Chapter 1046: 1045. Live broadcast accident
[Luo Lin]: “Cloudscape Group, Financial Investnt Division.”
Tang Shu: “…”
Boyfriends really are everywhere.
Tang Shu put the matter aside and dove back into her sea of study materials. With less than a month left until the graduate entrance exam, the dical University Library was packed with students. Everywhere you looked, it seed like 90% of people were clutching exam prep materials.
But before she could turn the page of the test questions in front of her, a familiar figure appeared across from her.
“Junior Sister Tang, you’re taking the exam too?”
“Senior Du, I thought I’d give it a try.”
The person who ca was none other than Du An. What piqued Tang Shu’s curiosity was that this soon-to-graduate senior, who rarely frequented the school, had suddenly co to the library today.
Has he given up on the family business? It was no secret that in recent years, Du Pharmaceutical’s revenue had declined significantly due to a few drugs developed by Cloudscape Pharma, falling far behind the tis.
Of course, Du An hadn’t co by chance—he was here specifically to talk with Tang Shu.
“I’m just curious. Based on Junior Sister Tang’s academic performance, you should qualify for a recomndation to graduate school. I reckon Professor Yu thinks the sa.”
“I’m just planning to try this year. Sorry to have amused you, Senior Du.”
“This year? You’re taking next month’s graduate exam?!”
“Yes.”
“…”
Du An was speechless. He couldn’t make sense of Tang Shu’s logic at all. These days, if a college student could secure a graduate school recomndation, who would still bother taking the exam? If you failed, wouldn’t that an you had no chance at all? And this one was even planning to take it a year early.
Absolutely clueless about the imnsity of the heavens and the earth.
“Junior Sister Tang, don’t you have at least three professional courses left for this sester of senior year? The professors haven’t even finished teaching yet. Have you mastered them all?”
“That’s why it’s just a trial. If the results aren’t ideal, I can always try again next year.”
“…”
Completely baffled by you entertainnt industry types—are you aiming for a grand breakthrough? What if it backfires and you end up losing out?
Du An’s emotions were mixed—so much so that he forgot his initial reason for coming over.
Tang Shu glanced at the ti displayed on her phone and closed her book. “Senior Du, are you here to look up materials in the library?”
“Oh, right.”
In truth, he’d co with the intent of poaching talent. Tang Shu’s outstanding performance in two research groups had caught his eye, and he’d been thinking of recruiting her to join Du Pharmaceutical ahead of ti.
But after hearing about her decision to take the graduate exam, his sense of urgency lessened.
If she didn’t perform well, there’d be no point in recruiting her. After all, there were very few fourth-year students capable of getting high scores in the exams. Even if she was a genius, the risks were high.
Not to ntion, this particular genius spent half her ti filming TV dramas and movies.
Du An felt a twinge of regret. Talent didn’t necessarily guarantee good exam results—this much he knew very well.
“Junior Sister Tang, I’ll let you get back to it. I won’t disturb you.”
Tang Shu watched him leave, her eyes reflecting a hint of thoughtfulness.
***
At the end of November, the two-month-long airing of “Legendary Jiayue” ca to a close, while “Cloud Gate Wind and Cloud” released its promotional trailer and was set to premiere on December 1st.
In the last month of the year, yet another TV series was making its debut.
Vast Entertainnt’s official Weibo once again posted an update, grandly proclaiming that it was Feng Yan’s second leading role since returning to the mainland. Alongside a wave of promotion, it subtly stirred up the heat around “Legendary Jiayue.”
“Tsk, two birds with one stone. Using Feng Yan’s second work as a talking point now? Why didn’t they step forward when they were undermining ‘Cloud Gate Wind and Cloud’ before?”
Luo Lin grumbled routinely. In the past half year, her temper had grown increasingly volatile, especially whenever Feng Yan’s na ca up.
Tang Shu sat across from her, flipping through her professional textbook. Listening with one ear, she half-heartedly absorbed the complaints.
“Are you on your period? You seem a little fiery.”
“Of course I’m fiery. How are you so unbothered? She’s already sabotaged you several tis. At this rate, people will start thinking Starshine dia is an easy target.”
This was the part Luo Lin couldn’t fathom. Ever since Feng Yan’s coback, no one’s reputation had taken more hits than Tang Shu’s. First, hints from the Feng Yan camp suggested that Tang Shu’s career choices were degrading, and then sporadic controversies were stirred up. Now, the scripts Tang Shu was offered had dropped by half.
Yet the person in question wasn’t anxious at all?
Unbelievable.
“What are you even thinking, young lady?”
“Not much. Starshine dia doesn’t depend on alone to make money. I’m just creating opportunities for Jiang Yan and the others. Besides… I’ve got an exam in a few days.”
Tang Shu waved the textbook in her hand, her mind filled either with linear algebra and calculus or English vocabulary.
Oh dear, why is modern math and English so hard? For a girl who’d spent 18 years in Damo, this was absolutely beyond her.
Luo Lin, rendered speechless, swallowed her grievances. What else could she say? Exams obviously took precedence for a student.
“This young lady…”
“Why don’t you call ‘young lady’ when you need for sothing?”
Tang Shu smirked in satisfaction as she watched her manager’s exasperated expression, packed up her books, and walked out of the Starshine dia lounge.
Another day of live streaming awaited her.
This evening’s stream featured the mutated snow lotus they’d previously studied. Since the first snow lotus cultivated at Cloudscape Pharma had ripened, three or four more had followed in quick succession. Good news kept coming.
Tang Shu and Section Chief Ju had also figured out the primary applications of the mutated snow lotus.
At 8 PM, Tang Shu saw Jing Yu bringing over a fresh, crystalline snow lotus from Cloudscape Pharma and quickly entered the livestream. Online viewers were already buzzing with anticipation.
“Where’s Father She? Where’s Father She?”
“Where’s the boyfriend? Where’s the boyfriend? Who’s assisting today???”
Tang Shu: “…”
What is all this nonsense? Have you guys completely lost focus?
She grabbed the translucent mutated snow lotus and began her explanation.
“As you can see, this is a snow lotus, but it’s slightly different from last ti…”
Tang Shu’s explanation was as engaging as ever. Since snow lotuses had already been covered in detail before, this stream served as more of a supplent. It didn’t take long for her to divide the snow lotus into three portions for dicinal processing.
The small ceramic vessels in the lab started bubbling under the charcoal fla, emitting a delightful aroma of Chinese herbal dicine. At the mont, only Tang Shu had the luck of slling it.
By 9 PM, the stream was halfway through when the lab door suddenly opened. A tall figure entered, phone in hand.
“Shushu, Uncle Tang called. He says the snow lotus at ho has also mutated, but it’s a little… different.”
He glanced at her propped-up phone and added, “Uncle Tang sent you a ssage earlier. Didn’t you see it?”
“Oh, maybe he did.”
Tang Shu had been so focused on processing the snow lotus that her phone was set to silent mode. She really hadn’t noticed.
Taking her phone from Jing Yu, she brought it to her ear, and the sound of Father Tang’s voice ca through. anwhile, the livestream audience had fallen into an uneasy silence.
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