Chapter 197 My Life Has Another Me (2)
After the opening ceremony, Lu Yanhe's work was finished, and he could leave.
Xu Xiaoyin and the others were busy taking Liu Jiazhen and Mingyin to the signing table to prepare for the signing session.
In fact, long queues had already formed at the autograph table.
Xu Mingyue was still in charge of Lu Yanhe. She came over and asked, "The car is downstairs. Shall we go back now?"
Lu Yanhe waved his hand and said, "It's okay, no need. I have plans with my classmates later, so I'll just wander back by myself. You don't need to worry about me."
Xu Mingyue nodded.
"Okay, here's my contact information. If you need a car when you leave later, just contact me." Xu Mingyue handed over a small card with her phone number on it.
Lu Yanhe glanced at it and waved his hand.
Xu Mingyue thought the other party didn't want it, and felt a little embarrassed.
Lu Yanhe took out his phone and said, "Let's add each other as friends."
Xu Mingyue was taken aback.
She had thought about adding Lu Yanhe as a friend before, but he was a big celebrity and she was just an intern. Adding him as a friend would probably cause him a lot of trouble and annoyance.
That's why Xu Mingyue came up with the idea of writing her phone number on small cards.
Lu Yanhe asked in confusion, "Is it inconvenient?"
"Ah, no, no! It's convenient." Xu Mingyue nodded, immediately took out her phone, and was a little embarrassed. "I just didn't expect you to be willing to add me as a friend. I thought you were all reluctant to add strangers on WeChat."
“How could you be a stranger? I’ve met you many times before,” Lu Yanhe said with a smile. “You’ve helped me with the coordination these past few times.”
Looking at the smile on Lu Yanhe's face, Xu Mingyue felt as if a gentle breeze and a clear stream were blowing through her heart.
Suddenly, she thought of Helan.
No wonder Helan likes Lu Yanhe.
Wait, Helan?!
What about Helan?
Xu Mingyue's expression suddenly changed, and she turned to look around.
Helan said she was coming today, but I haven't seen her yet.
Seeing Xu Mingyue suddenly looking around, Lu Yanhe asked, "What's wrong?"
“Oh, no, one of my classmates said she’s coming today too. She’s a fan of yours, but I haven’t seen her yet,” Xu Mingyue said.
Lu Yanhe said, "They probably went to wander around the side. I'll be going now, bye-bye."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Xu Mingyue smiled as she saw Lu Yanhe off.
Lu Yanhe also began to turn his head and look around, searching for Chen Siqi.
They searched high and low but couldn't find her. Not only her, but Li Pengfei and the others had also disappeared.
Could they all have left?
He took out his phone and sent a message to Chen Siqi: Where are you?
After sending the message, he realized that Li Pengfei had sent him a message earlier: We're leaving now, bye-bye, I still have to go to the book signing in Jiangshan to queue up for autographed books.
Lu Yanhe: Did Chen Siqi leave with you?
Li Pengfei: No, we broke up with her.
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the young reporter who had previously looked for Lin Yu and the others suddenly came to Lu Yanhe's place again.
"Lu Yanhe, may we do a brief interview now? I am Zhou Shuchun, a reporter from Art News."
Lu Yanhe snapped out of his daze and looked at Zhou Shuchun in surprise.
"I'm sorry, I'm not giving interviews right now."
Lu Yanhe refused.
He was in a hurry to find Chen Siqi.
Zhou Shuchun persisted: "You and Jiang Yuqian were rumored to be dating before. Although you denied it later, many people still believe that you are dating. Do you have any response to this claim?"
Lu Yanhe was about to say, "You already know we've denied this, so what's there to respond to?" But looking at Zhou Shuchun's feigned smile, he knew it was a trap. They wanted a response from him, no matter what kind of response it was, it was still a response, and it could be used as a headline for a report.
Lu Yanhe: "Please contact my agent. I do not give interviews privately, thank you."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left.
Zhou Shuchun caught up with him.
"Are you admitting to this by avoiding the topic?"
This sound is too harsh.
Lu Yanhe deeply felt that the so-called principles were one thing, but whether he could put them into practice was another.
Chen Ziyan has said many times that no matter what kind of provocation you face, you should not get angry and should not answer a single word.
At the time, Lu Yanhe said it was no problem and that he could do it.
Right now, Lu Yanhe felt like he wanted to retaliate every single second.
We can only endure it.
Just then, Chen Siqi's voice rang out.
"Why are you keeping bothering Lu Yanhe? Can't you see he doesn't want to answer your questions?"
Lu Yanhe paused, and Zhou Shuchun immediately stopped as well.
The latter looked at Chen Siqi in surprise.
Chen Siqi looked at him with an unfriendly expression.
"Who are you?" Zhou Shuchun also looked at Chen Siqi with an unfriendly expression.
"Who do you care who I am?" Chen Siqi suddenly pointed her phone at Zhou Shuchun. "You're a reporter, right? I saw that Lu Yanhe clearly stated that he didn't want to be interviewed by you, yet you still aggressively followed him and forced him to answer your questions. Is what you're doing right?"
When Zhou Shuchun saw Chen Siqi suddenly take out her phone and take pictures of him, he became furious and embarrassed.
What are you filming?
“I’ll take your picture,” Chen Siqi said. “You can take a picture of Lu Yanhe, so why can’t I take a picture of you?”
Zhou Shuchun: "I'm a reporter, not an entertainer!"
"So what? What law says that celebrities can be photographed at will? You can't be photographed?" Chen Siqi's tone was very fierce, without any of the naivety of a recent high school graduate. Her attitude stunned Zhou Shuchun. "How about I go and ask Jiangyin Publishing House now if you've communicated with them beforehand about your interview with Lu Yanhe?"
Zhou Shuchun was shocked by Chen Siqi's imposing manner.
He wasn't originally invited by Jiangyin Publishing House; his employer was "Art News," which had absolutely nothing to do with the publishing industry. He only came because he heard that Lu Yanhe would be there today, hoping to get Lu Yanhe's firsthand response to the rumors about him and Jiang Yuqian.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yanhe's classmates were all incredibly stubborn, and Lu Yanhe didn't respond. Now, this girl has suddenly appeared... etc.
Zhou Shuchun suddenly remembered where he had seen this girl before.
Isn't this one of Lu Yanhe's high school classmates?
Zhou Shuchun immediately pointed at her and said, "I said, how can you be so arrogant? You are Lu Yanhe's classmate."
"I'm his classmate, so what? Just because I'm his classmate doesn't mean I can't stop you!" Chen Siqi showed no fear or backing down, her aura growing stronger as she glared at Zhou Shuchun. "You say I'm arrogant? Then tell me, where have I been arrogant? I'm arrogant for trying to stop you? Then why didn't you force Lu Yanhe to accept your interview? Isn't that even more arrogant? Is that how you conduct an interview? You don't even give me a heads-up beforehand, you just show up and force someone to be interviewed, is that what you call an interview?"
Chen Siqi's speech became faster and faster, like machine gun fire aimed at Zhou Shuchun.
Zhou Shuchun was driven away by Chen Siqi.
He probably never expected to meet a girl like this, who swiftly and unexpectedly put him in a difficult position.
Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Siqi in awe.
Although he already knew that Chen Siqi was very capable in this area, after all, she had helped him drive away some difficult people before, he was still shocked by her sharp side.
"Are you stupid? If you can't handle this person, just ask for help. Why are you just hiding like a quail?" Chen Siqi turned around and complained to Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe: "...I didn't expect him to follow me so persistently."
Chen Siqi asked, "So what are we going to do now?"
Lu Yanhe said, "Why don't you go check out the book fair? It's rare to see so many publishers here today, so you can see a lot of books all at once."
"Okay." Chen Siqi nodded.
"Or is there somewhere else you'd like to go?" Lu Yanhe asked.
“I don’t,” Chen Siqi immediately shook her head. “Since we’re already here, we can browse the book fair.”
Lu Yanhe didn't know whether Chen Siqi was interested in the book fair or not. As they walked together, he frequently looked at Chen Siqi, trying to find out her true thoughts.
However, he couldn't discern any thoughts or emotions from Chen Siqi's face at all.
Have you ever been to a book fair before?
"No." Chen Siqi shook her head directly. "I'm different from you. I'm not very interested in fictional stories like novels."
"Won't you get bored walking around here?"
"It's alright, I didn't find it boring. It was my first time seeing what a book fair was like, and it was much more interesting than I imagined. I originally thought it would just be a large book stall," Chen Siqi said.
Lu Yanhe was both amused and exasperated when he heard Chen Siqi say that.
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Xu Xiaoyin breathed a sigh of relief after Liu Jiazhen and Mingyin both started signing autographs.
She handed the scene over to her colleagues, took out her phone, and checked the online comments.
The event we just witnessed was broadcast live.
Xu Xiaoyin had a feeling that Lu Yanhe's sharing session had been well-received by many people.
Because his sharing was very sincere, without any showing off, and it was all his true feelings.
However, upon logging in, it appears that the shared post did not receive the expected level of attention.
Only a few thousand people viewed it, and most of the comments were positive. Some were surprised that Lu Yanhe could say such a thing, while others were amazed that Lu Yanhe was truly passionate about reading. There were all sorts of opinions, but in total, there were only a few dozen comments.
Xu Xiaoyin didn't understand why so few people were watching.
Was their promotion really that bad? Did nobody know about the event? Or was the event itself simply unappealing?
Xu Xiaoyin turned off her phone with some disappointment, and when she looked up, she saw Xu Mingyue.
"Mingyue, has Lu Yanhe already left?"
“No, he said he made plans with his classmates and told me not to worry about him anymore,” Xu Mingyue said.
Xu Xiaoyin: What do you think of Lu Yanhe's speech today?
Xu Mingyue hesitated for a moment and said, "He hardly used any of the manuscripts I wrote for him; he prepared them all himself."
Xu Xiaoyin nodded, "You'll get used to this. Although many guests will use the scripts we provide, some guests will choose to say what they really want to say. We invited Lu Yanhe here because we wanted to use his influence to support our event. I was surprised but also very impressed that he was willing to share his true feelings in this setting."
"Yeah, me too. My roommate is a fan of Lu Yanhe. I never understood why anyone would be a fan of celebrities. I also like to watch good-looking celebrities, but I couldn't understand why I would spend more time following them and making them my idols. But after getting to know Lu Yanhe, I slowly began to understand. He is younger than me, but his words and actions have taught me a lot. Even though he just graduated from high school, he is more worldly and sophisticated than I was when I first started my internship."
Xu Xiaoyin looked at Xu Mingyue gently and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. Lu Yanhe debuted as a star at the age of fifteen. Although he is younger than you, he entered adult society several years earlier, so of course he is more experienced than you. These are things that can be developed. You have been busy with this event and provided us with a lot of help. Thank you for your hard work."
Xu Mingyue quickly shook her head and said, "I want to thank Sister Xiaoyin for providing me with so many opportunities and for giving me so much guidance."
Xu Xiaoyin helped her revise the manuscript she wrote for Lu Yanhe no less than three times.
“Our publishing house will be having a dinner party tonight, why don’t you come too?” Xu Xiaoyin said to Xu Mingyue. “Although the president won’t be coming, several other leaders will be there, so it’s a good opportunity for them to get to know you.”
If Xu Mingyue hopes to work at Jiangyin Publishing House after graduation, it would be a valuable opportunity for the publishing house's senior management to get to know her in advance.
Xu Mingyue immediately understood Xu Xiaoyin's intention.
Her eyes lit up with excitement, and she nodded, saying okay.
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"There are quite a lot of people here today. I thought that almost no one reads physical books anymore these days," Chen Siqi said to Lu Yanhe, looking at the bustling crowd around her.
Lu Yanhe was already wearing a mask.
He said, "There are still many people who are willing to hold a physical book in their hands and read it. Many people in my live broadcast room said that their reading habit since childhood is to read physical books. However, with the development of e-reading, children nowadays are used to e-reading. Perhaps one day physical books will be completely replaced by e-reading. In fact, whether it is physical books or e-reading, it is just a form. Forms will be updated and changed, but people's demand for books, stories, and words will not disappear."
Chen Siqi glanced at him thoughtfully and said, "Every time I hear you say these things, I'm always surprised."
"Um?"
“It doesn’t feel like an artist,” Chen Siqi said. “If you talk to me about film and television dramas, music, or stage performances, I feel much more comfortable with it.”
Lu Yanhe remained silent.
“Maybe it’s because I was one of those kids who grew up reading physical books, so I’m a little reluctant to part with them.” Lu Yanhe was actually talking about his life before he transmigrated. “There were no cell phones or internet access, so I would read all kinds of magazines with my classmates. If a classmate bought a novel, everyone would borrow it to read, and we had to be careful not to get it confiscated by the teacher. I loved reading novels, and for a long time, reading novels was my only form of entertainment.”
(End of this chapter)
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