Chapter 47
Learning horse riding and sword fighting
The Film Academy stipulated that all previous graduates must return to school by September 4th at the latest. Ling Suisui and Chen Yuening finished filming on that day.
Anyway, the filming location of the Jin Bang crew is also in the imperial capital, so they can just change their clothes and carry their suitcases directly back to school. They don’t even need to remove their makeup for modern dramas.
The start date of the Shanghai Theatre Academy is a little later, so Ji Zhaoying still has some plays to perform these days. She ordered flowers for the two people who left the group first and took a group photo with them.
When they parted, Ji Zhaoying and Jiang Heng were still a little reluctant.
I don’t know if it was influenced by the plot, but when I thought about leaving the crew after the filming was completed, Ji Zhaoying felt a little melancholy as they would be separated after graduation.
Her eyes were shining with tears. Ling Suisui held the flowers in one hand and hugged her with the other.
"We'll see each other soon." She patted her back. "Why don't you come to the capital to play with us after you finish filming? Besides, we still have to promote the drama next year. Didn't you hear about the variety show plan that the teachers arranged earlier?"
Hearing this, Ji Zhaoying's attention was diverted.
Speaking of which, "The Golden List" has been scheduled to be aired during next year's summer vacation, so there will definitely be more publicity before it is broadcast on the online channel. In addition to advertising on various platforms, appearing on variety shows is also a good way to promote a drama.
They have all told their respective agents to clear out their schedules after March next year to be used exclusively for the promotional activities for Jin Bang.
Ling Suisui currently only has an executive agent, so she can make the decision on her own. As for Tong Xiaoman...she is not in a hurry, and Ling Suisui is definitely not in a hurry either.
She and Chen Yuening walked towards the parking lot, and Chen Yuening asked her:
"You and your assistant can take my car later and we can go back to school together? That way you don't have to take a taxi anymore."
He added: "We both finished filming on the same day, so it's okay if we were photographed."
Ling Suisui thought so too. They were colleagues and classmates now, so it was reasonable for Chen Yuening to give her a ride.
She replied, “Well, thank you.”
"You are welcome."
Chen Yuening raised the corners of his mouth, and couldn't help thinking, it's really not easy to ask her for a ride.
In the car, he started the conversation: "Have all your roommates returned to school?"
Ling Suisui thought for a moment and said, "Xia Tian should have arrived at the dormitory. Xiang Yanchu has to film a movie and prepare for the disbandment concert, so he may not be here."
"As for Wen Jiayan...she has a lot of schedules. I don't know where she is."
After the ticket-rigging scandal of "Glittering Star" became known to everyone, Aoqi Video had to make a positive response. Taking this as an excuse, a fierce fight broke out within Aoqi.
In the end, several executives involved were fired, and some received silver bracelets.
Things have come to this point, and the limited edition group that was originally planned has also been lost. The members seem to have debuted, but the group has almost no group activities, so it doesn't make any difference whether it exists or not.
Although Wen Jiayan was not on the group list, she unexpectedly became the most popular one. Zhuoran Entertainment will definitely not let her go when she becomes popular, but will only give her a lot of promotions, e-publications and variety shows.
"I don't know what she's planning." Ling Suisui could only say this, "Now it all depends on her own ideas and plans."
Chen Yuening and Wen Jiayan were not familiar with each other, so he just nodded and did not continue the topic.
When the car arrived at the living area of the Film Academy, Ling Suisui got off first and said thank you to him. To get to the boys' dormitory, you have to drive a little further.
The school has strict management, and Kang Le can only send Ling Sui to the door.
Ling Suisui asked her to go back first and gave her a few days off. She could just listen to Zhang Wen's arrangements for her work afterwards.
She used her campus card to open the door of dormitory 404. Just when she was halfway inside, two figures emerged from behind the bed curtains.
"Surprise!"
Xia Tian and Xiang Yanchu pressed the inflatable firework guns, and colorful ribbons fluttered in the sky above the dormitory and landed on Ling Sui's hair.
“Happy wrap-up!”
"Congratulations on wrapping up! Congratulations to Sui Sui for finishing filming a new role!"
When Ling Suisui reached out and grabbed a few ribbons, Xiang Yanchu took a photo of her with a Polaroid camera.
The two of them climbed up the stairs and got out of bed. Xia Tian picked up the phone on the table and turned the camera function to selfie mode.
Xia Tian asked her: "Woman, are you satisfied with the surprise you saw?"
Ling Suisui: ...
Ling Suisui could only say: "I am so lucky to have you."
Although this surprise is indeed heartwarming and the sight of falling ribbons is beautiful, the cleaning work is not easy at all.
The two of them were sweeping the floor with brooms, and Ling Suisui was cleaning up what was on the table. It was really five seconds of joy, but half an hour of hard work.
But - it feels really good to be missed by friends. It doesn’t matter if I’m a little tired, I even enjoy it a bit.
After cleaning, Xia Tian pointed to the gift box on her desk and said:
"That was prepared by Wen Jiayan for you. Although she is not here, her thoughts are there."
Ling Sui opened it and found a box containing rose building blocks... which looked like it had not been opened yet.
Xiang Yanchu: "She originally wanted to assemble it and give it to you, but she was too busy and didn't have time. You can assemble it yourself."
...Well, it seems that everyone had a fulfilling summer vacation.
As Ling Suisui opened the box of building blocks, he said to Xiang Yanchu, "I thought you would be in the crew or in the rehearsal room."
"The crew arranged for me to rest these days. I was supposed to be in the rehearsal room, but seven of the eleven in our group were not there. What was the point of rehearsing? The dance teacher simply let us go and let us practice our parts."
"Besides, I heard that the counselor would check the dormitories today, so I came back."
Ling Suisui was a little shocked. Aren’t they going to have a concert soon? Why didn’t they even come to rehearsal?
Xiang Yanchu explained to her again that it was not that the group members did not want to come, but that the company behind them had arranged other schedules.
The overall operation rights of this limited group belong to Wanjie Media, and Xiang Yanchu's agency contract has also been signed to Wanjie, but the agency contracts of other members are still with their original companies, and they also have the right to arrange work for their own artists.
Although many people ridiculed this girl group for being obscure, in fact, no one cares about the truly obscure ones, and they don’t even have the qualifications to be ridiculed.
Many idols become famous only because of the name of the group, and people know who you are; after the group disbands, many people really disappear from the public eye.
Ling Suisui understood: "So... they want to take advantage of the last wave of popularity before the group disbands and give the artists more work to make money?"
Xiang Yanchu nodded helplessly.
Although this will delay the concert rehearsal...but if the band is gone, what's the point of the band's performance?
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Her tone turned relaxed again. "Do you want to come to my concert? This time it's at Mercedes-Benz, with a three-sided stage and a crowd of 10,000 people!"
To put it bluntly, after the limited group disbands... she may not have the opportunity to hold a concert there again.
Ling Suisui and Xia Tian both accepted her invitation and said they would definitely go since they were currently free.
As for Wen Jiayan, Xiang Yanchu would have to ask her alone.
After the fall semester started, Ling Sui was promoted to the sophomore year.
She took the Level 6 exam before the holiday and scored 563.
Although he passed, Ling Sui was not satisfied with the result and planned to take the test again at the end of the year, with the goal of getting over 600 points this time.
Once she reaches her target score, she can switch to IELTS.
In mid-September, Ling Sui had been signed in to the sister-in-law system for a full year.
She finally unlocked the function of 1:1 body simulation in the internal space, which not only gave her more choices in her self-selected classes, but also allowed her to practice her acting skills in the study room.
The system reminded her: [Please note that the system will faithfully restore your actual physical state and synchronize all changes to your real body after you exit the internal space. 】
In other words, she remains the same as she is in reality. If she broke her leg in space, her real leg would also be broken.
This kind of synchronization is within Ling Sui's acceptable range - if it is not synchronized, she will worry that her efforts are in vain.
Ling Sui was busy filming some time ago, and although she didn't unlock many achievements, in order to play the role of a college entrance examination student, she deliberately reduced the number of times she entered the inner space. Overall, the points are still increasing slowly.
In addition, she did not make any purchases in the mall, so her current points balance is very considerable, almost fifteen hundred.
But there was bad news: the price of her English class had increased.
Previously it was 2 points/hour, now it has increased to 3 points.
Ling Sui asked the system: [Is this an additional cost for simulating a body? 】
System: [Host, that’s not the case. The courses arranged by the self-selected classroom are all tailor-made for the host. As the host's English level improves, he or she will be matched with a more advanced AI teacher for teaching, so the course fee will increase. 】
Okay, Ling Suisui could accept this explanation.
She continued to ask: [If I want to learn English to the level of a native speaker without considering specific terms in the professional field, what is the maximum number of points required for tuition at this level? 】
System: [5 points per hour. 】
Ling Suisui thought that this charge was okay.
It’s just the cost of the class, but she doesn’t necessarily have to be in the class to learn. In the future, she can also watch English films in the study room, which will not only increase her film reading volume but also improve her English listening skills, achieving the best of both worlds.
She searches for equestrian lessons in her optional classes, which currently offer 4 credits per hour.
Ling Sui's goal is not to participate in equestrian competitions. She just wants to be able to ride a horse and run and jump over obstacles. The system told her that courses at this level were capped at 8 points per hour.
Ling Suisui: [Why is it so expensive to learn equestrianism? 】
System: [Because the equestrian class needs to simulate a specific venue, horse, and the host's full set of equipment, 1 hour of teaching also comes with 3 hours of field practice time, which is very cost-effective. 】
That's fine if you put it that way...it's just too expensive, and Ling Suisui is a little reluctant to spend it.
She was considering whether it was necessary to learn so deeply.
As long as the film is about period costumes, there will most likely be horse riding scenes; but to be honest, although the action of jumping on a horse looks good, it is very difficult, and I guess no crew would dare to let the actors actually shoot it.
——But if there is any actor who can do it, he is unique in the entertainment industry.
After considering it, Ling Suisui decided to go and learn.
Even if it is not used during filming, horse riding training can help her improve her body coordination and cultivate her sentiments, just like developing a personal hobby.
Ling Suisui then searched the keyword "martial arts" and many classified courses came out.
After careful consideration, she decided that she didn't need to go into the fighting field at this stage and that she could just learn some martial arts routines first.
What should I learn… In costume dramas, swords are used most frequently, so let’s start with swordsmanship.
Ling Suisui made a wish online, hoping to play the role of a knight with superb swordsmanship and horse riding in the future.
Directors, producers, investors, etc. in the industry... come and see her.
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