Chapter 153 - Qin Qing
At the entranceof Yuming Tea Garden.
Chen Jianhaopatted Lu Chen on the shoulder and said with a sigh, “I really can’t seethrough you more and more.”
Lu Chen saidwith a wry smile, “Brother Jianhao, in fact, this is who I am. I haven'tbecome another person.”
Chen Jianhaosmiled and shook his head.
He knew thatLu Chen was modest and courteous outside, but in fact, he was very proud in hisheart.
Even when LuChen was a waiter in Forgot Worries Bar, his pride had always been hidden inhis bones, and never been wear away by life. He had been working very hard andstruggling silently.
Until now,Lu Chen has shown his amazing talent, and the pride that has long been seepinto his bone and blood has naturally emerged.
But this kindof pride is not superficial arrogance, but strong self-confidence.
It was thisself-confidence that made Lu Chen dare to show his works in front of ZhangWentian.
What ChenJianhao couldn't see through was Lu Chen's secret.
Too deep!
In ChenJianhao’s opinion, this song “A Man Should Strengthen Himself” iseven better than Lu Chen’s previous works such as "in Spring", “ChasingDream With A Childlike Heart,” and “You Who Sat Next To Me” andso on!
Afterthinking about it, he seriously reminded him, “Little Lu, about youcreating the theme song for Director Zhang’s new film, as well as the matter offilming, remember to keep it a secret first, and don’t take the initiative to publicizeit.”
“DirectorZhang doesn’t like to make things known to the whole world when things are notsettled, and he doesn’t like others to use him for hype.”
A newcomerlike Lu Chen has established a relationship with Zhang Wentian. As long as heis willing, even if it is a small thing, he can stir up a lot of gossip.
To Lu Chen,this is no trivial matter.
Fortunately,he is an independent artist. Otherwise once the signing company finds out, itwill definitely make a big deal about it.
Chen Jianhaoknows that the current entertainment industry is inseparable from hype, but hehopes that Lu Chen will not covet the small profits in front of him, and willtake a long-term view. It is important to have a good relationship with ZhangWentian.
With thesupport of this great director, it will be much easier for Lu Chen to enter thefilm and television industry in the future!
Lu Chen saidwith a smile: “I understand. Brother Jianhao, you can rest assured!”
He knew thatChen Jianhao was really sincere and good to him.
Seeing LuChen understood everything right away, Chen Jianhao said happily, “Youcan’t say it now, but you are free to do so when the film is finished."
According tothe custom of the film and television industry, when the film production iscompleted or is about to be completed, it is the beginning of large-scalepublicity and hype. At that time, Lu Chen will have no problem using other'shelp, and perhaps investors will also be happy to see him succeed.
He suddenlychanged the topic of their conversation: “What do you think of that girlQin Qing?”
“Uh…”
Lu Chen wasstupefied and didn’t know how to answer.
Boss, I'mnot familiar with her at all!
Chen Jianhao'seyes flashed a happy look and said half-jokingly, “You still don’t have agirlfriend, right? If you don't plan to be a pure idol, you should find one.Don’t miss a good girl when you meet one.”
Falling inlove in the entertainment industry is a very complicated issue, if one takesthe idol route, one has to take the covert route if one wants to talk.Otherwise, once exposed, it is very likely to lead to a sharp drop inpopularity, or even be abandoned by the company.
For those whohas achieved a certain degree of achievement, fans will be much more tolerant,especially male singers, and their acceptance will be relatively high.
Lu Chen’sappearance is more than enough to be an idol, but he obviously has no intentionof buying face. (TN: Buying face refers to a person who has a strong vanity andspends money to preserve his face.)
His identityas the champion of “Singing China” makes him someone who has certaindegree of achievement, which allow him to rise in fame and accomplished thingswith ease!
Therefore, althoughChen Jianhao certainly meant it as a joke, what he said is not wrong.
Lu Chensmiled wryly: “I have no plans to find a girlfriend now.”
It’s hard tofall in love seriously. He doesn’t have the time and energy right now.
If he doesn'ttake it seriously, and just have the thought of having fun…
Well, his sisterwill kill him!
Chen Jianhaosaid with a smile, “What I want to say is that Qin Qing is really good.Since you will be attending classes at Jingyin, try to see if you can befriends with her. Don't live like us at your age." (TN: Beijing Conservatory ofMusic is also called Jingyin.)
“Ahem!”
His voice hadjust fallen when a soft cough came from behind them.
Chen Jianhaoand Lu Chen couldn’t help turning their heads and saw Qin Qing standing a fewsteps away.
She had alook of indifferent and her eyes were cold.
This Jingyinfemale student has just changed into a plain and elegant dress, and still haslong hair shawl hairstyle, and her temperament became quieter.
AlthoughChen Jianhao has a very thick face, he can’t help feeling embarrassed.
He just laughedit off and said hurriedly, “Qin Qing is here, then you can go.”
With that,he directly put oil on the soles of his feet and left Lu Chen to face this veryspecial girl alone. (TN: Put oil on the soles - escape quickly or slippedaway.)
Qin Qing wasn'tembarrassed and angry, but there was more indifference between her eyebrowsthat repels people thousands of miles away.
She saidfaintly, “Let’s go.”
Lu Chenoriginally wanted to explain a few words, but when he saw the other party’s expression,he didn't say more: “Okay.”
Aftergetting in the car, Lu Chen took Qin Qing to Beijing Conservatory of Music.
Qin Qing wassitting in the copilot’s seat. On the way, she suddenly said, “Uncle Chenwas joking just now. Don’t worry about it.”
Lu Chensmiled and said, “I know, you can rest assured.”
He is not afool. How can he not hear the meaning of the other party’s words!
Qin Qing wastelling Lu Chen that there was no possibility between them, and he should not haveany unnecessary thoughts.
The problem wasthat Lu Chen didn't have any thoughts towards her at all.
This girlwho plays the zither very well is very beautiful. To be exact, Lu Chen hasnever seen a girl who is more beautiful than her, and her temperament is betterthan her appearance. It was not too much to say that she is a goddess.
Qin Qing’sfamily background should be very good. It could be seen from the attitude ofthe two professors and Zhang Wentian towards her that she is either a wealthyand respectable person or not an ordinary figure.
Such a girlmust have countless pursuers, reserved and proud.
But whatdoes this have to do with him?
People intwo different worlds may meet because of various coincidences, but in the end, theywill gradually drift apart.
Qin Qingsaid, “Un”.
Lu Chen wasa little speechless. Listening to her tone, it was as if she didn't believe him.
So, he saidbluntly, “I don't intend to fall in love for a few years, so you can restassured!” (TN: fall in love can also mean go on dating.)
Qin Qingtilted her head and said, “Are you angry? Or Are you saying this onpurpose, trying to arouse my interest?”
Lu Chensighed and gently turned the steering wheel to stop the car steadily on the sideof the road.
Qin Qinglooked at him without the slightest change in her expression.
Lu Chencalmly looked straight into her eyes and said sincerely, “Sister Qin Qing,first of all, I am not angry.”
“I’mnot trying to attract you with these words. We just met. You don’t know me. I canunderstand.”
“I'mgoing to Jingyin just to attend lectures and study. I'm grateful that you areaccompanying me to get a permit. If this makes you misunderstand, then I’msorry. I’ll send you to school first, and then I'll handle it myself.”
After listening,Qin Qing nodded and said, “I believe you.”
Lu Chen didn'tknow whether to laugh or cry: “Thank you.”
Qin Qingsaid: “Since I promised Professor Gao, I will certainly accompany you tothe Academic Affairs Office. Let’s go.”
Lu Chenreturned to the road speechless.
He didn’tnotice the slight smile on the corner of the girl’s lips.
After spendingmore than 10 minutes on the road, without running into traffic jams, the twosmoothly arrived in Jingyin.
Jingyin isalso known as Beijing Conservatory of Music. Together with the CentralConservatory of Music and the Northern Conservatory of Music, they are calledthe three major conservatory.
It wasfounded in 1980 and has 35 years of history so far. Although it is not as oldas Zhongyin, it has also produced a large number of talents in recent decades.Many famous composers, pianists and singers have emerged from it. It has arespectable reputation at home and even around the world. (TN: Zhongyin isCentral Conservatory of Music.)
TheConservatory of Music is located on the bank of Beihai, adjacent to the famousBeihai Park. It has an excellent geographical location.
The area ofJingyin is very small, and its scale is not even comparable to that of severalmiddle schools in Beijing, and the total number of teachers and students in theschool adds up to only more than 2,000, which is simply not comparable to theschool with thousands of students in the University City.
Lu Chen hasnever been to Jingyin before, but this higher music school has been famous for along time.
It is saidthat every year there are tens of thousands of students who come to Beijing toapply for Jingyin. Most of them have been trained since childhood. They areproficient in such aspects as piano, violin, national musical instruments andso on, and can crush a guy like Lu Chen into slag.
However,most of these arrogant children will be mercilessly eliminated in the processof applying for Jingyin. Many of the candidates' family has spent a lot ofmoney on training them, then after arriving in Beijing, they spend a lot ofmoney to ask the teachers in universities for guidance, only to be told thatthere was no hope of getting in.
Therefore,those who can be admitted to Jingyin are not ordinary people. Genius is acommon pronoun among them.
Even apermit to attend lectures is not easy to come by.
Theenvironment inside Jingyin is very good. The campus is lined with trees,several buildings are hidden in the woods, and there was a lake in the middle.The surface of the lake ripples and the fresh breeze blows gently.
As the schoolyear has not yet begun, there were few students in Jingyin.
Lu Chen didn'thave a pass for Jingyin, but Qin Qing came out and said a few words to the guardand was allowed to pass. Under her guidance, he drove directly below an officebuilding.
Aftergetting off the car, Qin Qing led Lu Chen to the Academic Affairs Office on thethird floor.
There wassomeone in the Academic Affairs Office, but Director Lu, whom Lu Chen waslooking for, was not there.
Fortunately,there was a Deputy Director Chen on duty. After explaining the purpose of hisvisit, he readily gave Lu Chen a permit.
The permitis valid for one year and will become invalid after that.
With a permitin hand, Lu Chen can free to enter and leave Jingyin and listen to the lecturesof any professor and teacher.
He can alsoeat in the cafeteria of Jingyin.
DeputyDirector Chen sent a class schedule to Lu Chen, which made Lu Chen verygrateful.
After obtainingthe permit, they went downstairs.
Lu Chen saidto Qin Qing, “Thank you very much for this time, then I’ll go first.”
Qin nodded:“Goodbye.”
When the carcame out and headed for the entrance, Lu Chen subconsciously glanced at the rearviewmirror.
The girl hasalready disappeared.
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TN: There is a minor mistake in the previous chapters where "Beijing Conservatory of Music" is mentioned. I have been using "Beijing Conservator of Music" in the previous chapter instead of "Jingyin", because I found out, during the first time I encountered it, that "Jingyin" means "Beijing Conservatory of Music" and I thought that was the proper English translation of it. In the previous chapters, most of the "Beijing Conservatory of Music", I should have been using "Jingyin".
TN: If you see any mistakes or you didn't understand some parts in the chapter, please write it on the comment area. I will immediately address it. Thank you!