiang Lai replied in a low voice, continuing to kick the motorcycle that just wouldn't start.

"Heh." Zhou Xun chuckled softly, tilting his head back and murmuring, forcing back tears, "Four hundred and fifty thousand, I really got a bargain."

"What did you say?"

"I'm so cheap!!"

Zhou Xun could no longer hold back and angrily roared out all her love and hate through these four words.

She forcefully pushed Jiang Lai away, then pushed over the motorcycle filled with memories, turned around, and started running wildly.

"Where are you going?" Jiang Lai shouted and chased after him.

"Leave me alone!" Zhou Xun cried hoarsely, staggering as she ran.

The two of them fled like madmen, as if trying to escape all the sorrow.

A person is chasing something like a madman, but doesn't know what they're chasing.

Wang Yu also chased after them desperately. In the shaky camera lens, the future, which was no longer clear, was blurred, with one large and one small figure.

They walked through alleys and streets until they reached the bridge. Zhou Xun climbed over the railing and stood on the bridge. Below the bridge was the Suzhou River.

"Are you crazy! What are you doing?" Jiang Lai shouted.

"You've been lying to me all along! You don't like me at all!"

Jiang Lai observed for a moment and then anxiously wanted to go over.

"Don't come any closer!" Zhou Xun pointed at him with the doll. "If you come any closer, I'll jump!"

Jiang Lai had no choice but to stop.

Zhou Xun smiled bitterly, yet it also seemed like a smug smile, as if she had gotten revenge for doing so.

"You can fall for a scam too? Do you think I'd jump?"

Then she whispered, "If I jump, I'll turn into a mermaid and come find you."

The smile on her face vanished, replaced by an expression of utter despair, just like the saying goes, "There is no greater sorrow than a broken heart."

Those eyes were still clear and could still pierce the soul, but they were no longer alive.

Without hesitation, she opened her arms, leaned back, and jumped in, splashing water everywhere.

Jiang Lai watched the falling figure, his heart tightened, as if something had disappeared with it. He rushed over without hesitation and plunged into the water.

Riverbank.

The two soaking wet people were dried off by the crew and then quickly wrapped in blankets.

Zhou Xun, her face pale with cold, shivered as she asked, "Hey, why, why did you jump along too?"

"I...I just felt that the horse, the motor, would jump along with it."

Jiang Lai's teeth chattered, and he could barely speak, but he still managed to ask, "You didn't need to jump, so why did you jump?"

It turns out that Zhou Xun had already filmed the scene where she jumps into the river. Lou Ye said that she and Jiang Lai only needed to film running to the bridge, and they wouldn't have to jump into the river again. However, Zhou Xun insisted that she had to jump, and Lou Ye agreed when he saw her persistence.

When Jiang Lai asked this question, Zhou Xun did not answer immediately, but looked at this silly man with a smile in her eyes.

"If I don't jump, how will I know you'll jump too?" she murmured softly.

"What?" Jiang Lai didn't hear clearly.

"It's okay! You idiot!" she raised her voice.

Hmm, the emphasis is on "idiot," so it seems they are indeed cursing Jiang Lai.

Lou Ye watched the replay from the side, a maternal smile on her face.

Thus ended the tragic love story told by Mada. Afterwards, Mada was arrested by the police, but he did not find Mudan in the river, and no one ever saw Mudan again.

After being released from prison, Mada frantically searched for Mudan until he met Meimei at a bar. With this girl who looked exactly like Mudan, the second chapter of their story began.

But Jiang Lai made another mistake, because the motor had entered the numbness period he had figured out.

He always believed that Mada was trying to prove something by searching for Peony, but even now, he still doesn't understand what Mada was trying to prove.

So he told Lou Ye to hold off on filming the rest of the scenes and give him a few days to get a feel for the role.

Jiang Lai was very stubborn, so Lou Ye had no choice but to change the filming plan and shoot the scenes without the motor.

......

At the Central Academy of Drama, several weeks have passed since the start of the semester, and the 96-class best friends have welcomed an old friend.

"Look, these are sunglasses my brother gave me, they're CK!"

On the playground, Mei Ting held a pair of sunglasses in his hand, his face revealing undisguised smugness.

Wow! That's Leslie Cheung!

"I'm so envious. When will I be able to see my brother?"

"Let me see! Let me see!"

Zhang Ziyi and Zeng Lai looked on with envy. Hu Jing took the sunglasses and the three of them huddled together, examining them like rare treasures.

"Hey, you guys be careful, don't break it."

Mei Ting said that, but she didn't stop them. She had been on good terms with these three before she dropped out of school, so she naturally wanted to share the good stuff with them.

After looking at it for a while, the three of them reluctantly returned it. Mei Ting carefully put it in the box, then put it in her bag, and even patted it a couple of times in a cute way.

"How have you been doing at school lately?" Mei Ting asked.

"What else can we do? It's just classes, rehearsals, getting scolded, then more classes, more rehearsals, more scolding. I don't even know when we'll be able to film."

Zhang Ziyi slumped down. With Jiang Lai gone, she was alone with that scoundrel Liu Ye all day, which was incredibly annoying. She had never found him so annoying before.

Hu Jing smirked and said to Mei Ting with a gossipy look, "I'm telling you, Zi Yi is in love!"

"Really?" Mei Ting exclaimed excitedly. "Who could it be? It can't be one of the boys in our class, can it?"

Hu Jing rolled her eyes. "How could that be? You don't know him? He's a boy who transferred in after you dropped out of school. He's incredibly handsome!"

"Really! Is it at school? I'll go check." Mei Ting asked eagerly.

"He's not here. He went out to film a movie. Have you seen 'The Dream Factory'? He's the young CEO Jiang in it."

Mei Ting had actually seen the movie, and immediately teased Zhang Ziyi, "Wow, our Ziyi's finally figured it out! How far have you two gotten? Have you... done that?"

Zhang Ziyi was taken aback and asked, "What?"

"What else could it be? Of course it's like that!" Mei Ting said with a wicked grin.

Hu Jing and Zeng Lai immediately understood, and both looked at Zhang Ziyi with lecherous eyes.

Zhang Ziyi's face instantly turned red, and he stammered, "Not, not yet."

"Shall we kiss?"

Zhang Ziyi shook his head shyly.

"You two haven't even held hands, have you?!"

"We're holding hands! We're holding hands!" Zhang Ziyi happily raised her head.

Mei Ting looked at him like he was some silly rich kid, while Hu Jing and Zeng Lai rolled their eyes in exasperation.

"Little sister! What era are we living in? You're still acting all innocent! You need to hurry up and win her over!" Mei Ting said, exasperated.

"Yeah, I thought you two had already slept together," Hu Jing chimed in.

"By the way, Ziyi, Jiang Lai went to film a movie. Have you two talked on the phone?" Zeng Li asked.

"No, I don't want to interfere with his filming."

"Oh dear! Silly child!" Zeng Lai exclaimed anxiously, "I heard he's filming a romance movie. Aren't you afraid he'll develop feelings for someone on set?"

Zhang Ziyi's face turned pale, and she shook her head frantically, "No, I believe him."

Mei Ting sighed. She had filmed quite a few movies and knew all too well the situation Zeng Lai had described. Just as she was about to offer a few more words of advice, Zhang Tong ran over.

"Ziyi! Teacher Changli is looking for you! Oh? Meiting, you're back!"

"Tongtong! Oh, I miss you so much."

The two hugged each other and reminisced.

Zhang Ziyi shook her head, as if trying to shake off her worries, and asked Zhang Tong, "What does the teacher want with me?"

Zhang Tong replied, "I don't know either. I just came out of the teacher's office. It seemed like a guy was looking for you. He was wearing a baseball cap, but I couldn't see him clearly."

"Okay, I'll go take a look. You guys wait for me."

Zhang Ziyi ran towards the teachers' office building, puzzled.