25 Guess (1/2)
In today's society, knowledge is a cheap yet precious commodity. Why it is precious couldn't be clearer; everyone knows education is the great equalizer, right? But why is it cheap? That's because knowledge has become very easily accessible. Decades ago, people had to visit the library to learn from books, but nowadays, everything is at the tips of one's fingers.
As long as one is interested, with a tap of the finger, one can gain that knowledge through many different channels. Much esoteric knowledge has become as common as mushrooms after spring rain.
However…
Even with such accessible, readily available channels, it didn't mean that everyone would be willing to benefit from it. An example would be the golden ratio. A television host would know about something like this, it was equal to common knowledge inside the entertainment field. Refraction and reflection of light was something commonly taught in high school physics class… but who would actively combine and utilize these theories in everyday life‽
After all, real life was unlike written tests, where the variables were given in the questions for you to calculate. Therefore, this ability to discern and quantify all the necessary variables and calculate them like a supercomputer within minutes was the truly scary part of Ye Shuang.
In any case, after knowing Ye Shuang's photogenicity was completely scientific, and not because he was just lucky or a natural… even after knowing his secrets, this was not something replicable by other people!
Therefore, after the screen test was over, Ye Shuang successfully received a roomful of complicated glances from the film crew. It was not unlike the hatred-filled gazes of the commoners when they glanced at top students in school…
”I hear you created a name for yourself at the shoot today.” After the filming was wrapped up, the big boss, Fang Mo, finally appeared again. He was there to fetch his sister and planned to take Ye Shuang out for a meal.
After meeting the director, he was naturally clued in about Ye Shuang's supernatural performance. Even Fang Mo, who had already been exposed to how insanely talented Ye Shuang was, was still properly impressed when the director described the incident to him.
After his car left the carpark, Fang Mo glanced at the rear-view mirror as he carefully moved his car into the traffic. He commented lightly, ”I assumed physically-impressive individuals like yourself wouldn't have time to follow cultural and scientific classes.”
”These days, people with master's degrees and doctorates fill the streets. If I didn't have an elementary or high school level understanding of physics, how could I survive?” Ye Shuang replied humbly.
Fang Mo didn't know how to reply. Even though it was true that it did involve a high school level of physics, this level of application might not even be attainable by masters and doctors.
After considering the many weird incidents that had happened after he'd met Ye Shuang, Fang Mo could only laugh while shaking his head. ”By the way, you haven't told me what kind of field you're in. Just now the director brought up the fact that if you enter the entertainment business, you'll definitely have a great future. He told me to ask you to consider a future in that field.”
What Fang Mo said was an understatement; the director was just short of writing a script himself for Ye Shuang to star in, all to convince him to join the field. Of course, Fang Mo didn't promise the director anything, after all, he wasn't close enough to Ye Shuang to promise something like that yet, and perhaps this new friend of his didn't want to pursue a career in the limelight.
Or maybe Ye Shuang already had an extraordinary occupation; Fang Mo didn't believe an extraordinary person like Ye Shuang would have a super-ordinary 9 to 5 job. However, Ye Shuang was stymied by the question. She scratched her head but couldn't come up with a solid answer, so like most women did, she tossed the question back to him. ”Guess.”