Chapter 0512: Optimistic

Time determines who you meet in life, the heart determines who can appear in your life, and behavior determines who can stay for long.

Zhao Fusheng understood this truth, and Fan Baobao understood it too.

He did not want their relationship to consume past accumulations, nor did he want himself or Fan Baobao to lose themselves in trying to please the other.

So, just as Fan Baobao was secretly self-studying business management, planning to help Zhao's parents with business matters after she retired from the entertainment industry, Zhao Fusheng was also working hard to learn things about the entertainment circle.

They didn't need to tell each other what they were doing, because they both knew that the other had a place in their heart.

Similar people are suitable for romantic moments, but complementary people can grow old together.

Neither Zhao Fusheng nor Fan Baobao wanted the day to come when their only remaining默契 was to quietly lie in each other's friend list, ignoring each other, not disturbing each other's lives, like leaving a city they could never return to, like all the clichéd stories in hearsay.

"Impressive!"

After a long silence, Zhou Yun gave Zhao Fusheng a thumbs up. Besides these two words, she had no way to describe her current mood.

Zhao Fusheng was truly amazing. Perhaps her teacher could summarize those theoretical knowledge points just now, but definitely not as aptly as Zhao Fusheng. This guy was almost like reciting a textbook.

Actually, she wasn't wrong; Zhao Fusheng was indeed reciting from memory.

These things, he had come across in a book in his previous life, and combined with what he had recently heard from Jiang Wen and Yu Feihong chatting, he summarized them.

If Zhou Yun had asked a few more questions, he would surely have shown his weakness.

As for Fan Baobao, she was now dumbfounded, staring at Zhao Fusheng with a happy face. Her boyfriend performed so well, her mood was undoubtedly very good. If Zhou Yun weren't there, she might have pounced on Zhao Fusheng and kissed him on the face.

"Alright, stop praising me. Hurry up and get ready, we're going out to eat." Zhao Fusheng waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Okay."

The two young girls nodded in unison, turned around, and went back to their rooms to tidy up.

Watching their retreating figures, Zhao Fusheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Thank goodness he still had some knowledge in his head; otherwise, Fan Baobao would have given him a good beating.

Earlier, when he said they had poor acting skills, it was purely a slip of the tongue, just speaking out of habit. He never expected it would provoke such a strong reaction from the two of them. It seemed Confucius was right: women are tigers, not to be trifled with lightly.

But he felt he was telling the truth. At least compared to those clueless film critics, what he said was from the heart.

Speaking of which, Zhao Fusheng recalled what Jiang Wen and Ge You had said yesterday. Nowadays, some literary criticism, seemingly profound and elegantly worded, turns out to be nothing but nonsense upon closer analysis.

To put it bluntly, that bunch is just a group of big talkers.

They don't know a damn thing, yet they strut around making grand comments in the media and online. But when something real comes up, they shrink faster than anyone.

People like this are called 'public intellectuals' in later generations, but now they're known as the so-called social elite.

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For the meal, Zhao Fusheng chose a restaurant near the neighborhood.

Even though there were only three of them, he still ordered four dishes.

Fan Baobao and Zhou Yun felt it was wasteful, but Zhao Fusheng said they could take the leftovers home; he didn't mind reheating them for dinner.

The two girls naturally had no objections. Although Zhou Yun's family was well-off, she wasn't the type to be wasteful.

"You eat this." Zhao Fusheng reached out with his chopsticks, picked up a piece of lean meat for Fan Baobao, and placed it in her bowl.

"Mm, you eat too." Fan Baobao's face flushed slightly, and she considerately picked up a piece of the boiled pork slices that Zhao Fusheng liked and fed it to him.

In their view, this was perfectly normal. They had been like this since childhood, and now that they were truly a couple, feeding each other was only natural.

But the problem was, Zhou Yun was still there!

Her eyes practically blazing with fire, Zhou Yun glared at the two of them and said through gritted teeth, "You two, don't go too far!"

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Fusheng said nothing. Fan Baobao tilted her head and looked at her good friend with an innocent expression: "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

"Heh, I'm very unwell. My heart is being pierced into a sieve by you two." Zhou Yun said irritably.

"Huh?" Fan Baobao looked completely bewildered.

But Zhao Fusheng understood what Zhou Yun meant. He chuckled and said, "Zhou Yun, in that case, why don't you just find a boyfriend too?"

"Come on, I'm not in a hurry. What if I find someone who doesn't suit me? That would be no fun." Zhou Yun shook her head, rejecting Zhao Fusheng's suggestion.

Although she was always being bullied by Fan Baobao, Zhou Yun was a girl with her own opinions. Her thinking was clear: if she were to find a boyfriend, he would have to be mature, steady, and responsible. She really didn't like the kind of pretty-boy types.

A girl should be the one who is cherished, not like a housewife serving and taking care of a man.

Just then, Fan Baobao's phone rang. She glanced at the number and said to Zhao Fusheng, "It's Sister Hua."

Wang Jinghua?

Zhao Fusheng was startled, then smiled: "Answer it. Ask her what's up."

Fan Baobao nodded and picked up the phone: "Sister Hua, is something the matter?"

"You're living with Zhou Yun, right?" Wang Jinghua didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

Fan Baobao was taken aback and nodded: "Yes, we're good friends."

"Well, ask her if she's interested in signing under me and joining Huayi." Wang Jinghua said straightforwardly.

Sign with Huayi?

Zhou Yun?

Fan Baobao was immediately stunned. She then stared straight at Zhou Yun, her gaze so intense it made Zhou Yun feel a bit creeped out.

Putting down the phone, Zhou Yun asked Fan Baobao curiously, "Why are you staring at me?"

Fan Baobao smiled and blinked: "Zhou Yun, Sister Hua asked if you want to sign under her and join Huayi after graduation."

"What?"

Zhou Yun was instantly dumbfounded, her face full of bewilderment. She never expected Fan Baobao to ask her that.

Even Zhao Fusheng was quite surprised. He thought Zhou Yun could become a good actress based on his impression from his previous life, since before she married Jiang Wen, she was considered a decent actress.

But how did Wang Jinghua determine that Zhou Yun had potential?

Could it be that this woman really had some extraordinary ability?