novellhall Chapter 12 Departure from Linxiang
Chapter 12 Departure from Linxiang
After spending a day having fun with Tang Yan in Shijingshan, Xu Jingxing went into seclusion.
It wasn't that he was secluded to hone his acting skills; rather, he opened a novel website and frantically read urban rebirth novels. After three days of intense reading, Xu Jingxing came to a conclusion:
You should just stick to working in the entertainment industry.
Even though Xu Jingxing relied on his memories from his previous life to understand the general trend of world development, he didn't understand or know the details of the vast majority of wealth in this world.
Details determine success or failure.
Even if he is lucky enough to make money, at some point or after he passes a certain point, he will not be able to hold onto that wealth and may end up in a worse situation than in his previous life.
Although I was poor in my previous life, I had no debts.
He even made a plan: to make money early and then withdraw as soon as possible, and then settle down in a city with a pleasant climate.
But he quickly rejected the plan.
Even with his third eye, he couldn't possibly succeed without a team or helpers; he couldn't rely on anyone else.
With a team, all the money he earns won't be his own anymore. Without a background or ability, the money he earns solely through his prophecy might end up with nothing left, and he might even offend many people.
Now that we have the system, the safest thing to do is to steadily and step by step take our way in the entertainment industry.
Relying on these memories from the past twenty years, I can at least guarantee that I'll get a piece of the pie in this circle, and I might even become the one who makes the pie.
While his memories of his past life were still relatively clear, he specially bought a nice notebook and, according to the year, recorded all the popular TV dramas and movies he could remember from each year. He also recorded all the songs he could remember that had not yet been released, just in case.
Of course, these songs are mostly new songs released 20 years later. He really has no way of knowing the exact release time of the older songs. If a song has been written but has not been released, it would be troublesome to get into copyright disputes.
The day we went to Shijingshan, Xu Jingxing finally got his chance. Because of traffic, when Tang Yan and I got back to the dorm, the dorm was already locked.
Everything proceeded smoothly and methodically according to Xu Jingxing's plan.
There was only one room left, a double room with two blankets, and then Xu Jingxing deliberately wet one of them.
After Xu Jingxing finally crawled into Tang Yan's bed, he suddenly remembered something important: Tang Yan hadn't drunk anything cold all day!
Finally, Tang Yan, rubbing her aching right hand, beat Xu Jingxing for several minutes.
During this time, Qian Youyou harassed Xu Jingxing quite a bit. In order to get Xu Jingxing to write a song for their band, she even sent him her room number and a picture of long legs in black stockings via MMS.
No wonder people say the entertainment industry is chaotic. This guy is still just outside the circle, and he's already this crazy.
As a result, Xu Jingxing has been dreaming about his harem life after becoming a capital figure in the entertainment industry for the past two days, and he has even changed his underwear several times.
However, Xu Jingxing was quite sensible. He and Tang Yan had only taken the first step and had not yet found an opportunity to have a deeper exchange. The Central Academy of Drama was only so big. If he really went out and did something improper, and was discovered, all his efforts would be in vain.
Therefore, he decisively blocked all of Qian Youyou's contact methods.
Damn it, they're trying to demoralize our troops; their intentions are despicable.
But I still secretly wrote down the QQ number. After all, with five people together, it was hard to resist!
Bai Baihe also invited Xu Jingxing out once, and the two had a meal together. The next day, she joined the crew with Wen Zhang.
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Five days after Zhang Jiani extended the invitation to Xu Jingxing, it was time to depart for Linxiang to participate in the "Searching for Zi Ling" competition.
That evening, Zhang Jiani had already arranged the meeting place with Xu Jingxing via QQ. Back in 05, train tickets didn't require passengers' personal information. Therefore, Zhang Jiani had bought Xu Jingxing's train ticket well in advance—a hard sleeper ticket from the capital to Linxiang.
We depart at 4 PM, sleep on the train overnight, and arrive at our destination at 6 AM the next morning.
The next day, Xu Jingxing declined Tang Yan's offer to take him to the station. Although he and Zhang Jiani were just business partners, they were still traveling together as a man and a woman. If Tang Yan misunderstood, it would be difficult to explain.
Upon arriving at the station, Zhang Jiani was already waiting for him at the entrance.
Unlike Xu Jingxing, who only carried a backpack, Zhang Jiani was carrying a lot of bags. She was dragging a 28-inch suitcase with a travel bag on top of it in her left hand, and carrying two bulging shopping bags in her right hand. She also had a U-shaped pillow hanging around her neck. When she saw Xu Jingxing coming over, she quickly and excitedly waved to him.
As a boy, all the luggage naturally ended up in Xu Jingxing's hands.
"Have you been very busy these past few days?" Zhang Jiani asked as they walked.
"Uh, a little."
I'm really busy, mostly reading online novels.
"No wonder you haven't contacted me," Zhang Jiani said with a resentful look. "I was waiting for you to ask me out for dinner!"
"Let's meet tonight!"
"What are we meeting today? We'll be on the train soon, and we won't arrive until tomorrow morning."
"Let's order some boxed meals from the train, haha."
"I brought a lot of good food in my bag, including instant noodles, ham, chicken feet, and a braised pig's trotter," Zhang Jiani pointed to the shopping bag in Xu Jingxing's hand. "There are also a lot of snacks inside."
"You've really stocked up on all the strategic materials you need."
Xu Jingxing felt a little embarrassed. He hadn't really thought about food; he only remembered that there were boxed meals available on the train and had forgotten to prepare some snacks to eat with Zhang Jiani on the way.
"By the way, would you like some beer?" Zhang Jiani asked Xu Jingxing.
"You brought beer too?"
"I didn't bring any, but I saw online that guys like to drink beer and have some peanuts or something when they take long train journeys." Zhang Jiani looked around. "Beer is too heavy. I was thinking of finding a supermarket at the station to buy you a few bottles."
"Will you drink with me?" Xu Jingxing asked.
"I can only drink one bottle, any more and I'll get drunk," Zhang Jiani said apologetically.
"Then wait for me, I'll go buy it!"
After handing the luggage to Zhang Jiani, Xu Jingxing ran towards the supermarket in the station.
Having a beautiful woman accompany you for drinks on a long journey is indeed a very enjoyable thing.
With everything prepared and their tickets checked, the two of them boarded the train together, carrying their luggage.
The tickets were for two people, one for a lower bunk and the other for a middle bunk, which would be bunk beds.
According to the bunk number, when the two arrived at their seats, the lower bunk that originally belonged to Zhang Jiani was now occupied by a plump middle-aged woman lying on it, her shoes still on, cracking sunflower seeds and making a phone call.
Xu Jingxing was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had remembered the wrong location, and then checked Zhang Jiani's shop number again.
The lower berth, number 12, carriage 07, is the correct location.
"Ma'am, this is my friend's seat, could you please move aside?"
The woman didn't even lift her eyelids. While talking to the person on the phone, she said to Xu Jingxing, "My back is bad, the upper bunk is mine, you go and sleep there."
"Holy crap!" Xu Jingxing was slightly taken aback. He had run into someone who was saving seats.