Zhou Ziheng said seriously, "I don't want to be treated as an alien or a freak anymore. I want to be an actor. I want to live in the spotlight. I want to experience the joys and sorrows of different characters. I want to be... someone who is liked by many people."
"Once this thought came to me, I couldn't suppress it anymore. Just thinking about it made my blood boil. I felt like I was going crazy, and I was obsessed with it every day."
"What's wrong with you?" Wen Wan retorted disapprovingly, then consoled him, "Sometimes the spark of a dream is just that simple. Liking something, liking something, liking someone, there aren't many reasons, you just like it that way!"
After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and asked in confusion, "But...your original dream was to be an actor, so why did you end up participating in a singing and dancing talent show?"
Zhou Ziheng gave a wry smile and explained, "The process was quite tortuous. To put it simply, it can be summed up in four words: a complete and utter mishap!"
"I was thinking about this every day, and one day it finally got to me. I went to my grandfather and told him about my thoughts, but the result was..."
Wen Wan suddenly remembered the old story she had heard from Qingzhou's sisters and guessed, "Grandpa objects?"
Zhou Ziheng nodded helplessly, "He's not against it, he's firmly against it!"
"Times are changing so fast, he's already behind the times. He's prejudiced against these professions that entertain the public. He doesn't understand why I, with such a privileged family, would want to be an actor."
"He said as long as I don't become an actor, I can do whatever I want. My family's company can take over whatever they want. I can enter any field I want, but I can't enter the entertainment industry."
"I was also stubborn at the time and insisted on becoming an actor, so... I ran away from home!"
Wen Wan was speechless after hearing this. After a long silence, she said with mixed feelings, "I know this is a real thing, and I'm not being too Versailles, but... your words are a bit too Versailles!"
"And this running away from home? Are you trying to make me laugh to death? Were you this rebellious when you were young? I really can't imagine that such a mature and steady handsome guy like you would do something like running away from home when you were young!"
Zhou Ziheng looked at Wen Wan laughing so hard that she fell over, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. He thought it was worth it to reveal his embarrassing story to make his wife laugh!
He helplessly defended himself, "Even the most mature and stable people started out as rebellious people."
"I was young and ignorant at that time. I did everything based on my passion, but I had no idea that society was so cruel." He couldn't help but sigh.
Wen Wan was not too surprised this time. A spoiled rich young man who ran away from home without knowing anything would definitely suffer the beatings of society. However, with beatings comes growth. No one is born mature and stable.
Zhou Ziheng recalled what happened back then and said, "I was indeed too naive back then. I thought everything was too simple. I thought... as long as I worked hard, I would get results. I completely forgot about the social etiquette."
"Now that I think about it, it's true. There are many people who are willing to work hard on something, but how many of them can become famous? Hard work is important, yes, but luck is equally important, and so are social skills. This is something I can't deny."
Wen Wan thought for a moment, then said seriously, "The entertainment industry is inherently complicated, with many twists and turns."
"It's exactly as you said. To become a top star, you need strength, luck, and background. If you lack any one of them, it might take several times longer."
"But for ordinary people who have dreams, there's nothing they can do. They can only work hard and use their own strength to fight for a way out."
"But only a handful of people can make it. Most of them are just developing at a lukewarm pace. But I don't think you have to be a huge star to realize your dream. Having the courage to work hard for your dream is another way of achieving it."
Zhou Ziheng's lips curled up into a smile, and he responded in agreement: "So... to be able to reach my current position, I should work harder than them and take care of my reputation."
"That's why everyone calls you the King of Roll!" Wen Wan rolled her eyes. "You film two dramas every year, release a new album, and squeeze in a few variety shows whenever you have time."
"You are simply the King of Roll! You single-handedly roll other artists to death!"
"Aren't you the same?" Zhou Ziheng asked with a raised eyebrow.
Wen Wan smiled slightly and explained seriously, "I'm not doing it just for the sake of being a curler. I just think that you have to be determined to do everything well. If you don't want to do it, don't do it. If you want to do it, do it with all your strength. It's so annoying to give up halfway!"
Zhou Ziheng smiled and replied, "Me too."
"Come to think of it... I was stupid back then too." He lowered his head a little embarrassedly, then laughed self-deprecatingly before adding, "When I ran away from home, I did it to prove that I had backbone."
"So... I didn't bring any money."
Wen Wan was stunned when she heard this, and after she came to her senses, she couldn't help laughing crazily, "Hahahahahaha!"
"You are more than stupid! You are simply too stupid!" She reached out to wipe away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes and couldn't help but complain aloud.
Zhou Ziheng sighed helplessly. He knew this would happen! He knew he would be laughed at!
After all, he himself thought that the operation was stupid, let alone others!
Wen Wan laughed wantonly for a long time before reluctantly stopping and asking doubtfully, "What happened next? You ran out without any money, so how did you survive? Were you starving so badly that you just went back?"
After she finished speaking, she thought about it carefully, and another outrageous idea suddenly popped into her mind.
She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked cautiously, "When you say 'running away from home', do you mean squatting outside the villa?"
It wasn't that she was overthinking it. It was mainly because many children who ran away from home... always ended up at the entrance of their own neighborhood! They decided home was better, so they went back in shame, and many of them didn't even get caught.
Maybe Zhou Ziheng was just like this when he was young!
"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Ziheng was really shocked by Wen Wan's strange thoughts.
No matter how stupid he is, he still has backbone, okay?!
He sighed helplessly and told her how he had solved the problem.
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