Chapter 175: It Is the Wind That Moves

I have to say, although this dog of a man is a bit of a dog, his handsomeness is truly real.

For a moment, Sun Yanzi recalled Zhou Yi, who had been unrestrained and flamboyant not long ago in the Hong Kong Coliseum.

She has known Zhou Yi for over a year; that was the time she felt Zhou Yi was happiest, and also the time Zhou Yi was most spirited and confident.

"Although I know I am very handsome, if you look at me like that, I still feel a bit embarrassed."

Whistling twice at Sun Yanzi, and only after she came back to her senses did Zhou Yi smile, raise an eyebrow, and say, "If needed, I can give you two photo albums at half price?"

"You'd better not open your mouth then; you actually do look quite handsome." Sun Yanzi, having readied herself again, smiled and retorted, "I wonder if your female fans would have their illusions shattered if they knew you were like this behind the scenes."

"My female fans want to kill me with their breasts every day."

Zhou Yi curled his lip, very dissatisfied with Qian Jiang's meddling style of a dog catching a rat, but he could do nothing about it.

Under the director's team's renewed call, the two rode bicycles again and met at the corner; this time the accident from just now did not happen, and the eye contact between the two after meeting was very satisfactory.

The man respectfully addressed by the crew as Director He felt he had the bearing of a famous director.

Who says Zhou Yi is bad at acting?

Really.

Don't always say Zhou Yi's acting is poor; you have to see who is coaching Zhou Yi, okay?

After Zhou Yi got on the shot, the entire pre-shooting process of the MV seemed exceptionally smooth, so smooth that even Sun Yanzi herself found it somewhat incredible.

She had long heard of Zhou Yi's famous reputation as the King of NGs.

"How did you do it?"

Taking advantage of the break after filming and before heading to the library set for the next take, Sun Yanzi quietly pulled Zhou Yi over and asked curiously.

"Of course it's because I am a genius."

"..."

Sun Yanzi's elbow annoyed him, and Zhou Yi, rubbing his left arm, immediately became honest: "I previously guest-starred in the 'Pink Ladies' crew as a character named Li Bai; he was also the pure type."

"I knew it; how could your acting suddenly improve so much? It turns out it's because you acted before." Sun Yanzi had a sudden realization.

Zhou Yi, sensing a different flavor, looked at her suspiciously: "Why do I feel like there's something hidden in your words?"

"No, absolutely not."

Sun Yanzi, who shut up instantly, shook her head like a rattle drum, but her appearance of sneaking aside to secretly laugh really held little persuasiveness.

"This library was originally closed today, but we happened to rent it for half a day. Next, Zhou Yi and Yanzi, you two just choose books and pick seats based on how you read in the library when you were in school; remember, you still need to make eye contact in the end..."

After the camera positions were set up, the assistant director holding the script came over to direct the two to start entering the scene.

For two high-achieving students experienced in hanging out in libraries, this scene was undoubtedly like Kai Sheng writing his diary—taken care of with ease.

Coincidentally, in this MV, the majors the two studied in university matched their own real-life experiences: Sun Yanzi was reading books on business marketing, while Zhou Yi had taken up law.

This also counts as an Easter egg in this MV.

"This feeling is so strange; I haven't read professional books since graduating from university, and now I'm doing it in a library."

Sun Yanzi, who inexplicably felt she had truly returned to university life, held a book in her hands and sat in a corner by the window; golden sunlight filtered through the window lintel, mottled and refracting onto her body, and in her eyes, which happily curved into crescents, there seemed to be light.

Dressed as a student, she vaguely felt like she had truly returned to the university campus, especially when the pure male college student Zhou Yi made a grand entrance.

"Just treat it as returning to school for graduate studies."

Zhou Yi asked curiously, "By the way, if you hadn't signed with Warner after graduating back then, would you have gone to Ocean Butterflies?"

As a record company founded in Singapore, Ocean Butterflies had such dominant connections in Singapore that even Sun Yanzi's music school teachers, the brothers Li Zaisong and Li Weisong, had cooperated with Ocean Butterflies back in the day.

"More or less; if it weren't for President Zhou, Teacher Zaisong initially suggested I try Ocean Butterflies."

Sitting in her seat, squinting her eyes at the sunlight and looking out the window, Sun Yanzi spoke with a touch of emotion: "If I had gone to Ocean Butterflies, it's hard to say what achievements I would have today."

Whether in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or the mainland, Ocean Butterflies' strength could not compare to international giants like Warner, let alone local Chinese record companies led by Rock Records.

"If you had gone to Ocean Butterflies, then the two of us would be rivals."

Imagining that scene, Zhou Yi laughed out loud: "Warner's twin stars, Chen Zeshan, were very active in marketing."

The title of 'Male Zhou, Female Sun' is already a recognized standard in the Chinese music scene.

Who knows how many record companies were grinding their teeth in secret, wishing Zhou Jianhui would die on the spot, then for Warner to fall into internal strife again, so they could take the opportunity to poach talent.

"Don't, I still have a clear understanding of my own abilities."

Sun Yanzi, who was rarely in a happy mood during work, bent her elbows and pressed them onto the table: "Sometimes I feel very contradictory; when I was in school, I thought about work every day, but now that I'm working, I think about school every day."

"Then I'm different; I still think working now is more awesome."

"Nonsense, is your workload the same thing as mine?" Zhou Yi's posture of standing and talking without feeling any pain in his waist made Sun Yanzi somewhat hatefully grit her teeth.

"What nonsense are you talking? Isn't this me accompanying you at work?"

"Then transfer the money you received to me, and I'll consider you accompanying me at work."

"I don't know; I haven't touched any money; Qian Jiang is responsible for the coordination."

"..."

On this afternoon that felt like returning to the university campus, Sun Yanzi, relaxed at work for the first time, rarely chatted with Zhou Yi about her own university life.

She had to be a part-time streamer, study music, and also balance her studies; every day she was as busy as a spinning top.

"I'm different; I had a lot of fun playing."

Zhou Yi shook his head and bragged about himself: "If President Zhou hadn't visited my thatched cottage three times, I, this Zhuge Liang, probably wouldn't have come out of seclusion yet."

"Still plowing the fields at Peking University, right?"

Sun Yanzi smiled and asked again, "Seriously, I'm very curious: if you hadn't been tricked by President Zhou to go to Taiwan, what would you be doing now? A lawyer? A judge?"

"Probably a landlord as my main job, and a lawyer as a side job."

"?"

Sun Yanzi, who hadn't reacted in time, was somewhat confused; how could a lawyer have a side job?

But she quickly figured it out: "Your family is indeed very rich, right? Right?"

"My parents are from an ordinary family. If you don't believe me, go ask your dad; he had a very pleasant chat with my parents in Taiwan last year. Or, if you have nothing better to do, you can take a stroll around my hometown."

Zhou Yi, whose background was truly that of an ordinary family, was not at all afraid of being dug into.

"Zhou Yi! Change your angle, show your profile to the camera! Yanzi, look at Zhou Yi with that expression of a girl's heart first stirring with innocence!"

While they were still using public funds for a private chat, the director on the other side had already issued instructions.

The two, forced to cut their conversation short, immediately struck the corresponding poses according to the instructions; the image of the man and woman, as if draped in a layer of golden gauze by the sunlight, enveloped within the camera lens, was exceptionally aesthetic.

"This is the first time I've looked at a boy like this; it feels very strange."

After the filming ended, Sun Yanzi, who surprisingly hadn't been called 'cut' by the director, stuck out her tongue with considerable surprise, feeling somewhat excited and self-satisfied.

"Are you taking that as a compliment?"

"You can take it as one."

Zhou Yi, closing his book, smiled and stood up: "Then my suggestion is to wait until filming is done and then praise me fiercely."

Guided by the script, the two, holding hands, walked all the way down from the library to a bicycle.

After the 'cut' was called, the kite prop, which had been prepared long ago, was placed to the side; Sun Yanzi took it in her hands, shifted her hips, and sat on the rear seat of the bicycle, playing with it.

"Your weight is a bit too light; sitting on it, I don't feel anything at all."

"I just can't gain weight; what can I do? To be honest, I looked quite chubby in photos when I was a child."

While fiddling with the kite, Sun Yanzi wanted to try flying it first, muttering dissatisfiedly: "Plus, since debuting, I've been running around on promotions every day, barely even wanting to eat."

Just as she was speaking, after the kite was fully assembled, Sun Yanzi, who had tried several times to fly it, encountered failure each time.

"Pull the string tight."

Unable to watch, Zhou Yi, holding back his laughter, instructed: "I told you, not eating means you have no strength."

"If you're so good, you do it."

"Fine, I'll do it; I'll show you what speed is, even flying a kite while riding a bicycle." Since filming hadn't started yet anyway, Zhou Yi kicked the bicycle's kickstand with his foot.

The released kite rapidly ascended into the sky under the pull of the speed—

"Woo-hoo!"

Zhou Yi, letting go with both hands while riding the bicycle and flying the kite, circled around Sun Yanzi, the wind making the corners of his clothes rustle.

Forced to get off the rear seat of the bike, Sun Yanzi, who had originally wanted to say something, swallowed the words back down as they reached her lips; with one hand on her hip, shaking her head, a smile spread across her lips, unconsciously carrying a touch of sweetness.

The wind is very strong today; it looks very suitable for flying a kite.

"Zhou Yi, don't play alone; wait for me to join!"

Mortal world!

Two more updates, at 12:30, in the mortal world!

(End of this chapter)