Chapter 406: Walking in the Snow

After Lu Yan He pointed this out with such precision, Li Zhibai was stunned.

Because he realized that Lu Yan He was absolutely right.

If Zhou Ping'an had come to him last night and said he would stop managing Ma Zhiyuan and focus only on him—

"That might have been a possibility, but how could he ever bear to give up Ma Zhiyuan? Compared to me, he'd naturally prefer managing Ma Zhiyuan."

"Why do you think that?"

"Ma Zhiyuan has no one else to rely on; he can only rely on him. But I can just quit at any time and have my parents step in. In his eyes, that's probably the biggest difference between Ma Zhiyuan and me. He wants someone he can have complete control over."

Lu Yan He had never thought about it from this perspective before.

Once Li Zhibai said it, Lu Yan He found it surprisingly logical.

It was indeed exactly like that.

From Zhou Ping'an's point of view, even if Li Zhibai was an artist he had personally built up, his family background meant he always had plenty of ways out.

Ma Zhiyuan, however, had come to him only after a falling out with Lin Suyang.

On the surface, Ma Zhiyuan was a highly popular idol star, but looking at the entire entertainment industry chain, his essence was like a very popular, high-selling commodity; although he was famous and a darling in the eyes of merchants, he was still easily replaceable, always in a position of being produced, sold, and liked.

Therefore, Ma Zhiyuan was in desperate need of an agent.

It was just like Lu Yan He after he finished his college entrance exams.

Without Chen Ziyan there to escort him and vet everything, he would have fallen into who knows how many traps.

Ma Zhiyuan was the same. The more famous an artist is, the more eyes are on them—and not all of those eyes are looking with good intentions.

So, why did Zhou Ping'an trust Ma Zhiyuan more than Li Zhibai? Because Ma Zhiyuan had no one to rely on but him; he had no other retreat.

Lu Yan He and Li Zhibai walked quickly back to the house, and only after entering the heated space did they let out a sigh of relief in unison.

"It's really cold today."

"It must be below zero already."

"Good thing I don't have work today."

"Why don't you have work?"

"Why don't you ask yourself why you don't have work?"

"I just finished filming; isn't it normal to rest for two days?"

"I just finished working last night; isn't it normal to rest for a day?"

The two of them engaged in some very childish bickering before falling silent.

"About 'Squid Game', I'm sorry," Li Zhibai said. "It was all agreed that I'd act in this, but because I signed on for another project and it's set to start filming in March, the schedules clashed. There was no way around it; I couldn't double-book."

Lu Yan He nodded. "'Squid Game' suddenly had to start filming early; there was no helping that. It was an accident. We'll just act together next time."

Li Zhibai asked, "When are you going to cast me in your next project?"

"After I take a break and return from my vacation abroad with Siqi," Lu Yan He said. "We'll see whether we film a movie or a TV series first. Regardless, I've already thought of the stories I want to write."

Li Zhibai asked, "Will it be the three of us acting in them?"

"Yes," Lu Yan He nodded. "The three of us will act together."

Li Zhibai beamed.

"That sounds great."

Lu Yan He asked, "What is the project you're starting in March?"

"A fantasy romance called 'Moonlight Symphony'," Li Zhibai said. "Zhou Ping'an picked this one for me. If the contract hadn't already been signed, I wouldn't even bother."

"To be fair, Zhou Ping'an has a sharp eye for picking scripts. Look, everything you act in becomes a hit."

"His standard for picking scripts is to pick whatever I act in so it becomes a hit. Of course it's going to be a hit."

"Listen to the nonsense you're spouting. Who doesn't pick scripts that have the potential to be hits?" Lu Yan He looked at Li Zhibai, speechless. "He's just very utilitarian and greedy, but he does have an eye for it. You need to seriously summarize the standards he used to pick your scripts. Whether you can keep having hits without him picking your scripts will depend on yourself."

"I've changed agents, not lost my agent. Lin Suyang will have to worry about those things," Li Zhibai said.

"Lin Suyang doesn't know you that well. At least for the first year or two, you can't rely on him entirely," Lu Yan He said. "You should put some effort into it yourself."

"I don't need to take on new projects for the next year or two anyway; everything is already booked," Li Zhibai said. "I'm filming 'Moonlight Symphony' in the first half of the year, a movie directed by Liu Bige in the second half, plus recording 'Idol Era' and 'Young Days', and the project you're writing for us. It's already full."

Once Lu Yan He heard this, he realized that was true.

Come to think of it, Li Zhibai really wouldn't be lacking in work for the next two years.

This time, Chen Siqi booked a hotel in Yuming for a month, too lazy to go back home.

This also made it convenient for Lu Yan He to visit her.

They spent too little time together, so whenever they had the chance, they would try to spend as much time as possible together.

At noon, Li Zhibai drove Lu Yan He to the hotel and accompanied them for lunch at the hotel restaurant before heading back on his own.

Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi were about to head out to meet someone.

Both of them had their driver's licenses now and could drive.

Lu Yan He hadn't had time to buy a car yet; he had only just passed his test while filming 'Road to Glory'.

Chen Siqi's car was parked over in Jiangguang. After returning to Yuming, she borrowed a car from a friend to drive.

Lu Yan He was surprised and asked what kind of friend was so generous as to lend her a car for a whole month.

Chen Siqi said, "Their family is even wealthier than mine. Their eighteenth birthday gift was a Porsche, and they have seven or eight cars parked in their garage year-round. Lending me one doesn't affect them at all."

Lu Yan He had known Chen Siqi for so long and still didn't know she had such a friend.

"I'm not that close with them either; we barely see each other once a year," Chen Siqi said. "That's why I didn't think to introduce you. How I know them is because... do you remember Li Lin?"

"The one who also went to No. 13 High School, the one who mocked you at your birthday party?"

"You remember that?" Chen Siqi was surprised.

Lu Yan He said, "The situation that day left too deep an impression on me; I couldn't forget it even if I wanted to."

Chen Siqi smiled.

"I should be the one saying that," she said.

Lu Yan He asked, "What happened to her?"

"The friend who lent me the car is Li Lin's ex-boyfriend," Chen Siqi said. "Because we both hate Li Lin, we hit it off immediately at a dinner party organized by my dad."

Lu Yan He: "... Is that really how 'hit it off' is used?"

"Having someone you both hate," Chen Siqi said. "That's the biggest foundation for two people to become good friends."

That statement wasn't without its logic.

"Then how did he know you suddenly needed a car?"

"The other day, I posted a status on WeChat Moments lamenting that ever since I started driving myself, I've gotten used to driving everywhere, and then I asked if I should rent a car for my return to Yuming. He contacted me and said he could lend me one," Chen Siqi said. "When I arrived at the hotel, the keys were already at the front desk, and the car was parked in the hotel lot."

Lu Yan He was surprised and asked, "Is this person... interested in you?"

"Probably not," Chen Siqi herself was a bit uncertain. "Mainly, I'm really not that close with him; we've only met twice. We barely talk once a year, just liking each other's posts on Moments. Interested in me? Wouldn't he be more proactive?"

Lu Yan He: "Is lending you a car not proactive enough?"

Chen Siqi: "Now that you mention it, maybe it is?"

With Chen Siqi so candidly admitting it, Lu Yan He felt a bit embarrassed to continue being jealous.

Chen Siqi smiled at Lu Yan He and said, "Don't worry, he's not interested in me. He has a 'white moonlight' he's always liked."

"Oh?"

"Stop being jealous," Chen Siqi said with a smile.

"..." Lu Yan He finally realized that everything Chen Siqi had said just now was "cooperating" with his performance.

Chen Siqi reached out and took Lu Yan He's hand. "Of course, I'm very happy to see you jealous."

Lu Yan He glanced at her sideways. "You were waiting for this, weren't you? You said that on purpose to make me jealous?"

Chen Siqi: "You've gotten a little smarter."

Lu Yan He: "Heh."

Once in the car, the two of them finally talked about the serious business they were going to handle that afternoon.

"Who are you meeting this afternoon?" Lu Yan He asked.

Chen Siqi had arranged all the meetings; Lu Yan He didn't know who they were visiting, nor did he know the purpose of Chen Siqi visiting them.

Anyway, ever since Chen Siqi became the editor-in-chief of 'Jump Up', she often had to visit various people.

"This afternoon, we're visiting two professors, one of whom is your teacher, Zhao Dezhong," Chen Siqi said. "You know him, right?"

"Professor Zhao? I know him, though we had some bad misunderstandings in the past. Fortunately, we cleared them up later." Lu Yan He hadn't expected Professor Zhao Dezhong to be among those Chen Siqi was visiting that afternoon.

This surprised him.

Chen Siqi: "Is it about the graduate school thing?"

"Yes, exactly." Lu Yan He nodded.

Chen Siqi: "What is Professor Zhao Dezhong like?"

"Well, he's usually quite serious; he's not the kind of teacher everyone likes," Lu Yan He said. "I'm actually a bit puzzled—how did you find him? He's not exactly the most popular teacher in the academy."

Chen Siqi: "Professor Shi Xia mentioned this Professor Zhao during a chat. Professor Shi Xia knows him and said that Professor Zhao is a very knowledgeable person, and his greatest strength is that his scholarship isn't overly convoluted; he's actually very good at telling stories. They often eat together, and at the dinner table, Professor Zhao often tells everyone stories from ancient books and classics, as well as the unknown details and hidden truths behind stories we all know well. As soon as I heard that, I felt he was the person our newspaper should be looking for. Inviting them to write for us could produce the kind of articles we want."

Lu Yan He suddenly understood; it turned out Chen Siqi was doing this for the newspaper.

"Have you finally decided to make a newspaper?" Lu Yan He asked.

Chen Siqi nodded and said, "Yes, but we plan to take a boutique route. We aren't making a traditional newspaper with rough, cheap paper, nor are we doing a daily. We're doing a weekly, and not a large-format newspaper, but a booklet-style format that's easier for office workers and students to flip through. Each issue will be about twenty pages."

Lu Yan He heard this and was a bit puzzled: "That sounds exactly like another form of 'Jump Up'."

"'Jump Up' is thicker and more like a book," Chen Siqi said. "I want to make this newspaper a portable reading material that everyone can hold in their hands. Whether on the subway, in line, or waiting for someone, they can take it out and read it at any time. So my idea is to make it the size of a normal book, about twenty pages, and use better paper so it doesn't feel particularly cheap."

"In that case, can one yuan per issue cover the costs?"

"Before, I was prepared to do one yuan per issue as a traditional newspaper, but now that the format has changed, one yuan might not be enough. Because my goal is to have a larger circulation, I definitely still want to keep the price down. A preliminary estimate is that it might be set at three yuan per issue."

Lu Yan He said: "Are you counting on it to make money?"

"This... it might be very hard to make money in the early stages," Chen Siqi also said. "We all feel that this kind of reading material is still quite different from 'Jump Up'; it needs time to ferment."

"I personally feel that following this format makes it very hard to succeed," Lu Yan He said. "If 'Jump Up' still follows the old magazine distribution model, there are many models that can be used directly. Now, this is equivalent to creating something completely new. A three-yuan reading material has a very low profit margin. Online sales can basically be ignored because shipping and labor costs are hard to cover. And for a reading material with a very low profit margin, do you have the confidence that you can wait for it to ferment among the readership? Our team is already stretched thin as it is."

Chen Siqi was stunned.

Because what Lu Yan He said actually made a lot of sense and hit the nail on the head regarding the problem.

Currently, the discussion about this newspaper, including herself, knows that it is actually very difficult to make a profit in the short term.

Then how long can they persist with something that doesn't make a profit?

Lu Yan He said: "I've been in the film and television industry for over three years, and I have a very deep realization: whether it's a commercial film or an art film, maybe some projects aren't aimed at making box office or big money, but there is absolutely no project that is prepared to lose money when it's being prepared. Even the most idealistic filmmakers won't make a movie knowing full well that a project will lose money."

"At first, when I discovered this, I felt a bit strange, because in my impression, there were some idealists in the film industry who were not bound by fame and fortune. But even they still consider the production cost and how much they can earn in the end, and whether they can at least break even," Lu Yan He said. "To be honest, at first I was a bit disappointed, feeling they weren't the creators who viewed fame and fortune as dirt that I had in mind. But later, I gradually understood them. Because a movie isn't one person's creation; it's not something you can just bear the losses for yourself. If this thing is something you're doing with your own money, purely for your ideals and hobbies, then you can do whatever you want. But if you've also pulled investment from others, and you have a group of people helping you do this, you more or less don't want to let others down. You find it very hard to be completely indifferent to others, especially letting others sacrifice for your own stubborn artistic pursuit."

Chen Siqi fell into silence. "I think this newspaper is the same situation. You initially said you wanted to make reading material with cultural depth, and I think this concept is actually very good. And I also think you're very right; in an era where electronic reading is everywhere, there is actually a large group of people who have a desire to return to serious reading in their spirits, even if it's just a self-deceiving psychological need," Lu Yan He said. "However, if the format we use to make this thing is wrong, then the things we make might not even be able to reach the eyes of these people. How can we first ensure it survives, let it survive long enough, so maybe it has a chance to be seen by more of its potential readers? I'm also thinking about this problem. Making a three-yuan book, even if you can distribute 300,000 copies per issue—that's the highest single-issue sales record for 'Jump Up'—then after you deduct those costs, how much profit can you make? It's not that we must earn a lot of money, but we aren't just doing this reading material, nor are we just doing 'Jump Up'. There are only so many people, but there are more and more things to do. Then everyone will inevitably have choices. We are the editors-in-chief; we want to do this newspaper. Everyone won't say anything on the surface and will definitely support us and work with us. But as we do it issue by issue, and in the end, there is no profit or dividends, and everyone is doing this thing purely out of hobby and enthusiasm, how many people can truly persist until it can be distributed to 700,000 or even a million copies?"

"Or, in such an era, it will never reach such a number." Lu Yan He said again.

Sentence after sentence, like cannonballs hitting Chen Siqi's heart.

This bombardment made Chen Siqi's heart ripple with waves.

Chen Siqi subconsciously wanted to refute Lu Yan He, but her rationality told her that if Lu Yan He wasn't truly pessimistic, given his temper and personality, he definitely wouldn't be pouring cold water on her at this time.

"So, do you think I shouldn't do this newspaper?"

"I think we can think more deeply about the format of this reading material, at least let it survive on its own and get started," Lu Yan He said. "A weekly, four issues a month, the production pressure is very high, the demand for content, as well as editing, publishing, distribution, etc. —every time I think about the human and material resources involved, I feel a lot of pressure. I'm worried this isn't something we have the ability to do right now."

Chen Siqi sighed deeply.

"What you said really makes me unhappy, but I also know you're right," she said, turning her head to look out the car window in low spirits. "What should I do?"

Lu Yan He looked at Chen Siqi helplessly.

He naturally knew that saying these things would be a big blow to Chen Siqi.

Otherwise, he would have said these things long ago and wouldn't have dragged it out until now. He had thought the little partners in the 'Jump Up' editorial department would discover many of the difficulties in realizing this reading material during the discussion process, but no one expected the result of their discussion to be making it a weekly, which in Lu Yan He's mind was a format more prone to failure than a daily newspaper.

Lu Yan He said: "I still want to say one more thing to you seriously: I think the content and direction you want to do are completely okay, it's just a problem of format."

"Then make it an electronic reading material?"

"It's just as difficult," Lu Yan He said helplessly. "Making an electronic reading material for it alone actually requires a lot of cost."

Chen Siqi: "According to what you said, then we can only cooperate with existing platforms."

Lu Yan He heard the displeasure and dissatisfaction in Chen Siqi's tone.

But he understood Chen Siqi's mood very well right now.

Sigh.

Lu Yan He said: "Siqi, maybe we can first attach a supplement to each issue of 'Jump Up'."

"A supplement?" Chen Siqi frowned in confusion.

Lu Yan He said: "It's the kind of format you just mentioned, but instead of issuing it separately, we do it together with 'Jump Up'. First, use six issues over half a year to see everyone's reaction to this supplement. At the same time, we can also see the reading and dissemination volume of these articles through cooperation with various channels. At least through these six months, we can effectively see market feedback. If it's really okay, we can then pull it out separately and make it a new reading material. This is also a way. And we can also use this supplement during these six months to cultivate a team specifically for this reading material, so we don't have to occupy other people's time and energy. By then, whether it's a newspaper, another periodical magazine, or another format, it's all possible."

"In that case, wouldn't that be doing this thing at a complete loss? At least three yuan per issue could cover its production costs."

"Since it's a supplement, its production standards don't have to be that high. Besides, the supplement is only for six issues. But if you do a weekly from the beginning, how much cost do we have to put in? The trial-and-error costs before and after aren't even on the same order of magnitude," Lu Yan He explained.

Chen Siqi pondered for a moment and nodded; she was a bit convinced.

That was indeed the case.

After they reached a consensus on this thing on the road, Lu Yan He quietly let out a sigh of relief because he found that Chen Siqi's mood was slowly improving again.

This was a point about Chen Siqi that Lu Yan He liked very much: she had emotions and wouldn't bottle everything up, but her emotions wouldn't last very long—they came quickly and went quickly.

They first went to visit Associate Professor Zhou Shuchun.

Qiu Ling's boyfriend.

Now, Associate Professor Zhou Shuchun is also a small and famous big V on the internet.

This is mainly because he participated in the recording of several episodes of 'City Travel Notes', where he introduced local historical stories and cultural customs to everyone in the program, winning many fans with his gentle and elegant temperament, eloquence, and knowledge.

And because of the fame brought to him by this program, he also began to receive invitations from other program groups, appearing on various programs from time to time.

Chen Siqi found Zhou Shuchun because she wanted to invite him to open a history-related column and write articles for everyone.

"This isn't a popular science reading material, but it's not an academic reading material either. To some extent, my personal positioning for it is that scholars or experts in each relevant field dig into and introduce relatively niche yet worth-knowing things in each field from a universal perspective."

This is how Chen Siqi introduced this reading material to Zhou Shuchun.

"Therefore, the authors we invite for this reading material aren't literary or fictional creators, but experts and scholars in various fields, including senior practitioners."

"For example, myself—I want to write some things related to this identity and this profession, centering on the theme of a magazine editor-in-chief, such as cooperation with publishing houses, negotiations with advertisers, grinding with authors, etc. From our perspective, it's finding story-like content that can be shared with everyone from professional things, and from the reader's perspective, it's seeing the professional side of this field that is usually unknown to the public from story-like content."

Zhou Shuchun suddenly realized.

He looked at Chen Siqi and Lu Yan He with some surprise and said: "You actually thought of doing a new reading material again. It's truly amazing."

Lu Yan He immediately waved his hands and said: "This isn't my idea, it's all Chen Siqi's thoughts. I think it's quite good, especially when Siqi told me why she wanted to do this direction. She said, because this is an era where the pace of life is getting faster and faster. Everyone says that the development of the internet and smartphones has made everyone abandon long-term, multi-text deep reading, but in reality, how many people are suffering from these fragmented, headline-style information on the internet and can't find content that can truly bring them spiritual satisfaction?"

Zhou Shuchun nodded: "Indeed, it's not easy for you to discover this point. I often meet many people who leave messages for me, asking me to open book lists for them and recommend reading materials. But sometimes the book lists I recommend are relatively difficult to get started with, and the threshold is relatively high. It's truly amazing that you are willing to come and do such a reading material."

"So, Professor Zhou, have you agreed to help us write articles for this column?" Chen Siqi immediately smiled and asked.

Zhou Shuchun smiled and said: "Anyway, first is first. I've always wanted to do this thing, to let more people like history and understand history. Since such an amazing team as yours wants to do such a reading material, I feel I have an unshirkable responsibility and must support it."

Zhou Shuchun's straightforwardness made Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi let out a sigh of relief.

"Then let's discuss the topics properly later," Chen Siqi said. "Find a topic that makes everyone interested in reading as soon as they see the title. Because we're just starting, we still have to let more readers start reading our reading material first."

"Well, okay, I'll also think about it myself, see what's worth writing, and after I think it through, I'll send it to you, and we'll discuss it again."

"Thank you, Professor Zhou!"

After leaving Zhou Shuchun's place, Chen Siqi whispered "Yeah," because this trip was much smoother than she had imagined.

Lu Yan He walked with Chen Siqi toward the car parked in front.

The snow didn't know when it had stopped, but everything around was white. The snow on the bushes was full, and the accumulated snow on the ground was even to the extent that pedestrians couldn't step on it, mixing with the muddy sludge to form a minefield that made all shoes tremble with fear.

Lu Yan He said: "History, literature—besides these two fields, which other fields of scholars and experts do you want to invite?"

"Economics, law, and philosophy," Chen Siqi said. "Currently, these are the ones I've thought of that must be included. As for others, it depends on what kind of people we can find."

The several categories Chen Siqi mentioned are all mainstream major categories in humanities and social sciences.

These fields are indeed easy to produce big shots.

Humanities and social sciences are like this; they may not have any direct or obvious effect on the specific productivity of society, but their content is closely related to everyone, and once universal content is formed, it is extremely easy to form widespread dissemination in the whole society.

Because it itself is a discipline derived from human society.

Science and engineering are disciplines derived from natural society; they are objective and do not shift according to human will.

Humanities and social sciences are completely the opposite; they are not products of the natural world, they are products of the reproduction of human society.

Therefore, to say how much practical use the historical stories and cultural backgrounds that Zhou Shuchun talked about in 'City Travel Notes' have, one can say none, but there are just many people who can listen to them and love to listen to them.

Following the navigation, they drove to Professor Zhao Dezhong's home.

Professor Zhao Dezhong didn't live in a modernized residential area, but in an old-fashioned building in a hutong.

"Is this address given to you by Professor Shi Xia?"

"How could it be? Professor Shi Xia helped me say hello, and then I contacted Professor Zhao by phone first, made an appointment to visit him this afternoon, and he gave me the address."

After parking the car, Chen Siqi took out the other box of walnuts from the trunk and handed it to Lu Yan He to carry, while she herself held the latest issue of 'Jump Up' and looked for the address.

Old-fashioned residential areas have one biggest characteristic: the relationship between neighbors is relatively intimate, and they know each other.

When they walked to the downstairs of Professor Zhao Dezhong's house, they ran into an old lady.

Seeing that they were strangers and didn't live here, the old lady took the initiative to ask: "Who are you looking for?"

"Looking for Professor Zhao Dezhong," Chen Siqi said. "We made an appointment with him."

"Oh, so you're the ones coming to find him," the old lady said, as if she had known they would come, making them both stunned, not understanding why.

The old lady said: "Half an hour ago, he was still playing cards at my place, and then he said someone was coming to find him, they had an appointment, and he hurried back. It made us very unhappy. If he had said earlier that he had an appointment in the afternoon, we wouldn't have asked him to come and play cards. It's most annoying to have someone run away halfway through a card game. How hard it is to find someone to fill the spot temporarily."

The old lady was very dissatisfied and kept complaining.

Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi were dumbfounded.

"Sorry, we disturbed your card game," Chen Siqi immediately said. "We're going up first."

The old lady nodded: "Go ahead."

She watched them enter the stairwell and clicked her tongue, sighing: "It's still better to be a teacher; there are always students coming to see him."

Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi smiled at each other.

However, when the two of them arrived at Professor Zhao's door, they knocked three times, but no one responded.

Chen Siqi said: "I'll make a phone call."

She called Professor Zhao Dezhong.

"No answer," Chen Siqi said.

Lu Yan He frowned: "He should be home. He stopped playing cards and went home specifically. Will you try calling again?"

Chen Siqi called again.

Lu Yan He leaned against the door and listened.

He listened carefully and said: "There's the sound of a cell phone ringing inside the room."

"Then Professor Zhao should be home," Chen Siqi asked. "Could he be in the bathroom?"

Lu Yan He knocked on the door again and shouted twice: "Professor Zhao!"

Still no response.

Lu Yan He frowned again: "Why is there no sound at all? Even if he were in the bathroom, he should have heard us knocking and calling him."

Chen Siqi's face suddenly changed: "Could something have happened?"

Hearing this, Lu Yan He knocked on the door again.

At this moment, the neighbor across the hall opened the door and poked her head out.

"Are you looking for Professor Zhao?" It was a woman in her forties. "Eh? Are you Lu Yan He?"

A look of surprise appeared on the face of the woman in her forties.

"Yes, I'm Professor Zhao's student," Lu Yan He immediately said. "We made an appointment to come and see him, but there's no answer when we knock. We just called him, and there's the sound of a cell phone ringing in the room, but he hasn't responded at all."

The neighbor woman's face changed immediately.

"Oh no!" she said immediately. "Professor Zhao has high blood pressure. Could he have fainted?!"

Hearing this, Lu Yan He looked at the tightly closed door in shock.

"Professor Zhao! Professor Zhao?!" The neighbor woman pounded on the door—to be precise, she was smashing the door.

But this commotion didn't produce any sound from inside.

"We have to call the police immediately!" The neighbor was so anxious that her face turned pale.

Lu Yan He was stunned at this moment.

"Do you have a key?" Chen Siqi asked. "Does anyone have a spare key?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Siqi saw Lu Yan He suddenly step back two paces and kick the door with a flying kick.

This was an old-fashioned door, not a security door; otherwise, after this kick, Lu Yan He's leg would probably be ruined.

Even so, it was a loud bang that echoed in the stairwell.

"Bang!"