Chapter 153 Looking to the Future
After the afternoon classes, Lu Yinzhao ate lunch at the cafeteria and then took a stroll around the school.
While taking a walk to digest my food, a thought suddenly occurred to me, and I sent two messages to Long Xiaoman.
[Zhaozhao]: I'm with him now.
[Zhaozhao]: Thank you, Xiaoman. Your words were very encouraging to me.
Although he wasn't the one to confess first, it was because of this incident that Lu Yinzhao finally realized his feelings for Bian Ji.
I thought Long Xiaoman was busy at that moment, but my phone rang the next second.
Long Xiaoman called him directly.
"Hey, Xiaoman."
"Ahhhhhhh..." A scream of primal descent came from the phone.
"..." Lu Yinzhao moved his phone a little further away.
"Zhao Zhao, you're amazing! I've only been gone for a day and you've already won him over! Did you confess your feelings to him overnight? That's incredibly fast!" Long Xiaoman exclaimed excitedly.
"I... I didn't expect it to happen so quickly, because he... he also has those feelings for me." Lu Yinzhao suddenly blushed.
"Aaaaaaahhhhh!" Another burst of primal cheers erupted.
"..." Lu Yinzhao smiled helplessly.
"You still won't tell me who he is? Hehehe." Long Xiaoman said with an ambiguous smile.
"You'll be going back to Xingbei City for Chinese New Year this year, right? If you come back, I'll let you meet him directly, is that alright?" Lu Yinzhao kept everyone in suspense.
If I were to tell Xiaoman over the phone that the person in question is Bian Ji, she might be so frightened that she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
"Great! That's wonderful! I'll bring Fu Yu along too, and we can play together!" Long Xiaoman's tone was full of joy.
"OK."
Lu Yinzhao and Long Xiaoman ended their call with a smile still on their lips.
Even though his inner soul is quite old, he still retains a pure, childlike innocence.
My first relationship was exciting, a little timid, and I also had a strong desire to share it with others.
However, he quickly dismissed the idea.
Let's not talk about Mom and Dad, or my older brother and sister yet.
His family dotes on him like the apple of their eye, especially his mother, who occasionally calls him "baby." They still think of themselves as little children.
They probably feel that dating is something that's still a long way off for them.
But since their family is so open-minded, even if they find out one day, it shouldn't be a problem.
Lu Yinzhao recalled saying, "I have no interest in dating right now," and felt like she was being slapped in the face.
He not only dated, but he started dating as soon as he entered university.
Before his first semester of college was even over, he already had a handsome and talented boyfriend.
Secretly delighted, Lu Yinzhao, with a head full of happy bubbles, returned to dormitory 506.
As soon as I stepped inside, a chorus of curses erupted from the dormitory.
"Shit! Damn it! This crappy computer! This crappy computer! This is the most crucial moment in the game! Can't you just stop messing things up?!"
Song Shuye pounded the keyboard with his left hand and frantically clicked the screen with the mouse with his right.
The screen is frozen; nothing I press works.
When Lu Yinzhao came in, the screen went black, and a string of garbled English characters appeared on it.
"This is so annoying! My homework is in here! Stop messing with it!"
Song Shuye restarted the computer several times, but it was still the same. Finally, it simply wouldn't turn on, and the computer shut down completely.
"Comrade Puter! I was wrong! I shouldn't have cursed you! Wake up! Wake up!"
Lu Yinzhao was both amused and exasperated. He patted Song Shuye on the shoulder and said, "Get up, I'll try."
"Try? Try what?" Song Shuye only then noticed Lu Yinzhao's figure and was somewhat confused upon hearing this.
"Let's see if we can fix it for you," Lu Yinzhao said calmly, his expression indifferent.
"Lu Yinzhao, you...you can fix computers?" Song Shuye's eyes lit up, his face full of surprise.
"I have a superficial understanding."
Lu Yinzhao nodded slightly and began to operate the device.
Song Shuye couldn't understand those operating methods at all. He was a complete computer novice who usually only used the computer to play games, watch movies, and write papers and assignments.
Sometimes he accidentally clicks on the wrong website, and some random stuff automatically downloads to his desktop, but he's too lazy to care.
Over time, his computer became like a junkyard, and he couldn't distinguish which folders he needed to use frequently and which were unwanted duplicates.
Song Shuye watched as Lu Yinzhao skillfully connected an external monitor.
The moment the power button is pressed, lines of gray characters dance on a black background, like some kind of mysterious incantation.
Lu Yinzhao's fingers flew across the keyboard, the crisp tapping sound particularly clear in the quiet dormitory.
Song Shuye didn't dare to utter a sound, for fear of affecting Lu Yinzhao's performance.
But out of curiosity, he couldn't resist going closer to take a look.
After finishing typing a string of characters, Lu Yinzhao didn't look up and continued typing: [normal].
The monitor suddenly displayed the familiar system startup screen. After some further operation, the screen restarted and entered another interface.
"You're... writing code? When I used to go to computer repair shops, they would just give me a USB drive and reinstall the system," Song Shuye muttered in a low voice.
"The boot sector is corrupted. While you're at it, check the hard drive's health," Lu Yinzhao explained calmly. "Luckily, it's just an occasional error. No important files are lost. Come and see, are these your assignments?"
"Yes, yes, yes! That's it! Lu Yinzhao, you're amazing!"
Just when Song Shuye thought Lu Yinzhao had solved the problem, Lu Yinzhao typed out a piece of code that he couldn't understand.
Then, a growing list of filenames scrolled across the screen.
"What is this?"
"I'll back up all your important files, especially the assignments you need to submit, just in case."
Lu Yinzhao pressed Enter for the last time, and a message popped up on the monitor: "Backup complete."
When he got up and stretched his wrists and fingers, he turned his head and found Song Shuye staring intently at him.
"The computer is fixed, you can continue playing."
As Lu Yinzhao left Song Shuye's seat, just as she was about to leave, a voice came from behind her: "Lu Yinzhao, Lu Yinzhao, just how many secrets are you hiding?"
"Tell me! Do you have many other awesome skills?"
"..."
Lu Yinzhao thought to herself, "These are all skills from my past life. The moment my fingers touched the computer, those old feelings inexplicably came back."
He waved his hand and said, "Really, no. I don't know any amazing skills. Your computer is not complicated. There are tutorials online. I saw some related videos before, so I taught myself a little."
Song Shuye shook his head and sighed, already believing Lu Yinzhao's explanation.
"As fellow college students, why are you all so outstanding? Look at Lao Xu, look at Lao Jiang, and then look at you. I can only feel ashamed of myself."
For a moment, Song Shuye even wondered if he had gotten into Huaxing University by sheer luck.
Why is it that he's the only one in the dorm who doesn't know anything?
All he does is eat, drink, and have fun.
Just then, Lu Yinzhao gently comforted her, saying, "Don't say that. You're very good at socializing and collecting gossip and rumors. Without you in our dorm, we wouldn't know anything."
Song Shuye: "..." This consolation sounds more like a stab in the back.
"Lu Yinzhao, I'm sticking with you from now on. Even after we leave school, I'll still follow you. I've done the math, and if I follow you, I'll be set for life."
Song Shuye smiled and said, "How about I be your accountant when you open your photography studio? I can handle business analysis and financial planning!"
"..."
"Look, a photography studio, being an asset-light business, still carries hidden risks during its growth phase. I can handle risk control and help your studio avoid pitfalls... I can also help you make money and save money. I'm easy to take care of, Mr. Lu, take a look at me!"
Lu Yinzhao burst out laughing.
Song Shuye has a natural sense of humor. Lu Yinzhao has always known that although his roommate seems unreliable and nonsensical, he is actually quite capable when it comes to his own major.
However, it's too early to talk about this now. It's not even a hint yet, and we're already fantasizing about opening a studio in the future?
Lu Yinzhao naturally wouldn't discourage his roommate's confidence at this moment, so he said, "Okay, if that day ever comes, let's work together to make it bigger and stronger."
"You said it yourself! I recorded it! I really believe you, you can't go back on your word!"
"No regrets." Lu Yinzhao nodded with a smile.
Because he also longed for that day...
*
One day in December, it started to snow lightly.
The weather forecast indicates that it will snow for several days in a row.
Huaxing University was quickly covered with a layer of white "icing," appearing pure and beautiful in its silvery whiteness.
Lu Yinzhao also took this opportunity to get another order.
This time, it was the studio of a second-tier female celebrity who extended an invitation to him, and the offer was quite high.
The other party accepted a photoshoot for the inside pages of a fashion magazine, requiring the photographer to complete both "outdoor street photography" and "studio reshoots" within one day.
CielAura is a second-tier fashion magazine in China.
For top-tier magazines, the shoot is almost always done by a contracted photographer or a top-tier photographer they collaborate with, so artists almost never have the opportunity to bring their own photographers.
Second-tier magazines offer more flexibility, allowing artists to bring their preferred photographers to assist with their work as needed.
The magazine will still send its own photographers to shoot the main issue, while the artists' own photographers are mostly for shooting materials and behind-the-scenes footage for their own studios.
This is the task that Lu Yinzhao needs to do in this job.
Since the timing was perfect, falling on a weekend, Lu Yinzhao was available to take the job, so they agreed.
With the magazine's photographers in charge, Lu Yinzhao was actually quite relaxed. She didn't even need to plan the route; she just needed to follow along and shoot some behind-the-scenes footage.
This time, the other party has a professional team and assistants to help, so Lu Yinzhao doesn't plan to take her roommates out for the trip.
Who wants to go out in this weather? It's freezing cold; everyone just wants to stay in bed playing games and watching movies.
Lu Yinzhao felt that this snow scene should not be wasted, and he was quite looking forward to producing photos in a different style this time.
Whenever he had free time, he would go to Bianji's place.
Bian Ji's cooking skills have improved significantly, and her boyfriend treats her like a little pig, so she has gained a lot of weight.
Taking advantage of the other party's busy schedule, he also found something to do, went out more, and made some money along the way.
The main episodes of "The Voice of China" have already aired five times, and Bian Ji has been making great strides all the way, never falling out of the top three in total score, and has become very popular online.
Now Bian Ji has to bring bodyguards with her whenever she goes out; her fans are just too enthusiastic.
Seeing Bian Ji getting better and better, Lu Yinzhao also wanted to become better.
[Zhao Zhao]: I have a photoshoot on Saturday, but I can't go. You work hard too. [Kiss/R]
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Author's Note: Zhao Zhao: I don't want to be a little pig! I want to make tons of money! [Shrug]
[P.S.: Just a reminder that updates will most likely be during the day from now on. Those of you waiting at night won't need to stay up so late anymore. First day of adjusting my sleep schedule... [poor face]]
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