Wild Goose
"Visit? Sure." Zu Lingwei agreed happily. She looked at the time and said, "But the tour won't be too long today. I can accompany you for 15 minutes. I have a meeting in 40 minutes. If you are interested, you can make an appointment with me next time."
Zu Lingwei was not surprised that Shang Jingyan was interested in this. There were so many elements of the First Star Calendar in her works, so she must be a retro enthusiast.
"Thank you, Professor Zu. Let's just take a quick look today." Shang Jingyan was able to enter and explore openly. She actually didn't know what clues she could get, but her intuition told her that she had to come in and take a look.
"This was not my major when I was in school, so I've never been here." Ao Qingxue also followed curiously.
Yun Yongxue: "Me too."
There was nothing in the classroom except tables, chairs, a podium and a blackboard.
There are many items in the laboratory. At the end of several rows of transparent cabinets are cabinets for students’ personal belongings, with labels with students’ names on them.
Shang Jingyan looked at them one by one and saw a yellowed label in the corner with the name "Shang Song".
In addition, there was a small pattern on it that caught Shang Jingyan's attention - it was a silhouette of a bird drawn with ink.
While her two teammates were wandering around, she asked casually, "Professor Zu, is this the student you mentioned to me earlier?"
"Yes." Zu Lingwei said regretfully, "The project she was working on before she disappeared hasn't been completed yet... I put it all in here."
She gently stroked the label and started talking a little, "Did you see this graffiti? Xiao Song is not a well-behaved person. I asked the students to write their own labels, but I found that she drew graffiti behind everyone's name, and one of my seniors even had a turtle added to his name."
"I was so pissed off at the time, but she was still laughing... Now all the labels that came with hers have been replaced, and only hers is still here." At the end of her words, Zu Lingwei smiled briefly, but there was a look of melancholy in her eyes.
Shang Jingyan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "That senior is really naughty."
As Zu Lingwei described, the image of Shang Song in her mind became more specific.
"This graffiti looks like a duck, but she actually drew a wild goose," said Zu Lingwei. "Xiao Song likes this bird very much, and likes ancient poems that contain wild goose images. She also said that if she has a child in the future, she must give her a name with the word 'goose' in it... Come to think of it, your name, Xiaoyan, made me feel close to it at first sight, and that's why."
She didn't think about it any other way. After all, "a former student changed his name, went into exile in a distant galaxy, and even had a child" sounded too fantastic and almost impossible to happen in reality.
At this point, Shang Jingyan can already confirm that "Shang Song" is Shang Song.
Shang Song must have a reason for doing this, and she would not tell anyone about this guess until she finds out the reason.
She also remembered one thing. The old director of the orphanage in her previous life once told her that there was a note in the swaddling clothes when she was abandoned. On the note were three words "Shang Jingyan", so they were used as her name.
"Look at the name you were given. Your parents are educated people. How could they abandon their child?"
The old dean once sighed like this.
"The old man just likes to reminisce. He talked to you for so long but didn't take you on a tour." Zu Lingwei pulled herself out of her thoughts and made a joke.
"It doesn't matter. I still have a long time to stay here, right?" Shang Jingyan said with a smile.
Fifteen minutes passed and Zu Lingwei closed the door of the laboratory.
Shang Jingyan and Ao Qingxue chatted and laughed, but they began to think seriously in their hearts: How can I secretly open the cabinet in the laboratory of Lianmeng University and take out my mother's relics? Waiting online, it's urgent.
The news that Shang Jingyan became a guest lecturer at Lianmeng University has once again become a hot topic on Exile Galaxy.
[As expected of a genius from our exiled galaxy! Is Director Shang the youngest guest lecturer at Lianmeng University? 】
[That’s amazing. I also feel proud of it hahahaha. ]
[I don’t know if Director Shang will return to his hometown. I miss him a little bit QAQ…]
When she first set out, her fans and audience had a premonition that this journey would be a long one. Now that the prediction has come true, many people are afraid that she will settle down and never come back.
In this regard, Shang Jingyan did not make any promises, but she added a sentence to her originally blank profile: Dream Builder of the Alpha Galaxy.
After the fans found out, they were moved but also a little bit disbelieving.
[Compared to that guy and that guy, the difference is obvious! When they arrived at the main star system, they wanted to clear their origins. Is it because their hometown is shameful? ]
[I suddenly feel motivated again. Maybe we can see Director Shang on the Exile Galaxy roadshow in the future! ]
[The horror style is really going to become our Alpha's business card, that's great. Recently, there are many newcomers who learn fashion design, and some dream builders who have already debuted have changed their careers...]
The starting point for Shang Jingyan to come to this world was the exile galaxy. Call it a fledgling complex, but she feels that she is an Elf.
She applied for accommodation in the faculty villa. While waiting for approval, on Thursday night, Shang Jingyan received a message from Qu Li's agent.
——They have preliminarily narrowed down the scope of invitations and are going to proceed to the next step of interview screening.
Friday morning.
Shang Jingyan followed the location sent by Sister Xi, parked the newly purchased aircraft and came to a villa.
In the interstellar age, the per capita living area has greatly increased, and a villa is almost a standard for the middle class in society. It is not surprising for people like Yun Yongxue and Qu Li, who are at this level, to have manors or even planets under their names.
The villa is surrounded by lush flowers and trees, and is quiet and peaceful, as if it has been carefully maintained. Not even the sound of birds or insects can be heard.
She was welcomed in by the guide. Qu Licong did not have enough energy to meet everyone at once, so today's interview only involved Shang Jingyan and another dream builder.
The dream builder was a young man. Shang Jingyan had no impression of his face. It was said that he was from a non-mainstream galaxy like her. He was recommended through some internal introductions, and his work style was very niche.
"Hello." Shang Jingyan greeted him out of politeness.
The other party just nodded, glanced at her, and shook hands with her. He didn't answer or introduce himself. The reserved and arrogant look in his eyes was almost disdained to be hidden, and it was as if "I look down on creators who target the general public" was written on his face.
Shang Jingyan: Okay.
X71 was furious: [This person is not famous, but he is more timid than Yanyan! ]
"Today is just a simple meeting. You will go in and spend some time with Teacher Qu. Please note that you don't need to communicate or make any noise. You just need to let Teacher Qu confirm whether your auras match."
Agent Sister Xi lowered her voice, took off her plush slippers, and quietly opened the door of Qu Li's bedroom.
Is this what the first round of interviews consist of?
The arrangements of big singers are indeed different from those of ordinary people and are unique.
The dream builder who came with Shang Jingyan today had a strange expression on his face, as if he wanted to say "This is too neurotic", but he moved his lips and said only one sentence: "Okay."
He didn't even discuss it with Shang Jingyan and just walked in.
Unexpectedly, just as he stepped to the door, a low and gentle voice came from inside: "This one can't be, sorry."
"What?" The man didn't expect that he would die before he could accomplish his mission. He asked in astonishment, "How did you determine that?"
Sister Xi had already walked up to him swiftly and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, we can't change Teacher Qu's decision. Sorry to bother you."
She apologized sincerely, but her gesture was a firm "please go back".
The man's expression changed several times, but he was finally asked to leave reluctantly.
Only Shang Jingyan was left in the living room.
Shang Jingyan thought about it, took off her slippers like Sister Xi, and opened the door quietly.
Qu Li never let her back out.
The bedroom was dark. When Sister Xi closed the door behind her, it took Shang Jingyan several seconds to vaguely see the scene in the room.
All the curtains were drawn. The dark blue fabric was thick, with only a hint of blue reflected through the gaps by the light from outside.
There is a starry sky projector on the ceiling, but now only a few stars are turned on, as if the owner can only bear this little light.
Quilts, pillows, clothes, stuffed toys... were scattered randomly on the carpet and the floor. Of course, the most numerous were the Dream Source Crystals.
The priceless healing gems were spread all over the ground just like the most common stones, and Shang Jingyan had to step carefully to avoid slipping.
And among the pile of huge stuffed bear dolls, there was a thin figure wrapped in a light blue blanket.
She was facing the door sideways, her head slightly lowered, the dim starlight outlining the superior contours of her nose and lips. But her beautifully shaped lips were slightly pressed down, without a smile.
The long red curly hair spread out in a messy pattern on the brown doll and extended to the carpet.
At this moment, Shang Jingyan thought of the mermaid stranded on the shore.
She found a small sofa and sat down. During that time, Qu Li never said a word and never looked up at her.
After a while, Shang Jingyan felt the mental fluctuations emanating from Qu Li.
——It turned out that she wanted to use this method to "interview" the dream builder to see if his mental waves were compatible with hers.
Shang Jingyan understood. It seemed that Qu Li rejected a person not because he was impolite and did not take off his slippers, but because they were incompatible.
She also tentatively released a little mental wave, and at the same time, the mental power began to approach Qu Licong unnoticeably.
Until this moment, Qu Licong raised his eyelashes and looked at her. His amber eyes looked empty, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.
Shang Jingyan's level is higher than everyone else and he can enter other people's mental images without being discovered.
She is now very skilled at this job and sneaks in successfully in the blink of an eye.
Qu Licong's mental picture was as dark as her bedroom. Shang Jingyan saw a bay of water that was torn into pieces in the void of darkness, with small puddles scattered around. When illuminated by her light, they reflected rippling waves.
She followed the direction of the water flow and came to the center of the picture.
There was a slightly larger pond there, with Qu Licong's core spiritual body stranded on the shore.
A fantasy creature that does not exist in reality, its shape is a bit like a dolphin, but a little thinner, its whole body is light blue, reflecting the dreamy light, and its dorsal fin, tail fin, etc. are like soft ribbon bouquets, dragging behind it, gradually changing to light pink.
There was a red pointed horn on its head, as bright as a gem, but now it had a crack and was surrounded by black mist.
However, the most eye-catching thing in this spiritual picture is not the beautiful spiritual body, but the jellyfish tentacles clinging to it.
Shang Jingyan looked up and saw densely packed and tangled tentacles hidden in the thick black fog.
She found that this jellyfish monster was different from the previous ones she had seen. It was much larger in size, and had several sickle-shaped tentacles under its umbrella, giving people the feeling that it was a bit higher in level and more aggressive.
Shang Jingyan didn't have enough time today, so she didn't play her own horror movie. Instead, she directly separated a ball of light and cut off the tentacles that were wrapped around Qu Licong's spiritual body.
Wow!
In an instant, the jellyfish monster seemed to feel severe pain, and countless tentacles trembled wildly as if they were electrified. Shang Jingyan continued to work hard and cut off a large number of tentacles one after another.
The pigment on the jellyfish monster's cap was also spreading and condensing wildly, and finally it changed into the shape of an eye, and it "turned" around to look at Shang Jingyan!
As if being looked down upon by a higher being, Shang Jingyan felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave. But she was not afraid, instead she stared at it intently.
Thanks to the treatment for Pei Yi, Shang Jingyan was very full and the entire ball of light had grown larger, like a high-wattage light bulb.
Finally, the jellyfish monster seemed to be afraid of her heat and swam away into the black sea of fog.
Shang Jingyan used a ball of light to pull off the broken tentacles and transported them into his own spiritual vision.
"Li——"
The spirit was also very surprised when seeing this scene. It finally came to its senses at this time and let out a slight cry.
It swam around Shang Jingyan and rubbed him with the horns on its head.
"Go to sleep." Shang Jingyan said.
She held the core spirit body in her arms, not knowing how to coax it to sleep, so she simply pushed it into the pond. She dispersed some of the black fog around the pond, and the area became larger.
The spirit body half sank under the water, and seemed to be very surprised, and cried out sweetly. Then, under the shining of her light, its eyelids began to tremble, and gradually closed its eyes.
When Shang Jingyan woke up on the small sofa, Qu Licong opposite her had already tilted his head and closed his eyes.
She opened the door and said to Sister Xi who came towards her with a polite smile, "She's asleep."
"Okay, I'll be there later... What? Fell asleep?!"
Sister Xi was halfway through her routine speech when her voice suddenly rose, and Shang Jingyan made a "hush" gesture.
Sister Xi quickly held her breath and looked over. She saw Qu Li breathing steadily and sleeping peacefully in the pile of stuffed toys. Her eyes widened.
People with syringomnia suffer from insomnia. In severe cases, they can't fall asleep even if they lie down all night, and sleeping pills are useless. Qu Licong is like this. She has to stay in a dark bedroom all day to take a few naps, but she hasn't "fallen asleep" for a long time.
Sister Xi looked at Shang Jingyan as if she was seeing a miracle. Shang Jingyan said innocently, "I just went in and sat for a while. I didn't do anything."
"Okay...Okay, Director Shang, please go back and wait for the news. No, that's not right," Sister Xi suddenly rejected herself, "Come to my office now and discuss it in detail."
Shang Jingyan nodded and walked out the door. The man in front of him was still there, seeming unwilling to give up and wanted to see if Shang Jingyan would be hired.
X71: [Great! Who made him so arrogant? He got slapped in the face!]
Shang Jingyan turned around and gave him a bright smile, then followed Sister Xi and passed him directly.
man:"……"
The detailed discussion went extremely smoothly. Before the contract was finalized, Sister Xi had already promised to help Shang Jingyan get the resources he needed in the future.
For a gold medal agent like her, a promise is worth a thousand gold. Shang Jingyan felt that she had already made her money back on this trip.
The reason why the contract has not been signed yet is that the other specific matters still have to be decided by Qu Li, such as the customization details.
In the evening, Shang Jingyan was drinking sparkling water on the terrace and looking up at the stars when he received a call from Su Tong.
"Qu Li came out with Fang's customization requirements." Su Tong said.
Her tone was a little tangled and awkward. After a pause, she spoke hesitantly, "... Qu Li usually likes to read first-person novels. She likes works that are immersive, have fantasy elements but look like documentaries, but don't want them to be in the form of games because she can't play them with her current energy. It can only be a movie, no more than two and a half hours. I think it's difficult to do."
X71 was dumbfounded: [No wonder Su Tong's tone is so awkward! This request is too contradictory. Do we have to write a novel too? ]
If she wanted to meet Qu Licong's requirements, the most suitable option would be games. Nothing could be more immersive than first-person games. But she had ruled out this best option.
Shang Jingyan groaned: "It is indeed a bit difficult."
Su Tong: "If it really doesn't work, I'll refuse it for you."
Even though the two parties had already contacted each other and exchanged contact information, Sister Xi asked her to pass the message to Shang Jingyan in order to be tactful so that Shang Jingyan would not appear embarrassed if he refused.
Shang Jingyan's tone was smiling: "It's difficult, but I can do it. Mr. Su, please tell them I accepted it."
——"sense of immersion", "fantasy elements", "documentary sense", as soon as these keywords came out, Shang Jingyan immediately thought of a common shooting style of horror movies.
"Spell", "Real Record of Shadows", "Kun Yan"...
These works can all be classified into a unified category: pseudo-documentary horror films.
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