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Chapter 12 The First Lesson of the New World

He didn't go to bed until after three o'clock in the morning, and all the alarm clocks he had set were cancelled. It wasn't until the sunlight seeping through the gaps in the venetian blinds that the bedding became hot, and Han Yi woke up leisurely.

Of course, he didn't need to panic at all, there was no class in the morning, not even before three o'clock in the afternoon.This is the last semester of Han Yi's undergraduate career. The graduate application has been submitted two months ago, and his GPA has long been fixed at around 3.9, which is only 133 points away from the 12 credits required for graduation.

He chose four 4-credit courses for himself, one or two lessons every afternoon from Monday to Thursday, which was relaxing and enjoyable.

The University of Southern California is a private research university that is extremely open and friendly to international students. In 2016, USC had a total of 44000 undergraduates, graduate students and doctoral students, and 10424 international students, accounting for almost four quarters of the total. one-third.Among international students, Huaguo has the largest group of international students, with 988 undergraduates, 4003 postgraduates, and 110 doctoral students.Regardless of the level, it is far beyond India and South Korea, which are ranked second and third.

Business management, computer science, economics, civil engineering, architecture... These STEM majors with strong employment security and high starting salaries are the most popular research directions for Chinese students.And Han Yi has been more independent since he was a child, and he is no exception in choosing a major.During his four years at USC, he chose a double major that is extremely rare among international students in China: Communication Studies and Music Industry.

Unlike most international students, Han Yi did not study abroad in order to avoid the cruel competition of thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge and change the track, nor did he study abroad in order to change his identity and help his family retain overseas assets.He chose the United States and USC, and he had only one thought.

In this country with the most developed entertainment market in the world, where the essence of contemporary popular culture gathers, learn the core industry knowledge.Then he returned home after studying, helped his hometown, and established a complete entertainment industry system.

This is the seed that took root in Han Yi's heart since the fifth grade of primary school, when he saw the live performance video of Michael Jackson's 25th anniversary concert "Billie Jean" for the first time.

The moment the white crystal glove was slowly put on, Han Yi's life direction changed completely.

Han Yi is a smart child. Since he was a child, he didn't have to worry too much about his studies at home, and this has become his luck.As for the academic plan, as long as Han Yi puts forward an idea, the family will definitely support it.

It is the strong backing of the family that supports his "willfulness".

At the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, Han Yishang can see many faces from Huaguo and hear many familiar accents.The communication studies of USC, especially the major of communication management, can be regarded as the best in the world, and enjoy a high academic reputation in the international arena, and China is no exception.Most of the students who graduated from communication majors can be directly recruited into the entertainment departments or TV stations of large media groups, film and television groups, and major technology companies, and their careers are steadily rising.

The Ministry of Culture and Propaganda will also appoint publicly funded international students to study many majors in the School of Communication and Journalism.

For overseas students from China who are interested in the media industry, especially girls from wealthy families who do not worry about income sources, the major of communication is the most suitable starting point.

But in the music industry major of the Thornton School of Music, it is not so easy for Han Yi to see Asian faces.Although it is also the world's number one major in this field, when he first entered school in 2012, apart from himself, Han Yi only found one senior from the Hong Kong region of China and two seniors from South Korea. That's all.Most Asian families already have a deep understanding of the power and influence of the media industry, but they still know little about the music industry.There are many parents who feel that they will be unemployed after graduating from a music major, and it is just an excuse for their children to party and have fun all day long.

This is the case in South Korea, which is far ahead in the music industry and idol industry. One can imagine the mainland's perception of this profession.

In this way, Han Yi became the only Chinese student majoring in music industry in 2016.It was a difficult challenge to completely break away from the familiar cultural background and language environment, but Han Yi accomplished it very well.Absorbed firmly, a fairly solid professional knowledge reserve brought him all A grades, and also made him the only student in this major who participated in the dean's luncheon for four consecutive years.Not only that, although Han Yi has a restrained and calm personality, there is a surging creative volcano in his heart.

Whether it is collaborative papers, discussion groups or simulation projects, Han Yi can always come up with profound insights and brilliant plans that are different from ordinary people.Being able to be in a group with Han Yi is equivalent to an A+ guarantee for students in the music industry.

It is difficult for most international students to truly integrate into the local cultural environment. Many international students can count on one hand the local friends they can often chat with on Whatsapp until they graduate, but Han Yi is just the opposite.He doesn't know much about his compatriots studying in USC, not because of any estrangement, but because Han Yi, who lives at [-] o'clock and [-] line in the school dormitory every day, and at most has dinner appointments with a few friends, really finds it difficult to get into the glamorous lives of others .

Scorpio's character may be like this, he doesn't like the troubles caused by interpersonal relationships, and he doesn't like too many so-called friends.

How can there be so many friends?When you were in trouble, how many friends extended a helping hand?
Apart from Park Jae-woo who loves and kills each other, the one who can really be called best friend is probably her.

The thoughts in his mind evolved to this point, and Han Yi just finished eating the lunch in front of him.At this time, he was in the dining area in the center of the Ronald-Tato campus, which is the center of the main campus of USC, where several chain fast food brands set up open stores side by side for students to eat in an environment similar to a cafeteria dine.Of course, each store checks out separately.Students who do not buy canteen set meals usually choose to solve their lunch problem here.

Han Yi threw the white foam lunch box into the trash can, and there was nothing left of the $11 Panda Express.Every Chinese student going to the United States will go through a period of "Panda Express labor pains".Doubt yourself, life, and the profound Chinese food culture.

But after two or three months, there are very few people who still can't swallow the panda express.

It's pretty tasty if you don't take it for lunch.

The Wallis-Annenberg teaching building is very close to the place to eat, and there is only a university bookstore in the middle, which is only a 2-minute walk away.The Annenberg family has been one of USC's largest endowing entities, having donated more than $3.5 million to date.This Wallis-Annenberg teaching building is their latest donation project, with a total height of five floors and an area of ​​more than 88000 square feet. Went to 20000 square feet.

If the school badge is covered, everyone will mistake it for the headquarters broadcast center of CNN or the BBC, rather than a university journalism teaching venue.

The Wallis-Annenberg Building, which was completed in October 2014, is the pride of USC and the absolute jewel in the palm of the School of Communication and Journalism. This semester, most of the communication courses are placed here. Han Yisheng The following two communication courses are no exception.

Today's course in classroom ANN15 from 00:17 to 50:228 is COMM 395-M, Gender, Media and Communication, taught by Professor Daniela Barofio.

A class that is very left and right.

The reborn Han Yi has a somewhat vague impression of this teacher. He only remembers that she is a professor who is easy to speak and gentle in scoring.He, and the 34 other people who chose this course, came for the high probability of getting an A.

He chose a corner location by the window, and before the professor arrived, Han Yi turned on the iPad he bought specially for taking notes in class, connected it to the keyboard, and continued to perfect his plan.

"Yiyi, are you catching a due?"

Han Yi knew who it was without raising his head when he heard the sweet and glutinous accent that was so strong that it could be put in an idol drama at eight o'clock.

"Xiao Xu, here we come." The nickname Han Yi gave to everyone was like a veteran cadre.

"It's pretty cold today." The girl hummed twice, and sat on the empty seat beside him.The modal particle is a specialty across the Taiwan Strait, but the inverted sentence is a new thing I learned from her good friend from the mainland, "I was going to buy you something to drink, so forget it."

"What about things?"

Hearing these words, Han Yi raised his eyelids and looked at his friend beside him.

Xu Yiru, in the last life... No, it should be the same in this life, one of Han Yi's best friends at USC.Annenberg has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in communication management. He is a super academic who completed the six-year undergraduate and master's courses in four and a half years.His father is an Oracle executive working in Silicon Valley, while his mother is a well-known international interior designer in Taipei.

Parents who are too accomplished can put too much pressure on their children to fall far short of the previous generation.But this law is totally invalid for Xu Yiru.In fact, her parents' accumulation of achievements, honors and status is not as good as what their daughter achieved within five years of graduation.

In the spring of 2018, she graduated with a master's degree. In March of the same year, she joined Zhongtian News Channel as a reporter. The first news report that appeared on the camera caused a sensation across the island. In 3, Dongsen will not hesitate to pay a huge eight-figure NTD liquidated damages to poach her away and become the mainstay of Channel 2021 News.

Until Han Yi's rebirth in 2023, the 27-year-old Xu Yiru was already the most capable journalist in the island.Whether it is sports, entertainment, finance or international news, as long as important people visit Taipei, she can speak fluent English and is the best candidate to conduct in-depth interviews.

Of course, in Treasure Island where entertainment is to death, professional ability alone cannot rocket to the top in such a short period of time.

In addition to excellent news broadcasting skills, Xu Yiru also has unique advantages.

What advantage?

As the first news reported by a reporter, it was specially recorded and edited, uploaded to YouTube, and played 3800 million times in five years. Some netizens even made a silent version and a [-]-hour loop version.

During the anchor period, every day's news broadcast was made into a pure version by fan clubs and distributed on major platforms in the three places.

Japanese and Korean fans couldn't understand the content, and some people specially organized Chinese-Japanese and Chinese-Korean subtitle groups.

The August 2019 issue of Harper's Bazaar Baodao Edition, which appeared on the cover as an exclusive interviewer, was sold directly to the printing factory for three reprints. That's it, a magazine was fired for more than four times the normal retail price, because the inside pages had Harper's Bazaar shot a large photo shoot for her.

Mirror Weekly's "Most Popular New Generation Goddess Anchor Ranking" ranked first for five consecutive years.

In 2020, PTT netizens voted "The Most Upright Female Anchor", winning the title with 2% more votes than No.54 Yu Chengxuan.

Sanli News.com's "Treasure Island mother-in-law's favorite celebrity daughter-in-law selection", this kind of online voting without authority and honor at all, finally attracted 140 million votes in the island, of which 120 million voted for Xu Yiru.

In the five years since becoming a news anchor, Xu Yiru has not participated in a single episode of a variety show, and even shot magazine photos only once. In addition to professional news content on Instagram, there are also some daily photos with light makeup.Under such circumstances, as of 2023, her Instagram fans will reach a staggering 1130 million, and even mainland social media has a total of 640 million fans.

In 2022, on the list of the 100 most beautiful female faces in the world, Xu Yiru is the only Asian woman selected as a news anchor.

Let the Chinese network forget who Patty Hou is the goddess of news.

This is Xu Yiru's unique advantage.

In 2016, Xu Yiru, who was overflowing with collagen, was still the most dazzling star in this classroom, although her appearance had not yet reached its peak.Not only for the Asian students, but also for the fraternity members who occasionally glanced over their shoulders at her.

The so-called aesthetic differences can be ignored in the face of absolute beauty.The communication major is a place with a very high average appearance. The main reason is that there are very few core courses for undergraduates in communication. To graduate from USC, at least 128 credits must be taken, while the required core courses for communication are only 44 credits. Even with the addition of the 24 credits that must be taken in the college, the courses that really need to be taken with effort are only 68 credits.

The remaining 60 credits can be allocated by students at will.

Students like Han Yi who are interested in multiple academic fields can choose another major.Of course, a large number of students who choose to major in communication mainly aim to choose "water courses" such as pottery, surfing, and group vocal music classes that are guaranteed to get A.

In this way, you don't need to study too hard, and your GPA can be kept at a high level.

Not only the players in the fraternity and sorority try their best to switch to this major, but even the sports management department of Southern California will advise their players to choose communication as a major.The relaxed course setting can ensure that NCAA registered players have sufficient training time. Even if they do not enter professional sports, their GPA is enough for them to be employed or continue their studies.

As the most playful, the best physical condition, and the most popular major at USC, in the communication class, it is logical to see many faces kissed by God.

Sorority presidents, Instagram influencers, the second generation of Hollywood stars, and even new actors who have appeared in supporting roles in several TV series...

But even so, no one can really compare with Xu Yiru in terms of appearance.

Han Yi clearly remembered a message from Xu Yiru's Instagram comment section in his previous life.

"Treasure Island has produced a peerless beauty in 50 years. The previous generation was Brigitte Lin, and this generation is our Xiaoru."

"What?" Xu Yiru blinked those almond eyes as pure and clear as Melissani Lake, pretending to be innocent.

"Bring me something to drink." Han Yi spread his hands and looked around, "Where is it?"

"You ignored me, so I didn't buy it." The girl imitated Han Yi's appearance, spread her hands, couldn't help chuckling, and the lake water shimmered into a crescent shape, "Why, buy The hot cup is waiting for you to use your face to turn it into ice for me?"

"Forget it, I don't care about you." Han Yi smacked his lips and turned his gaze back to the iPad, "It's because I didn't teach it well, and the family is unlucky."

"Hey, you're really..."

Han Yi's expressionless face and Xu Yiru's ability to tell cold jokes has long been learned. Normally, under such circumstances, she would choose to directly resort to force.

But before Xu Yiru's fist could massage Han Yi's shoulders, he was stopped by a deep and magnetic greeting and stopped in mid-air.

"Good afternoon, Grace."

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