I entered Huayu Entertainment in 2016.

Wang Zian looked down and saw crooked roads drawn on the map, along with some names written in delicate handwriting.

To be honest, he didn't understand it either.

"I have a floor plan here, which I took a picture of at the entrance!"

He took out his phone, opened his photo album, found the map he had taken at the school gate, and handed it to her.

Tian Xiwei leaned over and took a look.

Her eyes darted quickly between the screen and the map she had drawn, then she looked up and blinked her beautiful big eyes.

"Where did you see that? I didn't see it."

"It's on the left as you come in from the door!"

"I'll go to the right!" Tian tide slapped her forehead in slight annoyance.

Her palm landed squarely on the spot where she had been bumped, and she hissed softly in pain.

After a few words, the polite awkwardness between strangers was largely broken.

"Oh, right! My name is Tian Xiwei, I'm from Sichuan or Chongqing! What's your name?"

"My name is Wang Zi'an! I'm from Los Angeles!"

After he finished his introduction, Tian Xiwei stared at him intently.

"You're so handsome! Why weren't we in the same group during the exam?!"

"If we had been in the same group, I definitely wouldn't have been so nervous."

"Hmm~~"

Wang Zian was about to explain, but Tian Xiwei's words were like a runaway train, leaving him no room to interject.

"Never mind, it's not too late to get to know each other now; let's add each other on WeChat!"

She took her phone out of her pocket.

"We'll be classmates from now on!"

Looking at Tian Xiwei's warm and natural smile, her eyes were full of sincerity, and the two dimples at the corners of her mouth were still deeply embedded in her cheeks.

Wang Zian took out his phone, scanned the QR code, and added the friend.

Afterwards, the two of them searched all over the campus for the legendary dance studio.

Tian Xiwei seemed to have been injected with some kind of extra energy.

She declared that she would not leave the school gates until she had thoroughly explored every corner of the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

She even goes into the cafeteria in advance to try a meal.

Holding a hand-drawn map, she walked ahead, her ponytail sticking out from under her hat brim. At each intersection, she would carefully check the landmarks on the map before striding forward.

She possesses a vitality that is different from Zhou Ye's, yet equally striking.

Zhou Ye possesses a tenacity that can be bent by tension but cannot be broken, while Tian Xiwei is more like a small flame that keeps burning.

Finally, the two of them managed to sit down in the cafeteria of the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Tian Xiwei rushed to the window, excitedly scanned today's menu like she was opening a blind box, and then brought back a large meat bun and a serving of celery and beef dumplings.

She placed the tray on the table and urged Wang Zian to order a braised pork chop and green rice dumplings.

Looking at the many delicious dishes laid out on the table, Tian tide said with a smile:

"Let me tell you, these are the top four food rankings I found in the school's online group; the senior students said that if you haven't tried these four dishes, you haven't really been to the Shanghai Theatre Academy's cafeteria."

As she spoke, she handed him the chopsticks, "Let's try it!"

Wang Zian looked at the plate full of food in front of him.

The steaming meat buns were piping hot, the dumplings were topped with a layer of chili oil, the braised pork chops were glistening with oil, and the green rice dumplings were freshly steamed at noon today, still carrying the fragrance of bamboo leaves.

He felt that what the two of them ordered was enough for four people.

But seeing that Tian Xiwei had already picked up the steamed bun and eagerly taken a big bite, so excited, he didn't say anything.

The two ate and chatted.

Tian Xiwei's mouth was stuffed full, like a little hamster, yet she could still speak.

"You have no idea, I smashed my piggy bank that I'd been saving for years just to come to school!"

"So, you booked a tour group?"

"Yeah, right!" Tian Xiwei said between chews, her tone filled with excitement, not pity. "I'm so smart, aren't I! Joining a tour group saves a lot of money! Airfare is too expensive!"

"Once I arrived in Shanghai, I left the tour group!"

She gave a sly smile, revealing two dimples. "But I told them I'd be back tonight before I left, and that they shouldn't wait for me."

She is very talkative, just like Zhou Ye.

A vague fragment of memory suddenly flashed through Wang Zian's mind.

This girl looks like she'll be a very popular female celebrity in the future.

He picked up the soup, took a sip, and silently marveled at his good fortune.

I ran into Zhou Ye and Sister Meng when I came to Beijing for the art exams, bumped into Liu Haochun at the entrance of the Beijing Dance Academy, and now, while just wandering around Shanghai, I've bumped into a future star.

"Actually, this isn't my first time at the Shanghai Theatre Academy!" Tian Xiwei suddenly looked up, picked up half a dumpling with her chopsticks, and held it up to the edge of her bowl.

"Weren't you there during your art exams?"

"No," Tian tide shook her head slightly, stuffed the dumpling into her mouth and finished chewing, "I participated in a program filmed here last year called 'Grade One: University Season,' and appeared as a passerby!"

"Ah! Then why did you come?" Wang Zian was very confused.

"Back then, we were crammed in by an arts exam preparation agency. The assistant director at the time didn't allow us to run around, so I only filmed one episode!"

At this point, a look of indignation appeared on Tian Xiwei's face.

"The art exam agency originally said they could send us to the show. Our whole carload of people took a one-hour drive there. We were so excited, thinking we were going to be on TV."

When we arrived at the venue, the assistant director led us to the last row of the audience and told us, "You just sit here, don't run around, don't look at the camera, and keep smiling."

"We sat in those chairs for the entire term, and they were so hard that my butt went numb."

Her fingers tightened around the chopsticks. "That art exam preparation agency even used this in their advertising, saying 'Our students have been on Hunan TV'; Pah!"

After listening, Wang Zian was silent for two seconds, then said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Tian tide gave a soft snort, picked up another dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth. After chewing it a couple of times, her anger subsided a little.

"Besides, I filmed the show and took the entrance exam for the arts college at the Minhang campus, but the campus I was admitted to is this one. Isn't that unlucky?! It made me make an extra trip!"

"You've worked hard." Wang Zian watched as she stuffed another dumpling into her mouth; her eating speed didn't slow down at all because she was talking.

Tian Xiwei is probably quite outgoing, which may be related to the fact that she is a girl from Sichuan and Chongqing and is very bold!

Wang Zian recalled the girls he had met.

Sister Meng, Zhou Ye, and Tian Xiwei all seem to have quite outgoing personalities.

Only Liu Haochun is a bit introverted.

The two were quietly eating in a corner when some unexpected things always happen.

Both of them were outstanding in appearance, especially Prince An.

That profile, though his back was to the window, was still sharp and defined; that broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted silhouette was enough to catch the eye even from behind.

In no time, the surrounding empty seats were gradually filled.

Almost all the people who sat down were girls. Some carried trays, some only carried a cup of yogurt, and some simply sat down without bringing anything. Their eyes were all darting around in the same direction.

One of the bolder female seniors quickly pulled out her phone, approached Wang Zi'an's desk, and flashed a practiced but still radiant smile:

"Junior, can I add you on WeChat?"

Wang Zian paused for a moment while holding the chopsticks.

He put down his chopsticks, just as he was about to refuse, when another senior student had already flanked him from the side.

I bent down and placed the phone screen directly in front of him. The WeChat QR code was already open on the screen, leaving him no room to refuse.

"Me too! Me too! What department are you in? Are you a freshman?"

The group of senior students completely ignored Tian Xiwei.

From beginning to end, no one looked at her once, no one asked her a single question. It was as if, in their eyes, the entire dining table, except for Wang Zi'an, was transparent.

Tian Xiwei sat behind her plate of dumplings, her chopsticks stuck in the bowl, motionless.

She was chewing with her cheeks puffed out, but then she slowed down.

Looking at the group of unfamiliar female students who had crowded around the table, making Wang Zian's space feel increasingly cramped, a strange sense of displeasure welled up inside her.

"What are you all doing? Are you acting like I don't exist?! All you're thinking about is beer!"

She slammed her chopsticks on the table, looked up at the long-haired senior who was closest to his phone screen, and spoke in a less-than-polite tone:

"This is my friend, could you please move a little further away?"