On Sunday morning, Wei Chang Feng left City B while Qi Le An went to meet the manager of the advertising department of Fanda.
The manager was a woman in her forties. The two sides talked very well, and they reached an agreement in general. The official paperwork would be sent to Gale Studio soon and they agreed they would try their best to do the commercial shoot in Hai City.
The news that Wei Chang Feng and Qi Le An went to the photographic exhibition was also published by the media. However, it didn’t make headlines due to the news about the premiere earlier.
Qi Le An rushed back to his campus life after he finished his homework at home.
Three days later, Better Days were officially released. Qi Le An booked the cinema closest to the school to treat his classmates to watch, all of them loved the movie and Qi Le An had won some new fans’ hearts.
After Better Days were released, it was acclaimed by the audience and the critics alike. Even though it was a literary movie, it also made a huge box office. Director Chen had always been on great terms with the cinema chain. Better Days had swept across the whole country, its box office had reached over 100 million on the day of release.
The crew members who had participated in the movie had become even more famous, and the media all wanted to do exclusive interviews with them. Qi Le An’s invitation cards piled up on Yin Yan’s desk. Yin Yan rejected all the media after deep consideration.
Of course, Yin Yan was happy for Qi Le An, but he knew this was good for Qi Le An in the long term.
In mid-May, “The Disguiser” had officially published the crew list, Qi Le An hag got the male lead role. And to everyone’s surprise, Chu Cheng Yuan, who had no acting experience, had got the role of the second male lead.
The second male lead in ” The Disguiser” was a Huang Pu military school graduate, he was suave and sophisticated. Qi Le An had always thought such a role should be played by an older and more experienced male star, but in the end, it was Chu Cheng Yuan who had got the part.
Qi Le An was furious when he heard that.
The female lead of ” Qi Le An” had also attracted tremendous attention. Jiang Xiaoyu, the actress who had got the part was a child star, she had acted in TV series known to every household when she was younger, and then she took a break from the entertainment industry because she was back to school. This was the first TV series she was going to shoot after she finished high school and entered the performing university. She had high hopes for this drama, this was going to be her first work after she had turned eighteen.
Qi Le An was looking forward to working with Jiang Xiaoyu, he was appeased by this piece of news. But the news that he had to participate in the mid-term exam soon had engulfed the happiness that he was going to be the male lead.
Although the international department at his high school was known for not doing cramming, they still have mid-term exams and such. The school would spend a whole week testing the nine subjects for senior students.
A whole week! Exams!
In the last half of the semester, Qi Le An also had some problems with certain subjects like most high school students. He did well in, he was excellent in Mathematics, his English was terrible, he loved Biology and History, but he didn’t understand a thing about Chemistry and Geography… …
Mr. Luo couldn’t even analyze whether he was suitable for studying Liberal arts or science.
Qi Le An would spend three or four hours studying those subjects that he didn’t do well, and he understood he didn’t have to get A for all the subjects, he just wanted average scores for those subjects, he really loathed the idea that the media making fun of him for his bad scores.
“You’re a good actor, well-traveled actor, but look at your score in Geography, I honestly don’t know what to say.” Chen Shan looked at Qi Le An’s paper and scratched his head, “But I know you are not slacking off in classes or anything, what’s going on?!”
“I don’t get it either, I tried very hard, but I just… I can’t get it right,” Qi Le An said expressionlessly, he felt frustrated too.
Chen Shan put down the Geography exam paper and looked at Qi Le An, “But you are doing so well in Biology and History, so you just… you just don’t get Geography?”
Qi Le An, “…”
Chen Shan put the paper aside and played with his hair. He panicked as he saw Qi Le An lowering his head, “An! it’s fine. Don’t cry!”
Qi Le An raised his head and glared at Chen Shan, “Who’s crying?”
Chen Shan laughed, “I thought you were crying Well, An, the thing is you need to decide whether you want to learn Liberal Arts or Science next year, you need to do well on Geography if you want to do Liberal Arts.”
Qi Le An sighed and said in a daze, “I know, Chen Ge, I’m trying so hard, but I… I just can’t remember a thing on the map, by the way, Chen Ge, what did you learn when you were in high school?”
Chen Shan made a face and said, “An, I understand your pain, trust me, I’ve been through what you are going through right now, I picked Science back then, but later I transferred to the arts because I failed every subject. But it turned out to be okay, I did well after I transferred to the arts. Anyways, I enjoyed the classes and I went to a great university.”
Qi Le An, “…”
“Chen Ge! Thank you for the encouraging words, but I’m really at a loss,” Qi Le An slumped down on the sofa and said, “I don’t have much confidence in English either, everything is so hard! I just I can spell all the words wrong!”
Among all the subjects, Chen Shan did the best in English, he walked to Qi Le An and comforted him, “Aiya, English is not that hard. Just practice more! don’t be shy, you gotta have thick skin! Don't often call Wei Chang Feng? Next time you call your Wei Sama, ask him to speak English to you.”
Qi Le An raised his head with excitement, “Yes! That’s a great idea! How come it has never occurred to me!”
Qi Le An recalled that Wei Chang Feng called him just two days ago and shared the exciting news that over ten lambs had baby lambs on that morning. He couldn’t help but smile on thinking about his Wei Sama and he decided to practice with Wei Chang Feng when they spoke on the phone next time.
Chen Shan looked at the time and said, “We are shooting the Fanda commercial on the weekend after the exam, is that all right with you?”
“What if I don’t do well in the exam and I just can’t smile in front of the camera?”
“Well, I will make you smile,” Chen Shan said mercilessly.
Qi Le An sighed and buried his head in his books.
Chen Shan looked at Qi Le An sympathetically, thinking that the boy didn’t have to push himself so hard. However, Qi Le An was very driven, and he wanted to do well at school now that he was back to school. He always finished the homework on time, and he was never late for school, not even once.
Qi Le An studied till late that day, he received Wei Chang Feng’s video call when he was about to get ready for bed.
Qi Le An was so glad that he changed his old phone to a brand new smartphone, he could video call with his Wei Sama now. He pressed the button and said with excitement, “Wei Sama! Hi, why are you still awake, it’s must be well past midnight in New Zealand now!”
Wei Chang Feng looked so happy and he said to Qi Le An, “I can’t wait to share some more exciting news with you, Momo just gave birth to three puppies!”
Qi Le An was stunned and he exclaimed the next second, “Really! Can you please show me! That’s great news!”
Wei Chang Feng nodded and he reversed the camera to Momo and her puppies. There were three puppies in total, they were drinking milk with their eyes closed like little angels.
Qi Le An’s heart melted on seeing that!
Momo was a rescued dog that Wei Chang Feng got not long after he went to New Zealand, she was a beautiful collie. Momo’s hind legs were fractured when Wei Chang Feng got her, she couldn’t run fast until this day.
“The vet said that Momo is doing great, and the puppies are also very healthy,” Wei Chang Feng reversed the camera back to himself and said in high spirit.
Qi Le An also beamed with smiles. He felt happy for Wei Chang Feng, it looked like Wei Chang Feng was leading a peaceful life since he went to New Zealand.
‘Perhaps this is the lifestyle that Wei Sama loves?’ thought Qi Le An, ‘Then I have to work hard and buy more farm for Wei Sama.’
“Oh, how’s school life, the exam is next week, right?” Wei Chang Feng left Momo and walked back to his bedroom.
Qi Le An sighed, “I don’t know…”
Wei Chang Feng smiled, “It’s okay. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Relax!”
Qi Le An told Wei Chang Feng the suggestion given by Chen Shan. Wei Chang Feng accepted it happily and started to speak English to Qi Le An.
Qi Le An didn’t understand a single word because he wasn’t ready yet.
Perhaps the confused expression that Qi Le An wore was too vivid, Wei Chang Feng laughed. He slowed down and said it again.
They talked for a little while and Wei Chang Feng said goodnight to him because the next day was a school day. Qi Le An said goodbye to his Wei Sama reluctantly.
The mid-term exams in International Department would take place from next Monday, it would end on Friday morning.
Qi Le An did his best for every subject, he felt like a free bird when he walked out of the school gate.
Chen Shan, who had not been Qi Le An’s driver for a long time, came to pick up Qi Le An and laughed, “Boy, look at you, you can’t let some exam do this to you! I even went to a karaoke bar the night before my exam!”
Qi Le An rolled his eyes.
Chen Shan laughed loudly.
“But since you’ve finished your exam, I have some good news for you!” Chen Shan showed a mysterious smile.
Qi Le An was intrigued. Chen Shan said it was good news, it must be really good news.
“Is it some international brands want to work with me?” asked Qi Le An.
Chen Shan laughed, “Haha, well, it’s a brand that is going international, it’s not a big brand at the moment, but I know you love it.”
“What is it?” Qi Le An was curious.
“Weibo,” Chen Shan said with a broad smile.
“Really?” Qi Le An sat up straight and asked, “What exactly did they say?”
“At first, they invited many celebrities to register for Weibo. After a few months, they realized that they wanted to create a big community. And now there’s some huge change within the management, they are inviting more young celebrities.”
Qi Le An nodded, he knew he must grasp this opportunity!
“More young celebrities?” Qi Le An asked, “Who are they specifically?”
“I don’t know that yet,” Chen Shan said while driving, “I don’t know how many celebrities will do it, but what I know is they are very determined, and I have faith in them.”
Qi Le An quickly said, “I’m up for it! I’m willing to do it for free even! I simply love them and I want to have a good relationship with them!”
Chen Shan, “…”
‘What happened to this child? For free? Why?’
However, Chen Shan decided to support Qi Le An, he nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll get in touch with them soon. By the way, I’ll ask Boss Yin if we should get you a promotional team.”
Qi Le An smiled happily.
However, the next day, Qi Le An received bad news after a good night’s sleep.
“An, you should think about this Weibo endorsement again. Something happened, something bad.”
‘Something happened on Weibo?’
Qi Le An, who was still slowly waking up, was confused, he wondered what possibly could happen to Weibo.
But when he did some research after a cup of coffee, he agreed that it was something really bad!