She had never thought that when Chen Xue called her into the office, she would say something about it. If she knew that she and Tang Bai Feng had already received their certificate, would she be blamed for hiding it from her?
She pursed her lips, hesitating if she didn't want to speak the truth. But once she thought about how Chen Xue was a good friend of Grandma Tang, she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She stopped talking when she saw the good news, and only said, "However, this matter is between the two of you, after all. Even if I'm your master, I can't disobey your wishes and ask you to do what you're not willing to do, but, ah, I sincerely hope that you two children can walk together."
"Mm. Master, I know. I'll think about it carefully."
Oh right, you don't have to feel bad about what happened to Xiao Lin. He brought this upon himself, and he is a person who only wants to profit. Even if you are not my disciple, he, as a teacher, is still an assistant professor, and in front of so many people, injures the dignity of the students.
"But Master, by doing this, others should be saying that you're taking care of the weak. This isn't a big deal, if my way of handling affairs were a little more tactful, it wouldn't have alarmed you …"
Chen Xue raised her hand to interrupt Su Wen's words, "This matter is not up to you, you don't have to take responsibility for it. The reason I called you over is to tell you that I will take care of this matter, so don't worry about it. Well, consider this matter as a new story, let's not talk about this anymore."
Seeing that Chen Xue had already said so, Su Qingrou naturally wouldn't go against Chen Xue's wishes and wouldn't let go of this matter. She nodded, expressing that she understood.
"Right, have you had any thoughts about today's discussion?" Chen Xue changed the topic about her studies.
He said honestly, "Master, just four words can describe the state I was in at that time, whether I understood it or not. Those professional terms, in my opinion, were like heavenly books, and I had no idea what they were talking about at all. However, it seems like I can understand a little about it after half a year."
Chen Xue smiled, "Before this, you still don't have any foundation. Without taking a few specialized courses, I will immediately let you listen to the papers of these graduate students and doctoral students, it is already very difficult for you to enter into the next half of the year, you don't have to worry, just take it slow, letting you participate in the seminar now is not necessary for you to understand what they are saying, as long as you feel the atmosphere and understand the direction of the industry, don't look at these papers. They seem very obscure and very academic, they have no practical value, but these papers are the development trend of the industry."
Nikki sat upright and seriously, listening to what Chen Xue said.
After saying that, Chen Xue stood up, walked to the desk and picked up a few books, walked back to Su Wen and gave them to her, "Take these books back, take some time to read them, don't need to read them closely, as long as you can get a general understanding of the concepts mentioned in them, so that the next time you come to participate in the discussion, and then hear those professional words, you won't have the feeling of listening to a book.
After receiving it with both hands and putting it back into his school bag, Su Tong raised his head and thanked Chen Xue.
"There's no need for thanks. I'm your master, so I have the duty to properly teach you. However, I would like to ask you, after so many days, have you started writing the script for 'Dimensional Decline'?"
"Not yet. A few days ago, something happened at my house, so I went home to deal with it. I just got back two days ago, so I plan to wait for two more days until I have a basic idea of how to compose the movie. I will not start writing until it is a mess."
"That's true. If you have a basic concept, you can start writing again. However, you have to make the best use of your time and write the movie next year. Last time, Billionaire told me that this will be the biggest movie the Tang family will invest in next year, so the requirements for creating the movie will be very high."
"The biggest movie ever invested in?!" She knew that the Tang family was going to put a lot of money into this novel, but she didn't expect it to be the biggest investment.
"Master, you should know that this is a purely sci-fi novel, even if it is adapted into a movie, it would still be a sci-fi movie, and the sci-fi movies made in China are basically the banquets. You tell me, is it too irrational for Brother Feng to make such a decision? If the investment is huge, but the cost is not refundable, it won't affect his prestige in the company!"
Although he didn't know much about the matter of the mall, he knew that although the Tang Clan's predecessor was a family business, he had increased his shareholders by a lot after they went public. The Tang Clan members still held the majority of the Tang Clan's shares, but if the Tang Clan suffered a huge loss due to the mistake of Tang Banyeng's personal decision, then the pressure from the Board of Directors wouldn't be a joke.
Chen Xue frowned and thought for a while, then said with a serious expression, "Billowing Wind's decision is indeed a bit risky. I even objected to his decision before I saw your work, thinking that it was simply courting death. However, after reading your work, I feel that there is still a limit to it.
She never thought that Chen Xue would also have such a high opinion of her work. To be honest, that was her first novel, at the time she wrote it entirely based on her own feelings, only feeling that the characters in her novel all had their own lives, and what the next part of the story would be like. They knew that they were just spectators of a story and not the creator, and she was only responsible for recording these stories.
Chen Xue looked at the shocked expression on Nikki's face and faintly smiled. "What? Are you doubting my judgement?"
"That's not it, why would I doubt your judgement, master. It's just that, whether it's in the structure of the storyline or the brush, this novel is lacking, so I …"
"So you're not that confident?" Chen Xue smiled and said Su Wanxue's unspoken words.
As the original author, she should be the one who had the most confidence in this piece of work. But in reality, she discovered that Tang Bainfeng and Chen Xue were a lot more confident than her.
"Warmth, I remember that I told you before that a great work does not just need to see its writing, the structure of its story, the most important thing is still to see what it expresses. Perhaps you lack a lot of skills in this work, but that is also your value, isn't it? You have just joined the ranks of writing. You do not know so many skills, but you have a heart full of enthusiasm and love for people, which is why this work is so moving. It also shows the cosmology, the philosophy of life, and the history that makes people wake up, warm, and, I guess, when you write this work, it is also the most painful period of your life, isn't it? "
Warmth's mouth was wide open as he looked at Chen Xue in surprise. He didn't know how she had guessed it.
"You don't need to look at me with such a surprised expression. I didn't guess this out of thin air, but your novel told me about it, which is full of sighs about the unchangeable nature of life, and also has an atmosphere that makes people sad. I have created for so many years, so I know at least one thing, when one is happy and happy, one cannot write a work with this kind of content."
Hearing Chen Xue say this, Su Rou couldn't help but lower her head. She didn't want to recall that part of the past, but after Chen Xue said it, those sleepless nights, those unceasing tears, they all clearly appeared in front of her eyes.
"Warmth, I'm sorry. Did my words remind you of something unhappy?"
The sadness emitted from Su Qingrou's body, Chen Xue could clearly feel it. She knew that she had said the wrong thing.
"No, Master, you don't have to apologize. Those are the real past, and it doesn't mean that they don't exist just because I don't think about it. One day, I will prepare my mind to face all of this."
For so many years, Nikki had deliberately avoided everything about her mother. Even when people asked her where her mother was, she would answer with a smile, "At home, but who can really understand what she meant by 'home'?"
She had been deceiving herself that her mother was still there, that they were separated, just as they had been before, except that this time they were in contact with each other much less often.
However, what happened to Huanhuan a while back made her think again and again about how great it would be if her mother was still here. Although she would always give up on her husband and many things, she was still very strong when it came to her children. If her mother was still around, perhaps Huanhuan wouldn't have to endure the grievances and come back to the Chen family.
Seeing all this, Chen Xue reached out her hand and hugged her, gently patting her back, "Good child, although I don't know what kind of past it was, if you want to cry, then do what you want. I'm your master, so I'm your family, you don't have to force yourself in front of me."
Such a soft voice, such a warm embrace, this was the time when Su Wen came back from his midnight dream. He had thought about it thousands of times, tens of thousands of times, ever since his mother was buried, and the tears that had never left his eyes gushed out like a flood under Chen Xue's gentle consolation.