Xie Cheng frowned. "You believe that too? I’ve checked the timeline. Yuran had contact with Qi Younian before there was any unclear situation with Qi Nian. Although it was Qi Nian who started the trouble at first, the person Yuran specifically asked to meet was Qi Younian."
The topic returned to the original question. "Listen carefully, these two had no interaction before they officially got in touch, which is very strange."
"Just tell me, how could two people with no prior connection have such a good relationship? And Yuran... forget it, it’s like she became a completely different person. All those bad habits she used to have, now she doesn’t have a single one."
"She’s unbearably well-behaved. The school teachers’ evaluations of her are exceedingly high; she’s the typical child of someone else’s family."
Although these were just the confused ramblings of Xie Cheng, Bo Yan picked up on the oddity of them. He agreed, a person’s character doesn’t just inexplicably change entirely.
Yet Yuran has indeed changed completely.
Bo Yan knitted his brows, furrowing them into a mountain peak, tangled in thought. "Qi Younian’s profession is..."
Xie Cheng said, "Qi Younian, indeed, is pretty outstanding. Many years ago, he co-founded a company with Fu Yuran and Yinchao. The company’s called Yinran Entertainment, oh, the same one that Lin Chen from where your Yuran’s music got plagiarized is part of."
"Yinran Entertainment?" Bo Yan pondered the name playfully. "You just said he co-founded it with Yinchao and who else?"
"Fu Yuran," Xie Cheng said indifferently. "Fu Yuran, the young Best Actress who is compared to a female version of Bo Yan. Aside from her resources and background which fall far short when compared to yours, her own abilities are still quite impressive.
By the way, when you came to China for an interview show, the host had asked you about your opinion on the late Best Actress Fu, and you hypocritically said she was ’very good’."
He rubbed his two fingers together, deep in thought.
Seeing him silent, Xie Cheng continued to gossip. "Really though, aside from the surname being different, this Fu Yuran’s name is completely identical to your Yuran, isn’t it?"
Bo Yan didn’t pick up the conversation, but naturally shifted the topic. "This Fu Yuran, give me your assessment of her."
Xie Cheng, "The industry’s opinion of Fu Yuran is quite high. She doesn’t have the airs of a Best Actress, and she acts well. Her professional competence is very high, and she has a good temperament too."
A stirring feeling emerged in the depth of Bo Yan’s heart, almost breaking the surface, only to be dismissed by him soon after.
Xie Cheng talked for a while and felt like the conversation between the two seemed somewhat off-track, so he turned his head to look at Bo Yan. "Wait a minute, something’s off with you!"
"You’re actually showing concern for other people, and it happens to be an artist who has passed away. That’s a bit strange."
Bo Yan was nonchalant, "Isn’t this the topic you brought up?"
Xie Cheng: "... On another note, are you really not willing to participate in the New Year’s Gala? The directorial team over there..."
Bo Yan: "Stop stop stop, don’t say any more, I’m not participating."
Xie Cheng said, "But have you thought about it, what if Yuran’s acting turns out to be very good, and you two would have acted through the entire week in no time? What would you do? Stay here?"
He said that, but it was just Xie Cheng deliberately teasing. He didn’t have much hope for Yuran; although her musical talent was commendable, that didn’t mean her acting would be great. After all, it’s said that one should specialize in one’s own field, and polymaths are, in the end, a rarity.
However, Bo Yan took it seriously and began to think. "You have a point..."
Where does this inexplicable confidence in your Yuran come from?