Huayu: You were supposed to be a top star, but you've become capital?

Lin Shen knew what Chen Duling was referring to, and his finger twitched:

"It's okay. Several other dramas have already been booked, so don't worry about them."

"That's good."

How did you feel about making the movie?

"I'm so tired. The director has such high expectations, and I don't know anything about it. We have to shoot one take more than ten times."

As Lin Shen looked at the message, images of her on set flashed through her mind: a petite girl being tormented by Su Youpeng.

"That's normal, that's how it is when filming. What are your plans after filming wraps up? To enter the entertainment industry?"

There was another moment of silence on the other end.

"...Let's go back to school first and catch up on our classes. University courses are so difficult, I've fallen behind in so much."

Lin Shen looked at the message and twitched his lips. A top student saying that the course is difficult is like a beautiful girl saying that she is not good-looking. Just listen to it and don't take it too seriously.

"What's so difficult about it? You're from China Southern Airlines."

"China Southern Airlines requires exams too T_T, what if I fail?"

Lin Shen thought for a moment and typed: "Even top students fail?"

Chen Duling sent another eye-rolling emoji: "Who told you I'm a top student? I study aircraft manufacturing, I draw blueprints all day long, I'm losing all my hair."

Lin Shen: "So, with your major, are you going to build or repair airplanes after graduation?"

Chen Duling: "I don't know, I might take the postgraduate entrance exam first. Anyway, I don't want to start working so soon."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and then Chen Duling suddenly sent a message:

I saw your schedule online, it's so full!

Lin Shen glanced at them but didn't explain what those schedules were all about. They were just things the fan club had dug up from various channels, and they were half true and half false.

"Let's get together when you go home for Chinese New Year, you're so busy."

Come back home.

This word made Lin Shen pause for a moment.

He hadn't thought about that word for a long time. After transmigrating, his original home was more like a mission point to him. He would go back to visit it periodically, but wouldn't stay for long before leaving.

But Chen Duling's "going home" in her message clearly refers to Xiamen, the place where they used to go to school together.

Lin Shen typed: "Okay, I'll contact you then."

He paused, then added, "I'll support you when your movie is released. Don't worry, I'll definitely book the whole theater for you!"

Chen Duling sent a facepalm emoji: "No, no, no, this is too embarrassing. I don't even want to see myself on screen."

Lin Shen chuckled: "That won't do. We agreed to book the whole place. I'll bring everyone from the company with me."

A string of ellipses followed by a "You win" emoji.

Looking at the meme, Lin Shen suddenly felt a sense of comfort, for some reason.

Yang Chaoyue had been holding back for a long time, but finally couldn't resist and pretended to move closer to Lin Shen casually.

Lin Shen glanced at her as soon as he caught a glimpse of the corner of the screen, then pulled his phone back and gave her a quick look.

Yang Chaoyue immediately sat up straight, staring straight ahead with an innocent look on his face as if he hadn't seen anything.

Lin Shen ignored her and continued looking down at his phone.

Chen Duling was probably busy, so her replies were slow. The last message was:

"Then you go ahead with your work, I won't bother you anymore, get some rest~"

Lin Shen replied with "Okay, you should go to sleep early too," and then logged out of QQ.

Yang Chaoyue was standing next to him, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye.

She had heard her phone vibrate several times, so she could roughly guess that they were having a lively conversation. But she had no idea what they were talking about.

This feeling is awful.

It's like having a plate of braised pork in front of you, but someone has covered it up, so you can only smell the aroma and stare blankly.

As soon as Lin Shen put down his phone, he felt a pair of eyes staring intently at him from the side.

He turned his head and met Yang Chaoyue's face, which was full of questions that I wanted to know but dared not ask.

"What are you thinking about?"

"No, nothing!" Yang Chaoyue shook his head, shaking it like a rattle drum.

Lin Shen looked at her and smiled, but didn't say anything.

Yang Chaoyue's mind was racing: Shen Ge's old classmate must be a female classmate! And their relationship is definitely not ordinary!

Bai Mengyan's face suddenly flashed through her mind, and her heart skipped a beat.

Mengyan...it seems you have a rival now...

Just then, her phone vibrated.

Yang Chaoyue looked down and saw a message from Bai Meng's research team:

"Chaoyue, are you guys done with your work? Should we guide Shen Ge's fan group a bit? I see some people in the group want to attack Feng Xiaogang, and I'm worried they might lose control."

Yang Chaoyue glanced at Lin Shen, who was still looking out the window, lost in thought.

She thought for a moment, then typed a reply:

"Not yet, Brother Shen is still recording a song."

"I'll take care of the fans right now, don't worry."

Bai Mengyan replied instantly: "Okay, thanks for your hard work~"

Yang Chaoyue stared at the three words on the screen, then looked at Lin Shen with his eyes closed beside him, feeling a mix of emotions.

Mengyan was still worried about the fans and concerned about Shen Ge's situation, but now Shen Ge's side...

She quickly shook her head to get rid of the thought.

I'm done thinking about it, time to get back to work.

Just as Yang Chaoyue was about to switch to check the fan group, he felt a gaze fall on him.

She looked up and met Lin Shen's eyes, which seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"What's wrong?" Yang Chaoyue asked, feeling a little guilty.

Lin Shen looked at her without saying a word.

Yang Chaoyue felt uneasy under his gaze and quickly handed over his phone:

"Um... Sister Mengyan asked if the fan group should guide them, because she's worried that the fans might rush out on their own."

Lin Shen took the phone, glanced at the chat history, and then handed the phone back to her.

What do you think?

Yang Chaoyue paused for a moment, then quickly got into work mode:

"I think... we should guide the discussion a bit? With all the current online drama, if fans get involved, they're easily used as pawns."

Lin Shen nodded: "That Feng Kuzi is indeed a disgusting person."

Yang Chaoyue blinked, waiting for what would happen next.

"If you ignore him, he'll keep jumping around; if you engage with him, you'll fall into his rhythm," Lin Shen said.

"The key is that he has a movie in hand, so riding the wave of popularity won't hurt him. What about me?"

"He doesn't have any movies in the works; he's monopolized all the hype."

Yang Chaoyue could hear the displeasure in his words.

"It's really annoying to be constantly being harassed like this. You should have your team arrange something to guide fans to focus on their own idol and not go out and argue with other people."

Yang Chaoyue nodded and began taking notes.

"Then," Lin Shen thought for a moment, "let out some news, saying that there has been new progress in the casting of 'My Sunshine'."

"Huh?" Yang Chaoyue was taken aback. "But it hasn't been officially announced yet..."

"It didn't say it was an official announcement." Lin Shen glanced at her. "It said it's a new development, understand?"

Yang Chaoyue blinked, understanding.

"New development"—that's a brilliant word. It could be a script reading, a costume fitting, or anything else.

Anyway, it wasn't officially confirmed, so it wasn't exactly spreading false information, but it was enough to give fans something to talk about.

"Contact the 'Grave Robbers' Chronicles' team again and ask if they have any materials they can release, such as behind-the-scenes footage or stills. We can't let the old guard monopolize all the hype."

Yang Chaoyue was taken aback for a moment: "Brother Shen, you mean...?"