FYN Chapter 82 Graduation Gift for the Two
Chapter 82 Graduation Gift for the Two
Chapter 82 Graduation Gift for the Two (Seeking First Subscription)
At the airport, Tian Xiwei, dragging her pink suitcase, stood at the security checkpoint and looked back. "Brother Feng, I'm really leaving!"
"Go on," Lin Feng waved his hand, "Go back and study your academic subjects properly, stop scrolling through your phone all day."
"Okay!" Xiaotian ran over and hugged him. "I'll come find you after the college entrance exam, and you have to treat me to all the delicious food in Beijing!"
"No problem." Lin Feng ruffled her hair. "Go in, don't miss your flight."
Xiao Tian walked into the security checkpoint, turning back every few steps, waving from a distance. Lin Feng smiled and shook his head, then turned around and saw Liu Haochun and Li Yitong standing not far away.
"Haochun, I'll take you back to school."
"No need, Brother Feng," Liu Haochun said, slinging his backpack over his shoulder. "I'll just take the subway. You go ahead and do your thing."
"Listen to me." Lin Feng opened the car door. "It's on my way anyway."
The car was quiet. Liu Haochun looked at the street scene flashing by outside the window and suddenly said, "Brother Feng, thank you."
"What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you for letting me audition for Nightingale," she said, twisting her fingers around the strap of her backpack. "After filming that scene, I really felt like I could be an actress."
"It's because you have talent." Lin Feng turned to look at her. "Go back to school and study hard. Don't fall behind in your academic subjects. The Beijing Film Academy doesn't just look at your professional courses."
"Yes!" Liu Haochun nodded vigorously.
After dropping Liu Haochun off and returning to the company, Lin Feng went straight into his office. Old Yang had already laid out the results of "With You" on the table; the red numbers were particularly striking: 25 billion total views, an 8.8 rating, and 40 billion Weibo hashtag views.
"We just received a congratulatory message from Tencent." Old Yang grinned from ear to ear. "Many platforms have come to discuss cooperation, and some brands want Li Yitong to be their spokesperson, and the prices they're offering aren't low."
Lin Feng flipped through the data reports, his fingertips tracing the words "Top of the charts for three consecutive months," and he felt much more at ease.
The success of "The Beginning" may have had an element of luck, but the resurgence of "The Best of Us" is enough to prove that their team can consistently produce good works.
"The bonuses that should be paid out will not be reduced by a penny," he said, closing the report. "Give the main creative team and the post-production team more, especially senior brother Zhou Ming, give him a big red envelope."
"Okay!" As soon as Lao Yang left, Li Yitong came in with coffee and gently hugged him from behind.
"Boss, is there any reward?" She rested her chin on his shoulder, her voice soft.
"A reward?" Lin Feng turned around and pulled her into his arms, his nose brushing against the scent of her hair. "What do you want?"
"I've already received the best reward," Li Yitong said with a smile, pointing to herself. "Two leading roles in hit dramas—something I never even dared to dream of before."
She never imagined she would be where she is today, with people picking her up at the airport, over five million followers on Weibo, and even her mother calling to say that the neighbors in the community praised her for looking good on TV.
"This is just the beginning, it will get even better in the future." Lin Feng kissed her forehead.
"I don't want it to be that far," Li Yitong wrapped her arms around his neck, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Just reward me nicely tonight."
The following month was filled with post-production work on "Making a Name for Oneself".
"The sound effects here are too loud," Raymond Lam said, pointing to the screen. "The part where the nightingale sings needs to be ethereal so that the audience feels her voice can penetrate the darkness."
"Shall I try using a pure piano accompaniment?" Wen Muye adjusted the audio track, "to remove background noise."
"Okay." Lin Feng looked at Liu Haochun's profile in the picture and suddenly smiled. The way this girl stood on the stage really seemed to have light shining from her bones.
On weekends, when I could finally catch my breath, Tian Xiwei would always call right on time. "Brother Feng! I got 90 on my math test!"
"My classmates said they wanted to see 'With You,' and I told them it's in my brother Feng!" "Haochun sent me a postcard from the Beijing Dance Academy; their dance studio is so beautiful!"
Liu Haochun is used to sending messages. Today it's "the sunrise I saw while practicing morning leg stretches", tomorrow it's "my acting teacher praised my improved lines", and every word is filled with small joys.
Li Yitong often leaned on Lin Feng's shoulder to read their news, and said with a smile, "I really envy them, they're so full of energy."
"We have that too," Lin Feng squeezed her hand. "We put all our energy into our careers."
One late night in mid-April, just as the bedroom had quieted down, Lin Feng's phone suddenly started vibrating wildly. He picked it up and saw it was a video call request from Tian Xiwei.
"Brother Feng! Brother Feng!" Xiao Tian on the screen exclaimed, his hair disheveled. "I passed! I passed the art exam! I'm on the Beijing Film Academy's acceptance list!"
"Really?" Lin Feng instantly snapped out of his daze.
"I told you I could do it!" Xiaotian excitedly spun around the room. "From now on, I'm your junior! Brother Feng, you have to look after me!"
"I'll definitely protect her." Lin Feng nodded with a smile. "What about Hao Chun? Has she investigated?"
"I don't know, I'll go ask in the group chat!"
After hanging up the video call, Lin Feng opened WeChat and saw a message from Liu Haochun a few minutes earlier: "Brother Feng, I passed too."
The little smiley face followed by it probably meant that the student was being careful not to disturb their classmates in the dorm, even the punctuation was done with care.
"These two girls." Lin Feng smiled and sent two red envelopes, specially set to "Let's see who gets the most money, 2 of them."
Xiao Tian immediately grabbed the item and sent a string of cheering emojis: "Thank you, Brother Feng! Thank you, Sister Yitong!"
Liu Haochun's message came a little slower: "Thank you, Brother Feng, and thank you, Sister Yitong. I'll buy a new fountain pen tomorrow and prepare well for my academic classes."
Li Yitong also sent a red envelope with the caption "Congratulations to the two soon-to-be college students".
"Go to sleep," Lin Feng reminded him in the group chat. "You have to go to school tomorrow."
"Yes, ma'am!" Xiao Tian sent a salute emoji, and Liu Haochun replied with a "goodnight" moon emoji.
After putting down his phone, Lin Feng turned to look at Li Yitong with a smile in his eyes: "They've all passed, shouldn't we celebrate?"
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"How are we going to celebrate?" Li Yitong raised an eyebrow, her cheeks flushing.
"Let's celebrate like this." Lin Feng pressed her down onto the pillow.
Li Yitong was too exhausted to continue, and she leaned on his chest, panting, "This isn't a celebration, it's torture—"
At the end of April, Raymond Lam finally finished the post-production of "Fame and Fortune". After more than two months of polishing, from sound effects to color grading, every detail was repeatedly scrutinized, and now he can finally deliver the result.
Back at the company, he locked himself in his office and pulled out his pre-prepared creative plan.
Two sheets of paper were spread out on the table. The left one was written with "Tian Xiwei" and the right one with "Liu Haochun". The sides were covered with dense annotations. Tian's lively and unrestrained nature was suitable for an energetic girl, while Haochun's calm and delicate nature was closer to a character who was growing up.
"It's settled then." Raymond Lam picked up a pen and circled two drama titles on the paper: "So Cute Us" and "Hello, Old Times".
Both dramas are set in school and have short filming periods, so they can be filmed during the summer vacation, making them perfect as a high school graduation gift for the students.
He recalled meeting Xiaotian for the first time. She was wearing a school uniform, jumping around on set, and when she smiled, she revealed two small tiger teeth. She was exactly like Huang Chengzi herself. Liu Haochun's focused look when practicing dance was strikingly similar to Yu Zhouzhou's inherent tenacity.
"We need to let them establish themselves in their comfort zone first," Lin Feng muttered to himself, tapping his finger on the "Film Project" page. Films weren't out of the question, but they had to wait until they had settled down and developed their skills at the academy.
He understood the importance of formal training better than anyone. Judges of mainstream awards often showed favoritism towards professional schools, making it extremely difficult for those without formal training to win awards.
It would be better to let them hone their acting skills in TV dramas first, and then make movies after they have studied at the Beijing Film Academy, gained theoretical support and life experience.
Lin Feng buried himself in writing character biographies, and vivid images of Huang Chengzi's mischievousness and Yu Zhouzhou's sensitivity leaped off the page from his pen.