Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

With this in mind, the song "The Ordinary Road" started playing automatically in my head.

This time, Li Ye was no longer as surprised and uncertain as he had been in the car. He closed his eyes and focused his mind on the song itself.

As the song ended, Li Ye, who was leaning against the bed, opened his eyes and slowly exhaled.

He can find resonance in this song both in his current life and in that journey through time and space that lasted more than a decade.

Having lost both legs, rejected and betrayed by his family; after the death of his parents, Li Ye, who had been overprotected, chose to give up on himself, as if falling into boundless darkness, living without direction...

After listening attentively to "The Ordinary Road," Li Ye couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions as he recalled those painful and sorrowful memories.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset.

The biggest takeaway from this song for him wasn't that after experiencing glory or setbacks, he came to the realization that ordinariness is the only answer.

But -

Always on the road, moving forward, continuing to write my own story.

Even if the story is a little ordinary, it doesn't matter.

Without dwelling on the past, Li Ye quickly considered a more practical issue.

Is it appropriate for a young person in their early twenties to sing this song?

Although he felt that "The Ordinary Road" was about his own experiences, to outsiders, it seemed like a song that a middle-aged person would write.

Li Ye seemed to already foresee being accused of ghostwriting and impersonating original authors.

But who cares!

At worst, we can admit that their doubts are correct.

Li Ye's lips curled up slightly, as if he was amused by his own worries.

Instead of worrying about these things, I should think about what I need to do when I record the show tomorrow.

Li Ye put down his pillow, lay down on the bed, covered himself with the air conditioning blanket, blocked out all distractions, and quickly fell asleep.

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The next day, Ding Yan escorted Li Ye home.

On the way, Li Ye received a message on WeChat.

[Xiao Ye, I'm back in Guangzhou. Have you been discharged from the hospital? I'd like to come see you.]

Looking at the nickname in WeChat, Li Ye recalled some related memories.

Li Ye studied in the Media Department of Yangcheng Art Academy, while Liu Chun was a senior in the Performing Arts Department at the time.

At that time, Li Ye was a loner and never interacted with outsiders. Logically speaking, the two should not have had any interaction.

But this senior student is a kind person.

When Li Ye entered the school, Liu Chun seemed to notice that he had psychological problems and cared about him a lot. He would chat with him and play games with him from time to time, trying to enlighten him.

Although Li Ye always appeared indifferent, Liu Chun never gave up and even after graduating and leaving school, he still cared for Li Ye.

Therefore, he can be considered Li Ye's friend, and Ding Yan and Li Chengsong also know him.

The character Liu Chun played seemed quite likable... Li Ye remembered that his uncle and aunt had arranged a role for Liu Chun.

However, he was heavily criticized by the audience, while Liu Chun gained more popularity as a result.

Just as Li Ye was about to reply to the message and tell the other party about his situation, Liu Chun called.

"Hey...Brother Chun." Li Ye had almost forgotten how he addressed Liu Chun, or perhaps he had never addressed him that way before.

"Um?"

Liu Chun on the other end of the phone seemed to pause for a moment, then smiled gently and asked, "Xiao Ye, how are you feeling? Are you still in the hospital?"

Li Ye truthfully informed them, explaining that he was recording a variety show today.

"Variety show! What variety show?"

"The Daily Life of Celebrities?"

"Oh, I see. It seems it's not convenient for me to talk to you today. It's a pity, I have work tomorrow and will have to leave Guangzhou again."

For some reason, Liu Chun reacted very strongly when he heard that Li Ye was going to record a variety show, although his voice quickly returned to normal.

"How long will it take you to record this show? I haven't seen you for a while, and I really miss you. I was also very worried about you when I heard about your car accident..." Liu Chun said in a rambling voice.

Liu Chun's words were overly enthusiastic, and Li Ye was still a little uncomfortable, but he didn't misunderstand.

Liu Chun has a girlfriend, but he's just a caring older brother type.

Ding Yan has already informed us that the recording of this program will take two to three days, depending on whether there is enough material.

Li Ye hesitated for a moment, "If you don't mind, you can come to me, or I can come to you, but there might be no payment for appearing on screen."

Li Ye and Liu Chun are not popular celebrities and were not part of the plan, so the production team is unlikely to spend extra money on them.

Ding Yan, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror.

"Is it really okay? I don't care about anything else, I'm just worried about affecting you."

"Of course, you can appear on camera whenever it's convenient for you."

After chatting for a few more minutes and agreeing on a time, Li Ye ended the call.

At this moment, Ding Yan suddenly said, "Since you've decided not to leave the industry, you should be more careful about making friends in the future."

"Yes, I know, Auntie." Li Ye did not refute that Liu Chun was a very good person.

Ding Yan didn't say anything more and continued to focus on driving.

She knew of Liu Chun, but didn't understand him, so she wasn't targeting him, but simply offering advice as someone who had been through it all.

About ten minutes later, the car drove into the residential area and parked in the garage.

Li Ye's house is almost a 20-minute walk from his aunt's house if there is no traffic.

Li Ye's parents run a restaurant business and made some money in their early years. They bought the house early, so the neighborhood is in a good location, in Guangzhou's CBD.

Everything in the house remained the same, and Li Ye still kept many of the old and yellowed items.

Ding Yan sat down on the sofa, looked around, and felt fortunate.

With a house, regardless of whether Li Ye's changes are temporary, he won't have a bad life in the future.

"Auntie, have some water." Li Ye went to the refrigerator and took out two bottles of mineral water.

Fortunately, his memories of his nearly twenty-year-long journey through time are still vivid.

For example, he remembers that the bottled water in the refrigerator was bought last month, along with some fruit, costing 128.6 yuan.

Ding Yan took the bottled water, but didn't drink it right away. Instead, she started to give Li Ye some instructions on how to record the show.

Although "Celebrity Daily Life" is just a small online variety show, the production company is quite powerful, belonging to Tencent, one of the three major video platforms.

Director Wang Fu has participated in the production of two hit variety shows, and this is his first time directing a variety show.

Whether this online variety show becomes popular or not is not important. As long as Li Ye performs well, he may have better opportunities in the future.

The production crew arrived shortly afterward.

"Director Wang, this is our Xiao Ye. This is his first time recording a variety show. Please forgive him if he does anything wrong." Ding Yan's cool face revealed a perfectly timed smile.

Wang Fu is quite muscular, clearly someone who works out, but he has a rather easygoing appearance.

After observing for a moment, Li Ye greeted him, "Director Wang, hello. Please take care of me."

At the same time, he also smiled and nodded to the other staff members, and introduced them to each other.

Ding Yan nodded secretly, and Li Ye seemed to have taken her words to heart.

First impressions are important everywhere.

"Hello, hello, nice to meet you. I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."

Wang Fu shook hands with Ding Yan and Li Ye respectively, with a smile on his face. "I won't say any more polite words. Let the staff set up the cameras first, and then we can discuss the recording details."

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