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Chapter 138 The First Sister

At the critical moment when Zhao Zixuan was preparing for the re-examination at the Central Academy of Drama, a heated discussion suddenly broke out in major forums on the Internet.

——Can Heguang Technology surpass Baidu and become one of the top three domestic Internet companies?

This question was like a bombshell, causing ripples in the ocean of the Internet.

Many netizens expressed their opinions, and one comment in particular attracted attention: "Heguang Technology is just a paper tiger. Does anyone really think they can beat BAT?"

This comment was like a weather vane, standing out among many voices, so it quickly gained a lot of likes and support.

The UP host made an in-depth analysis: "Heguang Technology seems to be in the limelight, but if you look closely, its product matrix is ​​actually pitifully thin, relying only on a short video APP for support. Baidu, on the other hand, not only has competing products to compete with it, but also has active products such as Tieba and Sohu that are deeply loved by users."

He continued his analysis: "Teng Xun has invested in Kuaishou, Weishi APP has emerged as a new force, and the competition in the short video field has become increasingly fierce. After a short period of high growth, Heguang Technology seems to have begun to show signs of fatigue and is gradually being eroded by Teng Xun and Baidu. The social products they bet on have not even made a splash. And the return of search, at present, is still difficult to turn the tide."

The UP host concluded: "So far, Heguang Technology has always lacked the ability to realize cash, and the company has been in a state of continuous loss. Although it has temporarily expanded its territory by taking advantage of the gap in the overseas market and attracted a large number of new users. However, in the domestic market, its development prospects do not seem to be as optimistic as everyone imagined. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before Heguang Technology is defeated by Baidu and Tengxun."

Amidst many voices skeptical of Heguang Technology, Zhao Zixuan chose to remain silent.

He believes that time will tell.

All he needs to do is work hard silently, continue to shine, and then one day in the future stand up and soar to amaze everyone.

The date for the re-examination of the Central Academy of Drama was set on March 7, Saturday, which happened to be Girls' Day.

In order to ensure that everything goes well, Zhan Yishang took time out of his schedule to come and not only share his experience in the re-examination, but also to accompany Zhao Zixuan while he waits.

When Zhao Zixuan walked out of the re-examination venue, he looked depressed, which made Zhan Yishang feel nervous and worried that something might have gone wrong with him.

However, the next second, Zhao Zixuan's smile was as bright as the sun. He laughed heartily and said, "Haha, my acting is pretty good, right? I even fooled you! To celebrate my perfect performance today, I'll treat you to lunch at noon. You can choose any place you want!"

Zhan Yishang breathed a sigh of relief and admired Zhao Zixuan's superb acting skills in his heart.

She couldn't help laughing and said, "You almost scared me to death. Seeing the way you came out, I thought you had messed up. It turns out you were teasing me on purpose. I was thinking about how to comfort you."

Zhao Zixuan responded cheerfully: "It seems that my acting talent has reached perfection, thanks to Mr. Zhan's careful guidance over the past few days. I am really grateful!"

In fact, he was not exaggerating.

It was thanks to Zhan Yishang's guidance that the re-examination went so smoothly.

Although the results have not been announced yet, Zhao Zixuan is already confident by observing the judges' reactions and his own performance.

He is looking forward to the final professional ranking and believes that he can achieve a good result.

The place for lunch was chosen to be the school cafeteria. Zhan Yishang did not let Zhao Zixuan spend any money. Instead, he paid for him to have a chicken leg rice. The taste was actually quite good. At least Zhao Zixuan finished the whole bowl of rice. It can be said that not a drop of food was wasted.

After dinner, Zhan Yishang suggested taking a walk on the campus, and the two walked side by side.

She was tall and walked briskly. As she walked, she said, "I have a feeling that you will soon become my junior."

Zhao Zixuan smiled and responded, "I don't agree with what you said. If I change my mind and choose to go to Beijing Film Academy, don't regret it then."

Zhan Yishang was slightly stunned. "Did you also take the exam for Beijing Film Academy?"

Zhao Zixuan nodded. "Of course, I have passed the first round of the Beijing Film Academy exam, but I haven't decided whether to go for the second round. However, after today, I feel that my chances of getting into the Central Academy of Drama should be very high."

Zhan Yishang nodded in agreement. "Then you should go for the retest. It will give you another choice. Beijing Film Academy is also a very good school. I almost got into it."

Zhao Zixuan felt that what she said made sense and thought he would talk about it when he had time. The re-examination had not started yet, so there was no need to rush.

Suddenly, Zhan Yishang seemed to hesitate and said, "Um...are you free tonight? I want to invite you to go to the movies together. There is a really good movie recently."

Zhao Zixuan thought about it for a moment and felt that since others had already helped him so much, there seemed nothing wrong with going to see a movie.

So he replied: "Although I have plans tonight, if you ask me to watch it, I think I should be able to spare some time."

Zhan Yishang immediately showed a brilliant smile, "Great! I thought you would reject me. I have been wanting to ask you out to play these past few days, but you always said you didn't have time..."

Zhao Zixuan touched his nose, thought about it, and it seemed to be true.

Ever since he came to the capital and sent a message to Zhan Yishang, she wanted to ask him out almost every day, but he always failed to show up due to various reasons. Once, he was even forced to stand her up.

It's just embarrassing.

After Zhao Zixuan and Zhan Yi said goodbye briefly at the school gate, they went to the new office of Heguang Technology in AVIC Plaza.

The purpose of his trip was to meet with several recommendation algorithm experts who were poached from Baidu.

Today, Heguang Technology is full of talents. It has not only attracted talents from many domestic Internet giants, but also top talents from large overseas companies have chosen to join the TikTok APP overseas headquarters in Los Angeles.

Mao Yourong has a master's degree from Harvard and, with her connections abroad, she has been able to thrive during this period.

After a busy afternoon at the company, Zhao Zixuan finally finished the affairs of Heguang Technology at five o'clock.

In the evening, he had dinner with Mr. Zhang from ByteDance and discussed the beautiful vision of win-win cooperation between the two companies.

Brother Zhang is very interested in the short video field, but he does not plan to launch an APP from scratch. Instead, he is considering investing in Heguang Technology or acquiring a short video APP under Heguang Technology, such as the Xuanshi APP which has poor market performance.

In order to express his sincerity, Brother Zhang even proposed a high-priced plan using ByteDance shares as a bargaining chip.

However, faced with such an attractive proposal, Zhao Zixuan did not give an immediate response.

He knew that this was a decision that required careful consideration, so he decided to go home and think carefully before responding.

eight pm.

Zhao Zixuan waved goodbye to Brother Zhang and arrived at the cinema on time after dusk.

It was obvious that Zhan Yishang had dressed up carefully tonight and even changed her hairstyle.

If you look closely, you can find that the most eye-catching thing about her is still her long and slender legs. She is over 1.7 meters tall and looks like a walking Victoria's Secret model, which makes it difficult to look away. When walking with such a girl, most boys may feel a little pressure, or even inexplicably inferior.

But obviously Zhao Zixuan is not among them.

His uninhibited and nonchalant demeanor not only attracted Zhan Yishang's ardent gaze, but even strangers passing by could not help but marvel at his demeanor and looked back frequently.

When they stepped into the screening hall of the cinema, Zhao Zixuan realized that the good movie that Zhan Yishang mentioned turned out to be "Monster Hunt".

He had watched this movie several times before, so he didn't have much emotion when he watched it again.

Zhan Yishang did not understand Zhao Zixuan's inner thoughts. After sitting down, he saw him looking down at his mobile phone from time to time and mistakenly thought that he had some urgent business.

"If you have something to do, you can leave first. Can we make an appointment another day?"

Zhan Yishang spoke with understanding.

Zhao Zixuan noticed her concern, put away his phone, and said softly: "It's okay, I just think this movie is too boring, not as good as the scenery around me."

"The scenery around me?" Zhan Yishang repeated softly. When she met Zhao Zixuan's teasing gaze, her heartbeat instantly accelerated and her cheeks turned slightly red.

“Am I really that good-looking? But why do I feel that your sister Jieyu is prettier than me…” Zhan Yishang suddenly remembered the doll-like beautiful Wanyan girl he met at Disney, and there was a barely perceptible hint of jealousy in his words.

Zhao Zixuan didn't expect her to mention her deskmate. He said casually, "You two are not of the same style, but it is undeniable that you and she are both beautiful women who are one in a million."

After hearing this, Zhan Yishang felt as sweet as honey.

Although she knew very well that she might not be as beautiful as He Jieyu, she still felt very happy to hear such comments from Zhao Zixuan.

This is how girls feel. When they meet a boy they like, even a few simple sweet words can make their hearts full of long-lasting joy.

In the words of her best friend Zhang Yaqi: Boys don't need to go to great lengths to deceive girls. Girls who truly like you will deceive themselves.

Afterwards, Zhao Zixuan watched the movie attentively.

After a long silence, Zhan Yishang finally plucked up the courage and gently placed her right hand on Zhao Zixuan's left hand beside her.

The moment they touched, she felt the warmth and comfort of his palm.

Zhao Zixuan turned his head and looked at her, but did not withdraw his hand.

With a cynical smile, he teased, "Is this the real reason why you asked me to watch a movie?"

There was a gleam of unbridled brilliance in his narrow eyes.

Zhan Yishang's cheeks flushed slightly in the dim movie theater. Although it was not very obvious, her inner nervousness could still be seen.

She tried to hide her emotions and said calmly, "I don't have any purpose. I'm just a little scared when I see the monster..."

This sounds like a lame excuse.

Only brainless straight men would believe it.

Moreover, the monster in "Monster Hunt" is also called a monster?

Each one is cuter than the other.

Zhao Zixuan, who saw through everything, did not expose her.

He understood that it took a lot of courage for a girl to do this.

Therefore, he did not pull his hand back, but instead held the slightly trembling slender hand.

Zhan Yishang felt the warmth of his palm and immediately grinned, looking extremely happy.

She couldn't wait to get close to him, hugged his arms, and asked, "Does this mean we are together? Are you my boyfriend now?"

She seemed eager to get a clear answer.

but.

Zhao Zixuan shook his head slightly, and said in a teasing tone: "In your eyes, am I that easy to catch?"

Zhan Yishang's expression changed slightly, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing that she was about to cry, Zhao Zixuan couldn't bear to tease her anymore, so he said gently: "I don't have any plans to fall in love for the time being, why don't you be my sister first."

Zhan Yishang was stunned and said in surprise: "But I'm older than you."

Zhao Zixuan smiled nonchalantly and said, "Then just be my sister. It just so happens that I don't have a sister yet, so you are my first sister. If the relationship doesn't go well, we may break up, but siblings are a close relationship for life."

Although Zhan Yishang felt disappointed, he still agreed.

At least, she still has a chance.

However, she immediately thought of something else.

"Could it be that your sister Jieyu was also tricked by you in this way?"

she asked curiously.

Zhao Zixuan said righteously: "What do you mean by deception? Can it be called deception if we both agree to it? If you don't want to, then just ignore what I said."

"No! I do!" Zhan Yishang hugged Zhao Zixuan's arm tightly, as if he was afraid that he would disappear.

She’s just a sister, she’s better than an ordinary friend.

(End of this chapter)