Chapter 78

September 3, 2005, was the registration day for the freshmen of the Beijing Film Academy's Class of 2005.

At this time, the various departments of the Film Academy were all crammed into this small area in Haidian. The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and many freshmen and their parents were already walking through the campus.

The registration point for the Acting Department was in the lobby on the first floor of Building A. Luo Jin had just finished setting up the reception desk with sleepy eyes; his fellow greeters hadn't arrived yet when a boy walked over, looking travel-worn, and asked, "Hello, classmate, is this where we register for the Acting Department?"

"Ah, yes." The Acting Department recruited very few people, and Luo Jin hadn't expected a freshman to arrive so early. Moreover, the boy was alone, carrying only a backpack and no suitcases, which made him pause for a moment before saying, "Are you here to register?"

"Yes."

The boy was quite handsome, and his expression seemed somewhat excited. Seeing him like this, Luo Jin immediately remembered when he had first entered the school.

Standing out from thousands of people, thinking you are the protagonist of this world.

Just like the saying goes, "I'm king of the world."

And now... being handsome is useless.

Luo Jin put away his emotions and said, "Classmate, please show me your admission letter."

The boy took the admission letter out of his backpack, handed it over, and said very politely, "Thank you."

Luo Jin liked polite people, so he smiled back kindly, opened the admission letter to start the registration, and said, "Let me see..."

Luo Jin felt the boy's name was a little familiar, but he had slept quite late last night and had been busy since early this morning, so his brain was a mess. He just wanted to finish the reception quickly, so he wrote the name in the freshman register, had the boy sign it, and said, "Alright, you can go to that window over there to find the teacher and submit your documents and tuition."

Luo Jin sat in his seat, watching the boy finish the procedures and leave quickly.

Afterward, he lay on the desk and slept for a while. When he heard someone calling him, he raised his head and found that his fellow greeter, Jiang Yan, had just arrived.

Luo Jin was usually quite familiar with Jiang Yan. He rubbed the corners of his eyes and then smiled at her: "Dressed up so beautifully, are you trying to hook a little freshman?"

Jiang Yan smiled, "No, I just got up early today and put on some makeup."

Luo Jin looked her up and down and shook his head, "You're even wearing Chanel; this isn't just 'some' makeup."

Jiang Yan chuckled, her slender willow eyebrows slightly furrowed, giving off a charming vibe: "What's wrong with Chanel? I bought it to wear; I can't just leave it in the closet to get moldy."

Luo Jin also laughed and said, "Anyway, if you want to hook a freshman, you must treat me to a meal at noon, or I'll tell Zhang Ke."

Zhang Ke was Jiang Yan's current boyfriend, a senior in the Directing Department. They had been dating for over half a year, and as far as Luo Jin knew, their relationship had always been quite good. He was just joking, but he didn't expect that when Jiang Yan heard this, she pursed her thin lips and said indifferently, "He has nothing to do with me now."

Luo Jin was truly shocked this time, "Ah, you guys broke up?"

Jiang Yan gave a light "Mm."

Luo Jin scratched his head and said, "How did that happen? I saw you guys were fine just a few days ago."

Jiang Yan's pretty face was expressionless, "It's no big deal."

Then she stood up, revealed a brilliant smile, and said, "Hello, classmate. Are you here to register for the Acting Academy?"

A pretty girl with a bit of baby fat on her face walked over, carrying a bag and dragging a large suitcase. She answered generously, "Yes. Hello, seniors. Is this where I register?"

Luo Jin said, "Yes, what is your name? Please take out your admission letter." "Okay, my name is Yuan Shanshan."

After this girl named Yuan Shanshan, many freshmen came to register one after another. Although Luo Jin was responsible for recording names and Jiang Yan was responsible for explaining, Luo Jin would also help Jiang Yan answer all kinds of questions for the freshmen. After a whole morning, Luo Jin's mouth was dry.

Finding a free moment, he was just about to tell Jiang Yan to go buy some water when he saw his classmates Chen Shu and Xu Lingxue walking over arm in arm.

Luo Jin asked in surprise, "Why are you guys here?"

"Just to see you guys," Chen Shu said coquettishly.

Xu Lingxue smiled and asked Jiang Yan, "Yan'er, are you tired? Do you want us to take over for you for a while?"

Jiang Yan smiled, "No need, thank you. You've been standing outside all morning, you must be tired too. Why don't you sit down and rest?"

Xu Lingxue's expression changed slightly, but she immediately returned to her smiling self, "We've been outside looking at beauties; there are really so many beauties among the freshmen this year."

Jiang Yan smiled and didn't say anything more.

Luo Jin felt the atmosphere was strange, but he didn't know what was wrong.

Xu Lingxue and Chen Shu were usually on the fringes in class and didn't like participating in these school activities. Luo Jin heard that they had met some bosses outside and were said to have already received acting offers. For them, as juniors, this might mean the beginning of their stardom.

In their 2002 Acting Class, except for that one-of-a-kind Liu Yifei, who wasn't hoping to be spotted by some director and have the fate to play some role? They didn't dare hope for the lead roles, nor the second leads; as long as it was a supporting role with lines and close-ups, they would be grateful.

Take him, Luo Jin, for example: besides guest-starring in a series during his freshman year and being asked by a friend to act in an MV this summer, where was his next role? Only God knew. At this moment, he was truly panicked inside.

Thinking of this, Luo Jin felt a bit listless. Since he couldn't figure out the situation, he was too lazy to ask about the petty squabbles between these girls.

He went out to the school's small shop to buy a bottle of water. After returning, he found that all three girls were sitting behind the reception desk, chatting and laughing with each other, as if the slightly awkward scene from before had been his imagination.

Luo Jin sat back and looked at the register on the table. There were 30 freshmen in total this year, and the registration time was from September 3rd to 4th. As of now, nearly half had already arrived. It seemed this year's freshmen were very proactive.

After counting the people, Luo Jin was about to close the book.

Suddenly, Chen Shu, who was sitting next to him, let out an "Eh," stopped him, reopened the register, pointed to the first name on it, and asked, "Luo Jin, has this person finished registering?"

Luo Jin glanced at the name she pointed to and said, "Yeah, he was the first to arrive today; it wasn't even 8 o'clock yet. What's wrong? Do you guys know him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yan and Xu Lingxue both looked over.

Xu Lingxue stared at the name for a long time and asked, "Luo Jin, Chen Nuo has been here, why didn't you tell us?"

Luo Jin was completely baffled, "Tell you what? How would I know you guys know him?"

Jiang Yan looked at him with a very strange expression and asked, "Luo Jin, do you really not know who Chen Nuo is? Think carefully..."

Luo Jin felt a flash of inspiration in his brain and suddenly realized, "Ah, Chen Nuo, is he *that* Chen Nuo?"

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