Chapter 0129: Assist

In fact, before meeting Li Jian in person, Fan Baobao had been worried all along, because Zhao Fusheng always liked to tease her. What if he was joking? She would lose face in front of her roommates.

Fortunately, when Li Jian and Zhao Fusheng appeared in the private room of the restaurant, Fan Baobao's hanging heart finally settled back into her stomach.

A man's reputation is like a tree's shadow.

As a singer with considerable popularity on campus, even among these future actors at the Central Academy of Drama, Li Jian was quite well-known.

"I'm Zhao Fusheng, and I don't think I need to introduce this one," Zhao Fusheng said to everyone with a smile.

Everyone laughed. Li Jian also patted him on the shoulder and then looked at the group of girls: "Hello everyone, I'm Li Jian, the one who sings..."

The girls all laughed, clearly in good spirits.

"This is Fan Baobao, I..." Pointing at Fan Baobao, Zhao Fusheng was about to introduce her to Li Jian when Li Jian paused and said in surprise, "Did she shoot that Qingzui ad..."

"Yes, hello Brother Li, I'm Fan Baobao, Zhao Fusheng's fiancée." Fan Baobao stood up gracefully, her cheeks slightly flushed, but she still spoke.

Fiancée?

Li Jian's expression instantly became interesting. He had originally thought Zhao Fusheng and Mu Qingqing were a couple, but now it seemed he had misunderstood.

Not only him, but Fan Baobao's roommates, except for Zhou Yun who remained calm, were all stunned.

"She wasn't joking after all..."

Someone murmured. After all, Fan Baobao had mentioned before that she had a boyfriend, and even a fiancé from a childhood betrothal. No one believed it at the time, thinking it was just an excuse.

But now, Zhao Fusheng was standing right there.

In fact, without Li Jian's presence, Zhao Fusheng might have seemed too ordinary in the eyes of these Central Academy of Drama girls.

Not very handsome, just slightly taller than average, he looked completely ordinary. More importantly, the casual clothes he wore were not any famous brand, with nothing outstanding about him.

But he had brought Li Jian along.

The reasoning was simple: birds of a feather flock together. If Zhao Fusheng's friend was an ordinary student, then he would be seen as an ordinary student. But since his friend was a star, even if he himself wasn't a star, in everyone's eyes, he at least had connections with the entertainment industry.

For these Central Academy of Drama female students, the entertainment industry was undoubtedly a place they aspired to.

If not to become famous, who would bother applying to the Central Academy of Drama?

"Um, don't listen to her nonsense. It's just a joke from the elders, just a joke." Zhao Fusheng glared at Fan Baobao.

"Hmm..."

Everyone's gaze shifted between the two. Clearly, no one believed Zhao Fusheng's words. After all, just by appearance, Fan Baobao was more than a match for him.

"Sit down, sit down." Zhao Fusheng pulled Li Jian to sit and waited for Fan Baobao to introduce her roommates.

Girls who could get into the Central Academy of Drama were generally not ugly; even if their looks were average, they were certainly talented. This was true even for the junior college class.

Among Fan Baobao's classmates, although only Zhou Yun eventually became famous, Zhao Fusheng still recognized a few faces from TV dramas in later years, but since they weren't stars, he didn't know their names.

"Brother Li, how did you meet him?"

After sitting down, Fan Baobao was full of curiosity. Zhao Fusheng had told her he was going to discuss business with the Brain Gold company, but hadn't mentioned knowing Li Jian.

"Us?" Li Jian paused, glanced at Zhao Fusheng, and seeing that Zhao Fusheng didn't stop him, he smiled and said, "He wrote a song, and I really liked it."

"Writing songs?"

Including Fan Baobao, even Zhou Yun, who had met Zhao Fusheng yesterday, was stunned in surprise.

No matter how they thought about it, they couldn't connect writing songs with Zhao Fusheng.

"What, is it strange?" Zhao Fusheng came to his senses and asked everyone curiously.

"When did you learn to write songs? I didn't know," Fan Baobao asked in surprise. Clearly, this news was like a thunderbolt out of the blue for her.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled softly, explained to her in a low voice, and finally said, "My classmate also knew I was coming to Beijing. She wanted me to listen to the song. I went there, listened, found it not good, and made suggestions. Then Brother Li was there too, and he insisted on dragging me to recompose the music, so it took until now."

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Jian, who was chatting with a few girls, and whispered in Fan Baobao's ear, "I figured since he was going to treat me to a meal anyway, I'd let him host. You should save your living expenses."

When he said this, he looked very proud, clearly expecting Fan Baobao to praise him.

If it were an ordinary girl, she would have told Zhao Fusheng not to do that, as it would be taking advantage of Li Jian. Who would do that on the first day of knowing someone?

But unfortunately, Fan Baobao was notoriously stingy. In her eyes, since Zhao Fusheng had helped Li Jian arrange the music, it was only right to receive compensation. Having Li Jian treat them to this meal was even a light request.

So she nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Because there were girls present and Li Jian had to drive, no one drank alcohol. They just ordered a table of dishes and ate.

Li Jian genuinely wanted to thank Zhao Fusheng. He could tell the quality of the song, and Zhao Fusheng's willingness to let him sing it was a favor in itself.

"Next time you come to Beijing, be sure to call me." At the table, the girls were whispering among themselves, while Li Jian pulled Zhao Fusheng aside and said seriously.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and nodded: "Brother Li, don't worry. We'll definitely meet again."

Zhao Fusheng had a good impression of Li Jian. At least he had no major negative news, unlike those so-called stars who often made headlines with scandals like "horse shock" or "cheating and divorce."

At the very least, he was someone who knew what he wanted and was willing to work hard for it.

"By the way, want to go to Sanlitun with me later?" Li Jian thought for a moment and said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng paused. Sanlitun?

When he thought of that place, the first thing that came to mind was the area lined with bars, followed by all kinds of beautiful women and handsome men. It was said to be the most bustling nightlife spot in Beijing.

Hesitating, before Zhao Fusheng could speak, Zhou Yun, who was beside Li Jian, overheard their conversation and exclaimed in surprise, "What, you're going to a bar?"

Instantly, everyone at the table focused their attention on Zhao Fusheng and Li Jian.

Zhao Fusheng could even feel a murderous intent in one of those gazes.