Chapter 932: Concert Friends and Family

"Old Huang, I have to leave a bit early this afternoon. Could you keep an eye on things for me?" As soon as Qiu Ling walked into the office, she said this to her colleague.

"Don't worry, I've got it." Old Huang held his teacup and asked, "I never expected you to stay in touch with those kids all these years after you first met them."

"It's true," Qiu Ling said. "Although we lost contact a bit after they moved away, we never completely broke ties. They still send me messages during holidays. Later, didn't my husband go back to record *City Travelogue*? Occasionally, he gets invited to entertainment industry events, and he brings me along, so I've seen them a few times."

Old Huang said: "No wonder. My daughter said she wants to treat you to a meal later for helping her get a ticket."

Qiu Ling smiled and said: "My husband is away on a business trip tonight and isn't in Yuming. I actually have an extra ticket on hand, so if your daughter likes them, it's perfect for her."

"I know that friends and family tickets are being scalped for tens of thousands on the market; they're priceless," Old Huang said with a chuckle. "I'll remember this favor."

"What favor? You're covering my shift today, so consider it repaid," Qiu Ling said with a smile. "By the way, Xiaoxiao is waiting for me at the school gate at 4:00 PM. Did you tell her?"

"I did, don't worry. She absolutely won't be a minute late, and she definitely won't forget. That girl didn't sleep a wink last night; she was so excited she was singing in the middle of the night. I almost threw her out."

"Haha, she's your own daughter, how could you throw her out? Just bear with it," Qiu Ling said, laughing.

No. 13 Middle School.

Two students knocked on the door and walked into Liu Qin's office with nervous expressions.

"Liu Laoshi, we're here. Did you need something?"

The two students stood before Liu Qin, their faces showing natural awe.

Like a mouse seeing a cat.

Liu Qin was already used to such expressions.

It was a common sight.

She took out two tickets.

"These are what I promised you two weeks ago. Since you won an award in the essay competition, I'm taking you to Lu Yan He and the others' concert. I'm here to fulfill my promise."

The two students were stunned, their faces full of shock.

"Really? Liu Laoshi!"

"Wait a moment, don't get excited just yet." Liu Qin looked at the two students in front of her. "I have one more requirement. Don't forget, do you remember the condition I mentioned before?"

"We have to improve our grade ranking by one hundred spots in the next monthly exam."

"That's right." Liu Qin nodded. "That is the condition for me taking you to the concert. Now, tell me, can you do it?"

"Yes!"

"We definitely can!"

Both of them were more proactive than the other.

"It's not enough to just state your attitude," Liu Qin said. "I'll say this first: if you don't work hard to study and strive to achieve this, then in the future, whether you participate in the arts exam or really become an artist, don't come asking me for help. I won't help with anything."

The two students looked at each other.

"Can you do it?"

"W-what if we don't improve by one hundred spots?" one of them asked cautiously. "Our grades are so poor—"

"It's precisely because your grades are so poor that I set the requirement of improving by 100 spots. If you want to get into the Beijing Academy of Arts, you must have better academic grades. You are both children who are good at writing, and you aren't slow-witted. The requirement I've set for you isn't excessive at all. You haven't even started working hard yet, and you're already backing down?"

Neither student spoke.

Liu Qin: "In that case, I'll give these two tickets to other students."

"Don't, Liu Laoshi! I can do it! I'll study until I'm exhausted if I have to!"

"Me too!"

Only then did Liu Qin nod, satisfied: "That's more like it."

"Yes, Yan He specifically sent me two tickets."

He Shuyi, an acting coach who has opened self-media accounts on various platforms and has tens of millions of followers across all platforms, answered questions from the live stream after an online public class, smiling as she spoke.

"So there won't be a live stream tonight," He Shuyi said. "I have to go watch their concert."

Someone in the comments asked: Have you always been Lu Yan He's acting coach?

He Shuyi shook her head: "Strictly speaking, I have actually never been his acting coach. He is a child with great talent and intuition for acting; he just hasn't undergone professional training at a film and drama academy. So, during the stage when he first started acting, I accepted a commission to accompany him in rehearsing some scenes from the script before joining the crew, merely giving him some guidance based on experience. Please don't go around saying I'm Lu Yan He's acting coach; I wouldn't dare use that title myself—that would be fraudulent."

The comments asked: If that's the case, why did Lu Yan He specifically send you a ticket?

He Shuyi smiled and said: "What else could it be? He is very thoughtful. As far as I know, he sent tickets to many people who have helped him in his heart. He has always been a very thoughtful and warm child, but many of us are reluctant to bring him unnecessary controversy or trouble, so even when we praise him, we rarely say much. For him, regardless of whether the topic is good or bad, it always generates some negative controversy. Today, too many people were asking, so I'm explaining it. We don't talk much usually, not because we've cut ties or grown distant. I won't say anything else; I'm just a teacher of acting basics, let's get back to the topic."

"Yes, I can't go today."

In the video, Feng Qiyue, the screenwriter of *Seventeen Layers*, carried a suitcase and answered a question from a fan at the airport who recognized him with a smile.

"Of course he sent me a ticket, but I have no choice. He's busy organizing the spin-off films for *Seventeen Layers*, and three at once at that. I have to fly to the United States to discuss the second draft of the script with the team there."

"I told him long ago, he's a screenwriter himself, he could write it himself, but he insisted on dragging me into it." Feng Qiyue complained, but his face was full of smiles. "If he had written it himself, I could have gone to his concert tonight. Sigh, what a headache."

"However, it's fine, I can watch the live recording on the video platform later."

oC〇

At 2:00 PM, Lu Yan He, Li Zhibai, and Yan Liang set off from Huiziyuanqiao to the concert venue.

They had to do a final sound check, and then they would have to start changing clothes, doing styling, and filming some promotional materials.

Until 7:30 PM, when the concert officially began.

On social media, a large amount of related information appeared starting in the afternoon.

For example, Peng Zhixing and others from *Young Days* gathered together, preparing to head to Lu Yan He's concert later.

For example, Yin Xincheng, Zhan Yun, and Bai Jin also posted a group photo, saying "See you at the concert~".

For example, some well-known and not-so-well-known alumni of Zhenhua University posted the tickets in their hands on social media to show them off.

Those who didn't get tickets envied those who did.

Those who got tickets envied those with friends and family tickets, because they had private boxes with great views.

For a moment, it was so lively that the concert became a phenomenon.

There are only a handful of singers who can turn a concert into a "screen-filling" event.

The three of them had achieved this effect. ===== CHAPTER 933 =====