Chapter 578 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Zhang Guorong easily entered the best filming academy in the country. She only intended to gain some life experience, but her good results, her prodigious nature, her terrific results, soon yielded many prizes. Let’s not say that these prizes were what that helped her enter the academy. It was her actual work that gained the notice of many senpais and pros, which helped her gain new connections and expand her public reach.

No matter the generation, there was always an unchanging rule in filming. Public relations would not always help at getting prizes, but they could increase the chances of getting one. If one wanted to get a prize without counting on public relations, there was no point in even trying, unless that actor or film has reached an excellent level.

Sometimes, it was not about the film. For instance, awards actually reached one of those vase girl actresses you see in adverts. It all depended on whoever who makes use of the hidden rules first.

During her university years, Zhang Guorong no longer remained low-key. She performed extremely well in many fields and even received an invitation to be a Student Representative and participate in the student exchange program that involved several other well-known filming academies. She did not let up on and quickly fell within the radar of famous directors, leaving a deep impression in their hearts.

Zhao Youyue even forced words of wisdom and affection into Zhang Guorong’s mouth. It was just like the controversy of how “every famous quote that appeared out of the random had been spoken by Lu Xun,” when they were in fact, spoken by Bai Yansong.

She believed that such words of wisdom could inspire those who loved persuasive writing. They could write something like this — Zhang Guorong did so and so when she was in university. As everyone fought over the roles, she would quietly pick up a piece of trash and toss it into the trashcan. This action had not gone unnoticed by the director, who took this as her possessing good moral qualities. This got her the role. To Zhang Guorong, she was just picking up trash, so why would she be selected as the female main character? She was not being modest; she had hoped that someone brilliant would be chosen instead, but apparently, she had been left with no choice. All she could do was to read two poems aloud, reminding everyone not to create waste and take responsibility for their own mess to succeed in life.

Zhao Youyue would not be able to pinpoint on when this happened – that would be ridiculous. She would only breeze over it as an example, reminding everyone how she had been able to lay down her own path, and that there were other ways of attracting the attention of others.

Zhang Guorong had abandoned her low profile. It was time to show her true colors. Unfortunately, when attention came, unwanted attention would be close by. Suitors started throwing confession at her from the left and right. This caused some friction in her relationship with her friend Tang Tang. Of course, when two people shared such a close bond, they would be bound to argue and quarrel. If love was genuine, there would be inevitable cold wars from time to time. These wars only strengthened the bond, and they would be back together not long after, stronger than ever.

On Valentine’s Day, Tang Tang had habitually ordered cake and chocolate for Zhang Guorong, yet there they were, arguing over something silly. Wouldn’t the first one who gives in end up being the loser? Most couples ended up breaking up, due to one party thinking that they would be persuaded to stay, with the other party thinking that time would mend everything.

When Tang Tang finally realized that the cakes and chocolate might end up looking apologetic on her part – they had already reached the hands of Zhang Guorong. Of course, Zhang Guorong would never be short of chocolates on Valentine’s day, but she always preferred the ones sent by Tang Tang.

Not wanting to look like she had lost the argument, Tang Tang had instead sent Zhang Guorong a telegraph – saying that the cake and chocolates had been sent mistakenly. Telephones had yet to exist back then, only transmitters.

Zhang Guorong then replied – I ate them all mistakenly.

And that was how the two of them made up, and things went back to how they were in the past – never to leave each other ever.

Zhao Youyue did not find anything odd about this, but readers would find this extremely cute and sweet.

One might find this cute, but when someone in the sidelines used that word sarcastically; would you still dare admire it in silence? Would it not be better to get rid of the sarcastic beast?

A few more paragraphs were written to showcase Zhang Guorong’s talent. One told of the time when she was simply accompanying her senpai, only to end up being noticed by the director instead of her senpai. Another told of the time when she joined a singing competition for fun, only to emerge as the champion. In her victory speech, she had admitted that she wanted to be an actor, and thus never once stepped into the field of singing.