Chapter 04: Flap Your Wings

lilacblue11-13 minutes 15.01.2022

After breakfast, Jiang Cheng began to get himself ready; he changed into an affordable black suit before turning around a little and asked Zhou Yanqing, "How is it?"

Zhou Yanqing glanced up and down, gave a thumbs up, and asked, "Dressed so formally, what are you doing?"

Jiang Cheng tied his tie in the mirror and replied, "I'm going to a media company today for the second interview. I told you yesterday."

Zhou Yanqing immediately put down the soy milk in his hand and flipped over the desk calendar on the table. His memory of the past two years was completely blurred, but the brain was a wonderful organ. The memo written by himself on the desk calendar instantly reminded him of this day two years ago.

Jiang Cheng interviewed for this media company on this day, and later he met a female internet celebrity in this company. Not only did his career fail to develop, but he was also deceived of his feelings and work savings by this woman, and Jiang Cheng returned home after six months of gloom and doom.

Zhou Yanqing rubbed the page of the desk calendar: "I remember, is it that 'Binrui' media company?"

Jiang Cheng was tying his tie and gave a vague response.

Zhou Yanqing saw that he couldn't tie his tie even after a long time, so he got up to help him tie it.

"Jiang Cheng, I probably know about that media company. They mainly create short videos for online celebrities, and some female anchors shoot some hip-twisting and dancing movements, and then put them on various social platforms in batches. No script or skills is needed, even a mobile phone can do it. You have studied film and television photography and production for several years, entering this company is a bit of a waste of talent. "

After the words were said, the tie was tied and Zhou Yanqing patted Jiang Cheng's chest.

After listening to Zhou Yanqing's words, Jiang Cheng frowned. He had interviewed with more than a dozen companies recently, and ‘Binrui’ was one of the companies that he was relatively satisfied with. Seeing that two roommates successfully found the internship placement and moved out, he had been a little anxious recently. He was already planning to settle down if he could pass the second interview today. After listening to Zhou Yanqing's soft-spoken analysis just now, he was enlightened.

He loosened his eyebrows and reached out to flick Zhou Yanqing's forehead: "You have a point, it really doesn't suit me very well, but it's all set, so I'll go over there and walk through it. By the way, when did you learn how to tie a tie?"

Zhou Yanqing raised his eyebrows lightly. For a moment, he got carried away with the skills he had acquired two years later. He vaguely answered that he learned it online.

Jiang Cheng smiled, picked up his backpack and went out.

With only himself left in the dormitory, Zhou Yanqing then had time to carefully sort out his matters. He was still not sure if he could change what happened in his last life by going back to two years before, so he did not dare to make a rash move. He advised Jiang Cheng not to accept the job at ‘Binrui’, both because he genuinely felt sorry for Jiang Cheng's situation and it was also a temptation for his self-interest.

However, whether or not it could be changed, Zhou Yanqing had decided that he must give it a try. He took a very thick notebook from the table. This notebook usually recorded some of his own creative inspiration and some reading notes.

Zhou Yanqing turned to the last page of the notebook and began to record everything related to Song Yu in his past life.

After writing three full pages, Zhou Yanqing rubbed his stiff shoulders and opened his laptop.

This laptop was a second-hand laptop that he bought from his senior in his freshman year with his part-time job savings. This was an old laptop that had been used for several years, so the response was particularly slow. It took more than a minute just to boot up.

Zhou Yanqing opened the browser and let it load slowly. He picked up the mobile phone on the table and pressed it. It was also a second-hand phone, lagging as if it was rusty.

At this time the webpage on the computer popped up. Zhou Yanqing opened his favorites and there was a familiar URL inside. This website, which he had clicked on numerous times in his previous life, was a job posting from Song Yu Studio Weibo.

In his last life, Zhou Yanqing had the opportunity to get close to Song Yu. At that time, that would be, at this time, he was looking for an internship placement and accidentally saw Song Yu Studio's Weibo posting of an open recruitment for Song Yu's personal work assistant position.

So Zhou Yanqing bookmarked this Weibo post.

The assistant position has nothing to do with his major at all. At that time, Zhou Yanqing, for the sake of his future development as a screenwriter, just got excited for a while and didn't send out his resume.

In the days after Song Yu's death, Zhou Yanqing always thought of this incident and kept brooding about it. If he had submitted his resume at that time and was lucky enough, he would have been interviewed and become Song Yu's assistant. Then he might have been able to detect Song Yu's abnormality at the first place and prevent him from committing suicide.

Pulling away from his memories, this time Zhou Yanqing decisively copied the email address on the job posting and submitted his resume, taking the first step.

After submitting his resume, Zhou Yanqing rubbed the swelling on his head, making him hiss with pain, but the expression on his face was happy.

When he thought that Song Yu was now safe and sound in a certain film set, the thought that he, who had already been smashed and fragmented, was now sitting in the university dormitory, when he thought that he had two more years for no reason, he couldn’t hold the corner of his mouth, shaking his shoulders and smiling stupidly.

In the afternoon, Jiang Cheng pushed open the dormitory door beaming.

Zhou Yanqing's heart skipped a beat, but he asked calmly, "How is it? Accepted?"

Jiang Cheng laughed. He took out a few cans of beer from his bag and put them on the small table before replying: "I passed the second interview in ‘Binrui’, but I said I want to think about it again. Hey, guess what, on my way back just now, the 'Haipai Film and Television Production Company', which I had submitted my resume to before, suddenly informed me to go for an interview tomorrow!"

Zhou Yanqing was stunned for a moment before reacting, and immediately followed in ecstasy. ‘Haipai Film and Television Production Company’ was currently one of the top ten film and television production companies in China. Students majoring in film and television photography and production would like to go to the internship even if they were paid less. If Jiang Cheng was accepted for this internship, the possibility of him staying at ‘Haipai’ in the future would be very high, and his career afterwards would be absolutely predictable and bright.

Zhou Yanqing was genuinely happy for Jiang Cheng, and also leapt for joy that he could change the ending two years later. He wrapped his arms around Jiang Cheng's neck with his eyes reddened

Although Jiang Cheng, who had embarked on another avenue of life, might encounter other trials and tribulations in the future, Zhou Yanqing was sincerely happy and heaved a sigh of relief at the thought that Jiang Cheng would never again encounter that scum who cheated and deceived people.

Jiang Cheng was half a head taller than Zhou Yanqing, he helplessly bent his legs to match with him. His always cheerful roommate suddenly became emotional. He guessed that he might have been frightened by the fall in the bathroom yesterday, so he reached out and patted the other side of his back to soothe Zhou Yanqing.

Zhou Yanqing then blushingly let go of his hand, because the memories of his past life inevitably made him a little sentimental. He secretly admonished himself to try to change back to his college self in the future, so that Jiang Cheng would not see the clues.

Jiang Cheng's heart was big, he didn't think much about it. He patted the beer on the table and said, "Although I may not necessarily pass the interview, we can still celebrate. I ordered a barbecue takeaway. Let's drink two bottles later."

Zhou Yanqing readily agreed, opened a bottle of beer and held it in front of him, saying firmly: "Will definitely pass the interview!"

That night, the two of them got drunk on beer and barbecue. Zhou Yanqing was not much of a drinker; three bottles of beer and he was dizzy. He did not remember how he took a shower and lay down on the bed, but only remembered that he lay in bed and giggling for a long time.

The next day, Zhou Yanqing was awakened by an annoying cell phone vibrating in his ear. He lifted the phone with a dizzy head. It was an unfamiliar number. He cleared his dry throat before speaking.

"Hello[1], hello[2]."

1: 喂 (wei) - informal/casual telephone greeting

2: 您好 (nin hao) - the formal one

"Hello, is this Mr. Zhou Yanqing? I'm a staff member of Song Yu Studio. We received your resume yesterday..."

There was a gentle and shallow female voice on the phone. The moment Zhou Yanqing heard the words "Song Yu Studio", Zhou Yanqing sat up straight, the sleepiness was all gone.

The female voice on the phone continued to speak. Zhou Yanqing pressed his clamoring chest and replied calmly from time to time. The other party’s meaning was very clear; they were very satisfied with the resume submitted by Zhou Yanqing and hoped that he could go to their company for an interview in the afternoon.

Zhou Yanqing looked at the time, it was only ten in the morning, so he made an appointment with the other party for three in the evening.

Zhou Yanqing felt a little unreal until he hung up the phone. He had been preparing for his resume to sink into the sea. Yesterday afternoon, he collected the recruitment information released by several film and television bases, and planned to apply to all of them today. In short, he was looking for an internship placement with the goal of being able to get close to Song Yu, but he didn't expect to receive an interview invitation so smoothly.

Jiang Cheng was also woken up at this time, and with his sleepy eyes, he asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Yanqing couldn't hide the smile at the corner of his mouth and replied, "I'm going to 'Song Yu Studio' for an interview this afternoon."

"Song Yu Studio? Song Yu Studio!"

Song Yu two years ago had not yet become a movie emperor, but the works he starred in were all well-received and very popular; he was already a super first-line actor.

Jiang Cheng was a little excited before he sobered up in an instant and asked confusedly: "Song Yu Studio signs a screenwriter? It can't be, I haven't heard that he has the intention to invest in film and television dramas."

Zhou Yanqing answered while folding the quilt, "I'm applying for assistant position."

"What? Yanqing, you can’t be confused just because you chase stars. Don’t you want to be a screenwriter with all your heart?" Jiang Cheng was a little excited, and immediately got out of bed.