Chapter Thirty-Four: Zhou Shan's Movie

  "The Legend of the Condor Hero" has been updated daily with two updates since its start.

  Because "The Legend of the Condor Hero" was internally signed, and editor Gu Feng also supported Lu Li very much, a text push was given at 30,000 words. However, the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Hero" had not been fully developed yet, and the part where Guo Jing learned martial arts in the Mongolian desert as a child was originally quite slow-paced. As a result, under the moderate text push, the performance of "The Legend of the Condor Hero" did not make much progress.

  Although the collection of clicks increased rapidly, they were basically some readers of "Fantasy City" who followed over. There are also some who accidentally saw this text and came in to take a look, thinking it was pretty good and collecting it for now to fatten up later.

  Ludai knows about this situation, so for now, he hasn't been too worried about the performance of "The Legend of the Condor Hero". Although there are some excellent martial arts novels in this world's online literature scene that are not inferior to Jin Yong's works. However, these are all written in plain language and lack some depth, so Ludai still has quite a bit of confidence in "The Legend of the Condor Hero". Moreover, with the support of Gu Feng Editor, he believes that future recommendations will not be lacking, plus the text itself is of high quality, it should still be able to catch fire.

  During this period, Lu Li attended classes at school, went to the library when there were no classes, and chatted with Liu Xiaowen and others in the group chat at night. She also wrote articles and saved drafts, maintaining a very regular routine. Of course, she didn't slack off on morning exercises or vocal warm-ups either. In the eyes of her three roommates, Lu Li was too diligent, making them feel inferior. However, the three of them still slept in late, ate, drank, and had fun as usual.

  Time flies so fast, and it's already the 30th today, while tomorrow is National Day.

  Except for Lu Li, who will stay in school, Cao Jinping is originally from Huajing City and naturally wants to go home. Gao Mu and Wu Chuan also seem to have made plans early on, and they all want to return home during the National Day holiday.

  At night, Lu Li was the only one left in the dormitory. Just as Lu Li was typing away, the phone suddenly rang. Lu Li picked up his mobile and saw that it was Meng Qi calling him.

  "Is it Meng Qi?" Lu Li asked as soon as he picked up the phone.

  "Hey, Ali, I'm not going back for National Day either. Want to go out and have some fun together tomorrow?" Mingqi's voice came from the other end of the phone.

  He had wanted to refuse, after all he still had a lot of things to do, and his studies couldn't be neglected either. Moreover, the matter of the performance training class hadn't been settled yet. However, thinking that many places would probably be closed for National Day, and one day of study wouldn't make a difference, he agreed after some thought.

  "En, can do, just in time I also have nothing to do, but how are you planning to play?" Lu Li asked since he decided to agree.

  "Uh, tomorrow we'll go to the front of Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony, then head to Fragrant Hills for some fun. How about watching a movie in the afternoon?" On the other end of the phone, Meng Qi heard Lu Li agree and was visibly delighted.

  "Uh, okay, see you tomorrow then. I'll just call home and tell them I'm not coming back." Lu Li heard Meng Qi's arrangement and didn't have any objections. He was only half-aware of these things, and since Meng Qi had already thought it through, he decided to go along with it.

  After hanging up the phone, Lu Li called Zhang Wenhui and told her that he wouldn't be returning home for National Day. Zhang Wenhui sounded a bit down, but then reminded Lu Li to take care of himself, saying things like "it's autumn now, the weather is getting cooler, don't forget to add or remove clothes" in a nagging tone. Although it was a bit annoying, Lu Li didn't get impatient and quietly listened to his mother's chatter. It wasn't until Zhang Wenhui said she was tired that Lu Li told her and Lu Yanxin to take care of their bodies too, and that he would return home during winter break.

  After hanging up the phone, Lu Li continued typing away.

  The next morning, Lu Li got up earlier than usual to start his morning exercise, because the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square was very early, so Lu Li had no choice but to get up a little earlier.

  After morning exercise, Lu Li arrived at the agreed location with Meng Qi and then the two of them rushed to Hua An Men ten minutes in advance.

  As today is National Day, there are many people coming to watch the flag-raising ceremony. When the national anthem sounds, the onlookers become solemn and their eyes follow the rising of the flag upwards.

  "Come on, let's find a place to have breakfast first, then take the bus to Fragrant Hills Park." Meng Qi's mood seemed particularly good, and she became more cheerful than before, smiling as she spoke.

  Xiangshan is located in Haidian District of Beijing, also known as Jingyi Garden, one of the four major maple viewing holy lands in China and a famous forest park in Beijing.

  Beijing in October has entered autumn, and this season is also the best time to enjoy maple leaves. Moreover, it's currently the National Day Golden Week, so Xiangshan Park was a bit overcrowded today. Lu Li looked at the swarms of people with a wry smile, how can we play like this? It's even hard to walk on the road.

  Meng Qi, however, was nonchalant about these things, glancing around here and there along the way, then striking various poses for Lu Li to take photos with his phone. The scenic spots in Xiangshan Park were all left with the shadows of the two people.

  Finally, Meng Qi asked a kind-hearted tourist to take a photo of Lu Li and Meng Qi together, which ended their trip to Xiangshan.

  The weather has turned a bit cooler, and Meng Qi wore a denim jacket that had been washed until it was slightly faded. The quality of the jacket didn't look very good, and it seemed a bit small on Meng Qi, apparently this little girl is quite frugal. Since the clothes were a bit small, Meng Qi didn't button up, and Lu Li saw that she was wearing a pink T-shirt underneath, which also looked old.

  Meng Qi was wearing a pair of tight-fitting jeans. They say that girls change a lot after they turn 18, and Lu Li hadn't seen Meng Qi for a while, but now he suddenly felt that Meng Qi had developed a lot and her figure had become more attractive.

  Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the lovely girl who was always smiling, and smelled a faint scent that seemed to be there but not quite. Suddenly, the thought occurred to me that it wouldn't be bad if she were my girlfriend.

  Lu Li was startled by this sudden idea and her face turned a bit unnatural.

  "A Li, what's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?" Meng Qi seemed to be not paying attention to Lu Li, but in fact, she had been focusing on him all along. Seeing that he looked unusual, she asked with concern.

  "Huh? Oh, nothing." Lu Li's heart was racing as she thought to herself how she could have had such a thought, and when she heard Meng Qi's voice, she jumped in fright, thinking she had been discovered, and replied nervously.

  "Really nothing?" Meng Qi saw Lu Li's evasive appearance and asked again.

  "It's really nothing." Lu Li quickly recovered and said.

  Meng Qi saw Lu Li and didn't say anything, so she didn't ask again, and became happy once more, chatting with Lu Li about some college things.

  After dinner at a small restaurant, the two of them headed straight for the nearby cinema.

  Arriving outside the cinema, Ludi saw a familiar face on a movie poster and walked over. Mengqi followed suit and also walked to the front of the movie poster.

  "Huh, isn't that Zhou Shan? I didn't expect him to have already started acting in movies." Meng Qi walked closer and looked clearly at the poster with a rather handsome image on it, saying with some surprise.

  "Hmm, it's indeed Zhou Shan, and he's even the male lead. Looks like his dad has put in a lot of effort to promote him." Lu Li replied.

  "A Li, there are many movies showing during the National Day holiday, let's go watch another one." Meng Qi knew about Lu Li and Zhou Shan's bet, but she said this to Lu Li at this moment because she was afraid that Lu Li would be too disappointed.

  "It's nothing, let's just watch Zhou Shan's 'Spring' then. Knowing oneself and the enemy can win a hundred battles, let me see what level Zhou Shan has grown to." Lu Li smiled indifferently upon hearing this, as if even if Zhou Shan was formidable, he wasn't afraid. Watching Zhou Shan's movie was indeed as Lu Li said, to know oneself and the enemy, although his own classics were countless, he couldn't underestimate his opponent either.

  Meng Qi saw Lu Li say that and didn't say anything else. As a classmate, he was also curious about how Zhou Shan's movie turned out.

  The National Day Golden Week is the time when many movies are released, and most people are on holiday, so there are a lot of people watching movies. Lu Li and Meng Qi lined up for a long time and finally managed to buy two tickets.

  It's already quite lucky to be able to buy tickets, as Ludi saw that many Hollywood blockbuster movie tickets were sold out within three days during the queuing process. Seeing this situation, some different thoughts also arose in Ludi's heart, but they are not yet clear, and even Ludi himself is still very vague about them.

  But being able to buy tickets for the movie "Spring" still has to thank Zhou Shan for being a newcomer, although Huayu Entertainment Group spent a lot of money to package him, but he is basically not a box office draw at present.

  Moreover, compared to domestic films, audiences are more willing to watch Hollywood blockbusters. It's not that audiences don't support domestic films, it's just that many domestic films have disappointed movie fans. Therefore, the number of people buying tickets for "Spring" starring newcomers is not very high. Of course, this is also in comparison with big productions, and compared to usual times, the ticket sales for "Spring" are actually quite good, it's just that at this time, they pale in comparison to the extremely popular Hollywood blockbusters.

  "Spring" (don't take it too seriously, everyone) is a youth romance film that tells the love story of the male and female protagonists in a university. The story is quite beautiful, mainly because the male lead played by Zhou Shan is a rich young master who unintentionally falls in love with a poor girl from a humble family. The rich young master's family has strong door-to-door views, so their love is filled with obstacles. However, the two continue to work hard due to their sincere feelings and eventually overcome numerous difficulties to be together. And on a spring day, they completed their wedding ceremony, symbolizing that their love also welcomed spring.

  Zhou Shan's performance in the movie is commendable, his acting skills are not bad, and with his handsome appearance, he should be able to win some fans' support with this film.

  It seems that the other party is not a complete rich second-generation, at least this acting skill is much stronger than himself. Moreover, Lu Li also knows that Zhou Shan had never learned acting before, and yet his first movie was quite impressive, it's believable that he will continue to improve and become a movie star.

  However, Lu Li was not afraid of Zhou Shan after all. The bet was for ten years, and many things would happen in those ten years.