Chapter 266 Walking the Red Carpet with Books (8,000-word update!)

Chen Lingling was not the main topic of conversation tonight.

In fact, Chen Lingling was not only not the main topic of conversation tonight, but she also spoke very little.

Lu Yanhe originally thought that Chen Lingling had something to say to him or ask him something tonight, but in reality there was nothing.

Chen Lingling seemed to be observing him out of curiosity.

Lu Yanhe wasn't sure if his description of this feeling was accurate, but he definitely had this feeling.

“Period dramas are different from modern dramas. You have to study how ancient people walk, how they talk, their posture and aura,” Chen Lingling suddenly said. “Don’t use modern people’s behavior to play your character.”

Lu Yanhe immediately agreed to Chen Lingling's sudden request.

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Many period dramas require actors to undergo physical training before filming.

However, Phoenix Terrace did not do that because it is set in a fictional ancient world.

Lu Yanhe had already realized that his role was quite difficult to play because he had very few lines. He was a silent and aloof character, completely different from Yao Yu'an in "The Golden Era".

Therefore, physical form is very important, and physical performance is very important.

An actor having few lines doesn't mean they have few scenes.

He still has eyes, and other places where he can perform.

When He Shuyi was analyzing the characters in the script with him, she pointed out this point: "What is a good play? It is not about you deliberately acting according to the script, but about reaction. Joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are all reactions. They have their own emotional logic and are passive."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

He Shuyi: "There are very few lines. You need to find a fulcrum for your performance. Revenge is something that has been buried in your heart since childhood, and it is also the tone of your entire character. Your taciturnity and cold-heartedness all stem from a secret you don't know. You entered the Prince's mansion for revenge. Therefore, the Prince treats you as a brother, and Chen Yourong's love for you becomes a burden for you, causing you to struggle with emotions beneath your silence. These are all details that are not in the lines and need to be integrated into your usual performance."

He Shuyi's analysis was like a hand clearing away the fog in Lu Yanhe's eyes, giving him a deeper understanding of the character.

"Don't act taciturn just for the sake of acting taciturn. That's just a facade. If you act like that, you'll just be a frozen mask, without any inner emotional drive. You'll be a wooden person." After He Shuyi finished speaking to Lu Yanhe, she had him go over the lines one by one.

Lu Yanhe has never received any acting training, so he has no foundation in dialogue skills. Therefore, he suffers from the common problem of newcomers - he can't speak properly, he can't use a normal speaking tone to deliver his lines, and he is prone to appearing stage-like and artificial.

He Shuyi then guided Lu Yanhe through the process, line by line, and even recorded her own version for him to listen to and imitate.

“Before establishing your own performance system, learning to imitate is a very important skill. First imitate, then integrate and master it,” He Shuyi said. “Where to speak softly, where to pause, where to emphasize, the intonation and rhythm of the voice also have a beginning, development, transition and conclusion.”

Lu Yanhe understood He Shuyi's meaning, but it would take many repetitions of practice to go from understanding to mastering it.

However, neither Li Zhibai nor Yan Liang were there; they were both filming on set.

Lu Yanhe could only go through the script by himself, over and over again.

At times like these, the only thing they can do is practice in the houses they rent.

However, no matter how many times I practiced, I could never quite get the feel of it right.

Later, Lu Yanhe had no choice but to ask a few people in his dormitory for help.

"Help me rehearse my lines," Lu Yanhe asked them.

It's already the end of the semester, and exam week is just around the corner. Everyone is busy preparing for the exams.

However, they were also happy to help Lu Yanhe with his lines, which was a refreshing and relaxing experience.

The one who was most interested was Mao Jiayang. Whenever he returned to the dormitory and saw Lu Yanhe there, he would take the initiative to ask if he wanted to help Lu Yanhe with his lines. He seemed to be a little addicted to it.

Lu Yanhe's time was once again divided into several segments, with each hour's schedule precisely defined.

Fortunately, as December approached, classes gradually came to an end, and once many classes were finished, he had more time to manage on his own.

At several year-end galas, the organizers relentlessly pursued Lu Yanhe, insisting on his attendance. Some even resorted to diversionary tactics, inviting Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi, as editors-in-chief of "Jump Up," to attend the events—hitting the snake where it hurts most. Now is the time when "Jump Up" needs the most publicity and exposure, with the third issue about to be released.

In particular, one of the events was held in Jiangguang.

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a whole night before deciding to participate in the event anyway.

Chen Siqi is not short of money, but people who attend these kinds of events usually dress up in their finest attire; a single outfit for a celebrity can easily cost millions. Lu Yanhe had Chen Ziyan help him borrow clothes from brands, but Chen Siqi didn't.

Lu Yanhe had no choice but to ask Chen Ziyan for help.

Borrowing clothes for Chen Siqi was a bit difficult, since she's not a celebrity. However, because Chen Siqi was attending the event with Lu Yanhe, and she wasn't looking for expensive gowns that cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, she managed to borrow them relatively easily.

Lu Yanhe flew to Jiangguang a day early to meet Chen Siqi.

Jiangguang is much warmer than Yuming. It's already snowing in Yuming, but here in Jiangguang you can still wear just two layers of clothing. Chen Siqi took Lu Yanhe for a stroll in Jiangguang, and in the evening they even brought Bai Yu along for dinner.

Compared to her high school days, Bai Yu seems to have become more outgoing and confident. Before, Bai Yu was the kind of person who didn't talk much in class, and seemed a little timid even when making eye contact with people.

"Now, Bai Yu is basically in charge of the text portion of the manuscripts," Chen Siqi explained to Lu Yanhe, "which also includes the initial review of submissions via email."

The submission email address for "Jump Up" was handled by Bai Yu, Lin Yu, and Xu Zijun for the first review. As long as one of them thought the manuscript was of good quality, it would proceed to the second review.

Now, the number of submissions to the "Jump Up" submission email address is increasing, and more and more energy needs to be spent on reading and selecting submissions. However, Lu Yanhe's main focus is not on this, and Chen Siqi is busy running around and developing author resources. Therefore, the task of selecting submissions from the submission email address has basically been handed over to Bai Yu and the other two.

At first, the girls were quite nervous, worried that they were not professional enough and might make a mistake, rejecting high-quality manuscripts. But after reading more manuscripts, they naturally became able to distinguish between good and bad ones, and through repeated communication, they learned what kind of manuscripts "Jump Up" wanted.

The next day, Chen Siqi suddenly handed him a sample copy of the third issue of "Jump Up" and said, "Let's walk the red carpet with this book."

Lu Yanhe took the book in surprise.

Chen Siqi said, "I hope that the sales in the third phase can stop the decline in sales."

They both walked down the red carpet holding a copy of "Jump Up".

Even the red carpet host was surprised.

Even while taking photos, he kept the book in his hand.

The two people's actions surprised many people in the live stream.

Most people don't know what "Jump Up" is. Selling 100,000 copies is a remarkable number in the publishing industry, but it is a niche product in the eyes of millions of live-stream viewers and tens of millions of people who followed the event through various means.

What's this?

Then, they heard the red carpet host introduce them: Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi, the two chief editors of "Jump Up," who were holding the freshly released third issue of "Jump Up."

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A grand and bustling event, glittering with stars, where familiar faces could be seen walking by everywhere.

Lu Yanhe was not used to such crowded occasions, but he cheered himself up because he knew it was Chen Siqi's first time participating. Otherwise, if he was socially awkward, Chen Siqi would definitely be even more uncomfortable.

But Lu Yanhe soon realized that he had overestimated himself and underestimated Chen Siqi.

Compared to his somewhat nervous and anxious attempts at socializing, Chen Siqi's cheerful attitude and approachable demeanor made her feel much more at ease in this situation. Then, Lu Yanhe suddenly realized that he had really overthought things. Chen Siqi had acted with Liu Wei'an since childhood and had been trained in various social situations with her father and Liu Wei'an.

In comparison, he was the "newbie".

Lu Yanhe didn't know how Chen Siqi had such great power to greet and chat with so many strangers.

It wasn't just celebrities; Chen Siqi seemed to have an "open-minded" enthusiasm for directors, producers, and other well-known figures from various fields invited by the organizers, exchanging contact information, chatting, and expressing her liking for them.

Chen Siqi is actually just a freshman girl. Logically speaking, not everyone would be willing to exchange contact information with her. However, as the editor-in-chief of "Jump Up," she always mentions one thing whenever she speaks: inviting them to promote "Jump Up" during the promotional period.

This changes Chen Siqi's identity once again. She's a magazine editor-in-chief, and the editor-in-chief of a very popular magazine at that time. The media resources she possesses are precisely what "celebrities" need. In particular, the article Chen Siqi wrote for Huang Kairen not long ago had such a great impact that many artists had read it, and it conveyed the impression that Huang Kairen is the best young male actor right now.

Lu Yanhe, on the contrary, seemed to be Chen Siqi's little follower, going around with her to socialize with others.

When she was in high school, Chen Siqi didn't seem to have shown this cool and aloof side of herself.

Of course, at that time, Chen Siqi had a sense of alienation and indifference, as if saying "nobody should come near me".

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The event was attended by dozens of artists.

Because it was organized by a fashion magazine, the event was very high-end, but it also had an overly enthusiastic atmosphere.

You can't expect to have a deep conversation with anyone in this kind of setting. In fact, as Chen Siqi said, this kind of setting is for getting to know people.

However, besides these celebrities and big shots, there were also many internet celebrities and live streamers who got in through connections or by buying tickets.

Their goal is clear: to take photos with all sorts of celebrities. To put it bluntly, 90% of them are there to "leech off" them.

Lu Yanhe was also one of their key targets, after all, he had become quite popular recently.

Lu Yanhe did not refuse and took photos with almost everyone.

Of course, as per Chen Siqi's request, every group photo included a copy of "Jump Up" held by Lu Yanhe, which was displayed face up.

When Lu Yanhe went to the restroom, he happened to hear two people talking inside.

"I'm speechless. He even has to hold that book in his hand when taking a photo. Is he trying to get us to promote him? Are we going to pay him for advertising?" The tone was full of sarcasm.

“Go ask him for it, maybe he’ll give it to you,” another person said. “They must have made a fortune selling this book. The two of them are like salesmen, showing it off everywhere. Everyone says our internet celebrities are too eager for quick success, but why don’t they talk about this Zhenhua University student?”

"If you get into Zhenhua, who's going to talk about you? Clothes make the man, and a horse is judged by its saddle. They're college students from top universities, while we're just minor internet celebrities. We can't compare."

...

These conversations weren't hurtful, and they didn't really affect Lu Yanhe's mood.

Lu Yanhe promoted his work in a proper and legitimate manner, not caring whether others thought it looked good. He knew he hadn't done anything against his principles.

Lu Yanhe was somewhat disappointed.

If I take a photo with you while holding up "Jump Up", and you think I'm getting a good deal and want to charge you an advertising fee, then if you come to take a photo with me, should I also charge you a promotion fee?

"What are you doing standing here?" Huang Kairen walked over and saw Lu Yanhe standing in a daze at the bathroom door. He was a little surprised and patted him on the shoulder.

Lu Yanhe snapped out of his reverie, saw Huang Kairen's smiling face, shook his head, and said, "Thinking about something."

"I saw somewhere a couple of days ago that ammonia can stimulate people's minds and make them clear-headed. It seems to be true," Huang Kairen joked.

Ammonia smells like urine.

Lu Yanhe was extremely embarrassed and gave a sheepish laugh.

Huang Kairen said, "I heard you're about to join the cast of 'Phoenix Terrace'?"

“Yes.” Lu Yanhe asked, “Brother Huang, after filming for ‘The Golden Era’ wraps up, when will you join another production?”

Huang Kairen shook his head and said, "I haven't taken on any new roles yet, and I haven't come across any suitable scripts."

For actors of Huang Kairen's caliber, taking on roles is no longer about quantity.

Every film is important.

A film may not become a hit, but if it's a flop, it can ruin an actor's reputation.

At this moment, the two people who had been chatting earlier came out.

When they saw Lu Yanhe and Huang Kairen chatting idly at the toilet entrance, they were taken aback at first, but then, whether out of guilt or something else, they left immediately.

Only then did they go inside.

Huang Kai-ren asked, "Are you planning to keep working on 'Jump Up' indefinitely? Although I saw the news that you'll continue working on it, it must still take up a lot of your energy, right?"

Lu Yanhe explained, "We will continue to do it. Before, it was just for a dream. Now we have done several issues and met more people because of it. Many people are encouraging us to continue. Many people can also get to know more people through this book. However, I don't manage the specifics anymore. Siqi is in charge of it."

"She's such an energetic girl," Huang Kairen remarked.

"Yes, I am ashamed of myself," Lu Yanhe said with a smile.

After using the restroom, the two smiled at each other and, instead of rushing back to the meeting room, continued chatting from the window at the end of the corridor outside the restroom.

“I quite enjoy watching your documentary, ‘City Travelogue,’” Huang Kairen said. “I watch it whenever I have a spare moment.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanhe asked, "Brother Huang, would you be interested in recording an episode with us?"

Huang Kairen nodded and said, "Sure, if you have time."

“They will definitely welcome you,” Lu Yanhe said with a smile.

“Sometimes I really admire you for having so much energy to do so many things,” Huang Kairen said. “I’m envious. When I was your age, I had no idea what I could do in the future, or what the prospects were. I was full of uncertainty.”

"But Brother Huang, you are now a role model for all young actors."

"She's just popular, that's all. She's hardly a role model." Huang Kairen sighed softly, looking down. "By the way, you should know, right? My agent told me that he wants to get you and me to help him get a role in Director Zhang Haizhou's new movie. Have you met with Director Zhang?"

"Not yet." Lu Yanhe shook his head.

Huang Kairen said, "I heard that a few other people are also in contact. But thinking about it, it makes sense. If the news spreads, I estimate that all suitable actors in the entire entertainment industry will want to compete for it."

Zhang Haizhou is a top-tier Chinese-language film director.

Which actor wouldn't want to act in his movies?

"I don't know if I can get it." Lu Yanhe was quite calm about this, probably because Director Zhang Haizhou's reputation was too great, and Lu Yanhe didn't think he could be chosen by him.

These things are all a matter of luck. Directors don't just choose actors based on who has the best acting skills; they choose based on first impressions. Lu Yanhe has gradually come to understand this. Furthermore, if Director Zhang Haizhou really takes a liking to him, and this is a proper dual-male lead film, will he have the time to make it?

For various reasons, his expectations for this film were not as high as Huang Kairen's.

Huang Kairen has reached a bottleneck and wants to reach new heights and transform his career.

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After the third episode of "Jump Up" was officially released, both Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi were a little nervous.

This time, the first print run of the third issue was only 30,000, because no one knew how many this issue would actually sell.

Chen Siqi told Lu Yanhe that she would be satisfied as long as the physical book could sell 40,000 copies and the market didn't collapse.

When the first day's sales results came out, a total of 24,000 physical books were sold.

They both breathed a sigh of relief.

“The pressure isn’t so great anymore, and we can continue with the previous budget.” Chen Siqi had even considered that if the sales were really not ideal, she was prepared to reduce the production cost back to 100,000 yuan per episode, so that “Jump Up” could at least continue to be produced.

For the next week, "Jump Up" remained in the top ten of the sales charts, with physical copies selling 47,000 copies in a week, allowing Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi to breathe a sigh of relief.

The number of e-books sold reached 11,000.

"We've stabilized," Chen Siqi said. "Actually, if it weren't for YeMai.com's three-day free reading period, sales would definitely be much higher."

"This was promised to them from the beginning, and they were responsible for the bulk of the production and publicity costs," Lu Yanhe said.

The first three installments were completed smoothly, which exceeded many people's expectations. After all, it was a book made by two young people who had just entered university. It is difficult to start from scratch and to continue making it.

Chen Siqi said, "I plan to start a new section from the fourth issue."

"Hmm?" Lu Yanhe wondered, wondering what new idea Chen Siqi had come up with this time.

Chen Siqi said, "I want to create a Q&A section where readers can ask questions to certain people, and we will go to those people on their behalf and ask them to answer in our magazine."

Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Siqi in surprise, "Huh?"

“For example, your fans can ask you questions, or readers can ask Professor Shi Xia questions,” Chen Siqi said. “We collect some representative questions and ask them to answer them. Readers can specify the answerer or not, and we will contact people who are interested in the question to answer it. This also increases the interaction between readers and us authors.”

“You can ask any question, but of course, whether people are willing to answer is uncertain,” Chen Siqi continued. “I want to select two representative questions and answers for each issue and publish them in the magazine.”

Lu Yanhe understood Chen Siqi's idea, nodded, and said, "That's a good idea."

"You also think this is a great idea?" Chen Siqi asked with delight.

“Yes, we’ll ask the questions our readers want to ask.” Lu Yanhe could almost foresee how many people would submit articles to this column. “Actually, almost all celebrities have social media these days. People can send them private messages or leave comments directly in the comment section. The questions that are to be published in the magazine must be a bit different, or rather, they must be questions that the respondents want to answer. The questions and answers themselves must be representative and something that everyone wants to see.”

The act of asking and answering questions is itself a form of expression.

Although it is an arts and literature magazine, I still don't want to turn it into a purely literary book.

It includes interviews, Q&A sessions, commentary, and miscellaneous notes, making the content richer.

“There’s one more thing, Yan He. Someone came to me asking about the film and television adaptation of Li Zhibai’s short story,” Chen Siqi said. “A company wants to buy the film and television adaptation rights.”

Lu Yanhe was extremely surprised.

"The film and television rights should be in Li Zhibai's own hands, right?"

They are not copyright agents, nor do they represent the copyright of these articles in the magazine.

“Yes, but that company thought we were their agents, so they came to me to ask,” Chen Siqi said. “Ask Li Zhibai if we can give them his contact information directly.”

Lu Yanhe agreed, hung up the phone, and then contacted Li Zhibai to tell him about it.

"What the hell?" Li Zhibai was shocked. "You're saying someone's going to adapt my novel into a movie or TV series?"

"I don't know if it's a TV series or a movie."

"Whatever, this is ridiculous. I just wrote it randomly, why should I change it?" Li Zhibai found it unbelievable.

"Anyway, here's the gist of it. We'll give your contact information to that company, and you can talk to them yourself?"

"Talk my ass! How would I know how to talk? Let Chen Siqi talk for me," Li Zhibai said. "I don't know anything about this. I'm being fooled without even realizing it."

Lu Yanhe originally wanted to say that Chen Siqi didn't understand either.

But then I thought, maybe similar things will happen again in the future.

It would be more reliable for him to ask Chen Siqi's opinion first.

So he said, "Let me ask."

"Yeah, whatever the commission is, just take it and make sure it's done for me." Li Zhibai didn't seem to care about the matter at all. He hung up in a hurry after saying that, probably still on the film set.

Lu Yanhe then relayed Li Zhibai's meaning to Chen Siqi.

As expected, Chen Siqi did not refuse immediately.

“We’ll be your agents, hmm…” Chen Siqi pondered for a moment and said, “Let me think about it first. Indeed, we publish so many articles in each issue, and perhaps more and more collaborations will come our way in the future.”

These are not just collaborations on film and television adaptations.

Being a copyright agent is not something you can do casually. Fortunately, she had someone familiar with the work by her side, Xu Xiaoyin. As a senior editor at Jiangyin Publishing House, even if she wasn't specifically in charge of this work, she had participated in many such adaptation projects.

Originally, Chen Siqi wanted to pay Xu Xiaoyin to guide them in this task, but Xu Xiaoyin said that due to the publishing house's internal regulations, employees were not allowed to work part-time outside the company.

Xu Xiaoyin said, "Let me introduce you to someone who specializes in copyright agency."

Chen Siqi then realized that, in addition to publishing houses, there were also individuals and organizations that specialized in copyright agency.

This person was once an editor at Jiangyin Publishing House. It was because of his nearly 20 years of editing experience that he got to know many film and television companies and writers, which enabled him to start his own copyright agency after leaving Jiangyin Publishing House.

Then, it caught the IP craze of the past few years and ushered in a major explosion.

Chen Siqi thought about it carefully: should they consult with someone to learn how to act as a copyright agent, or should they cooperate with the other party and have them handle this matter?

Finally, considering that their current editorial team only consists of a few people, and the workload of handling one issue of "Jump Up" every month is already very heavy, in the initial stage we can only cooperate with them and let them do this task.

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Chen Siqi was busy considering various aspects of "Jump Up," while Lu Yanhe was also wholeheartedly focused on exam week.

After finishing the exam for Modern Chinese (I), Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief and packed his things.

Zou Dong sent him a message five minutes ago: I'm waiting for you at the South Gate 2.

Lu Yanhe replied: I just finished the exam and will be coming out soon.

He put on a scarf and gloves.

The temperature plummeted, and the ground was covered in ice. Stepping outside, the biting cold spread silently like smoke.

Lu Yanhe lowered his head and walked quickly towards the South Gate 2. He was going to meet with the equestrian instructor and action director arranged by the film crew; there was training today.

However, to his surprise, Lu Yanhe was stopped by someone as soon as he reached the South Second Gate.

"Lu Yanhe!"

The sound came from the school gate.

Lu Yanhe looked up in surprise and found that the person who called him was actually Lin Miaomiao.

He looked at her in surprise.

She wore a white woolen hat and all white clothes—or rather, everything about her except for her light gray boots was white. Standing amidst the chaotic snowy cityscape, she looked as pure and ethereal as an elf.

Lu Yanhe stepped forward in surprise and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Lu Yanhe instinctively assumed that Lin Miaomiao had come to see him.

Lin Miaomiao said, "Today is the interview for admission without examination."

Lu Yanhe was taken aback for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Today? An interview?"

“Yes.” Lin Miaomiao raised her chin and said, “I have already passed the written test for admission. As long as I pass the interview today, I will become your junior next September.”

Lu Yanhe was extremely surprised.

Lin Miaomiao asked, "Where are you going?"

Lu Yanhe said, "I'm going to training, um, to learn martial arts moves."

Lin Miaomiao nodded and said, "Okay, will you be back tonight? I've finished my interview, can we have dinner together?"

Lu Yanhe looked somewhat embarrassed and said, "I don't know when it will end. When will your interview end?"

"I don't know either. The interview order will be determined by drawing lots on the spot." Lin Miaomiao sighed with some disappointment and said, "Never mind, maybe next time."

Lu Yanhe felt apologetic.

He wished Lin Miaomiao a successful interview.

Lin Miaomiao nodded and said, "Trust me, I'm sure I'll be fine."

Lu Yanhe didn't actually know that Lin Miaomiao was so capable.

Getting a guaranteed admission spot to Zhenhua High School is not something an ordinary person can do, nor is it something you can achieve simply by being number one in your school.

What amazing achievements did this somewhat spoiled and headstrong little princess of the Northern Lights make to get this guaranteed admission spot?

Lu Yanhe really wanted to ask a question, but in the end he kept quiet.

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In fact, Lu Yanhe realized that he was right not to agree immediately. He practiced until 8:30 p.m., and his muscles were sore all over.

The martial arts instructor who was guiding him gave him a ten-minute massage to help him relax his muscles.

"Brother Lan, thank you for your hard work." Lu Yanhe said goodbye to the action director, Mo Lan.

Mo Lan smiled and waved.

Zou Dong asked, "Go back to school or go back to Ziyuan Bridge?"

Ziyuan Bridge is where Lu Yanhe and his two friends rented a house.

Lu Yanhe glanced at the time and said, "Let's go back to Ziyuan Bridge."

Zou Dong nodded.

"Dong-ge, you don't need to pick me up tomorrow. I don't have classes or exams tomorrow, and I plan to stay in the dorm all day and not go out," Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong asked, "Then how will you eat?"

"I'll order takeout, or just cook something simple," Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong agreed.

He said, "Then I'll go check on my son."

"Oh, by the way, Dong-ge, what's your son's name?"

“Zou Yu,” Zou Dong said, “the Yu of beautiful jade.”

"Are you in second grade now?"

"right."

Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "How wonderful."

Zou Dong silently pursed his lips.

Zou Dong drove Lu Yanhe to Ziyuan Bridge, got out of the car, accompanied him upstairs, and waited until he entered the house before preparing to leave.

"Brother Dong, wait a moment," Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong was taken aback and looked at him, puzzled.

Lu Yanhe returned to his room and picked up a bag that was on the table.

“This was a gift from our previous partner; you can take it back,” Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong took it with some surprise, nodded, and said, "Thank you."

"Thank you for your hard work, take care on the road." Lu Yanhe said goodbye to Zou Dong.

Zou Dong went downstairs, returned to his car, opened the bag, and discovered that it was actually a laptop box that hadn't been opened yet.

He was somewhat shocked.

He had initially thought it was just an ordinary item, but he never expected it to be a laptop.

This isn't cheap... is it?

Zou Dong originally intended to send it back to Lu Yanhe, but hesitated for a moment, thinking that he had to see his son tomorrow.

His mother mentioned before that the school arranges online classes from time to time, and their computer has been used for too long and is always lagging.

After a moment of silence, Zou Dong decided to accept Lu Yanhe's offer.

(End of this chapter)