HuaYu14: Female celebrities are going too fast.

Zhou Xun pointed to the side next to Mike, then pointed to himself, indicating that he wanted to sit next to him.

Mike pointed to himself, and then said in broken Chinese:

"I am a man."

Zhou Xun found it a bit strange. What's wrong with boys? I wouldn't even bother with someone who isn't a boy.

He then pointed to himself and said, "Me too, I'm a guy, and I'd like to be your friend."

Mike understood the word "friend," but he doubted whether Zhou Xun was a real man or a fake one.

He moved to the side, using body language to indicate that "sitting is fine, but please keep your distance."

Zhou Xun sat down next to him, wondering why this Thai man kept emphasizing "I am a man".

Although Thailand is famous for its gender reassignment surgery, Zhou Xun never doubted that he wasn't a man.

Zhou Xun pointed to the treadmill, then to his own legs, and made a running motion.

Mike nodded and pointed to the treadmill, but then pointed to his knees and shook his head.

"You hurt your knee?" Zhou Xun asked in Chinese. Mike looked blank.

Zhou Xun pointed to his knee, made a pained expression, and then shook his head.

The scene was rather comical, like uncivilized people exchanging ideas.

Mike understood this time, nodded vigorously, pointed to his knee, and made a "a little" gesture.

Zhou Xun then pointed to the barbell and made a lifting motion.

Mike shook his head, pointed to his shoulder, frowned, and rubbed it a couple of times.

Zhou Xun understood; he had old injuries to his knees and shoulders and couldn't train too intensely.

He stood up, walked over to a seated leg extension machine, and patted the seat cushion.

Mike understood what he meant, but he shook his head and pointed to himself:

"I am a man."

Zhou Xun felt an urge to curse. Damn it, who isn't a man?

So he pointed to himself: "Me too, I'm a man!"

Seeing Zhou Xun's resolute attitude, Mike was still skeptical, but he still moved over.

After Mike sat down, Zhou Xun squatted down to adjust the position of the placemat for him, wedging his lower legs under the roller.

Mike tried making two and felt good, so he started making them in sets.

Zhou Xun watched from the side, occasionally helping him adjust his breathing rhythm.

After completing three sets, Mike stood up, clasped his hands together, and bowed to Zhou Xun.

Regardless of whether the other person was a real man or a fake man, Mike had just helped him, and he spoke a string of Thai.

Although Zhou Xun couldn't understand the words, he knew it meant gratitude, so he waved his hand.

He pointed to his water and made a gesture as if to say, "Let's drink together."

The two returned to the rest area and sat down. Mike did not take the water from Zhou Xun's hand, but instead took his own water bottle.

After finishing their water, the two sat there, looking at each other in a quiet atmosphere.

Zhou Xun racked his brains trying to talk to the Thai man a little more, but his Thai vocabulary was limited to "Sawasdee ka".

He picked up his phone to download a translation app, but Mike was faster; he pulled a crumpled little notebook from his pocket.

The first page was opened and handed to Zhou Xun. The handwriting was very neat, and it read:

My name is Bora, I'm Thai, I don't speak much Chinese, and I live in Penghu Bay... My assistant's phone number is...

Why does this feel like a way to prevent people with Alzheimer's from getting lost?

Zhou Xun nodded, and then Mike took out a pencil and wrote crookedly on the notebook:

"And you?"

Zhou Xun took it and wrote his name on the notebook.

Mike leaned over to look and read it aloud: "Zhou—Xun".

Although the pronunciation was very inaccurate, Zhou Xun understood it.

He gave a thumbs-up: "Good."

"Do you speak English?" Mike asked in English.

"Damn, buddy, you know English? Why didn't you say so earlier? I had to gesture like a fool for ages." Zhou Xun said:

"Yes, my English is very good."

Zhou Xun, after all, graduated from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, so fluent English is a basic skill for him.

The next two people communicated much better.

"Why do you keep insisting you're a man? I never doubted you."

Zhou Xun asked in English.

Mike paused for a moment, then explained, "This is actually a misunderstanding, because the Thai word for 'hello' has two pronunciations."

The girl pronounces the last syllable as "ka," while the boy pronounces it as "labu."

"Damn it, I've been watching too many Thai girls' videos online." Zhou Xun had a look of sudden realization.

"When we Chinese are talking about something indoors, all we know is 'Sawadee ka'."

Mike nodded in understanding.

What are you doing here?

"Acting, playing Fox Four in the 'Fox Four' segment of 'Legend of Nine Tails Fox'."

Zhou Xun nodded. There are quite a few foreigners who come to China to film TV series, but not many Chinese people go abroad to film movies.

Zhou Xun told him that she was also an actor, and then asked him, "Why did you come so early?"

The "Fox Four" segment will only begin after they finish filming the "Ah Xiu" segment.

The "Ah Xiu" segment still has seven days left before it ends.

Mike flipped to the back of the notebook in his hand. Zhou Xun looked at it and saw that it was written in Chinese, as well as in a font he didn't recognize.

"I'm here to learn Chinese," he said.

"Sure," Zhou Xun patted his chest confidently. "My Chinese is fluent, I'll teach you!"

"Oh, Corey?"

Zhou Xun nodded.

"Let's go to the karaoke bar." Mike grabbed Zhou Xun's hand and walked out.

Zhou Xun instinctively felt some resistance; two men in one room…

But seeing Mike's excited and serious expression, he nodded.

To some extent, karaoke bars are indeed places for learning.

Upon arriving at the karaoke bar, Mike ordered Jay Chou's "Confession," and Zhou Xun sat next to him, correcting his pronunciation.

But how do you learn pronunciation from Jay Chou's songs? Let's learn about connected speech.

Mike hummed a song and then took a break.

Zhou Xun suddenly wanted to ask him how to say it in Thai, since it's always good to have more skills.

Mike was happy to teach him. "What do you want to learn?"

Zhou Xun thought for a moment and suddenly remembered the comedy king Monkey King and the melancholic male god Hua Ze Lei.

"The tribute rice is topped with a lid..."

He could sense that Mike was teaching him very seriously, but he just felt a bit like he was from Bengbu.

It was already quite late when the KTV staff came in to remind them that they had only half an hour left.

Mike glanced at the time on his phone, stood up and stretched, the hem of his floral shirt bulging out of his waistband again.

"Let's go," he said. Zhou Xun nodded.

It was 10:30 PM when the two left the KTV. In the hotel lobby, Mike clasped his hands together, bowed slightly to Zhou Xun, and said in Chinese:

"Thank you."

Then he turned and left, but after taking a couple of steps he turned back and added in English:

"Come to the gym again tomorrow, and I'll treat you to Thai milk tea."

Zhou Xun laughed: "Was your milk tea made from powder, or was it air-shipped from Thailand?"

Mike rolled his eyes: "Of course it's rice noodles, but I brought them from Thailand, so they're authentic Thai flavor."

Zhou Xun gave an OK sign, turned around and went upstairs.

I haven't had dinner yet, and I'm a little hungry.

"Let's order takeout in the room."

[Ding! Detected that the host has developed feelings for five female celebrities, unlocking the hidden achievement: Eternal Youth - Golden.]

Hearing the mechanical prompts in his mind, Zhou Xun slowed his pace:

"What? There are hidden achievements? And who is the fifth female celebrity?"

Zhou Xun took out his room key, somewhat puzzled, when the door opened with a "ding".

It wasn't until he closed the door and plugged in the power that Zhou Xun realized someone was sitting on the bed.

"Little brother, you've kept me waiting for so long!"

Zhou Xun was thrilled to see the familiar faces:

"Sister Fan, when did you arrive?"