Chapter 683: Chapter 683

Let’s not even mention how He Jinxia felt upon receiving Sheng Yan’s message—her feelings were complex, to say the least. Meanwhile, Yu Yanyu from the same crew felt his life had become even more hopeless and was on the verge of hitting a wall.

A reflection? A reflection!

Since he stepped out at eighteen to make his way in the world, three years had passed. He had neglected his studies for three full years, and language arts was never his strong suit. As a typical engineering guy, it had been a long while since he last touched any sort of essay.

For the sake of one reflection paper, he racked his brain so hard you’d think his hair might have turned white without producing a drop of ink.

Desperate, he had no choice but to seek help from his "good buddy" and cling to Ren Xiao.

Recently, the crew had been overloaded with tasks, and with Ren Xiao playing the second male lead, it was impressive enough that he maintained his daily reading habit, let alone finding time to write the reflection paper.

The reason was straightforward: to write, you need to have read the whole book, right? How could you write anything about a book you’ve only read five or six pages of!

The two brothers in arms thought alike and decided on the idea of hiring someone from Taobao to ghostwrite their reflections.

For just one hundred yuan, you could take home a beautifully crafted post-viewing impression of a work~

Three days later, both men exhaled a huge sigh of relief and sent off their papers, incredibly pleased. They subconsciously believed that He Jinxia, the busybody, would not have the time to read their essays, thus they felt perfectly justified in their deception.

Unfortunately, they miscalculated one thing; He Jinxia might not read it, but that did not mean Sheng Yan wouldn’t!

It’s normal for Huaxia crews to be busy, but international crews have scheduled holidays every week, and the shooting hours are strictly regulated, much like office workers.

He Jinxia might not have had the time, but Sheng Yan certainly did.

Yu Yanyu had considered whether Sheng Yan might read it, but he dismissed the thought as soon as it arose, convinced it was impossible. After all, his big brother was too busy acting and running the company to care about a minion like him.

As it so happened, Sheng Yan really did have the leisure for it...

Who made Yu Yanyu say to his face that he was unkind, not a good person, huh~~~

The wolf didn’t hold grudges easily; he usually ignored trifles and certainly didn’t care about the opinions of mediocre people.

But once he took notice, the consequences...

Just one day later, Sheng Yan had finished reading their reflections and informed He Jinxia of the results.

He Jinxia specifically asked Cheng Xiaohua to call them over during lunch. Qiu Zhenze was with Yu Yanyu at the time, and Yu Yanyu dragged him along.

The four sat under a tree, He Jinxia on one side and the three men on the other.

Everyone’s faces were serious, and Yu Yanyu and Ren Xiao kept their gazes on He Jinxia flickering, giving one the impression that she was a strict teacher.

He Jinxia glanced at them and took out the two reflection papers they had submitted. She looked down at them and couldn’t help but laugh.

Tsk, they had even used the standard four-hundred-word composition paper from middle school, each person writing just over two full pages!

She leisurely said, "You plagiarized over a thousand words. How long did it take you?"

Ren Xiao: "One hour."

Yu Yanyu: "Half an hour."

Both men glanced at each other: "..."

He Jinxia laughed again and repeated the question, "So was it half an hour or one hour?"

Ren Xiao glared at Yu Yanyu and quickly responded, "One hour. We needed to think carefully to write it, taking time to contemplate as we wrote."

Reminded by his words, Yu Yanyu quickly nodded, "That’s right, one hour. We had to, think, about, it!"

He emphasized each word to convey that they hadn’t copied!

He Jinxia leisurely took out another document from behind and handed it to them.

Yu Yanyu and Ren Xiao looked down and immediately felt dizzy, their heads filled with dry academic papers that took forever to comprehend even a single sentence—a tiresome endeavor.

He Jinxia scoffed lightly, "Don’t just stare dumbly, focus on the red text."

Finding the red text amidst a heap of black was simple, and Yu Yanyu and Ren Xiao quickly skimmed through a few pages.

Yu Yanyu was still naively unclear about what this meant, but Ren Xiao, who had a good memory and some recollection of plagiarized papers, furrowed his brows, feeling a bad premonition sweeping across his heart.

"What is this?" Yu Yanyu couldn’t help asking.

He Jinxia glanced at them and said languidly, "You claimed your reflections were written after careful thought, but to me, it just looks like a mishmash! Everyone’s reflections are nothing but bits and pieces copied from an assortment of academic papers on acting. You’ve chopped from one to patch another, and yet you manage to make it sound coherent, with every point seamlessly linked—now that’s quite a skill!"

By this point, even the slow Yu Yanyu had grasped the gist, his face turning ashen.

Seeing the revelation, Ren Xiao hesitated but then decided to confess fully, immediately admitting they had bought the reflections from Taobao.

He Jinxia smiled and said, "Acknowledging one’s mistakes and making amends is the greatest virtue. A week from now, write me another one, and remember, you must write it—per—son—ally—oh——"

Ren Xiao shivered, nodding his head, and seeing Yu Yanyu still lost in a daze quickly pushed his head down for a few nods and then dragged him away, not even bothering to take the copied papers they had written.

A little while later, He Jinxia faintly heard Yu Yanyu’s belated, wretched cry—

"Damn! There goes my hundred yuan!"

The smile on He Jinxia’s face deepened a bit more.

Qiu Zhenze sat in his original place without moving, holding their written reflections and pondering.

After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "You’re pretty good to them."

He Jinxia explained, "They are good friends, kindred spirits, worth befriending. Seeing them wanting to pursue acting made me want to help."

Qiu Zhenze exclaimed, "You really are a good person! If only I had had a mentor like you when I started, I could have reached my current level a year earlier."

He Jinxia blushed, the words were nice, but why did they feel like a ’nice guy’ card was being handed out?

Qiu Zhenze looked down at the reflections in his hands once more, understanding He Jinxia’s intent.

Yu Yanyu and Ren Xiao, Ren Xiao wasn’t so much the issue, but the key was Yu Yanyu—he had no acting foundation and relied solely on his natural talent for performances, which meant he was doomed for a short-lived career in the entertainment industry.

If he wanted to improve his acting skills, he had to not only increase his practical experience but also enhance his overall understanding and cultivation of the art of acting.

It meant focusing on both mental and external development!

Qiu Zhenze thought for a moment, then said tactfully, "Yu Yanyu does have a spark in his performance. If possible, it might be better to get him a tutor."

The directness of his words short of stating "a teacher to instruct him hands-on from zero basics" was evident.

He Jinxia thought about Yu Yanyu’s temperament and raised a bitter smile, not very optimistic, "That will probably take some grinding."

Qiu Zhenze, perhaps thinking of something, turned solemn and agreed wholeheartedly, "Indeed."

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