125: We weren't familiar with each other to begin with.

On the campus of Beijing Film Academy.

Today was the start of the semester; Li Xiuwu and Liu Yifei came to the school to register.

They were noticed by many; over the summer break, students at Beijing Film Academy had mostly followed the public opinion regarding him.

However, in the final stages, not many people knew the inside story.

"Will there be an orientation in a few days?" Liu Yifei asked Li Xiuwu.

"Should be." Li Xiuwu nodded. There weren't many people on campus yet; the time for new students to register hadn't arrived.

Liu Yifei suddenly stepped onto the edge of a flower bed, alternating her feet forward and spreading her arms to maintain balance, yet she still swayed from side to side.

"Whoa!" She almost fell and reached out to Li Xiuwu. "Hold me."

Li Xiuwu walked over, reached out, and held Liu Yifei's hand.

She turned her head and smiled, continuing to walk forward with a cat-walk. Whenever she swayed, she would grip Li Xiuwu tightly.

"Hehehe." Liu Yifei laughed brightly, walking all the way to the end.

"There's no more path." The flower bed was cut off by a small path, and a hint of regret appeared on her face.

"I'll carry you across." Li Xiuwu picked her up by the waist.

"Ah, let me go quickly!" Liu Yifei cried out softly; after all, they were at school.

Li Xiuwu remained unmoved, crossed the small path in a few steps, and set her down.

"Oh dear, so many people saw." She stopped walking on the edge of the flower bed, gave Li Xiuwu a few playful slaps, and ran towards the teaching building.

Quite a few people saw the two of them fooling around and mostly just smiled. Those who knew them were aware that they had basically been together since the start of their freshman year; how normal it was to be in a relationship.

Li Xiuwu followed behind; he first went to Wang Jinsong's office.

Knock, knock.

"Come in." Wang Jinsong's voice came from inside.

Li Xiuwu pushed the door open. There was no one else in the office, so Li Xiuwu pulled a chair and sat directly opposite him.

"Hello, Teacher."

Wang Jinsong looked Li Xiuwu up and down upon seeing him.

"Teacher, is this the first time you've realized your student is so handsome?" Li Xiuwu gestured at his chin with his fingers, looking very narcissistic.

"You kid, always so full of yourself." Hearing Li Xiuwu speak with that same cynical tone as before, Wang Jinsong couldn't help but laugh.

"What are your plans for the second half of the year?"

He already knew that this student was not simple and had his own plans.

No longer blindly planning for Li Xiuwu, he asked him directly what his thoughts were.

"The second half of the year? I don't know." Li Xiuwu shook his head. "I might wait for Zhou Xiaowen to film the return of the condor heroes."

He looked at Wang Jinsong. "Does Teacher have any recommendations?"

"No recommendations, but quite a few people want to get to know you." Wang Jinsong thought of the phone calls he had received these past few days, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"The two Huayi Brothers brothers want to invite you to dinner. Feng Xiaogang is going to film a blockbuster and might want to invite you."

"Didn't we talk about striving for a role in Zhang Yimou's movie before? He agreed."

"Over in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan's New Police Story is about to be released, and they want to invite you to the premiere."

These were all the top resources in the industry. Even Beijing Film Academy had to negotiate and strive for them, but now they were being offered proactively. Many people in the industry just wanted to get to know Li Xiuwu.

Especially those in the Hong Kong Circle, who sent scripts directly to Golden Culture. When they couldn't get them in, knowing that Beijing Film Academy was about to start the semester, they sent them to him first, hoping he could mediate.

He guessed it might be related to those negative reports. In the final stages of the public opinion explosion, those Hong Kong Artists got anxious. Many big shots from the Hong Kong Circle rushed to the capital, using all sorts of connections.

It was likely because Golden Culture still held a lot of dirt on them, and they wanted to get on good terms with Golden Culture.

After hearing this, Li Xiuwu's face looked unnatural. It seemed he couldn't escape the Triple-threat of Chinese cinema, could he?

"Teacher, I don't have plans to film a movie yet. As for those two movie invitations, please help me turn them down."

"Eh?" Wang Jinsong was stunned.

Turning down movies by both Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou. He looked at Li Xiuwu, truly unable to understand what he was thinking.

"Alright." After this incident, Wang Jinsong understood that Li Xiuwu had a clear understanding of himself.

He also felt it was a great pity to give up all these top resources, so he reminded Li Xiuwu: "Do you want to ask for a few roles for the artists in your company?"

"I don't care about that. Let the people in the company handle it themselves."

Wang Jinsong nodded, roughly understanding some of Li Xiuwu's thoughts. "If you ever need me for anything, just ask."

"Thank you, Teacher," Li Xiuwu thanked him.

"I should be the one thanking you. Go to class." After this incident, he had benefited greatly, and his status in the industry had soared.

Li Xiuwu left Wang Jinsong's office, sent a text to Liu Yifei, and found the classroom.

As soon as he entered, he was greeted by everyone's gaze.

"How was everyone's summer break?" Li Xiuwu greeted everyone with a smile.

"Classmate Li has become handsome again, haha," Zhang Lu said with a smile.

Everyone chimed in to greet Li Xiuwu. It wasn't that they knew how amazing Li Xiuwu was, but rather they had heard that Zhu Yawen had participated in the filming of two TV series for Golden Culture under Li Xiuwu's recommendation.

Now in their Junior year, they seemed to have realized that getting into the Acting Department of Beijing Film Academy didn't equate to being a big star; those who couldn't find resources still couldn't find them.

"Xiuwu, Yifei said you guys went to Xian over the summer break. Why didn't you contact me?" Zhang Lu greeted him with a smile.

"I went there to handle some matters, and the schedule was a bit tight, so I didn't want to disturb you," Li Xiuwu said with a smile.

"Next time you come to Xian, you must contact me. Let me show you some hospitality." Zhang Lu didn't dwell on it; he chatted with Li Xiuwu for a bit and returned to his seat.

His background destined him to be more sensitive than other classmates. Even if he didn't know the inside story of the entertainment scandals over the summer break, he could guess a few things. This was the result of being influenced by his upbringing.

"Classmate Li Xiuwu, I'm sorry." Jiang Yiyan came over to apologize.

"What do you mean by this, Classmate Jiang?" Li Xiuwu looked surprised.

"I... I didn't mean to say that. The media intentionally misled me." Jiang Yiyan deeply regretted saying those things in front of the media.

After coming to school, she found that she seemed to be isolated.

Moreover, she had heard that Zhu Yawen had performed in a TV series for Golden Culture under Li Xiuwu's recommendation.

"Classmate Jiang wasn't wrong. We weren't close to begin with," Li Xiuwu replied with a smile. There was no trace of anger, yet everyone understood the meaning.

Classmates, but not close. One sentence defined their relationship.

"Sob, sob, sob." Hearing this, Jiang Yiyan collapsed onto her desk and began to wail.

Li Xiuwu ignored her completely, and the other classmates looked at her with disdain.

"Who are you crying for?" a slightly chubby female classmate said disdainfully.

Originally, many classmates disliked Li Xiuwu, either out of jealousy or envy, but when the public opinion against Li Xiuwu exploded, everyone had remained silent.

Regardless, he was their classmate, yet Jiang Yiyan had stabbed him in the back.

Who would dare to be close friends with her? What if they became famous one day, and Jiang Yiyan found out about some of their habits and exposed them?"}],