Upon reflection, Qin You realized that it had been almost half a year since the two had last met for a meal. During this time, Jiang Qun had grown considerably taller than when they last met, and his features had become more defined. However, he looked somewhat haggard, as if he hadn't had a proper rest in a long time.
"Brother You."
"Let's go eat first." Qin You led the way with practiced ease.
Because of Jiang Qun's special status, they always booked a private room for meals, and this time was no exception.
The dishes had been pre-ordered, and Jiang Qun didn't take off his hat until all the dishes had been served.
Speaking of Jiang Qun, Qin You couldn't help but think of the Jiang family. Just in the middle of this year, the Jiang family caused a huge uproar online because of tax evasion, and their reputation was terrible. If Jiang Qun hadn't not used the Jiang family's identity when he debuted, he might have been in the same mess. But thinking about it more carefully, it's probably clear that the Jiang family had run into some troublesome adversary.
Of course, these are not the topics we should discuss today.
Jiang Qun didn't come to Weicheng empty-handed this time; he brought his new album, which is so new that it hasn't even been released yet.
"Let me see, it's pretty good." Qin You took it and saw that the cover featured Jiang Qun's profile, his features now more defined than before, no longer showing his youthful innocence.
"It will be released on the 18th of next month." Jiang Qun's smile was rather shy.
"I'll keep this for myself, and I'll definitely buy it when it's officially released."
"Thank you." Jiang Qun didn't say anything more; friends don't need to go through that kind of formality.
As the two were eating, Jiang Qun's phone suddenly rang. It was his agent calling, saying that there was a suitable script and they wanted to invite him to make a cameo appearance.
Qin You hadn't paid attention to the entertainment industry for a while. After all, his main account was busy cooking mushrooms in the mountains, and his secondary account was always in the library. He had been 'isolated from the world' for quite some time.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Qun saw Qin You and realized that the person on the other end of the line was Yimi Yangguang, so they had some connection.
"Filming is so hard, singing is so much easier," Jiang Qun honestly replied.
Qin You nodded thoughtfully. The difficulty of filming lies in the arduousness of the journey, especially in the summer.
Throughout the meal, Qin You kept hearing Jiang Qun's phone vibrate. Jiang Qun explained that it was a message from the group chat, and that he had recently been in contact with a talent show reality competition, which had already started the registration phase.
Qin You had vaguely heard of that program, but hadn't paid much attention to it.
"There are quite a few people signing up this time, it should be quite lively." Although Jiang Qun is a popular celebrity right now, he is not an idol who relies on his looks. He is a legitimate singer who has received high praise for his skills. With his abilities, he is more than qualified to be a mentor on the show.
The two chatted as they talked, and soon it was nine o'clock in the evening.
Before leaving, Jiang Qun said that he would stay in Weicheng for a while and that if there was nothing to do, they could meet up for a meal.
Qin You readily agreed.
Once the car had driven far away, Qin You turned and headed back to the school.
The cool night wind blew against them, causing passersby to lower their heads.
Qin You saw the advertisement on the notice, and coincidentally, one of them was the talent show that Jiang Qun had mentioned before.
He glanced at it casually, then looked away and continued on his way to the dormitory.
As Qin You scurried back to his dorm against the wind, he ran into his old buddy, Fang Zhe, on the phone with his girlfriend. Yes, after more than a year of effort, Fang Zhe had finally ended his single life.
Qin You had never met the woman in person, but Fang Zhe said she was a freshman at the dance academy next door, and that she was very pretty.
Tsk, this old cow really went to eat tender grass.
"You're back." Old Niu turned around and glanced at him, his silly grin still lingering on his face.
"The water you want."
"...No, the top student in my dorm is back."
Qin You ignored him, took a change of clothes from the wardrobe, and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower.
When Qin You came out again, people outside were still making phone calls, playing games, and studying, but there were very few of them, and they even seemed a bit out of place.
As the days went by, the dreaded final exams finally arrived, and finding a spot in the library became increasingly difficult.
Qin You decisively gave up the air conditioning in the library, preferring to stay in his dormitory and eat dog food instead.
He was also puzzled. Fang Zhe had a girlfriend, so why did he call her every day but never go out on a date? What kind of relationship is it to call someone who calls you every day? You two aren't in a long-distance relationship!
“I’d like to, but she said she’s afraid of the cold and doesn’t want to go out.” Fang Zhe had an expression that said, ‘I have to think about my girlfriend.’
The others: ...? ? ? So you're going to hurt us like this?
Qin You rubbed his eyes, put down the book in his hand, opened the laptop on the table, and decided to play a game for a while in order to balance work and rest.
The update package for Thousand Demon Records is nearly 1GB, which will definitely take a while given the speed of the campus network.
While waiting, Qin You took a rare look at the latest expansion of Thousand Demon Records. It featured a new event, a drawing event in collaboration with the China Academy of Art. It was somewhat similar to Pictionary, but not exactly the same.
In short, it's a dungeon where you need to draw to clear the levels. Each level presents a poem, and players draw a picture based on the imagery expressed in the poem. The completion level of the artwork determines the skill you unleash; the higher the completion level, the higher the damage, and naturally, the higher your chances of clearing the level.
After a long ten minutes, the update package was finally installed.
Qin You logged into the account. He had logged off in the main city before, and he logged back in in the main city this time as well. However, he was surrounded by many players, or rather, players were surrounding the NPCs around him.
This is the NPC who guides you through the new event.
"It's quite lively." Qin You clicked on the chat and quickly saw a leaderboard. Next to the player ID was a small triangle. Clicking on it revealed a series of exquisite paintings.
This event has a total of 36 levels, but the highest ranking is only able to pass the 19th level, which shows how difficult it is.
Qin You finished reading all the rules and casually clicked on the first level—
The bright moon shines on the ditch
...
At 12:30 pm, Qin You looked at himself, ranked first, with satisfaction. He closed his computer, got up, and went downstairs to eat with a few others.
Meanwhile, the preliminary rounds of the reality talent show came to a brief close.
A total of sixty contestants were shortlisted.
All of this should have had nothing to do with Xu Qian, but unexpectedly, one of the most watched contestants turned out to be his fan.
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