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Chen Lingling was not the topic leader tonight.

In fact, Chen Lingling was not only not the topic leader tonight, but she also said very little.

Lu Yanhe originally thought that Chen Lingling had something to say to him or ask him tonight, but in fact, there was nothing.

Chen Lingling seemed to be just observing him curiously.

Lu Yanhe didn't know whether he described this feeling accurately or not, but he did have such a feeling.

"Ancient costume dramas are different from modern dramas. You have to study how ancient people walked, how they talked, their posture and breath." Chen Lingling suddenly said, "Don't use modern people's behavior to play your character."

Lu Yanhe immediately said yes to Chen Lingling's sudden request.

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Many ancient costume dramas require actors to do body training before filming.

But "Phoenix Terrace" did not do this because it was an imaginary ancient background.

Lu Yanhe actually realized that his role was difficult to play because there were few lines. He is a silent and cold character, which is completely different from Yao Yu'an in "The Golden Age".

Therefore, the body is very important, and physical performance is very important.

An actor with few lines does not mean that there are few plays.

He still has eyes, and there are other places to perform.

When He Shuyi led him to analyze the characters in the script, she pointed out this point: "What is a good play? It is not that you deliberately act according to the script, but the reaction. Joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are all reactions. They have their emotional logic and are passive."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

He Shuyi: "There are very few lines. You have to find a fulcrum for your performance. Revenge has been buried in your heart since childhood, and it is also the tone of your entire character. Your silence, coldness and indifference all come from your unknown secret. You entered the palace for revenge, so the prince treated you as a brother, and Chen Yourong's love for you became a burden to you, making you struggle emotionally under silence. These are all without lines, and they must be integrated into the details of your usual performance."

He Shuyi's analysis was like a hand that cleared the fog in front of Lu Yanhe's eyes, giving him a deeper understanding of this role.

"Don't act taciturn just for the sake of acting taciturn. That's just appearance. If you act like this, you will be a solidified mask, without the inner emotion driving you, and you will be a wooden man." After He Shuyi told Lu Yanhe this, she asked Lu Yanhe to start going through the lines one by one.

Lu Yanhe had not received any acting training, and it can be said that he had no line skills at all, so he had the common problem of newcomers - he couldn't speak properly, couldn't speak the lines in a normal tone, and was prone to feeling stage-like and artificial.

He Shuyi led Lu Yanhe to polish the lines one by one, and even recorded her own version for him to listen to and imitate.

"Before you have established your own performance system, it is very important to learn to imitate. First imitate, then integrate it." He Shuyi said, "Where to speak softly, where to pause, where to emphasize, the tone and rhythm of the voice also have ups and downs."

Lu Yanhe understood what He Shuyi meant, but it took many times of practice to go from understanding to proficiency.

But Li Zhibai and Yan Liang were not there, they were all filming in the crew.

Lu Yanhe could only go through the script over and over again by himself.

At this time, he could only practice in the house they rented.

However, he always lacked a sense of practice after practicing over and over again.

Later, Lu Yanhe had to ask a few people in the dormitory for help.

"Help me with the lines." Lu Yanhe asked them.

It was already the end of the semester and the exam week was approaching, and everyone was preparing for the exams in full swing.

But they were also happy to help Lu Yanhe with the lines, which was very fresh and relaxing.

The most interested one was Mao Jiayang. He often asked if he wanted to help him with the lines when he returned to the dormitory and saw Lu Yanhe there. He seemed to be addicted.

Lu Yanhe's time was divided into several pieces again, and it was accurate to what to do every hour.

Fortunately, with the arrival of December, classes ended one after another. Once many classes were over, he had more time to arrange.

At several grand ceremonies at the end of the year, the organizers insisted on inviting Lu Yanhe to attend. Some even tried to save Zhao by attacking him from the enemy. They invited Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi to attend the event as the editor-in-chief of "Jump Up" - hitting the snake at its weakest point. Now is the time when "Jump Up" needs publicity and exposure the most, and the third issue is about to be released.

Especially one event was held in Jiangguang.

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a night and decided to attend the event.

Chen Siqi is not short of money, but generally people who attend such events will dress up. Those celebrity artists may spend millions of dollars on a set of makeup. Lu Yanhe has Chen Ziyan to help him borrow clothes from brands, but Chen Siqi does not have it.

Lu Yanhe had to ask Chen Ziyan for help.

It was a bit difficult to help Chen Siqi borrow clothes, after all, she is not an artist, but because Chen Siqi attended the event with Lu Yanhe, and she did not borrow clothes for those expensive dresses that cost tens of millions, so she borrowed them relatively smoothly.

Lu Yanhe flew to Jiangguang a day in advance to meet Chen Siqi.

Jiangguang is much warmer than Yuming. It has already started snowing in Yuming, but in Jiangguang, people can wear only two pieces of clothes. Chen Siqi took Lu Yanhe for a walk in Jiangguang, and even took Bai Yu with her to have dinner together in the evening.

Compared to high school, Bai Yu seems to have become more generous and more confident. In the past, Bai Yu was the type of person who didn't talk much in class, and seemed to be a little timid when looking at people.

"Now the text part of the manuscript is basically handed over to Bai Yu." Chen Siqi introduced to Lu Yanhe, "It also includes the first review of the submission mailbox."

The submission mailbox of "Jump Up" is reviewed by Bai Yu, Lin Yu and Xu Zijun. As long as one person thinks the manuscript is of good quality, it will enter the second review.

Now there are more and more submissions to the submission mailbox of "Jump Up", and more and more energy needs to be spent on reading and selecting manuscripts. However, Lu Yanhe's main energy is not on this, and Chen Siqi needs to be busy running around and developing author resources. Therefore, the task of selecting manuscripts from the submission mailbox is basically handed over to Bai Yu and the other three.

At first, several girls were very nervous, worried that they were not professional and made mistakes, eliminating high-quality manuscripts, but after reading more manuscripts, they could naturally see the difference between good and bad, and they also knew what kind of manuscripts "Jump Up" wanted through repeated communication.

The next day, Chen Siqi suddenly gave him a sample book of the third issue of "Jump Up" and said, "Let's walk on the red carpet with this book."

Lu Yanhe took the book in his hands in surprise.

Chen Siqi said, "I hope the sales of the third issue can stop the downward trend in sales."

Both of them walked on the red carpet with a copy of "Jump Up" in their hands.

Even the host of the red carpet was surprised.

When taking pictures, the book was not put down.

This action of the two people caused surprise to many people in the live broadcast room.

Most people don't know what "Jump Up" is. Selling 100,000 copies is a great number in the publishing industry, but in the eyes of millions of live broadcast viewers and even tens of millions of people who follow this event in various ways, it is a very niche existence.

What is this?

Then, they heard the introduction of the red carpet host: Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi, the two editors-in-chief of "Jump Up", holding the freshly released third issue of "Jump Up" in their hands.

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A steaming grand ceremony, star-studded, with familiar faces walking by everywhere.

Lu Yanhe was not used to such crowded occasions, but because he thought that Chen Siqi was participating for the first time, he cheered up. Otherwise, if he was "socially anxious", Chen Siqi would definitely be more uncomfortable for the first time.

But soon Lu Yanhe found that he overestimated himself and underestimated Chen Siqi.

Compared with his more or less "nervous" and hard-working socializing, Chen Siqi's cheerful attitude and close posture made him feel more comfortable in such occasions. Then, Lu Yanhe suddenly remembered that he really thought too much. Chen Siqi had been acting with Liu Wei'an since she was a child, and had experienced various social occasions with her father and Liu Wei'an.

In comparison, he was the "newbie".

Lu Yanhe didn't know how Chen Siqi had such great energy to greet so many strangers.

Not only celebrities, but also directors, producers, or celebrities from other fields invited by the organizers, Chen Siqi seemed to have a kind of "accepting everyone" enthusiasm, exchanging contact information with everyone, chatting, and expressing her love for them.

Chen Siqi is actually just a freshman girl. Logically, not everyone is willing to exchange contact information with her, but she is the editor-in-chief of "Jump Up". Every time she opens her mouth, she will inevitably mention one thing, that is, inviting them to come to "Jump Up" for promotion during the promotion period.

In this way, Chen Siqi's identity has become different. A magazine editor-in-chief, and an editor-in-chief of a very popular magazine at the moment. The media resources she has are exactly what "celebrities" need. Especially the article that Chen Siqi wrote to Huang Kairen not long ago, which has such a great influence that even many artists have read it, and it also conveys an impression to everyone-Huang Kairen is the best young actor now.

Lu Yanhe was like Chen Siqi's little follower, following her to socialize with others.

When she was in high school, Chen Siqi didn't seem to have shown her social side.

Of course, at that time, Chen Siqi had a sense of alienation and indifference, "No one should come near me."

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There were dozens of artists at this grand ceremony.

Because it was held by a fashion magazine, the scene was very grand, but there was also an excessive excitement.

You can't expect to have a deep chat with anyone in such an occasion. In fact, as Chen Siqi said, such an occasion is to get to know people.

However, in addition to these celebrities, there are also many Internet celebrities and anchors who came in through connections and bought tickets.

Their purpose is very clear, that is, to take photos with various celebrities. To put it bluntly, 90% of them are here to "get in".

Lu Yanhe is also a person they focus on, after all, he is really popular recently.

Lu Yanhe did not refuse, and basically took photos with them.

Of course, according to Chen Siqi's request, every photo has "Jump Up" in Lu Yanhe's hand.

When Lu Yanhe went to the bathroom, he happened to hear two people chatting inside.

"I'm really speechless. He even held the book in his hand when taking a photo. Does he want us to help him promote? Will he pay for the advertising?" His tone was full of sarcasm.

"Go ask him for it, maybe he will give it to you." Another person said, "I guess they made a lot of money selling this book. They are showing this book everywhere like salesmen. They say that we internet celebrities are eager for quick success, why don't you talk about this college student from Zhenhua?"

"You are going to Zhenhua, who said that you are? Clothes make the man, and horses make the saddle. He is a college student from a top university. We are just small internet celebrities. We can't compare."

...

These conversations are not hurtful, and in fact, they can't affect Lu Yanhe's mood.

Lu Yanhe doesn't care whether such a gesture looks good in the eyes of others when promoting his work properly. He knows that he has not done anything that violates his principles.

It's just that Lu Yanhe feels a little disappointed-

If I take a photo with you with "Jump Up", you think I am taking advantage and want to charge advertising fees. Then if you take a photo with me, should I also charge you promotion fees?

"What are you doing here?" Huang Kairen came over and saw Lu Yanhe standing in a daze at the door of the bathroom. He was a little surprised and patted his shoulder.

Lu Yanhe came back to his senses, saw Huang Kairen's smiling face, shook his head and said, "Thinking about something."

"I saw somewhere a few days ago that ammonia can stimulate people's mind to be clear, it seems to be true." Huang Kairen joked.

Ammonia is the smell of urine.

Lu Yanhe was embarrassed and smiled awkwardly.

Huang Kairen said, "I heard that you are about to join the crew to shoot "Phoenix Tower"?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe asked, "Brother Huang, after the filming of "The Golden Age" is completed, when will you join the crew next time?"

Huang Kairen shook his head and said, "I haven't taken any new dramas yet, and I haven't encountered a suitable script."

For actors of Huang Kairen's level, acting is no longer for the sake of quantity.

Every drama is very important.

After a drama is finished, it may not be a hit, but if it fails, it can destroy the reputation of this actor.

At this time, the two people who were chatting before came out.

When they saw Lu Yanhe and Huang Kairen standing at the door of the toilet chatting, they were stunned at first, and then they didn't know whether they were guilty or what, and left immediately.

They went in.

Huang Kairen asked: "Are you going to continue with the book "Jump Up"? Although I saw the news that you will continue to do it, it should still occupy your energy, right?"

Lu Yanhe explained: "I will continue to do it. It was just for the dream before. Now I have done a few issues and have met more people. Many people are encouraging us to continue. Many people can also be known by more people through this book. However, I don't care about the specific things. Siqi is responsible for it."

"She is really a girl with great energy." Huang Kairen sighed.

"Well, I am ashamed of myself." Lu Yanhe said with a smile.

After the two people went to the bathroom, they smiled at each other and did not rush back to the venue. Instead, they stood at the window at the end of the corridor outside the bathroom and continued to chat.

"I like to watch your documentary "City Travel Notes"." Huang Kairen said, "I will watch it whenever I have time."

Lu Yanhe heard this and said, "Brother Huang, are you interested in recording an episode with us?"

Huang Kairen nodded and said, "Yes, I can if I have time."

"They will definitely welcome you." Lu Yanhe said with a smile.

"Sometimes I really admire you for having such a strong energy to do so many things." Huang Kairen said, "I envy you. When I was your age, I had no idea what I could do in the future, nor did I know what the future would be like. I was full of confusion."

"But Huang, you are now a role model for all young actors."

"It's just that you are more popular, how can you be called a role model." Huang Kairen lowered his head and sighed, "By the way, you should know, right? My agent told me that he wants to get you and me to fight for Director Zhang Haizhou's new movie. Have you met Director Zhang?"

"Not yet." Lu Yanhe shook his head.

Huang Kairen said: "I heard that there are a few people who are also in contact, but think about it, if the news spreads, I guess all the suitable actors in the entire entertainment industry will want to fight for it."

Zhang Haizhou, a top Chinese film director.

Which actor doesn't want to act in his movie?

"I don't know if I can fight for it." Lu Yanhe was quite calm about this, probably because Director Zhang Haizhou's reputation was too loud, and Lu Yanhe didn't think he could be favored by him.

This kind of thing is all metaphysics. When a director chooses an actor, he doesn't choose who has better acting skills, but looks at his eye. Lu Yanhe has gradually understood this. In addition, if Director Zhang Haizhou really takes a fancy to him, this movie is a serious movie with two male protagonists. Will he have time to shoot this movie?

For various reasons, his expectations for this movie are not as high as Huang Kairen.

Huang Kairen has reached a bottleneck period and wants to move up a level and transform.

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After the third issue of "Jump Up" was officially launched, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi were a little nervous.

This time, the first print run of the third issue was only 30,000, because no one knew how many copies this issue could sell.

Chen Siqi told Lu Yanhe that as long as the physical book could sell 40,000 copies and not collapse too much, she would be satisfied.

When the first day's sales results came out, the physical book sold a total of 24,000 copies.

They both breathed a sigh of relief.

"The pressure is not so great anymore. We can continue to work according to the previous budget." Chen Siqi has thought about it. If the sales are really not ideal, she is even prepared to reduce the production cost back to 100,000 yuan per issue, at least to make "Jump Up" 》Be able to continue doing it.

In the following week, "Jump Up" remained in the top ten of the sales list. The physical book sold 47,000 copies in a week, making Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi heave a sigh of relief.

The sales volume of e-books also reached 11,000 copies.

"It's stable." Chen Siqi said, "In fact, if there was no three-day free reading period of Yemai.com, the sales volume would definitely be much higher."

"This was promised to them from the beginning, and they were also responsible for most of the production and publicity funds." Lu Yanhe said.

The first three phases were completed steadily, which exceeded many people’s expectations. After all, it is just a book written by two young people who have just entered college. It is difficult to start something from scratch, and it is also difficult to continue doing it.

Chen Siqi said: "I plan to open a new section starting from the fourth issue."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was curious, what new idea did Chen Siqi have?

Chen Siqi said: "I want to create a Q\u0026A section where readers want to ask questions. We go to that person on behalf of the readers and ask them to answer in our magazine."

Lu Yanhe looked at Chen Siqi in surprise, "Huh?"

"For example, your fans can ask you questions, or readers want to ask Teacher Shi Xia questions." Chen Siqi said, "We collect some representative questions and ask them to answer them. Readers can designate the answerer or not. , we contact people who are interested in this question to answer it, which also increases the interaction between readers and our authors.”

"You can ask any question. Of course, it doesn't matter whether the person is willing to answer it or not." Chen Siqi continued, "I want to select two representative questions and answers in each issue and publish them in the magazine."

Lu Yanhe understood Chen Siqi's thoughts, nodded and said, "This is a good idea."

"Do you also think this idea is good?" Chen Siqi asked in surprise.

"Well, let's help readers ask the questions they want to ask." Lu Yanhe could almost predict how many people would contribute to this column. "In fact, almost all celebrities now have social media, and the questions everyone wants to ask are all You can send them a private message directly, or leave a message directly in the comment area. The question to be published in the magazine must be a little different, or it must be a question that the respondent has a desire to answer. The questions and answers themselves are representative and everyone wants to read them.”

Question and answer itself is an expression.

Although it is a literary magazine, it still does not want to be a purely literary book.

There are interviews, Q\u0026A, comments, and miscellaneous notes, so the content is richer.

"One more thing, Yan He, someone came to me to ask about the film and television adaptation of Li Zhibai's short story." Chen Siqi said, "A company wants to buy the film and television adaptation rights."

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

"This film and television copyright should be in Li Zhibai's own hands, right?"

They are not the copyright agent and do not represent the copyright of these articles in the magazine.

"Yes, but that company thought we were acting as agents, so they came to ask me." Chen Siqi said, "Ask Li Zhibai if you can give them his contact information directly."

Lu Yanhe agreed and hung up the phone. He contacted Li Zhibai and told him about the matter.

"What the hell?" Li Zhibai was shocked, "You said someone is going to adapt my novel into a film and television series?"

“I don’t know if it’s a TV series or a movie.”

"What the hell, this is too nonsense. I just wrote it casually, what should I change?" Li Zhibai felt puzzled.

"Anyway, the thing is like this, we give your contact information to that company, and you talk to them yourself?"

"It's nonsense. I don't know how to talk. Let Chen Siqi help me talk." Li Zhibai said, "I don't know anything about this. I don't even know if I've been deceived."

Lu Yanhe originally wanted to say that Chen Siqi didn't understand either.

But then I thought about it, maybe something like this will happen again in the future.

It would be more reliable for him to ask Chen Siqi for his opinion first.

So he said: "Then let me ask."

"Well, anyway, you can get whatever you want from the results. Just help me do it." Li Zhibai didn't seem to take this matter to heart at all. After saying that, he hung up in a hurry. He was probably still on the filming set.

Lu Yanhe told Chen Siqi what Li Zhibai meant.

As expected, Chen Siqi did not refuse immediately.

"Let's be an agent, um..." Chen Siqi pondered for a moment and said, "I'll do some research first. It's true that we have to publish so many articles in each issue. Maybe there will be more and more cooperation in the future."

These are not just collaborations on film and television adaptations.

Being a copyright agent is not something you can do casually. Fortunately, there was someone beside her who was familiar with this job, Xu Xiaoyin. As a senior editor of Jiangyin Publishing House, even if I am not specifically responsible for this work, I have participated in many such adaptation matters.

Originally, Chen Siqi wanted to pay Xu Xiaoyin to take them to do this, but Xu Xiaoyin said that due to the internal regulations of the publishing house, internal staff were not allowed to work part-time outside.

Xu Xiaoyin said: "I will introduce you to a person who specializes in copyright agency."

Only then did Chen Siqi learn that in addition to publishing organizations, there were also individuals and organizations that specialized in copyright agency.

This person was once an editor at Jiangyin Publishing House. It was because of his nearly 20 years of editing experience that he met many film and television companies and writers. After leaving Jiangyin Publishing House, he was able to start his own business and become a copyright agent.

Then, he caught up with the IP fever in recent years and ushered in a big explosion.

Chen Siqi thought seriously about whether they should consult with others and learn how to be a copyright agent, or cooperate with them and let them do this specifically.

Finally, considering that their current editing team actually only has a few people, it is a heavy workload to be responsible for the monthly issue of "Jump Up". In the early stage, they can only cooperate with them and let them do this specifically.

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Chen Siqi was busy thinking about various things about "Jump Up", and Lu Yanhe was also devoted to the exam week.

After taking the "Modern Chinese" (I) course, Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief and packed his things.

Zou Dong sent him a message five minutes ago: I'll wait for you at the South Second Gate.

Lu Yanhe replied: I just finished the exam and will be out soon.

He put on a scarf and gloves.

The temperature dropped sharply, and the ground was covered with ice. As soon as I came out of the room, the biting cold spread silently like smoke.

Lu Yanhe lowered his head and walked quickly towards the South Second Gate. He was going to meet the equestrian teacher and action director arranged by the crew. There was a training today.

However, unexpectedly, Lu Yanhe was stopped by someone as soon as he walked to the South Second Gate.

"Lu Yanhe!"

The voice came from the school gate.

Lu Yanhe looked up in surprise and found that the person who called him was Lin Miaomiao.

He looked at her in surprise.

She was wearing a white velvet hat and her clothes were also white, or it should be said that except for the pair of light gray boots on her feet, she was all white. Standing under the embarrassing snowy scene of the city, she was as clean as an elf.

Lu Yanhe walked forward in surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"

Lu Yanhe subconsciously thought that Lin Miaomiao was looking for him.

Lin Miaomiao said, "Today is the interview for recommendation."

Lu Yanhe was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Today? Interview?"

"Yes." Lin Miaomiao raised her chin and said, "I have passed the written test for recommendation. As long as I pass the interview today, I will become your junior in September next year."

Lu Yanhe was surprised.

Lin Miaomiao asked, "Where are you going?"

Lu Yanhe said, "I am going to training, um, to learn martial arts moves."

Lin Miaomiao nodded and said, "Okay, will you come back in the evening? I have finished the interview. Can we have dinner together?"

Lu Yanhe showed a little embarrassment and said, "I don't know when it will end. When will your interview end?"

"I don't know either. We have to draw lots on the spot to decide the interview order." Lin Miaomiao sighed a little disappointedly and said, "Forget it, next time."

Lu Yanhe felt sorry.

He wished Lin Miaomiao a good interview.

Lin Miaomiao nodded and said, "Believe me, I will definitely have no problem."

Lu Yanhe actually didn't know that Lin Miaomiao was so amazing.

Getting a place in Zhenhua's recommended exam is not something that ordinary people can do, nor is it something that you can get just by being the first in school.

This somewhat spoiled and somewhat arrogant little princess of the Northern Lights, what great achievements did she make to get this recommended exam place?

Lu Yanhe wanted to ask, but in the end he kept his mouth shut.

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In fact, Lu Yanhe found that it was right for him not to agree immediately. He practiced until 8:30 in the evening, and his muscles were sore all over.

The martial arts instructor who guided him gave him a ten-minute massage to help him relax his muscles.

"Brother Lan, thank you for your hard work." Lu Yanhe said goodbye to martial arts instructor Mo Lan.

Mo Lan smiled and waved.

Zou Dong asked: "Go back to school or go back to Ziyuan Bridge."

Ziyuan Bridge is where Lu Yanhe and the other three rented a house.

Lu Yanhe glanced at the time and said: "Go back to Ziyuan Bridge."

Zou Dong nodded.

"Brother Dong, you don't have to pick me up tomorrow. There are no classes or exams tomorrow. I plan to stay in the dormitory for a day and not go out." Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong asked, "What about your meal?"

"I'll order takeout, or just make something." Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong agreed.

He said, "Then I'll go see my son."

"Oh, by the way, Brother Dong, what's your son's name?"

"Zou Yu." Zou Dong said, "Yu for beautiful jade."

"Is he in the second grade now?"

"Yes."

Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "How happy."

Zou Dong pursed his lips in silence.

Zou Dong sent Lu Yanhe to Ziyuan Bridge, got off the car, and went upstairs with him. He waited until he entered the house before leaving.

"Brother Dong, wait a moment." Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong was stunned and looked at him in confusion.

Lu Yanhe returned to the room and picked up a bag on the table.

"This was given by the previous partner. You can take it back." Lu Yanhe said.

Zou Dong took it in his hand with some surprise and nodded, "Thank you."

"Thank you for your hard work. Be careful on the road." Lu Yanhe said goodbye to Zou Dong.

Zou Dong went downstairs, returned to the car, opened the bag, and found that it was actually a laptop box that had not been unpacked.

He couldn't help but be a little shocked.

Originally, he thought it was just an ordinary thing, but he didn't expect it to be a laptop.

This is... not cheap, right?

Zou Dong originally wanted to send it back to Lu Yanhe, but hesitated for a moment, thinking that he had to go to see his son tomorrow.

Last time, his mother said that the school would arrange online classes from time to time, and the computer in their house had been used for too long and was always stuck.

Zou Dong was silent for a while and decided to accept Lu Yanhe's kindness. (End of this chapter)