On the evening of Chinese New Year's Eve, lights were ablaze in every household.
It was reported that the drama "Burning Heart in Flames" was about to start shooting soon.
The first scene was a love scene between Joey Nuo and Luo Yize.
That meant Joey Nuo had to go to the filming crew on the day of the start - up.
The old house in her hometown had just been demolished, and now a two - story building had been erected. Joey Nuo's family was sitting around the table in front of the TV, enjoying a joyous New Year's Eve dinner.
That night, Hou Lei had a video call with Joey Nuo. Hou Lei said that he had a meeting with General Manager Zhao during the day and there was quite a bit of feedback. Joey Nuo listened while taking notes with a pen. Finally, Hou Lei relayed General Manager Zhao's words: It was a one - week period, and if she missed it, there would be no second chance.
Joey Nuo felt a great deal of pressure. Staring at the dense words in her notebook, she suddenly had a feeling as if she had returned to her school days. It was like the time approaching the college entrance examination when the teacher left a pile of review materials. The teacher was especially strict with Joey Nuo, believing that only if she got into a prestigious university like those in the 985 or 211 Project could she bring honor to the school.
It could be said that on the road to realizing her dream of being a screenwriter, Joey Nuo had received no help and had relied entirely on herself. It was different from the time approaching the college entrance examination when students could attend various cram schools.
So she was very serious about her works.
During the Chinese New Year days, Joey Nuo secluded herself to revise her works and didn't finish the task until the afternoon of the fifth day of the first lunar month.
After she finished the revision and clicked the save button, her first thing to do was to open Weibo. She followed many celebrities on Weibo, but she had put Luo Yize on the special follow list. To her great surprise, Luo Yize's Weibo, which had been idle for half a year, was suddenly updated.
The update time was this afternoon. The photo only showed himself, with a glass of rich mojito beside him. He looked very relaxed and enjoying himself.
Judging from the background of the photo, it was probably taken in a five - star bar.
She suddenly remembered that when she was a student, Luo Yize would constantly update his Weibo during every winter and summer vacation. Their interactions far exceeded those between him and other fans. Joey Nuo even kept posting the poems she wrote for him in Luo Yize's fan community. Whenever Luo Yize saw Joey Nuo's poems, he would like them.
The idol back then was much happier than now. His private life during the summer vacation was full of various entertainments. Even when he was taking dance classes, he would post two photos of his dance practice or a short video. It was completely different from now.
Once a person becomes popular, there will be a thousand pairs of eyes staring at him, and every move of his will be easily noticed.
Then she looked at the tens of thousands of comments below. There were all kinds of them. Besides fans, there were also groups of idle people wandering around.
She returned to her own Weibo page and only then noticed how silly her personal homepage was.
The personalized signature under her ID was especially eye - catching: "In this life, I must have A Ze!"
Fortunately, during this scandal storm, no one had dug out her Weibo.
Her Weibo was full of various photos of Luo Yize, including those from his childhood and now, all posted in the fan community.
At that time, she almost fantasized every day that if she ever met her idol one day, she must be the first to hug this precious boy.
It wasn't until Hou Lei's phone call in the afternoon that she was pulled out of her fantasy.
"Come out and have fun!"
Joey Nuo was a bit impatient: "Can't you just let me have a good rest during the Chinese New Year?"
"General Manager Zhao said you've been busy for so many days, so he asked me to call you out to play and have barbecue together."
"It's smoky. You guys go if you want!"
"Your idol will also go!"
Joey Nuo quickly closed her computer: "I'll come out right away!"
If it weren't for Luo Yize, Joey Nuo would have eaten instant noodles or food from McDonald's or KFC tonight. As soon as she heard his name, she immediately got excited and couldn't resist going.
General Manager Zhao's house was near the company. His son co - owned a special barbecue restaurant. Besides barbecue, there were also resident singers and bands in the restaurant, bringing nice songs to the customers.
On the table, there were big piles of lamb skewers, tendon slices, chicken wings, large plates of crayfish, and quite a bit of alcohol.
There were a lot of people present. Besides General Manager Zhao and the company staff, there were also many entertainers, including Luo Yize.
Joey Nuo had been in front of the computer for so many days and was too lazy to join the fun. After eating a little, she picked up a glass of cocktail and began to savor it.
At this time, a singer on the stage had just finished singing, and a rather wild - looking four - member band appeared on the stage.
It seemed that they wanted to liven up the atmosphere, so they sang "She's Gone" by Steelheart with a very hoarse voice.
In front of the dining table, Luo Yize's face was slightly flushed. No one knew how many glasses of wine he had drunk.
He leaned close to Joey Nuo, his eyes shining: "Are you happy today?"
"Yeah. What's wrong with you?"
As Joey Nuo was speaking, she saw Luo Yize's eyes instantly moisten.